This is bbc world news today. Our top stories. Millions prepare to return to work in virus hit china after the extended Lunar New Year break. But how long before a return to normality . Meals come with their own reminder of Chinas Health emergency. A note recording the temperature of the chef, the food packer, and the delivery driver. Chanting. Thousands attend a vigil for the 29 people now known to have died in a mass shooting in thailand. Irelands Political Landscape is transformed by a surge in support for the left wing Republican Party sinn fein in the countrys general election. Swiss voters back a new law banning discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation. Well get live reaction from geneva. And hollywood gears up for the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, the film industrys biggest night of the year. This is the scene live in los angeles. Hello and welcome to world news today. Infections and deaths from the coronavirus are still going up in china but the speed at which it sprea
Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2. Were out of time and World Leaders need to make life or death decisions on Climate Change now a warning from Sir David Attenborough. We have been putting things off year after year. Weve been raising targets and saying, oh well, if we do it within the next 20 years or if we do it. The moment of crisis has come. Prince harry makes his first public appearance since announcing he and meghan will be stepping back from front line royal duties. The nhs condemns what it calls shameful tactics by betting companies to fuel gambling addiction. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie. Englands cricketers wobble after an impressive morning on the first day of the third test in Port Elizabeth. England are now 167 for four
after tea, with south africa 168 168 for four after tea with south africa piling on the pressure. We have been so much to talk about today, the increasingly wet and windy weather and High Pressure, ext
The headlines senator Bernie Sanders has won the democratic primary in the state of New Hampshire. Close behind, Amy Klobuchar and former mayor Pete Buttigieg. Joe biden has already flown to campaign in the state of south carolina. Technology Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has dropped out. Senator Michael Bennet has also withdrawn from the president ial campaign. The director general of the World Health Organization has called on the International Community to fight the new coronavirus as aggressively as possible. He said there was still a realistic chance of containing the disease which has now been named covid 19. Now on bbc news hardtalk. Like many of europes long established parties of the left, the Uks Labour Party is in big trouble. And in last decembers election, labour was not just beaten, it was humiliated, losing its grip on the working class heartlands and north. Jeremy corbyn serving his notice as leader, the party is in the midst of picking a successor. Well, my guest today will
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Laura Trevelyan in washington. Our top stories. President trump says he wont attend the inauguration of his successorjoe biden as the speaker of the house threatens impeachment proceedings following this weeks unrest. A Murder Investigation has been launched into the death of a Capitol Hill Police officer who was caught up in wednesdays riots. Hes the fifth person to have died. And im kasia madera in london. Also on the programme. The uk records its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began more than 1300 deaths reported today. And a Major Incident has been declared in london as hospitals across the uk struggle to cope. The Moderna Vaccine has been approved for use in the uk. Its the third vaccine to get the green light and 17 million doses have been ordered by the government. And new figures suggest 2020 alongside 2016 were the hottest years on record. Welcome to washington, where Speaker
This is bbc news the headlines. spain and england will go head to head in the final of the women s football world cup later today. excitement is building as the teams prepare to face off with crowds of 75,000 people expected at the stadium australia in sydney. british columbia is under a state of emergency as wildfires continue to rage across canada. officials say vast areas are under threat as enormous fires continue to intensify. around 30,000 people have been told to leave their homes in the western canadian province. and a rare tropical storm is bearing down on southern california. hurricane hilary is gathering speed moving up mexico s western coast with meterologists