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Tonight at 10 00pm, more than 200 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland in the wake of storm dennis. More floods have hit towns and villages and residents have been advised to leave their homes in parts of worcestershire, shropshire and herefordshire. Here in hereford, the river wye has peaked at unprecedented levels, leaving homeowners to count the cost. And in parts of south wales, theyre dealing with the aftermath of some of the highest water levels for over a0 years. Im ...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 4 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns that the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. Iraqi mps pass a resolution calling for foreign troops to leave the country. Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf as the Prime Minister returns to the uk from ...

Nine people are dead after a suspected far right extremist in germany attacks two shisha smoking bars. Many of the victims are believed to have been turkish its thought the suspect then shot dead his mother before killing himself. I heard a loud shooting. Bang, bang, bang everybody scream and much panic. The german chancellor Angela Merkel says racism is a poison in her country also this lunchtime. A dramatic rescue after a woman spent 13 hours stranded on the roof of a car in floodwater in sout...

Today at 5pm battling to contain the coronavirus theres a shortage of protective clothing and masks worldwide, as the numbers of people infected continues to rise. On board a cruiseliner quarantined in yokohama, a british man is one of more than 60 people to have contracted the virus. One of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon, who has been, who was going to be split from his wife, you know, on honeymoon. Ill be speaking to a professor of Infectious Disease, who has been working with the Worl...

Welcome to bbc news, im mike embley. Our top stories the moment of crisis has come a grim warning from one of the worlds most influential environmentalists. As australia burns, we are out on patrol with one team trying to contain the flames in new south wales. A moment in history as Donald Trumps impeachment trial gets under way in the senate. The president isnt impressed by any of it. China reports its weakest annual growth in three decades, amid a trade war and domestic pressures. Back to work...

Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today iran fires missiles at two us military bases in iraq in revenge for the killing of its top commander. The uk puts in place urgent measures with the royal navy on standby in the middle east. A ukrainian passenger plane crashes in iran with 180 people on board. Did sainsburys feel the festive spirit . The supermarket giant is the latest to update the city on how it fared over the crucial Christmas Period. Il...

Scientists at Imperial College in london have begun human trials of a new candidate for a vaccine against the coronavirus. If it works, it could be cheaper and easier to manufacture in mass quantities. A grand jury in georgia has indicted three men in the killing of ahmaud arbery, the unarmed black man who was shot and killed while out for a jog. Travis mcmichael, Gregory Mcmichael and William Bryan face charges including malice and felony murder. President trump says he is preparing to transfer...

The former king of spain, juan carlos, has left the country, weeks after he was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. His destination is unknown. He made the announcement in an open letter to his son, felipe, who became the monarch, six years ago. President trump has insisted the coronavirus outbreak in the United States is receding, and criticised one of his top medical advisers, for saying the disease is now a greater threat than when the outbreak first began. The us has the bigg...

Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The sh...

Tonight at ten theyre beginning the journey home. Dozens of britons quarantined on a cruise ship injapan over the coronavirus. Theyve disembarked the diamond princess after more than two weeks confined mostly to their cabins. We are coming home, we are seeing our family and we cant wait, but also, in a way, its strange. It feels like it has been our home for all that time. Im live at tokyos international airport, where the plane that is supposed to be taking the evacuees back to britain is still...