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This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at 11pm the Prime Minister confirms the whole of the High Speed Rail plan hs2 will go ahead, despite concerns over its Environmental Impact and spiralling costs. This is a fantastic project for the country. It increases our capacity for the north and south and allows us for the north and south and allows us to go forward and develop Northern Powerhouse rail. But for those whose homes could be torn down to build the line, theres despair. Ive got child...

This is bbc news. The headlines at 4pm. As students protest against the downgrading of a level results in england more confusion as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades just hours after publishing it. The common thing is anger. A lot of people are really sad and the stress, it is a really stressful time. Like, yourfuture is uncertain. I think the general attitude is, people want change. People want the government to be held accountable. Its about time that Boris ...

Tonight at ten millions of people in parts of Northern England will have tough new restrictions imposed from midnight to try to stop a rise in coronavirus cases. People from different households living in Greater Manchester and in parts of east lancashire and West Yorkshire can no longer meet up indoors or in private gardens from tomorrow. We take this action with a heavy heart, but unfortunately its necessary because weve seen that households meeting up and a lack of social distancing is one of...

This is bbc news. The headlines exit polls in polands president ial election show incumbent andrzej duda is in the lead, but doesnt have the votes to win outright. Mr duda, a socially conservative right winger, is projected to have won just under 42 of the ballots. A second round will be held in two weeks time. As the coronavirus death toll hits 500,000 worldwide, a leading scientist says the uk is on a knife edge with an increase in cases expected in the winter. The government is considering im...

Unbelievable. Now, i remember when i joined the family, how pleased he was that i was from an indian family. It mattered. Allied squadrons take the airfor another great battle over europe. It was the deadliest conflict in human history. World war ii drew in men and women from all over the globe and claimed the lives of around 80 million people. 75 years ago this month, after almost six long years of fighting, the end of the war was officially declared. There arent many people who dont have some ...

Good morning, its wednesday october 7th, im victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines scotland faces new restrictions to combat a rise in covid cases with pubs and restaurants expected to be affected. It comes as the uk government says it will do everything it can to avoid another National Lockdown for england. We dont want to go back to a second lockdown where we end up having to close the economy and the potential damage that has on peoples livelihoods. Although nowhere near the peak earlier...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. People arriving in the uk from belgium, the bahamas and andorra will have to quarantine for m days the rules began at midnight in wales and will apply from 4 am on saturday in the rest of the uk. Well be trying to get answers to what the latest Restrictions Mean for your travel and Holiday Plans im at Annita Mcveigh on twitter today could be one of the hottest days on record, with large parts of the country experiencing a heatwave this weekend. Tempera...

Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with Louise Minchin and dan walker. Our headlines today the go ahead to keep on building the High Speed Rail line hs2 the Prime Minister will give his backing to the entire route linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds. And im live in leeds at the end of the line. Journey times will be cut here by almost an hour. But with surrounding services on their knees, ill be asking, is hs2 the best use of public money to close the north south divide . The sea...

President trump has set out his plans for lifting coronavirus restrictions in the us. He said state governors would be allowed to tailor their approach to meet their local conditions. The process would be carried out in three phases, which would be reached sooner in some states than others. However, the British Government has extended its National Lockdown for at least three more weeks. The foreign secretary dominic raab said any relaxation at this point would risk undoing the progress already m...

The Us Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors in new york can see Donald Trumps tax returns. Hes the first president since Richard Nixon in the 1970s not to publish details of his finances. Mr trump dismissed the investigation as a political witch hunt. Police in south korea say the mayor of seoul has been found dead, hours after his family reported him missing. Park won soon appears to have killed himself. Police say that a female employee filed a Sexual Harassment claim against mr park short...