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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...

Latest figures from the us show that 90,000 people have now died with coronavirus, almost a third of the world total. There have been more than 1. 5 million recorded cases of covid 19. President trump has said hes taking an unproven antimalarial drug as a precaution. The Trump Administration has once again criticised the World Health Organisations response to the coronavirus pandemic, accusing it of costing many lives by failing to provide the information the world needed. In response, the agenc...

Madeleine mccann is presumed dead, say german prosecutors, as a man is investigated on suspicion of her murder. The three year old vanished from a Holiday Resort in portugal wbr id wbr120 13 years ago while her parents were having dinner. This is the camper van used by a 43 year old german, identified as christian b, who was in portugal at the time. Hes currently serving a prison sentence in germany. Translation we are assuming that the girl is dead. And the suspect, we are talking about a multi...

Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Building up to todays Coronavirus Briefing from downing street. Our latest headlines. The Health Secretary matt hancock announces that everybody over the age of five showing coronavirus symptoms is now eligible for a test in the uk. Everyday we are creating more capacity and that means more people can be and the virus has fewer places to hide. A loss of taste or smell are added to the nhs list of symptoms of covid 19. That means that you should self isolat...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Calls for Boris Johnsons most Senior Adviser to resign after hes accused of breaking uk lockdown rules. Dominic cummings travelled 250 miles to his parents home. Downing street say mr cummings believes he behaved reasonably and legally, but others call for the Prime Minister to make a statement. He is responsible for his special advisers, he needs to get an explanation and i am surprised that he didnt know at ...

Wind and low to that strong wind and low pressure. That then moves away and we get High Pressure Building Back m, we get High Pressure Building Back in, no sign of rain on monday and much of tuesday. As you can see late on tuesday we have atlantic weather fronts approaching and there is the promise of some more rain mid week but for monday it is mostly dry. The winds will have eased and we may see one or two showers developing around coastal areas or inland from the coastal areas or inland from ...

Facing a revolt Boris Johnson holds a Cabinet Meeting as he come under increasing pressure to sack his top adviser Dominic Cummings. Mps in his own party and across the political spectrum criticise the Prime Ministers decision to back mr cummings who has just said he will make a statement in the next few hours. Borisjohnson is putting his political interest ahead of the Public Interest and when trust in a Public Health message and Public Health advice is as important as it is right now, the cons...

Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines Boris Johnsons special adviser, dominic cummings, faces calls to resign after travelling hundreds of miles to stay near family during lockdown. He insists that he behaved reasonably and legally. It is not a good look, though, is it, mr cummings . Who cares about good looks . It is a question of doing the right thing. Its not about what you guys think. Opponents are calling for the downing street advisor to stand down. Engine failure was reported shortly bef...

Man george floyd in the us city of minneapolis has been arrested and charged with third degree murder and manslaughter. It follows three consecutive nights of rioting. President trump attacks chinas plans to impose new security legislation in hong kong, and says the us will no longer give Hong Kong Special treatment. The move is seen as an escalation of washingtons confrontation with beijing. The uk government announces changes to the scheme that covers the wages, of furloughed workers, affected...

In the United States thats more than the combined total of fatalities from the korean, vietnam and iraq wars. The uk prime minister, borisjohnson has continued to back his chief advisor under questioning from senior mps. He was also questioned about britains Coronavirus Response which has seen the highest number of deaths in europe as protests rumble on in hong kong the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is strip...