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drjenny harries — the deputy chief medical officerfor england. the prime minister is likely to be asked about todays other main news — as the duchess of sussex tells american tv that her treatment by the royal family led her to contemplate suicide. she tells oprah winfrey that one unnamed family member raised questions about the skin colour of her son archie. so, we have in tandem the conversation of, "he wont be given security, hes not going to be given a title." and also, concern...

Singapore, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where the british Prime Minister theresa may has ordered a Public Inquiry into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. Many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. Heres the latest from our home editor, mark easton, and i must warn you, there are some distressing details in his report. Slowly, inch...

Now on bbc news, monday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to monday in parliament, where borisjohnson insists his bill allowing ministers to break International Law on brexit is only a safety net. I have absolutely no desire to use these measures. They are an insurance policy. But labour reckons the Prime Minister has no one else to blame if he doesnt like the details of the brexit divorce agreement. This is his deal its his mess, its his failure for the first time in his life, its time to take ...

Case and nothing more, would be enough to get on top of it. The latest job figures the latestjob figures are out in an hour. What will be the implications of the latest alert system on hospitality and industry. Already on its knees. Three weeks to go until the us election and Donald Trump Holds his first rally since being treated for coronavirus, declaring hes in perfect shape. I feel so powerful. I ifeel so powerful. I will walk into that audience, i will walk in there and kiss everyone in that...

Ido . France is to enter a Second National lockdown from friday people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons and applause for the coronavirus patient whos finally left hospital after 209 days as the number of covid i9 infections rises, there are new calls from scientists for more action to protect people and to prevent a much worse second wave. One expert has warned of at least five hundred deaths a day by the end of next month. The latest government figures sh...

For keir starmer but we look to see study also suggests the national r coronavirus every day in the england a National Coronavirus lockdown now what hes going to do next. Have number has increased to 1. 56. The the stark finding from senior in france and tighter scientists as they warn the pandemic restrictions in Germany Europe approaches you been in touch with luciana government sticks to its strategy is at a critical stage. A new crisis point. The study also suggests calling another National ...

Later this hour but if youd like to get in touch on this story or any of our other stories today, tweet me geetagurumurthy or by using the hashtag bbc your questions. A major search in the English Channel continues after a migrant boat heading for the uk sinks killing two adults and two children the authorites believe more people could be missing. Heathrow airport is overtaken as europes biggest airport as passenger numbers fall due to the pandemic. And coming up later this hour ill bejoined by ...

Its emerged Prince William had coronavirus at the beginning of the pandemic in april, around the same time as his father. Donald trump and joe biden head to crucial swing states to campaign, as the Us Election Campaign enters its final stage. The hollywood actorjohnny depp will find out later today whether hes won his libel case against the sun. They sing. And a group of nuns has found unlikely success with a chart topping debut album. Hello, very good morning to you and welcome to bbc news. Bor...

Thats risky. Because the previous three tier system didnt work. Parts of the new system will be tougher, but gyms and shops will reopen and a closing time curfew for pubs and restaurants will be eased. Still no firm plans for christmas rules on gatherings, household mixing and travel restrictions over the festive period are yet to be confirmed. Spectators will also be allowed into sporting events with a maximum attendance of 4,000 permitted in the lowest risk areas. The news comes as Oxford Univ...

Many people in england and wales are waking up to new tougher lockdown restrictions. At midnight. Similar restrictions came into force for all of wales at midnight. Plans to relax restrictions over the Christmas Holiday have now been abandoned for those in the new tier, who can no longer spend any of the festive period with people outside their household. The labour party have accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being indecisive. Nick eardley reports. London last night, where some made a las...