undertake all the time. none of the 22 crew of the andromeda were injured in the incident. the seven stowaways have been detained. andy moore, bbc news. millions of people across europe have been waking up to life under new restrictions as governments battle to suppress a second wave of coronavirus infections. several countries across the continent have seen record numbers of people diagnosed with covid 19 over the last few days. the united states has also seen record numbers of new cases. but there is some good news from australia. mark lobel reports. restrictions now served in rome. no table service after 6pm. translation: sadly, this situation is what it is. we need to take this more seriously. if new closing times help us move forwards, we accept that. there is nothing else to do, sadly.
become violent. the bbc‘s duncan kennedy explains what happened. it really has been an extraordinary few hours ending with this special forces raid on a tanker in the solent behind me here. that raid involved four helicopters with teams of what s called special boat service, sbs, special forces. they re based about 50 miles, about 70 km down the coast here. and they landed on the deck of this vessel in their four helicopters and used what was described as overwhelming force to retake the ship. they detained seven individuals, and we re told the whole operation only took around nine minutes, so a very quick operation. an extremely highly proficient professional service, the sbs. very well known in many parts of the world. they re based about 50 miles, about 70 km we re also told that no members of the crew were hurt during this operation. it was authorised by the home secretary and the defence secretary earlier on this evening
england for a while. through the afternoon it may turn a bit drier in northern ireland and particularly wales and the south west. they ll see some sunshine. the wind is turning more to west, blustery with their showers. temperatures are similar to what we had yesterday, typically 11 or 12 celsius. still some heavy showers around to end the day. i think through the evening, though showers do tend to fade away and the winds drop. we ll have some clearing skies, but rain comes in off the atlantic to northern ireland, wales and the south west ahead of it with clearer skies in eastern scotland. lows of two or three degrees. that band of rain pushes eastwards during tomorrow and on wednesday it will be followed by some sunshine and some blustery showers. hello, this is bbc news with me, victoria derbyshire. the headlines. special forces board an oil tanker and detain seven stowaways after a suspected hijacking off the isle of wight.
the first country in the west crushed by the pandemic is seeing a grim history repeating itself, and hopes it s not too late to turn the tide. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. here in the uk, a military operation onboard a tanker in the english channel has ended with the arrest of seven people after special forces stormed the ship. it s thought stowaways were causing problems on board the vessel, which had sailed from lagos in nigeria. the bbc‘s duncan kennedy has the latest. it really has been an extraordinary few hours ending with this special forces raid on a tanker in the solent behind me here. that raid involved four helicopters with teams of what s called special boat service, sbs, specialforces. they re based about 50 miles, about 70 km down the coast here. and they landed on the deck of this vessel in their four helicopters and used what was described as overwhelming force to retake the ship.
this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. here are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. special forces board an oil tanker and detain seven stowaways after a suspected hijacking off the isle of wight. this was a very efficient operation. it only took nine minutes from the word go to the stowaways being rounded up and identified. as half term begins for many, ministers insist they won t change their mind on free school meal vouchers over the holidays saying they re providing help through extra funding to local authorities. we have put in £63 million precisely to support councils to deliver, and i think that is the best way of doing this.