This is bbc news. The headlines. The number of people who have died in the uk with coronavirus rises by more than 700, pushing the total number of deaths above 11,000. As spain and italy begin to relax restrictions, the uk faces its fourth week in lockdown with the government set to assess social distancing measures. The mother of one of the nurses praised by borisjohnson for helping save his life says shes exceptionally proud of her daughter. It doesnt matter what patient shes looking after. This is what she does. And ijust find it incredible. Any nurses can do this. Russia records its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases, over 2,500, with more than half of them
in the capital, moscow. With millions of people continuing to work in essential services, well see how britains Electricity Companies are keeping the lights on. And revving up to help, the bikers from cornwall whove been helping Vulnerable People by delivering essential shopping and medication. Good afternoon and welcom
A very warm welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories a leading opposition figure in belarus reportedly abducted by masked men amid more mass protests against president lukashenko. Two dozen wildfires blaze across california as the heatwave sees Los Angeles County hit its highest ever temperature. Typhoon haishen has lashed south koreas east coast, causing landslides and bringing down power lines. Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees land in indonesia after six months at sea. And is pepper, the culturally aware robot, the answer to the care home staff shortage . Hello to you. One of the leading opposition figures in belarus has been abducted by unidentified men according to local reports. Witnesses say Maria Kolesnikava one of the three women who joined forces to challenge president lukashenko in the recent election, was bundled into a vehicle in minsk and driven away. She had attended a mass demonstration in the capital on sunday. The interior ministry is saying it has no informat
The headlines donald trump is visiting california with record wildfires still burning. He claims the fires are the result of poor forest management, not Climate Change. His election rival, joe biden, says the president s policies are contributing to natural disasters. Bill gates has told the bbc hes confident the United States will step up in the fight against coronavirus. He admits his country has made mistakes, but believes progress can still be made. He also dismissed conspiracy theories about a vaccine. An International Team of astronomers believe theyve found the strongest evidence yet that life may exist on the planet venus. Theyve detected traces of a gas in its atmosphere which is normally produced by living microbes. Theyve yet to find another explanation. But the temperature on the surface of venus is more than 400 degrees celsius. It is about liz30am. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Racial discrimination is americas wound that
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And alex padilla taking the empty u. S. Senate tonight, the news coming in late today, reports pfizer is now in talks with the u. S. Government to providen thes of millions of additional doses of the vaccine. And that new variant of the virus. Theyre now testing for it here in new york. All of this as the nation now marks the deadliest year in american history. Were now seeing an average of more than 2,600 american lives lost every day. As concerns mount tonight over that new variant of covid. The testing in new york and the new steps from some airlines to test passengers for flights from the uk to the u. S. But dont, dr. Anthony fauci saying we must assume its already here in the u. S. As he gets his own vaccine shot before the cameras. And that news tonight, pfizer reportedly nearing a deal with the Trump Administration for more doses and what we know so far. Hospitals tonight under growing pressure. We have an alarming look inside. And now, the fears that the millions traveling for