strike in decades hits the country. a migrant rescue ship funded by street artist banksy is seezed by italian coast guards. antonio conte is sacked as tottnehams manager, a week after publicly lambasting the club and its players. hello and welcome. mass demonstrations have taken place in several israeli cities after the prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister. yoav gallant was dismissed after he called for controversial plans to overhaul the justice system to be scrapped. in jerusalem, thousands of protesters gathered outside the country s parliament, and in tel aviv, demonstrators blocked one of the main highways. azadeh moshiri reports. it was a sudden outpouring of rage, hordes of protesters continue to fill the streets in the early hours of the morning. demonstrations have been going on in israel for months, but these protests were spontaneous, as people surged into action. everyone here is in the army and they re serving too. we re going to protect
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. the bye bye blues. the tick is removed, sending social media into meltdown. but what does it mean for the future of twitter. and our trust in it. for many of you the blue bird has flown the nest? well the blue tick anyway. if you are a twitter user, you might have had one of those ticks on your account, to authenticate who you are. but now they come at a cost, and yesterday by virtual tweezer, many of the ticks were being removed. the pope, beyonce, jk rowling, christiano ronaldo among many high profile users who ve been hit. the cost for annual subscription at least through android is £11 a month. but some are getting it free, lebronjames, william shatner the author stephen king. not that stephen king knew about it my twitter account says i ve subscribed to twitter blue. he said. there is, though, a serious side to all this. no longer will you have that certainty that the person you follow is who they
The uk Terror Threat level has been increased to critical, in the wake of a bomb explosion on a rush hour train in south west london. British police say they are treating an explosion on an underground train in south west london as a terrorist incident. 29 people were injured. At least one woman suffered burns. Others are reported to have cuts, grazes and facial wounds. The so called Islamic State is claiming responsibility. The incident happened in the morning rush hour as a District Line underground train pulled into the station at Parsons Green in west london at 08. 20am. The bbc understands that the bomb, described as a homemade device, had been fitted with a timer, but it failed to fully detonate. Whoever planted it is still on the run. The british Prime Minister spoke a short time ago. I have just been updated on the investigation into this mornings cowardly terrorist attack in london. And major covert and overt investigation is taking place involving police and Security Official
Held later this evening. Lewis hamiltons wins the Singapore Grand Prix and boosts his hopes of winning this years formula one championship. And Manchester United have taken the lead against premier league rivals everton with a stunning first half goal. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary amber rudd has announced that the Terror Threat in the uk has been lowered from critical to severe. That means an attack is highly likely rather than imminent. The decision has been taken after detectives investigating the bombing on a london train on friday have made a second arrest. The 21 year old man was detained at hounslow in west london late last night. Detectives are continuing to question a teenager who was arrested in dover in kent. 30 people were injured when the device detonated at Parsons Green station. Jane Frances Kelly reports. The investigation has widened. Police are searching an address in surrey close to Heathrow Airport. Following the terror attack at Parsons