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Im kasia madera in london. We start with breaking news. Iran launches a Ballistic Missile attack on a us air base in iraq, iranian tv says it was in revenge for the american killing of general soleimani. The pentagon says the missiles were launched from iran theres no word yet on casualties. Im Sharanjit Leyl in singapore, the headlines as the human toll rises in australias bushfires, we hearfrom people trying to protect some of the countrys precious wildlife from the disaster. We hear the story...

This is bbc in years, i am rachel, the headlines at eight p m. The first case is of the coronavirus are found in europe with two people infected in france, officials here wa nt to infected in france, officials here want to trace 2000 people that have thrown into the uk from china in the last fortnight. The number of people who have died in china to virus rises to 26, with more than 800 people infected. The parents of a week old baby who died in a Hospital Trust intent call for an inquiry after c...

This is bbc news, the headlines revellers around the globe have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london and other major cities. In rio dejaniero more than a Million People gathered on the copacabana beach to celebrate the new year. The United States is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, which has been attacked by thousands of protestors, angry at american air strikes. President trump has blamed the attack on iran. The authorities in lebanon s...

This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at nine. The death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 the countrys president warns the spread of the virus is accelerating and that his country faces a grave situation. As the us announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the Foreign Office is urging brits to get out and advising against further travel to the Hubei Province. A member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower blocks...

Welcome to bbc news, im james reynolds. Our top stories italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. The death toll rises in america where we report from the state of washington where most of those deaths have taken place. Cruise ship more of the californian coast will reach doctor ladd on monday, 20 when people on board had tested positive. And the Catholic Church holds a huge open air mass to rally against a bill that w...

This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The suspect in the multiple stabbings in britain was already known to the Intelligence Services having come to their attention last year. A big spike in the virus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. And questions about numbers in india Health Workers tell the bbc that virus infection statistics are being deliberately minimised. Saudi arabia reopens mosques in...

Instruments of oppression. I said that and believe its true. So finally, mr. Kent, for as long as i can remember. Policy predicated on principled interest in Democratic Values notely freedom of speech, pre and fair and other elections in the rule of law. Mr. Kent, when american leaders ask foreign governments to investigate their potential rivals, doesnt that make it harder for us to advocate on behalf of those Democratic Values . I believe it makes it more difficult for our diplomatic represent...

Tonight at six. Scotlands finance secretary resigns after his texts to a teenage boy are made public. Derek mackay was forced to quitjust hours before he was due to deliver a multi billion pound budget. Derek mackays conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister and indeed he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. It was not an option for him to remain in government. Also on tonights programme a third person has tested positive for coronavirus here in the uk. In china, a full o...

Now, turning attention to the ron johnson letter if i may. Yes. On august 31st, Senator Johnson is getting ready to travel to ukraine on September 5th with senator murphy. And he wanted johnson wanted the aid released, he calls the president , he actually sought permission to be the bearer of good news. Right. The president said, im not ready to lift the aid. And they had this Senator Johnson. He writes a ten page letter, very detailed. And he gives some remarkable deta detail. And id like to re...

It now wants to see its pork substitute, launched in las vegas, break into china. Jane foley from rabobank joins me now. Combat, lets start with the story in the arab news. They are clearly extremely worried as is much of the world, about the fallout from this. Absolutely, they are worried about what could happen in their region stopping this article doesnt make mention of the fact that around backed houthi militias have previously targeted saudi civilians. Civilians have also been warned about ...