Borisjohnson will set out plans to accelerate £5 billion worth of Infrastructure Projects in britain, to try to soften the Economic Impact of the pandemic. An independent report finds major failings by inexperienced probation staff led to the release of a serial rapist in the uk. And treating coronavirus in afghanistan. Health care workers complain about a lack of essential supplies and hospital beds. This. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uks first full local lockdown has been announced in leicester, with stricter measures imposed in the city because of a steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases. More than 300,000 people and some also living in the surrounding area, will be affected. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said leicester had accounted for 10 of all covid 19 cases across england in the past week. The extra measures include the closure of schools fo
Beyond mid february. Buy now, pay laterfirms face stricter controls following fears over young shoppers debts. A Court In Moscow is due to decide shortly whether to jail president Vladimir Putins leading critic, Alexei Navalny. Also coming up heavy snow hits parts of Northern England with the met Office Warning some Rural Communities are at risk of becoming cut off. This morning. Door to door tests are being offered to 80,000 people in england after cases of a new South African Coronavirus Variant were found, with no links to travel. People across eight areas are being asked to take tests, whether they have symptoms or not, after the government said the uk must Come Down Hard on the variant and find every case. Andy moore reports. 10,000 Home Testing Kits delivered to a fire station in woking in surrey. From today, the operation to deliver them door to door will begin. Across england, 80,000 people over the age of 16 will be swabbed to find the true extent of the new variant. Theres no
Hopes infections have now reached their highest level. We are living in the peak of this epidemic. I believe in one weeks time, maximum ten days, we will see a drop, a significant drop of positive cases. Spain is to introduce even tighter limits on who can leave their homes, as it announces a new Record Number of deaths in the past 2a hours. And the worlds oldest man is celebrating his 112th birthday, but therell be no party due to self isolation. Now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire has the latest information and Health Advice on coronavirus including what the symptoms are and how to self isolate. Hello and welcome to this special programme. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Over the next half an hour, we are going to try and tell you as much as we can about coronavirus to help you that you can share the information with others. For the latest on the spread of the disease, you can always head to our website for information on how its affecting people in your community and your country. The main
And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
To challenge the perceptions and prejudices that many young black men face in britain today. It was the first time so many of them had come together. The beauty of the campaign is it changes the narrative and allows you to understand we are just as intelligent and we have the ability to articulate ourselves as well as anybody so its changing the expectation of what we should be based on appearances. In 2019 it isnt an accurate measure of what someone should be like based on the way they look. Anyone can look any way and be any way. We will talk about why that is still happening but nigel you wanted to come in. I am nigel, and the co founder of the group. So im a comic writer. Just touching on what others have said about the perceptions today, it actually starts quite young. I remember being in school, being quite well spoken, id get the feedback of, oh, you sound white. Even at the time, i didnt properly clock on to what that meant. What it means is there is a way you should speak if y