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This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at 11pm the bbc has learned the High Speed Rail link, hs2 will be given the go ahead by the government, linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds, with drastically cutjourney times. Today we have our confirmation that we will build the railway that will close the north south divide and bring our country together again. But opponents are angry at the cost, the damage to the environment, and the disruption to residents near the route. The fron...

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets of the belarusian capital, minsk, to call for the resignation of president lukashenko. Two weeks ago he won what they are calling a rigged election, but the president has responded with a show of defiance. President trump has confirmed the use of blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients can be used as a treatment against covid 19 in america. The technique uses antibody rich blood plasma from people whove recovered from the disease. He said ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Former Prime Ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnsons brexit plans shameful and urge mps to reject plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. We will be back to hear your more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington thoughts again next week. Goodbye. Errollyn wallen joins us now. Causing widespread pollution. Good morning welcome good morning ...

This is bbc news, im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 8pm a warning that the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands of students prepare to return to universities across the uk. Tighter coronavirus restrictions for bolton this evening as the council says the citys infection rate has risen to 99 cases per100,000 people, perweek, the highest in england. Government departments in england are told to get Civil Servants back to the office, quickly but unions say the a...

This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im mike embley. Our top stories President Trump is escorted from a White House Briefing after security shoot an armed suspect outside the building. There was an actual shooting and someone has been taken to the hospital. Protests on the streets of beirut, as the entire lebanese government steps down after last weeks explosion. And new Research Suggests so much ice has melted in antarctica since the...

Insurance companies refusing to cover Mental Health care. Insurance companies refusing to cover maternity care. No free mammograms, cancer screenings or birth control. Insurance companies reinstating annual lifetime and more than 20 million americans losing insurance at the worst possible time in the midst of a pandemic, including nearly 2 million texans, 607,000 north carolinians, 227,000 iowans, and 2. 4 million californians. And the pain of losing these protections would disproportionately be...

This is bbc news. The headlines the World Health Organisation has imposed a nationwide lockdown as it surges to 4000 cases a day in israel. More than 20,000 firefighters are now tackling wildfires in the west coast of america. Millions of acres of land are being destroyed across three states. Washington, california and 0regon. At least 30 people have been killed in the blazes and dozens more are reported missing. Scuffles are taking place between Wright Police and protesters in belarus as demons...

Hello, and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the uks leading specialist journalists with the foreign correspondents based here who file their stories with the dateline, london. Joining us from home Stefanie Bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for germanys die welt. Michael goldfarb presents the frdh podcast thats the first rough draft of history. And, boy, what history is he reporting on now. And with me again at a safe distance the bbcs chief international cvorrespondent...

About her path to success so far. Having played football at the highest level, ive had the exposure and equally i did an economic degree, worked for Deutsche Bank for years, made Investment Bank and now im full time at chelsea working with the commercial team. I still have the football input but now im learning about how the business is run as well. The board of directors as lewes fc is 33 female, the premier league says 50 of club boards have women on them, but the total number of female Board ...

Welcome to bbc news, im aaron safir. Our top stories chanting george floyd tens of thousands march on washington calling for racialjustice and an end to Police Brutality and a message from the son of Martin Luther king jr. So if you are looking for a saviour, get up and find a mirror. We must become the heroes of the history we are making. British scientists are given nearly 9 million to try to find out how long immunity from coronavirus lasts. And how a team of filmmakers in newjersey have open...