The former king of spain, juan carlos, has left the country, weeks after he was linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. His destination is unknown. He made the announcement in an open letter to his son, felipe, who became the monarch, six years ago. President trump has insisted the coronavirus outbreak in the United States is receding, and criticised one of his top medical advisers, for saying the disease is now a greater threat than when the outbreak first began. The us has the biggest number of reported covid infections and deaths, in the world. Key figures in the Northern Ireland Peace Process have paid their tributes tojohn hume, the catholic politician who has died at the age of 83. He received a nobel prize, for his efforts in bringing about the good friday Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland. Its about half past two in the morning. Its time for a look back now and fridays bafta awards. Hello. Im your high energy host for the Bafta Television awards extra time, where
Against the coronavirus, and has introduced further restrictions to try to curb its spread. Hes forbidden people from leaving home, except for essential reasons, from midday on tuesday, orface punishment. The us treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, is seeking a large stimulus package to prop up the American Economy after the dowjones suffered its biggest ever one day points drop. Economists now no longer doubt that the Global Economy is heading into recession. In britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on people to stop travel and avoid what he called unnecessary social contact. He said if drastic action was not taken now, cases could double every five or six days. He said people showing any symptoms should self isolate for m days. In every part of the uk, people have been taking in the full import of the governments latest advice which marks a very sharp change from just a few days ago. With advice to everyone to stop non essential contact and to avoid pubs, clubs and theatres, the
This is bbc news with the latest headlines. People arriving in the uk from belgium, the bahamas and andorra will have to quarantine for m days the rules began at midnight in wales and will apply from 4 am on saturday in the rest of the uk. Well be trying to get answers to what the latest Restrictions Mean for your travel and Holiday Plans im at Annita Mcveigh on twitter today could be one of the hottest days on record, with large parts of the country experiencing a heatwave this weekend. Temperatures are expected to soar to almost 37 degrees in the south east. Police in beirut use teargas on protestors demonstrating against the government after an explosion earlier this week killed 137 people and injured more than 5,000. Thousands of cabin crew at British Airways will find out today whether they still have a job with many facing significant pay cuts if they remain, amid a dispute between the airline and its staff. And coming up this hour. Well talk to two disappointed runners, after th
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A very warm welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories a leading opposition figure in belarus reportedly abducted by masked men amid more mass protests against president lukashenko. Two dozen wildfires blaze across california as the heatwave sees Los Angeles County hit its highest ever temperature. Typhoon haishen has lashed south koreas east coast, causing landslides and bringing down power lines. Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees land in indonesia after six months at sea. And is pepper, the culturally aware robot, the answer to the care home staff shortage . Hello to you. One of the leading opposition figures in belarus has been abducted by unidentified men according to local reports. Witnesses say Maria Kolesnikava one of the three women who joined forces to challenge president lukashenko in the recent election, was bundled into a vehicle in minsk and driven away. She had attended a mass demonstration in the capital on sunday. The interior ministry is saying it has no informat