President trump has formally nominated the 48 year old conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat on the Us Supreme Court. Mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the countrys most brilliant and gifted legal minds. Thousands of protesters have defied israels nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Large convoys drove tojerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr netanyahus handling of the pandemic and his refusal to step down over corruption charges. Thousands of University Students across the uk have been forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self isolate in their rooms on campus for m days
borisjohnson has told the Un General Assembly that countries should unite to defeat the coronavirus pandemic. In a pre recorded message played in new york, he announced a series
Today at six. The new Coronavirus Vaccine, who will get it first and when. Once the trial vaccine is given the green light, the nhs is ready to roll it out, the elderly first, but it will be mammoth task. The logistics are complex, the uncertainties are real and the scale of the job is vast. Rich countries like the uk have already got their vaccine orders in. What happens to the rest of the world . Also tonight. The fas boss talks his way into a race row. Greg clarke resigns after an angry reaction to the way he described black and asian people. A hard hitting report on child abuse and the Catholic Church. It says Cardinal Nichols cared more about the churchs reputation than the survivors. No a levels or gcse exams for welsh teenagers next year. Their results will be based on teacher assessments. And coming up on bbc news. From birmingham, to Borussia Dortmund and now england. Howjude bellinghams become the latest player to benefit from a switch to german football. Good evening and wel
A very warm welcome to bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. My name is mike embley. An unwelcome milestone. The number of verbal coronavirus deaths officially past 1 million. Official coronavirus deaths. The World Health Organization and the us announce plans to rollout a rapid and new covid test. It could transform the Global Response to the pandemic. One, two, three, four, five. Into the test. Twist it three times. The adhesive is pulled off. And you wait 15 minutes. And that is the test. Less tha n less than 24 hour was before the first president ial debate mcdonald from dismisses accusations he has hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. And earth under threat. Sir David Attenborough describes his fears for the planet. Hello to you. Lets start with a breaking news. 1 Million Deaths from the coronavirus have been officially recorded from Johns Hopkins university. Those figures are likely to be a considerable underestimate but it isa consid
President trump has formally nominated the 48 year old conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant seat on the Us Supreme Court. Mr trump appeared alongside the judge at the white house, describing his nominee as one of the countrys most brilliant and gifted legal minds. Thousands of protesters have defed israels nationwide lockdown to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Large convoys drove tojerusalem from around the country to express their anger at mr netanyahus handling of the pandemic and his refusal to step down over corruption charges. Thousands of University Students across the uk have been forced into lockdown for two weeks after a spike in coronavirus cases on campuses. 1,700 students in manchester have been told to self isolate in their rooms on campus for m days. Now on bbc news, its click. This week youtube cracks down on misinformation. Nick sneaks up on a robot tractor. And omars mask wearing masterclass has been postponed due to unfo
Today at 6pm. Northern ireland now has the toughest covid restrictions in the uk. From friday, schools will close for two weeks, and pubs and restaurants face a four week closure. Listen to what parents have to say. Nobody knows what theyre doing and they re just changing the rules every single day especially for people going to school, people who have no childcare. It doesnt help, especially parents that cant help their kids properly some need school and need the extra help as well. Also tonight, the Welsh Government bans visitors from the worst affected parts of the uk. From friday, no more travel over this borderfor people from friday, no more travel over this border for People Living from friday, no more travel over this borderfor People Living in covid hot spots, but there is confusion exactly who that includes. Its happening again from cancer to Heart Disease, treatments are being postponed as hospitals cope with more covid cases. The scene last night in liverpools city centre as