Says schools must be prioritised over pubs, echoing englands childrens commissioner. The critical government errors which led to many more people contracting covid 19 a damning report from mps. 1500 jobs are at risk at wh smith after lockdown caused sales to plummet. Hello, good afternoon. The grim operation is underway in lebanon to recover the bodies of the more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital beirut yesterday. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. The whole city was shaken by the explosion and a Mushroom Cloud could be seen spreading over the port area. Local Authorities Say it is likely the blast was caused by a fire igniting tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse at the port. A number of beirut port officials have been placed under house arrest pending an investigation. This afternoon, her majesty the queen has said shes deeply saddened by the blast. A warning
You are watching bbc news. Lets get more now on our top story the aftermath of yesterdays huge explosion in beirut which killed at least 135 people. We heard briefly from the foreign secretary dominic raab earlier giving his reaction lets hear some more of what he had to say. First of all, its a devastating explosion. Theres clearly huge loss of life and wider damage in beirut. Were not sure on the precise figures. In relation to uk nationals there. 0bviously in relation to uk nationals there. Obviously we have a consulate they are. Obviously we have a consulate they are. We or monitoring that very carefully. I just spoken to the lebanese prime minister. We will stand by the lebanese people in their time of need. We will provide Immediate Response and aid packages, search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, up to £5 million, as well as expert medical support. Whats crucial at this time is how our support is tailored to the very specific needs that i just talked through with the leban
Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. Hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament, coming up in the next half hour, the Health Secretary faces more questions from mps about how their constituents can get a coronavirus test. If they put an aberdeen postcode into the system, they can get a test in twickenham. Meanwhile, peers want to know how covid marshals to enforce coronavirus regulations will work. Can he tell us how they differ from phantom armies deployed by a deranged despot from his bunker as everything collapses around him . And an mp reckons we ought to be told when images have been artifically enhanced to stop. Creating a digitally warped reality, striving for bodies that can never be achieved. But first, the Health Secretary has told mps there are operational challenges with coronavirus testing which the government is working hard to fix. Matt hancock made the comments in a commons statement, where mps from all sides said people were struggling to get tested and, in so
Be done and a lot of discipline to be maintained. Breakthrough in brussels as theres been agreement on the brexit withdrawal bill as the uk drops clauses in the controversial internal market bill. This means that both sides have agreed rules for trade across the border in Northern Ireland after brexit for issues including Border Control posts the archbishop of canterbury and the uks chief rabbi talk about coping with death having each lost a child themselves. The fightback has begun. The first person in the uk to be given a Coronavirus Vaccine outside of a Clinical Trial is a 90 year old woman. Margaret keennan received the historicjab at University Hospital in coventryjust after half six this morning. That was just the start, hundreds of other patients have been given the jab in the past few hours as the biggest Vaccination Campaign in the history of the nhs gets under way. Borisjohnson has thanked Health Workers and scientists but urged people to remain cautious. The uk has an initia