Beiruts children will carry the physical and psychological scars of last weeks explosion into adulthood a stark warning from doctors in the lebanese capital. And the uk economy shrank by a fifth during lockdown the biggest slump of any major country. The democratic candidate for the us president ial election, joe biden, has officially unveiled his running mate, Kamala Harris, at a special event in the state of delaware. The california senator is the first black and Asian American woman on a president ial ticket our north america editor jon sopel was at the press conference and sent this report. Please welcome Vice President joe biden and senator Kamala Harris. In the city wherejoe biden started his career nearly half a century ago, he was back today to launch the ticket that he hopes will propel him and Kamala Harris to election victory in november, to be president and Vice President. Kamala, as you all know, is smart, shes tough, shes experienced, shes a proven fighter for the backbon
The official number of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has been reduced by 5,000, after a change in the way the figure is calculated. Public Health England has agreed to fall into line with the rest of the uk and only count deaths occurring within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. It means the total number of deaths has fallen from from 46,706 to 41,329. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Lockdown restrictions have eased, more people are out and about and today we learned the coronavirus death total has been lower than we thought because of a change in the way its worked out. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland report those testing positive within 28 days of their death isa within 28 days of their death is a covid fidelity but english vessels included anyone who tested positive even if was months before a death which may have had the other cause. They may go now go the same whether the others. There is the graph the others. There is the graph the daily coronavirus deaths in eng
Of deaths in the uk from coronavirus has been reduced by five thousand after a change in the way the figure is calculated. Public Health England has agreed to fall into line with the rest of the uk and only count deaths occurring within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. It means the total number of deaths has fallen from from 46,706 to 41,329. Heres our Health Editor hugh pym. Lockdown restrictions have eased, more people are out and about and today we learned the coronavirus death total has been lower than we thought because of a change in the way its worked out. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland report those testing positive within 28 days of their death as a covid fatality, but english officials included anyone who tested positive, even if it was months before a death which may have had another cause. They will go now go the same whether the others. Here is the graph the daily coronavirus deaths in england within 28 days of a positive test and here are the deaths which were
In the lebanese capital. An investigation is under way after three people died when a passenger train derailed on a flooded track in scotland the democratic candidate for the us president ial election, joe biden, has officially unveiled his running mate, Kamala Harris, at a special event in the state of delaware. The california senator is the first black and Asian American woman on a president ial ticket. Our north america editor jon sopel was at the press conference and sent this report. Please welcome Vice President joe biden and senator Kamala Harris. In the city wherejoe biden started his career nearly half a century ago, he was back today to launch the ticket that he hopes will propel him and Kamala Harris to election victory in november, to be president and Vice President. Kamala, as you all know, is smart, shes tough, shes experienced, shes a proven fighter for the backbone of this country. Shes ready to do this job on day one. After the most competitive primary in history, the
Joe biden and Kamala Harris have been setting out their vision for the us in their first joint appearance since he chose her as his Vice President ial candidate. Mr biden said he had no doubt he had picked the right person. Senator harris said the country is crying out for leadership. In belarus, people have come out in the capital, minsk, for a fourth night of protests against sundays election result. The re elected president , alexander lu kashenko, has dismissed the protesters as criminals and the unemployed. The European Union has said the vote was neither free nor fair. Doctors in the lebanese capital are warning that many of beiruts children will carry the physical and psychological scars of last weeks explosion into adulthood unless they receive proper support. A unicef report is also highligting that there are now as many as 80,000 children who have been made homeless. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. After the unimaginable horror of the beirut