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
Years Mercury Prize for their debut album, this could be texas. Hello and welcome to the programme. Im lukwesa burak. The civil War in sudan thats lasted 18 months now shows no signs of ending and the bbc has seen, first hand, the desperate conditions civilians are enduring. Millions have been displaced and Aid Agencies are Warning the Hunger Crisis is of historic proportions. Nawal Al Maghafi has gained rare access to the city of Port Sudan and a key Border Area in neighbouring chad, where refugees are still flowing out, as Aid Agencies desperately try to get aid in. The faces of a forgotten War. These are some of the Familys Court at the centre of what is being called one of The Worlds worst humanitarian crises. Here in sudan, 26 Million people are facing acute hunger. We only get one meal a day, this woman says. In this Displacement Camp in a Port Sudan, the essay from the front lines of the conflict that life is hard. In another camp nearby people 0 for water. Their most basic righ
Talking to us after her long campaign. Libraries are facing mass closures across the uk. A former Childrens Laureate tells us why he feels that is a decimation. All of those stories coming up. Lets pause and catch up with the sport with chetan. We start with The News that Brendan Mccullum will take charge of all formats of England Cricket from next year. The new zealanders already the Head Coach of the test side, but from january, hell also take over the one Day And T20 teams. Hes also signed a new contract. The move coincides with the move coincides with Englands Tour of india Englands Tour of india and the icc champions trophy. And the icc champions trophy. In the meantime, Marcus Trescothick in the meantime, Marcus Trescothick will be the Head Coach will be the Head Coach for the upcoming series for the upcoming series against australia and the tour against australia and the tour of the caribbean later this year. Of the caribbean later this year. And staying with cricket, its been a
Asks of you, as well, to accept short term pain for long term good, the difficult trade off for the genuine solution. And i know that after all that you have been through, that is a really big ask and really difficult to hear. That is not the position we should be in. Its not the position i want to be in, but we have to end the politics of the easy answer that solves nothing. Lets speak to our political correspondent, nick eardley, at westminster. What big asks is he talking about . That is the million question, and i think what was pretty clear from keir starmer is that the next few months are not going to be that much fun actually when it comes to government announcements. The most striking bit for me was when he said the budget is coming in october and it will be painful, those with the broadest shoulders will face the heaviest burden. Absolutely clear there will be some really unpopular announcements in that budget, perhaps around attacks, perhaps focus more on people with higher i
Now on bbc news Tuesday In Parliament. Hello again and welcome to Tuesday In Parliament. As the Health Secretary promises to come down hard on a new coronavirus strain. Our mission must be to stop its spread altogether and break those chains of transmission. But is there light at the end of the tunnel in scotland . We may be able to begin looking towards a careful and gradual easing around the start of march. And the death of a hero, tributes to captain sir tom moore. He brought joy to the nation. He was an inspiration to everybody in this country. But first, the Health Secretary has faced calls from mps for stronger Border Controls after the outbreak of the South African strain of coronavirus here in the uk. Amid concern that the new variant is spreading in the community, matt hancock said it was critical that people in areas singled out for enhanced testing stay at home. The Health Secretary did have some good news, more than 10 million doses of vaccines have been given in the uk, bu