To increase the pressure on their manager. It wouldnt be a lockdown without captain tom. Hes back with a new Walking Campaign to help the lonely. Good morning. Mr and good morning. Mrand wagnerto good morning. Mr and wagner to watch out for this morning, particularly in southern areas but there will be some brightness and i will put that altogether in about ten minutes and fog to watch out for. Its thursday the 5th november. Our top story. The result of the us election remains in the balance, as votes continue to be counted in key battleground states. This joe biden is inching closer to victory after claiming michigan overnight, with reports suggesting he will take more key states today. But the Trump Campaign is taking legal action in several areas, calling for counts to be stopped as our north america correspondent, ben wright reports. There are still millions of votes to count, and this president ial race is not decided. In georgia, donald trump kept the narrowest of leads overjoe b
Glad you could jn us on is etion of ewsline. s thursda february 14th. Im Catherine Kobayashi in tokyo. Japans Gross Domestic Product for the final quarter of 2012 shrank slightly in the october to december period. This is the Third Straight quarter of contraction. Gdp fell 1. 4 . The pace of decline was more moderate than the previous period when it was minus 3. 8 . Global demand was dragging down the economy. Capital spending went down Housing Investment showed growth of 3. 5 . Consumer spending was up due to strong sales of winter clotr. Overall p ros1. 9 for the previous year. Thats the first growth in two years. Investors have been tracking the data. Who has the upper hand . I would have said the buyers but its a mixed picture here in japan. The nikkei is trading slightly higher. 11,255. Up 0. 03 from wednesday ease close. Exports related stocks are getting a lift. Some expect the yen will stay on a declining trend for the time being. Others are selling recent gainers to lock in pr
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Still no final result in the us president ial election as counting continues in a handful of Battle Ground states. But Democratjoe Biden is inching closer to the white house after winning michigan. Im not here to declare that weve won, but i am here to report, when the count is finished, we believe we will be the winners. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign launches multiple legal challenges to try to stop the counting in four states and wants a recount in wisconsin. Protestors have been gathering outside election centres in phoenix in arizona, and detroit in michigan, claiming some votes werent counted properly. A month long lockdown begins today in england to combat the spread of coronavirus. More plans to boost the uk economy. An extra £150 billion is available to help with the pandemic and the chancellor will give details later of extending the furlough scheme. Supemarket sainsburys announces it is cu
Now have enough tests to be testing those people in Critical Condition in hospital is. We need the test that will tell if you have got it now, and the new test which will come on stream soon to say whether you have had it. 16,000 staff may be needed when the newly converted Nightingale Hospital in east london reaches capacity. President trump warns the us to expect a rough two weeks and to stick to social distancing saying its a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak as some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. The prince of wales who has himself recovered from coronavirus sends a message of support particularly to older people. None of us can say when this will end, but end it will. Until it does, let us try and live with hope and with faith in ourselves and each other, look forward to better times to come. Hello and welcome to a bbc news special on the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. We
The rapid spread of covid19 shows no sign of slowing with the United States now the focal point of the global pandemic. Infects in the u. S. Have soared past 100,000. More than 400 people died on friday, the countrys highest one day total yet. Globally John Hopkins University says close to 600,000 people are inspected and more than 27 thourkts ha,000 have lost their lives and millions are out of work. On friday, donald trump signed a stimulus package that dwarfs others. 2. 2 trillion. It includes measures to send cash directly to Many American families. The president also said he is invokingen an old cold war era w to get manufactures to crank out ventilators. Asked if it will be enough, he would not commit. Weve distributed vast numbers of ventilators and were prepared to do vast numbers. I think that were in great shape. I hope that is the case. I hope that well have leftovers so we can help other people, other countries. Anyone who needs it can get a ventilator . Dont be a cutie pie