Its a great loss. I think the way i would put it is that we have lost almost the grandfather of the nation. Its very, very sad, but the extraordinary tributes in the memories that everybody has had been willing to has been so fantastic. Good morning. History is made at the masters. Hideki matsuyama becomes the first japanese man to win a golf major after victory at augusta. I was iwasa i was a dancer. Dad, you were an engineer Sir Anthony Hopkins becomes the oldest ever winner of the Best Actor Award at the baftas. Good morning. Some of us waking up this morning to sleet and snow, and as we go through this week it is going to be cold, frosty by night and still some wintry showers in the forecast, but equally some sunshine. All the details coming up. Its monday the 12th of april. Our top story. The Prime Minister has urged people to behave responsibly as england takes its next step in easing Lockdown Restrictions from today. Pubs and restaurants can now serve customers outside, and all
Turned rebel commander for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Troubled waters france on britains navy vessels to the Channel Islands of jersey is tension rises over posts that fishing rights the president of the democratic republic of congo declares a state of siege just 2 provinces of the east are plagued by violence. Im devon astrid this fall says pfizer and buy on saturday night if it vaccines to athletes for parents that impacts the 10s of thousands of people in japan have signed a petition calling for the games to be canceled. Welcome to the news hour the german firm a Suitable Company that developed a covert 1000 vaccine along with pfizer has hit out at a proposal to suspend intellectual Property Rights biotech says patents are not the limiting factor for the production or supply of its vaccine and wouldnt boost the Global Supply anytime soon there is a renewed push to suspend patents after the u. S. President backed that proposal on wednesday preliminary discussions have no
She constantly calls me names like when are you coming home im going to stay home and. Tens of thousands of australia locked out of their own country now theyre asking the United Nations to help get them told. American evansdale thanks for joining me jordan says it has uncovered a malicious plot to destabilize the kingdom involving the former crown prince the government says homs ive been hussein and others were undermining security himself claims hes been put under house arrest a number of other high level officials have been arrested denies being part of a conspiracy. People in jordan woke up to confusion at the highest levels. Bin hussein jordans ex crown prince and half brother to King Abdullah was reportedly under house arrest in a video statement hamza said he was being targeted for associating with critics of the royal family. There is no conspiracy. Or of any conspiracy. Theories its my movement has restricted its my ability to communicate has been restricted but people have be
Up israel hiltons its economy with extra freedoms for the already vaccinated should the socalled green field fast track to normal life or is it discrimination. Western powers step up the pressure on me general sask protests against the military some tougher sanctions ward off the rising threat of violence. Plus riveting new footage from the red planets. Releases the 1st video of its perseverance rover. Daunting descent. Thanks for joining us the United States has marked another somebody stone in its fight against the corona virus the countrys covert 19 related deaths crossed the threshold of 500001 monday just over a year since the pandemic claimed its 1st known victim in the u. S. President joe biden led the nation in ordering the dead. Today we mark a truly groome heartbreaking milestone. 500000 71. Dead. Thats more americans who died in one year whos pandemic than a war one. War 2 in the vietnam war combined. Thats more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on earth but as
Nursing homes where you know more than 80 percent of individuals have already been vaccinated. They have been multiple reports of. This decline in deaths and this sort of community bubble the 2nd way in which is affecting things i think is metaphorically so that people have hung on to vaccines as a way of a hope in this time of darkness and i think that is really something thats really affected everyone on the ground but at the same time people have been frustrated because you know those expectations of waiting for the vaccine have really been matts of people of all been wanting the vaccine as soon as possible because you know of the way that politicians have handled the rollout yet really has been different from state to state hasnt it i mean you talked about the fact that new virus cases and deaths have also slowed do you think we could say that the country is rounding a corner or are you worried about a possible 3rd wave with virus mutations for example taking hold well sumi i think