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Joe biden will go up against president all tripe as the democratic nominee and novembers election. Churchgoers in south korea are being blamed for a rise in coronavirus cases the. Soldiers who staged a military coup in mali have promised to form a transitional civilian government that will organize new elections just hours earlier they had forced president abraham bubble carcase had to resign the coup has plunged mali deeper into crisis off to months of political unrest all to serious child stra...

Lead over. At the end howe stadium. Ill be back with another round up at 7 30. This week on the travel show i am in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysias biggest estate. Sarawak. In the western corners of malaysian borneo, sarawak has some of the worlds most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. But it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights or the resorts of neighbour states. So i am going to discover for myself the sights and inhabitants of this remarkable state. Along the w...

Household names from the worlds of showbiz, sport and politics have been recognised in the new year honours list. The singer Olivia Newton john, has been made a dame. Four members of englands World Cup Winning Cricket Team including ben stokes have been recognised, as has sir eltonjohn. Lizo mzimba reports. Youre the one i want Olivia Newton john says shes honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, Cancer Research and entertainment. A damehood, too, for Floella Benjamin for...

Hello. This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines the star of grease Olivia Newton john is made a dame in a new year honours list which also recognises four members of englands world cup winning cricket team. Ben stokes receives an obe. More than a thousand people are recognised, including 94 year old d day veteran Harry Billinge who raised over £10,000 for a national memorial. A woman whose husband and two children drowned on Christmas Eve in a Swimming Pool at a resort in spain says all t...

For another look at the papers. Ill be back with the headlines at 11. But first on bbc news, its time for the travel show. This week on the travel show, im in the jungles of borneo exploring malaysias biggest state sarawak. In the western corner of malaysian borneo, sarawak has some of the most spectacular and diverse ecosystems. But it can be overlooked by tourists drawn to the bright lights of kl and the resorts of its neighbour state sabah. So im going to discover for myself the sights and in...

The first sign of a conservation breakthrough. These spoon billed sandpiper chicks hatched from eggs collected in the far east of russia and brought into captivity in the uk. That rescue mission was eight years ago. Now, at last, those critically endangered birds have read their own chicks, the first captive bred spoon billed sandpipers. We have to cover up our outdoor close, so everything from rubber boots that we can wash on the way in, to overalls, to this very attractive handout, because we ...

The final stop in myjourney this across sarawak is bario, in the kelapit highlands, happened. Home to one of the worlds most remote food festivals. In the last hour, the former head it is not exactly a smooth road, of the civil service, its like being a greased up piece lord kersla of popcorn in the back seat, ke, stressed but its a lot of fun. The importance of an investigation. Well, look, it is a serious and indeed extraordinary breach, because this is a well established process that has gone...

Were published online. Therell be more in the next hour. In tennis, former world number one andy murray says hes gutted to be missing next months the weather is pretty quiet at the Australian Open, after pulling out because of injury. Moment. Tomorrow . Not an awful lot of change for england and wales. But in scotland and Northern Ireland the clouds will be more substantial. More rain on the way. This is what is happening this evening. You can see the clouds in the Western Isles. That will becom...

Floods left many people homeless. For many local residents, it was a break from the flood clean up. Alasdair gill reports. Christmas in fishla ke has not been cancelled, at least the local fair hasnt. And its a warm and welcome respite from Flood Recovery for the villages residents. As you can see, its very full and very busy because of the determination here within fishlake to rebuild what we had and to do our best to keep it alive. 11 days ago, much of thorninghurst farm was under water. Today...

A lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry container in essex has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson from craigavon in Northern Ireland was not asked to plead to 39 charges of manslaughter which he also faces. The bodies of the people from vietnam including children, were discovered last month. Daniel sandford reports. The discovery last month of 39 dead people from vietnam in the back of a lorry in essex led to a Huge I...