in the morning. just to get tested. the major question right now is when will things change? tina drove 51 miles to get a covid test but no luck. the test that had already closed. she works for amazon and has been off work because she says she has been in contact with a relative who tested positive for covid. it does feel like i m hitting a dead end because i only have three days to get tested to clear my name for work and i cannot even do that. of testing is a key element to stopping the spread, why are they not easy to access? we directed that question to a lead epidemiologist and the bay area and infectious disease doctor. we will get better but it is not going to happen until we have a new administration because this administration is completely failing us in regards to testing. what is the answer for everyone trying to rush out and get tested, waiting in long lines or cannot even get that appointment? what is the answer right now? right now, you know, we jump p
charities and nhs services who help problem gamblers say this year has been one of their busiest. more than a quarter of a million people in the uk are thought to be addicted to gambling with the number of women increasing at double the rate of men. jeremy cooke reports. gambling to me was as normal as breathing. i was gambling from the first moment i d wake up in the morning. i d wake up in the night and gamble. there was no time that i wouldn t gamble or think about gambling. kerry is a recovering addict. it felt like something i couldn t stop. it was part of me. it had control. gambling cost her tens of thousands of pounds. but the true cost has been higher still. what i lost was so much more than that. it was my identity, my self respect, my values, time, sleep, relationships, my home. the list is endless. i did think of ways to end my life. i didn t want to be here, because i couldn t see a life without gambling. it had me, it had total control. we lljust have a little
now on bbc news, to celebrate bbc 100 women, click is profiling the most inspiring and influential women in technology. this week, a global click gathering. ..high tech ivf hopes. ..and a robot ballerina with no left feet. hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. now, we ve met some pretty incredible female tech pioneers in our time, but this week s programme is going to be particularly inspiring. we re dedicating it to women in tech. and one female led tech company, benevolentai, has had a spot of good news this week. yes, so this is the company that you visited earlier in the year, isn t it? they re using al to try and predict which medicines which are already on the market might be repurposed to treat coronavirus. is that right? yes, that s right! just nine months ago, they spotted the initial indications that a drug usually used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could have potential. and it turns out they were right! baricitinib has received fda emergency approval in
as we were saying, running out the vaccine will be huge logistical exercise and can also be effected by post brexit l. because a supply comes from belgium. those likely to receive the jabs, including nurses who went through the first wave know how important that is. working, a lot of the nurses were living away from home and were concerned about it home to theirfamilies. concerned about it home to their families. if we do get a vaccine, it means we can get back to living more normal is not normal for the past several months. care home residents and carers, followed by the over 80s and frontline workers and young adults with young conditions that it will be nhs staff who get it first. hospitals will be the focal point next week. the idea for the first phase is we concentrate on nhs hospitals delivering this vaccine because particular requirements of the pfizer vaccine. but care homes are wondering what this means for the residents and why they do not appear to be top of the li
hello, this is bbc news with me, maryam moshiri. the headlines: the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps don t back new restrictions. iran s president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country won t be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. the retail empire arcadia, which owns topshop, burton and dorothy perkins, is on the brink of collapse, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. now on bbc news, to celebrate bbc 100 women, click is profiling the most inspiring and influential women in technology. this week, a global click gathering. ..high tech ivf hopes. ..and a robot ballerina with no left feet. hey, welcome to click. hope you re doing 0k. now, we ve met some pretty incredible female tech pioneers in our time, but this week s programme is going to be particularly inspiring. we re dedicatin