arthur morgan is treated for a spinal disorder with the world's most expensive drug. able to now have the treatment isjust going to be a game changer for us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. ten years since mass protests in syria turned into a violent conflict that has torn the country apart, bbc news follows the lives of two children who escaped tojordan. and after naomi osaka pulls out of the french open, questions about how professional tennis deals with the mental health of its superstars. and in a few moments, england manager gareth southgate is due to name the six players he will cut from his provisional euros 2020 squad to whittle the final group down to 26. good afternoon. it is a major landmark in the history of the pandemic — the uk has recorded zero deaths from coronavirus for the first time since the start of the pandemic back in march of last year. there are caveats. reporting of deaths are often lower at weekends and on bank holidays. any deaths that happen today will actually be reported further down the line in the coming days. but n

five month—old arthur morgan, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, is the first in england to receiveld's most expensive drug. a special report from jordan — where we go back to meet two syrian refugees, victims of the terrible conflict in their homeland. and the tennis star whose honesty about living with depression has drawn praise worldwide. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... england are all set for euro 2020, as gareth southgate names his 26—man squad, with liverpool's trent alexander—arnold making the cut. good evening. for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in march last year, the united kingdom has recorded no deaths linked to coronavirus. this refers to those deaths reported within 28 days of a positive covid test. the pandemic is farfrom over — but it's nonetheless a significant milestone. as things stand, cases are again on the rise, linked to the variant first identified in india. some experts have reinforced their concerns about the lifting of all restrictions in england onjune 21st, pointing out that there are still large numbers of peop

arthur morgan is treated for a spinal disorder with the world�*s most expensive drug. the french open — questions about how professional tennis deals with the mental health of its superstars. scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon has announced large parts of the country will see a slowing down in the easing of lockdown restrictions due to spikes in coronavirus cases. the first minister said the delay to the government�*s road map was a pause and not a step backwards. glasgow was kept in level three when measures eased in the rest of the country last month, but from saturday it will move to level two. this means people in glasgow will be able to drink alcohol indoors, meet in private residences, and hug loved ones from the weekend. 13 central belt council areas — including edinburgh, dundee, and stirling — will stay in level two. they were expected to move down to level one from next week. many areas in the north and south of scotland will move down to level one from next monday. in level one areas, people can meet both out and indoors in public places in larger gro

arthur morgan is treated for a spinal disorder with the world's most expensive drug.es, after concerns they had been too close to other passengers. the doctors' union, the bma, urges caution over the full lifting of covid restrictions in england later this month. the london design biennale opens today at somerset house in london and is one of the first large—scale public events to be held in the city since the start of the pandemic. one of the big attractions to the festival will be the �*forest for change global goals pavilion', which will see 400 trees installed into the courtyard with the aim of raising awareness of the united nations' global goals for sustainable development. the forest has been designed by international artist es devlin and has been created in partnership with project everyone', a not—for—profit agency co—founded by the writer and director richard curtis. richard curtis spoke to my colleague annita mcveigh earlier. she started by asking him about the symbolism of the forest. there's so much symbolism i can't tell you. one of the things is that ac

atjust five months old, arthur morgan makes history after being treated for a spinal disorder with the world's most expensive drug. being able to now have the treatment is just going to be a game—changer for us, and give arthur the best possible life he could have. we'll hear from our medical editor on the implications of this groundbreaking treatment. also this lunchtime... heathrow airport opens a terminal specially for people arriving from red list countries, after concerns they had been too close to other passengers the doctors�* union — the bma — urges caution over the full lifting of covid restrictions in england later this month. we mustn't lose all the gains we have made in the last few months by premature and tasty non—evidence based loosening of restrictions. fine weather brings a new influx of migrants across the channel, hundreds more arriving in the last few days. and after naomi osaka pulls out of the french open, questions about how professional tennis deals with the mental health of its superstars. and coming up on the bbc news channel... gareth southgate names his engl

arthur morgan is treated for a spinal disorder with the world's most expensive drug. le to now have good treatment isjust going to be a game—changer for us and give arthur the best possible life he could have. ten years since mass protests in syria turned into a violent conflict that has torn the country apart, bbc news follows the lives of two children who escaped tojordan. and the unkindest cut — seven players miss out as england manager gareth southgate prunes his squad to 26 for the euros. hello and very good evening. for the first time since the start of the pandemic 15 months ago, the uk has announced no new coronavirus deaths that were recorded within 28 days of a positive test. the health secretary, matt hancock, said the whole country would be "so glad" to hear the news, which he believed proved the vaccination roll—out was working. scientists remain concerned about the spread of the variant first identified in india, and some experts still want borisjohnson to postpone plans to remove all lockdown restrictions in england onjune 21st — that's the date set out

also this evening: five—month—old arthur morgan becomes the first person in england to receive a pioneeringg — the most expensive in the world. a hitch to birmingham's launch of a clean air zone leads to a delay of two weeks. we return to meet child victims of the syrian civil war, who stay hopeful, despite the traumas they've been through. and questions about the pressures of top—level sport, after naomi osaka withdraws from the french open because of her mental health. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: gareth southgate names his 26—man england squad for euro 2020, as liverpool right—back trent alexander—arnold survives the cut. good evening. for the first time since the pandemic began, there have been zero daily covid deaths in the uk announced within 28 days of a positive test. the announcement is a milestone, but it does come as some experts continue to throw doubt on whether all restrictions in england should be lifted onjune 21st — that's the date set out in the government roadmap. new covid cases have remained above 3,000 for the seventh day running, and there are still

arthur morgan, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is being treated with zolgensma.n per patient it is the world's most expensive drug. the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount for the treatment, which can increase life expectancy by as much as a0 years. the development means that potentially dozens of infants could be treated by the nhs. around a0 children are born with the most severe form of the disorder every year. and the sma uk charity says newborns in britain should be screened for sma, as happens in other countries. the charity says early diagnosis and treatment is vital. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, explains. this is the world's most expensive medicine. the list price of zolgensma is almost £1.8 million, though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount, which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. five—month—old arthur is one of the first to benefit. he has spinal muscular atrophy, sma, a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. ar

arthur morgan, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is being treated with zolgensma.per patient, it is the world's most expensive drug. the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount. and this means that potentially dozens of infants could be treated by the nhs each year. our medical editor fergus walsh explains. this is the world's most expensive medicine. the list price of zolgensma is almost £1.8 million, though the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount, which will enable dozens of affected infants to be treated each year. five—month—old arthur is one of the first to benefit. he has spinal muscular atrophy — sma — a genetic condition which causes progressive muscle weakness. without treatment, those affected rarely live beyond the age of two. arthur is unable to lift his head, and struggles to move his arms and legs, but this single infusion should prevent further loss of nerve cells. it's been massive, massive ups and downs, but being able to now have the treatment is just going to be a game—changerfor us and give arthur the best possible life he could have.

arthur morgan is treated for a spinal disorder with the world's most expensive drug.