Just hours after World Leaders at the united nations called for a 21 day ceasefire. These are the latest pictures were getting from lebanon. The idf says strikes happened in beqqa, close to the syrian border, and Southern Lebanon, and targeted weapons depots, rocket launchers, and military buildings. Israel says it has struck more than 2000 hezbollah targets in lebanon over the past few days. The lebanese Health Ministry said more than 70 people were killed by israeli Air Strikes on wednesday 00v allies including the us, uk and eu issued a joint statement for a pause in the fighting for what they said would provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement and a ceasefire in gaza. It follows a meeting at the Un General Assembly in new york. Yair lapid, leader of Israels Opposition Party yesh atid, says israel should accept the ceasefire proposal, but only for seven days. But its a view not shared by bezalel smotrich, the far right minister of finance in Benj
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Change Interest Rates from five percent. The decision, expected at midday, comes after inflation, showing the rise in consumer prices, remained at 2. 2 Per Cent last month. The Central Bank in the united states lowered Interest Rates by half a Percentage Point Yesterday the first cut for more than four years. Lets speak to our Business Correspondent peter ruddick. What is the expectation with the Bank Of England . I knew you will ask me that. I am not a betting man but the one thing we can predict is it is going to be a close decision. The last time the nine Person Committee voted five to four, as close as you can get to cut Interest Rates last time to the 5 level they are now, a quarter of a Percentage Point change. Why will it be so although there is disagreement really among the committee and economic experts about how sticky, how stubborn Inflation Price rises are, there is agreement that the trend is Price Rises and the rate of inflation is coming down but relatively slowly, relat
Start your Monday Morning. A little bit of rain for some, even some Thunderstorms Mist and rain to start your Monday Morning. Good morning, its Monday 2nd september. One or two word 0fsted Inspection Grades for englands schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. Last year an inquest found an 0fsted Inspection had contributed to the suicide of primary headteacher Ruth Perry, leading to widespread calls for change. Headteacher Ruth Perry, leading the government said the overall grades werent fair or accurate, but the change was criticised by the conservatives for removing a vital indicator for parents. Heres our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was but yes, its this. A relief, really, that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same. And from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for
Elsewhere, three israelis have elsewhere, three israelis have died when their vehicle died when their vehicle was fired on near the city was fired on near the city of hebron in the of hebron in the occupied West Bank. Occupied West Bank. With me is Mohamed Taha with me is Mohamed Taha from bbc arabic. From bbc arabic. Lets start with the news of lets start with the news of the bodies of the six hostages the bodies of the six hostages were found. What more do we were found. What more do we know about the operation to find and recover the bodies . Know about the operation to find and recover the bodies . The operation was to secure a the operation was to secure a tunnel where the forces found tunnel where the forces found and alive hostage last week. And alive hostage last week. The israeli forces were trying the israeli forces were trying to clear the tunnel and they to clear the tunnel and they found the bodies there so they found the bodies there so they didnt go there upon didnt go t