This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain. Operation moonshot aims to do ten million daily tests by early next year. The idea is to have a test which would be carried out at the location, a bit like a pregnancy test that provides a very quick result, and that would completely revolutionise things. Senior uk ministers will hold emergency talks with eu officials later over the governments plan to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Thousands of migrants desperately seek shelter after a camp on the greek island of lesbos was destroyed by fire. Three people die as wildfires continue to rage in california, which is in the middle of a 20 year mega drought. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and ac
This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The latest headlines. Britain is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus a stark warning from one leading scientist following a sharp rise in cases in the united kingdom. This is still a very widely distributed infection, its across the whole of the uk and by every measure, the numbers are going up. Boris johnson defends his plans to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement, saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. The first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. The afghans say they want to end the war. Including men, women, minorities and victims then both sides will be
the peace heroes. Sir Terence Conran the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor has died aged 88. And the new premier League Season begins with the champions liverpool hosting leeds united, who are back after an absence of 16 years. Good afternoon. A leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of l
Hello, im karin giannone, this is outside source. The un warns of a humanitarian catastrophe in ethiopia after nearly two weeks of conflict in the tigray region. We are needing desperately to have access, unhindered, unconditional access to the refugees. 30 000 ethiopians have fled to neighbouring sudan almost half of them are thought to be children. Well look at the regional implications with our sub sa ha ran security analyst. The ceos of facebook and twitter defend the role of their tech platforms in the us election as they face a grilling from senators for the second time in three weeks. Terrifying scenes in colombia as a powerful category four hurricane hits its coast. Well be live from bogota. A development in kenya after an africa eye investigation uncovers shocking evidence of child trafficking in nairobi. Within 2a through 48 hours within 24 through 48 hours we should have arrested anybody who was involved in this issue. The un is warning that a full scale humanitarian crisis
And a third of the food produced in the world for human consumption is lost or wasted. But it is possible for food to be intensively produced working with nature and thats whats happening here, in wiltshire. Its a really good Hunting Ground for birds of prey. David butlers farm isnt organic, but its still a haven for wildlife. The grey partridge, here filmed in a different location, if we have poor air quality, if we have poor water quality, then were not going to have high yields of crops and were not going to have healthy animals, were not going to have healthy food, and that directly then feeds through to people. Humans are managing nature for their own benefit, whether its for grazing animals orfor building on, and its having a dramatic impact all over the world. And Scientists Say we can see this now by the pandemic were living through. Research suggests the emergence of covid 19 could be linked to bats. Were fairly confident that the driving forces that have led to the spread of
The headlines. Dozens of countries are imposing travel bands to and from britain were a new fast spreading variant of coronavirus has led to the countrys highest daily number of recorded cases. After months of recorded cases. After months of wrangling, republicans and democrats in the us congress have reached agreement on a 900 billion Coronavirus Relief package. The measure includes increased Unemployment Benefits and stimulus payments are millions of workers who lost theirjobs millions of workers who lost their jobs because of millions of workers who lost theirjobs because of the pandemic. It will also provide funding for the Mass Vaccination Campaign and to help schools reopen. Still caught up on fish. Uk and eu negotiators trying to agree the terms of a free trade deal between the two say they are still stuck on the issue of eu accessed uks fishing waters. Sources close say the decision on whether it is deal or no deal can be expected before christmas. Clement a very good monday mo