This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Growing pressure on the uk government for more clarity on coronavirus restrictions in the lead up to christmas after uk deaths hit their highest level for five months. But the environment secretary says the right measures are in place to give people a good festive season. I am sure we will be able to have a good christmas and families will be able to meet but they may not be able to get together in the sort of larger groups that they normally would. A leaked document from the uk government scientific advisors warns that 25,000 people could be in hospital in the uk with the virus by the end of november. In europe, leaders prepare to announce tighter coronavirus restrictions as infections surge
across the continent, with an imminent nationwide lockdown likely in france and bars and restaurants to close in germany. If you would like to get in touch on this story or any of us, you can tweet me or use thi
Very different complex networks, like global air traffic and neural networks, share very similar backbones , say a group of mathematicians, and by stripping each network down to their essential nodes and links, they found each network possesses a skeleton which shares common features, much like vertebrates do.Mammals have evolved to look very diff
With infections rising, there is already a shortage of staff in many areas of public service. This is taking a toll on the postal services, public transport, air traffic, and even emergency services.
Restrictions imposed quickly to combat the COVID pandemic have a measurable effect, according to an expert commission in Germany.The assessment comes at a time when infections again threaten to spiral out of control.