Former rugby stars sign up for research into the links between Contact Sport and dementia. A government advert to encourage younger people to come forward for the covid vaccine, which is being extended to 44 year olds. And Sir Anthony Hopkins becomes the oldest oscar winner, taking best actor for his role in the father. Well, here i am in my homeland in wales, and at 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didnt. And im very grateful to the academy, and thank you. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Former arsenal player Thierry Henry says social Media Companies arent doing enough to tackle racism. Its ahead of a boycott this weekend by Football Clubs in england. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Borisjohnson is under intensifying pressure over transparency after a series of explosive allegations made by his former top adviser Dominic Cummings, including that he sought money from tory donors to help refurbish his Downing Street Flat. This morni
Lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased allowing the re opening of non essential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. Meanwhile in wales, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. And the oscar goes to. Nomadland. A film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars, including best picture and Best Director. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Indias Coronavirus Crisis is intensifying its recorded another global record of new cases for the fifth day running, with more than 352,000 infections reported in the last 2a hours alone. Hospitals in delhi have completely run out of beds and some are missing critical supplies including oxygen. Doctors in india say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. The uk along with other countries is now sending medical aid to india. 0ur delhi correspondent Yogita Limaye reports. The capital i
Dashing hopes shed be coming home. In india, doctors say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. Restrictions ease further in scotland, as restauraunts, pubs and bars welcome customers indoors but only until 8pm. Paris . They dont even speak english there. And after a night like no other at the oscars, Anthony Hopkins is the oldest Best Actor Winner at the age of 83. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel, the return of the invincibles. Arsenal legends thierry henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira alljoin a bid to buy the club. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Sources have said to the bbc that, as england went into a second lockdown last autumn, the Prime Minister said he would rather see Bodies Pile High than take the country into a third lockdown. The Prime Minister denies it. The government was criticised for delaying the lockdown, during which Tens Of Thousands more people died. Labour say the Prime Minis
Conduct a review on how this is been done and asked that i share the details of those conclusions with the committee. The british Iranian Charity Worker Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe is sentenced to a year in prison in iran, after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime. As indias covid crisis intesifies, doctors say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. Lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased pubs, cafes and restaurants re open to customers outdoors and triumph at the oscars for Sir Anthony Hopkins who becomes the oldest winner of the Best Actor Award for his role in the father here i am in my homeland in wales added 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award, i really didnt. I am very grateful to the academy. Thank you. Good evening. There have been more denials about whether borisjohnson did say bodies could pile high during a heated discussion in Downing Street about a further lockdown. Sources say he did make the comments but he denies i
Sure that the lockdowns work. And after a night like no other at the oscars, Anthony Hopkins is the oldest Best Actor Winner at the age of 83. We start with the pandemic in india. The us has promised Emergency Assistance and vowed to release millions of doses of the astrazeneca vaccine. India has reported a fifth consecutive record high of daily covid cases. There were 350,000 confirmed new infections in the past 2a hours. Theres an Oxygen Crisis with some patients dying outside hospitals because theyve run out of oyxgen and beds. Heres our delhi correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan she came to hospital to be saved. Instead, this is where she died. They dont have oxygen, they dont have doctors, people are dying out here, her brother said. We were standing here in the car park for an hour. Now, my sister is no more. A horror story on repeat, as oxygen and Bed Shortages claim lives that could have been saved. Patients left to fend for themselves, struggling for help, as they struggle to sta