Militant group hamas launched an unprecedented attack on israel. No mention in that saturday lunchtime bulletin on bbc one of the term terrorist, just several references to hamas militants. But from that evening, after the use of militant in headlines, presenters started using this formulation in the introductions. Hamas, designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, claims to have taken more than 50 people. Well, the bbc s approach was criticised by the Prime Minister and cabinet colleagues, including the defence secretary, grant shapps, who called it disgraceful. Keir starmer said it was obvious that what were witnessing is terrorism and four of the uks most senior lawyers complained to the regulator ofcom, accusing the bbc of abandoning impartiality. A substantial majority of newswatch viewers agreed with them, including yvonne nazareth, who wrote. Abdul mohammed agreed. But chris from newcastle had a different view. Its not the first time the bb
Thats according to israels public broadcaster. And on the diplomatic front, us secretary of state, antony blinken, has called for calm and stability in the west bank, during a call with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. And, israels allies have shown their support through displays like this. Heres berlins Brandenburg Gate lit up in white and blue to show support for israel. Lets show you live pictures from gaza now. Morning is breaking there. And weve seen renewed israelis air strikes overnight. It has responded to hamas attack with devastating air strikes including some in the last few hours. The United States is working with other governments to calm the situation and make sure the violence does not spread. Several middle eastern countries, including egypt, saudi arabia and jordan, have been in contact to coordinate efforts to contain the violence. The Un Security Council will discuss the crisis at an Emergency Meeting on sunday. Simonjones has the latest. What israel is describin
James meets a Community Divided by lithium mining. This one patch in the middle, thats the only player not clean, now and thats really scary. And alastair test drives the Brain Scanning Tech that may improve the performance of racing drivers. We have seen something just about average, just above average. Ive got a very average brain over half of the uks Transport Emissions come from cars, so to help reach climate targets, the government had banned the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 although that has now been pushed back to 2035. Even with a few extra years added, this is still a huge change for car owners and makers. Some manufacturers embraced electric early but bentley was not one of them, so how are things going now at its hq . Luxury leather interiors and all the Wooden Dashboard and trim from the exact same tree to make sure it matches. It takes around 130 hours to craft one of these cars. Although bentleys are generally bought for their owners to drive themselves ar
Car owners and makers, some manufacturers embracing electric early, but bentley was not one of them, so how are things going now at its hq . Luxury leather interiors and all the Wooden Dashboard taken from the exact same tree to make sure it matches. It takes around 130 hours to craft one of these cars. Although bentleys are generally bought for their owners to drive themselves around, for anyone that has a chauffeur, this one also has screens in the back. When you think bentley, well you are probably more likely to think about this kind of finery then you are where the nearest Electric Charger is, well that, and the pricetag, they start at 169,000 for the most basic. So is it worth it . It 169,000 for the most basic. So is it worth it . Is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an hour is it worth it . It gives you 207 miles an hour and. Is it worth it . It gives you | 207 miles an hour and that is it wor
The office of speaker of the house of the United States house of the United States house of the United States House Of Representatives is hereby declared vacant. Mccarthys cardinal sin, say his critics, was working with President Biden and the democrats on a last minute Budget Agreement to avoid a Goernment Shutdown last weekend. Lets take a closer look at the lawmakers who want to take his place. Jim jordan of ohio was first elected to congress in 2007. On friday morning, his bid got a major boost. Former President Donald Trump wrote on truth social jordan is one of trumps biggest congressional allies, receiving the president ial medal of freedom from trump in a closed door ceremonyjust days afterjanuary sixth capitol riot in 2021. Jordan currently chairs the housejudiciary committee, where he launched several investigations into President Biden, his son hunter and the fbi. He is also a founder and former chairman of the ultraconservative House Freedom caucus and was among more than 1