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And some unseasonably strong winds. Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. As more pupils prepare to return to the classroom englands chief medical officer says the risk to schoolchildren from coronavirus is low. Many more are likely to be harmed by not going, than harmed by going, even during this pandemic. Opposition protesters in belarus hold a big demonstration in minsk two weeks after president lukashenkos disputed election victory. President trump declares californias wildfires a major disaster releasing federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. But theres snow in south east australia the unseasonal weather triggered by antarctic air. Now on bbc news, bbc sports nick hope visits pita taufatofua, the taekwondo fighter turned Cross Country skier, to find out how it felt to be the flagbearerfor tongo at the rio olympics. Samba music welcome to brazil for the greatest show on earth. Listen to the welcome for tonga and fla ....
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines Manchester United captain Harry Maguire pleads not guilty and is released from police custody, following his arrest on the greek island of mykonos. Uk tourists whove been on holiday to croatia, austria and Trinidad And Tobago now have to isolate for 14 days when they get back. Hundreds of thousands of people in north west england are told not to socialise with anyone outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. Police say a 15 Year Old Girl has died and several passengers on a boat have been injured after a collision in the water off the hampshire coast. California struggles to contain huge wildfires burning forests and homes and causing thousands of residents to flee. Now on bbc news, bbc sports nick hope visit ....
More details about schools, with millions of people also wondering if they should go to office is. Research suggests british people have been slower to go back to work than other countries. Weve been looking at the risks and possible solutions. The government wants people back at work in our city centres, but we now know that inside buildings it is possible for the coronavirus to be carried through the air. It was found in the ventilation system of this hospital in oregon, though it is not clear if it was still infectious. The virus spread in an office block in south korea to more than 90 people all working on the same floor. And in a restaurant in china, it was passed from one infected person to nine others, as air was recirculated around the room. If there had been fresh air to dilute the virus, it would have made a difference. Its quite clear that the lack of outside air into the space very clearly contributed to a number of people becoming infected. The bigger the building, the mor ....
Long civil war and in that time, many of the citys Historic Buildings were damaged. One artist, maya husseini, spent years restoring their stained glass windows. But the recent explosion in the port destroyed much of her work. Its just made her more determined to start over. Heres her story. Now on bbc news, its the topless tongans tokyo quest bbc sports nick hope talks to a taekwondo fighter turned Cross Country skier. Samba music welcome to brazil for the greatest show on earth. Listen to the welcome for tonga and flag bearer pita taufatofua. The countrys flag bearer won gold on the internet with his shirtless and oiled up performance. They said, youre trending everywhere in the world. I said, i dont know what trending means, but it sounds good. A social media sensation. Could you ever have imagined what was going to happen next . We had no idea. 3 billion people saw tha ....
Promise from President Trump on taking action on guns, but what action remains unclear and how much the president is willing to fight for a particular decision. He hopes the congress will do something, back to the measure that the nra opposes, raising the age to purchase se semiautomatic weapons, from 18 to 21 and supports training and arming some teachers, even giving them bonuses for doing so while praising leaders of the nra as Great American patriots today. Left undefined as of now are pledges to end sales of bump stocks that turn semiautomatic weapons into automatic weapons and desire to make background checks strong, in his words. How far the president is willing to go on those two items could be significant. The nra, for instance, opposes extending background checks to private gun sales at gun shows, and experts say the only real way to fix the bump stock issue is wit ....