but they have come back. in south east asia, covid vaccinations stall as governments struggle to find a way out of the crisis. and italy s footballers reach the final of the euros, after beating spain in a dramatic penalty shootout. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. 51 shootings over a single weekend in new york state alone have prompted the governor, andrew cuomo, to declare a disaster emergency . new york is the first state to take that step, which allows for extra funding to bolster police presence in the worst hit cities, and to establish a variety of other programmes in poorer parts of the state. there has been a surge in gun violence across the us in the last year. governor cuomo explained his decision at a news conference. it is so bad that when you look at the recent numbers, more people are dying of gun violence than of covid. it is an emergency. and i want the people of the state to understand that! and i want them to respond to the eme
equipment on the russian side of its border with ukraine. we meetjimmy lai, the hong kong billionaire risking all by speaking out. he s facing court later. yes, ido yes, i do have fear. you re right. and scientists claim they ve created the whitest white paint of all time. they say it could help save energy and even fight climate change. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. let s welcome to the programme. start with china becal of new let s start with china because of new figures have been released showing china s economy group byjust over 80% of the first three months of this year. it s a record rebound compared to the same time last year. the numbers, released by beijing, show the biggest increase since 1992 and suggest the recovery is accelerating. let s get some analysis from our correspondent robin brant, who s in shanghai. robin, does it feel like a country with 18% growth? it feels like a country where things are pretty much back to normal. we now know that
dashing hopes she d be coming home. in india, doctors say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. restrictions ease further in scotland, as restauraunts, pubs and bars welcome customers indoors but only until 8pm. paris? they don t even speak english there. and after a night like no other at the oscars, anthony hopkins is the oldest best actor winner at the age of 83. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the return of the invincibles. arsenal legends thierry henry, dennis bergkamp and patrick vieira alljoin a bid to buy the club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. sources have said to the bbc that, as england went into a second lockdown last autumn, the prime minister said he would rather see bodies pile high than take the country into a third lockdown. the prime minister denies it. the government was criticised for delaying the lockdown, during which tens of thousands more people died. labour say
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