In the number of women trying to find places at refuges after suffering Domestic Abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. More than 40,000 calls and contacts were made to the helpline run by the Charity Refuge during the first three months of the pandemic, most from women who said they were suffering abuse. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly has more. Home, for most their safe haven under lockdown. But for others, a place of fear and torment. Lockdown has affected my whole life, and made the abuse more obvious than ever before. When it would happen and when we we re it would happen and when we were on lockdown, things became worse. My husband, he pulled my hair, he threw me against the wall. Victims finally free to speak out about their lives under lockdown. For tanya, lockdown was the point. She finally fled her violent husband. When covid happened, he started drinking from early on in the morning. When he was drinking, he was getting very aggressive. He was actually hitting me,
Queen elizabeths husband, the duke of edinburgh, has made a rare public appearance, to officially relinquish a military role hes held for almost 70 years. Prince philip is 99. Hes handed over the title of colonel in chief of the rifles to the duchess of cornwall. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. Fanfare no more parades. For nearly seven decades, he has led the rifles and the regiments that came before it. Now, it was time to say farewell. But first, a thank you from the assistant commandant general. All ranks, all riflemen, whether serving or retired, would like to thank you for 67 years of continuous service. Fair winds and following seas, he was wished. That made an old sailor smile. The duke has never much liked ceremony, but has always had time for the enlisted men of his regiments. Today, a last chat with those saying goodbye. More than 80 miles away, the baton was passed on a new colonel in chief, the duchess of cornwall. Camillas father fought and was decorated in
Remainer has courted a spoke of over 1000 new infections of covid19. Our welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Over 1000 new infections of covid 19. 0ur correspondent nick thorne our top stories explains this jump in infections. Thousands of President Trump deploys remaining inns want to return hundreds more federal officers to theirjobs in western to american cities, europe, some also of course expanding his crackdown wa nted europe, some also of course wanted to go on holiday at this on what he calls spiralling violent crime. Time of year and getting the my vision for americas cities could not be more different two test before they can cross from the lawlessness being pushed by the extreme radical left. Romanias border. Romanian citizens, seen as suspicious by neighbouring countries and other countries in europe for even though the us is recording fear of carrying the virus with more than a thousand them. I have just coronavirus deaths a day, fear of carrying the virus with them. I ha
The government says nhs volunteers are still there to help. How h ow ofte n how often have you heard stories about a big financial when ruining french ships . Not in wisconsin. A Lottery Winner in the us has split his jackpot of 22 Million Dollars with an old friend because of a gentlemans agreement they made nearly 30 years ago. Tom cook and joe feeney played the wisconsin lottery separately but theyd made a pact in 1992 to share any major wins. Tanya dendrinos has the story. Its the stuff dreams are made of cheesy grins and a cheque for 22 million. Its not every day you win the lottery. It was quite an experience
when i read the first two or three numbers and i kinda froze and handed it to her and she froze. And i said, are you jerking my bobber . It is a friendship that has lasted a lifetime, so there was no question when it came to upholding a gentlemans agreement made almost three decades ago. A handshake is a handshake, man. We said whenever the big win comes, we would split it,