Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcomed two hardtalk, im stephen sackur. As the global effort to control covid 19 continues, so arguments about culpability for the spread of the virus intensify. And at the heart of the story, china where the outbreak began. Did the Chinese Government impose to impulse to cover up the truth but the world in danger . 0r where they responded to admiral determination . My responded to admiral determination . My guest today is chinas ambassador in london liu xiaoming. Is china the villain or the hero of this pandemic. Ambassador liu xiaoming, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for to be with you again. We are delighted to have you again. We are delighted to have you on this programme at this difficult time. Let me ask you a simple question. Do you accept that covid 19 has its origins in china . It was first discovered in wuhan. But i cant say it originated from wuhan. I called into many information, many reports including bbc. It can be everywhere and anywhere.
Africa. They are 262 49. All of the good afternoon. Hard graft for coming up on afternoon englands cricketers on day one of the second test against south live, all the sport details at 4 30pm. Africa. The batsmen have struggled to kick on in cape town. They are its live, all the sport been another mixed day for doing 0k, 172 fought for and we will englands its been another mixed day for englands cricketers in south africa tell you why they have banned after choosing to bat in the second darren bett has all the weather. Football at 2 30pm. Test, they have reached 227 for six thanks, ben, and darren bett weve seen more sunshine but it has with 30 minutes left on day one. Been colder. It will turn milder has all the weather. Ill tell you why they are not using over the weekend with more cloud and its been colder but sunnier through football in the warm any more. There is more energy in the thats at 3 30pm. Atmosphere as we move into next today. Mild weather is set to week. More details la
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With us parliamentary journalist, tony grew, and the journalist and author, caroline frost. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. Leading in the guardian, obey me on brexit, corbyn tells his dissenting shadow cabinet members, as he seeks to shift the focus onto socialjustice for the december election. In the metro, nigel farage says he wont stand to be an mp in the upcoming election, claiming hell instead focus on campaigning for the 600 Brexit Party Candidates contesting seats. In the telegraph, the man who threw away brexit. A senior conservative says nigel farage could end up ruining britains chance of leaving the eu with his Campaign Message in the upcoming election. Leading in the independent, ministers are risking migrant lives with policies pushing them into the hands of smugglers, according to mps in the Foreign Affairs select committee. In the finincial times, saudi arabia set to s
Fire brigade advice and fled the fire that killed 72 people. More than a hundred families with children at a nursery in south devon have been contacted by police, following the arrest of an employee in relation to allegations of sexual offences. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with jane dougal. Rugby union is in shock as saracens are docked 35 points and fined more than £5 million for violating salary cap regulations. The club says they didnt deliberately breach them. Thanks, jane. And louise lear has the weather. Bit of a mess out there today, a lot of cloud around, the best of any such iron is across scotland. It is colder here. The best of any sunshine. I will have all the details coming up later. Thanks, louise. Also coming up, well report from bristol, the city that could become the first place in the uk to ban privately owned diesel vehicles from its centre in an attempt to cut pollution. Hello, this is afternoon live. I and simon mccoy. The liberal democrats have lau
Years on well hear from the couple who came to represent the spirit of the festival. And we now know that the next Commonwealth Games will have more womens medal events than mens, after three new sports were added. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. One of President Trumps most senior advisers has said britain will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. John bolton, the National Security adviser, has been holding talks with borisjohnson at downing street, and will meet other ministers today. He said, in the trump administration, britains constantly at the front of the trade queue. He added that the us could do a trade deal with the uk in pieces, striking agreements sector by sector where the two countries may agree quickly, and work out more complicated areas like agriculture and services later. And he criticised the eu, saying that the fashion when the people vote the wrong way from the way that the elites want to go, is to make the pe