The Un Secretary general, antonio guterres, told the Security Council that hell was breaking loose following days of cross border fire. Israels ambassador to the un said israel didnt want a full Scale War but would not stand by when its Northern Region was attacked. The lebanese Health Ministry said more than 70 people were killed by israeli Air Strikes on wednesday, while hezbollah has continued to fire into israel. The Security Council meeting in New York went on late into the evening and started with this warning by the Un Secretary general. Hell is breaking loose in lebanon. As i told the general assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. To all sides, let us say with one clear voice, stop the killing and destruction, tone down the rhetorical threats, step back from the brink. An all out war must be avoided at all costs. It would surely be an all out catastrophe. The Prime Minister of lebanon told the Council Israel was violating his Countrys Sovereignty and ca
that could save hundreds of millions of pounds and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. and where s the government in all of this? ministers say it s down to the rail companies and their workers to sort out. also tonight.. the grooming gangs of oldham an independent inquiry says the council and greater manchester police failed to safeguard vulnerable children. the mountain gorillas of central africa once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising. are their wider lessons for conservation? if you re on the hunt for a first major golf title, why not make it the us open? we ll have more on matt fitzpatrick s remarkable feat. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. reaction to the decision made by swimming s world governing body to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s races if they went through male puberty. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. britain is facing its biggest rail s
and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable tonight. also on the programme. an apology from oldham council and greater manchester police after a report concludes they failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation. the mountain gorillas of central africa are thriving again, having once faced extinction. we look at this triumph of conservation. and the story behind the 27 year old golferfrom sheffield who became the us open champion. and coming up on the bbc news channel. serena williams makes her return to tennis tomorrow at eastbourne as she steps up her preparations for wimbledon after a year out. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years will go ahead this week, following the breakdown of the latest talks between unions and railway leaders. services across england, scotland and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable this evening, ahead of the full strike action tomorrow. the industrial action takes place on thre
# eastenders theme and there is a new couple in albert square, as the duke and duchess of cornwall star in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders. good morning. ithink good morning. i think many parts of the uk will see the sun at some stage today, particularly the further south and east you are, but will that sunshine sparked off some thundery showers for you this afternoon? more details on what is happening where coming up. it is sunday 22 may. our main story: the long awaited report into gatherings in downing street during lockdown is expected to be published within days. the senior civil servant sue gray has given people she intends to name in her report until 5:00pm today to respond. meanwhile, pressure is growing on the prime minister to explain what was discussed at a meeting between him and ms gray several weeks ago. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the long awaited report into gatherings at the heart of government is being finalised this weekend an
This is bbc news, the headlines. G7 Foreign Ministers meet in capri the wars in ukraine and gaza top of the agenda. Police take down an International Cyber crime gang based in the uk, accused of industrial scale fraud. The Scottish Government is moving its climate goal post, ditching its target of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by 75 by 2030. And why some film fans are veering away from streaming in favour of Micro Cinemas. Londons metropolitan police have infiltrated a website, founded in the uk and used to defraud victims on an industrial scale, leading to arrests around the world. Labhost enabled scammers without Technical Skills to set up fake websites designed to trick victims into revealing personal information such as email addresses, passwords and bank details. As many as 70,000 people in the uk were tricked by the scam, which allowed the scammers to steal 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 pin codes. Detectives estimate that the labhost site made nearly £1 million in profits.