let me know twitter annita?mcveigh #bbcyourquestions iam in i am in hartlepool today were a week tomorrow voters will head to the polls to select their next mp. this town has been labourfor decades, but could the conservatives snatch it from them this time? northern ireland s first minister arlene foster s is under pressure over her leadership of the dup. small axe leads the way in the bafta tv nominations with 15 for sir steve mcqueen s series for the bbc. a second wave of coronavirus is wreaking havoc across india cases are rising sharply, hospital beds are filling up fast, and the country s health care system is crumbing. the government is considering a recommendation to introduce lockdowns in 150 of the worst hit districts. a recent surge of infections has brought the country to its knees and the death toll is rising. the total number of deaths now stands at more than 200,000 since the pandemic began, with a seven day average of 2,480. two million infections were re
could impose further restrictions. hundreds forced to evacuate on a resort island in honduras as fire destroys dozens of homes. two new streams of lava threaten further destruction as the lap volcano forces more residents to flee. and the wait is over for more than 40,000 runners taking part in london s marathon. la power nap volcano. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister says the uk will not revert to what he has called the old model of uncontrolled immigration to deal with worker shortages. speaking to the bbc ahead of the conservativer party conference in manchester, borisjohnson says the conservatives will change and improve the economy after covid. he also defended the record on the public finances and promised he would not implement further what he called unnecessary tax rises after he decided to increase national insurance this year to pay for the nhs and social care. live to manchester and our political c
the head of russia s electoral commission said there have been 20 incidents so far of people targeting ballot boxes. protests are likely to continue on sunday when supporters of the late opposition leader alexei navalny are calling on people throughout russia to protest against president putin. meanwhile in the estonian town of narva where many residents are russian people crossed the border to vote in russia s presidential election. narva is one of only a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. bbc russian s oleg boldyrev sent this report. here lies the frontier between the western world and russia. across the river with its formidable fortress lies a town 170 kilometres away from st petersburg and this is one of a handful of places where the border between the eu and russia is still open. what is even more unusual is in this place and the surrounding region thousands of people are in fact russian citizens. this is the legacy of the