Place across lebanon. Heres a crowd gathered in beirut, in the aftermath of explosions. Weve also verified these videos of ambulances apparently taking the wounded to hospital in tibnin, in the south of the country. How many were injured . Reports say more than 2,500 people were hurt, with some killed. So what happened 7 it appears that what were blowing up were these pagers used to receive messages. The militant Group Hezbollah had switched away from using phones to using pages over Fears Israel could track those phones. But that decision appears to have been exploited to target them. We cant verify this Close Up of what appears to be a blown up pager, but the markings appear to match a particular brand. Its not clear how they were detonated simply hacking into them remotely or making them overheat would not be able to make them explode. And so, one possibility is that all the pagers were physically intercepted at some point and had small amounts of explosives planted inside, ready to
An election can fix the stalemate. A high level warning that a generation of children with special Educational Needs are being let down by the reforms that were supposed to help them. Fracking underfire. A damning new report warns the uks shale gas industry has been too slow and too costly to bring any real benefits. Ill look at the future forfracking in the uk. Its a five star night for the english clubs in the Champions League as harry kane revives tottenhams qualification hopes, Raheem Sterling scores a hat trick, as Manchester City beat atalanta. Back in the public eye meghan makes herfirst public appearance since revealing shes struggling with media attention. Good morning, we are looking at rain today across scotland and Northern Ireland, dry and bright across england and wales with a few showers in the south east. More details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday, 23rd october. Our top story. Downing street has signalled that borisjohnson will step up his efforts to force a general elec
In the treatment of alzheimers . The Us Drug Company biogen says its seeking approval for a drug which appears to slow the disease. And. Should a 30 something launch a dating app for the over 50s . Well catch up with the entrepreneur behind it. A marriage of planning expertise with a multicultural background. Well get the inside track on how to compete in the crowded Wedding Planning field. The founder of la fete joins us live. And we want to know is a dating out the best way to meet a potential partner . How did you meet yours . And if you are single, do you use dating apps . Let us know just use the hashtag bbcworklife. Hello and a warm welcome to worklife. Many have you have been in touch already about how you met your partner, it is great to see your stories and keep them coming, we will mention a few later. We start in the uk, where developments in the house of commons yesterday have prolonged the uncertainty over brexit. Mps initially backed Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Withdraw
Tonnes of Plastic Waste. Ill look at the impact and have some top tips on a sustainable halloween. More success for english clubs in the Champions League as chelsea beat ajax, and liverpool thumped genk 4 1, and in some style. Good morning, it is a misty and murky start to the day with dense and patchy fog to look out for, some rain, some showers with a little bit of sunshine in the forecast and i will tell you where in 15 minutes. sort of objected will tell you where in 15 minuteslj sort of objected to the idea of showbiz. I hated that. Debbie harry tells breakfast why she never wanted to be a conventional musician. Its thursday, october 24th. Our top story. Police have begun the process of trying to identify the bodies of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday sparking one of the uk biggests murder inquiries. Last night police raided two properties believed to be connected to the driver of the truck, wh
Also in the programme its all a big conspiracy. Thats the message from nissan boss Carlos Ghosns lawyers as he pleads not guilty to corruption charges. And are you worried about the rise of robots or can automation actually improve yourjob and life at home . Well have a report from singapore. Think all start ups are run by millenials . Think again well meet the woman who took a couple of decades off to raise her children and is now making waves in the Beauty Industry by capitalising on collagen. The anti ageing industry is on the rise. So how much do you spend on trying to look younger . Or do you think its better to leave it all to nature . Let us know. Use the hashtag bbcworklife. Good to have you with us. Do send in your comments about the ageing industry and looking younger and older etc. We will share them later. We start with the electric car pioneer tesla, which has caused quite a buzz on wall street by posting a surprise quarterly profit. Shares in elon musks company have charg