Middle East crisis: Your questions answered

As the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues, our correspondents answer your questions about everything happening in the Middle East. We also speak to two business owners in Beirut about how their livelihoods have been affected by the war.

Six people have died after soldiers in Mexico opened fire on a vehicle carrying a group of 33 migrants who were travelling in the south of the country. According to the defence ministry's statement, the migrants came from Egypt, Nepal, Cuba, India and Pakistan. We speak to our correspondent there to hear more about the route these people take.

Britain's National Health Service has begun sequencing the entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England, as part of what it describes as "world-leading research". The aim of the study is to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of more than two-hundred rare diseases, including haemophilia and spinal muscular atrophy. Our health editor explains more.

Presenter: Luke Jones

Image: Smoke billows over Beirut, after overnight Israeli air strikes, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 3, 2024.

Credit: Reuters/Joseph Campbell