good evening. officials in belgium say they ve discovered the first case in europe of a new variant of covid deemed to be of huge international concern. there are fears that the variant, which has been circulating in south africa, might be more transmissible, and that vaccines may be less effective against it. from midday today, the uk suspended direct flights from six countries in southern africa and from 4am on sunday, anyone arriving here from those countries will have to quarantine at their own expense for ten days in an approved hotel. this afternoon, the european union also said that air travel to and from the six countries should be halted. with ourfirst report tonight, here s our medical editor, fergus walsh. after months of opening up, a new coronavirus variant means travel restrictions are back. at heathrow, the last flights from south africa arrived this morning. i feel extremely relieved, because, yeah, who knows how long this is going to last? we ve been told w
recent performance. is everything 0k, prime minister? prime minister. well, mr speaker, itell you what s not working, is that line of attack. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a body is found in the search for 18 year old bobbi anne mcleod in plymouth. former england captain michael vaughan will not be involved in the bbc s cricket coverage, after being named in a report on racism at yorkshire cricket club. he has repeatedly denied the allegation against him. hello and welcome to bbc news. only 5% of people from the windrush generation who were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants in the uk, have received the compensation they are due more than three years after the scandal was revealed. a scheme was set up in 2018 to help thousands of people who were denied healthcare, housing, the right to work, and in some cases were detained or deported, even though they d lived in britain for decades. 23 people who were affected have died before receiving any pa
at least 46 people are dead after a coach crashed and burst into flames in bulgaria 12 of those killed were children. and a requiem mass at westminster cathedral for the late mp sir david amess who was stabbed to death last month. good evening and welcome to bbc news. people in northern ireland are being asked to work from home again where possible as covid measures are tightened with leaders at stormont declaring that now is the time to act . from today, face coverings should be worn in northern ireland in all inside settings and meetings should take place outside where possible. northern ireland is the first nation in the uk to take precautionary measures in the face of rising cases across europe. our health editor, hugh pym reports. there is a stronger message on working from home in northern ireland, so businesses like this restaurant in belfast fear they will lose out, with fewer people going into the city centre each day. we ve worked really, really hard, and
100 days of the taliban we are looking at lives under the new regime. and it falls to ronaldo! he s done it again! and cristiano ronaldo lifts the gloom as manchester united win in europe after sacking their manager. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel. a lot of love for paris. mauricio pochettino says he s happy at psg and quashes rumours linking him to manchester united. good evening. people in northern ireland are again being asked to work from home where possible as part of a tightening of covid measures. northern ireland has the highest infection rate in the uk, and it s been climbing in recent days, with ministers at stormont saying that hospital admissions are up and will increase further in the coming weeks. scotland s first minister today said the vaccine passport system for entry to hospitality venues would not be extended, as cases there have fallen slightly. but all four uk nations are on alert in the face of rising covid numbers across europ