this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. more than 60 people are still missing following tuesday's explosion in beirut. the united nations warns of a humanitarian crisis in lebanon. these are live pictures from the lebanese capital as rescue and clear—up operations continue in the aftermath of tuesday's devastating blast. the uk government increases the pressure on france to stop the large number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats, including record numbers of unaccompanied children. the use of face masks in england and scotland is expanded, with coverings now compulsory at a number of indoor venues. museums, cinemas and a list of other

attractions and business premises will now require you to wear face covering in england and scotland, u nless covering in england and scotland, unless you have an exemption. i met the children? museum in halifax to find out how things are working here. the black box is recovered from the air india plane which skidded off the runway and split into two parts at an airport in kerala, killing at least 20 people, including both pilots. stricter lockdown measures are reinforced in preston following a spike in virus cases in the english city. people are warned to stay away from some of the uk's busiest beaches amid fears over the lack of social distancing as the heatwave continues.

if you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. more than 60 people are still missing in beirut after tuesday's explosion, according to lebanon's interior ministry. at least 154 people are now known to have died and thousands more were injured. meanwhile, ahead of a meeting on sunday of international donors to discuss how to help, the united nations has warned of widespread shortages of medicine and food shortages could soon make things even worse. one of the leaders from a dutch rescue team who have joined dozens of others from around the world to search the rubble, says some buildings remain unstable and search teams can't get into them. buildings, in general, in the area of the explosion are blown away. buildings which are a little bit further away are damaged by glass which was broken, sheeting which came off, so the areas around large buildings are a danger to work again.

we mainly are focused on the harbour area, which was most heavily struck by the explosion. so far, unfortunately, we haven't had the opportunity to save any live victims, but i think we are making good progress. meanwhile, un's high commissioner for human rights says the future for hundreds of thousands in beirut is looking "dire" at the moment. only a swift and huge international response and sustained engagement will prevent many more lives being lost. today, every lebanese is weighing how they will manage going forward after the triple tragedy of the socioeconomic crisis, covid—i9 and the ammonium nitrate explosion. with large swathes of beirut unfit to live in, the country's principal court all but destroyed and the health system on its knees, the situation is really dire. thousands are expected to take to the streets of beirut later in protest as anger rises

against the country's government. it follows a series of anti—government demonstrations that took place on thursday near parliament when demonstrators and security forces clashed. many in lebanon say government negligence led to the explosion. tom bateman joins us now live from beirut. these are live pictures from the site of the blast. tom, another day of devastation in beirut and another day with family wondering where their loved ones are. absolutely. grief and despair have been the overwhelming feelings ever since the blast on tuesday. that has been gradually turning to anger. the key point about today is we're going to see that visibly on the streets of beirut without major anti—government demonstration planned. in terms of

the recovery operation, here at the port itself that work goes on. it has been painstaking. for the relatives, they say it has been far too slow. i was to one man whose relatives wept at the gates of the port for any information on relative still missing. he had a cousin at the port who sent them a message to say he was running towards the fire to help people. i haven't heard from him since. he said authorities have given him no information, even though he has been waiting forfour days and four nights. we have been hearing from the un humanitarian authorities, talking about a dire situation in terms of food and medicine. we know that an international donor conference will happen virtually tomorrow, that is driven by the french. talk us through the hopes that the lebanese

people and the people of beirut cannot have about getting any help. hope is something that has been a pretty short supply. what you do see on the streets is a huge sense of resilience. there was huge appreciation for the international effo rts appreciation for the international efforts which have been flying into beirut airport day after day, not only from elsewhere in the middle east and particularly the gulf states, but also notably from russia and from europe and more promises of help from the us. people are greatly appreciative of that, but they're coming intoa appreciative of that, but they're coming into a situation of complete devastation with the infrastructure itself is super, that it there is very little to grab hold of. what we have seen in its place are effectively people? armies of people coming out to do what they can, like the broomes of beirut, people coming out with their own brooms, shovels and plans, trying to sweep away the rubble. not much of it is being

taken away, so you know see huge piles of wreckage accumulating on street corners. at the same time, people are still trying to get word of those missing, and thousands of injuries, many of which still haven't been properly treated. we are expecting a major demonstration later in the day. to come and talk to us with more as you get. the uk government says it wants france to do more to stop migrants crossing the english channel in small boats, after hundreds have arrived in recent days. local authorities in kent in south—east england say they are having to deal with a record number of children travelling alone. the uk coastguard says it's been dealing with a number of incidents this morning. french police insist they're catching more people attempting to make the trip than ever before. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has this report. a group of migrants making the journey across the channel. but these are just a fraction of the people who made it to the uk this week. more than 130 yesterday, and a new daily record

of 235 on thursday. the home secretary, priti patel, had pledged to crack down on these kinds of crossings, but the tide certainly isn't turning at the moment. now the government is to ask french authorities to take tougher action on migrants trying to reach the uk. writing in the daily telegraph, the immigration minister chris philp says: he also wants french officials to intercept more boats out to sea. but as discussions continue, many more people are likely to make the journey. let's just be very candid about this. these are people from poorer countries who want a better life for themselves. i would probably do the same.

but they are people who have travelled through multiple safe countries. these are relatively wealthy people who have paid people smugglers thousands and thousands of dollars to get there. the numbers of people trying to make the voyage is putting pressure on border force boats. small boat migration has become very popular, and is particularly successful. you only have to try a minority of times to get across on a small boat. chris philp says he will meet french officials soon to discuss what he describes as "dangerous, illegal and unnecessary" crossings. but many others will make the voyage before any agreement is reached. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. simon jones is in dover this morning. what is the situation today? it has

been another busy morning here in dover, hardly surprising when you look at their conditions. it is incredibly calm, perfect for attempting to cross the channel. people doing so are risking their lives crossing the busy shipping lane in the world. the coast guard have been telling us they have dealt with the number of incidents already today and we have seen the border force in action. one of their boats returned to dover towing to dinghies, and we saw a number of people get off the border force boat. we have seen several more people being brought back to shore. yesterday, more than a people managed to make the crossing and this morning we have also had reports of migrants being fined on the streets in folkestone. pressure growing on the politicians, priti patel sank the number getting through really isn't acceptable. she is pointing herfinger at the french saying they need to turn more both

back at sea, they need to better control their coastline. the message from the french seems to be that we need to hand over hard cash for them to do that. britain has given france millions and millions of pounds to tackle this issue, and some here are saying what are we getting for their money? people in the northern english city of preston are being urged to comply with tougher coronavirus restrictions which came into force overnight. the city council says even tougher measures could be needed if the number of cases doesn't fall. friends and families are now banned from meeting in each other‘s houses or gardens or to mix in pubs and restaurants. it follows a spike of cases in the city, particularly among younger people. it is important that we remember that if you are in close contact with members of different households, especially in environments like pubs and clubs where it is possible that the nhibition levels are low, that we need to remain vigilant

that the inhibition levels are low, that we need to remain vigilant because the virus is still with us and if we don't do that now and remain very vigilant, it is only a few weeks away where we have got to open our schools and colleges, so this is part of preparing ourselves. we can speak now to habeeba shaikh, a student who lives in preston. do you take on that message that greater vigilance, tougher restrictions are now necessary? yes, ido restrictions are now necessary? yes, i do think that we need to take more vigilance than we have, especially with lockdown easing kind of. but yes, i think there is more to be done, but i think there is also a bigger responsibility on business owners and restaurants in enforcing these measures, as well. do you think the measures are clear now? urge you all clear about what you are supposed to be doing, and how

did that message about the rules get communicated to you? honestly, i don't think it is that clear still. ifind don't think it is that clear still. i find out about it through some article shared online that was sent to me, but i didn't get anything directly from the council. i think that there should be some clearing up that there should be some clearing up about it. they talked about a social bubble, which nobody really seems to know what that is. in terms of the new rules in preston, do you understand what you are not supposed to do now, and does it have an impact on things you were intending to do until you got the new rules last night? yes, it is lovely weather and everyone was planning to go out and spend time with friends, family, but now we can do that. i have had to cancel plans with my

friends. i was going to see family, younger cousins and nephews. i think now we can't visit other people's houses, we can meet with them and outside places. i'd say places meaning restaurants and stuff like that. we are just hearing from a health official that everybody needs to cooperate, everybody needs to work together and everybody needs to be vigilant together. do you think that everybody you know and everybody you see in the streets and neighbourhoods around you is observing these rules and will observe the new tougher rules?” think observe the new tougher rules?|j think that even in normal lockdown there were people out and about that one complying with it. you cant... who knows whether they would actually do it. thank you for

joining us. i hope you do get a chance to get outside even if you canjoin yourfriends chance to get outside even if you can join your friends and family and into places. thank you. the black box and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from an indian passenger aircraft that crashed in kerala killing more than 20 people, including both pilots. 200 people were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and broke in two. more than 120 people are in hospital. the boeing 737 passengerjet came from dubai and was repatriating passengers who had been stranded overseas due to the coronavirus pandemic. alanna petroff has the latest. the mangled plane, split in two, sits behind closed gates. authorities have sealed it off after a panicked rescue effort. last night in the rain, the plane skidded along the runway and crashed into the valley at the end, splitting apart.

this airport is known as a difficult spot to land in rainy weather. it's not unusual for pilots to fail on their first approach and circle around to try again. the aviation minister says the pilot aborted his first attempt. translation: the weather conditions were unfavourable due to the monsoon. it seems the pilot tried to bring the flight to the end of the runway, but due to slippery conditions, this mishap took place. there is a drop of 35 feet where it fell. investigators will be poring over the wreckage to understand more. they will have a group that looks at flight recorder data. they will have a group that examines the structure of the aircraft to see why some people lived and why some people died. they will have an operations group, which is an important group that will look into how the pilots were trained, how much rest did they get.

immediately after the crash locals rushed in to rescue survivors and take them to nearby hospitals. volunteers did what they could to help, but injuries were severe. some didn't make it. translation: i found a child under a box on the plane. as soon as i picked her up, her head had great injuries. a small child, about one and a half years old. i took the child in the car. if she was in an ambulance maybe she would have survived, but it was a bumpy ride and i was the only driver. i took the child to the hospital, but she died. the last major plane crash in india was back in 2010 in mangalore and the story is similar. the air india flight also came from dubai, overshot the runway and crashed off a cliff. it burst into flames and most passengers were killed. this flight was bringing indians home after they were stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, but now, after months of waiting, many families will be mourning their loved ones instead of rejoicing at their return.

it's already compulsory to wear face coverings on public transport and shops across much of the uk — and from today in england and scotland we will need one in public places like museums and cinemas. we can now talk to our business co—respondent katy austin who is at eureka, the national children's museum in halifax. this children cosmic museum is opening up today after four months. they are limiting the number of people attack and come in at one time, there is extra cleaning taking place and you need to wear a face

covering, unless you have an exemption for health reasons. children under 11 do need to wear one in england, and children under five don't need to in scotland. also on that list of places where you do have to wear a face covering if you are not exempt from wearing one our cinemas. more cinemas across the uk are starting to reopen, staff up comeback from furlough to be trained in the new way of doing things and to welcome customers back. i have been to one cinema to see how things are working there. the big screen is back. ten of cinema chain vue's 90 sites reopened yesterday, including this one in london's shepherd's bush, after four months closed. so are you a little bit excited? too excited, to say a little bit! what are you going to see? i'm going to see dreambuilders! things are different, including one—way systems and enhanced cleaning. booking online and getting your ticket on a mobile phone app are encouraged, and there's no pick ‘n' mix here.

now, in england and scotland's cinemas, face coverings are mandatory — although vue says it won't police them, recognising that some people have valid exemptions. you do need to wear a face covering around most parts of the cinema, but while you're eating or drinking, for example munching your popcorn as you watch the film, you don't need to be wearing it, and seating is allocated in a way that there's a safe distance between different household groups. that does limit how many people can be at a showing. we'll be running at around 50% capacity. it depends on the layout of the screen and the layout of the cinema itself as well, and the nature of the group sizes that come in. but will movie lovers who watched more films on streaming sevices during lockdown, or have enjoyed drive—in events, return the cinema? we know that there is pent—up demand. we're aware that everybody has been sat at home on their sofas. we offer a great out—of—home experience. it's safe, we're open, we're ready for business. so we're looking forward

seeing our customers. vue's phased restart reflects what is happening across the country. last weekend, 272 uk cinema sites were open — around a third of the total. it's thought lockdown cost the industry at least £500 million, and so far box office takings have been low, both because of the lower capacity and because blockbusters have been postponed. there are nine new releases this week, compared to 17 in the same week last year. that might mean a bumper crop in 2021, but one expert says not all cinemas will survive until then. it's a catch—22. reopen and play to limited occupancy levels, which could be as low as 20%, and limited film content coming through, and especially the uk, which has relied heavily on hollywood content as well as a mix of uk content, that's very difficult. or staying closed, which is equally challenging. no revenue, staff

on furlough when the furlough scheme is starting to diminish. the cinema industry is confident people want to return. the big questions are whether they will be keen to see the old favourites currently on offer, and of course how confident they are. well, this museum for children is open again and if i go into the area thatis open again and if i go into the area that is all about the head and the senses, i will find michelle from the museum, who can tell me all about how they have been preparing to reopen. it has been four months of planning and preparation. we have had to make sure that the staff are coming back to a safe environment, and then turn our attention to making sure it is visitors to come back. there are a range of new measures in place. there are. a lot of them are the same for a lot of

visitor attractions now. we are asking visitors to pre—book your ticket. you must have a pre—booked ticket. you must have a pre—booked ticket. that is to ensure we can limit the capacity in the building so we limit the capacity in the building so we know there is a safe number of people in the building at any one time in order to maintain social distancing. the third thing is we have helped oliver cleaning regimes, we have done deep cleans, high—level clea ns, we have done deep cleans, high—level cleans, we have an enhanced cleaning tea m cleans, we have an enhanced cleaning team on site at all times and we are using an antiviral fogging system as well. it is a very interactive museum, lots of signs going on! what has the feedback been from visitors about the need to wear a face covering? very few people have been unhappy about it. people are getting used to the idea and just seeing how they get on with it. we haven't seen a falloff in bookings, we are very busy, and we hope that people do respect that they do need to wear

one and the museum, but also have a fun day. i'm sure that is a message that will be echoed by businesses up and down the country. they want people back, it need people back, but they want people to do that in a respectful way when they arrive. up up to 750,000 virus test kits are to be recalled. they were sent out to ca re be recalled. they were sent out to care homes for individual home testing, but they have to be recalled, this is a uk story, over safety sta nda rds recalled, this is a uk story, over safety standards and certification. users have been asked by the regulator, based in northern ireland, to send them back for further checks. 1.3 million had been sent out, but in mid july the government started raising questions over them. that is now a supply problem, they are saying. a pledge to provide regular testing for care

home residents and staff delay partly because of supply problems with these kits. new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has kicked off her party's election campaign in auckland. labour is riding high in the polls after a successful response to the coronavirus outbreak. before the virus forced new zealand to seal its borders, the polls had pointed to a cliffhanger result on september 19th, but support has swung sharply towards the party as the country eliminated transmission of the virus within months. when people ask is this a covert election, my answer is yes it is, but that does not still mean that there are not still choices to be made. it does not mean that there aren't ideas to be debated, ma nifestos aren't ideas to be debated, manifestos to be discussed. in fact, it is the very reason why this election is more important than

ever. lots more international news coming. you are watching bbc news. a man who was shot at his home in hampshire in south—east england on wednesday afternoon has died in hospital. james nash, a children's author and local parish councillor who was 42, had suffered serious head injuries in the attack in the village of upper enham. the suspected attacker fled on a motorbike and was killed in a crash three miles away. more than 60 homes have been evacuated as crews tackle a huge fire on chobham common in surrey, south of london. smoke could be seen for miles after the fire broke out yesterday lunchtime. some rail services were disrupted and a golf tournament at the nearby wentworth golf club had to be called off. firefighters remain at the scene. the hot weather looks set to continue this weekend

across much of the uk, but there's been a warning to steer clear of packed beaches amid concerns over social—distancing. several resorts urged people to stay away yesterday after overcrowding — and the coastguard said they were called out to dozens of incidents. sophia seth has this report. seeing crowds visit the coast on a hot day is not unusual for our emergency surfaces, but yesterday the uk coastguard had 70 call—outs by midday — and that, they say, is above average for this time of year. and by the early evening, call—outs had more than trebled. with temperatures reaching in excess of 30 degrees celsius in parts of the country, the rnli also called on beach—goers to follow water safety advice. for those people that might be holidaying in the uk for the first time in a while, the beach environment and the ocean environment that we've got here on the north coast of cornwall is very different to some of those holiday destinations in spain in the mediterranean.

so it's really important for us that we are able to help people understand what those differences are and what those challenges are, and we always urge people to swim between the red and yellow flags, which is the area patrolled by our lifeguards. it was notjust warnings in the water. crowds descending onto beaches were advised to keep up their social distance. in some areas of dorset it got so busy beach—goers were told to go home, as resorts and car parks reached capacity. bournemouth, christchurch and poole council's mobile beach app showed 19 of its 2a beaches were under red alert by the afternoon, warning people to avoid the area as safe social distancing would not be possible. but despite being busy, the council said it was manageable, it had extra patrols in place, first aid stations in key locations, and marshals to help with parking. the hot weather is set to continue for this weekend, with a heat health warning from public health england remaining in place.

now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello, there. it was uncomfortably hot yesterday for some people and overnight extremely muggy and humid across the south—east. it is going to continue very hot across the south of the country this weekend, many places will be dry and settled thanks to high pressure. a bit of cloud around close to the east coast through the afternoon, one or two showers developing across north—west england and the north midlands but most places dry and warm, hot again across england and wales, temperatures 33—34 across the south—east. overnight it looks like we will see cloud rolling in off the north sea on this north—easterly breeze. this will blanket in the warmth so another one and muggy night for much of england and wales, a bit fresher for scotland and northern ireland. starting grey for sunday morning across central and eastern areas, maybe some drizzle but as the cloud melts many places will see

the sunshine into the afternoon, again another very warm day especially in the south—east.