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The battle against coronavirus a dramatic rise in the number of household tests in england. The Health Secretary says ramping up the tests will give a much clearer idea of the spread of the virus. We are going to expand it essentially by almost ten times so that we get more detailed information about where the virus is taking root. Well be looking at the numbers and getting the thoughts of our Health Editor. Also this lunchtime awaiting sentence for mass murder the brother of the Manchester Aren...

Has passed two million. The country has been hit especially hard by the disease. Many people have blamed president jair bolsonaro, who has consistently played down the severity of covid 19. Nearly 77,000 brazilians have died from the virus. Russia has dismissed allegations that its attempted to steal research into a Coronavirus Vaccine and meddled in last years general election in britain. The uk, the United States and canada say Russian Hackers have targeted teams of scientists trying to find a...

This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused o...

The headlines senator Bernie Sanders has won the democratic primary in the state of New Hampshire. Close behind, Amy Klobuchar and former mayor Pete Buttigieg. Joe biden has already flown to campaign in the state of south carolina. Technology Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has dropped out. Senator Michael Bennet has also withdrawn from the president ial campaign. The director general of the World Health Organization has called on the International Community to fight the new coronavirus as aggressively...

This is bbc world news. Im james reynolds. Our top stories bernies big night. Senator sanders cements his position as the Democratic Front runner with victory in the nevada caucus. No campaign has a Grassroots Movement like we do, which is another reason why were going to win this election. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Mainland China rises to nearly 77,000. Italy adopts what it calls urgent and extraordinary measures to tackle what is now the biggest outbreak in europe. An...

Prince harry makes his first public appearance since announcing he and meghan will be stepping back from front line royal duties. The duke of sussex met schoolchildren at Buckingham Palace as he hosted the draw for next years Rugby League World cup. So the couple have said they want to step back from royal duties, so could this be one of the last time as we see prince harry representing his family in this way . Well have more from the palace as talks continue to work out the future roles of harr...

The former us Vice President , joe biden, has won the latest democratic president ial primary. Victory in South Carolina was regarded as vital to mr bidens survival after unimpressive performances in previous state ballots. Our correspondent, Barbara Plett usher is in South Carolina and says the win for joe biden is significant. It could be, it very well could be. This is the vote that mr biden was looking for. He had to win big here not only to stay in the race, but to become a contender in the...

This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at 11pm the Prime Minister confirms the whole of the High Speed Rail plan hs2 will go ahead, despite concerns over its Environmental Impact and spiralling costs. This is a fantastic project for the country. It increases our capacity for the north and south and allows us for the north and south and allows us to go forward and develop Northern Powerhouse rail. But for those whose homes could be torn down to build the line, theres despair. Ive got child...

This is bbc news. The headlines and two. 140 british people remain on board a cruise ship off San Francisco, where 21 passengers have tested positive for a coronavirus. There is a rush for me to get off the ship. I have stage four cancer and my tumours are actively growing. Its not going to be easy to off load this ship with 2500 passengers. Its been announced injapan that a former passenger of the diamond princess cruise ship who was infected with the virus has died. Scotla nd infected with the...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 4pm. As students protest against the downgrading of a level results in england more confusion as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades just hours after publishing it. The common thing is anger. A lot of people are really sad and the stress, it is a really stressful time. Like, yourfuture is uncertain. I think the general attitude is, people want change. People want the government to be held accountable. Its about time that Boris ...