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The headlines. The Top Senate Republican leader, Mitch Mcconnell, has directly blamed donald trump for the riot at the us capitol two weeks ago. Mr mcconnell said the mob was fed lies and provoked by the president. On the eve of his inauguration, us president Electjoe Biden has led a tribute to the a00,000 plus americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in washington. Donald trump is expected to issue dozens of president ial pardons, on his last full day in office. Hes reported to be plann...

A sharp rise in the number of people admitted to hospital with covid as cities in Northern England call on the government to give them more powers to slow soaring infection rates. Manchester, liverpool, newcastle and leeds say the current restrictions are not working, theyre confusing and some are counterproductive. We are facing the worst of both worlds here. The infection rate is going up, the economy of our city is tanking. Almost 3,000 people with covid are now in hospital in england. Boris ...

The invasion would be cancelled. At dozens of airfields, the spitfires and the hurricanes came home. The main skill was luck, you had to be lucky. No matter how good you were, for instance my boss, dickie lee, was the best pilot ive ever seen. But he was shot down and killed. So he had no luck. I had bags of luck. I couldnt do that. But here i am. Like so many events this year, battle of britain day will be a quiet affair, but this light show at the uks first ever radar station in norfolk is a r...

The Trump Administration has formally notified the United Nations that its withdrawing the us from the world health organisation. Its due to leave on the 6th ofjuly next year. Mr trump has been angered by the whos handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, says hes tested positive for coronavirus. On monday mr bolsonaro said he had a fever and was suffering some pain. Hes long played down the danger of the virus, saying its like a little flu. On wednesday, the...

Other rucu luff other staff who are our other staff who are going out and working art doing so not at risk to themselves. In the country look on enviously in terms of what the uk has in terms of the nhs, it would seem honest impossible to set something up like this now, 72 years on, but is the nhs at its current funding model sustainable do you think for the future . I think what we need to remember is that the nhs was founded in the aftermath of the second world war, when we were facing huge am...

The uk government guarantees Financial Support for holiday makers seeking refunds for trips that that were cancelled because of coronavirus. Now on bbc news audiences from around the world question their leaders on global issues. Hello, and welcome to london for this edition of global questions, with me, zeinab badawi. Has coronavirus become a political crisis for President Trump, dealing a major blow to his chances of re election in november . His handling of the pandemic has their own criticis...

Tonight at ten, the world has now reached the point of Climate Change crisis. Thats the stark warning from sir David Attenborough. The effects of global warning, he said, make immediate action vital, action that countries have been putting off for year after year. The moment of crisis has come. We can no longer pick prevaricate. As i speak, south east australia is on fire. Well bring you more from his bbc news interview and also look at how australia is coping with the bushfires there. Also toni...

Weve got to get control of this the warning from the countrys top scientists as britain enters a second wave of coronavirus. Failure to act, they say, could lead to 50,000 cases a day by the middle of next month. You cannot in an epidemic just take your own risk. Unfortunately, you are taking a risk on behalf of everybody else. Its important that we see this as something we have to do collectively. All eyes are now on the politicians and asking them what happens next . Also this lunchtime. The s...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Boris johnson will announce new measures on monday to tackle coronavirus in england, with some areas of the north warned they are likely to face tougher restrictions. Donald trump will return to the campaign trail later with a speech at the white house but wont confirm if hes covid free. Armenia and azerbaijan agree to a humanitarian ceasefire, following two weeks of intense fighting over the disputed territor...

After the death of a second woman in an alleged gang rape. She was also from the badly marginalised dalit community. Both killings have sparked national revulsion but gender and caste based violence continue to be endemic in the country. The sister of george floyd the unarmed black man who was killed in Police Custody has broken her silence. Latonya floys has been speaking to a british newspaper. She called on americans to vote, telling the uks daily mirror that President Trump actively embolden...