my colleague ros atkins has continuing coverage here on bbc news.pital, beirut. this is like pictures coming to us at the moment. as you can see, night has fallen but the area affected is being lit up by multiple fires which continue to burn, and with the light of those fires, you can just burn, and with the light of those fires, you canjust about burn, and with the light of those fires, you can just about make out some of the damage to buildings and there will be many, many damaged buildings, because the scale of this explosion is quite extraordinary. if you have not seen the pictures, let me show you what happened a little bit earlier. i did a lot of us, we first saw this, could not quite believe it was real, such was its scale, but these pictures have been verified. you can see a fire burning there, already of significance size, and then, suddenly, a far extraordinary moment. and as you can see, that explosion clearly affecting a huge area around what is the port area of beirut. we know that every has been completely cordoned off now by the autho

. >> i'm ros atkins. the former governor of spain has been linked to a corruption scandal.he united states is preparing foron -- the number of cirus death in ironic is three times higher than what has been reported. in italy, genoa's bridge has been replaced fromllhe one that sed two years ago. welcome to this edition of "outside source." fother king has been under pressure for weeks after being uilinked to a corruption i, and he has written to his son full ebay- his son saying departing the country. says i inform you of my decision to go into exile outside of spain. he says he will be available hiosecutors need to contac in june, spain'r's s court opened an investation into his involvement into the real contract in saudi arabia. we have the latest. >> it is interesting trying to interpret it. there was a letter om father to a son, making clear the allegations at a time when he was licking himself, -- when he was the king himself, trying to he makes it clear the allegations against him are very publicnd damaging, and he says is for him to go to sowhere else, to leave the co

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the president of belarus says he's willing to offer new elections the uk government makes an embarassing u—turn on exam results —— pupils will now get the grades given to them by their school or college. and in the us, democrats prepare to anoint presidential nomineejoe biden at a virtual national conference welcome. the president of belarus has discussed holding fresh elections — eventually — as pressure mounts on the country's leadership. these are some pictures of protests from minsk earlier today. the protests began more than a week ago, over claims the election had been rigged, and have gathered pace despite mass arrests. president alexander lu kashenka has ruled the country since 1994, and according to the official result won the presidential election with eighty percent of the vote. until now he's held firm on the poll, even earlier today telling factory workers: "we held the election. until you kill me, there will be no other election". but he was jeered and heckled — here's w

hello i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source. a massive explosion rocks the lebanese

hello, i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source. the former king of spain, juan carlos, has said he's decided to leave the country after being linked to an alleged corruption scandal. new 90 minute tests for coronavirus and flu are to be rolled out next week in hospitals in england. the bbc‘s seen evidence that the number of coronavirus deaths in iran is nearly three times higher than what's been officially reported. in italy, genoa's new bridge is officially reopened, replacing the one that collapsed two years ago. we start in spain. former king juan carlos says he's leaving the country. he's been under pressure for weeks after being linked to a corruption inquiry and now he's written to his son felipe, to whom he handed power 6 years ago, to say he's departing. in the letter he writes: "guided by the conviction to best serve the people of spain, its institutions, and you as king, i inform you of my decision at this time to go into exile outside spain." he also says he'll be available if prosecutors need to contact him. we'll see i

hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to outside source. a massive explosion rocks the lebanese capital of beirut, with reports at least 30 people are dead. i lost my hearing for a few seconds. i knew something was wrong, and then suddenly, the glass just shattered all over the car. the cars around us, the shops, the stores, the buildings. just glass going down from all over the buildings. it's not know what caused the blast at beirut‘s port, but windows were shattered across the city amid reports of many walking wounded. also in the news today... scientists warn the uk government needs to improve the test and trace system before schools re—open or risk a second wave far greater than the first. we're lower than the world. lower than the world? lower than europe. in what? take a look. president trump argues that america is handling the pandemic better than other countries, as the number of reported infections in america nearly 4.8 million. welcome. we're starting outside source with a developing story out of lebanon. these pictures are comin