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This is bbc in years, i am rachel, the headlines at eight p m. The first case is of the coronavirus are found in europe with two people infected in france, officials here wa nt to infected in france, officials here want to trace 2000 people that have thrown into the uk from china in the last fortnight. The number of people who have died in china to virus rises to 26, with more than 800 people infected. The parents of a week old baby who died in a Hospital Trust intent call for an inquiry after c...

This is bbc news, the headlines revellers around the globe have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london and other major cities. In rio dejaniero more than a Million People gathered on the copacabana beach to celebrate the new year. The United States is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, which has been attacked by thousands of protestors, angry at american air strikes. President trump has blamed the attack on iran. The authorities in lebanon s...

This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at nine. The death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 the countrys president warns the spread of the virus is accelerating and that his country faces a grave situation. As the us announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the Foreign Office is urging brits to get out and advising against further travel to the Hubei Province. A member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower blocks...

Hundreds of passengers are set to leave the diamond princess cruise ship. Passengers have been quarantined on boa rd for more than two weeks, as the vessel grappled with the biggest outbreak of corona virus outside of mainland china. So far 542 passengers have been infected. The former mayor of new york city, Michael Bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic president ial debate in nevada on wednesday. Its the first time the billionaire will appear on stage alongside his rivals. And this story...

This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The suspect in the multiple stabbings in britain was already known to the Intelligence Services having come to their attention last year. A big spike in the virus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. And questions about numbers in india Health Workers tell the bbc that virus infection statistics are being deliberately minimised. Saudi arabia reopens mosques in...

Tonight at six. Scotlands finance secretary resigns after his texts to a teenage boy are made public. Derek mackay was forced to quitjust hours before he was due to deliver a multi billion pound budget. Derek mackays conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister and indeed he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. It was not an option for him to remain in government. Also on tonights programme a third person has tested positive for coronavirus here in the uk. In china, a full o...

It now wants to see its pork substitute, launched in las vegas, break into china. Jane foley from rabobank joins me now. Combat, lets start with the story in the arab news. They are clearly extremely worried as is much of the world, about the fallout from this. Absolutely, they are worried about what could happen in their region stopping this article doesnt make mention of the fact that around backed houthi militias have previously targeted saudi civilians. Civilians have also been warned about ...

And a small green miracle in a refugee camp injordan thanks to scientists from Sheffield University. Assaults on staff have more than quadrupled in prisons in yorkshire and lincolnshire over a five year period. In 2013, 326 were recorded. This figure rose to almost 1,400 in 2018. The latest figures show three prisons in particular full sutton, wealstun and wetherby recorded more assaults on staff in the first nine months of 2019 than in the whole of the previous year. Tracy gee has been speaking...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Shock resignation chancellor sajid javid quits the government in the middle of Boris Johnsons cabinet reshuffle. Its understood he rejected an order to fire his team of advisers he was due to deliver his first budget in four weeks time. He will now have to deliver the budget chief secretary to the treasury rishi sunak becomes chancellor just seven months ago he was a junior housing minister how do you feel about taking over any c...

This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines at 11 00 britain, canada and the us say theres now a body of evidence that an Iranian Missile brought down a ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near tehran, killing everyone on board. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile. This may well have been unintentional. Confirmation that the duchess of sussex has left the uk for canada. Earlier, the queen summoned an urgent family conference to find...