From coronavirus has passed 400,000. No new coronavirus deaths have been reported in scotland in the past 2a hours for the First Time Since lockdown began. But the uk death toll has risen by 77. A member of the Scientific Group advising the uk government says he wishes the country had gone into lockdown earlier. I wish we had gone into lockdown earlier. I think that has cost a lot of lives, unfortunately. Im sure that taking into account everything we knew at that moment, my view is that we made the right decisions at the right time. And in a weeks time places of worship in england will be opened for individual prayer. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Thousands of protestors are gathered in Central London outside the American Embassy for an anti racism demonstration. 0ther protests are also being held around the uk, with 10,000 demonstrating in bristol. This is what the
Around 100 people are rescued by the fire service from floods in the midlands with warnings of more rain on the way. The mother of a 10 Year Old Girl, who died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in glasgow, claims there was a cover up over her death. Sleeping on the streets, in parks and on peoples sofas a Charity Warns that more than 20 thousand young people are at risk of homelessness this christmas. And eastenders stars take on strictly for tonights children in need. Labour has unveiled plans to give every home across the uk free broadband in the next decade by partly nationalising bt. The shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said his partys proposals were visionary, and the 20 billion pound cost of doing it would be paid for partly by introducing a tax on tech giants. The Prime Minister called it a crackpot scheme. Bts shareprice fell after the announcement and the companys boss, philip jansen, said labour had under estimated the price of its pledge. Heres our political
Of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, after being given just 48 hours notice to attend a burial heres our Political Service in ethiopia. Editor Laura Kuenssberg labour has a big giveaway it hopes and more details emerge about the duchess of sussexs court to connect with you. Action against the mail fast fibre broadband for everyone everywhere, if they win, within ten years time. And mail on sunday. Another big intervention in the market, another expensive job for the state. And coming up on sportsday, on bbc labours money man is adding news. Rafa nadalfights back to keep the internet to rail, his hopes alive in the atp finals, water, energy and the mail but still needs other results he would like to take into public hands. The way well do it is if were to go his way. Putting that scale of public money and taxpayers money in, we want to ensure we own it as well, and that means bringing parts of bt into public ownership. Another big nationalisation with a big price tag. Yes, it is. Good eveni
More details emerge about the duchess of sussexs court action against the mail and mail on sunday. And at 11 30 well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, broadcasterjohn stapleton and the telegraphs womens editor claire cohen. Stay with us for that. The duke of york has answered questions for the first time about his relationship with the financierjeffrey epstein. Prince andrew has been accused of having links to the billionaire who killed himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. In an exclusive interview with bbc Newsnights Emily Maitlis Prince Andrew was asked about his relationship with one of epsteins accusers Virginia Roberts, who said she was forced to have sex with the duke three times. Buckingham palace has denied all the allegations against him. 0ur royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell reports he is continuing with royal duties. Last sunday he was at the cenotaph, laying a wreath with his nephews, and yet for month after month
Now, more than 100 people have had to be rescued by Emergency Services as parts of the midlands were hit by more flooding and drivers were caught out by rapidly rising water. There are more than 100 flood warnings currently in place in parts of england and wales. 0ur midlands correspondence reports where the river avon burst its banks. So would you like us to bring you out of the property, because of the water . You would like to be evacuated . Rescue boats have been launched throughout the day in evesham, as water levels on the avon continue to rise. Its been quite a protracted incident for us. Theres been a number of incidents across the county, and this is just one of many that our crews are dealing with currently. The river has reached its highest level since 2007, with only one road through evesham left open. This is one of the main routes through evesham, but half a mile is currently submerged beneath the floodwater. Its meant that many people havent been able to get through to t