Good morning. Its wednesday, the 30th of december. Our top story. Millions more people in england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, after a record rise in infections. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, will make the announcement in the house of commons this afternoon. Anisa kadri has more. The centre of southampton empty, after the toughest coronavirus restrictions came in on boxing day. Today, the government is expected to announce more areas of england will enter tier 4. And theres also talk of whether four tiers is enough. Yesterday, the uk announced another 53,135 covid cases, a record daily figure. Its partly down to a christmas lag in reporting, but also reflects the fast spreading new variant of the virus. And nhs staff say theyre at risk of becoming overwhelmed. The peak is not going to come for maybe two weeks from now, three weeks from now . And the big thing for us will be weve had the christmas social mixing. People will do the sa
This is bbc news. The headlines at 8pm a state of emergency is declared in south east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. Its the largest forced evacuation New South Wales has seen as thousands flee the path of the flames. The fireball just came through at about 80 kph. Hit the house and we ran into the lake and all the embers and everything were hitting us, burned our hair little bit. Theres anger over the governments handling of the emergency, as the Prime Ministerfound out when he toured the area. How come we only had four trucks to defend our town . Because our town doesnt have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr Prime Minister. Delays and cancellations on the railways, but fares still go
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Capable of preventing more than 90 of people from getting covid 19 according to preliminary findings. The Developers Pfizer and biontech describe it as a great day for science and humanity, but experts warn of logistical challenges ahead. As the us passes 10 million cases of coronavirus, president Electjoe Biden has set up a task force of specialists who have worked with both democratic and republican administrations. He has warned of the effects of a second wave and called on americans to wear facemasks and follow other safety guidelnes. President trump is still not accepting defeat in the us election, and his Campaign Team has filed a lawsuit against pennsylvania, saying its mail in Voting System wasnt transparent or verifiable. The white house has also been giving details of legal challenges to the result, but still without evidence. Now on bbc news, its click. This week, were looking at your health. Ai is listening to your breath. An electric headset is treating depression. And the
In new york state alone by more than 500. Spain also sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths, but officials there say the rate of new infections is stabilising. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Well be covering all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic, both in britain and across the planet. Here in the uk, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the virus. He says he has mild symptoms and is self isolating at downing street, but will continue to lead the government via Video Conference. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has also tested positive and is also in isolation. They were among nearly 3000 new confirmed cases in the uk today, bringing the total to fourteen and a half thousand. And a further 181 people with the virus have died in the last 2a hours. That means there have now been 759 coronavirus deaths in the uk. Italy has reported a record surge in the number of deaths, with more than 900 people dying in a single day bringing the total there to
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First the top us health advisor, and a key member of the white houses coronavirus taskforce, has warned that lifting restrictions too soon could lead to further spikes in cases. Dr Anthony Fauci said the country did not have total control of the outbreak. His message is at odds with that of President Trump, who is keen to get the economy going again. Nick bryant reports from new york washington continues to look like a scene from some dystopian drama. This, the still surreal sight of senators donning face masks for a hearing on covid 19. One senior democrat resembling a bandit from the wild west. The key voice was americas top pandemic official, Anthony Fauci, who strongly warned about the dangers of reopening too quickly a message for the country, a message for his boss, donald trump. If that occurs, there is a real risk that you will trigg