This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. In the uk, pressure grows to shut more schools. Unions are demanding an immediate two week closure of all primaries and secondaries in england as coronavirus cases surge. This isnt about head teachers wanting to close schools. This is about head teachers wanting to open schools but in order to do that we need to have risk assessments that ensure that there is safe practice across our schools. President trump and the election now 11 republican senators say theyll support him and object to the official results. India begins a nation wide mock drill to test its preparedness for mass immunisation against covid 19. French police shut down an illegal rave that had been under way
since new years eve with more than 2,500 partygoers. Pressure is growing on the government to keep all schools in england closed for two weeks after the christmas break amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Teaching unions say it is unsafe for their members and want all teaching
The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has said the government will proceed with maximum caution when coronavirus restrictions are eased. Boris johnson is due to announce his plans for england in a speech on sunday. Ministers have insisted any short term changes to lockdown measures will be modest. Theres been another big jump in the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits, as the us grapples with how to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown. A further 3. 2 Million People filed claims this week. The numbers identifying as homeless have also reached record levels. The french government has announced more details of how it will ease one of the harshest lockdowns in europe. Authorities have issued a colour coded map of the country, outlining areas that can lift their restrictions depending on the rate of infection. That is it from me and the team. Coming up next now, the week in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to the week in parliament, a week when the uks pandemic d
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government urges members of the public to continue following lockdown rules. Its because one of its top scientific advisers has resigned after admitting breaking the guidelines on social distancing. Professor ferguson has obviously set out that he should have abided by the rules, it was a lapse, an error of judgment. And those rules on social distancing are very firmly still required. The german chancellor, Angela Merkel, is expected to announce the further relaxation of restrictions today including the return of bundesliga football. President trump is to scrap the Task Force Co ordinating americas response to coronavirus, despite a steady increase in infections and more than 70,000 deaths. You have people that are not going to stand for this,
and i understand them very well. And we are going to put out little embers and little fires and maybe some big fires, but we still have to go back to wo
This is bbc news im rebecca jones. The headlines at 5pm. The uk records 17 and a half thousand new cases of covid 19 as tighter restrictions to control coronavirus are expected in the worst affected areas of england next week local leaders want more details of those potential plans. Weve said all along, we want to have an open and meaningful dialogue with the government. Ive asked them to speak to areas where, potentially, they could be facing more stringent lockdown measures. People waiting over a year for hospital treatment in england hit a 12 year high as fears grow about the pressure of coronavirus on the nhs donald trump has refused to take part in a virtual president ial debate minutes after the organisers said next thursdays event
would be held online. British airways bids farewell to its last boeing 7a7 jumbo jets four years earlier than planned due to the pandemic. And Prince William says he wants to bring optimism and positivity to efforts to solve Climate Change as he launch
This is bbc news. Hello, im Victoria Derbyshire. Here are the headlines from the uk and around the world. On the eve of another set of crunch brexit trade talks, the government warns it will re write a deal already agreed with the eu. Police in birmingham arrest a man in connection with a series of knife attacks in the city, which left one person dead and seven others injured. The Public Inquiry into the Manchester Arena terror attack begins this morning, as families of the 22 victims look for answers. And just, the feelings of apprehension, the feeling that you might never get the full story of what has gone on, whos to blame and all that. India records more than 90,000 new cases of coronavirus in a day only the us now has more covid infections. After his disqualification from the us open, Novak Djokovic apologises to the line judge he hit with a tennis ball. Hello. The uk government is planning new legislation which could change the nature of parts of the Brexit Agreement signed with