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This is bbc news. The headlines. The coronavirus pandemic is not going away. The Health Emergency programme said that Northern Hemisphere countries needed to do far more to combat the disease over the coming winter. British Prime Minister borisjohnson said it is seeing a second wave of covid 19 and the government still wa nts covid 19 and the government still wants to avoid another full scale lockdown. Daily increase in new covid 19 cases has now doubled within a month. The United States governm...

The number of people to have been diagnosed with covid 19 in america has now passed four million. The infection and hospitalisation rate is rising in many states. Donald trump has announced he will not hold the Republican Convention scheduled for august in florida. The american secretary of state mike pompeo says the United States is now hardening its stance in its dealings with china, and called on other nations to triumph over the threat of what he said was a new tyranny from beijing. Mr pompe...

Efiggflzuzr euer efir band of showers across england and wales, swirling across Northern Ireland and into southern scotland, brightness following to the south, but gales for the south coast are a risk, and some heavy showers in the south west we as get into the late afternoon. Conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser Dominic Cummings. Several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid i9. The us p...

President trump launches a stinging attack on environmentalists he says theyre alarmists, and that its time for optimism. He tells business and political leaders in davos that campaigners are trying to dominate every aspect of peoples lives. This is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism and action. But to embrace the possibilities of tomorrow, we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse. You say children shouldnt worry. You say children shouldn...

This is bbc news. The headlines at four. President trump says hes doing well but that the next few days will be crucial as he continues his treatment for coronavirus. I am starting to feel good. You dont know over the next period of a few days, i guess that is the real test. We will be seeing what happens over those next couple of days. The Prime Minister warns there could be a very tough winter ahead, as the country deals with coronavirus. I have got to tell you in all candour it is going to co...

Mean, you dont have to tell me. Doris cleife is actually 100 tomorrow. When she was 25, the Second World War was in its final months. The raf hasjust Second World War was in its final months. The raf has just bombed dresden, and churchill, roosevelt and stalin met to discuss how to carve up and stalin met to discuss how to carve up germany at the yalta conference. Doris worked as an electrician at the sp factory on to havilland aircraft and has vivid memories of that time. You know, we will bomb...

Tonight at ten immigration plans for a post Brexit Britain the home secretary spells out what will replace Eu Free Movement of people. All migrants, from europe and beyond, with the right skills, qualifications, and income will earn points to get a visa. Its what the public wants, say ministers. In 2016, in the referendum, in the election in 2017 and again was reaffirmed in 2019 in december during the election, the public voted and they spoke very clearly that they want immigration to come down....

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. England recorded the highest levels of excess deaths in europe across the first half of the year, according to new figures showing the impact of the coronavirus. New guidance for people showing symptoms of covid. Officials are expected to extend the isolation period from seven to ten days in england, over fears of rising cases numbers in parts of europe. Australia suffers its worst day since the pandemic began...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. Former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnsons brexit plans shameful, as the government continues to defend plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. This is a collective will on the pa rt this is a collective will on the part of the government notjust to prepare for the worst but also to protect the internal workings of our united kingdom, that is responsible government. Theres fresh concern in the uk over th...

People do want to stay and protect their properties. This is a rural part of australia, were talking communities with just one or two houses, sometimes miles apart from each other. So, its a massive job to tell everybody to evacuate. Well, theyre not allowed to contact us. Renata and tony have stopped taking calls from worried relatives. Told them they will be in touch, if there is a problem. They are prepping their house in case the flames approach. Theyve filled the bath, got the masks and gog...