Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for mass distribution in the United States within weeks contradicting comments by one of his top health officials. This dr Robert Redfield had told congress that a vaccine could be rolled out by the middle of next year. Alabama, florida, and mississippi have declared states of emergency. Hurricane sally has been battering coastal areas, and the National Hurricane centre says its caused catastrophic and historic flooding. It is now moving inland at a walking pace, exacerbating flooding. The speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has repeated her warning that congress will veto any trade agreement with the uk if brexit undermines the good friday agreement, which secured peace in northern ireland. Joe biden, the democratic partys president ial candidate, has voiced similar concerns. Gavin williamson, the education secretary for england, has told mps that
children should only be given a coronavirus test if they display the known symptom
Sorted International Problems were sorted out, yet in the biggest world crisis for 75 years, the un has scarcely featured. We need to rethink our world. The savage downturn is already starting. World trade could drop bya already starting. World trade could drop by a third this year. Some economists say it is the worst recession in britain since 1720. At first, after the lockdown is over, there will probably be a bounce in sales as shops offer their goods cheaply. But tens of thousands of businesses will go bust, and the International Labour 0rganisation says gloomily that half of the worlds workers, 1. 6 billion, could lose theirjobs. In the past, this brought real trouble. The spanish flu epidemic of 1918, coming on top of the huge upheavals of the first world war, led directly to the rise of the nazis in germany. In the
United States, some angry, armed right wingers showed their frustration by gathering to demand an end to lockdown. For the last 20 yea rs an end to lockdown. For the
This is bbc news, the headlines. Disturbances broke out overnight in the us city of atlanta after a black man is shot dead by white Police Officers. His familys lawyer spoke officers. His familys lawyer spoke of his frustration. I dont even know what justice of his frustration. I dont even know whatjustice is any more and i have been doing this for 15 years. More than 100 people are arrested after a day of violent clashes in Central London involving some far right activists. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, right activists. The uk Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, orders right activists. The uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, orders a review of the two metre social
distancing role in england after calls to scrap it. Remembering the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire. In london three years ago matt lucas and David Walliams apologise for the use of blackface make up in the Comedy Series Little Britain. Tourists start returning to venice as restrictions are eased, but locals dem
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. This is bbc world news. The headlines. Disturbances break out overnight in the us city of atlanta after a black man is shot dead the police chief in the us city by Police Officers. Of atlanta has resigned after an officer fatally shot officers had tried to arrest a black man during an arrest. Rayshard brooks after he failed the killing sparked fresh protests. A breathalyser test. His familys lawyer spoke the Fast Food Restaurant of his despair. I dont even know whatjustice is any more, and i have been doing this for 15 years. Where 27 year old Rayshard Brooks was killed is now a crime scene. Several french cities are clearing up after clashes between police and anti racism protesters on saturday. Marchers in paris demanded justice for adama traore, a 24 year old black man who died when he was pinned down by officers. A Virtual Church service is held a Virtual Church service is held to remember the 72
Tonight at ten rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the Economic Cost of the pandemic. Management says the firm whose Main Business is making aircraft engines is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. Its about creating a Sustainable Business for the future. So that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. Its warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notjustified. Nobodys trivialising the challenges we face here, but i think its rash and its premature for rolls royce simply to resort to sacking and throwing under the bus thousands of uk workers, loyal workers. Well be asking what this tells us about the wider
pressures on the economy in the wake of the pandemic. Also tonight ministers say they will listen to the concerns of parents and teachers about re opening some Primary Schools in england at the beginning ofjune. Track and trace the governme