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A very warm welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories a leading opposition figure in belarus reportedly abducted by masked men amid more mass protests against president lukashenko. Two dozen wildfires blaze across california as the heatwave sees Los Angeles County hit its highest ever temperature. Typhoon haishen has lashed south koreas east coast, causing landslides and bringing down power lines. Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees land in indonesia after six months at sea. And is pepper, ...

This is bbc news. The headlines. The uk is the first country to approve the Pfizer Vaccine for coronavirus initial doses will be here next week. The Prime Minister praises the scientists but hes got a warning too. As we celebrate this Scientific Achievement we are not carried away with over optimism orfall into the naive belief that the struggle is over. It is not. Jabs at racecourses and Sports Centres they could all be used in one of the biggest logistical operations the country has seen. This...

Speak the headlines. New warnings about the impact of the second wave of the coronavirus with predictions of a rise in cases some scientists warn of the consequences of not bringing in tougher measures. Is quite plausible by the end of next month that could be 500 deaths a day. The whole of nottinghamshire will now enter tier 3 restrictions on friday instead of tomorrow affecting more thani Million People across the county. At one covid hotspot in Northern Ireland a fall in cases after restricti...

Attention will return to the us later though with initial jobless claims expected to show another three million americans out of work. This is bbc news and a very warm welcome to all of you joining us across you are watching bbc news. The uk and around the world. The headlines the uk government says it im david eades. Will prepare plans for easing as the United Kingdom the lockdown as officials records more than 30,000 confirm more than 30,000 deaths linked to covid 19, coronavirus deaths. The f...

And under President Trump, we will always stand with those who stand on the thin blue line and we are not going to defund the police, not now, not ever applause if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, live from fort mchenry in baltimore, this is the Vice President of the United States speaking to the Republican National convention. More to come and more analysis and breaking news. But soon we will come to a time for choosing. Joe biden has referred to himself as a transition candidate ...

Today at six. The uk drugs regulator approves a Coronavirus Vaccine. The first doses will be here next week. The uk is the first country to approve the pfizer vaccine. The Prime Minister praises the scientists but hes got a warning, too. As we celebrate this scientific achievement, were not carried away with overoptimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over. Its not. Jabs at racecourses and conference centres they could all be used in one of the biggest logistical operations t...

X by; w grieving the loss of grieving. Grieving the loss of life, the loss ofjobs, the loss of opportunities, the loss of normalcy, and yes, the loss of normalcy, and yes, the loss of certainty. And while this virus touches us all, weve got to be honest, it is not an equal opportunity offender. Black, latino and Indigenous People are suffering and dying disproportionately, and dying disproportionately, and this is not a coincidence, it is the effect of Structural Racism, of inequities in educat...

This is bbc news, the headlines cases of the more contagious variant of covid 19 first identified in the uk have been confirmed in several European Countries including spain, sweden and france. The variant strain has also been found injapan and canada. Meanwhile, some eu nations have started their mass vaccination programmes 2a hours early. Federal agents have searched a house on the outskirts of nashville, tenessee as part of their investigation into the Christmas Day explosion there. Police sa...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 6pm. China denies an accusation by foreign secretary dominic raab that theyre carrying out human rights abuses against its uighur population. Can i ask you why people are kneeling blindfolded and shaven and being led to trains in modern china . Why . What is going on there . I do not know where you get this video tape. It is deeply, deeply troubling. And the reports on the human aspect of it, from forced sterilisation to the education camps, are reminiscent of ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Still no final result in the us president ial election as counting continues in a handful of Battle Ground states. But Democratjoe Biden is inching closer to the white house after winning michigan. Im not here to declare that weve won, but i am here to report, when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign launches multiple legal challenges to try to stop the count...