Reopened for the First Time Since the attack. I will have the latest on the fast moving Police Investigation into what happened here. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. Well have the very latest on the aftermath of wednesdays Terror Attacks throughout the programme this morning. One person who rushed to the aid of victims on Westminster Bridge speaks to us for the first time. Well also hear from seniorFaith Leaders. Plus people caught up in the Terror Attacks in nice, paris, berlin and brussels tell us how they coped afterwards. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. First lets get the latest from my colleague ben brown, whos in westminster this morning. In the last hour, Police Investigating the attack here At Westminster have revealed that they have made two further significant arrests overnight, so nine people are now in custody alto
Across the globe has climbed above 30 million. And according to figures from Johns Hopkins university in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. Theres been a surge in positive test results across europe in recent weeks. Figures from the World Health Organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Lets look at europe spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning new targeted lockdowns. In france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking the highest single day count since the pandemic began. In the uk, the government announced almost 3,400 new infections on thursday. And now, almost 2 Million People living in the north east of england are living under new restrictions that came into place at midnight local time. And with
Their own money will be live with play watching al jazeera live from doha with me fully by table. Also coming up, ukraine says a mass grave discovered in a town retake in from russia contains civilian bodies. Fighting along the border between kennedys sign into jackies stand, intensifies authority, say to cease fire attempts have failed. And the queue for the queen is for no more people can join for the next 6 hours. Oh, thank you very much for joining as we start in lebanon, where theres been 9 armed holdups at banks. In the last 5 hours, Financial Institutions of announced sale close for 3 days next week because of security concerns. Many of the rates are by armed and desperate lebanese people demanding access to their own money. On facing a financial crisis and banks her in both strict limits on withdrawals. Lets go straight to santa holder. Was in built for as outside one of those banks. Quite an extraordinary situation. This is the 2nd hold up this week. I mean, a number of them t
Grief turns to anger in beirut, as people there accuse the lebanese government of negligence and say corruption and mismanagement led to tuesdays huge blast at a warehouse in the city. More than 130 people died and 300,000 are homeless after thousands of tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate exploded. Frances president is the first foreign leader to visit the country since the disaster. He was mobbed people pleading for help and asking that those responsible face justice. Emmanuel macron called for a profound change in lebanons leadership and an international investigation. The state of new york is suing the powerful gun lobby the National Rifle association, with the intention of dissolving it. State attorney general Letitia James accused the organisation of financial mismanagement. The nra has called the lawsuit baseless and desperate. It is just after 12 30am. That
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Another add in some sunshine, another please nt add in some sunshine, another pleasant september day. This is bbc news the september surge, the World Health Organization warns coronavirus is spreading across europe at an alarming rate. The continent set a new record last week, with 5a,000 cases recorded in just 2a hours. The figures do reflect more comprehensive testing but weekly cases are now exceeding those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Some 10 Million People in britain are living under tighter, local restrictions, 2 million of them live in the north east where new measures will come into play at midnight tonight. Also in the programme. The fbi warns the russians are at it again. Director chris wray says theres been a concerted effort by russian proxies to undermine joe bidens campaign. More floods are forecast on the Us Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm sally leaves devastation in her wake. Hello im Christian Fraser in london and Laura Trevelyan is in washington. Cor