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
Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
some protesters following clashes and we will have more in the programme. russia has launched another wave of missiles at ukrainian cities in the early hours of the morning, the second predawn attack in three days. in the us first republic bank has become the third bank to collapse in a matter of months. it was bought byjp morgan chase. now we have the sport and a full round up. we will begin with the women s champions league. a crowd of more than 60,000 is expected at the emirates for arsenal against wolfsburg. a record attendance for a women s club match in the uk is expected and kick off is a few hours away. football right football arsenal are expecting a tough game especially with their injury problems. they need to be clinical. a lot of injuries this season, and they do lack a cutting edge, but they got the goals in the first leg and that is what they have got to do, take their chances, because wolfsburg are a fantastic side with experience in the champions league and
we start in france where police have fired tear gas at demonstrators after violence broke out at traditional may day rallies in paris. they have been mass demonstrations against plans to raise the pension age to 64. the plans were pushed through parliament last month without a vote which has led to a wave of unrest across the country. we can cross to a europe corresponding nick beake in paris. we are seeing different sides to the protest, on the one hand clashes with police with tear gas and on the other hand what i can see behind you is peaceful protesters on may the 1st, an important day in the ist, an important day in the calendar in terms of the labour movement and its history. yes and both things movement and its history. yes and both things are movement and its history. yes and both things are happening - movement and its history. yes and both things are happening in - movement and its history. yes and both things are happening in the i both things are happening in
could continue if the outcome of tomorrow s meeting is not favourable. let s get some of the day s other news now. tributes have been paid to a man stabbed to death near a nightclub on sunday, who police have named as 36 year old michael allen. he was confirmed dead at the scene close to the eclipse venue in bodmin, cornwall, following reports of a street brawl. seven men and women with suspected stab wounds were taken to hospital. police have been granted more time to question a 24 year old man in connection with their murder inquiry. hundreds of pension funds have been asked to check whether data was stolen by cyber criminals during a major computer hack earlier this year. the pensions regulator has asked trustees responsible for funds that use capita as an administrator to assess whether clients data is at risk. the data includes home addresses and passport images. a pet owner in derby has been forced to apologise after her cat started stealing from her neighbours. harry