nearly 80,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, and has been registering record numbers of deaths this week. the country is battling a more contagious variant which is taking a heavy toll on young people. freya cole reports. the start of another hectic day for intensive care workers in sao paulo. the ward is full of covid 19 patients, relying on ventilators and constant monitoring so they can stay alive. for the head of intensive care, the biggest concern now is a sharp rise of younger people being admitted in a serious condition. translation: today we face | the prospect that the situation will get worse because the patients we are witnessing have a slightly different profile than before. we are seeing more younger patients with very serious conditions and no underlying health issues. covid i9 has left a trail of death across brazil. a local variant is highly contagious. in the last 21 hours almost 3000 people died, the second highest daily death toll since the
it will still be two million kilometres away. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. it is staying well away and i am going to fog on things a lot closer to us in the atmosphere which are a lot more innocuous. it is looking pretty quiet out there. dry for the vast majority and spells of sunshine as you can see from our earlier satellite image. the cloud is now breaking up across the north of scotland. cloud breaking up to reveal some spells of sunshine. across eastern scotland and north east england were yesterday it was warm at 17 or 18, to as temperatures down a little bit. nine, ten or11. i temperatures down a little bit. nine, ten or 11. i attempt us across parts of south west england. to this evening we will see some clear spells across easter in scotland. that will allow temperatures to drop. they could be a touch of frost in places where it stays a bit cloudy it was the south east and north west it is not going to be quite as cold. tomorrow is another f
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the eu comission president, ursula von der leye, has faced criticism from the british government after suggesting that exports of the astrazeneca vaccine outside the eu could be blocked. a record breaking day on saturday that s what the government says on the number of vaccines administered in the country. nearly 850,000. but a warning that facemasks and some social distancing could be with us, for years. it comes as more questions are raised over whether people can plan forforeign holidays this summer. protesters clash with police in bristol after thousands demonstrate over plans to give the police more powers to deal with non violent protests. a snapshot of life in england, wales and northern ireland today s the deadline for millions of people to take part in a once in a decade census. some of australia has been hit by the worst flooding in a century. the australian prime minister has offered emergency funds to those affected. now on
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. europe braces itself for a third wave of coronavirus infections with fresh lockdowns in france and poland. getting his vaccine borisjohnson comes under pressure, as more than 60 mps and peers call for a change in covid legislation to allow protests during lockdown. president biden urges people to speak up against hate on a visit to atlanta after the murder of eight people including six asian women. hot lava lights up the night sky as a volcano erupts near the icelandic capital reykjavic. now on bbc news, christa larwood looks back at some of the travel show s favourite adventures in thailand, including henry golding trying out the country s national sport in bangkok. this week, i look back at some of our top trips to thailand. henry is rolling with the punches. look at his abs. mike gets stuck in. i am knee deep and still sinking further. carmen tries a technical solution to pollution. i am cleaning the beach. hello and welcome to th
this week, i look back at some of our top trips to thailand. henry is rolling with the punches. look at his abs. mike gets stuck in. i am knee deep and still sinking further. carmen tries a technical solution to pollution. i am cleaning the beach. hello and welcome to the travel show. it is hard to believe it has been around a whole year since life changed for everyone in the uk thanks to the covid pandemic. the vaccination scheme is giving everyone hope that we will soon be able to travel. in the meantime stay with us for some escape, inspiration and tips before we hit the road again. this week, we are focusing on that tried and true traveller favourite, thailand. we kick off, literally in the thai capital of bangkok, where back in 2017, we convinced henry to train like a champion and try his hand at the country s national sport. muay thai is said to have been developed by thai warriors on the battlefields of the 14th century. it became known as the art of eight limbs becaus