jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut.s, still to come: swirling in the clouds above venus — the extraordinary possibility of life? 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. there's people alive and there's people not alive. we just can help and give whatever we got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monaco, at the church where she married prince ranier, 26 years ago. it looked as though they had come to fight a war. but their mission is to bring peace to east timor, and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been forcefully presented by mr badinter, the justice minister. he has campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton has spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she has become a saint, it is expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local busin

jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut.he sunshine in france which is in the midst of an autumn heatwave. 1015 degrees above average. a number of september heat records were recorded on monday. 45.6 degrees since 1961. beaches remain open but not more than ten people can gather in public spaces because of the virus. the hopes of the president returning to cote d'ivoire boosted by two of his rivals being barred from standing by the constitutional court. both men have convictions and are barred from standing with a criminal record. last month the president said he would stand again. the former fifa secretary has gone on trial on corruption charges. he faces charges of corruption. they say it has helped win the wellbore in exchange for a villa in sardinia. —— the world cup bid. much of china has returned to a more normal pace of life after authorities began relaxing coronavirus lockdowns in late spring. but as many cities have found out, loosened containment measures can be short—lived. in june, beijing experienced a sudden su

jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut.atty: situation in lebanon is so fragile, a the people are suffering so much, and it is very clear who they blame, but corrupt political system and corruption amongoliticians. the scenes are apocalyptic. the sky is red and smoke fills the air. the west coast of a assidents of wildfires rage throu the neighborhoods. president trump flew there today and found record 5 million acres burned across then reg and thousands of homes destroyed. our correspondent aleem maqbool joins us from eagle creek morgan. i think we are used est fires in california, but i was think of oregon as damp and wet and rainy and not a place for forest fires. and yet there you are with us tonight. alee that is why so many people have been caughtn nawares herel were gone-in particular for-- in oregon in particular. there are many people i've spoken to o said in living mory they never expected something like this somewhere like this. across this region, more than 90 major wildfires are still luburning, ing some close

jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut. more normal pace of life since some lockdowns were relaxed in spring. but as many cities have found, that relaxation may only be brief and containment can come back, very fast. injune, beijing saw a sudden surge of cases linked to a wholesale market. authorities immediately quarantined close contacts, locked down nearby areas, and mass tested residents. the bbc‘s china correspondent stephen mcdonell explores the new ‘normal‘ in beijing. anyone who has been to beijing and has had a look around this area of the city, would not recognise this intersection. this is more like the beijing we are used to, plenty of life. it is actually a bit hard to ci’oss it is actually a bit hard to cross the road sometimes. when you talk to most people here, there is an overwhelming feeling that the emergency is over and, if you look around the city and see how bustling it is becoming again, there is every reason to believe that is in fact true. so lessons, until we get the vaccine, there is no nowhere wa

jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut. covid—i9 that uses artificial antibodies is about to be tested in uk hospitals. mono—clonal antibodies are made in laboratories, and it's hoped they will boost the effect of the antibodies that occur naturally in people infected with coronavirus. some 2,000 patients will be given the treatment to see if it's effective at fighting the virus. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. antibodies are the warriors of the immune system, playing a vital role by attacking the coronavirus. now they are being harnessed in a promising new treatment. currently, there are very few medicines to help covid—i9 patients. the most successful was discovered by the uk's recovery trial. now it will be testing antibodies made in the laboratory called monoclonal antibodies. they'll be given to thousands of patients in uk hospitals to see if they work. i think the reason that monoclonal antibodies are so exciting is that this is the first type of treatment that is targeted for this specific virus.

jeremy bowen, bbc news, beirut.ificial antibodies is about to be tested in uk hospitals. monoclonal antibodies are made in laboratories and it's hoped they will boost the effect of the antibodies that occur naturally in people infected with coronavirus. some 2,000 patients will be given the treatment to see if it's effective at fighting the virus. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. antibodies are the warriors of the immune system, playing a vital role by attacking the coronavirus. now they are being harnessed in a promising new treatment. currently, there are very few medicines to help covid—i9 patients. the most successful was discovered by the uk's recovery trial. now it will be testing antibodies made in the laboratory called monoclonal antibodies. they'll be given to thousands of patients in uk hospitals to see if they work. i think the reason that monoclonal antibodies are so exciting is that this is the first type of treatment that is targeted for this specific virus. there are lots of good re