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inequalities in the uk. he says it won t make richer areas poorer england s bukayo saka has spoken out after receiving racist abuse for missing a penalty in the euro 2020 final. 0n twitter, he wrote that he won t let the negativity he s received break him and said social media platforms aren t doing enough to stop the hate. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. at least a2 people have died and many more are missing after severe floods in western germany. at least four people died when their houses were swept away in the village of schuld. the region has seen record high rainfall over the past 2a hours. the worst affected district has been ahrweiler, in the state of rhineland palatinate, where 18 people have died. the netherlands have also been badly affected and in belgium six people are known to have died with the city of liege urging all residents to leave. the germany chancellor angela merkel says she s had messages of solidarity from other countries who have als ....
from hospital to a care home last march or april? were they tested or not? let me know. on twitter, it s @vicderbyshire. or you oryou can e mail. coughing the sound of a covid cough scientists come up with a new technique to detect if someone has the virus. a controversial clean air zone scheme to tackle pollution a quarter of birmingham drivers face a minimum £8 charge. new measures to stop what s called the loyalty penalty that s insurance customers being penalised for renewing, rather than shopping around. and barack obama praises the anti poverty campaigning of england footballer marcus rashford. good morning. surgeons are calling for specialist hubs to be set up in england, to help tackle what they call the colossal backlog of non urgent operations that have been postponed because of the pandemic. in march, around five million patients were waiting for surgery that s the highest number since records began. but the government says it s working to accelerate th ....
of non urgent operations surgeons call for hubs to be set up that could keep working, even if there s another wave of coronavirus. fairer prices for people who stay loyal to their insurance companies new rules mean existing customers mustn t pay more for renewing their home and car insurance. and, the remarkable achievement of the former marine who lost three limbs in afghanistan, as he swims across plymouth sound. we made it, so, happy days. i can t speak myjaw s too cold! and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, there are renewed fears over whether the olympic games will go ahead as the japanese government prepares to extend the current state of emergency in tokyo. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers say there is currently no reason to suggest england s end to lockdown on the 21st ofjune might be delayed, but that the situation remains under review. last night, matt hancock announced that the variant first identified in india is n ....
mark ormrod lost his arm and both legs when he was injured in afghanistan this morning we ll be with him as he attempts to complete an epic swim for charity. another great friends reunion could be on the cards tottenham reach out to their former manager, mauricio pochettino, about returning as boss. and he did say once, it would be his dream to come back. good morning. a slightly cloudy day to day with some rain around, particularly toward the west. but things turning increasingly warm and sunny for the bank holiday weekend. all the details on breakfast. good morning. it s friday, 28th of may. up to three quarters of new covid cases could be linked to the indian variant, according to the health secretary matt hancock. there are concerns the increase in infections could delay plans to lift all restrictions in england on june 21st. our correspondent, james reynolds, has the latest. in bolton, the race between the vaccine and the variant is fought at the pace of an average b ....
the sound of a covid cough scientists come up with a new technique to detect if someone has the virus. the belarus journalist arrest. more flight disruptions, as the standoff with the west continues. the leaders of russia and belarus are to meet later. 400,000 people flee their homes, as fears grow of a further volcanic eruption in the democratic republic of congo. barack 0bama praises the anti poverty campaigning of england footballer marcus rashford. hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government is keeping a close eye on the rise in coronavirus cases driven by the indian variant. eye on the rise in coronavirus cases according to data from public health england, there are now almost 7,000 cases in the uk. that s doubled in a week. and up to three quarters of new covid cases could be linked to the new variant. hospital admissions with covid are also rising in some places, albeit from a very low level. there are concerns the increase ....