Thought to have infected 11 others the last rebel stronghold with coronovirus says hes fully in syria is under intense recovered and thanks nhs staff. Bombardment from government forces. Weve a new report as quentin last minute protests fail to stop sommerville follows families fleeing the fighting. A home office plane taking off among them, this is as a group ofjamaican born offenders are deported from the uk. And making a splash this painting by british artist, David Hockney is sold for more than twenty Million Pounds at auction. Welcome to bbc news. The hs2 high speed rail line linking london to birmingham, leeds and manchester will go ahead despite already being behind schedule and over budget. The first phase of the line connecting london to birmingham with an additonal part up to crewe was due to open at the end of 2026 but the trains may not now run on the route until some time between 2028 and 2031. The next stage of the project up to manchester and leeds is not now for complet
Tonight, the fallout after one of the darkest days in u. S. History. The mob storming the u. S. Capitol, fueled by President Trumps own words, telling them to be strong, to march to the capitol, that ill march with you. Instead, he watched from the white house and tonight, thats where he remains, amid new calls that he be removed from office. Democratic leaders saying, this is urgent. Tonight, the president elect joe biden saying he will not weigh in on the 25th amendment, leaving it up to the Vice President mike pence and the president s cabinet. And this evening, biden calling those who stormed the capitol domestic terrorists. Republicans including Lindsey Graham calling them domestic terrorists, too, saying theyre not patriots. Some of President Trumps closest allies now breaking from the president , including former attorney general bill barr, who said the president orchestrating this mob is inexcusable, a
betrayal of his office. With just 13 days left, some lawmakers calling for t
Enroll by december 15th. Is tonight, Breaking News as we come on the air involving the vaccines. A cdc panel voting late today on who will get a vaccine first and how soon, as the head of the fda is summoned to the white house today and is asked why the Pfizer Vaccine hasnt been approved yet for Emergency Use. His answer, as hospitals now buy freezers to store the vaccine at minus 94 degrees. And there is new guidance from the cdc coming in tonight if youve been exposed to the virus. This evening, the increasing numbers across the country. Nearly 100,000 americans now in the hospital Fighting Covid. In New York City tonight, officials urging older adults and people at high risk to limit time outside their homes. Twothirds of the citys icu beds are now full. The plea for retired nurses and doctors to be ready. And the retired doctor coming
back onto the front lines for a second time now. Tonight, the icu nurse dying in the hospital where he worked for 25 years. The major headline tonigh
Struggling to cope. The court of appeal will decide this morning if work can begin on the controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport. The government is to publish its negotiating mandate for the post brexit trade deal with the eu. And Manchester City enjoy one of their greatest european nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The World Health Organisation says its deeply concerned as the coronavirus starts to spread faster outside of china than in the country where the outbreak started. Cases have now been recorded in more than a0 countries. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours, and there are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Another case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the canary islands, where hundreds of tou
In maharashtra and gujarat states. You are watching bbc news now. Lets take a look back at todays downing street briefing, which was led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab and the deputy chief scientific adviser angela mclean. Good afternoon. Im joined by professor mclean chief scientific professor. First let me give an update on the latest data that we have unk rotavirus. I can report that through the governments ongoing monitoring testing problem as of today they have now been i million 83 , 842 test today they have now been i million 83,842 test for coronavirus across the uk including 85,806 test yesterday. We know that 195,900 thousand people have tested positive. Thats an increase of 5506 cases sent yesterday. And of those who have tested positive 29,000 500 27 have very sadly died. And our hearts go out to everyone who was lost a loved on throughout the coronavirus challenge. We continue to see evidence of a flattening of the peak of this virus. But as the figures that i read