again. we have a special report from china on the rise of covid again. we have a special report from china on the rise of covid and - china on the rise of covid and related deaths tierney to rise. tyranny. we look at divisions over australia s colonial legacy. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start the show for you today with the latest developments the parent company of facebook and instagram has announced it will end its suspension of the former president donald trump s accounts. this is after a two year ban that was imposed on mr trump in the wake of the january the 6th storming of the us capitol. his claim that the election was stolen was widely disseminated on social media. we can bring in our north america correspondent peter bowes, who s been watching this story very carefully. great to give you on the programme. i imagine you remember the background of life former president trump was susp
the queue to see the queen lying in state it s close to full capacity, with a waiting time of at least 2a hours. military rehearsals have been taking place in windsor ahead of the queen s funeral on monday. away from westminster, today s other headlines. ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently regained from russian forces. the premier league returned with fans and players paying their own respects to the queen. it s saturday, 17th september. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a third night lying in state. people hoping to pay their respects at westminster hall are being told not to travel tojoin the queue, as it s almost at capacity, with waiting times at least 2a hours long. last night king charles, the princess royal, prince andrew and prince edward held a silent vigil by their mother s coffin. in conversation with some of the people who have been arriving here, they have be
traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. a star studded comeback for the golden globes in hollywood, as colin farrell picks up the best actor award for the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are walking out for the second time this winter in a dispute over pay. managers have warned the impact is likely to be worse than that of the strike held before christmas, saying pressure facing the nhs means it s in a more precarious position. well, in total, around 20,000 ambulance workers, including call handlers and ambulance dispatchers, are going on strike. two thirds of ambulance staff, from the gmb and unison unions, are involved in the industrial action. but bosses say they will still respond to the most urgent calls. gareth barlow reports. it s the second walk out by ambulance staff this winter. workers, including paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulanc
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