SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
And italy mourns the death of their icon of italia 90, Toto Schillaci. Also coming up on sportsday. Well hear from Harry Brook as he prepares to lead england for first time in the one Day Series against australia its been a great day for Skipper Ben Ainslie and his bid to win the Americas Cup with Ineos Brittania in barcelona there were winning starts for Aston Villa and Liverpool Yesterday in the Opening Round of Champions League fixtures, there are six more matches this evening, two more british sides in action, well get to Celtic Park in a moment, but lets head to the etihad where Manchester City take on inter milan, its a repeat of the final two seasons ago, Rodris Goal in istanbul seeing city becoming European Champions for the first time. Our Sports Correspodnent Natalie pirks is at the game for us, natalie, they are English And Italian Champions and getting a match like this in the first phase of the competition is just why uefa they shook the format up. Of course, over accusati
Hello, youre watching the context on bbc news. Its been revealed that Keir Starmer s top adviser, Sue Gray, now earns more than the Prime Minister. Weve been told that shes now on a salary of 170,000. More than 100 charities and Aid Agencies have urged sir Keir Starmer to protect foreign Aid Spending amid fears the budget could fall to its lowest level since 2007. The unease comes ahead of the Budget Set to be unveiled by the chancellor in october and with increasing aid being spent here in the uk, To Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers. The previous government had counteracted this adding 2. 5 billion to the foreign Aid Budget, as a Top Up to compensate for the money being spent in britain. But where does the uk stand internationally . The un target for foreign Aid Spending is 0. 7 of a countrys gross national income. That figure is widely accepted among the international community and the uk made a legal commitment to it in 2015. But in reality according to the oecd, just 5 countries
In eight games. However their poor Form Isnt expected to cost them a place at the World Cup, with the top six South American teams automatically gaining qualification. Holders argentina still top the standings despite a 2 1 defeat in columbia, where they were without lionel messi. Its long been talked about but now its official. Former Tottenham And Chelsea Boss Mauricio Pochettino will become the new manager of the United States mens team. Pochettino replaces Gregg Berhalter who was sacked injuly. The argentine s described the opportunity to lead the usa into the 2026 World Cup as one he couldnt pass up. Theyll co host the tournament along with canada and mexico, but theres plenty of work to be done after they were beaten by canada last week, and on Tuesday Drew I i with new zealand. The training is good in this camp. They showed up. Dont really know what happened in the first game but now they showed up. Now it is do it over and over and over again so it becomes a habit, it is the on
Well get into more detail on that in a moment but first, lets Take A Deeper Look now on whats happening with the us economy. According to data out in the last hour prices rose at an annual rate of 2. 5 in august. That was slightly less than the 2. 6 markets were expecting and down from 2. 9 injuly. If we look at Core Inflation though which strips out volatile elements such as Food And Fuel prices were rising at a faster rate 3. 2 . Dr sean snaith, director of the institute for economic forecasting at the university of central florida. Hejoins us now. Welcome. First of all, what a surprise of the cpi taking out volatile Food Energy prices. Does this take 50 Basis Point cut to Interest Rates off the table, when the fed meets later this month . Instead, itll more like 25 Basis Points cut . Was the fed behind the curve . Well, i think 50 points is off the table, personally, and i may be in the minority in which 25 is off the table. I think its a bit too soon to raise the mission accomplish