SImultaneously exploded across lebanon In what appeared to be a sophIstIcated remote attack. Hezbollah, whIch has Been desIgnated a TerrorIst OrganIsatIon by the uk, Israel and other western countrIes, has called It the bIggest securIty breach. At least nIne people dIed and nearly 3000 were Injured. Blasts were reported In supermarkets, homes and on the streets of the country, whIch shares borders wIth Israel and syrIa. Lebanons Health MInIstry says 200 people are In a crItIcal condItIon and that hospItals are beIng Inundated wIth the wounded. 0ur Correspondent Graham satchell reports. It was an audacIous, unprecedented attack. All across lebanon, thousands of pagers explodIng at the same tIme. Many were on the street. Some, lIke here, In peoples homes. Some In supermarkets. Emergency servIces struggled to cope wIth the scale of the attack. Thousands of hezbollah members sufferIng InjurIes In the same Instant. Israel hasnt commented, but few have any doubts about Its role. So how was I
good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkey s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the country s most important election in years. mr erdogan appealed for national unity as he celebrated victory last night over his opponent kemal kilicdaroglu, who declared the result unfair. our correspondent aruna iyengar has this report. cheering. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god, islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t ev
politicians in sri lanka begin the process of choosing a new president, after mass protests drove ex president rajapaksa to resign and flee the country. and an unprecedented win. ireland make history with their first ever series win in new zealand. a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee is taking place this afternoon, to discuss how to respond to the record temperatures that are expected to hit parts of the uk next week. a national emergency has been declared after a red extreme heat warning was issued for the first time, meaning there s a risk to life. jon donnison has more. at the bristol harbour festival this weekend, a cold shower, more than welcome. and with potentially record temperatures forecast for early next week, this summer s heatwave is entering uncharted waters. well, i don t like the heat. it s all right at the moment, it s all right in the shade, but i do burn too quickly. for those climate sceptics, i think this is evidence that something s d
Thejudge said ian paterson was driven by Material Rewards. Today, his patients spoke out. Over four years of trauma and stress in trying to bring this man to account. No amount of Prison Sentence will ever compensate what myself and the other people affected have gone through. At least 90 people are killed in the afghan capital, kabul, after a truck bomb explodes in the Diplomatic Quarter. And to boldly go where no spacecraft has gone before. Nasas plans to probe the suns atmosphere. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Defending champion Novak Djokovic and the king of clay, rafa nadal, both ease into the third round of the french open. Good evening from cambridge. Were at the senate house of the university, the venue for one of the biggest debates of this Election Campaign, with just eight days to polling day. Seven Party Representatives will be taking part, including the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who announced earlier today that he would, after all, be attending the debate. Bu
Also on the programme tonight the Breast Surgeon sentenced to 15 years injail. Ian paterson is sent to prison after performing completely unnecessary operations on patients after inventing or exaggerating the risk of cancer. Over four years of trauma and stress in trying to bring this man to account, no amount of Prison Sentence will ever compensate what myself and the other people affected have gone through. At least 90 people are killed in the Afghan Capital kabul after a truck bomb explodes in the diplomatic quarter. And the global accord to curb Carbon Emissions is President Trump about to withdraw america from the paris Climate Change deal . Coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News Arsenal Majority Owner stan kroenke says Arsene Wenger is the best person to manage the club as his new two year deal is confirmed. Good evening. With just eight days to go until the election, one of the biggest debates of this campaign has just taken place in cambridge. There were seven Party Representatives