Welcome back. Here, Sir Keir Starmer has promised to show how his government will, in his words, fix the foundations and rebuild the uk, as the Labour Conference gets under way in liverpool. The partys first annual gathering while in powerfor 15 years comes amid criticism over donations and gifts accepted by some of the new cabinet and calls from Union Bosses for The Party to U Turn on its decision to cut winterfuel payments for pensioners. Let us go live now to liverpool and our political correspondent for the latest. For the latest. Here in liverpool, for the latest. Here in liverpool, really for the latest. Here in i liverpool, really starting for the latest. Here in liverpool, really starting to fill up, activists arriving, you can see them in the background, as we get towards the first formal bet of the conference, a speech later this morning by Angela Rayner, deputy Prime Minister. I have another Cabinet Minister with me to chat to, joe steven, Secretary Of State for wales. I sho
Targets in lebanon. These are live pictures from the region. Hezbollah says it has fired new waves of rockets in northern israel. Reuters video shows rockets coming from Southern Lebanon being intercepted by the Israeli Military. There are also reports of heavy israeli strikes in several areas of Southern Lebanon. In the last half hour, Lebanons Health Ministry have said 37 people were killed in yesterdays israeli Air Strike on beirut. Israel said it was targeting a top hezbollah military commander, who also died during the attack. It says it killed, in their words, 16 terrorists. Asa as a reminder, hezbollah is designated by a Terrorist Organisation by several western states. The organisation says many of those killed were including women and children. From beirut, Hugo Bachega reports. As morning broke, the destruction became clear. An israeli Air Strike hitting dahieh, hezbollah s heartland in southern beirut, its conflict with israel returning with force to a place they considered
Todayis today is a big win for European Citizens and tax injustice. Trouble in the pipeline . The price of oil tumbles below 70 a barrell for the first time since 2021 as concerns grow about the state of the world economy. It relates to how two apple subsidiaries in ireland were treated for Tax Purposes between 1991 and 2014. Ireland has a low corporate Tax Rate of 12. 5 but its been accused of so called Sweetheart Deals with certain companies allowing them to pay a much lower rate. The Decision Cant be appealed apple said its disappointed with the decision and accused the European Commission of trying to retroactively change the rules. Here is what the Eu Competition Commissioner had to say. There commissioner had to say. Is a bigger picture, our investigation there is a bigger picture, our investigation has decisively contributed to a Mind Shift and change in attitude amongst member states, they have helped to trigger and accelerate regulatory and legislative reform. Take ireland, to
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Covert 1000 locked down measures. President Joe Bidens Administration signals a more assertive approach to the conflict in libya on turkish and Russian Forces to leave immediately. And claims of contaminated communities in the geria dutch court is expected to deliver its verdict against oil giant shell. So we begin with news of another Coronavirus Vaccine that could soon enter circulation late stage trials of the u. S. Produce novaks vaccine show it to be almost 90 percent effective and shown promising efficacy against both the u. K. And to a slightly lesser extent South African strains of the virus meanwhile the head of the European Commission says drug maker asked as zeneca has not given a plausible explanation for delaying is deliveries after the block leaders demanded an inspection of their plant in belgium and Germany Health officials have warned that the astra zeneca vaccine should only be given to people under the age of 65. 00 saying there isnt enough data on older people but i