this week: a special programme. can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk, the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. and indeed, many countries health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. even those which didn t have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. the nhs is an old health system. in fact, it s several different systems that sometimes work together and sometimes don t. and now, it s trying to reinvent itself and embrace technology to beat the queues that covid 19 has created. this is a story i started filming just before the first uk lockdown, when we weren t yet wise to masks or social distancing,
four men have been convicted of the murder of a 24 year old nhs worker david gomoh, in what prosecutors described as a frenzied attack . the court heard mr gomoh was randomly attacked by a gang as he walked to the shops in april last year. leboo diseko reports from the old bailey. a random murder of a young man with ambitions to make something of his life. police say nhs worker david gomoh was killed by four men connected with a gang from north newham simply because he lived in what they saw as enemy territory. 19 year olds mohammad jalloh and david ture, 23 year old vagnei colubali and a 17 year old who can t be named for legal reasons were convicted after a six week trial. david gomoh was a smart, hard working and dedicated young man. he had graduated from university and worked at the nhs. david had no gang links and was loved by many. he was murdered at random during a frenzied attack during the first pandemic lockdown. he was on the phone to his girlfriend when he was a
we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour after this programme. this week: a special programme. can artificial intelligence make healthcare better for all of us, and save the nhs? here in the uk the national health service has been in crisis for many years, looking after an increasingly ageing population with complex needs. fighting for resources, it has been at breaking point. and then the pandemic hit. there will come a moment when no health service in the world could possibly cope. and indeed, many countries health systems have struggled with the sheer number of covid patients. even those which didn t have people spilling out onto the streets had to put all other treatments on hold. the nhs is an old health system. in fact, it s several different systems that sometimes work together and sometimes don t. and now, it s trying to reinvent itself and embrace technology to beat the queues that covid 19 has created. this is a story
wales has moved to covid alert level zero, meaning social distancing rules, and most other restrictions, have now come to an end. people can gather indoors, and nightclubs are open once again, but face masks are still required by law in shops and on public transport. here s our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. it s not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it s quite a good idea, really, because there s still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don t like wearing them but it s just something we ve all had to do, really, isn t it? for the manager here, it s about keeping customers confident. they can t afford to take risks. we need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. it isn t going to happen overnight but we do need to
taking a cautious approach to the reopening of international travel. the transport secretary pointed out these rules would be in place for these rules would be in place for the next few weeks which does provide some certainty. you will properly want to know what the weather is doing if you are not travelling. let s find out. we also have sunny spells today with quite a breezy or blustery one date nothing too exciting with the top temperatures were 19 or 20 celsius at best. as we head through this evening, further showers swell around an area of low pressure. we see something drier because parts of england and wales. showers across southern parts of scotland and northern ireland. there is a bit of the change on the horizon. we are likely to see further showers as we head through the day tomorrow, some of these thundery, heavy, slow moving, but brightening up a bit as we head through to tuesday. i ll keep you posted. stay safe and see you soon. this is bbc news. another golden