Out the deadly disease. Welcome to our coverage on bbc news. Irans Supreme Leader has defended Tuesdays Missile Attack on israel, saying it was the minimum punishment for what he called israels crimes. Addressing a crowd in tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei said that iran would not hesitate on further action. Overnight there were more israeli Air Strikes in lebanon. Us officials say israel was targeting the potential successor to hassan nasrallah, the hezbollah leader, who was killed last week. The attacks happened in Southern Lebanon and also in beirut where buildings have been flatted. Lebanons Health Ministry says 37 people have been killed in israeli Ground And Air attacks. Lebanons Transport Minister said missiles have hit the Main International Road to syria , a key road where people are are fleeing from lebanon. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel with some intercepted as they travelled towards the city of haifa. Lets speak to Sir Peter westm
Well be live in penzance at 9 15am for a special report. And in sport, wales get ready to take on fiji in the Rugby World Cup, while scotland play russia in a bid to reach the quarterfinals. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. The irish Prime Minister has warned it will be very difficult for the uk and the eu to reach an agreement on brexit before the deadline of 31st october. Speaking to rte news, leo varadkar said big gaps remained between the uk and the eu on crucial issues. Mr varadkar is expected to meet Boris Johnson for further brexit talks later this week. It comes as european leaders accused the government of playing a stupid blame game in the negotiations. Speaking to the french newspaper les echos, the European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker said if the negotiations failed, the reasons have to come from britain because the original sin is found on the islands and not on the continent. He went on to say a no deal brexit would lead to the collapse of
A letter requesting a brexit extension if Boris Johnson refuses to do so. The white house officially refuses to co operate with the impeachment inquiry against president donald trump. The foreign secretary is expected to meet the family of harry dunn, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in august, as he urges the usa to reconsider its position on the diplomatic immunity given to a suspect. People living in seaside towns earn £1600 a year less than those living inland. Well be live in penzance for a special report. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The independent travel agent hays travel has said it will buy all Thomas Cook Retail stores following the collapse of the Holiday Company. Hays has already recruited hundreds of former thomas cook staff and has offered employment to many of the airlines personnel. The move could save up to 2500 jobs. The travel company folded last month after failing to secure a last minute rescue deal, leaving 150,000 passengers stranded abroad.
Them down and youve let yourself down. Everything we were taught about safeguarding, and she fooled us about safeguarding, and she fooled us all. This mp is urging the home secretary to prevent Vanessa Georges release from jail. Well talk to labours luke pollard, live. A post mortem has revealed teenager nora quoirin who was found dead in malaysia after vanishing from a family holiday died from internal bleeding. Police in malaysia say theres no evidence of foul play. Jeremy corbyn has written to the leaders of the other opposition parties and tory rebels to ask them to make him a caretaker Prime Minister in order to stop a no deal brexit. That would mean a caretaker government, led by labour, which would be a government in order to prevent a no deal brexit and bring about a general election so the people of this country can decide their future. And a level results are out this morning for more than 300,000 sixth formers in england, wales and Northern Ireland, with the proportion of st
Triple and sales soar 20 at amazon. But with regulators circling, ill look at why its getting tougher to be a tech giant. Another day, another batting collapse from england, as ireland move within sight of what would be an historic first test victory at lords. How science is helping gardeners find the best way to water a hanging basket. Its friday the 26th ofjuly. Our top story more disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Repair work has been taking place through the night, but services will be significantly reduced between london and the east midlands. Leigh milner has the details. It was the second halted day on record, the highest temperature recorded in cambridge. You might have been faster travelling on one of these than the trains. Chaos on rail lines. Passengers are rescued from broken down trains as power ca bles fell from broken down trains as power cables fell and sparked line side fires. Disruptio