french president declares the worst of the 2nd wave of coronavirus over protests on the streets of paris over security bill to protect the police. he s here because government says to grant forces a surrendering, but to p.l.f. leaders say they re still battling the advance on the capital. in sport favor president jonathan francine are predicting a family friendly world cup in qatar in france. in a believes coronavirus will be under control by the time the tournament kicks off in 2 years time. joe biden is forging ahead with his preparations to take over as president as his margin of victory keeps growing. he s just formally unveiled some of his top team, while pennsylvania and nevada have become the latest state to certify him as the winner. in the past hour, the president and it was joined by the men and women. he s picked to be his foreign policy and national security chiefs. it s a team he says is ready to lead the world. it comes after president trump began to give way, a
amnesty international says more than 100 people have been killed across iran during days of protests. security forces are accused of firing directly on protestors. the leaders of britain s two biggest parties trade blows, ahead of next month s election amid claims the conservatives are misleading voters. good morning. it s 1:00am in london, 9:00am in singapore and in hong kong, where almost all of the protesters who d been barricaded inside a university have now left, with more than a thousand people arrested. police and pro democracy activists have clashed over the past few days using tear gas and rubber bullets, and petrol bombs and bricks. the united nations have urged the authorities to end the standoff peacefully. rupert wingfield hayes reports from the campus. they came out looking more like prisoners of war hands on each other‘s shoulders, forlorn, humiliated and exhausted. family members looked on anxiously, hoping to catch a glimpse of a missing child. this man s
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. as another company cuts its ties with prince andrew s pitch at palace, and the two main party leaders are asked if he is fit for purpose, we want to know if you think prince andrew should step down from royal duties? get in touch just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. the leaders of britain s two main political parties have clashed repeatedly over brexit and austerity in the first televised debate of the campaign for next month s general election. the conservative prime minister, borisjohnson, promised to get a brexit deal through parliament within weeks and to leave the eu by the end of january, but the audience laughed at him when he said it was important to tell the truth about brexit. the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, accused mrjohnson of preparing to sell out the national health service to us drugs companies.
young people to stay angry . poland pushes back thousands of migrants trying to cross the border from belarus. a man who was injured and stuck in a cave in the brecon beacons for more than two days has been rescued tonight. and reunited at last the united states reopens its borders for the first time in 600 days to double vaccinated travellers. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, the man to rescue newcastle s season? eddie howe, seen alongside co owner amanda staveley here, is appointed the club s new head coach. good evening. the prime minister has refused to apologise over the government s attempt to change the rules governing how mps standards of conduct should be enforced. the move that caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps was prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp 0wen paterson. today, in a heated debate in the house of commons, labour accused the government of giving a green light to corruption , an
minorities living in fear. because of their terror and not keeping their word, thousands have fled to the mountains. 20 years after 9/11, has afghanistan once again become a safe haven for international terror groups? this is notjust a safe haven. this is a partnership. it s the morning after the final western evacuation of afghanistan. the triumphant taliban are preparing to address the world. the us troops left last night at one o clock and today, at eight o clock, zabihullah mujahid called us to come for a press conference here inside the airport. reporter najibullah quraishi and his team have been filming in afghanistan throughout the 20 year conflict. the airport is now quiet, but, everywhere, there are reminders of the desperate attempts to escape. these belongings are all left from the civilians who left in the last ten days. more than 123,000 people, many of them afghans, were evacuated. those people even couldn t get a chance to take their belongings with them. liter