In northern israel. The us Defense Secretary Lloyd austin has given his support to israels objectives after speaking with with his counterpart, yoav gallant. Mr austin also warned iran it faced Grave Consequences if it carried out a direct attack against israel in support of hezbollah. This is the scene in beirut where explosions have continued overnight in the capitals southern suburbs. Israel had ordered the evacuation of 3 areas. These pictures show explosions and smoke rising near beirut international airport. There have also been reports of an Air Strike hitting a crowded palestinian Refugee Camp near the southern lebanese city of sidon. Syrian State Media says that 3 people have been killed by israeli strikes on the capital damascus. Israel is yet to comment on the reports. Meanwhile, the Uk Government has charted a flight to help british nationals leave lebanon scheduled to leave beirut on wednesday. In a moment, we will hear from my colleague anna foster, who is in beirut but f
Heavy showers at times. Through the course of saturday evening. And then on sunday the showers become more widespread and heavier across parts of england and wales. But again, the best of our weather on sunday will be in the North West of the uk. So once again sunny spells for the Western Isles and not looking so bad there in belfast with a bit of sunshine too, but not so great for the south with all The Cloud and the rain. Now on monday, low pressure is over the uk. That again spells a fair amount of Cloud Outbreaks of rain and the air will start to come in from the north, so the temperatures will start to drop from northern scotland, only 12 degrees in the south still relatively warm. Were holding on to the mid, possibly the high teens. So heres the outlook for the week ahead. You can see that big drop in the temperature in the south 1a degrees in london. But look at edinburgh by tuesday its only around 11 degrees with showers. Thats it. Bye bye. Path to the presidency. Take a look a
In a speech delivered earlier today, Sir Keir warned the Health System must reform or die as working people cannot afford to pay more to revive the institution. He also blamed the previous conservative government for the situation. Let s take a look at some of the findings in that report. It found that if you turn up to an Accident And Emergency department it s likely that One Hundred people could be in front of you waiting for treatment. It also found that there are around Fourteen Thousand avoidable deaths a year. And the last time the nhs met the Cancer Treatment Target which is 62 days was nine years ago, in 2015. Sir Keir Starmer says some of their changes won t be universally popular, but he says he will do the right thing for the nhs. Lets take a listen to some of what he had to say. We ve just got to be more ambitious. Like children s Mental Health or children s dentistry, you know. And look, i know some Prevention Measures will be controversial, but i m prepared to be bold, e
Used this winter in ukraine. But lets start in pennslvania. Live shot for you of the national constitution centre, in philadelphia where tonight, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time, and maybe the last time. This is the only debate the two campaigns have signed up to. There will be no live audience, no opening statements tonight. Only the moderators that is abcs David Muir and Linsey Davis will be permitted to ask questions. And remember, each Candidates Microphone will be muted while the other is speaking. You can follow it live on Bbc News tonight. Our Special Programming Starts at 1am uk time. And there to guide you through it will be my colleage sumi somaskanda. Good evening to you. Big night, and i suppose a big opportunity for Kamala Harris the people who say they need to know more about her are the very same voters who are yet to make a decision. Voters who are yet to make a decision decision. Thats absolutely ri. Ht, decision. Thats absolutely right, chr
French authorities say at least 12 people, including a pregnant woman, have died after a Boat Carrying Dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. Around 50 people were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off Gris Nez at around 6am local time, and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical Care Centre was set up at Boulogne Sur Mer. The latest Uk Government figures show the number of people crossing the channel in small boats so far this year is 21,403. Thats more than in the same period last year, but fewer than 2022. But in the first six months of 2024, theres been an 18 rise in the number of arrivals, on 2023, and its now clear more migrants are getting onto each boat. An average of 51, with the vast majority, being young men. From Boulogne Sur Mer in northern france, heres andrew harding. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to the sho