End of the new week. This is Bbc News, the headlines. Benjamin netanyahu addresses Un General Assembly saying that his country is at War Fighting for its life. It isa it is a Map Of It Isa Map Ofa it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of an it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of an arc it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of an arc of it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of an arc of terror it is a Map Of a curse. It is a Map Of an arc of terror that L Map of an arc of terror that iran has created and impose from the Indian Ocean to the mediterranean. Israel continues its attacks in lebanon despite international pressure for a ceasefire. Oscar winning Actress Dame Maggie smith has died in hospital aged 89. Hurricane helene weakens to a tropical storm as It Moves over the us State Of Georgia after battering florida with powerful winds and severe flooding. And could criminals use Ai Clones to steal money . Lets return to that story that has emerged over
Of the country, as fighting between the Idf And Hezbollah continues he warned hezbollah s Backer Iran that there is no place in iran that the long arm of israel cannot reach. Mr netanyahu said hamas has got to go and would have no role in the reconstruction of gaza and he described the united nations as this House Of Darkness mired in antisemitism. Here are some of the key parts from Mr Natanyahus 35 minute speech. The curse of October 7th began when hamas invaded israel from gaza, but it didnt end there. Israel was soon forced to defend itself on six more War Fronts organised by iran. On october 8th, hezbollah attacked us from lebanon. Since then, theyve fired over 8,000 rockets at our towns and cities, at our civilians, at our children. We are focussed on mopping up hamas s remaining fighting capabilities. We are taking out senior Terrorist Commanders and destroying remaining terrorist infrastructure. But all the while, all the while and ill say this one more time, we remain focussed
Tactics. Tactics. My bill has been stopped today from being debated by the labour party and i am absolutely furious about that. They do not even want to talk about the important of recognising biological sex. They do not want to talk about how we stop children being able to access puberty blockers that would actually stop their development. Actually stop their development. So they have spent today filibustering my bill and stopping it being talked about, even though over the last few weeks i have had a huge amount of public support from concerned parents, concerned teachers , parents, concerned teachers, from young people themselves who want these bills measures put into law. Into law. James heappey has announced he wont stand as an mp at the next general election, saying he wants to prioritise his family and pursue a different career. Hes also expected to resign as Armed Forces Minister by the end of this month. More than 60 tory mps have now announced theyre leaving the commons , as
Name the date. Now, labour, added rishi sunak needs to stop squatting in number 10. In other news, police say theyve contacted the families of 35 people whose remains were recovered as part of an investigation into a funeral parlour in yorkshire. The bodies and a quantity of ashes were respectfully removed from legacy independent Funeral Directors in hull after concerns were raised about the storage and management processes relating to the care of the deceased. Humberside of the deceased. Humberside police described it as a truly awful incident. Two people awful incident. Two people arrested on a number of offences have been released on bail as enquiries continue and thousands of drivers will be stuck in gridlock traffic this weekend dunng gridlock traffic this weekend during an unprecedented closure of the m25. Five drivers have of the m25. Five drivers have been warned to stay away from a five mile stretch in surrey, between junctions ten and ii, to between junctions ten and ii, to b
from outside europe. and the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles, and his heirs, during his coronation on saturday. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. there i ve just used seven words and communicated quite a lot. words can bind us together or push us apart. in a sense, we are all wordsmiths, but many of us shy away from the art form that best harnesses the power of words poetry. but not my guest today. john cooper clarke was once dubbed the punk poet . all his life, he has used words, rhythm and rhyme to find humour and truth in the chaos of everyday life. thanks to the internet, one of his poems has become a worldwide viral sensation. so, where does his word magic come from? john cooper clarke, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. it s great to have you here, john. ijust read your memoir and one of the first sentences in it is this one all my life, all i ever wanted to be was a professional poet. now,