Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, rebecca jones. The headlines psychiatrists and campaigners call for social Media Companies to be forced to hand over data to universities for research into the potential harms of using the technology. We asa we as a world, notjust a country, would better understand the sort of pressures and problems being forced upon young people by social media platforms. Irans Supreme Leader, ayatollah ali khomenei, leads friday prayers in the capital tehran for the first time in eight years. Were in glasgow for our series our planet matters. The city has committed itself to become the first net zero emissions city in the uk. Im Annita Mcveigh here in the city, well be answering your questions about how glasgow might achieve its objective and all environmental matters juat after half past. Rebecca long bailey and Emily Thornberry set out their visions for the labour party, as they launch their rival bids to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader. In sport, englands cric
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Tests for Frontline Health Service Staff begin in england this weekend ten days after wales started theirs following heavy criticism over a lack of testing for health workers. The english cities of birmingham and manchester join london with plans to open more temporary hospitals to help cope with the outbreak in the uk. The three men spearheading the uks fight against covid 19 self isolate two of them test postive for the virus and the third thinks he may have it. Masses of people try to leave delhi despite india being on its fourth day of lockdown raising concerns of the spread of the virus there. Wuhan the city where the outbreak began has partially re opened for the first time since
it was cut off from the rest of china two months ago. 832 more people die of the virus in spain in the past 2a hours the highest number the country has recorded in a single day since the start of the pandemic. Hello an
The government warns against all but essential travel to italy, as the countrys coronavirus lockdown comes into effect italians are told to stay at home, public gatherings are banned, and permission is needed for anyone who urgently needs to travel British Airways and ryanair have cancelled all their flights between the uk and italy until early april here, Health Officials warn that the peak of the uk epidemic could be here in a fortnight it has a relatively slow take off at the start and thats really where we are at the moment. It will start to rise quite sharply. Well have the latest from italy and from our science correspondents. Also this lunchtime a rebellion in parliament about the governments plans to allow the chinese firm huawei a role in the uks
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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
Two us airbases in iraq are hit by more than a dozen Ballistic Missiles fired from iran. 22 missiles were launched in the early hours of the morning. Iranian state television said the attack was in retaliation for the death of general Qasem Soleimani, killed last week in a us airstrike. We of course condemn the attack on Iraqi Military bases hosting coalition forces. Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks but must instead pursue urgent de escalation. More than 170 people have been killed, including three britons, after a ukrainian passenger plane crashed shortly after take off from tehran. Its not clear whether the crash is linked to the tensions in iran. Also on todays programme the number of homicides in the uk fell in 2019, for the first time in five years though killings rose in the capital. Every mind matters at heads up. Well show you the simple steps you can take to look after your Mental Health. And, the Football Association is accused of scoring an own goa