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Anyone returning to the uk from switzerland, the Czech Republic and jamaica from saturday will now have to quarantine for m days. The uk records the highest number of new covid cases for almost three months, but hospital admissions and the death rate remain low. Well be looking at why. And hurricane laura one of the strongest to ever hit the Us Gulf Coast is now battering louisiana as it moves inland. Coming up on bbc news, Manchester Uniteds paul pogba tests positive for coronavirus. That means...

A black man several times. And so close but yet so far James Andersons mission for 600 test wickets continues as england look to secure victory in the final test against pakistan. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The life chances of a generation are at stake. Thats the warning from borisjohnson whos made a direct appealfor students to be back in the classroom after the disruption of lockdown. Scottish students are already back well have more from glasgow in a moment but children in englan...

Protests erupt in the us state of wisconsin after video Footage Shows Police shooting a black man several times dozens of people are feared trapped beneath a five story good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Scotlands first minister Nicola Sturgeon says her government is in the final stages of consulting headteachers on the plans for students and teachers to wear Face Coverings in corridors and communal areas. Face coverings are already required at three schools in edinburgh, strathspey and inv...

But this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged New South Wales. And in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. The prime minister, scott morrison, appeared for the first time today after fierce criticism of his holiday in hawaii. It is quite humbling as you, you speak to families and speak to individuals, you speak to the volunteers, and you see the best of australia on every single occasion, and that is what we are seeing here again. Russell has been a...

While the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019 the media year. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the fac...

While bushfires burn in his country. You are seeing pictures of the home secretary meeting harry dunn. The queen attends a Church Service in sandringham, while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. Coming up in half an hour, well bring you some of the highlights of the Victoria Derbyshire programme over the last year, including election blind dates and our interview with new zealand Prime Ministerjacinda ardern. Hello, good afte...

Australias Prime Minister apologises for holidaying in hawaii as wildfires continue to sweep across three states. If the queen attends a Church Service in sandringham while the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up, rhe bbcs media editor meets the editor of private eye magazine at 17 30. A walk through the year in media with ian hislop. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas car...

Oui clear up some of the obstacles in our path. The uks biggest airports will install sd baggage scanners to make security checks quicker. 40,000 troops begin a major operation to fight fires in the amazon. We report from above the brazillian rainforest. Its a huge task for the troops who are supposedly reaching this region. This is a Global Crisis because these are considered the lungs of the world. And focus on farming examines issues facing uk agriculture,s including brexit and climate change...

Hello. Fresh from an election victory, that critics say was rigged, Vladimir Putin has been addressing supporters in moscows red square. He has another six year term in office, having already led russia longer than any ruler since stalin. The kremlin says he won more than 87 of the vote. But there was no real opposition, with his main critics either injail, in exile, or dead. So, with such an iron grip on power, why bother with elections at all . Its about claiming legitimacy, say his opponents,...

Hello. This is bbc news. We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. In the past hours, weve heard that the heads of the us and Israeli Security agencies have met to discuss the hostage situation. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office said the cia and mossad bosses met on friday in efforts to advance another hostage deal. In cypius, final preparations are being made for the first aid vessel to use the sea corridor to gaza. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, an...