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The critical government errors which led to many more people contracting covid 19 a damning report from mps. 1,500 jobs are at risk at wh smith after lockdown caused sales to plummet. Scotlands first minister says schools must be prioritised over pubs, echoing englands childrens commissioner. Lets return to our top story. The critical government errors an operation is under way in lebanon which led to many more people to recover the bodies of the more contracting covid 19 than 100 people who are a damning report from mps. Missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area news from the high street of the capital beirut yesterday. The blast killed at least 100 people 1,500 jobs at risk at wh smith after lockdown caused sales to plummet. And injured more than 4,000 others. And coming up. Happier feet there are many more emperor penguins than we first thought, the moment of the explosion happened as new colonies are was caught on camera by a bbc arabic spotted from space. Reporter in ....
Says schools must be prioritised over pubs, echoing englands childrens commissioner. The critical government errors which led to many more people contracting covid 19 a damning report from mps. 1500 jobs are at risk at wh smith after lockdown caused sales to plummet. Hello, good afternoon. The grim operation is underway in lebanon to recover the bodies of the more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital beirut yesterday. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. The whole city was shaken by the explosion and a Mushroom Cloud could be seen spreading over the port area. Local Authorities Say it is likely the blast was caused by a fire igniting tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse at the port. A number of beir ....
You are watching bbc news. Lets get more now on our top story the aftermath of yesterdays huge explosion in beirut which killed at least 135 people. We heard briefly from the foreign secretary dominic raab earlier giving his reaction lets hear some more of what he had to say. First of all, its a devastating explosion. Theres clearly huge loss of life and wider damage in beirut. Were not sure on the precise figures. In relation to uk nationals there. 0bviously in relation to uk nationals there. Obviously we have a consulate they are. Obviously we have a consulate they are. We or monitoring that very carefully. I just spoken to the lebanese prime minister. We will stand by the lebanese people in their time of need. We will provide Immediate Response and aid packages, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, up to £5 million, as well as expert medical support. Whats crucial at this time is how our support is tailored to the v ....
Well 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 thats in beirut in lebanon. The Health Authorities and red cross are struggling to deal with the aftermath of the extraordinary and devastating explosion. Youve 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 thats been destroyed. These are houses nearby. Beiruts governor say ....
The eu begins legal action against the uk government because of its plans to override parts of the brexit withdrawal deal. The commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the uk government. This is the first step in an infringement procedure. How italy, once the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has managed to get its infection rate lower than many European Countries. And at the start of black History Month, we hear from the director of the uks leading race equality think tank on why this year its more important than ever. Hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. Restrictions on households mixing indoors already in place in parts of the north east of england are to be extended to liverpool, warrington, hartlepool and middlesbrough. The announcement from the Health Secretary matt ha ....