This is bbc news, the headlines revellers around the globe have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london and other major cities. In rio dejaniero more than a Million People gathered on the copacabana beach to celebrate the new year. The United States is to send more troops to protect its embassy in baghdad, which has been attacked by thousands of protestors, angry at american air strikes. President trump has blamed the attack on iran. The authorities in lebanon say the former nissan boss, carlos ghosn, entered the country legally. Mr ghosn was on bail injapan, awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. Reports in lebanon suggest a group of musicians, who played at his house in tokyo, smuggled him out, in an instrument case. Now, pallab ghosh looks back on how the frontiers of science and space were pushed in 2019, a year shaped by the impact of deforestation and Climate Change, in review 2019 the year in science. This is the year we saw the first e
This is bbc news. Im ben brown. The headlines at nine. The death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 the countrys president warns the spread of the virus is accelerating and that his country faces a grave situation. As the us announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the Foreign Office is urging brits to get out and advising against further travel to the Hubei Province. A member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower blocks deadly cladding. 31 people are dead and more than 1,600 injured after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. 3 million brexit coins go
into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the european union. And our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35am. Good morning. The president of china has said his country is facing a grave situation after the number of cases of cornovirus rose sharply to nearly 2,000. Chinese state media say 56 people have now died. Chinese pres
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You re watching bbc newsroom live. Its 11. 003m, and these are the main stories this morning. A british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. Her lawyer says shell appeal the conviction. An 18 year old man admits killing pc Andrew Harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. Dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of Iranian Military Commander Qasem Soleimani. The shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. The british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. It means shes now free to return to the uk. Her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that she wou
Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines an a e doctor in worthing has tested positive for the coronavirus the Second Health care worker in the uk to contract the disease. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is expected to be given powers to punish Tech Companies if they dont protect their users from illegal material. Later, well be speaking to one of britains leading voices on social media regulation hes already said its not going to work. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary he calls it the beginning of the end for President Trump. The government is accused of repeatedly failing to put people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate accomadation. The equality and Human Rights Commission say
targets are being missed. And three sporting heroes talk about life with motor neurone disease. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. A staff member in the a e department at