Did you see the part of the fox news interview with donald trump . That were released in the last 2a hours. One in particular has generated a lot of comments. Shooting is a killer. A lot of killers get a lot of killers, you think our country is so innocent . Putin is a killer. I dont know any Government Leaders who are killers. Look at what we have done as well. We made a lot of mistakes, i was against the war in iraq from the beginning. A lot of mistakes. But a lot of people were killed, there are a lot of kellett killers around, believe me. Calling Vladimir Putin a killer was unlikely to go down well in the kremlin. Its spokesperson said we consider such words from the fox tv company to be unacceptable and insulting, and honestly speaking, we would prefer to get an apology from such a respected tv company. No sign of that apology. For more on this, i spoke with olga ivshina from bbc russian. It is interesting that the spokesman for putin declined to comment. He said that he did not g
Muslim countries is essential, but its still suspended by the courts. Alastair cook resigns as england test captain after four years in charge and two ashes victories. And, final preparations for the biggest ever exhibition of works by david hockney. Im not saying im that good, but im not that terrible either. And in sportsday on bbc news, director of cricket Andrew Strauss says Alastair Cook stepped down as england captain because he was drained and lacked the energy and drive to continue. Good evening. We start tonight with new evidence of the immense pressure on parts of the nhs in england, with Patient Numbers considered unsafe in the majority of Hospital Trusts this winter. Over the past week bbc news has been given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital. Its accident and Emergency Department receives more ambulances than any other in the north west of england. In the first of two extended reports our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and patient
Populism. The ultimate showdown. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The speaker of the House Of Commons, john bercow, has expressed his strong opposition to any plans for President Trump to address both Houses Of Parliament when he makes his state visit to the uk later this year. Mr bercow said his opposition had hardened following mr trumps decision to impose a travel ban on seven mainly muslim countries. Our chief Political Correspondent vicki young reports. Its an honour thats been bestowed on popes and president s, a speech to both Houses Of Parliament in the splendour of Westminster Hall was part of the itinerary for these dignitaries when they visited britain. But the same invite may not be coming President Trumps way. In an astonishing intervention, the Commons Speaker said recent decisions by the president had made him uneasy about issuing an invitation. I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for Equality Before The Law and an indepe
On the last day of 2020, Virginia topped 5,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time and reported its 5,000th death related to the virus that has dominated life since mid-March.Â
Nearly 350,000 people statewide have tested positive for the virus this year, with over 104,000 of those in Northern Virginia. Â
The year also ends with a record number of Virginians hospitalized for treatment of the coronavirus.Â
The Virginia Department of Health reported a record 5,239 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, exceeding the previous high of 4,782 set on Christmas Eve. Record high daily numbers were reported in both the Central (979) and the Eastern (1,086) health regions of the state.