also tonight: pubs and restaurants say time is running out for government help as they re hit by mass cancellations because of covid. the trade in fake covid passes on the dark web and on social media. and victory for australia in the second ashes test in adelaide they now lead 2 0 in the series. coming up later in the hour on the bbc news channel: arsenal, the only british side left in the competition, have found out who they are going to face in the women s champions league quarterfinals. good evening. the prime minister has ruled out bringing in new covid restrictions in england for now, but said the government wouldn t hesitate to take further action to protect the public if needed. borisjohnson said the data on covid was being monitored hour by hour, as the omicron variant continues to spread with speed across the country. he was speaking after chairing an emergency cabinet meeting this afternoon, amid reports of splits among senior ministers over whether to tighten th
to celebrate his silver wedding anniversary. a spanish teacher and pc keith palmer were also killed. mps and police have been holding a minute s silence at half nine this morning and the premise said britain would not cowed. we are not afraid and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. thousands of people have gathered in londonderry for the funeral of martin mcguinness, the former deputy first minister of northern ireland. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we are live on westminster bridge which has now reopened after the deadly terror attack. this pavement is where 52 year old khalid masood as he has been named by police drove his vehicle at high speed along this pavement, ploughing into pedestrians along this pavement, injuring dozens and killing two. police say that the 52 year old, khalid masood, was born in kent, had lived in the west midlands. the prime minister, theresa may, said earlier that he had been known to security services but was a peripher
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