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Pandemic is now more than 150,000, according to the latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. 37,000 have died in the us itself. Italy, spain, france and the uk make up half of the worldwide toll. The World Health Organization has cast doubt on the usefulness of antibody tests for covid 19 which many countries had hoped to use to determine if people have developed immunity to the virus. Who officials in geneva said there was no evidence that having had the virus wo...

Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories china deploys the military as concern grows over the true scale of the coronavirus in Hubei Province. The us senate votes to limit President Trumps ability to wage war against iran. The un says 800,000 people have been displaced in syria since december in the offensive by government forces. Antarctica registers a temperature of more than 20 celsius for the First Time Since records began. Hello to you. The World Health Organization has requeste...

Im simon pusey. The headlines in the united states, another 6. 6 million workers of bardwell employment in the last week. That brings the number of claims to almost 17 million injust three weeks. New figures also show that up to 60,000 americans could die with coronavirus, down scaling the earlier estimates. As infection rates and death tolls begin to soar, researchers are working around the clock to develop a coronavirus vaccine. An Australian Team from the university of queensland has reached ...

This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 3 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. The Iraqi Government has summoned the Us Ambassador over the airstrike that killed the general. Meanwhile, Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf as Prime Minist...

This is bbc news. The headline sajid javid resigned and a short move during the prime ministers government reshot. He the former chancellor said he was left with no other option after he was required to replace all of his political advisers. These are people who have worked incredibly hard on behalf of not just the government worked incredibly hard on behalf of notjust the government but worked incredibly hard on behalf of not just the government but the whole country and have done a fantasticjo...

We eeii a 5 . W w. A it is going to happen at the professional level first and definitely at the mens level and filter down. I think what the golf manufacturers are doing for the arbiters is making it more enjoyable and theyre doing that really well. So not only can they hit them further but they are keeping it in place so that is hopefully going to speed it up. I dont see many amateur saying that courses too short for me. I suppose it is all well and good hitting the ball long but you still hav...

Weather before the arrival of these weather fronts, which will gradually bring in some rain. Maybe cloud will be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle, a touch on the chilly side into eastern scotland, but generally a mild start to thursday morning. But the winds will continue to strengthen. We are sitting across the milder airfor the time being, the milder airfor the time being, the cold air waiting in the wings. It is going to slip in as these weather fronts seep in east. To start the day, ...

Makes financial sense. This is the business briefing. Im ben bland. More turbulence for boeing, as the plane maker announces it troubled 737 max planes wont return to the skies until the summer of 2020. And a mixed set of results from netflix, as the streaming service continues to expand globally but struggles in the us. And on the markets asian stocks, its a bit of a bounce ina asian stocks, its a bit of a bounce in a response to the coronavirus outbreak. Lets start with the latest developments...

This is bbc news. Im simon mccoy. The headlines. The chancellor rishi sunak has thrown a lifeline to the uk economy, unveiling a raft of measures to get the country moving after a prolonged coronavirus lockdown. People need to know that although hardship lies ahead, no one will be left without hope. Businesses will receive a £1,000 jobs Retention Bonus for every furloughed employee they bring back to work and keep on the books. The chancellor confirmed a new £2 billion kick start scheme to cre...

Good morning welcome to breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley. 0ur headlines today. Britain braces itself for storm dennis, with warnings that it could inflict more damage and destruction than last weekends storm ciara. Tens of thousands of passengers have flights cancelled during the half term holiday. Good morning. Delays are expected on the railways and roads. Well keep you updated. Welcome to breakfast, withjon kay and tina daheley. Our headlines today hundreds of flights are cancelled as t...