hello this is bbc news. the headlines. on the edge of losing control of coronavirus a warning from one leading scientist as more than 3000 uk cases are recorded for a second day. this is still a very widely distributed infection. it s across the whole of the uk, and by every measure, the numbers are going up. oxford university and astrazeneca restart clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine which was halted after a volunteer fell ill. sir terence conran the designer and habitat founder who revolutionised british decor and dining has died aged 88. now on bbc news. a month after lebanon s catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the country s crisis hit economy and broken political system? hello and welcome to this edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi. this week we ask if lebanon s political system is broken. the beirut explosion has led to a huge backlash against the country s ruling class, who are blamed for decades of corruption a
and students at university. this report from our health correspondent, lauren moss. it s the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced across the uk. from monday, the rule of six will limit the number of people that we can socialise with. yesterday, there were 3500 new conformed covid cases, and scientists have warned the rate of infection is doubling every seven to ten days. i think one would have to say that we are on the edge of losing control, and you ve only got to look across the channel to see what is happening in france and what is happening in spain. the french on thursday had 9800 new infections, and one can see that their hospital admissions, and indeed, their intensive care admissions are going up. the rate of infection is much lower than it was at the peak of the pandemic, when it is thought there were 100,000 new infections each day. but government advisers believe the r number, the number of people an infected person can pass the virus onto, is betwe
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 0n the edge of losing control of coronavirus a warning from one leading scientist as more than 3000 uk cases are recorded for a second day this is still a very widely distributed infection, it s across the whole of the uk and, by every measure, the numbers are going up. oxford university and astrazeneca restart clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine which was halted after a volunteer fell ill. a new trial to reduce pollution levels will cut the speed limit to 60mph on four sections of motorway in england. sir terence conran the designer and habitat founder who revolutionised british decor and dining has died aged 88. now, on bbc news, it s time for click. hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. if you ve got kids, then i hope the whole back to school thing is going as well as it can do. to be honest, here, it is a little bit like that. how s it going with you, lara? it s tricky, isn t it? i remember going back as a yo
astrazeneca have restarted clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine which was halted after a volunteer fell ill. boris johnson defends his plans to over ride parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. sir terence conran the british designer who revolutionised retail and interior design, has died aged 88. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m sarah mulkerrins. the premier league returns and aubameyang is back scoring for arsenal as they get off to the perfect start. a new circuit for formula one, but the same old story, lewis hamilton is back on pole. and we look ahead to the us open women s final where the 2018 champion naomi osaka will face a rejuvinated victoria azarenka. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening welcome to the programme. it s been away forjust a few short weeks but the premier league is back and there has been lots going on. let s start wit
coming up at 8:30pm: global questions. a month after lebanon s catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the country s crisis hit economy and political system? a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the government s sage advisory committee, said people need to limit their socialising to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. it comes as oxford university confirmed its clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine will resume. the trial was paused earlier this week due to a participant in the uk becoming ill. this report from our health correspondent, lauren moss. 0n the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced, there s a stark warning about what could lie ahead. 3,500 more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed for the second day in a row. scientists say, although the rate of infection is lower than it was at the peak