Out the deadly disease. Welcome to our coverage on bbc news. Irans Supreme Leader has defended Tuesdays Missile Attack on israel, saying it was the minimum punishment for what he called israels crimes. Addressing a crowd in tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei said that iran would not hesitate on further action. Overnight there were more israeli Air Strikes in lebanon. Us officials say israel was targeting the potential successor to hassan nasrallah, the hezbollah leader, who was killed last week. The attacks happened in Southern Lebanon and also in beirut where buildings have been flatted. Lebanons Health Ministry says 37 people have been killed in israeli Ground And Air attacks. Lebanons Transport Minister said missiles have hit the Main International Road to syria , a key road where people are are fleeing from lebanon. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel with some intercepted as they travelled towards the city of haifa. Lets speak to Sir Peter westm
hello and a warm welcome to the programme i m sally bundock. thousands of military personnel have been taking part in the biggest rehearsal so far for king charles coronation this saturday. the rehearsal was held overnight in central london on the route between buckingham palace and westminster abbey. just hours before it got underway a man was arrested outside the palace on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. here s our reporter vincent mcaviney. with the coronation just days away london s mammoth security operation was tested at the sovereign s own residence last night stopping the police say a man approached the front gates of buckingham palace at around seven o clock on tuesday evening, throwing what are thought to have been shot cartridges into the grounds. he was quickly detained and found to be carrying a knife for which he was arrested stop he was also carrying what they said was a suspicious bag, so the area was cordoned off and a controlled explosion w
And how can our politicians play their part . With us now to talk about what might come next is Immigration Minister robert jenrick. After labours Big By Election wins, lisa nandy could soon be representing you All Over The World the Shadow International Development Minister joins me from salford. As the un calls conditions inside gaza catastrophic, well speak to dr Hanan Ashrawi a woman who has spent decades at the heart of palestinian politics. And well speak to israels former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Good morning. You might have seen that we were going to speak to israeli president isaac herzog. He has had to postpone, but we hope hell be with us on a future programme. In the meantime, welcome to my panel. Jasmine el gamal, a middle east expert who advised the obama administration, also best selling historian and tv presenter simon sebag montefiore, and lucy fisher, the Financial Times Whitehall Editor and host of its Political Fix podcast. Lets have a lok at some of the fron
0ur correspondent anna foster is in on the ground in derna and filed this report. A landscape changed beyond recognition. A bustling city, now a wasteland. The destructive power of water has ripped the heart from derna. Its survivors left wracked with grief and anger. We were told to stay inside our homes. Why . They should have told us there was a storm, told us the dam was old and crumbling. Old. This man lost five members of his family in the raging current. One was his ten month old daughter. He shows me their pictures. First alive. And then their bodies. This was what brought him here. A convoy of ministers from the eastern government, one of libyas two opposing authorities. Fighting has decimated the countrys infrastructure. Ferris says its proved fatal. Well, i spoke to the eastern prime minister, 0sama hamad. How could this happen when the dams were supposed to keep people safe . It was a very strong cyclone, he told me. Too strong for the dams. Here in the center of derna, the
Times, the times and dispatches channel 4s investigations programme. And they are saying, as you said, that, yes, the comedian Russell Brand, a very well known figure in the world of entertainment over the last 20 or so years has been accused of rape, Sexual Assaults and Emotional Abuse over a seven year period taking place at the height of his fame. The joint investigation between the three claims that four women have alleged Sexual Assaults between 2006 and 2013. At that time, he was a presenter for bbc radio two, as well as channel 4 and acting in hollywood movies. The newspaper also reported that others have made a range of allegations about brands controlling, abusive and predatory behaviour. Russell brand has denied the allegations, saying his relationships were always consensual. He released a video overnight where he said that serious criminal allegations would be made against him. He said that hed received letters from a tv company and a newspaper containing a litany of aggres