galicia in the north—west of spain becomes the second region to impose a local lockdown after a freshbreak. the australian state of victoria closes its border with neighbouring new south wales as a spike in cases forces further restrictions. also coming up, how turkey is using its influence in libya to further its ambitions. we have a special report. ankara wants to be a key player in the future, whatever emerges from the chaos in libya, and it's flexing its muscles across the middle east. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third highest confirmed coronavirus infections, after the united states, and brazil. but experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far higher. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to nearly 700,000. more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal, a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world in the city of agra. it's been

the popular tourist region on the northern coast of galicia is home to around $70000.00 residents people have been asked not to gather in groups larger than 10 and to wear masks in all public places including the beach. the restrictions come after a spike in coded $1000.00 cases the regional health minister said the biggest outbreaks were linked to several local bars. and measures are due to stay in place until friday 2 days before regional elections some say such a short lockdown isn't enough. we're under confinement for 5 days and that's because elections are coming up but will this flare up be over by then we should be taking serious measures and closing down for as long as it takes. at a national level in the spanish government says it has the pandemic under control but the returns are not down and alysia is a grim reminder that the virus is never far away from resurfacing. in germany that a brennan faced small town club higher and higher in the 2nd leg of the relegation play off it sees the 3rd from bottom borders league a side face of the 3rd place team for the 2nd division or a sp

the authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about 70,000tbreak of the coronavirus. gatherings of more than ten people will be banned. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid—19. kazakhstan has become the first country in the world to reimpose a nationwide coronavirus lockdown after a steep rise in the number of cases. shopping centres, gyms, swimming pools and hair salons will close for at least two weeks. the country's first lockdown was in late march with important sectors of the economy and travel grinding to a halt. in the australian state of victoria, several breaches of hotel quarantine have led to a spike in coronavirus cases. in melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down and 3,000 residents living in public housing will not be able to leave their flats for 14 days. sophia tran—thomson has this report. australia has so far weathered the coronavirus pandemic better than many other nations, with just 8,500 cases and 104 deaths. since the end of march, all inbound travellers arri

the authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about 70,000ple after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid—19. the australian state of victoria has closed its border with neighbouring new south wales after a new spike in coronavirus cases. in melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down and 3,000 residents living in public housing will not be able to leave their flats for the next two weeks. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the people of hong kong are getting used to a new reality, a draconian national security law made in china and imposed on the territory with no meaningful consultation. pro—democracy activists call it the death of the ‘0ne country, two systems‘ principle. well, my guest today is the former pro—democracy politician turned beijing loyalist ronny tong. is china suffocating the life out of hong kong's special status? ronny tong in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. hello. let me begin with the conc

the authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about seventyhousand people after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid—19. live sport is returning to our screens, even though the pandemic is far from over. patrick gearey speaks to those at the centre of project restart. for 100 days, football was frozen. this was an earlier thaw than some thought possible. the day the english premier league returned, 1,115 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the uk. so, how had sport re—emerged amid a pandemic? what are the risks and in the strange echoey bubble sport now sits in, what on earth comes next? london, on the morning of monday 9 march. the headlines are dominated by talk of supermarket rationing and the coming pandemic. andthe culture secretary is being asked if sport can go on much longer. at this stage, we are not in the territory of cancelling or postponing events and i don't expect that to be the case after today. those words aged within the week. th

the authorities in the north western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about seventy thousand people after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid 19. in the australian state of victoria, several breaches of hotel quarantine, are being blamed for a spike in coronavirus cases. in melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down, and three—thousand residents living in public housing will not be able to leave their flats for the next two weeks. now on bbc news let's look back at the week in parliament hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up in the next half hour: borisjohnson promises to "build, build, build" to boost the uk's economy after coronavirus but the labour leader reckons the plans are nothing new, and the government's got one more opportunity to stop mass redundancies. next week's financial statement could be the last chance to save millions ofjobs. but the prime minister remains positive. we are the builders, they're the blockers. we're the doers, the

the authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about 70,000eople after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid—19. the australian state of victoria has closed its border with neighbouring new south wales, after a new spike in coronavirus cases. in melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down, and 3,000 residents living in public housing will not be able to leave their flats for the next two weeks. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: beijing's birthday gift to hong kong. national security legislation that dramatically shrinks the space for political expression. joe biden‘s bid for votes: what does the challenger promise to do different? and "build, build, build": borisjohnson re—launches his premiership. my guests on socially distanced screens, north american writer and broadcaster, jeffrey kofman. british political commentator, steve richards. and here in the studio observing the two—metre

galicia becomes the second spanish region to impose a local lockdown after a fresh outbreak. we are going to disembark tomorrow morning in sicily. relief for rescued migrants after hearing their standoff with the italian authorities has finally ended, and they're allowed into sicily. and a lifeline for the arts — a $2 billion aid package to help recover from the pandemic. we begin in india today. india has now overtaken russia to become the country with the world's third—highest confirmed coronavirus infections, after the united states and brazil, but experts warn the true scale of the outbreak in india could be far higher. a sharp rise in new cases in recent days has taken the total health ministry figure to nearly 700,000. more than 19,000 people have died in india so far. the high numbers have forced the government to rethink plans to open up the country, as alanna petroff reports. the taj mahal — a monument to love from the 17th century. a world—famous attraction with millions of visitors each year. one of the seven wonders of the modern world, in the city of agra. it's b

in the spanish government says it has the pandemic under control but the returns are not down and galicia is a grim reminder that the virus is never far away from resurfacing fell to italy where even at the height of summer there is snow in the belt of the north but strangely some of it has turned pink and scientists are concerned that it may be linked to climate change. it may appear somewhat alluring but these scattering of radio pink across the italian alps could be a sign of an environmental crisis scientists believe the pink snow on the prisoner is caused by a kind of algae that can accelerate the effects of climate change. but it isn't dangerous it's a natural phenomenon that occurs during spring and summer in the middle latitudes but also in the polar regions rids alkie has been observed all over the world it absorbs heat from the sun melting the ice but in a kind of loop this causes more alkie to grow and more eyes to rapidly melts. everything that makes the snow daca causes it to milt because it exhilarates the absorption of writing. more research is needed into the yankees full

turnout in galicia, where a local lockdown has been re—imposed after a new spike of coronavirus casesm four years ago. a panel of international health experts says the covid—19 pandemic could cause a 20% reduction in access to health and social services across the world. in a special report, un experts predict that shortages of routine vaccines and the diversion of resources from maternal health services to covid wards could result in the deaths of an additional 400,000 children under the age of five. in south africa, president cyril ramaphosa has reimposed a ban on the sale of alcohol in an attempt to reduce the number of coronavirus cases. medical experts have said trauma admissions caused by alcohol are putting pressure on the heathcare system. gail maclellan reports. it was only a few weeks ago that the sale of alcohol was resumed after a two month ban, but the president says alcohol is severely straining the health system. there is now clear evidence that the resumption of alcohol sales has resulted in substantial pressure being put on hospitals, including trauma and icu units. d

a 5 day lockdown has been reimposed in parts of galicia in northwestern spades following a spike in corona virus infections it's the country's 2nd local locked out catalonia place one of its districts on the restrictions of the weekend although it is english here have traced the new outbreak to reopen the bars. back under lockdown no one's getting into or out of our marina until friday except under exceptional circumstances some people weren't taking any chances but i think that the people here will tell you we were told we might be able to leave on tuesday but we're afraid of getting stuck here so we decided to leave but if they're in. the popular tourist region on the northern coast of galaxia is home to around $70000.00 residents people have been asked not to gather in groups larger than 10 and to wear masks in all public places including the beach. the restrictions come after a spike in coded $1000.00 cases the regional health minister said the biggest outbreaks were linked to several local bars. and measures but due to stay in place until friday 2 days before regional elections but so

i think regional within mainland countries, if you will forgive the shorthand, so, catalonia or galiciapeople are moving in and out, tourists and others. just when holidays are so desperately needed, these are nervous times because the virus is still around, which means we're going to see more spikes and more disputes over how to respond to them. david shukman, bbc news. health officials in lebanon have recommended that a two week lockdown should be imposed to counter a sharp rise in toronto virus infections there. the recommendation comes a day after the top health official —— coronavirus. warns that lebanon was on the brink of losing control. if the current rate of hospital admissions is maintained, this country will run out of hospital beds to treat covid—19 patients by the middle of next month. that's because of a spike in recent infections. relatively speaking, compared to other countries, lebanon has held pretty well with the coronavirus sense of start of this year. it had around 50 fatalities, but that now is all changing. beirut airport was reopened last month, and that has cont

i think regional within mainland countries, if you'll forgive the shorthand — so catalonia or galicia porous. people are moving in and out, tourists and others. just when holidays are so desperately needed, these are nervous times, because the virus is still around, which means we're going to see more spikes and more disputes over how to respond to them. david shukman, bbc news. egypt has centred five young women to two years in prison for what the court called indecent videos on tiktok, also receiving fines of thousands of dollars. it's part of a campaign by authorities against social media influences and women activists mounting an online campaign demanding a release of those detained. right now, the civil rights leaderjohn lewis is lying in state at the capitol rotunda in washington, dc. on sunday, the coffin of the activist turned civil rights leader turned congressman crossed the bridge in selma, alabama, where he and many others were beaten by police as they marched with dr martin luther king for civil rights in 1965. president trump was asked whether he will be joining people t

in the spanish government says it has the pandemic under control but the returns are not down in galicia is a grim reminder that the virus is never far away from resurfacing. were germany's national health minister and his counterparts in the 16 german states they've all agreed that face masks will still be worn in shots of some of the states have been pushing to end the requirement but chancellor angela merkel earlier made it clear that she believes that mass are indispensable in keeping corona virus infections rates look. facemasks they've become the must have of the season and obligatory on public transport and shops in germany since the end of april in the meantime they've become a symbol as well as i remind. viewers of the end of the term our country responded to the pandemic has generally proven to be right but it's not over yet. now as the reproduction rate sits below one calls a growing in some german states to lift the rule particularly those hoping to attract tourists. german health minister again spawn tweeted that while he understands some people's impatience and the desire f

authorities in the north—western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions again on about 70,000. gatherings of more than ten people will be banned. it comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid—19. here in the uk, the latest figures released by the government show another 22 deaths of people who'd tested positive for coronavirus recorded for the last 2a hours. total uk deaths now number more than 114,000. four months on from the first of those deaths, our medical correspondent fergus walsh takes us through the figures, both here and around the world. by any measure, the uk is one of the worst—affected countries in the world. official figures show there have been more than 114,000 covid—19 deaths in the uk, the third—highest death toll after the united states and brazil. if you look at excess deaths, the number above what you'd expect for the time of year, that rises to over 65,000. that means, very roughly, one in 1,000 people in the uk have died due to the coronavirus pandemic. by far the biggest single risk factor is age. 85 in eve

of the spanish government says it has the pandemic under control but the returns are not down in galicia is a grim reminder that the virus is never far away from resurfacing. for journalist stephen bergen joins me now from barcelona the capital of spain's catalonia region steve it's good to see you we know that the government says that this outbreak is under control is it. difficult to say i think the i mean you have to get in perspective. excuse me and here again. numerically are quite small what's worrying is the sudden increase ration of infection and it went up 10 fold in the space of about 10 days and has gone up considerably more in say korea other parts of country in europe which is a sense. 524 in your case isn't the case we've also seen an outbreak here in barcelona not so much in the city but the provinces over the past few days for 76 percent increase and the number of infections. i think it shows. the he authorities are being quite vigilant because we're all talking about numbers of a few 100 over the space several days which in the scale of what's happening where it's going

i think regional within mainland countries, if you'll forgive the shorthand, so, catalonia or galiciare moving in and out, tourists and others. just when holidays are so desperately needed, these are nervous times, because the virus is still around, which means we're going to see more spikes and more disputes over how to respond to them. david shukman, bbc news. the civil rights leaderjohn lewis is lying in state in washington. we can show you the scene washington. we can show you the scene from the rotunda in the capital right now. on sunday the coffin of the activist turned civil rights leader turned civil rights leader turned congressman crossed the bridge in selma, alabama, where he and many others were beaten by police as they marched with doctor martin luther king for civil rights in 1965. now his cast has made a finaljourney through the nation's capital, stopping just finally on the black lives matter plaza where he made one of his final public appearances. president trump was asked whether he will be joining people to pay respects at this scene. he has said i will not be going

they're taking place in galicia in the northwest and in the northern basque country, having been posponedndemic. there had been doubts about whether the votes could go ahead as normal because of new outbreaks of the virus in both regions. people who have recently tested positive will be prevented from going to a polling station. india has reported a record spike in coronavirus cases, forcing authorities to reinforce strict lockdowns across the country. in the last 2a hours alone, more than 27,000 people were diagnosed with the virus — bringing the national total to more than 800,000. a high—profile bollywood star, amitabh bachchan, has also confirmed he is suffering from the illness. freya cole's report starts in the country's most populous state, uttar pradesh — and a warning, there's some flash photography. alarm. authorities sound their warning — "stay indoors to stay safe". busy roads have been closed, the usual bustle of business has come to a standstill. it will come at a great economic cost, but many agree another round of lockdown is needed. translation: we have to live with coron

restrictions will be lifted on friday, two days before regional elections in galicia, but according toch has seen 106 people test positive for the virus. the biggest spikes have been linked to bars in the area. they now remain open but with limited capacity. two weeks ago, the spanish government lifted a national lockdown on the grounds that the pandemic was under control. however, since then, there have been small outbreaks. translation: detecting these outbreaks early proves that our health system is much readier than in march, and it also shows that we need to learn to live with the virus. we have to remain vigilant and keep social distancing. galicia's measures follow another spanish local lockdown in an agricultural area in west catalonia, where movement is also restricted for over 200,000 people for at least two weeks. sergi forcada, bbc news. italy has given permission for a charity—run ship to disembark 180 migrants rescued in the mediterranean after a stand—off lasting more than a week. the ocean viking, which had also sought permission to land from malta, will now head to a p

in spain, the regions of galicia and catalonia have been ordered to lock down. in india, the world's largest temporary hospital to treat coronavirus patients opened in new delhi. the 10,000-bed hospital opened sunday as officials reported a record nearly 25,000 new cases and 600 deaths. mexico topped 30,000 covid-19 deaths this weekend to overtake france as the country with the fifth-highest reported death toll. brazil, second only to the u.s. in cases and death toll, surpassed 1.6 million coronavirus cases. in the persian gulf, infections in the united arab emirates and saudi arabia are on the rise after curfews in both nations were lifted last month. meanwhile, around 240 medical experts from around the world are asking the world health organization to revise its official recommendations based on evidence the coronavirus is airborne and can be transmitted through tiny droplets that linger in the air in closed spaces. atat least 15 indigenousus actis and allies were arrested in south dakota friday after blocking a highway leading to mount rushmore where preside

i think regional within mainland countries, if you'll forgive the shorthand — so catalonia or galiciault because then the borders are porous. people are moving in and out, tourists and others. just when holidays are so desperately needed, these are nervous times, because the virus is still around, which means we're going to see more spikes and more disputes over how to respond to them. david shukman, bbc news. raceway vaccine is advancing in united states. a massive nickel trial got under way today. 30,000 people will receive doses of the vaccine codesigned by the biotech company moderna and division of the national institute of health. doctor anthony felt she says result could be made available by november. meanwhile, president trump his national security adviser has now tested positive for coronavirus, has been talking up the effort to find a vaccine. during a trip to north carolina, he had this to say. there has never been anything like this in terms of speed, nothing even close. a second vaccine is likely to enter phase three in a matter of days under operation warp speed. we have

spain and more than a quarter of million people are under indefinite lockdown again, in spain, in galiciae remote coastal region of a marina. sending 70,000 people back into quarantine following a spike in cases. it became the first spanish region to remove restrictions. if you are planning to go on holiday, the best thing to do is to find out exactly what is going on in the area you are planning to go to. we spoke to someone planning to go to. we spoke to someone involved in tourism in portugal, they said there are far fewer debts and covid cases than the uk. a lot of people went back to charge for the first time yesterday. this is a church service in darlington. 0bviously this is a church service in darlington. obviously you can't sing at the moment but these people can come and sing in our cars so they are requesting songs and hymns to sing and this is a minister at the front leaving the service and you've got, you consider the bottom, if you can get in, this is a wedding inside a church. 0ur sheffield church has had all sorts this week as people cram them in. when i think they were me

two parts of spain — in galicia and catalonia — are under local lockdown following a spike in covid—19 flare—ups suggest we have a long way to go until the virus is brought under control. we're talking first of all, spain, more than a quarter a million people now back under the rear position of lot done in catalonia. about 150 miles west of barcelona. there was an outbreak as a number of fruit picking and free packaging farms in a hostile and elderly people's homes. we are seeing a rise of around 100 cases a day. now they are putting controls in place. border police are people can't leave and go in. there is a place called a marina, right on the coast, a popular tourist hotspot especially for spanish tourist. there were three bars right on the port whether staff became ill. they sing about 100 cases in the last few days but they are calling it block down light. things are still open, trying to balance the economy, they kept bars and to balance the economy, they kept bars a nd restau ra nts to balance the economy, they kept bars and restaurants and cafe is open. they can reduce the hour

and another one i think somewhere near galicia. bonkers busy? we open at 9am every morning throughout the year, and normally we would be busy from the moment that we open until we close ten, 11 in the evening. at this time of year, we would constantly have customers occupying the tables eating, drinking, enjoying themselves. so obviously it is a lot quieter now, but we are hoping that it picks up and that everybody stays safe and well. and michelle, if the tourists don't come, is there a worry in benidorm for the future of some businesses that? the future of most businesses, we rely 100% on tourism, so if the tourists don't come, it is disastrous. we need the tourists back here. but of course we wa nt to tourists back here. but of course we want to feel safe. once they get here, they are safe. every single bar has hand sanitiser, you wait to be seated, the tables and chairs are clea n be seated, the tables and chairs are clean between customers. around the summing pools at hotels, they have to limit numbers to a certain amount to l