This is bbc news, im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories back on the campaign trail President Trump will make a public appearance on saturday with a speech from the white house. His opponent, joe biden, is also out looking for votes but the second debate between the two men is cancelled. Hurricane delta makes landfall on the us gulf coast, with winds of more than 100 miles per hour. And voices of the hong kong protests we speak to students shot by live rounds at point blank range who now face imprisonment. Hello and welcome. The commission on president ial debates has cancelled the second debate between President Trump and democratic nomineejoe biden, scheduled for 15 october. It comes ahead of President Trump preparing to appear on stage at a Campaign Rally in the key swing state of florida. He announced on twitter that hell be in sanford, florida, on monday, for what he says will be a very big rally. Before that, on saturday, mrtrump will take part in an event at the white house, hi
Hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. Here are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. A warning of tougher measures in england if people dont stick to the latest coronavirus rules announced yesterday by the Prime Minister borisjohnson. We want to make sure that as we go into christmas, weve got the virus under control, we dont have the risk of a further National Lockdown with all the impact on businesses, on families, on our society, and this is the targeted approach, meanwhile indoor visits between households in scotland are now banned until further notice russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is discharged from hospital following novichok poisoning. Doctors believe a complete recovery is possible. A warning there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries in kent waiting to travel into the eu after the brexit transition period ends. Stella moris, the fiance ofjulian assange speaks out in her first bbc interview,
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News updates on cbssf. Com if you can, and we hope you can, stay cool. We will captioning sponsored by cbs garrett tonight, new fallout after some americans are warned their mailedin votes might not count. The u. S. Postal service sounds the alarm about delivery delays. Fingers are pointing at the trump appointed postmaster general for cutting costs and service. It is a slap in the face to every dedicated postal worker. Garrett today protesters gather outside of his house while the president is accused of abuse of power. The problem with the mail and voting number one you will never know when the election is over. Garrett also tonight persistent pandemic. The u. S. Breaks a single day infection record in august. New fears that students in school may spread the virus. Extreme summer weather. Wild fires and triple digit heat scorch the west while tornadoes batter the midwest. Democrats get set for a zoom
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Tonight at ten one of the best loved british entertainers of the past century, Dame Vera Lynn, has died at the age of 103. Well meet again, dont know where, dont know when. The singer was known as the forces sweetheart throughout the Second World War, as she entertained troops around the world. Her songs became enormously popular, but her visits to the troops were also about giving hope and inspiration. They didnt always want me to sing to them, just to sit there and talk to them and reassure them that everything was all right at home. And her enduring popularity among both old and young made her an iconic figure in post war british culture. Well be looking back at dame veras remarkable life and the causes she fought hard to promote including the war widows. Also tonight. A change of course the Smartphone App to trace coronavirus in the uk will now be based on apple and google technology. The foreign secretary is accused by critics of insulting the victims of racism by suggesting that
This is bbc news, the headlines moments after he threatened to deploy thousands and thousands of us troops against the protests and riots that have engulfed dozens of american cities, President Trump has walked out of the white house to stage a photo op outside and historic Washington Church damaged by protesters. Of dc has protested the use of the church as a political prop. Protests against Police Brutality are continuing in dozens of american cities, despite the impementation of more than a0 cu rfews. The official post mortem examination has declared mr floyds death a homicide. Derek chauvin, the officer seen kneeling on the victims neck before he died, will appear in court next week. Many children at primary schools and nurseries across england have had their first day back in the classroom since the lockdown was introduced. A nationside regime of social distancing rules have been introduced. Unions say attendance rates were mixed, with between 40 60 of those eligible back in schoo