In order to protectjobs. The league also says the top flight season wont resume until its safe and appropriate to do so. Our sports correspondent, andy swiss, has that story. Cheering. It is the Richest League in football but with sport in shutdown, it seems even the premier leagues millionaires are now paying a price. With the clubs facing what they called substantial and continuing losses, they said theyd consult players about a combination of reductions and deferrals amounting to 30 of their total annual renumeration. The move follows growing criticism after clubs, including tottenham and newcastle, announced they were using the governments furlough scheme for non playing staff, while continuing to pay their players in full. We now need to see them having very serious,
very quick talks with the players, sit down with their representatives and come to an agreement across the premier league. And also, potentially, across the whole of football, in order to ensure that the burden on the
Tonight at 10 00pm, more than 200 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland in the wake of storm dennis. More floods have hit towns and villages and residents have been advised to leave their homes in parts of worcestershire, shropshire and herefordshire. Here in hereford, the river wye has peaked at unprecedented levels, leaving homeowners to count the cost. And in parts of south wales, theyre dealing with the aftermath of some of the highest water levels for over a0 years. Im in total shock. Disbelief, ijust cant believe how my home has been ravaged in the last couple of hours. Well have the latest on the measures being taken, with more heavy rain forecast later this week. Also tonight. The plight of hundreds of Chinas Muslim uighurs held in camps, as the bbc uncovers new evidence of chinas policies. Dozens of british passengers and crew on a cruise liner
quarantined off japan because of coronavirus could be flown home by the uk government. And, the last known image
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. One month after the death of george floyd in Police Detention, the us house of represenatives passes a Police Reform bill. His brother tells us what he would have made of the changes. He would be humbled. He would be, you know, sad that he is not here to be in a world that is making change like this. The us faces a coronavirus spike, as social distancing is relaxed. More than 35,000 new cases are identified in a single day. Thousands flock to the beach in england, despite warnings coronavirus cases will rise again if people abandon social distancing. Cheering and applause. Liverpool claim the premier league title, ending a 30 year wait to be crowned english football champions again. Lets start in the us because, in the past few minutes, the house of representatives has approved the democratic Police Reform legislation named in honour of george floyd, whose death in Police Cust
Youre watching bbc news at nine, with me, carrie gracie. The headlines the duke of sussex says there was really no other option in stepping back from being a senior royal. Prince harry spoke at a private Charity Dinner last night for the First Time Since announcing hes standing down. The decision that i have made for my wife and i had to step back is not one i made lightly. It was so many months of talks, after so many years of challenges, and i know i havent always got it right, but as far as this goes, there really was no other option. Two men arrested on suspicion of murder after three men were killed in east london. Despite paramedics at the scene they were declared dead
at the scene they were declared dead at the scene they were declared dead at the scene. A tragic event to have taken place. A leak of a government commissioned review show the h52 High Speed Rail link could end up costing £106 billion. The department of transports says its still a draft. The National Crime agency
This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 2 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. The Iraqi Government has summoned the Us Ambassador over the airstrike which killed the general. Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf and the Prime Minister is returning to the uk from his caribbean holiday. The australian Prime Minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months. 2a people have now died since the crisis began. Thousands since the crisis began. Have lost their homes. I did thousands have lost their homes. I did not see any flames, i saw this great white ball of fire. That is all i can describe it as, white hot, all i can describe it as, white hot, a ball of fire. The costs of h52 are out of control and its benefits overstated,