Welcome to bbc news, im sally bundock. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets a very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses re open in brazils biggest city but the countrys still gripped by coronavirus, the president s taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report record hospitalisations from covid 19, sparking fears some places could soon run out of beds. The pandemic puts paid to pamplonas most famous pasttime, its annual festival goes ahead without the citys iconic bull run. Hong kongs chief executive carrie lam has been giving her first Weekly Briefing since details were released of the sweeping security law imposed on the territory by the communist Party Leadership in beijing. She said the legislation would be vigorously implemented adding it would ensur
Meghan did together shortly after their engagement. But how things have changed. Harry is walking away from royal duties and walking away toa from royal duties and walking away to a very large extent from britain. It is canada that he and megan now seem to regard as home but the government ofjustin trudeau has said that once the couple step back from the royal role, canada will no longerfund the from the royal role, canada will no longer fund the cost of their protection. That poses a problem, if the canadians wont pay for their security that leaves either the british taxpayer or of course the couple themselves. The sums involved wont be small, almost certainly more than year and there are other issues, British Police officers arent normally permitted to carry firearms outside the uk. They are all questions to be resolved. For harry this morning, at the abbey road studios, the focus was on the invictus games, an anthem called unbroken and an opportunity to sing
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This is bbc news. These are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. The British Government is playing down expectations it could adopt a proposal to pay £500 to everyone who tests positive for covid 19, saying it could create perverse incentives, but ministers are looking at support for those who have to isolate. We have always had the £500 support payment for those on certain benefits. We have always kept that under review. We know that it is sometimes quite challenging to ask people to isolate for that length of time. Police in east london broke up a Wedding Party with 400 guests last night and handed the organisers a £10,000 fine. What do you make of that People Holding a 400 strong
wedding during a lockdown . Do get in touch with me on twitter Annita Mcveigh and use bbcyourquestions, and ill try to read out some of your comments. British retail sales saw their largest annual fall in history last year as the impact of the pandemic took its toll. Japanese car maker ni
This is bbc news. Im Lukwesa Burak with the latest headlines more than a thousand people have been arrested in russia as police crack down on protests by supporters of the jailed Opposition Leader alexei navalny. One of those detained is mr navalny s wife, yulia, who was at a demonstration attended by thousands in moscow. These are live pictures from moscow as the protests continue. Riot police growling with one of the protesters there. Senior doctors call for changes in the vaccine roll out in the uk they want the 12 week gap between the first and second dose of the pfizerjab to be halved. What we do need to be assured of is that people are properly protected, because if the level of protection with the second dose
is compromised by a longer delay, that of course will impact on the doctors that i represent, because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. The leader of welsh conservatives paul davies has resigned after admitting drinking on the senedd e
We are back. Thank you for joining us. We had a great conversation with state superintendent tony thurmon, well have him back on tonight, the new covid k on shock. As america records its biggest oneday surge in cases since this pandemic began. More than 50,000 cases reported in one day. Dr. Anthony fauci warning we are at risk of losing control. At the same time, President Trump insists they are putting out the flames. Tonight, we go inside one Florida Hospital as doctors and nurses suit up for battle. 10,000 new infections in florida today. And their youngest victim yet, just 11 years old. Disturbing reports about young people throwing covid parties in alabama to see who gets it first. A 4monthold hospitalized there. Hospitalizations rising in more than half the country. One houston icu at 100
capacity. And tonight, after first resisting the move, face masks required across the state of texas. The other major headline breaking tonight, ghislaine maxwell, exgirlfriend of jeffrey epste