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the first non professional space crew ever launched into orbit has returned safely after their three day mission. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the footballing legend jimmy greaves has died at the age of 81. he was one of the most prolific strikers in the game s history scoring more than 400 goals in a 15 year career for chelsea, ac milan, tottenham, west ham, and of course england. he remains one of england s top scorers of all time only wayne rooney, bobby charlton and gary lineker have got more goals for the three lions. he was part of the england squad that won the 1966 world cup but missed out on an appearance in the final. later he became a popular tv presenter on the long running itv football show saint and greavesie. the england and spurs captain harry kane has tweeted his condolences. he says ripjimmy greaves. a true legend and one of the great goal scorers. thoughts are with his family and friends. one ofjimmy s form ....
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. there are signs of growing frustration across europe as many nations reintroduce lockdown measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. infections are on the rise as a third wave begins to sweep the continent. there ve been protests in poland, where a strict new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp increase in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna, with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. this protest took place in finland, which has more than 70,000 confirmed cases, and where 800 people have died so far. there were also anti lockdown protests in london. they came despite a fall in infections and a fast paced vaccine programme. and german police used pepper spray during ugly clashes in the northern city of kassel another city where demonstrators are a ....
now on bbc news: panorama. tonight on panorama: the gold rush, as britain s health workers ran short of ppe. we were so scared of this virus. if there was no ppe then what? ..£12.5 billion worth of contracts were awarded, some to people with friends in high places. you were ten times more likely to be awarded a contract if you had been in that high priority lane than if you hadn t. big profits were there to be made. that s an awful lot of money. yeah, it s a very large contract. we reveal the dog food supplier who took a cut of one of the biggest deals of all. every person that feeds rockster to their dog becomes part of our family. ..and ask why even now the government is keeping secret, crucial details about how the money was spent. this is really troubling stuff. it signals something very alarming about the state of our country. in the spring of 2020, ppe stocks were falling. covid deaths were rising. the uk government was on a massive exercise to find ppe anywhere ....
capital reykjavik. there are signs of growing frustration across europe as many nations reintroduce lockdown measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. infections are on the rise as a third wave begins to sweep the continent. there ve been protests in poland, where a strict new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp increase in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna, with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. than 70,000 confirmed cases, and where 800 people have died since the pandemic began. there were also anti lockdown protests in london. they came despite a fall in infections and a fast paced vaccine programme. and german police used pepper spray during ugly clashes in the northern city of kassel, another city where demonstrators are angry about covid linked restrictions. 0ur berlin correspondent, damian mcguinness is following developments. restrictions and demonstrations in germany have been a common ....
nearly 80,000 new cases of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, and has been registering record numbers of deaths this week. the country is battling a more contagious variant which is taking a heavy toll on young people. freya cole reports. the start of another hectic day for intensive care workers in sao paulo. the ward is full of covid 19 patients, relying on ventilators and constant monitoring so they can stay alive. for the head of intensive care, the biggest concern now is a sharp rise of younger people being admitted in a serious condition. translation: today we face | the prospect that the situation will get worse because the patients we are witnessing have a slightly different profile than before. we are seeing more younger patients with very serious conditions and no underlying health issues. covid i9 has left a trail of death across brazil. a local variant is highly contagious. in the last 21 hours almost 3000 people died, the second highest daily death toll sinc ....