fiona trott, bbc news, lancashire.inning tomorrow, wherejoe biden will be confirmed as the party's nominee for president, in november's election. because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year the event is scaled down and mainly virtual, with speakers giving their addresses from different remote locations. mr biden knows there are some in the party less than enthusiastic about his nomination, particularly on the left. but he's hoping his choice of running mate, senator kamala harris, can help him win the support of minorities and more progressive voters. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. folks, thanks, i understand there are thousands of you on this zoom... campaigning, covid style. this is a socially—distanced fundraiser. but there are no phone banks, just thousands on a zoom call. and since kamala harris joined the ticket, the money's been pouring in. $48 million raised injust 48 hours. the excitement is palpable! at least i'm excited. but enthusiasm is hardly the right word. even among democratic voters, l

fiona trott with that report.ident alexander lukashenko. but he has again defied calls to quit, claiming the nation is under threat from foreign forces. tens of thousands of opposition supporters have joined a "march for freedom", moving through central minsk and chanting that the president should go. meanwhile, in an address to a smaller crowd of several thousand, mr lukashenko called on supporters to defend their country and independence. mr lukashenko says he's worried about nato military exercises being carried out in poland and lithuania, and has reached a security agreement with russia. many in belarus see this as a threat to shut down the protests by force with help from president putin. the bbc‘s abdujalil abdurasulov is in minsk at a pro—government rally. i'm at the main square in the capital minsk. this is a rally in support of president lukashenko. people are coming here bringing flags, the nationalflags of belarus, and gathering in front of the main stage over there where you can hear the music is play

our correspondent fiona trott is in lytham st annes. i asked her why the search was called off.s operation. they took that decision one hour ago. what we have heard over the past hour is that the police have confirmed the names of the boys that everybody was searching for overnight. 18—year—old muhammad shabir and his brother, 16—year—old ali shabir. they are from dewsbury in west yorkshire and we understand that they were here with their family at lytham st annes yesterday enjoying the good weather. we understand that they got into difficulty in the sea. a 15—year—old boy who was with them managed to swim to shore. he's in hospital at the moment being treated for hypothermia, but there has been a massive search. overnight, there were five volunteer lifeboats, the coast guard had the helicopter out, then this morning three more lifeboats were out, a fixed—wing aircraft by the coast guard, police, helicopter too and of course don't forget you will have all the patrols on the ground as well, police patrols, coast guard patrols too but the very latest statement we have from the coa

a third person, their cousin, is recovering after managing to swim to shore. 0ur correspondent fiona trott annes. this is the coast guard office at lytha m this is the coast guard office at lytham st annes and the family of 18—year—old muhammad azhar shabbir and his 16—year—old brother arrived here about an hour ago. they came just minutes after lancashire police confirmed two bodies had been found. it's hard to imagine what the past 24 it's hard to imagine what the past 2a hours have been like for them, since that initial call came in. the start of an 18 hour search. and this was just one part of it. one of these rnli lifeboats was out for 15 hours and was laterjoined by another from blackpool. the coastguard helicopter and ground patrols were also on alert. news of what happened at this busy beach quickly spread. the teenagers' 15—year—old cousin managed to swim ashore. we saw the young lad come back in, he had just trousers on, no top and he was shaking. they took him out of the coastal than with, we think it was his sister, and put him straight in an ambulance. this vast beach is popul

fiona trott, has more details. the start of an 18 hour search. and this was just one part of it.uard helicopter and ground patrols were also on alert. news of what happened at this busy beach quickly spread. the teenagers' 15—year—old cousin managed to swim ashore. we saw the young lad come back in, he had just trousers on, and he was shaking. they took him out of the coastal than with, we think it was his sister, and put him straight in an ambulance. this first beachis straight in an ambulance. this first beach is popular at this time of year, but people who know it well so visitors can get into difficulty. the beach, although it looks flat, is not. if you are on higher ground and looking out to sea, not paying attention to what happens behind you, the water can come in behind you, the water can come in behind you and next minute you know, you've got to at least wade ashore or, if it gets too deep, swim ashore. at lunchtime today, is a difficult decision was made. despite all their efforts, the coast guard suspended the search. and tonight another development. lancashire police