Hello, Im nIcky schIller. Welcome to the programme. Israel has carrIed out further BombIng RaIds on beIrut, as fIghtIng wIth hezbollah contInues on the ground In southern lebanon. Israel claIms Its kIlled 440 hezbollah fIghters sInce the start of Its Ground InvasIon. WhIlst the un says lebanon faces a terrIble refugee crIsIs. These are todays maIn developments In the MIddle East conflIct. Israel agaIn struck the Southern Suburbs of beIrut. Clashes were also reported around lebanons southern border. Hezbollah has fIred rockets Into Northern Israel, wIth reports that resIdentIal buIldIngs were hIt. Israel says 90 rockets have so far been fIred. IsraelI prIme MInIster BenjamIn Netanyahu has tonIght vowed to respond to Irans MIssIle Attack on hIs country earlIer thIs week he saId, Israel has the duty and the rIght to defend Itself and respond to these attacks and we wIll do so. Israel meanwhIle has called on palestInIans to evacuate parts of central gaza, as the mIlItary saId It was prepar
And could face restrictions. Us Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer says Benjamin Netanyahu is a major obstacle to peace, as israel vows to push ahead with rafah offensive. The Spanish Parliament approves a controversial amnesty law that exonerates catalonia separatists. New figures show the number of middle aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a record low. Sport now from the bbc sport centre. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Two time uspga champion Justin Thomas insists that the Players Championship which is under way in florida still has a really strong field, despite many of golf s big names being absent because theyve joined the saudi backed liv tour. Rory mcilroy s raised concerns that fans are losing interest because of the fragmented nature of the sport. Heres our golf correspondent, ian carter. It does feel different. Certain of the build up to the tournament has been dominated by the ongoing controversies that surround mens professional golf and the split that is th
End of the second half but that first goal, thinking that this would be the winning goal, then sweden equalises, then spain within a couple of minutes because the actual winning goal. 2 1 to spain. They are now through to their first ever woman World Cup Final and they will either face the woman World Cup Final and they will eitherface the lion is woman World Cup Final and they will either face the lion is worth the matildas, two very strong teams that have huge backing here in australia. ,. , australia. They meet in sydney on wednesday australia. They meet in sydney on wednesday a australia. They meet in sydney on wednesday. A huge australia. They meet in sydney on wednesday. A huge sporting australia. They meet in sydney on l wednesday. A huge sporting rivalry, and against australia. Yes. Wednesday. A huge sporting rivalry, and against australia. And against australia. Yes, huge rival. And against australia. Yes, huge rivalry this and against australia. Yes, huge rivalry. This is and
Hello there, welcome to newcastle, on the Dayjeremy Hunt delivered his budget, in what is almost certainly, a general election year. Were on the citys Iconic Quayside Overlooking the magnificent river tyne, an area steeped in industrial history, and weve been gauging reaction, to the chancellors plans. Among todays annoucements, the government is to cut National Insurance, by 2p in the pound for employees and the Self Employed. Full Child Benefits will be paid to households, where the highest earning parent, is getting up to £60,000. The current limit is £50,000. And, the non dom tax regime, for uk residents whose permanent home is overseas, is to be replaced with new rules, from april next year. Well, the office for budget responsibility, says the average tax payer, is going to pay more in the coming years. It predicts 37 pence of every pound will go in tax by 2029, which would be the highest level since 1948. While the government says public spending on some services will rise by 1
Wave of support from top performers. All of those stories here in just a moment. Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres lizzy. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Were starting with the the news today that the future of the Commonwealth Games and its viability is being questioned, after alberta announced theyre cancelling their bid to host the 2030 event. It follows victoria, in australia, who also pulled out of staging the next games in 2026. Our correspondent, alex capstick, tells us where this leaves the games. It would seem to be in crisis. Without a house for the next two editions. Although they insist there is ongoing dialogue with potential hosts. It has been suggested india or malaysia might lodge a bid. But one committed and prepared to meet all of the financial demands of staging such a Big Multisports event has increasingly difficult. Fifa is investigating an official complaint that the zambia head coach, bruce mwape, sexually assaulted a player at the