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drjenny harries — the deputy chief medical officerfor england. the prime minister is likely to be asked about today's other main news — as the duchess of sussex tells american tv that her treatment by the royal family led her to contemplate suicide. she tells oprah winfrey that one unnamed family member raised questions about the skin colour of her son archie. so, we have in tandem the conversation of, "he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title." and also, concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. oprah winfrey has since said...

Failed to track down nearly half the close contacts of people with coronavirus in some of the worst hit areas. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc new special building up to the latest briefing from downing street on coronavirus led today by matt hancock. The latest data from the office for National Statistics suggests Coronavirus Infection rates are levelling off in england and scotla nd are levelling off in england and scotland and decreasing in wales. Thejermainejenas scotland and decreasing in wales. The Jermaine Jenas number, the scotland and decreasing in wales. Thejermainejenas numbe...

Are criticised by the manager of one care home who says the sector was forgotten at the start of the pandemic. Weve clapped them in the streets. Now were being asked to shine a light from our windows as we Mark International nurses day. It comes as the head of nhs england says theres been a huge increase in the number of people interested in a career in nursing this is an opportunity not only to thank current nurses but also to invite bright, brilliant and committed people across the country to consider nursing as a career. And the queen, the prince of wales and other members of the royal fami...

In his care. Here, criticism of the way the government uses data on coronavirus test numbers by the head of the uks statistics watchdog. People from ethnic minorities are much more likely to die from covid 19, according to a review from Public Health england. The Health Secretary promises to take action. Holiday firms call on the government to consider air bridges, and scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. In the last few minutes, mps vote not to allow remote voting in the house of commons amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. And in the next half an hour ...

Youre watching bbc news. The uk government has admitted there are huge disparities in the health of the nation after a report confirmed that those from black, asian and minority ethnic communities are more likely to die from coronavirus than white people. Public Health England said it was unclear why. Speaking at the governments daily briefing, the health secretary, matt hancock, said he was determined to address the problem. The phc investigation into the way in which the virus targets people unequally and disproportionately has been put on the website. And this is a particularly timely publi...