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The real drives are consumption. Another High School Football player died during a game, the third in the past week. A lot of crime, a lot of questions, a lot of shock. We begin with israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahus first visit to the white house since the summer war in gaza, in his speech at the u. N. General assembly on tuesday, he blasted what he considers a double standard on terrorism. The same country that support confronting i. S. I. S. , oppose israel for confronting hamas. The...

The us records its largest number of new Coronavirus Infections in a single day. The countrys top Infectious Disease expert warns an even greater outbreak could be on the way. Welcome. Ghislaine maxwell the associate and ex girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested by the fbi. This is ms maxwell shes facing six charges among them, recruiting and grooming girls one as young as m this for this man you can see in this photo with her this for this man you can see in this ph...

Its back to school for scotlands pupils, as the first minister announces everyone will be back in the classroom by mid august. The number of Rape Convictions in england and wales falls to a record low. And lift off and looking for life on mars nasa launches a rover to bring back rock samples from the red planet. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. People in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self isolate for ten days rather than just a week as ministers attempt to prevent a ne...

Plus, why its time to go green and ditch the christmas cracker. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The first coronavirus Mass Vaccination Programme in the world is now underway in the uk. Vaccination programme in the world the Health Secretary called tuesday v day. Independent scientists also reported that the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine while not as effective as pfizers, was still found to be safe and effective and cheaper and easier to transport than the pfizer ja...

Another leader in the fashion world and paris, Pierre Cardin, takes the town by storm. And one of the biggest names in fashion design, Pierre Cardin, has died at the age of 98. As coronavirus surges worldwide, the uk has set another record for the number of infections reported in 2a hours. 0ne senior medical officer has expressed extreme concern at the situation. Official data puts the figure at 53,135 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24 hour period, and a14 deaths were reported. These figure...

This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon, in singapore. The headlines President Trump gets ready for his state of the Union Address, with the economy set to dominate his speech. First partial results from the Democratic Party caucus in iowa give Pete Buttigieg a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders, with joe biden back in fourth place. Im kasia madera, in london. Also in the programme the World Health Organisation says chinas drastic measures to contain the coronavirus have given the rest of the wor...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. The governments Emergency Committee meets as the uk looks set to move into a new phase of dealing with coronavirus what will it mean for public gatherings and schools . Well make the right decision at the right time every step of this process. People can be assured of that. Stock markets plunge so far the New York Stock Exchange was temporarily suspended as President Trump imposes a mass ban on flights from most European Countries,...

This is bbc news, imjane hill. The headlines at 2pm 179 flood warnings are still in place across england and wales because of storm christoph. Eight literally looks like a water bed, because the water is going straight under it, and the problem is, they couldnt come and get us, it would be safer in our home. But as i have had not been able to turn off the electricity, gas, everything. 65 new Covid Vaccination centres have come into operation across england. A mosque and a cinema are among the ve...

Stephen sackur with hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Chinas rise to economic superpower status has not brought with it and opening up a politics or culture. Farfrom with it and opening up a politics or culture. Far from it. With it and opening up a politics or culture. Farfrom it. The communist party has intensified its efforts to suppress dissent of all in all its forms. So it is, yesterday, the most internationally Famous Artist in china, ai weiwei, now lives here in the Unite...

But there was also an increase in deaths from causes other than the virus. Now on bbc news with more than a third of the global population confined to their homes the world is going through an unprecedented social experiment. Heres Annita Mcveigh with stories of life in lockdown. Hello and welcome to this special programme on the world in lockdown. Im Annita Mcveigh. Coronavirus has now infected more than 1 im Annita Mcveigh. Coronavirus has now infected more thani Million People worldwide, but ...