With syria, cutting off a road used by many trying to flee the bombardments. Im Geeta Guru murthy in london. Also coming up. A man who cable tied the hands of three children in western australia, after he caught them in his swimming pool, has been found guilty of two counts of aggravated common assault. The Uk Government is set to announce a plan to invest nearly £22 billion in projects, hoping to � capture and store carbon dioxide. Researchers say the worlds first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the uk, could wipe out the deadly disease. You are live with bbc news, i am Anna Foster here in beirut bringing you the latest on the developing situation, the escalating crisis here in the middle east. We will hearfrom our correspondent here in beirut and Northern-israel'>Northern Israel and a couple of minutes, and also look at the situation in tehran. Irans supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali khamenei has denounced irans enemies for trying to sow the seeds of division in the islamic world, as He Led Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. The ayatollah told a huge crowd in the grand Mosalla Mosque that iran and its allies must roll up their sleeves and prepare for action. The ceremony began with commemorations for the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, who was killed here in beirut by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination, and israel is expected to hit back. Israel has continued to intensify its attacks on hezbollah across lebanon. A lebanese Security Source says an israeli strike has wounded three hezbollah linked Rescue Workers in the southern suburbs of beirut. Overnight, a big Strike Hit the same area, with israeli officials saying the target was the man tipped to succeed the assassinated hezbollah chief, hassan nasrallah. Of course, he was killed a week ago today. As yet, no Sign Or Indication from hezbollah who his replacement might be. The Israeli Army issued a new order for residents in more than 20 towns in the south to evacuate immediately. And an israeli Air Strike Hit A Road near the Border Crossing with syria, used by Hundreds Of Thousands of refugees fleeing the country. Im joined by our correpsondents, Nick Beake in Northern Israel And Lina sinjab whos with me here in beirut. First to you, nick. What have you been seeing and hearing this morning . Yes. Hearing this morning . Yes, the israeli helicopters have israeli helicopters have been in the sky this morning. Some fighterjets overnight, quite a lot of them. That was a really distinctive sound here, we also know that more israeli troops are sent towards the border, towards lebanon behind me, as israel intensifies its campaign. The Israel Defense forces have given some photos and videos and information about what they have been doing, as they carry out what they continue to call limited and targeted operations. In some cases, they are going not too far across the border and then retreating, because we know they have faced some intense fighting with hezbollah over the last couple of days or so. The israelis are also saying they have been able to capture some of the weapons that the hezbollah fighters have left behind after they fled their positions stop of course, it is worth stressing, we are limited in what we can here, what we can see. Certainly, there are all the noises of war. I would suggest in the last 48 hours or so, the amount of booms and explosions in the distance, which we would assume it is really outgoing fire, has diminished. I dont think that is a reflection of the temple has decreased, but certainly where we are they may be in a different phase of this operation, which are still in its early days. Its early days. Im going to turn to our its early days. Im going to turn to our correspondent | its early days. Im going to turn to our correspondent here in beirut. Lets talk a lot about those evacuation orders, because nick described the situation when she is seeing from Northern-israel'>Northern Israel. This Area South of the river is what is are supposed to be looking at, this buffer area, but what has happened is that people in times above that have also been asked to evacuate as well now, havent they . Havent they . That is exactly the fear here, havent they . That is exactly the fear here, but havent they . That is exactly the fear here, but israels i the fear here, but israels intentions are different than what intentions are different than what they are saying, basically. They said this whole operation is calculated, and a small operation is calculated, and a small one operation is calculated, and a small one just to secure the Northern small one just to secure the Northern border of israel, where Northern border of israel, where 60,000 israelis have been forced where 60,000 israelis have been forced out where 60,000 israelis have been forced out of their homes, and they forced out of their homes, and they want forced out of their homes, and they want to secure that area for them they want to secure that area for them to go back. Actually, their for them to go back. Actually, their action is to push further their action is to push further. Push further hezbollah, and get inside and further hezbollah, and get inside and further north into towns and cities further north into towns and cities. Something that is really cities. Something that is really worrying people in lebanon, worrying families and villages lebanon, worrying families and villages in the south, and something that could trigger further something that could trigger further escalation and further confrontation with hezbollah as Israel Confrontation with hezbollah as israel goes into a Ground Operation. Israel goes into a Ground Operation israel goes into a ground oeration. , israel goes into a ground 0 eration. ,. , operation. Tell me as well, a key civilian operation. Tell me as well, a key civilian crossing operation. Tell me as well, a key civilian Crossing Betweenj key civilian crossing between Lebanon And Syria which had been used a lot by people trying to leave the country in the last week or so has also been targeted by an israeli Air Strike . ,. , been targeted by an israeli Air Strike . , strike . Yes indeed. If you look at the Pictures Strike . Yes indeed. If you look at The Pictures of strike . Yes indeed. If you look at The Pictures of the at The Pictures of the crossing, the main Border Crossing crossing, the main Border Crossing between syria and lebanon, this is order the border lebanon, this is order the Border Crossing near the valley. Border crossing near the valley, another area which has been valley, another area which has been targeted by israelis over the last been targeted by israelis over the last week or so, people are, the last week or so, people are, this the last week or so, people are, this is a main route, a main are, this is a main route, a main passenger Border Crossing, but isreel main passenger Border Crossing, but israel says that hezbollah is using but israel says that hezbollah is using it to traffic personnel, and over the past decade. Personnel, and over the past decade, when hezbollah had weapons getting into syria or out of weapons getting into syria or out of lebanon, they had so many out of lebanon, they had so many routes other than the official many routes other than the official Border Crossing that civilians official Border Crossing that civilians are using. That is no active civilians are using. That is no active service completely, another active service completely, another reason putting people here another reason putting people here at another reason putting people here at really high alert, fearing here at really high alert, fearing that they may have nowhere to flee if they want to run for nowhere to flee if they want to run for safety. A nowhere to flee if they want to run for safety. Run for safety. A quick word on the Number Run for safety. A quick word on the number of run for safety. A quick word on the number of people run for safety. A quick word on the number of people who run for safety. A quick word on the number of people who are| the number of people who are displaced now here in lebanon. The caretaker Prime Minister was seeing 1. 2 million. Where are they going . Are they going . They are stretched are they going . They are stretched out are they going . They are i stretched out everywhere in lebanon. Look around you here in beirut lebanon. Look around you here in beirut. You will find family stretched in beirut. You will find family stretched everywhere, every empty stretched everywhere, every empty building has been turned into housing facilities, schools have been turning to housing schools have been turning to housing facilities, but those who housing facilities, but those who are housing facilities, but those who are in better situations where who are in better situations where they have the money, they are either where they have the money, they are either staying in hotels or renting are either staying in hotels or renting their own apartments. Some renting their own apartments. Some went up north to the mountains, where it is safer, especially mountains, where it is safer, especially away from the mountains surrounding the southern part of lebanon, but even southern part of lebanon, but even the southern part of lebanon, but even the airport, there are thousands still on the go, thousands still on the go, thousands trying to find commercial flights to leave, and mind you, it is only the Middle And Mind you, it is only the middle eastern airline that is operating out of lebanon, because operating out of lebanon, because all other international flights because all other international flights are cancelled or postponed their operations is that they are fearing because of this that they are fearing because of this intensified clashes in lebanon of this intensified clashes in lebanon. , ~ of this intensified clashes in lebanon of this intensified clashes in lebanon. ,. , lebanon. Thank you. We are also heafina lebanon. Thank you. We are also hearing as lebanon. Thank you. We are also hearing as well lebanon. Thank you. We are also hearing as well about lebanon. Thank you. We are also hearing as well about the lebanon. Thank you. We are also hearing as well about the view i hearing as well about the view on the israeli side of the border. We heard from our Correspondent Nick Beek who is there. We have teams right across the region following this developing story for you. One of our correspondent, Lucy Williamson, has been filming in that area this morning, where there was a change of Fire Exchange of fire. Have a listen. ~. ,. , exchange of fire. Have a listen. ~. ,. ,. , listen. We are starting to see more signs listen. We are starting to see more signs of listen. We are starting to see more signs of resistance listen. We are starting to see more signs of resistance on l listen. We are starting to see l more signs of resistance on the other side of the border. Even a year of air other side of the border. Even a year ofairstrikes, a year of Air Strikes, intelligence operations, a year ofairstrikes, intelligence operations, raids by Special Forces have not destroyed has a lot� s ability to fight backjust destroyed has a lot� s ability to fight back just a destroyed has a lot� s ability to fight backjust a few miles in. Wevejust to fight backjust a few miles in. Weve just heard some bursts of small Arms Fire is and what sounded like grenades from the Israeli Army. You can hear the sirens going off telling us to get out of the area. Hezbollahs ability to fight back. You just heard a series of very loud explosions, what seems to be rockets landing nearby, some small Arms Fire across the border. It seems the Israeli Army is pushing into a location, and this was the response. Good to go . Come on, time to go Lucy Williamson in Northern-israel'>Northern Israel describing some of the fire that was coming back from hezbollah positions here in lebanon. You heard the sound of the sirens going off in israel. Probably worth noting that on the lebanese side, there are no sirens. There are no sirens when rockets are coming or Air Strikes might be being launched. It is a really different sound when you hear from somebody who is in israel as opposed to when you hear from somebody who is in lebanon and weapons might be coming in. As i say, we have correspondence all across this region who are keeping an eye on this story as it escalates, and we will keep bringing you that on bbc news. Studio anak, thank you to you and all the teams, we will be back with you in the next hours. Irans Supreme Leader has been leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in nearly five years. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced irans enemies, accusing israel of trying to sow the seeds of division in the islamic world. The ayatollah told a huge crowd in the grand Mosalla Mosque that iran and its allies must roll up their sleeves and prepare for action. Translation we should open our e es translation we should open our eyes today. Translation we should open our eyes today. We translation we should open our eyes today, we should translation we should open our eyes today, we should be eyes today, we should be awakened. We should fasten the Seat Belt of resistance from iran to afghanistan, from gaza to lebanon, in every islamic country, we should fasten the Seat Belt of resistance. With me is Parham Ghobadi from bbc persian. How significant is what we have heard today from tehran . Extremely significant. It was his first Friday Prayer in almost half a decade, when the iranian general and commander of the Coutts Force was assassinated by us drones back in 2020. That was at the direct order of us president donald trump. The time before that was backin trump. The time before that was back in 2012, so usually he delivers Friday Prayers when it is a time of heightened tensions. That was one of the significant. The tone he used to, he was extremely furious. He used a very strong tone in condemning and criticising both israel and the united states. He called Israel A Vampire Regime and the united states a rabid dog in the region. Really strong terms are used. Obviously this is because of hassan nasrallah, one of the oldest allies and best allies in the region, who was assassinated. He talked about Irans Strategy against israel, and he said that they will neither hesitate not procrastinate when it comes to retaliation. He also said that he praised the armed forces, and said the second strike against israel was the minimum punishment for israel. Also, quite interestingly, he began delivering his sermon in arabic, which shows that he believes he is not only the leader of iran but also the leader of iran but also the leader of iran but also the leader of not only all them muslims in the world but also all the shiites in the world. And iran and all its proxies in the region, from the houthis in yemen to those in serie a. He also expressed support for hamass October The 7th attack, saying it was a legitimate and appropriate attack against israel. , ~ ,. , appropriate attack against israel. ,. , israel. Thank you for giving us a bit of the israel. Thank you for giving us a bit of the context israel. Thank you for giving us a bit of the context from israel. Thank you for giving us a bit of the context from what| a bit of the context from what we saw from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Lets speak to miri eisin, a retired colonel for Israel Defense forces and Senior Fellow at the international institute for Counter Terrorism at reichman university. Everyone is waiting to see the israeli strategy unfold. What is your expectation. What are the israeli options now . Mr smith it is Friday Morning right now around the world, and it Is Noontime right now around the world, and it is noontim it Is Noontime it is Friday Morning. It Is Noontime it is Friday Morning. And it Is Noontime it is Friday Morning, and noontime morning, and noontime in israel, and when you ask about tactics and strategy, i am not holding inside my house a cruise missile, anti tank guided missiles, im not holding my Childrens Room rockets, i urge people to go and see what the idf has exposed directly across the border inside lebanon in peoples houses, in tunnels just like in the Gaza Strip underneath the houses in southern lebanon. We talk about the immediate tactic, it is not just to expose that to the world, it is to make sure that the type of force which is inspired by Ali Khamenei, who just said October 7th was a Legitimate Act, i would put that on a real time and time again, and their hezbollah forces were training extensively for years to do and October 7th type attack. Israeli actions on the ground right now are to get to those weapons capabilities, the motorcycles, the pick up trucks, the paragliders, and all the different weapons like hamas used on October 7th, but times ten, because hezbollah is directly supplied by the islamic regime. That is what i see right now is the tactic. You have to go in and destroy that so the 70,000 israelis who have not been in their homes since october its up north, just a reminder that hezbollah has fired 10,000 rockets into israel in the last months, this did not start 24 hours ago. We have seen did not start 24 hours ago. We have seen the targeting of this Border Crossing. What is the military significance of that . Are there more crossings that you would estimate would be targeted in a similar way . We have also heard some concern from some Aid Agencies that is a route for people to flee the country, and also for aid to be delivered into lebanon . Mr; delivered into lebanon . My heart goes delivered into lebanon . Ij� i heart goes out delivered into lebanon . Ij� i heart goes out to delivered into lebanon . M; heart goes out to all of the uninvolved civilians, and you and i would probably not have inside our houses, as i described before, weapons and arsenals. What israel is trying to do is get to those in different places. Hezbollah, backed by and supplied by the islamic regime, and in cahoots with bashar al assads syria, they are all in that access with resistance that axis of resistance. They all come in via the Border Crossings. The big arsenals are right next to those valleys, down into their shiite villages. Look at what israel has done. We are trying to save lives, get people into the places where you know there are weapons and planning an attack and telling them to leave. It is not about occupying the land, it is to distance them from those weapon caches. The Crossing Point in lebanon as both above Ground Stop we have said so openly, the commander of hezbollah, the unit that was the liaison between the revolutionary Guard Unit that was applying the weapons, they go through freely. I dont expect Border Crossings to have weapons going through. Again to house boller. This is not the Lebanese Army or the lebanese government, this is hezbollah, this non State Terror Army that is one of the strongest Terror Army is with this enormous arsenal. We are targeting those both above ground and underground. Hezbollah is building an underground 3. 5 Kilometre Underground System to get those weapons into lebanon as well. Is get those weapons into lebanon as well. ,. , get those weapons into lebanon as well. ,. ,. , as well. Is israel trying to increase as well. Is israel trying to increase the as well. Is israel trying to increase the buffer as well. Is israel trying to increase the Buffer Zone i as well. Is israel trying to increase the Buffer Zone when it is asking people to leave further north than had been previously expected on that Borders On . Previously expected on that Borders On . ,. , Borders On . Israel never called this a buffer Borders On . Israel never called this a Buffer Zone. Borders on . Israel never called this a Buffer Zone. I Borders On . Israel never called this a Buffer Zone. I dont this a Buffer Zone. I dont mean to be read about that. Always said is that it is limited in scope. The idea is to destroy the weaponry that is there. I would to destroy the weaponry that is there. Iwould remind to destroy the weaponry that is there. I would remind you all that the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon is there, some of the Lebanese Army as they are, yet there is this enormous cache of weapons underground. It is not created Buffer Zone, it is to destroy the capabilities of hezbollah. You and i havejust listened to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying that October 7th was adjusted, Legitimate Act of the palestinians, of hamas, and i cannot accept that, and i dont think that is bigger than a Buffer Zone, think that is bigger than a bufferzone, i think that is bigger than a Buffer Zone, i think that is trying to tell to save their lives, not to be in a house that has cruise missiles, uavs and suicide drums. You and i would not have that in our house. , ~ ,. House. Thank you very much indeed. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. The British Government is to announce it will invest nearly £22 billion in what it calls Ground Breaking projects to capture and store carbon dioxide. Ministers say the new developments, in merseyside and teesside, will create Thousands Ofjobs and pave the way for a clean energy revolution. But environmental groups say it is a lot of money to spend on projects which will facilitate Oil And Gas production to continue. Lets speak to sir dieter helm, the professor of Energy Policy at the university of oxford, and a former chair of the natural capital committee, and the advisory group to the british secretary of state for energy and Climate Change. Thank you very much for being with us. Can you just first of all explain what exactly is being announced here today . Where is this money going . There were two first order clusters, groups of companies and organisations, one in the West Coast on merseyside and one on the East Coast on the humber, which are being set up to essentially take captured carbon, which would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere, then pipe it to underground reservoirs where it is stored. It is essentially carbon capture, and then the network to store it underground. D0 capture, and then the network to store it underground. Do you think it is to store it underground. Do you think it is a to store it underground. Do you think it is a good to store it underground. Do you think it is a good use to store it underground. Do you think it is a good use of think it is a good use of the funds . We have seen some environmental groups criticise this policy. Environmental groups criticise this policy this policy. The first thing to sa is this policy. The first thing to say is that this policy. The first thing to say is that the this policy. The first thing to say is that the headline this policy. The first thing to i say is that the Headline Number might make good political spin, but it is a number of 25 years. If youre thinking about less than 1 if youre thinking about less than1 billion per year, and compare that with the subsidies going into other activities, contrary to what the government in the uk might like you to believe, it is not a lot of money, and thejobs money, and the jobs are surprisingly exact for a period over 25 years. But that aside, the main reason why we should do cts in the uk is that we have the best places in the world to do it. Why . We have in particular the shallow north sea, also pipelines already out there, and we have depleted Oil And Gas wells which can be utilised for the storage. Ccs. This matters because it is not so much about what the Uk Carbon position is, this is kind of almost relevant Climate Change. This is about one of many technologies which could contribute to helping to address global warming, and we should be doing this in the uk not for our own benefit, though there might be some, but much more to show the world how to do this, because it is going to be needed globally as Part And Parcel of the ways in which we deal with what is so far are relatively unsuccessful pathway in trying to reduce emissions and control the conservation of carbon in the atmosphere. The Uk Bit of It Isjust Carbon in the atmosphere. The Uk Bit of it is just there because we have the best place to try. D0 because we have the best place tot. ,. , ~ because we have the best place tot. ~. ,. , to try. Do you think the amount of money to try. Do you think the amount of money being to try. Do you think the amount of money being spent to try. Do you think the amount of money being spent should i to try. Do you think the amount| of money being spent should be more . It of money being spent should be more . ,. ,. , ~ more . It is hard to udge. At one level, you more . It is hard to judge. At one level, you might more . It is hard to judge. At one level, you might say more . It is hard to judge. At| one level, you might say that those who are producing the emissions, causing the emissions, causing the emissions, causing the emissions, causing that carbon is right in the atmosphere should either pay a proper price for the emissions they are causing, or they should pay to second straight this carbon. It is not exactly clear why taxpayers should be doing the paying for the pollution others are causing, however there is a lot of R And D in this. This is new technology. It is that bit of equation, helping to do the research and development, the innovation, and it is pretty hard tojudge how Big A Number this is, bearing in mind it is really big companies like Bp And Ecuador and eni, really big companies like Bp And Ecuadorand eni, which are at the other end of this process, which are very involved in making this happen. The chancellor has said this will bring 4000 good jobs across merseyside and teesside, igniting growth, as she put it, in the industrial heartlands. Using these jobs are very specific. Our people in those areas likely to have the skills needed for them . We areas likely to have the skills needed for them . Areas likely to have the skills needed for them . We got used to the idea is that needed for them . We got used to the idea is that politicians the idea is that politicians are going to Hype Anything they do on Climate Change, and they are going to unleash money, they are going to bring forward billions of investment, theyre going to cause 4000 jobs and 50,000 extra jobs the next years. How would they know . The hype should be set aside and replaced by a serious consideration of which bits of the technology is addressing Climate Change the uk has the greatest advantage in, stop trying to do everything, but focus on important ones, and ccs is clearly one of those. Sorry to cut income are very grateful for your sorry to cut income are very gratefulfor your time, from oxford university, thank you very much for being with us. Stay with us on bbc news, we are back in a few minutes. Hello. For many, fine day to come today and indeed tomorrow. But we are seeing more cloud across Western Scotland and Northern ireland right now. This is how it came in through the morning. The general movement is northwards, so its not going to move a great deal. And its that which will continue to produce some occasional Rain Or Drizzle as we go through the day. Some drier moments, maybe a bit of brightness here and there. A fair bit of cloud to Eastern Scotland, but some hazy sunshine, as well see, in Northern and western parts of england and wales. But at least the further South And East you go, the lighter the winds, the brighter The Skies will be because quite blustery out in the west, which will temper the feel of temperatures. Around 14 or 15. 16 or 17, feeling quite pleasant in the sunshine towards the south and the east. Into this evening and overnight, well continue to see that cloud in place across the north and the west. And if anything, the rain will turn heavier across ireland towards dawn. Many parts of england, wales and to a certain degree Eastern Scotland will stay dry. And with the clearest of The Skies, lightest of the winds still to the south east, temperatures away from the towns and cities could drop down into lower single figures. But another bright day to come here. Any Mist And Fog clearing. In fact, a good day to come for much of england, wales. And indeed Eastern Scotland should see more Sunshine Plenty of clout, the first batch of Heavy Rain for so that it works towards the eastern half of the country but there will be more showers following on later, so compared with saturday, you can expect cloudy skies, occasional breaks, some brightness around, not going to rain all day long in Brightening Up in Northern ireland later but some of the showers could become heavy for a time during the second half of the day. Temperatures similar to saturday, perhaps a little bit breezy and of course less sunshine around. After that, what happens depends on whats happening with this major hurricane kirk. Its over 3000 miles away but as it moves northwards and gradually decays it will influence our weather during the second half of the week. Its still open to question, but one scenario could bring that storm towards us, Bringing Mini Rain but also strong winds as well. Theres also other scenarios in which that system pushes further south across spain, france and portugal and leaves us in something a little bit less stormy but also a good deal colder. We will keep you updated. This is bbc news. The headlines. Irans Supreme Leader calls the October 7 attack on israel a Legitimate Act and calls on muslim nations to unite against their common enemy as he leads prayers in tehran. Israel has continued to intensify its attacks on hezbollah across lebanon. The Israeli Army has issued a new order for residents in more than twenty towns in the south to evacuate immediately. Lebanon says an israeli Strike Hit a Border Crossing with syria, cutting off a road used by many trying to flee the bombardments. Mps will get a vote on assisted dying in england and wales for the first time in 9 years. Campaigners in favour welcome the move whilst others remain cautious. Researchers say the worlds first vaccine for ovarian cancer, being developed in the uk, could wipe out the deadly disease
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