Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of Israels Army has told troops to prepare for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon, telling them their Military Boots will enter enemy territory. Israel has carried out hundreds more Air Strikes across Lebanon Today as hezbollah fired back across the border, targeting Tel Aviv with a ballistic missile For The First Time. The continued escalation comes as World Leaders are gathered at the United Nations in New York. President biden has warned that all out war in the Middle East is possible. Well be live in lebanon in a moment, but first, lets talk to our international editorjeremy bowen injerusalem, and our diplomatic corresponden, james landale, at the United Nations in New York. Jeremy, Israels Army chiefs telling troops they will go in and destroy the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . It the enemy there. How Big A Moment is this . ,. ,. ,. , this . It is a big moment. He hasnt said when it this . It is a big moment. H
Today very similar to yesterday, drier weather towards Northern Areas but wetter In The South of england and wales. Sundry downpours expected today, which could cause some problems. I will bring you the full forecast very shortly. Its sunday, the 22nd of october. Our main story the prime Minister Sir Keir starmer has said it is his job to Do Something about leaks from his government, which he has described as damaging to everybody. Mr starmer was speaking ahead of start of the Labour Party Conference in liverpool today, in a week which saw a row over donations to ministers, controversy surrounding the salary of his top adviser sue gray, and continued pressure over cuts to Winter Fuel payments. 0ur Political correspondent Alex Forsyth reports. It is his first Party Conference as Prime Minister and his partys first in powerfor years. Not surprising then that sofia was pretty upbeat as he in liverpool yesterday. Sir keir. He in liverpoolyesterday. Sir keir. ~. , keir. Welcome to liverpool
Shut down yet again. Good evening everyone, im frank somerville. Five of the bay areas nine counties have announced the new stayathome order, taking action before they reached the states 15 threshold for icu bed capacity. San francisco, contra costa, santa clara, and alameda counties will all be under the stayathome order by midnight tonight. The order in marin county starts on tuesday. So far at least san mateo, sonoma, and solano counties are not telling their residents they have to stay at home. Now under the order there will be no indoor or Outdoor Dining at restaurants. But takeout orders will still be allowed. Wineries and bars will also have to close, so will hair and nail salons. Officials are warning people not to gather outside of their own households during the holidays. Ktvu Jana Katsuyama here now with how people and Business Owners spent the final hours before the order goes into effect. Jana . Reporter frank, some of the businesses said they saw a last minute rush. Peopl
With both the chair and vice chair now consigned to a virtual waiting room, Jackie Weaver asks whether they should be let back in, but the other members arent in forgiving mood. Im afraid that i would be loath for that to happen, because weve got work to get through, and i can only see everything being. Even more disrupted. Hundreds of thousands of views of the lively scenes have awakened what would normally be a sleepy Parish Council meeting into an internet sensation, with one Presenter Tweeting out loud, but what happens next . mark lobel, bbc news. In a moment well get the snowy weather forecast, but before we do, lets take you to somewhere in the uk thats had plenty snow over the last month. In the village of tomatin in the scottish highlands, the pearson family have been getting comfortable in the cold. They made this igloo and even managed to spend a night in it. Well, when youre locked down with arctic conditions, there are ways to make the most of it. Time for a look at the we
A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spri