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In four years. Hello. In the last hour, lebanon has banned Walkie Talkies and pagers from all flights out of the countrys only commercial airport in operation. The move comes after explosions were triggered in pagers and Walkie Talkies used by hezbollah. The attacks killed at least 32 people and injured thousands. Israel hasnt confirmed it was behind the blasts, but its Defence Minister Yoav gallant has said its opening a new phase in the war. The us says its involved in intensive diplomatic eff...

Say the worst Rainfall And Flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. Poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. The government in poland has warned of a critical night ahead with the country facing severe flooding. Authorities have shut a Border Crossing with the Czech Republic after a river flooded its banks. Theyve also closed several roads and halted trains. Polish prime Minister Donald Tusk has been visiting flooded areas in silesia. Translation the low pressure that ...

He is the great survivor of the years of tory turmoil. Appointed by borisjohnson, promoted by Liz Truss and kept on by Rishi Sunak. Hes now in the final four candidates to become the next leader of the Conservative Party. All of them will make their case before conservative activists and members at the tory conference in a couple of weeks time. James cleverly, welcome to political thinking. Cheers, nick. This the first time weve spoken since that Election Day . How does it feel to go from having...

In england and wales. That policy sees the proportion of sentences which some inmates must serve behind bars temporarily cut from 50 to A0 . But latest government figures suggest more than a quarter of prisoners will go on to reoffend within a year of being released. The problem is there are no guarantees that anybody who is released early will not reoffend, because weve got to do ourjob in our prisons of trying to rehabilitate people. We simply cannot do that if theyre used as Human Warehouses ...

Related. With more heavy Snow Forecast across Northern Scotland this weekend well talk to one family who decided to make the most of it. Dont, dont shes kicked him out and coming up this hour. Certainly not on mute how one Parish Council has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Energy prices will rise for millions of people across the uk in april, after the regulator ofgem said the cap for default Domestic Energy deals would be raised to co...

Being out of school is having on children and parents. Three Premier League defeats in a row forjose mourinho and spurs. They lose at home to chelsea, who continue their good start under new boss thomas tuchel. Today, snow only really Northern Scotland but over the next few days we are going to see is no more widely and all of us will feel the bitter chill of an easterly wind seeing snow more widely. Its friday, february 5th. Our top story. From the 15th Of February uk residents returning from C...

Under tight security this time he faces slander charges. In a major reset of us Foreign Policy, President Biden says america will end support for the war in yemen and rebuild its alliances. America is back. Diplomacy is back at the centre of our Foreign Policy. I take charge, id take charge read the Standing Orders and coming up this hour. Certainly not on mute how one Parish Council in the north of england has gone viral after a zoom meeting got a little out of hand. Hello and welcome if youre ...

I see calmness, we are in a good place, everyone is fit, the team is confident and we want to play our best game. This is a tournament the line have had to battle through, overcoming injury, the suspension of a star player and a penalty shoot out. But despite such adversity, the team has prevailed. I despite such adversity, the team has prevailed. Team has prevailed. I think Everyone Team has prevailed. I think everyone knows team has prevailed. I think everyone knows how team has prevailed. I t...

The game. It has been a Roller Coaster. Every time england had a chance people felt nervous. When spain had a good pass, they would be clapping or cheating. This changed when spain took the lead. Everything became more relaxed. At half time there was a party atmosphere. Even the mexican wave a few times. Now, after the penalty, they are calmed again, this is not done yet, anything can still happen. This has been the most extraordinary World Cup Final. People have been expecting england to domina...

Today the death toll from wildfires in hawaii edges towards 100. The states governor warns to expect many more. The Tourist Town Of Lahaina has been almost razed to the ground, and traumatised survivors ask where is the help . To hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday, kids in the same diapers since thursday. People without food. Like, they havent drank since before the fire. What are we doing . Police plea for longer to make the town safe after some residents were allowed back ...