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Return to austerity. And the new leader of Sri Lanka says he wants to restore faith in politics. Hello, welcome to Bbc News now. Fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We begin in lebanon where the Health Ministry says 182 people have been killed and more than 700 injured in the latest wave of israeli Air Strikes in the south of the country. Israel says it carried out more than 300 strikes on hezbollah targets, aimed at preventing the group from launching a large Scale Rocket Attack on israe...

Between kamala harris and donald trump here in the battleground state of pennsylvania. The rivals will go head to head to win the white house in what many experts say will undoubtedly be a close race. The debate will be 90 minutes long with two commerical breaks here in philadelphia at the national constitution center. The us network abc news is hosting the debate. There will be no audience in attendance, and the candidates* microphones will be muted when they are not speaking. It comes at a pi...

With lengthy sunny spells and a few isolated showers, then it will get warmer and turn more humid. All the details later. Its wednesday the 16th of august. England are preparing to face australia in the semifinal of the Women S World Cup this morning. The lionesses will go head to head with the hosts, in sydney, in the hope of reaching the final for the first time. Well have all the build up here on breakfast. Our Sports Editor dan roan has more. Cue the party even here in sports mad australia, ...

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might say, though, what a load of... it is not cricket. except it was cricket. its not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. if thats the case, why bother keeping the score? good luck to them, he was out, england would have done last the same. spare us the sentiment. so what do you think? i keep changing my mind on this one. did the australians play fair? thats what were discussing. and here is the news from deena campbell. thanks, nikki. a firefighter has died in france ...

the houthis in yemen. a strike for stability or a step towards escalation? the prime minister praised the success of the mission targeting the ability of the houthis to threaten commercial cargoes in the red sea, but uk maritime trade operations said there were multiples reports of small boats approaching ships tonight. as protestors filled the streets of the yemeni capital, will this escalation serve as a warning or could the west be doing exactly what the iranian backed forces want? ...

for a fourth day to attempt to secure a unanimous un security council vote on the suspension of hostilities in gaza. but the outcome remains uncertain with diplomats struggling to agree on terms that will avoid a us veto. israel has released footage of what it claims to be tunnels dug by hamas under gaza city, in the north of the territory. it says the structures, which cover a large area, were used as a base by hamas leaders. theres no let—up in the fighting inside gaza — and the ...

that soft spot for luton, this could get into the premier league isjust a remarkable story and i think its something that more neutral should be a fan of. theyve done... you talk a lot about how clubs get their way to success. luton havent done that at all. —— health clubs buy their way to success. they have given relief to clubs who are non—league. they can get to the premier league even if money isnt necessarily, they dont have big budgets, they can get to the premier league an...

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