Vaccinating rohingya children. Also Cyrille Regis, a pioneer for black footballers, dies at the age of 59. What a great shot. Tributes are paid to the former west brom striker, who made his name in the late 1970s. And a narrow escape for a driver and passenger how they escaped with only minor injuries from this car crash in the us. Good morning. Its monday 15th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Construction Firm, carillion, has gone into liquidation. Government officials had been involved in talks to try to prevent the collapse of the company, which owes banks about £900 million. This morning the government said Public Services provided by carillion will continue. The company employs 20,000 people in the uk. Carillion holds approximately a50 contracts with government. Some of the projects include the new hs2 rail line and managing nearly 900 School Buildings across the country. They are the second largest supplier of Maintenance Services to network rail and
Of kings assassination. This year the holiday comes as the us president has to answer the question are you a racist . On friday the president seemed to be revelling in the controversy he had stirred. Perhaps it would go down well with his supporters. But in a brief interchange with reporters at mar a lago this weekend, he was denying he had ever used the word, with which we are all now familiar. That was President Trump this weekend. To put that in the context of american history, here is Martin Luther king, writing from an alabama jail in 1963. Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty. Joining us now is David Ignatius from the washington post. Lets start with america. We hear those two lea d e rs start with america. W
All the stories for you. We are going to begin by talking about the wells biggest refugee camp. It is in bangladesh and it is home to more than 570 Rohingya Muslims. Until last year the people who lived here, most of them called myanmar holm but after violence against them began in august, many crossed the border into bangladesh. And there are any number of urgent issues in the camp. Diphtheria is one of them. That is why you will see lots of people Wearing Masks like this. It is an Infectious Disease spread by coughing or sneezing. We know already 30 children have lost their lives, and there are around 4000 cases of it in total. There is an urgent need for all rushing her children to be vaccinated and we know this to be near half a million. This boy is category red, he has a serious diphtheria infection. It is the doctor was myjob to try to stop the doctor was myjob to try to stop the outbreak spreading. He runs a tea m the outbreak spreading. He runs a team of outreach workers. One d
Following an incident outside a bristol nightclub. What a great shot and tributes for Cyrille Regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain who died at the age of 59. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Cabinet ministers have tonight been holding an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the financial collapse of carillion. The firm had government contracts across school catering, hsz, the nhs and prisons, and its demise has left its own employees and many more who work for it indirectly facing a worrying future. Carillion itself employs almost 20,000 workers in the uk. The company has a50 government contracts a massive portfolio. It sub contracted thousands of small firms to do some of that work. Carillions demise has raised questions for government about the way Public Sector projects are handed out to private sector businesses. Heres our business editor, simonjack. This bypass near aberdeen is in scotla nd this bypass near aberdeen is in scotland was my biggest const
Facing a return to possible violence in myanmar. They are living in what is now the Worlds Largest refugee camp, amid what the United Nations is calling a childrens crisis. What a great shot and many tributes to Cyrille Regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain. Hes died at the age of 59. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, Manchester United go in search of a win against stoke tonight, while the potters begin a new era under paul lambert. Good evening. Ministers have held an emergency meeting tonight following the collapse of carillion, the Major Construction and Services Company involved in some of the biggest public building projects in the uk. Carillion employs 20,000 people in the uk and it sub contracts work to thousands of small firms. The company has a50 government contracts, from work on the h52 rail link to cleaning and maintenance contracts for schools, prisons and hospitals. But carillion has now gone into liquidation with debts of £900 million and