This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on combustion engines looms nearer. But are they going fast enough . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Two officials in the chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic have been removed from their posts by the ruling communist party.
Sport, and for a full round up, we go over to the bbc sport centre. Good afternoon. Britains tyson fury has promised theres more to come after becoming heavyweight World Champion for a second time following a seventh round stoppage of Deontay Wilder in their hugely anticipated rematch in las vegas this morning. Tyson fury was carried to the ring on a throne, having promised to knock wilder out early, who himself was adding to the occason in an equally extravagant outfit. Fury made a blistering start, knocking him down in the the third and the fifth before the fight was stopped in the seventh, wilders camp throwing in the towel, as fury underlined his status as the leading heavyweight in the division to cap a remarkable comeback from drink, drugs and depression following a two year period away from the sport. I am my own worst critic and even though it was a fantastic performance and i got a great win, i know i can do better. I have only just started with the style. We have had seven we
This is bbc news. Im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 3 hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in iran to mourn the assassinated military leader general soleimani. President trump warns that the us has a list of 52 targets that will be hit very hard if iran decides to retaliate. The Iraqi Government has summoned the Us Ambassador over the airstrike that killed the general. Meanwhile, Royal Navy Warships are ordered to escort british flagged vessels in the persian gulf as Prime Minister returns to the uk from his caribbean holiday. The australian Prime Minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months. 2a people have now died since the crisis began and thousands have lost their homes. I didnt see any flame. I saw this great white ball of fire. That is all i can describe it as, just this white hot ball of fire. The costs of h52 are out of control and its benefits overstated, according to the deputy chair of its review panel. Hollywood prepares for the Golden Gl
Tonight at ten doctors say Record Numbers of people waiting for routine hospital treatment shows the calamitous impact of covid 19 on the nhs. Almost 4. 5 Million People were on waiting lists for treatment in november in england including Cancer Patients who are getting desperate. Ive got this tumour and ive had it for at least 12 months, and to have had no treatment is frightening, its frightening. Another hospital this one in york tells us how pressure on the front line has now spread well beyond the south east of england. Were getting very close to the kind of scenarios that were already seeing down in london, where hospitals have reached the capacity for even, for their surgical capacity for covid. The Mass Vaccination Programme continues. Today, the first figures show how some areas are doing far better than others. Also tonight. From tomorrow a ban on travellers coming to the uk from south america and portugal, as concern grows about brazils coronavirus variant. After almost 20 y
Capable of preventing more than 90 of people from getting covid 19 according to preliminary findings. The Developers Pfizer and biontech describe it as a great day for science and humanity, but experts warn of logistical challenges ahead. As the us passes 10 million cases of coronavirus, president Electjoe Biden has set up a task force of specialists who have worked with both democratic and republican administrations. He has warned of the effects of a second wave and called on americans to wear facemasks and follow other safety guidelnes. President trump is still not accepting defeat in the us election, and his Campaign Team has filed a lawsuit against pennsylvania, saying its mail in Voting System wasnt transparent or verifiable. The white house has also been giving details of legal challenges to the result, but still without evidence. Now on bbc news, its click. This week, were looking at your health. Ai is listening to your breath. An electric headset is treating depression. And the