For the victims. In china a former fashion model handcuffed to his bed for so called reeducation rare footage of the uighur ethnic minorities held in secretive detention centres we have a special report. A two day curfew is imposed in indian administered kashmir ahead of the First Anniversary of delhis decision to revoke the special status of the region. And why the latest issue of British Vogue is making history, in front of and behind the camera. Lebanon is in mourning after a huge explosion in the capital beirut killed nearly 80 people and injured more than 4,000 others. The whole city was shaken by the blast, which began with a fire at the port which exploded into a mushroom cloud. Lebanons president said more than 2 thousand tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored unsafely in a warehouse at the port for six years. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, has been following developments. Just to warn you his report contains distressing images. Explosion. It was a massive explosion.
Its back to school for scotlands pupils, as the first minister announces everyone will be back in the classroom by mid august. The number of Rape Convictions in england and wales falls to a record low. And lift off and looking for life on mars nasa launches a rover to bring back rock samples from the red planet. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. People in the uk with coronavirus symptoms will now have to self isolate for ten days rather than just a week as ministers attempt to prevent a new spike in infections. The extension comes into force immediately and brings us into line with World Health Organisation guidance. It comes as new figures show that england had the highest level of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and mid june. Excess deaths are the number of all people who die above the average recorded in previous years, and are seen by many experts as the most reliable measure of the impact of the pandemic. Health secretary matt hancock has warned that new