The headlines the us president elect joe biden is outlining a 1. 9 trillion spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the economy. Speaking in delaware, described his proposals as a two step plan of rescue and recovery. Concern about brazils new coronavirus variant has prompted the uk to impose a ban on travellers arriving from south america and portugal. The Health System in the brazilian city of manaus is said to be close to collapse. Scientists are still in the early stages of studying the variant, which may be more transmissible. The leader of a who mission investigating the origins of coronavirus says his team is embarking on a long journey. Theyve finally arrived in wuhan, where the pandemic began thirteen months ago, after repeated delays which have raised suspicions that china is not fully cooperating with International Health authorities. The pandemic is notjust having ever an effect on education of children, there is evidence that their physical w
This is bbc news, the headlines chinese and indian troops have clashed along the disputed himalayan border between their countries , the most serious in several decades. The Indian Army Said 20 of its soldiers were killed in the confrontation. Beijing acknowledged that it had also suffered casualties, but did not say how many. The Trump Administration is suing the former National Security advisor john bolton to block the release of a book about his time in office. The Justice Department said the memoir contained classified information. Mr bolton argues the president committed impeachable offences, which mr trump denies. For the first time a drug has been found that reduces the risks, of severely ill patients from dying coronavirus. Trials show that dexamethasone, a cheap and widely available steroid, reduced deaths by a third among patients on a ventilator. Scientists have decoded sounds
made by queen honeybees. They found that two distinct noises toots and quacks alerted worker bees t
Hello, its thursday, its 10 oclock, im victoria derbyshire, and were live from new broadcasting house. Last year we exposed the shocking conditions some families were living in, on a council owned block on a regeneration site in north london. They were living with cockroaches, security doors that didnt work so drug users and anyone else could come in at any time. We still have to live with the cockroaches, the mice, the rats, being broken into. This time the conservative Council Leader Daniel Thomas has agreed to be on the programme and the city of wuhan has been shut down to contain the virus that has infected more than 500 people and kill 17. The worry is
that this could spread from wuhan to other cities and we could see similar situations, other cities and we could see similarsituations, entire other cities and we could see similar situations, entire floors in hospitals are being cleared to make way for patients and we are being told this. A bbc investigation has learned that at lea
England and scotland have been ordered into new lockdowns to contain a surge in virus cases threatening to overwhelm health systems. Schools will be closed to most pupils, also non essential retail and hospitality. Borisjohnson says the weeks ahead will be the hardest yet, as a more infectious variant spreads. Donald trump and joe biden are campaigning in georgia ahead of two crucial runoff votes for the senate on tuesday. At an event in the city of dalton, mr trump said if democrats took the senate their radical politics would be unchecked. The us president elect, joe biden, urged georgians to vote in record numbers. The Us Justice Department is to appeal against the uk Court Decision not to extradite the wikilea ks founder, julian assange. Thejudge said there was a real risk of suicide, in an american maximum security prison. Julian assange is wanted on 18 charges relating to the release of half a million secret
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live from london, this is bbc news. joe biden s son, hunter, is found guilty of lying about his drug use to buy a gun. hamas says it wants a complete halt to war in response to us backed peace plans. scottish political leaders clash over the cost of living and independence in a bbc debate. and, how long could you last without your smartphone? we meet the teens going cold turkey for five whole days. hello. i m sally bundock. the son of the us president joe biden is facing up to 25 years in jail after being found guilty of lying about his drug use in order to purchase a firearm. a federaljury found hunter biden guilty on all three felony charges brought against him forfailing to disclose his drug use when buying a gun in 2018. it s the first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitting us president. hunter biden s lawyers say they are disappointed by the verdict and will pursue legal challenges. president biden said he would respect the result, and said he and his wife, jill,