The blast. We can go to Beirut And Anna foster. We were speaking to our colleague who was saying the news has been reported on iranians media. That is right. It is an important moment. What i think will be a moment when you see a collective outpouring of grief in southern suburbs of beirut and the south of the country and the south of the Country And Bekaa valley is when we have the funeral. I have no indication when it will happen. It will happen reasonably quickly because these things always do. Perhaps tomorrow. That will be a big moment. If you look back to just over a week ago when we had the attacks with pagers and walkie talkies. People gathered at funerals and a second wave of attacks came then so when people go to a funeral they will remember what happened a week ago and be nervous. If you support hezbollah in the stronghold areas, they will want to be part of their collective grieving process. That is something that i think well have a real impact on the streets of beirut and
Push into the South And West and given the fact the ground is so saturated at the moment, it is not so good have an outlook. More here on breakfast. Good morning. Its Sunday 29th septemBer. Fears of a wider war in the Middle East Are growing as iran says the death of the leader of hezbollah Will Not Go Unavenged. The country has declAred five days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after he was killed by an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese capital Beirut. Us president Joe Biden says his death is a measure of justice for his many victims but called again for a ceasefire. Our reporter simonjones has more. Distant explosions the israeli bombardment of lebanon continues by night. Explosions. And by day, but the Big Question is what will israel, hezbollah and the militant groups back in iran do next . The israeli Prime Minister descriBed the killing of Hezbollahs Leader On Friday as a historic turning point, but said his work is not done. Translation the state of israel eliminated the Maste
Across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, Wembley Stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. This morning well have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. And the World Of Sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. The former Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. She presented him with a special award in december. And scientists discover the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is 76 effective during the three months after the first dose. Good morning. Today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across Northern Ireland, Northern England and scotland. Southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. Details later. Good morning. Its wednesday, the 3rd of february, and todays breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months captain sir tom moor