This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused of trying to interfere in novembers president ial election. And an unwelcome spotlight on the us chat show hosted by Ellen Degeneres as three Top Producers are fired for misconduct. Hello to you. In the next couple of hours, the Democratic Party in the United States will hold the second evening of its Virtual National convention. Joe biden will be formally nominated as the partys candidate for novembers president ial election. His wifejill will deliver tuesdays main speech. Therell also be appear
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 Senator Michael Bennet has also withdrawn from the president ial campaign.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. Im shaun ley. The headlines at six. More than 80,000 people have now died in the uk within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. During the course of the pandemic. A new campaign in the uk is urging people to abide by lockdown rules. Scientists and Public Health officials warn even tougher restrictions may still be necessary. The queen, whos 94, and the duke of edinburgh, whos 99, receive their first covid 19 vaccinations at Windsor Castle. An indonesian passengerjet has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from jakarta. 62 people were on board. Donald trump is permanently banned from twitter due to concerns his tweets could incite more violence. Democrats reveal the draft
of a new impeachment resolution against donald trump the president elect accuses him of inciting an insurrection. The article could be levelled against President Trump perhaps as soon as monday. He has been an embarrassment to the country. Embarrassed us around the world. Not worthy to hold
This is bbc news withjoanna gosling with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Scientists warn that Contact Tracing this is bbc news with in the uk isnt good enough the latest headlines to prevent a second, even bigger, for viewers in the uk wave of covid 19, once and around the world. Schools re open for the new term. Scientists warn that Contact Tracing the government says it is improving. In the uk isnt good enough this is not something we have ever to prevent a second, even bigger, wave of covid 19 once had to do before schools re open for the new term. And the lancet are absolutely right to say this matters the government says its improving. But dont underestimate what we have achieved here. This is not something an increase in exam weve had to do before, pass rates in scotland and the lancet are absolutely right as students are awarded grades after covid 19 forced to say that this matters, their exams to be cancelled. But dont underestimate what we have
A scramble for university places after the governments u turn over a level and gcse grades. Pupils who were initially downgraded and missed out on their preferred university now face an anxious wait as they try to trade up. Im very pleased about the u turn the government has made, i feel more secure about my future, but its been a very stressful couple of days because i thought i hadnt got into university. As ministers say they will help universities who fear they dont have room for all potential students, well be asking whether the government has failed its own a level test. Also this evening. 7,000 jobs to go at marks and spencer, as the pandemic makes customers move from shopping in store to online. The widow of pc Andrew Harper tells the bbc of her heartbreak over the sentences handed out
to her husbands killers. Hes never coming back, were never going to have him back. But at the very least we wanted some kind ofjustice for him. How researchers have uncovered the unseen scale of p