in a eulogy delivered at the state funeral mr ramaphosa said desmond tutu had been the spiritual father of the new nation and the bearer of its conscience. covid 19 is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide airlines cancelled more than a400 flights on saturday. it s one of the highest single day tolls since the cancellations began just before christmas, and thousands of flights were grounded due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. now on bbc news, it s time for our world: lebanon on life
called him the nation s moral compass. in a eulogy delivered at the state funeral mr ramaphosa said desmond tutu had been the spiritual father of the new nation and the bearer of its conscience. covid 19 is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide airlines cancelled more than 4400 flights on saturday. it s one of the highest single day tolls since the cancellations began just before christmas, and thousands of flights were grounded due to surging covid cases among airline crews and ground personnel. a german sea rescue charity has taken hundreds of migrants to the italian port of pozzallo, in sicily. the sea watch 3 vessel has spent the last week searching for a port that would accept them. the migrants were picked up in five separate operations in the mediterranean. now on bbc news, it s time for our world: lebanon on life
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of the biggest teaching unions have called for tougher covid measures in schools in england to combat a rise in infections. a welcome from england s city regions outside london for an announcement of nearly £7 billion to improve their transport networks but they say more money is needed. ministers promise £0.5 billion to support families in the budget, but the labour party calls it a smokescreen. court documents reveal that alec baldwin was told a prop gun was safe moments before he accidentally killed a crew member on a film set. now on bbc news, it s time for our world: lebanon on life support. lebanon, on the eastern coast
driven so far by infections among schoolchildren. though vaccinations of the 16 s have only been under way for a month. data for england last week from the ons says the sharpest rises in case rates were among children, but there were among children, but there were slight increases recorded as well amongst some older age groups. covid hospital admissions are also rising, near 20% week on week. the sage experts say it is unlikely they will go higher than the peak in january, but planning for possible new measures should begin now. hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news, it s time for our world: lebanon on life support. lebanon, on the eastern coast of the mediterranean. after decades of corruption and financial mismanagement, the