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That afternoon. The Prime Minister will be leading a downing street press conference in just under half an hour on what has been a busy day of coronavirus news. Figures released in the last hour show a further 1,401 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus the fourth successive day that number has been above 1000. A further 40,261 people have tested positive for the virus. Thats up slightly on yesterday but down on the same figure last week. The uks r number, the measure...

Those aged over 80 have had their first dose of the vaccine. Letters are being sent to those aged 70 79. The government prepares to announce whether it will impose Hotel Quarantine restrictions for those arriving back in england. Ministers say school also be prioritised when lockdown restrictions are lifted after mps called for a road map for their re opening. Welcome to viewers on bbc one a the news channel ahead the latest downing street news briefing. It is led today by the Prime Minister bor...

Months old, he by the time he was 30 months old, he lost control of bodily function by the time of 60 month old he was dead. My brotherjohn was born. My brother william was born in 1950 and he died seven months. He doesnt have a death certificate. He doesnt have a death certificate. He doesnt have a death certificate. He doesnt have a medical certification of death. There has been this commission. We have had its report finally after several years, we have had interim reports before. What do you...

11 million more people in england are placed under greater restrictions as a new variant of coronavirus is identified in the uk. It may be whats driving the rise in cases as the government puts london and parts of essex and hertfordshire into tier 3. Initial analysis suggests that this variant is growing faster than the existing variants. Weve currently identified over 1,000 cases with this variant, predominantly in the south of england. Bars, pubs and restaurants will be forced to close, except...

Richard galpin is here. You cannot miss how many people having out and about at this time of the year despite social distancing stop yes, i noticed that my self enrichment park. Very large numbers of people, lots of vehicles going through. At times it did not look like people we re times it did not look like people were doing the social distancing, keeping a part by at least two metres from other people. We are hearing now that a number of parks in london have been closing. We think richmond, bu...

Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary priti patel will be giving todays downing street briefing in half an hours time where shes expected to announce quarantine plans for entering the uk, with possible fines if people fail to self isolate for m days. The plans have already been crictised by airlines and airports. Meanwhile, the key evidence on the safety and impact of reopening schools has been published by the governments Scientific Advisory group, sage. The documents say i...

Now, lets get a re cap on the latest coronavirus developments in the uk. Earlier, the uk Health Secretary matt hancock gave this update. Before taking questions from the public and the media, id like to start by sharing the latest data. The first slide shows the information of infections. And the data published by the office for National Statistics say the number of people who had coronavirus in this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. England fell f...

But no action will be taken against the Prime Ministers chief advisor. Thousands ofjobs are at risk at easyjet, as the airline says it will cut up to 30 of its workforce because of the pandemic. The premier League Season is set to restart on 17th june, with two games. Aston Villa V Sheffield united and Manchester City v arsenal. Good afternoon, and welcome to viewers on bbc one. Borisjohnson is expected to give further details on how and when lockdown measures in england will be further eased, a...

The Tory party chairman has refused to answer questions about his selection controversy after he was chosen to stand in a "safe seat" 300 mile...

Richard Holden, the Tory chairman who oversees his party's election campaign, has been chosen to stand in a safe seat in Essex - 300 miles away from his former constituency in the North East.