As demand for tests continues to surge, the government promise to set out which groups will be given priority over testing. And if youve got any questions about testing or lockdowns, well be speaking to two experts in half an hours time. You can use the hashtag bbcyourquestions or email yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk and you can get in touch with me on twitter at annita mcveigh. The other headlines. A sharp rise in sales at the co op, as shoppers choose to stay closer to home. And a state of emergency has been declared in the states of florida, alabama and mississippi, after Tropical Storm sally causes devastating floods. Nearly two Million People in the north east of england are facing new local lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, to try to halt a rise in coronavirus cases. Full details of the measures are still to be announced. They are likely to include earlier closing times for pubs, there may be tougher limits on households mixing, and this is expected to include sunderland, C
The government promises to set out which groups will be given priority over testing. And a state of emergency has been declared in the states of florida, alabama and mississippi, after Tropical Storm sally causes devastating floods. Donald trump claims an effective Coronavirus Vaccine could be good to go within weeks, contradicting one of his own Top Health Officials. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Nearly two Million People in the north east of england are facing new local lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, to try to halt a rise in coronavirus cases. Full details of the measures are still to be announced. They are likely to include earlier closing times for pubs, there may be tougher limits on households mixing, and this is expected to include sunderland, County Durham, newcastle, northumberland, north and south tyneside, and gateshead. Similar restrictions a
Tomorrow. All the details here on brea kfast. Good morning full of your holiday its wednesday may have been put on hold but with the 16th of september. Our top story. Plans to prioritise who can access a coronavirus test are being drawn up, as the government cargo the planes keep coming and is being warned time is running out going. Iam cargo the planes keep coming and going. I am at the east midlands to fix the system. Its thought staff and patients airport. In the nhs and social care will be first in line could gareth bale be making a fairytale return to the premier to receive the tests. League . Greg mckenzie reports. The welsh star is in talks to return to tottenham seven years after leaving the signs are clear, the testing system is struggling for real madrid. To cope, with reports that some in desperation are turning up at accident and emergency seeking coronavirus tests. It is led to this and we hit 31 degrees again warning in bolton which yesterday. Still warm across the curren
The facility in indianapolis shortly. Then later today, donald trump takes the show back on the road for the First Time Since the election, heading to cincinnati, ohio. For the first of whats described as several rallies planned in states that helped donald trump secure the white house. Lets go to cnns jessica schneider. Shes standing by at trump tower here in new york. So what is on tap . What more are you learning from the trump transition . Reporter well, we certainly know it will not be business as usual today. Donald trump leaving behind those backtoback meetings at trump tower and hitting the road at least for one day. He will be off shortly here from trump tower headed off to laguardia. Then he will be in indianapolis and of course, the big rally in cincinnati, ohio later today. Donald trump doing what he does best, playing to those crowds. But despite the fact that hes leaving behind a bit of business here at trump tower, the suggestions and speculation still swirling over some
Sessions has to resign. Overnight he downplayed his meetings with the Russian Ambassador, his failure to disclose it, even after the fact, as he testified under oath at a senate hearing. I have not had any such meetings. I was not meeting with russian officials on a continuing basis to advance any campaign agenda. Some time before that i had met in my office in an official way with the Russian Ambassador, and so that was the answer i gave, and i think it was an honest answer, tucker. I thought i was responding exactly to that question. And it really became a big brouhaha. Again, just to state the fact here, the question wasnt did you have any contacts with russia. The question was what would you do as attorney general about alleged contacts with russia. That aside, cnns sara murray at the white house for the latest on what the white house is doing about all this. Reporter well, both the white house and the attorney general have acknowledged that Jeff Sessions should have been, could ha