What now for the tourists . And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the deal is done. Phillippe coutinho has completed his dream move to barcelona. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A couple who met on an internet dating website have been convicted of planning a devastating christmas terror attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Munir mohammed, an Asylum Seeker from sudan who was living in derby, had stored up bomb making components with the help of a his girlfriend Rowaida El Hassan, a pharmacist. The court heard the pair were also researching how to make the deadly poison, ricin in the foiled attack a year ago. Heres our home affairs correspondent, june kelly reports. This is a story which stretches to the streets of sudan. The couple now convicted both had roots here, but they linked up thousands of miles away in the uk. Munir mohammed entered britain illegally and then sought asylum. A couple of years later, although married, he went on a muslim
Surrounding a very large area, between 37th and 42nd. Heres what we know from police, a trespassing call they were on. They confronted two men. They ran from police. One man turned and fired at officers. This is where we just got a clarification from police. Its when they say there was a perimeter set up. They encountered the two suspects a second time. Thats when one man brandished his gun, he showed his gun, and police fired on him. That man was killed. The other suspect taken into custody. Those are the latest details. No officers were hurt in this exchange. You can see how large the crime scene is. For they can who live up here folks who live up here, this is evans, highway 85 is closed off in both directions. Jayson luber has been keeping track of the traffic. Jayson, were getting closer to and will get worse through the morning. Most certainly will, youre right. Hopefully well have lanes open. But now lanes closed down in evans, which is just on the south side of greeley now. We
This is a bbc news special with tina daheley. Well bring you the latest government briefing on coronavirus shortly, but first, the headlines. More than 20,000 people have now died from coronavirus in uk hospitals the fifth country in the world to pass that milestone. Coronavirus tests for key workers through the government website were booked up within an hour of it reopening this morning. All home testing kits were ordered in less than 15 minutes. Countries around europe pursue options to end the lockdown belgium sets out a detailed plan to relax restrictions. Meanwhile, former chancellor Philip Hammond calls on the government to set out how britain can ease its lockdown and restart the economy. In the next 15 minutes the home secretary, priti patel, will lead the uks daily Coronavirus Press briefing at 10 downing street. And the English Premier League holds talks with ministers about how football matches could resume with televised matches played behind closed doors. Good afternoon.
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres a huge rise in the number of people claiming Unemployment Benefits in the uk an increase of almost 70 in april. The uks approach to coronavirus testing has been inadequate throughout the pandemic, according to a committee of mps. President trump says hes taking an anti malaria drug to ward off coronavirus despite Health Officials warning it is unsafe. What do you have to lose . 0k, what do you have to lose . I have been taking it for about a week and a half. Every day . At some point. Every day, i take the pill every day. The president also issues an ultimatum to the World Health Organisation reform within 30 days or lose all us funding. Deaths from coronavirus in uk care homes fall for the second week running, according to new data from the office for National Statistics. And the differences in lockdown regulations between the uks four nations continues to widen. From today, groups of six peo
On the afternoon of March 13, 2020, Dominic Cummings invited five of the most powerful figures of the pandemic to join a new WhatsApp group. Called “CSA-CMO-Matt-PM-Dom,” it comprised the then chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance; the chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty, the then health secretary Matt Hancock; Boris Johnson, and Cummings himself.