And coming up on sportsday later in the hourt on Bbc News. A new era beckons for everton as an American Billionaire agrees a deal to become the new Majority Owner of the club. Good evening. In whats become the bloodiest day in lebanon, since hezbollah fired rockets into israel following last years October 7th attacks, the lebanese government says more than 270 people, including 21 children, have been killed in heavy israeli bombardments. The Israel Defense Force says it was targeting hundreds of hezbollah positions, while the iranian backed group, which is a proscribed terror organisation, says it fired dozens of rockets at israel. America says it is sending additional troops to the area. Orla guerin, is the in the lebanese Capital Beirut for us now. A massive bombardment began this morning at about 7am local time. Initially it was targets in Southern Lebanon that were being pounded, but by this Evening Israel was striking targets in the Bekaa Valley in the east. The idf is saying it h
A Hezbollah Official called it the biggest Security Breach suffered by the group. Paul adams has the latest a warning his report contains distressing images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets. On the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops scores, perhaps hundreds, of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Each explosion was small, but some left terrible injuries, more than 2700 wounded, according to lebanons health ministry, and eight dead. Israel is saying nothing. But yesterday, the Defence Minister told american envoys that only Military Action would resolve the situation in the north. A message repeated by the prime minister. The Status Quo will not continue, Mr Netanyahu said. This requires a change in the Balance Of Power on our northern border. The situation there remains extremely volatile. Exchanges of fire ever
Over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm, some, though, have refused, launching legal challenges. This comes as the home office announced a task force to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, under false claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new temporary home off the coast of dorset. 15 arrived yesterday on day one, but not everyone who was supposed to come here did. Weve had a small group of about 20, i believe, whove refused to come on board. Accommodation is offered on a no choice basis and i cant go into the details of the specific Legal Proceedings for each individual, but we are continuing to bring people on board later this week and then over the coming weeks as well. Today will be the first full day the new residents of the barge have to get used to their new surroundings. Were told therell be hourly buses to take them to nearby areas. But how local people feel abo
Hour. England ride their luck to reach the womens world cup quarterfinals. But theyll be without laurenjames, whose one match ban could be extended, following her sending off against nigeria. And we have a north south split in the weather today. In the north, largely dry with some sunshine, but wind increasing in the far north east. In the south, turning cloudy and murky with some patchy light rain. All the details later. Its tuesday the 8th of august. Our main story. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night on the governments controversial Accommodation Barge, after a series of delays over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm in dorset this week, but some have already refused to go, launching legal challenges. All this comes as the home Office Announces a new taskforce to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, underfalse claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new tempor
Among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. The head of the Donetsk Region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. Meanwhile, ukraines Intelligence Agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. The woman was allegedly preparing a russian airstrike in the mikolaiv region during mr zelensky s visit to the area. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has more. So these are quite interesting allegations emerging from the southern mykolaiv region. Sources at the Security Forces have told us they have arrested a woman who is accused of travelling around the local area, taking pictures of Different Military sites, and sharing them with her russian handlers. But these are part of a string of allegations which include her trying to get hold of the itinerary of an official visit by president zelensky and trying to share that with moscow, which wo