this is bbc news, the headlines. israel's defence minister outlines proposals for the future of gaza once the war against hamas is over. disgraced former paralympian oscar pistorius is released on parole almost eleven years after killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. flooding continues to cause disruption in parts of england and wales forcing hundreds to leave their homes. and a taste of music's next big thing. indie rock band the last dinner party are named the bbc�*s sound of twenty twenty four. live to the bbc sport centre. here's paul. and by nadal after three match

points in the court affirmed defeat in brisbane open. it was his third match since returning to action after a year out with a hip injury. the spaniard would close to sealing street sense of victory but eventually lost 5—7, 7—6 to thompson who will not face brought number 1a in the semifinals. the question now is whether the doll will be ready in time for the australian open on sunday. —— nadal. time for the australian open on sunday. -- nadal._ time for the australian open on sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's, let sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's. let us — sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's, let us wait _ sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's, let us wait and _ sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's, let us wait and another - sunday. -- nadal. what we want and it's, let us wait and another didn't . it's, let us wait and another didn't talk about this kind of stuff and it's a day to be happy congratulate the opponent in the next couple of days, we will see how i feel and if

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and the third round on sunday and his manager is reluctant after serious hamstring injury. i his manager is reluctant after serious hamstring injury. serious hamstring in'ury. i would love the play h serious hamstring in'ury. i would love the play the _ serious hamstring injury. i would love the play the way _ serious hamstring injury. i would love the play the way he - serious hamstring injury. i would love the play the way he played l serious hamstring injury. i would i love the play the way he played and so, i think she is not with to change his qualities there and a big one and the fact that they tried to reinjure this, it is wild, playing played today, and you have to be careful. ,., ., played today, and you have to be careful. ., ., , careful. liverpool manager says he is confident — careful. liverpool manager says he is confident they _ careful. liverpool manager says he is confident they can _ careful. liverpool manager says he is confident they can deal- careful. liverpool manager says he is confident they can deal with - careful. liverpool manager says he is confident they can deal with the | is confident they can deal with the loss mo salah and juergen clubs there are plenty of options. hopefully, different offensive options that can play in a different

way nobody else who plays on that wing should play like that and be just had to find another way and use the boys to their skills and that is exactly, do you want to play without mo salah but if you have to, and the past, we didn't have to. josh mo salah but if you have to, and the past, we didn't have to.— past, we didn't have to. josh took three wickets _ past, we didn't have to. josh took three wickets and _ past, we didn't have to. josh took three wickets and over _ past, we didn't have to. josh took three wickets and over as - past, we didn't have to. josh took| three wickets and over as pakistan submitted by the collapse of the three of the third test and pakistan board 299 but is a which struck the penultimate over removing pond following the two balls later with this trio of wickets by taking them and leaving them on 68 seven in the second innings in the lead of any two runs and australia have already taken the series after winning the

first two tests. and it is often a world of sport. ben, back to you. up to date with the we're bringing you the latest on the flooding that has hit large parts of england and wales following storm henk. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes. around 250 flood warnings are in place the majority in the midlands, east anglia and southern england. a major incident was declared in nottinghamshire along the banks of the river trent on thursday. the environment agency says levels on the trent were some of the highest seen in 2a years. flooded roads and railway tracks are bringing more delays for travellers. take a look at this map from the environment agency. it shows all the places that have alerts you can see most of them are in southern, eastern and central england.

taking the repeated flooding in nottinghamshire extremely seriously and the efforts by the environment agency backed up by funding of the flood resilience blends were working. i flood resilience blends were workinu. . , ., working. i had been out meeting residents and _ working. i had been out meeting residents and nottinghamshire l residents and nottinghamshire secretary of state and both are out and about and we are serious in taking these concerns whether it is been repeated flooding and more frequently in nottinghamshire and also in other areas and more of investments that we are putting in an previously the cycle or two points especially in pounds and i were doubling that £5.2 billion and improving flood resilience and right across england between 2021 at seven thatis across england between 2021 at seven that is to better protect homes and shops sure north hampshire and like in the valley and other areas that

were repeatedly hit by flooding. caroline douglas from the environment agency says frequent flooding events will be a new reality because of climate change. i certainly think we are seeing more frequency and more storms and intense flooding because it's something that we certainly know about and need to be prepared for the last three months, we've better hundred 17% of our average rainfall and that doesn't mean that we are going to see those impacts in the rainfall fell on incredibly saturated ground from the rainfall and that added to the levels that we saw an anticipated and make them worse by this time, it is to be prepared for the big by what her options are and alternatives for the

future to manage this going forward. chief executive of the british insurance brokers' association, graeme trud gill says homes will need more preventative measures in place as climate events become more frequent. in these measures, you have to remember that if you look at what happened a few years ago, many of those properties are effective for very long time and had to be cleaned and disinfected and items shipped out and tried and repaired and redecorated and with some of the premises, with hard floors and the power sockets and having things like installations that made a really big difference and proper quality getting prepared so much getting back to their homes, back of the

businesses and inconvenience of the damage across and so much less we really encourage methods by householders and initiative in which many insurers have the facility where even helping with funding of some things and strongly recommended but we also do believe absolutely that it's time to the government to increase their investments in flood defences because the high levels of inflation and the money promised isn't going to go in and cover the number properties ever initially intended and the government to improve defences and resilience and help households and businesses for the future.

50 new potential victims of the post office horizon it scandal have contacted solicitors after itv broadcast a drama about the case this week, the bbc has learned. one of the law firms acting for the claimants, said he has received 50 new inquiries from sub postmasters, including three who were given convictions. with more on this is our news correspondent graham satchell. 50 more people have come forward secure legal resolution —— seeking. a direct result of this miniseries has just been broadcast called mr bates, telling the story of alan bates, telling the story of alan bates who was wrongly accused of false accounting and his efforts to expose what was, a huge scandal that involved hundreds of postmasters were also represented in the drama,

extracts back to 1999 at the post office over period of 20 years prosecuted many wrongly accused of false accounting and theft and the it drama that is encouraged these postmasters who never saw the needs of compensation to come forward now. those claimants going through a great deal of psychological trauma and evident in that we have talked about on bbc news, trying to draw a line under the worst of this crisis and how difficult it has been for people to get answers. the portrayal and it is extraordinary _ people to get answers. the portrayal and it is extraordinary to _ people to get answers. the portrayal and it is extraordinary to watch - people to get answers. the portrayal and it is extraordinary to watch and l and it is extraordinary to watch and they play a key role in the heart of

many small communities and are the glue that keeps communities together and often trusted and loved those key people to be accused of theft and wrongful accounting falsely accused of that is been devastating for losing their homes, jobs and livelihoods reputation and many of them ended up in prison added full—time psychiatric care because of the and it system that was making up of the and it system that was making up the losses, bad it had nothing to do with this and the impact has been devastating. breaking news related to uk politics that former minister has said that he will resign the conservative party and stand down as an mp as soon as possible, over new

legislation that says clearly promotes the production of new oil and gas and standing down as soon as possible, not a great timing as we approach election year and prime minister telling us a general election was his working assumption to take place at the end of the sheer and selected as a conservative mp back in 2010 and set on various committees including health and education and also pointed to the policy board and confirmation that he will resign and stand down as an mp as soon as possible as soon as new legislation clearly promotes production of oil and gas and are concerned about the net zero promised by 2050 and argues they must stand down because of recent licenses granted for drilling and oil and gas are at odds with what he

believes and he stands down because what he believes policy promoting production of new oil and gas. derek draper, the former labour party adviser, has died at the age of 56. he'd been living with extreme complications from covid, since contracting the virus at the start of the pandemic in march 2020. his wife, the itv presenter kate garraway, announced his death online, saying that she was with her �*darling husband' when he passed. 0ur political correspondent helen catt looks back at his life. in march 2020, the former political adviser derek draper caught covid. he spent ten weeks in a coma coming home after 374 days in hospital. derek's brain and body have been so impacted by covid that he has difficulty speaking, he can't move without help and has

been left doubly incontinent. his wife, the tv presenter kate garraway, made this film about their experience. today on instagram she said he had passed away from complications from cardiac arrest caused by covid. she said she was lucky to have him in her life. born in lancashire he worked behind the scenes to create new labour in the 1990s. he didn't follow his boss peter mandelson into government after the election victory. instead he became a lobbyist. don't quote me directly on this but you could say it summed up his problem. flamboyant and well—connected he was caught boasting about his contacts with ministers and making a fortune. if a company hires my company and they get me for an hour, how much they have to pay.

250. dolly as he was nicknamed at westminster was fired by his company and cash for access became a scandal. minimum wage, devolution dart gchq regulation. he remained a fervent supporter of new labour but left politics to retrain as a psychotherapist. a decade later he returned but was caught setting up a website to peddle false rumours about conservative mps. his career at westminster was over. when covid struck, derek was fit, healthy and barely 50. the couple shared their story on film to show how their family and others coped with a life changing event. keeping hope alive, doing their best and enjoying what time they had. derek draper who has died at the age of 56.

a bbc investigation has found some online pharmacies are selling prescription only drugs without robust safety checks. bbcjournalists posing as patients were able to obtain more than 1600 prescription only pills, from 20 online pharmacies without any proof of their medical situation. divya talwar reports. katie needed help. she'd become dependent on medications. and she's just such a bright, beautiful, bubbly person. christine and fred's daughter, katie, was 38 when she overdosed on prescription—only medication. she'd become dependent on anti—anxiety and opioid prescription medicines. she was able to buy medications online — medications that she knew would do her harm.

although her gp had stopped prescribing the medicines to her, katie was able to get them from legitimate online pharmacies instead. the coroner at her inquest said her doctor had never been contacted by the pharmacies to check the drugs were suitable. the pharmacy regulator says online pharmacies must get all the information they need to make sure a medicine is safe. we wanted to find out what checks are in place, so we attempted to buy three prescription—only drugs online — a painkiller, an anxiety drug and a sleeping medication. we've been able to buy more than 1,600 tablets of prescription—only medication, and we've been able to get all of this without showing a single prescription. of the 35 we approached, 13 online pharmacies refused to sell to us without permission to consult our gp, access to some medical records or proof of a valid prescription. but at 20 pharmacies we were able to put in false information in answers to online questionnaires and didn't need to provide any

further evidence to prove the drugs were suitable. the regulator, which is the general pharmaceutical council for pharmacist prescribers, needs to be a bit more specific. there isn't a lot of guidance to assist online pharmacies. we could have vulnerable patients who are going online, knowing that nobody is going to see their face and therefore they can access what they want. the general pharmaceutical council says it expects pharmacy owners to identify which medicines are appropriate to supply online. it says it has made it clear that medicines liable to misuse are not suitable to be supplied online unless further safeguards have been put in place. and it's taken action where pharmacies fell short of its professional standards. itjust needs to be better regulated, with more background knowledge. katie needed help. she didn't need more medications. divya talwar, bbc news.

the actor david soul, who was best known for his role in the television series starsky and hutch, has died at the age of 80. his wife said he died on thursday "after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family". she said �*he shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend. his smile, laughterand passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.�* 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. david, 1977 was the year of the neck with three, son of an aloof pastor from south dakota. *when with three, son of an aloof pastor from south dakota. * when the

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david soul, who's died at the age of 80. another line on the breaking news, news of the former minister has said he will resign the goods party and you will stand down and as soon as possible, assisted with new legislation that clearly promotes the production of oil and gas and will talk about westminster. what do we know about what he is referring to here, this new oil and gas legislature stimulus will be voted on monday and will introduce annual licensing grounds for new oil and gas and put chris as an is resignation statement last two moments, he said that since the wrong tone divided just it directly

from the statement and be should be committing to more climate action we do not have time to waste promoting the future production of fossil fuels and former energy minister who wrote the net zero review and his resignation notjust from the conservative whip but also as an mp needs the rishi sunak with a set another by election and this time in his gloucestershire constituency it was about 11,000 in this criticism is notjust on the approach to the climate commitments but also, another headache in the year the loss of is a general election as well. 0r political correspondence. living in pennsylvania, is a load of

money. gone viralfor some living in pennsylvania, is a load of money. gone viral for some the g8 and what it was, he ate $4000 in cash. his owners (for grand on the side and they managed to piece together most of the shredded notes after a rather smelly search of droppings and vomit and in the end, the only voyage of $150 is missing and described the dog is goofy. people are able to laugh about this and a lot of us have a pet or toddler or a kid that is gotten their hands on something they shouldn't have become related to this story and in reality, you can get to mattapan for doing something like this, they may do something shocking or unexpected but are not doing it on purpose or the urge you it is that to love your bad, that's what there they're for.

good evening. i'm sure you really don't need me to stand here and tell you just how wet and miserable it's been for the start of 2024, butjust take a look at these statistics. some of us have seen close to orjust above the average monthly rainfall already, and we're only five days into the month. but there is a glimmer of good news because high pressure is set to build as we look ahead, and that will quieten the weather story down. there is likely to be little significant rainfall for the foreseeable future. and we can see the first signs of that as we move into the weekend. yes, it's going to be a drier weekend. it will be a colder one as well. and with clear skies developing through the night, we could have some mist and fog first thing in the morning. favoured spots out to the west. a few scattered coastal showers through northern ireland, running down through the cheshire gap into west wales, and some nuisance cloud to the east of the pennines as well. now, we'll have some more significant showers across the northern isles and a stronger wind here, but not looking too bad into scotland generally. 5—9 degrees our afternoon highs,

so the real cold air not arriving quite just yet. now, as we move through saturday evening, that nuisance cloud will start to break up a little. we'll see a freshening north—easterly breeze driving in a few showers across the essex and kent coast. clearer skies further west. that's where we'll see the lowest of the values and some frost and fog to greet us first thing on sunday morning. but that's where we'll start off with the best of the sunshine. this nuisance breeze could continue to drift in some cloud through east yorkshire, east anglia, down through the south—east. but further west, it'll be a dry, settled day with some sunshine coming through, but you might need a couple of extra layers as those temperatures are going to be just below the average for the time of year. so we're looking at highs of 3—6 degrees. now, as we look further ahead, the high pressure is set to establish itself as we go through the week, and it will drift its way a little bit further north—west. the isobars always slightly tighter

packed south of that high. that's where the freshest of the winds are likely to be. but there'll be a good deal of dry weather with our week ahead once we've got rid of early morning frost and fog and we're chasing a little bit of cloud around, but there will also be some sunshine. take care.

today at 6:00, waterlogged britain. hundreds more homes

are flooded in the aftermath of the latest storm. wading down the street in gloucestershire — elsewhere, roads and train lines are affected too. yes, lines are affected too. here in gloucester, the rive severn yes, here in gloucester, the river severn has burst its banks and has inundated plenty of homes. there are thousands of — inundated plenty of homes. there are thousands of people _ inundated plenty of homes. there are thousands of people struggling - inundated plenty of homes. there are thousands of people struggling with l thousands of people struggling with rising waters across a huge part of the country. 0scar pistorius, the former paralympian convicted of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp, is released on parole in south africa i don't think it's that difficult at the moment, but... to buy a house, in this country?! are we looking at the same country, or are you reporting from overseas? the verdict of the boss of a big bank on getting on the housing ladder — and it's caused indignation. and he was the blonde—haired, blue—eyed cop of the famous duo — david soul of starsky and hutch fame has died at the age of 80.

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