they need this is bbc news - i'm lewis vaughan jones —— this is bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones withatest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. nasa astronauts splash down to earth after the first ever commercial crewed mission to the international space station. it took years to get here. we brought the capability back to america and we came home safely to our families. a bbc investigation has found the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher than admitted. covid—19 restrictions are tightened in the capital region of the philippines to tackle a surge in cases. and a dramatic end to the british grand prix as lewis hamilton wins with a puncture on the final lap. for the first time since the apollo programme 45 years ago, an american spacecraft has landed safely with a splashdown in the sea. the commercially—owned capsule carrying astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken launched for the international space station in may. it's all part of nasa's plan to hand over such flights to private companies. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: president trump brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates, israel's prime minister calls it an historic breakthrough. i believe there is a good chance we will soon see more arab countries joining this expanding circle of peace. israel has agreed to delay plans to annex more palestinian land, but the palestinian president calls the deal a betrayal of his people's cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. his arrest in his own words, hong kong newspaper owner jimmy lai describes being detained under the territory's new security law. are you scared? no, i'm not. why should i be scared? israel and the united arab emirates have signed a peace treaty that will open the way to the two countries signing deals in areas such as trade, tourism, investment and security. as part of the us—mediated deal announced by president trump, israel will put on hold its plans t

bye—bye. —— i'm lewis vaughan jones. hello there.s have slowly been coming down, something a bit more comfortable both by day and by night. although we'll hold on to the humidity across england and wales as we head on into this weekend. but for this weekend, it's generally pretty similar to how the last few days have been. rather cloudy, a bit of sunshine in northern and western areas. humid in england and wales, where we'll continue to see showers and thunderstorms at times. now on saturday, the pressure chart shows higher pressure to the north, lower pressure to the south. that's why we'll start off with showers and thunderstorms across some southern portions of wales and southern england. further north, it'll be rather grey, pretty much grey everywhere, but the sunshine will break through central and western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, perhaps a few sunny spells across the south—east of england. this is where we'll see some of the heaviest of the downpours into the afternoon. temperatures low to mid—20s where y

i'm lewis vaughan jones. splashdown! nasa astronauts splash down to earth after the first ever commercial crewed mission to the international space station. residents of melbourne, australia are waking up under the country's toughest coronavirus measures yet. a bbc investigation has found the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher than admitted. and a dramatic end to the british grand prix as lewis hamilton wins with a puncture on the final lap. nine weeks after the first commercial rocket to carry astronauts was launched to the international space station, the mission was completed when the craft splashed down in the gulf of mexico. it's the first space capsule to land in water in 45 years, ending a test flight for the new astronaut taxi service provided by the californian firm, space x. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. 200 metres. brace for splashdown. copy, braced for splashdown. history in the making as the dragon capsule returns home. as you can see on your screen, w

i'm lewis vaughan jones. president trump brokers a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates, israel's prime minister calls it an historic breakthrough. i believe there is a good chance we will soon see more arab countries joining this expanding circle of peace. israel has agreed to delay plans to annex more palestinian land, but the palestinian president calls the deal a betrayal of his people's cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. and, 75 years since the end of world war ii in the pacific, we look at japan's journey from bitter enemy to close ally of the west. in what's being seen as an historic agreement, israel and the united arab emirates have reached a deal to normalise relations. donald trump made the announcement at the white house, saying israel would now suspend plans to further annex parts of the occupied west bank. the uae is first arab gulf state to agree to formal diplomatic ties with i

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.ur top stories: chanting striking in support of the protesters. workers in belarusjoin the public outcry over disputed elections, as more stories emerge of torture and abuse by police. politics and the post office: how the mail has become a divisive issue in the lead—up to the us presidential election. a desperate dash to the french port of calais — as britons scramble to get home before the uk's new quarantine measures come into force. and a lesson in public health management: how images from a crowded school hallway in the us state of georgia have reignited the conversation over opening schools. the president of belarus has failed to suppress the demonstrations that have erupted across the country calling for him to quit, despite a violent response from the security forces. they've continued for a sixth day and more testimony is emerging from protesters who'd been detained for several days, alleging serious human rights abuses. alexander lu kashenko says forces outside the country ar

i am lewis vaughan jones can get me online on twitter.brings some weather deja vu, with temperatures soaring once again. one week on from well, last friday, this is how it looked at the start of the day. the uk was set to record its third—highest temperature on record. so, here we go again this friday. heat surging up from the south. not everybody‘s going to get it, but the hottest area — around london — could reach 36 celsius. and unlike last friday, this is the start of several days of heat, so for parts of england and perhaps wales, the start of a heat wave. but, again, not everybody will get it. this weather front for northern ireland, into scotland, will bring some outbreaks of rain and keep temperatures into the low 20s. pretty warm and muggy start to friday. and some cloud around, a lot of sunshine from the word go through central and eastern england. but for northern ireland and scotland, here comes the rain. maybe some heavy and thundery bursts pushing eastwards during the day. i think parts of the east and south—east of scotland

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. striking in support of the protesters: workers in belarusjoin the public outcry over disputed elections, as more stories emerge of torture and abuse by police. politics and the post office: how the mail has become a divisive issue in the lead—up to the us presidential election. a desperate dash to the french port of calais, as britons scramble to get home before the uk's new quarantine measures come into force. taking his place at the surrender table... and japan prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of its defeat in the second world war. hello and welcome to bbc news. the belarusian president says forces outside the country are behind the protests against his disputed election victory. alexander lukashenko has warned people not to take part in demonstrations against him, but they have continued for a sixth day. just a quick warning, some of the pictures we are about to show you are upsetting. there's growing concern over the police brutality against protestors, thousands of whom were

they need this is bbc news - i'm lewis vaughan jones —— this is bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones withstronauts splash down to earth after the first ever commercial crewed mission to the international space station. it took years to get here. we brought the capability back to america and we came home safely to our families. a bbc investigation has found the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher than admitted. covid—i9 restrictions are tightened in the capital region of the philippines to tackle a surge in cases.

i am lewis vaughan jones and this is bbc news. goodbye. hello.n. one week on from last friday, this is how it looked at the start of the day. the uk was set to record its third—highest temperature on record. so, here we go again this friday. heat surging up from the south. not everybody‘s going to get it, but the hottest area — around london — could reach 36 celsius. and unlike last friday, this is the start of several days of heat, so for parts of england and perhaps wales, the start of a heat wave. but, again, not everybody will get it. this weather front for northern ireland, into scotland, will bring some outbreaks of rain and keep temperatures into the low 20s. pretty warm and muggy start to friday. some cloud around, a lot of sunshine from the word go through central and eastern england. but for northern ireland and scotland, here comes the rain. maybe some heavy and thundery bursts pushing eastwards during the day. i think parts of the east and south—east of scotland will stay largely dry until the evening. there may well be some misty low

i'm lewis vaughan jones and you that's it from me. day or so, we've had some very windy weather across western parts of the uk. a storm swept across ireland, but on friday, it is going to be blowing a gale across many parts of the uk, certainly wales, england, southern parts of scotland as well. and all because of this low which has decided to park itself very close to the uk, and it will be with us until around about saturday night. eventually on sunday, it should finally pull away into scandinavia. but until then, blustery conditions expected throughout friday. on top of that, some heavy showers, thunderstorms are possible, too. the heaviest of the showers will be across more western and northern areas of the uk. but let's focus on those winds because they will be hazardous. in fact, strong enough to take branches off trees, and even this time of the year, 50—60 mph winds are capable of bringing down weaker trees. so, some really nasty conditions for some of us. the funny thing is it's actually going to be a mostly sunny day, partic

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: striking in support of the protesters.d elections, as more stories emerge of torture and abuse by police. japan marks 75 years since its surrender in the second world war, ceremonies are taking place in tokyo. new quarantine rules come into effect in the uk, as countries across europe continue to fight the spread of covid—19. politics and the post office. how the mail has become a divisive issue ahead

i'm lewis vaughan jones.ho's died of cancer at the age of a3. he starred in the gound—breaking marvel hit black panther. the italian coastguard takes 49 migrants from a rescue ship funded by the artist banksy, but hundreds remain at sea. thousands protest in mauritius at the government's handling of a massive oil spill which threatens the island's marine life. this is a healthy and happy pig with an implant that is two months old. working well, yeah. billionaire entrepreneur elon musk demonstrates a computer chip implanted in a pig's brain — technology, he says, which might ultimately cure neurological diseases in humans.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.is a good chance we will soon see more arab countries joining this expanding circle of peace. israel has agreed to delay plans to annex more palestinian land, but the palestinian president calls the deal a betrayal of his people's cause. in belarus, as protests continue against president lukashenko, the government announces the release of all detained protesters. and, 75 years since the end of world war ii in the pacific,

mr vaughan you know the tourism director you're probably happy to see how packed it is here absolute record on sites from once when we were very happy to be there got since the 25th of may have been able to welcome visitors again from across germany and i got of them on and there's nothing nicer not so especially compared to the weeks before that was was very few but now we can go back to doing what we're best at providing hospitality one really gets you don't want to provide strength the feeling is that there are lots of tourists but the truce ships aren't here do you notice they are missing doesn't look at this is what the courts want to hear yes we're missing the cruise ships. normally we have close to $200.00 docking here which bring in international crowd to rostock environment also in monaco no one has a into knots and this international element is missing or lose their shot and that's a shame because it adds to the flair. and the crew ships are important to our economy and if you have a chance investment what are your hopes for a host of on the mend in the coming months side a

i'm lewis vaughan jones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.y's explosion. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation, as he visits the damage—hit capital. taking aim at the national rifle association — new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and as italy struggles to draw back the tourists, new ways to try to make visitors feel safe.

welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones.ays he will ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections. that is the fifth—highest in the world. and pierre—emerick aubameyang scores twice as arsenal beat

hello and welcome to the programme, i'm lewis vaughan jones.across the country calling for him to quit, despite a violent response from the security forces. they've continued for a sixth day and more testimony is emerging from protesters who'd been detained, alleging serious human rights abuses. alexander lu kashenka says forces outside the country are behind the mass protests against his disputed election victory. just a warning, you might find some of these images

history of all these critical status but that would be a concern i would have and we understand that mr vaughan he's been given and any job the same and he did that was given to the script father and daughter who were attacked 2 years ago in england with no joke nerve agent. a chemical weapon i mean are we talking about here are some some type of poison that is similar to nervy choke him can we deduce that. it sounds like it's from the same family i mean not a truck is actually more than 100 different chemicals there are literally thousands of different nerve agents you know some of these are used as pesticides but they are sometimes used for poisoning those the ones in the u.k. a few years ago the treatment of this is actually you know other than supportive care and helping someone you know breathe with a breathing machine is giving them the answer here is often needed in very very large quantities because of the sheer enormity of the amount of coal in the. and if we're talking about maybe the same family of i assume that we're talking about a substance that is not easy to come by when we were

i'm lewis vaughan jones.nd the united arab emirates, israel's prime minister calls it an historic breakthrough. i believe there is a good chance we will soon see more arab countries joining this expanding circle of peace. israel has agreed to delay plans to annex more palestinian land, but the palestinian president calls the deal a betrayal of his people's cause. tens of thousands in belarus stage more protests against alexander lu kashenko's disputed election, as the government announces the release of detained

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.llowing tuesday's explosion. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation as he visits the damage—hit capital. taking aim at the national rifle association. new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and ice warning — why this massive mountain

i'm lewis vaughan jones, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.nt calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation, as he visits beirut after tuesday's explosion. taking aim at the national rifle association — new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and as italy struggles to draw back the tourists, new ways to try to make visitors feel safe.

i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: tiktok says it's there for the long run, after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. across europe several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. a uk scientist advising the government on coronavirus says pubs and bars across the country might have to close if schools are to open. and pierre—emerick aubameyang scores twice as arsenal beat chelsea to win the fa cup. as arsenal beat chelsea to win the fa cup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us general manager of tiktok has said the chinese—owned video—sharing app is "here for the long run", after president donald trump said he would ban it in the us. vanessa pappas told tiktok users in a video statement that its staff were building the safest app amid us concerns about data protection. tiktok is mostly used to share short videos, usually about 15 seconds long. and it has grown rapidly in the last year, now boasting more than 800 milli

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the national guard is deployed to the us state of wisconsin, where protests continue over the shooting of another unarmed black man. donald trump receives official republican backing at the party's convention to run for another term as president. in new zealand, the man who killed 51 people at two mosques last year is confronted in court by survivors and relatives of the victims. and hong kong reports its first case of coronavirus re—infection — we'll be finding out what that now means for immunity. hello and welcome to the programme. the governor of the american state of wisconsin has deployed the national guard to maintain "public safety", as he put it, after police shot an apparently unarmed black man on sunday. jacob blake was taken to hospitalfor surgery. video footage, showing him being shot in the back as he tries to get into a car, has led to protests in the city of kenosha. aleem maqbool reports from wisconsin. it's become a familiar scene. angry protests after the police sho

value more welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.areas to deter demonstrators. today's protest was very different to the protests of previous sundays. as you can see, a lot more police, much tighter security. the police determined to stop this protest. a man is shot dead in the us city of portland as supporters of president trump clash with supporters of black lives matter. as the total number of coronavirus cases tops 25 million, india sees a record rise in 2a hours. and checkmate — why a faulty internet connection led to a premature end for the world chess 0lympiad.

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.f this virtual event, the party waits forjoe biden to set out his vision for america, as he prepares to accept the nomination as presidential candidate. joe biden, my name is. look me over, will ya? he's tried twice before, but never been this close. we look at the journey that got joe biden one step away from the presidency. we'll be live injoe biden‘s home—town of wilmington, delaware and in washington. also coming up: the convention will also hear from everyday americans — and some of those — including pete buttigieg and michael bloomberg — who ran in the presidential primaries.

welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.ur top stories: arrests in belarus, as tens of thousands protest in minsk and security forces block off areas to deter demonstrators. today's protest was very different to the protests of previous sundays. as you can see, a lot more police, much tighter security. the police determined to stop this protest. a man is shot dead in the us city of portland as supporters of president trump clash with supporters of black lives matter. as the total number of coronavirus cases tops 25 million, india sees a record rise in 2a hours. and checkmate — why a faulty internet connection led to a premature end for the world chess olympiad. tens of thousands of anti—government protestors have again taken to the streets of minsk for a third sunday, angry at the re—election of the belarusian president alexander lu kashenko. there've been clashes with riot police tryinging to stop them entering the capital's main independence square. steve rosenberg reports from minsk. all chant. in minsk, they headed to in

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. police and protesters clash on the streets of beirut as grief turns to anger following tuesday's explosion. france's president calls for "profound change" from lebanon's leadership and an international investigation as he visits the damage—hit capital. taking aim at the national rifle association. new york's attorney general accuses the group of fraud and attempts to disband it. a landslide at the ballot box in sri lanka, but the ruling party's win sees little celebrations among human rights campaigners. and ice warning — why this massive mountain glacier could soon break free, threatening homes below. people in lebanon have vented their mounting fury at the government for what they believe is negligence that led to the huge explosion in beirut on tuesday leaving swathes of the city in ruins. the blast killed at least 137 people and injured around 5000 more. these are the latest pictures of protests near parliament in the capital. riot police blocked the road and tried to disperse pro

watching bbc news, thank you for your company, i will be back in a couple of minutes, i am lewis vaughanthwest england. this was cumbria earlier on this afternoon. meanwhile in the south and the east, it‘s been dry, there‘s been a good deal of sunshine and for many, away from the south coast this afternoon, it‘s been very warm. through thursday, most will be dry and warm. before we get there, we still have this frontal system still hanging around but slowly pushing its way eastwards overnight, so any early rain through this evening and the first part of the night will tend to fade away, so most places become dry. there will be quite a lot of cloud around, but it will thin and break to allow some clear spells. could see a bit of mist and fog in places. it‘s another mild, muggy night through much of england and wales, a little bit fresher than it was last night across scotland. so, into thursday, here‘s the bigger picture. still got our front with us. it‘s running into an area of high pressure, so as it does, most of the rain fizzles out. allow for some light rain and drizzle at first acro

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. tiktok says it's "there for the long run" after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections — that's the fifth highest in the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. and the ancient acropolis of the sea opens to divers, but the treasures are guarded by 21st century tech. hello and welcome to the programme. the us general manager of tiktok has said the chinese—owned video—sharing app is "here for the long run" after president trump said he would ban it in the us. vanessa pappas told tiktoks more than 80 million us users —— vanessa pappas told tiktok‘s more than 80 million us users in a video statement that its staff were building "the safest app" possible amid us concerns about data protection. jack kilbride reports. you have heard your outpouring of support and we want to say thank you, and we're not planning on going anywhe

i am lewis vaughan jones and much for your company. i am lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news.stern parts of the uk. a storm swept across ireland, but on friday, it is going to be blowing a gale across many parts of the uk, certainly wales, england, southern parts of scotland as well. and all because of this low which has decided to park itself very close to the uk, and it will be with us until around about saturday night. eventually on sunday, it should finally pull away into scandinavia. but until then, blustery conditions expected throughout friday. on top of that, some heavy showers, thunderstorms are possible, too. the heaviest of the showers will be across more western and northern areas of the uk. but let's focus on those winds because they will be hazardous. in fact, strong enough to take branches off trees, and even this time of the year, 50—60 mph winds are capable of bringing down weaker trees. so, some really nasty conditions for some of us. the funny thing is it's actually going to be a mostly sunny day, particularly across many eastern and southern areas of the uk

the health minister, vaughan gething, was speaking at the regular briefing.ealth organization advice on the use of this coverings for children over 12, and the decision by the scottish government to introduce widerface covering scottish government to introduce wider face covering wearing in schools, i have asked the children and schools advisory group of our scientific technical advisory group to consider the guidance on wheels. they will look at any additional risks and benefits to children, young people and staff in the wearing of face coverings in school. we are aware that scotland have revised their guidance for the use of face coverings in secondary schools, secondary school corridors and in school transport for primary and in school transport for primary and secondary schools. our technical advisory group are revisiting the evidence and will provide us with further advice later today. in doing so, it is important that we take measures that are proportionate and appropriate to their setting and local population. our background rate is currently low, so w

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.rmed black man. donald trump receives official republican backing at the party's convention to run for another term as president. in new zealand, the man who killed 51 people at two mosques last year is confronted in court by survivors and relatives of the victims. and hong kong reports its first case of coronavirus re—infection — we'll be finding out what that now means for immunity.

i‘m lewis vaughan jones. today‘s protests was very different to the protests of different to the protests of different sundaes. a lot more police, tighter security. the police, tighter security. the police determined to stop this protest. a man is shot dead in the us city of portland, as supporters of president trump clash with supporters of black lives matter. as the total number of coronavirus cases tops 25 million — india sees a record rise in 2a hours. why coronavirus may ruin plans to get british university

i'm lewis vaughan jones.rrests in belarus, as tens of thousands protest in minsk and security forces block off areas to deter demonstrators. today's protests was very different to the protests of different to the protests of different sundaes. a lot more police, tighter security. the police, tighter security. the police determined to stop this protest. a man is shot dead in the us city of portland, as supporters of president trump clash with supporters of black lives matter. as the total number of coronavirus cases tops 25 million — india sees a record rise in 2a hours. why coronavirus may ruin plans to get british university students back in class before christmas. tens of thousands of anti—government protestors have again taken to the streets of minsk for a third sunday, angry at the re—election of the belarusian president alexander lu kashenko. there've been clashes with riot police trying to stop them entering the capital's main independence square. steve rosenberg reports from minsk. in minsk, they heade

i'm lewis vaughan jones. run" after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections — that's the fifth highest in the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. and pierre—emerick aubameyang scores twice as arsenal beat chelsea to win the fa cup.

welcome to bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones.resident trump says he will ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections. that is the fifth—highest in the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. and pierre—emerick aubameyang scores twice as arsenal beat

i'm lewis vaughan jones. after president trump says he'll ban the chinese—owned video sharing app in the us. across europe several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. a uk scientist advising the government on coronavirus says pubs and bars across the country might have to close if schools are to open. and pierre—emerick aubameyang scores twice as arsenal beat chelsea to win the fa cup. as arsenal beat chelsea to win the fa cup.

i'm lewis vaughan jones.deal between israel and the united arab emirates. israel's prime minister calls it an "historic breakthrough". i believe there is a good chance we will soon see more arab countries joining this expanding circle of peace. israel has agreed to delay plans to annex more palestinian land, but the palestinian president calls the deal a betrayal of his people's cause. tens of thousands in belarus stage more protests against alexander lu kashenko's disputed election, as the government announces the release of detained protesters. his arrest in his own words. hong kong newspaper owner jimmy lai describes being

this welcome to bbc news — i'm lewis vaughan jones.ic outcry over disputed elections, as more stories emerge of torture and abuse by police. politics and the post office: how the mail has become a divisive issue in the lead—up to the us presidential election. a desperate dash to the french port of calais — as britons scramble to get home before the uk's new quarantine measures come into force. and a lesson in public health management: how images from a crowded school hallway in the us state of georgia have reignited the conversation over

i'm lewis vaughan jones. splashdown!e station. residents of melbourne, australia are waking up under the country's toughest coronavirus measures yet. a bbc investigation has found the number of deaths from coronavirus in iran is nearly three times higher than admitted. and a dramatic end to the british grand prix

i'm lewis vaughan jones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us. south africa records more than 500,000 virus infections — that's the fifth highest in the world. across europe, several governments express concern about a resurgence in the number of coronavirus cases. and the ancient acropolis of the sea opens to divers, but the treasures are guarded by 21st century tech.