i'm tim willcox. shortly we'll be crossing to the white house where president trump is expected to hold a news conference. it is scheduled for now but he is often a few minutes late. we will be crossing to that because it follows joe biden, presidential candidate, making a very strong campaign speech earlier today. blaming donna chung for a divided nation. —— donald trump. law and order very much a campaign issue at the moment. joe biden had intended to start his campaign and proper in a few days‘ time but had been brought that forward because of the attacks made by president trump recently on the democrats reputation and history of law and order, the two states where there's been a lot of writing the last couple of weeks. democrat—controlled and president trump is attacking the governors of the states. but before that, it's time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomor

i'm tim willcox.rder the focal point of their race for the white house, trading blows on what they say are their different approaches. donald trump is determined to instill fear in america. that's what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to — fear. but i believe americans are stronger than that. mr trump is having his say at the white house. we'll look at both of their arguments. also ahead: a country on the edge of bankruptcy, a capital wrecked by a deadly explosion in the port, and factions facing off against each other — does lebanon's new prime minister have the toughest

i'm tim willcox. 40 figures from iran. bbc in phase -- investigation finds the numb of dots from the coronavirus is nearly three times higher than the government claims. the changing face of summer in france. how rules of masks have made the vacation a bit less relaxed. talks on going afteru.s. lawmakh a deal on more relief money for unemployed americans. plus, tributes for the nobel peace prize winner whope h end the troubles in northern ireland who has died at the age of 83. heo for all of you watching on pbs and around the world, welcome to "erc world news a." there are more than 18 million recorded coronavirus cases around the world, and as the numbers grow, the databe itself mes politicized. in the u.s., president trump claims covid-19 cases are increasi testing, but we start tonight in iran where a bbc investigation found the number of deaths is far higher than the official number. the health ministry denies this. from the bbc's persian service, we have this story. rerter: gasping for air in the last hours of life. c

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines at 2.n universities in september will be too dangerous without a coronavirus testing programme. we are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of coronavirus in the uk. we need to make sure our campus is covid safe. we have taken a lot of measures to protect with hand sanitisers and so on. deep cleaning of our residences when we need to.

i‘m tim willcox. months of speculation and 84 days before election day the democratic nomineejoe biden has picked his running mate. and if elected senator kamala harris is set to make history as the first black female vice president in the nation‘s history — and the first african american to hold the position. the daughter of immigrants — ms harris was only the second african american women ever elected to the senate. taking to twitterjoe biden said — "i have the great honor to announce that i ve picked @kamalaharris — a fearless whilst kamala said she‘s honored to join joe biden as our party‘s nominee for vice president, and do what it takes to make him our commander—in—chief. president trump on the other hand taking no time to criticise the choice — he took to twitter minutes after the annoucement with a new video denoucing kamala harris and joe biden... voters rejected harris. they smartly spotted a phony. but notjoe biden, he‘s not that smart. biden calls himself a transition candidate. he is hand

this is bbc news — i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldpresident trump is escorted from a white house briefing — after security shoot an armed suspect, outside the building. it was in the actual shooting and someone has been taken to the hospital. protests on the streets of beirut as the entire lebanese government steps down after last week's explosion. in belarus — clashes continue between police and protesters, angry at sunday's disputed presidential poll. and — new research suggests so much ice has melted in antarctica since the mid nineties, it could fill the grand canyon. hello. we start with breaking news from washington: president trump has just reuturned to the press room at the white house after he was suddenly told to leave mid way through a press conference. this is what happened. president trump has just confirmed that there was a shooting outside the white house. here's what the president had to sayjust moments ago. it looks like we're going to be topping records hopefully soon. excuse me. he was out for a few minutes with the

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. none unconventional virtual convention for the us democratic party. joe biden is just hours from being formally nominated as the party pots a presidential candidate. a major u—turn across the uk on dealing with the impact of coronavirus on school exams. pupils will no longer have results decided by an algorithm. opposition protesters in belarus have held a ninth night of protests against president alexander lu kashenko, whose re—election has been widely condemned as fraudulent. and brazil's vice president has defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic despite being the worst hit country outside of the us. hello and welcome to bbc news. the democratic party in the us is about to begin its convention, the glossy event that's designed to drum up support forjoe biden and formally nominate him as the party's candidate. but this year the four—day jamboree will take place almost entirely online due to the pandemic. it will be based in wisconsin, a key swing state, but instead of the u

i'm tim willcox.ar of words — joe biden and donald trump put law and order at the centre of the race for the white house. donald trump is determined to instill fear in america. that's what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to — fear. but i believe americans are stronger than that. for months, joe biden has given moral aid and comfort to the vandals, repeating the monstrous lie that these were peaceful protests. they're not peaceful protests. that's anarchy. does this man have the toughest politicaljob in the world? we look at the challenge facing the new prime minister of lebanon. a cluster of suspected coronavirus cases, after passengers on a plane carrying them home from greece don't bother to put masks on during the flight. it's quite scary, to be honest. as soon as we boarded, we realise that many of the passengers hadn't really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. hello, welcome to bbc news. the democratic presidential candidatejoe biden has accused donald trump of sto

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines at 2. university lecturers warn that plans to reopen universities in september will be too dangerous without a coronavirus testing programme. we are really worried that we could see universities becoming the care home of any second wave of coronavirus in the uk. we need to make sure our campus is covid safe. we have taken a lot of measures to protect with hand sanitisers and so on. deep cleaning of our residences when we need to. thousands of anti—government demonstrators are gathering in minsk to protest at what they believe is the rigged re—election of the belarus prime minister. european countries are urged to offer "a place of safety" to hundreds of migrants — rescued by ships in the mediterranean — including one paid for by the street artist banksy. the m—year—old, who started piano lessons at the end of last year, and spent lockdown practising, has achieved the highest piano grade possible. the design of the spitfire and the untold story of 13—year—old hazel hill who helped win a war.

fash spoke to my colleague tim willcox about how well the scheme has worked. deal, the deal for lifetime and it's been busier. because of it, we've managed to employ more staff and i've brought all my staff back now and it's really good, it has helped us tremendously. that's great because the hospitality sector, under 1.5 million people off work because of the furlough scheme. you've taken them back. this scheme is coming to an end, can you keep those people on, do you think? yes, i think so. i'm very optimistic. because of this scheme, now we are a lot busier and we can see grand parents are coming back with her grandchildren so we are busy at the minute and i don't see any reason why it should slow down and i think i can see a good future. did it encourage people who are perhaps a little timid about venturing out to go out into a restau ra nt venturing out to go out into a restaurant such as yours and eat, and the financial incentive giving them more courage as it were to go out and socialise? it has definitely been the case. the start of the week, monday, t

i'm tim willcox. day two of the virtual convention — joe biden will be formally picked as the democratic party's election nominee. his wife, jill, and former us president bill clinton are due to give keynote speches. —— keynote addresses. the us postmaster general says he's suspending changes to the postal service — after claims he was trying to interfere in november's presidential election. mali's president and prime minister are arrested by the military — in an apparent coup attempt. researchers uncover the unseen scale of plastic pollution clogging the atlantic ocean. and — an unwelcome spotlight on the us chat show hosted by ellen degeneres — as three top producers are fired for misconduct. hello and welcome. the scaled down democratic convention continues in a few hours' time, again mainly virtually and streamed. speakers include former president bill clinton and former secretary of statejohn kerry. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan is in wilmington, delaware. i asked her what the theme will be on day tw

i'm tim willcox.sive explosion has torn through the lebanese capital beirut, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 3700. it's not yet known what caused the explosion but lebanon's prime minister says his country is facing a catastrophe and beirut is in mourning. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. just to warn you — his report contains distressing images. explosion. it was a massive explosion. shouting. another view from the bay. and from the streets. what happened 7 oh, my god! oh, my god. it looks as if dozens are dead and several thousand injured. and a country already deep in crisis has been hit by a catastrophe. translation: i don't know what happened. i was fishing. i heard there was a fire. i turned and started to head home. i heard something explode and then this happened. this was the fire in beirut port. the flashes, they say, wear fireworks. then something much bigger ignited. lebanon's interior minister told local media it was alarm bell. this is downtown beirut, close

this is bbc news i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. making history — the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, chooses african—american senator, kamala harris — as his running mate for november s us election. they take on donald trump in three months time — his campaign team has already weighed in, saying ‘americans will resoundingly reject‘ the pair at the ballot box. the main opposition leader in belarus flees the country after disputing the presidential election result. the people of beirut observe a minute's silence — marking the moment an explosion ripped through the city — one week earlier. the hong kong pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai, is released on bail — 2a hours after his arrest under the national security law, imposed by china. hello and welcome to bbc news. after months of speculation and 84 days before election day the democratic nomineejoe biden has selected the california senator, kamala harris, as his running mate against donald trump for november's election. ms harris, who's fifty—five, is the first black w

this is bbc news i‘m tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the worldtake on donald trump in three months time — his campaign team has already weighed in, saying ‘americans will resoundingly reject‘ the pair at the ballot box. the main opposition leader in belarus flees the country after disputing the presidential election result. the people of beirut observe a minute‘s silence — marking the moment an explosion ripped through the city — one week earlier. the hong kong pro—democracy activist, jimmy lai, is released on bail — 24 hours after his arrest under the national security law, imposed by china. hello and welcome to bbc news. after months of speculation and 84 days before election day the democratic nomineejoe biden has selected the california senator, kamala harris, as his running mate against donald trump for november‘s election. ms harris, who‘s fifty—five, is the first black woman

could be hit with £10,000 fines earlier our correspondent andy moore explained to my colleague tim willcoxsed. these the fines will be imposed. new finds came into fort on these new finds came into force on friday, announced by the home secretary priti patel. up to £10,000 for people organising these illegal events and west yorkshire police have been very quick off the mark, they have already find eight people. that full amount, £10,000, and 15 people the lesser amount of £1000 for attending events but despite fines like that and people have been warned, a lot of events as you say going on around the country. one in branwen on the edge of wales, about 3000 people attending that one. these are pictures of an event at, near the ancient fleet mines in thetford forest. that one's being dealt with by norfolk police. up to 500 people in attendance there, you can see some of the vehicles that have been abandoned. up to about 100 vehicles parked illegally on the site. a lot of police resources involved the national police air service, drone unit, dogs, et cetera et cetera. that is the event in nor

i'm tim willcox. million dollar corruption allegations — announces he's leaving the country. 1 million workers are asked to stay at home in australia's second city, melbourne, as it fights a rise in new coronavirus infections. new 90—minute tests for coronavirus and flu are to be rolled out next week, mostly in hospitals in england. and tributes tojohn hume, the nobel peace prize winner who helped end the troubles in northern ireland, who has died at the age of 83.

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.being formally nominated as the party pots a presidential candidate. a major u—turn across the uk on dealing with the impact of coronavirus on school exams. pupils will no longer have results decided by an algorithm. opposition protesters in belarus have held a ninth night of protests against president alexander lu kashenko, whose re—election has been widely condemned as fraudulent. and brazil's vice president has defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic despite being the worst hit country outside of the us.

i'm tim willcox.carlos, the former king of spain, says he's leaving the country, weeks after being linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. in a letter to his son, king felipe, juan carlos said he'd taken the decision to help his heir carry out his duties as monarch, as our correspondent nick beake explains. it's interesting trying to interpret this. it is, on the face of it, a letter from a father to a son, making clear that the allegations at a time when he, of course, was the king himself, juan carlos, are detracting from the current institution and the way they are trying to rebuild and salvage reputation. he makes it clear that the allegations against him are very public and they are damaging and he says the best thing is for him to go to somewhere else, to leave the country, so that his son is able to govern, to reign in a way that he describes as being tranquil, so that is his intention, that is his hope, whether or not that is the case we shall see. even though he is leaving the cou

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.nt shock waves across the city. translation: i don't know what happened. i was fishing. i heard there was a fire. i turned and started to head home and heard something explode, and then this happened. in china — a formerfashion model handcuffed to his bed for so—called re—education — rare footage of the uighur ethnic minorities held in secretive detention centres. lower than europe... president trump struggles

i'm tim willcox. spain's former king, juan carlos — at the centre of multi million dollar corruption allegations — announces he's leaving the country. 1 million workers are asked to stay at home in australia's second city, melbourne, as it fights a rise in new coronavirus infections. new 90—minute tests for coronavirus and flu are to be rolled out next week, mostly in hospitals in england. and tributes tojohn hume, the nobel peace prize winner who helped end the troubles in northern ireland, who has died at the age of 83. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. juan carlos, the former king of spain, says he's leaving the country, weeks after being linked to an investigation into alleged corruption. in a letter to his son, king felipe, juan carlos said he'd taken the decision to help his heir carry out his duties as monarch, as our correspondent nick beake explains. it's interesting trying to interpret this. it is, on the face of it, a letter from a father to a son, making c

i'm tim willcox.s determined to instill fear in america. that's what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to — fear. but i believe americans are stronger than that. for months, joe biden has given moral aid and comfort to the vandals, repeating the monstrous lie that these were peaceful protests. they're not peaceful protests. that's anarchy. does this man have the toughest politicaljob in the world? we look at the challenge facing the new prime minister of lebanon. a cluster of suspected coronavirus cases, after passengers on a plane carrying them home from greece

my colleague tim willcox asked him whether he welcomed borisjohnson‘s intervention., teachers, to sort it out, but in principle, absolutely, i think we should be prioritising children returning to school. i don't think a set up where we are all worried about the rising infection, that we have got everybody heading off to the beach, we have got everybody heading off to the pub, that it's reasonable for that to happen, and schools to be closed. i don't think that makes sense at all. have you made all the preparations that you've been told you have to make for the schools to open properly next month? presumably you've had some key workers‘ kids, have you, up until now? yeah, we've been open every day since march. we are close to the summer, but, yeah, i make a point of doing what i'm told, so that's been... we have left that ready for september, in accordance with the latest guidance that we were given injuly, to reduce the risk of transmission is as much as possible, we have got that ready to go. how many children have you gotten your school, and just when you looking

fash spoke to my colleague tim willcox. it has been a great help.ing to an end, will you be able to keep those people on? yes, i think so. i am very optimistic because of the scheme we are a lot busier and we can see grandparents coming back with the grandchildren so we are doing really well at the minutes and i do not see any reason why it should slow down. i think i can see a good future. do you think it encouraged people who were a little timid about venturing out to go out into a restaurant like yours to eat and the financial incentive gave them a bit more courage as it were to go out and socialise? it has definitely been the case. the first week when we started monday, tuesday, wednesday the rest of the week was quieter but now we find the rest of the week is busy as well. you can see a lot of regular customers coming back. and they tell me exactly the same thing. you sound very upbeat but has this cost you a lot of money in terms of savings you might have had which you have built up over the last few years? absolutely. obviously we had to use

earlier, tim willcox spoke to the barristerjolyon maugham.ests of the public. they are helping six pupils to bring a claim against quual. tim asked him whether he had any sympathy with the regulator. so, quual have a number of statutory objectives. they have statutory objectives, as you rightly point out, to protect against grade inflation but they also have statutory objectives to retain public confidence in the a—level system, and they also have a statutory objective to ensure grades are accurate. basically, what they have done is prioritising protecting against grade inflation even at the cost of inaccurate grades which, as we have heard and are hearing time and time again, are hitting hardest exceptional students in weaker schools and indeed giving a boost to poorer students in very often very successful private schools, and that is exactly the opposite of what we should want to see happening. it seems to us at the good law project that a good system would have allowed a little bit of grade inflation in this exceptional coronavirus year —

i'm tim willcox.ire lebanese government has stood down following last tuesday's catastrophic explosion in beirut. the prime minister said it was the result of endemic corruption which is "bigger than the state" itself. angry protests have continued at the government's handling of the crisis, as the country faces economic collapse and food shortages. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville is in beirut some adjudged that they cannot distinguish when they have a government and when they do not. protesters were celebrating tonight and they see this is only the beginning of a long process. they wa nt to beginning of a long process. they want to speak of the problem and to go in there when the president to leave too. my report contains images that some may find disturbing. inch by inch, lebanon is falling apart. they knew their government was finished but still, they want more. even among the tear gas, these protesters can almost smell gaging tit; e§l§§ l§§9fi§fi§ iii-el?!" "77777 7 77 t t

i'm tim willcox. joe biden and donald trump make law and order the focal point of their race for the white house, trading blows on what they say are their different approaches. donald trump is determined to instill fear in america. that's what his entire campaign for the presidency has come down to — fear. but i believe americans are stronger than that. mr trump is having his say at the white house. we'll look at both of their arguments. also ahead: a country on the edge of bankruptcy, a capital wrecked by a deadly explosion in the port, and factions facing off against each other — does lebanon's new prime minister have the toughest politicaljob in the world? and also ahead: a cluster of suspected coronavirus cases, after passengers on a plane carrying them home from greece don't bother to put masks on during the flight. it was quite scary, to be honest. as soon as we boarded, we realised that many of the passengers hadn't really been educated about the wearing face masks. —— of face masks. hello, and

i'm tim willcox with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a massive blast in the lebanese capital beirut leaves more than 70 people dead and thousands injured — the explosion in the port sent shock waves across the city. translation: i don't know what happened. i was fishing. i heard there was a fire. i turned and started to head home and heard something explode, and then this happened. in china — a formerfashion model handcuffed to his bed for so—called re—education — rare footage of the uighur ethnic minorities held in secretive detention centres. lower than europe... president trump struggles in an interview as he tries to defend his handling of the coronavirus crisis and — why the latest issue of british vogue is making history, in front of — and behind the camera. a massive explosion has torn through the lebanese capital beirut, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 4,000 others. many people are still missing, believed to be trapped under the rubble. the blast, in the port area, was so powerful that it caused extensive damag