this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. israeli warplanes destroy a tower in gaza housing international media. president biden calls leaders on both sides, expressing grave concern about the violence. palestinian officials say 1a people, including a family of ten, were killed in earlier israeli strikes on a refugee camp. one israeli has died in a hamas rocket attack. britons living in areas where the indian variant of coronavirus is spreading are urged to get a covid vaccination. both testing and vaccination are really important measures that we have, i suppose, in the tool box for controlling outbreaks.

20,000 football fans gather at wembley stadium to watch leicester city win the fa cup at the largest meeting of people in the uk for more than a year. and china makes space history, becoming only the second country to successfully land a rover on mars. hello and welcome whether you're watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has phoned the israeli and palestinian leaders to voice his concern about mounting civilian casualties as a result of fighting between israeli forces and militants in gaza. today, after a warning, the israeli military destroyed a tower block housing the offices of some foreign news operations.

earlier, palestinian officials said israeli air strikes killed 14 people, including five children, in a densely populated refugee camp. meanwhile, israeli police say one man has died in fresh hamas rocket attacks on cities in southern israel. yolande knell reports. within seconds, another tower block erased from gaza's skyline. journalists for international networks who worked inside rushed out after a warning from israel that it was about to strike. it says hamas intelligence used the building. earlier, a barrage of rockets hit tel aviv for the first time in two two days, with deadly results. emergency services unable to save a man here. in gaza, there has been almost no time to mourn as the numbers killed mount up. mohammed lost almost everyone in his family. his wife and their children were staying with her brother when the missiles struck their home

in an overcrowded refugee camp. little 0mar is all he has left, found in the rubble next to his mother. with militants continuing to be targeted, images released by israel's military show an operation that is not letting up. officials say dealing a strong blow to deter hamas will take more time. and hamas isn't stopping its fire either. its rockets, as always, are indiscriminate, continuing to pour down on the israeli towns closest to gaza. tensions here remain high in israel's mixed cities wherejews and arabs live side by side. there were more disturbances overnight. today, this was jaffa, the streets deserted. and now the focus turns to the palestinian territories. this is a solemn day when palestinians remember the dispossession of hundreds of thousands of people when israel was created in 1948. they call it al—nakba, "the catastrophe." and this year, the violence

elsewhere adds extra fuel to the protests. let's get more on those phone calls from president biden. we can cross live to our correspondent in washington, will grant. will, what's up in the message to these two leaders? i will, what's up in the message to these two leaders?— these two leaders? i think in essence. _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a _ these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a message - these two leaders? i think in essence, it's a message of l essence, it's a message of diplomacy, particularly towards president abbas. this was the first call since president biden took office. looking at some of the detail in there, he conveyed us commitment to strengthening us palestinian partnership, the desire forjerusalem for be a place for people coexistence and updated president abbas on us diplomatic engagement on the ongoing conflict. i think in a sense, his hand is being forced by the nature of what's happening on the ground. everything wejust seen in happening on the ground. everything we just seen in that report, but clearly, he's trying to — ahead of a

meeting by the un security council that there is a solution to this crisis. �* , �* , �* crisis. but president biden isn't talkin: to crisis. but president biden isn't talking to the — crisis. but president biden isn't talking to the palestinian - talking to the palestinian minnesotans, 21. i talking to the palestinian minnesotans, 21.- talking to the palestinian minnesotans, 21. i think that's the... minnesotans, 21. i think that's the--- that — minnesotans, 21. i think that's the... that mahmoud - minnesotans, 21. i think that's the... that mahmoud abbas i minnesotans, 21. i think that's - the... that mahmoud abbas doesn't have any influence over hamas in that regard. if anything, i think the republicans would want to see the republicans would want to see the biden administration pull away from iran, who have influence. but that isn't necessarily going to happen because there are discussions over the nuclear programme. the progressive wing of the democrats want to see the biden administration condemn israel more, so it's extremely thorny, as always, issue, and a very difficult one for the biden administration to pick a clear path amid the violence. you

biden administration to pick a clear path amid the violence.— biden administration to pick a clear path amid the violence. you speak of the fact that — path amid the violence. you speak of the fact that there _ path amid the violence. you speak of the fact that there is _ path amid the violence. you speak of the fact that there is a _ path amid the violence. you speak of the fact that there is a security - the fact that there is a security meeting on sunday, what's happening on the ground?— on the ground? well, the american envo to on the ground? well, the american envoy to the _ on the ground? well, the american envoy to the region _ on the ground? well, the american envoy to the region is _ on the ground? well, the american envoy to the region is there - on the ground? well, the american envoy to the region is there to - on the ground? well, the american envoy to the region is there to the l envoy to the region is there to the —— at the moment. he's a senior figure in the state department for israeli and palestinian affairs. 0bviously, israeli and palestinian affairs. obviously, an enviablejob israeli and palestinian affairs. obviously, an enviable job at the moment considering that the un's invoice as the size or hurtling towards a full—scale war —— unenviable. hisjob to towards a full—scale war —— unenviable. his job to defuse that. he is seen as fair, i believe, broadly. but it is a very, very toughjob at this broadly. but it is a very, very tough job at this time when the two sides are so far apart, there no conversations happening internally, and there's divisions within the security council too.— and there's divisions within the security council too. will, thanks very much- _ in london, thousands of thousands

of people have gathered to march in solidarity with the palestinian people. a large crowd moved through hyde park to the israeli embassy, calling for an end to the violence. meanwhile in paris, more than a0 people have been arrested following an unauthorised pro—palestinian demonstration, with police using water cannon and tear gas to disperse crowds. 0ne officer was injured in the scuffles as missiles and stones were thrown. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news from around the world. the national unity government in myanmar, which represents those opposing the military government, has appealed for international intervention to save the population of a small town under siege by ju nta forces. it says government forces are using heavy artillery and helicopter gunships on the besieged town of mindat, in northwestern chin state. its residents took up arms against the military last month. people in chile are voting to choose the 150 delegates who will redraft the country's constitution, which dates back to the military era

of general pinochet�*s rule. the new assembly will have equal numbers of men and women, and for the first time, places are being reserved for citizens from chile's indigenous people. chinese media say two tornadoes have struck central and eastern china, killing at least 12 people, including four in the town of shengze, in the eastern province ofjiangsu. china's commercial hub, shanghai, was put on alert after powerful thunderstorms rolled through. the uk doctors' union, the british medical association, has voiced concern that the easing of coronavirus restrictions in england is going ahead on monday, while the indian variant is spreading rapidly, and many people are still waiting for a vaccine. ministers insist they're acting "coolly and calmly" and there's no evidence that the new strain poses a greater risk to health. however, their scientific advisers have warned that the indian variant is more contagious than previous types and, after monday's unlocking,

could trigger the biggest wave of infections so far. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa reports. out on the streets of bolton in greater manchester, this rapid response team is going door—to—door, handing out test kits as authorities here and in other hotspots race to contain the more contagious indian variant. we're asking people to please take a test if you don't have any symptoms so we can identify people who may be positive and then support them for the isolation period. excuse me, keep walking. there are surge vaccinations, too. at this site in bolton they have ramped up to 4,000 shots per day. while vaccines are expected to protect against serious illness from this variant, it's thought they may not completely stop transmission so the advice now is to shorten the gap between doses to eight weeks for the most vulnerable, to boost short—term immunity. there is a bit of a trade—off

here because we know 12 weeks is better in terms of long term protection but we think there is enough of a crisis with this particular virus in the country at the moment to make sure that we get those individuals that have only had their first dose fully protected as quickly as possible. this 5k run at kempton park in surrey is a test event to see whether mass outdoor events without social distancing could be brought back safely again. some health experts are concerned allowing indoor mixing from monday and a more transmissible variant risks the variant taking off again, but ministers say it's too soon to say what it will mean for ending lockdown measures next month. we don't know how much more transmissible it is yet. so, if it's a low increase in transmissibility, that wouldn't fundamentally, necessarily, change things. if it's a high level then we would have to look carefully at what happens on the 21st ofjune.

around 1,000 covid patients are being treated in hospitals across the uk, the lowest level since mid—september, but about a third of adults are still unvaccinated. it's now an anxious wait to see whether new infections translate to a rise in hospital admissions in the weeks to come. katharine da costa, bbc news. i'm joined now by professor ravi gupta from the university of cambridge. he's a professor of clinical microbiology and has been researching the evolution of covid—19, including new strains. thank you forjoining us. what are your concerns about the india variant? it your concerns about the india variant? , , ., ., variant? it seems that the india variant? it seems that the india variant is the _ variant? it seems that the india variant is the next _ variant? it seems that the india variant is the next in _ variant? it seems that the india variant is the next in the - variant? it seems that the india variant is the next in the line i variant? it seems that the india variant is the next in the line ofj variant is the next in the line of variants of concern. it's the fourth one that we have had since december of last year. and it is somewhat different from those had that come before. it does appear to have

elements that make it more transmissible, for example, mutation that generates a different form. it also has mutations in the key parts recognised by antibodies generated by vaccines and past infections, so those musicians confer a little bit of escape from those —— of those mutations. of course, we do have many other types of antibodies that help us prevent severe infection. we think there's an element of escape from vaccines, which is not unusual because we've seen it before with the variant that came from south africa, the b—1.351. in the wanted identified in brazil. you africa, the 34.351. in the wanted identified in brazil.— africa, the 34.351. in the wanted identified in brazil. you talk about it ossibl identified in brazil. you talk about it possibly be _ identified in brazil. you talk about it possibly be more _ identified in brazil. you talk aboutj it possibly be more transmissible, is it potentially more harmful? it is, and it's extremely difficult to

disentangle these things. let's say the legal devices, it's a difficult thing to measure, especially as we have treatments, including steroids, to alleviate some of the more severe effects. also, there are other strengths circulating and the populations are different, so very difficult to compare different viruses against each other in terms of their outcomes of.— of their outcomes of. what do you feel the government's _ of their outcomes of. what do you feel the government's public- of their outcomes of. what do you | feel the government's public health messaging should be at this ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing _ ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is — ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is to _ ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is to have _ ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is to have as - ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is to have as high . ? i think reassurance is important. the key thing is to have as high a i the key thing is to have as high a vaccine uptake as possible, so everyone should be fully vaccinated when possible. of course, to maintain social distancing where they can and to obviously be wary that the virus transmission is still going on. also to be vigilant for

symptoms and to test. so the measure should be continued whilst we are in this limbo period. we still don't have the coverage of vaccination that we need to feel more secure because we now have a virus that can transmit efficiently, can infect some people despite the vaccine, but they are still protected from severe effects. transmission can still happen and there are vulnerable people who may and up with severe diseases. we are in a rather precarious position. professor gu ta, precarious position. professor gunta. we _ precarious position. professor gupta, we appreciate - precarious position. professor gupta, we appreciate your- precarious position. professor - gupta, we appreciate your expertise. israeli warplanes have destroyed a gaza tower block, housing international media agencies. president biden has called leaders on both sides, expressing grave concern about the violence. palestinian officials say 1a people, including a family of ten, were killed in earlier israeli strikes on a refugee camp. 0ne israeli has died in a hamas rocket attack.

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi gna nasegaram. definitely exciting. what a day it has been for leicester city. i'm excited as well. they have won the fa cup for the first time in the club's history after beating chelsea 1-0. the club's history after beating chelsea 1—0. the drama of a stunning strike and an equaliser ruled out by... all that drama in front of 21 fans inside wimbley. —— wembley. the welcome sound of over 20,000 fans. the cup final�*s always been special, but today felt even more significant. chelsea are eight times winners of this competition, whereas

leicester were looking to put their name on the trophy for the first time. it was the blues from london who had the better of the first half, the inform mason firing a warning shot. not quite. as you can see, the rain brought the need to improvise. he might have given chelsea the lead.— improvise. he might have given chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. _ chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they _ chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they would - chelsea the lead. couldn't crane his neck far enough. they would rue i neck far enough. they would rue those misses _ neck far enough. they would rue those misses because _ neck far enough. they would rue those misses because the - neck far enough. they would rue those misses because the game | neck far enough. they would rue - those misses because the game was about to come alive with a moment of magic. about to come alive with a moment of manic. ~ . . about to come alive with a moment of ma.ic_~ ., .,, ., about to come alive with a moment of maaic.~ ., .,, ., a about to come alive with a moment of magie— a goal _ about to come alive with a moment of magie— a goal to - about to come alive with a moment of magic._ a goal to fit - magic. what a shot! a goal to fit the occasion. _ magic. what a shot! a goal to fit the occasion. the _ magic. what a shot! a goal to fit the occasion. the inevitable - the occasion. the inevitable response came from chelsea, but they found a great dane in the way. not one, but two world—class saves. there was still time for one last bit of drama. chelsea thought they got the equaliser, but in the modern game, celebrations can be premature. the lines are put in, the verdict is still goals. the lines are put in, the verdict is still goals-—

still goals. leicester city when the fa cu - still goals. leicester city when the fa cu for still goals. leicester city when the fa cup for the _ still goals. leicester city when the fa cup for the first _ still goals. leicester city when the fa cup for the first time. - still goals. leicester city when the fa cup for the first time. it's - fa cup for the first time. it's added anotherfairy tale fa cup for the first time. it's added another fairy tale to their collection. craig templeton, bbc news. it may take centre stage in the uk, but there are still premier league match is being played. leeds beat burnley 4—0. southampton beat fulham, who are relegated. 3—1 the score. brighton are hosting west ham at the moment. west ham could still make the top four places come the end of the season. it is 0—0 at the end of the season. it is 0—0 at the moment. there is around half an hour to play. an unbeaten season in the scottish premiership. there were celebrations for them as they lifted the scottish premiership trophy. rangers beat aberdeen 4—0, meaning they have gone through the whole

season unbeaten. stephen gerard as their manager. fans met at the stadium despite police telling them not to. atalanta have secured the champions league football after a lead. atlanta led —— atalanta led 3-0. lead. atlanta led —— atalanta led 3—0. restored the three gold advantage. atalanta held on and they have guaranteed to finish ahead of even to this thanks to a better head to head record. the hopes of qualifying for the champions league are still alive. the rome derby is under way. ten up against rivals. ——

1-0 under way. ten up against rivals. —— 1—0 up. meeting again this time for the final of the italian open. nadal one in straight sets in his semifinal. djokovic has played two matches, but he would eventually get back to the local favourite. and like djokovic, had to play twice on saturday to reach the women's final. the french open champion one just a few hours after ending... she will play karolina pliskova on sunday. that's all the sport for now. enjoy your evening. just before we went on air, i caught up with a couple of leicester city fans — chuck tsay in hong kong and jordan becker in new york, in, understandably, a very noisy sports bar. let's give you a flavour

of our conversation. i watched the games from 1230 midnight in hong kong. i've been thinking about it all day and never thought we could win, especially because chelsea has been performing so well in the previous couple of matches. leicester less so so it is unreal to be here, to be talking to you, to be winning this thing and to be witnessing michael and them celebrating in the pitch. it is unreal. jordan, i know you are holding a beer in one hand, are you pinching yourself in the other? lam. i really can't believe it happened. it wasn't just that we were underdogs, the years of history, that we've never lifted this trophy. and it was just remarkable the way the game played out. we almost had some divine intervention, a couple of great saves and that marginal vir decision, it felt special,

it felt like that magic day that leicester city have been waiting for the fa cup for so long. it really shows the magic of the cup, the romance of the fa cup is still alive and kicking. we just heard there about that marginal vir call, your heart must have been in your mouth so went with minutes to go, it looked as though the lead was gone. yes, i mean, that's crazy because especially, it was a close call to the goal. he celebrated very excitedly. i know it was towards the leicester fans in the stadium but it turned out to be a vir decision when he was offside, he was just a little bit of side. that is the most controversial case i have seen in leicester in the ar and to happen in the fa cup

final, that's special. i can see both of your faces in front of me now and ijust want to put to you both that brought about you didn't dare dream that this would happen, how does it feel now? for me, it's quite special because i started to follow since 2016, is a glory hunter, you may say, but this is the first since 2016, as a glory hunter, you may say, but this is the first real glory that i have followed. we have struggled in 2016, 2017, 2018, and we lost. but now we have come back, we have a great team, we've won the fa cup and that makes me excited to see what's in the future for leicester, for us. and jordan, you can't keep the smile off your face. it almost doesn't feel real.

there was something about this competition where it gives a real surge of civic pride, something that when you are used to fans travelling from the city that down to wembley with everybody leicester going through the toughest lockdown all year, it would have been special anyway. itjust feels even more special. both of you, thank you so much for making time for us on the bbc after going through these amazing last few hours. really appreciate it, thanks. thank you so much. we did it, we did it! yes! celebrate! china has successfully landed its first rover on mars — touching the planet's surface after surviving the treacherous descent by parachute. michael bristow reports. only two other nations have reached the red planet — the united states and russia — so there was understandable apprehension among chinese scientists.

the landing craft entered the martian atmosphere in a protective capsule and parachuted towards the surface. earth is too far away to control this delicate process. the rover was on its own. rockets slowed the descent further before the final part of this ten—month journey. touchdown. the six—wheeled landing craft, named zhurong, then opened its solar panels and sent back a signal to earth. back in china, there was relief, joy and celebration. this is the country's first mission to mars. translation: it should be said that this was not an easy task. i it is our first time down this path and we have met many difficulties. the rover will spend three months collecting data. china is now undoubtedly one of the world's leading nations in interplanetary exploration. but the chinese are not the only ones interested in mars.

in february, the us rover perseverance made a successful landing there. competition between these two leading nations now extends millions of kilometres into space. michael bristow, bbc news. debenhams closes its remaining shops today after more than 240 years on the high street. it went into administration in 2019 after several years of falling sales. our business correspondent, emma simpson, reports. these stores reopened after lockdown to allow the remaining stock to be cleared. the last 28 shops closed today. the end of an era. debenham's roots can be traced back to 1778, with a draper�*s store in west london selling fabrics, hats and umbrellas. by the 1950s it was the uk's

biggest department store — and it continued to expand, pulling shoppers in with its famous blue cross sales. but it failed to keep up with the competition. its problems were years in the making. it first collapsed in 2019. the pandemic then finished it off as it failed to find a buyer. by christmas, the business was being wound down, with 12,000 job losses. it's one of the biggest retail failures since woolworths, emblematic of the retail shakeout as shopping habits change. the chain was an anchor store in many town centres, and its demise will leave large gaps for landlords and local authorities to fill. emma simpson, bbc news. santandersays its key services are recovering after a technical issue which left customers unable to make payments online and buy food in supermarkets. the bank said it was working on a full recovery by the end of the day, and has apologised, insisting no—one will

be out of pocket. wreaths have been laid at whitehall in london to mark the exact moment the royal british legion was formed 100 years ago. the ceremony at the cenotaph was led by retired lieutenant general james bashall. in a message to coincide with the charity's centenary, prince charles said the organisation ensured the sacrifices of veterans would never be forgotten. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. the weather is very unreliable for outdoor plans at the moment. sunny _ unreliable for outdoor plans at the moment. sunny skies _ unreliable for outdoor plans at the moment. sunny skies overhead i unreliable for outdoor plans at the moment. sunny skies overhead one minute, the next, a drenching downpour comes along. some of the downpours on monday will be heavy with hail and thunder mixing in. this is how saturday turned out. we had a band of patchy rain that drifted northwards. to the south of that, we return to that mix

of sunshine and showers. some were very heavy indeed. they will fade to some extent as we head through tonight, although east anglia northern england will be cloud and patchy rain. through the outer early hours, the showers will start to patch up once again —— pep up. that is a sign of things to come because this area of low pressure during tomorrow is going to take up residence right on top of the uk, and that means the air will be very unstable. those shower clouds will be able to bubble up very quickly and very readily, and some of the downpours will be very heavy indeed. getting going first thing across the fire southwest of england then spreading across other parts. possibly thundery with hail and fairly strong winds. the strongest winds will be found down towards the south of england and the channel islands, particularly for coastal areas. top temperatures in the of the sunshine between 11 and 16

degrees. not too many showers through the day, but there could be the hefty one to the late afternoon and on into the evening. i'm of the showers will fade through the night, but that is not the end of this unsettled weather story because low pressure will still be close by on monday. the centre of the low drifting a little further east, so it may be that the showers become focused across eastern areas. you could well stay dry across parts of northern ireland and western scotland with some spells of sunshine. top temperatures during monday, again, 12 to 16 degrees. the same weather pattern continues throughout the coming week. which hours or longer spells of rain, some of the downpours very heavy, possibly thundery. temperature is below normal for the time of year, but they will still be some sunny spells.