more of the same? while the human and economic cost of the chemical blast in the port of beirut has been devastating, around 200 people died, 6,000 injured, 300,000 laid homeless and there s been billions of dollars of damage. well, as always, we are having to bring you our two panelists and our questioners who join us from all around the world via video link. let me tell you who is in the hot seat this week. manal abdel samad is a lebanese politician who resigned as minister of information following the explosion but she remains in the caretaker cabinet. she believes that change remains elusive and regrets being unable to fulfil the aspirations of the lebanese people. and rana khoury is a political activist and founding member of an independent campaign group that has no political affiliations and is led by volunteers. it aims to bring progress on environmental and socio economical issues in beirut. she has been right in the midst of the street protests in the city. welcome
beating newly promoted fulham in the opening game of the new premier league season. a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the government s sage advisory committee, said people need to limit their socialising to ensure children can remain at school, and students at university. it comes as oxford university confirmed its clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine will resume. the trial was paused earlier this week due to a participant in the uk becoming ill. this report from our health correspondent, lauren moss. 0n the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced, there s a stark warning about what could lie ahead. 3500 more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed for the second day in a row. scientists say although the rate of infection is lower than it was at the peak of the epidemic, covid 19 is growing in the community. i think one would have to say we re
hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. britain is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus. a stark warning from one leading scientist following a sharp rise in cases in the united kingdom. the first direct talks between afghanistan and the taliban take place in qatar. the afghans say they want to end the war. including men, women, minorities and victims of war, then both sides will be the peace heroes. sir terence conran the british designer who revolutionised retail and decor has died aged 88. boris johnson defends his plans to over ride parts of the brexit withdrawal agreement saying the eu is looking to carve up and divide the uk. and dozens of people are reported missing in a wave of deadly wildfires in the us state of oregon. now on bbc news. one month after lebanon s catastrophic explosion in the port of beirut, what next for the country s crisis hit economy and broken political system? hello and welcome to this edition of global questio
and dining, has died aged 88. and coming up in sportsday arsenal start as they mean to go on beating newly promoted fulham in the opening game of the new premier league season. a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the government s sage advisory committee, said people needed to limit their socialising, to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. it comes as the latest government data shows the uk recorded 3,497 new confirmed cases of covid 19. this report from our health correspondent, lauren moss. it s the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced across the uk. from monday, the rule of six will limit the number of people that we can socialise with. yesterday, there were 3500 new confirmed covid cases, and scientists have warned the rate of infection is doubling every seven to ten days. i think one would have to say that w
has died aged 88. and arsenal start as they mean to go on, beating newly promoted fulham in the opening game of the new premier league season. and coming up in half an hour, the travel show looks back at some of their adventures in turkey. a leading scientist has warned that the uk is on the edge of losing control of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the government s sage advisory committee, said people needed to limit their socialising, to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. this report from our health correspondent, lauren moss. it s the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced across the uk. from monday, the rule of six will limit the number of people that we can socialise with. yesterday, there were 3,500 new confirmed covid cases, and scientists have warned the rate of infection is doubling every seven to ten days. i think one would have to say that we are on the edge of losing control,