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Out the facts. But more and more and in the world in which we live — but it has always been the way, ever since there has been war — conflicts and wars always unfold on two levels. One is the facts on the ground and the other is the perception of the facts on the ground. And these perceptions now have become an increasingly hostile battlefield. I dont need to tell both of you that it is nothing less than a battle for the truth. So, that its notjust that something happened, its what other peo...

You can see this time lapse here shared by american astronaut matthew dominick — showing how this storm looks from space. Milton comes just days after hurricane helene tore through the southeastern us — 225 people were killed by the natural disaster across six states. The back to back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. Unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean. President biden has postponed...

Thank you very much. Lets start with that concept of a multi—front war. Israel is, of course, at war in gaza. Its at war in lebanon now, and it is in a de—facto war with iran, which is unfolding day by day. In your view, are any of those fronts avoidable, or is all of this unavoidable? well, you can add the houthis in yemen, you can add some militias in iraq and in syria. So, its actually. . . And we have some problems in the west bank as well. So, its a really a big mess now. Yeah. But in y...

Weather closes in. Meanwhile, there have been further airstrikes on hezbollah targets in the lebanese capital, beirut. Whilst the iranian backed group fired more than 100 rockets into israel on monday. Most were intercepted. Lets hear some of Mr Netanyahus televised speech. Translation we are not to tiered. We have stood strongly together to defend and protect our homeland. Whatever strength was needed we defined what the objectives of this war was, we want to eradicate the hamas and bring our h...

Live from london, this is business today. We start with uber, the us Tech Firm that has become a global transport giant. Around The World some 6 Million people work as drivers and couriers through the uber app, and their services are used by 150 Million people at least once a month. Well, the boss of uber, dara khosrowshahi, has been talking to our business editor simonjack, about their plans to make the firm greener and get more of their drivers using Electric Cars. But hes worried that trade t...

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Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The head of the security service, mi5, has given a rare public Speech Warning that russia is on a mission to bring mayhem to The Streets of the uk. Ken mccallum says there has been a marked rise in the threat from Russia And Iran. And he spoke of a staggering rise in children being investigated for terrorism with very young people are being drawn into what he called poisonous online extremism. Our Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports. Stat...

And in the uk, conservative mps prepare to eliminate another candidate from the party Leadership Contest. Hello, im annita mcveigh, and welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We start with all the latest developments in the middle east, and more than 100 rockets have been fired by hezbollah into the northern israeli city of haifa. Ma ny were intercepted by israeli defences. By israeli defences. But some did get through. But some did get through. Israel...

About whatever city you go into. So, it comes with the territory. Manchester united want to win. The supporters want to win. And every manager who goes into the job wants to win as well. I think hes showed brilliant resilience in the situation hes in. I think he should be credited for how well hes conducted himself. As far as i know, i dont see him ducking any questions or any Media Interviews that you people put forward to him. So i think you have to give him great credit for that. But its a jo...

Ive only ever played Derek Trotter. Good morning. We are months away from new rules that will see manufacturers rather than the local Council Pay for recycling like this. The government says it will help fund a greener economy. Businesses say it will be them And you footing the bill. In sport, the future of the Manchester United manager erik ten hag will be decided today as Club Executives meet later it follows the clubs worst start to a Premier League season. Good morning. For the next couple o...