Coronavirus frontline: the fight to save lives in one of London’s poorest communities- BBC News
Towel Hamlets in east London is one of the UK’s poorest boroughs and it has been hit particularly hard by coronavirus.
Staff at the Royal London Hospital, which serves a large South Asian community, are under huge pressure.
Huw Edwards presents the latest BBC News at Ten special report from the hospital, from Clive Myrie, producer Sam Piranty and cameraman David McIlveen.
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May 27, 2020
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Boris Johnson dismisses demands from MPs for official inquiry into Dominic Cummings - BBC News
Boris Johnson has repeatedly dismissed calls for an official inquiry into the conduct of his top adviser Dominic Cummings.
The Prime Minister was put on the spot by a committee of senior MPs and asked to authorise a formal investigation into why Mr Cummings drove his family hundreds of miles during the lockdown. Mr Johnson said he “understood public indignation” but said the outcry was just a “political ding-dong”.
More Conservative MPs have come forward to demand Mr Cummings's resignation, despite the Prime Minister’s appeals for everyone to “move on” and focus on the new contact tracing system to fight the pandemic which is being launched in England.
The health secretary Matt Hancock says the rollout of the test and trace scheme is an “important milestone” and declared that it was everyone’s civic duty to co-operate.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg and Health Editor Hugh Pym.
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May 27, 2020
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What is SpaceX and why is it working with Nasa? - BBC News
What is SpaceX? How does it make money?
The company is set to make history as, alongside Nasa, it sends two astronauts to the International Space Station - the first time a private company has done this.
The launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for 16:33 local time (20:33 GMT / 21:33 BST).
Science correspondent Laura Foster takes a closer look at the company's aims.
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May 27, 2020
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Coronavirus protection kit pollutes French coast - BBC News
Video shot by a French NGO in the Mediterranean shows masks and gloves littering the seabed.
Opération mer propre (Operation clean sea) is trying to clean up the coast near the resort of Antibes.
It is alarmed by this new coronavirus pollution, which adds to the already chronic problem of plastic pollution.
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May 27, 2020
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Coronavirus India: Death and despair as migrant workers flee cities - BBC News
India’s strict lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus meant that most factories and businesses shut down, rendering millions jobless.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to businesses to keep paying their workers, including daily-wage labourers.
But that didn’t happen, and most of the workers were left with little money and food.
With no prospect of income, they took long journeys to go back to their villages. Some managed to get transport, but those who couldn’t, walked hundreds of miles.
And some of them never made it home as they died because of exhaustion or in accidents.
The BBC’s Vikas Pandey and Anshul Verma report.
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May 27, 2020
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Dominic Cummings: What is the scandal about? - BBC News
The UK prime minister's most senior adviser has come under fire for travelling across the country during the coronavirus lockdown.
Dominic Cummings drove 260 miles (418km) from London to Durham, and took a 60-mile round trip from Durham to a nearby town on his wife's birthday - a trip he says he made to test whether his eyesight was good enough to drive.
Mr Cummings is facing calls to resign, both from opposition politicians and members of the governing Conservative Party, whose leader, Boris Johnson, he advises.
In a highly unusual move for an adviser, Mr Cummings gave a press conference on Monday. He said he believed he acted "reasonably" and within the law. He has so far been backed by Mr Johnson and other senior government ministers.
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May 27, 2020
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Coronavirus: How lockdown is being lifted across Europe - BBC News
Germany is considering lifting its travel warning for a number of European countries – including the UK – on 15 June. Europe effectively shut its internal border area known as Schengen at the start of the outbreak, but a number of countries are calling for the return of free movement as soon as possible
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May 27, 2020
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How to shop safely in a coronavirus pandemic - BBC News
When will shops reopen?
In England, all non-essential retailers will be allowed to reopen from 15th June, Boris Johnson has announced, as part of plans to further ease the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
Shop owners are being told to make changes to ensure people can continue to shop safely.
But how exactly do you do that?
BBC health correspondent, Laura Foster, explains.
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May 27, 2020
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Pressure on Boris Johnson as dozens of his MPs say sack Dominic Cummings - BBC News
Boris Johnson is facing more calls to sack his chief adviser Dominic Cummings, following his decision to drive his family hundreds of miles -- from London to Durham -- during the lockdown.
Dozens of Conservative MPs have now called for him to step down. A government minister, Douglas Ross, has resigned his post, in protest at Mr Cummings's controversial interpretation of the lockdown rules.
Some public health experts are warning that the arguments over Dominic Cummings will make it harder to persuade the public to obey the rules, as the UK gradually navigates its way out of the coronavirus lockdown.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg and Home Editor Mark Easton.
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May 26, 2020
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Coronavirus frontline: doctors fear second wave of infections - BBC News
There are growing fears among doctors that there will be a second peak of coronavirus infections, as the lockdown restrictions are eased in England.
We've been speaking to staff at one of the hospitals worst affected by the pandemic in the UK -- the Royal London in East London -- which serves the densely-populated area of Tower Hamlets.
Hundreds of people have died there, with people from ethnic minority backgrounds particularly affected. Medical staff say a rise in cases is now inevitable as people have more contact with each other.
Huw Edwards presents a BBC News at Ten special report from Clive Myrie, producer Sam Piranty and cameraman Dave McIlveen.
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May 26, 2020
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Indonesia: Alone in a sinking village - BBC News
The village of Bedono, Central Java was once home to more than 200 families.
But now it’s now under water as the island is taken over by rising sea levels and only one family still lives there.
Researchers say Java, in Indonesia, is sinking because of intense groundwater extraction, the destruction of mangroves and rising sea levels due to climate change.
Produced by: Ayomi Amindoni and Rebecca Henschke
Filmed by: Anindita Pradana
Edited by: Kevin Kim
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May 26, 2020
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Putin: Russia passed the peak of coronavirus infection - BBC News
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia's nationwide lockdown was being eased from 12 May, and that businesses could go back to work to stop unemployment rising further. He also said it was up to individual regions to decide the best policy. But Russia's daily infection rate remains high, compared with the rest of Europe.
Russia has recorded its highest daily death toll of 174 in the past 24 hours, pushing the nationwide total to 3,807.
Officials reported 8,915 new infections on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 362,342 across 85 regions.
Moscow (2,830), Moscow Region (817) and St Petersburg (363) are the top three regions in terms of new cases. A total of 131,129 patients have fully recovered across the country.
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May 26, 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine: Brazil maintains drug advice despite WHO warning - BBC News
Brazil has said it won't change its recommendation to use a malaria drug to fight coronavirus, even though the World Health Organization has suspended trials of hydroxychloroquine because of safety concerns
Brazil has the second highest number of coronavirus infections (374,898) and the sixth highest number of deaths (23,473) in the world, a tally by Johns Hopkins University shows.
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Testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for coronavirus has been halted because of safety fears, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
Trials in several countries are being "temporarily" suspended as a precaution, the agency said on Monday.
It comes after a recent medical study suggested the drug could increase the risk of patients dying from Covid-19.
President Donald Trump has said he has taken the drug to ward off the virus.
The US president has repeatedly promoted the anti-malarial drug, against medical advice and despite warnings from public health officials that it could cause heart problems.
May 26, 2020
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The boat that disappeared - BBC News
The IOM has warned that the current situation in the Mediterranean that could mean more and more people are disappearing at sea. The number of migrant boats leaving Libya for Europe has increased four times on last year and at the same time there are less search and rescue missions in operation.
NGO boats are struggling to get out due to coronavirus restrictions while for the past few years European countries have shifted responsibility for rescues to the Libyan coastguard.
The BBC’s Population correspondent Stephanie Hegarty tried to find out what happened to one boat that left Libya in February - when it called for help that never came.
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May 27, 2020
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Coronavirus: European countries mull reopening borders - BBC News
Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from 1 July, the government has announced.
It said the measure had been finalised in a cabinet meeting on Monday.
Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya had previously said the requirement would be lifted in July, without giving a date.
The news comes as the UK government prepares to bring in its own 14-day quarantine policy from 8 June.
Travel firms and other industry bodies say the UK should relax the measure for visitors arriving from countries where people are at a lower risk of contracting the coronavirus.
Spain normally attracts 80 million tourists a year, with the sector providing more than 12% of the country's GDP.
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Several airlines including EasyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair have announced that they plan to resume flights and holidays soon.
Easyjet will be resuming flights from 22 airports across Europe from 15 June, as well as regional flights across the UK. But there will only be one international flight from the UK - from Gatwick to Nice in France.
Jet2 is planning to resume full services from 1 July, and will fly to several Spanish and Italian destinations, before opening up to Greece and Croatia later in the year.
And Ryanair will be restoring 40% of its flights from 1 July and will resume flights from most of the 80 airports it flies from across Europe.
Business groups wrote to Boris Johnson on Sunday saying the quarantine would have "serious consequences" for the economy and calling for "air bridge" deals to be struck with other nations.
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May 26, 2020
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Elephants flee to survive coronavirus starvation - BBC News
With the collapse of the tourism industry due to coronavirus, many of Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation.
BBC Thai follows one group of elephant keepers journeying into the mountains to find food.
Produced and edited by Charlotte Pamment
Filmed by Rachaphon Riansiri
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May 26, 2020
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New Zealand's PM stays calm during an earthquake on live TV - BBC News
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stayed calm during an earthquake on live TV on Monday morning.
She interrupted AM Show presenter Ryan Bridge to tell him there was an earthquake happening, looking briefly troubled, before smiling and carrying on with the interview.
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck about 90km north of the capital, Wellington, at 08:00 local time (20:00 GMT Sunday). It was felt across the country, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.
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May 26, 2020
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Coronavirus: hopes for most shops in England to reopen in June - BBC News
The prime minister has set out plans for shops and some other businesses to reopen in England.
Outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to open from June 1st if it's safe to do so, with most shops following suit on June 15th.
As the lockdown in England starts to be relaxed, more people will be using public transport and returning to work. With the changes come new challenges and potential risks of infection from coronavirus.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Business Correspondent Katie Prescott and Science Editor David Shukman.
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May 25, 2020
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Who is Dominic Cummings - the PM’s aide at the centre of lockdown controversy? - BBC News
It is highly unusual for a government adviser, even one as influential as Boris Johnson’s chief aide Dominic Cummings, to be in the spotlight. It's raised questions once again about the extent of his power and how far Boris Johnson relies on him day-to-day in the running of the government.
Normally for many people events at Westminster would be the last thing on their minds on a sunny bank holiday Monday. But much of the criticism of Mr Cummings has come from members of the public. Many have voiced the perception that he was obeying his own set of rules, unlike tens of millions of others staying at home as instructed.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Chief Political Correspondent Vicki Young at Westminster - and from Fiona Trott hearing the views of the public.
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May 25, 2020
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No apology from Dominic Cummings as he denies breaching rules and refuses to resign - BBC News
The prime minister's top adviser Dominic Cummings has denied breaching lockdown rules or doing anything wrong, when he drove 260 miles to his parents' home in Durham.
At a news conference in Downing Street Mr Cummings said his usual childcare options were not available and his wife was ill.
Mr Cummings claimed that a car trip to a local beauty spot near Durham, with his wife and young son, was taken to check whether his eyesight was alright, before driving back to London.
Boris Johnson’s aide said he did not regret what he had done and had not considered whether he should offer his resignation. He rejected the idea that he had undermined the government’s instruction to the public to “Stay Home”.
The Prime Minister reaffirmed his support for Mr Cummings although he said he regretted the “confusion and anger” that many people felt.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News reporting from Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.
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May 25, 2020
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For many men the barber shop is a lifeline to talk about their emotions and connect with people. But many shops are shut and coronavirus restrictions are set to change the experience in the future. So will men still get the chance for a trim and chat?
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Eduarda, a Brazilian florist in Rio de Janeiro, has long been known as the 'flower girl', providing bars, restaurants and businesses with decorations.
But, with the coronavirus outbreak shutting the high streets, she's now refocused her business by offering her dried flower stock to help raise individual spirits.
She says the selected flowers can be sent "for birthdays, for people that lost their relatives, or for people to just say I love you I miss you" - a symbol of emotional connection, even as lockdown and social distancing continues to keep people physically apart. 👵💚 #Flowers #Brazil #Rio #Business #Coronavirus #Covid19 #BBCNews
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More than 100,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the United States, latest figures show. Over the last four months the virus has spread across all 50 states with more than 1.6 million confirmed cases (Data from Johns Hopkins University). Tap the link in our bio to get latest updates. #BBCNews #coronavirus #pandemic #covid
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This is one week inside one hospital caring for Covid-19 patients in London. The medics, "consumed" by standing between life and death in the Intensive Care Unit, are coping with a "huge emotional burden".
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Danish musician Mads Langer performed to an audience in 600 cars, who all tuned in to listen through their radios. 🚗 There are more than 70 shows just like this one already planned in Denmark, so that people can enjoy live music from the safety of their own vehicles. 🎵 #Music #Festival #Concert #BBCNews
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In England non-essential shops will be allowed to reopen from 15th June, as part of plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown. Shop owners are being told to make changes to ensure people can continue to shop safely. But how exactly do you do that? #Coronavirus #Covid19 #Shopping #England #BBCNews
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With coronavirus lockdown restrictions easing in some countries, many shops, restaurants and public places are putting creative social distancing solutions into action. From sitting in a circle in the park, to standing facing away from each other in lifts, here are just a few of the measures being put in place across the world. Click the link in our bio to see more. (📷Getty Images, Reuters) #Coronavirus #Covid19 #lockdown #BBCNews
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People across the UK have been documenting a day in their life while in lockdown. The UK is going into its ninth week of coronavirus-related restrictions and many across the country are getting into a routine, but these routines are far different from the norm. #Coronavirus #Covid19 #UK #lockdown #BBCNews
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On Monday evening 46-year-old George Floyd died after he was pinned down by his neck by police in Minnesota. Four police officers have been fired after the video was shared of the unarmed black man groaning and repeatedly saying “I can’t breathe” to the white officer on top of him. Mass protests have since taken place outside a police precinct in Minneapolis where police have used tear gas to disperse crowds. The FBI have said they will investigate the incident. #GeorgeFloyd #minneapolis #minnesota #BBCNews
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This is Maximus, a stray cat that spent over a decade of his life on the streets. The internet adopted the scruffy little guy as one of their own and thousands of gifts and donations poured in all from over the world.
Maximus sadly passed away in January (believed to be around 12 years old), but his memory lives on. The money that was donated will go towards a new cat shelter in his honour, to help other strays get back on their paws at "Maximus Meadows". Tap the link in our bio to read more about Maximus and his legacy. 🏡🐈🐾 (📷Kate Jackson/Stray Cat Rescue Team West Midlands)
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Jyoti Kumari was caring for her father in Delhi after he was in an accident. When India imposed a nationwide lockdown to control coronavirus they soon ran out of money to buy food and medicine. Desperate, and with limited options, she decided to cycle the 1,200km-long (745 mile) journey home with her father on the back of her bike. Jyoti's father says he "would have died of hunger" without his daughter's determination and care.
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12-year-old Alessandro showed nerves of steel as a huge brown bear began to slowly follow him down a hillside in Trentino, northern Italy. Despite looking back at times to see the bear raised on its hind legs, the young boy walked nervously but calmly to safety.
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