Hello, im ros atkins, this is 0utside source. Governments around the world are tightening restrictions as the coronavirus continues to spread. The uk advice avoid social contact, dont travel, this is bbc news, im clive myrie. Dont go to the pub. The headlines at eight oclock. Borisjohnson said the measures the Prime Minister outlines drastic new measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. Were tough but necessary all essential contact and travel should be stopped. I believe they are overwhelmingly people are advised to work from home and avoid visiting pubs, worth it to slow the spread of the clubs and theatres. Disease, to reduce the peak, to save they are overwhelmingly worth it to slow the life, minimise suffering and to give spread of the disease, our nhs the chance to cope. To reduce the peak, to save life and president macron orders the whole minimise suffering, and to give our country to stay at home or risk being punished. He says france is at war nhs the chance to cope. With
There is a catch with this area but there is a catch with this area of High Pressure. As it becomes fully established and begins to drift towards scandinavia, the flow ofairaround drift towards scandinavia, the flow of air around that is coming in from the east. So that does mean a fairly chilly breeze. It does shunt a way that the system from southwest england and south wales on saturday, may be a bit of early rain still with us here. But a lot of fine weather, because it is High Pressure settling things down, with a chilly breeze, and already now temperatures are for the most part in single figures. And that is how we look going sunday into monday. High pressure generally in control, but look, the atlantic is trying to bring weather fronts back towards at least scotland and northern ireland, so least scotland and northern ireland, so there is a bit of a battle going on into the start of next week. Who will wind . The High Pressure settling the things down, the low pressure trying to
And its notjust the health of the nation thats on Donald Trumps mind, but the economic fallout after another calamitous day on the markets, which took yet another hit after hed answered this question. Is the us economy heading into a recession . Well, it may be. We are not thinking in terms of recession. We are thinking in terms of the virus. Once we stop it, i think theres a tremendous pent up demand, both in terms of the stock market and in terms of the economy, and once this goes away, once it goes through, and we are done with it, i think you are going to see a tremendous surge. Us airlines are seeking a 50 billion government bailout, given so much of the world has been immobilised. But one sector of the American Economy is experiencing a dramatic spike in sales. The queue here in los angeles was for guns. Nick bryant, bbc news, new york. Lets take brief look at some of todays other news. We will have more on the coronavirus ina we will have more on the coronavirus in a moment. The
2020 in amateur boxing: A year like no other
2020 has been an unprecedented year for amateur boxing. John Dennen speaks to GB performance director Rob McCracken and more about the impact of the last 12 months
AMATEUR boxing has never experienced a year like 2020. The coronavirus pandemic shut down the amateur sport. It ended club shows and domestic championships. The Olympic Games was expected to dominate this year. Instead Tokyo 2020 has moved to 2021. Two continental qualification events were completed, one was shut down three days into the tournament and the rest still need to be finished.
It wouldn’t be fair to select boxers of the year when amateur competition was so drastically restricted. But honourable mentions should go to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai and Peter McGrail. They secured qualifying places for the Tokyo Games under tremendous pressure mere hours before the European qualifier in London had to be suspended. With so much on the line both boxed well and Yafai se