They are close to an agreement. Fleeing the conflict in ethiopia, as the un warns of a repeat of the devastating famine of 1984. And coventry gets set to launch itself as the uk city of culture. And coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: chasing a record equalling 24th grand slam title, serena williams moves into the fourth round of the french open. Good evening. The number of people who had covid 19 in the uk went up by two thirds in one week, new figures from the office for national statistics suggest. The north west of england had the highest proportion of positive cases. Meanwhile, scotland s first minister said cases today were the highest since february. It comes as the uk medicines regulator approved the use of the pfizer biontech vaccine in children aged 12 15, although the vaccines committee, thejcvi, has still to decide whether children should get the jab. For our first report tonight, here s our health editor, hugh pym. Come on in. Thank you very much. Come on in, that
a large scale cyber attack that started in ukraine is continuing to spread across the world tonight. and what is it about england, germany and penalties? england s under 21s crash out of the european championship. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: a record breaking score of 377 sets england up for a crushing victory over pakistan at leicester, in the women s world cup. good evening. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, has scrapped plans for a second referendum on independence by the spring of 2019. she said she had reconsidered the issue after the snp lost almost a third of its seats at westminster in the general election. she now says any decision on another vote will be delayed until after the uk has left the european union. our scotland editor, sarah smith, is at holyrood. sophie, this is unquestionably a setback for nicola sturgeon. she set out a very clear timetable for an independence referendum between autumn next year and spring 2019, before brexit. af
large scale cyber attack which began in ukraine is continuing its spread gci’oss in ukraine is continuing its spread across the globe. the virus freeze as computers and then demand the payment of a ransom. a danish shipping group, an american pharmaceutical company, a british advertising firm are some that have been hit. out tech expertjoins us. one to get a sense, it is this still spreading? i think it is. there is no killswitch in the same way that previous attacks have had. it is very sophisticated, using a number of methods to break into computers and from their spread to wider networks and when it does get into the networks, it encrypts files, locking them up. it is worth saying that we do not know if people who paid the ransom have had theirfiles returned. security experts are still picking through the code of this attack to sit where it may have come from and who might be behind it and how it can be stopped. if you do not pay this ransom, you are stark. how long befo
thing s this has got to stop. this knife things got to stop. are you paying thousands of pounds too much in hidden fees on your pension? the regulator is to announce a crackdown on firms that manage our money but why are we still getting a raw deal? in sport. not again. england lose to germany on penalties. nathan redmond s miss means they fail to make the final of the under 21 european championship. and carol has the weather. i m here to place an early morning football with the guys from man v fat to see how teamwork has helped men like this and 3000 more around the country lose a combined total of 30 tons in wake. to play some. and carol has the weather. for england, wales and northern ireland some rain on the cards, some of it will be heavy but as temperatures rise we could have thundery downpours. the dryers conditions today are likely to be in scotland. more details in 15 minutes driest conditions. good morning. first, our main story. the families of those who died
disaster. the families look for a nswe i’s. grenfell tower disaster. labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queen s speech calling on the government to recruit more police officers and firefighters and to end the public sector pay cap. no more needles a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in its first human trial experts say it could revolutionise how injections are given. a world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day france s biggest bank is its latest victim. two weeks on from the grenfell tower fire more calls for answers today the housing minister was confronted by survivors over accommodation. the families of those who died at hillsborough will find out later this morning whether anyone will face criminal charges. an inquest ruled last year that the 96 liverpool fans who died at the stadium in sheffield in 1989 were unlawfully killed. we are expecting announcement at half past 11. an inquestjudy last year said