Attention will return to the us later though with initial jobless claims expected to show another three million americans out of work. This is bbc news and a very warm welcome to all of you joining us across you are watching bbc news. The uk and around the world. The headlines the uk government says it im david eades. Will prepare plans for easing as the United Kingdom the lockdown as officials records more than 30,000 confirm more than 30,000 deaths linked to covid 19, coronavirus deaths. The french government the Prime Minister prepares is preparing plans for parts of the country to outline plans for easing the lockdown. To lift restrictions. Polymers in pressure on foodbanks and hospitals in france. Well have the latest, as the government also prepares to set out plans to relax some of the restrictions. Germany announces ways to get the economy moving the chancellor declares phase one of the Coronavirus Crisis is over. President trump says the coronavirus pandemic is the worst attac
The headlines indias Tourist Attraction stay shut as the country overtakes russia to become the country with the worlds third highest confirmed coronavirus infections. A sharp rise in new cases has taken the total to about 690,000. More than 19,000 people have died so far. In the australian state of victoria, several breaches of Hotel Quarantine have led to a spike in coronavirus cases. In melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down, and 3,000 residents living in Public Housing will not be able to leave their flats for m days. The authorities in the North Western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. It comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid 19. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. I am stephen sackur. The people of hong kong are getting used to a new reality, a Draconian National security law made in china and imposed on the territory with n
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump accepts the Republican Partys nomination to run for president , accusing the democrats of having a far left agenda, and being weak on law and order. Japans longest serving Prime Minister, shinzo abe, announces his resignation due to ill health. Translation i decided to step down as the Prime Minister. I would like to send my apologies to the people of japan. The Worlds Largest study of patients with covid 19 has confirmed that the risk of children needing hospital treatment for the virus is tiny. And if you would like to get in touch on any of our stories today, you can contact me on twitter annita mcveigh, or use
the hashtag bbcyourquestions. Manchester united captain and england defender Harry Maguire says he feared for his life, in his first interview about his arrest in greece. We thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air. And then, erm
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is on his way to berlin for treatment, two days after falling seriously ill. Navalny is on a german air ambulance that took off from siberias omsk airport. He remains in a coma. There are claims he was poisoned. The governor of california says lightning strikes over the past 2a hours have sparked several hundred more wildfires in the region. Some of the fires are the biggest recorded in the state. 12,000 firefighters are battling the blazes, and more than 100,000 people have been evacuated. New coronavirus restrictions have come into force in the uk in the last hour. Anyone returning from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self isolate for two weeks, because of a rise in infections in those countries. The Coronavirus Crisis has caused concern among hundreds of thousands of people, who are in rented accommodation worried about how theyll pay the bills
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The eu says a no deal brexit is now more likely than not but australias former Prime Minister has warned against the australian style option of the uk not having a free trade deal with the eu. Be careful what you wish for. I mean, australia. Australias relationship with the eu is not one, from a trade point of view that britain, i think, would want. Dame Barbara Windsor best known for her roles in eastenders and the carry on films has died at the age of 83. The Hong Kong Media tycoon and democracy campaignerjimmy lai has been charged under the territorys controversial new National Security law. Mass coronavirus testing is to be rolled out to Secondary Schools in parts of london, kent and essex in an attempt to curb rising infections. Scotland and Northern Ireland ease coronavirus restrictions with non essential retail able to re open for the first time in weeks. Medical experts advising the us food a