archana shukla, bbc news and world.south east asia, where there has been growing interest in the alliance of major developing countries, known as brics. it is an acronym made up of the names of its earliest members — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. more membersjoined the group this year, and most recently, thailand and malaysia have expressed interest injoining the club, which is seen as a counter to western influence. lava nya venkatesawa ran, who covers asean at 0cbc says the move will benefit malaysia's economy. i think there are some benefits to be gained from the economic side, mainly in terms of trade and investment and i think it opens up the opportunity for malaysia to have deeper relationships with countries like brazil, russia, india even to some extent. malaysia's economic relationship with china is quite deep already so it gives them a chance to strengthen it further and of course the new wave economies have alreadyjoined the alliance, there is increased scope to deepen the relationships withi

archana shukla, bbc news and world. do you recognise this tune?ys good to start the morning with some beatles music. it features in a rare early beatles single that will go on auction in the uk on monday, where it is expected to fetch up to $11,000. the 1962 demonstration record contains the band's hit songs love me do and ps i love you, and is one of only 250 in the world. experts say it is unique due to paul mccartney's surname being incorrectly spelt as "mcartney". that's all it takes to earn millions of dollars, anyway, thanks for your company. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster. late, late drama at the european championship — hungary score in the 100th minute to keep their knockout hopes alive — and knock scotland out. the hosts germany leave it late too — a stoppage time equaliser to progress as group winners. chrisjordan is england's hatrick hero on his barbados homecoming. they are the first side through to the t20 world cup semi—finals. and the new world number one jannik sinner prepares for wimbledon by winning the halle op

archana shukla, bbc news and world.o south east asia, where there has been growing interest in the alliance of major developing countries, known as brics. it is an acronym made up of the names of its earliest members — brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. more membersjoined the group this year, and most recently, thailand and malaysia have expressed interest injoining the club, which is seen as a counter to western influence. malaysia's prime minister recently said lava nya venkatesawa ran, who covers asean at 0cbc says the move will benefit malaysia's economy. i think there are some benefits to be gained from the economic side, mainly in terms of trade and investment and i think it opens up the opportunity for malaysia to have deeper relationships with countries like brazil, russia, india even to some extent. malaysia's economic relationship with china is quite deep already so it gives them a chance to strengthen it further and of course the new wave economies have already adjoined the alliance, there is incr

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. around the world and across the uk.rmer, will claim his party's election manifesto, to be published this morning, will put wealth creation at the heart of his plans for government. as the tories seek to draw a dividing line with labour on tax cuts, sir keir starmer will counter that he rejects the instinct to tax and spend. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas reports. you must see quite a few of these. three weeks until polling day and in the manifesto he is unveiling today kier starmer says there will be no surprises. the labour leader well aware every opinion poll continues to indicate a healthy lead for his party. service manifesto will tread carefully on promising change. it manifesto will tread carefully on promising change.- manifesto will tread carefully on promising change. it will be a positive _ on promising change. it will be a positive case, _ on promising change. it will be a positive case, detail- on promising change. it will be a positive case, detail about i a positive case, detail about the future of t

announcer: and now, "bbc news" Ín washington and this is bbc world news america.s top diplomat says he is determined to bridge the gaps between israel and hamas on the latest cease-fire proposal. israel rejects a new u.n. report accusing its forces and hamas of committing war crimes. and russian warships stop in cuba ahead of planned military exercises. hello and welcome to world news america. i am caitrÍona perry. we start in the middle east, where cease-fire talks hang in the balance with hamas and israel yet to formally approve the latest proposal. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken urged both parties to the table as he wrapped up his latest diplomatic push in the region. mr. blinken criticized hamas for requesting changes to the terms but the group pointed the blame at the u.s., saying its position remains the same. hamas is demanding full israeli withdrawal and a permane end to the war, while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until israel's aims are achieved. despite their differences, mr. blinken says international m

announcer: and now, "bbc news" . i am caitriona perry and this is bbc world news america.in the cnn spin room ahead of that presidential debate. joe biden and donald trump are preparing itself in atlanta, each hoping their message wins over voters in it type presidential race. ♪ katrina: hello and welcome to a special edition of world news america. coming to you live from georgia tech university in atlanta, georgia where just a few hours from now u.s. president joe biden and former president trump will take to the stage. it is the first time that a sitting president will debate a former president on television, and the first time they are going head-to-head since donald trump's felony conviction on falsifying business records, and since president biden's son was convicted for lying about his drug use while buying a gun. the stakes are high, with recent polls showing the two are neck and neck. a recent poll from reuters shows a 41% of registered voters saying if the election was today, they would vote for president biden. 39% saying they would vote for in the key. battlegro

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk this is bbc news. you are with bbc news.alth bosses in the uk have it issued an urgent plea for all blood typed owners after a cyber attack which affected several major hospitals in london last week. pathology firm synovus was attacked which led to serious it issues and cancelled operations as well as test. the disruption means hospitals cannot match patients blood at the same frequency as usual. i've been speaking to matthew schmidt, an associate professor at the university of new haven and i started by asking him for his analysis on this specific attack and who he thought was behind it. , , ~ ., behind it. this is the kind of attack that _ behind it. this is the kind of attack that i _ behind it. this is the kind of attack that i think _ behind it. this is the kind of attack that i think feels - behind it. this is the kind of attack that i think feels very much like a state attack, no matter what we hear. usually ransom attacks for money are attacks at smaller scale. they attacked a particular private firm, in this case th

yogita limaye, bbc news, western myanmar. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.t's talk about climate change — and how cities across the world need to adapt to the new realities. currently, one in two people across the world lives in an urban area, a number that will increase significantly by 2050. it leaves us with a question — how do we build cities that are sustainable and resilient to climate change? from march to may, in india, a sustain heat wave claim the lives of more than 50 people from heat stroke, as temperatures were reaching 50 degrees celsius in delhi. for more i'm joined by winston chow, professor of urban climate at singapore management university. he is also co—chair of the cities working group for the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change. great to have you with us to talk about this topic. the summit has taken place in singapore this week with a lot of discussions around climate change and its impact, so what are the key takeaway is from the summit?— are the key takeaway is from the summit? ,., ., ., ., the summit? good morning and tha

announcer: and now, "bbc news" caitriona: i'm caitriona perry in washington and this is bbc "world news." france's person he calls a snap parliamentary election after the far right european vote. far right parties made gains in germany and italy, but europe's centrist party holds its majority in the parliament. the when security -- the un security council backs the gaza peace process in the middle east. hello and welcome to "world news america." i'm caitriona perry. we begin with europe's parliamentary elections. support for far right paddies -- parties surged most notably in france where president macron called a surprise domestic parliamentary election after rare the far right national rally party swept the european vote. the party secured more than double the votes of mr. macron's centrist alliance. political rivals said that he was threatening security. >> it is the results of the impoverishment of the french and the downgrading of our country. today i cannot act as if nothing happened. i decided to put back in your hands are parliamentary future by the vote. caitriona: president ma

announcer: and now, "bbc news" quick i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is bbc world news americarent military coup attempt is underway in bolivia as soldiers and government tanks circle buildings in laplace. kenya's president withdraws a controversial tax bill. we ask whether it's a victory for protesters. young people say this isn't our problem. it has been made our problem. we refuse it. we say no. >> president pardons troops convicted under a military ban on gay sex. we speak to somebody who has been directly impacted. >> hello. welcome to world news america. i'm caitrÍona perry. breaking from bolivia, and attempted coup appears to be underway where hundreds of soldiers and armored vehicles have encircled government buildings for the president has denounced the irregular presence of army units and called for democracy to be respected. the coup attempt is being led by the head of the army who gave an interview outside the presidential cabinet saying it was about to be changed. evo morales earned community leaders to take to the streets to defend democracy and the rule of law. t

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc news world -- world news america. and says israel gave no warning before the deadly airstrike on a gaza school. israel says they were targeting militants. europe marks the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings in normandy, france. crowds line up in the key swing state of arizona, for the first campaign rally of former president donald trump since his conviction. welcome to world news america. at least 35 people reportedly killed when an israeli airstrike are getting hamas fighters hit a u.n. school in central gaza that was sheltering displaced palestinians. local journalists told the bbc a warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the refugee camp. video shows the destruction in a number of bodies. israel's military said it had quote, conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound in the school and killed many of the 20 to 30 writers they believed were inside. but gaza's hamas run government accuses israel of carrying out a horrific massacre saying 14 children and nine women are amon

you can also find it on the bbc news app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.died aged 41 after a five—year struggle with motor neurone disease. he made his private battle with his condition a public one by raising awareness of the cruel disease which has no cure and no treatment. the prince of wales described him as a "legend of rugby league" who had a "huge heart". sally nugent looks back at his life and his legacy. rob burrow�*s life is defined by his defiance of the odds. as the smallest player in a giant's game, he was world class. rob burrow, off he goes. seventh try... _ absolute legend. pound for pound, probably the strongest player we had in the squad and the strongest guy who has played in super league. so honoured to have played alongside him. born on the 26th of september 1982, and raised in the rugby league heartland of west yorkshire, it was obvious at an early age that rob wanted to be a professional in the sport he loved. they always used to say, "oh, he's good, is that rob, but he's never going to make it because he's not big enough." after sig

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc news world -- world news america. and says israel gave no warning before the deadly airstrike on a gaza school. israel says they were targeting militants. europe marks the 80th anniversy of the d-day landings in normandy, france. crowds line up in the key swing state of arizona, for the first campaign rally of former president donald trump since his conviction. welcome to world news america. at least 35 people reportedly killed when an israeli airstrike are getting hamas fighters hit a u.n. school in central gaza that was sheltering displaced palestinians. local journalists told the bbc a warplane fired two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the refugee camp. video shows the destruction in a number of bodies. israel's military said it had quote, conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound in the school and killed many of the 20 to 30 writers they believed were inside. but gaza's hamas run government accuses israel of carrying out a horrific massacre saying 14 children and nine women are among

james cook, bbc news, glasgow. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. off from spain's third—biggest airport because of flooding on its runways. eyewitnesses at palma de mallorca airport said it was chaos, with passengers running for cover from the water pouring through the roof. all flights were grounded. our reporter chi chi izundu has more. heavy rain, heavy flooding, a storm caused nearly nine centimetres of rain to fall in less than an hour in palma, majorca. this is spain's third biggest airport. passengers were not able to enter or leave the terminal building and officials activated an emergency plan and temporarily rerouted flights to other airports because of the impossibility of operating safely. i impossibility of operating safel . ., impossibility of operating safel. ., ., ., safely. i got the notification that my flight _ safely. i got the notification that my flight was - safely. i got the notification l that my flight was cancelled. it should have been this evening and now we're checking for other options that to germany tonight. it for o

katya adler, bbc news, normandy. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.a. his bjp remains the biggest party in parliament but fell short of an absolute majority for the first time in ten years, leaving it dependent on support from smaller regional allies. earlier i spoke to rahul roy—chaudhury, who is a senior fellow for south and central asian defence, strategy and diplomacy, at the international institute for strategic studies. and narendra modi has been governing as part of a coalition for the last ten years. but the key difference this time is that his party, the bjp, does not have a majority in parliament that it did have in the previous two elections that he won. so the importance of the coalition for the bjp is far more than it was in the last ten years, which also means that if the bjp and the nda coalition were to form a government which we expect to take place in the next 48 hours, the bjp would have to, for the first time in ten years, would have to depend on the regional parties, which was not the case earlier. the uk election campaign has see

chris mason, bbc news, at silverstone. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.g illegally for russian forces in ukraine. the indian foreign ministry said it had urged the russian authorities to repatriate the bodies of the two deceased. it further added that it had strongly called for moscow to release and repatriate all indian nationals currently with the russian army. indian media say dozens of nationals have been duped by agents into fighting for russian forces with the lure of money and the promise of obtaining russian passports. 0ur south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. explained the indian government has been concerned about the posibility of fatalities for some time. the indian authorities are worried about the reports of nearly 200 indians fighting in the ukraine war, most of them on the russian side. and what the authorities are saying is that there are agents sitting in the middle east somewhere in dubai or in some other places they recruit, these very unsuspecting indian nationals, young men looking forjobs with the promise of more than $1,

sarah rainsford, bbc news, lake lucerne. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.the state of play in the uk general election. we're more than half—way through now — and the main parties have unveiled their manifestos. with more on this we can speak to our political correspondent harry farley. thank you very much for speaking with us. less than three weeks. give us a picture where the campaign really is. us a picture where the campaign reall is. , , ., really is. less than three weeks till the uk _ really is. less than three weeks till the uk goes _ really is. less than three weeks till the uk goes to _ really is. less than three weeks till the uk goes to the - really is. less than three weeks till the uk goes to the polls, . till the uk goes to the polls, just over three weeks since the uk prime minister called that election. earlier than expected for many people. when he did call it, his party were facing a significant gap in the polls to the main opposition party, labour. the conservatives are trying to counter that. we have had announcement after announcement o

adrienne murray, bbc news, eurajoki. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a roller—coaster ride for energy prices this week. europe's gas price spiked on monday to its highest level this year — up more than 13%. in the meantime, oil prices sunk by around 4%. so what is going on? live now to swetha ramachandran, fund manager, artemis investment management. good morning to you. this time yesterday we were watching oil because of the 0pec decision on sunday but what was happening with gas prices?— with gas prices? well, the gas rices with gas prices? well, the gas prices are _ with gas prices? well, the gas prices are really _ with gas prices? well, the gas prices are really being - prices are really being affected by a temporary outage at a norwegian processing plant which is affecting movement of gas, and so the reason that is important is that, following the end of russian pipelines of gas to europe, norway is now the largest exporter of gas into europe, accounting for about 30% of all european gas imports. so any changes to norwegian oil supply very quickl

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america.ng continues in gaza the u.n. warns more than a million will face catastrophic level of starve vacation by july. the u.s. supreme court reviews a gun bill. we look at the role of billionaire donors in the u.s. presidential campaign. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. intense fighting between israel and hamas continued in gaza amid concerns over the possibility of a wilder regional war. in southern gaza, forces hit the designated humanitarian zone on friday. at least 25 killed and 30 were injured. an estimated half a million displaced palestinians are shell sheltering there. the past months have seen a series of retaliatory attacks between israel and hezbollah. the dire warning was issued on friday. >> elation continues as if an all-out war was imminent. the risk for the conflict in the middle east to wild season real and must be removed. a camp that es far beyond the boarders and frankly, beyond imagination. let's be clear -- the people of region and the people of the world cannot aff

barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.aid it is to ban israelis to travelling to the tourist location. ii,ooo israeli tourists visited last year. they don't have diplomatic ties with the muslim majority nation after they were suspended in 1974, but israelis have been allowed to visit since the maldives listed a previous ban in the early 19905. previous ban in the early 1990s. this all comes as the us urged israel and hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal outlined by president biden. here's the white house national security council spokesmanjohn kirby, speaking to abc this week programme. well, it is an israeli proposal, one that they arrived at after intense diplomacy with our own national security team and over at the state department in what it is a phased approach. so where we are right now is that proposal, an israeli proposal has been given to hamas. it was done on thursday night ourtime, we're waiting for an official response from hamas. we would note that publicly hamas officials came out and welcomed this proposal.

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is "bbc world news america signs a security pact with ukraine as european leaders agree to use frozen russian assets to fund ukrainian defense. the u.s. supreme court rejects the removal of approval for metro tone. donald trump goes to capital --mifepristone. donald trump goes to capitol hill the first time since his supporters rioted on january 6, 2021. ♪ caitrÍona: hello, welcome to "world news america." we started in italy, where the u.s. in ukraine have signed a ten-year security deal. the pact will include intelligence sharing and investment in the industrial base to make more weapons. the g7 itself approved a $50 billion loan plan to fund the repelling of the russian invasion. the loan is secured on interest $300 billion on frozen central bank assets. russia says the decision violates international law, calling it a theft. the g7 is sending a message that they are determined to find a way to support ukraine. on the sidelines of the summit, the ukrainian president is meeting with world leaders to continue

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is "bbc world news america signs a security pact with ukraine as european leaders agree to use frozen russian assets to fund ukrainian defense. the u.s. supreme court rejects the removal of approval for metro tone. donald trump goes to capital --mifepristone. donald trump goes to capitol hill the first time since his supporters rioted on january 6, 2021. ♪ caitrÍona: hello, welcome to "world news america." we started in italy, where the u.s. in ukraine have signed a ten-year security deal. the pact will include intelligence sharing and investment in the industrial base to make more weapons. the g7 itself approved a $50 billion loan plan to fund the repelling of the russian invasion. the loan is secured on interest $300 billion on frozen central bank assets. russia says the decision violates international law, calling it a theft. the g7 is sending a message at they are determined to find a way to support ukraine. on the sidelines of the summit, the ukrainian president is meeting with world leaders to continue to

announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington. this is "bbc world news america."ca's top diplomat and israel's defense minister meet in washington for talks on gaza and regional tsion we speak to the daughter of an american couple who were among jjgr1300 people who dieat the the fiagains fentanyl. the u.s. treasury undersecretary tells the bbc about the impact of fresh sanctions on drug cartels. ♪ caitriona: hello. ws america." welcome to "wo the israeli defense minister is here in washington for talks on thwar gaza, and on escalating tensionswe -- with hezbollah. he reiterated his country's commitment to bring back hostages from gaz he urged continued close cooperation with the.,despite rc the def minisr metta cia chief bill burns who has been a key plaea-fire negotiations between israel and hamas. he then held talks with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken on a wide range of issues, according to the departments spokesperson. >> number one, our ongoing commitment to israel's security. number t, the importance of israel developing robus realistic plans for the

lucy williamson, bbc news, sderot. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. election has taken place in glasgow. there've been robust exchanges between leaders from the snp, scottish conservatives, scottish labour and scottish liberal democrats. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has been watching. ready or not, here they come. the first of many election debates is under way. good evening and welcome to the stv leaders debate. with scotland centre stage, the leaders began by pitching for votes. if the snp win, they will claim every seat as a mandate for independence. they will be distracted from the local issues you care about. so, in key seats up and down scotland, if everybody who wants to beat the snp votes together for the scottish conservatives, we can end their obsession with independence for good. scotland can't afford five more years of this rotten tory government. we can't miss this opportunity for change. so every vote for scottish labour is a vote to make sure we get rid of the tories, to maximise scotland's influence, and deliver the change scotland ne

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.s ruled that ultra—orthodox jewish religious students can no longer be exempt from military service. with the gaza war leading to a shortage of military recruits, the issue has become increasingly divisive within israel. far—right religious parties in benjamin netanyahu's coalition government have strongly opposed a change in the law. our middle east reporter sebastian usher has been telling us what the reaction has been from the ultra—orthodox community. it's threatened that there will be big protests. there is, of course, hanging oveer netanyahu himself with his coalition. the possibility that two of the ultra—orthodox parties that make up part of it are threatened fora number of reasons to pull out. but this has been the absolute essential one could do so and could bring down his coalition and that would lead to the elections. but it's been quite certain that mr netanyahu very much wants to avoid. so this could have very big political implications. there is a protest that's planned

announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington. n this is "bbc world news america."'s top diplomat and israel's defense minister meet in washington for talks on gaza and regional tensions. we speak to the daughter of an american couple who were among the 1300 people who died at the hajj pilgrimage. the fight against fentanyl. the u.s. treasury undersecretary tells the bbc about the impact of fresh sanctions on drug cartels. ♪ caitriona: hello. you are very welcome to "world news america." the israeli defense minister is here in washington for talks on the war in gaza, and on escalating tensions between -- with hezbollah. he reiterated his country's commitment to bring back hostages from gaza. he urged continued close cooperation with the u.s., despite recent public disagreements. the defense minister metta cia chief bill burns who has been a key player in cease-fire negotiations between israel and hamas. he then held talks with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken on a wide range of issues, according to the departments spokesperson. >> number one, our ongoing commi

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i am caitriona perry in washington and this is bbc world news americaent biden announces a proposal to end the israel-hamas war urging both parties to accept. donald trump hits back railing against the u.s. justice system. further russian attack as the u.s. allows ukraine to use u.s. weapons and limited strikes on russian territory. hello, welcome to world news america. i am caitriona perry. joe biden is urging leaders of israel and hamas to accept an israeli cease-fire proposal, saying that it's time for this war to end. in a speech on friday he set out a roadmap for peace broken into three phases, including a permanent cease-fire, with the withdrawal of raeli troops from gaza, the return of hostages held by hamas, the rebuilding of gaza. the u.s. has been working to negotiate an end to the war in which more than 36,000 people in gaza have been killed according to the hamas health ministry. an attack by hamas and palestinian armed groups in israel on armed -- on october 7. he called on the group to accept it well urging israeli leaders to stand behind

daniela relph, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.gest number of displaced minors in the world. the african country has been torn apart by more than a year of brutal civil war with catastrophic humanitarian consequences. and the warring parties have ignored a recent un appeal for an end to some of the worst fighting. catherine russell told the bbc that nearly four million children faced acute malnutrition, and nine million weren�*t getting enough to eat. ms russell spoke to the bbc�*s barbara plett usher in nairobi, on her way to visit sudan. sudan is definitely up there for a couple of reasons. 0ne, because it�*s the largest displacement of children anywhere in the world, because we�*re seeing real numbers and concerning numbers of children who are suffering from malnutrition, including the worst form of malnutrition, which is severe acute malnutrition, which kills children. almost all children here are out of school. so it is taken as a whole a very, very dire situation for children. according to one projection, up to 5% of sudan�*s

barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.nes. tributes are pouring in for the former great britain rugby league international rob burrow, who has died aged ai. he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, two years after he retired from playing for the leeds rhinos, the club where he'd spent his entire career. the prince of wales described him as a "legend of rugby league" who had a "huge heart". here are the two speaking with former teammate kevin sinfield. who scored the most tries out of you two? j him, by a long way! by a long way! i think he knows that as well! is he laughing? yeah, he is! hopefully, through the campaign we have done, we have helped to make people aware of mnd and give people and families affected by the disease some hope. we have to keep raising funds to fight— we have to keep raising funds to fight this disease until we -et to fight this disease until we get a — to fight this disease until we get a cure. in a glittering career on the pitch, he won eight super league titles with leeds rhinos, th

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america.ting continues in gaza the u.n. warns more than a million there will face catastrophic level of starve vacation by july. the u.s. supreme court reviews a gun bill. we look at the role of billionaire donors in the u.s. presidential campaign. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. intense fighting between israel and hamas continued in gaza amid concerns over the possibility of a wilder regional war. in southern gaza, forces hit the designated humanitarian zone on friday. at least 25 killed and 30 were injured. an estimated half a million displaced palestinians are shell sheltering there. the past months have seen a series of retaliatory attacks between israel and hezbollah. the dire warning was issued on friday. >> elation continues as if an all-out war was imminent. the risk for the conflict in the middle east to wild season real and must be removed. a camp that goes far beyond the boarders and frankly, beyond imagination. let's be clear -- the people of region and the people of the world

barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.amas are being pressed to accept a ceasefire proposal outlined by us presidentjoe biden. the us says they have �*every expectation�* that israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a cessation of hostilities for six weeks in gaza, a surge of humanitarian aid, and an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. here's the white house national security council spokesman john kirby. well, it is an israeli proposal, one that they arrived at after intense diplomacy with our own national security team and over at the state department in what it is a phased approach. so where we are right now is that proposal, an israeli proposal has been given to hamas. it was done on thursday night our time, we're waiting for an official response from hamas. we would note that publicly hamas officials came out and welcomed this proposal. but the proposal has been met with vocal opposition. two key right—wing members of israel's coalition government have threatened to bring it down

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.lection, continues to dominate the campaign. today, rishi sunak refused to be drawn on further questions surrounding it, and promised again to "boot out" anyone found to have broken gambling laws. meanwhile, labour has accused mr sunak of a "total lack of leadership". this week the conservative party's director of campaigning tony lee, took a leave of absence from hisjob. it came after it emerged he is being looked into by the gambling commission over an alleged bet relating to the timing of the general election. mr lee is married to a conservative candidate, laura saunders, who is also being looked into by the betting industry regulator. there are multiple investigations that are currently happening. it's right that those investigations are allowed to proceed. they are independent, they are necessarily confidential, as you would appreciate. there's also a investigation, and these are potentially criminal matters and the police are conducting those — you'll be aware of that. and becaus

aleem maqbool, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ancashire. there is still no trace of him, even though dogs, drones and helicopters have been involved in the hunt. he hasn�*t been heard from since phoning one of the friends he was on holiday with, on monday morning. lancashire police have said they are ready to offer any four members of britain�*s richest family have been sentenced to jail by a court in switzerland, for exploiting their domestic staff, who�*d been brought over from india to work in their luxury villa in geneva. the court acquitted them of a more serious human trafficking charge. defence lawyers denied accusations the family members confiscated their employees�* passports, and required extended workdays without overtime. a northamptonshire police chief constable who lied about his military history, exaggerating his rank, length of service and achievements has been dismissed for gross misconduct. nick adderley claimed he�*d reached the rank of lieutenant and was a military negotiator in haiti in the 1980s. a three—per

chris mason, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.n will continue their state visit to the uk on wednesday after they were welcomed by king charles and camilla with a state banquet at buckingham palace. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the centrepiece of any state visit, the grandeur and glitter of the state banquet. senior members of the royal family led the guest list, as the king tried out his japanese. welcome back to britain. earlier, there was a seven with ceremonial welcome for princess empress masako. this is a state visit during an election campaign. that is unusual, and changes have had to be made to ensure political neutrality. this state visit was planned well before the election was called, having already been delayed due to the covid lockdown. there was no appetite for a further postponement. instead, all the big political moments have been stripped away, so no trip to downing street and no formal meeting with the prime minister. the carriage journey included a masked empress. she has a chronic aller

lorna gordon, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.er talking about immigration. i want those with an educated us couege want those with an educated us college university for their skills and knowledge to work in america and i want to keep building the strongest economy in the world, with the best workforce of the world. with credit of 15 million newjobs, record and within record economic growth, record small business growth and i doubt why the action was taken today matters if you wonder about that, just ask business leaders, labour leaders, economists, elected officials. they know it's good for american business and the american business and the american economy, they know it's good for america period. that was presidentjoe biden unveiling a new policy in which he offered hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of us citizens a path to citizenship. under the existing rules of foreigners who arrive illegally and marry us citizens must wait a brought their application to be processed. ms tavidance said the changes would streamlin

iain watson, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.n another tour of the middle east in an effort to boost support for a ceasefire in gaza. it's antony blinken�*s eighth trip to the region since the war between israel and hamas began last october. during the three—day visit, which begins in egypt, he'll urge arab leaders to pressure hamas into accepting the draft peace deal unveiled at the end of last month by president biden. benny gantz, one of the most senior members of the israeli war cabinet, which was set up after the hamas attack last october, has resigned from the group. he had threatened to stand down unless he felt there was a post—war plan for gaza — with a deadline set for yesterday. he told reporters that he wasn't satisfied, and this is the moment he confirmed he was standing down. translation: unfortunately, netanyahu is preventing us i from approaching true victory, which is the justification for the painful, ongoing crisis. and this is why we quit the national unity government today with a heavy heart. yet we feel that

hello and a warm welcome. you are watching bbc news with me, frankie mccamley.orld leaders and some of the last surviving veterans havejoined in france, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d—day. on 6june 1944, along sword, juno, gold, omaha and utah beaches, tens of thousands of troops took part in the largest ever seaborne invasion. it helped drive nazi forces from france ahead of germany's eventual defeat the following year. today, president macron hosted a centrepiece event close to omaha beach. us presidentjoe biden warned that democracy in europe was once again under threat, in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine. earlier, at the new british national memorial at gold beach, a service of commemoration. the king laid a wreath for the fallen. and alongside the solemn ceremonies, it's also been a chance for attendees to meet and speak with the guests of honour, the veterans themselves, each of whom played such an important part in one of the defining days in european history. our correspondent daniela relph looks back now at the day's events. bagpipes

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ories making news in the uk. police have arrested a man in his mid—20s on suspicion of harrassment and offences, in connection with the westminster "honeytrap" scandal. it is understood the man was a labour party member, whose membership was suspended after labour was notified of the arrest. the party says it will not comment further due to an ongoing police investigation. princess anne is said to be recovering well after suffering a minor head injury and concussion, thought to have been caused by a horse. her husband, sirtim laurence, visited her in hospital in bristol, thanking medical staff and emrgency services who attended their estate in gloucestershire. he also said he and the princess royal were touched by kind messages they had received. england football star phil foden has left the team's euro 2024 camp and returned to the uk, for the birth of his third child. he's expected to be back in time for sunday's game. england will play slovakia in the last 16 for a place in the quar

jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.s been taken to hospital after falling off stage has been taken to hospital afterfalling off stage in london's west end. the theatre says he is in good spirits and is expected to make a speedy and full recovery. the 85—year—old was taking part in a fight scene in a performance of player kings, an adaptation of player kings, an adaptation of shakespeare's henry iv parts one and two. a third company has recalled some of its lunch wraps from whsmith due to e. coli concerns. the recall is for this vegan chicken bacon wrap. more than 200 people have fallen ill after eating products from other major supermarkets across the uk. the escaped calf deliberately hit ijy escaped calf deliberately hit by a police car in a residential street in surrey is recovering. the animal is back with her heard after the accident which caused widespread upgrade. the officer driving the car was removed from frontline duty. the national farmers' union said that while it was unfortunate, the officer had no other op

thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.e recalling a small number of products, understood to be sandwiches containing salad leaves. it comes after concerns over recent cases of e coli. more than 200 people have been affected, some hospitalised. hugh pym has more. the problem was they were spread right around the uk. it was hard to trace the source of this outbreak. they did say that it was probably a nationally distributed food product. today we've learned are more than 200 and of those contacted 4% in hospital with treatment. two large food manufacturers have recalled products, sandwiches and wraps with solder leaves, more than 50 and they been taken off the shelves in retailers. we're told this is a precautionary measure, and not all those products may be impacted. most people who get e coli recover well at home, but others can get seriously ill. if you do have symptoms, you should not go to work or school until 48 hours after the symptoms stop. you're live with bbc news. in one of the major developments at this week's g7

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. without borders warned on monday access to healthcare is injeopardy in the north on monday access to healthcare is in jeopardy in the north of sue dan after nearly 1a months of war. this comes after one of the groups sought to attacked a maternity hospital, killing a pharmacy worker. —— sudan. it is one of the last functioning hospitals in the area. the attack is the latest after a year of brutal civil war. now the head of the un children agency, catherine russell, said that children are facing major vision. it that children are facing ma'or vision. , ., ., , vision. it is a largest displacement - vision. it is a largest displacement of - vision. it is a largest - displacement of children in their world because we are seeing real numbers and concerning numbers of children who are suffering from malnutrition, including in the worst form of malnutrition, which is severe and acute malnutrition, which kills children. almost all children here are out of school, so it is taken as a whole a

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.sease largely limited to tropical and subtropical regions. it's transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and in recent years it has spread as far as europe and the united states. it's thought climate change has made it possible for an invasive species of mosquito to thrive in new places and drive up the number of infections. here's our health reporter philippa roxby. mosquitoes have become a growing threat in europe over the past two decades. the particularly invasive asian tiger mosquito has now set up home in 13 countries in europe, including france, spain, germany and greece. warm, humid conditions are encouraging it to spread further north and west. and with it come diseases like dengue. dr andrea ammon, a director of the european centre for disease prevention and control, told a press conference in sweden what they're seeing. there is a connection between a higher temperature in summer, milderwinters and the spread of the mosquitoes further in areas where they're not pr

sarah rainsford, bbc news, lake lucerne. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.e of play in the uk general election. we're more than halfway through now and the main parties have unveiled their manifestos. for more on this, i've been speaking to our political correspondent — harry farley. less than three weeks till the uk goes to the polls, just over three weeks since the uk prime minister called that election earlier than expected for many people. when he did call it, his party were facing a significant gap in the polls to the main opposition party, labour. the conservatives are trying to counter that. we have had announcement after announcement on quite significant things like a national service for young people for example on making sure that pensioners never pay tax on the state pension. in the aim for the conservative party was in there that gap and the aim for the conservative party was in there that gap in the polls between them and the labour party. now we are seeing a bit of a shift in the tactic of them in attacking labour�*s proposals will pump they do

barbara plett usher, bbc news, nairobi. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.c news. israel's supreme court has ruled that ultra—0rthodox jewish religious students can no longer be exempt from military service. with the gaza war leading to a shortage of military recruits, the issue has become increasingly divisive within israel. far—right religious parties in benjamin netanyahu's coalition government have strongly opposed a change in the law. hanging over benjamin netanyahu had with this coalition that the possibility that two of the orthodox party that make up our 0rthodox party that make up our of and of number of reasons to pull out of this has been the absolute essential one could do so and could bring down his coalition and i will lead to elections that has been certain that benjamin netanyahu was to avoid so, this could have very big political applications, there is a protest that's planned from thursday, from the next couple of days but as far as we know, at the moment, it's not going to be a really big one. this may build, if and when ultra orthodox rel

barbara plett usher, bbc news, johannesburg. (vt) around the world and across the uk. middle east now, where israel and hamas are being pressed to accept a ceasefire proposal outlined by us presidentjoe biden. the us says they have �*every expectation�* that israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a cessation of hostilities for six weeks in gaza — a surge of humanitarian aid, and an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. here's the white house national security council spokesmanjohn kirby — speaking to abc this week programme. well, it is an israeli proposal, one that they arrived at after intense diplomacy with our own national security team and over at the state department in what it is a phased approach. so where we are right now is that proposal, an israeli proposal has been given to hamas. it was done on thursday night our time, we're waiting for an official response from hamas. we would note that publicly hamas officials came out and welcomed this proposal. but the proposal has been met with vocal opposition. two key right wing

thank you for “oining us on bbc news. h around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. is reportedly missing in tenerife. jay slater hasn't been heard from since monday morning when he called a friend to say he was lost and his phone was low on battery. his last known location was in the mountainous rural de teno national park. search dogs and mountain rescue teams are helping with the search. the actor sir ian mckellan, who's 85, says he is "looking forward to returning to work" and is "hugely indebted" to nhs staff who treated him after he fell from the stage in london monday night. the producers of the show player kings say the play will return on thursday. they say sir ian will perform again when he was ready. the japanese state visit to the uk next week will not include the traditional trip to 10 downing street to meet the prime minister. that's because of the ongoing uk election. instead, prime minister rishi sunak and 0pposition leader keir starmer are expected to attend a formal banquet at buckingham palace held for emperer naruhito and empress masako. you're li

yogita limaye, bbc news, deli. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.rn baby girl — found abandoned in east london on a freezing cold night injanuary — is the third child to be left by the same parents. dna tests established that baby elsa is the sibling of a boy and a girl found in very similar circumstances in 2017 and 2019. our correspondent sanchia berg was given permission to report these details by east london family court. the baby boy, harry, was found in plaistow in september 2017, abandoned shortly after he was born. a newborn girl, roman, came 16 months later, injanuary 2019, in a park close to the roman road after which she was named. and elsa, also newborn, was discovered this year, just a few hundred yards away. the three children are safe — adopted or in care. but their mother has not come froward, despite multiple appeals over nearly seven years by the metropolitan police. judge carol atkinson said babies are very rarely the police said their investigation continues. you're live with bbc news. hunter biden�*s criminal trial is now under