Welcome everyone to the governments daily briefing. Im joined today by the chief executive of the nhs Simon Stephen and deputy chief medical officer jenny harris area id like to update you all on the facts of the spread of covid19 and the steps that we are taking in the battle against the coronavirus. 130,777 people have now been tested for the virus. Of those, 14,543 have tested positive. Increase in the last day of 2885. That scientific analysis now is at the rate of infection has been doubling every 3 to 4 days. Of those who have contracted the virus , 759 have sadly died. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have passed away. These figures are a powerful reminder of the need for all of us to. We need to slow the spread of the virus and strengthen the nhss ability to protect us all. Social distancing measures have been put in place to restrict the spread of covid19. So fewer people should need hospital treatment at any one time. The measures that we put in pla
Land ever in the world, typhoon haiyan, struck in 2013, leaving more than 6,000 people dead. Today, as a country rebuilds, the red cross warns it could take weeks to bring back power and running water. Not only that. Many people are still missing. James waterhouse, bbc news. The home office says 49 migrants were rescued in the English Channel in the early house of this morning, when four small boats were spotted travelling towards the coast of kent. Two Border Force Vessels intercepted them. The migrants who said they were iranian, iraqi and afghan, are being interviewed by officials. Police say a man shot dead on Christmas Eve was attacked in front of his family after a night out. 36 year old flamur beqiri, who was a swedish national, was killed in battersea in south west london at about 9pm. Neighbours described hearing multiple gunshots followed by a woman screaming for help. The seychelles, off the coast of east africa, is setting itself up as a hub for marine preservation. The fir
Democrat nancy pelosi in which he claims shes cheapened the importance of the very ugly word, impeachment. Australia has experienced its hottest day on record with the National Average temperature reaching a high of 40. 9 celsius. Hundreds of thousands of people will have to wait months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines repaired or replaced. And bulls eye. Fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to win against a man at a major darts World Championship. Good morning 7 and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. Former Prime Minister tony blair is warning that labour will be replaced as a serious Political Force if it tries to in his words whitewash the scale of its election defeat. Speaking this morning, mr blair who led the party to three general election victories, says labours problems go far deeper than its brexit stance, or the unpopualrity ofJeremy Corbyn in some parts of the country. Mr blair has unveiled research which he says shows that the party faces
To whitewash the scale of its election defeat. The result has brought shame on us. We let our country down. To go into an election at any time with such a divergence between party and people is unacceptable. President trump faces a vote on removing him from office today he writes a furious a letter to top democrat nancy pelosi in which he claims shes declared open war on american democracy. And bulls eye. Fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to win against a man at a darts World Championship. Im an disbelief what id just done. Looking back on it im so proud of myself but at that moment in time ijust couldnt believe what id done, im still lost for words how i felt. And learning to play the piano, without a piano. How one man defied the odds to play at International Concert venues good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. More than 15,000 nurses have gone on strike across Northern Ireland to protest about pay and safety levels. Its the first time in its 103 year history that members