Good afternoon. Israel has carried out fresh attacks on hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon after its Airstrikes Yesterday that killed 558 people, according to the latest figures from the lebanese government. It was the deadliest day in lebanon since the Civil War which ended in 1990, and its prompted a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards Northern Israel this morning. Our middle East Correspondent Hugo bachega sent this report from beirut. The journey in search of safety. Thousands are still on the move, fleeing Southern Lebanon and Israels Air strikes that show no sign of easing. Its conflict with hezbollah now being felt all across the country. In beirut, this school is one of dozens now turned into shelters for the displaced. 6,000 are here without knowing when or if they will be able to go back home again. 65 year old maryam travelled all night with i2 relatives in just one car. They ha
in defence of ryan giggs at the former footballer s trial, on assault and coercive behaviour charges. and we re injeddah, as antonyjoshua fights this weekend to regain his heavyweight titles. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there s a crushing defeat for england at lord s, as south africa go one up in the test series. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. there have been more warnings about serious pressures on the nhs this coming winter. in a letter to ministers, the nhs confederation which represents employers in the health service says the uk is facing a public health emergency because people are having to choose between heating and eating this winter, due to soaring energy prices. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. but it comes at a time when nhs services are already under intense strain. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh. yes,
across the uk were left without electricity after storm are last year. measuring more than ten metres long with two legs in the face of a crocodile, remains of europe and biggest land dinosaur are discovered on the isle of wight. remains of europe us. two british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in donetsk, the territory held by pro russian rebels. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol. yesterday, footage shared on social media by russia s state run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to training in order to carry out terrorist activities . a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is deeply concerned following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan s family, robertjenrick, has
In sport, the Manchester Derby is marred by a moment of madness as uniteds Marouane Fellaini is sent off for headbutting Sergio Aguero, as the game ends in a goalless draw. The Brownlee Brothers Have Put Triathlon on the map the uks first purpose built Training Base for the sport has been named after them. Well be live there this morning. And Sarah Keith Lucas has your Bank Holiday Weekend weather. Good morning. Lots of dry weather on the cards. Some of us will see some rain, especially on sunday. I will have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. A woman is under police guard in hospital in london, after being shot during an anti terror operation. Two other women, a man and a 16 year old boy were arrested in raids in willesden and in kent last night. It happened hours after a man was arrested for allegedly attempting a Terror Attack near the houses of parliament. Officers say the operation was not connected. Alexandra mckenzie reports. A residentia
Own Rory Cellan Jones who will also steer us through the world of flying cars. Flying pigs, more like it. And how do you like to read . Ebook sales in the uk have fallen 17 as readers bring back the book do you tap or turn . And why . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start in Silicon Valley where three of the biggest names in technology have been reporting their numbers for the last three months. We are talking about the tech titans google, amazon and microsoft. And it seems they are just getting bigger and bigger. The numbers are jaw dropping, take a look. Dominates online advertising. But its still managing to grow very fast. Googles Parent Company alphabet saw revenues jump by almost a quarter on last year. Up 22 to 24. 8 billion. Remember this Isjust 3mths Worth of sales. 5. 5 billion of that was profit. Its the same story with amazon. Its one of the worlds biggest retailers it dominates Online Shopping and still saw sales grow over 22 to a