Political developments, and you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the rest of the days news by contacting me on twitter, rebeccajonesbbc or using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. The Arcadia Retail chain is expected to go into Administration Today, putting 13,000 jobs on the high street at risk. The us is told to brace itself for a surge upon a surge of covid cases as people head home after their thanksgiving travels. When you have the kind of inflection that we have, it doesnt all of a sudden turn around like that. So clearly in the next few weeks we are going to have the same sort of thing, and perhaps even two or three weeks down the line. And coming up this hour. Well have the latest from italy, where a second wave of coronavirus cases has seen infection rates soar and deaths pass 55,000. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Coronavirus cases are down by a
And parenting in a pandemic a sharp rise in loneliness for those with Young Children is revealed in research backed by the duchess of cambridge. The pandemic has reminded usjust how much we value living in a world where people care for one another. And the importance of feeling connected to the people around us. One of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. Israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys covert Nuclear Weapons programme. Irans foreign Ministerjavad Zarif was quick to point the finger at israel. He tweeted. Neither israel nor the United States have commented officially yet but President Trump has retweeted a New York Times article on the news. Didnt add any comment to it. With me now is our security correspondent gordon corera. How significant is this assassination of the top scientist . It is very significant. He is a big figure ina it is
Also coming up this hour. World champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekends grand prix in bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. Good morning. Talks about a possible rescue deal for the Department Store chain debenhams are expected to come to an end today following administrators being called into sir phillip greens Arcadia Retail group the biggest holder of concessions at debenhams outlets. Arcadia brands are sold across Debenhams Stores and account for about £75 million of its sales. The last remaining potential buyer for debenhams, jd sports, is expected to back out of a rescue deal which is pushing the Department Store to the brink of a terminal collapse. The shadow business minister, lucy powell, said arcadias uncertain future had been worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. It is an incredibly worrying time for the 13,000 people who work for arcadia and as we are hearing, potentially those who work for debenhams as well in the knock on. It is really clear that the pro
The eus chief negotiatior Michel Barnier continues talks in london over a post brexit trade deal, with fishing rights a major sticking point. Sydney records its hottest november night on record as bushfires burn in several areas of australia. The man behind the mask of darth vader tributes are paid to the british actor dave prowse whos died at the age of 85. He absolutely loved meeting the fans, signing autographs and posing for photographs. He was a really generous guy. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk Prime Minister is attempting to head off a rebellion by his own mps over his new tiers of coronavirus restrictions, by promising them another vote at the end of january. The tier system takes over when the england wide lockdown comes to an end on wednesday. In a letter to his mps, borisjohnson said these measures in turn could be eased for some areas during december,
About the proper tier system in england set to start on wednesday. Yesterday michael gove warned it wasnt just ministers yesterday michael gove warned it wasntjust ministers who had to ta ke wasntjust ministers who had to take difficult decision but mps, also. This morning the foreign secretary opted for more domestic diplomacy. We are listening, we do understand, people say to me we just wa nt to understand, people say to me we just want to understand that the measures you are taking take into account not just the cost and benefit of tackling the virus but also the non disease macro health and social implications and we will publish more analysis on that and we take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. The Prime Minister has written to all mps and peers are promising that if they back him he will give them a new doubt on the restrictions on january 27. He says a review of restrictions next month means some areas could come out of tier 3 on december 19, especially i