Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The shortest at which people are being infected has risen above one for the first preseason ever. 0f the blink of an eye. The shortest time since march. Preseason ever. Of course, International Matches as well so it good morning Welcome Police are warning us not to treat hasnt really been away. The to breakfast with Naga Munchetty this as a Party Weekend, and charlie stayt. Champions league finished. Our headlines today ahead of new coronavirus a sharp rise restrictions which limit in coronavirus case
Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories china deploys the military as concern grows over the true scale of the coronavirus in Hubei Province. The us senate votes to limit President Trumps ability to wage war against iran. The un says 800,000 people have been displaced in syria since december in the offensive by government forces. Antarctica registers a temperature of more than 20 celsius for the First Time Since records began. Hello to you. The World Health Organization has requested further clarity from china about its recent official change in how cases of the coronavirus are diagnosed. The new broader definition has produced what appears to be a spike in the figures in Hubei Province there are now more than 55,000 cases recorded there. But the who says infection and mortality rates are not rising dramatically outside china. John sudworth reports from beijing. Chinas at war with this virus, flying in extra supplies and a reinforcement of 2,600 extra troops. But theres st
Brenda emmanus, bbc news. And just to remind you, jane hill will be live from the Royal Albert Hall on the red carpet with some very special guests at 5 15. And then we have our results show at 9 30 all here on the bbc news channel. And finally, every year a Small Community in the United States gathers together with music and festivities to watch a small animal emerge from its home which locals believe predicts gathers together with music and festivities to watch a small animal emerge from its home which locals believe predicts the coming weather. Its known as Groundhog Day. During the ceremony punxsy phil
emerges from his temporary home on gobblers knob in the town in pennsylvania. According to tradition, if phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, he has predicted six more weeks of winter. If phil does not see his shadow, he has predicted an early spring. Groundhog day has been celebrated since 1887 but received worldwide recognition it was featured in the 1993 film Groundhog Da
Good morning welcome to breakfast withjon kay and tina daheley. 0ur headlines today. Britain braces itself for storm dennis, with warnings that it could inflict more damage and destruction than last weekends storm ciara. Tens of thousands of passengers have flights cancelled during the half term holiday. Good morning. Delays are expected on the railways and roads. Well keep you updated. Welcome to breakfast, withjon kay and tina daheley. Our headlines today hundreds of flights are cancelled as the uk prepares to be battered there are amber warnings in force by storm dennis. From the met office, up to a months worth of rain falling on saturated ground heavy rain and flooding is expected in some parts of the uk. Flooding is very to lead to major disruption likely on top of that. For a second weekend some very strong and gusty winds. Running in some areas. We will keep you updated a huge blow for Manchester City. Throughout the morning. A huge blow for Manchester City. Theyre banned from
This is bbc news, the headlines. The first human trials of a Coronavirus Vaccine in europe have begun. Hundreds of volunteers will get the vaccine two of them were injected today in oxford. Scientists say they are already working with manufacturers to produce millions of doses later this year. President trump has offered some hope to americans as they head towards the summer, by saying the latest Research Shows sunlight and heat has a powerful effect on killing the virus. Hes also said that america is leading the way in how to properly lift lockdowns. And President Trump says hell sign into law another huge Financial Relief bill worth almost 500 billion dollars, aimed at Small Businesses and hospitals. Another 4. 4 million americans have filed for unemployment
benefits in the past week. Now on bbc news. Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. With nations across the world struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, there has never been a greater need for an internationall