Are learning about technology and staying safe online. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in iran, where hes pressing the authorities to release Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe and others with british iranian dual citizenship on humanitarian grounds. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. Adina campbell reports. A big day for the British Foreign secretary. Ahead of a highly anticipated meeting, borisjohnson greeted by his iranian counterpart, looked keen to get the discussions off to a quick start. Where the topic of the imprisonment of dual nationals will be high on the agenda. One of them is nazanin zaghair ratcliffe, seen here with her daughter, who she has been away from since being arrested in tehran 18 months ago. The iranian authorities have accused the 37 year old of spying and trying to overthrow their government, something she and her
Trumps tax issues we are seeing pictures on at the moment. Hello to you. We are covering all the latest developments here in britain and globally. First, as the number of covid 19 depths heads towards 1 million, news today ambitious plans to transform the way we test to see who has the disease. The World Health Organization plans to relate a rapid test across over 100 countries. The size of a credit card, it should cost around 5 and show results within 15 minutes. The who has over extensive testing from the beginning of the outbreak is a way to control the virus, has called for extensive testing. But has been difficult for many countries. These tests provide lab results in approximately 15 17 minutes, rather than hours or days at a lower price with less sophisticated equipment. This will enable the expansion of testing, particularly in hard to reach areas that do not have Lab Facilities or enough Trained Health workers to carry out pcr tests. This is a vital addition to their testing c
And if planning to get engaged on a boat, first disengage throttle. The skipper whose romantic moment at sea, quite literally floored the bride to be. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. For five years, donald trump has defied us tradition and refused to release his tax returns. Now, five weeks before the election, the New York Times has exposed them for him. The financial records show mr trump was amazingly succesful at not paying taxes. Possibly, even criminally so. The leaked returns have caused an uproar in the campaign, but the president himself has dismissed them. Here he is speaking yesterday. It isa it is a total fake news, made it is a totalfake news, made up. We went through the same stories, you could have asked me the same questions. I litigated and talked about it. Total fake questions. I litigated and talked about it. Totalfake news. Questions. I litigated and talked about it. Total fake news. Lets ta ke about it. Total fake news. Lets take a
Sir David Attenborough describes his fears for the planet. What can be done to help. Hello to you. Lets start with that breaking news. A Million Deaths at least from the coronavirus have now been recorded worldwide. According to theJohns Hopkins university. Those official figures are likely to be a considerable under estimate but it isa considerable under estimate but it is a milestone. The bulk of those come from the americas with more than half the global toll there. Europe, with a concerning rise in cases over recent weeks is next worst hit with almost a 250,000 cases. Asia, where the virus first originated and the middle east have seen more than 180,000 deaths. Africa has recorded at least 35,000s of the pandemic began. Lets speak out to an Infectious Disease physician at the Washington School of medicine. Thank you very much for your time and good to talk to you. What do you make of these figures . I guess they are likely to be much worse than presented . Absolutely. First we have
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The World Health Organization and the us announce plans to roll out a rapid new covid test that could transform the Global Response to the pandemic. One, two, three, four, five. One, two, three, four, five. Into the test, twisted three times. The adhesive is pulled off and you wait 15 minutes and that is the test. The north east of england home to some two Million People, is facing tougher coronavirus restrictions following a sharp rise in cases. Food deliveries in britain for students who are self isolating, some a0 universities have now reported cases of coronavirus. With only a day to go before the first president ial debate President Trump is rejects reports about his tax bill but the New York Times stands by its story. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. As the number of covid deaths glo