the u.k.mbulance service is testing a jetpack rescue kit. ♪ katty: "bbc world news america" welcome toc world newsic am on pbs and around the wod. sethey have rehe taken advice, and no doubt prepared attack lines, but when the lights go on in cleveland, it will be up to donald trump and joe biden alone on stage to battle it out in the f dst presidentiate. . there will be no studiot a audience. but a huge number of americans are expected to watch from home, perhaps as many 100 million. laura trevelyan is in cleveland, oh for us. she joins us. great to have you in cleveland tonight. its not going to be the kind use to tonight.e we are does that play to one or other candidate advantage? reporter: it might be the big crow president trump likes to andr off, only between 80 100 people are allowed in the hall, not the 900 as usual. you go -- don't get the big applause lines you would usually expect. each candidate is only allowed 20 guests each. i spoke to the top joe biden ally, senator chris coons. he said, we can expect "rock him soccer him robots" and that's what he is expecting. the chal

we will have full coverage on bbc world news. a quick look at other news now.has emerged that german chancellor angelaerkel visited the russian politician alexey navalny when he was in the hospital after being poisoned. he was flown from russiao germany after falling ill russia denies the claims he was poisoned. wildfires are growing in california's napa valley. the so-called glass fire took ld on sunday about 60 miles north of san francisco. it was fanned through area vineyards by gusty winds. it is the latest in a series of fires. huawei's chief financial officer returns to aanadian courtroom today as lawyers resumed their fight to block united states efforts to extradite her. she was arrested in canada in december on charges related to bank fraud. her arrest has led to unprecedented rift between canada and china. ambassadors have called for the rights of gay and transgender people to be respected in poland. envoys from 50 countries urged the polish government to end discrimination againstexual minorities. hostility to lgbt rights has become a flashpoint in r

do you stay with bbc world news. ——do stay with bbc world news. ——do stay with bbc world news. time of year, and that's because of where our air mass is coming from — from the north—west on a brisk breeze. that's going to feed in some showers into northern and western parts of uk, but there will be some sunshine around too. the winds maybe not quite as strong as what we had over the last few days. low pressure to the north—east of the uk, high pressure to the south—west, that's why we see these north—westerly winds, which will feed in showers from the word go across northern and western areas. some good spells of sunshine further east, mind you, but then we could see some longer spells of rain and more cloud pushing into northern ireland and then south—west scotland, north—west england, north wales through the day. some of these showers will be driving through the cheshire gap into the midlands. temperature—wise, 18 degrees at best in the sunshine in the south—east, generally the low—mid teens further north. now, through saturday night, it looks like a weather front will move i

you are watching "bbc world news america." ill to come, as we mark 75 years since the d of world war ii, the bbc looks back on the sacrifices made by a reporters grandfather. australia's economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, taking major hits from both this year's s bushfires, as welle coronavirus lockdowns. the country's government has pumped the equalent of $147 billion u.s. in stimulus measures into the economy. here is the report. 0>> 2 will go down as the that australia will lose its famous nicame as the lucky country and has fallen into recession for the first time in 30 years. a 7% dip in the economy of the last three years -- month, more than twice the recession in the early 1980's. for many young people knew into the workforce, this is something they have never seen.ha australia has d a robust economy with steady growth for decades now. this is thanks to its natural resources of iron ore, coal, natural gas with demand from china, andt ourism ts been a big dri and economic growth. katty: this

. >> this is "bbc world news america."reece since ships to provide shelter to some of the thousands of migrants left homeless on tan greek isld after their cap burned dow -- camp burned down. >>esoying the lives of homes gone in an instant. it is like a bomb has had this entire area. jane: wild are burning out of ntrol on the west coast of the united states. na report says humans are destroying nature at an unecedented rate. ♪ jane: watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news thousands of migrants are sleeping out in the open after a second fire in two days destroyed what was left of their makeshift camp. a blaze engulfed tuesday night and another maped out any ing tents on wednesday. n scorched wasteland of mangled memories, was his home. temporary, overcrowded, but it s all he had. and then the inferno took hold. >> very, very bad moment. >> the emotion is too much as he leads the way to where his shack stood. this is all that ist. lef the ruptured remains of family life. when the fire hit, he ran here fr

welcome to "bbc world news amica" on pbs and around the ieglobe. e executives of the world's biggest drug companies have signed aoint pledge promising to uphold the integrity of the scientific process for developing the coronavirus vaccine. that is afterresident trump signaled that if vaccine could be ready in time for november's american election. the pledge says they will only submitva for appor emergency use authorization after demonstrating safety and t efficacyough a phase three clinical trial. among the signatories are astrazeneca, pfizer, who had trials. >> we can expect some results of these large clinical trials may be by the end of the year but you still need to look at the data and validate the data. i think it is fairly unlikely we will have a vaccine distributed at large scale before the end of this year. katty: joining me now is an infectious disease physician and researcher. thank you very much for joining , . davis. is it possible we could haveth a vaccin is ready unsafe by the beginning of november before the u.s. elections? dr. dav

and this is "bbc world news america."lexei navalny was poisoned in pressure with the same nerve agent. the german government says it ha proof. a french satirical magazine for dutch blished photos of the prophet muhammad and the office was brutally attacked. l the trgins today that might tell uy. facebook and twitter take action against a tout -- accounts linked to pressure trying to interfere with the u.s. election. how mucformation is being spread across the web? curfews in cuba. how havana is handling the latest efft to curb the coronavirus. welcome to "bbc world news therica." on pbs and aroun globe. germany says it has unequivocal proof that russian opposition politician alei navalny was poisoned with the same nerve agent used against a former spy in 2018. lynn says it made the conclusion based on its own toxicology reports. he says -- he is still in a german hospital in a the german chancellor says someone wanted to silence him and she wants answers. reporter: alexei navalny has been the most prominent oppotion figur

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katty: this is "bbc world news america."s there a better way for europe to deal with migrants than this? the european union has a new planet hopes will fix the crisis. >> the residents of this place were living in conditions that were the opposite of the values europe rejects. katty: a grand jury charges only one officer in the killing of breonna taylor, and not the officer -- and nothing killing itself. as covid cases sore in the u.s. and europe, africa seems to defy a global trend. we are live in nairobi to find out why. ♪ welcome to "bbc world news america," on pbs and around the globe. the european union is proposing a w system to deal with the refugee crisis that is overwhelming parts of the confident. southern countries have accused their wealthier, northern neighbors of failing to share the burden, as migrants and refugees continue to seek a new life in europe. earlier this month on a greek island, 12,000 migrants were left homeless after a fire ravaged a refugee camp. to make matters worse, a new camp on the island i

you have won the bbc's world news award. 0h, my gosh. oh, wow! i did not see that coming.ifted from someone was almost like i shifted from someone being interviewed to be the easy, you have the award. this is citizen weekend addict i was extremely humbled and honoured, considering that this is no small feat. hello, everyone and welcome to focus on africa. he was amazing. i admired how versatile he was. in one moment you would see him walking alongside a head of state and next he would talk to a group of minors. that kind of versatility was really admirable. he was authoritative and personable at the same time. i will see you after the game. and he was able to connect and engage with his audience. the bbc has always had a problem with looking cool. that is where i come in. for me he was and still is the epitome of excellence, african excellence. a new rolls- royce on the streets of india, my good friend. him showing that standard to be good enough on the global stage is an encouragement to young african journalists like myself wanting to go to that level. africa can be a gl

. ♪ host: i am katty kay inin waon, and this is bbc "world news america." w covid restrictionse u.k. more masks, ls socializing, and the pubs shut earlier. in a pandemic full of grim milestones, the u.s. pa oes anotherne. digital diplomacy.e now died. rsthe ever virtual united nations general assembly is underway. president trump uses the opportunity to criticize china. ♪ katty: welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. tough covid restrictions are in place in the u.k. after the riime minister warned the country is at a us turning point. more people will have to wear masks. fewer people will be allowed to th, and pubs are going to shut earlier. people cght breaking the rules could be fined thousands. orest johnson warns this isn't a short stint. >>ep i am , spiritually reluctant to make any of these impositions or infringe anyone's freedom. but unless we take action, the risk is we will have to go for tougher measures later, and the deaths have already mounted. we have a huge caseload of infection such as we had in the spring. kay: will th

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you are watching bbc world news america. l to come, 75 years after the official end of world war grandfather back to a prisoner of war camp.students across rusy returned to school just as the rymber of confirmed coronavirus cases in the cous set to pass one million. all teachers have t beented for covid-19, but there are still concerns about safety. our correspondent has been to a school for us. reporter: september 1 is typically a day of celebration across russia as students go to school for the first time. evenn the midst of a pandemic, authorities are trying to keep things as normal as possible. this is russian-style back-to-school. ♪ reporter: from the markings on the floor to the other msures, all proper precautions are in place. but as i have seen over the pt few months, while the rules and pressure aretrict, people are not great at sticking to them. as the weather gets cold again and life mes back inside, that could be a problem. sarahainsford, bbc news, moscow. katty: this week marks the 75 anniveary of the official e

you are watching "bbc world news america."still to come tonight, the boss of one of the world' biggest mining companies, rio tinto, is forced to quit over the destruction of ancient aboriginal sites in australia. ♪ jane:un as ies in europe and north america struggled with the coronavirus, the number of new covid- cases in africa continues to go down each week, with overall numbers remaining consistently low. here is the bbc in nairobi. >> the number of cases in africa has been producing by 10% each week over the past month. they are baffled why the number of casesle cively is so small compared to the rest of the world. the seload here concert -- constitutes about 5% of the number of people who tested positive for covid-19 globally. 3.6% of people who died from the disease are here in africa. hypotheses have been advanced, a large youtul population, older people ling mostly in rural areashat are sparsely populated, but experts have not arrived at one explanation is the cause of these low numbers. ♪ jane: officials in oregon hav

bbc news, marseilles. laura: consumes our rising now in france about coronavirus-stricken you're watching bbc world news americaill to come, a parallel journey from migrants trying to reach europe. the bbc is given exclusive onboard footage from one of the boats rescuing them. ♪ alnew d has fallen into recession for the first time in 11 years due to strict lockdown provisns. but the country successfully contained the virus. back on him at cost to the tourism sector has been severe. >>f the successs event had been limiting the number of covid-19 cases did come at a big economic cost, and we are seeing it in the economic drop. buwe're also seeing it in the thousands of jobs lost i industries like retail and y.hospital the lucrative tourism industry that you mentioned, and also trade, all coming to a standstill. as a result, the government is spending a huge chunk of the country's gdp on stimulus packages like subsidies. so's event is in a good position inlatively speak to the rest of the world when it comes to covid-19 cases. the flipside is an economy that is struggling at the moment and trll continue togle for

washington and this is bbc "world news america."merica's having a lot of bad weather but it's not ag l, nature is wreaking havoc. trying to keep u.s. trade deal alive, the british foreign secretary makes his case during a visit to washington.s zimbabwe'fforts to seize land controversial.te farmers now its plan to return their well.to them as controversial as reuniting with a remarkable refugee rivet five years ago, our correspondent have the story of a young syrian girl who crossed europe in a wheelchair. we checked back in with her. ♪ katty: welcome to "world news america." fi and water, two of the four elements of nature that right now are wreaking havoc across large parts of the globe. as we been reporting, dozens of wildfires have burnedhr tgh nearly 5 million acres of land on america's west coast. homes and indeed entire towns, thousands of people have been displaced. meanwhile, on the east side of th u.s., hurricane sally made land this morning in alabama covering streets and neighborhoods and water. as you can see from the sa

. ♪ welcome to "bbc world news america," on pbs and around the globe. european union is proposing a new system to deal with the refuge crisis that is erwhelming parts of the confident. southern countries have accus theirealthier, northern neighbors of failing to sha the burden, as migrants and refugees continue to seek a new life in europe. earlier this month on a greek island, 12,000 migrants were left homeless after a fire ravaged a refugee camp. to make mattersw worse, a camp on the island is struggling with an outbreak of the coronavirus. hue.reds have tested positiv the situation is causing a lot of tension in the country, and the rest of europe.bbc is on ths and has this report. gabriel: the remains of the camp are a visual metaphor for the failures of allah see on migrant and refugees -- the failures of policy on to and refugees. oma those who did come and did up in places like this, camp,'s largest refugee squalid pressure cooker that went up in flames a few weeks ago. amid arguments in european capitals over quotas and which countries would take

this is bbc world news america.ributes are paid to the lateco supremt justice ruth bader ginsburg, the first woman to lie in state of the u.s. capitol antiterrorism police investigating a stabbing in paris near the former offices of the charlie hebdo magazine where 12 people were killed in 2015. of policethe site cordoning off the streets will bring back painful memories. just around the corner is charlie hebdo. jane: in pakistn, the first nationwide vaccination campaign against polio iswa und since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. the late u.s. supreme court judge ruth bader ginsburg has become the first woman in americanistory to lie in state at the capitol building in washington. it was a private ceremony attended by family membe and e democratic presidential nominee joe biden thousands of people have already paid tribute. our correspondent starts our corage. reporter: this was a solemn pausing the political that has engulfed the capital since jus

katty: you are watching bbc world news america.ll tosc come, shockines from sudan as the nile rises to its highest level in over a century. farms have been flooded and the government is declaring a naonal emergency. ♪ katty: the british prime minister announced tough new restrictions on social gatherings in england from monday. grf more than six people gathering inside or outside will be illegal. >> this is o not the staa new draconian regime everywhere. it is not yet the beginning of another national lockdown, but it is a big moment and a big reintroduction of some limr s on ves. the prime minister said it broke his heart to have to do this manatt eveto be able to say things might be normal christmas. they believe the rising cases in steep enough to require new national measures rather than relying on local lockdns to try to choke off the spread of this disease, to try to stop it taking off in the way it didis earlier ear. that means more than six months after this all began, the rules are being tightened instead of beineased off.

this is "bbc world news america." the impact of mass migration in europe. look at what changed and what has no >> earlier this year when tensions rose between turkey and europe, s turkeyt more migrants towards greece. it could do it again. right now, it is gree's actions are also causing concern. katty: as president trump tries to paint democrats as weak on law and order, joe biden makes it clear he does not support violence. looting and burning andce a destruction of property -- i want to make something absolutely clear. rioting is not katty: and we meet that shepherd from england whose new book set t his vision for the future of farming. ♪ welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the world. greece has been in harbor for migrants seeking a better life. nearly 9000 hundred people arrived there back i 2015, throwing european politic into disarray. today, those numbers are lower but they have started to trend upwards again. the e.u. border forces the balkans is now the most active out for migrants, with more than 9000 people making the journey this y

if you are on bbc world news or news channel, i am are on bbc world news or news channel, iam back areore unsettled, windier, cooler. so, if you are enjoying the sunshine, do make the most of it as it continues into tomorrow and for many into the weekend as well. there's a lovely view from the east coast of scotland today. it's high pressure, won't be surprised to see that, keeping it sunny and settled. just on the southern flank of that area of high pressure, there is a strengthening easterly breeze overnight. that will stop the temperature falling too far. it will bring some areas of low cloud that push into parts of especially eastern england. and there's a weak weather front close to the north of scotland also keeping temperatures up here with a chance of seeing a little bit of light rain, especially in the northern and western isles. and temperatures probably at their lowest across south east scotland and north east england, 11—5 degrees for some spots here. into tomorrow then, and there will be some areas of high cloud around in places making the sunshine hazy. still a chance of

and by contributions to this pbs station from katty: i'm katty kay in washington and this is bbc "world newsmerica." a potential rescue operation is underway in lebanon amid reports that a person could still be alive in the rubble after last month'sru blast. ia rejects accusations that it was behind the poisoningf o opposition politician alexey navalny and has warned others against jumping to hasty conclusions. joe biden travels toha k wisconsin, to meet with the family of jacob blake, and spoke mr. blake himself by telephone. in the literary race begins. we look at how the pandemic made it a tougher competition to become a christmas bestseller. welcome to "wor news america." rescue workeni in lebanon t are searching for a possible survivor from the port beast iut that devastated the city a month ago. a sniffer dog arted rescuers in the rubble of a collapsed building and the beirut fire department said pulse has been detected, although the likelihood of anyone surving for four weeks is incredibly low. our international correspondent is there enjoins me now from beirut it sounds almost unbeli

washington and this is "bbc world news america."ore angry protests across america following a decision not to pursue a murder charge in the case of breonna taylor. the fbi says it is still investigating and federal charges are still possible. a big coronavirus outbreak at a university in scotland as students are told they will be breaking the lawand the names bt bond. the real-life secret agent who sounds kind of familiar. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. authorities in kentucky have charged a suspect over the shooting of two police officers during protests in louisville. nearly 130 people have been arrested after protests turn violent last night. they took of the streets after a grand jury announced it would not rescue the officers who killed breonna taylor back in march from louisville. we have this report. reporter: security forces flooded the streets of louisville. to contain the outrage felt by protesters here. they took to the streets because they felt breonna taylor and her family had been denied j

you are watching "bbc world news america." to come on this program, evidence obtainedy the bbc contradicts the official explanation for the cause of an explosion which killed 23 people ins nigeria' commercial capital earlier this year. ♪ >> isouth africa, 500 people from one school have been quarantined after a covid outbreak. almost 100 of them tested positive. officials say they fear the virus may have spread more widely into the community. here is a reporter with more for us. >> this is a shock to the country. as you know, they are trying to ease the lockdown regulations and also the number of infections have also lowered in the country. but it has emerged that 98 school pupils from a high school in the eastern cape tested positive. this comes after two tested positive ando then failed report that to the school. the authorities there say the reason why there was such a huge outbreak was becau people are not maintaining social distance in regulations and have also not so now as a result, there has been team of health experts

bbc news. we'rejoined now from brazil by cristiane mazzetti, forest campaigner for greenpeace brazil. thank you forjoining us here on bbc worldis being done. what is the long—term impact of that kind of destruction to a biodiversity region like that? well, it is a very — the region is very rich in terms of biodiversity, and we may lose species for ever. we are living ina species for ever. we are living in a current high diversity crisis, there are 1 in a current high diversity crisis, there are1 million species around the planet that are in the process of extinction, and by letting those fires consume our forests are our biomes, brazil is also contributing with such crises. and nature may never recover. it may take a hundred years or never recover, the buyer may come again next year, and this is very concerning —— the fire. people around the world or hear me see these pictures in this story and their heart me ache for it. what can people do? what is within the power of ordinary people to have an impact on things like this? so, ordinary people, firstly, should expose what is happening in brazil and expose the government isn't

this is "bbc world news america."istory at the white house as israel signed a peace deal ntth two arab ces. it's an important victory for president trump. pres. trump: tse agreements prove that the regions ofon the na are breaking free from the failed approaches of the past. a new course.ng sets history on katty: india passes a grim milestone. it now has 5 million cases of the coronavirus. we are live on the ground in mumbai. a u.n. rort warns the world has failed to meet a series of goals to halt loss of habitats and wildlife. g up wi-fi in the parkin lot -- when school is out, this is the only way that some kids in america c get online to carry on learning. ♪ on pbs and around the globe. president trump presided over the signing of a historic deal that normalizes relaons between israel, the uae, and bahrain. avit the way for diplomatic, economic, and travel links between the countries. it's a big win for president trump and prime minister netanyahu. sent us this report.itor has >> sincehe founding of the state of is

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bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: heading down into the debt.ms still have no idea just how many people have died. there is people alive and there is people not alive. we just can help and give whatever we got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince rainier, 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by monsieur badinter, the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton has spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businesses regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: history at the white house — as

you so much forjoining us here on bbc world news. —— thank you so much for joining us here on bbc worldc weather fronts with more cloud around. although thatis with more cloud around. although that is clearing away for many, we will still have quite a cool and brisk breeze with showers coming in on that atlantic wind. these are the weather fronts that i've talked about, some heavy thundery reigned for a time through the night. this cold weather front is bringing some more persistent rain southwards into the south of that it is very misty. low cloud shrouded the hills with fog. it was 3—4 on wednesday morning in some areas in suffolk. so, it will be a milder start, but a great one for some. already, the brighter skies with us for scotland, for northern ireland, from northern england, filtering through wells in the morning, into the midlands in the morning, into the midlands in the afternoon. but the more appreciable rain could just linger into the second part of the afternoon further south, and the cloud towards evening as well. but we will still see temperatures in the high teens and lo

you are watching "bbc world news america."o come on this program, the story of how one lakeouse on the outskirts of berlin came to witness some of the biggest events in the 20th century. >> india has recorded more than 90,000 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, meaning only the u.s. now has more confirmed infections. more of it comes as india's largest transport system has reopened. it sparked concerns the more public transport could make things worse. >> we are seeing social distancing being followed, so people sort of leaving a gap between where two people are seated, for example. during rush hour, this is a system that carries millions of passengers. so as we go along, is it really going to be feasible for people to follow social distancing measures in an enclosed, air-conditioned space? and there are certainly worries because the capital itself has been seeing a surge in infections over the past two weeks. many other parts of the country are experiencing this. the virus has also spread beyond major cities to smalle

this is bbc world news.has obtained president trump's tax records stretching back two decades, which it says reveal chronic financial losses and years of tax avoidance. the united states hasjoined russia and the un in calling for an end to the worst violence in years in nagorno—kara bakh, the disputed region between armenia and azerbaijan. now, firefighters in california are battling a new wildfire that broke out in the state this weekend called the "glass fire". the blaze began early on sunday morning. the napa county sheriff's office issued an evacuation orderfor some parts of the area. cal fire said the blaze had a "dangerous rate of speed." the national weather service said low humidity, dry fuel and winds are causing "significa nt fire—weather concerns." earlier i spoke to rob mayeda, who's a meteorologist for nbc bay area. i asked him to give us this update of the current weather conditions facing california and how it could impact on the wildfires. yeah, we are seeing a lot of those existing fires tak

this is bbc world news.matum — ditch plans to modify the brexit divorce deal — orface legal action. the boss of one of the world's biggest mining companies, rio tinto, has resigned over the destruction of a sacred aboriginal site in western australia. hackers linked to russia, china and iran are targeting people and organisations involved in the upcoming us presidential election, including the campaigns of both donald trump and joe biden. that's according to a report from the technology giant microsoft. the company says that the majority of these attacks were detected and stopped and that those targeted have been notified. nomia iqbal reports from washington. election from washington. campaigning is well under election campaigning is well under way in the us but something the republican and the democratic parties both having common right now are threats to undermine their campaigns. ina threats to undermine their campaigns. in a blog, microsoft identified russia, china and iran. it suggests that strontium, a

hello and a warm welcome to bbc world news. two candidates for the us presidency have exchanged heated accusations on law and order. president trump said his democratic rivaljoe biden had been weak in the face of recent street protests. earlier mr biden said the us president had been "fanning the flames" of hate and division in america. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. nine weeks to polling day and americans are facing a start choice, with violence and civil u nrest choice, with violence and civil unrest on the streets of several cities, including outside the white house, law and order is emerging as the issue that could decide this italy fort election. portland has been the epicentre of black lives matter process ever since the police killing of george floyd. —— italy fought elections. the weekend, supporters of president trump headed into the city in a huge convoy of vehicles. sporadic fighting broke out between the two groups and a white man was shot and killed. he was a supporter of a right—wing group. p

world war. and tomorrow it is the turn of mishal husain to share the story of her relatives and their wartime experiences. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the newshere you are. have a very good night. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world. it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined tonight by katy balls, deputy political editor at the spectator, and sonia sodha, chief leader writer at the observer. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the uk's daily telegraph leads with a concerns about the number of young people on benefits as the number of under—25s on universal credit almost doubled during lockdown to more than half a million people. the guardian has two main stories on its front page. the first is a story about england's exam results row and claims that the education secretary was made aware of problems weeks before results day. and another story about new restrictions in the scottish city of glasgow following a rise in coronavirus cases there. le figaro repo

this is bbc world news, the headlines... the united states has passed seven million confirmed coronavirus cases. that's according to johns hopkins university. it's the highest number in the world, with india second at 5.8 million cases and brazil third with 4.7 million. a police officer who died after being shot at a police station in croydon, south london, on friday has been named as matt ratana. he was 5a. lawyers for breonna taylor, the woman killed by police in her own home in the united states, call for full transparency over the investigation into her death. the late us supreme courtjudge, ruth bader ginsburg, has become the first woman in american history to lie in state in the capital building in washington. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with the bbc news at ten. now, in a change of schedule, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. the standout new release this week is missjunete

those are the latest headlines here on bbc world news. and greater manchester apart from bolton. public places including bowling alleys, conference centres and indoor play areas will be able to reopen from tuesday. but people in leeds have being warned they're now on a watchlist of coronavirus hotspots, after a rise in the number of cases in the city. almost half a million people could face new restrictions and the local council says the community has reached a "pivotal moment". our health editor hugh pym, has the details another city and another new challenge in the bid to control the virus. this time leeds is facing up to an increase in cases and local council and health leaders are considering new restrictions. it's premature to talk about lockdowns at this stage, but clearly if it's felt that there does need to be restrictions of movement, for example, then that's something of course that we will have to put in place. local people we spoke to agreed there was a need for caution. i know if it was my grandparents at risk, i'd want us to

you are watching bbc news and bbc world news. stay with us news and bbc world news.n headlines on the way next. see you soon. good evening. it is shaping up to be a fine, settled weekend for the vast majority. a little bit breezy across parts of england and wales, but there will be some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, just the chance of a shower at times across the south of the uk. and more especially the channel islands, where you're closest to this swirl of cloud, an area of low pressure that has been slow—moving close to spain and portugal. it is drifting a little further northwards, so there is the chance that these weather fronts may fringe just a few showers in at times through the weekend. and on the northern flank of that low pressure system, a brisk easterly wind continuing across a good part of england and wales. so, some of those showers drifting up through the channel islands through the night. one or two could be thundery. there will be some low cloud plaguing northern and eastern parts of scotland, but most places will have clear spells. temperatu

world. stay with us on bbc news.ws in cuba: hava na's latest efforts in curbing coronavirus. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies, then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared. some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. 00:15:20,316 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 this is bbc world news. very glad to have you

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm maryam moshiri. as the number of covid cases tops 30 million worldwide, the uk puts forward new plans for a circuit break against the virus. new lockdowns are to be announced in madrid, and it's the poorest neighbourhoods that are hit the hardest. after a month of protests, an official investigation will be opened in to the presidential election in belarus. hello and welcome. the number of officially recorded coronavirus cases across the globe has climbed above 30 million. and according to figures from johns hopkins university in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. there's been a surge in positive test results across europe in recent weeks. figures from the world health organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. let's look at europe — spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the pre