The us attorney general takes the unusual step of authorising federal prosecutors to investigate allegations of voter fraud in last weeks president ial election. The uk Unemployment Rate rises to 4. 8 in the three months to september compared with 4. 5 in august with redundancies reaching a record high. The education standards body for england ofsted warns that some children have regressed in basic skills and learning during the pandemic. And coming up this hour. Researchers say the discovery of a two million year old skull in south africa has uncovered a new chapter in the story of human evolution. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Well bring more on the vaccine news in a moment, but first our breaking news that the chief palestinian negotiator saeb erekat has died at the age of 65. He had suffered Serious Health problems for several years before contracting coronavirus la
I do think its going to be a broader debatejust because people are changing the way they consume media. Theres a much more complicated media landscape now. And so i do think were going to look at whether the licence fee models right for the 21st century. A plane has skidded off the runway at istanbul airport and broken into three sections. There are no reports of fatalities. More than a0 people arrested in a crackdown on so called courier fraud, where people are duped into handing over money to fraudsters. And as some of the uks Biggest Companies are criticised for failing to improve diversity, well speak to a woman championing ethnic minority representation in the boardroom. Good afternoon. Our top story on bbc news at 5pm is that the governments Emergency Cobra Committee are meeting as we speak to discuss the coronavirus. The death toll from the virus in china has now reached almost 500. More than 2a,000 people have been infected, and about 18 million chinese citizens are being told
Tuesday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to tuesday in parliament, as a footballer forces the government into a u turn on Free School Meals. Id like to extend my particular thanks to Marcus Rashford, for using his public position to amplify the voices of those who must and should be heard. The Prime Minister announces a shake up in the way the uk delivers aid. For too long, frankly, uk overseas aid has been treated as some giant cash point in the sky but then finds himself accused of trying to deflect attention from his governments troubles. We should see this statement for what it is the tactics of pure distraction. All that to come, and more. But first it was a battle of two number 10s Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and england, and borisjohnson of downing street. And there was only one winner. On monday, the star striker spoke to the bbc about the importance of Free School Meals to him as a child growing up in a single parent family. Ministers rejected his call for a sc
Who had the, the virus including my adviser isolated for 14 days, people stayed at home. Prime minister you say this, we have been contacted by many people who havent been living in difficult terms and condition circumstances who didnt know they would do what he did, if that the level of clarity of the message, arent you concerned that Going Forward this will cause a real problem, as you expect the economy to get back up and running. The most important thing now is for everybody to focus on the next steps, and, for everybody to look at the test and trace scheme, probably it wont affect you, you probably wont be contacted but if you are contacted, and you are told that you have been in contact with someone. Prime minister, that is a different thing to my question, so it is not really answering my question. Back to chair. Meg, if you are saying that the message was so unclear or is so unclear, i really dispute that. I am looking at the figures everyday, we are seeing continual compliance