The holiday expense you can do without plans for a £5,000 fine for anyone travelling abroad from england. Scotlands First Minister survives a vote of no confidence it comes after a Parliamentary Committee said she had misled them. They put us in jail, they knew it was wrong, they knew it was wrong from day one. 50 years ago, they were jailed for picketing, now the royle family star Ricky Tomlinson and 13 others see their convictions overturned. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news englands cricketers are looking to leave india on a high, but theyve lost the opening match of their 0ne day series. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Across the nations, people have been observing a minutes silence a moment to reflect on this past year of the coronavirus. This time last march, the uk went into its first full lockdown. Since then, more than 126,000 people have died, and their families left grieving. The queen has paid tribute to the service of those who have su
Tonight at 10 a day of reflection and remembrance a year after the first lockdown was declared across the united kingdom. Candles lit up doorsteps tonight as people paid their respects to all those who have lost their lives. A minutes silence at midday frontline workers among the thousands who paused as the Prime Minister thanked people for their response to the virus. For month after month, our collective fight against coronavirus was Like Fighting in the dark against a callous and invisible enemy, until science helped us to turn the lights on and to gain the upper hand. Also on the programme tonight. A £5,000 fine is set to be introduced for anyone in england travelling abroad without a reasonable excuse. Scotlands First Minister survives a vote of no confidence it comes after a Parliamentary Committee said she had misled them. Tens of thousands are left homeless after fire sweeps through a vast refugee camp in bangladesh. And a look back on a year of lockdown for those who were wor
Well hear from the former Prime Minister matteo renzi, whos told me why he forced the current crisis. Politics means make choice. I decided to open that crisis, and now there is a government better than in the past. And which celebrity does he look like . The burnley manager tells us what we are really missing in this pandemic is a game of looky likey. Hello. Im Laura Trevelyan in new york. Christian fraser is in london. There was encouraging news for britains government today. First came a preliminary report that the astrazeneca vaccine does reduce transmission of the virus by two thirds. Until now, there had been no real data on that. And the very same study found that delivering a second dose after 12 weeks, rather than three, made the vaccine more effective. The report hasnt been Peer Reviewed but seems to vindicate the uk governments strategy. The other extraordinary news was that by following that strategy, the uk has now vaccinated 10 Million People. 15 of the population has bee
Parts of the country yesterday. Still raining for parts of england and wales but there were of improvement. Forecast in 15 minutes. Good morning, we live on the buses out and about in birmingham practising the art of conversation. Will total strangers talk to me . Lets find out. Competing with Silicon Valley. The uk produced more of the of the Fastest Growing tech firms than any other country outside of the us and china last year. But can london really compete with Silicon Valley when it comes to technology . A critical day for england and scotland, at the womens world cup. After facing each other in their opening match, both nations are back in action with qualification for the knock out stages at stake. Its friday 1a june. Our top story. Survivors and the families of those who lost their lives in the fire at Grenfell Tower will come together today to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy. Figures seen by bbc Breakfast Show that more than 8,000 people have been screened for traum
When he wrote a christmas carol. This is him at 31 years old. The intensity of those eyes. When you think about the campaigning in this book, this is what dickens looked like when he was writing it. Thejob now, raising the money to buy it for the dickens museum. Time perhaps for a bit of the spirit of a christmas carol. As tiny tim observed, god bless us every one. David sillito, bbc news. Newsnights about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. Heres emily. Tonight, who are the people youll remember from 2018 and how have their moments defined our country and our year . Join me now on bbc two. Here on bbc one time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Pretty mild out there at the moment. At least for the time of year. We the rest of the week, there is not much hello and welcome to sportsday. Im sarah mulkerrins. Your headlines tonight tottenham are through to the League Cup Semi finals thanks to a delightful dink from dele alli. Celtic go back to the top of the scottish premiership