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In police custody, in minneapolis. The us house of represenatives has passed a Police Reform bill. The manner of his death has led to a global wave of protests, calling for Police Reform and an end to institutional racism. The us is facing a new coronavirus spike, after lockdown restrictions were relaxed. Texas has now suspended plans to further re open the economy, because of a significant rise in covid 19 cases. Across the country a record 35,000 new cases were identified in a single day. Ther...

This is bbc news, the headlines the World Health Organization is warning that the spread of covid 19 is still accelerating, despite progress being made in some countries. The head of the agency says the panemic is not even close to being over, adding that the worst may still be yet to come. The Us Supreme Court has overturned a controversial anti abortion law in louisiana. The court found the law would have restricted the number of abortion providers in the state. It upholds a precedent set by t...

Now on bbc news the week in parliament. Hello and welcome to a week in parliament dominated by coronavirus. As cases increase and the death total rises, the education secretary closes down schools. After schools shut their gates on friday afternoon, they will remain closed until further notice. The chancellor unveils a package of measures to help businesses survive but angry mps reckon £350 billion wont help the right people fast enough. This is urgent and we really, really must have action now...

To work for the next three months. The Prime Minister has announced that restaurants and pubs must close. The us is closing its borders to all but essential travel from saturday. The move has been agreed with canada and mexico as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Elsewhere, stock markets in new york have closed down sharply, ending their worst week in a decade. In italy, authorities have announced that the countrys death toll from the virus has jumped by 627 in a single day....

The closures are going to cover the exam periods, has the uk government had discussions with the likes of universities uk about scoring exams . These decisions must be gcioss government and cross sector and i hope discussions will continue. Parents may not be key workers but they will be key workers in their homes because they are the ones who are paying the mortgage, the rent and the bills. So if parents cannot go out to work because their children cannot go to school, who will pay their salari...

Lowest ever level, just as they try to shore up the economy. Almost 3,500 have died. We report from inside one of italys hospitals battling to keep patients alive. Exams are now cancelled in scotland, too tomorrow, pupils in england and wales will be told how their gcses and a levels will be awarded. Football postpones its professional programme until the end of april but promises they will extend the current season indefinitely to make sure it gets finished. Good evening and welcome to the bbc ...

It really is, sophie. Its called level four, the most extreme travel advisory the Us Government issues. Normally it applies to war zones and countries are beset by civil disorder. Now it applies to every single country in the world. Americans are being told, do not travel internationally. As for us citizens abroad, they are being urged to come home immediately if you dont want to be stranded indefinitely, because of the severe travel disruption. Now, these are recommendations. They are not rulin...

Its about 1 30am. Youre up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello there, and welcome to thursday in parliament. On this programme, mps on all sides attacked the government for not getting financial help fast enough to workers who risked losing theirjobs. This is urgent. And weve really, really must have action now, why is it taking so long . Mps urge the government to do more to make sure the elderly and former beau can get Food Supplies as panic buying continue...

The week in parliament. Hello and welcome to a week in parliament dominated by coronavirus. As cases increase and the death total rises, the education secretary closes down schools. After schools shut their gates on friday afternoon, they will remain closed until further notice. The chancellor unveils a package of measures to help businesses survive but angry mps reckon £350 billion wont help the right people fast enough. This is urgent and we really, really must have action now. Why is it taki...

Hello again and welcome to tuesday in parliament. Lifting the lockdown in england Boris Johnson relaxes the covid 19 rules. Today, we can say that our Long National hibernation is beginning to come to an end. Labour offer a cautious welcome. There are risks of inaction as well of keeping businesses and schools closed, of keeping our economy closed, of keeping families apart, and we all need to recognise that today. Also in this programme when will victims of the windrush scandal be compensated ....