Hezbollah fighters have continued to launch rockets into the north of israel. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest. Is this the launch of a wider war in the Middle East . Iran fired some 180 ballistic and Cruise Missiles at israel Last Night, revenge, it says, for strikes on Lebanon And Israel s killing of leaders of armed it supports. Translation iii supports. Translation ,. , translation if they remove their evil from this translation if they remove their evil from this Region Translation if they remove their evil from this region without translation if they remove their evil from this region without a evil from this region without a doubt these conflicts, these wars, these classes, will disappear completely. While most missiles were brought down by israels sophisticated air defence system, the entire population was told to stay in bomb shelters. Afterwards, inspecting the damage, many agreed with the Prime Minister that iran must pay the price. My price. My fe
Are put in to bat on an overcast first morning of the third test against sri lanka. They already hold an unassailable 2 0 series lead. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. The Prison Population in england and wales has hit a record high for the second week in a row. The latest figures show there are now more than 88,500 inmates. Thats a rise of almost 1,200 in five weeks. Around half of those are cases linked to this summers riots. In a few days time, the governments temporary early Release Scheme will begin, and some offenders will be able to leave jail at an earlier point in their sentences. Lets speak now to our Uk Correspondent daniel sandford. Daniel, what are these high numbers doing to the Prison System . Last week, i was sitting here talking to your audience about the Prison Population hitting an all time high. This week its even higher, and essentially what happened is on the 30th Ofjuly when the rioting Started this summer, the Prison Population has been rising
And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the Price Cap increases by 10 . Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent Iain Watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing Record Numbers of people coming to us with Energy Debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy Price Cap rises. From october, the Energy Regulator Ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10 , and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big Energy Companies, the regulator, and Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss what more could be don
The west african nation for more than 50 years. And tyson fury have a way to be a much anticipated rematch well hear from both camps. Thousands of people are being screened in towns and cities locked down in several countries as the world races to contain the coronaVirus Outbreak that killed more than 2300 People Health officials are now worried they cant trace the origins of hotspots appearing around the globe the infection rate is slowing down in Mainland China where the outbreak began more than 76000. 00 cases have been reported but numbers are surging elsewhere at least 5 people have died in iran which now has a total of 28. 00 cases some pharmacies are running out of masks and Hand Sanitizer in europe a dozen northern italian towns are effectively in lockdown after 2 people died and at least 58 people were infected many of whom had no direct link to china and south korea has recorded an 8 fold jump in cases in just 4 days with 433 infections most of them linked to a church and a h
Effort to end years of civil war. And under fire the c. E. O. Of Budget Airline ryanair is criticised up to suggesting that muslim men should undergo extra security checks. Welcome to the news of the spread of the corona virus is increasing outside of china with italy seeing the worst outbreak in europe so far at least 79. 00 cases and 2 deaths have been reported in the country most of them in lombardy and the neato regions now the government says it will forcibly lock down affected areas in iran a 6th death from corona virus was reported on saturday with 28. 00 infections infected travelers from the country have been reported in canada lebanon and the United Arab Emirates concern is also growing in south korea coronavirus cases that have doubled overnight to more than 430 or more and that in a moment but 1st to northern italy where doctors are struggling to contain the virus as catherine stansell reports. The Lombardy Region of northern italy is in lockdown as mark cases of the covert