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translation: what happened today won t pass without account. those responsible will pay the price for what happened. this is a promise to the martyrs and to the wounded. here in the uk, failing to implement border restrictions on arrivals earlier in the pandemic was a serious mistake , according to mps. indian prime minister narendra modi lays the foundation stone for a new hindu temple in ayodhya, a site that has long been a source of tension between hindus and muslims. wh smith says it could axe up to 1,500 jobs in the uk after the pandemic pushed down the number of customers going into its stores. and good news for the emperor penguin as satellite mapping technology discovers 11 new breeding sites in antarctica. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. rescue workers in lebanon are digging through rubble looking for survivors after a devastating explosion in ....
of tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate caught fire at a warehouse. translation: what happened today won t happen won t pass without account. those responsible will pay the price for what happened. this is a promise to the martyrs and to the wounded. in other news: schools before pubs. the children s commissioner for england says schools should be first to open and last to close in any future lockdowns. if you d like to get in touch with me on schools or any of the stories we are covering i m on @geetagurumurthy. plus, mps say failing to implement border restrictions on arrivals earlier in the pandemic was a serious mistake . hello. lebanon is in mourning after the huge explosion in the capital beirut yesterday, which devastated the port area of the city, and damaged many streets and buildings well beyond. the lebanese red cross has said that at least 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 injured. the huge blast at the port sent shock waves across the city, ....
we ll hear from a doctor who says her hospital was obliterated but she continued to work through the devastation. where we had patients who had arrests in the parking lot of the er and emergency doctors were rushing to them, trying to intubate, and we we re to them, trying to intubate, and we were doing cycles of arrests on the patients in the parking lots. as the clear up begins, promises of help flood in from around the world, while aid agencies rush to offer assistance. wecome to the programme. only one place to start and that s in beirut in lebanon. the health authorities and red cross are struggling to deal with the aftermath of the extraordinary and devastating explosion. you ve seen these pictures by now this is the moment the explosion hit the city. and this shows the scale of the destruction. the port has been flattened and you can see a major grain silo that s been destroyed. these are houses nearby. beirut‘s governor says up to 300,000 people are now ....
that is it for me. the vice president will debate comes up and just president will debate comes up andjustan president will debate comes up and just an hour. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. prime minister narendra modi s dominance of indian politics is unquestioned. his ability to deliver competent government in a crisis. well, that s less certain. india now has the second highest official number of covid infections in the world. the realfigure is thought to be up to ten times higher. the economy s in big trouble, too. my guest is a national spokesman for the ruling bjp, narendra taneja. maybe mr modi s populist strongman act is about to come unstuck. narendra taneja in delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure. mr taneja, would you accept that over the past seven months, the modi government s attempts to control the coronavirus pandemic in your country h ....
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. prime minister narendra modi s dominance of indian politics is unquestioned. his ability to deliver competent government in a crisis. well, that s less certain. india now has the second highest official number of covid infections in the world. the realfigure is thought to be up to ten times higher. the economy s in big trouble, too. my guest is a national spokesman for the ruling bjp, narendra taneja. maybe mr modi s populist strongman act is about to come unstuck. narendra taneja in delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you very much. thanks for having me. it s a pleasure. mr taneja, would you accept that over the past seven months, the modi government s attempts to control the coronavirus pandemic in your country have not succeeded? not succeeded? oh, well, i think if you look at our record in terms of, you know, coronavirus patients per million, and at the same time, overall numbers rig ....