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This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines at 9am thousands of people seek refuge on the beach and in the sea to escape bush fires in Australia Military helicopters and the navy are deployed to help them. Its gut wrenching. You dont know whos back there and whos not. You know, i cant. There was homes that i knew people in and ijust couldnt even hear to watch. Former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon, despite being under house arrest in tokyo on financial misconduct charges. The Nati...

This is bbc news, the headlines more countries have imposed travel bans on china because of the new coronavirus. Over 300 people have now been killed, with 45 new deaths confirmed in the last few hours. Health workers in hong kong are to go on strike until the border with the mainland is closed. Britains Prime Minister is to address foreign diplomats and Business Leaders to set out his plans for International Trade after brexit. The french president said the level of access to the eus Single Mar...

Our top story australias New South Wales fire service is warning people to leave the south coast of the state if they dont need to stay there, with more bushfires forecast this weekend. The bushfires have now killed at least eight people since monday. Some died trying to protect their homes, while others were found in burned out cars. Israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said he will seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution in three cases in which hes charged with bribery and frau...

This is bbc news, imjane hill. The headlines. A growing political row as the government comes under increasing pressure to do more coronavirus testing. We want to see more people tested, very rapidly. We do now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Conditions in hospitals. We need that national plan, but for the test which tests whether you have got it now and the new test which will be coming on stream soon, which tests whether youve had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when th...

Wan werent particularly glamourous, went behind the scenes and not being publicised. But with the difference we have at the moment between megan ina we have at the moment between megan in a secretive billionaires retreat on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in canada, and we have kate and william getting there hands dirty making milkshakes and talking about mental health. There seems to be someone who wants to do very good things, but at the moment theyre not doing a lot of them. In kate now. She h...

Now a choir of young iraqi women have used music to come to terms with the suffering in their community, years of persecution at the hands of the Islamic State group. The group choir and arrived in the uk to perform. If you pass ministries, you would not give them a second thought. A group of beautiful and glamourous women doing sightseeing. But you dont see the horse they have endured. Translation my name, iwas endured. Translation my name, i was nine yea rs old translation my name, i was nine ...

Today at six. The uk passes another grim milestone in the Coronavirus Crisis more than 30,000 people have died. It comes as borisjohnson faced the new labour leader for the first the new labour leader for the first time in the commons and an accusation that ministers were late to act on the pandemic. The uk was slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on tracing and slow on the supply of protective equipment. The Prime Minister said the overriding aim was to save lives and protect the nhs but h...

And finally, is this the ultimate Reusable Water Bottle for the environmentally conscious . Luxury brand chanel have launched a gold coloured water bottle with lambskin flask bag and gold chain, which is now on sale for the eye watering price of around 5,000. You would certainly want to reuse that, not a single use container there. With me is the political analyst and broadcaster henry bonsu. Lets start with that story in the independent, and it feels like, darei the independent, and it feels li...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at two full steam ahead for hsz. The Prime Minister confirms that the whole of the High Speed Rail plan will go ahead, with the first trains running by the end of the decade. The cabinet has given High Speed Rail the green signal. We are going to get this done. Ill be reporting live from the h52 construction site here in birmingham and getting reaction to the Prime Ministers announcement from the mayor of the West Midlands. The british b...

Hello. Im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top story. The number of People Killed from the coronavirus in italy has jumped to 100 and seven the highest number of deaths outside of china, where the virus started. In response to the outbreak the Italian Government plans to shut all its schools and universities for the next ten days. The italian Prime Minister says Health Services risk being overwhelmed. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has suspended his campaign to gain the democratic nomination...