this is bbc news with the latest headlines. world leaders appeal for calm after another night of clashes between israelis and palestinians. all the hatred that comes with this very long conflict is notjust in the occupied territories, notjust in gaza and the west bank, but in the disputed parts ofjerusalem, it is in fact in all of those communities within israel itself. £160 million for pilot schemes in nhs england to tackle the huge waiting list backlog. i'll be here at st thomas�*s

hospital to find out how they're coping with the impact of the pandemic. how they catch up with treatment after the pandemic. and we want to hear about your experiences of the nhs over the last year — do get in touch @vicderbyshire former prime minister david cameron faces questions from mps about his links to greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening programme has failed to show any reductions in deaths. hello and welcome to bbc news. the deadly conflict between israeli forces and palestinians has continued overnight, despite appeals for calm from political

and religious leaders. hamas fired more rockets into israel in response to heavy israeli air strikes in the densely populated gaza city. some 67 palestinians and seven israelis have now been killed since the violence flared at the start of the week. and it's been reported that all flights are being diverted from tel aviv airport. courtney bembridge has this report — and a warning there are some flashing images. it was another night of explosions in gaza city, as heavy israeli air strikes and palestinian rocket fire continued. in the tel aviv suburb of lod, palestinian protesters torched a synagogue and confronted motorists. translation: they heard my accent was not arab. - they ran up to my car and started throwing stones. i was lucky there were no cars behind, so i reversed. i drove full gas in reverse. i almost ran into people in cars. i didn't see anything. i saw death, death. do you know what death is? people jumping at me with stones,

throwing stones at me. in nearby petah tikva, this residential building was hit by a palestinian rocket. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to stop the violence. translation: this is anarchy, nothing can justify it. _ i will tell you more than that. nothing canjustify a lynching ofjews by arabs and nothing can justify a lynching of arabs byjews. we will not accept this. this is not us, not this violence, not this savagery. we will bring back governance to israel's cities everywhere in all cities. world leaders have also called for calm and the us president, joe biden, spoke to benjamin netanyahu over the phone. my expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later but israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory. the us is sending a top

diplomat to the middle east to try to de—escalate the conflict but the palestinian leader is standing firm. translation: i direct my speech especially to america and israel. | we are fed up. go away from us. leave us. we will stay like a thorn in your eyes. we will never leave our country. end your occupation today before tomorrow. the clashes may have started injerusalem but they have now spread across the country and it may be too late to contain the anger. courtney bembridge, bbc news. british airways has said it is cancelling flights today to and from tel aviv because of concern over the security situation. that line just in from british airways. the foreign office ministerjames cleverley is insisting that hamas stop its

rocking attacks —— mac stops its rocket attacks and insist the escalation is the only way to stop casualties in the region. well, hamas are flying indiscriminately into civilian areas, which is completely unacceptable. israel is responding to defend itself and we have called upon israel to make sure they do so with every effort to minimise civilian casualties. gaza is one of the most densely populated places on earth. the simple truth is that the only way we can, or they can minimise civilian casualties, is for weapons to stop. that is why we demand hamas stop firing the rockets and we are encouraging a de—escalation, so israel does not feel the need to make military strikes into gaza. that is the only way really we're going to stop casualties, stop the injuries, stop the deaths. with the latest on another night of violence in the region,

here's our middle east editorjeremy bowen. my my colleagues in gaza say it was a long and noisy night at a time when they should be celebrating the end of ramadan, and the israelis in their shelters within rocket range of gaza, you mentioned appeals for calm coming from abroad. but this is not going to end, i think, until both sides can find a way of declaring a victory that they like. hamas will want to be able to say that they defended palestinians in jerusalem and israel is will want to do something they call restoring deterrence, which essentially means giving a good hammering to anybody who raises a hand against them. so this has got some way to go at the moment. let's hope i'm wrong of course because it is miserable for everybody caught up in it. we can show ou everybody caught up in it. we can show you some — everybody caught up in it. we can show you some live _ everybody caught up in it. we can show you some live images - everybody caught up in it. we can | show you some live images coming

everybody caught up in it. we can - show you some live images coming to us. this is the skyline over gaza city, quite at the moment, but another night of violence, air strikes and rocket attacks, and violence on the streets, as well, with appeals for calm from religious and political leaders, but no real indication that that is what is coming. and there's more explanation of the conflict on the bbc news website — that's bbc.co.uk/news nhs england is investing £160 million in pilot schemes intended to tackle the enormous growth in waiting lists since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. a report from the institute for fiscal studies says hospital admissions for routine surgery in england fell by more than a third last year, with the biggest reductions in the north and the midlands.

the number of people waiting for treatment has ballooned to 4.7 million — the most since modern records began. victoria derbyshire is at st thomas's hospital in central london and has been looking at how it's been coping as the nhs comes out of the pandemic. good morning to you, victoria. how typical is st thomas' hospital when it comes to waiting lists and backlogs for treatment? it is an issue right _ backlogs for treatment? it is an issue right across _ backlogs for treatment? it is an issue right across england, - backlogs for treatment? it is an issue right across england, for. backlogs for treatment? it is an - issue right across england, for nhs trusts up and down the country. this is one of the busiest if not the busiest trust across the uk, so a good illustration we will get today because we are here all day for bbc news, as to what novel solution staff are coming up with to help catch up with the backlog of treating thousands of people and in the case of guy's and st thomas is, it is thousands of people, they had,

by the end of march this year, over 4000. they have already brought that down by one third, so they are really scaling up, but it is a big problem. we will get the latest figures about numbers of people on waiting lists by half past nine. we will bring that to you first and bbc news. this is where the prime minister came when he had covid, they nursed him back to full health, they nursed him back to full health, they have very kindly let us end because they are easing restrictions and allowing in visitors, and then we will move to the other side, guy's, which is a centre of excellence for cancer treatment. let's talk to a couple of the staff who work here. i'm so sorry, jeremy, i want to hear from who work here. i'm so sorry, jeremy, i want to hearfrom my who work here. i'm so sorry, jeremy, i want to hear from my colleague, anna collinson, who has been speaking to some of those affected by the weight. —— wait.

they said it's not good news and they said i had cancer. two months ago, doctors told elaine walsh she had womb cancer. what they did say is you would normally be on a table in the next few weeks but we haven't got one. we haven't got a surgeon, we haven't got a table and obviously i was aware every day that i'm not on a surgical operating table, it is more risk. after six long weeks, elaine was told her surgery had to be cancelled. it was the most horrendous day, because when they took that away from me, and they couldn't give me a foreseeable date. in the past year, the nhs has treated more than 400,000 covid patients across the uk and rolled out a mass vaccination programme. is it hurting? your tummy is hurting? is it your tummy hurting? but this has come at a cost, disrupting nonurgent care for millions of patients like zen, orjulie and chris who have had to wait for knee and hip operations.

a new report by the institute for fiscal studies says elective surgery fell by a third in england last year and it also found non—covid emergency cases and outpatient appointments had dropped, as had time—sensitive conditions like cancer, though not as much. and it's notjust a problem in england, although comparable stats are not available yet, we know a similar number are waiting for treatment in scotland while in wales and northern ireland it's even higher. the trusts with the biggest problems are saying to us that on current trajectories they are saying it could take them between three and five years to recover those backlogs. now everybody knows that that is simply not good enough and we are going to need to work together with the government to create a plan to go faster. nhs england has announced a £160 million initiative which will consider innovative ways to tackle waiting lists. so could something like this be part of the solution? here's our mobile surgical theatre

and it really is quite something to look at. it has been a year in the making. passionate about helping the nhs, these two doctors have created and raised the funds for a surgical unit which can be set up in car parks and ready to use within two hours of arrival. it is still a bit of a work in progress and you need to use your imagination but where we are standing is the entrance for you. it has a reception... this is the heart of the unit. ..and a surgical theatre. and what kind of patience will you be treating here? generalsurgery, hernias, carpal tunnels, skin surgery, cancer surgery, so it's multiple disciplines, but it is the low—risk surgery that then frees up the main theatres in hospitals for the bigger operations under general anaesthetics, hips and knees. patients will then exit out of the back. it is hoped the one—way system will simplify the flow of people and increase the numbers treated.

we can see there is a scope for change and a scope to improve patient numbers, not necessarily relying on bricks and mortar of large hospitals, but more delivery in the community, which is both easier for patients and more cost—effective and very achievable. some health officials say calling upon the private sector is another way to increase capacity, which has happened with elaine, who is due to be treated at a private hospital tomorrow. i'm not allowed any visitors when i'm in there. but they promised to take good care. sociable and outgoing, elaine longs for her old life. the prolonged wait for her cancer treatment has been made even more painful because she has had to isolate on her own. nobody realised the stresses of going through this in covid, in the pandemic, and what it means to be isolated and going through what you would normally

have a huge support network, and i have got a support network, don't get me wrong, but they can't be with me. no one can be with me. i can do it, i can do it myself, i know i can. i'm just lucky i've got a bed, but it's hard. let's talk now to one of the clinical directors here live at st thomas' hospital in london. his name isjeremy sanderson, and you will talk to a nursing assistant, thank you both for taking time out of your day to talk to us. i can hear the rain thumping down on the waiting room here. generally, the thousands of patients who have waiting, what would you say to them? we

of patients who have waiting, what would you say to them?— would you say to them? we are workin: would you say to them? we are working on _ would you say to them? we are working on it. _ would you say to them? we are working on it. we _ would you say to them? we are working on it. we want - would you say to them? we are working on it. we want to - would you say to them? we are working on it. we want to see l would you say to them? we are i working on it. we want to see you. we have _ working on it. we want to see you. we have had — working on it. we want to see you. we have had staff who have been redirected during the covid second wavo _ redirected during the covid second ways they— redirected during the covid second wave. they are all back stop they've had a _ wave. they are all back stop they've had a rest — wave. they are all back stop they've had a rest. now they are doing what health_ had a rest. now they are doing what health professionals want to do. it is the _ health professionals want to do. it is the staff— health professionals want to do. it is the staff themselves who are coming — is the staff themselves who are coming up with wonderful ideas of how to _ coming up with wonderful ideas of how to see — coming up with wonderful ideas of how to see people, working weekends. we have _ how to see people, working weekends. we have people coming up with ideas of how— we have people coming up with ideas of how we _ we have people coming up with ideas of how we can do high intensity operation — of how we can do high intensity operation lists where we get three more _ operation lists where we get three more cases, we have surgeons putting their hands_ more cases, we have surgeons putting their hands up and saying, with our private _ their hands up and saying, with our private sector, if a list becomes available — private sector, if a list becomes available in another hospital, a surgeon, — available in another hospital, a surgeon, anaesthetist and ourselves, we put _ surgeon, anaesthetist and ourselves, we put up _ surgeon, anaesthetist and ourselves, we put up our hands and say that we will go _ we put up our hands and say that we will go and _ we put up our hands and say that we will go and operate there, all over london. _ will go and operate there, all over london. so — will go and operate there, all over london, so there is great stuff going — london, so there is great stuff going on _ london, so there is great stuff going on. the staff on the floor want _ going on. the staff on the floor want to— going on. the staff on the floor want to see. if going on. the staff on the floor want to see-— going on. the staff on the floor want to see. , ., ., ~ ., want to see. if they are working on sunda s, want to see. if they are working on sundays, saturdays, _ want to see. if they are working on sundays, saturdays, they - want to see. if they are working on sundays, saturdays, they get - want to see. if they are working on sundays, saturdays, they get over| sundays, saturdays, they get over time, i am assuming.— time, i am assuming. yes, we will renew -- — time, i am assuming. yes, we will renew -- remunerate _ time, i am assuming. yes, we will renew -- remunerate staff - time, i am assuming. yes, we will

renew -- remunerate staff for - time, i am assuming. yes, we will. renew -- remunerate staff for going renew —— remunerate staff for going that extra _ renew —— remunerate staff for going that extra mile, with more holiday, more _ that extra mile, with more holiday, more pay, — that extra mile, with more holiday, more pay, absolutely, we need to do it. more pay, absolutely, we need to do it as _ more pay, absolutely, we need to do it. ~ , ., , more pay, absolutely, we need to do it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has _ it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has been _ it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has been like _ it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has been like for- it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has been like for you - it. as a nursing assistant, tell me what it has been like for you in i it. as a nursing assistant, tell me| what it has been like for you in the last year, because you have seen patients fighting for their lives. it is very scary, it is very hectic, but with— it is very scary, it is very hectic, but with the _ it is very scary, it is very hectic, but with the encouragement - 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do it— staff to really pull this off, and do it going into the future. are the are do it going into the future. site: they are missing do it going into the future. fife; they are missing patients? we do it going into the future. 355: they are missing patients? we have got those on the waiting list. the figure across england is 1.7 million. we get the latest figures at half past nine this morning. are there people who are not even on a waiting list yet?— waiting list yet? there really are. we are encouraging _ waiting list yet? there really are. we are encouraging urgent i waiting list yet? there really are. i we are encouraging urgent referrals to get— we are encouraging urgent referrals to get back up to where they should be and _ to get back up to where they should be and probably a bit higher, 105% but in _ be and probably a bit higher, 105% but in the — be and probably a bit higher, 105% but in the nonurgent referrals, and remember— but in the nonurgent referrals, and remember there but in the nonurgent referrals, and rememberthere are but in the nonurgent referrals, and remember there are some serious conditions — remember there are some serious conditions in there, there are people — conditions in there, there are people waiting with grumbling stomach pain, you may have a slow growing _ stomach pain, you may have a slow growing serious condition, cancer, or a benign— growing serious condition, cancer, or a benign condition that really needs— or a benign condition that really needs treating. some of those patients— needs treating. some of those patients are not seeking help, thinking — patients are not seeking help, thinking maybe they shouldn't come to hospital or they cannot get through— to hospital or they cannot get through would encourage patients whose _ through would encourage patients whose symptoms are continuing, or whose _ whose symptoms are continuing, or whose symptoms are continuing, or whose symptoms are continuing, or whose symptoms are getting worse, to .et whose symptoms are getting worse, to get in _ whose symptoms are getting worse, to get in touch— whose symptoms are getting worse, to get in touch with the hospital, get in touch—

get in touch with the hospital, get in touch with your gp, don't suffer in touch with your gp, don't suffer in silence — in touch with your gp, don't suffer in silence. we want to see you. the wa that in silence. we want to see you. tie: way that patients seeking treatment has changed for ever because of covid? ourapproach has changed for ever because of covid? our approach to seeking treatment? i covid? our approach to seeking treatment?— covid? our approach to seeking treatment? ~ ., ., , treatment? i think covid has, those da s when treatment? i think covid has, those days when we _ treatment? i think covid has, those days when we announced _ treatment? i think covid has, those days when we announced to - treatment? i think covid has, those days when we announced to keep . treatment? i think covid has, those i days when we announced to keep away from hospital, particularly for people — from hospital, particularly for people who pay attention and obey advice. _ people who pay attention and obey advice. i_ people who pay attention and obey advice, i think there is a legacy there _ advice, i think there is a legacy there that _ advice, i think there is a legacy there that we have to break down with communications, that people must _ with communications, that people must come forward with symptoms. a bit of— must come forward with symptoms. a bit of that— must come forward with symptoms. a bit of that was going on before covid — bit of that was going on before covid we _ bit of that was going on before covid. we want to see people with symptoms, because diagnostics are so .ood symptoms, because diagnostics are so good now. _ symptoms, because diagnostics are so good now, treatments are so good, they are _ good now, treatments are so good, they are all— good now, treatments are so good, they are all available to everyone, so it is— they are all available to everyone, so it is important that people realise — so it is important that people realise that, that they can and will .et realise that, that they can and will get treated, successfully. i realise that, that they can and will get treated, successfully.- realise that, that they can and will get treated, successfully. i want to ask ou, get treated, successfully. i want to ask you. how _ get treated, successfully. i want to ask you, how tired _ get treated, successfully. i want to ask you, how tired you _ get treated, successfully. i want to ask you, how tired you are - get treated, successfully. i want to ask you, how tired you are after i get treated, successfully. i want to | ask you, how tired you are after the last year. ask you, how tired you are after the last ear. , 4, , ask you, how tired you are after the last ear. , ., , .., ask you, how tired you are after the last ear. , ., , last year. generally, i can say, i don'twant_

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will be reading your messages out throughout the day here on bbc news. political and religious leaders in israel have appealed for calm, following a wave of street violence between jews and arab israelis triggered by the conflict in gaza. israel's president, reuven rivlin, said the unrest risked becoming a "senseless civil war". we can head tojerusalem and speak to our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. arrived there last night, not your first trip to the region. i wondered what your thoughts are, on coming back there, of the situation stop what do you think of this latest phase of the violence, of the conflict? 4, 4, phase of the violence, of the conflict? 4, ., ., conflict? you are right. coming back, it always _ conflict? you are right. coming back, it always feels _ conflict? you are right. coming back, it always feels familiar, i back, it always feels familiar, because you come back because the same thing is happening over and over again, a confrontation over the border that separates gaza from israel. as your introduction pointed

out, this is different, and the difference is that, for various, quite complicated reasons, the violence has spilled over onto the streets of israel, and so we are having a very ugly spectacle ofjews and arabs, who live in towns, sort of side by side, at each other�*s fruits, mobs running around looking for victims, fruits, mobs running around looking forvictims, people fruits, mobs running around looking for victims, people being pulled from their cars, being attacked, being lynched. and that is why we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders, warning of a kind of civil war that could erupt if this is allowed to get out of control. there has been some passionate commentary in israeli newspapers this morning. one commentator railing against the political leaderships of bothjews and arabs in israel, for allowing this situation to get out of control, because this is an uneasy

balance. the relationship between israel and its jewish balance. the relationship between israel and itsjewish majority and arab minority is never an easy one. it is full of all sorts of tensions and resentments. and there is, we are now seeing being played out in an extremely violent way on the very streets of the towns where they live side by side. why this coincided with what is going on over the border with gaza? during a protest that took place not far from here, in eastjerusalem over the in east jerusalem over the threatened in eastjerusalem over the threatened eviction of palestinians who have lived there for the last 70 years, fear that their houses may be taken over byjewish settlers, many israeli arabs came to voice their support for the palestinians living in eastjerusalem and in some cases those bus—loads of protesters were prevented from getting to the site of the dispute. and there has also been concern over what is regarded as the heavy—handed treatment of

palestinians during the month of ramadan, which ended last night. so, for various reasons, in addition to those underlying the feelings of israeli arabs, we are seeing this confluence of issues which is really raising fears that we are looking at something much more complicated and harder to deal with, than we have for a good long while. in harder to deal with, than we have for a good long while.— for a good long while. in this conflict layers _ for a good long while. in this conflict layers into _ for a good long while. in this conflict layers into periods i for a good long while. in thisj conflict layers into periods of crisis, like we are seeing now —— flares into, why is it so difficult to maintain at the very least some dialogue, have international parties taking their eye off the ball on this? i taking their eye off the ball on this? ~' , ., ., , , ., this? i think everyone does. israel- palestine has _ this? i think everyone does. israel- palestine has been _ this? i think everyone does. israel- palestine has been a _ this? i think everyone does. israel- palestine has been a dispute i this? i think everyone does. israel- palestine has been a dispute which| palestine has been a dispute which has simmered for so long that people get complacent, and it is only when it flares up and people die that we, in the media, and perhaps lots of other people, start to pay

attention. attention is being paid, and i think we are seeing the beginning of what could be a concerted diplomatic effort. the united states, which has so far thwarted efforts to pass resolutions or statements in the un security council, feeling that that is not the route to go down, is getting very much involved. we expectjoe biden's middle east envoy to arrive in the region perhaps as early as today. we know that the egyptians and the qataris have traditionally been involved in brokering ceasefires, and those efforts will go on behind—the—scenes and we will not be privy to them until they yield results. we are seeing quite a lot of diplomacy grinding into gear, but what we don't yet know is whether, from the side of hamas or the israeli government, there are so much unfinished business to be dealt

with, frankly, military business, that needs to be dealt with, before anyone is ready to sit down and talk. in the past israelis have gone into gaza on the ground in an attempt to smash up as much of hamas' military infrastructure as they can, there is only so much they can do from the air, so we are seeing the beginning of a preparation for what could turn into a ground operation which would be an extremely serious escalation if it happens, and i'm pretty sure that the white house wants to make sure that that does not happen. thank ou, paul that that does not happen. thank you, pauladams, _ that that does not happen. thank you, pauladams, in— that that does not happen. thank you, pauladams, in jerusalem. i the former prime minister, david cameron, will be questioned by mps this afternoon about his role as a lobbyist for greensill capital. the finance company collapsed in march. mr cameron tried to persuade ministers and officials to allow the firm access to emergency covid loans. let's speak to our chief political correspondent, adam fleming. adam, good morning to you. in the quest to find out more about lobbying and answer questions about

transparency, how significant is this going to be? i transparency, how significant is this going to be?— transparency, how significant is this going to be? i think it will be a bi da . this going to be? i think it will be a big day- not — this going to be? i think it will be a big day. not least _ this going to be? i think it will be a big day. not least because i this going to be? i think it will be l a big day. not least because david cameron is a political celebrity who has been involved in a big political news story even though he has been out of office for some time so we will be able to study his demeanour, we will be able to hear his views on the subject which we have only seen in the form of a written statement, even though the story has been rumbling on for months. and he may give us new information that takes the story and a new direction. he is appearing in front of two different select committees today, so he will be answering questions for hours. the treasury select committee are looking at greensill capital as a business and how stable it was or wasn't as it turned out, and how much david cameron you about that, in addition to how much lobbying he did all his old colleagues, whether ministers or civil servants, and after that he will speak to the public accounts committee. they are looking at greensill capital's

business model, something called supply chain finance, which is where businesses got advanced money on the basis of invoices they were going to get paid in the future, and that is something david cameron brought into government, with lex greensill, when he was prime minister. so there are a host of areas for mps to ask questions about.— a host of areas for mps to ask questions about. a host of areas for mps to ask ruestions about. 1, _ ., ,., �*, questions about. boris johnson's new adviser on ministerial— questions about. boris johnson's new adviser on ministerial interests, i adviser on ministerial interests, lord geidt, he is also in front of a committee this morning, what more can you tell us about that �*s that is starting in about half an hour. lord geidt�*s previousjob was private secretary to the queen. somebody who worked completely in the background and had to be 100% discreet. it will be interesting to see him in the public eye at all. it will be even more interesting because, as you said, he has been appointed as the prime minister's new independent adviser on ministerial standards. he has been

given some beefed up powers, but not beefed up enough for a lot of people so what does he say about that, and what does he say about the first investigation he is undertaking, which is into the refurbishment of the downing street flat? however, i take you back to the first point i was making, he is an incredibly discreet person. so maybe we will not get a lot of answers to the questions. not get a lot of answers to the questions-— not get a lot of answers to the cuestions. ., , , questions. that will be interesting to see. questions. that will be interesting to see- thank— questions. that will be interesting to see. thank you _ questions. that will be interesting to see. thank you very _ questions. that will be interesting to see. thank you very much, i questions. that will be interesting i to see. thank you very much, adam fleming. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole kirkwood. hello again. the forecast for the next few days is one of sunshine and showers. today, as well as sunshine and showers, we've got some rain. it's been heavy this morning across parts of wales and south—west england and you can see it's rotating around an area of low pressure sinking south. but for much of the country, we're looking at sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy and thundery and slow—moving and still this cloud across the north and the east, coming in from the north sea,

pegging back the temperatures on the north sea coastline. through this evening and overnight, our area of low pressure continues to sink southwards. the cloud along the north sea coastline advances westwards, so more of us will see it and as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. we shouldn't have any issues with frost across much of the uk. tomorrow starts off on this dull note but through the day, this cloud will start to push back towards the north sea coastline. some of it won't clear. it is thick enough for some drizzle and in the sunshine behind it, we will see some showers develop, with top temperatures of 16. hello, this is bbc news, with annita mcveigh. the headlines: world leaders appeal for calm, after further clashes between israelis and palestinians. £160 million for nhs england for pilot schemes to try to clear the waiting list backlog.

former pm david cameron faces questions from mps later today over his lobbying for collapsed firm greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening trial has failed to show any reductions in deaths. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. their champions league final, the venue for that, any news yet? it has not been confirmed initially but it looks like a compromise was reached by uefa. the portuguese city of porto is expected to be given the go ahead to host this seasons champions league final between manchester city and chelsea. the decision will be announced officially by uefa today. the final has been moved from turkey, which is on the uk's red travel list, but it seems an agreement couldn't be reached to bring the final to wembley. last year, in the middle of the

crisis, we, the portuguese federation, offered the solution for staging here the final eight and it was a very good solution for european football. so at this time i think we are also almost playing like a sweeper behind the defenders and if uefa needs, then portugal has all the conditions to stage the final. a, all the conditions to stage the final. �* ., ., , well, one of the teams involved in that final is chelsea and they were beaten by arsenal last night. the 1—0 defeat means their champions league place for next season is still in doubt. arsenal benefitted from a huge defensive mix up from chelsea. jorginho here almost kicking the ball straight into his own net. arsenal's youngster emile smith—rowe eventually capitalising for the only goal of the match. it's the first time arsenal have done the double over chelsea since the 2003/2004 season. we had a really good organisation. there were moments where you come to

their stadium to play against a team that thomas has and you are going to suffer. it is not realistic to come here and play them off the park and we did what we needed to do and i thought the attitude of the boys and the commitment was extraordinary. we we re we were 1—0 down because we forgot to score _ we were 1—0 down because we forgot to score at _ we were 1—0 down because we forgot to score at the other end and then almost _ to score at the other end and then almost scored an own goal with no pressure — almost scored an own goal with no pressure i— almost scored an own goal with no pressure. i cannot imagine how arsenal— pressure. i cannot imagine how arsenal would score today if we did not do _ arsenal would score today if we did not do it _ arsenal would score today if we did not do it ourselves. we were not sharp— not do it ourselves. we were not sharp enough. i didn't feel we had the same — sharp enough. i didn't feel we had the same energy we normally do. we are responsible, i the same energy we normally do. we are responsible, lam responsible, we are _ are responsible, lam responsible, we are altogether in this. chelsea women's manager emma hayes says her side is ready for the champions league final against barcelona on sunday. it comes just a week after chelsea won the domestic women's super league trophy. they're the first british side to get to the champions league final since arsenal won it in 2007. hayes was part of that coaching set up but says winning the trophy as managerfor chelsea would be a lifetime ambition come true.

it would be amazing. there's no point denying that. to come home and to be a part of a fantastic team that achieves success like that. as i said, i'm that achieves success like that. as isaid, i'mjust that achieves success like that. as i said, i'm just so looking forward to these scores of little girls that are going to be inspired by this group of players because i never grew up with female role models. so to think there is going to be little ones running around with shirt names of fran kirby, sam kerr, i think is the reason i get out of bed everyday to go to work. women's football, i hope, will then step into another place after the game on sunday because people are rightfully tuning in because of the quality on display. so either way, in because of the quality on display. so eitherway, i in because of the quality on display. so either way, i think we have won anyway.— display. so either way, i think we have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the have won anyway. looking forward to it- in the last — have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few— have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes _ have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes it - have won anyway. looking forward to it. in the last few minutes it has i it. in the last few minutes it has been announced premier league clubs have unanimously agreed to renew a three—year deal for the uk's broadcast rights.

the deal includes agreements with sky sports, bt sport, amazon prime video and bbc sport. clubs have also agreed additional funding of £100 million for national league; league one and two, the women's game and grassroots football. the british diverjack laugher has picked up a medal at the european aquatics championships. his last dive in the 1—metre springboard final was enough to earn the 2016 olympic champion a silver in budapest. it's the second british medal so far at the competition. that's all the sport for now. more details on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you very much, jane. back to our top story now. the deadly conflict between israeli forces and palestinians has continued overnight, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. but the conflict between the two factions has gone on for decades. how did we get to this point? our ros atkins looks at the triggers. the violence between israelis and palestinians

has escalated rapidly. there have been clashes at the al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. hamas is launching rocket attacks on israel. israel is carrying out air strikes in gaza and the funerals have begun, with deaths on both sides. these tensions reach back decades but why have they escalated now? well, there are many reasons. here are six. the first concerns growing palestinian protests. some have been sparked by an imminent ruling on six palestinian families who were threatened of eviction in the neighbourhood of sheikh jarrah. it's connected to a lawsuit brought by israeli settlers and these protesters say that as part of a broader effort to drive them from eastjerusalem. there have been regular clashes with the police. there have also been palestinian protests at damascus gate injerusalem's old city, after israeli police erected barricades. this was exacerbated by ultranationalist israelis marching nearby. the next reason is the calendar. this year, the end of ramadan has coincided with several important dates for israelis.

there is also a few very combustible anniversaries, including jerusalem day. that's a day when mostly right—wing israelis celebrate the conquest of eastjerusalem in the 1967 war and they mark that usually with a flag parade that's very provocative and goes right through the muslim quarter of the old city. the next factor is politics. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is under pressure after the recent election. his rivals are now trying to form a new government and palestinian politics is also deeply divided. hamas controls gaza, fatah controls the west bank. recent elections were postponed, much to hamas' frustration. more broadly, palestinians have felt marginalised after the us brokered the abra ham accords. this normalised relations between israel and the uae and bahrain. and so while neither hamas or mr netanyahu

would put it this way, a conflict could serve political purposes for both. bear all of that in mind, the protests, the dates, the politics, as we turn to the next factor — what happened in jerusalem on monday. israeli police clashed with thousands of palestinians in the compound of the al—aqsa mosque. over 300 palestinians and 20 police were injured, and this is all at a site which is hugely sensitive. it's sacred tojews and muslims. afterwards, israel blamed extremists, palestinian leaders called it brutal and the un said this... tear gas, stun grenades, sponge—tipped bullets, physical force and, in some cases, that appeared unwarranted, disproportionate or indiscriminate. hamas in gaza was watching these events. our fifth factor was its decision to act. on monday, around 6pm local time, it began firing rockets. israel swiftly launched multiple strikes in return and this has continued.

hundreds of hamas rockets, hundreds of israeli air strikes. hamas and israel's long time animosity is playing out once more and as it has, our sixth factor has also been on show. the rhetoric being used by both sides. translation: and we will further intensify the power of our attacks. j hamas will be getting blows it will not expect. translation: if they want to i escalate, the resistance is ready. if they want to stop, the resistance is ready. if they want to move out of jerusalem, the resistance is ready. language like that makes escalation more likely. put all of that together and we start to explain the situation. but let's be clear, underneath recent events remains the long term failure of israel, the palestinians and the world to find a lasting peace and that failure explains what we're seeing now and why we'll see it again. let's talk now to bel trew, middle east correspondent for the independent

who is injerusalem. thank you forjoining us. tell us first of all about the areas you have been able to go to in the last day also and what you have been to see first hand.— see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, _ see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, where _ see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, where i _ see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, where i am _ see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, where i am sure i see first hand. yesterday i was in the south, where i am sure you i see first hand. yesterday i was in i the south, where i am sure you have seen some pretty brutal footage of clashes between arab and jewish citizens of the town. it was an incredibly tense atmosphere. there were a fierce clashes, at the same time where there was rockets being launched. everyone had to duck for cover as the rocket sirens would go off because this area has also been hit by barrages of incoming fire from gaza. i have also been further south, where they have been under heavy bombardment. it was about three times every ten minutes we were diving for the shelters. i met some neighbours and family members of those who have been killed in the

israeli side. i was also in tel aviv, just south of it, where a woman was killed in that extraordinary tuesday night bombardment on the city which is very far away from gaza, long—range missiles. we saw the sky lit up by over 100 rockets. so really, it feels like it's notjust this conflict between gaza and the israeli military that is happening but also an internal conflict in israel. this place feels like it is really on edge. share israel. this place feels like it is really on edge.— really on edge. are any of the attempts _ really on edge. are any of the attempts of — really on edge. are any of the attempts of mediation - really on edge. are any of the attempts of mediation that i really on edge. are any of the | attempts of mediation that are really on edge. are any of the - attempts of mediation that are going on going to be able to break through the intensity of the fighting that we are seeing there? the the intensity of the fighting that we are seeing there? the reports we are caettin we are seeing there? the reports we are getting through, _ we are seeing there? the reports we are getting through, three _ are getting through, three palestinian outlets, is mediation is not going very far. in past conflicts like this we had countries like egypt step in where they had negotiated a deal between the two sides that had terms the israelis and palestinians would be happy with. but this feels very, very

different. i've covered several years whether these new awards and the 2012 and 2014 war and this feels like the closest to a all—out conflict we have had in some time. sorry to interrupt, why do you say that, why does this feel different? i think, for a start, red lines have been crossed on both sides. for israelis, the rocket barrage we had at 6pm on monday, six rockets fired towards jerusalem, the first time at 6pm on monday, six rockets fired towardsjerusalem, the first time in seven towards jerusalem, the first time in seven years since the last ball was a red line for them. and the huge intense fire on tel aviv, the extraordinary footage of the iron dome trying to intercept that was also another red line. for the palestinians, i think the highly inflammatory footage of the israeli security forces storming the al—aqsa mosque was also a red line for the palestinian groups in gaza. and the rising death toll and the attacks on

these high—rise buildings which israelis say our military targets but do contain residential homes. it seems like these red lines have been crossed multiple times. on top of that, it's about the terms that both sides would be able to agree to in terms of the ceasefire. in the past, it's always been quite does mess —— domestic. but hamas has position there is around jerusalem, the volcanic heartland of the decades long conflict. this is the problem that can never be solved, the heart of the conflict. for me, i can't see how either side could offer each other something to be able to make peace or make a long—term ceasefire deal. ibeii peace or make a long-term ceasefire deal. �* 4, ~ peace or make a long-term ceasefire deal. �* ., ,, , ., , peace or make a long-term ceasefire deal. �* ., ,, i. , . as promised, some figures for the nhs in england. the figures for march show 4.95 million patients

waiting for routine operations and surgery in england, up from 4.7 million. the previous month. let's get straight to the detail because it is just coming get straight to the detail because it isjust coming in. katharine da costa can bring us the latest. the number of patients on nhs waiting list is nearly 5 million. that is the biggest number since records began in 2007. interestingly, wales and northern ireland have more people on waiting lists per head of population. but that overall waiting list, more than 400,000 patients are waiting for more than a year for routine operations. that is a massivejump, compared to 1600 just before the start of the pandemic in february last year. it has gone up by more than 50,000 in the last month alone. these are people who started waiting last march, just as the pandemic began. these are patients waiting for things like knee and hip replacements. often they are in

agony, have reduced movement and that really impact on their quality of life. nhs england say they have treated more than 400,000 covid patient since the start of the pandemic. more than 100,000 were in january alone, during the peak of the second way. that has caused huge disruption, with thousands of nonurgent operations having to be cancelled to focus on the covid crisis. the nhs as it has managed to catch up over the summer months to around 80% activity by september. it says it's recovering after the second wave, that is progressing more quickly. because reducing the backlog of operations is seen as a crucial priority for the nhs. research from the institute for fiscal studies but england found the number of operations fell by a third over the last year, with the north of england and the midlands hardest hit. they also found that outpatient appointments and non—covid emergencies fell by around a vet and they are saying that will have a

real impact on people's quality of life. as for cancer, it was an area that was prioritised during the pandemic. nhs england says figures out today for march showed that it carried out a record number of urgent cancer checks. almost a quarter of a million people with suspected cancer were seen and treatment for cancer is nearly back to pre—pandemic levels, although some patients may be waiting slightly longer for treatment. some cancer charities have warned about a missing 45,000 cancer patients. these might be people who didn't come forward to see a gp for referral perhaps because they were worried about catching covid themselves or didn't want to place a burden on the nhs. the concern there is the delay may mean a later diagnosis and that could make treatment more difficult. but it is the disruption of elective surgery that has been the biggest impact. we have also seen the impact on workforce. so there have been concerns raised by the british medical association and by the royal

couege medical association and by the royal college of nursing, that staff say they are exhausted. some are having to do extra shifts which they say is unsustainable and this is at the time when the nhs is also rolling out a huge vaccination programme. nhs england has announced £160 million for projects to help speed up million for projects to help speed up treatment and try and reduce the backlog. things like extra clinics at weekends to do cataract operations. we can specialist teams working together, discharging patients more quickly so they can be cared for at home. that has been welcomed by the nhs confederation for extra funding but says the whole of the nhs including general practice and mental health also needs further funding.- practice and mental health also needs further funding. thank you very much- _ needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 _ needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 million - needs further funding. thank you very much. 4.95 million patients| very much. 4.95 million patients waiting for routine operations and surgery in england. 436,000 waiting more than a year. richard belcher has been waiting 18 months for an operation for stoma reversal and had been due to have the procedure in may last year. hejoins us now.

thank you forjoining us. for viewers who might not know what a stoma reversal is, can you explain it? in stoma reversal is, can you explain it? i“ stoma reversal is, can you explain it? if ' ., stoma reversal is, can you explain it? i:" ., . ., it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure — it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is _ it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is they _ it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is they had _ it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is they had to - it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is they had to cut i it? in 2019, i had: cancer and the procedure is they had to cut out | procedure is they had to cut out part of my colon to remove the cancer. 50 i couldn't use that in the normal way. so they pulled some in testing out of the abdomen and then i have a bag to collect whatever will come. to then i have a bag to collect whatever will come. ., _, . ., , whatever will come. to collect waste roducts whatever will come. to collect waste products from _ whatever will come. to collect waste products from the _ whatever will come. to collect waste products from the body. _ whatever will come. to collect waste products from the body. then - whatever will come. to collect waste products from the body. then a - whatever will come. to collect waste products from the body. then a fewl products from the body. then a few months after the operation i believe your surgeon told you that he could do the reversal of that procedure and put you on a waiting list and thatis and put you on a waiting list and that is where you have been ever since? ., . that is where you have been ever since? ., , , , since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me — since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me the _ since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me the waiting _ since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me the waiting list - since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me the waiting list was -

since? that is it, yes. so, he was, he told me the waiting list was 55| he told me the waiting list was 55 and six months, which seemed disappointingly long and that would have taken me to may last year. and it has been another year since. in truth, i haven't heard much from them. i truth, i haven't heard much from them. ., , ., ., ., them. i wondered if you had heard an hinu , them. i wondered if you had heard anything. any _ them. i wondered if you had heard anything, any indication _ them. i wondered if you had heard anything, any indication of- them. i wondered if you had heard anything, any indication of when . them. i wondered if you had heard l anything, any indication of when you might actually have the operation? none whatsoever. around about christmas time, so that is six or seven months after i might have had the operation, i had a letter to say that they hadn't forgotten about me and that i wasn't a priority, which i agreed to a great extent in the midst of a second wave of pandemic i shouldn't be priority and certainly compared to people in pain, you mentioned knee and hip operations, i am not in pain. i am only mildly inconvenienced by my situation. i wanted to be —— want it to be behind me but beyond that, it is not too terrible but i would like to know more about it and do have a good

idea of where i can expect. you have taken a very — idea of where i can expect. you have taken a very pragmatic _ idea of where i can expect. you have taken a very pragmatic attitude - idea of where i can expect. you have taken a very pragmatic attitude to i taken a very pragmatic attitude to it, richard. presumably, if you could get this procedure done in terms of your quality—of—life, that would be incredibly helpful? yes. would be incredibly helpful? yes, es, i would be incredibly helpful? yes, yes. i welcome — would be incredibly helpful? yes, yes, i welcome any _ would be incredibly helpful? 1913 yes, i welcome any opportunity. would be incredibly helpful? yes, i yes, i welcome any opportunity. so ou yes, i welcome any opportunity. so you have always been really eager to have this operation, it's not a case of someone has been in touch with you and you have been a little reticent about going into a hospital during the pandemic, that is absolutely not the case from what you have been saying? i am absolutely not the case from what you have been saying?— absolutely not the case from what you have been saying? i am not at hiuh risk you have been saying? i am not at high risk for— you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid _ you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid in _ you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid in any _ you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid in any way - you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid in any way and l you have been saying? i am not at high risk for covid in any way and i would have been very happy to go in and have the procedure. but it has not been an option for me. i believe durin: the not been an option for me. i believe during the first _ not been an option for me. i believe during the first lockdown _ not been an option for me. i believe during the first lockdown you - not been an option for me. i believe during the first lockdown you lost i during the first lockdown you lost yourjob during the first lockdown you lost your job and during the first lockdown you lost yourjob and then you got a newjob. tell ours he was what that was. yes. tell ours he was what that was. yes, so as the pandemic _ tell ours he was what that was. yes, so as the pandemic hit, _ tell ours he was what that was. yes, so as the pandemic hit, i _ tell ours he was what that was. 1913 so as the pandemic hit, i couldn't carry on in my regular work. the first thing that came up as a possibility for me was cleaning ambulances that the leeds general infirmary. they were dropped

patients off at the a&e and then the idea was i would clean the ambulance so that when they came out, they could go straight on their way. it is a job normally done by paramedics between patients possiblyjust meant they could be on the road quicker. i understand these ambulances compared to normal times, people were telling you it was pretty quiet? this to normal times, people were telling you it was pretty quiet?— you it was pretty quiet? this was before the _ you it was pretty quiet? this was before the second _ you it was pretty quiet? this was before the second wave, - you it was pretty quiet? this was before the second wave, so - you it was pretty quiet? this was before the second wave, so i - you it was pretty quiet? this was i before the second wave, so i don't know how the second wave impacted. i was back in office work by then. but yes, in so far as they were bringing in acute cases but fewer people were going out drinking. fewer people were having sporting accidents, that sort of thing, so there was less demand on their services by a considerable amount, they were telling me. considerable amount, they were telling me— considerable amount, they were tellin: me. �* ., ., telling me. and how are you feeling now about the _ telling me. and how are you feeling now about the weight, _ telling me. and how are you feeling now about the weight, richard? - telling me. and how are you feeling | now about the weight, richard? you have been very patient but are you feeling frustrated at this point? i'm sure you would welcome any

initiative to shift this backlog is that you can have the operation you need? i that you can have the operation you need? ., . that you can have the operation you need? ., , , . , , that you can have the operation you need? ,. ,, need? i was discussing with some friends recently, _ need? i was discussing with some friends recently, for _ need? i was discussing with some friends recently, for people - need? i was discussing with some friends recently, for people with l friends recently, for people with knee and hip operations, i presume there is some capacity in the private sector. i know the nhs has been under a lot of strain but i just heard yourfigures been under a lot of strain but i just heard your figures before i came on. that the waiting list is growing at an alarming rate. i was hearing on the radio earlier that some money has been set aside to help the nhs to increase its capacity with temporary operating theatres and that sort of thing but theatres and that sort of thing but the money seems insufficient. richard, thank you very much for telling us your story. i hope you manage to have that operation soon and once again, thank you, take care. richard belcher. the news coming into us from british airways which has announced it is going to be the first airline in the world to trial a coronavirus test

which produces results within 25 seconds. british airways is the pilot scheme will see flight and cabin crew taking what is called a pelican covid—i9 antigen test and results will be compared against their standard test results. the chief executive of british airways says as we start to see the opening up says as we start to see the opening up a travel, we remain committed to exploring easy and affordable measures to help our travellers travel again. measures to help our travellers travelagain. he measures to help our travellers travel again. he says we think this new ultra rapid test is a game changer was that we are delighted to work with the team at canary to begin initial trials without flight cabin crew before exploring what role it can play as a customer testing option. it does not say how much this test costs compared to other tests we know about already but a very interesting trial. lots of people will be watching back to the what happens. a coronavirus test which produces results in 25 seconds.

a large trial of screening for ovarian cancer has failed to show any reduction in deaths after two decades of work. researchers at university college london looked at data from more than 200,000 women who were followed up for 16 years. only one in three people was still alive a decade after being diagnosed. joining me now is professor usha menon from university college london. she was the principle investigator on the trials. thank you forjoining us. you must be bitterly disappointed?— thank you forjoining us. you must be bitterly disappointed? thank you for havin: be bitterly disappointed? thank you for having me _ be bitterly disappointed? thank you for having me on _ be bitterly disappointed? thank you for having me on the _ be bitterly disappointed? thank you for having me on the channel. - be bitterly disappointed? thank you for having me on the channel. yes, | for having me on the channel. yes, for having me on the channel. yes, for me and the whole team, we are quite disappointed, very deeply disappointed. we had hoped to make a difference in this terrible disease and, you know, take some steps and kind of trying to impact on mortality. we continue today to have 11 deaths from ovarian cancer every day in the uk, so it is really

disappointed we haven't been able to make inroads. it disappointed we haven't been able to make inroads— make inroads. it started off looking very promising. _ make inroads. it started off looking very promising, didn't _ make inroads. it started off looking very promising, didn't it? _ make inroads. it started off looking very promising, didn't it? can - make inroads. it started off looking very promising, didn't it? can you | very promising, didn't it? can you give us an overview of the phases of this investigation, this trial and when you realised it wasn't showing the results you had hoped for? you are absolutely _ the results you had hoped for? gm, are absolutely right. we started off and we were very hopeful. firstly, the support we got, the huge numbers of women whojoined, the support we got, the huge numbers of women who joined, 200,000, the support we got, the huge numbers of women whojoined, 200,000, as the support we got, the huge numbers of women who joined, 200,000, as you said. then we were testing two screening strategies against 100,000 women who had no screening. at the beginning. when we reported early in 2015, there was data that showed that with the blood test we were detecting women earlier. we were detecting women earlier. we were detecting a proportion of women earlier. 50 we were really hopeful

we would be able to be impact on mortality and by that i may not save lives. butjust... the whole data is blind so we don't know the answers, researchers. so it was only in december when we completed the analysis that we realised although we picked up women earlier with the blood test, the deaths due to ovarian cancer were the same, both in the nose screening arm as well as the two screening arms. —— the no screening arms. the two screening arms. -- the no screening arms.— the two screening arms. -- the no screening arms. that was the aim, a simle screening arms. that was the aim, a simple blood — screening arms. that was the aim, a simple blood test _ screening arms. that was the aim, a simple blood test that _ screening arms. that was the aim, a simple blood test that could - screening arms. that was the aim, a simple blood test that could reveal. simple blood test that could reveal if someone had this disease, which is often called a silent killer. very difficult to detect in its early stages. very difficult to detect in its early stages-— very difficult to detect in its earl stares. ., . ., early stages. you are right, that was the aim _ early stages. you are right, that was the aim and _ early stages. you are right, that was the aim and that _ early stages. you are right, that was the aim and that is - early stages. you are right, that was the aim and that is what - early stages. you are right, that was the aim and that is what we j early stages. you are right, that - was the aim and that is what we need to prove if we want to have an

ovarian cancer screening programme, similar to the cervical and breast cancer screening programmes we have. we have to show the nhs committee that the screening would save lives and we have not been able to do that. ., ., .., . ., and we have not been able to do that. ., ., . ., ., ., , that. you have collected an enormous amount of data. _ that. you have collected an enormous amount of data, though, _ that. you have collected an enormous amount of data, though, so _ that. you have collected an enormous amount of data, though, so looking . amount of data, though, so looking forward, looking ahead, is there anything that you can do with this data to redirect the focus of your research to hopefully something that will give you the sort of results you are after?— will give you the sort of results you are after? you are correct. so we have collected _ you are after? you are correct. so we have collected a _ you are after? you are correct. so we have collected a huge - you are after? you are correct. so we have collected a huge amount| you are after? you are correct. so l we have collected a huge amount of data and samples and they have given us permission to share this for secondary research. what will help us is one detail will help us understand the natural history of ovarian cancer and this is really important to try and better the

screening strategies. the other thing is, the women, especially those who donated a sample every air. we had annual samples from 50,000 women for about 8—11 years. these samples in many women proceed the diagnosis of ovarian and other cancers. so these samples could be used... ., , cancers. so these samples could be used... ., �* , ., used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt— used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you — used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you but _ used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you but we _ used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you but we are - used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you but we are out - used... professor... i'm sorry to interrupt you but we are out of. interrupt you but we are out of time. i wish you well with your continued work. thank you very much for talking to us. professor usha menon. now it's time for a look at the weather with carole. hello again. the forecast for the next few days is one of sunshine and showers. today, as well as sunshine and showers, we've got some rain. it's been heavy this morning across parts of wales and south—west england and you can see it's rotating around an area

of low pressure sinking south. but for much of the country, we're looking at sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy and thundery and slow—moving and still this cloud across the north and the east, coming in from the north sea, pegging back the temperatures on the north sea coastline. through this evening and overnight, our area of low pressure continues to sink southwards. the cloud along the north sea coastline advances westwards, so more of us will see it and as a result, it's not going to be a cold night. we shouldn't have any issues with frost across much of the uk. tomorrow starts off on this dull note but through the day, this cloud will start to push back towards the north sea coastline. some of it won't clear. it is thick enough for some drizzle and in the sunshine behind it, we will see some showers develop, with top temperatures of 16.

moving, this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. world leaders have appealed for calm following more clashes between israelis and palestinians. we are hearing this morning a wave of concern from political and religious leaders, warning of a kind of civil war, that could erupt, if this is allowed to get out of control. this is the live shot over gaza city where you can see some smoke over the skyline. nhs waiting lists in england reach a record high — 4.95 million are now waiting for routine treatment.