which would be a breach of the uk data privacy code designed to protect young people. good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has denied claims he failed to follow covid testing advice during the early days of the pandemic. thousands of whatsapp messages leaked to the telegraph show mr hancock was advised in april 2020 to test everyone going into care homes. but a message reportedly from mr hancock to an aide said he would rather commit to just testing those going into care homes from hospitals. lord bethall was a junior minister in department of health and social care back in 2020. this morning, he was asked whether matt hancock should have taken the advice of the chief medical officer to test everyone going into care homes. no, ithink no, i think the key phrase here is this is obviously a positive step. it was absolutely crystal clear that we wanted to test everyone who went into social care. that was the ambition. gettin
calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
signed had caused him continuing resentment. he said he had killed his wife over an argument over schools. the couple were in the middle of divorce proceedings. brown was cleared of murder, but had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. last year, in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast and radio a woman s hour, the then duchess of cornwall, now queen consort, was reunited withjoanna simpson s mother, diana parkes. they d met previously in 2016. camilla creditsjoanna s story with inspiring her to become a domestic abuse campaigner. i don t think i would be as involved in it now if i hadn t met you. i mean, you were the one that started out my passion.
an argument over schools. the couple were in the middle of divorce proceedings. brown was cleared of murder, but had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. last year, in an exclusive interview with bbc breakfast and radio a woman s hour, the then duchess of cornwall, now queen consort, was reunited withjoanna simpson s mother, diana parkes. they d met previously in 2016. camilla creditsjoanna s story with inspiring her to become a domestic abuse campaigner. i don t think i would be as involved in it now if i hadn t met you. i mean, you were the one that started out my passion. thank you so much. and i remember saying to you at the time, you know, i don t know what it is, but i really, really want to do something to help.