urged the israeli prime minister to halt a pre emptive strike against his brother forces in lebanon, days after hamas militants, launched the october seven assault on southern israel, warning that such an attack could spark a wider regional war. this was the view across the israel lebanon border earlier today, where we ve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky as hostilities continue in that border area. let s start this hour by hearing from israel s prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us steadfast position at the security council a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as long as it takes. the us understands this. i saw false reports that claimed the united states has prevented us from operational activities in the region. this is not true. israel is a sovereign country. our war decisions are based on our operational considerations
for a fresh start under labour. the latest search linked to the disappearance of madeleine mccann in portugal has ended following a three day operation. officers were digging at a reservoir in the algarve, around 30 miles away from where the three year old went missing in may 2007. materials recovered will be sent to german authorities who are leading the investigation, as navtej johal reports from the algarve. the end of three days of intense, focused activity. as vehicles carrying equipment left the scene of the search operation yesterday afternoon, there were questions about what if anything police had found on the peninsula of the arade reservoir, where their work had been taking place since tuesday. over the course of the week, police have used a variety of equipment to clear undergrowth, dig the ground, and search for evidence. everything from drones to sniffer dogs have been seen in the area. and this is where they ve been focusing their efforts. you can see the am
britain? linton kwesijohnson, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. so you were 11 when you came overfrom jamaica in 1963 tojoin your mother, who was already working here. how formative was that experience for you? it was a bit of a shock when i arrived. it wasn t what i had expected. in my childhood imagination, you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they chuckle. so it took a bit of getting used to. but when you re young, it s easier to adjust to a new environment than when you re old. and once i started school, you know, i settled down and, um. i did rather well at school because the education i had injamaica i went to an elementary school was in some ways superior to what i was confronted with at my secondary school, tulse hill secondary school. for example, they didn t teach grammar in english, which i did injamaica. mm hm. and it took a