should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. mps are calling for non surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers to be better regulated. welcome to bbc news. the leader of al-qaeda, ayman al zawahiri, has been killed in an american drone strike in afghanistan. al zawahiri was one of the masterminds behind the september 11th attacks against the united states in 2001. after years of tracking him, the cia targeted him with two missiles from a drone flying above the afghan capital kabul, killing him instantly. announcing the strike, president biden said the killing would bring closure to families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. it comes nearly a year after the us s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, as our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. after decades, america has killed one of its most wanted terrorists. my fellow americans, on saturday,
Novara media, aaron bastani. As always, i want to hear from you. Always, i want to hear from you. Its crucial the its a crucial part of the programme. Email me, mailmogg gbnews. Com. Now mailmogg gbnews. Com. But now its what youve all been waiting the day waiting for the news of the day with middlehurst. Jacob with polly middlehurst. Jacob thank you. And good evening to you. Well, the mp chris bin blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. The controlled substances. The member for reigate identified himself on social media this afternoon as the man Surrey Police had detained in horley yesterday morning. And Surrey Police confirmed the man was released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries. Bail pending further enquiries. Mr blunt has been removed from the conservative party and asked to stay away from parliament. The former minister said hell cooperate fully with the Ongoing Investigation in and he says hes confident he wo
Cobra meeting on the escalating crisis in the middle east. This after the Prime Minister called for a pause in the war between israel and hamas for humanitarian reasons. But he rejected pleas for a complete ceasefire. The Cabinet Meeting chaired by the deputy pm, also addressed the governments strategy to help free british hostages who are among more than 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, 220 being held. Well, meanwhile, israel launched its biggest incursion into gaza overnight with tanks temporarily entering the strip, paving the way for the strip, paving the way for the next stages of combat. Israel Defence Forces say fighter jets also hit over 250 hamas targets , including hamas targets, including infrastructure and tunnels shafts. A fresh wave of rockets were also fired from the territory towards southern israel this morning. And earlier on this afternoon. Well, in the on this afternoon. Well, in the us, a manhunt is undennay after up to 22 people were killed by a gunman. And police
Says the death toll has now passed 7000 and they say that includes almost 3000 children. Meanwhile irans foreign minister has weighed into the conflict, claiming hamas is ready to release hostages and the world should support the release of 6000 palestinian prisoners. And that comes as the prisoners. And that comes as the arab nations released a joint Statement Today condemning what theyre describing as the forced displacement and collective punishment of palestine , as punishment of palestine, as israel maintains its only targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, in other targeting the terrorist group hamas. Now, in other news today hamas. Now, in other news today in the United States, a manhunt is continuing after 18 people were killed by a gunman and 13 more left injured. Police in the more left injured. Police in the state of maine have named 40 year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. The us army
Year old robert card as a person of interest, describing him as armed and dangerous. The us army armed and dangerous. The us army has confirmed that hes in the us army reserves. The shootings us army reserves. The shootings happenedin us army reserves. The shootings happened in at least two locations in the city of lewiston. In the us, president lewiston. In the us, President Joe Biden has responded, urging republican lawmakers to enact stronger gun controls. Today the stronger gun controls. Today the Prime Minister warned that Artificial Intelligence could threaten Human Extinction on the same scale as global pandemics or nuclear war. His comments came after touring Moorfields Eye Hospital in london, which uses ai eye hospital in london, which uses al to diagnose sight problems. As rishi sunak says, problems. As rishi sunak says, humanity could lose control of ai and criminals and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction. An hes fear and destruction. An hes also an