Teenagers in scotland are the first in the uk to get their results after key School Qualifications exams were cancelled pass rates rise but thousands of results are downgraded. Doctors in england, Northern Ireland and wales are told not to prescrible common painkillers to patients with chronic pain. Spains former king, juan carlos, abandons his country weeks after being linked to a corruption investigation. Hello and welcome. A huge explosion has rocked the capital of lebanon, beirut. Government officials there say at least ten people have been killed and large numbers more have been injured in the blast, which happened a few hours ago in the port area of the city. Hospitals are said to be overwhelmed with casualties, firefighters are tackling numerous blazes. Eyewitnesses say balconies collapsed and people were left trapped under rubble. The explosion was felt across large parts of the city, with reports of damage from as far as six miles away. Surrounding buildings were devastated. I
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