at a ceremony overseen by president donald trump. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said a new momentum for peace could end the arab israeli conflict once and for all. the number of confirmed coronavirus infections in india has crossed five million the second highest in the world after the us. in the last few days the virus has spread much faster than any other country with daily infections crossing ninety thousand for the five days up until monday. the mayor of louisville, kentucky, says the city will pay twelve million dollars to the family of a black woman killed by police. breonna taylor was shot eight times when officers burst into her home during a drugs investigation. mayor greg fischer said he was deeply sorry for her death. now, on bbc news.
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. racial discrimination is america s wound that will not heal. and in this presidential election year, with donald trump in the white house and black lives matter‘s campaigner
the challenge cup trophy goes to leeds rhinos on a day dedicated to club legend rob burrow. rob s with us in spirit. that s for sure at the moment. we ve carried him to all the way through and he has been very much an inspiration for us and i think it s really fitting we have done it this year for rob. hello, and welcome to sportsday. we were hoping for drama in the merseyside derby and it didn t disappoint. everton came from behind twice to draw 2 2 at goodison park, but liverpool were left bemused by a late var decision that denied them victory. patrick gearey was watching.
goodison park is one of the few places on merseyside that you are allowed to meet your neighbours. in the league, everton started this derby ahead. in the match, quite the opposite. sadio mane scored for liverpool after just two minutes, and after five, they threatened again. were van dijki not slightly offside, it would have been a penalty. as it was, it only ended the van dijk‘s match. with great defenders,
tonight at six deadlock continues in the post brexit trade talks, with fundamental differences remaining between the uk and the eu. downing street has made clear that the uk is ready to walk away from the talks, but, for now, negotiations continue in brussels. can you tell us about any progress, if a deal s still possible? we re still working very hard. i d like to be giving more positive news, but, at the moment, these negotiations seem stalled and the barriers to progress are still very much in place. we ll have the latest from our correspondents in brussels and westminster. also tonight. ready to roll out the vaccine tomorrow the firstjabs will be administered in hospitals around the uk. hashem abedi, the brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber,
finally admits from prison that he helped to plan the attack. a glimmer of hope for debenhams as mike ashley founder of sports direct confirms he s in talks for a last minute rescue. rugby league s kevin sinfield completes
in the american state of iowa, voters have gathered for caucus meetings to choose a democratic party contender to take on donald trump in november s presidential election. a good performance in iowa can provide important campaign momentum and it often helps a candidate secure the party s nomination. hong kong has reported its first death from the coronavirus. the chinese health authorities say 64 people have died from the new strain of coronavirus in the past 2a hours, bringing the total number of dead to 425. british ministers have announced emergency legislation to end the automatic early release of terror offenders from prison. an islamist extremist stabbed two people in london, before being shot dead by police, ten days after being released from prison. two people were killed in a similar attack in december.
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one that is so expensive? you get an aid to carry it for you, and you end up with tonight the sobering ith milestone as america tops 5 million covid-19 cases. as parents across the country face the tough decision about sending their children back to school. the internal government model. the president s own advisers reportedly warning the midwest will soon suffer. the debate over schools as more children go back. in georgia after a high school student posted these images of crowded hallways, now nearly a dozen at that school testing positive. and new concerns about large gatherings. one man at an ohio church infecting more than 90 people as a fight breaks out at a california church and the warning just in from chicago s mayor over these images. executive action challenged. the president s announcement inside his new jersey country club sidestepping congress saying he ll bring relief to millions of americans in need
but democrats and some republicans taking aim at the spe