News of these expulsions . Mat news of these expulsions . Not surprised. News of these expulsions . Not surprised, not news of these expulsions . Iirrt surprised, not really shocked. Sad on the bed. My understanding is from Whitehall Sources is that the expulsions actually took place last month and had more to do with a tit for Tat Retaliation between the uk and russia that has been going on for quite a long time. However, the timing of the announcement has everything to do with sir Keir Starmer s meetings in Washington Today and the apparently looming decision about allowing ukrainians to use british Storm Shadow missiles against actual russian territory as opposed to territory that russia has seized. So it is part of a coordinated russian Media Effort to discourage the uk from taking this step, but i think more importantly to try to discourage other allies from following the us lead or supporting it. And it is part of a very long running Action And Reaction cycle between russia and w
Killed by israeli fire. The israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, blamed hamas leaders, saying the killings showed they did not want a deal. The Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accused Mr Netanyahu of deciding not to save the hostages. Jon donnison reports from jerusalem. Six more dead israeli hostages in gaza. Carmel gat, who was a0. Alexander lobanov, 32. Almog sarusi, aged 27. Eden yerushalmi, 24. Ori danino, who was 25. And the youngest, hersh Goldberg Polin, just 23, who was also an american citizen. With broken hearts, the Goldberg Polin family is devastated to announce the death of their son and brother, hersh. They thank you all for your Love And Support and ask for privacy at this time. Just a few days ago, his mother, rachel, had called for his release. Hersh, we are working Day And Night and we will never stop. But she will never see her only son alive again. Israels military says the six bodies were found in a Tunnel Under Rafah in the south of gaza. Its chief spokespers
Scotlands first minister says the coronavirus reproductive or r number is probably now above one, and could be as high as 1. 4. Russia rejects calls for an investigation, after germany says the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent. After months away from the classroom, its been a nervous start for many children finally going back to school. Im excited to go back home and then im actually really sad because ive really enjoyed it today and i feel so much better. I have no nerves, they have all gone. Public Health Experts have warned that focusing coronavirus testing on parts of the country with a high level of cases risks missing outbreaks in other areas. Its emerged that some people have been asked to travel more than 100 miles to get a swab. The Health Secretary matt hancock insists that most people who need a test will be able to get one close to home and £500 million is to be spent on trials, including of a rapid saliva based test. Naomi grimley reports.
Manchester Uniteds Marcus Rashford spent his summer raising the issue of Child Poverty in the uk. We will discuss it with the childrens comissioner here in england. And it is pasture bedtime. The hotel offering its customers the chance to sleep next to a horse. Small towns usually dont get a visit from a president ial candidate, let alone two candidates. But this week both donald trump and joe biden have gone to kenosha, wisconsin and theyve gone with different messages. Theyve even met very different people. Joe biden is there today, meeting the family ofjacob blake, the black man shot in the back seven times by a white police officer. Hes also meeting black community leaders. Donald trump was there earlier this week he met Police Officers and business owners, most of them white, whose properties had been destroyed in the rioting. Mr trump went to kenosha to boost his reputation as the law and order candidate, mr biden went there to boost his credentials as a candidate who cares about
Hello, and welcome. Rescue workers in lebanon are searching for a possible survivor from the port blast in beirut that devastated the city a month ago. A sniffer dog alerted rescuers in the rubble of a collapsed building, and the team then said their scanners had detected a pulse. Theyve been digging ever since, and they say theyll keep going even if theres only a 1 chance of finding someone. Our International Correspondent orla guerin has been watching them work all day. Hands up for silence. Rescue workers and many in this battered city wait for a sign, daring to hope. And then, beeping that confirms breathing has been detected beneath the rubble. Could there really be a survivor 30 days on . Rescuers from chile have been carrying out painstaking work. Their Key Team Member a Border Collie called flash, who was the first to raise the alert when he detected a body at this location. Night falls and floodlights are brought in, as the search continues hour by hour. Some rescue workers go