help for key workers living with long covid. and a nail biting day for nasa as it aims to land its perseverance rocket on the surface of mars. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there s been a marked decline in levels of coronavirus infections in england since january, say scientists tracking the epidemic. a study by imperial college london found that infections have fallen by two thirds across england since the latest lockdown began, with an 80% fall in the capital itself. but it warns that levels are still high, particularly among primary school age children and young adults, with one in 200 testing positive between the 4th and 13th february. that s similar to levels seen in september. katharine da costa has the details. friends and family kept apart. many businesses kept on hold. lockdown has taken its toll on all of us, but researchers say it has helped to take infection levels in england down to those last seen in september. imperial college s react survey looked at
australia s prime minister says his country won t be intimidated, after facebook blocks the country s news feeds in a row over a new law. and a nail biting day for nasa, as it aims to land its perseverance rocket on the surface of mars. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there s been a marked decline in levels of coronavirus infections in england since january, say scientists tracking the epidemic. a study by imperial college london found that infections have fallen by two thirds across england since the latest lockdown began, with an 80% fall in the capital itself. but it warns that levels are still high, particularly among primary school age children and young adults, with 1 in 200 testing positive between the 4th and 13th february. that s similar to levels seen in september. our health correspondent, katharine da costa, has the details. friends and family kept apart. many businesses kept on hold. lockdown has taken its toll on all of us, but researchers say it has hel
was pictured in his underwear, on a video call to the teenager. it s understood the corporation is investigating the allegations and the star is currently not scheduled to be on air in the coming days. bbc news impartially covers stories about the wider corporation and like other news organisations is seeking further clarification on the story. the bbc has issued a statement about the claims. it says it takes any allegations very seriously and it attempts to speak to those who ve contacted them to get further details. but it pointed out if it gets no reply or receive no further contact that can limit its ability to progress things but that doesn t mean the enquiries stop. live now to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, whojoins me now from outside the bbc headquarters in central london. what more can you tell us? well, es, what more can you tell us? well, yes. these what more can you tell us? well, yes, these serious what more can you tell us? well, yes, these
hello, i m lucy gray. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery for a large scale offensive in the capital, khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent andrew harding filed this report from jeddah. the dock site here in port sudan. and you can see here 52, we believe, 52 evacuees from yemen,
khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way and has sent this report from port sudan. every face, every person on this waiting tug boat tells you a story they tell us that they made a dangerous journey to get here. the violence in their neighborhoods, they ve wa