this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm shaun ley. after days of frantic negotiations, a coalition of opposition parties signs an historic deal to form a new israeli government. the deal is likely to mean an end to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's 12 years in power. mr netanyahu, is this your last week, prime minister? is this your last week, prime minister? is that a wish or question? the man appointed to help england's children catch up on missed lessons during the pandemic resigns, saying government funds "fall far short of what is needed". and watching sport injapan — facemasks, temperature checks and polite applause

instead of cheering. is this what the olympics will look like when they open in just 50 days�* time? hello, welcome to bbc news if you havejustjoined us. we begin in israel. late wednesday, oppostiions havejoined forces and agreed to form a new coalition government — a move that looks likely to end the 12 year reign as prime minister of benjamin netanhayu. his time in office os the longest in israels history and is still subject to a vote of confidence in parliament — probably next week. if that fails, then there s a risk the country would have to hold another election, the fifth, in two—and—a—half years. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman has the latest from jerusalem. the letter has gone in from the leader of israel's

opposition to the israeli president saying that they are ready to form a new government without benjamin netanyahu. and he says in that letter that they will unite all parts of israeli society. now, this is unprecedented, not just because of the fact that right—wing parties are now joining with an arab—israeli party in government for the first time, but also because of the broad ideological range of all the parties involved. but that could, at the same time, point to this government's inherent weakness, and remember, it's not all over yet still for benjamin netanyahu. it will be some long days before this government is finally sworn in. and in the meantime, mr netanyahu and his party will do all they can to try and stop it. benjamin netanyahu is edging towards the precipice, trying everything to stop a fall from power. so far, his calls for help are going unanswered.

in the chamber of israel's parliament, those who are hatching a plan for his demise — a once—loyal ally and an opponent, forging friendship. they could be israel's next leaders. mr netanyahu's still doing everything he can to derail the formation of a new government, even as those politicians are still meeting in the building here. this is a prime minister determined to cling on. there he is, there he is, there he is. then israel's longest—serving leader leaves his office, not yet for the final time. mr netanyahu, is this your last week as prime minister? will this be your last week as prime minister? is that a wish or a question? israel has had four deadlocked elections, mr netanyahu couldn't muster a right—wing majority. on trial for corruption, with a country divided, support from key coalition partners drained away. one rebel is naftali bennett, now set to lead the new government.

he's a nationalist who opposes a future palestinian state. he's joined up with the centre ground opposition leader, yair lapid, who will become pm after two years. israel's recent war with hamas in gaza paused the political pressure. but violence between jews and arabs erupted inside israel. in the town of lod, things are still tense. so what of the challenge to bibi, as mr netanyahu is known, by naftali bennett? translation: it's disgusting. a man with six seats will be prime minister? it's unheard of. bibi is dividing us. because he is trying to be a prime minister for four times. he didn't succeed. with protests outside, the talks went to the wire and an agreement has now been signed.

a picture from inside makes history in israel, ajewish nationalist and an islamic religious arab party aiming tojoin as part of a new coalition. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is our reporter, mark lobel. mark, how did we find out about this? , , z: :: mark, how did we find out about this? �* , ,': i: , mark, how did we find out about this? , g; :: , , ., this? just 30 minutes before the deadline _ this? just 30 minutes before the deadline for _ this? just 30 minutes before the deadline for this - this? just 30 minutes before i the deadline for this agreement expired, there was a statement issued by the centrist former broadcaster and former finance minister, he e—mailed the president of israel saying a coalition agreement had been reached, he said that this government will work to serve all the citizens of israel, including those who are not members of it, we will expect those who oppose it and do every thing in our power to unite all parts of israeli society. so the key points of

that statement are that he would be prime ministers for two years before handing power to yair lapid, the ultimate p.m. to yair lapid, the ultimate pm. if you like from the 23rd of august 20 27th of august 2023. there are eight parties that have taken part in this agreement and it was just unveiling this incredible balancing act that they are going to have to meet. the president which protocol dictates has to oversee this process was watching the israeli soccer cup final at the time. he phoned yair lapid to congratulate him, and he tweeted, let's have a look at it, we will expect the israeli permit to be convened as soon as possible... so, expecting that vote quite soon. you made the oint that vote quite soon. you made the point about _ that vote quite soon. you made the point about the _ that vote quite soon. you made the point about the dates - that vote quite soon. you made the point about the dates beingj the point about the dates being set as far ahead as 2023, but with eight parties, that is kind of a challenge to last that long. have we heard from any of the other parties apart

from yair lapid. wavered from two of them so far, the most surprising was perhaps the leader of the arab islamist party, that is unprecedented to have him in this potential coalition. if the glue that is biting them all is to say goodbye to netanyahu from of them the next question will be what can they actually agree on? nose into his answer here when he was asked what the points of agreement are and what he leaves out. translation: education, welfare, employment, economic— education, welfare, employment, economic development, planning and construction from a housing shortage — and construction from a housing shortage and, of course, the eradication of crime and violence. there are many things mm — there are many things in voenete — there are many things in this agreement that benefit arab society— agreement that benefit arab society as well as israeli society— society as well as israeli society as well as israeli society as a whole, but mainly in the — society as a whole, but mainly in the negative area that is stricken _ in the negative area that is stricken with many problems, especially the regularisation of the — especially the regularisation of the unrecognised villages. so he is really outlining the nuts and bolts, if you like them education, employment, crime. ., , crime. that could be any government _ crime. that could be any government anywhere i crime. that could be any government anywhere in crime. that could be any - government anywhere in the world. ,

government anywhere in the world. . , world. exactly come except it does not _ world. exactly come except it does not commit _ world. exactly come except it does not commit is _ world. exactly come except it does not commit is in - world. exactly come except it does not commit is in israel, | does not commit is in israel, not mentioning the peace process, the two state solution, settlements, the role of religion in society. no, there are no ultraorthodox parties in this coalition, so it makes it makes some areas of this agreement slightly easier from that point of view, but there is another sticking point which is the role of the judiciary selecting judges and also whether the justice system should be weakened or strengthened, and we heard about this from what the leader of the labour party says. now, if we have a look at what she said she said... so that is a sign of how much trading has already taken place and just a small sign of the amount of horse trading still to come. i5 amount of horse trading still to come-— to come. is fascinating, so many moving _ to come. is fascinating, so many moving parts. - to come. is fascinating, so many moving parts. thankj to come. is fascinating, so - many moving parts. thank you very much. we will have more on that story as it develops in the course of the next few

minutes. first, though, let's get some of the day s other news. the sri lankan navy says a cargo ship that had been on fire for almost two weeks is now sinking. the blaze was put out on tuesday, but there are now fears that tonnes of oil and gas on board could leak into the sea, environmental groups are worried that would devastate nearby marine life. chemicals and plastics from the containers on board have already spilled along sri lanka's coastline. president macron has confirmed that all 12 to 18—year—olds in france, will be able to get a covid vaccine, as ofjune 15th. he said the country's aiming to vaccinate 30 million people by mid—june, and added that the rule on mandatory mask wearing outdoors, will be lifted gradually, on a regional basis. a novel about senegalese troops fighting for france in the first world war has won this year's international booker prize for literature. the book at night all blood is black, is written by the french writer david diop. details of celebrations to mark the queen's platinum jubilee nextjune, have been released by buckingham palace. there'll be a four—day holiday weekend from thursday, june second, to sunday, june fifth. events will include a pageant

with 5,000 performers and a live concert, at buckingham palace. that will mark the queen's 70th year as head of state. england's education recovery commissioner has resigned, saying the government's funding package is not enough. sir kevan collins took on the role february to develop a long—term plan to help pupils make up for lost learning during the pandemic. he says the one—point—four bilion pounds allocated by the government "falls far short of what is needed". here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. it's in towns like hartlepool that children have fallen furthest behind. earlier this year, the prime minister said this was his top priority. it's the loss of learning for so many children and young people. that is the thing we've got to focus on now as a society.

so what does today's promise mean for this primary and secondary school? they sing. giving children back their voice. they sing. it was more... it's confidence, being around people, he was very quiet anyway, he was a really quiet boy, so that side of him was lost again. mums telling me education should be top of the list. you know, the financial state of the country is important in terms of how we can prosper, but these are future of the country. if we don't invest in their education, it is just paramount. we owe it to them. there was a draft plan to fund more school hours for sport and arts, as well as learning, but that got scrapped last week as too expensive.

now the education expert and former teacher advising the prime minister resigned. in a statement, he said he'd asked for landmark investment, but instead, ministers had chosen a plan that was too narrow and too slow. it falls far short of what is needed and a halfhearted approach risked failing pupils. this has poured cold water over today's promise of £1 billion for tutoring. in hartlepool, this secondary school asked for 12 tutors this year and got two. the prime minister said tutoring was the best use of public money. what we are now doing is the biggest tutoring programme anywhere in the world. there is no question that many kids are incredibly resilient, they've bounced back very well from the pandemic, but a lot of them also need help to catch up, to make good the loss of learning that has taken place. even before the pandemic,

two things were happening, the gap between better off children and poorer children and how they were doing at school was beginning to widen again. and in hartlepool and across the north east, more and more children were growing up in families struggling with money, and we know that it's those children who have fallen furthest behind in the pandemic. but for schools today, this is a slimmed down plan, leaving them choosing which pupils to help. today, the head teacher told me she was bitterly disappointed. i was absolutely incredulous. ijust can't get my head around how the big plans that we have all been involved in, the discussions have boiled down to what is in effect, 15 hours of tuition for identified children. i'm left thinking, "where's the rest of these big plans?" schools are on a journey out of the pandemic, travelling with the hope and promise there is more to come.

the government said it will continue to work on helping education recover and making sure no child is left behind. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the grandads from south london — who have become the latest stars of the rap world the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, via a signal given with the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali who has died at the age of 7a. outspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing of which he was three times world champion. he was a good fighter, he fought all the way to the end —

even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp sgt peppers lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. this is bbc news, our top story. after days of frantic negotiations, a coalition of opposition parties signs an historic deal, to form a new israeli government. let's get more on our main story — the opposition coalition deal in israel that could oust prime minister netanyahu after 12 years in power.

the longest continuous period that any israeli prime minister has served. joining me now from washington isjonathan schanzer — he's the senior vice president for the think tank, foundation for the defense of democracies. this had been widely trailed, but it still seems quite a dramatic achievement for all of these parties to finally sign on the dotted line. it certainly was. of our problem together of parties that really don't agree on much. if you do agree, though, that it is time for netanyahu to go. in the question of if we have right now is in these 12 days that are before us before this parliament is set to be sworn in, whether there will be additional tricks up netanyahu's sleep. will he try to disrupt these parties which i think are already uneasy with one another. so i would not rule netanyahu out. israeli politics can be rather rough—and—tumble at times. fine rough-and-tumble at times. one ofthe rough-and-tumble at times. one of the striking _ rough—and—tumble at times. one

of the striking thing is that our correspondent was starting just at the top of his hour was that the leader of the party that the leader of the party that signed up was asked what the priorities of this new government would be listed things that you would hear in a new government being sworn in practically anywhere in the world, education, economy, that kind of stuff crime, common factors. one thing he said nothing about was the conflict between israel and the palestinians. it's like the elephant in the room and it's quite hard to believe that that elephants can be ignored for the entire lifetime of the government. welcome if interesting, when the politician you mentioned, it's a historic momentjust to have him during the government. it's actually rather remarkable no other era party has done that in israel's history. and i think that part of that has to do with the normalisation that we seen across the arab world of recognition that israel is here to statement is not going anywhere, and i think there is also ideologically may be

opposed to some of the things that the country stands for, i think he probably also realises that the pipe administration is not going to prioritise peace with israel and the palestinians. right now, there is no leader in the palestinian side that is prepared to make the compromises. it's stalled, sober due focus on the domestic issues actually makes quite a bit of sense.— bit of sense. naftali bennett who will be _ bit of sense. naftali bennett who will be pretty _ bit of sense. naftali bennett who will be pretty this - bit of sense. naftali bennett who will be pretty this trip . bit of sense. naftali bennett who will be pretty this trip is club has some quite interesting views on the subject, he is not a believer in the two state solution and has suggested that israel should reoccupy the west bank and so on. but if netanyahu is really gone, if this is curtains for him as prime minister, thejoke this is curtains for him as prime minister, the joke that the economy magazine made recently as he is 17 years into his first four years in office, but they think is coming to the end of his time. could we be on the cost of leadership, and therefore, unreasonable the pipe administration to come involved with zero look there

is a pcd exit of hand, we involved with zero look there is a pcd exit of hand,- is a pcd exit of hand, we can certainly _ is a pcd exit of hand, we can certainly imagine _ is a pcd exit of hand, we can certainly imagine a _ is a pcd exit of hand, we can certainly imagine a pcp - is a pcd exit of hand, we can certainly imagine a pcp exit| is a pcd exit of hand, we can. certainly imagine a pcp exit of hand, we can certainly imaginable new table that is set for possible glaciations. everything that i think is really getting away about right now is a sense of the pipe administration that it is time to pivotally from the middle east, that there is great power of competition that is beckoning with china concerns about russia that every dollar spent in every year spent in the middle east has been a waste. this is the wide view of the american public right now. so it's unclear how much political gain biden would get from reentering into these negotiations that have frustrated so many presidents before him. frustrated so many presidents before him-— before him. jonathan, it is fascinating _ before him. jonathan, it is fascinating stuff. - before him. jonathan, it is fascinating stuff. from - before him. jonathan, it isj fascinating stuff. from the foundation of democracies, pickets were being with us on this really interesting night. thank you. there are 50 days left until the delayed summer olympic games are due to start in tokyo. but there's alot of debate over whether they should go ahead at all. the international olympic committee insists that the event can be held safely.

not many people in japan are convinced. reports suggest that some i2% of the 80,000 volunteers for the olympics and paralympics have quit. the country is in the middle of a fourth wave of covid infections. from tokyo rupert wingfield—hayes reports. applause. this is sport in the time of covid. cheering is strictly forbidden. masks are mandatory. and thermal cameras scan every passing body. it's sunday night in kawasaki, and for the football fans flocking to watch their local team, all of this is now routine. translation: i'm going to take all prevention measures we can | take, and we'll be watching the game away from other fans. inside, just 5,000 spectators are allowed. they've been holding football matches like this injapan, with audiences, throughout the covid pandemic, and they say they can do

so safely because everybody wears masks, because of the safety measures that they've put in place, and they say they haven't had one single cluster of covid traced back to any of these games since the beginning of the pandemic. the tokyo olympic committee points to this as proof the games can go ahead in 50 days' time, safe and secure. but safe and secure is not how it feels in the emergency ward at this hospital in osaka. the last month has been exhausting for staff here, with more covid patients than ever before. dr nishiguchi is the head of the unit. he says the fourth wave here has been much faster and more deadly than previous ones. "about three weeks ago, the number of infections increased very suddenly," he tells me. "many patients could not get into hospital. they had to wait at home. by the time they got to hospital, their condition was much worse."

that is exactly what happened to 74—year—old kazuyuki shiyota. his wife, asuko, tells me that when kazuyuki got sick with covid last month, it took six days to find him a hospital bed. and by then, he was extremely ill. his daughter makiko doesn't want to show her face but it is clear who she blames for her father's death. translation: this country | is run by politicians who take people's lives so lightly and want to go ahead with the olympics. we have lost 2000 people in osaka. so that is 2000 families going through the same as us. and they still want to go ahead with the olympics. the international olympic committee points to events like this and says the olympics can be held with little risk to public health. but with the pandemic still raging across the world, the question many here are asking is why is the ioc so

determined to take that risk? rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, kawasaki. now meet pete and baz — the grandad duo from south east london who've been making a name for themselves on the rap and drill music scene. the pairfrom bermondsey who've become an internet sensation — say their cockney roots have helped as it's all about rhythmn and rhyming. thomas magill has been talking to them about how they're handling their new found fame. # still livin�* on the old estate #. an unlikely collaboration — one of the uk's biggest drill artists, m24, and these two, pete and bas — a pair of grandads from bermondsey, and now international stars hoping to bring something quite unique to the world of rap. it started off as rap, but we are pushing the boundaries of rap. yeah, it's the rhythm, isn't it? _ beginning to bang into hip—hop.

it's all about rhyming. rhyming. and being a cockney, rhyming slang is a big thing. and rhythm, it's about rhythm. the words are important, but the rhythm is what they love. # i'm a lovely geezer #. i'll give you an example. doo—doo—doo, doo, doo—doo—doo—doo... it's catchy, isn't it? it's catchy. you couldn't not tap your foot to that, could you? # hello girl, - hello darling...#. and millions of fans have been doing just that during lockdown. their latest song — plugged in with fumez — notching up overi million hits on youtube in just three days. and with this new—found fame in their 70s, visiting their old manor helps them keep their feet on the ground. i love their music. i love the style of music. i love the way they do it. i love that they are from bermondsey.| everyone i know is talking about you. we love it. add that to my tab, yeah? see you later.

see, boys. you later. it is these fans the boys turn to for help when it comes to the lingo. we do talk to a few younger guys to help us with bringing it back into the age... modern idiot, really, they call it, don't they? modern idiot, yeah. and then they say stuff like the feds... we used to call them the fuzz, didn't we? the old bill, that kind of thing, but they call it the feds these days. and ops — do you know what an op is? we use that now, that is your opponent. with lockdown beginning to ease, pete and bas have big plans for the future, even if they cannot say them. global domination! they laugh. well, i think the gigs are going to bejust off the scale because they were good before and when people can get out and about, they realise what they missed, it is going to be absolutely epic. #jaykae still didn't send his verse # skepta get left in a casket case #

fumez the engineer #. you heard it here first. you are watching bbc news. hello there. in the past few days, the heat has been building. in the next few days, the heat is going to be ebbing away. it was certainly warm, though, in the sunshine in particular on wednesday. the sunniest weather was actually in suffolk. but it wasn't here that we saw the highest temperatures. that was further south in northholt. 28 celsius, the hottest day of the year so far. it was the warmest it's been all year in wales and scotland, 26—27 celsius. now, all that heat was ahead of a band of showers, which for a while were heavy, even with one or two rumbles of thunder. that's been moving up from the southwest, and behind it, we have seen slightly cooler air and much more cloud across southwestern parts of the uk. a very different day here in devon compared with tuesday. that cloud is still around at the moment, hence the high temperatures that we are starting with on thursday morning. many places will start dry, we've still got

some showers left over across northern ireland, northern england. those should quickly move northward into scotland, and as they do so, a lot of those showers will fade away. northern scotland probably dry with some sunshine. and we should get more sunshine in the afternoon across other parts of the uk as the cloud thins and breaks. but it will be a bit cooler than it was on wednesday. the heat getting confined to east anglia, southeast england. lincolnshire could reach 26, maybe 27 celsius, a warm day still here. as we head into the evening, most places will end the day dry with some sunshine. but look what's coming our way from the near continent. there's the threat overnight, and into friday, there are some showers or longer spells of heavy rain, perhaps thundery, affecting some eastern parts of england, mainly east anglia and the southeast, a lot of uncertainty about that. elsewhere, it looks generally dry, and there will be more in the way of sunshine, it cloud over a bit more, i think, in northern ireland. a cooler day certainly for eastern parts of england with more cloud and the threat of some rain. top temperatures, 21 celsius. now, let's head into the weekend, and we see

the back of that threatening rain in the southeast of england. a weather front is coming in from the atlantic. this one, mind you, is going to be very weak. it will bring with it a bit more cloud across northern ireland into western parts of scotland. the chance of a little light rain or drizzle, but it's not moving very quickly into the uk, and for many, it will be a fine day with some spells of sunshine. it will be warmer in the southeast, 23 celsius. those temperatures won't change a great deal on sunday, but for one or two showers, it should be dry with some sunshine at times.

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after days of frantic negotiations in israel, a coalition of opposition parties has been formed to oust the current prime ministerfrom power. if it wins support in the knesset, a new government would be led for the next two years by naftali bennett, a hardline former settler. the deal is likely to mean an end to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's 12 years in power. he has urged right—wing politicians not to join the proposed new unity government. he described it as a danger to israel's security and future. the british government's adviser on education recovery from the coronavirus disruption, has resigned saying the amount of money ministers have announced "falls far short of what is needed." now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with zeinab badawi.