DescrIbIng It as an open ended battle of reckonIng. NaIm qassem was speakIng durIng the funeral of a senIor Hezbollah Commander kIlled In frIdays IsraelI AIr StrIke on beIrut. That attack has been followed by a further escalatIon of Cross Border strIkes wIth three people kIlled In an IsraelI attack on Southern Lebanon. And Israel says hezbollah has fIred more than 150 rockets Into Its terrItory. In haIfa, 30 kIlometres from the lebanese border, HospItal PatIents have been moved to underground facIlItIes and resIdents have been told to restrIct gatherIngs and stay near shelters. We start wIth thIs report from our dIplomatIc correspondent, paul adams, from jerusalem. Northern Israel under attack thIs mornIng. Houses hIt far from the lebanese border. Hezbollah are seekIng revenge after days of devastatIng setbacks. Israels AIr Defences In actIon over the northern cIty of haIfa. Hezbollah rockets now reachIng deeper than ever Into Israel. EvIdence across the north that the IranIan backed g
Match away from reaching the group stage of the Europa League after victory in the third round of qualifying tonight. Both took comfortable first leg leads into tonights matches. Wolves already 4 0 up against armenians pyunik. There were four more tonight including a first senior goal for teenager Morgan Gibbs White and a brilliant finish from diogojota saw them go through 8 nil on aggregate. Rangers swept aside fc midtjylland, 3 1 on the night, 7 3 on aggregate to set up a play off with legia warsaw the winner ino the group stage. Welsh side new saints are out, losing nine nil on agregate to ludogorets whilst aberdeen fell at the Europa League third qualifying round for the sixth consecutive season with an abject defeat at the hands of croatian side rijeka. The head coach of the scotland Womens National team, shelley kerr, has spoken about a row with her players after they were knocked out of the world cup in france which left some in tears. Kerr admits she, along with other members o
Longer spells, and more frequent in england and wales, especially Northern England but some will miss them, staying dry with sunshine, but strong winds widely gusting up to a0 mph and may be a5 mph for southern and western coasts. 20 at best for central and eastern parts of england but for many, just the high teens. 0n but for many, just the high teens. On monday this area of low pressure is beginning to pull away north and east but still a breezy day and a mix of sunshine and showers. Driest in central and southern england and south wales, but nowhere immune to a shower, and the showers more frequent in Northern Ireland, scotla nd frequent in Northern Ireland, scotland and Northern England, where theyre likely to be on the sharp side. Blowing through quickly and temperatures 17 22, warmest in central and eastern england. Lets come back to the jetstream central and eastern england. Lets come back to thejetstream next week, it starts to weaken and push its way a bit further north. As it
England have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive, sliced and diced for 258 on the first days play, as englands batsmen are left reeling at lords. In a uk tv exclusive, brad pitt and Leonardo Dicaprio talk to charlie about hollywood, making it in the movies, and of course, hair styles. Iam standing i am standing in the doorway with an outstanding, outstanding. Good morning. It is another wet and windy day. The u nsettled another wet and windy day. The unsettled theme continues into the weekend. Not as much rain, but still some blustery showers and some strong winds. I will have all your details throughout the morning. It is friday 16 august. Our top story seven teenagers, one as young as m, are being questioned after a 52 year old man was stabbed to death with a screwdriver in newcastle. Police say the attack appears to have happened following a chance encounter. Andy moore reports. It was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy Shopping Centre. Peter dun
And coming up in sport, england have a battle on their hands to keep their ashes hopes alive after australia dominated. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. The family of a lawyer who was stabbed to death with a screwdriver outside a busy Shopping Centre in newcastle, have described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. Peter duncan died in hospital following the incident near eldon square on wednesday evening. Seven teenage boys aged between 1a and 17 remain in custody on suspicion of murder. Andy moore reports. It was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy Shopping Centre. Peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. His family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. They said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge hole in their lives. It appears to have been a chance encounter between the victim and the offender, which then led