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paul hawkins reports. on friday, spain's health ministry reported more cases of the virus. paul hawkins reports. the beach in barcelona, the capital of catalonia, working out even though this sign says sports facilities cannot be used. dining out, but little evidence of social distancing. there are fewer people here and in the famous last ramblers compared to last year and those that are out i wearing mandatory masks. translation: you can tell that the spanish follow the rules on wearing masks more. in belgium, it is not so mandatory but here eve ryo ne not so mandatory but here everyone is wearing it. i think people follow the rules and that the rules are a little more rigid here. but not everyone, it seems, is following the authorities advice a week ago to stay—at—home unless absolutely necessary. that is because
paul hawkins reports. on friday, spain's health ministry reported more cases of the virus. paul hawkins reports. the beach in barcelona, the capital of catalonia, working out even though this sign says sports facilities cannot be used. dining out, but little evidence of social distancing. there are fewer people here and in the famous last ramblers compared to last year and those that are out i wearing mandatory masks. translation: you can tell that the spanish follow the rules on wearing masks...
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paul hawkins reports.he british holiday—makers amongst the crowds in catalonia, this the great escape into the sun and warm waters following long months of lockdown back home. but it's no longer looking like such a dream break because two weeks‘ quarantine now awaits when they returned to the uk. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not being able to visit without quarantine, but lots of people that i've been with here in benidorm thought that it was incredibly safe, haven't felt endangered and were quite shocked at the idea at this two weeks of quarantine when we get back. i'm kind of fortunate, i'm a teacher, so... there are plans that i had that i'll have to rearrange for two weeks, but my wife is with me. she works in the city and she's going to have to quarantine, and that will impact her, because she had been due to go into the office over the next couple of weeks, so she can't do that any more. but the uk government has imposed t
paul hawkins reports.he british holiday—makers amongst the crowds in catalonia, this the great escape into the sun and warm waters following long months of lockdown back home. but it's no longer looking like such a dream break because two weeks‘ quarantine now awaits when they returned to the uk. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not being able to visit without quarantine, but lots of people that i've been with here...
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more details from paul hawkins. according to the world health organization, this is the first time the number of new daily infections has surpassed 250,000. the biggest increases are in south africa, india, brazil and the usa, where there are now approximately 71,000 new cases per day. 41 states out of 50 are seeing an increase. but the biggest rises are in southern and western states, like you're in california. also arizona, texas and florida, which a few days ago reported more new cases in one 24—hour period than the entire european union. many experts say lockdown was lifted too quickly and the messaging on masks has been mixed, with president trump wearing one but not insisting his fellow americans have to wear one, too, which directly contradicts his top infectious diseases expert. i would urge the leaders, the local political and other leaders, in states and cities and towns
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with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. good reporter paul hawkins. to see you, paul. numbers good to see you, paul. lots of numbers here. should we start with the us and what is happening there? yes, in the us, 71,000 new daily cases, 81 states out of 50 are seeing rising numbers of confirmed cases. the biggest rises in southern and western states. we are talking about places like arizona, california, texas and florida. speaking of which, one startling fact from the week that's just gone in startling fact from the week that'sjust gone in florida, they recorded more new coronavirus cases in a 24—hour period than the entire european union, which is startling when you think 21 million people live in florida, a51 million people live in the european union. it seems to be that the way the countries are fighting the virus is highly politicised as well. you are way more likely to wear a mask if you area likely to wear a mask if you are a democrat that if you are are a democrat that if you are a republican. you've got the governor of georgia suing the mayor of the state capita
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paul hawkins, bbc news.me courtjudge ruth bader ginsburg says she won't be retiring, despite suffering a recurrence of cancer. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is traditionally called the 'great white way' by americans, but tonight, it's completely blacked out. it's a timely reminder to all americans of the problems that the energy crisis has brought to them. leaders meet in paris for a summit on pollution, inflation and third world debt. this morning, theyjoined the revolution celebrations for a show of military might on the champs—elysees. wildlife officials in australia have been coping with a penguin problem. fairy penguins have been staggering ashore and collapsing after gorging
paul hawkins, bbc news.me courtjudge ruth bader ginsburg says she won't be retiring, despite suffering a recurrence of cancer. after months of talks and missed deadlines, a deal has been struck to keep greece within the eurozone. the immediate prospect of greece going bust in the worst crisis to hit the eurozone has been averted. emergency services across central europe are stepping up their efforts to contain the worse floods this century. nearly 100 people have been killed. broadway is...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.e minister borisjohnson has compared the prospect of a second national lockdown to britain's nuclear deterrent but says he wouldn't want to impose it. mrjohnson told the sunday telegraph newspaper he doesn't believe another nationwide lockdown will be needed if there's a second spike of coronavirus this winter. he also said that he believes any future outbreaks can be dealt with at a local or regional level. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. this wasn't so long ago — national lockdown across the uk. streets deserted. things are starting to move again but the economic and social cost of the shutdown will be felt for some time — so the government is desperate to avoid a repeat. speaking to the sunday telegraph, the prime minister compares the idea of another national lockdown to the nuclear deterrent. something he can't abandon as an option but one he never wants to use. that's because the government thinks local action can work now too. in places like rochdale where loca
paul hawkins, bbc news.e minister borisjohnson has compared the prospect of a second national lockdown to britain's nuclear deterrent but says he wouldn't want to impose it. mrjohnson told the sunday telegraph newspaper he doesn't believe another nationwide lockdown will be needed if there's a second spike of coronavirus this winter. he also said that he believes any future outbreaks can be dealt with at a local or regional level. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley reports. this wasn't so...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.r an unplanned third day as they try to reach agreement on an economic stimulus package, and their next budget. the leaders are continuing to haggle over conditions that may be attached to aid for the member states worst affected by covid—19. james ra nsley reports. negotiations long into the night, but still no deal on the coronavirus economic rescue package. translation: we need to get a result. unfortunately, at the end of this day, we have not achieved it, negative. leaders haggling over the proposed 750 billion euros recovering fund. translation: there is a proposal from the president of the european council now which i believe represents in a very smart way what we want but this doesn't mean that everyone accepted it, so we don't have a deal yet. it was elbow bumps in the first face—to—face eu summit since spring lockdowns across the continent. pleasantries that masked a deep divide among eu countries over whether the package should be given as grants or loans. france and germany
paul hawkins, bbc news.r an unplanned third day as they try to reach agreement on an economic stimulus package, and their next budget. the leaders are continuing to haggle over conditions that may be attached to aid for the member states worst affected by covid—19. james ra nsley reports. negotiations long into the night, but still no deal on the coronavirus economic rescue package. translation: we need to get a result. unfortunately, at the end of this day, we have not achieved it, negative....
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paul hawkins looks ahead to day 2 of the summit.for germany's leader on the day one and a present from the bulgarian pm. but angela merkel‘s best birthday gift would be eu approval for a 750 billion euro rescue package. along with the french president, emmanuel macron, they want most of the package to be grants. but the so—called ‘frugal four‘ nations led by the netherlands prime minister mark rutte, along with austria, denmark and sweden, disagree. they want most of the package to be loans, not grants, and they want conditions attached such as getting greece and italy to reform their pensions and labour markets. translation: it's crucial to know what this money will be used for. we're fighting that this money will be used for future—orientated investments, for the environment, for digitalisation, for reforms, but not for past—orientated projects. but the southern eu states say attaching conditions will delay getting much needed help, especially with the eurozone economy forecast to slump by 8.7% this year. we should not lose the bi
paul hawkins looks ahead to day 2 of the summit.for germany's leader on the day one and a present from the bulgarian pm. but angela merkel‘s best birthday gift would be eu approval for a 750 billion euro rescue package. along with the french president, emmanuel macron, they want most of the package to be grants. but the so—called ‘frugal four‘ nations led by the netherlands prime minister mark rutte, along with austria, denmark and sweden, disagree. they want most of the package to be...
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paul hawkins reports. the famous outdoor parisian cafe culture.ecause the government says they are bad for the environment. translation: we will also ban outdoor heating in public spaces and restaurant terraces, and require the closing of doors of all heated or air—conditioned buildings that are open to the public. this is about ending practices that constitute ecological aberrations that lead to a completely unjustified overconsumption of energy. we cannot, for the mere comfort of not having to open the doors of the shop, air—condition the street in the middle of summer when it's 30 degrees, and we also cannot fully heat terraces in the middle of winter when it's 0 degrees, for the mere pleasure of drinking one's coffee outdoors while staying warm. trade groups say more than 75% of restaurants and cafes in paris have a heated terrace, and even though the government says that ban won't come in until after the winter because of covid—19, many cafe and restaurant owners are anxious. translation: i am worried about losing turnover in the winter. most
paul hawkins reports. the famous outdoor parisian cafe culture.ecause the government says they are bad for the environment. translation: we will also ban outdoor heating in public spaces and restaurant terraces, and require the closing of doors of all heated or air—conditioned buildings that are open to the public. this is about ending practices that constitute ecological aberrations that lead to a completely unjustified overconsumption of energy. we cannot, for the mere comfort of not having...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.rmer malaysian prime minister guilty on one count of abuse of power, a verdict on six other charges still being read out. this is the first of several trails he faces over a multi—million dollar scandal at one ntb, a state fu n ky dollar scandal at one ntb, a state funky founded. millions of dollars made its way into his personal account. more on that to come. in these times, the arts have been struggling. live performances in particular. in france, one music tour group has started up again, as reged ahmad reports. piano gently plays a piano concert, but not as you may have seen it before. as the pianist plays, she's languidly guided around this french lake. grazing cows look on at the spectacle of a piano floating amidst the water lilies. this outdoor concert is socially distanced to protect against the coronavirus, as spectators arrive in masks and sit in small groups on the shore. they listen to classics by the likes of chopin, debussy and ravel, all set against the backdrop of this
paul hawkins, bbc news.rmer malaysian prime minister guilty on one count of abuse of power, a verdict on six other charges still being read out. this is the first of several trails he faces over a multi—million dollar scandal at one ntb, a state fu n ky dollar scandal at one ntb, a state funky founded. millions of dollars made its way into his personal account. more on that to come. in these times, the arts have been struggling. live performances in particular. in france, one music tour group...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.t for years throughout the day. street protests have continued for a seventh day in russia's far east, in support of the detained local governor, sergei furgal. this was the moment he was arrested. he is now being held in moscow on charges of ordering the murder of at least two businessmen 15 years ago, which he denies. our correspondent steve rosenberg is with the protestors in khabarovsk. this is lenin square and today thousands of people have come here to voice their support for their regional governor who was arrested and flown to moscow last week and has been accused of involvement in murders dating back 15 years. that has sparked a lot of anger. you can see the line of police here. so far police have not moved in clear is officially an unsanctioned protest. moving away from the regional administration building, we can go through the police lines. this is alexander who has been protesting throughout the week. why is it important for you to come here? because our governor was stole
paul hawkins, bbc news.t for years throughout the day. street protests have continued for a seventh day in russia's far east, in support of the detained local governor, sergei furgal. this was the moment he was arrested. he is now being held in moscow on charges of ordering the murder of at least two businessmen 15 years ago, which he denies. our correspondent steve rosenberg is with the protestors in khabarovsk. this is lenin square and today thousands of people have come here to voice their...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. after failing late last night to reach an agreement on plan to spend 750 billion euros to revive their economies following the coronavirus crisis. this morning, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said it wasn't clear that a solution would be found today, because as she put it — there was "a lot of good will but also many positions". 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee explained what the main sticking points were. it isa it is a political remix keep at the moment. it matters because, with 450 million people across europe, which is going into deep recession. in spain, about 8% this year and recession. the decisions in the building by me over the past 48 hours is going to affect the future of the economic recovery. the big issueis of the economic recovery. the big issue is part of the recovery fund, 750 billion euros, 500 billion of it is argument about it being given out as grants to countries that need it. they will not have to pay it back. they will not have to pay it back. the frug
paul hawkins, bbc news. after failing late last night to reach an agreement on plan to spend 750 billion euros to revive their economies following the coronavirus crisis. this morning, the german chancellor, angela merkel, said it wasn't clear that a solution would be found today, because as she put it — there was "a lot of good will but also many positions". 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee explained what the main sticking points were. it isa it is a political remix keep at the...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.uctant to impose another nationwide lockdown if there were a second spike of coronavirus this winter. it comes as a senior public health official in blackburn and darwen — which has one of the highest infection rates for covid—19 in england — has warned the test and trace system isn't effective enough. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. shuttered shops, empty streets. people told not to hang about in public spaces. emerging briefly on our doorsteps once a week to clap for carers before relative quiet descended again. the state of national lockdown borisjohnson's told the telegraph he does not want to see again. he said... by contrast, the government's chief scientific advisers said there is a risk that national measures may be needed as we head into the winter. so, as employers are set to be given discretion to bring people back into the workplace, is it all too soon? while we are carefully monitoring the virus, we do need to get the economy back firing on all cylinder
paul hawkins, bbc news.uctant to impose another nationwide lockdown if there were a second spike of coronavirus this winter. it comes as a senior public health official in blackburn and darwen — which has one of the highest infection rates for covid—19 in england — has warned the test and trace system isn't effective enough. here's our political correspondent, jessica parker. shuttered shops, empty streets. people told not to hang about in public spaces. emerging briefly on our doorsteps...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.e of hollywood's greats, olivia de havilland, who has died at the age of 104. the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one in on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say, "you are doing something wrong." six rare white lion clubs are on the prowl at worcestershire park and already they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they‘ re lovely, yeah, and sweet. yeah, they were cute. this is bbc news. the headlines: coronavirus spreads into rural india, putting intense pressure on struggling hospitals. in on struggling hospitals. threatening the health of patients in threatening the health of patients in the countryside. they now believe there was a covid—19 cover—up
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paul hawkins, bbc news.'ve died with covid—19 has passed 140,000 — almost a quarter of the global total. but president trump has dismissed evidence from johns hopkins university that the us has the world's seventh highest mortality rate from the disease. in an interview with fox news, he insisted — incorrectly — that his country had one of the lowest rates. when you talk about mortality rates i think it is the opposite. i think we have one of the lowest mortality rates. that's not true, sir. we had 900 deaths in a single day this week. we will take a look. check it out. can you get me the mortality rates? kayley is right here. i heard we had one of the lowest, may be the lowest mortality rates in the world. do you have the numbers, please? because i heard we had the best mortality rate. number one low mortality rate. for some analysis on the claims being made by president trump, here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. he is still saying that the virus will eventually disappear and eve ryo ne will
paul hawkins, bbc news.'ve died with covid—19 has passed 140,000 — almost a quarter of the global total. but president trump has dismissed evidence from johns hopkins university that the us has the world's seventh highest mortality rate from the disease. in an interview with fox news, he insisted — incorrectly — that his country had one of the lowest rates. when you talk about mortality rates i think it is the opposite. i think we have one of the lowest mortality rates. that's not true,...
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paul hawkins reports.paring to board the last flight of the day from gran canaria to the uk, these are the first britons who will have to self—isolate for m days after holidaying in spain. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not been able to visit without quarantine, but lots of people that i've been here with in benidorm thought that it was incredibly safe, haven't felt endangered, and were quite shocked at the idea that there's two weeks‘ quarantine when we get back. i am quite fortunate. i'm a teacher. so i'm on holidays then. oh, you're on holidays, then? there are plans that i had that i had to rearrange for two weeks but my wife is with me. she works in the city and she is going to have to quarantine. that will impact her because she had been due to go into the office over the next couple of weeks, so she can't do that anymore. but the uk government has imposed the quarantine because of sharp increases in infections in catalonia,
paul hawkins reports.paring to board the last flight of the day from gran canaria to the uk, these are the first britons who will have to self—isolate for m days after holidaying in spain. we've known in theory that countries could lock down, that countries could go back on this corridor list of not been able to visit without quarantine, but lots of people that i've been here with in benidorm thought that it was incredibly safe, haven't felt endangered, and were quite shocked at the idea that...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. to saudi arabia. ministers have decided the country isn't deliberately violating international law with strikes in neighbouring yemen. campaigners have criticised the move. they managed to get the trade blocked in the high court last year. the war in yemen has killed thousands of civilians in the past five years. it is often described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. america has officially begun the process to leave the world health organization. president trump has often criticised the who over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and suspended funding some weeks ago. the us will leave nextjuly providing donald trump is re—elected this november because his rival, joe biden, has already said he will rejoin if he is successful in the presidential election. china's new office for national security in hong kong has been inaugurated in a small ceremony behind barricades in the centre of the city. the opening was attended by dignitaries including chief executive carrie lam and
paul hawkins, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. to saudi arabia. ministers have decided the country isn't deliberately violating international law with strikes in neighbouring yemen. campaigners have criticised the move. they managed to get the trade blocked in the high court last year. the war in yemen has killed thousands of civilians in the past five years. it is often described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. america has officially begun the process to leave the...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.people for, they say, assisting a suspect in the stabbing of a police officer. this was during protests against the new national security law which came into force on the first ofjuly. the demonstrations were on the first ofjuly as well so let's go to hong kong now. martin yip is there for us. this is the day the new national security law came into play, martin. nonetheless, talk us through these charges in this moment. is it part of the security law? well, at this moment, it is not yet, it doesn't have anything to do with this piece of national security law for hong kong as yet because to begin with, the first suspect, the 24—year—old was arrested and charged with assault. 0n the second ofjuly, he was believed to be on his way flying to london on board a cathay pacific flight and then was intercepted by hong kong police just before the plane took off from hong kong. and now, this very morning, police have confirmed seven people have been arrested and are charged, as you say, under the
paul hawkins, bbc news.people for, they say, assisting a suspect in the stabbing of a police officer. this was during protests against the new national security law which came into force on the first ofjuly. the demonstrations were on the first ofjuly as well so let's go to hong kong now. martin yip is there for us. this is the day the new national security law came into play, martin. nonetheless, talk us through these charges in this moment. is it part of the security law? well, at this...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.acuating 80,000 local tourists from the port city of denying after four residents tested positive for covid—19. the country hadn't reported any new cases for the past three months until the government confirmed the new infections over the weekend. let's talk to our southeast asia corresponding to jonathan head. talk to our southeast asia corresponding tojonathan head. this is dramatic action? yes, though not unprecedented in vietnam, which took dramatic action at the start of the covid—19 problem back injanuary. vietnam has a long border with china and was acutely aware of its vulnerabilities and instituted some extremely rigorous contact tracing and quarantining entire communities where the virus was recorded. vietnam has been praised for that kind of drastic action. it may be only possible in a one—party state like vietnam. it has got one of the best records on covid—19. just over 400 cases in total. no deaths at all until now. and it had had until these latest cases, over three mont
paul hawkins, bbc news.acuating 80,000 local tourists from the port city of denying after four residents tested positive for covid—19. the country hadn't reported any new cases for the past three months until the government confirmed the new infections over the weekend. let's talk to our southeast asia corresponding to jonathan head. talk to our southeast asia corresponding tojonathan head. this is dramatic action? yes, though not unprecedented in vietnam, which took dramatic action at the...
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paul hawkins.declared a state of high alert 48 hours due to the risk of forest fires because of searing temperatures. 800 firefighters battled a major blaze on sunday which is still raging. the fire in central portugal is not expected to be brought under control before tuesday. the israeli military says one of its drone aircraft as christ across the border in lebanese territory. it's not yet clear why came down. tensions are particularly high on the frontier at the moment and israel has been braced for possible retaliation by the lebanese militant group hezbollah, following the death of one of its fighters in a suspected stroke and cereal. president trump said he will not throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball match in new york next month, just days after saying he would. he said he was too busy dealing with the coronavirus, with vaccines, and with the economy. one of the last remaining styles from the last remaining styles from the golden age of hollywood, olivia de havilland, has died at
paul hawkins.declared a state of high alert 48 hours due to the risk of forest fires because of searing temperatures. 800 firefighters battled a major blaze on sunday which is still raging. the fire in central portugal is not expected to be brought under control before tuesday. the israeli military says one of its drone aircraft as christ across the border in lebanese territory. it's not yet clear why came down. tensions are particularly high on the frontier at the moment and israel has been...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.eclared a state of emergency in texas after hurricane hanna lashed parts of the us state with heavy rain and strong winds. officials say life threatening flash flooding remains a threat. the governor of texas said coronavirus had complicated the work of emergency services. police in new south wales have one a court ruling to stop a black lives matter demonstration in sydney. more than 4000 people had indicated they would attend a gathering in sydney on tuesday to highlight the treatment of aboriginal australians who are often mistreated in australia. the images contain images of a person who has died. taking a knee, a global sign of protest toa knee, a global sign of protest to a crisis at home. aboriginal rivers and their supporters have gathered in front of the new south wales supreme court in defiance. the judge new south wales supreme court in defiance. thejudge has denied them permission to take to the streets, fearing another wave of covid—i9 by the organisers have said they will
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paul hawkins, bbc news. olivia de havilland, has died. she was 104. during a career spanning several decades, she appeared in films including gone with the wind, the adventures of robin hood and the heiress, which led to one of her two oscars. our correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at her life. despite its controversial depiction of race and slavery, gone with the wind is seen as a hollywood classic. as the virtuous melanie, opposite vivien leigh as the wayward scarlett, olivia de havilland won an oscar nomination. what a lovely dress, scarlett, darling. india wasn't able to come tonight. will you be an angel? i do need you to help me receive my guests. yet she'd taken the part against the advice of her boss at warner brothers. jack warner himself said to me, "oh, you don't want to be in gone with the wind!" he said, "that's going to be the biggest bust in town!" i said i'm not hungry. so you did. i'd forgotten. her career at warner's had blossomed with a series of adventure films, in many of which she sta
paul hawkins, bbc news. olivia de havilland, has died. she was 104. during a career spanning several decades, she appeared in films including gone with the wind, the adventures of robin hood and the heiress, which led to one of her two oscars. our correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at her life. despite its controversial depiction of race and slavery, gone with the wind is seen as a hollywood classic. as the virtuous melanie, opposite vivien leigh as the wayward scarlett, olivia de havilland...
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paul hawkins reports. the beach in barcelona, the capital of catalonia.n though this sign says sports facilities cannot be used. dining out but little evidence of social distancing. there are fewer people here and in the famous las ramblas compared to last year. and those that are out are wearing their mandatory masks. translation: you can tell that the spanish follow the rule on wearing the masks more. in belgium it is not so mandatory. here i see that everyone is wearing it. i think that people follow the rules and the rules are a little more rigid here. but not everyone it seems is following the authorities' advice a week ago to stay at home unless absolutely necessary. that's because catalonia has seen 8000 new coronavirus cases in the past two weeks. that's half of spain's new cases over the same period. while here in aragon, another spanish region next to catalonia, doctors have seen a surge in new cases too. translation: yes, we are under pressure because the icus are very full. we have one free bed for any patient that might need intensive care. t
paul hawkins reports. the beach in barcelona, the capital of catalonia.n though this sign says sports facilities cannot be used. dining out but little evidence of social distancing. there are fewer people here and in the famous las ramblas compared to last year. and those that are out are wearing their mandatory masks. translation: you can tell that the spanish follow the rule on wearing the masks more. in belgium it is not so mandatory. here i see that everyone is wearing it. i think that...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. ambassador to the uk has accused the west of starting a "new cold war" with beijing. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr, liu xiaoming claimed the uk had last week "purged" the telecoms giant, huawei, from its 56 data networks because of pressure from president trump. he was asked if his country planned to punish british companies operating in china as part of its response. we do not want to politicise the economy. that is wrong. that is wrong for the united kingdom to discriminate chinese company because of pressure from the united states. people talk about this national security risk. there is no hard, solid evidence to say huawei is a risk to the uk. they've been here for 20 years, they've made a huge contribution, not only to the telecoms industry to this country, they have implemented their corporate responsibility, they helped the uk to develop and the uk wa nts to helped the uk to develop and the uk wants to have a prime minister boris johnson to have an ambitious plan t
paul hawkins, bbc news. ambassador to the uk has accused the west of starting a "new cold war" with beijing. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr, liu xiaoming claimed the uk had last week "purged" the telecoms giant, huawei, from its 56 data networks because of pressure from president trump. he was asked if his country planned to punish british companies operating in china as part of its response. we do not want to politicise the economy. that is wrong. that is...
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paul hawkins has the story. more anger on the streets of the capital, belgrade.lice and protesters. translation: our government is simply looking after its own interest. the people are just collateral damage. translation: stupidity, illiteracy, arrogance, thievery, aggression. serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis staff think that there is room to do something else, and that is why they will probably make a decision tomorrow to tighten the measures, but without imposing a curfew. i want to tell the citizens of serbia that i am against it, and that i believe that the only solution is to impose a ban on movement. i'm asking people to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus, because today is our second—worst day in terms of the number of infected we have had. that brings the total number of infections to 17,000 in serbia, with 330 deaths, in a population of 7 million.
paul hawkins has the story. more anger on the streets of the capital, belgrade.lice and protesters. translation: our government is simply looking after its own interest. the people are just collateral damage. translation: stupidity, illiteracy, arrogance, thievery, aggression. serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend....
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paul hawkins has more. naya rivera and her four—year—old son.e simply said just the two of us. her four—year—old son was found alone in a boat in the middle ofa alone in a boat in the middle of a lake some three hours after they hired it on wednesday. the boy told the police he had been swimming with his mum, but she wasn't able to get back to the boat. we have had no indication that, after talking to her son, that ms rivera made it to shore. so the focus of our search efforts are in the water at this time. at this particular lake, in that area, there's a lot of trees and plants and such that are under the water, that can cause entanglements. in 2014, naya rivera married actor ryan dorsey, with whom she went on to have a son, but the couple divorced in 2018. performing are something i love to do... she is best known, however, for playing the cheerleader santana lopez in the musical tv comedy glee. her co—star heather morris has thanked the authorities, who are working right now in the search and recovery for naya while another glee colleague, ha
paul hawkins has more. naya rivera and her four—year—old son.e simply said just the two of us. her four—year—old son was found alone in a boat in the middle ofa alone in a boat in the middle of a lake some three hours after they hired it on wednesday. the boy told the police he had been swimming with his mum, but she wasn't able to get back to the boat. we have had no indication that, after talking to her son, that ms rivera made it to shore. so the focus of our search efforts are in...
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paul hawkins, bbc news.ths and 532 new cases of coronavirus, surpassing the national daily hive of 502 registered last week. melbourne is halfway through its six week lockdown but officials are now warning it may need to be extended. last week they noted that six people going to work or not isolating property were contributing to the continued spread of the virus. a new study has revealed that afghan opium farmers have switched to solar technology in massive numbers over the last five years and, in the process, have significantly increased the world supply of opium. satellite images show virtually every farm in southwest afghanistan now has solar panels. justin rowlatt reports. a trader in afghanistan takes us on a video tour of his shop. "we have many different types of water pumps," he says. he supplies the pumps opium farmers use to irrigate their land. you may be surprised by the choice of power supply because these days, afghan opium farmers choose solar power. each of these stacks contains hundreds of
paul hawkins, bbc news.ths and 532 new cases of coronavirus, surpassing the national daily hive of 502 registered last week. melbourne is halfway through its six week lockdown but officials are now warning it may need to be extended. last week they noted that six people going to work or not isolating property were contributing to the continued spread of the virus. a new study has revealed that afghan opium farmers have switched to solar technology in massive numbers over the last five years...
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with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. shall we start with the numbers?take us through them? the biggest increase is unsurprisingly, united states, brazil, india and south africa. according to figures from the world health 0rganization. figures from the world health organization. a total number of worldwide deaths is around 7000. that is the biggest daily increase for just over two months. they haven't recorded figures like that since may ten. west europe and asia have largely managed to contain covid—i9 but in brazil and us weather are patchy lockdown measures and no sign of the curve being flattened. looking into figures in the us, 41 states out of 50 are seeing rising numbers of confirmed cases. july the 18th, a daily increase of 6.4%. the trend for june and july has been increasing massively. the rising number of cases where they are rising fastest are in they are rising fastest are in the southern and western states so the southern and western states so that is arizona, california, florida and texas. this startling statistic. in florida this week, fo
with me is our news reporter paul hawkins. shall we start with the numbers?take us through them? the biggest increase is unsurprisingly, united states, brazil, india and south africa. according to figures from the world health 0rganization. figures from the world health organization. a total number of worldwide deaths is around 7000. that is the biggest daily increase for just over two months. they haven't recorded figures like that since may ten. west europe and asia have largely managed to...
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paul hawkins reports. and it reports. pa: face coverings are required at all times.some of the last flight arriving from spainjust minutes before the midnight deadline. these women had brought forward their departure to avoid quarantine. it was crazy. it all happened so quickly. no—one knows what's going on in there. it's mad, isn't it? yeah, we were supposed to come back on monday and we just got the next flight home. how do you feel about the fact you've just missed that deadline by 30 minutes? i'm glad. i can't stay in for two weeks. so, yeah, happy days. the news will come as a bitter blow to tens of thousands of british holiday—makers already in spain and those planning to head there soon. this couple have already made a decision not to travel. although we could go on the holiday, because we'd booked holidays, we can't come back and then stay in the house for two weeks. thatjust wouldn't be possible. so we can't then go on holiday because we can't come back and quarantine for two weeks. the new foreign office advice comes in the wake of rising coronavirus infect
paul hawkins reports. and it reports. pa: face coverings are required at all times.some of the last flight arriving from spainjust minutes before the midnight deadline. these women had brought forward their departure to avoid quarantine. it was crazy. it all happened so quickly. no—one knows what's going on in there. it's mad, isn't it? yeah, we were supposed to come back on monday and we just got the next flight home. how do you feel about the fact you've just missed that deadline by 30...
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earlier, my colleague paul hawkins told me more about he latest findings.us, 71,000 new daily cases. 41 states out of 50 are seeing rising numbers of confirmed cases, the biggest rises in southern and western states. so we're talking about places like arizona, california, texas and florida. speaking of which, one startling fact from the week that'sjust gone in florida — they reported more new coronavirus cases in a 24—hour period than the entire european union, which is startling when you think 21 million people live in florida, a50 million people live in the european union. it seems to be that the way the country is fighting the virus appears to be highly politicised, as well. you're way more likely to wear a mask if you're a democrat that if you're a republican. you've got the governor of georgia suing the mayor of the state capital, atlanta, over lockdown measures. so it's highly politicised, and then you've got president trump not ordering people to wear facemasks, deliberately contradicting the top infectious diseases experts in the states there. likew
earlier, my colleague paul hawkins told me more about he latest findings.us, 71,000 new daily cases. 41 states out of 50 are seeing rising numbers of confirmed cases, the biggest rises in southern and western states. so we're talking about places like arizona, california, texas and florida. speaking of which, one startling fact from the week that'sjust gone in florida — they reported more new coronavirus cases in a 24—hour period than the entire european union, which is startling when you...
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governing body — the international cricket council — is meeting later on monday. 0ur news reporter paul hawkinsnnounced is the postponement of the t20 cricket world cup. we should make it clear, this is not the cricket world cup, that was last year. this is t20, the shortest format of the game and it looks like icc, when they meet on monday, will announce that it has been postponed because of the pandemic in australia, because of coronavirus. it is supposed to be taking place in the middle of october to the middle of november. earlier in the year, back in april, they we re the year, back in april, they were saying, the authorities in australia were saying was still going to go ahead. but injune, we have the cricket australia chairmans saying that trying to get 16 countries into australia in the current world when most countries are still going through covid spiking, i think it is unrealistic going to be very, very difficult. a lot of these countries have been calling for clarity over whether the tournament is going to go ahead and it is likely, not definite, but likely that the icc will announc
governing body — the international cricket council — is meeting later on monday. 0ur news reporter paul hawkinsnnounced is the postponement of the t20 cricket world cup. we should make it clear, this is not the cricket world cup, that was last year. this is t20, the shortest format of the game and it looks like icc, when they meet on monday, will announce that it has been postponed because of the pandemic in australia, because of coronavirus. it is supposed to be taking place in the middle...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. six weeks, after a surge in coronavirus cases. they can only leave home for work, food or exercise. the state borders between victoria and new south wales have also been closed and are being patrolled by the army. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is at the border between the states. up until last night, this was an open road. now, it's a checkpoint. police and military personnel have been manning it for hours now, stopping cars and checking their permits before allowing people to cross from victoria into the new south wales border. this has been a big logistical challenge. there are many other checkpoints along the border. they're also using drones and surveillance aeroplanes. now, i say the word "border". for the tens of thousands of people who make that cross every day in both directions, it essentially means driving from one side of a highway or bridge to another to visit family, to go to school, to go to work every day. and it's a very different picture now. there is a great deal
paul hawkins, bbc news. six weeks, after a surge in coronavirus cases. they can only leave home for work, food or exercise. the state borders between victoria and new south wales have also been closed and are being patrolled by the army. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil is at the border between the states. up until last night, this was an open road. now, it's a checkpoint. police and military personnel have been manning it for hours now, stopping cars and checking their permits before allowing...
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paul hawkins, bbc news. all lights to and from dunning for 15 days due to a surge in new covid—19 infections in the city, the first since april. the country is back on high alert after nuke aces were confirmed over the weekend with at least 11 cases linked to a hospital in denying. israel says it has fired on its polar militants who entered its territory. the prime minister called it a serious security incident. it is alleged to have happened in the amount of area, part of the golan heights. they said they had not engaged in any clashes and remained a nervous enemy. ukraine's military has claimed pro—russian separatists violated a ceasefire shortly after it came into force in the country's russia denies the accusation. the presidents gave their joint accusation. the presidents gave theirjoint support accusation. the presidents gave their joint support to accusation. the presidents gave theirjoint support to the ceasefire during a telephone call on sunday. six—year—old faith and her mother have launched two m
paul hawkins, bbc news. all lights to and from dunning for 15 days due to a surge in new covid—19 infections in the city, the first since april. the country is back on high alert after nuke aces were confirmed over the weekend with at least 11 cases linked to a hospital in denying. israel says it has fired on its polar militants who entered its territory. the prime minister called it a serious security incident. it is alleged to have happened in the amount of area, part of the golan heights....
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paul hawkins has more. more anger on the streets of the capital, belgrade.rotesters. translation: our government is simply looking after its own interest. the people are just collateral damage. translation: stupidity, illiteracy, arrogance, thievery, aggression. serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis staff think that there is room to do something else, and that is why they will probably make a decision tomorrow to tighten the measures, but without imposing a curfew. i want to tell the citizens of serbia that i am against it, and that i believe that the only solution is to impose a ban on movement. i'm asking people to stay at home to stop the spread of the virus, because today is our second—worst day in terms of the number of infected we have had. that brings the total number of infections to 17,000 in serbia, with 330 deaths, in a population of 7 million. the presid
paul hawkins has more. more anger on the streets of the capital, belgrade.rotesters. translation: our government is simply looking after its own interest. the people are just collateral damage. translation: stupidity, illiteracy, arrogance, thievery, aggression. serbia went back five centuries under president vucic. feelings here are still running high, even though the president changed his mind earlier in the day and said there would be no full lockdown this weekend. translation: the crisis...