andy moore, bbc news. a child has been killed by a falling tree in kent, and a second child injured. police were called on friday afternoon to a report that two children had been injured by the fallen tree, near parsonage lane in bobbing. one child died at the scene and the other was airlifted to a london hospital with serious injuries. it's almost 18 months since the terror attacks on two mosques in the new zealand city of christchurch. the wife of one of the 51 people killed has spoken to the bbc of how her life has changed, and of her determination to seejustice done. the gunman will be sentenced in a few days' time. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. it was an attack that devastated new zealand and shocked the world. the quiet city of christchurch became the scene of the country's worst mass shooting. on march 15th 2019, a gunman opened fire in two mosques — killing 51 people, and wounding dozens more as they got ready for friday prayers. taj kamran was shot three times in the leg at al—noor mosqu

tom burridge, bbc news. here in the uk, it's been the hottest day in august for 17 years, as large parts of the country experienced high temperatures. people are being advised to avoid busy beaches as the warm weather continues through the weekend, as sangita myska reports. sun, sea, sand, and social distancing. this is british summertime in our new normal. the sun seekers of essex have today flocked to southend sea front as temperatures across england's southern coast have soared. the government is urging people to keep their distance from one another but with limited success. when we got here actually we suddenly realised there is a lot of people in a very small amount of space. so we're going to try our best to keep our distance from everybody else. with thousands of people now having to cancel their foreign holidays, public health england recognises that they will instead probably flock to beaches like this one in southend. even so, they are urging members of the public, particularly those invulnerable g

tom burridge, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: at least 17 people have died after an air india plane skids off the runway at an airport in kerala. the un is warning of a humanitan crisis after tuesday's explosion in beirut, which killed 154 people. let's stay with that now. steven cook is senior fellow for middle east studies at the council on foreign relations. he told us how the explosion has exposed a failing system in lebanon. it certainly seems that it is accelerating the end of this government and perhaps the regime in lebanon. the country has been rocked by protests since last fall. the covid crisis has only intensified an economic crisis and many lebanese have grown extraordinarily frustrated with the government and system itself. thus far, the government is holding — there have been no resignations — but certainly people are begging the international community when they do provide aid to lebanon to go around the government because this is a government of corrupt warlords and officials that date back man

fergus walsh, bbc news. in california, a mass—murderer known as the golden state killer, has been sentenced to life in prison. 74—year—old joseph de angelo murdered at least 13 people while working as a police officer in california in the 1970s and 1980s. he was only caught by a quirk of modern technology and earlier was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. a plea deal spared him the death penalty. earlier, i asked our north american reporter, regan morris, about his victims — there were so many that their families couldn't all fit inside a court—room. that's right, he was sentenced inside a university ballroom and coronavirus had something to do with that, because people had to be safely distanced. but there were dozens of people there, nowhere near the number that were impacted by this man, but they sat together as families and some of them gave impact statements, talking about his crimes, what the effect was on their families and he was sentenced right there in that courtroom. and

tom burridge, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: at least 18 people have died after an air india plane skids off the runway at an airport in kerala. the un is warning of a humanitan crisis after tuesday's explosion in beirut which killed 154 people. despite the desperate situation in beirut, stories of heroism and survival are emerging. 0ur correspondent carine torbey has been speaking to a nurse who managed to rescue three newborn babies after the explosion ripped through the city. this is normally a place ofjoy, but tuesday's explosion ripped through the neonatal intensive care unit. three premature babies were in their incubators. in the chaos, pamela, the only nurse on shift who was unhurt, picked them up. a picture that spread across the world. the only thing i could think of was the safety of the babies i had in the unit. the first thing i had to do was to rescue the babies and just carry them and get away with them. i thought that i can never leave them alone here and go away. pamela walked for over 30 minutes

welcome to bbc news. in the last few hours, the democratic—led us house of representatives has passed an emergency bill to provide $25 billion to the cash—strapped postal service. this is part of a push to prop up the struggling postal service and ensure it can handle an influx of millions of postal ballots for the 2020 presidential election in november. the white house said on friday it strongly opposes the bill and would recommend president trump vetoes it. alanna petroff has the latest. us politics has become increasingly polarised over the post office. we are saying to donald trump, we are saying to postmaster dejoy, no! enough is enough! give us back our post office! applause and cheering protesters gathered in places like texas, pennsylvania, new york, and washington, dc. they‘ re concerned about a recent slowdown in deliveries and they worry about what this means for postal voting in the upcoming us election. will votes arrive on time and be counted, especially in a pandemic? this man, postma

mark easton, bbc news, high wycombe. this is bbc news. the headlines... a german air—ambulance carrying russian opposition leader alexei navalny has taken off from russia's 0msk airport. it is heading to berlin where he's to receive treatment there after falling into a coma. new coronavirus quarantine restrictions come into force in the uk in less than an hour's time. anyone returning from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weeks. let's get more on the situation in belarus — where opposition leader svetla na tikhanovskaya has called on her supporters to step up their strikes at factories across the country to try to force new presidential elections. to our europe correspondent jean mackenzie in lithuania. the woman many think should've been crowned president of belarus. a woman who never even wanted to be a politician — breaking cover for the first time since being forced into exile. she now leads the 0pposition from afar. and when we sit down with her, that reluctant sense of duty still shows. i just can't

hello and welcome to bbc news. in belarus, huge crowds of protesters have demonstrated against president alexander lukashenko and the re—election they say he rigged two weeks ago. they are demanding that he stand down. from the capital minsk, steve rosenberg sent this report. a warning — it contains images which some viewers may find distressing. they poured onto the streets. "long live belarus," they cried. a sea of protesters flooding the centre of minsk. "resign," they shouted. a message for this man, alexander lu kashenko. for 26 years, he's been the president, but look how the people have turned against him. on independence square, they accused him of stealing the election and of violence against the people of belarus. our aim is to show the government that we are not their slaves. we are here to show that we never elected him and that we want the change. that we want the new country with a new president. in belarus, people are making their voices heard like never before. they're demanding change. but the

fergus walsh, bbc news. the last few weeks have been uncertain for many school leavers in britain but for one student her dream of going to university is a step closer — thanks to the kindness of a very famous stranger. david sillito explains. i couldn't believe it. i feel like even now, i am still processing it. ijust can't believe it. it began with this text message. 18—year—old vitoria mario was in church and a friend wanted to let her know that there had been a donation to her university gofundme page. from taylor swift. 2a hours on, it's still rather difficult to process. i was overwhelmed, i was happy, of course, very happy. i was thankful, grateful. i wanted to hug taylor swift, i guess! i want to say thank you, it's so amazing. i don't even know how to feel or how to handle my feelings. taylor swift had also left a message saying she had been inspired by vitoria's story. vitoria had arrived from portugal on her own at 1a. four years later, she has two a stars and an a. but couldn't see any way

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the death toll rises in lebanon — at least 135 people have died and 5,000 are injured. there is growing anger in beirut at the failure of lebanese politicians to prevent the devastating explosion in the port. millions of sri lankans have voted in a parliamentary election, and in large numbers despite fears about the virus. president gota baya rajapa ksa is seeking a fresh mandate to tighten his party's grip on power. the counting starts thursday morning. the first results are expected by the evening. this from our correspondent anbaras ethirajan. despite fears over the coronavirus, millions came out to vote in sri lanka's parliamentary elections. face masks were compulsory, and the voters were asked to maintain social distancing. there were fears that the pandemic would keep people away from the polling centres, but the election commission said that voter turnout was around 70%. initially i had the fear of coming with my baby, but after coming here i realised t

fergus walsh, bbc news. this is bbc news. the headlines: a german air—ambulance carrying russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has taken off from russia's 0msk airport. it is heading to berlin where he's to receive treatment there after falling into a coma. new coronavirus quarantine restrictions have come into force in the uk. anyone arriving from croatia, austria, or trinidad and tobago, will have to self—isolate for two weeks. the us postmaster—general has told a senate committee that ballots in november's presidential election will be delivered securely and on time. amid concerns that recent policy changes were made to help re—elect president trump ? louis dejoy denied he had spoken to the president about service operations and said he himself would be voting by mail. barbara plett usher has more. louis dejoy landed in the centre of a perfect storm when he became postmaster general two months ago, or did he create it? that's what this hearing was about. cutbacks that he's made to the postal services have dela

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. striking in support of the protesters: workers in belarusjoin the public outcry over disputed elections, as more stories emerge of torture and abuse by police. politics and the post office: how the mail has become a divisive issue in the lead—up to the us presidential election. a desperate dash to the french port of calais, as britons scramble to get home before the uk's new quarantine measures come into force. taking his place at the surrender table... and japan prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of its defeat in the second world war. hello and welcome to bbc news. the belarusian president says forces outside the country are behind the protests against his disputed election victory. alexander lukashenko has warned people not to take part in demonstrations against him, but they have continued for a sixth day. just a quick warning, some of the pictures we are about to show you are upsetti

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: tens of thousands of people have turned out at one of the biggest demonstrations in the history of belarus to protest against what they see as the rigged election victory claimed by president lukashenko. the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said she will recall the house to vote on legislation which would prevent changes in post office services. democrats are concerned changes would affect postal voting in november's election. in thailand, an estimated 20,000 people havejoined a protest in bangkok calling for sweeping political reform. the thai government has successfully contained the coronavirus, but the tourism—dependent economy was badly hit and a series of other blunders have eroded its popularity. however, it is the student movement's unprecedented call for reform of thailand's monarchy which has stunned the country, where harsh laws criminalise any negative comment about the royal family. jonathan head reports. they haven't s

tom burridge, bbc news. the state of texas has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the united states. more than half of those who've died come from the state's hispanic community. latinos are four times more likely to be hospitalised than other groups. the bbc‘s larry madowo reports from houston. after more than a month battling covid—19, 0ctavio calderra's back at work as a mechanic. like many other latino texans during the pandemic, he was hit hard by the virus. "i had sensations that i'd never felt before. "i had to completely isolate and take care of myself to not spread to my family," 0ctavio told me. like 0ctavio, most of the other workers here are hispanic. the risk of getting infected hangs in the air, but if they don't work, they have no income. in thisjob, you can't work from home. blue—collar workers in texas have been especially hard—hit by the coronavirus. many of them work in places like this, a concrete plant. the work involves close contact with other people. there's pres

emma simpson, bbc news. tonight the democratic national convention gets under way in the us — four days of events leading up to the main moment: crowning the presidential nominee, joe biden and his vice—presidential pick kamala harris. traditionally the event is loud and brash — but this year it will be a very different event. covid—i9 fears mean that the only people attending in—person at the convention centre in milwaukee will be those running the event. mr biden will be dialling in to deliver his speech from delaware on thursday. nada tawfik has more. tens of thousands of people should have been descending on milwaukee to mark the start of the democrats' general election campaign. instead the party will be holding an unconventional convention because of health concerns surrounding the pandemic. this is what it should look like but the normallyjam packed arenas will be replaced by two hours of virtual programming each night. over the four days speakers will include party heavyweights such as the

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: tributes to the actor chadwick boseman, who's died of cancer at the age of a3. he starred in the goundbreaking marvel hit, black panther. to the americas, where the devastation caused by hurricane laura is becoming clearer. officials in haiti, where the storm hit last weekend, say 31 people are now known to have died. in the us, at least 1a people in the states of louisiana and texas were killed. the hurricane is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region. earlier president trump visited the affected states. rebecca bailey reports. the skies are calm and clear now though there is plenty of evidence of the force with which laura tore through these streets on thursday. we started clearing the roads to get to my house in sweet lake and it was total devastation down there. i mean, it is a war... but there is work to be done and, for some, the prospect of no power or water potentially four weeks. residents in coastal areas are particularly badly affected.

jack kilbride, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. a former uk conservative minister and current mp is arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. the australian state of victoria declares a "state of disaster" as the number of new coronavirus cases rises steeply. classified documents released by the british military raise new questions about whether uk special forces killed unarmed civilians in afghanistan. russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in october, according to the country's health minister. but, some experts are concerned at russia's fast—track approach. on friday, the leading infectious disease expert in the us, dr anthony fauci, said he hoped that russia — and china — were "actually testing their vaccines" before administering them to anyone. here's what we know about these vaccines, and others that are being worked on. one russian vaccine is being devised on by the moscow—based gamaleya institute and the second by the vektor state

fergus walsh, bbc news. the head of the world health organisation says he hopes the coronavirus crisis can be over in less than two yea rs. the comments by tedros adhanom ghebreyesus come as cases of the disease continue to surge in europe. france, spain, italy and germany have recorded their highest numbers of daily cases since the spring. let s get some of the day s other news. volunteers in mauritius say the government is blocking efforts to help clean up a recent oil spill. the authorities say the area has been restricted for health reasons. but there s concern the government is trying to silence criticism of its handling of the spill. on tuesday, the ship's captain was arrested and charged with endangering safe navigation. us actress lori loughlin has been sentenced to two months injail for her part in a college admissions scam. along with other wealthy parents, she paid bribes for her children to get into top universities as fake athletic recruits. more than 50 other people are facing charges over the

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the national guard is deployed to the us state of wisconsin, where protests continue over the shooting of another unarmed black man. donald trump receives official republican backing at the party's convention to run for another term as president. in new zealand, the man who killed 51 people at two mosques last year is confronted in court by survivors and relatives of the victims. and hong kong reports its first case of coronavirus re—infection — we'll be finding out what that now means for immunity. hello and welcome to the programme. the governor of the american state of wisconsin has deployed the national guard to maintain "public safety", as he put it, after police shot an apparently unarmed black man on sunday. jacob blake was taken to hospitalfor surgery. video footage, showing him being shot in the back as he tries to get into a car, has led to protests in the city of kenosha. aleem

david shukman, bbc news. the blast comes at a difficult time for the country, which is not only trying to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but is also struggling with in an unprecedented economic crisis. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen looks at the troubles facing lebanon. officials who may have ignored warnings about the danger facing beirut are under house arrest. that is just the start of national recriminations. the force of the blast was devastating. if lebanon was rich, well governed and secure, it would find it hard to deal with this crisis. but it has none of those strengths. the mayor inspected the damage. he said reconstruction would take billions of dollars. that's money lebanon just doesn't have. the president, michel aoun, has declared three days of mourning. many lebanese don't trust their leaders and are sick of an elite, including former warlords like the president himself, who have been at the top for decades. lebanon's youth want change. before and sometimes during the pandemic, there

this is bbc news. i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. making history: the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses black senator kamala harris as his running mate for november's us election. they take on donald trump in three months time — his campaign team has already weighed in, saying ‘americans will resoundingly reject‘ the pair at the ballot box. the people of beirut observe a minute's silence, marking the moment an explosion ripped through the city one week earlier. the main opposition leader in belarus flees the country after disputing the presidential election result. nationwide protests are continuing for a third night. the hong kong pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai, is released on bail 2a hours after his arrest under the national security law. after months of speculation and 84 days before election day, the democratic presidential nominee joe biden has selected the california senator kamala harris as his running mate agai

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top story: the first commercial crewed mission to the international space station has splashed down off the coast of florida. now as we've been reporting, many countries in europe and asia are experiencing a recurrence of coronavirus infections with hong kong being hit by a third wave. the city had been praised for its success in handling the covid—19 pandemic but is now recording hundreds of new cases. so what's going on in hong kong, and what are the lessons for other countries? professor malik peiris is chair of virology at the university of hong kong. thanks very much for coming on the programme. good evening, lewis. so what's going on there, why are the numbers creeping up? yeah, so this last month ofjuly, more than double the total number of cases for the total number of cases for the first six months of the year. essentially, we can see that there were multiple introductions of the virus in june, at the time when hong kong was lifting its social d

alanna petroff, bbc news. in the us, the food and drug administration has given emergency authorisation for the use of blood plasma from recovered covid—i9 patients as a treatment to fight new cases of the disease. as part of trials, around 70,000 people there have already received plasma. independent scientists caution that the step is unlikely to be a breakthrough. but president trump said it would save lives. this is a powerful therapy that transfuses very, very strong antibodies from the blood of recovered patients to help treat patients battling a current infection. it's had an incredible rate of success. today's action will dramatically expand access to this treatment. and i want to thank dr hahn, secretary azar, i want to thank the fda, all of the people that have been working very hard on this. it showed tremendous potential. our north america correspondent peter bowes told us more. it's known as convalescent plasma. from people who have had covid—i9 and are now recovering and indeed in tens of tho

this is bbc news. the headlines: there've been violent clashes between police and the public, as mass protests took place in the lebanese capital beirut against the country's leadership. some government buildings were briefly occupied by protesters demanding a change of regime after tuesday's explosion. donald trump signs executive orders aimed at providing aid to us workers suffering the economic impact of the coronavirus. the move comes after talks with democrats on a rescue package broke down on friday. mr trump's proposals include protection against eviction, extending zero interest loans for students and increasing unemployment benefits. france is sending equipment and technical advisors to the indian ocean island of mauritius after its prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. president emmanuel macron said teams were being deployed from the nearby french island of reunion.

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: almost 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in a huge explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut. the lebanese prime minister says a confiscated haul of ammonium nitrate is to blame for the blast. he vows that those responsible would be held accountable. more on that to come. first, the authorities in indian—administered kashmir have imposed a two—day curfew ahead of the first anniversary of delhi's decision to revoke the special status of the region. new razor wire and steel barricades have been placed on key roads of the main city, srinagar. thousands of troops have been patrolling in other parts of the region. officials said the curfew starting today had been imposed following reports of protests in the muslim—majority region. with me is the bbc‘s ishleen kaur. good to have you here. help us with a background ? good to have you here. help us with a background? it was on the fifth of august 2019 that the fifth of august 2019 that the indian g

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police and protesters clash on the streets of beirut as grief turns to anger following tuesday's explosion. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation, as he visits the damage—hit capital. taking aim at the national rifle association — new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and as italy struggles to draw back the tourists, new ways to try to make visitors feel safe. welcome to the programme. people in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday leaving swathes of the city in ruins. the blast killed at least 137 people and injured around 5,000 more. these

paul hawkins, bbc news. three people have died after a passenger train derailed in aberdeenshire, scotland, and caught fire. the other six people on board have all been taken to hospital. 0ne passenger, the train‘s driver and its conductor all lost their lives. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has this report from the scene. the wreckage of the derailed train. if 0ne passenger carriage halfway down a bank. another carriage seemingly crushed in the force of the crash. shocking images showing what's left of the early morning service from aberdeen to glasgow. the scale of the incident, all too clear. scotland's first minister at the shock of the days events. this is shocking news. in my condolences of the few people who have lost their lives and that includes the driver of the trade. clearly this is an ongoing operation. ijust been briefed on that but devastating news for the bereaved was up but also for those that were on the train and my best wishes go to those who sustained injuries. the weather ove

paul hawkins, bbc news. in many countries, there is a debate as to whether or not it is safer to wear masks in school classrooms, to open schools of masks have to be worn. our science editor took a look at the evidence. the advice and must keep shifting because the advice keeps shifting. although there is no advice in schools because, from the world health organization it does now say... and that... recommendations that were developed with the children's charity unisa. if it can prevent charity unisa. if it can p reve nt eve n charity unisa. if it can prevent even on additional infection and there is no negative impact on those children who are wearing the mask then it seems like a sensible and necessary step. the effectiveness of different masks was investigated by the university of edinburgh. they're never going to provide a guarantee against infection but in some situations, they do seem but in some situations, they do seem to make a difference stop so, what does the evidence show about—face coverings?

jack kilbride, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. a former uk conservative minister and current mp is arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. the australian state of victoria declares a "state of disaster" as the number of new coronavirus cases rises steeply. classified documents released by the british military raise new questions about whether uk special forces killed unarmed civilians in afghanistan. russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in october, according to the country's health minister. but, some experts are concerned at russia's fast—track approach. on friday, the leading infectious disease expert in the us, dr anthony fauci, said he hoped that russia and china were "actually testing their vaccines" before administering them to anyone. here's what we know about these vaccines, and others that are being worked on. one russian vaccine is being devised on by the moscow—based gamaleya institute and the second by the vektor state laborato

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police and protesters clash on the streets of beirut as grief turns to anger following tuesday's explosion. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation as he visits the damage—hit capital. taking aim at the national rifle association. new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and as italy struggles to draw back the tourists, new ways to try to make visitors feel safe. you hang it around your neck and if you get closer to 1.8 metres to the person next to you, it vibrates. ingenious. hello and welcome to the programme. people in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut o

emma vardy, bbc news. the ice shelves in antarctica have melted to such an extent that since the mid ‘90s they've produced enough water to fill the grand canyon. a study released today has put it all down to higher temperatures in the ocean and warned of the consequences of climate change and increasing melting of the ice. our science and environment correspondent victoria gill has more. ice shelf seems a very humble term for the huge masses of floating ice surrounding antarctica. and to study these vast frozen platforms, scientists had to zoom right out into space. using satellites to make precision measurements of the thickness of the ice shelf showed that in 25 years it lost enough mass to fill the grand canyon with water. the ice shelves that we see melting in this study are not going to raise to sea level in themselves because they are actually already sitting in the water. they are already floating. the sea level rise comes when those ice shelves reduce the restraint that they exert on the rest of

coming up on bbc news. ronald koeman is confirmed as the new manager of barcelona — he leaves the dutch national side to move to the nou camp on a two—year deal. joe biden has been formally nominated as the democrats' presidential candidate. 0n the second night of the party's virtual national convention he was endorsed by former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter. the main speech — an emotional one — came from his wifejill in an empty classroom at the delaware high school where she taught english in the 1990s. peter bowes reports. this was the night that joe biden has been working towards for decades. the seal of approval from his party to run for the white house. with leadership as the theme, two former democratic presidents spoke to rally the troops. jimmy carter sent an audio message, while bill clinton lashed out at donald trump. you have to decide whether to renew his contract or hire someone else. if you want a president who defines the job as spending hours a day watching tv and zapping

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm aaron safir. our top stories: the un refugee agency calls for hundreds of migrants who've been rescued in the mediterranean to be granted a place of safety. new zealand's prime minister announces a partial easing of restrictions in auckland and makes masks compulsory on all public transport. for auckland, i want to say thank you for all of your effo rts thank you for all of your efforts to date but also, keep going. more protests across europe from demonstrators angry at measures designed to combat covid—19. and president trump visits areas devastated by hurricane laura as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and water. hello and welcome. the un refugee agency is calling for hundreds of migrants who've been rescued in the mediterranean to be granted a place of safety. nearly 200 migrants have been taken off a rescue boat that was stranded near the near the italian island of lampedusa, north of the coa

this is bbc news — i'm aaron safir. our top stories: tributes to the actor chadwick boseman, the star of gound—breaking blockbuster, black panther, who's died at the age of a3. more protests in cities across europe from demonstrators angry over measures designed to combat covid—19. the italian coastguard takes 49 migrants from a rescue ship funded by the artist banksy. but hundreds remain at sea on another rescue vessel. and president trump visits areas devastated by hurricane laura as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power and water. hello and welcome to bbc news. tributes have poured in from across the world for the actor chadwick boseman, who's died from colon cancer at the age of a3. the star of the superhero film, black panther, didn't publicise his diagnosis four years ago, and continued to work throughout his treatment. the bbc‘s entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back on his life. singing over the last four years, throughout his appearances in black panther, avengers: infinity war

this is bbc news, i'm aaron safir. our top stories: russian opposition leader alexei navalny leaves hospital and is expected to be flown to germany — in a coma. it's claimed he was poisoned. lightning strikes spark several hundred more wildfires including some of the biggest ever seen in the state. protestors in belarus form a human chain across the capital, as the opposition leader tells the bbc the campaign against the president goes on. just we have no right to step back now because... ..if not not, we'll be slaves. and, swimming into the unknown, the volunteers putting themselves forward to be infected with covid—19. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in russia — where the seriously ill opposition politician, alexei navalny, has left hospitalfor the airport where he'll be flown to germany for further treatment. a german air—ambulance is standing by at omsk airport, in siberia. his supporters say he was intentionally poisoned and they've accused the kremlin of trying to cover it up. our correspondent sa

andy moore, bbc news. in california the huge wildfires destroying parts of the state have been declared a major disaster by president trump. at least six people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled as over 500 separate fires burned more than 4,000 square kilometres of land in a week. peter bowes reports from los angeles. some of the biggest wildfires california has ever seen. the north of the state is the worst affected. there are multiple blazes burning in the mountains around palo alto, in the san francisco bay area. and another complex of fires is wreaking havoc in wine country, south of sacramento. in all, almost 600 separate fires, many of them started by a series of rare dry lightning storms. a blanket of smoke hangs over much of the state. 175,000 people have been told to leave their homes. some are nervous about taking shelter in crowded evacuation centres because of the coronavirus. there are more cases in california than any other us state. with local firefighters growing weary from t

dan johnson, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review.

branwen jeffreys, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how a love of rugby league — and the support of her partner the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. uganda's former brutal dictator has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. two billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millennium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines anger on the streets of beirut. protesters call for reform — as donors pledge 300 million dollars, to rebuild the lebanese capital, after tuesday's devastating explosion. protestors and police face off in belarus — after pro—government exit polls suggest another landslide win for the authoritarian president lukashe

jeremy bowen, bbc news. facebook and twitter have penalised us president donald trump and his campaign for posts in which he claimed children are "almost immune" to coronavirus. facebook deleted the post, saying it contained "harmful covid misinformation". twitter said it temporarily froze the official trump campaign account and required the tweet be deleted before the account could be reactivated. 0ur news reporter alanna petroffjoins me now with more. of this place into the debate of this place into the debate of what can be said on social media, what responsibility the platforms have for what he said and the issue of reopening schools. president trump said ina fox schools. president trump said in a fox news interview that children were almost immune to covid—19 and that was twittered out by team trump on twitter and put out on their facebook pages and donald trump retweeted this but, as you just mentioned, that was taken down by both platforms and this was the first time that facebook has removed a post

andy swiss, bbc news. itv‘s i'm a celebrity get me out of here will go ahead this year but will be based in the uk for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic. the 20th series of the show, hosted by ant and dec, which sees celebrities battle the elements in the australian jungle, will instead take place in a countryside castle. time for a look at the weather.

this is bbc news. my name's mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a massive blast in the lebanese capital beirut leaves almost 80 people dead and thousands injured. the explosion sent shockwaves across the city. translation: i don't know what happened. i was fishing. i heard there was a fire. i turned and started to head home. i heard something explode and then this happened. the lebanese prime minister says a confiscated haul of ammonium nitrate caused the devastating blasts — he promises those responsible would be held accountable. in china, a formerfashion model handcuffed to his bed for so—called reeducation. rare footage of the uighur ethnic minorities held in secretive detention centres we have a special report. a 2—day curfew is imposed in indian—administered kashmir — ahead of the first anniversary of delhi's decision to revoke the special status of the region. and why the latest issue of british vogue is making history, in front of and behi

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: the lebanese army retakes government buildings in beirut after they were stormed by protesters angry over tuesday's explosion. thousands demand regime change on the streets. protesters are hit by tear gas, a police officer dies in the violence. japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. no compromise in congress on how much to fund out—of—work americans, so president trump forces though his plans with executive orders. a paradise polluted. more oil spills from a stricken ship off the coast of the mauritius, as the island declares an environmental emergency. hello and welcome to bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the lebanese capital beirut, in anger at the country's leaders, after this week's devastating explosion in the port area of the city. groups of protestors stormed a number of official buildings and b

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tiktok says it's "there for the long run" after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections — that's the fifth highest in the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. and the ancient acropolis of the sea opens to divers, but the treasures are guarded by 21st century tech. hello and welcome to the programme. the us general manager of tiktok has said the chinese—owned video—sharing app is "here for the long run" after president trump said he would ban it in the us. vanessa pappas told tiktoks more than 80 million us users —— vanessa pappas told tiktok‘s more than 80 million us users in a video statement that its staff were building "the safest app" possible amid us concerns about data protection. jack kilbride reports. yo

simon jones, bbc news. all passengers who were on a flight to cardiff from the greek island of zante have been told to self—isolate, after some on board tested positive for coronavirus. health officials say seven people from three different parties on tui flight 6215 on tuesday have tested positive for covid—19. public health wales is now contacting the rest of the passengers. president trump will visit kenosha in wisconsin on tuesday, where a black man shot by a police officer last week. the shooting that left jacob blake paralysed from the waist down. meanwhile, in the north—western us city of portland, 0regon, a white man is reported to have died after a shooting on saturday night — it followed skirmishes between pro—trump and black lives matter protesters. it isn t clear if the shooting arose from the clashes in the city centre. local media said the dead man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of a right—wing group. and north american corresponded gave us this update. it certainly is very

fergus walsh, bbc news. new official figures show public sector debt has exceeded £2 trillion for the first time. government borrowing has increased sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the office for national statistics saying by the end of last month, the uk's debt was more than the value of all the finished goods and services produced in the uk in a year and that hasn't happened since the 1960s. our business editor, simon jack, is here. simon, explaining these numbers, because they are huge. to trillian in sucha because they are huge. to trillian in such a mind—bogglingly large number that it is hard to comprehend. four, is in that number! if you started spending £1 million a day when the pyramids were under construction, you wouldn't have spent that amount of money. however, as anyone with debt knows, the real important thing is how much you owe compared to how much you earn. looking at the national debt compared to national income, you can see over the last few decades, it has crept right b

to stay with bbc news. —— do stay with bbc news. hello there. at the moment the weather doesn‘t feel much like summer. weather doesn‘t feel much like summer. 0ver weather doesn‘t feel much like summer. over this weekend we have seen showers and rains. we got more showers to come during the second half of the weekend. the big cricket match of course is taking place at southampton, england, on top, hoping for some more wickets. generally speaking, the day should be dry. there are going to be many showers across this part of the country. many bases will start sunday with some sunshine and dry. showers coming into northern ireland, spilling into southern scotland, northern england, moving into the midlands and into the afternoon down towards the south—east. some of those showers could be happy, possibly boundary. more such overwhelmed in the south—west, the winds will be lighter on sunday, turning north—westerly in scotland, but there should be very few showers away from the far south. it will be quite cool area, attempt is only 14— 16

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police and protesters clash on the streets of beirut. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation, as he visits beirut after tuesday's explosion. taking aim at the national rifle association — new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and as italy struggles to draw back the tourists, new ways to try to make visitors feel safe. hello and welcome to the programme. the people of lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday, leaving swathes of the city in ruins. crowds gathered around the french president, emmanuel macron, as he visited the stricken port area. mr ma

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — we'll have all the sport, including the us open getting under way in new york — the first tennis major since the coronavirus lockdown. he's the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. cheering it will take months and billions of dollars to re pair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines:

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. mission control: splashdown! nasa astronauts splash down to earth after the first ever commercial crewed mission to the international space station. it took years to get here, we bought the capability back to america and returned safely to oui’ america and returned safely to ourfamilies. covid—19 restrictions are tightened in the capital region of the philippines to tackle a surge in cases. a bbc investigation has found the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher than admitted. and a dramatic end to the british grand prix as lewis hamilton wins with a puncture on the final lap. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for the first time since the apollo programme 45 years ago, an american spacecraft has landed safely with a splashdown in the sea. the commercially—owned capsule carrying astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken launched for the international

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the national guard is deployed to the us state of wisconsin where protests continue over the shooting of another unarmed black man. donald trump receives official republican backing at the party's convention to run for another term as president. the german chancellor, angela merkel, says russia must investigate the suspected poisoning of one of president putin's most outspoken rivals, alexei navalny. he's been moved to berlin for treatment after falling ill on a flight to moscow last week. medics caring for mr navalny say they've found traces of a substance which disrupted his nervous system. the bbc‘s jenny hill is in berlin. well, doctors today in effect confirmed what mr navalny‘s supporters suspected all along. they say there is clinical evidence to suggest that he was poisoned. he is still here in hospital, being treated. he's in an induced coma. doctors say his condition is serious, though not life—threatening. they have not been able, they say, to fi