dashing hopes she d 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 don t 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
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 india s 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 didn t. 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
doctors in india say people are dying from covid in the streets while desperate families queue to buy their own oxygen. lockdown restrictions in scotland and wales are eased pubs, cafes and restaurants reopen to customers outdoors. and triumph at the oscars for sir anthony hopkins, who becomes the oldest winner ever of the best actor award for his role in the father. well, here i am in my homelandl in wales, and at 83 years of age, i did not expect to get this award. i really didn t. and i m very grateful to the academy, and thank you. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. 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 minister has degraded his office and that his comments
contact with someone who s tested positive, you may receive this a message from test and trace saying you must self isolate for ten days. but this could soon change. a new study, backed by the government, is going to trial giving close contacts rapid lateral flow tests every morning, for seven days. results take about 30 minutes, and if they re negative, they can go about their lives as usual. rapid tests are considered less sensitive compared to pcr ones, which are processed in a lab, but scientists hope they can still play an important role in tackling the virus. we will also ask participants to take a pcr test at the beginning of the seven day period and at the end of the seven day period, and also if they test positive at any time to confirm the result, and this will help us really understand, you know, the effectiveness of this approach. there are also hopes this study could help people who ve struggled to self isolate, particularly those who are unable to work from ho
despite pandemic pressures. scheduled for 11.57 pacific time. nasa s first night time splashdown since apollo eight. four astronauts have returned to earth from the international space station. and in half an hour looking back at the past seven days at westminster, alicia mccarthy will be here with the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rules that require people to self isolate if they come into contact with someone who s tested positive for covid, could be relaxed. in a trial starting next week, up to 40,000 people contacted by nhs test and trace will be asked to take a lateral flow test every morning for a week instead of starting ten days of quarantine. 0ur health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. test, test, test. it s a key part of society reopening. currently, if you come into close contact with someone who s tested positive, you may receive this a message from test and trace saying you must self isolate for ten days. but this co