For the country. Suarez the rollicking trial of alleged boston mob boss Whitey Bulger approached its end today. Margaret warner looks at closing arguments in the trial of the man prosecutors call one of the most vicious, violent, and calculating criminals to walk the citys streets. Ifill mandolin virtuoso chris thile has delighted fans by blurring genres. Jeffrey brown talks with the mcarthur genius grant winner about his latest move from bluegrass to bach. When you talk about bach, youre talking about the greatest musician who ever lived. Weve so far removed from someone being in a situation where they could dance to bach. Ifill thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible b
Hi, good morning, welcome to bbc news. Im Victoria Derbyshire. Here are the headlines this wednesday morning social gatherings of more than six people both indoors and out will become illegal in england on monday, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. For a family of five or six, this will bring in some significant restrictions, i get that, and we dont do this lightly. Do you back the new measures . Will it work to bring down the number of cases . If youre in bolton, what do you think of the tight new restrictions there bolton now has the highest rate of infection in the whole country. Get in touch by sending me an e mail or on instagram or twitter. A big Coronavirus Vaccine trial by Oxford University and astrazeneca has been
temporarily halted worldwide after a uk volunteerfalls ill. New legislation which would override elements of the governments brexit withdrawal deal is published today. Ministers admit it will breach International Law. A camp where migrants live on the greek islan
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Pfizers vaccine has been approved by regulators for use in the uk and could be rolled out across the country next week. Well start with the most elderly, and with people in care homes, and of course their carers, to make sure that others dont catch it. The uk expects to have millions of doses of the Pfizer Vaccine against covid 19 available by the end of the year, and the first 800,000 coming next week. Englands tier system has made a comeback but with toughened measures. More than 55 Million People are living in the strictest two tiers. 0ur planet is broken. Thats the warning coming from the secretary general of the United Nations. In a special bbc broadcast,
Antonio Guterres will talk about tackling Global Warming, which is now a central objective of the un. We are going straight to an event at downing street for more details on vaccine developments we have heard this morning. Can i introduce the c
Speaks out about his own struggles. Good evening. The government says its confident that children and teachers will be safe under its plans for schools in england to open to more pupils next month. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove said that while it was impossible to completely eliminate the risk of contracting coronavirus, it was extremely unlikely that a school would be the source of an outbreak. It comes as number of coronavirus deaths reported for the last 2a hours dropped to 170. Thats the lowest since the day after lockdown began, though there is generally a lag at the weekends in the recording of deaths. The total number of people who have died in the uk after testing postive for the virus is now 3a,636. Our first report this evening is from our chief Political Correspondent, vicki young. Could this be what primary schools in england look like in a fortnight . In denmark, pupils are put into small groups with one teacher and kept apart. Its a model the governments sugges
Out about his own struggles. Good evening. The government says its confident that children and teachers will be safe under its plans for schools in england to open to more pupils next month. The Cabinet Office minister michael gove said that while it was impossible to guarantee nobody would catch coronavirus, it was extremely unlikely that a school would be the source of an outbreak. It came as the latest figures showed the number of people who have died in the uk after testing postive for the virus has risen to 3a,636. The deaths of 170 people were reported for the last 2a hours thats the lowest figure since the uk lockdown began in march although there is generally a lag at the weekends in the reporting of deaths. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Could this be what primary schools in england look like in a fortnight . In denmark, pupils are put into small groups with one teacher and kept apart. It is a model the government is suggesting here but many teachers an