Lets start your day with the team at breakfast. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today wales and scotland introduce new quarantine rules for greece amid concerns about rising coronavirus cases. Nearly a Million People will be affected by new restrictions in glasgow and surrounding areas after infections increase just as rules in Greater Manchester are eased. After almost six months at home, many children in england and wales are returning to the classroom. Good morning. Even covid 19 cannot
ruin christmas. After easter plans we re ruin christmas. After easter plans were cancelled and some plans were spoiled, retailers are now reporting early interest in festive frivolity. But will it be enough or could retailers and businesses be left in the cold this year . Good morning. Over a year since his last grand slam match but andy murray is back, winning on the big stage as he pulls off a stunning comeback at the us open. And former spin doc
This is bbc news. Lam iamjane i amjane hill. We had lines to be. The number of people whove died with coronavirus in care homes in england is thought to have doubled in five days figures suggest more than 2,000 deaths. In the first ever virtual Prime Ministers questions, the new labour leader strongly criticises the government over a lack of testing and supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Somethings going wrong, but there isa somethings going wrong, but there is a pattern emerging here. We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment. I dont accept his premise that we have been slow. We have been guided by the scientific advice, the chief scientific adviser, the chief medical officer at every step along
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Welcome to bbc news my name is mike embley. Our top stories keeping it in the family Melania Trump is to headline the second night of the Republican National convention. Wisconsin declares a state of emergency as the family of the unarmed black man shot by police say hes been paralysed. My son matters. He is a human being and he matters. The uk government reverses its advice on the use of masks in secondary schools in england. And a new arrangement the bbc says it will play rule britannia at the last night of the proms, but without the words. Hello and welcome. The second night of the Republican National convention is underway the theme tonight is land of opportunity. Among the speakers are two of President Trumps children and his wife melania and secretary of state mike pompeo. Our correspondent, jane obrien joins me now from washington. Very different visions of america, very different versions of reality being presented. Yes, there is certainly a contrast between the Democratic Conv
This is bbc news with the latest from the uk and around the world. Calls on the uk government to review its policy on Face Coverings in englands schools as scotland says they will become compulsory in communal areas. The World Health Organization says its for countries to decide. Children between 12 and five years old can wear masks where appropriate and where asked to, but it is important to ensure they know how to use them. In the United States republicans begin their National Convention with warnings about the countrys future ifjoe biden were to defeat donald trump in novembers election. Police and demonstrators clash for a second night in the american state of wisconsin after officers shot a black man in the back. Just one more shot, let me put you there for a little bit. Then they literally grabbed him by his shirt and he was just shooting him with the kids in the back screaming. More upsetting testimony from relatives on day two of the sentencing of christchurch gunman. Whatever
This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. In the uk, pressure grows to shut more schools. Unions are demanding an immediate two week closure of all primaries and secondaries in england as coronavirus cases surge. This isnt about head teachers wanting to close schools. This is about head teachers wanting to open schools but in order to do that we need to have risk assessments that ensure that there is safe practice across our schools. President trump and the election now 11 republican senators say theyll support him and object to the official results. India begins a nation wide mock drill to test its preparedness for mass immunisation against covid 19. French police shut down an illegal rave that had been under way
since new years eve with more than 2,500 partygoers. Pressure is growing on the government to keep all schools in england closed for two weeks after the christmas break amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Teaching unions say it is unsafe for their members and want all teaching