Starmer s chief of staff received a cOntroversial Pay Rise after the electiOn. And the princess of wales returns to royal duties for the first time since her Chemotherapy Treatment earlier this year. Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. The United NatiOns says the timed explosiOn of pagers, used by his brother in lebanOn marks an extremely cOncerning escalatiOn in tensiOns in the Middle East. Health officials say, at least 12 people were killed, and nearly 3000 wounded. Hezbollah, a proscribed Terrorist OrganisatiOn by the us and Uk Governements blamed israel for the attacks, and promised to retaliate. Jordan accused israel of pushing the whole regiOn, to the brink of war. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. The lebanese Health Ministry says, two children were amOng the dead with hospitals overwhelmed by the injured. Security sources say Israels Mossad had placed explosives inside 5000 pagers, which were brought into lebanOn mOnths ago and which detOnated when a coded message was sent
Yesterday. Ill have all the detaIls. Its saturday, 7 september. Our maIn story the PrIme MInIster, SIr KeIr Starmer, Is makIng hIs fIrst offIcIal vIsIt to Ireland today. Hell be In dublIn for talks wIth hIs opposIte number, SImon HarrIs. Theyll dIscuss topIcs IncludIng commerce across the IrIsh Sea And Theyll attend a NatIons League Football match between Ireland and england. Our Ireland Correspondent ChrIs Page reports. At the fIrst meetIng, SIr KeIr Starmer and SImon HarrIs were pIctured havIng a plate. The photo symbolIsed a better relatIonshIp between the two countrIes after some years of straIn. Today, Balgo To watch england take on Ireland In the uefa NatIons League, but beyond Impact on whIch wIll dIsrupt the dIplomacy. In recent weeks he has had trIps to germany and france. BrItIsh PrIme MInIster To MInIster to go to dublIn was borIsjohnson, fIve years ago. RelatIons had cooled sIgnIfIcantly. BrexIt was the major factor. The border wIth Northern Ireland was the uks only frontIe