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Tallying votes is finished. And it aint over until every vote is counted. Every ballot is counted. The count goes on. The wait goes on. We knew it would its all a standard part of the electoral process. But that doesnt lessen the drama. Maine is the only state to have been projected in the past few hours with 3 of its 4 Electoral College votes likely to go tojoe biden. Which means joe biden has Electoral College votes, donald trump has 213. To become president , they need 270. The us elections p...

Now on bbc news, our world. 24,000 2a,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the last 2a hour period. We have been looking at the scale of infection. Staff facing a sudden rush of patients with covid 19. They have more cases now than at the peak earlier this year. A patent already emergent in a few other hospitals. What is the latest picture across the uk . This map shows when numbers of infections are highest. In Northern England and parts of wales, Northern Ireland and scotland. The most up to...

Failed to track down nearly half the close contacts of people with coronavirus in some of the worst hit areas. Good afternoon and welcome to this bbc new special building up to the latest briefing from downing street on coronavirus led today by matt hancock. The latest data from the office for National Statistics suggests Coronavirus Infection rates are levelling off in england and scotla nd are levelling off in england and scotland and decreasing in wales. Thejermainejenas scotland and decreasi...

Biden and trump in georgia, where a statewide hand recount has been ordered. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that absolutely refuses to believe in bad luck on this friday the 13th. Im kasie hunt. And weve got more breaking news overnight. China congratulated president elect joe biden today on his election victory. China, along with russia, had avoided congratulating biden and his Vice President ial running mate, kamala harris, after the election was called last weekend. A spo...

Crowns a chubby parrot as bird of the year. Hello and welcome. We begin with more good news in the search for a covid vaccine. After Clinical Trials in the United States, the firm moderna says its vaccine is almost 95 effective. Its one of around 50 vaccines now being tested on people worldwide, and its success along with pfizers announced last week raises hopes that others could also be effective. However, the World Health Organization has warned that with cases surging in europe and the us, no...

Good morning, it is a rather grey, cloudy weekend ahead of us but at least it is a little more mild than of late. I will have all the details coming up shortly. Its saturday 28 november. Our top story just days before Englands National lockdown ends, mps are being told that hospitals could be overwhelmed if they dont back new restrictions. The lockdown comes to an End Next Week to re replaced by the return of three tiers on wednesday. That he are tougher than when they were first in place and th...

In london in a bid to agree a post brexit trade deal. And a surprise discovery, a rare plant reappears, more than a century since its last confirmed sighting in the british isles. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. One of the uks most senior politicians says hospitals in england could be overwhelmed, if the governments new coronavirus restrictions arent voted through by parliament nex...

More than the entire population than the state of pennsylvania. And it is enough to fillian key stadium 258 times over. The virus is also spreading exponentially. More than 200,000 americans are testing positive for the virus every day. That is double what it was just a month ago. Hospitalizations topped 100,000 yesterday from lancaster pennsylvania to los angeles. They are rapidly running out of icu beds. Some cities like l. A. Say they have no choice but to shut down all over again. Despite a ...

On a certain day, we do it. And then the goalposts are changed the following day. As 498 more deaths are reported in the uk, Coronavirus Infection rates in england are continuing to show signs of levelling off but the picture across the nations is mixed. Concerns about the impact of yesterdays Spending Review on some of the poorest households, as the chancellor defends his decision to freeze the pay of many Public Sector workers. Ive had to make some tough choices and what i couldnt do is justif...

Officials in georgia call on the president and others to condemn violence against election officials. Someone is going to get hurt. Oomeone is going to get shot. Someone is going to get killed. Odonnell plus, one day after the attorney general says there was no widespread voter fraud, the president says he was cheated out of the election. Cleared for takeoff were onboard the 737 max as it flies with passengers for the first stme since it was grounded time since it was grounded nearly two yea nea...