Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of Israels Army has told troops to prepare for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon, telling them their Military Boots will enter enemy territory. Israel has carried out hundreds more Air Strikes across Lebanon Today as hezbollah fired back across the border, targeting Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile For The First Time. The continued escalation comes as World Leaders are gathered at the United Nations in New York. President biden has warned that all out war in the Middle East is possible. Well be live in lebanon in a moment, but first, lets talk to our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem, and our diplomatic corresponden, james landale, at the United Nations in New York. Jeremy, Israels Army chiefs telling troops they will go in and destroy the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . It the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . ,. ,. ,. , this . It is a big moment. He hasnt said when it this . It is a big moment. H
Morning for all of these lawmakers. Bring us up to speed on whats going on now and what it means for americans who need help in the pandemic. Reporter i thought when i woke up this morning i thought it would be over and its still going on. Voterama is still going on. Marathon session to try to pass amendments for budget reconciliation. First step that needs to happen so that they can pascoe individual 19 relief without any support. Now the senate doesnt do this very often. It shows how important it is. There was one amendment that all senators agreed on except for rand paul. Targeted stimulus checks for the next round of covid19 relief. This comes as 10 senators were clear with biden they want to continue this dialogue. They want to continue talking about covid19 relief. They have concerns about his 1. 9 trillion package. They want something smaller. They want something more targeted. They sent a letter to him hoping to continue that conversation, but janet yellen has been clear, she s
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Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Two people have been released on bail after police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a Funeral Directors in hull. Detectives say theyre investigating a truly horrific incident and families are understandably distraught and heartbroken. Theyve had more than 1,000 phone calls from concerned members of the public. 0ur correspondent nick garnett has been speaking to one of the families affected. My mum was a beautiful, loving person. Would give Anybody Anything she had. Susan stone was 78 when she died. Herfamily paid for her to be cremated, but now theyve been told it never happened. They cremated my mum the same day, or the next day, waiting for a slot. But obviously she didnt get cremated. Heartbroken. Anger. Disgraceful. Humberside police are still searching this building owned by legacy Funeral Directors and others the company owns. 120 officers are involved and police say they found 35 bodies and what they think are human
A ramadan ceasefire unless a ramadan ceasefire unless the rival rsf Paramilitary Group leaves civilian and public sites. Us officials are pushing to open more land routes for aid from chad. The army had closed access points, saying the rsf was using it to transport weapons, and has only re opened one. The fighting must end for the sake of the sudanese people, who face hunger, horrors and untold hardships. In gaza, in sudan and beyond, its time for peace. I call on political, religious and Community Leaders everywhere to do everything in their power to make this holy period a time for empathy, action and peace. The world food programmes regional director for eastern africa. Explained more about the severity of the situation in sudan. We have in extraordinary problem on our hands in sudan at the moment. Notably inside the country but across the region. 8. 4 Million People displaced inside, another 1. 9 million refugees escaping into places like chad in south sudan, countries that dont re