Flags are lowered over Downing Street and borisjohnson describes captain sir tom as a National Inspiration, and a beacon of hope for the world. The uk variant of coronavirus has mutated again the Health Secretary says hes seen cases of concern in bristol and liverpool. Meanwhile, 80,000 people in england are tested to stop the spread of the Virus Variant from south africa. Scotland is to introduce Travel Quarantines for overseas arrivals and plans are put in place to open scottish schools later this month. Travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland as heavy snow brings chaos. Good afternoon. In the last hour, its been announced that captain sir tom moore has died. Captain tom, who was 100 years old, and had raised almost £33 million for the nhs, was taken to hospital earlier this week, with coronavirus. The army veteran, originally from keighley in West Yorkshire, came to prominence by walking 100 laps of his garden in bedfordshire, during the First National lockd
A report that says experts warn School Closures could leave children at risk of exploitation ill be joined by a Community Campaigner. Welcome to r. T. The government has implemented long term measures across the United Kingdom in response to the ongoing Coronavirus Crisis but with no clarity on essential work and no help so far for the self employed many continue to travel flouting rules on social distancing on to u. K. Shouted at the staff who joins me now with the latest how the shot is so as we heard last night an extraordinary announcement by the Prime Minister about our people following the rules well none of us have had a message quite like it but of course the Coronavirus Crisis is now a situation that the United Kingdom has never faced before and thats why Boris Johnson has described the United Kingdom as in a state of National Emergency of course the Prime Minister last night initiating a lockdown scenario he felt he had no other option but the public arent exactly listening t
Take stock to get the right people around the table not just a narrow segment of science and to look and say what was likely to be coming down the track if they dont or they would have put systematic testing in place they would have ordered all the stuff that were not sure of and they would have realised that in order to take the public with you our list journey into the unknown were this rich real restrictions on freedom in a liberal democracy that they would have to be open and transparent and all these things they failed to do so were in a really bad place as the numbers of deaths are now climbing very steeply and will continue to do so over the next few weeks what you say are all that bad or a stronger offices briefing that the reason maybe we didnt get the information was that china was getting us disinfo mation that china has been there. Big factor here and will face a reckoning they could be concerned a pariah state is nothing about your ventilator numbers and lack of oxygen tod
And next week and theyll be a lot of death unfortunately. The u. S. President warns all of americas toughest week in the battle against coronavirus. And the army of robots helping to relieve the pressure on Health Workers treating coronavirus victims. And in sport kobe bryant receives one of the last couple of highest honors a former and the superstar who died in a Helicopter Crash earlier this year has been inducted into the leagues hall of fame. We begin in spain where there is calls for at least a little hold as the latest coronavirus figures are released Officials Say another 674. 00 people have died there but it is the 3rd day in a row that the death toll has fallen down 135. 00 from the previous day the infection rate is also sawing the Prime Minister is asking poland to extend lockdown measures by 2 weeks iran will allow law. No risk Economic Activities to resume from saturday 2 thirds of government Sector Workers will head back to work despite warnings were possible 2nd wave of
Pressure to do more for britains 5000000. 00 selfemployed after bailing out both businesses and homes that permanent star. Treks it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cup ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. And Oxford University bans the society which counselled a speech by former home secretary for rudd at very short notice for to 2 wrongs make a right ill be talking to a lawyer and free speech advocates. Alone we have some breaking news this hour former 1st minister of scotland and r. T. Host id like summoned has been found not guilty of all 14 of sexual offenses against 9 different women the jury reached a majority decision on all the charges and well give you more details on this breaking news story as we get them. Well the government in the meantime has pleaded with the public to follow their advice on social distancing after this weekends who are a significant portion of the public ignore the guidelines but despite hinting that t