Football. Well start with football, and one of the games Greats Rafael Varane has announced his retirement at the age of 31. The french World Cup Winner injured his knee last month on his debut for newly promoted como in serie a, and its forced him call time on his career. He won the Fa Cup with Manchester United last season, but the defender will be most closely associated with Real Madrid before that, a 10 year spell the Spanish Giants that saw him win 18 trophies including three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. He was capped 93 times for his country, winning the World Cup in 2018 Manchester United start their Europa League Campaign later. They face dutch Side Fc Twente at old trafford. Its the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeth as a coach under Steve Mclaren at the time. Ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to the Champi
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
Forces, herzi halevi, has said preparations are being made for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. Israel has been conducting extensive strikes across lebanon, hitting more than 100 targets. Lebanons Health Ministry says 51 people have been killed, and more than 200 wounded so far today. The us president Joe Biden has warned that an All Out War in the Middle East is possible but added that a diplomatic Solution Isnt out of reach. Earlier on wednesday, israel intercepted a ballistic missile fired by his brother towards Tel Aviv for the first time. You can hear the Air Raid sirens in this footage which shows the missile just after it was intercepted by israeli Air Defence systems. His brother said its target was israels intelligence agency, mossad. Its thought to be the first time a his Brother Rocket has reached Tel Aviv. More than 600 people including many women and children have been killed in lebanon this week. Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their homes in southern
Of harrods, mohamed Al Fayed, of abuse including sexual assault. And, the extremely lucky tourist from warwickshire, who survived a Hippo Attack in zambia. And on bbc london, the Landfill Site thats caught fire on newsnight at 10. 30pm, well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening from beirut. A tense and nervous city tonight. The head of Israels Army has told troops to prepare for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon, saying Military Boots would enter enemy territory. His words come amidst increased intensity of attacks from both sides. World leaders are gathered at the united nations in New York. The us president , joe biden, has warned an All Out War in the Middle East is possible, but said there is still an opportunity to settle the conflict. The uks Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, warned british nationals still in lebanon to l
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