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With anger to the flight ban which does not include the uk and ireland. That move by President Trump caused Global Stock Markets to plunge the New York Stock Exchange was temporarily suspended after big losses while in london the ftse 100 tumbled to its lowest level since the 1987 crash. And in ireland, the government has closed down all schools, colleges and other public buildings for more than two weeks. Stay with us here on bbc news in the next few minutes ill be putting your questions about the virus to an infections specialist at the university of st andrews. Good evening and welcome to b...

The foreign secretary dominic raab has been heavily criticised for saying the anti racism gesture known as taking the knee seemed like a symbol of subordination rather than one of liberation. He added that he thought the gesture had come from the Television Drama game of thrones. Followng a wave of negative reaction mr raab insisted he had full respect for the black lives matter movement. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. The pitch became a site of protest, kneeling to show strength and sympathy in the fight for black rights, echoing last night the stance, the anger of protesters ...

In the rich countries there is a rhetoric that suggests refugees try to come to our society to benefit from our standards of living. The reality is that it is a global issue thatis reality is that it is a global issue that is uneven a unevenly distributed. Over a0 , over a that is uneven a unevenly distributed. Over40 , overa half never leave the country and remain within the countries and of the others, or those who do become refugees, 85 remain in developing countries. Very few people come to rich countries. It is important we lay to rest some of the rhetoric thatis lay to rest some of the r...

Some of the uks largest councils says the financial pressure of the pandemic means they may have to declare themselves effectively bankrupt. A bbc investigation has found at least some local authorities may need to implement emergency spending controls and many have shortfalls of millions of pounds. Our social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan reports from leeds. The lockdown has meant this support group have had to counsel everything. There should have been a full dance class here this afternoon. I like socialising with people so it is good because i like talking to people as well so it ...

More now on the Madeleine Mccann story. She disappeared from a portuguese resort. She was three at the time. The man was a convicted sex offender, living in the algarve and sleeping a campervan at the time. She was three when she went missing from praia da luz. This is the volkswagen campervan that was by the new suspect in the Madeleine Mccann investigation. With its distinctive colours, police hope it will trigger someones memory and lead to new evidence about their as yet unnamed suspect. He used the vehicle to live in, and certainly the week preceding he was in there, living, so he would m...