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Today at 5pm, us troops kill a top iranian general in an air strike a major escalation in tensions between the United States and iran. Qasem soleimani was irans most powerful military commander, and tehrans strategic mastermind. He was killed as his convoy left Baghdad Airport. Iran has promised what it calls harsh vengeance for his death. President trump said Qasem Soleimani was planning attacks to kill or injure thousands of americans in the middle east. The President Trumps decision to remove...

This is bbc world news today. Im simon pusey. Our top stories iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet killing 176 people. But the picture remains far from clear. New sanctions against iran, including action against eight senior officials involved in targeting us troops in iraq. We dont want war, we want iran to behave like a normal nation. A political breakthrough in Northern Ireland the main parties agree to restore a power sharing admi...

Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and Louise Minchin. This mornings top stories no comment from Buckingham Palace after Prince Andrew was accused of zero cooperation about an enquiry into sex offender Geoffrey Epstein. And whether huawei can help build the uks ig network. An ice glazier is melting weaker than previously feared. The scientists behind the biggest project in antarctic history willjoin us on the sofa. Supermarkets are responding to the climate crisis. Sainsbury is i...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 10pm. Sudesh amman is named as the man shot dead by police in south london after he stabbed members of the public. He was released from prison around a week ago after serving a sentence for terror offences. This offender clearly had some history, some Clear History in relation to counterterrorism offences. And it is rather the police are now invested getting that and looking into that. Three people are hurt, with one man in a life threatening ...

Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, Carrie Gracie the headlines chinese authorities confirm the coronavirus deathtoll has climbed to 26 people and there are more than 800 confirmed infections worldwide. In the uk, m people have been tested for the virus with five testing negative and an Incident Team has been set up in scotland to deal with the threat. The us has rejected an extradition request for Anne Sacoolas but the dunn family says they will continue to fight. This extradition request ...

Tonight at ten the city at the heart of a Public Health crisis in china is shutting its Public Transport Network to try to prevent the speed of a virus. The coronavirus has already infected hundreds of people as millions across china prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year celebrations. As concerns grow experts around the world are assessing the risks posed by the virus as they consider declaring it an international Public Health emergency. The International Community are right to be concerned ...

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki losing to onsjabeur in herfinal match before retiring. She ended it being embraced on court by her father. If you have a dream and work hard, she later said, anything is possible. Andy swiss, bbc news. In cricket, england have made a good start to the 4th test against south africa in johannesburg. Start to the 4th test against south africa injohannesburg. After a delay for rain, joe root won the toss and batted. A short time ago, they were 88 without lo...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at four the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the uk has increased by 43 in one day, bringing the total to 206. 140 british people remain on board a cruise ship off San Francisco, where 21 passengers have tested positive for coronavirus. There is a rush for me to get off the ship. I have stage four neuroendocrine cancer and my tumours are actively growing. Its not going to be easy to off load the ship with 2500 passengers. Gay man in...

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...