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ramadan prayer. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences. that led to palestinian militants firing rockets into israel from lebanon and gaza, and israel hitting back with airstrikes. there is some context to all of this. the al aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in islam, is located on a hilltop complex known by muslims as al haram al sharif and byjews as the temple mount. jews revere it as the location of two biblical temples, and it is the holiest site injudaism. thousands of muslims and jews are gathering at the site, with ramadan and passover overlapping this year. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police do storm the mosque. earlier, tens of thousands of people protesting against the government s plans to gain more control over the judiciary held a minute s silence for the victims of a wave of recent attacks on civilians. two british israeli sisters who were killed in a sho ....
injerusalem. remember, earlier this week, israeli police raided the mosque after palestinians barricaded themselves inside, after the evening ramadan prayer. that led to palestinian militants firing rockets into israel from lebanon and gaza, and israel hitting back with airstrikes. the al aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in islam, is located on a hilltop complex known by muslims as al haram al sharif, and byjews as the temple mount. jews revere it as the location of two biblical temples and it is the holiest site injudaism. thousands of muslims and jews are gathering injerusalem with ramadan and passover overlapping this year. earlier, tens of thousands of people protesting against the israeli government s plans to gain more control over the judiciary, held a minute s silence for the victims of a wave of recent attacks on civilians. two british israeli sisters who were killed in a shooting in the occupied west bank yesterday have been named as maia and rina dee. thei ....
of bakhmut, the east ukrainian city which has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. the former uk prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to a parliamentary committee later this month, who are looking into whether he lied to parliament. it relates to the parties which he participated in during the covid lockdown, and the statements which he subsequently made to parliament about them. it comes as conservative mps express anger that the partygate investigator, sue gray, has been offered a job with the opposition labour party, as sir keir starmer s chief of staff. a short while ago, we heard from mrjohnson. when i knew they could probably be contradicted by dozens and dozens of officials. but why on earth would i have done that? it simply doesn t make sense. i believed that what we were doing was within the rules. that s why i said what i said in the chamber. it was my honest belief at the time and that s why i thank the committee, but i don t thi ....
let s get down to business. hsbc has just reported a 92% surge in quarterly profit. rising interest rates helped to swell its net interest income. europe s largest bank that s headquartered in london said pre tax earnings ringed in at $5.2 billion for the fourth quarter that s better than expected and up from $2.7 billion the year before. but it s biggest shareholder, ping an insurance of china, is putting pressure on the board to pivot further east. that s one of the challenges facing hsbc. let s discuss this with will walker arnott, senior investment manager, charles stanley good morning. talk about numbers. shareholders will benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter- benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, benefit. hsbc did well in the last quarter. yes, strong - last quarter. yes, strong results which would have pleased the market and beat expectations, as outlined. gather up 30% over last year, and the results explain why. what strip on the results, ....
Managed to fool hsbcs Voice RecognitionSecurity System, designed to prevent fraud. Good morning, its friday, 19th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Breaking news this morning. Swedish prosecutors are ending their seven year long investigation into the wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, who has been accused of rape. Mr assange, whos a5, has been living at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london since 2012, claiming asylum to avoid extradition to sweden. Scotla nd Scotland Yard says it is obliged to arrest him for Breaching Bail Conditions if he leaves the embassy. Julian assange has just tweeted this picture. This is in react ....