This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. Our top stories china changes the way it counts the coronavirus the numbers have soared to a new high. Italys parliament votes to allow ex interior minister Matteo Salvini to face trial for stopping migrants from landing. The pope says no to married priests, not even in the worlds most remote regions. And a turtle as big as a car scientists in south america unearth a fossil of giant proportions. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic has reported a sharp rise in the number of confirmed deaths after changing its methods of diagnosis. Hubei province said there had been an additional 2a2 fatalities, more than double the Previous Daily record. Its also announced nearly 15,000 new cases. The change in diagnostic approach comes days after Top Health Officials in hubei were sacked. 0ur correspondent, nick beake, has t
This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on combustion engines looms nearer. But are they going fast enough . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Two officials in the chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic have been removed from their posts by the ruling communist party.
And thousands injured by two huge explosions in the lebanese capital beirut. Many people are still missing, believed trapped under rubble. The blasts were so powerful they caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city. The lebanese Prime Minister has blamed a confiscated haul of thousands of tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate. He has promised those responsible will be held accountable. Lebanon was already facing huge economic and political difficulties, along with the covid 19 pandemic. The bbc has obtained rare footage from inside chinas secretive system of mass incarceration, which detains up to a million Muslim Uighurs in the far Western Region of xinjiang. In a self shot video, a formerfashion model can be seen handcuffed to a bed. His relatives say hes been detained for so called re education and nothing has been heard from him since. Doctors in england, Northern Ireland and wales are being told they shouldnt
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Leaked documents reveal how some uk banks have allowed criminals and money launderers to move billions of pounds around the world. The government in london says the country is at a Tipping Point, and warns restrictions could be tightened, as thousands more cases are recorded. If everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further National Lockdowns. But we, of course, have to be prepared to take action if that is what is necessary. The battle over replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Us Supreme Court heats up with Democratjoe Biden saying he should name her replacement if he beats donald trump in november. A usjudge blocks President Trumps order to ban the chinese messaging app wechat. And slovenian tadej pogatcha rides in to paris to complete a surprise Tour De France victory. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from h
At least 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in a huge explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut. Many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. The blast was so powerful that it caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city. The lebanese Prime Minister says a confiscated haul of Ammonium Nitrate caused the devastating blasts. He has promised that those responsible would be held accountable. Countries from the region and beyond have offered support and medical assistance. Lebanon will observe three days of National Mourning for the victims. He bbc has obtained rare footage from inside chinas secretive system of mass incarceration, in the region of xinjiang. In a self shot video, a member of the uighur ethnic group can be seen handcuffed to a bed. Relatives say he was then taken away for so called re education. Now on bbc news,
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