This is bbc news. The headlines at 11am. If five british people including a child have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france meanwhile, as the number of victims has increased in china, theres been growing anger at the handling of the crisis. Six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the governments decision to allow huawei to help build the uks 56 network. This is not about money any longer. Yes, of course you want to have a system that works and not to pay too much, but the truth is, security, the protection of the uk, is the absolute number one priority for any government. Officials working on borisjohnsons pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 Police Officers say that theyll actually need to take on more than 50,000, as many are set to leave. The met Office Issues Severe Weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. Preparations are under way for the england scotland and ireland wales matches in the six nat
President trump orders the assassination of one of the most powerful men in the middle east, irans top military commander. General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us airstrike in iraq as he arrived at Baghdad Airport in the early hours of this morning. Iran said the air strike was americas biggest mistake in the region and threatened severe revenge but the white house said general soleimani had been plotting to kill hundreds of americans. We dont seek war with iran but, at the same time, we are not going to stand by and watch the iranians escalate and continue to put american lives at risk without responding in a way that disrupts, defends, deters and creates an opportunity to de escalate the situation. The us has said tonight it is
sending 3500 more troops to the middle east in response to the threat and we will be asking what this could lead to. Safe at last relief as the Australian Navy rescues a thousand people whod been trapped on the coast by bush fires. Tens of thousands more pe
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Two us airbases in iraq are targeted in retaliation, the iranians say, for the death of general soleimani, killed last week in a us airstrike. As President Trump tweets that there were no casualties and that all is well, borisjohnson warns iran not to retaliate further. We of course condemn the attack on Iraqi Military bases hosting coalition forces. Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de escalation. Wade mystery surrounds the crash of a ukranian passenger plane in tehran more than 170 people are killed including three from the uk. The number of homicides
in the uk fell in 2019, for the first time in five years though killings rose in the capital. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. The Football Association is under pressure to review its broadcasting deals, thats after a betting company streamed fa cup matches live over the weekend. All th
That is all ahead had on tomorrow. That is all ahead had on the bbc news. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. On the programme tonight italian football continues to struggle with coronavirus. The outbreak could mean spectators are kept away for the next month. Theres also continuing uncertainty around this summers Olympic Games in tokyo, well have the latest from the president of the ioc. Also tonight. Ill fight anyone. We speak to british heavyweight dillian whyte, whos still waiting for a crack at a world title. And we catch up with sam ward, the british hockey player whos not given up on his olympic dream, despite a horrific injury. I cut me from here, only dirtier, as i got four points and 31 screws inside my face. They did an
incredibly voice and i have been recovering ever since. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coronavirus remains the big issue in world sport at the moment, no more so than in italy. Its the european country thats been worst hit by the outbreak and af
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Ministers in the uk look at proposals to get the economy restarted including easing some measures of the lockdown. In spain, the country has begun to ease its Strict Lockdown rules adults have been enjoying their first outdoor exercise in seven weeks. Rolls royce prepares to cut thousands ofjobs due to coronavirus a decision on the exact number will be made by the end of the month. The uk government pledges over £76 million to the most vulnerable in society during the pandemic. This funding will help charities, support survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. It will support Vulnerable Children and their families. And it will support victims of modern slavery. An experimental drug is authorised by us officials for emergency use on severely ill coronavirus patients. And uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee johnson and his fiance Carrie Symonds name their baby boy and include a tribute to th