50 million face masks bought by the government in april wont be used in the nhs because of safety concerns. A radical overhaul of the Planning System is promised by ministers to try to get more houses built in england. And, after 400 years, beavers are being allowed to live in the wild again in england. Coming up on bbc news golfs first major of the year, the us pga, is getting under way three months later than planned and without fans in San Francisco this afternoon. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Three days of mourning are under way in lebanon, after tuesdays deadly explosion in the capital beirut. At least 137 people are known to have died, and dozens are missing. The explosion is believed to have been caused by tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate being stored unsafely in a warehouse. The french president Emmanuel Macron visited beirut this morning and promised International Help but warned that if reforms arent introdued, the country will continue to suffer. The uk is s
Will set off on the trip of a lifetime across the atlantic and into a new chapter in the history books. How are you feeling about that big trip ahead of you . Very good. So excited. Good luck to her. Sarah farmer with that report. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Our weather is set to get much hotter with temperatures surging over the next 2a hours, high is expected of 36 celsius across south east england tomorrow. Thats the kind of heat we saw last week, not far off those temperatures in any case. Today, a lot of cloud in the south west, thick enough to bring drizzle and mist, it feels humid as well. In scotland, plenty of sunshine and a fresh feel to the weather. He is the satellite picture which shows how extensive the cloud is across england and wales. Across the south east of england we are starting to see the cloud break up and across the south east we should see some sunshine getting on here and when sunshine comes out ten pictures will rocket up quickly. It w
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. We are joined by economics commentator grace bla kely and rachel cunliffe, comment features editor at city am. So its really great to have you with us. We will crack on in just a moment, but first of all, lets bring everyone up to date with the front pages we have a. The times leads with a warning to british tourists travelling to france that they may have to quarantine on their return amid fears of a second wave there. The telegraph says pupils will be allowed to challenge their a level and gcse results if schools feel they are being incorrectly marked down by the statistical modelling being used to calculate their grades. The mirror reports the couple who saw Dominic Cummings on a second lockdown trip to the north east say police did not investigate their claims properly. The daily mail says that the home secretary priti patel was left furious after a Record Number of migrants reached britain. Accord
Well hear from a doctor who says her hospital was obliterated but she continued to work through the devastation. Where we had patients who had arrests in the parking lot of the er and emergency doctors were rushing to them, trying to intubate, and we we re to them, trying to intubate, and we were doing cycles of arrests on the patients in the parking lots. As the clear up begins, promises of help flood in from around the world, while aid agencies rush to offer assistance. Wecome to the programme. Only one place to start and thats in beirut in lebanon. The Health Authorities and red cross are struggling to deal with the aftermath of the extraordinary and devastating explosion. Youve seen these pictures by now this is the moment the explosion hit the city. And this shows the scale of the destruction. The port has been flattened and you can see a major grain silo thats been destroyed. These are houses nearby. Beiruts governor says up to 300,000 people are now homeless. Rescue workers are
As theres no evidence yet of a decrease in the number of cases. Businesses including casinos and bowling alleys are allowed to reopen in england this weekend but therell be bigger fines for people who refuse to wear a face coverings. Millions of doses of two more sport now and for a full experimental coronavirus vaccines round up from the bbc have been ordered by the uk sport centre, heres gavin. Sarina wiegman has been confirmed government as the next head coach belarus releases some of the england womens football of the thousands team, taking overfrom phil neville detained in protests when he steps down in september next year. Against alexander lu kashenkos and she announced the news herself. Disputed election victory. Hi, everyone, hope you are well. I have been the Dutch National team coach for the last four years spain closes all its bars and im really excited and nightclubs amid fears of a rise of the England National in coronavirus infections. Team in 2021. Good luck for the upc