Illuminations. Good morning, it is the future of electric, the government wants to ban petrol cars by 2035 but customers are not convinced so i will put some of the newest electric ca is will put some of the newest electric cars through their paces in bedford this morning. And good morning. A match too far for andy murray. Hes been knocked out of the us open overnight as he continues his return to the top level of tennis. Good morning, a caller, breezy day on the cards with scattered showers particularly across parts of scotla nd particularly across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. All of the details for today and for the weekend throughout the programme. A caller. Good morning, everybody. Its friday the 4th of september. Our top story theres more confusion this morning as the uk is divided on quarantine rules for people returning from parts of portugal and greece. Passengers returning to wales from mainland portugal, gibraltar and six greek islands, have to self isolate for two
The hearts of millions, on black lives matter plaza. Hello and welcome. The democratic president ial candidate, joe biden, has made a scathing attack on Donald Trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic. From his hometown of wilmington, delaware, mr biden said the president was in retreat, with more than 126,000 americans dead and infection rates surging in many states. The leading american expert on infectious diseases, dr anthony fauci, has warned that unless the country can bring the pandemic under control, the number of cases could more than double to 100,000 a day. Here is our north america correspondent peter bowes. A nation on edge again. The coronavirus outbreak is worse than ever. The southern and western states of florida, arizona, texas and california account for about half of all new cases. Some hospitals are running out of intensive care beds, and experts are warning ofa beds, and experts are warning of a looming catastrophe if the outbreak isnt brought under control. Tes
I am nine years old, and i am a figure skater. Grace, poise, and a message of hope. The young skater capturing the hearts of millions on black lives matter plaza. Hello. Exactly 23 years ago, the former british territory of hong kong reverted to chinese sovereignty. Beijing promised some autonomy, the one country, two systems policy, to last until at least 2047. But, at midnight local time, beijings new security laws came into force. Many things seen until now as civil rights are now crimes punishable by life in prison. Pro democracy groups are dismayed, many other countries are concerned, but china is insistent that its laws must be followed. John sudworth reports. This was the moment china tightened its grip on hong kong. The process itself spoke volumes. 162 votes in favour, none against, for a new law, the text of which was kept secret until after it was passed. This is what it is designed to stop. Under the National Security law, many of the acts of protest that have rocked hong k
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