As london goes into tier 3, other areas of england are hoping to be moved down following a review today of covid restrictions. 9 year old Ella Kissi Debrah died in 2013 an inquest has found that air pollution did contribute to her death. A little light at the end of the covid tunnel look what happened when a music teacher took her lessons online. Christmas isnt cancelled but leaders across the uk want us all to be very careful. Borisjohnson has urged people to think hard before meeting family and friends over the festive period, saying they should exercise extreme caution. He told a News Conference at downing street that the decision to ease covid restrictions for five days would remain in place, but added that the situation was more challenging than when the rules were first set. He said, a smaller christmas is going to be safer christmas and a shorter christmas is a safer christmas. On a similar note, englands chief medical officer professor chris whitty said there were four things t
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. After months of negotiations china has agreed to a World Health Organization led inquiry into the origins of the virus that causes covid 19. A team of Ten International scientists will travel to the chinese city of wuhan next month. The search for the source has led to tensions, especiallly with the us, with President Trump accusing china of trying to conceal the initial outbreak. Paul hawkins reports. Did it come from bats . Did it use a host tojump to human. Just some of the key questions who scientist will try to answer when they arrive in the city next month. Their goal is to find the truth about where the virus came from and how it darted. What we know so far is that on the third ofjanuary china investigated a virus infecting dozens of people in the city. A week later, Chinese Media reported the first known death. September saw worldwide deaths past 1 million, half of which were in brazil, india, and the us, which in n
And well be asking if areas in the north of england could move down a tier. Also tonight nine year old ella died following an asthma attack. Now in a landmark ruling a coroner has listed air pollution as a cause of death. Weve got the justice for her which she so deserved. But also, its about other children, still, as we walk around our city of high levels of air pollution. Heath experts say ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to the coronavirus so why are they less likely to take the vaccine . A little light at the end of the covid tunnel look what happened when a music teacher took her lessons online. And coming up on bbc news the use of concussion substitutes has been approved, with the premier league expected to vote in favour of a trial in the top flight when they meet tomorrow. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Just when you thought you had your Christmas Plans all sorted along comes some new and tougher guidance. This afternoon the Prime Minister said the four n
Country last friday. And a Chinese Space capsule has successfully returned with the first samples of moon rock in more than a0 years. A court in paris has found 1a people guilty of links to the three islamist extremists who attacked the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, and ajewish supermarket, nearly 6 years ago. Seventeen people were killed. The longest sentences, 30 years, were given to a close friend of one of the attackers and his former girlfriend who is believed to be in syria. Our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has been following the case. This trial has struggled to match the scale of the events behind it. Those in the Public Gallery today better known than those in the dock. Arriving for the verdict, surviving staff from a jewish supermarket and the magazine Charlie Hebdo, the two key targets in the attacks. The harshest verdict was for ali riza polat, sentenced to 30 years for complicity in the attacks. More than a dozen others were convicted of lesser crimes. Seven
Died in 2013. An inquest has found that air pollution did contribute to her death. Weve got the justice for her which she so deserved. But also, its about other children, still, as we walk around our city of high levels of air pollution. Sock christmas is here once more, families and neighbours knocking at the door. And a little light at the end of the covid tunnel. Look what happened when a music teacher took her lessons online. Good evening. Just when you thought you had your Christmas Plans all sorted, along comes some new and tougher guidance. This afternoon, the Prime Minister said the four nations had agreed to stick to the existing regulations they issued three weeks ago, but he warned people to exercise extreme caution. In scotland, Nicola Sturgeon also gave further advice to go alongside those regulations, and in wales, Mark Drakeford says the law will be changed. As Laura Kuenssberg reports, we are all being left with a choice make full use of what the law allows, or follow t