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
Hospital i cant tell you the condition of the suspect was the suspect armed there was nobody else injured. In a statement, they said the suspect told the officer he had a weapon and crouched into a shooters stance and the officer fired. The 51yearold suspect is in the hospital this morning and the incident is now under investigation. With millions of out of work americans anxiously awaiting details on a new Coronavirus Relief package, talks are at a stand still thisw questions about president trumps executive actions made to offset the financial fallout. Nbcs Scott Mcfarland joining us from d. C. With the latest. Scott, good morning. Still no timeline on when any americans will see any money. Reporter the president says his plan, his executive order for 400 in new Unemployment Benefits is being well received by some governors, but it is the states and those governors who have to help pay for it. Critics say the president doesnt have the power and the states dont have the cash to make t
Also coming up. Detained in me in mar a court orders to orders journalists to be kept in custody for another fourteen days over allegations they breach the countrys official secrets act and going to go go go go go go not monkeying around conservationists in south africa getting to grips with food or waiting but who inspire you waves of these uninvited guests as big and far away from humans. Thank you very much for your company. In a bloody conflict that has been grinding on for years a rare moment of a let up in tensions ukraines forces in progress and rebels in that countrys rest of the east are exchanging prisoners ukraine Central Government is releasing three hundred and six prisoners and expects the separatists to release seventy four of its captives in return all this after talks in moscow mediated by the head of the Russian Orthodox church. Some are calling it the largest Prisoner Exchange in the east ukraine conflict david stern is in kiev david what have you heard has the priso
Of the first to leave a rebel held town east of damascus under a deal brokered by an agency also coming up. A Large Exchange of prisoners between the pro russia separatists and the Ukrainian Government is underway in the east of the country but why is it happening now. And detained in the air and more are up for orders to reporters journalists to be kept in custody over allegations they breached the countrys official secrets act. Im sara harmon welcome to the show and thanks for joining us. Aid workers in syria have begun evacuating twenty nine critically ill people from a besieged rebel town held in eastern guta evacuations were agreed as part of a deal. Between the Syrian Government and rebels Government Troops have besieged eastern good us for more than four years u. N. Has drawn up a list of at least five hundred people including children with cancer who need to be evacuated from the south part of francesco is the president of the International Federation of the red cross earlier h
Zero. Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up aid agencies evacuate critically ill patients in syrias besieged but at least eighteen people died before they can be moved. We hear about the alleged rights abuses in yemen by a political prisoner who says he was kidnapped and tortured. Hundreds of new shelters set up in the philippines for the thousands displaced by fighting and flooding. And we visit the christmas sounds of parade in colombia thats taking place in the wild self the capital. With all the sporting clothing for time african football of the year the ivory coast as yards away says hes planning to make a return to International Football. Aid workers have started evacuating critically ill patients from eastern goods here in syrias capital damascus at least eighteen people have died though while waiting easton is one of the last remaining rebel strongholds its been under a tight government siege since two thousand and thirteen and the targets of