author lauren wilkinson. >> the thing tha was after was creating a very complicated female characternfelt that the spy genre is a really good opportunity to talk about double consciousness because it is so much about -- to me, being a spy is so much about being very aware of how other people perceive you. >> this idea of the double consciousness -- i was thinking aboutalph ellison with invisible manhe says i've been a spyor in this countrys long as i can remember. >> the main charactins grandfathesible man says something very similar to him that kind of confounds the protagonist for most of the book. i think this book was my own version of exploring that idea. with the grandfather was saying when he said that he was a spy's >> in this case, it is a spy but as a black man in his case. >> i took the metaphorical idea and i made it as literal as possible. to give it a little more dimension. >> ather thing you are clearly exploring through your characters, right andng w, in the classic spy genre at least what i'm familiar with are aware of the moral ambiguities, but they fall int you don'

helena wilkinson, bbc news.d for most people in enclosed public spaces, like shops, supermarkets and takeaways. failure to comply could mean a fine, of up to £100. some people are exempt, including children under 11, people with breathing difficulties, and those with disabilities, while retailers insist, it‘s not up to them to enforce the new rules. danny savage has more, from northallerton, in north yorkshire. like every high street in england today, new rules about wearing a face covering are leading to caution and questions. am i good to go in? yeah. yeah, you're fine. across the road, in this department store, only 110 people are allowed in the shop at any one time if social distancing is to be observed. every single customer that‘s come through the door this morning has been wearing a mask already. we haven‘t had to ask anyone. there‘s been the odd person with them slightly down below the nose, just reminding them of things like that. but apart from that, it‘s all been fine. inside this store also highlight

our correspondent helen wilkinson, thank you.ondon woman who travelled to syria as a schoolgirl tojoin the islamic state group should be allowed to return to the uk to challenge being stripped of her british citizenship. shamima begum, who's now 20, was one of three girls who went to syria in february 2015. last month, the court of appeal ruled she should be allowed back to london to fight for the return of her citizenship — a decision the government described as "deeply flawed". the former football coach and serial paedophile barry bennell has pleaded guilty to nine further sexual offences. the 66—year—old, who's also known as richard jones, entered the pleas at chester crown court via video—link from prison. the offences took place between 1979 and 1988, when the victims were aged between 11 and 1a. bennell is serving a 30—yearjail sentence after being convicted of 50 child sexual offences in 2018. back now to coronavirus — and the latest government announcements. as we've been hearing, the prime minister has said that further

they've hired attorney beth wilkinson to review the redskins' so-called pass culture and what to do aboutns, executives fired earlier this week. football insiders are are expecting "the washington post," they say, to soon publish the story on what is a blockbuster expose of the redskin organization and its owner, snyder. >>> well, also breaking tonight, secretary of state mike pompeo says "the new york times"es' 1619 project amounts to an attack on the american way of life that aligns with and supports the chinese communist party. pompeo said today they want you to believe marxist id ology that america's only oppressors and oppressed. the chinese communist party must be gleeful when they see "the new york times" spout this ideology. certainly the left in this country is thrilled. former federal prosecutor in the roger stone case michael morendo leaving the justice department to join facebook where he will be in charge of policy on social media content. imagine that. the content, i thought, was generated by the users. but there it is. one of three prosecutors who quit the stone case in pro

his granddaughter, kate wilkinson, spoke to our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, today., andi about all the memories we have got, and i have seen from a lot of the tributes that have come in how much people saw the man that we saw, the kind of funny and open and genuine and honest person that he was, and i had to laugh. he was a real geordie at heart, and even things like i remember one time we were in mcdonald's and they said to him how much it was going to be for our mcdonald's and he said, how much? i'm not paying that! and he literally refused to pay for it. even things like that, and he'd sit in his lounge in his coat, his flat cap and his gloves, just to not have to turn the heating on. it'sjust...

helena wilkinson, thank you.thern england and wales, more cloud and outbreaks of rain on saturday, ahead of it we are still in the warm air, still some sunshine here, behind it fresh conditions with a few scattered showers to the north—west, so here 14-17d showers to the north—west, so here 14—17d as opposed to 24 in the south—east but that weather front will push south and east, it will bring light and drizzly rain through the night so way rather grey and damp start first thing on sunday morning, slowly improving to sunnier skies with a few scattered showers in the north and ate noticeably fresher feel for all, in the north and ate noticeably fresherfeelforall, highs in the north and ate noticeably fresher feel for all, highs of 21. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... borisjohnson sets out the next stage of his plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown in england, including a timeline for returning to workplaces. we will give employers more discretion and ask them to make decisions about how their staff can w

the nfl leadership is expected to meet with wilkinson and her colleagues once she is done and is pledgingke any action. harris? >> harris: mike emanuel, thank you very much. i am joined by sam fortier, sports reporter for "the washington post." sam, this is your work. he looked into this. what does it mean for the washington redskins organizati organization? >> i think, in addition to those complaints, they need a systemic review of their policies regarding these matters. there was the cultural of sexual harassment, the culture of verbal abuse. if you look at the hr reporting process to kind of deal with those issues, that was clearly lacking. the organization still today has 220 employees across football and business, and there is one hr person. they also have to do administrative responsibilities. clearly this is something they need to look at holistically. >> harris: you know, whenever these things break out, whatever the lane or industry, it's not typically just one organization. you know the nfl well. you know its history. you've seen former players drag their girlfriends by their ha

wilkinson reporting.ood of captain sir tom moore, we just had a tweet from him actually, let us show you that tweeted. it says, "i have been overwhelmed by the many owners i have received in the past weeks but there is simply nothing that can compare to this. i am overwhelmed with pride and joy." congratulations from all of us. great weather at windsor there and for the wedding and knighthood for some now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. some southern in and saw some warmth and sunshine in the afternoon and it does look a gift will be promising for some all because of this cold front slowly meandering its way across the country. it does bring a change of fortunes across northern england and wales, more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of rain during a saturday, ahead had a fit still in that warm humid air. there was still be sunshine to be found here. behind it notably settled conditions with scattered showers in the northwest. 17 degrees invasive 24 in the southeast corner. that wea

. >> the team has hired a high-powered attorney beth wilkinson who told fox her firm was retained too an independent review of the team's culture, policies, and allegations of workplace misconduct. the nfl is expected to meet with wilkinson and her team when she has done with her probe and says it will take whatever action necessary based on her findings. >> bill: stay with me a momen moment, releasing a new declassified documents and chairman lindsey graham says they undercut the dossier detailing claims of misconduct by the trump campaign and russia. what have we learned about that? >> newly on classified documents from the department of justice cutting to the core of the russia probe, essentially they went to the sub source, the person behind christopher steele's dossier and said what was the deal with you providing this information? he told the fbi that he was not comfortable with the way christopher steele uses information. of the fbi then went to the fisa court and got surveillance warrants for various people, so bottom line, lindsey graham, the chairman of the judiciary commit

helena wilkinson was in court and her report contains some flashing images. married for less than a month when he was killed. today, she was in court with family to see those responsible jailed for their crimes — jessie cole, henry long and albert bowers. this is cole and bowers laughing after their first court appearance. i've got four masked men outside my house, and they've got weapons. they're stealing my quad bike. this is the 999 call about the theft of a quad bike that pc harper had been responding to with a colleague. the officers soon came across the teenagers' car. jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. through the rear—view camera, you can see his legs as he tries to escape, followed by pc harper, who got caught at that moment in the towrope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they "had killed a talented and brave young officer who was going above and beyond his duty in order to provide a public service". pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court. she said... these are three people who i do not believe hav

helena wilkinson was in court. her report contains flashing images.re married for less than a month when he was killed. today, she was in court with family to see those responsible jailed for their crimes. jessie cole, henry long and albert bowers. they had during parts of the trial laughed and joked. i've got four masked men outside my house and they've got weapons. they are stealing my quad bike. this is the 999 call about the theft of a quad bike that pc harper had been responding to with a colleague. the officers soon came across the teenagers' car. jessie cole quickly unhooked the bike. through the rear—view cameta,4ou_can_seej1ls who got caught at that moment in the tow rope. sentencing the teenagers, mrjustice edis said they had killed a talented and brave officer who was going above and beyond his duty in order to provide a public service. pc harper's widow, lissie harper, read a victim impact statement to court. she said: four weeks was all i had to call him my husband. four weeks to be called his wife. my life often feels bleak, hopeless, ir

helena wilkinson, bbc news.ughs — that sounds like a perfect night in for many people, but how about at kensington palace with prince william ? so, i made some curry for you boys. others laugh. by royal appointment, the prince has got the poppadoms in. it's not every day you get a takeaway to surroundings like these. are you serious? the samrat was delivered to the palace? yep. a podcast, pint, and a curry — though getting the delivery in did have its challenges. there's an uber driver on the floor at the moment being frisked. they laugh. this was a very informal prince william, remembering some big nights out, some really bad presents he had given his wife, and musing on his royal powers to hire and fire the england manager. gareth southgate's a very nice man, he's been very successful as england manager. if england had a disastrous run of form, could you sack him? gareth would go, yeah. they laugh. but this wasn't all lads larking about around the table. for years now, prince william has been talking about men

tim wilkinson commented, when you pay my bills, then i will listen but until then, no. barbara tweeted this. yes, social distancing, wearing a mask, most like we handwashing and full face covering until we get a vaccine to beaded together. you can chime in right now using the hashtag for the sweaty faces, and the hidden smiles. the foggy glasses, and the sore ears. the determined looks, and the muffled laughs. a simple piece of fabric makes a big statement: i care. let's all do our part to slow the spread. wear a mask. learn more at covid19.ca.gov. airbnb said it is cracking down on unauthorized house parties across the country. a new initiative restricts bookings by guests under the age of 25. airbnb said that from now on people in that age group can't book an entire house in the local area unless they have a consistent track record of at least three positive reviews. they are still allowed to book private rooms at hotel rooms. >>> a big letdown for young warriors fans. the team is canceling its youth online basketball camps after an employee at the training facility i

hannah wilkinson at the old bailey, thank you.day's news, it is compulsory for most people to wear a face covering in shops in england in today. but many retailers have said it is not up to them to enforce the rules. the covering must be worn in enclosed public spaces like supermarkets, indo shopping centres, railway stations and takeaways. there is a fine of up to £100 for anyone who refuses to wear one. it is already compulsory, of course, in scotla nd is already compulsory, of course, in scotland to wear a covering in shops. he is our cross winner with the latest. once a respite in shops, now covering your face is not only recommended, it is the law. the pandemic has changed everything. it has kept us in, and now we can go out, but it has brought new roles. in st albans, shoppers have been adapting. it is so much better now that people have got a clear idea of what they are being asked to do.|j am what they are being asked to do.” am really pleased it has come in, it has given us more confidence to come to town, we have been av

today, his granddaughter kate wilkinson spoke of him as a kind and genuine man.. his flat caps are still hung up and i think it's the little things you miss. we have sort of lost a joker. in kate's family, he was grandad jack. 0n the other side of the city at elland road, a footballing family remembers the legend known as big jack. complete strangers sharing their grief. absolute genius. when you think about his career, allegedly internationally, it didn't take off till he was about 29. it was amazing. i remember one day when they were doing a pre—warmup, jack unfortunately hit the ball and hit a child in the crowd and he stopped everything he was doing and came to the back of the goal, came in to the scratching shed and checked on the child to make sure they weren't injured with the ball, it showed what a really gentle and kind individualjack was. the tributes have given his family comfort today. the man described here is the man they also knew and loved. he was a really good person. he was. he will be hugely missed, you know, in ourfamily but also in the north

the team has retained the firm of washington attorney beth wilkinson to do an independent review of thes culture, policies and allegations of workplace misconduct. none of the women say snyder harassed them, however some of the women told the "post" that they were skeptical that snyder was unaware of the behavior. the team deferred to a statement that they gave "the washington post" which says they take issues of employee conduct seriously and will address them promptly. norah? >> o'donnell: nikole killion with those late details, thank you. coming up next, the story we promised you about a seven-year- old who wants to change the world. don't bet against her. her. it's starting to happen every day. people are surprising themselves the moment realize they can du more with less asthma. thanks to dupixent, the add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. dupixent isn't for sudden breathing problems. it can improve lung function for better breathing in as little as 2 weeks and help prevent severe asthma attacks. it's not a steroid but can help reduce or eliminate oral s

helen wilkinson, beauty news. —— bbc news.izzie. thejury weren't expecting to hear from pc harper's widow, lizzie. the jury weren't told that the couple had been married as you heard there forjust that the couple had been married as you heard there for just 28 that the couple had been married as you heard there forjust 28 days. they were looking forward to their honeymoon in the maldives. they had been together for 13 years but the night he was killed they had been married for just night he was killed they had been married forjust a month. and his widow, lizzie, after pc harper was killed had said about him he was the kindest, loveliest, most selfless man i'll ever meet. i want to be angry that your job took you away from us but i know you loved it and a lwa ys from us but i know you loved it and always wanted to keep everyone safe. she has been here in court today for those verdicts, as has pc harper's pa rents those verdicts, as has pc harper's parents and also his brother. now thejudge after parents and also his brother. no

his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted. .. the fa wrote...tball association tweeted. .. and leeds united — where jack charlton made 629 appearances during his career — said the club are deeply saddened to learn of the death of a a "club legend." the former england goalkeeper, peter shilton paid tribute to his teamate... i was very fond of jack i was very fond ofjack and very sad, obviously to hear he has passed away, another one of the 1966 world cup squad to have died but he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he isa obviously be remembered very fondly. he is a great character, really, jack. i was in the england squad with him at the end of his claim of the start of mine and played against him for the great leeds united team and he was very underrated as a player, you know, he is very dominant in the air and he had more ability than people gave him credit for but it was just his character and the way he was that made him so fond and, you know, he was a good leader as well. in the united states, leading democrats have condemned donald t

my colleaguejane hill has been speaking to our correspondent helena wilkinson, who was at the old baileypc helper‘s widow lizzie broke down in tears. pc harper‘s widow lizzie broke down in tears. it has been the most carrying case over the last four weeks with a very it has been the most harrowing case over the last four weeks with a very distressing details. his widow after he died said that pc harper was the kindest most selfless man you will ever meet and the court also heard that pc harper was an officer doing no more than hisjob. this is the background to the case, whether details that it contains details of the distressing violence and flash images. this is then beaming after their wedding day, it was so cruelly taken away four weeks later. when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henty lung, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had, that night, gone to steal this quad bike, the bike‘s owner watched on as the theft unfolded. i‘ve got four masked man outside my house, with

here's our correspondent who followed the trial, helena wilkinson.g day lastjuly, pc harper was killed. after the verdicts last week, his widow said she was appalled at the outcome. the way in which andrew was robbed of his life we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. iam immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. henry long, 19, along with albert bowers and jesse cole, both 18, seen here at their first court appearance were cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. pc harper got caught in a tow rope that had been pulling a quad bike the three had stolen. the officer was dragged away by the car for over a mile at speeds of over a0 miles an hour. in an open letter to the prime minister, his widow said, i will keep fighting on behalf of andrew, the future that was stolen from us and also their victims who find themselves in this unjust situation in the future. after all, who are we if we allow our legal system to fail us? what is this country if it does not provide justice for the innocent estimate during the trial, the judge orde

his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted "beyond sad to have to say goodbye to my beloved grandad, jackched so many lives through football, friendship and family. he was a kind, funny and thoroughly genuine man and ourfamily will miss him enormously." the fa wrote: "we are devastated by the news that jack charlton, a member of our world cup—winning team of 1966, has passed away. our deepest sympathies are with jack's family, friends and former clubs." ireland's football association tweeted: "the fa! is deeply saddened to learn of the death ofjack charlton, the manager who changed irish football forever. our thoughts are with pat and the family at this sad time. #rip". leeds united, they said the club we re leeds united, they said the club were deeply saddened to learn of the death of a club legend. in the united states, leading democrats have condemned donald trump's decision to commute the prison sentence of roger stone, his long—time friend and political ally. senator elizabeth warren said mr trump was the most corrupt president in history. mr stone was due to begin a 40— month jail t

our correspondent, helena wilkinson, is at the old bailey for us this evening. clive, as the verdicts were read out pc andrew harper's widow lissie broke down in tear, she and the officer's family have had to listen to the most harrowing details in the last four week, he was killed while protecting the public just last four week, he was killed while protecting the publicjust doing his job. a warning that my report contains distressing details and flashing images. andrew and lissie harper beaming onnen their wedding day lastjuly. butjust harper beaming onnen their wedding day lastjuly. but just four weeks after they promised a future together, it was so cruelly taken away, when pc andrew harper was killed. the teenager's responsible 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—old albert bowers and jessie cole seen here laughing, after their first court appearance. the teenagers had that night gone to steal this quad bike, the bike's owner watched on as the theft unfolded. i've got four masked men outside my house, they are stealing my quad bike. i am going out. do

our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the old bailey.ailey. the verdicts were read out, pc harper's as the verdicts were read out, pc harper's widow, who he had been married to for just 28 days, harper's widow, who he had been married to forjust 28 days, broke down in tears. this has been the most harrowing of trials. much of the detail we have not reported because of the graphic nature. he was described as an officer doing no more than his job and after he was killed his widow said he was the kindest most selfless man you will ever meet. here is the background to the case and a warning of the distressing details and flash photography. andrew and lizzie harper, beaming on their wedding day last july, butjust four weeks after they promised a future together it was so cruelly taken away when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry long, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jessie cole, seen here laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had that night gone to steal this quad bike. the bike's

this is for wilkinson world the relatives from the school and there's no question that the critical. attorney general bill barr testifies on capitol hill he claims he's impartial an independent from the president his critics say otherwise we'll get perspective from a former federal prosecutor on this addition to. the politicking on larry king our says he's independent impartial and a defender of the rule of law critics say he's behaving as a political actor serving trump's interests and not those of the people let's start there with former federal prosecutors stephen den haag he served as associate independent counsel for ken starr during the investigation into president bill clinton he is in miami but what was your assessment stephen of bars testimony yesterday. well i think from a legal matter didn't really break any new ground i think he tried to say all the right things and i think they're looking stand he was very measured i think from a political perspective i think he probably won the day in the sense that democrats really try to. beat on him from a political matter and they d

suppression building more prisons you seem gerrymandering all sorts of undemocratic practices for wilkinson that world are well into for stroke and there's no question that the. shots seemed wrong. but all wrong just don't call. me. yet to say proud disdain become educated and engaged with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves will the party we choose to look for common ground. welcome back to politicking i'm talking with dr mehmet oz cardiothoracic surgeon and host of the dr oz show he joins me from new jersey that she physicians of the state of delaware dr rick pesca it's always on this program earlier he said the confusion and misinformation surrounding coal that is nearly as significant as the public health concern of the virus itself what are your thoughts. well i grew up in delaware so all i feel obliged to support a statement but i actually think it's true and i think a lot of folks are now turning to secondary sources of advice because they don't think they can get the truth from wherever they normally get their information is it is a complicated area there's the fog of war

h had andrew white, janetta hayes, helen roberts, and dolores wilkinson, and john lewis. , ct vivian,ion bernardm babel, lafayette, angela butler. 1958,l of us gathered in 1959, 1960, 1961, in 1962. how we gathered in the same city at the same time, i count has providential. we were alllan it, led there. when the national christian leadership c council met in the fall of 1958, and we determined that if there is to be a second major campaign that will devastated -- demonstrate the efficacy of soul force, of love truth, that we would have to do it in nashville. planned, as the a fourist and organizer, point, gandhian strategicc program to promote the campaign. with great fear and anticipation that we would desegregate downtown nashville. no group of black or other people anywhere in the unitedd states in the 20th century agagainst the rapacious this ofa segregated system ever thought about desegregating downtown. signs,ing down the renovating the waiting rooms, taking the immoral signs off of drinking fountains. women who madeck that decision for us in nashville. i was scared to death w

. >>> i want to go now to retired colonel wilkinson, former chief of staff to collin powell.e your time colonel. you're part of this bipartisan group, 80 former government and military officials that met secretly to game out what could possibly happen if president trump does refuse to concede the election if he loses. take us into that room, if you can. what did you imagine? this is an impossible thing for many of us to imagine in this country, but that's what you were trying to do to see what would happen. what did you envision? >> i belong to three groups. the crisis group has been meeting since june 2019 and the one you're talking about, the transition integrity project which has been running table top exercises with the best political operatives in washington, scholars and so forth playing the trump team and playing the biden team. this is an exercise i'm familiar with from my military experience. the trump team makes a mauve, the biden team makes a countermove and so forth and so on. the insights we get from this game are vivid. you don't learn lessons but you get insigh

snyder notes attorney beth wilkinson has been hired to investigate and make recognitions on when she is done with her work, saying the team will institute new policies and procedures and strengthen their human resources infrastructure. that lack of a serious human resources department as a complaint some of the women who were employees made and they are basically coming forward with this story. >> kristin: i know this report has just dropped but so far, what's the fallout been? >> three employees are gone, three senior officials. two fired, one retired. in this at a time where the washington redskins are trying to change their culture by moving on after 20 years of losing, also moving on from the redskins name and identity. now 15 former female employees alleging sexual harassment amber rating which is most definitely leading to more change. >> in my time there, dealt with a lot of verbal harassment, sexually and not sexually. so not only was i hit on, but i also was being just berated and spoken down to, degraded on a daily basis. >> sponsors were already upset leading to the name c

jeffrey brown talks uthor lauren wilkinson, part of our series, "canvas." >> brown: the west africanon of burkina faso in the 1980s, and the real-life figure of revolutionary leader thomas sankara, whom the c.i.a. is eager to be rid of.it the setting of "american spy," a cold-war espionage thriller with a twist-- its protagonist is a black woman named marie mitchell.lk author lauren son: >> the thing that i was after was creating a very complicated female character in the spy genre. i felt that the spy genre is actually a reallgood opportunity to talk about double consciousness, because it is so much about, you know-- to me, being a spy, so much about being very, very aware of how other people perceive you. >> brangham: this idea of the double consciousness, that du bois wrote about, and others have--i mean, i was thinking abt ralph ellison, of course, with "invisible man." were you-- youmain character's father says, at one point, "i've been a spy in this country for as long as i can remember."ea >> i mean, that to me was a direct hat tip to ellison. you know, that the main character

helena wilkinson reports. as the verdicts were read out, pc harper's widow broke down in tears.he most harrowing details over the past four weeks. he was killed while protecting the public just weeks. he was killed while protecting the publicjust doing his job. a warning that my report contains distressing details and flashing images. beaming on their wedding day lastjuly, flashing images. beaming on their wedding day last july, but just flashing images. beaming on their wedding day lastjuly, butjust four weeks after they promised a future together, it was so cruelly taken away when pc harper was killed. the teenagers responsible, 19—year—old henry, along with 18—year—olds albert bowers and jesse cole, seen here laughing after their first court appearance. the teenagers had that night gone to steal the squad bike and the owner watched on as the theft unfolded. form masked men were student make quad bike and i'm going out there. no, you said they have weapons. officers run their way, pc andrew shaw in the pc and true harper. this was the front facing camera of their unmarked poli

. >> let me ask another from tracy wilkinson of the "los angeles times" is asking, knowing what you knowbout putin do you anticipate an october surprise either to about putin cement his gains during the trump era to help trump's reelection or simply to sell more chaos in the u.s.? presumably some interference in the election. >> sowing chaos is ben rhodes the goal of all of this. to really give most americans pause about the strength of our democracy and to kind of weekend our confidence in our own systems, and that's kind of been a hallmark of russian and soviet active measures for decades. we've seen this on kind of a long timescale. i think we got a whole bunch of books that are out there right now that i can recommend on this kind of topic where we can really see this in action over a long suite history. we have to put this in context. if russia and putin and others think there is more to be gained by weakening the united states, by sowing discord and having people fight about electoral outcomes and yes, we will see that. but if we can get the message across there's more to be gained

one of the clinical lead around the clinical trial, a guy called tom wilkinson, described it as a potentialms of the treatment of covid—19. the managing director of the company says it is a major breakthrough, potentially. but the warning again, these results have not been peer reviewed yet so this is quite an early stage. but nevertheless, very encouraging news on the treatment of covid. health ministers have admitted failing to assess data protection risks around the nhs test and trace programme for coronavirus in england. the system traces contacts of people who may have been infected with covid—19 but privacy campaigners are concerned over how personal details are collected and stored. they say the admission means the programme has been unlawful but the government insists no information has been misused. the government says all state schools in england will receive a funding increase of at least 2% next year. in a settlement agreed and announced last summer, education spending will increase by £2.2 billion, an average increase of 3% per pupil. the institue for fiscal studies says there'

this is wrong on all levels. >> john: they are hiring washington attorney beth wilkinson.duct a thorough independent review of this entire manner and help set new employee standards for the future." three people have been fired in recent weeks as well. larry michael, and his assistant, richard mann ii. doesn't sound like the team is responding quickly and comprehensively enough to this? >> it sounds like they are responding now that they have been caught and pushed to the brink. obviously, this culture has gone on therefore an awful long time. that's an awful lot of years that this has gone on, so it appears that this has been either acceptable behavior or tolerated or that the people at the top didn't know. this is hard to fathom with people who are running the organization don't know what's going on, but as of now, there has been nothing to implicate bruce allen, who is the former president, and dan snyder, who is the owner of the team here "the washington post" has said that they are not implicated at this time, however, this culture did go on for an awful long time, so

professor tom wilkinson is the chief investigator for the trial, hejoins me now.a naturally occurring part of the immune system that many cells in the body produce. and we repurposed that protein, giving it to patients in a nebuliser and inhaled form to give their natural immune system coordinate and fight off the coronavirus. this study was done on hospitalise patients who are u nwell done on hospitalise patients who are unwell enough to end up in hospital, either in the ward or an oxygen, and they were administered out the active drug or light blinded placebo, so everyone was uncertain as to which arm we were on of the study and so we looked at the results, and those results, we have analysed a preliminary run and we have seen that there is a benefit in terms of preventing the deterioration of illness from the ward to intensive care at or worse, and also we've see an expedited recovery in the treatment, so patients on the therapy got better quicker, both in terms of resolution of their limitation but also in terms of their symptoms, like breathlessness. this is

helena wilkinson, bbc news.difficult it is at this moment in time, when one of your colleagues has been killed and your colleagues has been killed and you have been very close and understanding of colleagues of his and his family, as well. absolutely. it has been a tough 12 months for the thames valley police and our collea g u es the thames valley police and our colleagues that have both worked with andrew but also the wider police family. it has been really, really tough and that stems from the investigators that have dedicated their time and efforts to try to get justice for the family and their wider police family, as well, and we mustn't forget andrew harper's family and especially lissie who has been through an awful lot in the last 12 months. what has support for them and those in the thames valley police looked like, what support has been needed? so support has come in a variety of forms and i must pay tribute to the force, who have been absolutely fantastic in supporting andrew's colleagues, and all pol

i think that entire organization, the veterans administration have enough i invite robert wilkinson at the moment. previously, not by a west point graduate. they are, you're all serving the country. your part of this culture of service pretty how can we effectively move the nation to sale truth lofgren i think service is enormous part of it. i'll be three quick ideas. as part of a much longer conversation. number one is the source army came to talk about it. need to talk to others in our communities. they need to be active role models. the need to be engaged. they need to post what they are doing on instagram. and facebook and in twitter. talk about all of us pretty we all need to do it. maybe not everybody is going to write a book about it. but every bit counts. our national life is an enormous conversation. it is eggs and sayings. it is a big message to a conversation. that is the beauty of america. is also one of our challenges. were not an authoritarian country. work just one set of voices. predominant . number one. let's all of us, were involved in services, let's all talk about i

attorney beth wilkinson and her firm to conduct a thorough independent review of this matter and helpm set new employee standards for the future. and the nfl is out with a new statement this morning saying these matters as reported are serious, disturbing and contrary to the nfl's values. adding, everyone in the nfl has the right to work in an environment free from any and all forms of harassment and, you know, many of the women pointing out that this behavior happened under the owner, dan snyder, blaming him for an understaffed human resources department. "the post" reports that there was just one full-time staffer for more than 200 employees. cecilia. >> disturbing allegations, indeed. rachel, thanks so much. >>> we turn now to new warnings about n95 masks. 3m, one of the largest makers of these masks is now sounding the alarm about counterfeits and price gouging. erielle reshef has all the details on this. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning. 3m filed 18 federal lawsuits in ten states and canada to stop so-called pandemic profiteers selling their products at higher rat

veterans and that entire organization, veteransed a, headed up by a good friend of mine, robert wilkinson, a good friend, and previously by bob mcdonald. you're all serving the country. you are part of the culture of service. you have asked a gut question. how can we effectively move the nation to sail true north? and i think service is an enormous part of it. i'll give you'll three quick ideas. this is part of a much longer conversation. number one is, those who are serving need to talk about it. need to talk to others in our communities. they need to be active role models. they need to be engaged. they need to post what they're doing on instagram and linked inand facebook and twitter, talk but service, all of us need to do that. maybe not everybody will write a book about it but every bit counts because our national life is an enormous conversation. it zigs and zags and it's a big messy chewy conversation, and that is the beauty of america and it's also one of our challenges. we're not in an authoritarian country where one set of voices predominates. so number one, perry, let's all of u

the clinical lead around the clinical trial, tom wilkinson, described it as a potential game changerth ministers have admitted failing to assess data protection risks around the nhs test and trace programme for coronavirus in england. the system traces the contacts of people who may have been infected with covid—19, but privacy campaigners are concerned over how personal details are collected and stored. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is in west london. rory, what's the issue here? what is the issue? we have 27,000 contact tracers doing this important job and collecting very sensitive data, names, addresses and so on, but also, where they have been, who they have been and who their sexual partners are. very sensitive data. privacy campaigners have been pressing the government to find out if they have conducted what is called a data protection impact assessment. it is required under the data protection law. eventually they got a letter back from the department of health saying, yes, this was required, and now we have not done it. the campaigners are saying this whole p

let's speak to sean and maria wilkinson now who landed in alicante yesterday. thank you so much forjoiningo come back to the uk sooner like some people may have heard from today? we are going to stay, definitely. we are booked for ten days, we will see that out, unless something changes and you are instructed to go back beforehand. trust the government will get it right. we will do what we are told. do you work? when you do get back are you going to have to get your employer to let you have that time off, i mean, obviously, you will have it, but i presume you would like to be paid? yes, for me, personally, it doesn't really affect me,| personally, it doesn't really affect me, i work from home quite often. and have been for the last five or six months like most people. i've been lucky enough not to need to go on furlough, i have kept busy. but slightly different for yourself.” ama slightly different for yourself.” am a dog home border, i have dogs booked in when i get home. i don't know how i am going to go home with that, they have got to be walked and i cannot leave the house.” that, they

his grandaughter, emma wilkinson, tweeted "beyond sad "to have to say goodbye to my beloved grandad,up. i was very fond of jack. another one of the 1966 world cup squad to have died. he will obviously be remembered very fondly. he was a great character. i was in the england squad with him at the end of his career, at the start of mine. i played against him. he was very underrated as a player. he was very underrated as a player. he was very dominant in the air. he had more ability than people give him credit for. it was just his character and the way he was that made him so fond. he was a good leader as well. his family has released a statement and one of the things in the statement was, he was a thoroughly honest, kind, funny and genuine man who always had time for people. i wonder if you could reflect on some of the interactions you had, maybe when he was one of the established members of the squads? yes, i went to mexico, the year before the 1970 world cup and i was in the 1970 world cup squad. funnily enough, jack was always quiet. he was always reading books. i always got on well