welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the first convoy of trucks carrying iranian fuel has entered lebanon from syria in a move organised by hezbollah. crowds lined the streets to celebrate the arrival as the country struggles to provide enough petrol and diesel, with regular blackouts as a consequence. hezbollah says it s trying to ease the country s deep energy crisis, but opponents say it s politically motivated. our middle east correspondent anna foster reports. horns blare. cheering. scenes ofjoy in a country that has little to celebrate. lebanon is gripped by one of the worst economic depressions in modern times. but away from the jubilation, this is the reality. the ovens at yasmin bakery run for 15 hours a day onjust two generators. every afternoon means a scramble for diesel, calling in favours or scouring the black market. if we don t get enough fuel for today, we are closing today. we are not working. tomorrow there is no bread. you are loa
germany, angela merkel prepares to step down. we have a special report on how she has influenced gender equality. and tributes are paid to sir clive sinclair, the home computing pioneer who s died at the age of 81. hello, and welcome. the uk government is expected to announce changes today to the rules for international travel. among them could be a simpler traffic light system for green, amber and red list countries and fewer tests. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. sunshine, but no one sunbathing. 80% of the guests at this hotel in turkey would have been british in a normal year. turkey went on the red list in may, meaning anybody travelling from there to the uk has to quarantine in a hotel. since then it has been a difficult summer, but they are holding out hope it can change. we have just about survived but it has been very, very challenging. at the moment we are very, very quiet. so to get the british market for a sort of go ahead at this stage, it coul
weather yesterday and today, some places have seen some glorious spells of sunshine. this is a lovely view looking out at sea from conwy with the blue skies overhead. even into the weekend, some areas will see some lovely spells of sunshine but there will be some rain around, much like what we have got today. western part seen this weather front moving in. not quite as nice, quite breezy with isobars on the charts, but less i suppose further south and east. it is here you can see we can see the best of the sunshine. the clouds over scotland, northern ireland around the irish sea coast, we have this rain piling on and some of it quite heavy. moving out of northern ireland towards western scotland. furthersouth northern ireland towards western scotland. further south into the isle of man, western wales and south west, the rain will be and patchy. but southern and central and eastern england it will be fine and dry for the rest of the afternoon. top temperature 20 degrees and wi
and it is a goalfest and it is a goal fest for the and it is a goalfest for the home nations into night s women s world cup qualifiers, 20 in all. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. england get off to a winning start under sarina wiegman, hammering north macedonia in their world cup qualifier. victories too for wales, scotland and northern ireland. good evening. the government has announced major changes to the covid rules for travellers entering england. from 0ctober1ith, you ll no longer have to take a lateral flow test before heading home if you are double vaccinated, and from the end of october, you won t need an expensive pcr test on return, if fully vaccinated. instead a lateral flow test must be done within two days of arrival. travellers from 17 more countries who ve been double jabbed using vaccines approved for use in the uk will also now be exempt from quarantine. the govrnment has also scrapped the traffic light system for travel rules. countries