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Twelve months in review 2020 the year in science. It was the year that would put science to the ultimate test, battling a pandemic that swept across the globe. As cities locked down, the air became cleaner, but not for long, and the impacts of Climate Change are still accelerating. Away from earth, we entered a new era for space flight with the First Private Mission to carry astronauts into space. And there was a surprise discovery on venus, with scientists asking if they had found signs of life...

Northern ireland and scotland dropping well below freezing and then into tomorrow, again for most, we will see some sunny spells but some showers which will be wintry. More cloud the further south and east you are and some quite persistent rain across parts of essex, kent and sussex and also down into the channel islands. Temperatures in single digits, a keen wind as well, that will make it feel cold and it stays chilly through to the middle of the week. There will be a bit of rain, sleet and sn...

The headlines millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions, tier 4, meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. Some secondary School Pupils in england face a delayed return to school, with mandatory Remote Learning for pupils who arent in years 11 or 13. It comes ahead of a government roll out of mass testing in schools. On monday of next week, all secondary schools are going to be getting a drop of tests, all the equipment that they need to set up, al...

Staff tipped. Are they paid enough. Lift off bringing space station flights back to america. The fight against i. S. I. L. Includes more than air strikes. The u. S. Combat troops may be needed on the ground. President obama made it clear, there would be no u. S. Combat troops. General dempsey and chuck hagel said theyd review future needs on a casebycase basis, hagel said expanded air strikes would help to push i. S. I. L. Out of iraq, and both pointed to a newly formed coalition as a way to eng...

We re were landed four minutes or so we should be getting the first parachutes which will help their descent. Doug hurley and bob behnken will be making history. We welcome viewers from around the world. Youre watching bbc news. Lets take a look at the live pictures from nasa. This is the craft which will be splashing down in the gulf of mexico. We can see the parachutes have already come out to slow the descent of the aircraft, rather of the seven seater vehicle which has got two astronauts on ...

Welcome to the programme. To the United States first, and an investigation is underway in minneapolis into the death of another black man in police custody. Four officers have been sacked. The victim has been named as george floyd. Video has emerged showing a Police Officer kneeling on his neck, in the street, for some considerable time. This report, from nada tawfik, contains distressing images. A disturbing scene caught on camera by witnesses incensed over the polices actions. Bro . The 10 min...

A former Police Officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. You are disgracing our city you are disgracing the life of george floyd. And every other person who has been killed in this country indias daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today with nearly eight thousand new infections. And nasa astronauts prepare to launch into space from the us for the first time in nearly a decade. We countdown to the launch hello and welcome if you...

Following the death of george floyd an African American appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city in police custody. Of minneapolis following the death a former Police Officer is charged of george floyd an African American in police custody. With murder and the pentagon puts a former Police Officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. The us military on high alert. You are disgracing our city you are disgracing our city you are disgra...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The first commercially built rocket to carry astronauts into space has lifted off from florida. Appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an African American in police custody. A former Police Officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. The situation in minneapolis is no longer in any way about th...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. We need to proceed in a very cautious way. So we have set out a road map, but at each stage we are saying we are not going to proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. The return of competitive sport is a...