This is bbc news. The headlines. The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk has risen to 206. Milton keynes hospital is isolating people who came into contact with the man in his 80s who died from the virus on thursday. We currently have five patients who are isolated and have been tested and we are awaiting the results to come back. And we have asked nine staff to self isolate. 140 britons remain quarantined on board a cruise ship off the coast of california in which 21 people tested positive for coronavirus. There is a rush for me to get off the ship. I have stage four and a crying candour michael katz are my tumours are actively going. It will not be easy to off load this ship. Actively going. It will not be easy to offload this ship. At 8 30pm we will bring you a special programme on coronavirus, how it spreads on the action you can take. In other news, £360 million will be paid by Insurance Companies to clean up the damage from storms dennis and keir
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. The russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning. The Anti Corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight. Kamala harris is formally nominated as joe bidens running
mate in the us election. If the democrats win she would be the first woman Vice President in american history. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and st
The headlines joe biden and Kamala Harris have been setting out their vision for the us in their first joint appearance since he chose her as his Vice President ial candidate. Mr biden said he had no doubt he had picked the right person. Senator harris said the country welcome to bbc news. Is crying out for leadership. Im mike embley. Our top stories in belarus, people have come out in the capital, minsk, for a fourth joe biden appears in public night of protests for the first time with his against sundays election result. The re elected president , new election running mate Kamala Harris. Alexander lu kashenko, has dismissed the protesters as i have no doubt that i picked criminals and the unemployed. The European Union has said the right person to join the vote was neither free nor fair. I have no doubt that i picked the right person tojoin me i have no doubt that i picked the right person to join me as doctors in the lebanese the right person to join me as the next Vice President of
Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Infections and deaths from coronavirus continue to mount the contagion shows no sign of slowing. Switzerland and the uk report their first deaths. While italys death toll has gone up to 148. The who suggests some governments arent taking the crisis seriously. This is not a dream. This is not the time to give up. This is not a time of excuses. And as the virus spreads so too has misinformation. Well explain why a video of a woman eating a bat added to some
of the false reports of the origins of coronavirus. I will not be running for president of the 2020 but i guarantee that i will stay in the fight. We saw that one coming. Elizabeth warren has ended her bid for the white house. That leaves Bernie Sanders and joe biden to battle it out for the democratic nomination. Londons High Court Rules the billionnaire ruler of dubai, lets take as long as we need to give you an update on the coronavirus. The global death toll is passed 3000. Swipe and t
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk is officially suffering its biggest recession on record, the fall in output caused by the coronavirus pandemic is on course to be one of the worst among major economies. Todays figures show that hard times are here. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost theirjobs, and sadly many more will. Students in england may be able to use their mock exam scores if theyre unhappy with their a level grades, ahead of results being released tomorrow. And you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of the stories
today, or use the hashtag. Senator Kamala Harris makes history after shes named asjoe bidens president ial running mate the first black woman to be a candidate for Vice President. As new zealands largest city is put back into lockdown experts investigate whether coronavirus could have re entered the country through freight shipments. And size does matter dwayne the rock johnson lead