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A coroner rules that 14 year old nasar ahmed died as a result of an allergic reaction to his school lunch his mother says he could have been saved. Police figures show that more than 2,500 weapons were seized in schools in england and wales over the past two years, including swords, axes and air guns. Chelsea will be crowned premier League Champions if they beat west brom at the hawthorns this evening. Its 5 00pm. Our top story the National Health service says it is responding to a major cyber a...

Been, a bit of sunshine to the east of Northern England, any sunshine in scotla nd of Northern England, any sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlands working towards the clyde valley. Breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. Heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, m...

And in pennsylvania, he was known as a civil war scholar. His first book is about crime and punishment in the 19th century south. Life afterk, reconstruction, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. That makes him the ideal speaker to set the stage or the symposium, with his talk on reckoning with reconstruction, on its sesquicentennial. Ladies and government, let me introduce ed ayers. [applause] ed good morning everybody. Great to see you. I will be honest, i came in from california, two weeks,...

Okay . So lets just go back and look one way to look at this is to look at the maps that i hate which are just Electoral College which suggest that we live in red or blue states, you know, that we are a certain kind of people. Actually you see, this is a more accurate, you see this has west virginia. It may be that we dont have county level data, okay. Are you less confused . Right . What you did is called our attention to the fact there are brand new states that are just voting for the first ti...

He is a reconstruction expert. Into some of the things of the postwar era. Im confident he is up to the task and not just because hes my boss as chairman of the museums board. Dr. Edward ayers is the founding chairman and served previously on the boards of the American Civil War center and the museum of the confederacy and for that matter, the library of virginia. Over the past eight years, he has become the face of public history. And of the civil war says question tennial says uestion tennial ...

Tonight on American History tv on cspan3, historians discuss the post civil war reconstruction era. Next edward ayers on the end of the civil war and the beginning of reconstruction. Then a discussion about black activist in the civil war and reconstruction. Mark grimsley discusses the treatment of civilians after the war. And the contrast between southerners and native americans. Historian edward ayers looks at the end of the civil war and the dawn of the reconstruction era. Reconstruction bega...

Than buyback shares. About 144thhutting in america. Second quarter profits it also cut its fullyear forecast. The shooting of michael brown. 47 people were arrested overnight. Holderl comes as eric makes his way to ferguson today to invest it investigate the shooting. Says he has his work cut out for him, saying the vigorous prosecution must now be pursued here it the democratically elected prosecutor and the attorney general of the United States each have a job to do. Peter cook has been follow...

The airline tui launches an investigation as nearly 200 passengers on a flight from zante to cardiff are told to self isolate after a number test positive for covid 19. After 64 million half price meals served in august the eat out to help out scheme ends today with many businesses calling for an extension. And the cost of plastic bags in england is to double to ten pence and all shops will have to charge for them. Here in the uk, labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in engl...

Thousand 100 and 62 Coronavirus Infections have been recorded across the uk. Another 70 people have died within 28 days of testing positive two ex british alleged Islamic State militants are charged in the United States over the killing of four american hostages. A major supplier of coronavirus swabs and cancer tests to the nhs warns its experiencing significant distribution problems. Could tonight be the most important us Vice President ial debate in history . Mike pence and Kamala Harris prepa...

Being used by a british team to examine particles as they float through the atmosphere. Could tonight be the most important us Vice President ial debate in history . Mike pence and Kamala Harris prepare to go head to head on live tv. And, another rugby match is called off after six more sale sharks players test positive for covid 19. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is preparing to announce new measures to try to slow the surge in coronavirus...