Wave of anger in lebanon protesters defy a pandemic lockdown to take aim at banks and the economy weakens further. Find out next why this country with a small Health Budget the biggest you weight of recovery in infected patients in africa. With sports including more downside of the Tokyo Olympics its been suspended japans top doctor says that it will still be difficult to host without a vaccine. Lets begin in the u. K. Thats where were starting to get a clearer picture of the scale of coronavirus related deaths in england and wales now the office for National Statistics or s has released the latest numbers which include those whove died outside of hospitals it says the actual death toll in the week leading up to april the 17th with much higher than government figures indicated its go live to joe and holly joins us from london so how wiring a picture do these numbers try of the situation there. Well i think its very worrying its very revealing and potentially quite shocking to the Briti
Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello, and welcome to thursday in parliament, where its down to business for mps following last weeks general election. The queen comes to westminster for the second time in ten weeks, setting out the governments to do list for the year. And theres no prizes for guessing whats at the top. My governments priority is to deliver the United Kingdoms departed from the European Union on the 31st of january. Labour says the government has tried to mimic some of its priorities. On austerity, on investment, on inequality and on the National Health service and we can see how we force the terrain to shift. But Boris Johnsons predicting a positive future. I do not think it vainglorious or impossible to say that a new golden age for this United Kingdom is now in reach. Mid morning, the queen set off from Buckingham Palace for the state opening of parliament, a ceremony shes more than familiar with, having taken part in it 66 times during her reign. But havin
To be inseparable oh, no the Associated Press picked up the nyu story. Thats going to be in every paper. Ive been out. It wasnt even everyones going to think okay, not that theres anything wrong with that not that theres anything wrong with it. I michelson were counted in philadelphia with a question, how many among us are accurately described as lgbtq plus, according to gallup, the number is on the rise and reached an alltime high in 2023 gallops analysis was based on a survey of 12,000 adults 18 and older, and founded 7. 6 identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer . The data illustrates both agender, end, generational divide. Women are nearly twice as likely as menn do identify as lgbtq plus 8. 5 of women, 4. 7 of men, and nearly 30 of gen z women, those aged 18 to 26, identify as such most of them as bisexual. Each Younger Generation is about twice as likely as the generation that preceded it is selfidentify this way, only 1 of the Silent Generation the youngest of w
at the next election. and coming up at 8.30 who are sport s environmental champions? a special programme from the inaugural bbc green sports awards. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police in the republic of ireland have named the ten people who were killed by an explosion at a petrol station in a village in county donegal. the victims include a 39 year old woman and her 13 year old son, and 50 year old man and his five year old daughter. police also confirmed that a man in his 20s remains in hospital in a critical condition. seven other people who were injured in the explosion are still being treated in hospital and remain in a stable condition. our ireland correspondent, chris page has been at the scene. this has been a day when this community has been contemplating the scale of the losses that occurred here in a split second on friday afternoon. as you could see behind me the petrol station where the explosion happened is less busy, they are now just two there are
conservative manifesto launch. last night saw four party leaders grilled by a challenging question time audience on bbc one. rishi sunak was asked about the investigation into alleged bets made by two tory candidates as well as the party s director of campaigning and one of his own close protection officers. the prime minister said he was incredibly angry and that anyone with connections to him or the conservative party found to have broken gambling rules should face the full force of the law. the labour leader sir keir starmer was pushed on his previous support for former leaderjeremy corbyn, who he said would have made a better prime minister than borisjohnson. sir ed davey of the liberal democrats and the snp sjohn swinney were also grilled on the nhs, trust and past promises. but it was the prime minister who arguably faced the most challenging questions of the evening on the alleged betting scandal. when asked why those under investigation hadn t been suspended fro