executive faced strong questioning from us lawmakers about the social media app s alleged threat to us national security. the french government says more than a50 people have been arrested in clashes between police and crowds protesting an increase to the country s pension age. more than a million people took to the streets in major hello and welcome to bbc news. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is holding talks with rishi sunak in downing street this morning. as mr sunak met his counterpart at the door for a handshake, they could clearly hear loud shouts of shame in hebrew from protesters waving israeli flags and placards stating their aim of saving israeli democracy . protests are continuing in israel, where the government is pushing ahead with controversial reforms that would limit the power of the courts. well, let s speak now to paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. the protests following mr netanyahu on this visit to the uk. they consist of. there are
People were killed and 16 people were injured. We are not clear how he got that information, we are not clear whether it is true, it certainly hasnt been verified yet. One of the things he said was that two russian generals had been badly injured in the attack. One is part of the operation in zaporizhzhia, which lies to the north east of crimea, and the other person is linked to russias north sea fleet. Both those people apparently, according to Ukrainian Military intelligence, badly injured. Mr budanov did not comment on reports that the admiral of russias Black Sea Fleet was killed, so that certainly, even from the ukrainian side, hasnt stood up in any way. Ukraine Special Forces have also commented on this. They have said basically the attack was timed to coincide with a meeting of the leadership of russias naval forces, but again they gave no evidence for that claim and it hasnt been independently verified. Russia on the other hand has stayed remarkably quiet. In fact, they have go
abortion a crime was unconstitional because it violated the rights of those who can have children. the ruling opens the door for mexico s health care system to start providing abortions and is a major victory for abortion rights advocates in the mostly catholic country. mexico is the latest in a wave of latin american nations to loosen abortion restrictions. live now to mimi swaby, who s monitoring this story for the bbc world service. as we mentioned, a sweeping ruling, practically speaking, what will this mean for the country and for women in mexico? country and for women in mexico? , ., ., , . , ., mexico? this unanimous decision by mexic0 s mexico? this unanimous decision by mexico s highest mexico? this unanimous decision by mexico s highest court - by mexico s highest court obliges all public health institutions to provide abortion services for anybody who requests it. this means women across mexico can access these procedures without fear of any legal repercussion
it reads. our correspondentjoe inwood has the latest from the island of symi. i ve been here for three orfour days now following the attempt to find michael mosley and you hear that statement from clare bailey mosley, and it is very sad, it is a very heartfelt statement for a man who so many people clearly loved and held in great affection. he was a very well known broadcaster, a doctor, a medical expert, but he was also a husband and father. a friend to many people and that is what came through in there. as you say, it was the news that we had been expecting from this morning and certainly, the longer it went on, the longer the search went on, the more unlikely it was that he would be found alive and well. it is incredibly hot here, incredibly difficult conditions, those hills behind me, those aren t the hills he was found on but but they are very similar geologically, they are the same sort of height, it is very rough terrain, very difficult, very exposed. it was right in t
I opened my door and ten feet away was a wall of flame. A warning the Health System is straining at the seams because of staff shortages, rising demand and the number of patients with preventable illnesses. Also information at the tip of yourfingers. The new fingerprint technique that can tell what youve touched, eaten or had to drink could soon be used as evidence in court. And the rspca expresses concern over exotic animals becoming the entertainment at childrens parties. New regulations to ensure they are not being mistreated. Good morning. Its tuesday, 10th october, welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the last hour, the defence contractor, bae systems, has announced its planning to cut almost two thousand jobs. The majority of roles will go at the firms two sites in lancashire. Unions are demanding urgent talks with the Defence Company. The firm says the redundancies are part of a move to streamline the business and have what it says is a sharper Competitive Edge. 0ur correspondent, d