This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im mike embley. Joe biden and Kamala Harris the Democratic Candidates for us president and Vice President , appear together in public for first time, as running mates. I have no doubt that i picked the right person to join i have no doubt that i picked the right person tojoin me i have no doubt that i picked the right person to join me as the right person to join me as the next Vice President of the United States of americas america and that is Kamala Harris. I am very honoured by this responsibility and im ready to get to work. Anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. The countrys president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. Three people, including the driver, die in a Train Derailment near stonehaven in scotland. Six people have also
been injured. The uk falls into the biggest recession on record as the economy contracts by more than 20 . 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. 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 country received a resounding message, that joe was the person to lead us forward. And joe, im so proud to stand with you. Hi, hi, hi, hi, sorry to keep you. Thats all right. Are you ready to go to work . Oh, my god, i am so ready to go to work. The moment you find out from the bass youve got thejob. First of all, is the answer yes . The answer is absolutely yes. Joe bidens call to Kamala Harris ending months of speculation and creating history, the first african american
woman to run for Vice President , all the more surprising given that she gavejoe biden hell during the race to become the democratic nominee. I do not believe you are a racist, but i also believe, and its personal and it was actually very hurtful. But that is also the attraction. Do you solemnly swear to support the constitution. She was sworn in as a senator byjoe biden when he was still the Vice President. I prosecuted banks. The former California Attorney general is tough, shes smart, and brought her prosecutorial skills to the senate, making life uncomfortable for a number of Senior Administration officials. Attorney general barr, has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone . Um, i wouldnt, i wouldnt. Yes or no . Could you repeat that question . Racial justice. And the hope of party strategists is that she will enthuse younger voters, african america ns and progressives. Donald trump is already sharpening his knife. I thought she was the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful, of anybody in the us senate. She is also known, from what i understand, as being just about the most liberal person in the us senate. Slow joe and phoney kamala, perfect together, wrong for america. The Trump Campaign has already christened her phoney kamala, a trojan horse for the radical left. But with todays launch and the messaging around it, joe biden and Kamala Harris are determined to define themselves, without any help from republican opponents. Jon sopel, bbc news, wilmington, delaware. Lets speak to our north america correspondent david willis. David, whatever your politics, this is a moment. It certainly is, mike, and these are of course extraordinary times,
coronavirus and all, hence Kamala Harris made her campaign trail debut in front of a virtually deserted High School Gymnasium in joe bidens hometown of delaware. Joe biden described ms harris as somebody who is ready to do the job on day one and described it as a battle for the soul of america. And speaking of the third anniversary of the riots in cha rlottesville in anniversary of the riots in charlottesville in virginia involving neo nazis and white supremacists, joe biden says it was the remarks after the skirmishes, when donald trump said there were some good people on both sides, the prompting prompted him to get into the president ial race. Kamala harris condemned president trumps mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying america is crying out for leadership and the biden
campaign has said that since yesterdays announcement that Kamala Harris was part of the ticket, theyve seen a Record Number of donations, millions of dollars have apparently been flooding in two campaign coffers. It is already becoming clear how the Trump Campaign is going to attack her for the next 80 days or so. It is, and asjon was saying, they are seeking to betray her as a hostage of the radical left, who cant be trusted, wants to introduce socialised medicine and pick apart the us military and pick apart the us military and so on, raise taxes and so on and so forth, donald trump doubling down on his attacks on Kamala Harris in inews con s today, saying it was a surprise pick in his view byjoe biden because Kamala Harris is someone because Kamala Harris is someone whos been highly critical ofjoe biden in the past stop that isnt of course entirely true but they did clash during the democratic
primary debate but clearly, theyve kissed and made up since then and this was a very united front that they put on for the cameras today. We said it before but quite often the vice presidency is a bit of a sideshow but in this case, if the democrats are to win, its really important that voters can picture Kamala Harris as a possible future president. Absolutely right. By the time Inauguration Day comes around, joe biden will be 78 years of age and there are a lot of indications that he probably wont choose to serve a second term which would position Kamala Harris you would have thought as one of, if not the frontrunner to lead her party, the democrats into the president ial rage race four yea rs president ial rage race four years from now. The president of belarus has dismissed the people protesting against his re election as criminals and unemployed. Violent demonstrations have been held since alexander lu kashenkos
victory, which several groups say was rigged. Paul hawkins reports. After a third night of protests against the president came protests against the police. The sound of car horns in the capital, minsk, several hundred women wearing white and Holding Flowers joined hands against Police Brutality the night before. Demonstrators were beaten. Police using stun grenades as they chased peaceful protest is through the streets with tear gas and batons. Neither the media spared, this bbc team attacked by the police who ordered them to stop feeling. And in the city of brest, live bullets we re city of brest, live bullets were used by the authorities. Un has condemned the use of violence. So far, 200 people had been wounded and 6000 detained. Families of some detainees chanting, heroes,
hold on translation i only managed to tell my husband the police are coming our way. They came to us, and they came to my husband, come with us. He only asked why and theyve already taken him, to buy his arms, to the police van. Translation we just want to know where our children are, thats all we need. They are not giving them food. This morning some police said they would eat them up a bit less if they were quiet. There are up to 40 people in the cell. Every 30 minutes they bring them electro water, 1. 5 litres for all of them. Translation there is currently a genocide taking place in this country, im not afraid to use that word. Special Police Forces are brutally beating people and all we can do protest peacefully. We want peaceful changes and we want to prove the right to change things peacefully. But their president is unrepentant. Translation the core of all
these protesters today comprises people with a criminal history and the unemployed. If you dont have work, then mop the streets and roads, guys. I employ everyone employ everyone to find work, guys, those were unemployed. The fourth night in a row on wednesday, there were more protests but these were smaller than previous nights. Meanwhile president ial candidate svetla na tikhanovskaya remains in lithuania out of fear she will be arrested if she comes back while the eu, which is considering sanctions, says sundays elections were neither free orfair. Sundays elections were neither free or fair. But lukashenko disagrees. Known by some as the last dictator of europe, he seems determined to hold onto that title. Paul hawkins, bbc news. Three people have died after a passenger train derailed in aberdeenshire, scotland, and caught fire. The other six people on board have all been taken to hospital. 0ne passenger, the trains driver and its conductor all lost their lives. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has this report from the scene. The wreckage of the derailed train. If 0ne passenger carriage halfway down a bank. Another carriage seemingly crushed in the force of the crash. Shocking images showing whats left of the Early Morning service from aberdeen to glasgow. The scale of the incident, all too clear. Scotlands first minister at the shock of the days events. This is shocking news. In my condolences of the few people who have lost their lives and that includes the driver of the trade. Clearly this is an ongoing operation. Ijust been briefed on that but devastating news for the bereaved was up but also for those that were on the train and my best wishes go to those who sustained injuries. The weather overnight was described as atrocious. At the time of the Crash Network trail published as footage showing poor conditions. Lines block, heavy rains because flash flooding in stone haven the town nearby. Early indications are that they derailment in this rural part of aberdeenshire may have been caused by a landslide. The Emergency Services working to get the injured to hospital and recover those who died. The driver, the conductor and one passenger on the train. Over the coming days investigators will try to piece together what caused this tragedy to occur. We really need to take the time to understand exactly what causes event. The railway is an exceptionally safe mode of travel but we just need to take the time to understand why this has happened. The queen, who is also currently in aberdeenshire, at balmoral. Send a message of condolence stating that the entire royal familyjoined her in sending their thoughts
and prayers to those who had died and those who had been injured. That sentiment echoed by the prime minister. One of the reasons that this accident is so shocking is of course, it is this type of accident on the railways is thankfully so rare. But our thoughts are very much with those who have lost their lives, theirfamilies. And of course those who have been injured in the derailment. For much of the day, smoke was seen billowing out of the valley where the wreckage now sets. A sombre marker of the scale and force of what happened here. And the challenges that faced First Responders on the ground. The Emergency Services this evening continuing their work to make the site to say. They are nowjoined by those investigating what caused the countries of the first fatal derailment in over a decade. Doctors in the lebanese capital are warning that many of beiruts children will carry the psychological and physical scars of last weeks devastating explosion into adulthood. As many as 80,000 children have been made homeless, according to unicef. Some viewers may find this report from rami ruhayem distressing. This is yara, acquired for you old likes to play alone. She was at home with her father when the explosion happened. Her mother was out. A week has passed since the blast at the port of beirut sent shards of glass flying into herface sent shards of glass flying into her face and sent her flying down the staircase. This is noor. His father carried him and pushed him under a desk when the home shook with the blast. His mother says the kids no longer sleep in their rooms and keeps asking whether this will happen again. She says the last brought back memories of the civil war that ended three decades ago. Many behaviours will be part of the healthy processing of the event. Separating those symptoms which require therapy is no easy task. The brain does not forget. The brain says, well, you know, life is not safe. Beyond the pts day, you have increasing depressions and
anxiety per se and in kids, you have lots of impulsivity and irritability. He says parents should look out for strong symptoms or symptoms that get worse after around a week or four symptoms that we can linger. Parents will have their hands full and the nerves stretched. Schools were meant to be opening soon but in beirut, the blast damaged many of them. The past few days have seen of them. The past few days have seen record covid infections. 0n seen record covid infections. On all fronts, the pressure keeps building. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come benin restores former monuments from it slave trade era as it tries to come to terms with its colonial history. The big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. As the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a huge job of crowd control. Idi amin, ugandas brutal former dictator, has died at the age of 80. Hes been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. Two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. It began its journey off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. This is bbc news, the latest headlines joe biden and Kamala Harris, the Democratic Candidates for us president and Vice President , appear together in public for first time, as running mates. Anger continues over alleged vote rigging in the belarus election. The countrys president compares protestors to criminals and the unemployed. The uk has fallen into its largest recession on record because of the coronavirus lockdown. It contracted by more than 20 between april and june, the biggest slump of any major global economy. The recession, defined as six months in a row of falling output, is the first since the 2008 financial crash. The uks finance minister, the chancellor rishi sunak, said the figures confirmed hard times are here and he said he expected many more people to lose theirjobs. Heres our economics
editor, faisal islam. This is a recession like no other. A consequence of having to shut the economy down, the result is an unprecedented hit the hope that it proves to be short lived. The hope that it proves to be short lived. At this somerset Outdoor Events manufacturer, what remains of dozens of music sports and cultural events that never occurred. This shed would normally be completely empty at this time of year. Recovery here, far from assured. Its heartbreaking. March, april, may time, it was really rough. We try and stay positive, but for some of our staff, they couldnt stay with us longer term now, its horrible. A fall of over 20 isnt just a record, but its off all historical scales. The last recession, the great financial crisis of 2008 9 saw a worse three month fall ofjust over 2 . Go back the entire history of official calculations and theres never been a fall bigger than 3 . I said that hard times were coming and what todays numbers show
is that hard times are here. Hundreds of thousands of people have already lost their job and, sadly, many more will. In june, the economy did bounce back a bit, making up about a third of the shutdown slump. That can be seen here in bath, where only some of the lost International Tourism has been replaced by domestic tourists, tempted out by the chancellors cheap meals. We are maybe 35 to 40 of normal. In nearly four decades here, the local antique shop has seen nothing like this. Theres a shop here thats closed, i dont know when they are reopening. Another one there. Closed down, i think it has gone under and i dont think they will be back. 0n the main street there are several. So people are kind of holding on. Yes. The government said they had a bridge to the other side, but not everyone is going to make it through . Not everyone is going to make it through. The official confirmation of a recession is no surprise, but the number reported this morning was simply staggering. A colossal hit to the economy affecting every high street
and home up and down the country, mainly in march and in april. Since then, the economy has started to grow a bit again, but not all the lights that were switched off to protect Public Health will turn back on. While the recession was inevitable, it doesnt explain why the uk has been amongst the worst hit of major nations, both in terms of health and the economy. This mornings number is the worst of the major g7 economies reporting so far from france to the us, with canada and japan also forecast to confirm smaller hits. Are there not some questions about how your government has handled this, that we are bottom of both these tables . Social activities for example, going to have a meal, go shopping, go and see a movie, those kinds of activities comprise a much larger share of our economy than they do for most of our european cousins. The opposition said the recession showed the need to retain the furlough job scheme beyond the autumn. We need to have targeted financial backing. We havent had that sufficiently yet from the conservative government and we really need it. I think, until we have that, we will continue to see, potentially, a deeper recession in the uk than in other countries. But the chancellor, adamant today that the scheme will not be extended, but the economy and people will have to adapt, that somejobs will not return after this record pandemic recession. Faisal islam, bbc news, in bath. Infections at least 2,500 people have tested positive in the past 24 hours more than a thousand higher than yesterday. Its a post lockdown daily record. Andf germany has recorded its biggest daily increase in cases in more than three months more than 1200 new cases in 24 hours. 0fficials blame the rise, in part, on people returning from holidays. Greece has also recorded its biggest increase since the pandemic began. As western cities see statues of slaveholders
and colonialists toppled as part of the black lives matter movement, benin, in west africa, a country known for its mangroves and beautiful landscapes is bucking the trend. The coastal town of 0uidah is embracing its slave past for two reasons. Firstly to educate on the significance of what took place but also to bring in tourism revenue. Sites of historical importance are being renovated, items and monuments restored and exhibited. Clarisse fortune reports. For benin it is a time for remembrance. The country which has just celebrated its sixth year of independence is also remembering a past mike pyke slavery and, while across the world statues of former slavers are being debunked, the small town of 0uidah has decided to restore its monuments, to tell its painful story from the slave trade to colonisation. A
story to which is shown in an exhibition. Chains, but also the possible ceremonies of ancient kings. Translation this emotion that i have every timei this emotion that i have every time i see those chains that we re time i see those chains that were used to chain the slaves, oui were used to chain the slaves, our parents, deported by our colonisers and every time it makes me really face something ido makes me really face something i do not want to. It hurts it but i have two accept it. It hurts but i have to accept it. I think that if it continues like this, she says, we will have some very beautiful things and will be able to properly represent our country because we have to. Brazilian architecture, beautiful beaches, the city of 0uidah is today at the heart of a bouillon dollar tourist
development project. Translation ouidah is the most remarkable city. Beyond the movements, claiming the cause of black people, we want the site that has a known history to be restored so that the history does not die. But the expansion ofjihad history does not die. But the expansion of jihad is history does not die. But the expansion ofjihad is in the region has put a break, a situation made worse by the pandemic. Until then, the renovation will serve to better demonstrate history and to pass it on to future generations. Clarisse fortune, bbc news. A reminder of the top story. Joe biden has officially unveiled his running mate, Kamala Harris in a special eventin Kamala Harris in a special event in delaware. She is a first african American Woman on a president ial ticket. Much
more on our website and twitter feed. Thank you for watching. Hello. Wednesday brought a real mishmash of weather across the British Isles. A lot of heat and humidity again and yet, in the saint ives and a number of coastal areas were plagued with low cloud and fog and then, as the day wore on, so the thunderstorms popped off and that prospect is there again through thursday, hot and humid weather with that risk of thunderstorms, especially so, although not exclusively across the southern half of the British Isles because this overall set up of the low pressure with the heat from the continent and the moisture from the surrounding seas is still the dominant feature. And we start with the temperature somewhere in the teens for many, if not twenty degrees in one or two spots in the southeast and from the word go, there could well be some thunderstorms for central and southern parts of
england getting across the border into wales. Quite a bit of mirk there to the eastern side of the penines, effecting some of the east and Northern Counties of scotland. Best of the sunshine out west. Later on, pushing the temperatures 22 similar sort of prospect in parts of Northern Ireland and somewhere again and central and southern parts of england will be pushing close to 30 degrees and the thunderstorms continue apace. There are warnings from the met office already about the potential for disruption from those storms. In fact, that continues right on into friday as well and another mirky, muggy night to come, widely across the British Isles. Friday, a really cloudy start with a shield of cloud coming in from the north sea to affect many areas only beginning to break as we get on into the afternoon. And still that prospect, particularly across southern britain of some really quite sharp thunderstorms. Temperatures beginning to fall back in touch but it will still feel very close, very oprpressive, simply because that overall situation really not changing, even as you move
towards the weekend. Southern britain still at risk from these thunderstorms. Further north, it should be dry, thanks to the influence of the high pressure. But again, some of these northern and eastern facing coast could well be affected by some low level mist and murk, which will temper the feel of the day. But with some sunshine in the north youll be looking at 22, possibly 23 degrees. And we dont really change things even as we push right through the weekend and into the start of the forthcoming week. Take care, bye bye. This is bbc news, the headlines 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. Clashes erupted hours after bela rusian leader alexander lu kashenko was declared the winner of the vote which the eu has condemned as neither free nor fair. An investigation is under way in scotland after three people died when a passenger train came off the rails on a flooded track in aberdeenshire. Scotrail has confirmed the fatalities were the driver, the conductor and a passenger. Witnesses say heavy rain had caused a landslide nearby
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