Us forces in the middle east have been attacked 14 times in just the past week, injuring about 2,000 us service members. The pentagon says iranian proxies are responsible for those attacks, but would not confirm whether the us will retaliate meantime one of the four hostages released by hamas spoke out about her time in captivity. 85yearold woman said she went through hell and described the dam Hamas Tunnels where she was held for more than two weeks as a spider web. She also said she was visited b a doctor every other day and given one meal a day of cheese and cucumber. Her husband remains in captivit along with more than 200 others. Israel reportedly delaying a Ground Invasion in hopes of getting more hostages released, but that groundwork is still a big part of the Military Strategy to take out hamas. Lets check in with Lucas Tomlinson live on the ground in tel aviv. Lucas. Peter trae, Secretary Of State Antony Lincoln warned us forces were would respond, just indecisively to any at
And harry accompanies his wife meghan at the start of an informal tour of nigeria. Donald trumps returns to the court as his Hush Money Trial resumes in new york. Iam i am alive in malmo as the dutch entry is told that he is barred from rehearsing at the last minute. We will have that and the latest from malmo. Hello and welcome. Confirmation that the uk economy is no longer in recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 between january and march, recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 betweenjanuary and march, the fastest rate for two years according to official figures. The fastest rate for two years according to officialfigures. The Prime Minister sat down exclusively with our Economics Respondent and said the economy was finally gaining momentum. It the economy was finally gaining momentum the economy was finally gaining momentum. ,. ,. ,. , ~ momentum. It is going to take time for eole momentum. It is going to take time for peeple to momentum. It is going to take time for people to really m
Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start this hour in ukraine because president zelensky says, a fierce battle is under way in the kharkiv region, after russia launched a surprise attack. Small groups of troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the front line military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back there are reports of sustained russian shelling. Ukraines Defence Ministry says, reinforcements have been sent to the region. Heres president zelensky. Russia started a new wave of Offensive Actions in the kharkiv region. Ukrainianforces Offensive Actions in the kharkiv region. Ukrainian forces met them there with brigades and artillery fire. It is important to understand that they can increase and bring more forces in this direction. It is a fact. Lets get the latest from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. This appears to have taken ukraine by surpri
Coming up on bbc news, aston villa fall short of the first european final in 42 years, but they are beaten by a team who have never been in one up until now, olympiakos. Hello. The uk is officially out of recession, with economic output up by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats better than expected, and marks a modest return to growth after the mild recession, of late last year. Rishi sunak says its proof the economy is turning a corner, but hes told the bbc itll take time for people to really feel better. Dharshini david, is here with all the details. Dharshini. Finally, some news we really can use the sun is not only shining across the country today, the economy also hit a brighter spot at the start of the year according to these initial estimates, beating expectations. With stronger Consumer Spending in shops, hotels and restaurants, the Service Sector perked up, and while a rebound in trade kept manufacturers busy, the heavy rain did dampen construction activity. But