hello. fighting the coronavirus pandemic has been a monumental task for all nations, but for those in developing countries, having limited access to vaccines has proved to be disastrous. at a meeting on monday, the world trade organization will be discussing a proposal first put forward by india and south africa back in october, to suspend patents on covid vaccines for the duration of the pandemic. the aim is to speed up access to affordable medical products for the prevention and treatment of covid 19. the debate is over the best way to achieve this, and whether suspending patents is the answer. the us has backed a waiver, but not everyone is convinced. joining me now is diarmaid mcdonald, lead organiser atjust treatment. who opposes this and why? this is reall who opposes this and why? ti 3 is really interesting, it s going to be the first time the world trade organization meets with the us switching sides in the debate. previously, this proposal made first in october last
#bbcyourquestions. france has banned all non essential travel from the uk to try to stop the spread of the indian variant of coronavirus. a temporary ban on bailiff enforced evictions, introduced in england at the start of the pandemic, has come to an end today. china announces that families can now have three children up from the current limit of two as data shows a steep decline in the number of births. hundreds of afghans who worked for the british military prepare to relocate for their safety as international troops leave afghanistan. new rules designed to reduce the number of fake whiplash claims come into force in england and wales. and coming up. expect more busy beaches on bank holiday monday, on what could be the hottest day of the year so far. hello, very good morning to you and welcome to bbc news. there s a new push under way to get more people in england vaccinated against covid 19 this week, amid concerns that the variant first identified in india could dela
he s paying a high price. so these are the memories, yeah? that one is my last game for wales, against england in 2008, my last game. do you remember the game? no, nothing. i know we won. i ve seen the jerseys with me with my hands in the air at twickenham, but i can t remember being on the pitch. so you played in the game, you ve got the shirt, but you don t remember the game at all? at all. what i ve been told is my brain was so inflamed at that period. and most.most of my career, i ve said before, i can t remember because we were doing so much contact, my brain was inflamed. so you. the memories weren t storing. so you had an inflamed brain because of the contact you were doing. yes. ..and the hits you were taking, and you were still turning out for wales? wales. club. training. wow. years after he retired from rugby, alix found his memory getting worse. i got lost on a bike ride and it s a bike ride i ve done 50, 70 times. and ijust had a blackout moment and didn t know w
people flock to beaches on bank holiday monday, on what could be the hottest day of the year so far. good afternoon. some scientists who advise the government are calling for the lifting of the final coronavirus restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune to be delayed because of infection rates and the spread of the indian variant. the environment secretary, george eustice, warned that ministers cannot rule out delaying the lockdown easing. he said the situation was dynamic and the data still needed to be assessed. it comes as england s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. here s our health correspondent, anna collinson. it s anna collinson. one of the biggest rugby stadiums it s one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world but today thousands are being encouraged to come to talking for the coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it s been really good. the k was qu
is opening as the country s largest vaccination centre. matt graveling is there for us this morning. matt, the focus is on areas where there s been a surge in cases of the indian variant isn t it? that s correct, sally. this famous stadium that s correct, sally. this famous stadium has seen hundreds of thousands of people throughout the years. thousands of people throughout the years. but thousands of people throughout the years, but possibly not for anything quite years, but possibly not for anything quite like years, but possibly not for anything quite like this, because as you say this location is going to be the site for this location is going to be the site for england s largest vaccination centre today. they are hoping vaccination centre today. they are hoping to vaccination centre today. they are hoping to get as many as 50,000 people hoping to get as many as 50,000 pe0pie hoping to get as many as 50,000 people 15,000 hoping to get as many as 50,