A 2 day curfew is imposed in indian administered kashmir ahead of the First Anniversary of delhis decision to revoke the special status of the region. And why the latest issue of British Vogue is making history, in front of and behind the camera. Hello. A huge blast in the port area of the lebanese capital beirut has killed almost 80 people and injured more than 4000. Many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. The explosion was so powerful it caused extensive damage to buildings over much of the city and hospitals have been overwhelmed. Officials say tons of confiscated Ammonium Nitrate caused the blast. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, has been following developments. Just to warn you his report contains distressing images. Explosion. It was a massive explosion. Shouting. Another view from the bay. And from the streets. What happened 7 oh, my god oh, my god. It looks as if dozens are dead and several thousand injured. And a country already deep in cri
Translation it is the moment of truth. We have very little time remaining, just a few hours. A quarter of a million New South Wales residents are urged to remain in their homes as the australian state sees a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. With just a week to go until christmas, couriers across the uk are dealing with an unprecedented volume of parcels thanks to the rise in online shopping. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Health leaders in the uk have urged people to follow the tougher coronavirus restrictions due to come into force across much of the country this month, as concern continues to grow about rising infection rates. Northern ireland and wales have announced post christmas lockdowns, while millions more people in england are set to move to tier 3 rules tomorrow. Ministers in scotland have refused to rule out futher measures. Doctor Katherine Henderson is pres
Youre watching beyond one hundred days. There are thousands of protesters and a lot of guns on the streets of an american city. Richmond, virginia is today ground zero in the countrys long running struggle with gun control. Theyve come from around the country carrying assault weapons, rifles and handguns to oppose new laws they say impinge on their right to bear arms. President trump rejects the democrats impeachment charges less than one day before his trial starts in the senate. China says curbing an outbreak of a new corona virus will be its priority. The World Health Organization calls an emergency meeting. And the earth sandwich
how men in spain and new zealand put our planet between two pieces of bread. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and James Reynolds is in london. Thousands of heavily armed people are walking through the streets of richmond, virginia right now to protest against new gun control laws. Security has been stepped up and a state of emergency is in pla
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A very warm werlcome to bbc news. My names mike embley, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Explosion a massive blast in the lebanese capital, beirut, leaves more than 70 people dead and thousands injured. The explosion in the port sent shockwaves across the city. Translation i do not know what happened. I was fishing. I heard there was a failure i turned and started to head home. I heard an explosion and this happened. The lebanese Prime Minister says a confiscated haul of Ammonium Nitrate is to blame for the devastating blasts and vows that those responsible would be held accountable. In china, a formerFashion Model handcuffed to his bed for so called reeducation rare footage of the uighur ethnic minorities held in secretive
detention centres. We have a special report. A two day anti protest curfew is imposed in indian administered kashmir ahead of the First Anniversary of delhis decision to revoke the special status of the region. And why the latest