Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We begin with news that one of irans top Nuclear Scientists has been assassinated. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died of his wounds after gunmen fired on his car. Israel and western intelligence agencies accused him of being one of the founders of the countrys covert Nuclear Weapons programme. Irans foreign Ministerjavad Zarif was quick to point the finger at israel. He tweeted. Dr trita parsi is an iran expert and executive Vice President of the non partisan think tank the Quincy Institute for responsible statescraft. Its good to have you with us. What do you make of these developments within the past few hours . Well, i think if there is no clear evidence at this point but israel is the most likely culprit here because the combination of political. And capacity reduces the list only the us and israel. And Bibi Netanyahu has been wanting to try this
Iran has promised severe revenge for the assassination of its Top Nuclear Scientist blaming israel for his murder. Mohsen fakhrizadeh died in hospital after gunmen attacked his car outside tehran. Israel has previously accused him of masterminding a covert Nuclear Weapons programme, though it hasnt commented on his assassination. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has more. The scene of an ambush. The highway where gunmen targeted a vehicle carrying one of the most important figures in Irans Nuclear programme. Mohsen fakhrizadeh was a scientist and Senior Defence official. But western Intelligence Services have long believed he was the driving force in irans quest for a nuclear bomb. Iran has always said its Nuclear Programme was peaceful but its been claimed fakhrizadeh was leading work on project amad to develop a weapon. In 2018, he was singled out by israels prime minister. This is how dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of project amad, put it remember that name, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Its warning that staff absences during the pandemic, coupled with disruption at ports, could hit food supply chains. The uk government said the Food Industry remains well prepared to make sure people have the food they need. But an increasing number of industries are asking to be near the front of the queue when it comes to vaccinating workers. Sainsburys boss Simon Roberts also called for early vaccinations for key workers last week. Joining me now is nick allen, chief executive, british meat processors association. Have you with us. Just explain why you think the industry need this . Lets make it clear, we are not calling for it ahead of National Health Service Workers or vulnerable people, and to some extent, represent the Meat Industry but i think is a call for the whole Food Industry of the supply chain to be prioritised and i think what we have seen over the last couple of weeks as, the new strain is particularly more virulent and disrupt with if it gets into particular areas or
In the olympic park in east london. Uk supermarkets morrisons and sainsburys take a tougher stance on people refusing to wear masks while shopping. What do you think about how the lockdown rules are being enforced where you are . Are you confused by the rules themselves . If youd like to get in touch on this or any of our stories you can contact me on twitter geetagurumurthy or bbcyourquestions. Security is stepped up as the fbi warns of armed protests across the United States in the run up tojoe bidens inauguration. Plus, the findings of an inquiry into cruelty suffered by unmarried mothers and their children in religious institutions is due to be published by the Irish Government. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Figures released in the last hour by the office for National Statistics show that last year saw the largest increase in deaths in the uk for 70 years. The big
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