SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
The day. Most of those up towards the North And West and the changes will start tonight and through the day tomorrow. Cold fronts weeping southwards and eastwards, just opening the release will proceed tomorrow, despite party unease. Number 10 says it has no choice but will these judgements define the prime Minister And Chancellor for years to come . Welcome to newsnight, the home of insight, interviews, and tonight, insistence, from the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that there will be no compromise on her decision to axe the universal Winter Fuel payments for pensioners. She points towards figures due out in a few hours time that would mean a further above Inflation Increase in the State Pension. Our Panel Tonight kezia dugdale, leader of the scottish Labour Party between 2015 and 2017. Sir conor burns, who was a trade and northern Ireland Minister under Boris Johnson and liz truss. Nick was outside the meeting of Labour Mps who heard from the chancellor a few hours ago. And barry gardin
the channel migrant crisis. more on those stories in a moment, but first, breaking news, the brazilian footballer widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele has died at the age of 82. had been suffering from cancer. during his career, when three world cups, on the player ever to do that and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, but also his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. at those reports coming in. we have known of his deteriorating conditions, his family posting pictures from the hospital in sao paulo over the recent days, but that news coming in that pele has died at the age of 82. joe wilson reports on the life of one of the true greats of football. the greatest, its opinion, but to pele lead, others stood on his shoulders. well over 1000 goals, a career of over 20 years. three times a world cup winner. brazilian football synonymous with flair and success was
underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy 5trong underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy strong and respected, reigning very much in the style of her beloved father, george vi, and she kept it strong, above all, by setting a personal example. 0ne setting a personal example. one might imagine that her greatest hope now would be that the strength of the monarchy will continue under king charles, and then under william. i m sure the crowds we saw outside buckingham palace tonight, many people will be reflecting on the theme is that nick was underlining there, because everyone is by now aware that the queen was the longest serving monarch in the history of the united kingdom and held a commanding presence in british public life over many decades. tonight, people have been reacting to the news of her passing. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with people outside buckingham palace. she was long to reign over us, almost all of her life, and for mos
your danny yourjohn . cuba says a major blaze at an oil storage depot has now spread, threatening to worsen an energy crisis on the island. and a big finish in birmingham, as the commonwealth games brings the curtain down on 11 days of competition. the former us president donald trump has issued a statement, saying that the fbi has carried out a raid on his florida home at mar a lago. he was not in the state at the time. mr trump said that a large group of agents arrived at the compound with a search warrant. they even broke into my safe! , he said. with more, here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. significantly, the fbi, thejustice department, are not saying anything about this at all. we know about it because donald trump released a statement, the one that you are referring to. it is quite a long statement. i lljust read a little bit more from it. he says, my beautiful home, mar a lago, in palm beach, florida, is currently under siege. this is a statement r