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There is a bit of a slide war going on, war by powerpoint, at the top of government. A chart off. A chart off, yes so, basically on saturday, we had chris being watched by m Million People and whitty and vallance showing these slides that you just couldnt read. And then, chris, today the Uk Statistics Authority kind of giving them a bit of a smack on the wrists, didnt they . They did, yeah. 16 million, by the way. Just to give you a smack on the wrist sorry i should have been more accurate. Yeah, i know. I was just saving you a rebuke next week. So, yeah, they did, and then theres that broader...

Candidate joe biden edges closer to victory in the president ial election well keep you across any developments. Good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. Im jane hill, with you as we build up to the latest Coronavirus Briefing from number ten. We learnt earlier today that the governments wage support scheme for furloughed workers is to be extended, across the uk, until the end of march. The chancellor told the house of commons that the governments priority remains the protection of lives and livelihoods. Rishi sunak announced that the scheme will pay up to 80 of someones wage, to a maximum of £2,...

Joe biden is edging closer to the white house with just a handful of states still counting votes in the president ial election in georgia, one of the key states, mr biden isjust ahead but President Trump remains adamant the democrats are stealing victory. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. Each ballot must be counted. We have no doubt that when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the winners. The president has launched legal battles but hasnt presented any evidence of fraud. Well have ...

This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulator and the exam boards to make sure no young person is disadvantaged as a consequence of this delay....

In his care. Here, criticism of the way the government uses data on coronavirus test numbers by the head of the uks statistics watchdog. People from ethnic minorities are much more likely to die from covid 19, according to a review from Public Health england. The Health Secretary promises to take action. Holiday firms call on the government to consider air bridges, and scrap quarantine plans for people arriving in the uk. In the last few minutes, mps vote not to allow remote voting in the house of commons amid a row over how commons business can take place safely. And in the next half an hour ...