Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines thousands of anti racism demonstrators are holding rallies in cities around the uk, despite government warnings against Mass Gatherings during the lockdown. We are in a Health Pandemic across the United Kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please dont. Everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, not just in america, but globally, it is our duty to do something. It has been our grandfathers fight, our fathers fight, we dont want to make it our childrens fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part this. Black lives matter people have also taken to the streets of australia, where the focus is on the treatment of indigenous australians. Prince william has revealed that he has become a volunteer counsellor for a Mental Health charity. Now on bbc news, this is the story of one hospital and one community in the time of covid 19. As britains death toll
City of minneapolis. Faith in the time of coronavirus, what happens when the doctors and nurses have done their best the second in our special reports from the Royal London Hospital. A new frontier in space travel for the first time a private Company Takes astronauts to the space station. This is the scene at cape canaveral. Those are the doors to the pod in which the astronauts are now being strapped in. 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. The government in the uk is set to launch a test and trace system in england to help stop the spread of coronavirus. It marks the most significant change in the countrys effort to tackle the disease since the lockdown began nine weeks ago, with the Health Secretary describing it as a civic duty, to follow the new system from tomorrow. By tracing and isolating people whove been in contact with someone who tests positive for covid 19, minist
Hello and welcome. The number of people who have died from covid 19 in the United States has now officially exceeded 100,000. The actual numbers are likely to be higher than that, but it is clear that in the past three months, more americans have died from infection than during the korean war, the vietnam war and the conflict in iraq combined. Well, lets take a look at how the us got to this point the first death was reported on february 29. On march 13, President Trump declared a National Emergency as schools were closed. Stay at home orders were issued in california, new york and washington. Within a month, the us passed italys death toll withjust over 20,000, now the highest death rate in the world. Then, President Trump released his guidelines for reopening the country, as anti lockdown protests broke out. Into may, and the president said his task force would continue indefinitely, 2a hours after announcing it would close. The death toll stood at 71,000. And, now, just three months
Well, the global concern is so high, jim, that the belgians took a very unusual decision to deploy troops in the streets of two belgian cities, soldiers for the first time in more than 30 years this weekend. Its only about going to approach about 300 soldiers in all, but its still a very symbolic gesture putting them out to defend embassies, government buildings as well as jewish institutions, synagogues and so on. The belgian prosecutor in charge of the investigation keeping his cards very close to his chest. So far not identifying the two suspects who were killed in a gun battle with Belgian Police on thursday when police started their round of raids. The belgians say that they intercepted a cell that was planning to attack Belgian Police officers and they found Police Uniforms in the custody in the possession of these suspects. They have since pressed charges against five belgian citizens accusing them of participation in a terrorist organization. Three of them are currently in belg
Cnn bringing you breaking coverage as it happens as only we can. Our correspondents embedded around the globe, ivan watson Nic Robertson. And anything paton walsh in yemen. First to ivan where 12 coordinated raids first hinted at how large this network of terrorists can be. Ivan belgian Officials Say parts of this terrorist cell are still active. What is the level of concern there . Do they have a handle on exactly whos still at large . Well the global concern is so high jim, that the belgians took a very unusual decision to deploy troops in the streets of two belgian cities, soldiers for the first time in more than 30 years this weekend. Its only about going to approach about 300 soldiers in all, but its still a very symbolic gesture putting them out to defend embassies, government buildings as well as jewish institutions, synagogues and so on. The belgian prosecutor in charge of the investigation keeping his cards very close to his chest. So far not identifying the two suspects who w