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Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work after recovering from coronavirus. He says there are real signs that the country is passing through the peak of the pandemic. He warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could lead to a new wave of deaths. President trump has said china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading around the world, and that serious investigations are under way into beijings actions. Mr trump was speaking outside the white house in his first Briefing...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Tensions rise over both hong kong and the Telecoms Firm huawei. China ambassador london says if the uk wa nts to ambassador london says if the uk wants to make china a hostile country that will have to bear the consequences. The uk foreign secretary hits back. The real issue here is one of trust. Whether china can be trusted to live up to its International Obligations, and its international responsibilities. D...

This is bbc news. The headlines the widow of Rayshard Brooks an African American man who was shot dead by police in atlanta has appealed for protests to be peaceful. Tomika miller also says the family will never heal after his killing. The mayor has ordered immediate changes to police practices. Border controls have been lifted across much of europe, easing three months of coronavius restrictions. The eu is hoping to kick start badly damaged economies ahead of the lucrative Summer Holiday season...

Troops in afghanistan last year. Now on bbc news, panorama. Tonight on panorama the great testing gamble. The stakes are very high indeed. Testing is absolutely critical and central to preventing a second wave now. Thousands of lives now depend on the government getting testing right. We should be very concerned, until we can see there is a fully effective testing and Contact Tracing system in place. So why do our covid investigators have nothing to do . I have had zero cases. Absolutely zero. A...

Have the resources they need to fight the looming threat of famine in yemen, ravaged by five years of conflict and disease, and now struggling with the coronavirus spreading virtually unchecked. Coronavirus infections in the United States have passed 3 million, significantly more than any other country. Cases have risen by more than 60,000 in one day. There have been at least 133,000 american deaths from covid 19. But the Trump Administration is pushing hard to reopen schools. The president has ...

The crucial key to stopping it. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Some countries have really cracked how to do this. South korea, with its drive through ten minute tests, is held up as a model for others to follow. But many countries are struggling to test at scale. In the uk, testing is having to be limited the cost, the infrastructure, the time the test takes are all holding up the battle against the disease. Now, there are dozens of efforts going on around the world...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. As the cost of dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase injob losses. Is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs . Yes. And the scale of this is significant. We are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. Pressure is now growing on the government to open up beauty salons and gyms in england. ...

Of more in way of cloud for some of scotland, milder, 10 degrees in stornoway, a little bit of rain for the Northern Isles but most places chilly and dry. Very strong area of High Pressure dominating as we go sunday into monday, more isobars, a wea ker sunday into monday, more isobars, a weaker weather front to the north of the uk so here it is going to be less cool to start monday, the green colours there but elsewhere further south under clear skies, another career start with force, perhaps so...

This is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. Im shaun ley. Our top stories. A senior government minister warns the Second National lockdown in england could last more than a month amid fears that the rise in coronavirus cases could overwhelm hospitals. The most powerful storm of the year typhoon goni strikes the philippines, bringing wind speeds of up to 225 kilometres an hour. Donald trump and joe biden each make a last bid for votes in swing states that could be ke...

Running on stock markets in the United States and europe. The dowjones index in new york has slumped more than 6 since opening on monday. Earlier, europes stock exchanges all ended the day about 2 down. The global total of covid 19 cases is now above 80,000, with a sharp rise in cases in south korea. More than a dozen people were killed in the indian capital, delhi, in the worst rioting between hindus and muslims for decades. And trending on social media is the moment two of the worlds most famo...