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This is bbc news. The headlines the World Health Organisation has imposed a nationwide lockdown as it surges to 4000 cases a day in israel. More than 20,000 firefighters are now tackling wildfires in the west coast of america. Millions of acres of land are being destroyed across three states. Washington, california and 0regon. At least 30 people have been killed in the blazes and dozens more are reported missing. Scuffles are taking place between Wright Police and protesters in belarus as demons...

In the american state of iowa, voters have gathered for caucus meetings to choose a Democratic Party contender to take on donald trump in novembers president ial election. A good performance in iowa can provide Important Campaign momentum and it often helps a candidate secure the partys nomination. Hong kong has reported its first death from the coronavirus. The Chinese Health Authorities Say 64 people have died from the new strain of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, bringing the total number o...

This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines. Leicester faces more time in lockdown. It could be the uks first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. We have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. Washing our hands and all that. Plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. Spending on infrastructure the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of rest...

1,400 cases per day. This, of course, includes camden, the counties around the philadelphia metro and wilmington. And in the baltimore and washington, d. C. Area, 15 zero positivity and 500 cases per day and 200 cases per day in baltimore. This is how were looking at it, county by county, metro by metro, rural region by rural region to make sure we dont miss anything and were triangulating testing data with the attack rates, with the hospitalization, with the number of cases and really creating ...

Today at six, the number of people in england waiting more than a year for hospital treatment hits a 12 year high. As nhs staff battle the second wave of the pandemic, some hospitals are once again cancelling non urgent treatments. Im in quite a lot of pain, some days are worse than others, sometimes i go into a spasm. You are just left in a sort of wasteland with sort of not knowing whats going on. Also tonight, from covids impact on health care to what its doing to our economy. The uks roller ...

Out organisations to recruit more scientists to work around the clock, and to hire more staff to help find volunteers more quickly. Thrown at organisations. And because covid 19 has been so widespread, finding volunteers to test the vaccine on has been easier than in other trials. When enough data has been gathered, it is submitted to a countrys regulators for approval. Scientific and Clinical Experts review it to see how effective the vaccine is, how safe it is, how stable it is, its quality an...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Still no final result in the us president ial election as counting continues in a handful of Battle Ground states. But Democratjoe Biden is inching closer to the white house after winning michigan. Im not here to declare that weve won, but i am here to report, when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign launches multiple legal challenges to try to stop the count...

President trump has formally nominated the 48 year old conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat on the Us Supreme Court. Mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the countrys most brilliant and gifted legal minds. Thousands of protesters have defed israels nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Large convoys drove tojerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr neta...

This is bbc news, imjane hill. The headlines at 2pm 179 flood warnings are still in place across england and wales because of storm christoph. Eight literally looks like a water bed, because the water is going straight under it, and the problem is, they couldnt come and get us, it would be safer in our home. But as i have had not been able to turn off the electricity, gas, everything. 65 new Covid Vaccination centres have come into operation across england. A mosque and a cinema are among the ve...

Tonight at six deadlock continues in the post brexit trade talks, with fundamental differences remaining between the uk and the eu. Downing street has made clear that the uk is ready to walk away from the talks, but, for now, negotiations continue in brussels. Can you tell us about any progress, if a deals still possible . Were still working very hard. Id like to be giving more positive news, but, at the moment, these negotiations seem stalled and the barriers to progress are still very much in ...