At least 17 people have died after an air india plane skidded off a runway during heavy rain, in kerala. Many of the injured have been taken to local hospitals. The aircraft with around 200 people on board broke in two afterfalling down a ravine, but didnt catch fire. The lebanese shia movement, hezbollah, has denied any link to tuesdays deadly blast at the beirut port. The United Nations is warning of a humanitarian disaster, with widespread medicine and food shortages. 154 people are now known to have died in the blast and thousands more were injured. Union leaders are threatening industrial action, after accusing British Airways of naked greed, in forcing some cabin crew out of theirjobs. Others will have to sign new contracts on lower pay. The airline says the changes are needed for its survival following the coronavirus pandemic. Now on bbc news. Its time to click. This week, hong kong activists. A touch of Space Tourism. Fire, fire and cgi catwalks. Hey, welcome to click. Hope yo
Thereve 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. 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. France is sending equipment and technical advisors to the Indian Ocean Island of mauritius after its Prime Minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. President Emmanuel Macron said teams were being deployed from the nearby French Island of reunion. Now on bbc news click. This week hong kong activists, a touch of Space Tourism. Fire fire and 6 catw
During the lockdown. Coronavirus takes its toll on tourism. British businesses should be basking in the Easter Holiday spend. Instead theyre facing a summer of losses of up to £11 billion. Ill ask how the industrys coping. The head of european football admits the Champions League and Europa League could be abandoned this season, if coronavirus restrictions remain in place into september. Good morning australia yesterday would have been yesterday was the warmest day so far. Not as warm as saturday. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day so far. Its monday 6th april. Our top story the Prime Minister has spent the night in hospital, having been admitted for tests 10 days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Number 10 says that mrjohnson remains in charge of the government but the foreign secretary, dominic raab, will chair a coronavirus meeting this morning. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. The man charged with leading the countrys response to this virus is experi
Of the pandemic. In the us, President Trump extends restrictions on movement till the end of april as the number of cases there continues to rise sharply. A minutes silence is held in madrid for victims of coronavirus, as spains death tolljumps to 7,340 a rise of 812 in 2a hours. Two flights bringing british people home from peru arrive back in the uk. But the Foreign Office says there may be as many as a million other britons abroad. And we look at how farms are coping, as they respond to the increase in demand from supermarkets. The government has insisted it is ramping up its capacity to test health and social care workers for the coronavirus, amid confusion over whether it has reached its target set for yesterday of 10,000 tests a day. Doctors leaders have warned the shortage of tests has caused Serious Problems for the Health Service. It comes as the Prime Minister announced 20,000 former nhs staff have returned to work, to help in the fight against the virus. A breathing aid that
Killed, most european, about 50 wounded. Theres no word of any americans hurt, the two terrorists were also killed. The Prime Minister called in a direct attack on the economy which is so dependent on tourism. The u. S. Of course condemned it. Secretary of state john kerry said america would continue to support tunisias efforts to advance democracy. Allen pizzey is in tunis. Reporter hundreds of panicked tourists clung to loved ones and ran for their lives. Gunmen wearing military fatigues and armed with assault rifles opened fire on tour busses at the bardo museum in the heart of the capital. Eight were killed when they got off a bus, at least ten werere taken hostage and later killed. As Tunisia Special forces flooded the area, visitorsin scrambled to find places to hide. Many couldnt make it out of the building and holed up wherever they could. I came out of the museum, thisss eyewitness said, and there wasen this guy who was about tenme meters away from me, then he started shooting