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This is bbc news. The headlines President Trump has declared the United States to be the greatest and most virtuous nation in the history of the world in a speech marking independence day. His optimistic tone contrasted with muted fourth ofjuly celebrations in much of the us as Coronavirus Infections continue to soar. A fireworks display took place at the Washington Monument in the capital. Protestors from the black lives Matter Campaign group and pro trump make America Great again demonstrators...

This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im james reynolds. Our top stories President Donald Trump has been taken to hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with coronavirus. He left the white house unaided, wearing a mask. On twitter he said he was doing well. I am going to walter reed hospital. I think i am doing very well, but we are going to make sure that things work out. The first lady is doing very well. So thank you very much...

Tonight at ten. Relatives of a kurdish family from iran who drowned in the English Channel speak of their shock and despair. The bodies of rasoul and shiva, and their children anita and armin were recovered yesterday, their baby artin, has yet to be found. The family were at a camp in dunkirk while waiting to cross people there knew them and are grieving. Im very sad, but maybe i cannot show my feelings. I love him, inside im crying. Its very sad. With a big increase in numbers trying to cross t...

President trump and the first lady in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus. The couple will self isolate in the white house for ten days. Their diagnosis comes after one of mr trumps closest aides, hope hicks, also tested positive. The president announced the news in a tweet, saying, we will get through this together. World leaders have been wishing them well. Well, obviously i think we all want to send our best wishes to the president and the first lady, and ive done that this morn...

Tonight at ten, the world has now reached the point of Climate Change crisis. Thats the stark warning from sir David Attenborough. The effects of global warning, he said, make immediate action vital, action that countries have been putting off for year after year. The moment of crisis has come. We can no longer pick prevaricate. As i speak, south east australia is on fire. Well bring you more from his bbc news interview and also look at how australia is coping with the bushfires there. Also toni...

Today at six. The uk drugs regulator approves a Coronavirus Vaccine. The first doses will be here next week. The uk is the first country to approve the pfizer vaccine. The Prime Minister praises the scientists but hes got a warning, too. As we celebrate this scientific achievement, were not carried away with overoptimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over. Its not. Jabs at racecourses and conference centres they could all be used in one of the biggest logistical operations t...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england, with some areas of the north warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. Donald trump will return to the campaign trail later with a speech at the white house but wont confirm if hes covid free. Armenia and azerbaijan agree to a humanitarian ceasefire, following two weeks of intense fighting over the disputed territor...

Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. A major government u turn in england as the exams regulator says all a level and gcse students in england will be given the grades assessed by their teachers or their moderated grade if that was higher. It will make would like to say sorry for that and we are now making steps to correct that. The opposition says the government should have sorted this out weeks ago, while the education secretary has apologised saying students had been affected by significa ...

This is bbc news. Ifjoe biden has a very good night on november the third, the jewel in his new crown would be georgia. The Southern State is changing, becoming less republican and more democratic. Once a bastion of the old south, the state is younger, more diverse and more urban. The peach state is turning purple. Manchester is placed under the highest level of covid restrictions despite pushbacks from local leaders. Business owners there say they may not survive. Also in the programme. Scienti...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 7 in central mumbai. The cabinet secretary, sir mark sedwill, is to step down as the governments most senior civil servant. Ministers consider reimposing some the sounds of battle coronavirus restrictions in leicester because of a surge between life and death. Of cases there. With local flare ups, the city of mumbai has nearly its right that we have a localised 70,000 coronavirus cases, solution in terms of infection some are being treated here at the king edwa...