Breaking ground on stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque plus. Im lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height of the tourism season some hoteliers a warning that the livelihoods of being put to rest because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus and i. V. To stem it with their sport or f. L. Nobel confirms he will not defend his u. S. Open title later this month because of coronavirus feels. Its almost exactly 24 hours since that huge explosion ripped through the port of beirut causing extensive damage across the lebanese capital the destruction has been so widespread that song according. A catastrophe is a live picture of the scene right now where theres been a recovery operation underway we know that at least 113 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured and nearly 300000 people have lost their homes lebanons president has promised a fa
Central government and. Im lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height of the tourism season some hoteliers a warning that their livelihoods are being put at risk because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus and i mean wellings who to sports news and a major setback for the u. S. Open tennis tournament rafael nadal confirms he wants to find his title this month in new york because of coronavirus fans. We begin this news in lebanon where politicians have declared a 2 week state of emergency in beirut following tuesdays devastating explosion the death toll continues to rise 135 people are now confirmed dead 80 others are still missing around 5000 people injured several port officials are being put under house arrest from beirut and as a result a honda begins our coverage. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and come. They hand the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than a
U. S. And Afghan Taliban a just sign a preliminary deal in the coming hours that could eventually end americas longest running war its the result of 18 months of talks but once its agreed there is still a long way to go the 1st stage will be a 135. 00 day period of whats called a meaningful reduction in violence that is set to include the exchange of some 6000. 00 prisoners a deal is being described as a precursor to a Peace Agreement between the warring sides within afghanistan its hoped this will lead to talks between the taliban and the government in kabul as well as the withdrawal of foreign troops leading up to the signing theres been an initial weeklong reduction in violence mostly held although there were still some attacks. We have teams covering the story from several angles in a few moments well be speaking to alan fischer whos in washington d. C. Meet is standing by in afghanistans capital kabul but 1st lets speak to some of the devalued whos at the venue here in doha where
Spanish police have named a british holidaymaker and his two children who drowned in a simple in the costa sol on christmas eve. Gabriel diya who was 52 and from london died with his 16 year old son, praise emmanuel and his 9 year old daughter comfort. An investigation into what happened is underway. Helena wilkinson reports. This is gabriel diya, the 52 year old father who died trying to rescue his daughter. And here he is with nine year old comfort. They were on a family holiday when on christmas eve, she got into difficulty in this hotel swimming pool. Despite her fathers efforts, she also died, as did her 16 year old brother, praise emmanuel, who also tried to help. Postmortem examinations confirmed that all three drowned. A 14 year old girl, the childrens sister, raised the alarm. Today in south east london, neighbours of the family have been speaking of their shock. They were just beautiful, lovely people. Im absolutely devastated. Yes, its shocking, shocking, to hear somebody di
Time for christmas, the birth of a rare baby black rhino and the new arrival is particularly precious because the species is endangered. Non bbc news, one of the highlights of the year on our world. For much of the year on our world. For much of 2019, protests have rocked hong kong pitting hundreds of thousands of young idealistic demonstrators against the authorities and the might of china. In november, our world will distort some of those involved in awarding this programme contains some flashing images. Forfive months, huge protests have rocked hong kong. Hundreds of thousands of people taking on the authorities and the might of china. So why are they risking so much . In an ever more violent battle. And how will this struggle and for ordinary hong kongers . 0ur city is really under chaos, right now, we are within the flame. Bobby and joyce, not their real names, are Monitoring Police movements. They are constantly on social media, feeding the information to a hub that shares it wit