tonight at six a whole new level of restrictions for parts of the north east of england. for the first time, you could be fined for meeting other households anywhere indoors. newcastle, county durham, northumberland some of the places where it ll now be illegal to mix with people you don t live with whether at home or in a pub or restaurant. we do not take these steps lightly, but we must take them and take them now, because we know that swift action is more likely to bring the virus under control. it s the first time mixing with other households in any indoor setting has been made illegal. has been made illegal in england. also tonight. the new 10pm curfew in england and scotland sees crowds pouring onto the streets at the same time and prompts calls for an urgent review.
feeding the students who can t leave their halls of residence thousands are now self isolating at around a0 universities across the uk. i m live in port talbot, the latest pa rt i m live in port talbot, th
this is bbc news the headlines at seven. calls for more support for the uk s travel and tourism sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. a further 1,295 people have died in the uk according to the latest covid figures. but the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. the world s biggest vaccination programme gets underway in india. the country hopes to inoculate 300 million people byjuly, with priority being given to frontline healthcare workers. senior police officers in the uk say their investigations have been compromised after hundreds of thousands of arrest records were deleted from the police national computer. president electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states
promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office. and coming up at 19.30 mark kermode takes a look at the newest releases in this week s editi
crowds of protesters have gathered for a sixth day in cities across the united states following the killing by police of an african american man george floyd. curfews have been imposed in more than 20 cities to try to stop the violence. in the capital, activists have gathered outside the white house. there have been packed beaches at sun drenched british resorts as ministers announced an easing of the english lockdown starting later on monday. the government says they are reasonably confident the measures will be manageable . some gps have raised concerns about a second wave of infections. brazil has overtaken france as the country with the fourth highest death toll from coronavirus. nearly 29,000 people have died in south america s biggest country. there have been clashes between police and anti government protesters demanding the resignation or impeachment of the president over his handling of the pandemic. now on bbc news, hardtalk.
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you can make that case. here s the thing. the wnba and its leadership have complained for years and years and years pay attention to us. grow the game. we need more. we need. this and well now they have it and they have it in caitlin clark. you are telling me the second best betting favorite is belgium. the three of us, two retired players and my wife could beat belgium for crying out loud. it s not like you bring caitlin clark on the team and this is some charity case. are you kidding me? caitlin clark on that team brings more eyeballs the wnba has been begging for more eyeballs and they haven t gotten them and they got it wrong in case. todd: fox & friends begins right now. they could use you. steve: thank you very much, todd and carley. it is 6:00 here in new york city. it s 5:00 in dallas and this is the fox & friends for wednesday, june 12th, 2024. you saw it on our air live yesterday. hunter biden convicted on all three federal gun charges. you may have mi