41 migrants on board a rescue ship that docked at an italian port without official permission have now disembarked. The ship landed on saturday on the island of lampedusa, even though italys far right interior minister, matteo salvini, had warned it to stay away. Gareth barlow has more. Under dark skies and after days onboard, the migrants were allowed to disembark. The boat that bound them in the mediterranean had docked in the port of lampedusa hours earlier. The italian coastguard made repeated demands for it to turn around. Translation i repeat the order, you have to stop. You are violating the decree released onjuly 5th 2019 and youre resisting against a military ship. On board are 41 migrant rescued from the mediterranean and now facing intolerable hygienic conditions, according to the charity that runs the boat. Despite reaching a safe port, the migrants are far from welcome. Thats the message from italys interior minister matteo salvini. Translation there is this ship in the po
who volunteered between 1960 and 1964. their risk was about 34% increased. so that s definitely something that we want to look at further. we don t know at the moment whether it s associated with any particular testing programme that was going on at the time or any particular experiences that they had at porton down. but we re very curious to find out more. ian says his life s been blighted by medical problems, including breathing and digestion, by long term health, with problems with chess. i used to be very, very prone to chesty coughs and also with mental health. he and other veterans have received compensation from the government, although it s not admitted liability. in a statement, the ministry of defence say they re grateful to those who took part and welcomed the findings. the researchers now want to hear more from those servicemen who volunteered in the early sixties to further understand the reasons for the early deaths. matthew hill, bbc points west. those campaign
In hospitalisations and deaths, as the Prime Minister set out. And it was right that we acted. Its back to remote, Online Learning for millions of school pupils. But questions remain about how those were facing exams will be assessed. The vaccine rollout ramps up as the government pledges to vaccinate 13 Million People by the middle of february. Welcome to this bbc news special ahead of the latest Coronavirus Briefing from downing street in half an hours time today its led by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. And it follows the introduction of a Third National lockdown for england joining scotland who went into lockdown at midnight. Wales and Northern Ireland started their lockdowns in december. It comes as the uk posts a Record Number of infections in a day with 60,916 new cases. A further 830 people have also died within 28 days of a positive test. Lets take a look at todays latest developments. People in england and most of scotland are being told to stay at home except for a handful
Pressure on the nhs. Elections are taking place in the us state of georgia which will decide the course ofjoe bidens presidency. Mood of the nation as people are told to stay at home well look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our Mental Health. And coming up on bbc news, englands cricketers have been tested again for coronavirus in sri lanka ahead of their two test series. Moeen ali is isolating after testing positive. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. With the whole of the uk facing another period of Strict Lockdown we appear to be back where we started. Well have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out theres not much you can do to cheer yourself up. Few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. And thatll be the case for weeks wales is already in lockdown and Northern Ireland is expected to go the same way. Englands rules come into force tomorrow scotlands started at midnight. When will it end . Well much, of course, will depend
As everyone is told to stay at home, well look at the impact the latest lockdowns are having on our Mental Health. With the whole of the uk facing another period of Strict Lockdown we appear to be back where we started. Well have to stay at home, schools are closed and even if you do venture out theres not much you can do to cheer yourself up. Few shops, no restaurants, and no pubs. And thatll be the case for weeks. Wales is already in lockdown and Northern Ireland is expected to go the same way. Englands rules come into force tomorrow scotlands started at midnight. When will it end . Well much, of course, will depend on the success of the governments Vaccination Programme. There was some good news for businesses, chancellor rishi sunak saying they will receive support grants worth up to £9,000 to help them survive the latest covid lockdown. 0ur Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. The heart of london today. Still. The pace of life slowing again. New restrictions coming