Welcome to bbc News Broadcasting to viewers Around The World. And we start in the Middle East where fears of an all out regional conflict are growing. Lebanese officials say more than 490 people have been killed, including 35 children, and at least 16 Hundred others injured in israeli strikes on the south of the country. The Israel Defense forces say theyve hit 800 positions held by the iranian backed group hezbollah. It says its fired dozens of rockets at israel. The Cross Border strikes have intensified after a series of exploding Device Attacks on hezbollah members were blamed on israel. Ourfirst report come from our senior international correspondent, Orla Guerin whos in beirut. Explosion. Southern lebanon awoke to this. It looks like all out war. The israeli army says it hit 1,300 hezbollah sites today. There were Gaza Style warnings, telling residents to go, including from the israeli leader. Now, starting this morning the idf has warned you to get out of Harms Way. I urge you, t
which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal was signed by then british prime minister tony blair and irish prime minister bertie ahern here in the picture along with senator george mitchell, the american chairman of the talks. the agreement played a major part in bringing to an end 30 years of conflict, known as the troubles. the current british prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified in northern ireland to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern irelan
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland, which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but uk prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern ireland on tuesday to commemorate the good friday agreement. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set
all captive birds in england will have to be kept indoors from next monday, because of the country s largest ever outbreak of bird flu. a victorious comeback brazil s former president lula da silva beats his far right opponentjair bolsanaro to win his old job back. nine people have been arrested after a deadly bridge collapse in the indian state of gujurat. 1m people are known to have died. ukrainian rockets attack russian positions as the pushback continues despite russia targeting more of the country s infrastructure. we have a special report from the frontline. look at it. desolation. this is what months of attritional warfare does to a town. the home secretary is due to stand up in the commons shortly to make a statement over worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. the facility, at manston, is said to be dangerously overcrowded, with reports of an outbreak of diptheria. some 4,000 migrants are being housed there even though it s meant for only up to
50 people she will make a statement at 5pm this evening about the migrant crisis as well as addressing her breach of the ministerial code. a victorious comeback as brazil s former president lula da silva beats his far right opponent jair bolsanaro to win his old job back. hope to find survivors is fading after a bridge collapsed in western india. . , ., , after a bridge collapsed in western india. . , .,, ., india. hundred and 41 people are known to have india. hundred and 41 people are known to have died. good afternoon. the home secretary will make a statement in the commons this afternoon over worsening conditions at a migrant processing centre in kent. the facility, at manston, is said to be dangerously overcrowded, with reports of an outbreak of diptheria. some 4000 migrants are being housed there even though it s meant for only up to 1600. more people were sent to manston after a petrol bomb attack on a separate migrant facility in dover. robin brant reports.