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Withdrawal agreement. A month on from the derailment in stonehaven in aberdeenshire, a report by network rail says there needs to be better use of technology to predict heavy rain on railways. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Tax frequent flyers and ban cars from city centres. Just two ideas from the public to tackle Climate Change in the uks First Citizens assembly on the environment. Government plans for a huge increase in coronavirus testing could cost tens of billions of pounds, according to leaked whitehall documents. The papers set out how borisjohnsons so called Moonshot Programme could work with an aim of 3 million coronavirus tests per day available by december, and up to 10 million early next year. The details of the project emerged yesterday as the Prime Minister set out a ban on gatherings of more than six people in england. The restrictions, he says, break his heart to enforce, but ins
Reaction from hospitality businesses. President trump is accused of lying to the American People about the threat posed by coronavirus and there are fears that fa ns coronavirus and there are fears that fans could be shut out from sport again. All crowds of 1000 people will be allowed a pilot event this month all this is now under review after the rising infection rates. And it is a cool start to your thursday but for many a dry day in store. The full forecast here on brea kfast. Good morning. It is thursday, september ten. 0ur our top story is that borisjohnson has said it breaks is hard to ban gatherings of more than six people in england but he insisted the letter is necessary to avoid a second down. The Prime Minister also outlined an ambition to increase Testing Capacity to millions of People Per Day which could cost tens of billions of pounds according to lea ked of billions of pounds according to leaked documents. Back at the downing street podium, to announce new restrictions f
Hello, im jane obrien in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. It is hard to see a way through the latest brexit crisis. At an emergency meeting in london today the eu demanded an explanation. Why is the uk government preparing Domestic Legislation that over rides parts of the Withdrawal Agreement it signed last year . The uk argued that it needs assurances, a safety net, that will guarantee the Northern Ireland Peace Process in the event of no deal. The eu is not persuaded. They are demanding that clauses in the legislation that refer specifically to Northern Ireland be dropped by the end of this month. They are not explicit as to what will happen if they are not dropped. But the implication from chief negotiator Michel Barnier this afternoon was pretty clear. Just one word. Trust and confidence are and will be key. Are they being deliberately provocative . Nothing more. Just one word. Trust and confidence are and will be key. The bbcs rob watson is with us. There wasnt some subt
Withdrawal agreement, as the two sides meet in london. The roof of a school bus is sheared off in a crash in hampshire. Three children are in hospital with serious injuries. And wildlife is dying out at a rate never seen in Human History according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary matt hancock has defended the governments ambition to carry out millions of coronavirus tests every day. Leaked official documents show that the Prime Ministers so called Moonshot Programme aims to carry out three million tests a day by december, and up to ten million early next year. Experts have expressed concerns about Laboratory Capacity and say the technology for rapid tests doesnt yet exist. It comes as the number of positive tests jumped 43 in one week, at the end of last month. Dominic hughes reports. Is mass testing for coronavirus the key to opening up the economy, and is it even possible . These are the questions being asked in th