Tojose mourinho being named the new boss at tottenham, and were asking where it went wrong for pochettino. Thanks, holly, and Sarah Keith Lucas has the weather. It is mostly dry but fairly cloudy this afternoon, some right then a forecast, particularly to end the week and into the weekend, but pretty quiet and dry for most away from the south west over the next couple of days. I will bring you all the details in about half an hour. Thanks, sarah. Also coming up the koala rescued from the bushfires in australia the woman seen on video taking off her shirt and charging into the flames to save the injured animal. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. The liberal democrats have set out their general election manifesto, reiterating their pledge to stop brexit. The party claims by doing so it will be able to invest billions of pounds in Public Services, and tackling inequality. The manifesto also includes a pledge to tackle Climate Change by generating more electricity through renewable en
The southern entrance to yosemite. Ill show it to you on a map. More than 3000 homes have now gotten the word to evacuate. At least 500 acres burned so far this fire is still spreading. Veronica miracle has more now from hoch uringt oak hurst. It explode and it was crazy. Never seen anything like it in my life. Reporter people flee the home and move to Miles Per Hour red cross shelter with small pet businesses are shutting down if further notice. All of the businesses have been getting calls to close down so i mean we are just waiting for further instructions. Reporter but some brave homeowner and friends were standing by their properties to do anything they could to protect thm their homes. I mean its right there. But we still got a little bit. Reporter just as we were speak with these neighbors off hodge hill road firefighters were rushing on to the property to get to the flames that were headed right toward us. All the evacuee urged to leave their homes and head to the evacuation sh
Of the Second World War, there will be events across the uk in may to mark the 75th anniversary of ve day. And weve got a little bit of sunshine in the forecast today, but also some snow, and the details on that coming up in the forecast. Its sunday 23 february. Our top story tyson fury has won one of the most eagerly anticipated world heavyweight title fights in years, after beating Deontay Wilder in las vegas. Fury won the fight after wilders corner threw in the towel in the seventh round. It has all happened in the last hour or 0. It has all happened in the last hour or so. John, what a performance. Breathtaking performance from tyson fury. He said he was going to come out strong knockdown Deontay Wilder in the first two it looked as though at one point he was on course to do that. He knocked him down for the first time in the third and Deontay Wilder went down again in the fifth, and he was out on his legs at times. We knew he was coming in at his heaviest, Deontay Wilder, compared
The suspect in the Madeleine Mccann case is now being investigated over a missing five Year Old Girl in germany. Shouting. A pensioner is assaulted by police in new york state, as americas protests over the death of george floyd continue. A new boss in the house. Tim davie promises accelerated change when he takes over as the bbcs new director general. And prepping for the return of the premier league, but the terraces will remain silent. And in sport on bbc news, chelsea deserve the Womens Super League title, according to their manager emma hayes. The decision was made on a points per game basis. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The terrible toll of covid 19 on the uk has been starkly highlighted in the passing of a grim milestone. The number of people whove died after testing positive for the coronavirus has passed 40,000. Britain is now the second country in the world to reach that number, after the United States. 357 deaths were recorded in the latest 24 hour period
Good afternoon and welcome to viewers on bbc one ahead of the daily government coronavirus briefing, expected around five oclock. Todayit today it is led by the Health Secretary, matt hancock. The offical number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has passed 40,000 according to new figures from the department of health coming amid continued controversy about how quickly to ease the lockdown. Figures reveal a further 357 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the uk, taking the total number of deaths in uk care homes, hospitals and the wider comminuty to more than 40,000. It comes as the latest study of Coronavirus Infections in england suggests a fall in the number of people with the illness. Figures from the office for National Statistics indicate one in 1,000 people had the virus in the community in the last two weeks of may down from one in 400 the week before. Elsewhere, the British Medical Association says the governments decision to make face coverings compul