Another victim of the coronavirus. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the lebanese capital beirut in anger at the countrys leaders after this weeks devastating explosion in the port area of the city. Groups of protesters stormed a number of official buildings and briefly occupied the Foreign Ministry before being driven out by the army. Earlier, riot Police Used Tear Gas to try to disperse the crowds. One Police Officer was killed in the clashes. Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville spent the day among protesters. Shouting lebanons rage against the elite is erupting anew. A city in the aftermath of the explosion is filled with teargas and explosion is filled with tea rgas and anger. Explosion is filled with teargas and anger. The project had barely started and already there is teargas coming out of here from all sides. Protesters are falling back at the moment but they keep continuing to push forward. We are rebels, freeman. They fired directly at us, so this man. The city is still reeling from the shock of the blast and was met with violent force. They came to condemn the government. They blame for the destruction of the city in their lives. And this is the fate of lebanons politicians deserve, they said. Can you tell me in english what is written . We are going to get our justice. Is written . We are going to get ourjustice. That started with the rollcall of the dead. Among the rollcall of the dead. Among the names, 43 syrians, the wife of the dutch ambassador to limit on. They carried aloft the pictures of those killed lebanon. We are fed up. It is oui lebanon. We are fed up. It is our country. This is our country. I want to defend our country. I want to defend our country. Our Prime Minister is useless. Everyone is useless. They killed us. We have literally reached rock bottom. I dont talk about it because i wa nt i dont talk about it because i want to cry. These were not just hard core protesters. Lebanese of all walks of life joint them as well. Among them, this man. Earlier with her husband, she showed us the destroyed apartment. Their business was in the port as well. Everyone is similar to where we are today. Losing money, losing ourjobs, losing oui money, losing ourjobs, losing our businesses, losing our homes, losing a loved ones and friends, everyone. They are old to be blamed, they are all to be hanged. At the moment at the port, the Prime Minister acknowledged the anger but took little responsibility. Absolutely they have the right to be angry and furious, not just because of this. This is absolutely diabolical what happened. But however, they are also furious even before that because of decades of unbelievable corruption. The violence reached a crescendo, and then it was over. The police and army regained control. This is a country ruled by force and backroom deals. They have been calling for revolution here for almost a year. Lebanons elliott has staying power. The force of the disaster which engulfed the city may not be enough to bring change here. Quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. Carine torbey is monitoring the protests for us in beirut and says the protesters arent just angry at the current government. Its very unlikely that what what the Prime Minister suggested would really be seen as a acceptable proposal for the masses. I mean, what people are angry about is notjust, you know, the specific government, it is what they call the regime. The regime has to do with the group of secretarian and long time entrenched political leaders who are considered as the main rulers of this country. And what people are asking is a complete change of mentality of the way this country is run, because they perceive that, basically, what happened on tuesday was the epitome of decades of corruption, mismanagement and total negligence. So, basically, what the Prime Minister tried to do is to calm the masses, to tell them that, i will be leaving probably in a couple of months, if the other political leaders can agree on some sort of transition, or of an alternative. He has called for early elections. But this proposal itself is not 100 guaranteed to bring change. Many fear that elections at this time might bring in the same Political Parties and, therefore, they dont consider that this is the real way for change. Also, it remains to be seen how cooperative the other political groups will be with the Prime Ministers proposal. As weve been hearing, thousands of people have taken to the streets to express their anger at the countrys leaders in the wake of tuesdays explosion. Our middle east correspondent lina sinjab has been speaking to people in the city. Basically it is really chaotic and lots of riots going on in Central Square in downtown beirut. As you mentioned, the protesters are having different plans this time. They are trying to occupy public buildings like the ministry of foreign affairs, like the ministry of finance, they even wa nted ministry of finance, they even wanted to break into the central banking building, so thatis central banking building, so that is the plan to occupy these buildings and stay there until these politicians, the political elite response to their request they will be held responsible and held accountable for what has happened. I am joined accountable for what has happened. Iamjoined now accountable for what has happened. I am joined now by one of the protesters who has just come out. Tell us what happened and what is going to happened and what is going to happen next . They have just been throwing teargas on us and we are just fighting back. This is enough. They have taken our money, theyve ta ken is enough. They have taken our money, theyve taken our pride, they are killing us and they still dont want to resign. This is too much. We cant take it anymore. This is too much. They are going to fight. We are going to fight back. We are still going in, we are still fighting. It will not end here. What is your next plan . Are you planning to protest tomorrow ain . Planning to protest tomorrow again . If the teargas is to get us again . If the teargas is to get us away, not going to leave. We will stay and fight. This is enough. We cannot take it anymore. They have just killed us. Anymore. They have just killed us. Every place in beirut is destroyed. My house is destroyed. My house is destroyed. Thank god no one was hurt. But most people lost everything. Most people. Sorry about the loud noise because of the motorcycle. Can you repeat what you are trying to say . My house was damaged a bit but other people lost everything, there appeared, their houses, their money, everything. They dont have anything. They are living on the streets right now. Some people are calling for the International Community to come in and help them topple the government and get rid of the politicians. What do you say about that . That is what we want. As you can see from social media, they are not going directly to the aids and going directly to the aids and going directly to the aids and going directly to the people. The people wanted, we need the aids. It is not what they want. Thank you very much. That was one of the protesters. As you can see, the anger they are living through, and they seem to be determined, and as some people are leaving, there are still many people at the square, protesting, and it still seems some riots, operations are taking place clashes with the army. President trump has signed executive orders aimed at providing aid to us workers suffering the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. The move comes after talks with democrats on a rescue package broke down on friday. Mr trump wants to defer payroll taxes, provide protection against eviction, extend zero interest loans for students and give unemployed americans higher benefits. Iam taking i am taking action to provide an additional or an extra 400 per week in expanded benefits, 400, 0k . Per week in expanded benefits, 400, ok . So that is generous but we want to take their of our people. It wasnt our fault. It was china upon the default. State will be asked to cover 25 of the cost using existing funding such as the tens of billions available available to them through the Coronavirus Relief fund. Under this plan, states will be able to offer greater benefits if they so choose, and the federal government will cover 75 of the cost. So, what do people make of the announcement . Heres the bbcs north america correspondent david willis. The accused, the democrats have basically wanted to bail out 40 democratic lead states with his nearly 3. 5 trillion bailout package that they have been promoting, and the president of course following the breakdown of talks over that, is now going it alone with these executive orders, and he signed four of them, one of which will extend the moratorium on elections here. Another will grant the continuation of additional unemployment benefits, and they will be deterring student loan repayments and payroll taxes for those who are still in work. Now, the thorny issue with all this has been an extension of unemployment, additional unemployment payments. Those have been 600 a week. They prevented a lot of americans from falling into poverty. They are being reduced, the president announced they would be going down to 400. A quarter of that money coming from individual states. Now, the democrats have been very clear that they wa nted been very clear that they wanted to keep 600 a week. 0ther republicans had argued for it to be reduced. Lets get some of the days other news. Activists in brazil have released 100,000 balloons in tribute to the people who have died of the coronavirus. Brazilians are protesting against the way the president Jair Bolsonaro has handled the crisis he has consistently played down the impact of the virus. Two Health Ministers have resigned in protest. Brazil now has the second highest death toll in the world, after the united states. Israels Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has angrily condemned a wave of street protests by his opponents, saying they were aiming to trample on democracy. For weeks, thousands of israelis have been staging protests calling for mr netanyahus resignation. Theyre angry at his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and they say he shouldnt be in office while also being on trial for corruption. The people of belarus are going to the polls in a few hours time to vote in the president ial election. The incumbent, alexander lu kashenko a man nicknamed by his critics as europes last dictator is running for a sixth consecutive term. The authorities have arrested a second member of the opposition campaign. A close ally of svetla na tikhanovskaya, who is seen as the main challenger to president alexander lukashenko, has been detained by the police. Wearing a face mask will be compulsory in busy parts of paris from monday. It comes as Coronavirus Infections continue to rise in and around the french capital. Scientific advisers warned on tuesday that france could lose control of the virus at any time. The home office has formally requested help from the royal navy to deal with migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from france. The ministry of defence says its working hard to find a way to assist. A Record Number of unaccompanied children were among the 146 migrants who arrived in the uk yesterday, and crossings have continued today, as gavin lee reports from gravelines beach, just north of calais. At first light this morning, on a beach close to calais, we watch from a distance as migrants, men and women, children Holding Hands at the back, take to the water with a rubber boat and a motor. This is a glimpse of whats happening almost every day in the early hours here in the town of gravelines. These men, who appear to be in charge of the crossing attempt, leave the migrants and start to exit the beach. But the boats already in trouble. 0verloaded, they come back, leaving behind a woman and her child. They try again, finally getting out to sea. Weve been on this beach for almost an hour. Weve watched the migrants struggling with the boats and finally getting out to sea, and people heading back towards the dunes, possibly smugglers. And in this vast beach, one of the areas were told that migrants set off from each day, there is no sign of surveillance. We called the police half an hour ago. Still, weve seen nothing. Nearby, richard, a game bird hunter shooting on the beach, witnessed the attempt. He says hes seen migrants three times this week. Translation they leave from this beach all the time, every day. And if not here, they leave from higher up the beach, orfrom dunkirk. I didnt see how many children there were, but i heard them crying. 0n the other side of the channel, at least six migrant boats have been brought into dover by the uk border force already today. French authorities claim theyre doing everything they can, including regularly closing makeshift camps that pop up in calais to prevent migrants from settling here in bigger numbers. They say theyve intercepted ten times the number of boats at sea in the past month compared to the same period last year. But from the lack of surveillance weve witnessed on these shores today, there are questions about whether enough is being done to stop these dangerous and now daily crossings. Gavin lee, bbc news, gravelines, northern france. You are watching bbc news. The headlines mass protests take place in beirut over tuesdays explosion. Tear gas is fired on protesters and a Police Officer dies in the vioelnce. Donald trump signs executive orders aimed at extending benefits to millions of americans affected by the coronavirus. France is sending equipment and technical advisers to the Indian Ocean Island of mauritius after its Prime Minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. The authorities have declared a state of environmental emergency after a japanese tanker ran aground two weeks ago. Tim allman reports. Paradise lost. The beautiful idyllic beaches of mauritius contaminated by thick, black oil. You can see it lapping at the shore, a dark, toxic tired, endangering wildlife and causing untold damage. And this is where its all coming from, the mv wakashio, stranded japanese tanker. Look at the huge black street s cutting through the emerald waters of the indian ocean. There has not been any proper Risk Assessment done on the vessel know the probability of the oil spill existing so this is where we are today and we are facing one of the major ecological crises that the island is facing. These satellite images show how the spill hasjust these satellite images show how the spill has just got worse and worse. This was the ship after it first ran aground. Then, look again. A potential 4000 tons of oil leaking into the sea. Definitely, marine life is affected, it affects the communities because there isa the communities because there is a lot of fishermen who use the lagoon to fish and earn their living. The locals are doing what they can to try and protect this pristine environment. Considered to have some of the finest coral reefs in the world. But this is a small impoverished nation dependent on tourism. France has offered to send help out with fears the tanker may break up, thataid with fears the tanker may break up, that aid may not arrive in time. Tim allman, bbc news. The black box and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from an indian passenger aircraft that crashed in kerala, killing more than 18 people, including both pilots. 190 people were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and broke in two on friday night. Jill mcgivering reports. The wreckage shows the force of the impact. The plane skidded off the edge of this table top runway and broke in two. That was after early attempts to land in heavy monsoon rains and high winds. The flight recorder just recovered may help investigators understand the final moment. Locals who rushed to help describe the screaming, children cowering under seats and dazed survivors covered in blood. Some of those rushed to hospital are critical with traumatic head and spine injuries. Those who could paid tribute to the pilots the captain from a formerfighter pilot, had decades of experience. His young copilot got married last year and his wife is expecting their first child this month. Translation the pilot tried to land us safely in the rainy weather, it was cloudy, and around 7 00, 7 30 in the evening, we crash landed. It was difficult to land. He tried a lot. The passengers are mostly local people stranded in the gulf by the coronavirus and finally trying to come home. Jill mcgivering, bbc news. New tougher coronavirus restrictions have come into force in preston in lancashire following a recent sharp rise in cases. The measures include a ban on separate households meeting indoors, or in gardens, pubs and restaurants. Heres philip norton. The temperature has been rising here, but so has the Coronavirus Infection rate. In preston, once again, the only places to meet friends and family from different households are in parks like this, after a spike among young people. Today, we did have plans to go to a restaurant in town, but obviously we arent allowed to now, with the new restrictions. So here we are, having our socially distanced gathering instead. Its kind ofjust annoying, from my point of view. We all had to change our plans for a few people that cant be bothered to wear a mask or keep away from others. The restrictions that came in overnight bring this city in line with measures in east lancashire, Greater Manchester and parts of west yorkshire, and already theyve had an impact on some businesses. In this main room here, we would have had chairs on this side and that side. That would have been a table of six. This bar opened two years ago. It had a great start to the week, thanks to the eat 0ut to help 0ut initiative. Now, more worries about loss of trade. We were quite busy for this weekend. Weve had probably about eight or nine tables cancelled for today. Normally, on a saturday, wed be quite busy around this time, maybe 50 or people in dining. And as you can see, ive got no one in at the moment. So i think its kind of scared people again, really. It was the local authorities here that asked for tighter rules to be brought in, with a direct message to the under 30s. Well, dont kill granny really means, dont pick up the virus and dont take it home so, for young people who may think theyll get mild if any symptoms, or be asymptomatic, the problem weve got is, if they pick it up, they take it home. The stricter measures in affected areas will be reviewed next week. Philip norton, bbc news, preston. The bbc radio presenter david whitely, known as sideman, has resigned. The dj said it follows the failure of the bbcs Senior Management to apologise for allowing the use of the n word in a news report about a racially aggravated assault. With the bbcs sanctioning the n word on television is something i cant agree with. I cant just something i cant agree with. I cantjust smile something i cant agree with. I cant just smile through something i cant agree with. I cantjust smile through the process and act like everything was ok. When the slur was broadcast, more than 18,500 people complained. The bbc defended its decision, saying the victims family wanted the word to be used to highlight the severity of the attack, although it did accept, people were upset, by its use. One of indias leading film stars, abhishek bachchan, says hes been discharged from hospital after testing negative for the coronavirus. Osting on twitter, he said i told you guys id beat this, before thanking staff at mumbais Nanavati Hospital where he and members of his family have been treated for the virus in recent weeks. His father, amitabh bachchan, one of bollywoods most revered stars, was discharged last week. Abhisheks wife, the actress aishwarya rai, and their young daughter also had medical treatment after testing positive last month. The edinburgh festival, which attracts more than 4 Million People to the city every summer, should have begun today, but the coronavirus pandemic means therelljust be a few limited performances online. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon looks now at how the cancellation of one of the high points of the arts calendar is affecting the city. This is the reality of the edinburgh festivals this year. No audience. Masks, social distancing. A world class cultural event moved online. I think its an enormous loss. I think that for a lot of people who earn their living at this time of year, its just a practical loss, which is quite profound. Theres an enormous loss in terms ofjust the sense ofjoy. The festivals bring notjust culture but also cash and tourists to the city. But not this year. Old town streets, usually packed with visitors and performers are much, are much, much quieter. Do you like it like this . I do like it like this but i miss the people as well. Edinburgh resident and bestselling author, val mcdermid, is one of many feeling the loss of augusts cultural extravaganza. In many ways, i think the real catastrophe of covid is still to come. The economic catastrophe in my business and the arts, and whats going to happen with theatres . Whats going to happen with concert halls . Whats going to happen with gigs . All around the city, the small businesses, everything from bakeries, butcher shops, all sorts of shops that are just not going to open again. The lack of tourists is having an impact, whether thats festival enthusiasts or wizarding fans, it has left the city centre tills much quieter than before. This time of year, we would have customers potentially queueing down the street to just come in and have a browse around and of course, at the moment, whilst we have reopened, the concern is that footfall is extremely low. Some here see this as a chance to reimagine the citys relationship with its visitors, which they argue have in recent years, reached unsustainable levels. What makes edinburgh unique is the fact that people live here. And they work in the city centre. We do not want to become like a venice or genoa, but we are heading down that route. The festivals have a big impact on this small city, support thousands of jobs, and make it a global, cultural destination. Those here who rely on tourists for their livelihoods will be hoping they return soon. Lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. Now, as im sure youre aware, today is International Cat day. If your idea of the purr fect day is spending it curled up with cats and a coffee, then this cafe in berlin has just what you want on the menu. Take a look at this. People go there not only to grab a drink, but to relax and make a new feline friend. How about that . Stay with us. Hello there. Pressure is on to bring in the harvest. There is heavy rain and thunderstorms in the forecast for next week. At the moment, its all about how high the temperatures are going to get. It wasnt quite as hot on saturday as it was on friday. But still, the temperature in hampshire reached 34 degrees. The highest temperatures were in sussex and at frittenden in kent, and its these sort of areas that well see the focus of the heat again during sunday. We start with some very high temperatures in the morning in the south east corner of england, perhaps 19 20 degrees. Again, its cooler as you had further north, maybe 4 5 in the northwest of scotland. In between, we have got this zone of cloud thats pushed in off the north sea. And there may be 1 2 light showers in that as well. Any shower threatening the far southeast should move away. Gradually, the sunshine develops more widely, the cloud gets burned back onto some of those north seacoasts. We have got that onshore breeze keeping it a little bit cooler as well. With that sort of wind direction, it will be cooler across eastern scotland than western scotland. And in northern ireland, temperatures will reach 20 degrees. The heat,though, is really focused on the south midlands, southeast wales, the west country, southeast england and east anglia. 33 34, possibly even 35 degrees to the west of london. Into next week, the heat will slowly subside, and it is only very slowly, but we have got this increasing risk of some torrential rain and thunderstorms. That could start to develop on sunday night into monday morning, and the focus looks like its more of these Western Areas with those storms pushing their way northwards. Now, large parts of the country will still be dry and quite sunny. More sunshine, perhaps, around some of those north seacoasts. But, again, the highest temperatures are towards the southeast of the uk. Now, whats happening is that higher pressure is less in charge of our weather. Pressure is falling from the south, weve got a weather front trying to push in from the west as well. Air is essentially destabilising, which is why we have increased risk of some very heavy and thundery rain. The devils in the detail, and still a lot of uncertainty. But it looks like on tuesday, most of those downpours are moving northwards across Northern England and scotland. Later in the day, some developing further south across parts of england. Some strong sunshine and, again, the focus of those higher temperatures across eastern and southeastern england. This is bbc news. The headlines there have been violent clashes between police and the public as mass protests took place in the lebanese capital, beirut, against the countrys leadership. Some government buildings were briefly occupied by protesters demanding a change of regime after tuesdays explosion. Tear gas was fired at crowds and a Police Officer was killed in the vioelnce. Donald trump signs executive orders aimed at providing aid to us workers suffering the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. The move comes after talks with democrats on a rescue package broke down on friday. Mr trumps proposals include protection against eviction, extending zero interest loans for students and increasing unemployment benefits. Here in the uk, the military says its had a formal request to help the Home Office Prevent the flow of migrants attempting the deadly sea crossing from france to the uk. Face coverings have become compulsory