By afghanistans loya jirga or grand assembly in kabul. Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. In cricket, england stage a stunnng comeback to snatch victory in the first test. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. International leaders are holding talks today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. And ahead of that, the first lebanese government minister has resigned the information minister Manal Abdel Samad annouced she was quitting citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. 0fficials estimat
Johnson says its a moral duty and a National Priority for schools to reopen fully in england next month. Im very pleased that the Prime Minister is making schools a priority. Ive been arguing for some time that my fear was that children were being left behind in this relaxation of lockdown. 400 taliban militants are to be released after a vote by afghanistans loya jirga, or grand assembly, in kabul. Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. In cricket, england stage a stunnng comeback to snatch victory in the first test. International leaders will hold talks later today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. Officials esti
Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. In cricket, england stage a stunnng comeback to snatch victory in the first test. Hello and welcome. If you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. International leaders will hold talks later today aimed at raising aid for lebanon following the devastating explosion in beirut five days ago. The Video Conference is being coordinated by france and the United Nations and President Trump is expected to join the call. Ahead of that, in the last few minutes the first lebanese government minister has resigned. The information minister, manal abdel samad, annouced she was quitting citing the failure of the government to carry out reforms. At least 158 people died and 300,000 were left homeless when a huge store of Ammonium Nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the citys port. 0fficials estimate that it caused up to 15 bill
They killed us, they literally allowing just 10 of the 11,000 attendees that were killed us. We are shaken from this country. Enough is enough. England stage a stunning comeback originally anticipated. To snatch victory in the first test. Chris woakes and jos buttler were the stars as they defied to odds to beat pakistan at old trafford. And will it be plain sailing for Sir Ben Ainslie as he aims to bring the americas cup to britain . Well hearfrom him. Another largely fine day thanks to higher pressure. Hot and humid in the south. That heatwave with very warm tropical nights as well. Next week it will stay warm and humid with a risk of thunderstorms. See you later. A very good morning. Its sunday august 9. Our top story borisjohnson says getting all pupils in england back to school in september is now a National Priority. The Prime Minister also insists that schools will take priority over pubs, shops and restaurants in any future coronavirus lockdowns. Heres our Political Corresponde
All children were meant to be back in classrooms like this in england before the Summer Holidays, but that plan failed. Now, the Prime Minister is making clear his commitment that things will be different in september. He writes in the mail on sunday. And he continues. Boris johnson has been praised for putting particular emphasis on concerns for vulnerable children, saying he fears if classrooms dont reopen soon they may drop out of education, never to return. Well, im very pleased that the Prime Minister is making skills a priority. Schools a priority. I have been arguing for some time that my fear was that children were being left behind in this relaxation of lockdown, they could not go to the park, they did not have youth clubs, many could not go to school and many couldnt learn because they didnt have that home environment or indeed the tech to do so. So the Prime Minister has told ministers that shops, pubs and restaurants will be expected to close before schools. But that decisi