spain is getting ready with watching parties ahead of the final. they are hopeful they will be the first tournament to win the tournament for a fourth time. an israeli air strike in gaza has killed at least 71 people, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the attack happened near the southern city of khan younis — in the masawi area of the city. almost 300 people were injured. these pictures show the moment of the blast. an israeli official said the strike targeted the head of hamas�*s military wing, mohammed deif, in an area where, the official said, there were "only hamas terrorists and no civilians." the israeli military had designated this area a safe zone, urging

palestinians to seek shelter there. an eyewitness described the scene to the bbc, saying it was like an earthquake. doctors at a nearby field hospital are reported to be struggling to cope with scores of casualties. let's hearfrom a displaced civilian who witnessed the attack. translation: we were sitting - in the tent nothing was happening. suddenly a rocket fell over us. children were in pieces. god is sufficient for us and he is the best guardian of our affairs. look at us, world, have some feeling! our correspondent nick beake is in jerusalem with more on the attack. i've been listening to an israeli military official in the past 20 minutes or so, and they were asked repeatedly about this. was this a designated safe zone where palestinian families displaced from elsewhere could expect to be safe? and the official did not directly answer that question, although he was asked

a number of times. what he did say, though, was that these hamas leaders had, in his words, cynically set up a compound in what was a civilian area and that they bear responsibility for what may happen, inserting themselves into a place where there are lots of families as well. so i think within that there is an acknowledgement that this was a civilian area. i think we can certainly say that. as for the target, the idf have been very clear. the israeli defence force is saying this was an opportunity to take out the head of hamas�*s military wing. they say they used a precision strike that at the time there were guards surrounding mohammed deif and that this precision strike was carried out after what they described as very accurate intelligence was gathered. as for these reports of at least 71 people being killed, we've seen all the footage

of the aftermath. uh, he said this military official from the israeli side, that he was unable to say how many people had died, how many people were killed in this strike. and what more do we know about the person that israel have confirmed that the strike was targeting, mohammed deif? and what more do we know about the person that israel have confirmed that the strike was targeting, mohammed deif? yes. well, we don't know whether he's alive or dead or severely injured. we might get more information on that in the coming hours. but certainly he's a man who's been a very high price for the israelis for many years now. there have been previous attempts to kill him. he's been someone who, according to israeli officials, say he and others are responsible for hundreds of attacks on israelis, both civilians and military personnel. and he was someone that they have been looking for an opportunity to try and take out, quite frankly. and this opportunity, according to the israelis, presented itself today, and they took that opportunity. of course, there'll be questions about whether or not they succeeded in their mission, of course, at what cost? because we have seen previously

where the israelis have said that there have been high profile, high price targets that they've killed. there have been lots of people also killed, including, as we've seen time and again, women and children, the israelis being very forceful in what they're saying behind the scenes here, that they carried this out in a precise way. but certainly the images we're seeing and the condemnation from palestinian groups, hamas saying that this is completely unacceptable, this strike, and it also completely undermines the ongoing conversations and negotiations to try and bring about a stop in the fighting, some sort of ceasefire or hostage release deal. so this is a very bloody day, and i think we'll get more details as it goes on. representative says it will be a win for israel but only in the

short—term. israel has tried to get him for 20 years now since it has been commander of the military wing. in fact, in 2014, israel declared him dead, only to find out that in fact he had survived. his wife and two children did not, and he's developed several nicknames as a result of that, including many in the israeli military establishing establishment, referring to him as the cat with nine lives, and even a top iranian military commander referred to him as the living martyr. so if in fact this was a successful

hit, a successful elimination, it's a big short term win for benjamin netanyahu. well, yes, as you say, we don't know whether he's alive or dead. israel say they have targeted him. they've confirmed that. but we don't know whether that was successful. but you say it's it would be a big short—term win. how would it change things not just within the israeli strategy in terms of there, uh, their military strategy, but also in what it might mean for us support? yeah, i did choose my words carefully. i said short term win for a reason, because in the longer term, strategically, we've seen in the past, israel has eliminated top hamas commanders and officials only for hamas as an ideology, as a movement to replace those and even become stronger over time. so it's a victory for bibi netanyahu in the political sense. it allows him to consolidate his standing within his right wing bloc, his right wing coalition within israel. and again, short term militarily.

i think it puts them at an advantage. but we have to be cognisant of the fact here that today israel has his reputation has taken a hit in the west, even in the united states. and the fact that we have 300 plus between dead and injured, many of which, i mean, i'm watching these images are in fact women and children. that doesn't support or does not does not enhance israel's long term standing in the international community. some breaking news in the world of sport. barbora krejcikova has beaten jasmine paolini of italy when the wimbledon women's singles tennis title. there were more on that in the sport shortly. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of human remains in two suitcases at the clifton suspension bridge in bristol. the 34—year—old was detained by avon and somerset armed officers in the early hours of saturday morning. police say the remains, found both in the luggage

and in a flat in west london belong to two men. simonjones reports. well, it was in the early hours of this morning that a manhunt came to an end, a hunt that has lasted more than two days and focussed here on west london and also in bristol. now, officers arrested that 34—year—old man at bristol temple meads station. armed officers were involved in that detention. now this case also began back on wednesday evening. that's when a member of the public called the police, saying that a man was acting suspiciously on clifton suspension bridge in bristol. now officers say they arrived at the scene within ten minutes, but by that stage the man had gone. but they discovered two suitcases and inside those suitcases were the remains of two men. now the police investigation brought them here to shepherd's bush. and then yesterday, in a flat in the area behind me, police discovered further human remains thought to belong to the same two men. now, throughout the day, investigations have

been continuing here. we've seen forensic officers coming and going from the flat where those human remains were found a short time ago, officers extended the cordon. and that's because i understand they're about to carry out searches of some bins behind me. police have also been speaking to the members of the local community here. people who live in the flats, who tell me they feel a sense of shock. some of them say they don't feel safe here. so officers are trying to provide a sense of reassurance to the local community. plus, they want to check and make sure there's no vital information that the public have that they've yet to hear about, about what happened here. this has been a very distressing case. police described this morning's arrest as a significant development, and understand they're making preparations to bring the suspect from bristol, where he was arrested here, to london for questioning. let's get some of the

day's other news now. president biden has told a campaign rally that he's still the best man to beat donald trump despite calls from within his party to step aside after a series of gaffes. mr biden said he'd carry on because voters — rather than campaign donors — had chosen him as the democratic nominee. rescue workers in nepal — searching for dozens of people missing after two buses plunged into a river — say they've found a body about 50 kilometres downstream. the buses, carrying more than 50 people, were swept into the river by a landslide. three passengers survived because they were thrown out of the buses and swam to safety. a court in pakistan has overturned the conviction of the former prime minister, imran khan and his wife for unlawful marriage. mr khan and bushra bibi were sentenced in february to seven years in jail after they were found guilty of breaking islamic law. mr khan has been imprisoned for nearly a year on a variety of charges. most have been suspended on appeal.

the family of the three women killed in a crossbow attack in the uk has released a statement. carol hunt, who was 61, and her daughters hannah hunt, 28, and louise hunt, 25, died at their home in bushey in hertfordshire, on tuesday evening. the murder sparked a manhunt that ended with the arrest of kyle clifford, who's suspected of three counts of murder. the statement reads...

now it's time for a look at today's sport. i at today's sport. imagine the wimbledon use will b featured i imagine the wimbledon use will be featured prominently? it's women's singles final day at wimbledon. we have a winner. this lady has taken it. barbora krejcikova has won in the final and claimed her first ever wimbledon final. in the final and claimed her first everwimbledon final. bring ever wimbledon final. bring up—to—date everwimbledon final. bring up—to—date in a 3—set thriller. what up-to-date in a s-set thriller. what a moment. — up-to-date in a s-set thriller. what a moment. an _ up-to-date in a s-set thriller. what a moment, an incredible _ up—to—date in a 3—set thriller. “lav"isgt a moment, an incredible achievement for her, three years from winning the french open at roland garros. she took the first set against jasmine paolini, the first italian to reach this place in wimbledon.

this serving better, not as tight as paoli me but the italian has done so well at these championships. think about the comeback from a set down. she has steadied herself, stop again beautifully. krejcikova struggled to deal with the slice and dice and jasmine paolini took the set but krejcikova coming back. this was a third championship point when she finally took victory. the 31st seed from the czech republic. barbora krejcikova, whose coach—i—mack title in 1998, she krejcikova, whose coach—1—mack title in 1998, she has talked about doing it for them. i'm in 1998, she has talked about doing it forthem. i'm not in 1998, she has talked about doing it for them. i'm not sure she expected given the illnesses, she was not considered a contender, there was an emotional embrace with her box and those on henman hell applauding her. fantastic victory.

she has one all major titles at doubles level and has her second singles title. first time wimbledon champion. back to back defeats having for the seventh year enrol, a new name on the venus rose water dish and that is barbora krejcikova. she talked about people in tennis forgetting about her. she said we were too busy talking about elena rybakina and siobhan this is a way to put yourself back in the conversation. here she is. wimbledon champion in herfirst everfinal. incredible final and story for her. we will be looking forward to those who have not won wimbledon

wales slipped to their 9th defeat in a row, losing 36—28 to australia in melbourne. filipo daugunu got the hosts off the perfect start, finishing a length of the field try to help the wallabies to a 23—14 half—time lead. liam williams“ second half try brought wales back to within a score, but theyjust could not get ahead, and daugunu“s second try saw australia close the game out to secure a 2—0 series victory. new zealand held on to preserve their long unbeaten record at eden park, beating england 24—17 and winning the series 2—0. the all blacks went ahead, but a try from tommy freeman and then a conversion from marcus smith edged england ahead just before half—time, but that wasn't enough, as mark tele“a“s second try put new zealand back in front and they held on for a 24—17 victory. the all blacks are still unbeaten in auckland since 1994. it isa it is a roller—coaster. the journey the team has been on, howfarwe on, how far we have come from the result at twickenham to the team we are today, it is, i am so proud to lead this team. i know that every

time we get on the field we give absolutely everything. i think we showed that tonight.— absolutely everything. i think we showed that tonight. south africa are hosting _ showed that tonight. south africa are hosting ireland, _ showed that tonight. south africa are hosting ireland, their- showed that tonight. south africa are hosting ireland, their second | are hosting ireland, their second test, 11 minutes gone, 3—0 to the irish in that one. get the latest on that on the bbc sport website. there is the match between england and spain tomorrow evening. 0llie foster will bring you up—to—date on all thatis will bring you up—to—date on all that is happening there. studio: you are stealing life under, i was going to say all of that. let's stick with sport. and of course anticipation continues to build as we count down to the finals of the european championship, euro 202a. england take on spain in sunday's final in berlin, the first meeting between the sides at the euros since a quarterfinal in 1996. england has had a difficult tournament so far, but seem confident as they look ahead to facing the spanish.

spain on the other hand had a strong showing in the tournament, eliminating france. one of the team's heroes is lamine yamal, who is the youngest player to score in the tournament's history. but it's expected to be a close contest. staying with sport let's talk about the eurosjoining me but it's expected to be a close contest. let's talk about the euros joining me now our sports correspondent olly foster in berlin. and our reporter sergei forcada is in barcelona. how ourfans how our fans building how ourfans building up to how our fans building up to what could be a historic result for england?— could be a historic result for england? could be a historic result for encland? , . , ., , ., england? we expect english fans to vastly outnumber _ england? we expect english fans to vastly outnumber the _ england? we expect english fans to vastly outnumber the spanish. - england? we expect english fans to vastly outnumber the spanish. we i vastly outnumber the spanish. we have seen spanish fans but more english on the streets of berlin. we have shifted location and come to brandenburg gate. there is a huge fan zone on the other side but it has become a focal point for fans to

take pictures and to meet. they want to be here because they feel this is history in the making for them. the first time we have contested a final on foreign shores, looking to win theirfirst final away on foreign shores, looking to win their first final away from england because you mentioned 1966. that was wembley. i am showing my age because you talk with the quarterfinal, euro 96, i was working, i was behind the goal. that went well for england, the semifinal less so. england, this is back—to—back european championship finals now. three years ago they were beaten by italy. they have ridden their luck to get to this final. it did not look likely the way they came through their group. really lacklustre and lacking cohesive plan but they got things together. there were late goals, extra time, but in the semifinal there was a late winner, but they

just feel we have got very staggered momentum inching closer towards english history, the fans. but spain have won six games in a row. they have won six games in a row. they have emerged in the tournament has a favourite. they have lamine yamal. hgppy favourite. they have lamine yamal. happy birthday, however you are celebrating. a long journey for them coming from the black forest, miles away down near the swiss border. that is where they have based themselves. both teams will be in position in few hours. i will leave you with something about lamine yamal. germany have strict labour laws. working time directives. if you are under 18, you are not allowed to work after 11pm. if it goes to extra time, they are going to have to substitute him, he cannot be allowed to play in next time. or they take a 30,000 euros hit. i think we know what they would do. that is incredible. i“m

think we know what they would do. that is incredible. i'm sure those laws apply to you when you are working in 1996. you must have gene just a little young back then. let's talk more about the spanish side. what is the atmosphere like in barcelona? it must be quite buoyant for fans? barcelona? it must be quite buoyant forfans? i barcelona? it must be quite buoyant for fans? ., ., , , ., , for fans? i have to side his fairly auiet, for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet. for _ for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet. for now. _ for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet, for now, but _ for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet, for now, but it _ for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet, for now, but it is - for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet, for now, but it is the - for fans? i have to side his fairly quiet, for now, but it is the one| quiet, for now, but it is the one story— quiet, for now, but it is the one story everyone is talking about. i have _ story everyone is talking about. i have been— story everyone is talking about. i have been speaking to people here who say— have been speaking to people here who say they will come here to one of the _ who say they will come here to one of the biggest watching parties, organised in barcelona tomorrow. they— organised in barcelona tomorrow. they are — organised in barcelona tomorrow. they are already making plans to watch _ they are already making plans to watch the — they are already making plans to watch the final with family, friends, _ watch the final with family, friends, one which nobody wants to miss _ friends, one which nobody wants to miss it _ friends, one which nobody wants to miss it has — friends, one which nobody wants to miss. it has known more than a decade — miss. it has known more than a decade since bain managed to reach the final_ decade since bain managed to reach the final in_ decade since bain managed to reach the final in 2012. back then they won and — the final in 2012. back then they won and want to repeat england again and i think— won and want to repeat england again and i think they can. in barcelona, and i think they can. in barcelona, 6 lot— and i think they can. in barcelona, a lot of— and i think they can. in barcelona, a lot of people keeping a close eye on lamine — a lot of people keeping a close eye on lamine yamal. a familiar face with them —

on lamine yamal. a familiar face with them because obviously he is a player— with them because obviously he is a player for— with them because obviously he is a player for barcelona. they are used to getting _ player for barcelona. they are used to getting great performance from him from — to getting great performance from him from barcelona. now obviously after that— him from barcelona. now obviously after that stunning goal he scored against _ after that stunning goal he scored against france they hope that he will do _ against france they hope that he will do another great performance during _ will do another great performance during the final. everything is kind of slowly— during the final. everything is kind of slowly getting ready with a lot of slowly getting ready with a lot of watching parties not only in barcelona but across the country as welt _ barcelona but across the country as welt there — barcelona but across the country as well. there are already talks about a potential— well. there are already talks about a potential parade of spain wins in madrid _ a potential parade of spain wins in madrid and that would also mean spain _ madrid and that would also mean spain would be the only nation to win the _ spain would be the only nation to win the competition four times. | win the competition four times. i love win the competition four times. love these win the competition four times. i love these factoids. happy 17th birthday lamine yamal. thank you both. ajudge in the us has dismissed

the manslaughter case against hollywood actor alec baldwin involving a fatal shooting on a film set in 2021. the judge ruled that the state witheld a key piece of evidence related to the ammunition that killed the cinematographer, halyna hutchins. the actor wept when the case was thrown out — meaning he cannot be tried again. but he still faces civil lawsuits. your motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted. this was the moment alec baldwin was told his court ordeal had ended. hugging his legal team in pure relief. this case had been hanging over him for nearly three years. how's it going, sir? when a gun alec baldwin was rehearsing with fired a live round, it killed the cinematographer, halyna hutchins. woman: oh, my god! the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez, was later convicted for having mistakenly loaded a live bullet into the weapon, but prosecutors believed alec baldwin was also partly

responsible for the way he handled the gun. but three days into his trial, new evidence emerged about a box of bullets that had been handed in to police but hadn't been included in the evidence. the box, said to be from the film's ammunition supplier, contained a mix of live rounds and dummy bullets. the defence argued that it cast doubt on some of the events leading up to the shooting, and that the prosecution had suppressed evidence that should have been disclosed. thejudge agreed. this disclosure during the course of trial is so late that it undermines the defendant's preparation for trial. there is no way for the court to right this wrong. alec baldwin is now a free man, and the collapse of this case is a disasterfor the prosecution. he cannot be tried again, but there may have to be a retrial of the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez. outside court, the lead prosecutor defended her actions. we did everything humanly possible to bring justice to halyna

and to her family, and we're proud of the work that we did. again, we disagree with the court's decision, but we have to respect it. for alec baldwin, this case has already had enormous professional and personal consequences. he left court with a potential prison sentence averted, but the tragic accident forever on his conscience. emma vardy, bbc news, new mexico. we mention tennis earlier. barbora krejcikova beating jasmine paolini. the princess of wales will attend the men's final on sunday, only her second public appearance following her cancer diagnosis and abdominal surgery. last month, catherine attended the tripping of the colour, her first public engagement since becoming new. she will present the winner with the trophy. she has been

a patron of the all england lawn tennis and croquet club for eight years. the men“s final is between last years champion carlos alcaraz and seven times wimbledon winner novak djokovic. stay with us on bbc news. loudah start knickers without weeks of rain. across the south and west of the country, with coastal counties. with sunshine coming out, parts of southern england we saw temperatures in the warmest spots reach the low 20s which felt quite nice i'm sure. overnight to make the low pressure

stays put, it will continue to feed in northerly wind with further outbreaks of rain. affecting eastern areas of scotland and england. for the most part staying in double figures. overall with the area of low pressure, it is here we will see damp weather. cloud elsewhere but some sunny spells for western scotland and the southern half of england and wales. it will feel quite nice. eastern areas of scotland around those north sea coasts, temperatures disappointing for this time of year. monday and tuesday the next area of low pressure slowly tracks across the uk. the rain really is limited with southwest, parts could have heavy rain. thunderstorms mix them, localised surface water flooding.

away from that fair amount of dry weather. temperatures higher than recent days. 21 in glasgow. make the most of the dry day request through tuesday, low pressure. the driest weather through the afternoon will start to move into northern ireland and wales and south—west england. temperatures high teens, low 20s, quite close to thejuly average. quite unsettled across the north—west of the uk. further south high pressure might give three or four days of trial pleasant weather before unsettled weather conditions return.

live from london, this is bbc news. the hamas health ministry says at least 71 palestinians were killed in an israeli air strike in southern gaza. hospitals gaza. are struggling to cope. a man is arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with human remains found in two suitcases on a bristol bridge. police have withdrawn an appeal for information about a colombian

national. bbc sports commentatorjohn hunt says he cannot put his devastation into words after his wife and two daughters were killed in an attack. a 26—year—old man was arrested on three counts of murder. anticipation is building for their euros 2a final in berlin. hello, it“s adam in the newscast studio. and it's laura in the newscast studio. and it's me next to -

you and opposite adam. thank you for that very detailed description of the geography