Good afternoon. Weve got to get control of this. That was the uncompromising message from the countrys top scientists as britain enters a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. At a televised briefing, professor chris whitty and sir Patrick Vallance said the country could see 50,000 new coronavirus cases daily by mid 0ctober if the infection rate isnt brought down. But they stressed that outcome is not inevitable as long as people follow the rules to stop the spread of the virus. On that, the Prime Minister had meetings with senior ministers at the weekend to discuss whether further restrictions are necessary, and within the past hour, its emerged that there will be a meeting of cobra tomorrow morning. Richard galpin reports. Six months after the government ordered a full lockdown across the country to try and stem the rapid spread of the virus, its now clear we are facing a serious second wave. Case rising rapidly. This morning, the uk governments chief medical adviser warning it co
Withdrawal agreement, as the two sides meet in london. The roof of a school bus is sheared off in a crash in hampshire. Three children are in hospital with serious injuries. And wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in Human History according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary matt hancock has defended the governments ambition to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. Leaked official documents show that the Prime Ministers so called Moonshot Programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. Experts have expressed concerns about Laboratory Capacity and say the technology for rapid tests doesnt yet exist. It comes as the number of positive tests jumped 43 in one week, at the end of last month. Dominic hughes reports. Is mass testing for coronavirus the key to opening up the economy, and is it even possible . These are the questions being asked in th
Us President Donald Trump denies downplaying the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Drinking when youre pregnant official advice in england is dont drink at all now its being proposed that even one glass of wine should be marked on your childs medical records. The uk government says it will announce details in the next few days of how it will limit access to coronavirus tests as the system struggles to cope with the surge in demand. Staff and patients in the nhs and social care sector will be given priority after the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said it might be weeks before the problems are resolved. Another cabinet minister, Robert Buckland, acknowledged the government is facing real challenges and insisted it will do whatever it takes to increase laboratory capacity. Greg mckenzie reports. The signs are clear, the testing system is struggling to cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It has led to this wa
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain. Operation moonshot aims to do ten million daily tests by early next year. The idea is to have a test which would be carried out at the location, a bit like a pregnancy test that provides a very quick result, and that would completely revolutionise things. Senior uk ministers will hold emergency talks with eu officials later over the governments plan to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Thousands of migrants desperately seek shelter after a camp on the greek island of lesbos was destroyed by fire. Three people die as wildfires continue to rage in california, which is in the middle of a 20 year mega drought. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and ac
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