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Here to take in the sunshine and feed the famous barbary macaques, and it's not hard to see why this rock has been such a prized military asset too, especially during the second world war. up here on top of the rock, you really get a sense of why this was so strategically important during the war. as we follow the map, you can see the mountains of africa to one side, and we've got spain on the other side of the rock, and of course the entrance to the mediterranean from the atlantic, so a really important place, this. inside the rock itself, work has been going on which is revealing 1000 years ...

But before lockdown, christa headed there to discover some of its hidden past. this tiny territory on europe's southern tip has been the subject of fierce diplomatic wrangling for years. spain claims sovereignty, but it's been ruled by britain since 1713. tourists have always come here to take in the sunshine and feed the famous barbary macaques, and it's not hard to see why this rock has been such a prized military asset too, especially during the second world war. up here on top of the rock, you really get a sense of why this was so strategically important during the war. as we follow the ma...

The little they had is now lost. they are still searching for bodies, but now they are using dogs that find human remains instead of those that search for survivors. there is no greater symbol of this country's dysfunction than this disaster. but for years, lebanon has been buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. but it is this catastrophe which has brought the country to its knees. france's emergency workers are lending a hand. and it wants the world to pledge millions, but only if lebanese politicians break the corrupt habits of a lifetime. beirut is in pieces. the cost of rebuil...

The subject of fierce diplomatic wrangling for years. spain claims sovereignty, but it's been ruled by britain since 1713. tourists have always come here to take in the sunshine and feed the famous barbary macaques, and it's not hard to see why this rock has been such a prized military asset too, especially during the second world war. up here on top of the rock, you really get a sense of why this was so strategically important during the war. as we follow the map, you can see the mountains of africa to one side, and we've got spain on the other side of the rock, and of course the entrance to ...

Watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. the french president, emmanuel macron, has warned that lebanon must not be allowed to slide into chaos following tuesday's blast in the capital beirut. he was speaking at a virtual donor conference, cohosted with the united states, which received close to $300 million in pledges. 0fficials now say 220 people died and more than 7,000 were injured in the explosion at the main port. 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, has more from beirut. lebanon is a hard coun...