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Under tight security this time he faces slander charges. In a major reset of us Foreign Policy, President Biden says america will end support for the war in yemen and rebuild its alliances. America is back. Diplomacy is back at the centre of our Foreign Policy. I take charge, id take charge read the Standing Orders and coming up this hour. Certainly not on mute how one Parish Council in the north of england has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Hello and welcome if youre ...

If youve just got or are about to get your results wed love to hear from you. Are you happy or not with your grades . Are you going to appeal based on your mocks results or do you think you might need to take the exams in the autumn . Do get in touch at Annita Mcveigh on twitter or use bbcyourquestions. Elsewhere more bad news for the travel industry as tui the worlds biggest travel company says its lost over a billion dollars from march tojune. Coronavirus cases surge across much of europe with...

Borisjohnson commissions a review French Police have clashed into the two metre social with activists in several cities across the country, protesting distancing rule, as non essential against racism and alleged police shops across england prepare brutality. Around 15, 000 people to reopen tomorrow matt lucas and david gathered in central paris walliams apologise but clashes erupted, for the use of blackface make up and police fired tear gas at protesters who threw fireworks and bottles. Demonst...

Our Asia Business hub will bring us news of this latest blow for the regions pork industry. And. Carbon neutral beef. Balancing the desire for meat with environmental concerns. We will take you to brazil, where some farmers have a very innovative idea. Cancer can be one of the Biggest Challenges you or a loved one can face, but can an app really help . Well meet one man who says the answer is yes. And are bosses going too far in the quest for productivity . Its being reported that some companies...

On friday. So more rain at times everywhere today. Also lots of dry weather, its mild, and its rather windy as well. So ill start to the morning, the initial rain is pushing its way northwards. Lots of cloud, but lots of dry weather as well, particularly through the mid to late morning into the first part of the afternoon, before further pulses of rain just afternoon, before further pulses of rainjust put in afternoon, before further pulses of rain just put in from the south. But turning dry aga...

Good morning. Liverpool go 13 points in the premier league, but their manager says theyre not thinking about the title. Its after they beat leicester 4 0. The parents separated from their premature babies and the hospital app thats helping them. And in the weather it might be a great day across the country, the wettest is scotland and Northern Ireland, but over the next few days, it is set to get a good deal milder. All the details on bbc breakfast. Its friday the 27th of december. Our top story...

Good morning and welcome to bbc news. At least 15 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. The bek air flight had just taken off from the countrys biggest city, almaty, and was travelling to the capital, nur sultan, when it crashed into a building. 60 others were injured in the crash. 98 people were onboard the flight, including five crew. With me is the independents travel editor, simon calder. Simon, first off, reaction from the Aviation Industry to this crash . Great s...

Good morning, welcome to bbc news. At least 12 people have died, after a passenger plane crashed in kazakhstan. The bek air flight had just taken off from the countrys biggest city, almaty, and was travelling to the capital, nur sultan, when it crashed into a building. 60 others were injured in the crash. 98 people were onboard the flight, including five crew. 0ur moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford gave us this update. The latest that we are getting here are the extraordinary account of the pe...

Thats in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. The australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has acknowledged public anger at his decision to go on holiday while his country faces a bushfire crisis. Mr morrison said if he could go back, he would have made a different choice. The fires are expected to worsen with more hot dry weather expected. Mr morrison did acknowledge the role of Climate Change, but said warming temperatures couldnt be connected to any single fire. Gareth barlow rep...

While the duke of edinburgh spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a pre exisiting condition. And coming up in half an hour on bbc news, amol rajan takes a look back at a year dominated by the power of social media, in review 2019 the media year. Hello, good afternoon. A six Year Old Girl has opened a pack of Tesco Christmas cards to find a message saying they were packed by prisoners in china being forced to work against their will. Tesco says its stopped production at the fac...