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 amid protests in hong kong against the new security laws imposed by china, its been announced that up to three million residents could be granted rights to live and work in the uk. Nearly 400 people were arrested, most for public order offences, some face potentially, a life sentence for calling for independence. Early official results suggest that voters apparently will overwhelmingly approve Vladimir Putins move to change the russian constitution and allow him to stay in power until 2036. First returns suggest a three to one majority. His critics see it as a blatant power grab. The white house has claimed that President Trump was never told by the Us Secret Service about intelligence reports that russia paid taliban militants in afghanistan a bounty for killing american soldiers. Senior congressional leaders are to be briefed by the directors of intelligence agencies. Its about half past four the morning. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im victoria derbyshire. Bad news forjobs in the uk new figures this morning show the impact of lockdown is starting to hit hard. Manchester united striker Marcus Rashford puts the uk government under increasing pressure to issue Free School Meal vouchers for Vulnerable Children over the summer. We have actually, unusually in this case, along with all the other billions, multi billion pound package we put in place to help families, also provided £63 million exceptionally to help local authorities help children over this period as well. Tensions on the korean border as the north blows up itsjoint Liaison Office with the south, just hours after threatening military action. New zealand records two new cases of coronavirus. Both had come from the uk,
ending 2a days of no new infections. And they dontjust buzz they also toot and quack. Scientists discover secret sound messages sent by queen honeybees. Hel
Troops in afghanistan last year. Now on bbc news, panorama. Tonight on panorama the great testing gamble. The stakes are very high indeed. Testing is absolutely critical and central to preventing a second wave now. Thousands of lives now depend on the government getting testing right. We should be very concerned, until we can see there is a fully effective testing and Contact Tracing system in place. So why do our covid investigators have nothing to do . I have had zero cases. Absolutely zero. And why havent millions of test results been shared with the nhs . There is no transfer of data into a clinical record at the moment. I gather theres an aspiration to do that in the next few weeks. But we need it now. It would have been helpful to have it a few weeks ago. Were facing an invisible killer. So we need to see every road, every place, where covid is spreading. The only way to track the movement of the disease is to test. So we can follow the infections and trace those that may have it
Im simon pusey. The headlines in the united states, another 6. 6 million workers of bardwell employment in the last week. That brings the number of claims to almost 17 million injust three weeks. New figures also show that up to 60,000 americans could die with coronavirus, down scaling the earlier estimates. As infection rates and death tolls begin to soar, researchers are working around the clock to develop a coronavirus vaccine. An Australian Team from the university of queensland has reached a new base of testing, partnering with the Dutch Company for preclinical studies. In the Prime Minister borisjohnson who is receiving treatment for coronavirus has been moved out of intensive care ata has been moved out of intensive care at a London Hospital spokesperson said his recovery is at an earlier stage. Earlier, a lifting of the lockdown across the uk has been ruled out for the time being. Now bbc news, victoria derbyshire
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