31 people are dead after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. More than 1,600 are injured. 3 million brexit coins go into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the european union. And coming up at 10. 30am, a special edition of inside out west examining the issue of body image. Hayley mortimer investigates the rise in popularity of lip fillers and Seb Choudhury meets the men suffering from bigorexia. Good morning. The president of china has said his country is facing a grave situation after the number of cases of coronovirus rose sharply to nearly 2,000. It is infectious and simply in its incubation period making it more difficult to stop the spreading. Chinese president xijinping held a special goverment meeting on the Lunar New Year public holiday, where he warned that the spread of the virus is accelerating. A nationwide ban on the sale of wildlife has been imposed. Its believed the outbreak stemmed from the illegal sale of animals at a wuhan fish market. E
Chilly for a while but, by the end of the week, its likely to stay milder with some outbreaks of rain returning more weather later. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines a royal Marine Recruit has died following a Training Exercise on a beach in cornwall earlier this week. Chinas president , xijinping, has chaired a meeting to discuss emergency measures aimed at restricting the spread of the coronavirus which has already killed more than a0 people and infected over 1,000 more. The virus has now spread to europe the French Health minister confirms three cases in france. At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. A charity Offering Mental Health support to military veterans says it cant take on new cases because of a funding crisis. Now its time for inside out. In this special edition of inside out west focusing on bristol and the west country, with seb choudhury. This film contains footage of injections. I hope they misse
Now, this really doesnt mean there will be no Law Enforcement or no policing per se. This does follow a growing push to Defund Police departments across the country. Today democrats in congress are expected to release a Sweeping Program aimed at curbing excessive force. In just hours the fired Police Officer who knelt on George Floyds neck will make his first court appearance. A public viewing takes place for floyd today in houston. Joe biden will meet with the floyd family today. And john, this comes as a new cnn National Poll shows biden with a 14point lead over President Trump. Our poll also shows an overwhelming majority of americans support the peaceful protests and disapprove of the president s response to the unrest. Large mostly peaceful protests were held across the country, including in new york, where a curfew was lifted this weekend. New york city is finally reopening also from the coronavirus pandemic, mayor bill de blasio will join us in a few minutes to talk about all of
We start with news that Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle its Police Department. Minneapolis is the city where two weeks ago the unarmed black man george floyd died after a Police Officer officers knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes triggering protests that have gone global. Nine of the minneapolis councils thirteen members said they would instead create a new system of public safety. They told demonstrators, that decades over the weekend, the mayor was forced away from a rally after he would not commit to abolishing the police. Police department could not be fundamentally changed. Miguel otarola is the minneapolis reporter for startribune and was at Powderhorn Park in minneapolis where the pledge was taken. Thanks very much forjoining us. Thanks very much forjoining us. That ledge we understand was greeted with cheers and approvalfrom the was greeted with cheers and approval from the crowd and thats quite a significant change in the mood from what weve seen over the l
This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. Im aaron safir. Our Top Stories Council members in minneapolis pledge to dismantle the citys police force following the death in custody there of george floyd. Thousands of people continue to take part in peaceful protests against Police Brutality and racism in the us. Huge crowds gather in cities and towns across the country. Thousands of people across britain take part in more anti racism protests. In bristol a statue of a 17th century slave trader is torn down and rolled into the river. And in brazil hundreds of people have demonstrated there against president bolsonaros
response to the coronavirus. We start with news that Minneapolis City Council has voted to dismantle its Police Department. Minneapolis is the city where two weeks ago the unarmed black man george floyd died after a Police Officer officers knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes triggering protest against racism and Police Brutality th