With begin with the crisis in iraq. Prime minister Nouri Almaliki insists theyre pushing back isil. We are absorbed the momentum of the set back. We will continue dealing heavy blows to militants. Critics say the fighting in iraq comes from years of mismanagement. There are allegations that the Prime Minister is responsible for the deep divisions of the country. When the fighters from the islami hes Islamic State in iraq and the levant, the world woke up. Sunni hard liners had the iraqi army on the run. Hes turned out to be a sectarian leader. Marginalizing the kurds and the shia, that really is a recipe of disaster. Maliki has within Prime Minister for eight years. Mr. Maliki is coming under unprecedented pressure not just at home but also abroad. London, Oil Executives gather. Most of the people here want a peaceful united iraq. Many of them are worried that the country is, in fact, in danger of breaking up. This man was once the United States ambassador in baghdad. He sat down with
Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Rescuers in beirut have been digging through the rubble of last months massive explosion, after a scanner suggested someone could still be alive in the wreckage. It was a glimmer of hope for a city, where exactly one month ago today, a fire in a warehouse led to a devastating blast, killing nearly 200 people and leaving tens of thousands more without homes. Our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report from beirut. Still searching for signs of life. A Specialist Team from chile going for rubble. But this afternoon, when they called for silence, there was no sign of life. Beirut didnt get its miracle. But this man did. Onfive get its miracle. But this man did. On five august, he was reclaimed from the wreckage of his home after 17 hours buried alive. This week, he returned for the first time the minute he was released from hospital. He could barely stand. He could barely ta ke he could barely stand. He could barely
Likely. Back to work Government Departments are ordered to get more staff into the office by the end of this month. Its world record glory for mo farah as he runs further in one hour than anyone else before him, breaking a record that had stood for 13 years on his return to the track. And the gran who dressed up as a dinosaur we look at the lengths some people are going to for a hug. Good morning. Weekend brings us a mix of sunshine and showers. Most of the showers will be in the north and the showers will be in the north and the west today and they will drift south east woods tomorrow. I will bring you all of the details throughout the morning. Good morning. Its saturday 5th of september. Our top story several more areas of england, including leeds and middlesbrough, have been added to the governments watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus. They will now be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re imposed if infections continue to rise. Meanwhile, in some other areas,
India has now registered four million cases of coronavirus. The country is currently recording almost 82,000 new cases per day thats a five day rolling average compared with nearly a4,000 in brazil and just under 40,000 in the united states. But while indias struggle with the pandemic continues, it could also be part of the solution, as our correspondent Yogita Limaye reports from mumbai. Another day on the covid frontline, with no end in sight. The doctor who sent us this video has been treating critical patients for months now. Hes had to tell dozens of families their loved ones have died. Exhaustion is beginning to wear indias doctors down. A few weeks ago, it had seemed as though the capital was coping with the pandemic. But once again now, resources are falling short. Now we are seeing a second surge which is notjust in delhi but from smaller towns around delhi. Those we are not able to provide the life support systems will die. If we have to, if we reach a point like that, that i
(Reuters) - Chilean rider Jaime Bittner will not be able to compete in equestrian eventing at the Paris Olympics after the death of his mare Eden from an infection, the country's Olympic Committee (COCH) said on Saturday. Bittner, a captain in the .