内容摘要：UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, wrote on X that the strike "generated panic and fear of renewed violence among those desperate for a return to normalcy".

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, wrote on X that the strike "generated panic and fear of renewed violence among those desperate for a return to normalcy".

Actor Pierce Brosnan has said it is a "given" that the next James Bond should be British.In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the former Bond also said he thought it was the "right decision" for the franchise's long-standing producers to hand creative control to Amazon.

"It takes great courage for them to let go," said Brosnan, who is Irish."I hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect."The choice of Daniel Craig's successor will be a decision for Amazon MGM Studios.

James Norton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James - who are all English - are among the bookmakers' favourites to fill Craig's shoes.Bond has been played by two non-British actors in the past - Australian George Lazenby as well as Irishman Brosnan - but 007 has never been an American, and

is California-born Austin Butler.

Other non-British names that have been suggested include Irish stars Paul Mescal, Cillian Murphy and Aidan Turner, or Australian Jacob Elordi.The government’s new pension credit awareness drive will help identify households not claiming the benefit, and encourage them to apply by 21 December.

That is the final date for making a backdated claim for pension credit, in order to receive the winter fuel payment.About 1.4 million pensioners already receive pension credit but up to an estimated 880,000 households eligible for the support fail to claim.

Many incorrectly believe they are not entitled, have been ruled out owing to savings, or say they do not like to accept what they regard as handouts.You can check your eligibility for pension credit via