Determined today as staff vote on changes to their pensions. If the deal gets the go ahead, it could secure the companys survival in the uk. In sport, it was a weekend full of shocks in the fa cup action. Two non league sides are into the fifth round. Sutton united beat leeds yesterday. The emotional impact of the city. One mans Exploration Of Urban Britain and how it affects the way we feel. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A cold and frosty start in scotland this morning, temperatures currently in the highlands 8 or 9 but here there will be some sunshine. For the rest of the uk, cloudy, damp, some hill fog around as well and weve got Rain Sweeping in from the south west. Ill have more details a little earlier this morning at 6 13am. Thanks for the reminder. See you then good morning. First, our main story. President trump has insisted that his temporary travel ban on people from seven Middle Eastern and african countries is not about religion but terrorism, and protecting ame
Good morning and welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Downing street has rejected calls to cancel the state visit to the uk by President Trump, which is expected to ta ke President Trump, which is expected to take place this summer. An online Petition Calling on the Prime Minister to withdraw the invitation has gathered more than a million signatures. Government sources say it is in britains long term interest to maintain links with the us. Foreign secretary borisjohnson will give a statement to mps this afternoon after the us says britons who have shared nationality with one of the seven Middle Eastern and african countries would not be stopped from coming into america. The Uk Foreign Office has advised that only those dual nationals travelling from one of the blacklisted seven countries would be subject to extra checks and those travelling between the uk and us would not be affected. Thousands have gathered at us airports in protest at the measures. President trump says the ban is an interi
He is still not wearing a mask and so on. As europe battles a coronavirus resurgence and france reports its highest ever daily infection figure more than half of englands population will now be living under high restrictions. The World Health Organisation says the drug remdesivir, often used a possible treatment for covid i9, makes no substantial difference to a patients health. And forget the highways, find the slow ways to explore the uk with the croatian creation of the new, slow maps. Thank you forjoining us. Well, there was no tv debate but there was plenty of argument as President Trump and his Democratic Party rival, joe biden, took part in separate, televised events with their respective moderators. George stephanopoulos of abc news and Nbcs Savannah Guthrie also playing a role as inquisitor as much as referee. Donald trump became agitated and sometimes combative as he was questioned about his handling of the coronavirus and his refusal to condemn extreme right wing groups. Joe
Fragile peace talks. In thailand thousands of protesters defy a ban on gatherings and clash with police armed with batons and water cannon. A teacher who showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has been decapitated outside his school in france. He was attacked by a man at around five oclock local time in a suberb north of paris. The french president , emanuel macron visited the scene tonight and called it an islamist terrorist attack. Translation our fellow citizen was attacked in a cowardly way. He was the victim of an islamic terrorist attack. Tonight, i want to say to all the teachers of france that we are with them, that the entire nation will be by their side today and tomorrow, to protect and defend them, to allow them to do theirjobs, to raise free citizens. Well our correspondent Lucy Williamson is on the scene and sent us this update. The horror of this attack is really at odds with this quiet, sleepy, small suburb. The victim was a teacher at the local middle schoo
I concluded that we should get ready forjanuary the 1st with arrangements that are more like australias based on simple principles of globalfree trade. New coronavirus cases in england jumped by 50 between october 2nd and the 8th, new figures suggest. How the Coronavirus Crisis could push some care homes out of business. And the chairman ofjohn lewis tells us of her plans to modernise the firm, in the face of falling sales. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Manchester United manager ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his captain Harry Maguire will bounce back from a dip in form, but he might miss their match tomorrow. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Lancashire has become the latest area in england to be put into the highest coronavirus alert level, after the government came to an agreement with local leaders. It becomes the second region, after liverpool, to face the toughest measures, with different households banned from mixing indoors or outdoors in hospitality venues