GMT
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First episode date | February 1, 2010 |
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Production location(s) | Broadcasting House |
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Creators | BBC World News |
Presented by | Lucy Hockings |
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Networks | BBC |
BBC World News | |
Cast | George Alagiah |
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ID | 1862534 |
About GMT
International news and intelligent analysis to take you to the heart of the day's top global story. George Alagiah shares his experience to communicate why world stories matter to the UK and global audience.
Investigation over truck crash near White House
... The incident - which happened just before 22:00 (02:00 Gmt) - triggered evacuations of local hotels including the Hay Adams, according to Fox News...
Cheltenham stabbing: Man held under Terrorism Act
... Isolated incident Officers urged anyone with information about the attack - outside the Leisure at Cheltenham centre in Tommy Taylors Lane at about 21:15 Gmt - to contact them...
Five killed in Israeli strike on Damascus, Syria says
... The strike - which hit at 00:22 local time (21:22 Gmt) - caused damage to several homes in Damascus neighbourhoods and other nearby areas, Syrian officials said...
Monterey Park shooting: Elderly Asian suspect found dead
... The mass shooting, one of the deadliest in California s history, began at around 22:22 local time on Saturday (06:22 Gmt on Sunday) at the popular Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, about seven miles (11km) east of central Los Angeles...
Gare du Nord: Six people injured in knife attack
... The attack took place at 06:42 (05:42 Gmt) - within one minute all six people were injured and the attacker was stopped...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Watching Andy Murray from prison was joyful
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Investigation after two boys found dead in London home
... Police and London Ambulance Service crews attended after being called at about 14:00 Gmt...
Spotlight: Paramilitary loan sharks targeting food bank users
... " You can watch BBC NI Spotlight s Loan Sharks and Paramilitaries and also on BBC One on Tuesday 13 Dec at 22:40 Gmt...
Sarah Gilbert: Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid
Future pandemics could be more lethal than the current Covid crisis, one of The Creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has warned.
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert, delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby Lecture, said there needed to be more funding for pandemic preparedness to prevent the advances made from being lost.
She also warned vaccines could be less effective against the Omicron variant.
Dame Sarah added that people should be cautious until more was known about it.
She Said : " This will not be The Last time a virus threatens our lives and our livelihoods. The Truth is, The Next one could be worse. It could be more contagious, or more lethal, or both. "
" We cannot allow a situation where we have gone through all we have gone through, And Then find that the enormous economic losses we have sustained mean that there is still no funding for pandemic preparedness, " she added.
" The advances we have made, and The Knowledge we have gained, must not be lost. "
Speaking about the Omicron variant, She Said : " The spike protein of this variant contains mutations already known to increase transmissibility of The Virus .
" But there are additional changes that may mean antibodies induced by The Vaccines , or by infection with other variants, may be less effective at preventing infection with Omicron.
" Until we know more, we should be cautious, and take steps to slow down the spread of this new variant. "
The UK recorded 86 new cases of the Omicron variant on Sunday, taking the total So Far to 246.
However, she added that reduced protection against infection and mild disease would not necessarily mean reduced protection against severe illness and death.
She also said the rapid progress seen in delivering vaccines and medicines during the pandemic should become The Norm and there was no reason why a universal flu jab could not be developed in order to wipe out The Threat from influenza.
Dame Sarah - who was recognised with a damehood in The Queen 's Birthday Honours earlier this Year - began designing a coronavirus vaccine in early 2020 when Covid first emerged in China.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca jab is now The Most widely used around The World , with doses sent to More Than 170 countries.
The lecture, named after the late broadcaster, Richard Dimbleby , features influential speakers from academia, arts and business and the Royal Family .
The 44th Richard Dimbleby Lecture will be broadcast on Bbc One and iPlayer on Monday 6 December at 22:35 Gmt .
Source of news: bbc.com