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The headlines donald trump is visiting california with record wildfires still burning. He claims the fires are the result of poor forest management, not Climate Change. His election rival, joe biden, says the president s policies are contributing to natural disasters. Bill gates has told the bbc hes confident the United States will step up in the fight against coronavirus. He admits his country has made mistakes, but believes progress can still be made. He also dismissed conspiracy theories abou...

Joe bidens given details of his plan to sharply increase the number of americans being immunised against covid 19 in the face of a sustained rise in cases and deaths. The president elect, who takes office on wednesday, said the priority was to inoculate everyone over the age of 65. The number of people around the world who have died with covid 19 has now passed the two million mark. Thats more than the combined total of deaths for hiv, malaria, flu and cholera in the past year. After the united ...

Dozens of people are missing in oregon as Deadly Wildfires continue to sweep through the us west coast. At least 25 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed. More than half a Million People have now been ordered to evacuate because of wildfires. The Afghan Government has called for a humanitarian ceasefire with the taliban, as the first ever peace talks between the two sides take place in qatar. So far the taliban have resisted a truce. The us has urged both sides to reach an agr...

This is bbc news. Im James Reynolds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Anger on the streets of beirut protesters call for reform as donors pledge 300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital. For years, lebanon has been buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. But its this catastrophe that has brought the country to its knees. Aides of the Hong Kong Media tycoonjimmy lai say hes ben arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces. Australias vict...

This is bbc news im ben brown. The headlines at four. Travel company tui launches an investigation into claims that some passengers were ignoring coronavirus guidance on a flight from a greek island linked to 16 covid 19 cases. It was quite scary, to be honest. As soon as we boarded, we realised that many of the passengers hadnt really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. Calls for next summers gcse and a level exams in to be put back to make up for teaching time lost during the lockdow...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government defends its rationing of coronavirus testing in some areas, which has left some people with symptoms having to drive more than a hundred miles for a swab. If people need a test, the vast majority get it quickly close to home. But when those Testing Centres are full, then obviously people are offered a test at the nearest place at which one is available. And if youve been asked to travel a con...

Died at the age of 80. The former congressman was one of the last survivors among members of dr Martin Luther king jrs inner circle. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, has strongly criticised the worlds biggest powers for failing to Work Together to tackle the coronavirus crisis. He said the relationship between the us, china and russia had never been so dysfunctional. Eu leaders meeting in brussels are struggling to find agreement on an economic recovery package to repair the damage do...

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that his government didnt understand the nature of the coronavirus pandemic in its first few weeks and months. Speaking exclusively to the bbc mr johnson also said there were open questions about whether the lockdown had been imposed too late. Authorities in iraq have created a city in the desert to bury the Record Number of people who have died from coronavirus there. Doctors haveissued from coronavirus there. Doctors have issued a stark warnin...

Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First, the headlines. As the number of deaths in the uk from the coronavirus rises to more than 1,000, officials warn that social distancing restrictions must be kept in place. If we can keep down to below 20,000, we will have done very well in this epidemic. More than 10,000 people have now died from covid 19 in italy since the start of the outbreak. President trump says hes considering imposing a quarantine...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im victoria derbyshire. The uk signs deals for 90 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccines being developed overseas on top of a pledge for 100 million of the Oxford University vaccine. There is a very high degree of confidence but we will be entering trials, will need half a Million People to be able to trial these vaccines Going Forward through the winter. But its a really important part of their development. A ...