beginning of next week, i think. 50 beginning of next week, i think. so i imagine you are going to give me a conscious response to this, but what is he at that feeling? do you think this weight has peaked? it is really difficult to say this weight has peaked? it is really difficult to say at this weight has peaked? it is really difficult to say at the moment. - this weight has peaked? it is really difficult to say at the moment. my| difficult to say at the moment. my guess is that it has peaked rather thanit guess is that it has peaked rather than it hasn t, but really, you know, it is a gas, and i am not confident enough to put money on it. fair enough. all right. professor paul hunter, thank you so much. get to talk to you. thank you. mi; to talk to you. thank you. my pleasure- a man has pleaded guilty to assaulting england s chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, in a park in central london last month. our correspondent helena wilkinson is following developments at wes
paul gold string said that professor beatty led the battle against coronavirus disease in his view with great dignity and professionalism, and he went on to say professor whitty was about his very difficult job without the expectation of yachts like you accosting him and assaulting him. that footage was shown wildly on social media. widely. a second man appeared here at magistrates court today, a man called jonathan chu, 2a years old, also from essex. he pleaded not guilty to that same charge of assault by beating professor chris reddy, and he also pleaded not guilty to obstructing a police officer. he was told by the district judge today that he will face a trial here at the magistrates court in front of the same districtjudge in front of the same districtjudge in november, and we also found out that professor chris whitty himself
will be called to give evidence on behalf of the crown prosecution service. . ~ behalf of the crown prosecution service. ., ~ , ., behalf of the crown prosecution service. . ~ , ., , behalf of the crown prosecution service. ., ~ i. , . behalf of the crown prosecution service. ., ~ , . ., , service. thank you very much. that s helena wilkins service. thank you very much. that s helena wilkins and service. thank you very much. that s helena wilkins and their service. thank you very much. that s helena wilkins and their reporting i helena wilkins and their reporting from central london. the headlines on bbc news. it s a historic day for britain s bmx riders at the tokyo olympics. bethany shreever wins the women s racing final. just moments after team mate kye whyte claimed britain s first olympic medal in the men s event. latest figures from ons show that the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in england, wales and northern ireland continue to rise although cases h
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through st james park last month chris whitty had been walking through stjames park last month on a sunday evening. he had been on his way to see at the prime minister when he was accosted in that park. two men appeared here at westminster magistrates court today. one of them is called louis he was from essex, and he was asked to enter a plea and he pleaded guilty to one charge of assault by beating. that was an incident ofjune of last year. the court heard that lewis, who is in the dock today wearing a suit, a former estate agents, he lost hisjob as suit, a former estate agents, he lost his job as a result of the incident, and a court heard he was unreservedly apologetic for the distress that he had caused professor whitty and what had been ten seconds of complete and utter madness. thejudge ten seconds of complete and utter madness. the judge sentenced ten seconds of complete and utter madness. thejudge sentenced him to eight weeks, a suspended sentence for two years. he also orde