British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony in africa. Back in the 1960s, the people living on the archipelaGo were forcibly removed by britain, which kept hold of the islands while giving mauritius its independence. A secret deal was already in place to let the americans set up their Military Base on DieGo Garcia. Chapter ii of the charter. But in recent years, international opinion has turned against britain. That the united kingdom is under an obligation. The uns top court ruled here that the islands do indeed belong to mauritius and s
Was a violation of international law. Volker turk said he was appalled by the breadth and impact of the Attacks, which left at least 37 dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah has confirmed that its senior military commander, Ibrahim Aqil, was among those killed in fridays israeli airstrike on a building in the southern suburbs of beirut. The israeli envoy at the un, danny danon, has not mentioned the explosions but said his country would do whatever it took to defend itself. Lets start with those comments from the un human Rights Chief volker turk. These Attacks represent a new development in warfare. Where Communication Tools become weapons, simultaneously exploding across marketplaces, On Street Corners and in homes as daily life unfolds. Authorities have reportedly dismantled unexploded devices in universities, banks and hospitals. This has unleashed widespread fear, Panic And Horror among people in lebanon. At the same meeting the United Nations political affairs chief, rosemary dic
For 15 years. The Labour Party is holding its first annual conference since its landslide general Election Win in liverpool. Despite delegates celebrating the partys electoral success, ministers will be urging Party Members to prepare for more tough decisions in next months budget. It come after Downing Street said that the prime minster, his deputy and the chancellor will no longer accept any donations for clothing following Growing Criticism over gifts from party donors. Our political correspondent Iain Watson has this report. Labour returns to liverpool for its annual conference, but with one big difference. Last year they were in opposition, and now they are in government after a landslide Election Win. Delegates will want to celebrate but they will hear sobering messages from ministers. They will be told the foundations of the economy needs to be fixed, and that means more difficult decisions lie ahead. And if that hasnt made the bubbly go flat, what about this from labour togethe
Hello, im azadeh moshiri. As fears grow about an escalation of the Middle East conflict, saturday has seen a string of Cross Border attacks between israel and the iranian backed lebanese group, hezbollah. And the iranian backed lebanese these are live pictures from the region. Israel says it has Hit Thousands of Rocket Launchers in lebanon. Hezbollah says it has fired new waves of rockets into Northern Israel. Reuters video shows rockets coming from Southern Lebanon being intercepted by the Israeli Military. The Health Ministry has said that 37 people were killed in yesterdays israeli attack on beirut. Those are new numbers. Israel said it was targeting a top Hezbollah Commander who also died during the attack will stop it says it killed, in their words, 16 terrorists. The us national Security Adviser said he was worried about escalation between israel and lebanon. When he was asked about the israli Strike Targetting Hezbollah Commanders. He said its a good outcome when people are brou
For three more weeks at least but children could return to schools there after the february half term. Exhausted. The Duchess Of Cambridge talks candidly about the challenges of both Home Schooling and Home Hairdressing her children. The rspb launches its Big Garden Birdwatch where members of the public are asked to spend one hour counting and recording the birds they see from their home and coming up this hour well meet a nurse who gave birth nearly three months ago while seriously ill with covid 19 who has held her daughter for the first time after being discharged from hospital. Good morning and welcome. A new Coronavirus Vaccine has been shown to be 89. 3 effective in large scale uk trials. The novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against both the uk and South African Variants of the virus, as you can see from this graph. The uk has secured 60 million doses of the jab, which will be made in stockton on tees. The doses are expected to be delivered in the second half of t