This is bbc news im ben brown. The headlines at four. Travel company tui launches an investigation into claims that some passengers were ignoring coronavirus guidance on a flight from a greek island linked to 16 covid 19 cases. It was quite scary, to be honest. As soon as we boarded, we realised that many of the passengers hadnt really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. Calls for next summers gcse and a level exams in to be put back to make up for teaching time lost during the lockdown. The governments month long eat out to help out scheme ends today but some Restaurant Owners want it to be extended. The charge on single use carrier
bags is to be extended to all shops in england and the cost is to double to ten pence. And coming up Harry Maguires account of what happened on that night in greece, in his own words the bbcs exclusive interview with the Manchester United captain coming up in half an hour. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The travel company tui has launche
Efiggflzuzr euer efir band of showers across england and wales, swirling across Northern Ireland and into southern scotland, brightness following to the south, but gales for the south coast are a risk, and some heavy showers in the south west we as get into the late afternoon. Conservative mps urge the Prime Minister to reset his government after the departure of his top adviser Dominic Cummings. Several states in the us bring in new restrictions to try to curb the surge in covid i9. The us president elect, joe biden, strongly criticises Donald Trumps handling of the crisis. President trump has insisted he wont put the us into lockdown and comes close to admitting he could leave the white house next year. I will not go. This administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully the. Whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. Ethiopias government warns that fighting with local forces in the Tigray Region appears to be
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President trump is no longer a transmission risk to others after he delivered a speech from the balcony in his first public event since being treated in hospital for coronavirus. The statement did not say whether he tested negative. Hours after a ceasefire came into force in Nagorno Karabakh, there are reports that the main city has come under shell fire. The truce between azeri and Armenian Forces came into effect at noon local time, although some violations have since been reported by both sides. Amid a rise in Coronavirus Infections across much of europe, new or tighter restrictions are being introduced in several countries. The Spanish Government has ordered a 15 day state of emergency to bring down infection rates in the capital. Restrictions there will be enforced by the police. From the start of the pandemic, there were warnings that if covid 19 reached gaza, it could be disastrous. The overcrowded palestinian territory, governed by the Islamist Group hamas, has a broken economy
Former hibernian player kevin harper believes it should be a priority. At that time, there wasnt many black scottish kids that came through the ranks. For there not to be as many coming through in football, there must be, there must be an issue there. To have that steady stream of good quality players, there has to be a grassroots thing. Pulling on thejersey, you know, singing the national anthem, the goosebumps. And you felt you could just cry. Its the greatest honour for any footballer. Pioneers come from different beginnings and show us what can be achieved. But theyre also a reminder of how far the scottish game has to go. Im black. Im scottish. Im proud of who i am. Jonathan mckeith, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Beware of a weather presenter offering gifts of sunny spells a beautiful start here in manchester but for most of us this afternoon frequent sharp showers and some of those heady with hail and thunder. We are under the influence of low pressure at the moment.
Get that doesnt look like it will get in until monday night. Mid to high teens at the best. Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. University lecturers warn a Million Students due to return for the autumn term should study from home because of coronavirus. We are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of coronavirus in the uk. Tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of minsk to protest at what they believe is the rigged re election of the belarus prime minister. European countries are urged to offer a place of safety to hundreds of migrants rescued by ships in the mediterranean including one paid for by the street artist banksy. Fire has destroyed much of a large tower block in the spanish capital madrid. More than 20 fire crews needed to tackle the blaze. There are no reports of any injuries. Now on bbc news. Another chance tojoin mike corey in this classic travel show episode as he travels across malaysias bigg