With universities to make sure return safely and spend christmas all students are supported with their loved ones if they choose to to do so. Return safely and spend christmas with their loved ones if they choose to do so. Just hours away. Just hours away round one in the us round one in the us president ial tv debate president ial tv debate and is donald trump already and is donald trump already on the ropes over his tax affairs. On the ropes over his tax affairs and heading for the hills heading for the hills the jetpack paramedic whose speed the jetpack paramedic whose speed may just save your life. May just save your life. Borisjohnson has apologised after he failed to provide clarity on new coronavirus restrictions being imposed in areas borisjohnson has apologised in the north east england. After he failed to provide clarity in a tweet, the Prime Minister said on new coronavirus restrictions being imposed in areas he mispoke during a news in the north east england. Conference whe
An apology is something when you have done something wrong. Do i regret . I regret being in the situation. More Sports Events in the United States are called off, in protest at the shooting of jacob blake. Some Major League Baseball players join the boycott, taking to the field in new york before walking off. Good morning. We have more rain in the forecast today and some thunderstorms, especially in the south, but the weather should turn drier if a little cooler through the weekend. Its friday, the 28th of august. Our top story. Donald trump says his democratic president ial rival, joe biden, would destroy the American Dream and give free rein to violent anarchists. In an hour long closing speech on the fourth day of the Republican National convention, mr trump promised voters he would rebuild the us economy and claimed that a Coronavirus Vaccine is on its way. Heres our north america correspondent, david willis. Please welcome, if anchor a billionaire businessman that ivanka trump des
Because liechtenstein, because thatis because liechtenstein, because that is landlocked between switzerland and australia, and either way outcome you are going to be going through territory which is on the no go list. Are on what are the chances of british tourists were holidaying in these places that are quite far away like jamaica getting back in time for that deadline . Very few british people actually injamaica on holiday. Of course, it is a destination with many british citizens who have relatives there and they will be some long stay people. Im afraid for them it looks to me too late already, simply because you would have to travel via the United States and that in itself presents a large number of problems, andi presents a large number of problems, and i think you will have missed all the overnight flights tonight, which
basically means that theres no chance of getting back by saturday morning. From the Czech Republic and from switzerland, its is feasible. British airways has ju
The first female Radio Operator to be sent into nazi occupied france. They were losing Radio Operators like flies. The Life Expectancy was six weeks, so noor was crucial to this. And they flew her in undercover. She is transformed into madeline, the secret agent. After months of dangerous work, she was betrayed, arrested by the gestapo, imprisoned and tortured. She died after being shot in a concentration camp in september 1944. Her plaque marks the return of the blue plaque scheme after a brief hiatus because of coronavirus. The new plaque will mark the house in bloomsbury in Central London that was her family home when she left england for the last time. English heritage, which oversees the blue plaque scheme, believes that the story of her remarkable courage in the service of her adopted country is something that will serve to inspire future generations. Time for a look at the weather heres ben rich. More downpours to contend with today, but for the weekend it should look a bit more
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump accepts the Republican Partys nomination to run for president , accusing the democrats of having a far left agenda, and being weak on law and order. Japans longest serving Prime Minister, shinzo abe, announces his resignation due to ill health. Translation i decided to step down as the Prime Minister. I would like to send my apologies to the people of japan. The Worlds Largest study of patients with covid 19 has confirmed that the risk of children needing hospital treatment for the virus is tiny. And if you would like to get in touch on any of our stories today, you can contact me on twitter annita mcveigh, or use
the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Manchester united captain and england defender Harry Maguire says he feared for his life, in his first interview about his arrest in greece. We thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air. And then, erm