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a celebration for saddam a source of shame for others the national day that is dividing australian society. death toll from the chrono virus outbreak in china has risen to 56 with almost 2003 president xi jinping says the country is facing a grave situation as cases of the virus accelerate its prompt a travel or strict chanson the closure of major landmarks across china an effort to contain the spread cases of chrono virus have now been reported in canada australia france and the united states as well as several asian countries scott heiler is in beijing with more on how the chinese government is trying to contain the spread of the virus we re at a long distance one of the long distance bus stations here in the capital beijing no midnight early this morning all service long distance bus service was. shutdown the main reason they re concerned about that is that the it s less regulated than say the high speed rail as well as the airplanes so they want to be able to track ....
warehouse in sx. britain offers its condolences as hopes fade for the crew of a missing argentinian submarine. in sport, england get on top, down under. after davvide malan, made a half century for england, in the opening ashes test, the bowlers are now having an impact they ve taken four wickets already. and nick has the weather. it may be black friday that this weekend s weather is brought to you by the colour blue. it s going to be a cold one. the bully on wintry showers but quite of the blue sky. it is colder this morning. some icy patches to watch out for. more coming up. good morning. first, our main story. in the next few hours, zimbabwe is preparing to swear in a new president, after ten days of extraordinary drama that culminated in the resignation of robert mugabe after 37 years in power. 60,000 people will gather at a sports stadium in harare to witness emmerson mnangagwa taking control of the country. the opposition is urging him to end the culture of corr ....
preventing plastic pollution. calls for deposits on plastic bottles and free drinking water fountains, to protect the seas from plastic debris. millions are expected to be on the move today as the christmas getaway begins. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has acknowledged there are serious difficulties in the relationship between russia and the uk he s on the first visit to moscow by a british foreign secretary for more than five years. in a tense press conference, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov rejected suggestions that russia had behaved aggressively towards the uk, but agreed that relations are at a very low level . our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford reports. the first handshake looked warm enough, but borisjohnson came here promising to talk tough, to warn russia to stop what he called its destabilising actions. it was russia s foreign minister who set the tone. sergei lavrov said relations with britai ....
and ben stokes is back. good afternoon. he is. the ecb have cleared him to return to england to just two days after he was charged with affray. he is likely to be playing in their short form series against new zealand ex month. all the details later in the our. thanks, hugh. susan powell has the weather, it is in the news. lying snow and ice causing problems, buti in the news. lying snow and ice causing problems, but i think this afternoon for many, pictures like this in edinburgh, the sun is out. but it is the calm before the storm, more strong winds to come tonight and another spell of heavy snow for southern scotland and northern england. thank you very much. also coming up: could it be a french stitch up? the grand diplomatic gesture by president macron which means the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time in nearly a thousand years and be loaned to britain. but why now? hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i m simon mccoy. if yourjob is dependan ....
begins this evening and the men tomorrow, where england will be hoping to become the first side to win three consecutive six nations titles out right. eddiejones has named his team for the game against italy and we have all the details coming up. lucy has the weather forecast. some cold weather on the way as we move through the next few days, it is also a groundhog day and i will have more on that. also coming up the celebrity photographer that s selling his work for teenage cancer we ll be speaking to him live shortly. hello, everyone this is afternoon live. darren osborne has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 43 years, for attacking a crowd of muslims near finsbury park mosque in london last year. he was found guilty yesterday of murder and attempted murder, after driving a van into worshippers injune, killing one man and injuring several others. angus crawford is at woolwich crown court. we ve heard a lot more before sentencing about darre ....