sir patrick vallance, the government s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the government s response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, operationally effective. he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkinson reports. sir patrick vallance arriving at the inquiry in central london this morning ahead of giving evidence. he became one of the most recognisable faces during the pandemic. faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to yom faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at daily - over to you. appearing at daily covid news over to you. appearing at daily c
and terrorist infrastructure . as the weather worsens across the region, the situation on the ground for hundreds of thousands of people who have fled south in gaza in recent days and weeks will become much tougher. we can check on the humanitarian situation on the ground. live now to ramallah where we re joined byjohn entwistle, spokesperson from the international federation of the red cross. thank you for speaking to us on bbc news. heavy rain with us. i assume the same way you are and in up give usa the same way you are and in up give us a sense of the situation on the ground this morning. us a sense of the situation on the ground this morning. thank you for the time. ground this morning. thank you for the time- as ground this morning. thank you for the time. as you ground this morning. thank you for the time. as you rightly ground this morning. thank you fori the time. as you rightly report, the situation the time. as you rightly report, the situation is the t
Colombian pop star Shakira has been fined €7.3 million (£6.4 million) and given a three-year suspended prison sentence after striking a last-minute deal in her Spanish tax fraud case.