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Professional sportsman to be disqualified for slow internet. Well, most people whove tried darts at home online seem pretty positive about it, taking the view that, well, something is better than nothing. Or any board is better than boredom. Hurray no, no joe wilson, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather, heres alina jenkins. Finally, some rain today across parts of central and southern england and wales. For some, it is the first rain they have seen this month. Here is where it has been fall...

Economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. The duke and duchess of cambridge speak to the bbc about the need to protect Mental Health during lockdown and their feelings when Prince Charles was diagnosed with coronavirus. I thought to myself, if anybodys going to be able to beat this, its going to be him. And, actually, he was very lucky. He had mild symptoms and, obviously, speaking to him made me feel reassured that he was ok and he was through the worst of it. And...

Best of the sunshine will certainly be across scotland and Northern Ireland. Some sharp showers through england and wales will slowly fade as we go through the day, but its going to stay rather cloudy. All the details coming up shortly. Youll never walk alone. Aiming for the top of the charts. Captain tom teams up with michael ball as his fundraising effort passes £21 million. Its saturday, april the 18th. Our top story doctors and nurses in england could be asked to re use personal protective ...

Answer your questions about when it will be resolved. And there are calls for the public to be urged to wear face masks to halt the spread of the virus. Also this lunchtime as chinas economy slumps, the International Monetary fund warns the outlook for other economies around the world could be far worse than originally predicted. The duke and duchess of cambridge speak to the bbc about the need to protect Mental Health during lockdown and their feelings when Prince Charles was diagnosed with cor...

Community as people there heckle him. How can we only had four trucks to defend our town . Because our town doesnt have a lot of money but we have hearts of gold, prime minister. There are delays and cancellations on the railways but fares go up on average by around 3 . What accounts emerge of the deaths of three family members who drowned ina of three family members who drowned in a pool in spain. In a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening ...

In england and wales are being held, giving them similar rights to people who are married. The new yearfireworks begin auckland the first big city to welcome in 2020. Doris day, clive james, Toni Morrison and Albert Finney just a few of the big names whove died this year and whos lives we mark in review 2019 we remember. Thats in half an hours time, here on bbc news. Devastating bushfires across large parts of australia have claimed two more lives. The latest victims, a 63 year old man and his 2...

Serene music. So, in hong kong, 2020 has struck. You can see the laser displays, the fireworks have begun, the music and various buildings, spectacularly illuminated. Whats not entirely clear at this point is whether this is the exact display that was previously planned. With a heavy Police Presence and talk of human chains forming at major sites across the territory, the annual firework display, we were told, had been cancelled because of Police Warnings about security threats. It may be that y...

Weve had a picture of some rain sentin weve had a picture of some rain sent in by one of our weather watchers. It is cooler, and here is why. We have these two weather fronts spreading gradually south east. Bring yourself and rein and dragging in something noticeably fresher. We have seen this band of rain pushing in from the north west gcioss rain pushing in from the north west across scotland and Northern Ireland as we go through this afternoon, it will continue to push through south east. Beh...

Crisis continues. And in 20 minutes, sportsday takes a look at the new years days fixtures and whether anyone can catch liverpool at the top of the premier league. Good evening. Thousands of people in south eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. In the state of victoria, 4000 people, locals and tourists alike, prepared to flee into the ocean as a last resort. Military aircraft and naval ships are being deployed to ca...

Music. Dubai always puts on a good show, doesnt it . That is a world class tactile list building, the worlds tallest building, with the fantastic skyline as a backdrop to the fireworks. The new year has arrived in the United Arab Emirates. Music. You may recall as we were saying on the screen there, when 2015 became 2016 there was a huge fire that engulfed part of a luxury hotel in dubai very close to where those people gathered to watch the fireworks display and that particular year brought und...