Killed when a Rocket Hit a Football Pitch in a Town Close to the border. The israeli Defence Minister blamed hezbollah in neighbouring lebanon, and the White House says the group was responsible for what the us has called a horrific attack. Hezbollah has denied any involvement. There are fears that the rocket strike, in the town of Majdal Shams will trigger an all out war in the Region. Paul adams sent this report through the streets of Majdal Shams, the coffins came one by one. A town reeling in shock, consumed by collective grief, terrified about what happens next. For months, they feared a disaster, but they never imagined it would take away their children. At the Football Pitch where they all died, moments of silent reflection. Efforts to comprehend the speed of this tragedy. A playground, transformed in an instant into a place ofjagged metal, discarded belongings and, in the corner, the blood of the victims. Were told that a siren sounded just seconds before the rocket landed her
But for many at tonight s gathering the focus is on what comes next, after donald trump survived an assassination attempt at his pennsylvania rally that plunged the us presidential race into a state of shock and uncertainty. It s prompted calls to tone down rhetoric on both sides. What are you looking forward to in the days ahead? an what are you looking forward to in the days ahead? in the days ahead? an exciting time in my in the days ahead? an exciting time in my home in the days ahead? an exciting time in my home state in the days ahead? an exciting time in my home state of time in my home state of wisconsin, a great city on the leg. I hope we focus on the policies needed to move our country forward. I think is sobering moment to refocus us on what makes america such a great country and what policies we need to put in place to get our country back on track. We have a big opportunity to focus on how to bring down inflation, address illegal migration. If we stay focused on those
In france for not having a covid 19 vaccine before a set deadline. And then mike is proposing to ban prisoners serving life sentences from having romantic relationships. This is to discourage groupies. We will hearfrom the this is to discourage groupies. We will hear from the group who broke the story in copenhagen copenhagen. China has hit out at a new security and defence pact between the us, britain and australia accusing the trio of playing geopolitical games . Last night us presidentjoe biden, british prime minister borisjohnson and australiam prime minister scott morrison announced a new partnership called aukus. We re told the aim is to strenghten security in the indo pacific , many see it as a way of countering china s growing influence. Here s how borisjohnson sold it in parliament. It amounts to a new pillar of our strategy by demonstrating british let me take a left to the state department where defence secretary our meeting their australian counterparts and we can li
And it also means it s been farewell to mr dennis. Yes, i was broken hearted. And steven s unexpected pandemic career. How are you going to look back on this year? i m going to look back on it with gratitude. You know, a lot of people in lockdown, especially in that first wave of lockdown, we were the only people that our clients saw four weeks and weeks, sometimes months on end. This is the last day, are you going to miss him? yes. But he s got my number and i think i ve got his somewhere, so we can keep in touch, anyway. He s a good fellow. It s what keeps us going. Care, music, friendship. David sillito, bbc news, brighton. Time for a look at the weather here s chris fawkes. It s been another cloudy day for most of us, but, just like yesterday, a few tears in the cloud sheets that allowed a bit of sunshine to come through, sunny spells in inverness earlier but today s weather has been brought to you courtesy of this low pressure to the west. This thick cloud is a weather front begin