Scotlands first minister says the coronavirus reproductive or r number is probably now above one, and could be as high as 1. 4. Russia rejects calls for an investigation, after germany says the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent. After months away from the classroom, its been a nervous start for many children finally going back to school. Im excited to go back home and then im actually really sad because ive really enjoyed it today and i feel so much better. I have no nerves, they have all gone. Public Health Experts have warned that focusing coronavirus testing on parts of the country with a high level of cases risks missing outbreaks in other areas. Its emerged that some people have been asked to travel more than 100 miles to get a swab. The Health Secretary matt hancock insists that most people who need a test will be able to get one close to home and £500 million is to be spent on trials, including of a rapid saliva based test. Naomi grimley reports.
The Prime Minister said we would have a world beating system, we havent got an effective system, and what we are now seeing is a postcode lottery. Britons in portugal await a decision by the uk government on whether to reintroduce quarantine for arrivals. Scotlands first minister says the coronavirus reproductive or r number is probably now above one, and could be as high as 1. 4. Russia rejects calls for an investigation, after germany says the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A convicted sex offender has been found guilty of murdering two Vulnerable Women whose remains were found in a locked freezer at his flat in east london last year. Zahid younis has been given a life sentence with a minimum prison term of 38 years. One body had been stored in younis flat in east london for almost two and a half years the other for almost 12 months. The judge at Southwark Crown court told the 36 year old that he was an arch d
A very high capacity. Laboratories in the uk have been described as maxed out, with 170,000 tests a day. Well have the latest. Also tonight people arriving in wales and scotland from portugal must self isolate for 1h days, but the rules covering england and Northern Ireland are unchanged. The Online Retail giant amazon will create 7,000 newjobs in the uk this year to meet growing demand. Joe biden, democratic candidate for the us presidency, has met relatives of the African American man shot by police last month. And the bbcs Reeta Chakrabarti shares her familys story on the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war. And in the sport on bbc news, british number one Johanna Konta is out of the us open, beaten in the second round by romanias sorana cirstea. Good evening. Officials in charge of the coronavirus Testing Network have apologised after increasing evidence that the system is struggling to meet demand, with some people being asked to travel hundreds of miles to get tes
Couple of hours using Technology Like this. That is what the government wants to see delivered on a large scale, making regular checks possible for millions of people. There is more funding for trials, but it is a long term goal. Right now, there are complaints from some people about being sent long distances to get tested, including one family who requested tests at their local site at glasgow airport. Stephen, who didnt want to give his full name, said he was offered belfast when he tried to book online. Belfast wasnt exactly desirable, especially with a ferry trip. So i went back in again to try it again and the second time it tried to send me to portree in the isle of skye, which is 127 miles and a five and a half hour round trip, five and a half hours each way. Stephen and his family did eventually get tests locally, although there was a long wait at the site. This lab in glasgow analysing swabs is run by the uk government. The test and protect scheme is managed by nhs scotland. A
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