This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. My names mike embley. There is mounting anger in lebanon against politicians who did not prevent yesterdays blast. At least 135 people have died, thousands are injured. The shockwave, was so powerful it knocked people off their feet, blowing out windows for miles around. Millions turn out to vote in sri lankas elections despite coronavirus fears. And japan marks 75 years since the us atomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima. We look at the lingering impact of the attack, and hearfrom the last survivors. Hello to you. In beirut, a desperate search is continuing for more than a hundred people missing since the huge explosion that devastated the port area. 300,000 people have had to leave their homes. Its thought the explosion was caused by a fire that ignited piles of Ammonium Nitrate, stored unsafely. A two week state of emergency has been declared. Quentin sommerville has the latest. In a country long ba
Even more effective than first thought and ready for approval. More good news on a covid vaccine. Pfizer says its vaccine works equally well in people of all races and ethnicities and is 94 effective in adults over 65. But how quickly will we be able to get it . Well be talking to our medical editor. Also this lunchtime stick to the rules now and you could still celebrate christmas government scientists tell us all to do our bit. We are very keen that we have a christmas as close to normal as possible. That requires all of us to make every effort over this national restriction period, and even in early december, to get the cases as low as possible. Whats your reaction to your whip not being restored . Mr corbyn, whats your reaction . Thank you very much for coming this morning. Former labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not be reinstated as a labour mp over remarks he made about anti semitism. Diesel and petrol cars wont be sold from 2030 part of a green Industrial Revolution to tackle Cl
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im james reynolds. Coronavirus has now taken the lives 200,000 people around the globe. The grim milestone was recorded as the number of deaths in uk hospitals passed 20,000. The british Prime Minister borisjohnson is to return to work on monday, two weeks since he was discharged from hospital after being ill with the virus. The governor of new york the us state worst hit by the outbreak is authorising independent pharmacies to carry out tests. Sporting bodies including premier league clubs prepare for talks next week to focus on how they can eventually restart the season. Lockdown at the zoo we find out how keepers in edinburgh are looking after their animals in this time of crisis. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, the number of people known to have died with coronavirus in have d
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. State of disunion as Donald Trump Tells america how well his presidency is going Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her feelings clear. Today at 5pm, the governments Cobra Emergency Committee is meeting now to discuss the coronavirus as chinese authorities step up their efforts to contain jobs are birmingham, incomes are the disease that has so far killed almost 500 people. Soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is sick passengers are taken off cruise ships as hong kong imposes surging and our country is thriving. A mandatory 14 day quarantine china takes further steps to control the spread on arrivals from Mainland China. Of the coronavirus as the death toll nears 500 while 10 people well be talking to a pandemic on a cruise ship test positive expert about what more is needed and hundreds of other to contain the coronavirus. Passengers are quarantined. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm all we have b
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Plans for a huge increase in covid testing in britain. Operation moonshot aims to do ten million daily tests by early next year. The idea is to have a test which would be carried out at the location, a bit like a pregnancy test that provides a very quick result, and that would completely revolutionise things. Senior uk ministers will hold emergency talks with eu officials later over the governments plan to override parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Thousands of migrants desperately seek shelter after a camp on the greek island of lesbos was destroyed by fire. Three people die as wildfires continue to rage in california, which is in the middle of a 20 year mega drought. Wildlife populations are plummeting across the world according to a stark new report from the World Wide Fund for nature. Hello and welcome if you re the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and ac