In retaliation for the barrage of missiles launched by tehran two days ago. On tuesday, iran fired 180 missiles across large parts of israel. It came in response to the israeli military s Ground Invasion of southern lebanon. The conflict has continued to escalate overnight. Lebanons Health Ministry says five people have been killed in a strike on a medicalfacility in beirut. The Israeil Military confirmed it had carried out a Precision Attack on a building said to be affiliated with the iran backed armed group hezbollah. Our Correspondent Peter bowes has the latest. More explosions ring out overnight in lebanon. The Israeli Army says it conducted a precise attack on bachoura in central beirut. The first raid in the heart of lebanons capital. Lebanese officials say at least five people were killed and 11 injured in this israeli strike on a medical facility, a building affiliated with hezbollah. Earlier, the lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 46 people have been killed in israel
British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony in africa. Back in the 1960s, the people living on the archipelaGo were forcibly removed by britain, which kept hold of the islands while giving mauritius its independence. A secret deal was already in place to let the americans set up their Military Base on DieGo Garcia. Chapter ii of the charter. But in recent years, international opinion has turned against britain. That the united kingdom is under an obligation. The uns top court ruled here that the islands do indeed belong to mauritius and s
The campaign was organised after a baby waS Partly paralysed by the first case of the virus in two decades. From jerusalem, our Middle East correspondent, Yolande Knell reports. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a Mass Immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum Worries Hell never be able to walk. He was the first child found he was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it years, and it paralysed his leg. Paralysed his leg. Because of the war he wasnt because of the war he wasnt vaccinated and now vaccinated and now medical care is limited. Medical care is limited. Translation he wants translation he wants to live an
So could it be cheaper to remortgage . Ill get an expert view. Saved from the brink Bolton Wanderers will stay in existence, and in the Football League, after a takeover deal was confirmed last night. It is going to be wet and windy today for scotland and Northern Ireland. Bright and breezy for england and wales with a few showers in the west. I will have more in 15 minutes. Its thursday 29th august. Were live in westminster this morning, where the politcal fallout over the Prime Ministers decision to suspend parliament continues, with labour promising to table a vote of no confidence in the government. Mrjohnsons announcement has sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition with more than one million signatures. Our Political Correspondent nick eardley reports. Outside downing street, in cities across the united kingdom, protests against borisjohnsons hugely controversial decision to send mps home for more than a month just weeks before the brexit deadline. Am
As they demonstrated for the ninth weekend in a row. If we come down here, we can see theyve built up a bit of a barricade here, these protesters. This is where theyve retreated to because at the other end of the street, where these flashing lights are, is where the police are at. Talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of Heathrow Airport workers are adjourned for the day and will resume tomorrow. More than 170 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have been cancelled. And coming up in sportsday in half an hour, well have the latest from birmingham as england take control of the first ashes test at edgbaston. Good evening. Efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing close to the town of Whaley Bridge have entered a third day. Emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. There are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam, causing serious flooding and endangering life i