this is bbc news. the headlines: russia and kazakhstan have faced some of their worst flooding, forcing people from their homes. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake." new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter a major review has found that children are being let down by weak evidence around treatment. new foreign office figures reveal that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £45 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home.

and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics, the river seine water could be unsafe for athletes. let mejust bring let me just bring you some breaking news that has come in in the last few seconds, imported news being reported by reuters. they report that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza. that has come from a hamas affiliated news agency. the leader has been based in qatar, but they are quoting the hamas affiliated news agency on the ground, saying that three sons of the hamas leader have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. so thatis an israeli air strike in gaza. so that is significant. we will try to find out more details on that in the coming minutes. sport, and for a full

round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good afternoon. we start with news that athletics will become the first sport to introduce prize money at the olympics in paris this summer. the governing body, world athletics, is breaking 128 years of olympic tradition, becoming the first international sport to give athletes money for winning a gold medal at the games. $50,000 will be the prize for those that win on the track or field. this in contrast to the international olympic committee, which does not award prize money. our reporter, matt graveling, has been following the story for us. basically, they are the first federation to say gold medallists are going to get money for winning a gold medal at the olympic games, and it will start as early as 107 days�* time in paris for this year's summer olympics. the world athletics have ring—fenced $2.1; million of the money they get from the international olympics committee as a prize fund, and this will go to the athletes.

they also committed for four years�* time, when it travels to los angeles to give a prize for the silver and bronze—placed positions. in response to this, the international olympic committee says it's up to each international federation and national olympic committee to determine how best to serve their athletes. the president of world athletics, sebastian coe, has called the decision a "pivotal moment". this isjust a recognition that the athletes are the stars of the show. we increased the prize money in our own championships a few years ago, and ijust wanted the athletes to recognise that we don't sit here hermetically sealed, assuming their performance as an olympic games doesn't have a, you know, a beneficiary knock on, for the growth of our own sport. in the last hour, the nfl has given

more details on its history—making first—ever regular season game that will be played in brazil later this year. they've confirmed that it's the green bay packers that will face the philadelphia eagles in sao paulo on september the 6th. it'll also be the first nfl game in over 50 years played on friday night of opening weekend. two more matches to come in the european champions league on wednesday as the quarterfinals continue — atletico madrid are at home to borussia dortmund, whilst paris st germain face barcelona. barca boss xavi will step down from his role at the end of the season, and ahead of this game, his opposite number at psg, luis enrique, who played alongside xavi at barcelona and later coached him, believes he represents the values of barcelona better than xavi does. translation: it is not an opinion - look at the data in terms of ball possession, chances on goal under the highest pressure. look at the titles, the trophies.

without a doubt, me. obviously, there are others who think differently, but without a doubt, it's me. tyson fury says he's feeling confident that may the 18th will be his night as he edges closer to his undisputed world title fight against oleksandr usyk in riyadh. fury�*s currently at an intense training camp ahead of his career—defining fight next month. actually, i'm having a fantastic training camp, i've got a good team around me and everything is going to plan. no complaints. working very hard. got my dad in camp this time, so i've got my secret weapon over there as well. i have got all of the boys and girls in camp. i have the full circus in camp. can't do any more, really. and that's all the sport for now.

thanks so much. in what appears to be a deepening rift between the us and israel, president biden has described benjamin netanyahu's handling of the war in gaza as "a mistake". speaking on american tv, mr biden said he did not agree with the israeli prime minister's approach. he called for a six to eight—week ceasefire, to allow unlimited food and medicine to enter gaza. the comments mark a significant shift from his previous position, that it was up to hamas to agree to a truce and release israeli hostages. i think what he is doing is a mistake. i don't agree with his approach. i think it is outrageous that those three vehicles were hit by drones and taken out on a highway, where it wasn't like it was along the shore, wasn't like it was a convoy moving etc. what i am calling for is the israelis to just call for a ceasefire.

i've spoke to the saudis, to thejordanians, to the egyptians, they are prepared to move in, they are prepared to move this food in. and i think there is no excuse to not provide for the medical and the food needs of those people. let's speak to brad bowman. he's senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for defense of democracies. anki so much for being here on bbc news. how serious would you say the rupture is between biden and netanyahu? you have biden saying multiple times it would be a mistake to go into rafah. netanyahu not even telling washington the date he has in mind. ., , telling washington the date he has in mind. . , ., , in mind. there have been two things auoin on in mind. there have been two things going on for— in mind. there have been two things going on for several— in mind. there have been two things going on for several months - in mind. there have been two things going on for several months now, i in mind. there have been two things. going on for several months now, one is an escalating political pressure from the biden administration

towards prime minister netanyahu, even as us weapons have continued to flow to israel following the worst single day attack on dues since the holocaust. there is no doubt that political pressure escalated significantly over the weekend and the most recent comments are among the most recent comments are among the most recent comments are among the most acute. it is certainly true that there are dire humanitarian needs in gaza. it is also true that israel's enabled significant flow of food and water and medicine into gaza but it is not enough. the more israel can facilitate that, the more time they will have to go after hamas who started all of this on october the 7th without terror attack. ~ ., ., , october the 7th without terror attack. ., ., , attack. what does it tell you? netanyahu — attack. what does it tell you? netanyahu was _ attack. what does it tell you? netanyahu was supposed - attack. what does it tell you? netanyahu was supposed to l attack. what does it tell you? . netanyahu was supposed to have attack. what does it tell you? - netanyahu was supposed to have given washington his plan for rafah, which still doesn't seem to have happened. you then ended up with that press conference yesterday with david cameron and anthony plinking having

to make contingencies for what would happen if that ground offensive actually happened. what do you make of that scenario, with the us, supposed to be the principal ally? the united states is the principal ally for israel and maintaining that relationship is an existential matter for israel. the tension is most acute regarding rafah. you have a good proportion of hamas' firepower under rafah, and above that there are 2.4 million civilians. israelare that there are 2.4 million civilians. israel are saying you cannot leave them to conduct another attack on the date and time of their choosing. there is talk about a philadelphia corridor where the israelis prevent them from replenishing their arms and they conduct periodic strikes, but in the meantime a temporary ceasefire is probably where we're headed, hopefully release more hostages, get

more assistance in, allow israeli forces to refit and then enable israel to go in and get the remaining hamas combat power in that area while minimising civilian casualties. area while minimising civilian casualties-— casualties. let me ask you a separate _ casualties. let me ask you a separate question _ casualties. let me ask you a separate question on - casualties. let me ask you a i separate question on ukraine. casualties. let me ask you a - separate question on ukraine. david cameron is in washington, having a variety of meetings on capitol hill, he already met dollar trump, he was there with anthony blinken. what reception is he getting from the republicans? he hasn't met the house speaker, which is key to unblocking the blockage. he speaker, which is key to unblocking the blockage-— the blockage. he met with former president trump, _ the blockage. he met with former president trump, he _ the blockage. he met with former president trump, he is _ the blockage. he met with former president trump, he is having - the blockage. he met with former president trump, he is having alll the blockage. he met with former. president trump, he is having all of the meetings you would expect in washington. but all eyes are on the speaker of the house of representatives, he is the reason why we have had aid for ukraine lingering for so long with such

horrible consequences on the battlefield in ukraine. he is looking at four audiences, his republican caucus overall, watch dollar trump is saying and his constituents in that we see anna, so they try to cobble together some agreement to do right by ukraine without losing his speakership. he enjoys such a razor—thin margin in terms of his republican majority, so they are looking at things like exports that enable him to retain his role. i5 exports that enable him to retain his role. , ., , exports that enable him to retain his role. , . , ., his role. is there anything that david cameron _ his role. is there anything that david cameron can _ his role. is there anything that david cameron can actually . his role. is there anything that david cameron can actually do j his role. is there anything that i david cameron can actually do to impact significantly that dynamic you just described? i impact significantly that dynamic you just described?— you just described? i think it is important _ you just described? i think it is important for— you just described? i think it is important for him _ you just described? i think it is important for him to _ you just described? i think it is important for him to highlight | you just described? i think it is - important for him to highlight what europeans are doing to help ukraine. there is a perception among some folks on the far right in this country that a lot of europeans are

not carrying their fair share of the defence burden. the more they can highlight what europeans are doing to undercut that narrative would be useful in washington.— to undercut that narrative would be useful in washington. thank you for “oininr us. just briefly returning to that breaking line that reuters was reporting in the last five or ten minutes, news that they say three sons of the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, have been killed in israeli air strikes in no exact location. they quote a hamas affiliated new agency in the last few minutes. no other details. hamas's leader based in qatar. only that one line so far that three of his sons have been killed in an israeli extract. we will bring you more on that hopefully when we have more on it.

exit polls in south korea are predicting a landslide win for the opposition party in parliamentary elections. the democratic party and other opposition groups are projected to win about two—thirds of the 300 seats in parliament. if confirmed, the result would be a blow to the president's party. jean mackenzie has more details from seoul. (tx sot the first thing to note is that exit polls in korea are unreliable. they have been wrong in the past and they don't take account of the early voting happening here in the past week so we don't want to read too much into them. if they are correct, it means that the liberal opposition party is on course to win a significant majority in the parliament. these elections, although just parliamentary elections, they don't decide the president. they are being seen as a midterm referendum on the current president, yoon suk yeol, who has been in office for two years now. he has been unpopular from the start, but neither side expected him

to be punished this much. if his party loses in a big way, it will weaken his authority and make it nearly impossible for him to push ahead with his agenda and pass legislation. the big number that everybody is interested in is 200. this is what is needed to get what is called a supermajority here, and it means that if the opposition party and the smaller parties get 200 seats or more between them, they can join forces to push through laws the government doesn't want. the president will no longer be able the use his veto and that could make politics chaotic, but we will have to wait until the morning here in korea to find out the results for real and what they mean. but they could have big implications for how this country is run over the next three years. the parents of a us schoolboy who killed four of his classmates in a school shooting in 2021, have both been sentenced to at least ten years in jail. in the first case of its kind, ethan crumbley�*s parents, james and jennifer, were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors said, they were criminally negligent for giving a weapon to their son.

he is currently serving a life sentence. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. neitherjames norjennifer crumbley pulled the trigger but in a country where gun violence in schools is all too common, this was a legal first. it is the sense of this court, mr crumbley, that you serve 10 to 15 years with the michigan department of corrections. the two now face at least a decade in prison for involuntary manslaughter as a result of the mass shooting carried out by their son. in 2021, they bought ethan crumbley, then 15 years old, a semi—automatic handgun as an early christmas present. a few days later, he took it to school in his backpack and shot dead four of his fellow students. last year, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. but prosecutors claimed his parents also bore responsibility, arguing that they had failed to keep the gun secure

and that they had been indifferent to the clear warning signs of their son's deteriorating mental health, with his diary entries suggesting they had ignored his desperate pleas for help. and, as she sent them to jail, thejudge agreed. but these convictions are not about poor parenting. these convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could have halted an oncoming runaway train. gun control campaigners hope the long sentences handed down will resonate across america in any home where children live in close proximity to guns. they were certainly welcomed by some of the relatives of the victims. ultimately, the responsibility was in their hands. they are the parents. they are the ones that control their son, and they have the power to do what needs to be done. and they didn't do that. legal experts caution that one case will do little to stem

epidemic gun violence. but those frustrated by the lack of political action may take some comfort in the message being sent by a us court. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the foreign office have issued the latest figure and it shows the uk government is spending even more of its foreign aid budget supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the uk. the foreign office statistics reveal that more than a quarter of all the uk overseas aid, about £4.3

billion, was spent last year on asylum costs here in the uk. that is asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% increase from 2022. so interesting new figures coming into us on that. let's stay with that broader issue. the european parliament is to vote on sweeping new laws to overhaul its migration policy. the issue of how to handle irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants has been one of the most divisive debates among eu countries, and this new scheme is the result of eight years of talks. sofia bettiza explains what the proposed changes are. this is a make—or—break attempt by the eu to control migration. so how does it work? well, at the moment very few european countries — spain, italy and greece — deal with the vast majority of asylum applications. now, this new agreement brings in a solidarity mechanism. essentially, it's a trade off.

so the countries that receive most migrants will build new detention centres at the eu's external border. migrants would be screened as soon as they arrive and authorities will have the option to detain them until their asylum claims are assessed. and if those claims are rejected, they can be sent to a third country deemed safe. but in return, other european countries like france, germany or poland will have to take in more refugees or send extra money for border infrastructure. now, most ngos dealing with migration have called this deal cruel. for example, amnesty international says that it will lead to a surge in suffering for asylum seekers. the worry is that this agreement could lead to more detentions, especially of children and families.

but the eu says that this could be a breakthrough because a higher number of asylum applications being fast—tracked at the eu's external border could lead to a quicker and more efficient way of sending back illegal migrants. to paris now, where security has been stepped up for tonight's champions league quarterfinal match in the southwest of the city. the islamic state group has warned it might be planning to attack european football events, including the match between psg and barcelona at the parc des princes. the french government say there's no "concrete threat", but the interior minister said security has been "considerably strengthened" at the stadium. for more on that, our correspondent, andrew harding, is there for us.

a lot of police around, they have blocked off some streets and i have seen them stopping and searching a number of people as they head towards the stadium. it is still a few hours away from the start of the match, things will pick up later. we also know that there is a bigger police presence, notjust here but around france in general, and at strategic sites here in the capital. the french authorities, particularly with the olympics coming up injust over 100 days, taking the security threats very seriously on the one hand, but also saying, "look, we have heard these things before, we don't have specific details, we are very experienced at handling this kind of situation." and they are also talking up the fact that they have made a number of arrests and have thwarted plots in the last few months. we're hearing similar messages from germany, spain as well, where there have been other plots foiled and more arrests. the germans, for instance, also taking the unusual step of policing land borders, restricting and checking documents from people crossing later in the summer for the uefa championships there. so, heightened concerns, not least after the moscow attacks,

but also, i think, some caution about getting too which the french see russia as a troublemaking factor. the kremlin being accused by the french of deliberately stirring things up to spread panic, to spread a lack of trust in the authorities here in europe to handle the security threats. one of germany's largest art museums has sacked a member of staff after he smuggled one of his own paintings in, and put it on display. the 51—year—old man hasn't been named, but he's reported to have worked as a technician at the pinakotek der moderne in munich and had out—of—hours access to the building. johanna adams is an art curator at bundeskunsthalle gallery in germany. she had a similar experience at her

gallery, when an unexpected painting appeared in their exhibition exploring the themes of immigration. yeah, so when we found out about that secret immigrant to our exhibition, that small painting, we started a call—out on some social media, asking who the artist was and that we were curious to learn more about him or her. so, from then on, it went pretty quickly. she answered, emmanouilidis. she was a young student, not an art student. funnily enough, a student of the law. so, yeah, she was more of a hobby artist but she engaged very much with the issue that we were dealing with in the exhibition,

and that was how people experience being othered in society and, actually, everyday racism in society. so what she did, she painted a model, an australian model who herself said she always has the experience of being considered like something else than other people. so that was something she wanted, the artist wanted to address in our exhibition. we found that very interesting. beyonce has made us music chart history again. that is after her latest album took the number one

spotin latest album took the number one spot in the us country charts. she has spoken how the album has —— was inspired by her feeling has spoken how the album has —— was inspired by herfeeling unwelcome in the genre. hello there. it got quite cold last night as the weather briefly calmed down. things are going to be warming up over the next few days. but at the moment, we've got all this cloud streaming in from the atlantic, those two weather fronts bringing spells of rain. but the wind direction is changing. we're getting a south—westerly wind, and that will bring in that warmer air. now, today, temperatures aren't going to be too high because we've still got a lot of cloud around, some fog over the hills. but 14 or 15 is an improvement on yesterday. still have the rain, and the rain is going to be heavier across the hills of western scotland still for a while. but that second rain band will push its way south—eastwards overnight, the rain becoming light and patchy, and we'll see clearer skies following towards the north. but we still have that south—westerly breeze, so it's going to be a lot warmer than it was last night for many

parts of the country. temperatures are going to remain in double figures. and tomorrow sees more sunshine around as well. some early rain in the far north of scotland clears, a few spots of rain through the english channel and southernmost parts of england and wales could stay a bit cloudy. next area of rain arrives in southern ireland, but across the uk it's probably going to be dry in most places. and with some sunshine around in that south—westerly breeze it will be warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20 degrees. but there are some more weather fronts coming in from the atlantic once again. they are going to return northwards, take more cloud and some wet weather northwards as well. so we'll see some rain pushing towards northern ireland and into scotland, maybe even northern parts of england. further south, after a bit of a cloudy start, we should see the cloud thinning and breaking and some sunshine coming through, and we still have those warm south—westerly winds. so these are the temperatures we're looking at on friday. let's compare those with the average for this time of year. so bury st edmunds, 20 degrees on friday, six degrees warmer than normal.

and in aberdeen, it's a similar sort of story, six degrees warmer than normal. so a pleasant day for many areas on thursday and into friday. over the weekend, though, it will start to cool down again. the wind direction changes. cooler air is going to push down from the north—west. pressure is going to be falling as well. and with low pressure moving in, we're going to find more wet weather coming in from the north—west as well. now, the fine weather will last throughout the weekend across southeastern areas of the uk, but even here it will turn cooler. towards the north and west, though, an increasing risk of some showers.

live from london, this is bbc news. three sons of the hamas leader ismail haniyeh have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza, according to a hamas affiliated news agency. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan, with fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu he's making a "mistake," and calls for a ceasefire. what i'm calling for is for the israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six to eight weeks total access to all food and medicine going into the country. russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding in almost a century,

forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes. a landmark review into how england's health service provided gender services to children finds they were let down by treatment that lacked firm evidence.