Are being thrown a lifeline our top stories this week, with 135 of those most at risk of closing the us house of representatives getting emergency funding. Votes to pass an emergency bill to inject 25 billion into americas cash strapped postal service. The troubadour in london, where adele and ed sheeran lithuania and poland deny claims that nato performed early gigs, is building up its forces along and the jacaranda in liverpool, where the beatles held their borders with belarus. Early rehearsals, are among the recipients of the governments culture recovery fund. Heres lizo mzimba with more. President trump declares californias wildfires a major disaster artists ranging from granting federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. Chrissie hynde to paul young, tiktok takes on trump and bands ranging from the Chinese Company behind motorhead to u2, have played the social media app says here at the horn in st albans. It will sue the us government. Its one of 135 music and footballs ven
Beirut was on the frontlines of lebanons15 year long civil war and in that time, many of the citys Historic Buildings were damaged. One artist, maya husseini, spent years restoring their stained glass windows. But the recent explosion in the port destroyed much of her work. Its just made her more determined to start over. Heres her story. Now on bbc news its witness history, where we hear from five people who have experienced important moments in history, including a jewish woman who found refuge in britain after she was transported out of nazi germany. Hello and welcome to witness history with me, razia iqbal, here at the Royal Academy in london. Today well hear from five people who have witnessed incredible moments in history. Coming up the soldiers who fought for the british but were not allowed to settle in britain. The last days of the sri lankan civil war, the first latin american coup, backed by the us, and when the soviet union banned alcohol. But first, to a story of love, hop
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is on his way to berlin for treatment, two days after falling seriously ill. Navalny is on a german air ambulance that took off from siberias omsk airport. He remains in a coma. There are claims he was poisoned. The governor of california says lightning strikes over the past 2a hours have sparked several hundred more wildfires in the region. Some of the fires are the biggest recorded in the state. 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, and more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. New coronavirus restrictions have come into force in the uk in the last hour. Anyone returning from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self isolate for two weeks, because of a rise in infections in those countries. The Coronavirus Crisis has caused concern among hundreds of thousands of people, who are in rented accommodation worried about how theyll pay the bills
with reduced incomes. But today the government confirmed its extending the b
For the second day of the Republican National convention the focus moves to the white houes where the first lady is due to address delegates from the rose garden. She is expected to make the case for re electing President Trump as the race against the democrats takes a harsher tone. The parents ofjacob blake, the unarmed black man shot by police in the us state of wisconsin say their son has been left paralysed from the waist down. They also pleaded for an end to the protests sparked by the shooting, as the destruction does not reflect their son. Secondary School Pupils will have to wear masks in corridors in parts of england where local lockdowns are in place. The government says its changed its guidance after updated advice from the world health organisation. The Opposition Labour Party say they dont think the new rules go far enough. As children prepare to go back to school next month,
millions of people are also considering whether to return to their offices, or continue working fr
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