After recovering from coronavirus. He says there are real signs that the country is passing through the peak of the pandemic. He warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could lead to a new wave of deaths. Donald trump has held a coronavirus News Conference after having earlier cancelled it. He said his strategy to combat the virus with more tests was working and that all parts of the country were getting better. More than 50,000 americans have died during the outbreak. Nearly 56,000 americans have died during the outbreak. And seven weeks since italy announced a lockdown, the country will lift some restritions from next monday. Parks, manufacturing, and construction businesses will be the first to reopen. People will also be allowed to exercise outdoors. Those are the headlines. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Italy is the european country hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. It took a virulent hold in northern italy in february and now
Campaigning in the midwest before tuesdays us election. More than 85 million peoiple have already cast their vote, leading to predictions that this year could see the highest turnout in over a century. The number of americans testing positive for coronavirus has passed nine million with the us breaking the record for the biggest rise of cases in a single 2a hour period. Over one million new covid 19 cases have been reported in the past 1a days. The British Government may be considering whether more coronavirus restrictions are needed across england after medical sources said the country was at a crunch point, with rising cases of covid 19. British media reports say a Second National lockdown, could be imposed as early as wednesday. Now on bbc news, its click. Halloween is here and this week, we have robotic tricks. Sailing treats. Yearly earbuds. And. A president ial election welcome to click. I hope youre 0k. Listen, halloween might not be happening outdoors this year. But i tell you
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Restrictions in england which ban social gatherings of more than six people have come into effect. Weve followed the rules, we have just been careful. And now i think we are being penalised because we are a big family. I dont think its fair, to be honest with you. I think if they put things in proportion at the beginning, we wouldnt be having a second spout of it. Similar restrictions are in place in scotland and wales, but with younger children exempt from the rule of six. Do you support the new law, the rule of six, or will youmake your own deicsion as a former Supreme Court judge lord sumption told bbc radio this morning . Japan has a new incoming Prime Minister, as the governing liberal Democratic Party elects Yoshihide Suga to replace shinzo abe. The Prime Ministers former top Legal Advisor says hes vote against a bill that would enable the government to break International Law, by overriding pa
This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines. A £4 billion cut in vat to kick start the economy but some Companies Say they need to keep the cash to stay in business. Were looking to pass some of that on to customers, but i think we are in survival mode right now. What it allows us to do is comfortably put on larger discounts, so we are passing it on. The Health Secretary says the government has ruled out making masks compulsory for Office Workers in england. Borisjohnson confirms therell be an independent inquiry into the governments handling of the coronavirus pandemic but not now. China warns of retaliation over huawei, as President Trump takes credit for the decision to exclude it from the uks 56 network. The biggest easing of lockdown restrictions in scotland is under way the first minister says its the riskiest stage to date. Facing another lockdown blackburn is given a deadline to deal with a rising tide of coronavirus cases. And the statue of slave trader Edward Colston is