The british Prime Minister borisjohnson has admitted his government didnt understand the nature of the coronavirus pandemic in its first few weeks and months. Speaking to the bbc in an exclusive interview he said there were open questions about whether lockdown had been imposed too late. Us federal officials have repossessed the chinese consulate in houston days after President Trump ordered its closure, as diplomatic relations between the worlds two largest economies continue to deteriorate, china has retaliated by ordering the United States to close its consulate in chongdu. And authorities in iraq have created a city in the desert to bury the Record Number of people who have died from coronavirus. Doctors have issued a stark warning that returning to normal life would be premature, as coronavirus cases continue to soar. Rebecca vardy, the wife of the Leicester City strikerjamie vardy has filed legal papers and a possible lawsuit against Coleen Rooney. She claims to have suffered mon
This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused of trying to interfere in novembers president ial election. And an unwelcome spotlight on the us chat show hosted by Ellen Degeneres as three Top Producers are fired for misconduct. Hello to you. In the next couple of hours, the Democratic Party in the United States will hold the second evening of its Virtual National convention. Joe biden will be formally nominated as the partys candidate for novembers president ial election. His wifejill will deliver tuesdays main speech. Therell also be appear
The headlines senator Bernie Sanders has won the democratic primary in the state of New Hampshire. Close behind, Amy Klobuchar and former mayor Pete Buttigieg. Joe biden has already flown to campaign in the state of south carolina. Technology Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has dropped out. Senator Michael Bennet has also withdrawn from the president ial campaign. The director general of the World Health Organization has called on the International Community to fight the new coronavirus as aggressively as possible. He said there was still a realistic chance of containing the disease which has now been named covid 19. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Like many of europes long established parties of the left, the Uks Labour Party is in big trouble. And in last decembers election, labour was not just beaten, it was humiliated, losing its grip on the working class heartlands and north. Jeremy corbyn serving his notice as leader, the party is in the midst of picking a successor. Well, my guest today will
This is bbc news. In about an hour, well bring you todays downing street News Conference on coronavirus. First, the latest headlines. Uk deaths for coronavirus more than double as the latest daily figures show nearly 400 fatalities. Nhs workers call for urgent action to give them protective equipment, in the fight against coronavirus. I dont have any visors, i dont have a face shield or goggles. I should have a full gown if im following the guidance by the World Health Organization. And i think it is frightening that i am putting myself at risk. Police are told to take a consistent approach when using new Emergency Powers on restricting movement, after some forces are criticised for being too aggressive. The number of deaths in spain increases by 849, the highest daily number since the epidemic started. The total there now is over 8,000. And here, millions of plants, shrubs and trees could be thrown away after the Coronavirus Outbreak Forces the closure of 2,000 Garden Centres and nurs
League invitational over the weekend. A fifa video game tournament the Portuguese International beat liverpools Trent Alexander arnold in the final. Regarding a return to real football, with the dutch league being called off and the German Bundesliga targeting a return in 2 weeks, jota says the premier league shouldnt pay too much attention to other nations. I think, ithink, in i think, in my opinion, that we dont need to look to other countries, because each country has its own problems, and each country needs to deal individually with their own problems, because some countries are in worse scenarios than others, so thats why i think that although some leagues can end right away, others can start sooner, but i think we will do a good job when we start
the competition. What is your gut feeling, you are trying to remain positive and think that the premier League Season can finish in some way . Yeah. I do believe that. I know that almost every country of the world has a premier league ha