And what to expect over the next few days, also an update on the Severe Weather on the south east of europe. Thanks. Also coming up tributes to actor keith barron, who starred in tv sitcom duty free, who has died at the age of 83 after a short illness. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Armoured vehicles are patrolling the streets of the zimbabwean capital, harare this afternoon, after the army declared overnight that it was taking control of the country. Robert mugabe, the 93 year old president who has ruled zimbabwe since independence from britain in 1980, has been confined to his home. The British Embassy in zimbabwe has advised uk nationals to stay indoors until the situation becomes clearer. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. Snatched video films furtively tells some of the story, troops on the streets of harare, as the generals take control after 37 years of president mugabes increasingly dictatorial rule. Gunfire heavy gunfire could be hear
Abraham lincoln, is bracketed by arguably the least successful american president s. This Holiday Weekend on cspan. Next, interior secretary ryan zinke discusses the rules of war in the modern world at an event that compared how the war was for portrayed in shakespeares work and how its executed today. Hosted by the Shakespeare Theater Company here in washington, this is 90 minutes. Good evening. My name is karen spence, director of the Shakespeare Theater Company. Thank you for joining us. [applause] thank you so much for joining us for tonights Bard Association shakespeare discussion. Tonights discussion is shakespeare and the rules of war, from athens to aleppo. I want to remind everyone to silence all your Electronic Devices and to let you know that video and photography of this discussion is prohibited but at this point it is an honor to introduce tonights moderator, stephen m ryan. He is a member of our board of trustees as well as the association and has chaired our annual fundr
The latest as soon as we get it. Now, lets turn to the weather now and rain is falling off and on through most of the day all over the bay area. Yeah t is not done. And lets begin with rosemary orozco. How long is it going to stick around. Were winding down for the next few hours as they will continue to taper off through the evening hours. Boy what a great start. And that they will be going to rumble through the bay area and for their time lapse as they would break away for the isolated scattered showers. Pretty much where they would remain at this hour to squeeze in a little bit closer to take a look at where they may have a few scattered showers at this time in and over portions of the south bay and the mountains reported there. Some areas are picking up half an inch toinch for the santa cruz mountains, sliding along the peninsula, mainly dry seeing just one little light cell over areas of southern portions. And that you may have just a little bit of the light rain along 280. And th
Tiktok, from as early as today. And showbusiness at a social distance the bafta tv awards go online. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Pubs and restaurants in england could be shut again in the autumn to get children back to school. Professor graham medley, a member of the governments Scientific Advisory group sage told the bbc that england may have to make the trade off in the coming weeks. Englands chief medical officer, chris whitty, said yesterday that the country had probably reached the limit of easing restrictions, and said relaxing the rules any further would absolutely, inevitably lead to a resurgence of infections. This comes as many businesses in england which were expecting to reopen this weekend after the coronavirus lockdown are facing at least another fortnight of closure. The prime ministers plan to squeeze the brake pedal on easing restrictions affect
Cuddle . February at last a hug for loved ones, as care homes prepare to give covid tests to visitors. After 266 long days, the return of fans to English League football is finally here, but the number of supporters is limited. Good afternoon. Help is on its way the words used by the Health Secretary matt hancock, on the news that the uk has become the first country in the world to approve a Coronavirus Vaccine for widespread use. The firstjabs could be given within days for those who need it most, like nhs staff, care home workers, and residents. The uk has already ordered a0 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 Million People, with the first 800,000 arriving in the coming days. 95 effective, the Pfizer Biontech vaccine is the fastest ever to go from concept to reality, taking only ten months to follow the same steps that normally span a decade. The medicine regulator says no corners have been cut. Now, the country prepares for one of the biggest civilian projects in history. Our Hea