Politicians are yet to reach a deal on extending an expired aid package. And president and Prime Minister rajapaksa early results from sri lankas parliamentary elections show the brothers are set to cement their grip on power. The coronavirus gets underway as the wounds based players compete at the p. G. A. Championship. The french president has pledged support during his visit to lebanons capital today is off to it was devastated by a huge explosion a die humanitarian situation is developing there as International Relief teams arrive in the crisis hit city at least 138 people have now died while still missing and more than 5000 have been injured our correspondent anaconda begins our coverage from beirut. Search and rescue teams are still digging through the rubble at beirut port the site of massive explosions that damaged or destroyed much of the lebanese capital families are desperate for news about their loved ones dozens are missing there is pain and grief zainab fears she will nev
Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Telegraph Chief Political correspondent, christopher hope, and columnist for the Evening Standard and times radio presenter, ayesha hazarika. Lets ta ke lets take a look first at tamaras papers. Tomorrows paper. The telegraph says the chancellor, rishi sunak, fears scientific advisers are Moving The Goalposts on the requirements for ending lockdown amid a growing split within the government over when to lift restrictions. The i marks the news that more than ten Million People in the uk 15 of the population has now recieved a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. The metro quotes englands Chief Medical Officer saying we are past the peak of the pandemic. Professor chris whitty hailed a continual steady decline in the death toll but warned Infection Rates remained incredibly high. According to the guardian, the nhs has been urged to rethink safety for thousands of Frontline Staff after new Re
Program the Saudi Crown Prince is accused of sending a hit squad to canada to outlines claims of a thwarted assassination attempt. And u. S. Attorneys have the n. R. A. In their sights triggering lawsuits designed to dissolve the gun rights group. Uses the n. B. A. s biggest stall stands up to donald trump the president says he turns off when he sees social justice protests before but. He couldnt care less well hear from of this hour. As the people of lebanon grieve for the victims of choose days blasts the french president emanuel whos been touring neighborhoods devastated by the chemical explosion as despair increasingly turns to anger people have been demanding change with president back home adding his voice to calls for urgent reform the death toll from tuesdays explosion has risen to 149 but it is expected to rise about 5000 people are injured many of them being treated in hospitals that have been completely overwhelmed dozens of people still missing or unaccounted for and then m
Covert 90. I dont sleep well. Ask the worried about. And despair for renters millions are facing eviction in the u. S. After coronavirus safeguards come to an end. With. The coronavirus pandemic gets underway as the worlds greatest players compete at the p. G. A. Championship. Lebanon is appealing for International Help after it was left devastated by a huge explosion a humanitarian crisis is developing 2 days after the blast shredded the heart of its capital beirut it destroyed the citys ports and more than half the countrys food supply comes through there its thought medical equipment was among the items lost in the explosion. A number of countries have already sent help including food fuel mobile hospitals and medics among them france is president emanuel macron has arrived in beirut. Today to produce to support the people without conditions but france has been warning for many months and years that the conditions here demand Reform Energy Public Markets to fight against corruption
Heres susan powell. Increasingly cold in the days ahead, and along with the cold, we will also see a greater risk of some disruptive snow, particularly come the weekend. Here we are at the moment, with the coldest air sitting across scotland. But look what happens in the days ahead. There is a little bit of a battle there on friday with a milder air from the continent. Saturday and sunday, though, that Colder Siberian Air sinks all the way across the uk. This evening and overnight, snow largely confined to scotland, to the hills and mountains, some at lower levels but more a mixture of rain or sleet here. Some snow working further south into the pennines, quite wet across Northern England and for Northern Ireland. A widespread frost for scotland and Northern Ireland, but notably milder to the south of the uk. Through thursday, more snow across scotland. It tends to retreat from the pennines, which looks quite wet across Northern England, a further risk of flooding here, more rain for N