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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Ministers in the uk are warned of dire economic consequences if they dont ease the two metre this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk social distancing rule in england. And around the world. Uk Cancer Charities fear our guidance remains two metres at this point, a devastating effect and that should be reflected as new figures show a 60 drop in urgent referrals for cancer care in the way...

The number of people claiming Unemployment Benefits in the ukjumps to its highest level in almost 2a years. The figures for april, the first full month of lockdown, show a 70 rise in claims, as the chancellor warns that unemployment will rise sharply. It is not obvious there will be an immediate bounce back as it takes time for people to get back to the habits that they had. The extent of the impact on human life has become clearer today with 55,000 excess deaths recorded in the uk since the sta...

Rolls royce announces plans to axe a fifth of its workforce in the wake of coronavirus most of the jobs will go in the uk. The Aircraft Engine maker is cutting 9,000 jobs amid warnings it take years for the Airline Industry to recover the unions are furious. Nobodys trivialising the challenges we face here, but i think its rash and its premature for rolls royce simply to resort to sacking and throwing under the bus thousands of uk workers, loyal workers. Many of the jobs are expected to go from ...

Few weeks . A running in the next few weeks . A number of horses. There is one running on tuesday, i could be mistaken. She has a lot of runners through the summer. I am sure she will be disappointed not to be able to attend particularly royal ascot where she goes every day every year. Of course. That is the final word. That is it for the papers this evening. Thanks to my guests, deputy Political Editor of the independent rob merrick and editor of the racing post tom kerr. Goodbye. Hello and wel...

The killing of the African American george floyd all four Police Officers who were present when he died now face criminal charges. 46 year old george floyd died in minneapolis last week after he was pinned to the ground by his neck for nine minutes. George floyd mattered. He was loved. His family was important. His life had value. And we will seekjustice for him and for you and we will find it. Thousands took to the streets in london today, as protests at his death spread around the world. Well ...

A warm welcome to bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. My names mike embley. Curfews defied nationwide night eight of protests in the us begins with thousands on the streets of major cities. This is the scene live in minneapolis. This is the scene right now in denver. Mr trumps likely rival in novembers election comes out swinging. Joe biden accuses the president of fanning the flames of hate. Clashes take place in paris as hundreds call for justice ove...

Following riots over the killing of george floyd. A Police Officer sacked for his death has been charged with murder. Clashes have also taken place between demonstrators and police in boston and atlanta. President trump has called on people to obey the law. Brazil has reported nearly 27,000 cases of covid 19 in the past 2a hours a new daily record. Its now surpassed spain in the total number of virus deaths, with the fifth highest figure in the world. President Jair Bolsonaro says the spread of ...

This is bbc news. The headlines the National Guard has been called in to help restore order in the American City of minneapolis which has now seeen its third night of violence and unrest. Crowds have been protesting against the killing of an African American man at the hands of the police. The state governor said he took the decision following widespread rioting on wednesday. The united states, britain, canada and australia have issued a joint statement warning that chinas National Security law ...

The family and friends of george floyd, the African American man killed at the hands of Minneapolis Police last week, have paid tribute to him at his Memorial Service. Prosecutors in the us state of georgia say one of the men who shot and killed blackjogger Ahmaud Arbery used a racial slur after shooting him. Mr arbery was chased down and killed by two white men in february. German prosecutors say Madeleine Mccann a three year old british girl who disappeared in portugal more than a decade ago i...

Tonight at ten rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the Economic Cost of the pandemic. Management says the firm whose Main Business is making aircraft engines is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. Its about creating a Sustainable Business for the future. So that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. Its warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notj...