Dying in england and wales. Some welcome the move, others express cautiOn. Hello, welcome to todays verified live. We start with the crisis in the Middle East irans supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has defended his Countrys Missile Attack On israel earlier this week as a minimum punishment. In a rare Public Speech as he led Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for actiOn as he led commemoratiOns for the Hezbollah Leader, hassan nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into israel On Tuesday Night in retaliatiOn for his assassinatiOn, and israel has promised to hit back. Overnight there were more huge explosiOns in beirut, close to the main airport. Us officials say, israel, was targeting the potential successor to nasrallah. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanOn into israel. And an israeli Air Strike Hit A Road nea
Stay dry. We will have some of that low cloud affecting the North Sea coast. Into next week, low pressure continues to fire across the atlantic, across england and wales, bringing further zones of heavy rain. Is that clear through later in the week, turns friday we will start to get these colder northwesterly Wind Diving its way southwards. Next week we will see a sharp drop in temperatures, average at this time of year in edinburgh is 17 degrees, so it will be quite a cold week next week. Fayed welcome to Bbc News. Welcome to Bbc News. Israel launches another strike on the outskirts of beirut reports suggest the target was a senior Hezbollah Commander. Mohamed Al Fayed is described as a monster by lawyers, representing women whove accused the former billionaire of sexual assault. The allegations involve cover ups, threats and a Quarter Century of Sexual Abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed after he purchased harrods and became its chairman. A busy research has found that the number of identifie
Monitoring a speech from the Hezbollah Leader, Hassan Nazrallah, giving his first public response to two days of attacks in lebanon using sabotaged Communication Devices. The number of people killed has risen to 37, with over 3,000 wounded. The Hezbollah Leader accused israel of being behind the operation, which he said crossed a red line. Oi or humanely with me is ou or. Humanely r security with me is our Security Correspondent frank gardner. Some of what he says is true, some of what he says is true, some is not. They are in real trouble, they are trashed, they in real some is not. They are in real trouble, they are trashed, they are in no position to fight a are in no position to fight a war right now, other than the war right now, other than the low Level Exchange of fire they low Level Exchange of fire they are doing across the border. Are doing across the border. But where i think he is right but where i think he is right is when he says bring it on, we is when he it on, we welco
That will be at the forefront of the next generation of space exploration. Our Science Correspondent Pallab ghosh has the story. Back at home we all have a lot of work to do but from here, earth sure looks like a perfect world. Historic words for an historic moment. Out comes the first private Sector Astronaut to walk in space. Silhouetted in earths orbIt, billionaire Jared Isaacman paid millions of dollars for this experience. Earlier, he was suIting up, as were the other three crew members. The capsulte has no air lock, so the entire spacecraft is in the vacuum of space once the doors opened. Then, the all important checks to make sure that the spacesuIts dont leak. Theyd been upgraded for the spacewalk, stronger and more flexible. The helmets have a heads up display, so they see how well their bodies are coping. Then the air is taken out of the capsule, so the pressure inside matches whats outside. The hatch opens, and isaacman exIts the spacecraft. Theres not much to do outside apa
Also tonight, france finally has a prime minister. You will know him he is the former Brexit Negotiator Michel barnier. Parliament. He will need all his skills to Negotiate a raucus french parliament. And not entirely immune from prosecution. Trump pleads not guilty, as his Jan 6 case returns to court in washington. Welcome to the programme. The Waterways here in britain are awash with Records Amount of sewage. Today, the governement announced a new bill that will beef up the powers of the Water regulator. In future the Water Bosses in england and wales will face 2 years in prison if theyre found to have obstructed an investigation into a Sewage Spill and their bonuses will be blocked if they fail to meet environmental and financial standards. But activists say it is not enough. The system is broken, and that current regulations arent being enforced. Heres our environment correspondentjonah fisher. Profits and pollution. For years, our Water Companies have paid out dividends to shareho