Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. Britain is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus. A stark warning from one leading scientist following a sharp rise in cases in the united kingdom. The first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. The afghans say they want to end the war. Including men, women, minorities and victims of war, then both sides will be the peace heroes. Sir Terence Conran the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor has died aged 88. Boris johnson defends his plans to over ride parts of the brexit Withdrawal Agreement saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. And dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of Deadly Wildfires in the us state of oregon. Now on bbc news. One month after lebanons catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the countrys crisis hit economy and broken political system . Hello and welcome to this edition of global questions with me, zeinab bada
Is moving away this evening and by the end of the night its pretty quiet across most of the uk. Clear skies in the south, temperatures down to i think ten in the midlands, 14 for belfast and glasgow quite a male to monday. Here is mondays weather forecast, the last of the rain should clearfrom weather forecast, the last of the rain should clear from the Western Isles, bits and pieces of light rain here or there but nothing more than that. Sunshine for many others in hot weather in the south east. Up to 30, midpoint is at least across yorkshire. Goodbye. If you like the warmth, enjoy the next couple of days. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. Former british prime ministers tony blair and sirjohn major call borisjohnsons brexit plans shameful as the government continues to defend plans to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement more than 30 people have died as wildfires burn in california, oregon, and washington and there are further Health Concerns for the People Living there as
More of the same . While the human and Economic Cost of the chemical blast in the port of beirut has been devastating, around 200 people died, 6,000 injured, 300,000 laid homeless and theres been billions of dollars of damage. Well, as always, we are having to bring you our two panelists and our questioners who join us from all around the world via video link. Let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week. Manal abdel samad is a lebanese politician who resigned as minister of information following the explosion but she remains in the caretaker cabinet. She believes that change remains elusive and regrets being unable to fulfil the aspirations of the lebanese people. And rana khoury is a political activist and Founding Member of an independent Campaign Group that has no political affiliations and is led by volunteers. It aims to bring progress on environmental and socio economical issues in beirut. She has been right in the midst of the street protests in the city. Welcome to you bot
Hello this is bbc news. The headlines. On the edge of losing control of coronavirus a warning from one leading scientist as more than 3000 uk cases are recorded for a second day. This is still a very widely distributed infection. Its across the whole of the uk, and by every measure, the numbers are going up. Oxford university and astrazeneca restart Clinical Trials of their Coronavirus Vaccine which was halted after a volunteer fell ill. Sir Terence Conran the designer and habitat founder who revolutionised british decor and dining has died aged 88. Now on bbc news. A month after lebanons catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the countrys crisis hit economy and broken political system . Hello and welcome to this edition of global questions with me, Zeinab Badawi. This week we ask if lebanons political system is broken. The beirut explosion has led to a huge backlash against the countrys ruling class, who are blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement. Coul
Now on bbc news, its time for global questions. Hello and welcome to this edition of global questions with me, zeinab badawi. This week, we asked if lebanons political system is broken. The beirut explosion has led to a huge backlash against the countrys ruling class who are blamed for decades of corruption and mismanagement. Could the anger this time lead to a real change in direction or will it simply be more of the same . Well, the human and Economic Cost of the chemical blast in the port of beirut has been devastating, around 200 people died, 6000 injured, 300,000 made homeless and theres been billions of dollars of damage. Well as always, we are having to bring you our two panellists and our questioners who join us from all around the world via video link. Let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week. Manal abdel samad is a lebanese politician who resigned as minister of information following the explosion but she remains in the caretaker cabinet. She believes that change rema