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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. at nearly £2 million a dose, zolgensma has been called the most expensive drug in the world. but now, through a discount deal, this revolutionary gene therapy is available on the nhs and a five month old baby has become one of the first children to be given it, at a hospital in london. arthur morgan received the groundbreaking treatment for the genetic condition, spinal muscular atrophy, a devastating disorder which shortens life. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is the world s most expensive medicine. the list price of zolgensma is almost £1.8 million. though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. five month old arthur is one of the first to benefit. he has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. arthur is unable to ....
to a delay of two weeks. we return to meet child victims of the syrian civil war, who stay hopeful, despite the traumas they ve been through. and questions about the pressures of top level sport, after naomi osaka withdraws from the french open because of her mental health. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate names his 26 man england squad for euro 2020, as liverpool right back trent alexander arnold survives the cut. good evening. for the first time since the pandemic began, there have been zero daily covid deaths in the uk announced within 28 days of a positive test. the announcement is a milestone, but it does come as some experts continue to throw doubt on whether all restrictions in england should be lifted onjune 21st that s the date set out in the government roadmap. new covid cases have remained above 3,000 for the seventh day running, and there are still large numbers of people who remain unvaccinated. but downing street reiterate ....
restrictions later this month. i think at the moment, the data does suggest that we need to be cautious, we mustn t lose all the gains that have been made over the last few months by premature and hasty, non evidence based loosening of restrictions. how will you be affected if the 21st june unlocking is pushed back? i d love to hearfrom you this morning you can tweet me @annita mcveigh and using the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. london s heathrow airport opens a terminal for passengers arriving from the uk s red list countries. the system is design to keep travellers from high risk coronavirus destinations from mixing with other arrivals. a two week delay to birmingham s clean air zone. high polluting vehicles will be charged to drive into the centre of the english city, but payments won t start today as originally planned. and coming up this hour, naomi 0saka pulls out of the french open saying she s suffered from depression since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. he ....
isjust going to be a game changer for us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. ten years since mass protests in syria turned into a violent conflict that has torn the country apart, bbc news follows the lives of two children who escaped tojordan. and after naomi osaka pulls out of the french open, questions about how professional tennis deals with the mental health of its superstars. and in a few moments, england manager gareth southgate is due to name the six players he will cut from his provisional euros 2020 squad to whittle the final group down to 26. good afternoon. it is a major landmark in the history of the pandemic the uk has recorded zero deaths from coronavirus for the first time since the start of the pandemic back in march of last year. there are caveats. reporting of deaths are often lower at weekends and on bank holidays. any deaths that happen today will actually be reported further down the line in the coming days. but news of zero dea ....
being able to now have good treatment isjust going to be a game changer for us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. ten years since mass protests in syria turned into a violent conflict that has torn the country apart, bbc news follows the lives of two children who escaped tojordan. and the unkindest cut seven players miss out as england manager gareth southgate prunes his squad to 26 for the euros. hello and very good evening. for the first time since the start of the pandemic 15 months ago, the uk has announced no new coronavirus deaths that were recorded within 28 days of a positive test. the health secretary, matt hancock, said the whole country would be so glad to hear the news, which he believed proved the vaccination roll out was working. scientists remain concerned about the spread of the variant first identified in india, and some experts still want borisjohnson to postpone plans to remove all lockdown restrictions in england onjune 21st ....