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Bethany Bell. Here, an urgent investigation has been ordered into the power failure triggered by a fire which led to the closure of London's Heathrow Airport for much of Friday. The British government said that lessons must be learned after hundreds of thousands of people's travel plans were disrupted. More from our business correspondent, Mark Ashton.
Bethany Bell. Here, an urgent investigation has been ordered into the power failure triggered by a fire which led to the closure of London's Heathrow Airport for much of Friday. The British government said that lessons must be learned after hundreds of thousands of people's travel plans were disrupted. More from our business correspondent, Mark Ashton.
Mark Ashdown. State media in Lebanon has said that Israeli airstrikes have killed at least eight people. According to the country's health ministry, six of them died in southern Lebanon. One was a child. Israel said that its targets were rocket launch sites belonging to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
Mark Ashdown. State media in Lebanon has said that Israeli airstrikes have killed at least eight people. According to the country's health ministry, six of them died in southern Lebanon. One was a child. Israel said that its targets were rocket launch sites belonging to the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah.
Israel also said that it was responding to rockets fired over the border by Hezbollah, which denies this and insists that it's committed to November's ceasefire. Earlier, I got the latest from our correspondent in Beirut, Hugo Bechega.
Israel also said that it was responding to rockets fired over the border by Hezbollah, which denies this and insists that it's committed to November's ceasefire. Earlier, I got the latest from our correspondent in Beirut, Hugo Bechega.
And are there fears of a total breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon now?
And are there fears of a total breakdown of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon now?
Schools reopened in Afghanistan on Saturday, and for the fourth school year running, girls will be unable to attend. In 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and banned girls aged 12 and over from going to school. However, they are permitted to attend madrasas, educational centres focused on religion.
Schools reopened in Afghanistan on Saturday, and for the fourth school year running, girls will be unable to attend. In 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and banned girls aged 12 and over from going to school. However, they are permitted to attend madrasas, educational centres focused on religion.
Critics argue madrasas do not replace mainstream schools and that girls are being pushed towards a hardline interpretation of Islam. Maju Ben Arazi from the BBC Afghan service gained rare access to madrasas in Kabul and sent this report.
Critics argue madrasas do not replace mainstream schools and that girls are being pushed towards a hardline interpretation of Islam. Maju Ben Arazi from the BBC Afghan service gained rare access to madrasas in Kabul and sent this report.
Still to come in this podcast.
Still to come in this podcast.
Using AI, an iPhone and a magnifying lens to help detect signs of skin cancer.
Using AI, an iPhone and a magnifying lens to help detect signs of skin cancer.
President Trump's special envoy has described the British Prime Minister's plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine as a posture and a pose. Steve Witkoff also repeated Russian claims that Ukraine was a false country and territories occupied by Russia were rightfully theirs. He was speaking to the pro-Trump podcaster Tucker Carlson.
President Trump's special envoy has described the British Prime Minister's plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine as a posture and a pose. Steve Witkoff also repeated Russian claims that Ukraine was a false country and territories occupied by Russia were rightfully theirs. He was speaking to the pro-Trump podcaster Tucker Carlson.
From Kiev, here's our diplomatic correspondent James Landale.
From Kiev, here's our diplomatic correspondent James Landale.