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And the r number across the uk has increased from 0. 9 to 1, to between 1. 1 and 1. 2 it means the number of coronavirus cases is increasing rapidly. Idid not i did not feel a thing. Us Vice President mike pence takes the pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine live in front of tv cameras as part of a Safety Information campaign. Headteachers say the last minute demand for testing of secondary schoolchildren across england is a shambles. As brexit trade talks continue, the eus chief negotiator says there are...

Is due to be published by the Irish Government. Good afternoon. The uks most Senior Police officer, Dame Cressida dick, has warned coronavirus rule brea kers they re increasingly likely to be fined. The metropolitan Police Commissioner says its preposterous that anyone could be unaware of the need to follow lockdown measures. It comes as there has been criticism of the Prime Minister, who cycled through the olympic park, seven miles from downing street. Number 10 has insisted borisjohnson had ex...

The rules themselves . If youd like to get in touch on this or any of our stories, you can contact me on twitter geetagurumurthy, or bbcyourquestions. Ministers say theyre looking into claims that some food parcels sent to children who would normally get Free School Meals are inadequate. Security is stepped up as the fbi warns of armed protests across the United States in the run up tojoe bidens inauguration. And coming up this hour. Finding your thing during lockdown. We look at how people are ...

The latest bond film is delayed again, dealing another blow to ailing cinemas. We start with some breaking news this hour the reproduction number, known as the r value of coronavirus transmission has fallen slightly. Its now estimated to be between 0. 8 and one across the uk. Thats according to the Government Office for science and the Scientific Advisory group for emergencies, or sage as theyre better known. Its first time in over a month the r number has fallen below one and means that on aver...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 11. 00. More than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses are asked to return to work to fight the coronavirus. It comes as the Health Secretary moves to reassure nhs staff that theyll have the protective gear they need. In terms of getting the protective equipment out, the masks and the other protective equipment, that is a massive operation thats ongoing right now. The chancellor is expected to announce new measures to try to protect millions of british jobs hit by...

A minutes silence as the country remembers the key workers including health and care staff who have died during the coronavirus pandemic across the United Kingdom from the royal gloucester hospital. To the airambulance station in glasgow. From the streets of belfast. To Laboratory Workers in milton keynes. From a supermarket in chorley. To downing street those who have died were remembered. I think its important for us to remember people who are no longer with us because they are the innocent, t...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im victoria derbyshire. Bad news forjobs in the uk new figures this morning show the impact of lockdown is starting to hit hard. Manchester united striker Marcus Rashford puts the uk government under increasing pressure to issue Free School Meal vouchers for Vulnerable Children over the summer. We have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi billion pound package we put in pl...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Latest death figures from the uk show that more than 30,000 people are now known to have died from coronavirus. The figures show that more than 6000 people died from the virus in english care homes up to the start of may. A Smartphone App aimed at tracking the spread of coronavirus goes live for the first time, in a trial on the isle of wight, the government says the system, which uses bluetooth, is secure, de...

Deaths in england and wales have risen sharply new figures show theyve hit a 20 year high they also reveal more than 1,000 covid related deaths recorded at care homes in the week before easter last week, we were looking at 217 deaths that had been registered up to the 3rd of april in care home settings. Now, we are seeing over 1000. Well be assessing the latest figures from the office for National Statistics also this lunchtime. As the number of victims grow relentlessly Health Workers, too, fin...

The uk death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is now more than 30,000. As the number of deaths in hospital is falling, a plea from care homes as theirfigures in england and wales continue to rise. We need more help from the government on testing, on ppe and Financial Support, and i think we need more help so we can reduce the deaths in care homes going forward. We need to be at the centre, not on the periphery. Well be looking at those coronavirus mortality figures in more detail. Also this lu...