Its 8am in singapore and 1am in london. There is new hope for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. For the first time, scientists in the us, along with experts from china and south korea, have successfully repaired a faulty gene in Human Embryos. But critics are warning that the technique could, ultimately, be used to create so called designer babies. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. The goal could not be more ambitious to eradicate inherited diseases. These scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road, editing dna in Human Embryos. So how is it done . Inside the nucleus of each of ourselves is our genome, billions of pieces of dna. Its the Instruction Manual for life. The scientists were targeting a faulty gene that causes a serious Heart Condition. They fertilised a healthy egg with sperm from a man carrying the faulty gene. They then injected the Gene Editing System known as crispr. T
Doctors say a british woman who was shot while on holiday to brazil is lucky to be alive. Eloise dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove into a slum area. Good morning. Tesco has announced its scrapping 5p Carrier Bags altogether in favour of the more expensive bags for life. Ill be asking if other retailers will do the same. Also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes for the children. Well be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents at this time of year. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning from the roof of the Broadcasting House in london. Grey skies. Dry at the moment. Rain and showers. Heavy downpours in east anglia and the south east. For the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will start with our top story. More than 40 of Maternity Wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, data obtained by
Have won in hospital is quite nice. It is reckoned we are using 300,000 tonnes of card over the christmas period. I am at a Recycling Plant to see what happens to all the stuff we have been chucking into the bin. Good morning. In sport swanseas citys search for a new manager continues, with ryan giggs the latest name to be ruled out of the running. Wales boss Chris Coleman also appears to be out of reach. And the challenge of filming series three of sherlock in front of the fans, Benedict Cumberbatch tells us how he copes with his ever growing crowd of admirers on set. It is kind of peculiar because there is this excitement and expectation and if you raise an eyebrow you get and if you raise an eyebrow you get a cheer. And matt has the weather. Yes, iam yes, i am at the Tower Of London, and it wont be me on ice only this morning, frosty to the south and east with dense patches of fog. Much more mild elsewhere, and all other details to come with the forecast to the end of the year and t
Buenos aires, to begin the new year in shanghai, apparently becoming the worlds highest paid footballer. £32 million a season in the csl, its rumoured. Trevor watkins, a sports lawyer whos worked in china, told me these deals will force the world to pay attention. We have a situation where the csl is commanding the way in which the Transfer Market is moving. They are the ones with the big money, the ones prepared to put it down on the table. They have a slightly different Transfer Window to european football, and arguably they are distorting, or actually advancing the european market. Consider oscar, 25, at his peak, and leaving chelsea tojoin a different shanghai side. So, are chinese clubs now a threat to the Premier League . Sam allardyce said today hed rejected a chance to manage in china, but thinks more players will go there. With their population and the fact that the people will go out and watch football at that level, only time will tell whether its the right thing to do or n
Going to stoop to the level of irresponsible diplomacy. He wasnt going to expel any americans. He even invited the children of all us diplomats in moscow to a new years party, here in the kremlin. That was a surprise, but it didnt change what americas top Intelligence Agencies believe to be true that state sponsored hackers, backed by the highest levels of the russian government, had interfered in the us president ial election w a cyberattack on the democratic party. Was President Putin behind it . Last week, i got a chance to ask him myself. Mr president , Ourwhy Country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused your country has been accused of state sponsored hacking with the aim of influencing the result of the us president ial election, and president obama revealed that he told you personally to cut it out. So what did you tell him in response . The kremlin leader refused to tell me, dismissing all the talk of hacking as soui dismissing all the ta