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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 ...

Of global coronavirus infections, and nowhere has been hit harder than america. The countrys Top Health Official for infectious diseases, now says some us states, should delay ending their lockdowns. Arizona reported 65,000 coronavirus cases in a single day. As Face Coverings become mandatory in shops in scotland, borisjohnson hints that england could face similar measures. At the moment, theyre only mandatory on Public Transport, but the british Prime Minister says the scientific advice on mask...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Millions of Public Sector workers in england are expected to face a pay freeze in next weeks Spending Review. Nhs workers are thought to be protected, but unions say the efforts of all Public Sector workers need to be recognised. Of course the incredible nhs staff at the forefront of this, but so have care workers, so have local authority workers, so have Civil Servants. This pandemic has demonstrated one thin...

Tonight at 6pm. The uk is closing all travel corridors from monday to protect against new strains of coronavirus. From monday, anyone arriving in the uk must have proof of a negative test and will still need to self isolate for ten days. At least five days. At least five days. To protect us auainst at least five days. To protect us against the at least five days. To protect us against the risk at least five days. To protect us against the risk as at least five days. To protect us against the ris...

This is bbc news, im reeta chakrabarti. The headlines the chancellor rishi sunak announces a newjob support scheme lasting six months from november he says it will save viable jobs. Mr speaker, these are radical interventions in the uk Labour Market policies we have never tried in this country before. A planned rise in vat has also been cancelled and businesses will now have longer to pay back government loa ns. Labour believes rishi sunak should have acted sooner unions say the measure will sav...

There are our headlines. Now on bbc news. Dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london with me geeta guru murthy. This week, all the uk governments problems seemed to assemble at once. Even the prime ministers supporters in the conservative party and the press have started to ask searching questions about the governments handling of the pandemic. As borisjohnson warns of a second wave, more restrictions and the tracing regime is clearly struggling to cope, the labour party says the gove...

This is the Business Briefing. Im ben bland. Protecting your children online. In a world where most seven year olds already own a phone, Online Safety is becoming a big concern for parents and authorities around the world. Sustainable aviation. Is it even possible . We take a closer look at the efforts to make flying greener. And on the markets asian stocks balance where Chinese Markets reversing some of their previous plunge. More Central Bank Money being pumped into the system, that is to come...

Pressure mounts for a rethink of plans for easing covid restrictions at christmas two influential medicaljournals say relaxing rules on household mixing is a rash decision that will cost lives. Our Health System is not going to manage if we allow the current trend to continue, on top of the superspreader event which will be these five days of christmas. The government says no changes are planned urging us to do the minimum that is necessary when mixing at christmas. Many families will want to co...

You, the retail and hospitality sectors have faced unprecedented challenges this year because of the pandemic, and todays announcement that all non essential shops will have to close in areas moving into tier 4, is a further blow to retailers, on the last weekend before christmas. Heres our business correspondent, katy austin. There were plenty of people shopping in londons Oxford Street this afternoon and shoppers queued to enter this Department Store in high wycombe while they still could. Non...

Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. New figures show that covid 19 related deaths in care homes in england have travelled in a space of three weeks while deaths in hospitals are continuing to fall. A minutes silence to remember key workers that have died from the gloucestershire Royal Hospital to the airambulance gloucestershire Royal Hospital to the air ambulance station in glasgow. From the streets of belfast. Two lab workers in milton keynes. From a supermarket in chorley to downing street...