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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The World Health Organization and the us announce plans to roll out a rapid new covid test that could transform the Global Response to the pandemic. One, two, three, four, five. One, two, three, four, five. Into the test, twisted three times. The adhesive is pulled off and you wait 15 minutes and that is the test. The north east of england home to some two Million People, is facing tougher coronavirus restrict...

Tougher coronavirus rules kick in today for millions of people across the uk. Tier 3 restrictions are now in force in manchester, while a firebreak lockdown starts in a few hours time in wales. Two weeks is probably. Its probably not long enough, but it depends if people adhere to it. It is very, very scary when people. Especially when they live on their own. Warrington in cheshire is the latest part of england to agree to follow the toughest tier 3 restrictions. Nottingham is expected to be nex...

The uk is back in lockdown more than one Million People are currently infected with coronavirus. Stay at home the message once again with the nhs under severe strain amid record covid admissions. Lincoln county hospital the latest to declare a Critical Incident. If people dont stake the stay at home seriously the risk a at this point in time the risk is extraordinarily high. More than 1. 3 Million People have had their first dose of a Covid Vaccine. Now the pressure is on to get millions more pr...

Welcome to bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories back to work. Donald trumps doctor says he has completed his course of treatment and could return to public engagements from saturday. In michigan, the fbi arrests six men in an alleged plot to kidnap the states governor, gretchen whitmer. More fighting and more deaths in the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh, but peace talks are imminent. And the acclaimed us poet louise gluck wins the nobel prize for literature. Donald trumps docto...

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Today at six. Greater manchester is placed under tier three covid restrictions and thats without a deal with local leaders. After ten days of arguing there was no agreement over a Financial Support package borisjohnson said he couldnt wait any longer. Not to act would put manchesters nhs, and the lives of many of manchesters residents, at risk. The pub workers and taxi drivers, bookies and freelancers local leaders say its the poorest who will suffer most. Is this a government committed to level...

Be examined by prosecutors in new york. Mr trump had refused to release the documents, saying the investigation into his tax affairs was a witch hunt. Two of the uks biggest high street retailers, john lewis and boots, have announced more than 5,000 job cuts. The moves come just a day after the government announced a massive economic support package but it shows it might not be enough to stop millions of workers losing theirjobs. Leisure activities and beauty treatments are among the latest sect...

This is bbc news. The headlines. 16 Million People in northern italy are placed in quarantine for a month because of coronavirus. 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, new emergency laws including court cases over video link or phone to help tackle the virus are announced. After 11 oclock well be putting your questions about coronav...

Tonight at ten, the north east of england is facing even tougher restrictions following a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. The region, with some two Million People, has already been under restrictions for the past ten days, but ministers say more action is needed. We do not take these steps lightly, but we must take them and take them now, because we know that swift action is more likely to bring the virus under control. The new measures mean it would be unlawful for people to meet in a pub or r...

Sure to follow me on instagram, facebook and twitt tonight, the final hours of 2020. America celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented New Years Eve across the u. S. New yorks times square, normally packed with 1 Million People, will be mostly empty when the ball drops at midnight. Police officials telling everyone, dont even attempt to come down here. Authorities in cities across the country cracking down on large parties. Asking people to stay home th...