And south dakota. And the World Cup has flIcked off In the town In the uk where It was Invented. Hello, Im matthew amrolIwala. We start wIth those developments In the mIddle East And Lebanon where the IsraelI mIlItary are sayIng It has carrIed out targeted strIke In the lebanese capItal. WItnesses heard a large blast In the southern suburbs of beIrut, these are the pIctures whIch show that large plume of smoke In an area descrIbed as hezbollah a stronghold. The lebanese Health MInIstry says there are three dead and more than a dozen people Injured, reports out of Israel say the operatIon was targetIng senIor hezbollah commander. StraIght to jerusalem hezbollah commander. StraIght tojerusalem and our correspond to jerusalem and our correspond her, tojerusalem and our correspond her, danIel, tell us more. That Is rIght, the news emerged wIthIn the last hour that there had been an AIr StrIke In a southern suburb of beIrut. It Is a very densely populated area. There Is a sIgnIfIcant presen
And south dakota. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Lets stay with that breaking news, developments in the Middle East and lebanon. The Israeli Military says its carried out a targeted strike on the lebanese capital beirut, after hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into israel. Lebanons Health Ministry says eight people have been killed these are the life pictures, they are coming into us all the time showing still the aftermath of the blast. You can still see areas of smoke in the Southern Suburbs, that is the area that has been targeted by the israelis in the last little while. Lebanons Health Ministry says eight people have been killed and at least 59 injured in the attack on a suburb in southern beirut. A number of rockets have also been fired into northern israel. There are a number of reports that the target of Israels Strike was senior Hezbollah Commander Ibrahim Aqil. Meanwhile within the last hour theres also been more sirens and a number of rockets fired into northern israel. T
Confidential information about simi to her mates at the bbc. But of course, she was fired and i was delighted but she has now got a big new highly paid job. Isnt that good . She is now in charge of equality, Diversity And Inclusion as a new bank. Given her track record, we wish her the very very best of luck. We dont care and this party, we dont care about skin colour, we dont care about orientation, we couldnt care less who you are, we care whether you share the values of this country. We care whether you obey the law. And well judge you on who you are, we judge you on who you are, we judge you on who you are, we judge you on who you are as a person. Isnt this what everybody wants . Is that what we are going to fight for . Can we are going to fight for . Can we succeed . Can we make history . Are you going to be part of it . Thank you very, very much indeed. Applause. Nigel farage takes a bow there from his audience at the reform Uk Party conference as the banners come down, ending hi
Are being put in place including on bridges in london. Well have the latest live from Borough Market. Also on the programme this lunchtime. The first funeral for a victim of the manchester suicide bombing, as 14 year old Eilidh Macleod is laid to rest on the Outer Hebridean island of barra. High emotions, and a Tv Audience Peaking at 14. 5 million, for the Benefit Concert staged by Ariana Grande less than two weeks after the attack. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, andy murrays bidding to reach the quarterfinals of the french open. Well have the action from his match against Karen Khachanov in paris good afternoon and welcome to bbc news from London Bridge, where a vigil will be held tonight in honour of the victims of the attack here on saturday. Seven people were killed when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge, then began stabbing people in nearby pubs and restaurants. 48 people were injured. 21 remain in a Critical Condition in hospital. In the early hours of this
The nhs in england has rejected claims that theres a humanitarian crisis in its hospitals. The comments from the British Red Cross come as figures show a e departments have had to shut their doors to patients more than 140 times in december, because of a lack of beds. This afternoon the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn called upon the government to take urgent action but nhs england says plans are in place to cope and that talk of any humanitarian crisis is overblown. There are flashing images in smitha mundasads report. Winter pressures in accident emergency some patients waiting a long time to be seen, beds closed because of the winter vomiting bug. This picture isnt new. But the British Red Cross says the strain on englands hospitals is so great it amounts to a humanitarian crisis. In recent years, red cross volunteers have been helping patients at home after spells in hospital. But the charity says that cuts to social care means patients do not have the right support at home. So they en