Stop it is a new situation. The stop it is a new situation. The Champions League is the best the Champions League is the best competition in the world so everyone i think is ready, wants so everyone i think is ready, wants to so everyone i think is ready, wants to play, and hopefully it goes wants to play, and hopefully it goes in wants to play, and hopefully it goes in the right direction. Last years Europa League Runners Up Bayer Leverkusen Kick off their Champions League campiagn away at feyenord. After going unbeaten in the bundesliga last season, xavi Alonsos Side have already lost a game this Season But Alonso is relishing being back amongst europes elite. Champions league, it is really special, it is the big one, it is the one that everyone wants to play, and im really delighted we are back in this competition. We have a great, challenging season ahead of us and it is starting here tomorrow. It is going to be a big challenge playing against feyenoord in a great stadium, a great
In four years. The bbc has been told that Sir Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff received a Pay Rise after the election which means she is now paid more than the Prime Minister. Sue gray asked for and was given a salary of £170,000 £3,000 more than the pm and more than any cabinet minister. 0ur political correspondent, henry zeffman, has more. I knew that there were tensions at the top of government and this Storys Existence in some way from Chris Mason and me attests to those, but my phone has practically blown up in the hours since we published this story yesterday, with people across Whitehall And Westminster who are furious at Sue Gray, keir starmer s Chief Of Staff. And let me explain why. It is not necessarily about her salary in absolute terms. There will be people out there who think that not only Sue Gray as prime Ministers Chief of staff, but the Prime Minister himself ought to be paid a lot more. Im sure they could earn lots more in the private sector or certainly in parts of t
Champions league and we start this competition and the Champions League is the best competition in the world. Everyone i think is ready, wants to play, and hopefully it goes on the right direction. Goes on the right direction. Arsenal Winger Bukayo Arsenal Winger Bukayo Saka is available to saka is available to play in their Champions League play in their Champions League opener at atalanta. Opener at atalanta. Saka was taken off in saka was taken off in sundays north London Derby win sundays north London Derby win at tottenham with Arsenal Boss at tottenham with Arsenal Boss Mikel Arteta saying Mikel Arteta saying he could not continue. He could not continue. Captain Martin Odegaard Captain Martin odegaard has been ruled out with has been ruled out with a significant Ankle Injury a significant Ankle Injury which arteta hopes wont have which arteta hopes wont have too much of an impact too much of an impact on their perfomances. On their perfomances. He is ourcaptain, different rightdi
The country causIng severe floodIng and landslIdes. Lebanon has banned WalkIe TalkIes and pagers from all flIghts out of the countrys only commercIal aIrport In operatIon. The move comes after explosIons were trIggered In pagers and WalkIe TalkIes used by hezbollah. The attacks kIlled at least 37 people and Injured thousands. Israel hasnt confIrmed It was behInd the attacks but Is wIdely assumed to be, and Its Defence MInIster, yoav gallant, has saId Its openIng a new phase In the war. And these are pIctures from the IsraelI mIlItary, whIch says It hIt hezbollah Infrastructure In an overnIght attack across The Border. It says It carrIed out AIr StrIkes on seven targets In southern lebanon. The us says Its Involved In IntensIve dIplomatIc efforts to prevent the conflIct escalatIng further. The leader of hezbollah, whIch some western states have desIgnated a terrorIst organIsatIon, Is expected to address the events In a speech later today. ThIs Is the moment a blast rocks beIrut. Hezboll