So, what do we know about hezbollah s capabilities . Bbc verify s Nawal Al Maghafi has more. Wednesdays attack by hezbollah is believed to be the first time ever that a ballistic missile from the armed group has been launched towards tel aviv. Let me take you through the details of the attack and why it symbolises such a significant escalation. This video, filmed from eastern tel aviv, was posted around 6. 1i0am on Social Media and it shows the moments after the single surface to Air Missile was intercepted by israel using its Air Defence system. This white plume of smoke is where the missile had been intercepted. There were no casualties or injuries reported as a result of the attack. In a statement, hezbollah confirmed that it launched the missile. It said it was targeting the headquarters of israels intelligence agency, mossad, which it believes is in this location, north of tel aviv. Hezbollah also said that mossad was responsible for assassinating leaders and blowing up pagers and
Who is in the final. Their captain has run a Training Session at the tokyo base for wales. This will be their second semifinal in three tournaments. They were in the team that narrowly lost to france he admits that his form injapan has been mixed but he believes wales are in a stronger position than ever to reach a first final. Obviously this is where you want to be playing your best rugby. You know, to see where we are now, in the semifinal and to be part of it is something special, so from my point of view, we have to keep positive, keep grafting, and hopefully have a few more touches. Great britains return to rugby league ended in defeat to a tonga invitational side in hamilton, new zealand. It was the lions first tour match for 12 years and after they went behind, John Batemans try brought them back into the game. But their attempts to attack were thwarted and it finished 111 6 to tonga. There are highlights of this match on bbc one at 1 15pm. After leicester citys spectactular 9 0
Minefeld in angola. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with john. World atheltics championships in doha getting underway. They are due to start any minute now, out into hat, agitate, by the heat and he militates proving as much a talking point as much the track. Thanks john and stav has all the weather. Unsettled weekend in prospect. We had very heavy showers around this afternoon, blustery winds, too. A little bit of sunshine, a rainbow behind me. As we head on into the weekend, something very disruptive. We could see in gales and heavy rain, all leading to some travel disruptions. I will have all the detail a bit later on. Thanks, stav. Also coming up well talk to a travel writer as saudi arabia announces itll open its doors to International Tourists as part of a broader push to cut its dependence on oil. Hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. The former cabinet minister amber rudd has accused number 10 of using aggressive language that does incite violence. In a newspaper i
Weather for Northern Ireland and scotla nd weather for Northern Ireland and scotland with just a few showers. This evening and tonight, we lose sun showers but mobile racing from the west. Southern half of the uk, staying windy. Moore will race in. Staying dry in the north west of scotland, some spots in the countryside might get down to 2 degrees, more generally 9 12. This low pressure heading in full saturday night. In between, bump in the isobars, you have to squint to see it, a little ridge of High Pressure canning in squashing the shower activity. Morning showers tomorrow will fade, decent amount of sunshine, temperature wise highs of 1619, sunshine, temperature wise highs of 16 19, windy in the south. Behind me, the next weather maker, lower pressure, driving up from the south west, heavy rain, could cause flooding in parts of england and wales, and strong south westerly wind, costs of maybe 55 miles per hour. Sunday, very wet and windy. Particularly heavy rain in parts of wales
Suspended for at least the next six days as a security precaution. We were travelling first to attend my sisters wedding. Now i dont know what to do. Now i dont know what to do. Manchester Police Launch an urgent appeal after seven newborn puppies are stolen by machete wielding burglars. Our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9. 35am. This mornings reviewers are james millar and dave wooding. A recording has emerged of dramatic radio exchanges between a Royal Navy Warship and irans revolutionary guard, moments before a british based oil tanker was seized in the gulf. Stena impero was boarded on friday in the strait of hormuz a key shipping route. The foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has urged iran to release the vessel and its crew. And in the last few minutes, irans ambassador to the uk has tweeted warning the uk government against escalating tension saying it would be quite dangerous and unwise at a sensitive time in the region. This report from ramzan karmali. The seizing of