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Sir keir starmer has vowed to lead the labour party into a new era after a decisive victory to become labours new leader. The former director of public prosecutions, whos only been an mp for five years, took 56 of the vote, defeating rebecca long bailey and lisa nandy. Sir keirs first task will be to respond to the coronavirus emergency and he has accepted an invitation from the Prime Minister to take part in briefings from next week. 0ur Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Phone rings no eager crowd, no hush of anticipation. Instead, the ping of an e mail, the bleep of a text, labours ...

Britains Health Secretary said the advice was not a request but an instruction. The Us Government is now urging all americans to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of the disease, but donald trump says he wont follow the advice. Announcing the new guidelines, mr trump repeatedly stressed that they were voluntary. The number of people dying there with the coronavirus has topped 1,300 in a single day. Schools and colleges in england have been given more details about how gcse and a level grades will be calculated for pupils whose exams have been cancelled because of the pandemic. The ex...

Theres been a spike in deaths at a number of care homes in the uk since the outbreak began. Deaths that care homes are not included in the daily figures which only reports those who have died in hospital. Alison holt reports. At the castletroy Residential Home in luton theyve now had 13 residents who have died from the coronavirus in recent days. For staff, a deeply distressing fight as they had try to protect the older and disabled people they care for. Castletroy staff here have been working very hard to shield residents themselves and their own families, while continuing to provide the care...

Its now a fortnight since Boris Johnson announced the coronavirus lockdown here in the uk, and there are some signs that the rate of infection could be starting to go down. While the number of people dying in hospital from the effects of the virus has been doubling every few days, the figures for confirmed cases and hospitalisations are coming down. So, is the peak of the virus in sight . And if it is, what does that mean for our day to day lives . Our science editor David Shukman reports. A village outside rome being turned into a laboratory, everyone is being screened. Spent as well as in te...

A picture of a mass running event in Ethiopia was misrepresented online as a rally in India's capital staged by supporters of a jailed opposition leader in March 2024. The image surfaced with the false claim as thousands took to the streets of Delhi to protest the detention of Arvind Kejriwal, a key leader in an alliance formed to compete against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's upcoming national elections.