if you live here one night, you will go crazy. very, very strong problem. bombs, rockets. why? rockets hit this area every week. this slipped past israel's defences last friday, hitting a street outside the mayor's office. the us is pushing hard for a diplomatic solution here, but the mayor says full—scale war is the only way out. translation: sitting - here like lambs to slaughter, just waiting for the day they attack us like we saw in the south, it is unacceptable. everyone understands the choices between the choic is between everyone understands

the choice is between war now or war later. i don't think there is any country in the world that would accept daily fire against its citizens. israel has been striking back across the border and talking up preparations for a full—scale offensive against hezbollah, who have vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared. tough talk is a part of both sides�* strategy of deterrence, but it can also spotlight the path to war. it looks like they shot it... tom was out when a rocket hit his house right on the border. look what one rocket can do to a house. everything isjust ruined, it is crazy. he says israel's leadership has failed. they lost it. they need to quit, all of them. on october 7, and they were the leaders. there is growing pressure in israel for a ceasefire in gaza.

that would likely calm tensions in the north as well. but israel's prime minister is keeping both conflicts going, mortgaged by his promise to far—right government allies to destroy hamas before ending the gaza war. playing for time is his specialty — but the longer this conflict goes on, the more it turns into playing with fire. in tel aviv tonight there are continual anti—government protests, with the families of the 100 or so hostages still remaining in gaza. they have been coming for the release of the hostages, and in some

cases for benjamin netanyahu to step down, with many angry at the government's failure to resolve the crisis and get those many hostages home. thousands of people out on the streets of tel aviv this evening, protesting against the government in some cases, and many simplyjust demanding the return of their loved ones. 0n the uk election trail, rishi sunak hasjoined other politicians in criticising nigel farage for making remarks excusing president putin's invasion of ukraine. the leader of reform uk — who'll be familiar around the world for formerly leading the pro—brexit uk independence party — claimed that russia's invasion of ukraine was provoked by europe and nato. with more, here's our political correspondent, harry farley. vladimir putin this morning at a ceremony to mark the nazi invasion of russia in world war ii. his invasion of ukraine has largely united british politics. this is more like a police interview... but last night, the man who says he wants to be leader

of the opposition said it was a consequence of eu and nato expansion. we've provoked this war. you know, of course it's his fault. he's used... but we provoked the invasion of ukraine? yes, and very interestingly, once again, ten years ago when i predicted it... by the way, i'm the only person in british politics that predicted what would happen. and of course, everyone says i was a pariah for daring to suggest it. rishi sunak has so far been reluctant to criticise mr farage, perhaps hoping to persuade those who tempted by reform to back the conservatives. no such hesitation this morning. what he said was completely wrong and only plays into putin's hands. this is a man who deployed nerve agents on the streets of britain, who's doing deals with countries like north korea, and this kind of appeasement is dangerous for britain's security, the security of our allies that rely on us, and only enboldens putin further. there has widespread condemnation. farage's comments about russia and ukraine are disgraceful.

i have always been clear that putin bears responsibility, sole responsibility, for the russian invasion of ukraine. i think anybody who wants to stand to be a representative in our parliamentary should be really clear that whether it's russian aggression on the — battlefield or online, we stand against that aggression. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, on a chicken farm, this morning said that only president putin was responsible for the death of civilians in ukraine. and mr farage's political opponents are hoping his chances of winning here in clacton are dented by his views on the kremlin. 0ur correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, joins me now. it is the first time we have seen

the prime minister directly criticise the reform uk leader during this election campaign, isn't it? he during this election campaign, isn't it? ., , , ., , ., ., during this election campaign, isn't it? ., , .,, ., ., ., it? he has been opting to go after niel it? he has been opting to go after nigel farage _ it? he has been opting to go after nigel farage for _ it? he has been opting to go after nigel farage for fairly _ it? he has been opting to go after nigel farage for fairly obvious - nigel farage for fairly obvious electoral reasons. but on this kind of territory, on the ukraine war, he feels more confident. and that's because that is large—scale unity from all parties on what should be done about ukraine, about backing ukraine's war efforts come about, if you like, putting vladimir putin firmly in the guilty cab on this one. i think that is why he also went as far as to use the appeasement word, which in britain has huge residence going back to the 19305 has huge residence going back to the 1930s and the rise of hitler. i think one of the things and the consequences that the parties will be thinking about after the election is if reform uk does win seats and nigel farage was to end up in some

kind of opposition role in parliament, would that change the approach of the british government to ukraine thewe do not really know is what his attitude would be about continuing the war funding, is what his attitude would be about continuing the warfunding, given his views on it ukraine. continuing the war funding, given his views on it ukraine. meanwhile, the labour party — his views on it ukraine. meanwhile, the labour party leader _ his views on it ukraine. meanwhile, the labour party leader has - his views on it ukraine. meanwhile, the labour party leader has come i the labour party leader has come under criticism for his stance on gender recognition and? he under criticism for his stance on gender recognition and? he has, from the offer ofjk — gender recognition and? he has, from the offer 0ij rowling, _ gender recognition and? he has, from the offer 0ij rowling, the _ gender recognition and? he has, from the offer 0ij rowling, the author- the offer ofjk rowling, the author of the harry potter books, and enormously well—known and successful figure and someone who has been critical, if you like, i down some of the issues around trans and gender identification. she used to be a labour party member and down there, and she has said that she thinks that labour has abandoned women and that she would struggle to support the party at this time around. labour, in london at least,

has lived on this and a sir keir starmer said earlier this week that he supported the tony blair's view that biological women have for joining us and that men have he needs his, and that is seen as a move from his stance from years ago. but she doesn't seem to have the backing of this well—known figure, who in the past was a —— staunch supporter of labour. spanish police say they have the resources to continue the search for 19—year—old jay slater who's now been missing in tenerife for six days. they've declined an offer of help from police in lancashire. mr slater hasn't been seen since last sunday when he went to a music festival in the south of the island. he left by car with two men in the early hours of the next morning — telling friends he was staying at their apartment. the teenager was last heard

from on monday morning when he rang a friend, saying he had missed a bus travelling south and was attempting to walk the ten—hourjourney back. the call then cut out. his last known location was at the rural teno national park. fiona trott is in playa de las americas, where jay was visiting last weekend. it is hard to imagine that he was here one week ago enjoying a three—day music festival. i have spoken to yvonne mona who said that he met him that night, he said he was relaxed, happy, having a good time with his friends. now, one week on he has missing posters ofjay on his walls. he says it is hard to understand how he disappeared. what we understand as he left here on the early hours of monday morning with two men, they took a a0 minute car journey to a holiday home in the village of masca. it is understood that was the last place he was seen. we have spoken to a name bar, he

asked her about bus times and she told him he would have to wait two hours. he headed off in the opposite direction into the mountains. his friend lucy said that he then called her and was about to start a ten hour walk back to his accommodation, and that was when the phone went dead. the police have not told us what they think happened that night, they say they do not comment on current investigations, but have confirmed that nobody has been arrested. instead their searches have continued in that national park there today. they say that they are using sniffer dogs and drones. 0f using sniffer dogs and drones. of course, this is a day whenjesus will be back in at lancashire west his family, telling them about the holiday that he had. instead they are here anxiously waiting for news, hoping that somebody, something will turn up and give the police more information to help them find their son. iran's supreme court has

overturned a death sentence against the popular rapper, toomaj salehi. he was jailed for backing the nationwide protests which were sparked by mahsa amini's death. she died in police custody in 2022 after being arrested for violating stricy muslim dress rules for women. mr salehi's lawyer says the supreme court has ordered a retrial. the rapper became a symbol of resistance, with artists including coldplay and sting joining the international campaign to save his life. kasra naji — a correspondent at the bbc�*s persian service — has more. it doesn't mean that mr salehi is out of the woods, he's not, this goes back to a lower court which will re—examine the case and decide on a new sentence. so, that is where we are today. so, we don't know why a retrial has been ordered. so, that is where we are today. in iran, thejudicial process is very political in nature and many of these decisions are taken on the basis of the political situation, on the timing, and so on and so forth. today, my guess, the only thing that i can think of is that we are very

close to the iranian presidential election, which is going to be held next week on friday, onjune 28, and maybe the iranian authorities feel that this may be one of those rare good news that might entice people to come to votes at a time and a lot of people want to stay away from the polls. also, that maybe they fear that there may be some backlash if there was going to be an execution of this popular man. egypt has stripped 16 travel agencies of their licences for organising illegal hajj pilgrimages. more than a million muslims make the journey to mecca annually, but this year more than a thousand people have so far reportedly died — many because of searing temperatures of over 50 degrees. it's feared the death toll could be much higher.

unregistered pilgrims do not have access to proper facilities such as air conditioned tents and official transport. caroline hawley reports. it's a sacred duty for muslims to perform the pilgrimage once in their lifetime — if physically and financially able. and it's a colossal logistics operation for the saudi authorities. they've been criticised in the past for the way they've handled the hajj, for deadly stampedes. but this year, the danger came from blistering heat. there was water on hand, large sprinklers and some air—conditioned areas for the more than 1.8 million pilgrims. but it was more than 50 degrees in the shade, and the scorching temperature took a terrible toll. ather hussain is imam of leicester's central mosque. he'sjust returned home from saudi arabia, scarred by what he saw. it was undoubtedly a traumatic experience. you would walk and you simply wouldn't know where to look because everywhere you turned, you would see someone struggling in some way or the other,

people completely drowned in sweat. it's not just the frail and the elderly who were affected. i saw perfectly fit individuals who were struggling just to make 50 yards. in the village of menoufiya, in northern egypt, a family mourns. 70—year—old effendiya sold jewellery to pay for the pilgrimage. she had a tourist visa and, like many others, wasn't officially registered for the hajj. her children say she was left to walk for miles, taken advantage of by an unscrupulous tour operator. she called home as she was dying. translation: i screamed and couldn't believe it. - she phoned my brother and told him she felt her soul is leaving her body. i wish i was with her. the casualties come from many countries and there are fears that climate change will, in the future, make the hajj even more dangerous. the charity, islamic relief, has called for urgent steps to inform pilgrims of the risks, and to ensure that their safety is paramount. caroline hawley, bbc news.

let's get some of the day's other news now. the leader of the independence movement in the french pacific territory of new caledonia has been formally charged following deadly protests in may. it's not clear exactly what christian tein has been charged with. prosecutors have said they're investigating complicity in homicide, arson and membership of a violent group. three people have been killed and ten wounded in a shooting outside a grocery store in the us state of arkansas. two law enforcement officers were among those injured, but their conditions are not life—threatening. a suspect was injured and has been taken into custody. swiss police say at least three people are missing after severe flooding in the alpine town of zermatt. a combination of heavy rain and melting snow has led to rivers bursting their banks. trains in the area have been suspended. officials say the flooding is expected to last throughout the weekend. the authorities in paris have postponed a rehearsal for the olympics opening ceremony because of the high levels of the river seine.

the rehearsal involving a fleet of boats was due to take place on monday, with the ceremony itself due in five weeks' time. a swiss court has handed jail sentences to four members of the billionaire hinduja family, for exploiting servants from their native india to work in their villa in geneva. prakash hinduja, his wife kamal, their son, ajay, and his wife namrata, received sentences ranging from four to four—and—a—half years. received sentences ranging they were acquitted on the more serious charge of people trafficking. the hindujas were accused of confiscating the servants' passports, and of paying them as little as eight dollars a day, far less than swiss wages. none of the four were in court to hear the verdict, and they intend to launch an appeal. following the verdict, the prosecution requested an immediate detention order

for the younger hinduja couple — but this was denied by the judge. 0ur geneva correspondent, imogen foulkes reports. the hinduja family has a multi—million dollar fortune, the hinduja family has a multi—million dollarfortune, with multi—million dollar fortune, with interests multi—million dollarfortune, with interests in oil and gas. they employ more than 200,000 people worldwide. but inside their lakeside village in geneva, staff hurt were paid less than $8 a day and were really allowed out. sentencing the hindujas 2a.5 years in prison, the judge told them they had abused their position of wealth and power to exploit people who were in power. the hindujas's lawyer suggested the verdict was political, not legal. translation: i verdict was political, not legal. translation:— verdict was political, not legal. translation: ., , translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was judged _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was judged on _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour wasjudged on moral - behaviour wasjudged on moral grounds and not on legal grounds. on the one hand you have a very wealthy

family, and on the other you have poor people. obviously it is a sort of punishment for this gap between the two groups of people. the hindu'a the two groups of people. the hinduja family _ the two groups of people. the hinduja family have appealed the verdict and are now believed to be in monaco. so despite the sentences they are not, or are not yet going to prison. but this high—profile case is not the first time that geneva's rich and powerful are alleged to have mistreated their servants. it is a reminder that behind the wheel elegance that is a darker side to the city. imaging now to bangaldesh — where all health centres and hospitals have been ordered to stock anti—venom after reports of a surge in snake bites across the country. hospitals in rural areas say bites, especially by the russell's viper, pictured here, are becoming more frequent. a recent study said around 7000 people in bangladesh die each year from snake bites. the russell's viper was declared extinct in bangladesh in 2002,

but scientists say the species has now returned. firefighters on the greek island of hydra have blamed a group from a private yacht for causing a fire by setting off fireworks. the flames were seen late on friday near a beach on the island, south of athens. local firefighters shared this photo on their facebook page, but it is unclear if this yacht was the one that launched the fireworks. the mayor of the island posted this second picture. our europe regional editor, danny aeberhard, explained where the anger is directed. this is definitely directed at the people who allegedly set off fireworks. we're not quite clear at this stage, because there is an investigation ongoing at the moment. so, there's some reports that it may have been fireworks, other reports it may have been flares that which, obviously, boats have on them to warn for emergencies, for example. and the fire itself is in this rather inaccessible part in the south—west of hydra. and overnight there was a massive operation, including boats, to try to get firefighters to this beach, because there are no roads to this beach.

helicopters have been used as well. and they have actually managed to contain the fire. but the anger is basically that it's very evident in greece that there's a very high fire risk. greece last week experienced the earliest heat wave since records have begun, that's three days over 38 degrees consecutively, so warnings have been going out. this particular area was under a high fire risk as well. so, people are saying this is stupid. you know, what on earth were they doing? taylor swift's record—breaking eras tour continues in london this weekend, with an estimated 700,000 swifties heading to the capital across her eight dates — bringing a major boost to the economy. well, among the crowd last night was prince william and his children, george and charlotte.

this selfie was posted on the prince of wales' official instagram — while taylor swift shared another on hers also featuring her boyfriend, american footballer travis kelce. the future king was also spotted shaking his arms to shake it off as he celebrated his a2nd birthday at the concert. a pet donkey that escaped his owners five years ago in california has been found "living his best life" with a herd of wild elk. a hiker spotted diesel the donkey and posted this clip on his social media. his owners, terrie and dave, say they're relieved he's safe and have decided to let him run free with his new—found family. let's leave you with some striking pictures out of southern greece. this time—lapse footage shows thejune full moon — also known as a strawberry moon — rising behind the ancient temple of poseidon last night, after the summer solstice. according to the old farmer's

almanac, strawberry moon was the term originally used by native americans in the north—east of the us to mark the time of year when strawberries are ripe for harvest. stunning pictures there from greece last night. stay with us here on bbc news. it hello there. many of us have seen some warm sunshine today. yesterday, temperatures reached 26 degrees. at heathrow airport. today wasn't as warm in the south east and across east anglia, where we've seen some showers. those showers have been moving away

from the east coast. and the change that's coming in next is arriving in the north—west of the uk, where we're seeing more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland, that could bring one or two spots of rain. that damp weather, cloudy weather will push down overnight to northern england, wales and the south—west. these areas a bit misty, may well be some hill fog around as well, but either side of that band of cloud we've got clearer skies and typical temperatures, 10 or 11 degrees. it's going to warm up tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow are going to be higher than today. it's the first sign of things starting to heat up over the coming few days. still got that cloudy start, though, for northern england, wales and the south—west. any drizzle won't last long at all. cloud will tend to lift, but spread across to the midlands and eventually into the south—east of england. sunnier skies develop across other parts of england and wales, and plenty of sunshine to come this time for scotland and northern ireland, with light winds. and it will be warmer temperatures, two, three degrees higher than today. we may make 25 degrees in the south—east of england once again. and the pollen levels are still going to be very high for all of the uk but the far

north of scotland. and temperatures will continue to climb as we move into the beginning of next week underneath this area of high pressure, and that's going to keep those weather fronts at bay for the time being towards the north—west. we're going to find a bit of a misty start in the south—west of the uk, sunshine elsewhere. but i think as temperatures rise, so will bubble up the cloud tend to spread it out a little bit into the afternoon as well. but its continuing to warm up. temperatures higher again on monday, widely the mid 20s, as that heat pushes into scotland and northern ireland, 27 degrees in the south—east of england. now, as we move into tuesday, this weather front will eventually bring a little rain to scotland and northern ireland, but still dry and very warm with some sunshine for england and wales. and the heat is going to continue to build. today temperatures near normal. it's warmer on sunday, but into the early part of next week those temperatures really do climb, and it could be that the heat lasts a little bit longer before the weather breaks and eventually

we get some showers.

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