One of the leading advisers to the government behind one of the government behind one of the first lockdown says it is unlikely that there will be a need for further lockdown. Professor niall ferguson says life should start getting back to normal thanks to the vaccination programme. He says questions remain over holidays particularly travelling abroad this year but was optimistic about life returning with far fewer restrictions. Masks and social distancing, strict limits on gatherings and socialising, they ve been unprecedented restrictions on everyday lives for much of the pandemic, but there s an increasing sense that things could be much closer to the old normal by the summer. One of the key scientists involved in lockdown policy told me he s much more confident. It will feel a lot more normal in terms of being able to visit friends, family, go out to restaurants. We have yet to see what will happen in terms of holidays, particularly overseas holidays, but we will have many fewer re
In woodland in kent died from serious head injuries, according to detectives. The body of 53 year old julia james was found in a wood in snowdown near dover on tuesday. Police say that so far no motive or suspects have been identified. Helena wilkinson reports. This normally quiet rural part of kent has become the focus of an extensive murder investigation. It was on the edge of this would wearjulia james was found, just a few hundred yards from where she lived. The 53 year old liz community support officer had been working from home on tuesday. She had taken her dog for a walk when she was attacked. Kent police say she was not in police uniform when she was found. Police say the body ofjulia james was found by a number of people close to the woods on tuesday afternoon. She died from significant head injuries. At this stage, they don t have any suspects, nor can they find a clear motive. What they are not ruling out is that she was killed by a stranger. It that she was killed by a stra
In bosnia herzegovina, the health care system only allows giving birth in hospitals. We report on plans for a secret home birth. Amira is fighting for the right to have a home birth. Women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. The united nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. Violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. To protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife who is taking a risk to help her deliver the baby at home. If the police came and said who are you? what are you doing?, hopefully reasonableness will prevail. Can amira reclaim one of her life s most important moments? sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Amira cerimagic is a doctor and an activist and productive rights. She is preparing for the arrival of herfourth child. She wants to have a home birth, but in bosnia and herzegovina, that s not an op
as a result of coronavirus. costing £2.3 million, it would be the first new structure of its kind inside st paul s for 150 years. charlotte wright reports. for centuries, st paul s cathedral has been a place to reflect on significant international events, to reflect on significant national events, which is why campaigners say it s a fitting site for this a covid memorial, designed by an architect who himself lost his mother during the pandemic. there are now over 100,000 other families who will have gone through that same sense of dislocating anguish. and for us, i think a memorial could not be more important. the plan is to build the memorial here at the north door, the site of a porch that was bombed during world war ii, and visitors will walk through to an area of reflection where there will be a digital book of condolence and they can call up entries, including photos and epitaphs. more than 7,300 names have already been uploaded to the online book. it s a different
amira is fighting for the right to have a home birth. women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. the united nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. to protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife, who s taking a risk to help her deliver the baby at home. if the police came and said who are you? what are you doing? , hopefully reasonableness will prevail. can amira reclaim one of her life s most important moments? sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. amira cerimagic is a doctor and an activist for productive rights. she s preparing for the arrival of her fourth child. she wants to have a home birth, but in bosnia and herzegovina, that s not an option. the health system here only allows births in hospitals. bosnia and herzegovina is one of europe s poorest count