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just hours before polls open, for the general election tomorrow. at least 27 people have been killed and many more injured. authorities say, they were targeting the election offices in two parts of baloochistan. the people of pakistan will head to the polls, after a campaign marred by violence and claims of poll—rigging. these are some of the pictures in so far — these from the blast in the pishin district, outside the election office of an independent local candidate. officials to...

hello, i m matthew amroliwala , welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. two bomb explosions have exploded in south—west pakistan — just hours before polls open, for the general election tomorrow. let me take you through what we know so far. at least 22 people have been killed and many more injured. authorities say, they were targeting the election offices in two parts of baloochistan. the people of pakistan will head to the pol...

little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, thats the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the countrys biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans. welcome to the ...

on his mobility scooter — police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, its clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and shes back — another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, well have the latest from lords as england take on south africa in the fir...

across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkeys recep tayyip erdogan. a 44—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas ohalloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and "wonky vegetables" could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot — dont we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smil...

with ukraines president zelensky and turkeys recep tayyip erdogan. leeds university has expressed dismay after one of its phd students was jailed for 3h years after tweets criticising the regime. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a—level, t—level and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last...

Time for a look at the Business News now with tadhg enright. Luxmy gopal, thank you very much. We are going to talk about tax. A new report, funded by the european union, has found that the worlds super rich are still able to pay low rates of tax, despite decades of efforts to reduce evasion. The study says there are still too many loopholes and billionaires are able to pay less than 0. 5 of their wealth. The eu tax observatory, which is behind the report, is calling for a new global minimum tax...

From egypt overnight. This after an initial convoy of 20 trucks the previous day. The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe among Paletsinian Civilans with no access to fresh water, food aid or medicines. Israel tightened its blockade on gaza 15 days ago following an unprecedented massacre of civilians on its territory. The rafah crossing is on the egyptian border, and its the only route into gaza that doesnt border israel. That means its currently the only entry point for aid....

Would happen soon. With more, heres our correspondent wyre davies from jerusalem, and a warning, you may find parts of his report distressing. The human toll in gaza is mounting. These casualties brought to the al aqsa hospital in central gaza are outside the zone from which israel had told civilians to flee. Its not known from where the victims came, but many of the dead and injured are children. Some images, too distressing to broadcast, show the bodies of at least a dozen children. Translatio...

Saturday after wrangling over procedures and inspections of the aid trucks. All of this taking place as the bombardment over the gaza strip has intensified on behalf of israel and more than a Million People in gaza have been displaced, moving to the south of the city. Excuse me, to the south of gaza. We heard recently from the chief Military Spokesperson for the idf. Rear admiral Daniel Hagari has updated the number of hostages inside gaza as 222. Thats an increase in the number taken on the 7th...