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This is bbc news, im julian worricker. The headlines at 3pm. 273 people in the uk have tested positive for coronavirus thats up from 209 yesterday, according to latest figures released in the last hour. 16 Million People in northern italy are placed in quarantine for a month because of the virus. In lombardy, ski resorts, gyms and nightclubs cant be opened. Restaurant customers must sit at least a metre apart. China reports its lowest number of new infections in a single day, since january. Here...

Im Sharanjit Leyl in singapore, the headlines. Australias New South Wales Fire Service Warns people to leave the coast while they can. Bushfires have killed eight and destroyed hundreds of homes since monday. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, seeks immunity from prosecution over charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Im Nuala Mcgovern in london, also in the programme. Hong kong police make 400 arrests, as Anti Government protests and violence spill into a new year. All this sta...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Two us airbases in iraq are targeted in retaliation, the iranians say, for the death of general soleimani, killed last week in a us airstrike. As President Trump tweets that there were no casualties and that all is well, borisjohnson warns iran not to retaliate further. We of course condemn the attack on Iraqi Military bases hosting coalition forces. Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pu...

This is bbc news, im shaun ley. The headlines at 11 at least eight people have been killed by bushfires in australia, in the deadliest day since the wildfire crisis began. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and some communities cut off. There are a couple of isolated communities where we have reports of injuries and burn injuries to members of the public. We havent been able to get access via roads or via aircraft. Its tough. It was scary. You dont really know what to do, even if youve though...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 11 the latest person to test positive for coronavirus in the uk, at a gp surgery in surrey, is the first to get it here, not abroad. The issue of coronavirus is something that is now the governments top priority. Alarm over the outbreak has sent Global Stock Markets into a steep dive with the ftse 100 dropping nearly 13 this week. Fears of a Major International military confrontation, after an attack by Government Forces in syria leaves 33 tur...

Youre watching bbc newsroom live 7 its11am and these are the main stories this morning in his first interrview since the election the Prime Minister calls for calm in the middle east and for the us to agree to a new nuclear deal with iran. If we are going to get rid of it, lets replace it, and lets replace it with the trump deal. Iranian Authorities Say theyve arrested several people in relation to the shooting down of a ukrainian passenger jet last week. Dozens of children, abused by grooming g...

By security forces. The serviceman had killed 26 people and injured dozens more in a gun rampage in the city of nakhon ratchasima. He killed his Commanding Officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. The number of people who have died from the new coronavirus has now passed 800, overtaking the total death toll from the sars outbreak in 2003. Cases in the worst affected region of china appear to have stabilised slightly. The three main Political Parties have tied in first preference vot...

Hello, its thursday, its ten oclock, im Victoria Derbyshire and were live from new broadcasting house. Sir David Attenborough is warning that the moment of crisis has come and Climate Change needs to be tackled now. We have been putting things off year after year. We have been raising targets and saying, oh, well, if we do it within the next 20 years ,or if we do it. The moment of crisis has come. We can no longer prevaricate. Well talk to the founder of the largest Animal Rights organisation in...

Showers in makes it feel cool but first up on this weeks travel show, simon platts heads to europes most High Pressure building in from the active volcano on the italian west and that means for most it is set to turn dry from tuesday onwards. A few showers in northern and eastern parts of the Country Island of sicily. Through Tuesday Morning and they will ease away. Long sunny spells with temperatures down and windchill good morning. To go with it. Still at levels above welcome to breakfast with...

The governments decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. Green campaigners have celebrated the ruling but Business Leaders say the runway is essential for the uks future success. Well, its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and for the climate. I mean, this is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. Whats needed now is for the Prime Minister and the secretary of state to show a little bit of leadersh...