Joining me tonight are political Strategist And Commentator Rina Shah and columnist for the i and former Labour Executive Director of Policy Andrew Fisher first , the latest headlines. Israels Defence Minister has said the military is opening a new phase in the war, and will be diverting troops and resources northwards. Yoav gallant was speaking to troops at an airbase near the border with lebanon. It comes as 14 people have been killed and at least a50 injured in further explosions across lebanon involving Walkie Talkies. The us Federal Reserve has cut Interest Rates by half a Percentage Point in its first reduction since the pandemic. It puts the Central Banks benchmark Lending Rate at between 4. 75 and 5 , sharply lowering the cost of borrowing with less than 50 days to go until the us president ial election. The Foreign Office has summoned the russian ambassador to the uk over the expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow. A spokesperson Accused Moscow Of Making malicious and
Here in lebanon, theres shock at the scale of these attacks and fear about what could be next. Tonight, thousands of israeli troops have been moved from gaza to the north of israel. The White House is warning all sides against any escalation. Also on the programme. Trouble inside the Labour Party as we reveal that Sue Gray the prime Ministers Chief of staff earns more than sir Keir Starmer. A major Drone Strike in russia Ukraines President hails what he calls a very important result on russian territory. Commentator again in with pace. The header, and the goal celtic open the scoring in their Champions League Tie tonight, but was it enough to secure victory . Well bring you the result. On bbc london. On newsnight at 10 30 tonight well bring you fresh insight into the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. And, of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. Israels Defence Minister says the country is opening a n
Exploding pagers and now Walkie Talkies across lebanon. Israel says theyre opening a new phase in the war. Whats their strategy . And more leaks from whitehall, with a Bbc Story on Sue Grays pay. Whats going on behind the door of number 10 . Welcome to newsnight, live each night with insight and interviews. Our panel David Yelland, the presenter of the Hit Podcast about crIsIs management, when it hits the fan. Davids a former editor of the sun. Also political commentator Tom Harwood. And it wouldnt be newsnight without nick watt, our political editor. Tonight, hes got fresh intelligence on divIsions in the number 10 operation. But first, were going to look at Israels Strategy following the exploding Walkie Talkies In Lebanon. Yesterday, we covered the story about the exploding pagers. Multiple sources say mossad, the Israeli spy agency, was targeting hezbollah fighters. Daniel levy Is a former official negotiator for the Israeli government in Peace Talks with the palestinians hes now c
Convince us men what we have to do and what we dont have to do. Just do it. With me, with fifa, you will find open doors. Just push the doors. They are open. And do it also at the National Level come in every country, in every confederation. Just keep pushing, keep the momentum, keep dreaming. Bayern munich head coach Thomas Tuchel has been singing the praises of harry kane ahead of his bundesliga debut tonight. The german champions are away to werder bremen, with the england captain portraying a positive influence at the club already. My First Impressions of harry are fantastic. He is a top professional. The quality is outstanding and hes a fantastic human being. He is very open, his first on the training pitch, he is open in the Dressing Room. I think he has an immediate effect in the Dressing Room with his personality, with his approach to football, his love for the game. Chelsea have announced the signing of another midfielder. Romeo lavia joins from southampton for an initial 53 M
The skyscrapers are in moscow. You will remember that is an area that has come under attack twice at the beginning of this month. No casualties reported. Russian media showed damage to an Exhibition Centre in that area, west of the city centre. But it wasnt completely clear whether that damage was caused by debris from the drone falling, or whether actually, the drone hit its target. Drone attacks in areas around moscow are relatively common. In fact, we hear almost every day about drones being shot down or drones being discovered on the ground. But it is relatively rare for a drone to get this far into the city centre and this close to the kremlin itself, about three miles away was where this incident took place. You will remember at the beginning of may, the kremlin itself was attacked by two drones. Well have more later on the use of joes by ukraine in the war with russia. Saudi arabian officials have confirmed that the British Government has invited Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman