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This is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. Music venues, theatres, galleries and museums are to get £1. 5 billion after being devastated by the coronavirus lockdown. This is all new money for the arts sector. Look, arts are at the absolute heart of our national life, whether it is your local theatre where you go to see the panto, or a part of the history of our nation. And if you work for a music venue, club, theatre, circus, museum or gallery is this new package enough to save yourjob . Messag...

This is worklife from bbc news, with ben bland and Lewis Vaughan jones. Taxing the tech titans Large Technology Companies Often have small tax bills. We look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. Live from london, thats our top story on monday 17th february. As Mark Zuckerberg heads to a top level eu meeting saying facebook is willing to pay more tax, we look at how that might happen. Also in the programme, as japan seeks to hold back the spread of the coronavirus, the countrys economy ...

In uk 56 would harm the intelligence relationship between london and washington. The i newspaper leads with a study from Oxford University which says the uks news sugar tax has revolutionised the industry cutting the amount of sugar in soft drinks byjust over a quarter. Charities are subsequently calling for the levy to be extended to other products. And finally in forbes, a report on a very ambitious billionaire from japan. Ambitious for a few reasons one, he wants to go to the moon in a spacex...

This is bbc news. The headlines. The uk Prime Minister warns of tougher measures if social distancing advice isnt followed he says people who are acting irresponsibly are putting lives at risk. We will keep the implementation of these measures under constant review and yes, of course, we will bring forward further measures if we think thatis forward further measures if we think that is necessary. Nhs england writes to one and half million of the most high risk people, who are told to not leave h...

Welcome to bbc news. Our top stories the uk government admits ppe is in short supply in england and that more needs to be done to secure stock. Weve got to do more to get the ppe that people need to the front line. This is an extremely challenging situation. President trump insists that the United States is performing better than other rich countries in its response to the virus and can relax the lockdown soon. Doctors injapan warn that the countrys medical system could collapse amid a rising nu...

This is bbc news. The headlines. At the World Economic forum in davos, President Trump hits out at climate campaigners, calling them prophets of doom. We must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. You say, just leave this to us, we will fix this, we promise we wont let you down, dont be so pessimistic. And then. Nothing. Silence. Donald trump became only the third president in history to face an impeachment trial. The misconduct set out in the articles as...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. President trump is due to announce guidelines on reopening the us economy. Were expecting him to speak shortly. The uks lockdown will continue for at least three more weeks as another 861 people lose their lives to coronavirus. The worst thing that we could do right now is to ease up too soon, allow a second peak of the virus to hit the nhs and hit the british people. In brazil, grave diggers prepare for the w...

Troops in afghanistan last year. Now on bbc news, panorama. Tonight on panorama the great testing gamble. The stakes are very high indeed. Testing is absolutely critical and central to preventing a second wave now. Thousands of lives now depend on the government getting testing right. We should be very concerned, until we can see there is a fully effective testing and Contact Tracing system in place. So why do our covid investigators have nothing to do . I have had zero cases. Absolutely zero. A...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Latest death figures from the uk show that more than 30,000 people are now known to have died from coronavirus. The figures show that more than 6000 people died from the virus in english care homes up to the start of may. A Smartphone App aimed at tracking the spread of coronavirus goes live for the first time, in a trial on the isle of wight, the government says the system, which uses bluetooth, is secure, de...

Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, Annita Mcveigh the headlines. Therell be no visas for low skilled workers as the government unveils plans for a points based immigration system. This basically redefines our immigration policy, so the brightest and the best, people with skills need to come to the uk. This policy is going to turn into a model, and yet it sends a wbr id wbr330 very clear message, that immigration is a bad thing. More heavy rain is expected in flooded communities in england and...