World Food Programme wins this years Nobel Peace Prize. Its director tells me hes stunned. Somebody walked in and said Nobel Peace Prize, and im like, 0h, who won it, who won it . And theyre like, the world Food Programme i was like, youve got to be kidding me hello and welcome, im nancy kacungira. New Coronavirus Infections in europe have passed 100,000 in a single day for the first time. New restrictions have been brought in in several countries in an attempt to control the spread. This graph shows the number of cases per 100,000 people. The uk, france and spain all have more than 100, while germany and italy have fewer cases, but numbers there are also rising. In spain, there is disagreement over how to get the disease back under control. The government has imposed a two week state of emergency in madrid to try to contain the outbreak, overriding a Court Decision that previous restrictions were illegal. Its the beginning of a bank holiday weekend, but with the police stopping many p
Parts of scotland making many pubs and restau ra nts ta keaway only. And the show must go on ten pantos could be staged across the country this christmas after an injection of lottery money. And coming up on bbc news, the king of clay, nadal, reaches another french open final as he closes in on federers grand slam record. Good evening. Just a fortnight after he unveiled his job support scheme to help companies struggling during the pandemic, the chancellor rishi sunak has been forced to expand it. Hes announced new measures to help businesses which legally have to close because of coronavirus restrictions. In scotland, some pubs and restaurants had to shut this evening for at least 16 days and many more may be told to close in some parts of england next week. The Prime Minister will make a statement to mps on monday. Under the chancellors latest scheme, the government will pay two thirds of the wages of people in businesses which are ordered to shut. The measures come into effect on th
The high street chain edinburgh woollen mill, which also owns peacocks and jaeger, is close to collapse putting 21,000 jobs at risk. The company says it will continue to trade while trying to find a solution for the future of the businesses, but its warned staff of significant store closures. Its sales have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Our Business Correspondent emma simpson reports. Edinburgh woollen mill, known for its cashmere for older shoppers and tartan for tourists, but these customers have been thin on the ground. Local lockdowns havent helped. Another high street retailer on the brink. Everywhere is closing, arent they, unfortunately. Everywheres closing and its just one of those things. Its just a shame for everybody. People will lose jobs and its a sad thing. Edinburgh woollen mill is part of a retail empire, owned by the billionaire philip day. Theres peacocks fashion, ponden home stores and jaeger 1,100 shops in all, with 21,000 jobs now at risk. They are a f
The election was rigged, corrupt and stolen. Well have all the latest, as the race for the white house nears the end. Also tonight queuing for a coronavirus test a ten day pilot gets under way in liverpool for everyone in the city, whether they have symptoms or not. And 100 years after the cenotaph was unveiled, remembrance sunday will take place but with just a handful of veterans. And on bbc news, a busy weekend to come in the fa cup and in the premier league. Well have all the latest here at the bbc sport centre. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Joe biden is on the verge of becoming the next president of the United States. Three days after the election, the counting continues in a handful of remaining battleground states. But Todayjoe Biden finally pushed ahead of donald trump in a number of key states including pennsylvania, and his lead there keeps growing. Pennsylvania alone would be enough to hand him the keys to the white house. But Donald Trumps team is insisti
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