Place across lebanon. Heres a crowd gathered in beirut, in the aftermath of explosions. Weve also verified these videos of ambulances apparently taking the wounded to hospital in tibnin, in the south of the country. How many were injured . Reports say more than 2,500 people were hurt, with some killed. So what happened 7 it appears that what were blowing up were these pagers used to receive messages. The militant Group Hezbollah had switched away from using phones to using pages over Fears Israel could track those phones. But that decision appears to have been exploited to target them. We cant verify this Close Up of what appears to be a blown up pager, but the markings appear to match a particular brand. Its not clear how they were detonated simply hacking into them remotely or making them overheat would not be able to make them explode. And so, one possibility is that all the pagers were physically intercepted at some point and had small amounts of explosives planted inside, ready to
Were hearing from other nhs trusts where this is happening there as well, and our gp surgeries as well. Because people are unable to access the system, theyre panicking, theyre thinking, where can i go to get some certainty about whether my Family Member is struggling . Otherwise i cant go to work. They cant go to school. Well be getting the latest from the testingfront line, and gauging the political fall out in westminster. Also this lunchtime. Taking a bite out of inflation the eat out to help out scheme pushes uk inflation to its lowest level for nearly five years. Longer jail terms for serious offenders, as the government announces a shake up of sentencing powers. And a special report from india on the devastation caused to the countrys poor, as the number of coronavirus cases exceeds five million. And coming up on bbc news, england have a five year unbeaten record to defend in the deciding one Day International against australia at old trafford. Good afternoon and welcome to the
This is bbc news. The headlines amid claims the covid testing system is collapsing the government says resolving delays is its number one issue. Everybody can see, just in the last few days, a colossal spike in the number of people who want to test and who want to ascertain whether theyve got coronavirus. And what were trying to do now is meet that demand at record speed. Theyve had six months, mr speaker, to get this right. And yet the Prime Minister still cant deliver on his promises. The Health Secretary said yesterday it would take weeks to sort the situation out. Well, mr speaker, we dont have weeks. Calls for teachers to be added to the priority list for testing as the government prepares to announce that nhs staff and care workers will be at the front of the queue. In wales another area is placed under lockdown restrictions people will not be able to enter or leave Rhondda Cynon taf from 6pm tomorrow. Taking a bite out of inflation the eat out to help out scheme pushes uk inflat
President of Barbados, Her Excellency, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason (second from right) and new Chief Justice Leslie Haynes (second from left) pose .
President of Barbados, Her Excellency, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, raises a toast with Barbados' newest centenarian Millicent Clarke, while .