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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Back to school for pupils in england and wales, but a warning that some children are months behind in their learning ministers say its vital students return to the classroom. Schools are open, theyre ready for those young people, theyve put in place all the measures that ive been talking about to keep people safe. But it is important for both their educational prospects and their Mental Health that young peopl...

Today at 5. For the first time, more new cases of coronavirus are recorded outside china than within. As the virus spreads across europe, with new cases in italy, greece and elsewhere, the government here says it does have a plan to deal with the outbreak. We have a clear, 4 part plan to respond to the outbreak of this disease. Contain, delay, research and mitigate. We are taking all necessary measures to minimise the risks to the public. In tenerife, 160 british holiday makers are among 1000 pe...

Deaths in england and wales have risen sharply new figures show theyve hit a 20 year high they also reveal more than 1,000 covid related deaths recorded at care homes in the week before easter last week, we were looking at 217 deaths that had been registered up to the 3rd of april in care home settings. Now, we are seeing over 1000. Well be assessing the latest figures from the office for National Statistics also this lunchtime. As the number of victims grow relentlessly Health Workers, too, fin...

The uk death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is now more than 30,000. As the number of deaths in hospital is falling, a plea from care homes as theirfigures in england and wales continue to rise. We need more help from the government on testing, on ppe and Financial Support, and i think we need more help so we can reduce the deaths in care homes going forward. We need to be at the centre, not on the periphery. Well be looking at those coronavirus mortality figures in more detail. Also this lu...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump tells americans to prepare for a hard road ahead in the fight against coronavirus as cases in the country continue to rise. This is going to be a very painful very, very painful two weeks. As italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak, some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. Built from scratch in under two weeks we take a look inside londons ne...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. As the uks coronavirus death toll rises above 28,000, the Prime Minister describes preparations to announce his death while he was in intensive care for coronavirus. Churches in germany reopen for sunday services with strict regulations in force and singing forbidden. A Rare Exchange of gunfire between north and south korea along the Demilitarized Zone, a day after kim jong uns reappearance following a mystery...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 3 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns that the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. The Iraqi Government has summoned the Us Ambassador over the airstrike that killed the general. Meanwhile, Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf as Prime Minist...

This is bbc news, the headlines at four british tourists are set to be allowed to travel to European Countries including spain, france and greece without having to quarantine on their return. The emotion is carried and the dail has agreed to nominate Deputy Michael martin for appointment by the president to be taoiseach. Ireland swears in its new Prime Minister, Micheal Martin, as the countrys two largest parties, fianna fail and fine gael, form a coalition for the first time. A man who stabbed ...

And our people understand this, and im sure we will stand till the end. That end for her is new elections, ones that are free and fair. Only then, she tells us, will bela russians know who their president truly is. Jean mackenzie, bbc news. The Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire, has been arrested while on holiday on the greek island of mykonos. Lets talk to our Sports Correspondent olly foster, who is at old trafford for us tonight. Bring us up to date with the latest on all this. Good ev...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The russian Opposition Leader and fierce critic of president putin, Alexei Navalny, is receiving specialist medical treatment in germany after his suspected poisoning. British tourists whove been on holiday to croatia, austria and trinidad and tobago are told to isolate for m days when they return to the uk. New coronavirus advice as the World Health Organization says children over 12 should wear face masks. W...