Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcomed two hardtalk, im stephen sackur. As the global effort to control covid 19 continues, so arguments about culpability for the spread of the virus intensify. And at the heart of the story, china where the outbreak began. Did the Chinese Government impose to impulse to cover up the truth but the world in danger . 0r where they responded to admiral determination . My responded to admiral determination . My guest today is chinas ambassador in london liu xiaoming. Is china the villain or the hero of this pandemic. Ambassador liu xiaoming, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for to be with you again. We are delighted to have you again. We are delighted to have you on this programme at this difficult time. Let me ask you a simple question. Do you accept that covid 19 has its origins in china . It was first discovered in wuhan. But i cant say it originated from wuhan. I called into many information, many reports including bbc. It can be everywhere and anywhere.
Years on well hear from the couple who came to represent the spirit of the festival. And we now know that the next Commonwealth Games will have more womens medal events than mens, after three new sports were added. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. One of President Trumps most senior advisers has said britain will be at the front of the queue for a trade deal with america after brexit. John bolton, the National Security adviser, has been holding talks with borisjohnson at downing street, and will meet other ministers today. He said, in the trump administration, britains constantly at the front of the trade queue. He added that the us could do a trade deal with the uk in pieces, striking agreements sector by sector where the two countries may agree quickly, and work out more complicated areas like agriculture and services later. And he criticised the eu, saying that the fashion when the people vote the wrong way from the way that the elites want to go, is to make the pe
On monday, and a victory parade is about to take place in new york. A great disservice to our civil our north america reporter servants. The most senior official at the Foreign Office says hes nada tawfikjoins me now. Outraged at the leaking of the documents which led to sir kims decision. Welcome to broadway in new york, known as the canyon of heroes, where the leaker the lea ker is the leaker is guilty of the worst it is lined in red, white and blue, reach of trust in our service in my with eagerfans career. Former Prime Minister it is lined in red, white and blue, with eager fans brandishing it is lined in red, white and blue, sirjohn major says with eagerfans brandishing their american flags, dressed in us he would take legal action to stop the new Prime Minister trying to suspend parliament to deliver a no deal brexit. Womens soccer teams jerseys, eager Warwick University apologises for how it handled an investigation to welcome their champions home. Any into a Facebook Group chat
Head of the Foreign Office. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Former labour Party Officials tell the bbc that some ofJeremy Corbyns closest allies interfered in the way the party dealt with anti semitism. A scathing report says the government has a ramshackle, dads army approach to Climate Change. Alexa, what are the symptoms of chickenpox . According to the nhs website, chickenpox starts with red. Feeling unwell . Now you can ask alexa whats wrong with you as Voice Assisted Technology teams up with the nhs. End of the murena show. As andy murray and Serena Williams have been knocked out of the mixed doubles. Its over and a shock result at the cricket world cup as india crash out losing by 18 runs to new zealand in a sensational semifinal at old trafford. Its five oclock, our main story. Britains ambassador to washington has resigned, following the leak of his confidential emails in which he described the Trump Administration as inept and dysfunctional. President trump had de
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are former fleet street editor eve pollard and stephen bush the political editor, new statesman. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in. thrown under the bus by boris thats the metros lead as britains ambassador to the us quits over his leaked critical comments about donald trump. The paper reports that Sir Kim Darroch felt forced to resign because borisjohnson refused to back him in last Nights Television debate. Meanwhile, according to the daily telegraph, allies of mrjohnson have insisted he must be free to choose the uks new ambassador to the us, should he become Prime Minister. The times has a similar line, reporting that theresa may has been warned that she must not tie the hands of her successor by appointing a replacement for sir kim. The paper also has an image of the duchess of sussex holding her son, archie mountbatten windsor, on his first public appearance outside windsor cas