good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man who was the government s chief scientific advisor during the coronavirus pandemic, sir patrick vallance, has been revealing more details about what went on in downing street as covid took hold. sir patrick told the covid inquiry that the then prime minister, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. he says he was not consulted on the eat out to help out initiative it was very obvious that the eat out to help out scheme launched by the then chancellor, rishi sunak, would increase transmission of coronavirus. and key measures to stop the spread of covid including lockdown weren t brought in soon enough. here s our political editor, chris mason. it felt like he was on our screens almost every night, sir patrick vallance. . , ., vallance. the evidence i shall give shau vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, vallance. the evide
Well look ahead to a really important night for celtic as Brendan Rogers side head to norway to take on rosenborg in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. There is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully re pa i red a faulty gene in Human Embryos. The us and south korean team used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. The Contraversial Technique is still at the Early Research stage, but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders, which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious, to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is ou
It was huge night for celtic as they needed a win against rosenborg to stay in the champions league. Find out how their third round qualifier went in norway. Good evening. Theres new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. They used a process known as gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly Heart Condition. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent, fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious. To eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of our cells is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. It is the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene
In south korea, nick hope takes a look at paralympics gbs leading Medal Prospects and the events to watch out for in the path to pyeongchang. From rather basic beginnings to a new age of technological innovations. Paralympic sport has come a long way. Record numbers watched the london and rio summer games. Now the Winter Paralympians are starting to make their mark, too. Sochi 2014 was undoubtedly the biggest Winter Paralympics to date. From a british perspective, britain at least dazzled, winning six medals. That was four years after drawing a blank in vancouver. But will that be good enough the Podium Places In Pyeongchang . Jade hetherington was one of britons biggest success stories, securing four of gbs six medals. But she has since retired. Her Paralympic Team mate Kelly Gallagher is still competing. In 2014, she claimed britains first ever winter paralympic gold and continues to win medals. A heavy crash in training for this years World Championships ended her season early. But