Question why its taken so long. Welcome to the program afghanistans hires consultative body the loya jirga has remained as recommended that the government release of 400. 00 taliban prisoners but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting again the release is seen as the last step to allow peace talks with the taliban to begin its now up to present a show of danny to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday. In our other top story the cleanup of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling Political Class is due to begin in the center of beirut in a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reported missing after tuesdays port blast which killed 157 people shortly well speak to Bernard Smith on the search efforts but 1st this report from santa harder this is what is left of beirut port the stockpile of tons of Ammonium Nitrate that appeared t
A hilltop runway at least 18 people are killed as it splits into pieces. Fears for close knit communities the challenges facing Papua New Guinea as it starts to feel the affects of coronavirus. And. Becomes the 1st player from china to lead a golf major at the halfway stage of the p. G. A. Championship. Clean up of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes is due to begin in the center of beirut in just a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reportedly missing after tuesdays port blast which killed 157. 00 people and injured now we know 6000. 00 its thought there are still people buried under tons of. Rubble the blast was so powerful it damaged buildings kilometers away leaving 300000 people homeless the residents of beirut are still working to clean up the area and there is anger at the governments response aid is coming in from around the world and france will host
To clear the streets, this time outside a police station. The parents of the british teenager nora quoirin, whose body was found in dense jungle in malaysia, await the results of a postmortem examination. And the teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for a conference in america, avoiding she says, a polluting air flight. Its five oclock, good afternoon, our top story is that borisjohnson has hit back at mps, who want to block a no deal brexit, accusing them of engaging in a terrible collaboration with the eu. The Prime Minister says the more eu leaders believed parliament could stop britain leaving without an agreement, the less likely they were to compromise. But the former chancellor, Philip Hammond, has accused the Prime Minister of trying to wreck any chance of a new brexit deal, by making demands brussels could never accept, and he warned that leaving without a deal would be a betrayal of the 2016 referendum result. Our political correspondent, nick eardley, reports. B
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Detectives say it could be a Significant Development. Prince william travels to manchester to meet some of the Police Officers who were first on the scene after the Suicide Bombing that left 22 dead. And this is the man who will be irelands new Prime Minister . The son of an indian immigrant, leo varadkar will become the first openly gay taoiseach. And coming up on bbc news as thousands of fans descend on cardiff ahead of tomorrows Champions League final uefa president Aleksander Chefereen insists it will be safe. Good evening from york where later this evening theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn will take part in the bbc Question Time leaders special. The audience, as we can tell, are already here. About 150 of them drawn from every part of the uk, representing different strands of public and political opinion. The event begins in 2. 5 hours time, at 8 30pm, and chaired by David Dimbleby. And it takes place less than 2a hours after Donald Trumps decision to take america out of the paris cli