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Tonight at 10 the uk records the highest number of covid deaths in a 24 hour period, as the pressure on hospitals reaches new levels. Weve got patients on the third floor, the fourth floor. This ward goes all the way around to the other side, its 29 patients. Sixth floor, seventh floor, eighth floor. Another covid patient in here. Ninth floor. We meet more staff and patients at the royal london hospital, sharing their powerful testimony of life in the pandemic. How do you ever prepare for people...

This is bbc news. Lawmakers will bring the single article of impeachment against President Trump to the senate this evening. Behind the scenes, the political strategising is well under way. And a lot of soul searching within the Republican Party. What matters most loyalty to country, loyalty to party, or loyalty to trump . Israel will ban passenger flights in and out of the country. The uk government is under pressure to tighten its borders too. Also in the Programme New zealand has required tra...

The effectiveness of lockdown Coronavirus Infections in england have fallen by about a third. Some of the worst hit areas see the biggest improvements, but experts warn the figures are still too high. Still at 1 , which means one in 100 people that we test randomly has evidence of virus on a nose and throat swab. So clearly thats still too high. Well be getting all the latest analysis on what the data shows. Also this lunchtime. Wales faces tougher new restrictions. Pubs across the country will ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. On his last full day in office, President Trump orders travel restrictions to the uk and the eu to be lifted butjoe biden says the bans will be remain. Flood warnings as storm christoph is forecast to bring torrential rain to swathes of central and Northern England. Its going to be devastating. If its anything like it was in february, its going to be devastating, yeah. Grave concerns over the future of the Justice System in england and wales as the cov...

More than 23 Million People in england will be living under the most severe coronavirus restrictions when lockdown ends next week. Greater manchester, birmingham, leeds and sheffield will be among places in the highest tier, level 3, says the Health Secretary. Liverpool and london will be tier 2. Only three areas are in the lowest tier. To keep people safe and to keep the gains that are being made, more areas than before will be in the top two tiers. This is necessary to protect our nhs and keep...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulat...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Laura Trevelyan in washington. Our top stories. President trump says he wont attend the inauguration of his successorjoe biden as the speaker of the house threatens impeachment proceedings following this weeks unrest. A Murder Investigation has been launched into the death of a Capitol Hill Police officer who was caught up in wednesdays riots. Hes the fifth person to have died. And im kasia madera in london...

Lamine diack, the ex head of athletics governing body, has been jailed after being found guilty of corruption. The sengelese faced corruption and Money Laundering charges linked to the russian doping scandal. The British Government has promised to do whatever it takes to boost Laboratory Capacity that has left many people with no way to get a covid 19 test. There is growing anger over a bottleneck in the testing system the us states of alabama, florida, and mississippi have declared states of em...

Large areas of Northern England are placed under strict new coronavirus restrictions, as cases rise. With parts of the north west, the midlands, and West Yorkshire affected from tuesday, it means more than ten Million People across the uk are now under stricter measures. It comes as the government considers further nationwide measures for england a so called circuit break of short term restrictions. The hope that we have as a nation, of avoiding a full blown national lockdown, is that everybody ...

Joining us today on this interactive show getting answers. We will be here every day at breaking news as we come on the air. New developments in the Deadly Police confrontation involving a black man in rochester, new york. The major late today suspending at least seven officers following the death of daniel prude. The officers pinning him down. He stopped breathing minutes later. He died days after that. The mayor saying the police chief had told her he died of a Drug Overdose in police custody....