Among young people. Amateur astronomers across the northern hemipshere are treated to a partial eclipse of the sun. And on what would have been the duke of edinburgh s 100th birthday, the earl of wessex talks to us about remembering his father. I think that we go ahead and we celebrate what might have been in his life, and i think we try to turn it into something that s very positive. The us presidentjoe biden will hold talks with borisjohnson in cornwall in the new few hours, at the start of his first overseas tour since taking office. The two leaders are meeting on the eve of the g7 summit and will agree a new atlantic charter, aimed at refreshing the relationship between the uk and us. But tensions about post brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland threaten to overshadow their discussions. Our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from cornwall. President biden arriving in cornwall late last night. His first steps on foreign soil since taking office, the start of a t
To a delay of two weeks. We return to meet child victims of the syrian civil war, who stay hopeful, despite the traumas they ve been through. And questions about the pressures of top level sport, after naomi osaka withdraws from the french open because of her mental health. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate names his 26 man england squad for euro 2020, as liverpool right back trent alexander arnold survives the cut. Good evening. For the first time since the pandemic began, there have been zero daily covid deaths in the uk announced within 28 days of a positive test. The announcement is a milestone, but it does come as some experts continue to throw doubt on whether all restrictions in england should be lifted onjune 21st that s the date set out in the government roadmap. New covid cases have remained above 3,000 for the seventh day running, and there are still large numbers of people who remain unvaccinated. But downing street reiterated that borisjohn
Being able to now have good treatment isjust going to be a game changer for us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. Ten years since mass protests in syria turned into a violent conflict that has torn the country apart, bbc news follows the lives of two children who escaped tojordan. And the unkindest cut seven players miss out as england manager gareth southgate prunes his squad to 26 for the euros. Hello and very good evening. For the first time since the start of the pandemic 15 months ago, the uk has announced no new coronavirus deaths that were recorded within 28 days of a positive test. The health secretary, matt hancock, said the whole country would be so glad to hear the news, which he believed proved the vaccination roll out was working. Scientists remain concerned about the spread of the variant first identified in india, and some experts still want borisjohnson to postpone plans to remove all lockdown restrictions in england onjune 21st that s the date se
There who have neither had this virus infection nor yet been immunised. Grand slam tennis tournaments a promise to improve the player experience after naomi osaka withdrew from the french openside a mental health issues. And we ll find out about a pioneering new drug tereatment, the most expensive in the world, that has been used to treat a five month old baby boy. We start with coronavirus because the main global health and finance agencies have told world leaders that they should share vaccine doses or risk prolonging the pandemic. The heads of the world health organization, the world trade organization, the international monetary fund and the world bank say the world has reached a perilous point. They ve appealed for a $50 billion investment fund to help end the covid 19 pandemic to prevent richer countries from being hit by imported variants of the virus. Here s the head of the world health organization. So, with those measures and vaccines, we have the means to end this pandemic q
From milwaukee ended up choosing the wrong house to take an impromptu nap. Hello, i m katty kay in washington. David eades is in london. The wealth gap between black and white americans is shocking. On average, white families are a lot richer than black families. Joe biden wants to close that gap. In tulsa, oklahoma, he will announce new measures. It s the site of the deadliest race massacre in american history. A white mob killed hundreds of black residents, razed 35 city blocks to the ground and wiped out thriving businesses. In a few minutes, president biden will remember the victims of that massacre, and also unveil new efforts by his administration to combat the economic inequality that still exists today. The commitments include a $10 billion community revitalisation fund to target economically under served communities $15 billion in competitive grants for neighbourhoods cut off from investment, and also to use the federal government s immense purchasing power to sign more govern