Charges of bank fraud. And, im Sarah Mulkerrins In Tokyo on day 13 of the olympic, where more medals will be up for grabs. And ill be talking to a five time Gold Medallist, former australian swimmer Ian Thorpe. Live from our studio in singapore, this is Bbc News. It is newsday. Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. Its eight in the morning in singapore, and 3am in lebanon, where a day of rememberance for the victims of the huge explosion in beirut s Port A year ago has descended into violence. The deaths of more than 200 people were commemorated at a multi Faith Event in the shadow of the ruins, where the blast happened. Relatives of the dead observed a silence, and each of the names of the victims who died was read out. But a little later, near the Parliament Building in the centre of beirut, Angry Crowds gathered, to voice their frustration at what they see as a lack of accountability for the disaster, and failures in government. By nightfall, th
Releasing it in cinemas. Hello and welcome to the programme. After hitting a new record for the number of confirmed daily cases of more than 10,000 injapan, a State Of Emergency already in place In Tokyo has been extended to more regions. Theres increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. Im joined now by Mariko 0i who is In Tokyo for us. Mariko what do we know about the expansion of the State Of Emergency . As you said, the government has proposed to State Of Emergency to include the prefectures of Tokyo And Osaka which should be confirmed later today and the State Of Emergency in place but Tokyo And Osaka and yokohama extended by ten days to the end of august. How effective this will be to control the pandemic, that remains to be seen, because it has been under a State Of Emergency for two weeks now but we continue to see that spike. I think the question is, what can the government do, what else can the government do to control
Nhs england and the body that regulates Healthcare Products are issuing new guidance on Pulse Oxygen meters, also known as 0ximeters, after it was found that the devices can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin. With more heres our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. Ranjit Senghera Marwaha caught Coronavirus In December last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low Oxygen Levels. So basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. Shed been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. When i went into hospital, the first thing they said was you really did leave it too late. Had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. There is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin tones by 2 . Thats led to Nhs England and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the
Hello and welcome to Bbc News. Afghanistan is seeing the heaviest fighting yet between Government Forces and the taliban. The militants are trying to seize three major cities in the South And West of the country. Theyve made rapid gains in less populated parts since it was announced almost all foreign troops withdraw by september. Taliban fighters have now entered parts of herat, kandahar, and Lashkar Gah, the capital of helmand province, once the home to british troops in the country. The fate of these key cities could be crucial amid fears of a humanitarian crisis, and there are concerns about how long Government Forces will be able to hold out. This analysis from our correspondent in kabul, secunder kermani. Well, this is now the most serious Fighting Weve seen since this latest taliban offensive began. The militants had already captured vast swathes of rural territory, now theyre trying to take their first city and earlier this evening, they made their way to the very centre of Las
Nhs england and the body that regulates Healthcare Products are issuing new guidance on Pulse Oxygen metres also known as oximeters after it was found that the device can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin. With more heres our health correspondent, amara sophia elahi. Ranjit Senghera Marwaha caught Coronavirus In December last year and eventually ended up in hospital with seriously low Oxygen Levels. So basically, flip the lid, put yourfinger in. Shed been monitoring her levels at home with a pulse oximeter, but the meter consistently told her she was in safe levels, even as she increasingly struggled to breathe. When i went into hospital, the first thing they said was you really did leave it too late. Had you left it any longer, i would have been straight into icu. There is growing evidence that such monitors can overestimate Oxygen Levels in people with darker skin tones by 2 . Thats led to Nhs England and the body that regulates the use of medical devices, the mhr