I was left. With four days rations. And ammunition. I lay and i couldnt move. And ifound i had a spark. I wasnt dead. I wasnt immobile, and i got up. And for four days and four nights, i marched alone. Until i reached our men. The lions of the chindit army are remembered here on the banks of the thames. A modest monument to outstanding bravery and resilience. I love talking about it because its a whole part of me, but i shall never, ever forget any of those men. And im delighted to have had the honour of being called a chindit. John hutchin speaking to our correspondent, robert hall. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Welcome to bbc news. It has been announced is entering the uk will have to quarantine for 14 days from saturday. It follows a rise of 66 in Coronavirus Infections across the channel, in the last week. And, in the last few minutes, its also been announced that the piloting of a small number of sporting events in england, to t
But many of his backers saw something different, an american strongman and a fellow victim of elite sneering. The whole number of electors appointed to vote for president of the United States. On capitol hill last night, some of his loyal allies, the trump enablers, started tojump ship. I hate it to end this way. Oh, my god, i hate it. From my point of view, hes been a consequential president , but today. The first thing youll see. All i can say is, count me out, enough is enough. But almost half of republican lawmakers voted last night to overturnjoe bidens victory, even after they witnessed first hand what looked like an insurrection on capitol hill. When he emerged on the political scene four years ago, it was said that the new york tycoon had mounted a hostile takeover of the republican party, but there was always massive buy in from the rank and file conservatives who became his personal base. So even after the american carnage that we witnessed here yesterday, he remains the domi
Capitol building on wednesday were a riotous mob and domestic terrorists. He blamed donald trump for what he called an unrelenting attack on american democracy. White has a spokesperson says that once a puzzling violence was appalling, reprehensible and antithetical to the american way and that the president condemned it. She said it did not represent in ministrations values. Administrations values. Facebook has extended its block on Donald Trumps accounts for at least the next two weeks untiljoe bidens inauguration saying he was trying to incite violent insurrection. Twitter has also temporarily suspended his feed. And thereve been numerous demands for an inquiry into wednesdays violent protests. The mayor of washington called them an affront to democracy. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are lizzy burden, uk economy reporter for bloomberg news, and Faiza Shaheen, inequality lead at the centre for International Cooperation at
In scotland, salons can open from the 22nd ofjuly. In wales, its the 27th. Normal life is slowly returning, to the great relief of some. But others like jilly feel theyre being forgotten. Sarah corker, bbc news, in west yorkshire. One notable feature of the response to the pandemic in the uk has been the contrasting approaches taken by each of the four nations, with decisions on easing the lockdown being taken at different times and in different ways. This week were exploring how those approaches have worked and what they say about the state of governance of the uk, and tonight we hearfrom our scotland editor sarah smith. Life in scotland right now feels quite different to the rest of the uk. We are still not allowed into a pub. If you go inside a shop you must wear a face covering. Were not even allowed to get our hair cut yet. There has been more emphasis on friends and family being allowed to get together. A bit less on getting
business back to work. We went into lockdown as one uni
The headlines donald trump says he will travel to a Campaign Event in florida on monday, less than two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. Hell also speak at an event at the white house on saturday. His democratic rival for the presidency, joe biden, has been campaigning in nevada. Hes accused President Trump of reckless personal conduct since his covid diagnosis, and of not taking the correct precautions to protect himself or others from the virus. Talks between armenia and azerbaijan are continuing late into the evening in moscow, as the kremlin tries to broker a ceasefire in the disputed territory of nagorno kara bakh. A two week state of emergency has been declared in madrid, to try to contain a big rise in coronavirus cases. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the director of centre for labour and social studies former Labour Police and crime commissioner, Faiza Shaheen and the Deputy Editor of the daily ex