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President trump has announced that he is cancelling the main gathering of the Republican National convention in florida in august following a spike in coronavirus cases there. Speaking at a White House Press briefing, mr trump said he would give a speech ahead of us elections as planned, but in a different form. Have a listen. The timing for this event is not right. Its just not right, with whats happened recently, the flareup in florida, to have a big convention. Its not the right time. Its rea...

Plastic, a major study predicts more than a billion tonnes will be dumped on the environment by 2040. And the show can go on as theatres pilot in droll performances with social distancing. Indoor performances with social distancing. And coming up in the sport on bbc news back in the england squad jofra archer returns for the deciding test against the west indies at old trafford, which starts tomorrow. Good evening. The wearing of face coverings in shops in england will become compulsory from mid...

For echoes of empire. The British Empire was the largest the world had ever known. At its height, it ruled around 20 of the earths population. The legacy of that empire is now the subject of passionate debate. Issues of exploitation and brutality have come to the fore thanks to the black lives matter protests. In bristol in the southwest of england, the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn down amid angry protests. Clive myrie has been to bristol and reflects now on the struggle of...

Many more are likely to be harmed by not going than harmed by going, even during this pandemic. President trump declares californias wildfires a major disaster releasing federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. Opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk 2 weeks after president lukashenkos disputed election victory. And Health Charities are urging the government to take action to tackle the increasing numbers of people seeking help for drinking too much alcohol dur...

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The British Empire was the largest the world had ever known. At its height, it ruled around 20 of the earths population. Well, the legacy of that empire is now the subject of passionate debate. Issues of exploitation and brutality have come to the fore thanks to the black lives matter protests. In bristol in the southwest of england, the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn down amid angry protests. Clive myrie has been to bristol and reflects now on the struggle of her memory. Cli...

For echoes of empire. In this programme the bbcs correspondents around the world consider the legacy of imperialism as continuing controversy over the future of some public statues and protests by the black lives Matter Movement have shone a light on aspects of britains imperial past. The British Empire was the largest the world had ever known. At its height, it ruled around 20 of the earths population. Well, the legacy of that empire is now the subject of passionate debate. Issues of exploitati...

The day now since that announcement and Nelson Mandelas house. He was taking to the streets in south africa to pay tribute to nelson and get out. Indeed the state they were still trying to come to terms with the death of disco boogie death not they say theyve accepted teased and not the umpiring to carry him now we know that he will be getting on the fifteenth of this and that in his hometown of london. What would happen on the latin from the heavens to the thirteenth. Hes one one nineteen state...

A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. Interesting part of the president s answer to ainslie earharts question, that hasnt played in that portion that you aired there, shep, where the president said this was not a Campaign Contribution, because it wasnt the campaign that paid it, it was me. And i have tweeted about that in the past. Now, you remember, the president put an awful lot of his own money into the campaign. So i asked sarajevo hah Huckabee Sanders how...

Dislocated from standard republican and partisan axes on those subjects. Are we fighting too Many American wars . What are the conservatives going to say about that . A panel today was moderated by republican congressman steve king of iowa. Yes, that steve king. But the real star of the discussion was republican congressman Louie Gohmert of texas. And this was his contribution to the question of do we fight too many wars . One of the things that we have heard over and over again since vietnam is...