And, nil point for great britain at eurovision as italy wins the big prize. Phil mickelson is eyeing a different prize he stands on the verge of golfing history. He leads heading into the final round of the pga championship, and at the age of 50, could become the sport s oldest major winner. Good morning. A chilly and bright start for much of the day for much of the uk. Some eastern areas keeping dry all day. I will have all the details for you here on breakfast. I will have all the details for you here on breakfast. It s sunday the 23rd of may. Our top story both the pfizer and astrazeneca coronavirus vaccines, the two main jabs used in the uk s rollout, are highly effective against the indian variant of the disease according to a study by public health england. The health secretary matt hancock described the findings as ground breaking and said he was increasingly confident the government is on track for the final stage of its roadmap out of lockdown. Here s our health correspo
Prevention measures must still be observed to stop the spread of the indian and other variants. Here s our science correspondent pallab ghosh. In rochdale in greater manchester, people are actively coming forward to receive their vaccinations. The latest research shows the jabs are effective in reducing the chances of infection from the variant that came from india and experts think the vaccines are also stopping serious illness. Of the vaccines are also stopping serious illness. Of the 3000 also identified cases of the variant, there have only been 31 hospital admissions and just six deaths. just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeinu just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeing much just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeing much so just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeing much so this just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeing much so this is just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not seeing much so this is a just six deaths. Fortunately, we are not see
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. At least 8 people have died after a mountain cable car plunged to the ground in northern italy. Two children have been airlifted to hospital in turin. The cable car takes people from the town of stresa, on lake maggiore, up almost a mile above sea level to the top of the mottarone mountain. Luca gemelli is a travel agent based in stresa, and says both the town and the wider region are very popular with tourists. Lake maggiore is in the northern part of italy and is one of the big lakes in the northern part of italy. Quite popular with tourists, especially during the spring and summer. And the cable car that we have been talking about where this accident happened, it is a popular destination for people, i assume? it is a very popular destination. Before covid it used to carry approximately 100,000 passengers every year. Where does it go from and to? cos it is quite high at the end? it goes from basically one of the suburbs of stresa, to the top of
and i m not ok with that, that s why i m here. it looks like it s all over for the european super league as many clubs pull out and apologise to fans. hello, welcome to the programme. india is being devastated by a second wave of covid a coronavirus storm , as the country s prime minister called it. india is now at the epicentre of the pandemic, with cases accelerating faster than anywhere else in the world. in the last day, india reported more than 2000 deaths a record daily spike. the number of fatalities from covid is doubling, roughly every seven days. there were nearly 300,000 new infections in the last 2a hours. but the true figures are thought to be much higher. hospitals in many parts of india, including the capital delhi, are already overwhelmed. 0n social media, there are desperate pleas for help and disturbing reports of people dying without getting treatment. the situation is even more dire when it comes to intensive care beds. several cities have, just a few
of george floyd as the jury deliberates its verdict. iam i am praying the verdict is the right verdict the evidence is overwhelming in my view. i would not say that the coronavirus pandemic in india is getting worse crematoriums and graveyards are overwhelmed and hospitals in delhi could run out of oxygen within hours. and chad s president idriss deby one of africa s longest serving leaders has died following clashes with rebel forces in the north of the country. we ll look at what it means for regional security. the proposalfor a european super league has ingited a fierce battle over notjust whether whether it will be allowed to go ahead. 12 of europe s biggest football clubs unveiled plans for a breakaway tournament with a sizeable backlash. here s the head of football s world governing body. there world governing body. were some stronger words i as there were some stronger words used as well, but we are not going to show you those. as well, but we are not going