A massive stimulus package to help the economy withstand the coronavirus pandemic. Its reported to be worth about 1 trillion and could include sending cheques to individual americans, and 50 billion for airlines hard hit by travel bans. Here in the uk, the government said they were on a war time footing and announced unprecented measures with more than £300 billion to help businesses struggling with a drop in trade. There was also help for homeowners who may struggle to make mortgage payments. Former us Vice President joe biden has won the primary votes in florida and illinois in his bid to be the democratic partys nominee to take on donald trump in novembers election. Hes also projected to beat his main rival, vermont senator bernie sanders, in arizona. Its about liz30am. Youre up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Coronavirus is first and foremost a Global Health crisis, but its impacts go so much further. The economic damage
This is bbc news. Welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the globe. Im james reynolds. Our top stories the gunman in the thai mass shooting has been shot dead by Security Forces. The serviceman killed 20 people and injured dozens more in a shooting rampage. In other news the coronavirus is now more deadly than sars, as the death toll in china exceeds 800. Too close to call exit polls in irelands general election point to a three way tie between the Prime Ministers fine gael and two opposition parties. Ahead of the oscars and its long running diversity debate, film director spike lee tells us why hollywood still has such a long way to go
within the past hour, police in thailand have said that a soldier who went on a rampage in a Shopping Mall in the city of nakhon ratchasima, killing at least 20 people, has been shot dead by Security Forces. He wounded more than a0 other people, ten of them believed to be critically injured. He had taken cover in the terminal 21 Shopping M
Four more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the uk, one of them at a gps practice in brighton, which has now been closed. Cleaning the Health Centre in protective experts say there is a window of opportunity to detain the disease. The detection could become the spark toa the detection could become the spark to a biggerfire, but for now it is only a spark. As the number of confirmed cases in the uk rises to eight, the government has acted to stop people in quarantine being able to leave before 1a days is up. Also tonight. There is no attack at all. A man is convicted of planning terror strikes on key london sites just over a year after being cleared of a sword attack outside buckingham palace. Clearing up yet again people across Northern England frustrated and angry as flood defences fail once more, this time due to storm ciara. And the oscar goes to. Parasite. And the south korean dark comedy parasite makes history by being the first Foreign Language film to win best picture. And i
This is bbc news, im james reynolds. Our top stories texas and florida reimpose restrictions after a Record Number of americans are diagnosed with covid 19 in a day. In yemen, the pandemic hits after years of civil war. The un warns that children are most at risk. How the coronavirus outbreak has led to increased the chief of police in mexico city survives an assassination attempt by a powerful drugs cartel. And how the coronavirus outbreak has led to increased harrassment of Asian Americans well get the response of those whove been targetted. Hello and welcome if youre
watching in the uk or around the world. The United States has recorded an all time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections, according to figures from the Johns Hopkins university. Two of the countrys biggest states, texas and florida, have reimposed some lockdown restrictions. The governor of texas has ordered all bars to close. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Florida seemed to be flourishing beaches had
This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at two storm ciara hits the uk, causing widespread travel disruption. Its brought Gale Force Winds and torrential rain. Travel has been badly affected, with flights and Rail Services being cancelled. At times, the gusts are so strong, you are almost blown off your feet and we have had lashing rain in the next is well over the past few minutes. A persons being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in london, after testing positive for coronavirus bringing the total in the uk to four. A briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. Counting is under way in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main Political Parties level pegging. Thousands of mourners in thailand
hold a vigil for 26 people shot dead by a rogue soldier. Holywood gears up for the 92nd Academy Awards being held tonight. Take the end of the hat with your right hand and a forward, a good forward projection. And in half an hour, the week in parliament provid