Good afternoon. Irans Supreme Leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight, there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon, including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies, hezbollah and hamas. Supporters commemorated Hassan Nasrallah killed in an israeli Air Strike a week aGo today. Free transport was offered to those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Those who came. And then the Supreme Leaderappeared. Last those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Last friday he was reported to have Gone into hiding. Today he came out in public to deliver a sermon for the first time since the start of 2021 irans top Military Model was killed in an american Air Strike. He came with a message of defiance, saying Hamas Attack on israel last october had been legitimate, so too irans response on tuesday to the killing of the hezbollah leader. Translation of the hezbollah leader. Translation ~.. translation what we did was the least Punishment Translation what we did was the least punishment in translation what we did was the least punishment in Response Translation what we did was the least punishment in response to translation what we did was the least punishment in response to the regimes astonishing crimes. Speaking partly in varsi, partly arabic, it was an attempt to rally muslims to stand against israel, to restore Irans Credibility at the helm of what it calls the access of resistance. Farsi. On Tuesday Night it fired 200 ballistic missiles at israel and the world is bracing for israels retaliation, wondering how iran will respond to that when it comes. Israel is continuing its battering of hezbollah, these explosions Last Night in the suburbs of Beirut Close to the Countrys Airport thought to have been targeting the next leader of the group. Nothing has been said by Israel And Iran today providing much hope of anything beyond more destruction. Caroline hawley, Bbc News. Israels Air Campaign against iran backed hezbollah fighters in lebanon appears to be widening, with heavy strikes close to the main airport in beirut overnight. In a moment, well speak to Nick Beake in northern israel. But first, our Middle East correspondent, huGo bachega, is in the lebanese city of tripoli. HuGo, reports that these strikes are targeted, but everyone there is braced. Yes, the air overnight were very powerful, heard across the city, and it is believed the target of the strikes was the man believed to be the next hezbollah leader, hashem safieddine. He was believed to be in an underground bunker, his fate is still unclear, but i think it shows the israeli campaign against hezbollah is likely to be long, hezbollah is likely to be long, hezbollah wants to weaken hezbollah, just to its present and future. Israeli Air Strikes have continued across the country and an israeli attack cut off the main road leading to the main Crossing Point between lebanon and syria, the Israeli Military said it was targeting an underground tunnel being used by hezbollah to transfer weapons from syria. In the south, the main hospital in a town has been evacuated after an israeli air nearby. As the conflict continues, the crisis created by more than 1 Million people who have been displaced is worsening, people have come to places like tripoli here in the north and the Un Assaying shelters across lebanon are full and a rising number of people are sleeping in the street and in public squares the un are saying. Our correspondent Nick Beake is in northern israel. Nick, whats the situation there . Overnight we had a constant stream of Israeli Fighterjets overhead and it has continued today, also helicopters as well. We know there are more israeli troops heading for the border with lebanon. That is just over the hills behind us. The israeli army says it is carrying out what it describes as targeted, limited operations, but there is clearly a very big consequence and impact on the civilian population in lebanon. South of here Last Night, there was another israeli Air Strike, actually on a Refugee Camp in the occupied west bank, the reports are 18 people were killed, including a mother and her two children. The footage in the aftermath of that shows a lot of destruction, people being taken to hospital. The israeli side they struck someone who they thought was an extremely senior and important Hamas Figure in that part of the west bank. The response from the spokesperson for the president of the authority there, palestinian authority, they described it as a heinous crime and a massacre. Thank ou ve heinous crime and a massacre. Thank you very much heinous crime and a massacre. Thank you very much indeed. Sir Keir Starmer has said he is pleased to have honoured a promise made to the Broadcaster And Campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen to hold a parliamentary debate on assisted dying. The Prime Minister was speaking after it was confirmed that mps will be given a vote on the issue in england and wales. Our political Correspondent Nick eardley reports. We Wa Nt we want choice. The debate over assisted dying we want choice. The debate over assisted dying has we want choice. The debate over assisted dying has raged for we want choice. The debate over assisted dying has raged for years. This was nine years aGo when parliament rejected changing the law. Has the debate now reached a Turning Point . Campaigners like Esther Rantzen inc so. The broadcaster has stage four cancer and with the backing of her family has been urging parliament to rethink the law. Has been urging parliament to rethink the law.. rethink the law. I did not expect to be alive when rethink the law. I did not expect to be alive when such rethink the law. I did not expect to be alive when such a rethink the law. I did not expect to be alive when such a debate be alive when such a debate happened. I did not expect to be around. I did not think it would happen in time. We around. I did not think it would happen in time. 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The decision here will now full to a parliament with more than 300 new mps. We do not know where many of them stand on the debate. But campaigners who want a change in the law think they have a better chance than ever. The details of what has been proposed have not been finalised. It could mean terminal real adults with six months to live have the option of help to end their lives terminally ill. The Health Secretary who backed assisted dying in 2015 is now conflicted and said to have concerns. This former Paralympian And Peer is worried too. A lot of worry about how this law could expand if it comes in because theyre already Campaign Group saying it does not Go far enough, we euthanasia. Saying we need to have no restrictions, remove the six month terminal diagnosis, that is before we have even Got to this stage. The debate is complicated and controversial but it is one mps are being asked to grapple with the gang. Being asked to grapple with the gang. With again. An inquest has been opened into the deaths of four people who died when a Luxury Yacht sank off the coast of sicily. The Technology Tycoon Mike Lynch, his daughter, hannah, senior Bankerjonathan Bloomer and his wife, judith, were among seven who died in august. Our reporter Zoe Obrien is at suffolk coroners court. Zoe, what happened this morning . Yes, Good afternoon. The inquest into the deaths of all four british nationals who died when the bayesian yacht sank in august. They were opened and adjourned in ipswich this morning. Mike lynch, his daughter, hannah, they were alongsideJonathan Bloomer and his wife who was known as duty, among seven people who died. The senior coroner this Morning Nigel Parsley was told the bayesian sank rapidly and for reasons which are yet to be ascertained, but he was told the marine Investigation Branch along with italian authorities are leading this investigation into what happened in the predawn storm. Detective superintendent mike brown. The police spoke to the coroner and he said in three cases, hannah lynch, Jonathan Bloomer and judy bloomer, a cause of death has yet to be established. In the case of Mike Lynch, a provisional cause of death has been given as drowning. Of course the investigations are onGoing. It is believed they were on the yacht at the time celebrating after Mike Lynch was acquitted of Fraud Charges in the us. His daughter was about to Go to oxford university. A provisional Hearing Date has been given for the 15th Of April Next year. Date has been given for the 15th Of April Next year two metropolitan police officers, who were sacked for Gross Misconduct after their Stop And Search of the british sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner have won an appeal against their dismissal. Our correspondent Adina Campbell can tell us more. Adina, this relates to an incident back in 2020 . Yes, it was injuly 2021 a video went viral on Social Media showing the moment williams and her partner Ricardo Dos Santos was stopped in Maida Vale in West London when the baby was crying on the back of the car and the car was searched for weapons and drugs. Nothing was found. They were detained for about 45 minutes. All of this led to a disciplinary hearing in october of last year where five officers were all accused of Gross Misconduct. Two ended up being sacked for lying about smelling cannabis but the data has been a decision by the police Appeals Tribunal said the original decision to be irrational and inconsistent. The Appeals Tribunal chairman said both officers did not lie and they will now be reinstated back into the metropolitan police with back pay. There has been a statement by Ricardo Dos Santos which says, our drive home from training in 2020 with our baby should never have turned into a violent incident where we were wrongly accused of smuggling drugs. He Goes on to say they will be challenging the decision in the civil courts. The american Country Singer Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and Sexual Assault by a former employee. The woman worked for brooks from 2017 to 2020 and her allegations relate to that period. In a statement, the singer said the claims were lies and a damaging attempt to extort millions of dollars in what he called hush money. An australian man who used Cable Ties to detain children caught swimming in his pool has been found guilty of assault. Matej radelic from broome, in western australia, restrained a six, seven and eight year old in march and the video was live streamed. The Governments being urged to give more support to Car Companies to boost sales of electric vehicles. The Uk Bosses of eleven firms have written to the chancellor saying Sales Wont hit official targets to reduce Carbon Emissions without greater incentives for customers. The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged gps in england to end their protest, claiming it will only punish patients. Members of the British Medical Association are staging a work to rule limiting their appointments to 25 a day when some normally see or contact a0 patients. Our health editor, hugh pym, can tell us more. Hugh, the Health Secretary was making a speech directly to gps. That is right. His first major speech to a gp audience. Royal Couege Speech to a gp audience. Royal college of gps, not all of them are members of the British Medical Association, the doctors union, but quite a lot would have been. Wes streeting said he understood frustrations about funding and the pressures, and he Got the Frustration And Irritation at the situation. Of course he referred back to the previous Government has been to blame for that. But he urged doctors to think very hard about this action which was resulting in appointments being cut back and dr sticking very riGorously to the terms of the Government contract. And therefore not doing services over and above that. Here is a bit of what he had to say in the speech this morning. Of what he had to say in the speech this morning this morning. Capping appointments now will only this morning. Capping appointments now will only punish this morning. Capping appointments now will only punish patients this morning. Capping appointments now will only punish patients and. Now will only punish patients and make now will only punish patients and make the now will only punish patients and make the road to recovery steeper. Be in make the road to recovery steeper. Be in no make the road to recovery steeper. Be in no doubt, it is shutting the door on be in no doubt, it is shutting the door on patients. Their care will suffer, door on patients. Their care will suffer, Receptionists Will Bear The Brunt suffer, Receptionists Will Bear The Brunt of suffer, Receptionists Will Bear The Brunt of frustration and the rest of the Nhs Brunt of frustration and the rest of the nhs will be left to pick up the pieces the nhs will be left to pick up the ieces. , ~ pieces. The British Medical Association pieces. The British Medical Association have pieces. The british Medicall Association have responded pieces. The British Medical Association have responded by saying Wes Streeting has an opportunity to come up with a new deal for general practice in england and that the action they are taking, they say, was unavoidable because practices even now are closing and doctors are leaving the profession because of the pressures. Wes streeting went on to unveil measures, as he said, to take the pressure off general practice, to reduce the number of appointments which are not strictly necessary, and he gave an example of a Pilot Scheme which is Going to be launched in somerset which will allow women with possible Breast Cancer symptoms to Go through Nhs 111 online And You can get to that on the app and it would result in a referral in some cases straight to a clinic without having to Go through an appointment with a gp. Thank clinic without having to Go through an appointment with a gp. Our top story this afternoon. The iranian Supreme Leader praises his Countrys Missile Attack on israel, and hints there could be more. The damp houses where mushrooms grow on the walls how state funded insulation has ruined hundreds of thousands of homes. And, Coming Up on Bbc News, the highest court in the European Union has said that Fifa Rules, which Govern the way that some Football Transfers work, break the eus laws, in a ruling that could have a big effect on future deals. Police chiefs say theres been a huge increase in prosecutions for driving offences filmed by members of the public on dashcams, Bike Helmet cameras and Mobile Phones. In the west midlands, just one cyclist is responsible for several hundred drivers being investigated. Our midlands correspondent, phil mackie, reports. This is crazy. Yes, it is a Learner Motorcyclist tapping away on his phone while driving at speed. And who knows what this driver was thinking. T