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Now on bbc news, britain has one of the highest death tolls from covid 19 in the world. Clive myrie� s film follows staff at the Royal London Hospital as they try to cope with a second wave. A warning this programme contains content which some viewers may find distressing. Shes young. Shes someone� s relative. This is something precious that were holding and were trying to do. My wife lost her fight for life. Nobody wants to go through this. I wouldnt wish this on anybody. The coronavirus pa...

The washington post. You are up to date on the headlines. Its about 4 30am in the morning. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Alexander lukashenko still sits in the president ial palace in belarus, six months after an election which he probably lost. Europes last de facto dictator continues to brutally repress protests and imprison political opponents. My guest is sviatlana tsikhanouskaya, the woman who believes she won last augusts vote, and who, from exile, call...

And captain sir tom moore, the war veteran who raised tens of millions for charity during the first lockdown, has died at the age of 100. Hello. Women in chinas so called Re Education Camps have been systematically raped and tortured, according to first hand accounts obtained by the bbc. Its estimated at least a million men and women have been detained in the camps. China claims they are simply centres to De Radicalise Uighurs and other muslim minorities. 0ur correspondent matthew hill has spoke...

Executive of amazon. And the hero who inspired a nation Queen Elizabeth leads the tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100. We look at his legacy. A very warm welcome to the programme. Scientists from the World Health Organization have visited a Virology Institute in the chinese city of wuhan which some us officials have said may have been the source of the coronavirus global pandemic. Subsequent checks indicated that none of the Gene Sequences of covid 19 match the viruses held by th...

The tech giants in the us are dominating the business agenda today. Jeff bezos is stepping down as amazons Chief Executive. The Online Retail giants founder will move to become the compa ny� s executive chairman. He will be replaced as ceo by andy jassy, the current boss of amazons Cloud Computing business. And this comes as the firm reported 386 billion in sales in 2020, thats up 38 on the year before. Their profits almost doubled, rising to 21. 3 billion. So whats been the reaction to the ne...

If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. Good morning. The health secretary, m...

Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effe...

Czar. Here is a piece that is wringing its hands over the mainstreaming of crazy even as it main streams crazy. White House Press Secretary jen psaki seemed to chuckle when asked about the space force. Wow, space force. Its the plane of today. Will im grateful its been a while. Steve live from washington, d. C. And New York City. Its fox friends for wednesday, february 3rd, 2021. Were Groundhog Day plus one which means five more weeks and six days of winter according to that kind we weasel we sa...

Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are uk trade and economics correspondent for politico, anna isaac, and Chief Executive of the think tank new Economics Foundation and former labour adviser, miatta fahnbulleh. Tomorrows front pages start with the metro. A National Treasure is how the metro describes captain sir tom moore, whos died in hospital at the age of 100. Hed been battling both pneumonia and coronavirus. The i describes the Secon...

In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the cap...