A warm welcome to the programme. We begin in poland, where president andrzej duda, appears to be edging towards a narrow victory in the second round of the polish president ial election. Exit polls have predicted that hell take 51 of the vote to beat his rival, the centre right mayor of warsaw, rafau chaskovski. From warsaw, adam easton reports. It was the closest president ial election since the fall of communism more than 30 years ago. According to the exit poll, president duda won by the slimmest of margins. Chanting andrzej duda speaking to their supporters, both candidates claimed victory. Mr duda said he was happy with what he called his exit poll win. Translation i want to make it clear, im happy about this victory. For now, yeah, its only an exit poll but looking at the past results, as you all saw, its grown in my favour. Cheering and applause. He ran an energetic but also divisive campaign. A socially conservative roman catholic, he presented himself as a defender of traditio
The citys Hospital System could face collapse as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. A review calls for an extension of Free School Meals in england, warning that poor eating habits are a slow motion disaster. And poppadoms and a pint at the palace. Prince william talks football and Mental Health with former england player peter crouch. Ive made some curry for you all. Laughter. And i believe its the samrat, which is, like, your local favourite, crouchy . 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. Im annita mcveigh. The uk government is coming under increasing pressure to introduce coronavirus testing at airports in order to shorten the 14 day quarantine period. Airlines and travel Industry Leaders say tests are vital for people to get back to work and to the uks post Covid Recovery. In saudi arabia, the annual hajj pilgrimage is beginning as around 10,000 muslim
Are at greater risk from covid 19. The annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca begins but is dramatically scaled back because of coronavirus. This is the scene live in mecca. International visitors have been banned from making the journey to try to curb the pandemic. Authorities in hong kong warn the citys Hospital System could face collapse as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. A review calls for an extension of Free School Meals in england, warning that poor eating habits are a slow motion disaster. And Prince William meets peter crouch. The duke of cambridge talks football and Mental Health and proves the perfect host. Ive made some curry for you all. Laughter. And i believe its the samrat, which is, like, your local favourite, crouchy . Good morning. Hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The government is coming under increased pressure to introduce coronavirus testing at airports in order to shorten the 14 day quarantine period. Airlines and tra
Confused over your rights, you are not the only one. Weve been inundated with questions and ill be answering some. The campaign to offer Free School Meals to more children it was backed by Marcus Rashford on this programme now it gets endorsement from a major government review. Good morning. Its 500 test wickets for stuart broad. He becomes only the seventh cricketer in history to reach that milestone and says hes only getting better. Curry and a pint with the prince. What happened when peter crouch and his podcast team went round to the palace for a chat. There was an ebbo driver out there on the floor. Good morning. Today is looking like a dry day for most of us. Warmer because we will have lighter winds. The real warmth of the heat will be on friday. It will be short lived. They will have all the details later on in the programme. Its wednesday the 29th ofjuly. Our top story the government is under pressure to back testing of all uk arrivals in order to shorten the 14 day quarantine
0k where are you from . Syria syria . Thereve been violent clashes in belarus as Alexander Lukashenko is declared the landslide winner of the countrys general election. And a metal detectorist says he was left shaking with happiness after discovering a hoard of bronze age artefacts in southern scotland. The find included a complete horse harness and sword. 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. Here in the uk, government ministers are insisting there is little evidence that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, as they push ahead with plans for all children in england to return full time to the classroom next month. The uk education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has suggested that an upcoming study will support the governments position on reopening schools. Borisjohnson, whos expected to visit a school later, is understood to have made it clear that schools should be the last t