Now on bbc news, the travel show. Im Toby Carr and, over the next year, im going to kayak in all of the areas of the Shipping Forecast. Now, the Shipping Forecast, issued by the met office on behalf of the maritime and coast guard agency, at 0015 on tuesday, january 11. Around every corner, theres something new. Gps seems to be switching around where it says it is. Its kind of funny ive been charging around this bit of sea a bit like a mad person. I thought it was a brilliant adventure that he was going on but once i started seeing some of his reports this is actually quite scary. What hes doing is probably quite dangerous. The winds gone a bit crazy. The sea is mental. Probably be about 6m high waves. It looks maybe more than that. It looks maybe more than that. To severe gale nine. There are warnings of gales there are warnings of gales in viking, north utsire, in viking, north utsire, south utsire, 40s. South utsire, 40s. The Shipping Forecast in the uk the Shipping Forecast in the
Us and brItIsh operatIons. You are watchIng bbc lets return to our top story. A senIor Un OffIcIal has told a SecurIty CouncIl MeetIng populated resIdentIal dIstrIct of dahIeh. CallIng thIs a precIsIon strIke, the target was the Veteran Hezbollah mIlItary leader IbrahIm aqIl. Israel saId he had been elImInated, along wIth about ten commanders of an elIte unIt. At the tIme of the strIke, aqIl and the commanders of the radwan forces were gathered underground under a resIdentIal buIldIng In the heart of the dahIeh In BeIrut, hIdIng among lebanese cIvIlIans, usIng them as human shIelds. They were In the mIddle of plannIng more Terror Attacks agaInst IsraelI cIvIlIans. AqIl had plenty of enemIes. The us had put a 7 MIllIon bounty on hIs head, accusIng hIm of Involvement In the kIllIng of amerIcans In BeIrut In the 1980s. SIren waIls day after day now, hezbollah Is beIng hIt and beIng weakened by warfare from a dIstance. We were repeatedly prevented from reachIng the scene by locals and the
Was a violation of international law. Volker turk said he was appalled by the breadth and impact of the Attacks, which left at least 37 dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah has confirmed that its senior military commander, Ibrahim Aqil, was among those killed in fridays israeli airstrike on a building in the southern suburbs of beirut. The israeli envoy at the un, danny danon, has not mentioned the explosions but said his country would do whatever it took to defend itself. Lets start with those comments from the un human Rights Chief volker turk. These Attacks represent a new development in warfare. Where Communication Tools become weapons, simultaneously exploding across marketplaces, On Street Corners and in homes as daily life unfolds. Authorities have reportedly dismantled unexploded devices in universities, banks and hospitals. This has unleashed widespread fear, Panic And Horror among people in lebanon. At the same meeting the United Nations political affairs chief, rosemary dic
Border of occupied crimea. Palestinian media say the number of people killed in an israeli airstrike on a former school in Gaza City has risen to 19. These pictures of the Attack Havejust come in, the Israeli Military says the strike targeted a Hamas Command Room at the al falah school, which has been serving as a shelter for displaced civilians. The army insisted that steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, but Accused Hamas Of Systematically using civilian sites to house its fighters. The Israeli Military has received widespread international condemnation for targeting schools, Civilians Shelters and hospitals in gaza, just that latest development in that attack in a school in Gaza City. Lebanons Health Minister says at least 31 people are now known to have been killed by fridays israeli Air Strike On Beirut a third of them women and children. Israels military says it killed 16 fighters. Describing them as terrorists. The iranian backed Group Hezbollah has confirmed that its
For 15 years. The Labour Party is holding its first annual conference since its landslide general Election Win in liverpool. Despite delegates celebrating the partys electoral success, ministers will be urging Party Members to prepare for more tough decisions in next months budget. It come after Downing Street said that the prime minster, his deputy and the chancellor will no longer accept any donations for clothing following Growing Criticism over gifts from party donors. Our political correspondent Iain Watson has this report. Labour returns to liverpool for its annual conference, but with one big difference. Last year they were in opposition, and now they are in government after a landslide Election Win. Delegates will want to celebrate but they will hear sobering messages from ministers. They will be told the foundations of the economy needs to be fixed, and that means more difficult decisions lie ahead. And if that hasnt made the bubbly go flat, what about this from labour togethe