good evening. it is six o'clock and you're watching bbc news with me, shaun ley. the headlines at six: rockets have been fired into israeli territory — as the islamichhad group responded to israeli air strikes. israel says it has killed two commanders after what it called an immediate threat — six palestinian children are among the dead in gaza. israel's now reported to have agreed to a truce. here, the two conservative party leadership contenders vying to be the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. the former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed now. archie battersbee�*s family call for an inquiry into his care — a day after he died following the withdrawal of life support.

a bbc news investigation reveals dozens of english councils have cut back on holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us if you have justjoined us a warm welcome to bbc news. we present this bulletin with this news... —— begin this bulletin. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad

group could be imminent — after two days of violence that have been the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towardsjerusalem today — after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have agreed. the israeli operation began on friday. since then at least 30 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a crush of grief for islamichhad's most powerful commander in gaza. "revenge", the mourners shout. and soon it came — the armed group filing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed here with seven others in intense israeli bombing. translation: it was horrifying.

they targeted the house with five or six rockets. there were bodies on the ground. and today, the violence also reached jerusalem, as israeli nationalists visited its most disputed holy site for a jewish holiday. israel's air defence system could be seen intercepting at least two palestinian rockets over the city, leaving trails of white smoke. israeli officials say they launched their military operation to prevent attacks by islamichhad on israeli civilians, that they had precise, detailed intelligence of its plans. but for now civilian life is on hold in southern israel, the streets largely empty as air raid sirens leave residents hiding in bomb shelters. outside nobody is hurt, but some rockets hit. and in gaza too. we can't independently verify these pictures, but israel says they show a palestinian missile misfiring with deadly consequences. there was no israeli activity in the gaza strip in that area or at that time. islamichhad is killing

palestinian children in gaza. after three days of fighting, we may now be heading for a ceasefire brokered by egypt, but people here know that a truce is always temporary. in the latest in a hearing on the ceasefire proposal is that israel appears to have agreed to it, while the palestinians say —— and we will be talking to you lowe and now a little later. —— to yolande knell. gordon brown says borisjohnson and the tory leadership candidates should agree an immediate emergency budget to tackle the rising cost of living. the former labour prime minister says millions of families may be pushed over the edge when energy bills go up in october. he said failing to act now would condemn vulnerable children and pensioners to a winter of "dire poverty." the first responsibility of government is to those people who are the most vulnerable and the people who are blameless in a crisis, and that's families with children, disabled people and elderly people in this country. we know that 80% of each of these groups are going to be in fuel

poverty by the end of the year — in other words they're going to have to pay out far more for their fuel bills they can afford, while at the same time having to pay higher prices for their food, telecom, rent, council tax and all basic necessities. it's absolutely urgent that you get together in the next few days, if you don't then the benefit changes cannot go through even if they're agreed in september until perhaps late october or november. it's quite important that we take action now when the emergency exists. and i really can't understand why the government is being so slow to respond to the latest very hefty increase in fuel bills, which is putting an unjustifiable burden on so many people. that is what gordon brown told bbc news this afternoon. allies of the conservative leadership contender liz truss have insisted she isn't ruling out future direct help for people struggling to pay energy bills. yesterday, the foreign secretary said she would focus on tax cuts if she becomes prime minister, rather than what she

called "hand—outs". one of her supporters, the trade minister, penny mordaunt, said ms truss was considering "other measures". there will be different things required for different people. there's the package of support that's already been put in place. liz is looking at other measures. i spoke to the chancellor yesterday, actually, about this and a raft of other things. he has commissioned some additional work. what we do need to do, though, is provide reassurance to people early and i think the right time to do that is when we have a new prime minister in, but we need to do pretty sharpish. and that's why i think it is right to have an emergency budget, why i am glad liz is committed to that. that was penny mordaunt speaking on behalf of liz truss. oliver dowden, a supporter of rishi sunak said ms truss' proposed tax cuts were "insufficient". i think this is one

of the biggest challenges, possibly the biggest challenge for an incoming prime minister. we're going to see energy bills going up to almost £a,ooo. if you look at the idea of the tax cuts, this idea of reversing national insurance contributions, that's only going to benefit someone working full—time on the national living wage by less than £60. contrast that with whoever the prime minister is — they're going to get the benefit of about £1,800. this isn't the way to help people through this very difficult period. oliver dowden, who supported rishi sunak. our political correspondent damian grammaticas is here with me. it seems like they have been talking about tax cuts are not tax cuts since the start of this leadership election. i know that is not strictly true but it has kind of defaulted to that argument, yet from what the bank of england said this week, and its warnings, plus its decision to increase interest rates, the crisis goes a little more widely than that and potentially what the economy is facing is a significant

recession?— economy is facing is a significant recession? 1, ~ ., ., recession? the bank of england said it is facin: recession? the bank of england said it is facing a — recession? the bank of england said it is facing a significant _ recession? the bank of england said it is facing a significant recession - it is facing a significant recession and one it predicted would last more than a year, all the way through next year, so that distinction has been there from the start between rishi sunak and liz truss, but it has absolutely become i think central given now the sort of framework we had from the bank of england last week, they are laying out its vision of what is going to happen. it out its vision of what is going to ha en. , , ., ~ out its vision of what is going to hauen. ,, ,�* out its vision of what is going to hauen. , , , �* . happen. it is bleak, isn't it, what the are happen. it is bleak, isn't it, what they are warning? _ happen. it is bleak, isn't it, what they are warning? yes, - happen. it is bleak, isn't it, what| they are warning? yes, recession happen. it is bleak, isn't it, what- they are warning? yes, recession and also inflation — they are warning? yes, recession and also inflation 1396 _ they are warning? yes, recession and also inflation 1396 now, _ they are warning? yes, recession and also inflation 1396 now, peaking - they are warning? yes, recession and also inflation 1396 now, peaking at - also inflation 13% now, peaking at that level, it says. so the really critical question, what are the two candidate is going to do about that? we see they are very different visions. interesting today i think, though, that what we saw was liz truss had very clearly actually said in her financial times interview yesterday... the wedding she said, "the way i would do things would be lowering the tax burden, not giving

hand—outs", pretty clear, it seems —— the wording she said. that came under criticism and fire from rishi sunak who said it was entirely wrong and she should be giving hand—outs, or he would look at the possibility of giving hand—outs, and today we see penny mordaunt responding as a liz truss backer, saying, no, that has been over interpreted and liz truss potentially would look at some help. but i think sort of perhaps feeling that in this context the criticism and looking to moderate that. like back in terms of what he has done, though, one of the criticisms you could has done, though, one of the criticisms you coul- criticisms you could lay, for example. — criticisms you could lay, for example, the _ criticisms you could lay, for example, the measures - criticisms you could lay, for - example, the measures introduced criticisms you could lay, for _ example, the measures introduced by rishi sunak under borisjohnson —— yes, but in terms of what he has done. throwing money at everybody instead of anybody. the argument that everybody gets the help, and argument surely is whether that is a good use of the money available or whether it is better to target, and argument with the tax cuts, oliver

dowden, you're helping people we don't need to help, that argument, but presumably some of the finer grain discussion could be whether there is a way to target help to those most in need, whether it is quicker and easier to simply throw money at everybody and hope the people who don't need it maybe will not take it? , ,, ., ~ ., , people who don't need it maybe will not take it?— not take it? rishi sunak has been sa in: not take it? rishi sunak has been saying this _ not take it? rishi sunak has been saying this weekend _ not take it? rishi sunak has been saying this weekend that - not take it? rishi sunak has been saying this weekend that his - saying this weekend that his approach, he would look to target help and give more direct help, and it is worth saying that actually what he announced as chancellor, a significant amount of that has gone to the poorest people, so the £1200 people will be getting, i think it is the 13% of poorest families, families on the lowest incomes, so he says he is trying to do that already. i think what is interesting, although rishi sunak has been really criticising this weekend liz truss and saying her tax—cutting plans would not deliver very much really, that it would deliver... and i have the figures, that someone on the medium income, a

single earner has estl, 25,000 a year, £170 they will be getting back the liz truss tax cuts —— a single earner households. when you are looking at almost £2000 still to go up, rishi sunak saying that is not delivering very much, but look at his plan. all he is offering at the minute is removing the ot, £160, and saying he will look at more help. so there is actually not that much difference —— removing the vat. some differences as rishi sunak says in the bigger picture some of those tax cuts would be inflationary and bad but on what he is actually promising we are still waiting for some of the detail. . , ., ., , we are still waiting for some of the detail. . , ., ., ., ~ detail. damian grammaticas, thank ou ve detail. damian grammaticas, thank you very much- _ four more ships carrying grain and sunflower oil have left ports in ukraine today after the deal to restart its exports and try and ease

shortages and higherfood prices in countries worldwide. the ships left odesa and chornomorsk, and will travel through the safe maritime corridor to turkey, where they'll be inspected. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has this report. they continue to move. four isn't many, but these ships still have a corridor to travel through. eight vessels have now made it out in this landmark grain deal, carrying a quarter of a million tonnes. they're inspected at istanbul in turkey before heading on to their final destinations. the most fragile of agreements is holding. ukraine wants its grain to keep flowing out. 20 million tonnes have been stuck since the start of this invasion. 17.5 million more has just been collected. and the sunflower harvest is about to begin. after everything its economy has been through, ukraine needs this deal to work, which is why it's looking to build confidence by telling shipping companies that there's money to be made here, by showing insurance firms that the level of risk is acceptable.

but it also has to build some kind of trust with russia, despite continuing to fight for its very existence. it's hoped this agreement will last for four months. it could be extended. this is still the one patch of common ground in the most hostile of landscapes. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a fifth man has been arrested over the disappearance of a student nurse in south london. owami davies was last seen a month ago in west croydon, after leaving her family home in essex three days earlier. the man is being questioned on suspicion of kidnap. four others have been bailed. thames valley police are investigating the death of an 11—year—old girl at a water park in berkshire. the child went missing during a friend's party at the liquid leisure park and was found later. the venue has remained closed since her death.

the environment secretary, george eustice, is urging more water companies to take action to preserve supplies. hosepipe bans are already in place in parts of southern england. mr eustice said water companies should do more to reduce leakage and help customers use less. let's return to our top story this hour, a possible ceasefire between the islamichhad group and the israeli air strikes. any sign of this coming into effect, yolande kneu this coming into effect, yolande kneuin this coming into effect, yolande knell injerusalem? yellow night in the last few minutes we heard that israel appears to have agreed to the ceasefire that the egyptians had to those —— welcome in the last few minutes. those -- welcome in the last few minutes. �* ., those -- welcome in the last few minutes. �* . minutes. but at the same time the palestinians _ minutes. but at the same time the palestinians are _ minutes. but at the same time the palestinians are saying _ minutes. but at the same time the palestinians are saying they - minutes. but at the same time the palestinians are saying they are . palestinians are saying they are still in negotiation with those egyptian mediators so things are continuing there. it seems that

within islamichhad itself there are some quite serious internal divisions particularly between the commanders on the ground in gaza and its more senior leadership who live in exile because of the risk of assassination by israel, and they are very close to iran. so we know that also islamichhad is under pressure from hamas, the powerful militant group that governs gaza because of the worsening humanitarian situation there. interestingly, hamas have stayed out of this latest round of fighting and the humanitarian situation there now, because the crossings with israel have been closed for the past week or so, you're seeing hospitals really struggling with very severe power shortages and that is causing a lot of difficulties and urgent calls for calm from the international community as well. yolande knell injerusalem, thank you very much. it is just after

quarter past six. let me bring you the latest headlines on bbc news. rockets have been fired into israeli territory as the islamichhad group responded to israeli air strikes. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying to be the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed now. archie battersbee's family call for an inquiry into his care a day after he died following the withdrawal of life support. let's stay with that story, and of course we had the announcement of archie battersbee's death yesterday afternoon from his mother and other relatives outside the hospital following the withdrawal of life support. they have said nobody should go through what they did — and have called for an inquiry. archie, who was 12,

was at the centre of a legal battle over his care — having gone into a coma in april. our correspondent simonjones is at the royal london hospital where archie died. well, archie's mother emerged tearfully from the hospital yesterday to announce that her son had died. the family always wanted his care to continue, saying he should be given a chance. but doctors at the hospital said it was futile — he stood no chance of a recovery. today, the family have issued a statement. in it, you get a sense ofjust how upset they are feeling. they say, "we have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the hospital trust, while faced with an unimaginable tragedy. we were backed into a corner by the system, stripped of all our rights, and have had to fight for archie's real best interests. " they want a public inquiry into the role of the nhs and the courts in cases like this. now the hospital said treatment was withdrawn in line with the views of the courts and it was in archie's best interests.

now court after court, putting emotion to one side, sided with the doctors. the nhs tell us they are in the process of setting up a review into the critical care of ill children. breaking news from the london fire brigade, a fire inherited road in west london. ten fire engines, 70 firefighters been called out and they are attacking the blaze which involves trees and hedgerows, shrubs and decking at the rear of a number of properties on hereford road. they have taken 42 of properties on hereford road. they have ta ken 42 calls to of properties on hereford road. they have taken 42 calls to the blaze as obviously significant. the crews have been mobilised from all around south and west london, as far into london as tooting and surrounding fire stations are all providing resources to the brigade control centre which is managing the blaze. the cause of the fire is not known at this stage but it is obviously highly combustible situation. 70 firefighters, ten fire engines in attendance at that scene in west london, and feltham, hereford road.

the blaze involves trees, shrubs, hedgerows and decking at the rear of a number of properties on the road. we will have more on that as soon as we get it. now, research by bbc news has found that holiday food vouchers for children on free school meals have been cut in value — or stopped — by 43 councils across england. the children's society is warning that there is a "postcode lottery of support" and millions of children could go hungry this summer. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. zed watches every penny. today, she's shopping at a community food pantry to pick up discounted essentials for the children. last summer, zed got a free school meal voucher in the holidays worth £15 a week. but here in birmingham, that's been scrapped. £15 might not sound like a lot of money. actually, in the grand scheme of it, it is. when you've got two children to be paying for, like, it is a big loss. the vouchers have been replaced with free holiday clubs that provide food and activities.

i love to get my children out in all activities, but with having a young child and a child with additional needs it can be extremely difficult for many reasons. three, two, one, go! the council has organised events like this. in birmingham, nearly 70,000 children are eligible for free school meals. we had sandwiches, yoghurt, and a bit of fruit. yeah, it's a healthy lunch. i've enjoyed it a lot because i was able to go out. like, usually i wouldn't go to the park. usually i'd just be at home on my phone. the holiday activities and food programme is also meant to help families on low incomes who don't qualify for free school meals but are also struggling. the government says the household support fund has allocated up to £281 million to councils to spend on families with children. some local authorities have told us it has led to a reduction

in the value of the vouchers they're able to offer. he wants chicken. birmingham city council says it's not offering vouchers this summer, but will spend £4 million on grants for households with children on free school meals. hi, andy, how's it going? at this community hub, they're helping struggling families, applying for a grant. currently on the desk, more than 400 applications. a similar number of people, but more families with young children. if you're a working family on a low income, or in the gig economy or you work part—time, then your choices are really limited. we're a lifeline. without us, they would, you know, really struggle. for many families, tough times have got tougher, with no break from the rising costs over the summer holidays. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in birmingham.

now, 50 years ago this week nearly 30,000 ugandan asians arrived in britain — forced out of their own country by dictator idi amin. many settled in greater manchester and lancashire — arriving with nothing but their clothes and a few possessions. among them the raja family from bolton, who've built a business empire. abbiejones has been to meet them. families had arrive a little cash. the few belongings they brought often _ the few belongings they brought often seemed _ the few belongings they brought often seemed of— the few belongings they brought often seemed of little _ the few belongings they brought often seemed of little more - the few belongings they brought often seemed of little more than sentimentai— often seemed of little more than sentimental value. _ they'd left their homes, cars, businesses, pets — their whole lives behind in uganda with little warning. that was all you had? i left behind all my money. _ that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all— that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all the _ that was all you had? i left behind all my money, all the things. - nila raja now sits in the superstore and saree fashion shop herfamily has built from

scratch in bolton, but in 1972 — she arrived at heathrow with almost nothing — and 3 kids in tow. her brother had bought a house over here — realising trouble was coming. friends, family, loved ones who had lost friends, family, loved ones who had losl their_ friends, family, loved ones who had lost their lives. while there was no other_ lost their lives. while there was no other option but to leave. they have been milking — other option but to leave. they have been milking the _ other option but to leave. they have been milking the economy _ other option but to leave. they have been milking the economy of- other option but to leave. they have been milking the economy of the - been milking the economy of the country — president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave — saying he was giving uganda back to ehtnic ugandans and they were britain's responsibility. for nila's children — who were all under six — it was a culture shock. yell that we had servants, everything, big house. we were ureeted everything, big house. we were greeted at _ everything, big house. we were greeted at the _ everything, big house. we were greeted at the by _ everything, big house. we were greeted at the by my _ everything, big house. we were greeted at the by my uncle - everything, big house. we were greeted at the by my uncle with j greeted at the by my uncle with duffel coats. we were called. when we came to bolton we cried for six months because of the code, just couldn't handle it —— we were killed. green that we had to live with english clothes, hair cut

short. i with english clothes, hair cut short. , ., , ., short. i remember the ladies at the nursery said. _ short. i remember the ladies at the nursery said, tell— short. i remember the ladies at the nursery said, tell your _ short. i remember the ladies at the nursery said, tell your niece - short. i remember the ladies at the nursery said, tell your niece to - nursery said, tell your niece to watch — nursery said, tell your niece to watch top _ nursery said, tell your niece to watch top of— nursery said, tell your niece to watch top of the _ nursery said, tell your niece to watch top of the tops - nursery said, tell your niece to watch top of the tops and - nursery said, tell your niece to - watch top of the tops and coronation street _ watch top of the tops and coronation street and _ watch top of the tops and coronation street and she — watch top of the tops and coronation street and she will _ watch top of the tops and coronation street and she will soon _ watch top of the tops and coronation street and she will soon pick - watch top of the tops and coronation street and she will soon pick up - street and she will soon pick up english — street and she will soon pick up english did _ street and she will soon pick up enalish. , ., ., street and she will soon pick up english._ before | street and she will soon pick up| english._ before i english. did that work? before i could speak _ english. did that work? before i could speak english _ english. did that work? before i could speak english i _ english. did that work? before i could speak english i could - english. did that work? before i could speak english i could sing| english. did that work? before i - could speak english i could sing any abba _ could speak english i could sing any abba song. — could speak english i could sing any abba song. ever _ families like the rajas were dispersed across britain — and the reception from local people was sometimes as unwelcoming as the weather, but that wasn't the case in bolton. bolton was a beautiful place. people helped _ bolton was a beautiful place. people helped me set up and the community was wonderful. 50 years ago the rajas started with a corner shop — which became the uk�*s first ever asian department store. they now also own a computer business, accountancy firm and nursing homes. how do you feel now about your mum, your uncle, came here with nothing, and what they have achieved here? heroes. both of them, heroes. not

all superheroes have capes. really proud. all superheroes have capes. really roud. ., ., ., ., ., proud. you are getting emotional. yeah, proud. you are getting emotional. yeah. yeah- _ proud. you are getting emotional. yeah, yeah- bbc _ proud. you are getting emotional. yeah, yeah. bbc news, _ proud. you are getting emotional. yeah, yeah. bbc news, bolton. i let's take a look at some of today's international stories. china has announced it's carrying out new military exercises in the yellow sea, near south korea, until the middle of august. the taiwan defence ministry say that 66 aircraft and 1a ships have been detected in the taiwan strait on sunday, and has accused china of practising for an invasion of the island. in cuba a body's been recovered from the site of a huge industrial fire that's been raging since friday when a fuel depot was struck by lightning. more than 120 people have been injured, and 17 firefighters who were tackling the blaze are currently missing. emergency workers are searching for stranded motorists inside california's death valley national park after flash flooding trapped nearly 1,000 people and forced its temporary closure.

the flooding was triggered by a near—record downpour over one of the hottest, driest spots on earth. a london museum says it will return ownership of artefacts that were looted in the nineteenth century to nigeria. the horniman museum said 72 objects which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. sathnam sanghera is a columnist and feature writer at the times and author of the book empireland. i spoke to him earlier and he told me momentum was building for this campaign — to return looted artefacts — within the museum community: germany returned about 1000 benin bronzes a while ago, or agreed to. france has returned some. jesus college cambridge, aberdeen university. the problem is our national museums are not returning theirs, and i feel like they're falling behind the international

conversation. also, i think they're falling behind what young people expect because in my experience young people feel the way about museums the way we felt about zoos. now, they can't really see why they exist. and our government's attitude seems to be, "we're never going to return anything — just shup up, and they'll go away." but i think it's causing real harm to our international reputation. the difficulty i suppose is both domestic and international, isn't it, because we live in a country now where many people who are british will come from or be descended from families who were parts of the then british empire, for whom the british were colonisers, so in a sense it's part of their family's history and it's part of the story of this nation now? and we don't seem to resolve that tension in our own minds yet. absolutely, and recently we've had the government saying that they're going to withdraw funding for conversations — sorry, for museums that even have these conversations, you know, which is quite extreme.

the thing is what happened in benin happened so many times in other places. we also raided tibet, you know. we killed 3,000 people, took a load of their artefacts and they're all over our museums. we raided ethiopia and took the maqdala crown, which is now a centrepiece at the v&a. and as every other nation in the world seems to be having these conversations about colonialism and loot, wejust like to pretend it's not really happening, and at a time in history where we're trying to redefine our role in the world because of brexit i think we should think about the prism through which the rest of the world sees us and that prism is usually empire. what would you say to those watching who'd say, "look, it feels like this conversation is always about british guilt"? i don't think it's about guilt. i think it's about having positive conversations. i think, you know, if we gave some of the contested items back the british museum wouldn't be empty, you know? it only has 1%... it can't show everything it's got now! exactly.

very few of its items are on display, and you could have amazing scholarship, amazing exhibitions, if we agreed to give some of this stuff back, and i think we would gain a lot from it ourselves. that was sathnam sanghera. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine have tested a new strategy — a vitamin cocktail. the visibly malnourished beluga was first spotted on tuesday and has swum upriver to within 70 kilometres of paris. rescuers say it has so far refused their offerings of fish, either because it lacks energy or is sick. they hope that the vitamin injection will stimulate its appetite and help it to make the 160km return journey to the english channel, where it can swim back to its arctic habitat. and, finally, some pictures of the dogs making a splash at this year's world dog surfing championships. the annual event being held in california sees owners help their fury friends to catch some waves and wow spectators and judges. dogs are judged on multiple factors,

including the length of the ride, technique, confidence, and size of the wave. sounds to me like a bit of a shaggy dog tale. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. once again, it has been a dry day for the vast majority of the uk and it will stay that way in the next few days at least. we're going to find a bit more cloud across scotland and some rain approaching the far north—west later tonight, but otherwise with clear skies and light winds temperatures will fall away to around 11 or 12 degrees. there are some much warmer nights to come later in the week as temperatures continue to climb. but it's a dry story for most of us again on monday, the rain again is in the highlands and islands where it's been for the past few weeks. elsewhere, dry. nothing more than some fair weather cloud. many places, blue skies, light winds. it will be a little bit cooler, probably, around some coastal areas with some sea breezes,

but temperatures continuing to rise inland, getting close to 30 degrees in the london area