Universities write to the uk education secretary calling for more money to help with the cost of taking in extra students following a government u turn on a level grades. And coming up this hour, the three victorian forts originally built to defend england against the french going up for sale. Hello and welcome. If you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The number of people being randomly tested in the community to track the prevalence of covid 19 is to be incased up in england. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fortnight as part of the office for National Statistics programme which is separate from the Mass Testing Programme of people who have symptoms. The figure is up from the 28,000 in england who are currently sent a home testing kit. Testing will also be expanded in scotland, wales and northern ireland. The health secretary, matt hancock, says the expansion of testing in the
I was elected as first minister for a five year term and that is the term i intend to serve. Can i ask you to clarify post about them is to date the date you are sending the letter to the prime list . Yes. It will be going any time i should say, i dont know how much time you have had to read the document but it clearly says that today we are requesting the transfer of Power Production document is effectively the request and it will be sent by letter to the Prime Minister later on today. You said the prime list ignores the result of election after election. In 2014 scotland voted no to independence. Opinion polls, almost all of them can indicate there is a majority for staying in there is a majority for staying in the union. As well as you did at the election last week, 45 of the vote was behind you is it you that is ignoring result after result . Its not. Let me take the election result last week. People cannot have this both ways, we either accept the mandate and what constitutes a ma
The us democrats formally choose joe biden as their president ial candidate at the partys online convention. And hands free driving could arrive on uk roads by spring next year as the government launches a consultation on the technology. Theres going to be a big expansion in free coronavirus testing to help monitor the spread of covid 19 across the uk. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fornight as part of the 0ns household survey. The health secretary, matt hancock, has said the expansion of testing in the community will give the government a better understanding of where the virus is spreading. To be more accurate, to get more localised information, to have more nuance in the information we get, we are going to expand it, essentially by almost ten times, so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root, about whether thats men or women, about which parts of the country, so that we can better manage in a more targeted way the measures that w
Its been run as a nine room boutique hotel. And the admiral fisher suite comes complete with its own fishing hole. Here, the gun emplacements have been modified for more peaceful pursuits. And the many Million Dollar question, of course, whos in the market for a sea fort, or three . A lot of the people weve had so far are people who have been incredibly successful, as the current owner was himself. Theyve sold a business, and they want to do something fun, but at the same time, something that will bring them a financial reward as well. And perhaps looking for something that they can isolate in again or maybe just have for their own sort of peace of mind and privacy. So for your cool £9 million, you get these three victorian forts. One drawback, though, ive noticed, no car parking. Luckily, they come with a helicopter landing pad. John maguire, bbc news, all at sea. Time for a look at the weather, heres phil avery. Just one thought the weather was all about humidity and thunderstorms t
Threat to Public Health, well talk to matt wraw, whos spent the last nine days in quarantine on the wirral. In an exclusive joint interview, we talk to the three black mps who were mis captioned by three Media Organisations last week. It is really disappointing and quite upsetting, because obviously im a woman in my own right. I just felt as though, you know, as an individual, im visible, im here and i almost felt as though labelling me as my colleague and friend dawn, just felt as though theyve categorised us all is just one grouping. And. Parasite cheering and applause. Parasite has made oscars history, by becoming the first non english language fim to win best picture. When i was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that i carved deep into my heart, which is, the most personal is the most creative. And that quote was from our great martin scorsese, so. Hi, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch regarding the stories we are talking about t