hello and welcome to the programme. a major rescue operation is underway in miami in florida after an entire portion of a 12 storey apartment building collapsed to the ground. at least one person is known to have died. 99 people are still unaccounted for. on the left of your screen, you can see what the building looked like before the collapse. on the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. the insides of peoples homes were laid bare to the elements. the bbc s will grant is on the scene and a warning his report contains images that some may find distressing. local residents likened it to a bomb going off. the entire sea facing wing of champlain towers collapsed in the early hours of the morning, 12 storeys of apartments concertinaed in seconds, the shocking moment caught on cctv. the problem is the building has literally pancaked. it has gone down and i mean, there sjust feet in between storeys where there were ten feet. within minut
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a major rescue operation is underway in miami in florida after an entire portion of a 12 storey apartment building collapsed to the ground. at least one person is known to have died. 99 people are still unaccounted for. on the left of your screen, you can see what the building looked like before the collapse. on the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. the insides of peoples homes were laid bare to the elements. the bbc s will grant is on the scene and a warning, his report contains images that some may find distressing. local residents likened it to a bomb going off. the entire sea facing wing of champlain towers collapsed in the early hours of the morning, 12 storeys of apartments concertinaed in seconds, the shocking moment caught on cctv. the problem is the building has literally pancaked. it has gone down and i mean, there sjust feet in between storeys where there we
collapsed in miami. a british woman is among nearly 100 people still missing. and, the wales team trains in amsterdam for their match tomorrow while england prepare to meet germany next week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. disappointment for the defending women s champion simona halep, who s forced to pull out of wimbledon because of a calf injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretary matt hancock has apologised and admitted he breached social distancing guidlines, after the sun newspaper published a photograph of him in an embrace with one his closest aides. the photo is said to have been taken in may, in mr hancock s whitehall office. in a statement in the last hour the health secretary said, i ve let people down and i m very sorry . he added, i remain focused on working to get the country out of this pandemic, and would be grateful for privacy for my family on this personal matter. our political correspondent ben wri
can to continue our search and rescue effort. that is our priority, thatis rescue effort. that is our priority, that is where we are focused and protecting our first responders who are the scene. the number of people infected with the delta variant of coronavirus rises by 46% in a week across the uk. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the health secretary matt hancock has apologised and admitted he breached social distancing guidelines, after the sun newspaper published a photograph of him in an embrace with one his closest aides. the photo is said to have been taken in may, in mr hancock s whitehall office. the prime minister s official spokesman has said the prime minister has accepted the health secretary s apology and considers the matter closed. in a statement, the health secretary said. let s get more from our political correspondent, ben wright. despite what the prime minister says, this isn t really closed, is it? no, and labour will keep up the pressure, they fe