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This is bbc news, the headlines the us senate has acquitted President Trump at the end of his impeachment trial. Senators voted along party lines with mitt romney being the only republican to vote in favour of convicting the president. Democrats said the acquittal meant little because republicans had refused to allow witnesses at the trial. The number of people in Mainland China known to have died as a result of coronavirus has risen to 563. 73 people died on wednesday most of them in the provin...

Bagpipes in east yorkshire, as close to 200 swimmers continue their tradition of diving into the north sea at hornsea with money raised going to the local in shore rescue. Absolutely fantastic, the weather has been brilliant and the crowds have been fantastic. Its been brilliant, the best turnout weve had for a new years day swim. Further along the east coast, crowds gathered at whitley bay, dressed up and ready to go and despite the dip no longer having an official organiser. The time honoured ...

This is bbc news, the headlines at the 2020 oscars, brad pitt has taken home one of the nights major awards winning best supporting actor for the Quentin Tarantino film 0nce upon a time in hollywood. many of cinemas biggest stars are attending the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, in los angeles. Millions of chinese citizens are due to go back to work, after the extended Lunar New Year break but coronavirus restrictions mean, many businesses remian closed. The number of deaths from the epidemic has ...

And an Olympic Committee member refuses to rule out the 2020 tokyo games being cancelled completely, amid the spread of coronavirus. Hello and welcome to the programme. Chelsea have a seemingly impossible mountain to climb if they are to have any hope of making the Champions League quarter finals. The English Premier League side were outclassed in london by Bayern Munich, the German League leaders cruising to a 3 0 win. Ian dennis has more. Bayern munich were outstanding and outclassed chelsea. ...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 2pm. Plans to ban Mass Gatherings are being drawn up to curb the spread of coronavirus. The whole approach has been, what does the science tell us . What is the guidance were getting from the chief medical officer and the other experts around him, bringing in behavioural science so we that take the right steps at the right time. Jet2 cancels all flights to spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with immediate effect. Some European Union countries ar...

After a summit of the top royals in britain, the queen agrees to harry and meghans plans to step back from being senior royals and to split their time between the uk and canada. The queen admitted she would have preferred the couple to stay on as full time working royals, but was entirely supportive of their plans. Fears of an imminent explosion continue over the taal volcano in the philippines, which continues to spew ash and lava. Thousands of people have had to leave their homes. Generating a...

Good morning, welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Our headlines today growing anger in china as authorities forcibly detain people suspected of having the coronavirus. Thousands of passengers confined to their cabins onboard the diamond princess. More than 60 people are infected with the virus. Six senior conservative mps try to pressure borisjohnson into rethinking huaweis involvement in the uks sg telecom networks. Good morning. We have two huge home nations clashes in ...

Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The Headlines Police investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry arrest four men. The entire hs2 rail line will be given the go ahead by the government an announcement is expected at lunchtime. A transport overhaul the government is pledging £5 billion to buses and cycle links across england. There is all sorts of investment we need in transport infrastructure in particular across the country. I mean, i have long sai...

This is bbc news, im shaun ley. The headlines at 1 at least eight people are killed by bushfires in australia, in the deadliest day since the wildfire crisis began. Hundreds of homes are destroyed and some communities cut off. There are a couple of isolated communities where we have reports of injuries and burn injuries to members of the public. We havent been able to get access via roads or via aircraft. Its tough. It was scary. You dont really know what to do, even if youve thought about it, i...

This is bbc news. The headlines the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 41, with authorities in china struggling to contain the outbreak as millions travel for the Lunar New Year. The virus has now spread to europe the French Health minister confirms three cases in france. Translation we have today the first european cases. It is possible we have them because we developed the test very quickly and we are capable of identifying them. At least 21 people have been killed and, more than 1,000 i...