Of rabbits from the hat during party conference, he was under a lot of criticism because of the hs2 farce, so he has picked on one of the biggest groups in society, which are smokers. We have to remember that to put this in perspective, Smoking Rates have been falling for 50 years and they continue to fall, and the current Smoking Rates in all age groups are the lowest ever recorded level. So there is absolutely no need for this type of draconian policy. This is only going to fuel the black market because it will not stop young people smoking, they will simply get their tobacco from the black market, and of course once they are older they will get it from abroad. But there is more important issue, thats the whole in fertilisation of british society. Once you are 18 you are an adult and its up to you to choose whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to drink alcohol, whether you wish to Smoke Tobacco and of course, fewer and fewer people ar
Incident on new years eve. Zaneta krokova died in hospital this morning. Her cousin Helina Kotlarova died at the scene in oldham, greater manchester. Four men have been arrested. Anti Terror Police in turkey say theyve arrested eight people in connection with the new years attack on a nightclub in istanbul which left 39 people dead. The suspected gunman is still thought to be at large. Rail passengers are facing higher fares across the uk as average price increases of 2. 3 are introduced on the first weekday of the new year. I think its a disgrace particularly because the railways arent that efficient. Theres always delays. Jeremy corbyn could step down if labours fortunes do not improve before the next General Election in 2020, according to unite union leader len mccluskey. Now on bbc news all the world really is a stage as the Bbc World Service presents a series of stories about sha kespeares impact across the globe. The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. Th
Others aimed at overturning bidens win in virginia. The application of injunctive relief thats what it is to overturn the election. The day began with truly good news, the first dose of Coronavirus Vaccine being administered in the United Kingdom. It is also somehow fitting that one of those first two people to get vaccinated should be named william sha William Shakespeare. Today Shakespeare Lives as what we all hope will be the beginning of the end of this outbreak which cant come too soon. Today saw Coronavirus Infections in this country topped the 15 million mark. Another million cases added in just five days. 188,000 more so far today and more than 2400 die today. Hospitalizations reaching a new high. Today also saw president elect biden unveiled his Health Policy team and laid out a threepart plan controlling covid. It will start at my sign on day one to require a mask where i can under the law like federal buildings, interstate travels on planes and trains and buses. This team wi
And again, friday is the day with rather welcome to bbc news. My names mike embley. Our Top Stories Police in thailand move in to disperse pro democracy protesters gathered around Government House in the capital. France and germany announce new restrictions, including curfews to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. The first lady reveals that 14 year old barron trump contracted covid 19, but suffered no symptoms. Could grey power he the x factor in the president ial election . We report from a retiring, but not exactly shy, battleground in florida. How many of you want this election to be over . cheering
hello. Riot police in thailand have clashed with a large group of Anti Government protesters in bangkok. They moved in to clear the streets shortly after authorities issued an emergency decree banning all gatherings of more than five people. Lines of police with riot shields quickly drove people back and cleared the area around Government House. Thousands had been camping overnight
Welcome back, im ali velshi. We are nearing a new milestone, almost 700,000 americans have been diagnosed with covid19 in the United States, almost 36,700 have died by our count here at nbc news all in a threemonth period. In fact, on thursday, more americans died of covid19 than in the entire iraqi war. In the last month, 22 million americans have filed for Unemployment Insurance wiping out nearly all of the job gains since the financial crisis. President trump whos not known for his patience continues to become more eager to open the country by the minute, while the experts urge extreme caution. This new opening up, which has that requirement of early case diagnosis and isolation and contact tracings is really embedded as youll see in the phases but still maintaining that personal vigilance, that personal mitigation so that we can continue to limit and protect the vulnerable in this nation. So its important not to let up at all but do this in a prudent, gradual way. As was the case l