Using computers to detect disease. The nhs is to get £250 million to build an Artificial Intelligence lab. And its set to be a busy transfer deadline day. Manchester united have agreed to sell striker Romelu Lukaku to inter milan in a deal worth up to £74 million. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. Andy, what do we know so far . This incident happened just behind me just before midnight last night. Two officers in a marked patrol car were following a large white van, and we think it was not insured, which is why they were following it. They had the blue lights on and were trying to get it to pull over and it eventually did, just behind me and when the officers got out they were co
Are carrying blades for protection others are being exploited by gangs. I used to have knives in my backpack. Id use it to threaten people. Give me what youve got. Take it off of them. A former gang member who carried a knife and a women whow as stabbed for the first time aged 12 will tell us their stories. She credits after school clubs for her love of football, but the captain of englands lionesses Steph Houghton warns that period poverty is stopping young girls from taking part in such activities. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Many of you have been getting in touch about our story on beyonces diet plan. Deb on twitter potentially very dangerous to impressionable, young girls and boys who may have or be at risk of an eating disorder. This diet is not healthy for anyone. Daz on twitter shes never been overweight in her life. How can she give out a diet plan . Cynical me. Shell make millions from it. Gail on facebook the way to control weight is to e
Line from edinburgh to glasgow. More patients than ever before attended a e units in england last month a record high of 2. 27 million. And for the first time in more than 500 years the two separated halves of Tintagel Castle will be reunited by a footbridge. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police say an officer who was attacked with a machete in east london is seriously injured, but will recover. The policeman was stabbed several times after he tried to stop a van in leyton at around midnight. A man in his fifties has been arrested. In a tweet, the home secretary priti patel said shes horrified by the shocking stabbing of one of our Brave Police Officers and wished the officer a full recovery. Our correspondent andy moore is in east london. What is in east london. Do we knew so far . Mail, please say what do we knew so far . Mail, please say that it had been a routine patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol stopped. Two officers in a patrol car so a large, white van and t
I will take the difficult decisions, not hand them over to individuals. And the r number across the uk has gone up, another indication of the rapid rise in covid cases. Also on the programme. Headteachers say the last minute demand for the testing of secondary schoolchildren across england, is a shambles. The chief constable of Greater Manchester police says hes stepping down, after his force is placed in special measures. A brief visit to the Eu Parliament for the uks chief brexit negotiator, as the two sides continue to try to hammer out a trade deal. Like father like son. Wayne rooney announces his 11 year old has signed with manchester united. Good evening. The reproduction rate of coronavirus across the uk is going up again. The r number now stands at1. 1 to1. 2, which means that every ten people will on average infect between 11 and 12 other people increasing the spread of the virus. The governments advisory commikttee sage says this represents the average situation over the past
This is bbc news, the headlines on the eve of his inauguration, us president Electjoe Biden has led a powerful tribute to the a00,000 plus americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in washington. With Vice President elect Kamala Harris also attending the memorial, mr biden said the United States must heal as a nation. President trump has released a farewell video on his last day in office and wished luck to his successorjoe biden. However, he did not name the president elect. Mr trump also said he was proud of what has been achieved over the past four years. The Top Senate Republican leader, mitch mcconnell, has directly blamed donald trump for the riot at the us capitol two weeks ago. Mr mcconnell said the mob was fed lies and provoked by the president. Mr mcconnell s remarks could have serious implications for mr trump when he faces his impeachment trial. Now its time for a look back
at the day in parliament. Hello, and welcome to tuesday in parliament. Coming up in the next h