The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pu solutions for americas neglected needs. By contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank yo a month after the devastating blast in beirut, rescuers continue to dig for possible survivors as a mute of silence is held for victims. A new a trade advisor to the u. K. Despite critics describing him as a homophobe, misogynist, and Climate Change denier. I they dont agree with those sentiments at all. I dont agree with everyone who serves the government on country. Of boards across the and i cant be expected to do so. Quarantine confusion inhe u. K. , as scotland and wales impose new restrictions. No change for passengers arriving in england and northern ireland. Barcelonas superstar, lionel messi, agrees to stay days after insisting he wanted to leave. He doesnt want torag the spanish club into court. Hello, andre welcome if you watching in the u. K. Or of the world. To the rescuers havehe world rescuers have been digging for they were to stop at 100 p. M. Local time. Earlier, the city held a minute of silence for the victims of plosion of months ago probing for signs of life deep in the rubble. Hidden from view, sensitive scanning equipment in th hands of a Specialist Rescue Team om on thursday morning, they picked up what seemed to be breath sounds. For o days, they have been searching. Painstaking work. Much of it, done by hand, clawingy a a ruin that could collapse any second. The dust and debris, being sucked out to clear a pathway to the second floor, the focus of the search. While the work is continuing ahere, th trying to lift a weight the rubble away the rubble with extreme care and work your way down through about five players of concrete five players of concrete. Five layers of concrete. Many have been unwilling to teave, hoping a survivor mi be found. The lebanese filmmakere of them. She could not tear herself away. I just wanted to come and think that it s an instinctive action to just come and see and hope. Because this, i think, we areon all holdin a small ray of light after everything that has happened to us. Si this al toall fomp so rescuers could scan again for signs of life. But late ts afternoon, they coand no longer detec breathing. Hopes of a miracle were fading, as lebanon approached 18 06 p. M. Local time, the moment of the blessed one month ago blast one month ago. Urch bells tollede to honor the. Some stood in sence, remembering lost friends and colleagues. Odothers stoith ropes and their hands, a noose for the entire Political Leadership here. Bbc news, beirut. A freelance journalist, a photographer jointly now from beirut joins me now from beirut. Everyone wants to know about this potential rescue that might be happening. I know they may have stopped digging at this point in time. What can you tell us about it . They have been digging for the best 36 hours nonstop past 36 hours nonstop since yesterday around 4 00 p. M. The rescue team was later on joined by others and they have been underground for 36 hours under an incredible moment happening in beirut. A lot of tension, but also a lot of excitement in a way, because ere is hope. We will kp people updated that rescue mis develop at time. There was a minute of silence toy, as well. I wonder what people of beirut are telling you about what they feel a month on from disaster. There is a lot of grief for the onemonthnnersary, but there is also a lot of anger since the blast. There has be no response from the government, no impunity. The anger and there is anger and frustration, as well. Is there a sense a month later that the political situation in lebanon may be changing . That is often discussed as the reason behind this disaster. I mean, changing is a big word. We do change governments in a way, we have any premise are, but people are reluctant to call the change, because they think it will not really matter. It is the same names that have the same political issues over and over. Theres honestly a lot of people obviously a lot of peop who are homeless, haveho damages come as well, what is happening to those people . Where are they going to live and get the amenities that they need . For the past month, its incredible to see the volunteers have been on the ground, eit hr cleaning oes on the street, or raising funds, initiatives, even offering their own homes. Everytng thats been happening has been communityled. The government has offered no shelter,moo response, no tary damage for those who lost their homes. Thdidnt want to reac point. We didnt want to in this situation, but everything has been communityled so far. Think you so much for your thank you so much fo your time. They are digging, they dont know someone ialive under the rubble, but we will bring you the latest. Usformeralian Prime Minister has been aointed as a trade advisor to the u. K. Government after days of pressurplto rethink th of allegations of misogyny and homophobia. Are political our Political Correspondent has more. Tony abbott recently few flow into the u. K. Flew into the u. K. Today, mr. Johnson trumpeted his potentials. You have been to australia. It is a freedom loving country. It is a liberal country. Yes, i have had some dieussions with members of British Government. The confirmation of mr. Abbottsointment as an unpatriot advisor comes after he was given a rough ride by Committee Mps earlier this week. In 2012, you said men are by physiology or temperament more [indiscernible] than women to exercise authority or issue cmand. Im not sure i ever did say that. He is from the right of australias politics. A clate change skeptic, mr. He abbott encouragedrath of his political opponents on his report abuse of women. He wants to know what misogyny looks like an modern australia. In dern australia. Doesnt need a motion in the house of representatives. He needs a mirror. It is not onlyps who have spoken out against mr. Abbott. He is a misogynist. He has a very poor view on lgbtq rights. Now he will be on the advisory group. This brexit focused government, the setting mr. Abbotts experience trumps complaints bbc news, westminster. Ter. Lets get more from our Political Correspondent. He is a controversial figure, to be sure. Why would the British Government choo a couple of reasons. The British Government knows exactly what it doing. It doesnt really mind. The u. K. Has imported the united stes into a sort of culture war. A lot for him in december act wlly think thl become too politically correct. They dont mind the [indiscernible] they think he will be a good fadvoca the idea of global free trade, both here in the u. K. And around the world. Is it possible that he could be a trade whiz and he could really help britain sign on to trade deals in order to compsate leaving the eu . Well, is that the government or anybody appointed to this board is supposed to do. Ey say the actual negotiating will be due by British Government officials and ministers. It is more of this idea of banging the drum. Which we know that mr. Abbott supports. In terms of the broader question you ask, if you put aside all the controversy surrounding mr. Abbott, the bigger point is, all the forecasts so far from the governments and othe forecasts and organizations t sugget even if mr. Abbott and the rest of them were the best people in the world doing free trade deals, nothing can make up for the loss of trade with the eu as a result of brexit. Not even remotely make up for it. Not the ls we have heard of thisim sure lest we have heard of this come im sur. Thank you ur time. Apologies for the problem with the line. Afr a protracted saga, lionel messi has decided to stay and also limit stay in barcelona. Despite staying for another year, messi has less than and ndsaid lashed out said the Club Government has covered up holes. Lets get more wita spanish football journalt. You were surprised by this. First, he says he will try and leave, now he says he is saying. In the last couple of days, wen had the impressmething had changed after they insisted they wanted to leave. Became clear that he did not want to take barcelona to court. He feels that legally, he is right. Tthe spirit o law of this contract he signed with barcelona was that at the end of the season, this season, if you want to leave, you leave. And you leave for free. That is what the contract said. He should have said that before the 10th of june. It was explodingod that that point, they were in the middle of a decision, but he had been thinking of leaving. D told the president of barcelona he wan leave for the whole year. But barcelona considered it and pushed the situation to a point where now he feels that missy is staying on, but doesnt really want to. Messi is saying on, but doesnt really want to. He is known as the states best footballer. Why would he want get out . That is a good point. He should stay here. He told the family used to be in the same area, with a girlfriend he has had also since his teenage yea, and have been together with gets that have been borin barcelona. He didnt wan to change, but of course, things have been done so badly at barcelona, that right now, they are in a negative dynamic that not even him can save. Long while, but no, theres not much he can do. He is actually saying that you dont see where they are going, it they are becoming they are becoming less and less competitive. He needs a change, he is shoung that, b barcelona says because of cloisonne ntract, you have to stay clause in a contract, yohave to stay. Thank you. We will be watching barcelona from here on in. Still to come, confusion in britain over the travel quarantine rules of scotland and wales,nnouncing one set of rules, well england and while englandel and northern d set out another. To receive the nobel peace prize, head of the catholic churcha said Mother Teresa was wonderful example of how to help people in need. Have to intife to identify bodies then arrange the coffins. Hostages appeared. Some,arried, some, running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. Britain lost a princess today. Described by all to whom she a reached out as replaceable. In earlymng car crash and did a life with more caring, onurage, worms, and compas warmth, and compassion. This is bbc news. The latest headlines. The month after the a month after the devastating blastme in beirut, a of silent is held for the victims. The controversial former australian Prime Minister is appointed as a trade advisor to the u. K. Despite critics describing him as a homophobe, misogynist, d Climate Change nier. s been a confusing day for british holidaymakers in certain countries, with the home nations now disagreeing on quarantine rules for those coming to the k. As of today, there are different from portugal and greece onrning whether their final destination is england, wales, etc. A europe correspondent reports from seven portugal. Southern portugal. Back to britain. There takes nowte dic whether you have to isolate. There was no indication from thee goverent as to what were doing. Headed to birmingham, they dont need to quarantine. Tom izzo, not very happy. We feel we have lost todays. Itcost us an arm and a leg. A just very disappoted. As more and more tourists retain home, it is clear to me how confusing many feopled the new rules. For example, if you are wel and you land at birmingham spend the next two weeks in isolation. This has become even more obligated. If you live in scotland and have to selfisolate for 14 days. The same applies if youanre coming frohere in greece. If you are arriving backorn wales fromgal, selfisolation starts today, but the Welsh Government only requires you to quarantine if you are coming from specifi. Greek islan in england and northe n ireland, the no quarantine restrictions. Portugal has seen a rise in coronavirus cases in rent days going just above the u. K. s margin of safety of 20 cases per 100,000 people. But the taurus destinations tourist stinations are not the problem. Why are politicians taking such different approaches . E ok at the data, andaf im id quite often, where coming coto slightly different os. And relief at glasg airport this afternoon, as passengers made it back before the isolation deadline. We wereust disappoied that scotlandce will quarantine, but england does not. We knew we were making a risk anyway. We only lost a day. Im just glad we made it home in time. It is estimated that more than 30,000 u. K. Holidaymars have headed out here since the travel core doorspened two wego. Corridor opened two weeks ago. But today, there have been notably fewer arrivals than usual. The financial and largest of all challenge of taking an unpredictable break here is perhaps too muchf a gamble. Portuguese tourism operators told us they have canceled 4000 hotel rooms this week from british holaymakersf because the uncertainty. This afternoon, one portuguese Government Official message to me to say e is shocked to say some areaare a no go british tourists are the backbone of the economy. The are more from the u. K. Than any other country. Eir absence its hard here. Hits hard here. Nato says russia has serious questions to answer over the poisoning of the opposition alleaderey navalny. The u. S. Has said it has great concerns about the incident, too. He remains in an induced, in a hospital in berlin recovering from what german Officials Say was a novichok nerve agent attack on an internal flight in russia last month. Our correspondent reports. Still critically ill, still in a berlin hospital, russias most prominent gernment critic, alexey navalny,ne poi with a noble chapter with a novichok nerve ant. They are demanding answers from moscow. Russia now has serious questions it must answer. The russian government must fully cooperate with the organizationon for the prohibi of chemical weapons on andrs imal and the National Investigation in partial and ternational investigatio those responsible for the attack must be held accountable them brought to justice. The foreignalecretary cd the poisoning utterly deplorable. Is insisting on a full and transparent investigation. The kremlin says it will investigate, but complains that has not been shown any evidence of poisoning. As specialists, these are investigative actions. If there is a confirmation of poisonous substances, there is no doubt an investigation will be launched. We are asking everyone to rely on the facts. That are disturbing echoes here of what happened in salisbury over two years ago. A poisoning on Sergei Skripal then there was alexander l. , another former kgb officer. He died in a London Hospital in 2006 after his assassins stripped polonium into his tea slipped polonium into his tea. Theres a lot of sense of dictatorship regimes. Doing business with a dictatorship regime, you have a differentppach. Everything of what you are trying to do, you cant y now is business as usual. All this throws an uncomfortable spotlight onpr ident putin and the kremlin leadership. Despite the global outreach, it is possible we may never know theruth of who poisoned him. Frank gardner, bbc news. Cs with the paralym postponed to 2021 because of the pandemic, we are taking a stroll down memory lane tok lck on some of africas gratis para libyans. 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