Israel's long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do so. S&P's downgrade was issued shortly before the strike in Iran, and almost three months after Moody's, another major U.S. credit agency, downgraded Israel's rating due to the “ongoing military conflict with Hamas.”
Wellington's premiership campaign will go down to the final whistle of the season after captain Alex Rufer fell short of the match-winner against Newcastle.
Fiona Beal, 50, admits that she killed her 42-year-old boyfriend Nicholas Billingham.