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There is a bit of a slide war going on, war by powerpoint, at the top of government. A chart off. A chart off, yes so, basically on saturday, we had chris being watched by m Million People and whitty and vallance showing these slides that you just couldnt read. And then, chris, today the Uk Statistics Authority kind of giving them a bit of a smack on the wrists, didnt they . They did, yeah. 16 million, by the way. Just to give you a smack on the wrist sorry i should have been more accurate. Yeah...

Candidate joe biden edges closer to victory in the president ial election well keep you across any developments. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. Im jane hill, with you as we build up to the latest Coronavirus Briefing from number ten. We learnt earlier today that the governments wage support scheme for furloughed workers is to be extended, across the uk, until the end of march. The chancellor told the house of commons that the governments priority remains the protection of lives and livelih...

Joe biden is edging closer to the white house with just a handful of states still counting votes in the president ial election in georgia, one of the key states, mr biden isjust ahead but President Trump remains adamant the democrats are stealing victory. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. Each ballot must be counted. We have no doubt that when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the win...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulat...

In his care. Here, criticism of the way the government uses data on coronavirus test numbers by the head of the uks statistics watchdog. People from ethnic minorities are much more likely to die from covid 19, according to a review from Public Health england. The Health Secretary promises to take action. Holiday firms call on the government to consider air bridges, and scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. In the last few minutes, mps vote not to allow remote voting in the house ...

Lockdown is eased, is that his intention to step down some of that surgery intention to step down some of that surgery capacity so that a backlog of clinical need can start to be tackled . Of clinical need can start to be tackled . On of clinical need can start to be tackled . On managing the virus, one of his test is whether we can manage the virus, but that depends on testing and tracing, as he said. There is now capacity for over 200,000 test, but there is a lack of clarity here. The uk stati...

This is the scene in George Floyds home city houston where his family and supporters are gathering for a peaceful march as the protests grow outside the white house, condemnation from Church Leaders after donald trump visits a second religious landmark. The bbc hears from one bishop who calls the president s actions blasphemy. There is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. In the uk an empty Coronavirus Test Centr...

Disparities this pandemic has exposed huge disparities in the health of our nation. It is very clear that some people are significantly more vulnerable to covid 19, and this is something i vulnerable to covid i9, and this is something i am determined to understand in full and take action to address. Give us a break holiday firms call on the government to consider air bridges and scrap quarantine plans for people entering the uk. Mps will vote on the future of virtual proceedings in Parliament Am...

Calls increase in the us to take down confederate statues because of their connnections to slavery. Residents of poole vow to protect a statue of the scouts Founder Robert baden powell, whos accused of racism. Police fear it could be a target for demonstrators. Jk rowling reveals she has experienced Domestic Abuse and sexual assault, in an essay explaining her views about gender. And, one zooms the queen uses the Video Conferencing app to thank carers for their work during the coronavirus pandem...

Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the Political Editor of the new statesman, stephen bush and Political Correspondent for the financial times, laura hughes. Tomorrows front pages starting with. The metro says the covid 19 divide in the country is widening, with fatalities and new infections far more common in some regions than in london. The guardian reports that the Opposition Leader keir starmer has accused borisjohnson of caus...