Twente wanted it more as united are held to a draw at home in the Europa League. We meet the 88 year old whos ticked off his Bucket List Dream of taking to the skies in a spitfire after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Good morning. Another wet and windy day ahead for most of us, Rain Continuing to push north, behind it and return to sunshine and showers but the driest conditions will be ahead of it across Northern Scotland. All of the details shortly. Its Thursday 26th september. Our main story. The uk hasjoined ten other countries and the European Union in calling for a 21 Day Ceasefire between israel and hezbollah. It followed last Nights Emergency Session of the United Nations security council, which heard dire warnings from some nations about the risks of all out regional war if the current Crisis Spirals even further. Our correspondent Tom Bateman reports from New York, where the meeting took place. The deadliest day for lebanon in a generation inflicted by israels warplanes
In four years. The bbc has been told that Sir Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff received a Pay Rise after the election which means she is now paid more than the Prime Minister. Sue gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 £3,000 more than the pm and more than any cabinet minister. 0ur political correspondent, henry zeffman, has more. I knew that there were tensions at the top of government and this Storys Existence in some way from Chris Mason and me attests to those, but my phone has practically blown up in the hours since we published this story yesterday, with people across Whitehall And Westminster who are furious at Sue Gray, keir starmer s Chief Of Staff. And let me explain why. It is not necessarily about her salary in absolute terms. There will be people out there who think that not only Sue Gray as prime Ministers Chief of staff, but the Prime Minister himself ought to be paid a lot more. Im sure they could earn lots more in the private sector or certainly in parts of t
A damaged child cancer treatments. The u. S. Has failed to persuade the Un Security Council to extend an arms embargo on iran it means that terror will soon be able to trade weapons without un approval the bid was the latest attempt from the u. S. To clamp down on the rein in arms sales accusing terror on of sponsoring state terrorism well the arms embargo is set to end on october 18th 5 years after the signing of Irans Nuclear agreement with world powers but the u. S. Wants it extended indefinitely thats been opposed by russia china and some other members of the Security Council washington insists it wont let the embargo and sect of state might pump aoe says the u. S. May now trigger a so course not but clause that restores all u. N. Sanctions on iraq will christensen image on us live now from u. N. Headquarters in new york kristen so this u. S. Sponsored voters failed was this expected and talk us through what exactly happened. Well we know that the chinese and the russians were expe
The forced explosion in port explosion in lebanon. , theng up shop in colombia devastating Economic Impact from one of the worlds longest lockdowns. And we have your sports. Brian Bayern Munich in the semifinals after hammering barcelona 92. 82. Miriam tens of thousands of people have been gathering in minsk for a sixth night of protest after the disputed president ial elections despite a ruthless crackdown in which heavily armed police were deployed against peaceful protesters, and thousands were arrested. Workers from some of the biggest staterun actor is walked off the job hours after hundreds of people arrested over the past few days were released from prison. And they have called for people to return to work but made little reference to the protests. Speaking on video from lithuania , opposition leaders have called on the International Community to help organized talks. She is asking for supporters to join demonstrations this weekend. We need to stop the violence on the streets of
Week support last we report from a damaged child Cancer Treatment center. Bottom to the program the United Nations Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected a us but definitely extend an arms embargo on iran just one other country back to the move while european allies abstained from the vote that means unless further action is taken iran will be able to purchase conventional weapons from mid october christensen he has more from un headquarters in new york it was a quick an unceremonious and to the United States efforts to extend the iranian arms embargo that is out of the wording if theyre followed. In favor. Again 11 at. That draft resolution has not been a doctor. Every failed to obtain that required number and a statement u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o called it an inexcusable failure saying quote the Security Council paved the way for the worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy and sell conventional weapons without specific u. N. Restrictions in place for the 1