As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, putting the country technically into recession. The World Health Organisation says up to a quarter of a billion people in africa could catch coronavirus this year. But says the outbreak is likely to be less deadly than in europe and the us cafes a nd restau ra nts have begun reopening in many parts of australia, but with limits on the number of customers allowed in. And calls for nhs workers in the uk whove treated coronavirus patients to get the same Mental Health support as soldiers returning from war. It would be like having, you know, 15, 20 patients who are really on the edge who are going to die in the next few hours if you dont do anything every 12 hours. That is how bad it is. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh with the latest developments on the coronavirus outbreak in the uk and around the world. Here, unions representing teachers and school staff will meet the governments top scientific advisors today, as they dem
In the rest of the days news five victims ofJeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew witnessed and hes also hit people giving massages in the sex offenders home. Their lawyer says the duke should back against comments testify in a us court. By french president emmanul macron that nato is brain dead. A man has been arrested on suspicion i heard that president macron said of murdering a 12 year old boy, nato was brain dead. I think thats very insulting who died in a hit and run outside to a lot of different forces. In the rest of the days news. A school in essex. Five victims ofJeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew witnessed people giving massages in the sex offenders home. Their lawyer says the duke should testify in a us court. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 12 year old boy, who died in a hit and run outside a school in essex. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. Lets cross to central london, where President Trump good morning. Welcome to bbc newsr
So getting an escort helps me to kind of explore things that i dont get to often. Warnings about an obesity epidemic and not just for humans. Over half of dogs in the uk are overweight, and new Research Shows one in two british adults dont know what a good diet for their pets is. Well be asking a vet what tips she might have for luigi the beagle, who is 7kg over his target weight. Welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. Were live until 11 this morning. We always love to hear about and if you have any photos of your overweight pets, or tales of their weight loss journey, please let us have them just use the hashtag victorialive. First, Carole Walker has the news. Boris johnsons working parliamentary majority has been reduced to just one after the conservatives lost the previously safe seat of brecon and radnorshire to the liberal democrats. A by election was called after the sitting tory mp was convicted of making a false expenses claim. The lib dems won by just over m00 votes.
from the pay review bodies in full but it came with a warning from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions responded immediately, saying they would recommend their members accept the offer. and end strike action. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls, the longest stirke action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable and risks fuelling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations, which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodies
this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions immediately responded, by suspending their plans for further strikes. the announcement came asjunior doctors began five days of strikes what their union calls the longest stirke action in the nhs history. these are the pictures from one of the picket lines in central london. they re demanding a pay increase of over 30%. ministers have said that s unreasonable and risks fueling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers, 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodies in full. but we will not fund them by borrowing more or increasing your t