in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah, a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon, has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression . israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah, banned terrorist organisations in many countries, have close ties to iran, which itself is holding a day of mourning after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. the islamic state group has now said it carried out that attack in the southern city of kerman. alongside this, several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen, who are also close to iran, to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and, of course, the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation. let s start with the funeral of th
stories making news. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs chiefs and union leaders as a six day strike by england s junior doctors enters its second day. the doctors union has accused health leaders of misusing the system for calling doctors back to work when patient safety is at risk, but nhs england insists they were genuine requests for help. a 49 year old man has been arrested after reports shots were fired at a cinema in liverpool on wednesday evening. merseyside police locked down the showcase cinema in croxteth when a man threatened staff in the foyer before shooting at the outside of the building. officers responded to three separate incidents involving shots being fired, but no one was injured. more than 40 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made, figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles i
incidents involving shots being fired but no one was injured. more than 40 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made., figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles in northern ireland. despite receiving more than 6,200 applications, decisions have been made on 955. you re live with bbc news. prince andrew and former president bill clinton are among high profile figures named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. they include associates, friends and alleged victims of the disgraced billionare, who died in jail five years ago. the papers relate to a case that was brought against epstein s associate ghislaine maxwell. she is currently serving a twenty year jail sentence for child sex trafficking.
people is closing. jean mackenzie, bbc news, and wajima injapan. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s look at some other stories making news. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs chiefs and union leaders, as a six day strike by england s junior doctors enters its second day. the doctors union has accused health leaders of misusing the system for calling doctors back to work when patient safety is at risk. but nhs england insists they were genuine requests for help. more than a0 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made, figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles in northern ireland. despite recieving more than 6,200 applications, decisions have been made on 955.