Now its time for click. This week hong kong activists, a touch of space tourism. Fire, fire . And cgi catwalks. Hey, welcome to click. Hope youre doing 0k. Laura certainly is, because, look, shes got a new friend. Thats right. Basil, meat spencer, spencer meet basil. Hello, basil, nice to meet you. Look at us were talking to plants, thats what lockdown has done to us. Yeah, this is what it has come to. This is a small example of my amazing gardening talent. You may recall a few weeks ago i planted a whole vertical farm. Yes i do, how was it, is it still alive . Yes, its doing really well, and i think devices like this or that really stop you from going wrong. Because once youve got them plugged in and you make sure they dont run out of water, the device does the rest of thejob. Later in the programme i will show you all of the food that i have been growing. Wow, cant wait. Thanks, laura. We will come back to laura in a few minutes. First of all, we are going to hong kong. Now you will
Studied after a jump overnight. Steadied after a jump overnight. You are seeing the likes of the aussie, which gained a bit yesterday, off those highs. U. S. 10 year yield snapping out of three days of gains at 74 basis points. Brent crude sliding on concerns of that second wave in china. As we mentioned about geopolitical tensions, we are moments away from hearing south koreas president ial Office Briefing on the north korean situation after that Liaison Office was bombed yesterday. We are seeing a little bit of reaction with korean assets. Not a whole lot when it comes to the stoxx, although you are seeing to the stocks, although defense stocks are up today. The won taking it on the chin. Weaker by 6 10 of 1 . Vol spiked up just slightly. Haslinda geopolitics adding to marketweaker by 6 10 concerns. China has ordered all schools in beijing to close as it struggles to hold a new coronavirus outbreak which has already spread to neighboring provinces. Lets head to the capital and our ch
As it steps up efforts to reduce the number of migrants crossing the english channel. A big Anti Government protest is under way in beirut, as the death toll from tuesdays massive explosion rises to 158. Clashes have already broken out, with Lebanese Police firing tear gas to stop demonstrators getting to the parliament building. The use of face masks in england and scotland is expanded with coverings now compulsory at cinemas, museums and place of worship. Stricter lockdown measures are reinforced in preston following a spike in cases in the city. Now on bbc news, click chats to the president of microsoft, brad smith, about the ethical implications of technology. We also see how the internet is being used to encourage activism in hong kong. This week hong kong activists. A touch of Space Tourism. And cgi catwalks. Hey, welcome to click. Hope you are doing 0k. Lara certainly is, because look, she has got a new friend. Thats right. Basil, meet spencer, spencer meet basil. Hello, basil,
Hello and welcome. Crucial elections for georgias two seats in the us senate are on a knife edge. 95 of returns have been counted, but the outcome is uncertain. The Democratic Party challengers are separated from their republican rivals by less than a percentage point in the share of the vote. The Republican Party needs to retain just one of georgias seats to keep control of the Upper Chamber of congress, where they would be able to constrain the legislative agenda of president electjoe biden. Georgia election official, Gabriel Stirling has just given an update on the counties yet to be counted saying more than 1. 2 Million People cast their votes on election day, and the race remains incredibly close. As you can see, still a set of tight races out there, odonnell has the largest lead among the republicans, perdue has a small lead, behind Raphael Warnock. Fulton, and these larger counties will have big sways of votes that come m, big sways of votes that come in, that came in today, so
After weeks of increasing attacks, taliban and Afghan Government forces agree a three day ceasefire to mark the eid holiday. The duke of cambridge has revealed how becoming a father brought back the painful emotions he felt after his mothers death. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the main stories here in britain and globally. The uk Prime Ministers closest aide, Dominic Cummings, is facing further pressure and scrutiny, with new allegations he breached lockdown rules and, in the last few minutes, a Senior Member of the Ruling Conservative Party calling for him to resign. Both mr cummings and the government insist he acted reasonably and legally by driving from london to County Durham in march while his wife had coronavirus. Last night, the government dismissed claims that mr cummings broke the rules. But the leading brexiteer and conservative mp steve baker has said it is time for the aide to quit. Well speak to him in a moment. First si