Today we look at the killing of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Haniyeh was involved in negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza strip. His killing came hours after an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and raises fears of wider conflict in the Middle East. Adam speaks to international editor Jeremy Bowen and chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet. We also discuss the arrests that followed disorder in Southport on Tuesday night with north of England correspondent Judith Moritz. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Welcome to your second helping of newscast Today.
The first one was about the former BBC newsreader Hugh Edwards and his decision to plead guilty to three charges of making indecent images of children.
There's been an update since we recorded that episode, which is a statement from the BBC confirming that the organization knew in November 2023 that while Hugh Edwards was suspended, he, he had been arrested on suspicion of serious offenses and released on bail.
At that point, no charges had been brought, and the BBC says they were also made aware of a significant risk to his health.
Then he was not charged until after he'd left the employment of the BBC.
But the organization says they had a policy in place that if he had been charged while he was still an employee, they would have acted immediately to dismiss him.
So a little bit more clarity on the timeline there, and you can hear Katie Razzle, our media editor's analysis of the whole situation on the previous episode of Newscast, which is in your feeds now.
And now we're going to proceed with the latest episode of Newscast, where we'll focus on the big events that have been happening in the Middle east and get the latest on what's happening in Southport in the north west of England.
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