and, why max the springer spaniel is getting an award, after helping thousands of people cope with lockdown. max helped me from recovering from depression and if he can help others now, and our other dogs, if they make people smile, then i say bring it on. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed to the queen that they will not be returning as working members of the royal family. as a result the couple will now no longer hold the honorary military appointments and royal patronages given to them by the queen. in a statement buckingham palace said that in stepping away from the work of the royal family it would not be possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. prince harry and meghan have committed to continue supporting the organisations they have represented saying service is universal . andy moore reports. ever since meghan and harry moved to north america, their long te
the london marathon returns on sunday. the returns on sunday. first full scale race in more the first full scale race in more than two years. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we are covering all the latest coronavirus develop its in britain and globally. there could be a breakthrough in the way we treat covid 19. interim trials suggest that a new experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. if authorised by regulators, the new drug which comes in the form of a pill would be the first oral antiviral medication for covid 19. mark lobel reports. this is the first covid pill, trial results suggest taking cut hospitalisations or deaths by half. cut hospitalisations or deaths b half. , ., by half. the news of the efficacy by half. the news of the efficacy of by half. the news of the efficacy of this - by half. the news of the| efficacy of this particular antiviral is obviously very good news. the c
We thought we broadly understood how planets and stars form. But the discovery of dozens of pairs of young planets in a nearby nebula threatens to turn that on its head.