This is bbc news. Im julian worricker. The headlines at nine. The World Health Organisation declares europe the focal point of the global coronaVirus Outbreak. Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from china. In the usa, President Trump declares a National Emergency as its confirmed 46 states have cases of coronavirus. The action i am taking will open up access to 50 billion, a large amount of money for states and territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease. Here the premier league, English Football League and scottish
fa fixtures are all off until april and theres no Six Nations Rugby this weekend. Theres new uk guidance for those with flu like symptoms dont visit relatives in care homes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The World Health Organisation says europe is now the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic. The news emerged as organised sport, both prof
It was a damp as it into goalless. It was oh so quiet. And a little too still. Both sides have tentative starts. Manchester united almost stretched to an opener. The city, wa ry stretched to an opener. The city, wary of the counterattack, dominated possession but failed to do much with it. Any clashes between players would normally be met with cheers or boos from crowds, adding to the showcase which night like this can and should be. Manchester united started to show the fatigue felt from their midweek Champions League exit. Bruno fernandez took a pass from anthony martial, could only shoot straight into the arms of
edison. The winner would have gone forth in the table, but both teams walked away with a point of peace. As darby s go, this one wasnt the classic which many fans have been used to in the past, but its becoming more apparent that theyre the missing ingredient. In the West Midlands darby, there was drama. We had the fastest we had the fastest and its there that joe lynskey s
British Prime Minister borisjohnson and European Commission president ursula von der leyen have agreed the uk and eu will continue talks on a post brexit trade deal after meeting in brussels, but that a Firm Decision should be taken about the future of the discussions by sunday. Germanys chancellor Angela Merkel says a deal is still possible. But she stressed the importance of a level Playing Field to protect the eus single market. Canada has approved the Pfizer Biontech vaccine paving the way for distribution across the country. Meanwhile people in britain with a history of significant allergic reactions are being advised not to have the new Pfizer Biontech coronavirus vaccine. And the Us Federal Trade Commission and 48 states have sued facebook saying that it broke antitrust laws. Regulators are accusing the company of buying up rivals to become a social media monopoly. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be
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And Overall Results are up. More disadvantaged students have already been able to get university places, and the clearing process is busy filling up the remaining courses, but there are suggestions that smaller class sizes in private schools will have favoured those students. The nature of the process that quual have applied means institutions with larger cohorts in given subjects are the ones that are most vulnerable to the statistical vagaries of the system. While there is so much to celebrate and many now are looking ahead, there are question marks over some apparent disparities that have left others still weighing up their options for appealing and the choices of what to do next. Dan johnson, bbc news. Now on bbc news, its time for the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review, with me, anna smith. I am filling in for Mark Kermodes review this weeks releases. First up, baby teeth. An australian comedy drama starring Eliza Scanlon who appears as beth march in Greta Gerwigs f
Good evening welcome along to the programme. Its been away forjust a few short weeks but the premier league is back and back with a bang if you were watching liverpool against leeds united this evening. An extraordinary game, full of intensity and incidents, which eventually ended in a 4 3 win for the defending champions and alex gulrajani was watching. Two title winners with different ambitions for the season ahead. Jurgen klopp said liverpool will not defend their liverpool two premier league crown, they will attack it. The gained start with an early penalty from mo sala. It wasnt long till it was level. The pulsating star didnt light
till it was level. The pulsating stardidnt light up till it was level. The pulsating star didnt light up with liverpool getting themselves back ahead thanks to virgilvan getting themselves back ahead thanks to virgil van dijk. However, he was a touch rusty in defence. Leeds level again. The first half wasnt finished there. Salah place to put liverpool b