In england came underfire this week over longer waits for test results. In an effort to track of the spread of the virus, the government has rolled out a new scheme. After a successful trial, 90 waste Water Treatment sites in england, wales and scotland are to Start Testing sewage for traces of the virus to try to detect local outbreaks before they spread. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Its a new approach to tracking down coronavirus monitoring sewage in local communities. This is an Early Warning system, as fragments of genetic material from the virus can be detected in waste water. Scientists say its real value is in areas where there might be people who are infected but showing no symptoms. The beauty of this technique is that we can detect people who are in that situation and dont know theyve got the virus but they are still shedding it, and we can still find it in the waste water and we can find it in advance of there being any positive tests in a catchment. Samples from sewage
The 50th anniversary of his clothing label. From opening his first small shop in nottingham in 1970 to trading in 70 countries hes a stalwart of the fashion scene. But like the rest of the industry his business has been hit hard by the pandemic. He met our arts editor Will Gompertz at a paul smith store that was closed at the time and talked about the challenges ahead. You can wear it, but theres always something, a little secret. I love that. Were sitting in the size of the original shop, which was three metres by three metres, only open fridays and saturdays, and the idea was just to earn a living. There was almost no fashion, really, in nottingham. Slowly, people from leicester and sheffield and derby, and then eventually even further afield. Oh, there little shop thats got really interesting things, you know. From a tiny backroom in nottingham to the fashion catwalks of the world, paul smith turned his small enterprise into a global brand. Its been profitable for every one of its 5
Ecologists have criticised plans to move ancient woodland habitat in the warwickshire countryside to make way for hs2 describing the idea as fundamentally flawed. Developers of the high speed line want to relocate the woodland, as our environment and Rural Affairs correspondent Claire Marshal explains. This tree is from part of an ancient woodland near Leamington Spa thats being cut down because its in the way of h52. It belongs to penny. She takes us through a bit of south Cubbington Wood that isnt being affected by the high speed line. She says this is what it looked like in the spring. This is what its like now. Its a bit of a kick in the stomach. Its a bit. Alarming, yeah. Its alarming. But, you know, just got to keep calm and go along with it. Ancient woodlands are at least 400 years old. Theyre rich in life, but there are only fragments left about 2 of land in the uk. Hs2 said it would translocate ones in the way of the line, which essentially means moving the habitat. So the tra
Started trials of a new treatment for coronavirus. The antiviral drug is one of several potential treatments aimed at curbing infection in the early stages and reducing the risk of people developing serious illness. Our medical editor, fergus walsh, went to meet some of the first volunteers wholl receive the experimental medication. The preparations are meticulous. Safety para mou nt. Mention clinical trials, and many still remember when six volunteers in london fell dangerously ill within minutes of receiving an experimental drug. That was 1a years ago. Now, doctors must wait 2a hours after the first person is dosed. After northwick park, it was recognised that we must have a pause between dosing our first individual and dosing the rest of a cohort, so 2a hours is a reasonable time period for most medicines. It gives that time for the emergence of any unusual side effects. So, we have the go ahead. Yesterdays volunteer is fine, so that means catherine, a nurse, can be given the trial
Spains government announces a new state of emergency as it tackles the virus a National Curfew from from 11pm until six in the morning is due to come in from sunday. After seven months, ballet dancers return to the stage with socially distanced tu tus at birmingham repertory theatre. Now on bbc news. Our world investigates how tiktok is changing us politics and how it is influencing the race for the white house. Tiktok one of the Fastest Growing social media platforms in the world, and downloaded over 2 billion times. Micro entertainment has a bottomless well of content, and that means hours of engagement every day. Normally the home for lip syncing teens and out of control pets, its Phenomenal Growth means its
starting to change the world. What we are seeing on tiktok, i think we know more about politics and about the latest news. And nowhere more than in the us election, where donald trump and joe biden supporters are fighting for the future of their country on tiktok. I am a conserv