As india struggled under the second highest number of covid cases in the world, the number of daily deaths remains dangerously high wheat report from delhi. We report. The uk government is urging businesses to make their final preparations for brexit a month before the transition period ends. Growing fears for brazils amazon, as it emerges that more of the rainforest was destroyed last year than at any time in the past decade. New scientific analysis suggests the Global Climate change picture is looking more positive, with the goals of the paris accord within reach. Also coming up this hour, formula i World Champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekends grand prix in bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. One of the uks Major Department store chains, debenhams, is to be liquidated after talks about a possible rescue have come to an
Israel is trying to build more than 1,000 new settlement homes on lefthand palestinians say it theirs this three days before peace negotiations are due to resume. Mallons have cast their ballots in an historic election that is expected to mark the end of 18 months of political turmoil. The Prime Minister is on the current p. M. Ken rudd is up against the current opposition leader. They came face to face in a televised debate. Figuring on the economy. Welcome to france 24. Lets go straight to our top story. Israel has Just Announced the release of 26 palestinian prisoners within two days but they are planning to build more than 1,000 settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem and west bank there just before paes negotiations are due to resume. Lets hear from a close ally of the phreufalestinian president according to her israel is not making any effort to smooth the relationships. What it puts in question is israels commitment to peace. Because it is a deliberate attempt at derailing t
Today at five prince harry speaks for the first time, since announcing hell stand down from being a full time royal. No other option a leap of faith and sad at having to step down as a front line member of the royal family prince harry talks of his regret. Are helpless to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations but without public funding. Our hope was to continue. Unfortunately that was not possible. Well be speaking to the boss of Invictus Games a project prince harry has already guranteed his continuiing commitment to. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The spiralling cost of h52
a leaked report suggests spending on the High Speed Rail link could hit £106 billion nearly double what was forecast just five years ago. A Murder Investigation in North East London after three men were stabbed to death last night 2 men have been arrested. After seven years in charge, lord hall announces hes to step down as director general of the bbc, to take a job
This is bbc news. The headlines at eight. As prince Harry Holdings a 20 minute private discussion with the Prime Minister, he makes clear his disappointment at the outcome of royal talks about his and meghans future. Our hope was to continue serving the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. U nfortu nately, without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasnt possible. Beales, one of britains Oldest Department stores collapses into administration, the spiralling cost of hs2. Administration, the spiralling cost of h52. A administration, the spiralling cost of hs2. A leaked report suggesting spending could hit £106 billion. Nationally double what was forecast five years ago. After seven yea rs five years ago. After seven years in charge lord hall announces he is to step down to
ta ke hall announces he is to step down to take a job at the National Gallery and the England Rugby coach speaks out about saracens pay cap scandal. Hello, prince harry ha
Nine to 11 degrees. And with that cloud around, by night, it means that wednesday night into thursday morning is not going to be a cold one. Temperatures widely above freezing. By thursday, we are in this milder air and more of a south westerly flow and the yellow tones gcioss westerly flow and the yellow tones across the country, but the front, the dividing line between the colder airup into the the dividing line between the colder air up into the north. By thursday, again it is a cloudy story. But it is largely dry. The rain in the far north west will feed some water into the Northern Isles and the Western Isles and north west of the great glen and elsewhere temperatures around seven to ten degree. That front sinks south, a band ofjust nuisance rain as it weakens off. But again more cloud around on friday. Brighter and cooler, seven to nine degrees the high. We start to see a change as we head into the weekend. Turning increasingly wet and windy with a front starting to push in from