At least 20 people have been killed, including five children, and dozens are missing after a war-damaged building collapsed in the Gaza Strip, according to local rescue teams.

Video footage shows the search for bodies and survivors continuing in the rubble of the multi-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area of Gaza City, its floors sandwiched together.

Locals said 10 families had been living in the apartments despite warnings that they were unsafe.

Members of the Hamas-run Civil Defence rescue service said they had initially been working with “empty hands” due to tight Israeli restrictions on equipment allowed into Gaza. However, they have since been able to borrow some heavy machinery.

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Mingma Gyalje Sherpa was friends with Nirmal Purja and Kili Pemba Sherpa, two of the strongest climbers he had ever known.

But this July, an avalanche swept through Pakistan’s Broad Peak while the two were on their way up, engulfing everything in its path.

Speaking to BBC News, Mingma recalls the moment he found their bodies.

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Major changes to the workplace and commuting are planned by the government when it eases the coronavirus lockdown.

New strict rules to protect the health of staff are likely to include encouraging working from home whenever possible. Other measures being considered staggered start times and maintaining two-metre distancing.

One of the big challenges for many people will be how to travel safely to their workplace. Commuting is likely to be a very different experience for many workers.

Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reports from Business Editor Simon Jack and Transport Correspondent Tom Burridge.

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Leaked documents have revealed how some UK banks have helped criminals, money launderers and Russians under sanctions – and have also failed to stop crime when they suspected it.

The documents – known as the FinCEN files – were leaked to Buzzfeed News and shared with the BBC by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

They show that London is a hub for money laundering – with billions of pounds worth of suspected dirty money moving through the banking system.

Mishal Husain presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Richard Bilton, for BBC Panorama.

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There are now 9,000 patients with coronavirus in hospitals across England. A quarter of doctors are ill or self isolating. The new Nightingale Hospital in east London will begin taking its first 500 patients this week and will soon have room for 4,000. The government’s chief scientific adviser says the number of infections and deaths will continue to rise over the next two to three weeks. Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reports from Health Editor Hugh Pym and Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.

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