in such a way as to be irreversible. the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai s ruler, with the united arab emirates the uk says it, too, is concerned. the horrific trolling of a national hero the online messages which the family of captain sir tom moore say they hid from him. he was such a lovely parent. they took us camping and helped us out whenever they could. and we hearfrom bbc reporter cathy killick on how she s coped with the death of her parents from coronavirus and why good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. healthy, young volunteers will be infected with coronavirus to test vaccines and treatments in the world s first covid 19 human challenge study which will take place in the uk. the project has just got the go ahead from the uk s clinical trials ethics body. it could start within the next few weeks. 90 people aged between 18 and 30 will be exposed to the virus in a safe and controlled environment whi
to increase the pressure on their manager. it wouldn t be a lockdown without captain tom. he s back with a new walking campaign to help the lonely. good morning. mr and good morning. mrand wagnerto good morning. mr and wagner to watch out for this morning, particularly in southern areas but there will be some brightness and i will put that altogether in about ten minutes and fog to watch out for. it s thursday the 5th november. our top story. the result of the us election remains in the balance, as votes continue to be counted in key battleground states. this joe biden is inching closer to victory after claiming michigan overnight, with reports suggesting he will take more key states today. but the trump campaign is taking legal action in several areas, calling for counts to be stopped as our north america correspondent, ben wright reports. there are still millions of votes to count, and this presidential race is not decided. in georgia, donald trump kept the narrowest of
as a month long lockdown begins today in england, we ll 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. sainsbury‘s 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
outside san leandro city hall. i think it says that our cities are for sale. reporter: people at last night s city council meeting says lee said the chinese flag would help attract investors. today he backed away from that. why the chinese flag? acceptance, people of chinese ancestry. reporter: to draw in business? you know, i think that s a channel. reporter: because you said that in the past. yes. reporter: that it s to draw in business. well, i think i said a whole bunch of things. reporter: some residents and human rights organizations are angry saying the flag represents the pain the chinese government has put tibetans and their own people through. reporter: any comments about human flags and american concerns about it? i welcome their freedom, that s the best comment we can have. we were kind of dismayed at fact that this was being done under the auspices of bettering economic ties with china without actually thinking about the egregious human