Guernsey becomes the first part of the British Isles to remove nearly all its lockdown restrictions. Funerals take place in pakistan after a plane crash in a residential area of karachi kills 97 people. Joe biden apologies for suggesting that black people who consider voting for donald trump arent black. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here the Prime Ministers top aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing calls to resign after it emerged he travelled more than 250 miles with his wife who was sick with suspected coronavirus to be near relatives during the lockdown. Downing street says that mr cummings drove from london to County Durham to be near relatives who could help with childcare if he too became unwell and that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. Mr cummings said today hed done the right thing and believes he behaved reasonably and legally. The transport secretary, grant shapps, say
The Channel Island of guernsey has become the first part of the British Isles to remove nearly all its lockdown restrictions, after reporting no new cases of covid 19 for over three weeks. Robert hall has more. In a guernsey garden, eight week old Charlie Flood is meeting his widerfamily. Until now, his grandparents have only had glimpses of him at a distance. Today, the family can hold charlie and hug each other for the First Time Since lockdown began. Were so fortunate because in england, they cant do that. It must be so, so difficult for them. Were just really, really lucky. It feels absolutely amazing. It has been a long time coming. And it feels so nice i cant put him down on the 16th of may, guernsey moved into phase three of the lockdown exit plan. Guernsey families and friends can meet up under what is called a bubble system, gradually widening their contacts. Guernseys success against covid i9 is down to a community effort. Social distancing, combined with testing and tracing,
Hello. Welcome to bbc news. There are new claims about the movements of the british Prime Ministers adviser, Dominic Cummings, during lockdown. Hes faced calls to resign for driving more than 400 kilometres from london to the north east of england after his wife developed coronavirus symptoms. Downing street has defended mr cummingss trip to be nearfamily, saying it had been essential for him to ensure he had childcare. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Youre supposed to be more than two metres apart. Borisjohnsons senior advisor, Dominic Cummings, lecturing reporters on social distancing, but his opponents accuse him of breaking the lockdown rules himself. When his wife became ill at the end of march, he, she and their four year old child didnt self isolate at their london home, but travelled more than 250 miles to County Durham. Well, its a question of doing the right thing. Its not about what you guys think. The governments guidance on self isolation says. If you live w
Boris johnson ministers chief aide Dominic Cummings, is facing new claims that he breached lockdown rules. Earlier, he and the government insisted hed acted reasonably and legally by driving 260 miles from london to durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. Ministers said theyd chosen to self isolate at a property adjacent to other family members in case they needed help with childcare. However, tonight the bbcs spoken to a man who claims to have seen him at another location 30 miles away in mid april. Downing street say the story is inaccurate. Heres our Political Correspondent iain watson. Youre supposed to be more than two metres apart. Borisjohnsons senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, lecturing reporters on social distancing, but his opponents accuse him of breaking the lockdown rules himself. When his wife became ill at the end of march, he, she and their four year old child didnt self isolate at their london home, but travelled more than 250 miles to county durham. Well, its
And that his actions were in line with coronavirus guidelines. Number ten also said mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. Social distancing, move that way. Dominic cummings leaving his london home today. Just days after Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Dominic Cummings was filmed leaving downing street in march he developed coronavirus symptoms and self isolated but did it at a family property in durham more than 250 miles from his london home which has prompted accusations that he broke the rules. He should have done the right thing and resign but now he has not done borisjohnson must show leadership and remove him from office. We know from what has been said this morning on bbc that the government in london have been aware of this for weeks so why have we not been told about this and why has borisjohnson not been told about this and why has Boris Johnson not recognised been told about this and why has borisjohnson