This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at three 17 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand the situation is ongoing and the suspect a soldier, is still at large. Five british people including a child have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. Six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the governments decision to allow huawei to help build the uks 56 network. Why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat . I dont know of anywhere else in the world that would do that. Officials working on Boris Johnsons pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 Police Officers say that theyll actually need to take on more than 50,000
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Good morning welcome to breakfast it i so i; r i social media was ,77; h r 1. 512; i it iii. Social media was ,77; itiiigzgfi it ii social media was ,77; with Louise Minchin but through the afternoon, some of the showers will be heavy as they and charlie stayt. Our headlines today cross england and wales. More in about ten minutes. Breaking news on the cruise ship quarantined because of the coronavirus outbreak. The last few minutes or so. Two the government says it will try good morning welcome british tourists on board the to breakfast with Louise Minchin and charlie stayt. Our headlines today to bring british passengers home. Diamond princess liner. They have a danger to life as nine severe itsjust been its just been confirmed been diagnosed with coronavirus. Flood warnings remain itsjust been confirmed that its just been confirmed that the british couple onboard the ship have in force across england and wales in the aftermath tested positive for coronavirus. David abel has just put
This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at two five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. At least 12 people have died and several others have been wounded in a mass shooting in thailand. Six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the governments decision to allow huawei to help build the uks 56 network. Why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat . I dont know of anywhere else that would do that. Officials working on Boris Johnsons pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 Police Officers say that theyll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave. The met Office Issues Severe Weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. Ireland take on wales in the six
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The us has overtaken china and italy to become the country that has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 people have been confirmed positive. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump predicted the nation would get back to work pretty quickly. As countries in europe continue to be worst affected, leaders of the 620 countries have promised to do whatever it takes to minimise the damage to livelihoods. Theyre injecting 5 trillion into the global economy. There have been more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours. In the uk, 115 people have died from coronavirus in just 2a hours. The British Government has announced a multi billion pound rescue package for the self employed theyll now be able to claim 80 of their average monthly profits from the state. Now on bbc news its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. As
World leaders initiate tougher measures. Britains borisjohnson has called the coronavirus pandemic the worst Health Crisis in a generation. He warned that many more families would lose loved ones before their time. He said it was important to get the timing right for the toughest procedures. In total, ten people have now died in the uk with the virus. The outbreak has led Global Stock Markets to record some of their biggest ever one day losses. In new york, the dowjones closed 10 down, while european markets also saw double digit falls. And this story is trending on bbc. Com. Englands Football Premier League will hold an Emergency Club meeting on friday regarding future fixtures. It follows arsenals manager, mikel arteta, testing positive for the coronavirus. Club staff who had recent contact with arteta will now self isolate. Thats all, stay with bbc world news. More on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Asian