Welcome to Bbc News. There have been more israeli Air Strikes on southern beirut, after the israeli military warned people there to leave their homes. These are live pictures overlooking beirut. Bbc teams there have reported overhearing another strike in the city. It is close to the airport. Well be live with our colleagues in beirut shortly. Elsewhere in lebanon, israel has bombed a mosque In The Southern part of the country. Israel says the mosque was being used as a Command Centre by hezbollah fighters. The building was next to a hospital. The humanitarian situation in lebanon is worsening, with at least four hospitals now closed In The South because of israeli Air Strikes. The World Health Organization says at least 37 Health Care facilities have closed since israel began its Air Bombardment of lebanon two weeks ago. The un says more than 200,000 people have fled lebanon into neighbouring syria. Hezbollah says its fired rockets at the Ramat David Airbase near the city of haifa in n
A secondary benefit as well there is a secondary benefit to merseyside which is when people have skilled jobs they are secure and they spend their money predominantly in the local economy, so your restaurants, hospitality, your theatres, etc, also gain secondary because when people have jobs and feel they can go out and enjoy themselves and spend that money in the shops and restaurants etc, that is a double benefit for the region. More broadly of course, those jobs will be across the country and a similar pattern happens. Another Reason Hospitality is taken such head is because people havent got the money to go out for meals in the way they used to. A secondary benefit. In relation to the tidal work the mayor is doing, we are supportive of this. I do think its important. It is subject to business cases etc, but you know, all of this technology should be seen as one in the sense that we should look at all of the opportunities we have to develop, to create the jobs of the future. And an
Irans Oil Industry after comments by President Biden. Welcome to business today, live from new york, i m ritika gupta. Share prices in the us have been searching after great news regarding the us economy. The strike on the East Coast ports has also been suspended. It is not all positive news, though. Oil markets are still reeling from a comment by President Biden on thursday that the White House is discussing whether to support an attack by israel on Irans Oil facilities. This is how one of the key benchmarks Brent Crude was trading in the last 15 minutes if it stays at these levels it will be up around 10 per cent this week. One Oil Market Watcher told us he is astounded by the president s comment. In over 15 years of covering the energy markets, reporting them and dare i say, trading on the markets as well, i have never seen anything. This is quite unprecedented. Whether its off the cuff or not, for a sitting us president , just a little over four weeks from the american president i
This is bbc news, the Headlines Defiance from irans supreme leader. In a rare speech he praises his Countrys Missile Attack on israel and hints there could be more to come. Overnight huge blasts in Beirut Close to the Airport Reports suggest israel was targetting hezbollah s next leader. More Air Strikes in Southern Beirut and across lebanon as israel continues to attack what it says are hezbollah targets. We have been looking at the road from Beirut To Damascus that was struck overnight. Israel said it was being used to transport weapons. Mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales. We will talk to campaigners on both sides of the argument. Researchers say the worlds first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the uk, could wipe out the deadly disease. Now with all the latest sport heres hugh. Hello from the Bbc Sport centre. The highest court in the European Union has said that Fifa Rules which govern the way some Football Transfers work break the eus laws, in