And apologised to the actor amanda abbington, who appeared on the programme in 2023. Let s cross straight to our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. David, tell us what the report says. Strictly come dancing, the bbc s biggest entertainment show by some distance, has been rocked by headlines for the last few months because of allegations by former contestant amanda abbington, who left midway through the last series, saying, revealing in interviews later, that she felt that the behaviour of her professional dancer had been abusive, demeaning, insulting and bullying. And what there has been, there has been an investigation into those specific complaints from amanda abbington. Bbc studios, the production arm of the bbc, has concluded that her concerns and complaints were in part upheld, they have apologised to amanda abbington, but not holy. So the question we understand is probably that it s a matter of verbal abuse, verbal harassment and bullying that have been upheld but nothi
Push into the South And West and given the fact the ground is so saturated at the moment, it is not so good have an outlook. More here on breakfast. Good morning. Its Sunday 29th septemBer. Fears of a wider war in the Middle East Are growing as iran says the death of the leader of hezbollah Will Not Go Unavenged. The country has declAred five days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after he was killed by an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese capital Beirut. Us president Joe Biden says his death is a measure of justice for his many victims but called again for a ceasefire. Our reporter simonjones has more. Distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister descriBed the killing of Hezbollahs Leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Maste
Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
Has said the idf will yet not stop targetting the iranian backed group. More than Two Hundred hezbollah positions were hit on thursday. Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports from New York. Theres no ceasefire in beirut. This was the aftermath of yet another Air Strike in the lebanese capital. Israel says it is targeting hezbollah commanders. These were their images of the attack. One that had devastating consequences. At the United Nations the Prime Minister has been meeting key regional leaders. He signed up to an international call for an immediate ceasefire, a call he echoed as he addressed the un General Assembly for the first time. I General Assembly for the first time. General assembly for the first time. H,. , General Assembly for the first time. ,. ,. Time. I call on israel expect israel and time. I call on israel expect Israel And Hezbollah time. I call on israel expect Israel And Hezbollah to time. I call on israel expect | Israel And Hezbollah to stop the violen
The banking system. The banking system. And as the bbc s and as the bbc s Michelle Fleury reports, it could face even more tense relations with the us depending on who wins the race for the White House. When the measures were first announced back in may, the White House said it was in response to chinas unfair Trade Practices and to protect us jobs. At the time the chinese said they opposed the hikes and would retaliate. Analysts said the tariffs, which include a 100 duty on electric vehicles made in china, well, that they are largely symbolic, especially since chinese evs are not currently sold in the united states. As well as a rise on ev tariffs, levies on solar cells will increase to 50 , while rates on Steel And Aluminium products will more than triple to 25 . Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as Vice President Kamala Harris an