New Daily Covid cases hit a six month high as more than half A Million people in england and wales are pinged by the Nhs App and told to self isolate. A long awaited Report Calls for a tax on Sugar And Salt to try to encourage healthy eating but Prime Minister appears to pour cold water on the idea. And coming up in the sport on the Bbc News channel, team gbs womens Football Side Name three captains who will rotate the leadership as they head for the tokyo olympics. Good evening. At least 65 people have been killed in germany after Record Rainfall triggered Flash Flooding the worst in living memory. Many are still missing. As rivers burst their banks homes, roads, cars were all swept away. Thousands have had to leave their homes. The german Chacellor Anglea Merkel said she was shocked by the disaster, calling it a tragedy for the Nation Belgium has also been badly affected at least 8 have died including a 15 year old girl who was swept away. Residents in liege have been ordered to evac
More than half A Million people were told to self isolate last week, as the number of people in hospital with Covid Triples in a month. And the open golf Championships Return after two years the South African, Louis Oosthuizen, the early leader at Royal St georges. And coming up on the Bbc News channel. The rugby League World Cup will go ahead in england later this year but reigning champions australia are still yet to sign up. Good evening, and welcome to the Bbc News at six. Heavy Rain And Flooding have killed at least 42 people in geramny and dozens more are missing after the worst floods in living memory. Police helicopters and hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to help stranded residents in areas where some homes have been washed away. Parts of belgium, the netherlands and france have also been badly affected. It follows Record Rainfall in parts of Western Europe and warnings that there is more to come. Our Europe Correspondentjenny Hill is in one of the worst Hit Areas in we
In britain, new daily covid cases hit a six month high. More than half A Million people in england and wales are alerted by the Nhs App and told to self isolate. We have Special Report from japan where the small Town Excitement for the olympics is being overshadowed by the outcry over rising covid cases. The tremendous enthusiasm here is tempered with anxiety, and thats because places like this in ruraljapan have lots and lots of old people, and so far, almost no covid infections. Hello and welcome. More than 60 people are believed to have died and thousands of others have been displaced by extensive flooding in parts of western germany, belgium and the netherlands. The german chancellor Angela Merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events to climate change. Our Europe Correspondentjenny Hill reports from one of the worst Hit Areas in western germany. There was, many here told us, no warning. Homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. The water ripped up the roads, tos
And as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a Special Report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The sheer scale of the Flooding Disaster thats hit Western Germany and parts of belgium and The Netherlands is only now becoming clear. At least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. The german chancellor Angela Merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to Climate Change. Our Europe Correspondentjenny Hill reports from one of the worst Hit Areas in Western Germany. There was, many here told us, no warning. Homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. The water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. We met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld. She and herfamily fled last night. At the very last minute, she says, a fireman Got us out. The family are safe, though her son was injured. Hes in