Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Final preparations are being made for the Duke Of Edinburghs funeral, which will take place tomorrow at st georges chapel in windsor. The archbishop of canterbury, who will give the blessing at the service, said he hoped the whole nation would reflect on a profound day for the royal family. Much of the ceremony has been carefully planned by the duke, to reflect his life and interests. The head of britains armed forces, general sir nick carter, will walk alongside the funeral procession, and said the details of the event had the princes fingerprints all over it. 0ur correspondent Sarah Campbell sent this report from windsor. Behind the castle walls, final rehearsals are under way. Across windsor, extra police and wardens are on patrol, as the town prepares for the funeral of one of its best known residents. More than 700 Service Personnel have spent the last few days rehearsing precise movements, in tribute to the duke, who was mentioned in dispat
Washington journal continues. Host every monday at this hour we take a closer look at covid19, where we are in the pandemic, more than a year after the first every monday at this hour i we take a much closer look of covid19 one year after the first cases reported joining us from ann arbor michigan is doctor markel the Director Center of history of medicine at the university of michigan. Thank you for being with us. So tell us about your center. I direct the center for the history of medicine we have a collection and a physicians and other scholars who try to understand how the profession of medicine and healthcare has unfolded the last many thousands of years. It is to use those lessons weve been doing that here at the university of michigan i have been here a while doing that. That is a lot of archival material including posters like this one parents of earth are your children fully immunized . Where did this come from . I am not seeing that poster right now. I cannot look at it there
President biden will be talking Vaccine Strategy with a Bipartisan Group of governors and will be doing it virtually. Also this hour theres another story that were following that youll want to stick around for. South carolina is moving closer to passing a law that will add Firing Squads to its list of execution methods. Without the Lethal Injection Drugs have to choose between an Electric Chair and the firing squad. Right now the state doesnt have Lethal Injection Drugs. Coming up, the daughter of a Death Row Inmate in South Carolina will join me. Her father is on track to be one of the next inmates executed. But his lawyers say he actually shouldnt be on death row at all. Stay with us for that story coming up in a few minutes. Well start with new developments in the fight in the pandemic. Garrett haake is on capitol hill, Sharon Pettypiece at the white house. Also with us is dr. Ebony hilton of Critical Care medicine at the university of virginia. Doctor, stand by. Let me start with y
Suing the government. The family of a woman who took her own life after her benefits were cut. The search continues to locate an injured whale in the river thames, after it escaped a first rescue attempt. Down memory lane. The queen recollects becoming the first young person in the commonwealth to receive a Life Saving Award. Good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. The uks covid alert level has been lowered from 4 to 3, which means the virus is no longer spreading exponentially. This afternoon, the Prime Minister is expected to announce a major easing of restrictions in england, so that, from next monday, six people or two households can meet indoors, while groups of up to 30 can meet outdoors. Pubs and restaurants would be able to reopen indoors, and at last, people could Hug Friends And Family outside their households. Our Health Correspondent Catherine Burns reports. You have got to do two verses, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you since the pandemic began, weve had to le
Mobile phone number has been Available Online for 15 years raising concerns about security and access. And, liverpool prepares to Party Without social distancing. Were at this afternoons nightclub event, which will test whether large crowds can gather without spreading covid. At least 44 people have died and have been injured, in a crush at a religious festival in the north east of israel. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described it as one of the worst disasters in the countrys history. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has described a fatal crush at a jewish religious festival as one of the countrys worst disasters. At least 44 people died, and more than 150 were injured at the event at mount meron. Tens of thousands of orthodoxjews attended the lag bomerfestival, making it the largest event in the country since the coronavirus pandemic began. A warning that you may find some of the images in Yolande Knell s report distressing. A celebration about to turn into