In september. Auckland goes into corona virus locks out new zealand reports its 1st cases of Community Transmission in more than 100. 00 days. And the roosters leading opposition candidate leaves the country of a violent protests over the Election Results. And in sports the los angeles like leave it late and a 3 game losing streak. Going again whenever the same the n. B. A. s western called. Lebanons Prime Minister and president warned just last month about the explosive material stored in beirut port that caused last weeks blast security documents seen by the Reuters News Agency say that leaders were told the 202750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate posed a Security Risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded. It comes as Lebanons Parliament decides on a new Prime Minister of the house and dia but on state that he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fury the blast killed more than 200 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands of th
Now they have since closed schools and universities not only in all but about 2 thirds of the cities across the country in the capital and all the major events have been canceled including the governments Foreign Ministry briefing that was to be held on monday and we also understand the terror on university dormitories have been evacuated as well the Health Minister has also said that the masks and disinfectant will no longer be sold in pharmacies because the government will be hanged handing them out in a public metro stations as well as buses across the cities the Israeli Military has carried out as strikes on gaza the syrian capital damascus have to the Palestinian Islamic jihad fired 21 rockets into southern israel the group said it launched the attack after Israeli Soldiers fired on a group of palestinians killing one of its members. How the force it is a west truce let me says the israeli air strikes come as no surprise. Well certainly the strikes inside gaza are relatively stand
Those are your headlines. Now on bbc news, dateline london looks forward to the year ahead. Hello, and welcome to dateline london, the programme that brings together some of the uks leading columnists with the foreign correspondents who file their stories for the folks back home with the dateline london. It being a reflective time of the year, were looking back on 2019 when britain backed boris to get brexit done, when donald trump was impeached, when street protests felled one north african dictator and shook governments from western europe to hong kong. With me are david aaronovitch, columnist with the times, janet daley from the sunday telegraph, the russian broadcaster alexander nekrassov, and michael goldfarb, host of the podcast the first rough draft of history. Very good to have you all with us. With one electoral bound, he was free. Borisjohnson spent his first few months as uk Prime Minister at the mercy of a house of commons he could not command, making promises he couldnt an
Queen elizabeth my lords and members of the house of commons, my governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departure from the European Union on the 31st of january. Prime ministers will bring forward legislation to ensure the United Kingdoms exit on to make the most of the opportunities this brings all the people of the United Kingdom. Thereafter, my ministers will seek a future relationship with the European Union, based on a Free Trade Agreement that benefits the whole of the United Kingdom. We will also begin trade negotiations with other leading global economies. The integrity and prosperity of is of the kingdom utmost importance to my government. My ministers will work urgently to facilitate talks to restore the government in northern ireland. My government will embark on an Ambitious Program of domestic reform that delivers on the peoples priorities. For the first time, the National Health services multiyear funding settlement, agreed earlier this year, will be enshr
President donald trump he says its a disgrace he still. Has no crime im the 1st person to get. Also a guilty verdict in the philippines for those behind the massacre of 58 people 10 years ago and im leah harding with all of your days sports russia is set to appeal its 4 year ban from sports for doping offenses president Vladimir Putin says the same sions are unfair and politically motivated. Well have all those stories coming up for you but 1st some breaking news i its over libya where the u. N. Recognize governments has Just Announced that they have agreed to an offer from turkey for military and logistical supports the governments own National Accord g. N. A. T. He is currently fighting an offensive by warlord hurley for heft or his forces are trying to capture the capital tripoli after his army which is backed by russian mercenaries among others has said it will fight its way into the sensor off the capital by the end of the year well just syrias mahmoud is in tripoli for us mahmud