Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. Hello and welcome if youre 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 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 lebanese government has seen its first resignation of the crisis 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. Officials estimate that it caused up to 15 billion worth of damage and a crater that is 43 meters deep. Today the uk government has pledged an a
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2 a week long state of emergency in australia with a warning that a heatwave forecast for the weekend could make the bushfires worse. There are fears of fuel shortages thousands take to their cars to flee the areas under threat. Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison cuts short a visit to one devastated community as people there heckle him. How come we only have four trucks to defend our time . We dont have much money. Delays and cancellations on the railways but most fares still go up an average of 2. 7 from today. Artificial intelligence outperforms doctors in diagnosing Breast Cancerfrom mammograms according to the latest study. Coming up on afternoon live
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A Campaign Launches today asking drivers to report those which are damaged or obscured. And in sport boxing fans are already calling for the newly crowned World Champion tyson fury to fight anthonyjoshua. It would be the biggest since england well won the world cup. Its monday the 24th of february. Our top story theres growing concern that the world is facing a coronavirus pandemic, as authorities in italy try to control what is now europes worst outbreak. In the uk, four people have tested positive for the virus after being brought back from a cruise ship injapan. It brings the total number of cases here to 13. Sean dilley reports. Around 50,000 people are confined into northern regions of italy as the country contains the coronavirus spread. Cities close to milan and venice have been particularly impacted. The venice carnival has been cut short by two days and other areas where crowds gather have been closed. Among them, schools, museums and sporting events. These Police Officers in
And Bayern Munich in using an inflation valve to pump the trousers full the Champions League. And in the whether it is a cold, of air at the bottom. Frosty, icy starts of the day. I think, wouldnt it be wintry in the west, more rain, snow and sleet succumb. Ill have your full forecast on breakfast. Sleet to come. Its wednesday, the 26th of february. Our top story several European Countries have announced their first coronavirus cases and all of them appear to be linked to the growing outbreak in italy. Austria, croatia and switzerland have now confirmed cases, while hundreds of guests have been told to stay in their rooms in a hotel in tenerife, which has been placed on lockdown. Here in the uk, four schools have been shut after students returned from italian skiing trips. Our correspondent, andy moore, reports. Its not what you would want to see from the balcony of your four star hotel. Instead of a fleet of taxis, there is a fleet of ambulances waiting outside the costa adeje palus h
Transmission is happening so we have seen this dramatic headline here of a lockdown in a hotel in tenerife, on the ca nary islands and a hotel in tenerife, on the Canary Islands and spain. And thatis Canary Islands and spain. And that is what is confusing about some of the health messaging. On one hand we are told it is like flu but on the other hand we are getting dramatic quarantines in ten cities in northern italy and then Something Like this here in tenerife. First reported case brazil today as well. So there are many things we are still learning about this. Because of the nature of how much we travel and how easy travel is, it adds to the difficulty in tracing and containing the spread of it. And also the fact that we are not exactly sure if people can carry the disease without showing symptoms, how long they may have it before the symptoms start to manifest. So the cdc in the United States yesterday warned that it is coming to the United States and we should be prepared for drama