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Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The former beatles drummer ringo starr, barry gibb of the bee gees, and the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, have all been knighted in the new year honours list. Starr said it was great to be acknowledged for his music, while gibb said the knighthood was as much his brothers as it is mine. Stars from the world of sport who are recognised include the wales and Lions Rugby Union captain, Sam Warburton, and the world cup winning england cricket captain...

England in melbourne. And we investigate why africa is in the midst of a baby boom. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The beatles drummer ringo starr and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. The ex deputy Prime Minister nick clegg is also knighted and the former ballerina turned strictly come dancing judge Darcy Bussell becomes a dame. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. Twist and s...

The beatles drummer ringo starr and the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. The ex deputy Prime Minister nick clegg is also knighted and the former ballerina turned strictly come dancing judge Darcy Bussell becomes a dame. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. Twist and shout more than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. What would you do if i...

And the last surviving member of the bee gees, barry gibb, are among those who have been knighted in the new year honours. The ex deputy Prime Minister, nick clegg is also knighted and the former ballerina, turned strictly come dancing judge, Darcy Bussell becomes a dame. This report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. Twist and shout twist and shout. More than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. What would you do if i sang. Recog...

Has been made a dame. Theyre among 11 hundred people named in the new year honours list theyre among 11,000 people named in the new year honours list many of whom have been rewarded for their work in the community. Lizo mzimba reports. Twist and shout twist and shout. More than 50 years after beatlemania, the fab fours drummer has been honoured with a knighthood. What would you do if i sang. Recognising ringo starrs half a century long on the programme toe. , for services to dance. Im dickie rop...

Today at six. The uk passes another grim milestone in the Coronavirus Crisis more than 30,000 people have died. It comes as borisjohnson faced the new labour leader for the first the new labour leader for the first time in the commons and an accusation that ministers were late to act on the pandemic. The uk was slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on tracing and slow on the supply of protective equipment. The Prime Minister said the overriding aim was to save lives and protect the nhs but h...

Of the kind of relaxation that ministers are considering. In germany, its a different story. Shops are to re open, football can restart and schools will gradually open in the summer term. And as we approach the 75th anniversary of ve day, a permanent memorial to the caribbean nations who fought with British Forces in the second world war. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The German Bundesliga is set to become the first Major European League to restart the football season. Will the premier lea...

Of lockdown more shops will reopen and children will begin returning to school. And tributes to Florian Schneider founder member of kraftwerk and electro pioneer. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the states. A day after suggesting that his Coronavirus Task forces days were numbered, us President Donald Trump says the white house unit is worth keeping after all. As the nat...

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