There is widespread criticism in lebanon of the countrys politicians, who are being blamed for tuesdays massive explosion in beirut, which killed at least 135 people, injured 5,000, and made a huge number of others homeless. Teams are searching rubble for at least a hundred people still missing. A number of officials at the port are to be kept under house arrest while investigations go on. Lebanese Officials Say the storage of around 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate at a warehouse in the port caused the blast. Bell tolls thursday in japan marks 75 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima, killing thousands. Theres been a silent prayer at the exact time the Nuclear Weapon hit the city. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the scaling back of ceremonies to honour the victims. Aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions tonight. Pu bs, cafes a nd restau ra nts were ordered to close this afternoon after a spike in coronavirus cases. 5a cases have been reco
This is bbc news. The headlines. The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk has risen to 206. Milton keynes hospital is isolating people who came into contact with the man in his 80s who died from the virus on thursday. We currently have five patients who are isolated and have been tested and we are awaiting the results to come back. And we have asked nine staff to self isolate. 140 britons remain quarantined on board a cruise ship off the coast of california in which 21 people tested positive for coronavirus. There is a rush for me to get off the ship. I have stage four and a crying candour michael katz are my tumours are actively going. It will not be easy to off load this ship. Actively going. It will not be easy to offload this ship. At 8 30pm we will bring you a special programme on coronavirus, how it spreads on the action you can take. In other news, £360 million will be paid by Insurance Companies to clean up the damage from storms dennis and keir
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A record rise. 338,000 people have been infected with coronavirus in the past day, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. In michigan, the fbi arrests six men in an alleged plot to kidnap the states governor, gretchen whitmer. The debate over the debate. It wont be virtual, but will the next us president ial match up still go ahead . And the royal ballet gets ready for its first performance with a Live Audience in seven months. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im kasia madera. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with an alarming announcement from the world health organisation. It says more than 338,000 people around the world have been infected with coronavirus in the past day. This is the highest daily number since the pandemic began. The worst figures in europe are from the czech republic, a small coun
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Former Prime Ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnsons brexit plans shameful and urge mps to reject plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. We will be back to hear your more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington thoughts again next week. Goodbye. Errollyn wallen joins us now. Causing widespread pollution. Good morning welcome good morning and thank you. What to breakfast, with Rachel Burden and rogerjohnson. Theres fresh concern in the uk our headlines today over the growing spread a stark warning that cases of coronavirus after of coronavirus are growing reaction if you had to your more than 3000 cases in the uk, as 3,500 good morning. This is breakfast. Were recorded in the uk infections are recorded reworking of jerusalem . On consecutive days. The Afghan Government calls for the second day in a row. Reaction if you had to you
Tonight at ten, ministers say its far too early to offer a timetable for easing the covid restrictions. The uk government say the lockdown will remain, despite growing calls for relaxation within weeks, until patient admissions and death rates fall much further. The pressure on the nhs remains huge, and weve got to get that case rate down, but of course i understand why. The yearning people have to get out of this. And there are calls in england for teachers, pupils and parents to be given more certainty about the likely reopening of schools. I would just ask. For some clear, as much as possible, idea about how we can get back to normal. Well have the latest on the pandemic, as the latest figures reveal more than three quarters of the over 80s across the uk have had their first vaccination. Also tonight the mother of keon lincoln, the teenage boy shot dead in birmingham last week, appeals to the community for more information to help the police. The type of person keon was, it doesnt m