Stuck in a cycle of elections israelis go to the polls for the fouth time in two years. We report from the desert town of mitzpe ramon. And space rock from the dawn of the solar system visible as a major asteroid passes planet earth. Hello and welcome to the programme. A year ago, the world was shutting down in that time, some two and a half Million People have died from coronavirus but if governments had been better prepared, things could have been very different. Thats the view of one of the worlds leading experts in Infectious Diseases, professor dale fisher, who was part of a team sent by the World Health Organisation to the epicentre of the outbreak, in china. In an exclusive interview with the bbc s panorama programme, Professor Fisher says that it was countries in the far east, where theyd had two outbreaks of similar viruses in the past 20 years that were best prepared. Jane corbin reports. Across the world, coronavirus has given governments the same challenges, but they have r
Where chancellor Angela Merkel is due to meet with leaders of germanys 16 states to discuss whether to extend a lockdown that has been in place since december. A sluggish vaccine programme, hampered by a shortage of supplies, has already been far slower than expected. So far around 8. 5 of germanys population has had a first injection. And the number of cases is rising. According to the robert koch institute, the figure of confirmed cases has now risen above 2. 5 million across the country. This raises the prospect of europes largest economy going back into lockdown in the coming weeks. Joining me now from frankfurt is christian schulz, whos an economist at citi. Lovely to see you. What do we expect to happen in germany over the coming weeks . What will Angela Merkel and the regional leaders decide . We alread regional leaders decide . Already have the document that the federal government is going to use in the actual meeting. It calls for an extension of the lockdown until 18th april
Hello, this is bbc news. Im tim willcox. The headlines a pledge that every adult in the uk will be offered their first dose of Coronavirus Vaccine by the end ofjuly, a month ahead of schedule. Borisjohnson meets ministers and scientific advisers to put the final touches to plans to bring england out of lockdown. The dj jo whiley says it couldnt be crueller that her sister, who has Learning Difficulties and diabetes, was offered the vaccine after she was already Fighting For Her Life with covid. A Nigerian Air Force Passenger Plane has crashed just outside Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure, killing all seven people on board. Air emergency above the us state of colorado, but the Passenger Plane lands safely to the relief of crew and passengers. A pioneering breakthough for children needing now on bbc news, the Business Response to the Peace Accords between israel and the United Arab Emirates and bahrain has been swift. What does it mean for economies in the region . A historic
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the world health organisation says it is very worried about the rise in covid cases in europe saying the disease is once again the continent s biggest killer and warns the uk against complacency. success today does not mean success tomorrow, because no country is an island. more than 50 people have been arrested, after protests over new covid restrictions in rotterdam erupted into rioting last night. record numbers of migrants crossing the channel prompts a government review. missing chinese tennis star peng shuai has been seen in unverified new footage released by state media dining with friends and her coach in a restaurant. now on bbc news.it s time for the firing line, which features the nominees and the winners of the rory peck awards for 2021. and a warning 7 this programme includes images and testimony that you may find distressing. chanting say his name! dante wright! what s his name? dante wright! chanting you have to put
at the border with ukraine. we don t know what president putin s attentions are, but we do know what has happened in the past. we do know the playbook. record numbers of migrants crossing the english channel prompt a review by the british government. and hundreds of tesla drivers are locked out of their vehicles, after the carmaker s app stopped working. and pressure mounts on ole gunnar solskjaer after another defeat for manchester united, thumped 4 1 at watford. we ll have all the day s sport. hello and welcome, whether you re watching in the uk or around the world. the world health organisation has called for an urgent tightening of measures across europe to halt spiralling covid transmission rates. it s warning that half a million more deaths could be recorded by march unless urgent action is taken. the un body says, at the moment, one person is dying from the virus in europe every 15 to 20 minutes. the warning comesas demonstrations take place in a number of countries ag