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
Are put in to bat on an overcast first morning of the third test against sri lanka. They already hold an unassailable 2 0 series lead. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prison Population in england and wales has hit a record high for the second week in a row. The latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. Thats a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. Around half of those are cases linked to this summers riots. In a few days time, the governments temporary early Release Scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. Lets speak now to our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. Daniel, what are these high numbers doing to the Prison System . Last week, i was sitting here talking to your audience about the Prison Population hitting an all time high. This week its even higher, and essentially what happened is on the 30th Ofjuly when the rioting Started this summer, the Prison Population has been rising
Allies. A source close to him said resignation had become an option rather than letting the vote go ahead. This is a live shot of the official residence of the Scottish First minister, bute house and humza yousaf is expected to make a statement around noon. Lets talk to our Political Correspondent in edinburgh, lynsey bews. What is the latest you are hearing . We expect to hear from the First Minister around noon, we are here at bute house, the official residence of the First Minister and we expect to hear the current First Minister say he will resign following the collapse of the Power Sharing Deal with the green Party Last Week and that was when the trouble began for him and he has been under intense pressure since then. It was announced here at Bute House On Thursday last week that he would bring to an end the agreement with the green party, thejunior partners in the Scottish Government and he would continue to govern as a minority at holyrood. The scottish conservatives tabled a vo
Celebrate victory on derby day, but theres no shaking off the holders Manchester City, who remain hot on their heels. Good morning. Some heavy rain in Northern Ireland this morning. That will push north and east during the course of the day. It is the south east that will hang on to the driest and silliest conditions for longest. All of the details later on in the programme. Driest and sunniest. Its monday, the 29th of april. The Irish Government says it will pass Emergency Legislation to return rising numbers of Asylum Seekers arriving from Northern Ireland, because theyre fearful of being sent to rwanda. Irish ministers estimate that 80 of recent arrivals have come to the country via Northern Ireland but the uk government says it wont accept any Asylum Returns from the eu via ireland. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. The border between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to be easy to cross. But the Irish Government says its recently seen an influx