With many facing significant pay cuts if they remain, amid a dispute between the airline and its staff. President trump has signed an executive order banning any us transactions with the Parent Companies of tiktok and wechat two of the biggest chinese social media apps. And the 10 year old boy who was swept out to sea speaks about his rescue by lifeguards. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. I may people arriving into the uk from belgium, the bahamas and andorra will have to quarantine for m days. The uk transport secretary grant shapps said the changes start at 4 oclock in the morning on saturday except in wales, where restrictions started midnight on thursday. The countries are the latest to have a change in rules, after quara ntines were reimposed for spain and luxembourg. Up to 1. 8 million british nationals visit belgium every year, while 150,000 visit andorra. The bahamas, meanwhile, saw more than 36,000 visits from the uk in 2018. People who do not self isolate when required can be fined up to £1,000 in england, wales, and Northern Ireland and those returning to scotland could be fined £480, with fines up to £5,000 for persistent offenders. And coronavirus cases in france are being closely monitored by the British Government, amid reports that the country is in danger of being added to the uks quarantine list. New infections in france put the nation at levels not seen since late may though no change to Foreign Office guidance has been announced. The uk is not the only country responding to rising coronavirus cases in europe norway has reimposed a 10 day quarantine for travellers arriving from a number of european countries, including france and the czech republic. 0ur brussels correspondent nick beake has been monitoring the situation in belgium. This has not come as a huge shock and surprise, the fact belgium has now been put on the uk quarantine list. Its because we were watching those figures creep upwards and upwards and there has been quite a noticeable rise, not at the levels we saw two or three months ago, but the covid 19 rate in belgium is three times that of the uk, clearly people in whitehall in london have been looking at this and decided now enough is enough and so belgium, the bahamas, andorra being added to the quarantine list. As you say, come in for the rest of the uk, already in wales, but it will come into effect in the rest of the uk in the early hours of tomorrow so anyone will have to self quarantine if coming from these countries. Anyone hoping to pop across to belgium for a holiday, those who may be travelling through belgium, for example someone who is in amsterdam at the moment and getting the eurostar train back, they would have to self isolate when they get to the uk because of this new rule. A big impact. Talk to us about france, as we mentioned in the introduction, cases on the rise there, do we think we are just perhaps days away, potentially, from similar restrictions being put on people whove been to france . I think its hard to put a time frame on it, in the case of belgium there were newspaper reports a week or ten days ago that it was imminent and weve onlyjust seen it happen but clearly, if you look at the numbers and the trajectory that france is taking at the moment, theyjust reported the highest number of daily new cases for two months. The level that the covid 19 level is near to where it was when spain was added to the uk quarantine list, you dont have to be a scientist to look at the figures and look at the graph and see france is really getting to that level of concern and i think we all remember the massive impact it had for brits in spain, the way that announcement was made, very quickly. Lots of people, it would seem, as a country, people love going to france but lots of people who havent been able to go to spain this year have chosen france and look at eurotunnel, people taking their vehicles from the uk to mainland france, their numbers year on year, comparing lastjuly with this july, passenger numbers only down 20 . That is a much less fall compared with the airlines. It did seem lots of people were going to france and if you booked a holiday in france it will be clearly concerning but for now, there are no answers, only the government says france, like all countries, is under review and the government will take action quickly if needed, in the best interests of everyone s health and safety. Joshua holloway lives in ghent in belgium, and had been hoping to visit family in the uk. Joshua, thank you for talking to us today. When were you hoping to come back to the uk, first of all . would back to the uk, first of all . |j would have liked back to the uk, first of all . would have liked to have travelled on wednesday for a long weekend. That would require obviously a quarantine, are you still going to do that . No, it is not worth it. In order to be able to enjoy your time you need to arrive two weeks earlier, to first self isolate before you can see the family or friends that you have been hoping to see. It also has the reverse effect, if my family wish to come and visit me, they would have to self isolate and return to the uk and its very difficult if you have a job. Because it adds two weeks onto whatever holiday time you planned to take. So its a bit of a nightmare. You dont know when you will be able to see family orfriends know when you will be able to see family or friends again. Has this news come as a complete surprise . 0bviously, theres been discussion for a while about rising cases in belgium and whether that would lead to it being added to the quarantine list. No, thats true, its not a com plete list. No, thats true, its not a complete surprise. What i find surprising or confusing is that there is no clear indication from there is no clear indication from the British Government as to what measure they are using to add or remove countries from the list. In other countries, i think in germany, for example, there is a very clear limit of so many cases per hundred thousand triggers our country having to impose a quarantine and conversely, we dont know from the government what figures or criteria they are looking for to return belgium to how it was before, where one can travel without self isolating. You are saying you would like a set figure that is triggered, automatically triggered, a country is added to the quarantine list. You think that would make things clearer for people . I think so and it would make things clearer when a country is likely to be added and removed because she could then, anyone could look at the figures, they are widely available. And you can look at a country thing, they are a bit close to the limit, its probably not wise to the limit, its probably not wise to book travel but if you see their numbers are way down you know, you can be pretty hopeful within a week thatis can be pretty hopeful within a week that is possible. The other issue is the government is adding countries asa the government is adding countries as a whole, in belgium, here, its specific regions or provinces that are added to the list for you cannot travel or you need to quarantine and test. In belgium, the biggest contributor to the figures and the spike we are seeing is coming from antwerp. I guess the counter argument to that, joshua, if you tried to say, for people travelling toa tried to say, for people travelling to a particular area of lets say belgium, you can still go but you cannot go to that area, it creates a lot of confusion, doesnt it . Especially people on holiday, typically, want to travel around a little bit and the government would argue, it has to react quickly to changing situations with a number of cases . That i appreciate and indeed, you are right, if you ban one every other country people can still move about freely but again, belgium is very small. Somebody who is currently belgium who will transit through currently in germany, who will transit through belgium, norman will transit through belgium, norman will know they were there, you cant really prove that. No one will know. As long as the european borders remain open, people are free to move around, especially with a car, it is very easy. Governments and everyone else, we are just depending on people being honest and thinking about everyone else. Reducing the risk for possible which is obviously what you have decided to do, you are not going to travel . No, there is no point any more. You have to be used to the fact that pla nts have to be used to the fact that plants will change rapidly. This isnt the first travel plans of mine that have changed this summer. And i accept this. But for me, i think, the key issue is to have a clear set of figures, rules, guidelines, data from the British Government to make planning just a little bit easier. Joshua, really good to talk to you and thank you. 0ur correspondentjessica parker is in westminster. Jessica, that news about belgium, the bahamas, andorra emerged last night. Theres also a lot of chatter about france could be added to the list, the quarantine list but what are you hearing . What ive heard from government sources is we dont expect a change in france s status imminently but having said that, the caveat is that things can change pretty quickly as they did with spain, for example. It took quite a lot of people by surprise on that saturday, spain was suddenly taken off the travel corridor list. In terms of whether france is being particularly closely monitored as some reports have suggested this morning, what i am given to understand is that all countries that are showing particularly high figures are being closely monitored as people might expect and weve heard before from the department for transport that they keep all countries, all the data under co nsta nt countries, all the data under constant review but this particular issue of france, france is a major holiday destination, second only usually to spain in terms of where people from the uk go abroad, it was put to rishi sunak this morning as to whether france could be soon taken off that exemption list . I cannot speculate, we keep everything under constant revision but i would say to people we are dealing with a Global Pandemic and given that, it does mean there is a risk to travel and travel can be disrupted so people need to be mindful of that, i know its frustrating. But its right we keep things under review and if we think we can improve the Health Security by making changes then of course it is the right thing for us to do so, so people should constantly look at the guidance, see what we are saying and make the best decision they can, knowing we are living in uncertain times. Jessica, i hope you can bring a bit of clarity to a situation we spoke about this morning, we interviewed someone who lives in london, is currently in the netherlands, got there by driving straight through without stopping, through belgium and had been originally planning to do the same on the way back, drive through belgium, no stops, but according to what the department for transport told us this morning, he and his family would still need to quarantine, even if they werent stopping in the country. I think there are some further news emerging on this, isnt there . We are seeking clarity from the department for transport on that particular point because a lot of people might find themselves in that situation, if they had been planning to drive across belgium, not necessarily stop but be en route to another destination in europe so we are hoping to get clarity on that pretty soon but what we do know, for example, if you transit through an airport in belgium, or if you take the train through belgium, you will have to self isolate on your return to the united kingdom. That is because you could come into contact with other people who been out and about in the community in belgium but we will try and get clarity on that specific point as to whether you can try through belgium without stopping and therefore not have to self isolate, we hope to get clarity on that pretty soon. Jessica, thank you. For those of you who have been getting in touch about that particular point, please do keep watching. 0n checking the information from the department for transport, we do not have an exact, fixed position if you are driving through belgium without stopping. More on that soon, i hope. And for viewers in the uk at 12 30 this afternoon well answer your questions on quarantine and travel restrictions. Send them in to us at yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk, or on social media using the hashtag bbcyourquestions. In beirut, police have used teargas to disperse a group of protesters expressing their anger at the government. They had gathered near the parliament, as fury mounts over the way the country is being run and how tuesdays massive explosion in beiruts port could ever have happened. At least 137 people have been killed, many others are still missing and around 5,000 have been imjured. On top of that about a quarter of a million homes have been destroyed. Alanna petroff has more. Night time in beirut, outside parliament. Emotions are running high. Protesters throw objects. Security forces fire back with tear gas. Since the deadly blast on tuesday, leading politicians are nowhere to be seen. Residents say the explosion was symptomatic of neglect and corruption in the political system. People are dead, lives have been ruined, and anger is boiling over. Earlier, when the lebanesejustice minister came out to the streets, a crowd formed and people started yelling. Water bottles were thrown in frustration. And she retreated. Former colonial power france sent in president emmanuel macron. Im not here to help them. Im here to help you. He saw the damage and desperation up close. He was there, others were not. Funerals are providing another outlet for the nations grief and tears. This corporal was donating blood moments before the blast took his life. His sister and those who loved him distraught. Everyone here is grieving in their own way. Homes, shops, livelihoods are gone. For those alive and accounted for aid is coming in. From algeria, Water Bottles and food packages are being stocked up and flown over. Translation a shipment will be sent every day through the military airport until other operations can be set up. In france, the head of Doctors Without Borders says he is concerned about the possibility of Food Shortages and malnutrition. Translation what we must monitor is what the people tell us. For us the priority is to listen to the people and to know exactly what their needs are. We cant invent our own catalogues of humanitarian aid which may not be up to the expectations of the lebanese people. As the aid comes through, volunteers pull together. Theyre out with brooms and shovels to clean up the mess. The broken city is filled with broken glass. But residents push ahead and try to pick up the pieces. Alanna petroff, bbc news. Lets speak now to lawyer Rita Papadopoulou who lives in beirut thank you forjoining us, i spoke to yesterday, good to see you again. Give us a sense of what the last 2a hours have been like for you . First of all, let me tell you this is now a collective experience for everyone. We all go through the shop ina everyone. We all go through the shop in a collective manner, my emotions and feelings reflect what is out there. Go through the shock. The anger has been building in the last 24 anger has been building in the last 2a hours against the Political Class in this country and what has seemed like a terrible, terrible crime and devastation on the city, by way of the negligence and neglect of the Political Class. As people try to cope with the devastation, they also try to make their well known, that they want political change. So you saw yesterday, the demonstrations in downtown beirut and people are desperate and people want change to restore their sense of dignity, to restore their sense of dignity, to restore hope and trust for being able to think of a future for this country and its people. What do you think of the use of tear gas, used against the protesters yesterday . The authorities must know the anger, must see the anger, yet they used that teargas . Yes, i agree with you, i thought of this is unacceptable because its an undignified way to deal with very legitimate demands of the people. And you have to see the line that follows through the 0ctober line that follows through the october 2019 mass uprising, one and a half Million People went on to the streets, one and a half Million People asking for political change. And asking for reforms and they were not delivered. The government fell at the time but the new government has failed to act on the new reforms while the country is collapsing in a multifaceted, complex crisis so the people are very legitimate and protesting. They shouldnt be phased in this way, as if they dont have the right to be in this country, you know what i mean . This isnt the right approach. But this is the sta nce right approach. But this is the stance that astonishingly, elton today, is being taken by the until today, its been taken by the Political Class. President macron, there was quite a lot of presence around that visit yesterday, astonishing to see how people reached out to him. And appealed for help. And he has very firmly said obviously, apart from the initial aid that is going to trusted partners in aid agencies, any further funding would only come after reform. Do you have any confidence that reform will happen and how could it happen, given the amount of distrust that there is among the people for the government . I think there should be a dual approach, one is what president macron said, there should be assurance and monitoring that any help should be channelled directly to people on the ground, local non Governmental Organisations but at the same time, there should be a push towards the government to act as well, in collaboration with those efforts. So any country that sense help, they would do a good job to try to monitor. I know know this help reaches people on the ground but at the same time we need pressure on the government as well act. Thank you so much for talking to us again today. Lets bring you some exclusive pictures. This is a bbc arabic team, which is embedded with a french rescue team at the port area. Its some of the nearest pictures weve seen of the complete destruction the blast caused to the port area. The rescue efforts continuing there. And i think we can possibly go to some live pictures as well . Mangled metal. The various buildings and equipment and structures in the port area, absolutely twisted by the force of that huge blast on tuesday. And of course, from the epicentre of the blast, t