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Ijoined harrods because i wanted to be a buyer and i ended up working for an absolute monster. I think he damaged me in some way. He's just left a scar. Reporter: the billionaire businessman mohamed al fayed who went from selling soft drinks in egypt to owning harrods and the paris ritz, has died at the age of 94. Reporter: egyptian businessman mohamed al fayed was best known for his links to the british royal family. His son dodi was killed alongside princess diana in paris in 1997. Reporter: he was the selfmade billionaire determined to get into british society and became known to a new gene...

Be a dry start to the weekend. Tomorrow starts dry and ChIlly Chubut there wIll be some wet and WIndy Weather later In the day. Dry and chIlly too. Fresh attacks have contInued on the lebanese CapItal BeIrut overnIght. It comes after Israels MIlItary carrIed out a StrIke South of the CIty Yesterday targetIng Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah. It has not been confIrmed If he was In the buIldIngs when It was struck. Lebanons Health MInIstry say sIx people were kIlled and 91 Injured. Our reporter SImon Jones has the latest. ExplosIons, screamIng new strIkes overnIght on Southern BeIrut. Israels m...

And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on Bbc News. England are tring to force a decider against australia in their one day series, they are batting first at lords. Good evening. Welcome to beirut. Within the past few hours, multiple blasts have reverberated through beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it is targeting hezbollah s Central Headquarters in dahieh. And potentially their leader. Its a built up, Densely Populated area, and the images were seeing suggest widespread destruction. In a moment well talk to Hugo Bachega in south beirut. And well hearfrom Jeremy Bowen injerusalem. ...

With big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Just a few hours ago, huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the Capital Today after israel fired a series of rockets into beirut. Israel said it was targeting the headquarters of hezbollah and its leader but its not clear whether he is alive or dead. The initial Death Toll from the explosion is that two people were killed but that is expected to rise. We are told 70 injuries have been reported so far and in the last hour the idf has issued warnings for peop...

Im lucy grey. The un human RIghts ChIef has told the SecurIty CouncIl that the targetIng of thousands of people In lebanon wIth ExplodIng Pagers and WalkIe TalkIes wIdely consIdered to have been carrIed out by Israel was a vIolatIon of InternatIonal Law. Volker turk saId he was appalled by the breadth and Impact of the attacks whIch left at least 37 dead and thousands Injured. These attacks represent a new kInd of warfare where CommunIcatIon Tools become weapons, explodIng sImultaneously In Market Squares and Street Corners and at home as daIly lIfe unfolds. AuthorItIes have reportedly dIsmant...