No longer contagious and refuses to take part in next weeks president ial debate after its made virtual. The older brother of the Manchester Arena bomber refuses to say why he wont co operate with the Public Inquiry into the attack. And farewell to the queen of the skies as British Airways retires its last two 7a7s. And coming up on bbc news. Can Northern Ireland and scotland get themselves in with a chance of playing at a major tournament again . Theyre in action in their European Play off semis later. Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. Almost 3500 people with coronavirus are now being treated in hospitals in england the number of patients being admitted has been doubling every fortnight since the start of september. Hospitals that have been quiet over the summer are making preparations for a second wave. Some are already dealing with large numbers of covid patients. Its all had a huge knock on effect on other services. New figures reveal that more than 4 Million People
Hello and welcome. President Donald Trumps doctor says the president has completed his course of therapy for coronavirus, and could return to public engagements as early as saturday. Heres a memo written by the president s doctor, dr sean conley, released by the white house a short time ago. In it, dr conley says that the president has remained stable since returning to the white house and responded extremely well to treatment. For more im joined by our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. What does this memo tell us . Its interesting what the memo doesnt tell us, to be honest. While he says that donald trump is on the road to recovery and should be able to resume his public duties by saturday, it doesnt really answer any questions on when mr trump was diagnosed with coronavirus or when he starts to get those first symptoms. We dont know, nothing about his first simple terms or his first positive test, we dont even really know if his tested negative, and those of the questions that p
About the arena attack, please . The older brother of the Manchester Arena bomber refuses to say why he wont co operate with the Public Inquiry. A warning that Animal Welfare standards could suffer, under new legislation on trade deals after brexit. And the royal ballet gets ready for its first performance with a Live Audience in seven months. And coming up on bbc news. Could scotland and Northern Ireland secure the wins that would keep their hopes of qualifying for next summers european championships alive . England and wales are also in friendly action. Good evening. The damage being done to many Hospital Services in england in the wake of the pandemic is exposed by new nhs figures. More than four million patients are now waiting for routine surgery and treatments. Nearly half have been waiting for longer than the official target of 18 weeks. Doctors are warning that a second wave of the pandemic, especially during the winter months, could make things even worse. In fact, more than 1
In seven months. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with an alarming announcement from the World Health Organisation. It says more than 338,000 people around the world have been infected with coronavirus in the past day. This is the highest daily number since the pandemic began. The worst figures in europe are from the czech republic, a small country, but it now has the highest infection rate in the eu at 327 cases per 100,000 people. Thursday saw a Record Number of infections in the uk. The prime minister, borisjohnson, says it means the country is heading into a danger zone. And officials in germany say they are worried after cases there rose by almost a third in one day. And the United States has the largest total number of cases and deaths in the world. Dr krutika kappalli is an Infectious Diseases physician and a professor at the medical university of south carol
Refuses to say why he wont co operate with the Public Inquiry into the attack. And Prince William says he wants to bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change, as he launches a new environmental award with Sir David Attenborough. Hello and welcome. Almost 3,500 people with coronavirus are now being treated in hospitals in england. The number of patients being admitted has been doubling every fortnight since the start of september. Hospitals that have been quiet over the summer are making preparations for a second wave. Some are already dealing with large numbers of covid patients. Its all had a huge knock on effect on other services. New figures reveal that more than 4 Million People are currently waiting for routine operations on the nhs in england. Half of them have been waiting at least four months. And more than 110,000 people in england have been waiting longer than a year. Thats the highest figure since 2008. More than 20,000 Cancer Patients did begin treatme