Bond, james bond. Tributes are paid to sir sean connery who has died at the age of 90. Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister is chairing a Cabinet Meeting now and will be holding a press briefing later this afternoon as the government is considering a new stay at home order across england. Its thought schools, colleges and universities could be exempt. It comes as official documents, seen by the bbc, suggest the uk is on course for a daily coronavirus death toll of more than 4,000 unless further restrictions are introduced, much higher than during the first wave. Scientists predict that hospitalisations are likely to peak in mid december, with deaths rising until at least late december, before falling from early january. A separate document circulating in government, based on nhs england modelling, warns that the nhs would be unable to accept any more patients by christmas, even if the Nightingale Hospitals are used and non urgent procedures cancelled. This morning, scotlands first m
Whos died at the age of 90. Are working through the night to pull survivors out and, despite coronavirus fears, of the rubble of buildings, the people of beijing crushed in fridays earthquake. And wuhan flock to theme parks the mayor of izmir confirmed that 38 people had died but more than a hundred have been pulled out alive. The president , recep Tayyip Erdogan, has visited the area. To celebrate halloween. Hello and welcome. England is to go into a second coronavirus lockdown, for a month, from thursday. The Prime Minister, boris johnson, is abandoning the previous regional approach, citing scientific advice that the rapidly spreading virus risks overwhelming hospitals. Heres our political editor, laura kuenssberg. Misery the Prime Ministers own prediction of what a return to lockdown would feel like. The step he never wanted to take, the instruction again for england to close its doors. Reality kicking in. Weve got to be humble in the face of nature. And in this country, alas, as a
Through the rubble for survivors, after a powerful earthquake hits turkey and greece at least 27 people are confirmed dead. Bond. James bond. And tributes are paid to sir sean connery, who has died at the age of 90. Tributes are paid by his successors. Hello, good afternoon. The Prime Minister is meeting cabinet ministers and will be holding a press briefing later this afternoon, as the government considers a new stay at home order across england. Its thought schools, colleges and universities could be exempt. It comes as official documents, seen by the bbc, suggest the uk could be on course for a daily coronavirus death toll of more than 4,000 unless further restrictions are introduced, much higher than during the first wave. Scientists predict that hospitalisations are likely to peak in mid december, with deaths rising until at least late december, before falling from early january. A separate document circulating in government, based on nhs england modelling, warns that the nhs may
In a packed istanbul nightclub. islamic state said it was responsible. the turkish authorities have released this video of the arrest of a syrian woman they suspect of planting the bomb. police say she has indicated that she was trained by pkk militants. she s among a total of 46 people detained, but as we ve mentioned, pkk has denied involvement. esra yalcinalp from bbc turkish is in istanbul. this morning, there was an official statement by the istanbul police regarding an arrest that they focused as the person who is responsible for planting the bomb on the bench in the busy street this morning. she is of syrian nationality and during her questioning, she reportedly confessed she was trained by the pkk
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