the inquiry‘s heard that john atkinson may have survived the bomb if help had come sooner. family's statement was read by their lawyer. "we as a family are truly devastated with losing john. we can't even explain how much we love and missjohn. it's just not fair. love you always and forever, john. your heartbroken mum and dad." the experience of paying public tribute is distressing for the families. but it's also considered important so that those who died are placed at the heart of the inquiry. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. now on bbc news, deforestation has skyrocketed in colombia since the peace deal of 2016. our world joins a team of scientists from the royal botanic gardens. in the forests of colombia, nature is under attack. since the civil war ended in 2016, deforestation has skyrocketed. i'm frank gardner and i am heading into what remains of the virgin tropical rainforest. i traded in my wheelchair for a packhorse and am tested to my limits. i think this is too dangerous. i don't think i can do this. i am joining a crack team of scientists from the royal bota

me and mom being blown up, i have to deal with seeing sorrel being blown up and i in my arms." john atkinson may have survived the bomb if health had come sooner. his family's statement was read by their lawyer. "we have a family are truly devastated with losing john. —— we, as a family, devastated, with losing john. it's not fair. love you a lwa ys john. it's not fair. love you always and forever, john, your heartbroken mom and dad." the experience of paying public should be viewed is distressing for the families but is also considered important so that those who died are placed at the heart of the enquiry. judith morris, bbc news, manchester. now on bbc news: this week the travel show looks back at some of their adventures in turkey, from the barbershops and bazaars of istanbul, to exploring a dive site with a difference. coming up on this week's travel show: a short, sharp shock. 0h, cold water! painting the town to help change lives. whoa, high—five! hi—five! yeah, yeah! the underground city that lay hidden for centuries. wow, look at that! and perhaps one of the strangest dive sites in

the inquiry‘s heard that john atkinson may have survived the bomb if help had come sooner. ven explain how much we love and missjohn. it‘s just not fair. love you always and forever, john. your heartbroken mum and dad." the experience of paying public tribute is distressing for the families. but it‘s also considered important to so that those who died are placed at the heart of the inquiry. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. a new treatment for covid—19 that uses artificial antibodies is about to be tested in uk hospitals. mono—clonal antibodies are made in laboratories and it‘s hoped they will boost the effect of the antibodies that occur naturally in people infected with coronavirus. some 2,000 patients will be given the treatment, to see if it‘s effective at fighting the virus. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, has more. antibodies are the warriors of the immune system, playing a vital role by attacking the coronavirus. now they are being harnessed in a promising new treatment. currently, there are very few medicines to help covid—19 patients. the most success

john atkinson was not treated by paramedics for nearly 50 minutes.22 people were killed in the bombing. today the north west ambulance service accepted it had made mistakes but said its inadequacies had not contributed to any individual death. the public prosecution service of northern ireland has stuck to an earlier decision and announced there'll be no further prosecutions of former soldiers over their actions on bloody sunday. it follows a review of the cases of 15 veterans. one man, soldier f, remains the only former serviceman to face legal action. thirteen people were killed and 15 others wounded when the army opened fire on protesters in londonderry injanuary 1972. the duchess of sussex has lost the latest ruling on her high court action against the publisher of the mail on sunday over its decision to print a letter sent to her estranged father. meghan claims the publication last year. of excerpts from the handwritten letter to thomas markle —— was a misuse of her private information and breached the data protection act. but the latest ruling

that injured man was john atkinson, who later died.ttention after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggests the emergency services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the enquiry will need to consider whether that is so, and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. this photo shows the only paramedic who went into the foyer within the first a0 minutes, only one proper stretcher was used there. injured people brought out on barriers and hoardings. communication between police forces on the night was ineffective. because the arena is connected to a railway station, british transport police were supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester

the inquiry heard that john atkinson may have survived the bomb if help had come sooner. a family, are truly devastated with losing john. we can't even explain how much live and miss —— love and missjohn, it's just not fair. love you always and forever, john, your heartbroken mum and dad. the experience of paying public tribute is distressing for the families, but it's also considered important, so that those who died are placed at the heart of the inquiry. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. wild fires are continuing to engulf large parts of the west coast of the united states. president trump is due to arrive in california shortly to meet emergency crews who have been battling the blazes. at least 35 people have died, thousands of homes have been burnt. the blazes have destroyed nearly five million acres across three states, fuelling accusations that president trump is in denial about climate change. he blames the fires on poor forestry management. aleem maqbool reports now from the fire—ravaged state of oregon. it was like a journey into an eerie twilight zone. few ha

the inquiry‘s heard that john atkinson may have survived the bomb if help had come sooner. r lawyer. we, as a family, are truly devastated with losing john. we can't even explain how much we love and missjohn. it's just not fair. love you always and forever, john. your heartbroken mum and dad. the experience of paying public tribute is distressing for the families. but it's also considered important so that those who died are placed at the heart of the inquiry. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. president trump has been visiting america's west coast to be briefed by officials on the wildfires that have so far claimed more than 30 lives and burned almost five million acres of land. blazes in california, oregon and washington state have been burning since early august. let's get the latest from oregon and our correspondent aleem maqbool. more than 90 major wildfires are still burning across this part of the united states, including some close to where i am in oregon. with an american election just around the corner, even a natural disaster has become a big politicalfootball,

and 20—year—old john atkinson as concert tickets were a christmas present, past experts say his injuriesach the scene until two hours later. there appear to be confusion about whether they were responding to an explosion or a bombing. and the enquiry set emergency services had learned lessons but it was important to understand if a different response would have saved lives or even one life. the enquiry continues. fiona, thank you. a teenage boy has appeared before magistrates in norwich, charged with attempted murder and firearms offences, after another boy was shot on his way to school. the 15—year—old remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident in kesgrave, near ipswich, on monday. the defendant cannot be named for legal reasons. the green party has re—elected jonathan bartley and sian berry as its co—leaders. after securing around half of the votes, they said that only the greens have a clear, positive vision for what the country could be. the party automatically holds leadership elections every two years. the english football season will get underway in the next fe

john atkinson was not treated by paramedics for nearly 50 minutes.eople were killed in the bombing. today the north west ambulance service accepted it had made mistakes but said its inadequacies had not contributed to any individual death. the time is 6:19pm. our top story this evening. new coronavirus restrictions come into force in the north east from midnight, but the prime minister has had to apologise amid mounting confusion over the rules. and coming up. making space. could social distancing measures keep some roads closed to cars permanently? coming up on bbc news, britain's involvement in the french open singles is over as heather watson becomes the sixth british player to crash out of the tournament in the first round. the number of people worldwide who have died with covid—19 has passed one million. that comes from johns hopkins university in america which has been keeping a tally of covid numbers. deaths in the us, brazil and india make up nearly half that total. the un secretary—general called it a "mind—numbing" figure. here's our medica

that injured man was john atkinson, who later died.ntion after more than an hour. the issue of whether he could have been saved is significant. evidence suggest that the emergency services failed to coordinate with each other properly on the night. the inquiry will need to consider whether that is so, and, if it is, why that occurred and whether life was lost as a result of any failure. as is beyond obvious, even the loss of a single life due to such a failure would be completely unacceptable. only three paramedics went into the foyer where the bomb exploded. only one stretcher was used there. injured people brought out on barriers and hoardings. communication between police forces on the night was ineffective. because the arena is connected to a railway station, british transport police were supposed to be in charge, but they did not have a plan in place and did not coordinate with greater manchester police, who themselves did not even know there was a concert on that night. gmp did not declare a major incident for nearly three hours.

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we heard about one of the victims, john atkinson, who died in the attack.taken out of the foyer on a display board until 46 minutes after the bomb blast. now he was cared for by a member of the public called ron blake. he dialled 91 —— 999. we will play the call now and you may find some of the details distressing. talk to me! police emergency, hello, can you hear me? yeah, there's been an explosion at manchester arena! explosion at manchester arena? yes! are you in the area? in the foyer, where everyone sits... in the air? ..used to be! right, 0k, where you've gone in. was anybody injured? yes, loads! there's loads injured. all right, let me just... no. get down! now in terms of how the emergency services responded that night, the council said that the issue ofjohn atkinson's survivability is a significant issue for the inquiry to consider. we also heard that in the first 40 minutes of the explosion, only one paramedic went into the area where the bomb went off. let me tell you what else we heard today. it is transport police were in control of the area be

. >> you know, like john cleese, rowan atkinson man, now those guys are funny. [ laughter ] tom. >> sorry i just got the chicken wing joke good one >> seth: nasa announced last week that it will no longer refer to planets and galaxies by offensive nicknames. so, keep an eye out tonight for the husky dipper [ light laughter ] what was that? >> oh, well, i realize the button has settings for different kinds of laughs, you know, so you can pick something appropriate for each joke. >> seth: and what was that one >> i'd rather not say. >> seth: i would love for you to say. >> polite chuckle. >> seth: tom, i need you to put the dial back where it was >> you got it. >> seth: okay. we got one last joke you sure you're ready this time? >> you bet, seth >> seth: according to a new report, fortune tellers in new york city have seen a large uptick in customers amid the coronavirus pandemic and everyone is asking the same question, "will i ever ride the subway again?" [ laughter ] see? tom, that was perfect. thank you. >> you're welcome, seth. >> seth: were you thinking abou

we also heard this. john atkinson, who died in the attack, was only moved out of the foyer on a display the night, but made mistakes and could have done better. we must probe deeply, but fairly into the emergency response that night and the hearing continues. thank you very much, fiona. it is 23 minutes past 12. we can catch up with the sport and get the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello, holly. hello. mason greenwood has apologised for breaking... at a hotel. the manchester united forward says his actions were irresponsible and has promised to learn lessons from the incident. with phil foden, who has already apologised. foden‘s absence means manager gareth southgate will be forced into changes for tonight‘s game against cope and hagan. something he was already planning. we have tried things in training across the week with a long—term view on different possibilities for us as a team. whether it is the right thing to be able to win the game, we got to think that through, but it is no secret because everything in this camp seems to have got out, so we have tried three at the back e