As a month long lockdown begins today in england, well be answering your questions on it. You can tweet me Annita Mcveigh or by posting with the hashtag bbcyourquestions. The bank of england says it will inject an extra £150 billion into the economy to help with the pandemic and Interest Rates remain unchanged. The chancellor, rishi sunak, is expected to give details later of how furlogh will work if more parts of the uk go into a wider lockdown. Sainsburys announces it is cutting 3,500 jobs. The cuts will mainly come at argos with more than 400 stores due to close in the next few years. Warnings from doctors and Fire Services about the dangers posed by fireworks, as many prepare to celebrate bonfire night at home this year. Good morning. The result of the us election remains in the balance, as votes continue to be counted in key Battle Ground states. Joe biden is inching closer to victory after claiming michigan overnight, with reports suggesting he will take more key states today. B
Together, we can do the necessary work and when the future for all of our children. Win the future. Dozens of pro democracy activists and politicians are arrested in hong kong, accused of trying to overthrow the citys government. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Our top story. Thousands of pupils across england whove had their gcse and a levels cancelled are hoping to get more details today on how their work will be assessed. It comes as englands Third National lockdown comes legally into force, with mps set to vote retrospectively on it later today. All of the uk is now under strict virus curbs, with wales, Northern Ireland and most of scotland also in lockdown. On schools, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, will make a statement to mps and is expected to unveil a support package for young people following the closure of schools and colleges. It comes as fears fo
Hello and welcome to bbc news at countries around the world step up their coronavirus Vaccination Programmes, here in the uk ten day max Vaccination Centres across england are set to open on monday to help meet the government does not target of offering faxing is the most vulnerable groups by the middle of february. How did this compare to the rest of the world . Israel appears to be doing best with 25 doses given per 100 people, although it has faced criticism it is not supported inoculation within the palestinian territories. The United Arab Emirates is second on the list having given 15 doses per 100 people. The uk is next with nearly six doses given per 100. The us has given 3. 7 doses per 100 people. Joe biden has announced plans to increase that figure significantly. Italy, the first country in the European Union to vaccinate 1 Million People has given 1. 76 doses per 100 people. The numberfor china is not. 69. Because of their size, though, the United States and china have given
International correspondent sam kiley following these events as well with us. Sam, tell us more about where the president is at this particular moment and whats left on the schedule as we continue to follow this. Reporter they are on their way here to the stadium which is effectively going to be inaugurated by his visit. There have been a lot of celebrations, hindu nationalist ballads being sung. Some 100,000 people. Both the president and the first lady and the indian Prime Minister will first stop on the way to pay their respects at the ashram, which was the home of mahat mahatma gandhi. Mr. Gandhi was assassinated by a hindu nationalist. Theres lot about it over the last six months for overplaying the hindu nationalism card that got him elected with a majority in the Indian Parliament last summer. Particularly this year with the new legislation which many people say discriminates against muslims who are part of the refugee populations here from bangladesh, pakistan and afghanistan.