Senior international correspondent has the latest from beirut. Israel waging war from the air in southern lebanon today. But there are growing signals that it s planning a ground war, perhaps within hours. In beirut, israel has struck near the heart of the city, killing three palestinian militant leaders in this apartment block overnight. This attack marks a new moment. We re in the centre of the city here. The area is densely populated. Usually, these streets are full. There s a major university just around the corner. The war isn t confined to the hezbollah suburbs now, it s right here and all the signs point to escalation. Hezbollah said today there could be a long war, in its first public address since israel killed its leader, hassan nasrallah, on friday. The armed groups number two, sheikh naim qassem, said hezbollah i pulled my cousin, his brother and his sister in law from the rubble, says mahmoud barakat. He asks god to bring destruction on israel. There was funeral after fune
As another two brigades of Troops Head for the border. Ukraines president , Volodymyr Zelensky, has warned the United Nations delegates that russia is preparing a serious escalation of its war against his country. Polling stations have closed in Indian Administered Kashmir in the first elections to take place there in more than ten years. Ubas Crime Rate soars, fuelled by Gang Crime and drugs. Well have a Special Report from havana. And the Newjoker Movie divides critics as it heads to cinemas well be live from the Red Carpet ahead of the Uk Premiere as we have been hearing, one our main stories this hour the head of the israeli armed forces, herzi halevi, has said preparations are being made for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. Israel has been conducting extensive strikes across lebanon, hitting 280 targets according to the idf. Lebanons Health Ministry says 51 People Have been killed, and more than 200 wounded so far today. Earlier on wednesday, israel intercepted a ballistic m
On the rocks directly in front of where we are now. I can confirm that eight people have been declared dead, and according to the health services, they were all reportedly adult men. The foreign Secretary David Lammy gave his reaction to the deaths on the Laura Kuenssberg show. Its awful. It is a further loss of life. What i can say is actually, before i left for ukraine, with tony blinken, i sat with the Prime Minister, the home secretary, the Attorney General and others at the national Crime Agency actually looking at the awful Rubber Dinghies that people are coming across the channel with. Many of them, of course, not able to make it in these contraptions, discussing how we go after those gangs, in Co Operation upstream with other european partners. And i know that the Prime Minister will be in italy tomorrow with the italian Prime Minister discussing these issues and the work that they have done particularly with albania. Our Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield has more. The prefect
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Give the toy industry a much needed boost? this time, it s not about spending on toys for children, but adults so called kidults. An emerging generation of over 18s is snapping up collectables and nostalgia brands, and they say it s good for their mental health. I m going to be discussing that and more with my guests the boss of build a bear, the stores where you can create a bespoke teddy bear, and the chief executive of the world s biggest toy company and arguably one of its most iconic brands, lego. I ll also be catching up with the president of the company behind leading toy brands barbie, hot wheels, fisher price and more that s mattel to find out how tv and movie tie ups are reviving his compa ny s fortunes. Wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the programme. It s a billion dollar industry driven by creativity and innovation, with a global reach and a diverse market. The toy industry is forecast to reach $302 billi