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Tonight at ten rolls royce is the latest industrial giant to count the Economic Cost of the pandemic. Management says the firm whose Main Business is making aircraft engines is to cut 9,000 jobs, most of them in the uk. Its about creating a Sustainable Business for the future. So that ultimately we can protect the jobs that we will have left as a result of this. Its warned it will take several years for the industry to recover from the impact of coronavirus, but the unions say the action is notj...

Latest figures show there were more than 40,000 coronavirus related deaths in the uk up to the end of the first week of may. More than 11,000 of those deaths happened in care homes thats more than a quarter of the total number. We will not rest from doing whatever it is humanly possible to protect oui it is humanly possible to protect our care homes from this appalling virus. Well be analysing the latest figures. Also this lunchtime the number of people claiming unemployment benefit soared to 2....

A terrible milestone, more than 100,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the United States. Thats according to official figures, the real number will be much more. 100,000 is more than the combined total of deaths from the korean, vietnam and iraq conflicts. As protests rumble on in hong kong, the us secretary of state mike pompeo says the territory no longer merits special status under american law, because china is stripping it of its autonomy. The territorys position as a global hub i...

From the edd on your unemployment benefits. Well be here every day at 3 00 tu liveand on live stream tonight, new reporting on the former police officer, derek chauvin, charged in the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. What we did not know about a plea deal that fell apart. Prosecutors confirming chow vin was negotiating a guilty plea to local and federal charges, so, what changed . As George Floyds brother appears before congress today, saying his brother did not deserve to die over 20. And...

A very warm welcome to bbc news. My names mike embley, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The brother of george floyd testifies before congress, calling for real change in american policing. My family cry every day and just ask why . Why . Britains Prime Minister announces a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown, but only in england. We are making this change to support those, particularly lonely citizens. A virus warning for indian capital. Officials say ...

Many protesters are turning their attention to public statues depicting slave owners. At oxford university, thereve been renewed protests in a long Running Campaign for Oriel College to remove an image of cecil rhodes. Plans to get all of englandmy Primary School pupils back to school before the end of the term has been dropped. About 8 million children will now stay home until september at the earliest. The education secretary for england acknowledged that social distancing means the plans just...

Tens of thousands of protesters are marching in the us capital washington. Its the biggest protest so far during twelve days of demonstrations against the killing of george floyd. Thousands of mourners gather to honour george floyd at a second memorial service, this one in his birthplace of north carolina. It comes after a service was held in minneapolis, near where he was killed. His funeral will take place in houston on tuesday. In the uk, thousands of people have gathered in cities across the...

A pakistani passenger plane carrying 99 people has crashed into homes in the city of karachi. Officials have so far confirmed 80 deaths, but at least two passengers have survived. The airbus a320 was enroute from lahore when it came down in sight of the runway. Brazils Supreme Court has authorised the release of a video, that reportedly shows brazils president bolsonaro confessing to interfering with the federal police to help his family. In a message on facebook, mr bolsonaro said the video did...

Unrepentant, n the way, pretty unrepentant, saying he had no regrets about the decision he had no regrets about the decision he had no regrets about the decision he had made, he didnt believe he had broken the rules, or the spirit of the rules, and he certainly hadnt considered resigning. So, there was clarity around his position, certainly, although, as we are beginning to hear, there are quite a few Party Colleagues of his and others who are less than happy with the message that he gave. So, w...

This is bbc news im reeta chakra barti. The headlines at 4 borisjohnson says theres growing confidence the uk will have a virus tracing system in place by the start this is bbc news imjane hill. Of next month. The headlines. We will have a test, track and trace operation that will be world beating and, yes, borisjohnson says theres growing it will be in place, confidence the uk will have a virus it will be in place byjune1st. Tracing system in place by the start of next month. We will have a tes...