This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. President Trump Defends his handling of the coronavirus pandemic as infection figures begin to stabilise and the us sets out plans to reopen after the shutdown. January 31, not one person has died and i issued a travel restriction from china. Think of it. So, nobody died and i issued. You cant get earlier than that. Frances president announces he will begin to lift the countrys lockdown on may the 11th. The number of deaths in the uk passes 11,000, but the government says the lockdown measures are working. Bernie sanders endorses joe biden for us president as democrats unify against
donald trump. Good evening to viewers in the uk and around the world. President trump has defended the white house use of virus mitigation measures after announcing that us cases have now begun to flatten out. Nationwide, the us has recorded over 570,000 virus cases and 22,000 deaths so far. Well bring you more on that in
Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The shortest at which people are being infected has risen above one for the first preseason ever. 0f the blink of an eye. The shortest time since march. Preseason ever. Of course, International Matches as well so it good morning Welcome Police are warning us not to treat hasnt really been away. The to breakfast with Naga Munchetty this as a Party Weekend, and charlie stayt. Champions league finished. Our headlines today ahead of new coronavirus a sharp rise restrictions which limit in coronavirus case
The coronavirus testing problems will take weeks to resolve says the Health Secretary, with the system is facing an enormous challenge. Thousands of people across the uk are struggling to get tests and results after a sharp rise in demand. Its been very stressful, very frustrating. We are still waiting on the results, still self isolating, not able to go to school, not able to go to work. The pinch point is the laboratories which are struggling with demand. The government is looking to prioritise those most in need. Over the summer, when demand was low, we were able to meet all requirements for testing, whether priorities or not. But, as demand has risen, so we are having to prioritise once again. The home secretary says families stopping to chat and mingle
in the street could be breaking the rule of six in england. The uks Unemployment Rate has risen for the First Time Since lockdown in march with young people particularly hard hit. The bbcs star salaries revealed gary lineker takes a
At least 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in a huge explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut. Many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. The blast was so powerful that it caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city. The lebanese Prime Minister says a confiscated haul of Ammonium Nitrate caused the devastating blasts. He has promised that those responsible would be held accountable. Countries from the region and beyond have offered support and medical assistance. Lebanon will observe three days of National Mourning for the victims. He bbc has obtained rare footage from inside chinas secretive system of mass incarceration, in the region of xinjiang. In a self shot video, a member of the uighur ethnic group can be seen handcuffed to a bed. Relatives say he was then taken away for so called re education. Now on bbc news,
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This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uk government urges members of the public to continue following lockdown rules. Its because one of its top scientific advisers has resigned after admitting breaking the guidelines on social distancing. Professor ferguson has obviously set out that he should have abided by the rules, it was a lapse, an error of judgment. And those rules on social distancing are very firmly still required. The german chancellor, Angela Merkel, is expected to announce the further relaxation of restrictions today including the return of bundesliga football. President trump is to scrap the Task Force Co ordinating americas response to coronavirus, despite a steady increase in infections and more than 70,000 deaths. You have people that are not going to stand for this,
and i understand them very well. And we are going to put out little embers and little fires and maybe some big fires, but we still have to go back to wo