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Shock at westminster as sajid javid resigns as chancellor in the middle of the Prime Ministers reshuffle. He was asked to stay on but refused after the Prime Minister ordered him to sack his entire team of advisers. I dont believe any self respecting minister would accept such conditions and so, therefore, ifelt the best thing to do was to go. He was quickly replaced by 39 year old rishi sunak, his deputy at the treasury whos had a meteoric rise. A relative newcomer tonight in one of the biggest...

Leo varadkar, who is in threat. Leo varadkar, who is in washington for st patricks day, making that announcement live in the last few moments. Now, lets stay with the subject of coronavirus, because here to answer your questions on the subject is deputy chief medical officer were england, doctorJenny Harries. We are very grateful that you are coming along to talk to us today. As well as being on the news channel and bbc two, the bbc News Facebook page and website. Can i ask for your response to ...

Would shows the impact of what this would be on nhs beds. On the left hand side is acute hospital beds and, on the right hand side, is ventilator beds. It is the same care of you have just seen, so the first peak on the left and then the projection on the left and then the projection on the right. So the projections that i have just shown you, when the nhs do their bed calculations, as peak usage being exceeded on the 20th of november, that is obviously not a precise estimate but where this woul...

A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. E scooters could be given the green light in the uk within weeks. Wed like to know are you excited or dreading their arrival . Will you be whizzing around on an e scooter, or do you fear chaos in our busy cities . Whats happening where you are . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The head of the International Monetary fund has warned the coronavirus outbreak could put Global E...

Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and also 9am in north korea where we start our programme with a rare insight into one of the most secretive countries on earth. Every year, over 1,000 people flee north korea. We spoke to an unusual pair of defectors one of them was a prison guard who escaped with one of his detainees. The bbc koreans Hyung Eun Kim has their story. Rare pictures smuggled out ...

Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and we start our programme with a rare insight into one of the most secretive countries on earth. Every year, over 1,000 people flee north korea. We spoke to an unusual pair of defectors one of them was a prison guard who escaped with one of his detainees. Bbc koreans Hyung Eun Kim has their story. Rare pictures smuggled out of north korea. Footage kim jon...

Look at the difference, a ridge of High Pressure starting to building from the south west. That will help to settle things down. We can take a bit of a breather. The next low pressure system is just waiting in the wings. For many of us, friday is a different feeling day. The wins will be that bit lighter, a good deal of sunshine around, still the chance of an isolated shower. Many places remaining dry. Down the east coast, there will be quite a cool breeze, so here, temperatures tempered a bit. ...

Well have an update on the situation on protective gear in the uk, which the government says is going through the peak of its outbreak. Meanwhile, germany says it will keep up its aggressive programme of testing and tracing, as its covid 19 restrictions are partially relaxed. Welcome. We start the programme with another grim milestone reached by the coronavirus pandemic. The latest figures show 180,000 people have now died from covid 19. As the numbers go up, the head of the World Health Organis...

To extend its lockdown well be live in madrid. Well have an update on the situation on protective year in the uk, which the government says is going through the peak of its outbreak. Meanwhile germany says it will keep up its aggressive programme of testing and tracing, as its covid 19 restrictions, are partially relaxed. Welcome. We start the programme with another grim milestone reached by the coronavirus pandemic. The latest figures show 180 000 people have now died from covid 19. As the numb...

Different under lockdown. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The authorities in pakistan say at least 80 people are now confirmed to have died when a passenger plane crashed into a residential area in karachi. The airbus a320 was enroute from lahore in the north of the country when it came down in sight of the runway. At least two passengers survived. Secunder kermani reports. These are the moments just before the plane crashed to the ground. At the site, panic and chaos. This residential area is ju...