Hello and welcome to bbc news. France has taken the extraordinary step of recalling its ambassadors from australia and the united states as the row over their nuclear submarine deal intensifies. Australia scrapped a multi billion dollar deal to buy french diesel powered submarines in favour of american nuclear powered ones. Paris described the security pact between australia the us and the uk as a stab in the back . Courtney bembridge reports. Back injune the two presidents sat side by side in the sun in the uk. But that warmth has disappeared and, in an unprecedented move, france has recalled its ambassador to the us and australia. This is why. It is about conecting america s allies in new ways. A deal struck for a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. It replaces a multi billion dollar deal australia had signed with france in 2016, in france was only told about it hours before the public announcement which has infuriated president macron. First came this warning from the foreign mini
and deaths as britain and other countries send emergency medical aid. lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased allowing the re opening of non essential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. meanwhile, in wales pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. and the oscar goes to. a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars including best picture and best director. we ve a special oscars programme here on bbc news in half an hour s time. good morning. pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain in more detail how he paid for the refurbishment of his downing street flat. labour has written to the electoral commission to demand a formal inquiry. and later today, the uk s most senior civil servant will be questioned by mps about lobbying rules following the revelations about the former prime minister david cameron and the allegations of impropriety
lockdown restrictions in scotland are eased allowing the re opening of non essential shops, gyms, pubs and restaurants. meanwhile in wales, pubs, cafes and restaurants can serve customers outdoors from today and six people from six households are allowed to meet. and the oscar goes to. nomadland. a film about a widow travelling across the us picks up three of the top awards at the oscars, including best picture and best director. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. india s coronavirus crisis is intensifying it s recorded another global record of new cases for the fifth day running, with more than 352,000 infections reported in the last 2a hours alone. hospitals in delhi have completely run out of beds and some are missing critical supplies including oxygen. doctors in india say people are dying on the streets outside hospitals. the uk along with other countries is now sending medical aid to india. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye rep
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to do, what will be asked instead. . mommy. a warm welcome to this blustery guardian on the top of a community centre in berlin. where here as we begin our coverage of the german election campaign through to the last day of voting on sunday. of course a german election is always a significant moment. this is one of most powerful countries in europe, one of the most powerful countries in the world. so the selection of a new government does it matter for germans, it matters for visit to eight people across the european union across the world. of course this decision has extra impact this time around. angela merkel has been chancellor of this country since 2005, but she is stepping down. germany will first choose their mps, they will then form a coalition, that coalition will have a leader in that coalition will have a leader in that leader will be the next chancellor. it is a moment of great, great importance. were going to explain to all of the details of how the selection wor