Could be close to solving the mystery of one of the americas biggest art thefts. We begin in syria where violence is spiking ahead of president ial elections. The suffering will be highlighted in a big way tomorrow by pope francis. More on the pontiffs visit in a moment. First an attack at a Syrian Campaign rally where dozens were killed. Nobody claimed responsibility for this attack, but we heard from islamist rebels based in the region that today marks a new campaign, an offensive by them to support the rebels and the fighters who are there, fighting the troops of Bashar Alassad. The government in the past few weeks has been on the go, trying to regain control of many areas from the rebels, to give the president ial electi president ial elections dew on 3 june credibility. They want to tell the worth people are supporting the elections. Many are taking part. The results will be valid. The opposition is saying the opposite, saying the country is at war. Bashar alassads elections are a
With a three tier system expected by borisjohnson, chris whitty for the whole of england. And sir Patrick Vallance about the latest developments pubs and bars in Central Scotland in the coronavirus pandemic. Close their doors for at least 16 days as new rules come into force. Chris whitty, the chief medical officerfor england, talked through some graphs fans will need to pay to watch some which contained quite a lot premier league games on tv. Of information, some of it at the bottom of the screen. Clubs have voted to charge fans nearly £15 to view matches heres the reaction of another viewer, terry stalworthy. They cant go to, and which are not ive been disappointed yet selected for broadcast again to see the strapline used later this month. At the bottom of the screen often obscures important information. There were several occasions where there was graphs shown. I could see red lines representing what good morning. Cool and blustery with i understood to be age groups but the inform
Described as probably europes strictest regime. Heathrow becomes the first uk airport to offer covid testing for all departing passengers with the result in around one hour. And President Trump agrees to another tv Election Debate with rivaljoe biden but complains about new rules which will see microphones muted for part of the debate. A deadline of midday has been set by the government for local leaders in Greater Manchester to agree a deal on moving into the highest level of covid restrictions. Several days of talks between the two sides have so far failed to break the deadlock. Greater manchester mayor andy burnham said the region was seeking a fair figure of support from the government. He will meet with local leaders this morning to set out the request in a letter to the government. The very high alert level, also known as tier 3, would mean closing pubs and bars which do not serve substantial meals and extra restrictions on households mixing. Theres also guidance against travelli
The Police Officers are being held for questioning. Now on bbc news to celebrate bbc 100 women, click is profiling the most inspiring and influential women in technology. This week, a global click gathering. High tech ivf hopes. And a robot ballerina with no left feet. Hey, welcome to click, hope you are doing 0k. Now, we have met some pretty incredible female tech pioneers in our time, but this weeks programme is going to be particularly inspiring. We are dedicating it to women intact, and one female lead tech company, benevolentai, has had a spot of good news this week. Yes, so this is the company you visited earlier in the year, isnt it . They are using ai to try and protect which medicines were already on the market might be repurposed to treat coronavirus, is that right . Yes, thats right. Just nine months ago they spotted the initial indications that a drug usually used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis could have potential. And it turns out they were right. Baricitinib has received
To keep on. Showers in the forecast. Brighter conditions with sunny skies. Its tuesday 15th december. Our top story. A year on, we catch almost 11 Million People in london up with terrence. Hes no longer lonely and is even and parts of essex and hertfordshire will face tougher coronavirus making tiktok videos restrictions from midnight. With his new friends. It comes as the Health Secretary announced that a new strain of the virus had been identified. Meanwhile, the Hospitality Industry is warning that londons move into tier 3 will put thousands a slightly cooler day to day than ofjobs at risk. Tim muffett is at a restaurant yesterday, dry weather, sunshine, some showers especially in the west, in Central London this morning. And the winds will be a little bit lighter. The details in ten minutes. Tim, these are incredibly difficult times for many businesses . Its tuesday 15th december. Our top story. Almost 11 Million People in london thats right, many parts of england and parts of ess