Checked. The reach and system of the modern world. Liberal. Disaster. And social media giants go on a purge of icons promoting the pro trump anti only its q a Conspiracy Theory and a move critics say will only bolster its supporters by confirming their fears. Good afternoon and welcome to the program this is R T International coming to you live from the russian capital bring you your live news update. We start with lebanon whose capital beirut is trying to get back on its feet after the devastating explosion on tuesday 154 people lost their lives in the. And thousands more were injured now we can bring you these live pictures from beirut where large crowds are gathering calling on the government to step down protesters claim that corruption and official incompetence led directly to the disaster now as you can see right police are out in force among those crowds its an escalation of civil unrest that has been simmering since last october are soaring poverty levels and an economy in free
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Now on bbc news Tuesday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament. As the Health Secretary promises to come down hard on a new coronavirus strain. Our mission must be to stop its spread altogether and break those chains of transmission. But is there light at the end of the tunnel in scotland . We may be able to begin looking towards a careful and gradual easing around the start of march. And the death of a hero, tributes to captain sir tom moore. He brought joy to the nation. He was an inspiration to everybody in this country. But first, the Health Secretary has faced calls from mps for stronger Border Controls after the outbreak of the South African strain of coronavirus here in the uk. Amid concern that the new variant is spreading in the community, matt hancock said it was critical that people in areas singled out for enhanced testing stay at home. The Health Secretary did have some good news, more than 10 million doses of vaccines have been given in the uk, bu
Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
British city of bristol protestantism down the statue of a slave trader into the river the belgian king leopold the 2nd was smeared with paint authorities are boarding up monuments are moving them to other places. Many who joined the demonstrations want to belgium to finally take responsibility for whats happened and its calling these like the democratic republic of congo belgian rulers or responsible for the brutal killings of millions of people and thats his family is from congo her mother lived through the harsh rule and thats why and is taking to the streets to call for a removal of art and statues that glorify colonial times. Finally on betsy feels a little less than the. 4 years the obvious story and has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now shes among thousands calling for the removal of all. All monuments of the countrys longest serving monarch the man who had it up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of Congo King Leopo