The honour of imam hussein, peace be upon him. In achieving the highest level of faith and pure worship. A martyr on the Path Ofjerusalem and palestine. Our Security Correspondent, frank gardner, reports on this latest escalation of the conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre in beirut. Within hours, the Israeli Military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over The Leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force t
The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert, killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. Tributes are expected to be paid at the f1 race later today. It is the first of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of autumn. And it will feel like it as well. A cool day for all of us, a mix of sunshine and showers. Details coming up. Its sunday the 1st of september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unveil what he calls a raft of new measures for schools in england. High performing school
Of the outbreak of the second world war. The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert, killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. The formula one race will go ahead on the same track later today. It is the 1st of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of autumn. And it will feel like it as well. A cool day for all of us, a mix of sunshine and showers. Details coming up. Its sunday the 1st of september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unveil what he calls a raft of new measures fo
Today, sunshine but also showers, some of which will be thundery. A band of cloud will bring general showery rain into Northern Ireland later in the afternoon, further south some spells of sunshine. Tonight though showers across Northern Ireland into scotland and Northern England, showers elsewhere fading away and with clear skies it will turn into a chilly night compared to what we are used to, many spots into single digits. Tomorrow starting with sunshine, we hold on to some of that in the south but cloud spreads in from the west, drizzle for western coasts and temperatures between 15 and 22 degrees. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines the eus lead brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says the uk has now reached a moment of truth. He rejects borisjohnsons demand for the irish backstop to be scrapped. The Prime Ministers message to his own party he tells tory rebels to back him and his brexit plan, or side withJeremy Corbyn. Pro democracy activists in hong kong target
Commemorations are held in poland overnight marking the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war. The world of motorsport pays tribute to formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert killed in a crash at the belgian grand prix circuit. The formula one race will go ahead on the same track later today. Its the 1st of september. As far as meteorologists are concerned, the first day of the autumn. It will feel like it as well. A cool day for us, with a mix of sunshine and showers. Its sunday, 1st september. Our top story English Schools rated as outstanding by ofsted will no longer be exempt from inspections, under new government plans. The department for education says that, as of last summer, almost 300 schools hadnt been assessed for more than a decade. It said the changes would give parents up to date information about their childs education and ensure standards remain high. Alexandra mackenzie reports. Its the beginning of a new school year. Time for the education secretary to unv