This is bbc news. The headlines the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 41 with authorities in china struggling to contain the outbreak, as millions travel for the Lunar New Year. There are now known cases of the virus in france and australia and a state of emergency has been declared in hong kong. Benita mehra, a newly appointed member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel, resigns after being linked to the charitable arm of the firm which supplied the tower blocks cladding. Donald trumps lawyers have begun their defence of the president in his impeachment trial in the senate they say hes done nothing wrong. They are asking you to do something that no senate has ever done. And they are asking you to do it with no evidence. And that is wrong and i ask you to keep that in mind. The search for survivors continues after a powerful earthquake hit turkey at least 22 people have been killed and more than 1,200 injured. A charity Offering Mental Health support to military veterans says it
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. France re opens its border to britain after a two day closure leaves thousands of lorries stuck in south east england. Freight drivers and eu citizens will be allowed in but only if they can provide a negative coronavirus test. This will take two or three days for things to be cleared, and before that, callers should not move themselves to kent, it wont speed things up for you. Youre better off waiting where you are and awaiting further instructions. As the Us Congress Passes a Coronavirus Relief package, president Electjoe Biden warns the worst is yet to come. Our darkest days in the battle against covid are ahead of us, not behind us. President trump issues more than a dozen pardons, including a former aide who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. Israel is heading for its fourth election in two years after parliament failed to meet a deadline to pass a budget. Hello and welcome to audiences in the
This is bbc world news. The headlines. France has registered its highest daily infection rate of covid 19 since the pandemic began. The latest figures, in the 2a hours from thursday to friday, show almost 9,000 new coronavirus cases. Russian scientists have presented the first report on their coronavirus vaccine. The report published in the lancet medicaljournal says every participant developed antibodies to fight the virus and had no serious side effects. Hundreds of people have joined anti lockdown protests in melbourne, as tensions rise over the states handling of the pandemic. At least 15 people were arrested as some demonstrators clashed with police. One of the worlds most successful footballers, lionel messi, has agreed to stay at barcelona, ten days after insisting he wanted to leave. The striker said he didnt want to drag the club into a court battle. Now on bbc news, click reveals the discovery of one of the largest collections of material belonging to the so called Islamic St
Lets talk about david copperfield. Hello, good morning this is ok, fine, so, this is a new adaptation by armando iannucci, brea kfast. Which is kind of notable for two hello, good morning this is breakfast. Here is a summary of the reasons, one, for playing up the comedic elements and for finding main stories today from bbc news. 56 the kind the modernists, surreal, absurdist comedic elements in the source. People are now known to have died and also for its brilliantly inclusive colourblind ensemble cast. From coronavirus as the foreign at the centre of it all, office urges British Nationals in we have dev patel as copperfield, who recounts his story from a stage. The worst affected areas to leave. Some people have complained that we see him at the very they have been trapped in a lockdown beginning of the film, he comes on stage and he says im after chinese authorities imposed travel restrictions on a number of going to recount my life story. And then he turns around and walks cities.
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im tim willcox. Detained for 30 days within hours of returning to moscow. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny urges people to take to the streets for the future of russia. The fbi vets all 25,000 National Guard troops on duty in washington for wednesdays inauguration looking for possible right wing extremists. Once in the white house, what will a biden presidency mean for asia and us leadership in the region . A special bbc report from inside the royal london hospital, where staff treating coronavirus patients are stretched to the limit. And risking temperatures of up to 70 to scale the worlds second highest mountain. A Nepalese Team talk of their relief
at making it back safely. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Russias most prominent opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, has urged people to