The chinese city of wuhan locked down, more than 600 infected and its spreading fast. Fear it could spread further. It was over there, in china, where frankly theyve had a lot of outbreaks over the years. China has reported 136 cases of the bird flu. Emergence of the h10 and 8 strain follows that of the fatal h7 and 9 strain last year. Chinas latest desperate bid to control the bird flu virus. This was no bird flu and the world soon began to take notice. St. Marys hospital in london has a long and storied history fighting disease. Penicillin was discovered here in 1928. It revolutionized medicine. Today researchers here from Imperial College are working for another radical breakthrough. I think we will see technology that completely changes the way vaccines are being made and covid19 is allowing us to try these technologies. Back in january, professor robin shatter was watching the news coming out of china with growing concern. At that stage, it wasnt a pandemic. It was an outbreak in
More than 600 infected. And its spreading fast. Fear it could spread further. It was over there, in china, where frankly theyve had a lot of outbreaks over the years. China has reported 136 cases of the bird flu. Emergence of the h10 and 8 strain follows that of the fatal h7 and 9 strain last year. The authorities are closing poultry markets in guangdong. Chinas desperate bid to control the latest bird flu virus. But this was no bird flu and the world soon began to take notice. St. Marys hospital in london has a long and storied history fighting disease. Penicillin was discovered here in 1928. It revolutionized medicine. Today, researchers here from Imperial College are working for another radical breakthrough. I think we will see technology that completely changes the way vaccines are being made, and covid19 is allowing us to try this technology. Back in january, professor Robin Shattock was watching the news coming out of china with growing concern. At that stage it wasnt a pandemic.
Tonight at ten, the pressure mounts still no breakthrough in the talks to get a post brexit trade deal with the eu. The Prime Minister paused his telephone talks today. Hell travel to brussels later this week to try to find a breakthrough. After todays conversation with the European Commission president , the two leaders said the conditions for finalising an agreement were not there, and eu leaders sounded increasingly pessimistic. Id like to be giving more positive news but at the moment, these negotiations seem stalled, and the barriers to progress are still very much in place. With the talks essentially exhausted, what can the Prime Minister hope to achieve in person that has eluded the negotiators for months . Well have the latest from both westminster and brussels on the 11th hour rush to find common ground. Also tonight. From tomorrow morning, people in different parts of the uk will start to be given their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The brother of the Manchester Arena
For me luis will be here at the top of the arrow with all the days news. But now on bbc news is time for hardtalk with the stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The sense of systemic Racial Injustice in policing that has fuelled the black lives Matter Movement is shared far beyond the shores of the united states. In britain, it is two decades since a top level inquiry into londons police force found it to be institutionally racist. How much has really changed . Well, my guest, leroy logan, was one of londons top black policeman until he retired, seven years ago. How easy is it to root out discrimination dressed in a Police Uniform . Leroy logan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for the invitation. Its great to be here. Well, we are delighted to have you, not least because you have written a fascinating memoir, and youve entitled it closing ranks my life as a cop, so its pretty clear what its about. You talk about your decision to join the police force many, ma
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The sense of systemic Racial Injustice in policing that has fuelled the black lives Matter Movement is shared far beyond the shores of the united states. In britain, it is two decades since a top level inquiry into londons police force found it to be institutionally racist. How much has really changed . Well, my guest, leroy logan, was one of londons top black policeman until he retired, seven years ago. How easy is it to root out discrimination dressed in a Police Uniform . Leroy logan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much for the invitation. Its great to be here. Well, we are delighted to have you, not least because you have written a fascinating memoir, and youve entitled it closing ranks my life as a cop, so its pretty clear what its about. You talk about your decision to join the police force many, many years ago as what you say as a calling. You make it sound like some sort of religious commitment as a young man that you made to policin