SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
is focused on legal appeals, not campaign promises. plus joe biden, what he plans to say to voters but where he will go to say it. and with time running out for nikki haley and ron desantis to take down trump, why won t either of them hit the former president where it could hurt? good morning. i m kasie hunt. it is wednesday, january 3. 5:00 a.m. here in washingtonen a also 5:00 a.m. up in maine where donald trump s legal team just struck back on their battle to stay on the ballot. they appealed the ruling by sheena bellows that disqualified him for maine s gop ballot under the 14th amendment insurrection ban. trump s lawyers arguing that bellows was a biassed decision maker with no legal authority. here is bellows late last night on cnn. i think it is important to note my sole obligation is the oath i swore to up hold the constitution and follow maine election laws. i was duty bound by maine election laws which require this process of holding a hearing and issuing a de
heckling we ll bring all the reaction to the prime minister s speech from birmingham. also this lunchtime. ukraine s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. charities say hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are stepped up after the worst drought in a0 years. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long term brain conditions. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate all things james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. and coming up on the bbc news channel, all players and staff at premiership rugby club worcester will have their contracts terminated after a winding up order in the high court. good af
police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long term brain conditions. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever. # and later in the hour, the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. hello. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted we must stay the course . the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order to stimulate growth. she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone w
forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted we must stay the course . the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order to stimulate growth; she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone would benefit. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas has this report. she entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic t