Saudi forces intercept a missile over the capital riyadh explosions are heard in northern parts of the city 2 civilians are slightly injured. While the number of deaths is rising by the day billions are in confinement and the world is slipping into recession more than 30000 deaths have not been linked to the coronavirus in the u. S. More than 124000 people have now tested positive and around 2100 have died while the centers for Disease Control has warned residents of new York New Jersey and connecticut against all nonessential travel for 14 days where half of the total number of people who died around the world come from just 2 countries in europe thats italy and spain the spanish army has now been asked to transport bodies simply because undertakers cant cope and in india the fear of death due to starvation not the virus has led to an exodus of poor workers bus and train stations are crammed with people forced to return to their villages after a 3 week lockdown left them without work
That hunger will kill more of them than the current us. And in other News Saudi Forces into septimus siloed of the capital riyadh explosions are heard in Northern Areas of the city. The number of deaths is rising by the day millions are in confinement and the world is slipping into recession the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be humanitys worst crisis in decades there are now more than 30000 deaths linked to the virus half of those in just 2 countries in europe in italy alone more than 10000. 00 people have died and spain has reported its highest number of deaths in a single day bringing the total there are more than 5800 the army has been asked to transfer bodies to morgues because undertakers are unable to cope saturday also saw the highest day on day increase in virus related deaths in the u. K. More than 1000 people died there and the government is increasing testing for frontline hospital staff at it in india the fear of death due to starvation not the virus has led to a m
Around the clock across the world this is your artsy international from the team and myself you know neal hello and welcome we begin with breaking news several rocket attacks have hit a rock close vicinity to the American Embassy in baghdad and also a military base near the capital for more on that some joined live in the studio by shit down off. Tensions seemingly ratcheting up here well indeed something is clearly in the now we do not know what exactly was the target of this attack but we do know that there have been at least 3 rounds of mortar strikes and some of the some of those mortar shells they landed in close vicinity to an end to an american base right next to the rocky capital baghdad some of them landed apparently next door in the green zone now what is a green. Zone essentially it is a city within a city you have baghdad the larger area and the green zone is the extra and more carefully protected zone within the iraqi capital which is essentially home to will almost all em
Campaign, promising to bring forward legislation to protect the nhs from privatisation and future trade deals. Labour promises a full year of maternity pay, while the conservatives unveil an nhs visa to attract top medical talent to the uk. The world war ii veteran raising money for a memorial on the normandy beaches is given a glimpse of what it will look like this morning. How does it make you feel . Because the work you are doing, it is now concrete, it is tangible, you can touch it. Marvellous. We find out more about an 82 year old cyclist who has completed his one millionth mile riding on a bike. Decisions on asylum applications are taking substantially longer than they were five years ago, a new report suggests. Well be speaking to the people behind the research. And in sport, a stoppage time goal saw celtic beat lazio in rome to reach the knockout stages of the europa league. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. More than 100 flood warnings are in place across the
Library is under threat. Well report from the scene. Just on the hill by the president ial library where there is a massive effort to get this blaze under control. They are fighting it from the air and the ground, but the wind is blowing very strongly. And in the last hour, twitters announced its stopping all political advertising, all around the world. Well look at why we begin with the grenfell fire that killed 72 people in june 2017. Today a report into the tragedy was released. And it calls for the government to treat its response as a national emergency. Lucy manning has this report. My family why . the last thing i was hearing from my aunt was where are the firefighters . And i rest it at that, where are the firefighters . I pray every single day, since the Grenfell Tower, to die sooner. Because i have no meaning in my life. No inquiry can comfort them. No blame brings them back. N0 warm words ease their harsh reality. Grenfell was a National Tragedy but their deeply personal one