corfu and evia become the latest islands to issue evacuation orders — as wildfires cause havoc in greece. spain enters a period of political uncertainty after sunday's snap general election fails to produce a decisive winner. what role could cataln separtists now play? hello, you're watching bbc news. we start in israel, where talks aimed at finding a compromise over proposed legal reforms that have triggered some of the biggest protests in the country s history have collapsed. opposition members of parliament said earlier they d boycott a vote on the reforms if compromise talks failed. israel's president isaac herzog has said the country is in "a state of national emergency". police injerusalem deployed water cannons to disperse protesters blocking roads to the knesset

as a series of votes got under way. president herzog said the citizens of israel are thirsting for hope and he called on elected officials to act with courage. so what exactly is it that the israeli government is proposing? well, under their plans, the supreme court would no longer have the power to overrule government or ministerial decisions which it deems to be "unreasonable". the power of the supreme court to review or throw out laws would be weakened — with a simple majority of one in the knesset able to overrule such decisions. the government would have a decisive say over who becomes a judge, including in the supreme court, by increasing its representation on the committee which appoints them. and ministers would not be required to obey the advice of their legal advisers, guided by the attorney general, which they currently have to by law. to add a further complication, israel's prime minister has just been discharged from hospital

after undergoing an operation to have a pacemakerfitted. benjamin netanyahu says he will be taking part in the vote. this is the moment his motorcade drove away from the medical centre. he'd been taken there early on sunday to have the pacemaker fitted to rectify heart issues. straight to jerusalem — paul adams is there for us now. what has been happening today inside the knesset? we what has been happening today inside the knesset? ~ ., what has been happening today inside the knesset? ~ . , ., , the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that — the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will _ the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will be _ the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will be taking _ of votes that will be taking throughout the afternoon. the process of debate began some time ago. what you've got is because of objections to the one major aspect of netanyahu's reforms to be voted on tonight, which is the reasonable

clause, the ability of the supreme court to decide whether or not government decisions are reasonable. that is just part of the broad reforms you've outlined in your introduction, and deserve one the government is trying to get a vote on. it wants to score some kind of legal victory before the knesset goes away for its summer recess. that is why you have the real sense of crisis here in the supreme court and the knesset. we've had scuffles this morning with the demonstrators, sometimes trying to get access to the knesset. we are told a short time ago they got in briefly. you mentioned the use of water cannon. to cap it all, you have a prime minister who only yesterday had a pacemaker fitted. minister who only yesterday had a pacemakerfitted. i doubt his doctors would recommend benjamin netanyahu spent the day in the high—pressure environment of parliament trying to shepherd this

process through. it is a day of high drama, but it is only one day in an extremely protracted process of mr netanyahu and his attempts to reform the legal process, to reduce the power of the supreme court. it has been under way for months and is likely to carry on longer. we been under way for months and is likely to carry on longer.— likely to carry on longer. we will be back to _ likely to carry on longer. we will be back to you — likely to carry on longer. we will be back to you in _ likely to carry on longer. we will be back to you in jerusalem - likely to carry on longer. we will| be back to you in jerusalem later likely to carry on longer. we will i be back to you in jerusalem later in be back to you injerusalem later in the day. now to some heart—breaking news for the bbc and the wider world of broadcastjournalism. george alagiah, one of our most highly—respected and much—loved presenters, has died. he was 67 years old and had been battling bowel cancer since 2014. george won many awards in a hugely successful career which took him from southern africa to many other parts of the world. but many who worked with him, here at the bbc and elsewhere, will remember him most as a thoroughly decent, unfailingly kind—hearted

and generous colleague. david sillito looks back at his life. three, two, one. go take. at 6:00... the ground war on iraq... george alagiah. the 6:00 news... good evening and welcome to the bbc's news at six... ..and the george you saw each evening, that warm authority, was the george we knew off screen. at 6:00, the ground war on iraq has begun. gentle, kind, but blessed with the intelligence and empathy that made him a wonderful friend and a brilliant foreign correspondent. hejoined the bbc in 1989 and was soon reporting from the world's trouble spots. how long and at what human cost can these camps be sustained? war, hunger, genocide. i haven't the heart to count and it doesn't really matter. he saw the worst, but there was always an understanding and compassion rooted in his origins.

there is hunger here, but there's also peace. this report in particular had a special resonance. it was his birthplace, colombo. sri lanka, an assignment with added poignancy, because this is where i was born. and africa was where he'd grown up when his family moved to a newly—independent ghana. that house, number ten, second avenue. every morning we'd get into a car, into my dad's mercedes, and off we'd go to school. and then came university in durham, where he met his wife, frances. many years later, she was one of the inspirations for telling the story of mixed race relationships in britain. this is our story, but it's also the history of our country. it wasn't that they wanted to live separately. - his ability to convey warmth and authority made him a natural tv presenter. 10 seconds. and so in 2003, a newjob.

this, the slightly nerve—jangling moments before his first 6:00 news. good evening and welcome to the 6:00 news. first tonight, the build up in the gulf. the mayor of london, boris johnson... over the next ten years, he became part of daily life for millions. good evening and welcome to the bbc's news at six from downing street. now, if you want to get an idea ofjust how bad this flooding can get, take a look behind me. right through the night, by the way, we've had aftershocks. you can feel the ground rumble beneath you. and then 11 years on, there was bad news that he later discussed in this interview with nick robertson. good to see you. this was back in 2014 and i noticed there was some blood in my stool, in my poo. i went to the gp and he said, "look, you're 58. "maybe we should just get you checked out." five operations later, he was back at work. and ijust want to say, it's good to be back with you.

but the shadow of cancer was always there. you know, iwish i hadn't had cancer, obviously, but i have cancer. and i'm glad of the things i've learnt about myself and about my community, my friends and my family as a result. i have got to places, is to see life as a gift and rather than kind of worrying about when it's going to end, and how it's going to end, i've got to a place where i can see it for the gift it is. george alagiah. he'd seen more than his share of suffering. but like this programme, inspired by the happiness of his family, there was always warmth, that smile and hope. britain has emerged as one of the most mixed nations on earth, and i, for one, am proud of that.

broadcaster allan little worked closely with george over many years, and we can speak to him now. so heartbreaking for us here at the bbc, and for so many viewers and people around the world who knew and loved george. i want to talk about his tether career, but the first thing we are saying is what a kind, thoughtful, lovely man he was. he: seemed blissfully unaware of the esteem and affection he was held. there was no ego about him at all, and his strength was empathy. i think what he said that about experience of having cancer for so many years, being determined to see

something positive, ithink many years, being determined to see something positive, i think he knew how loved he was because those others who loved him took the opportunity to tell him and not wait at the last minute. he had the ability to bestow affection and bestow warmth and he was surrounded by love. the other thing the piece there reminds us of the love for his family. he and francis met in their teens, i think, family. he and francis met in their teens, ithink, and family. he and francis met in their teens, i think, and she and their two boys with the centre of his life. he was rooted in the love of his family, it was a warming and inspiring thing to be included in. do you think it was the warmth and empathy you mentioned that was the reason so many people also wanted to talk to him and share their stories question mark i got to know george 30 years ago when we were both

stationed injohannesburg. we 30 years ago when we were both stationed in johannesburg. we would travel together. _ stationed in johannesburg. we would travel together. he _ stationed in johannesburg. we would travel together. he was _ stationed in johannesburg. we would travel together. he was quite - stationed in johannesburg. we would travel together. he was quite an - travel together. he was quite an established in bbc news, and i was still trying to find my own distinctive voice. i learned from him. i would watch him and marvel in the way he engaged to people. he could talk to anyone from heads of state to children in a refugee camp. people wanted to to him. i watched him win their trust. i learnt from him win their trust. i learnt from him that decent storytelling is rooted in values. george had great respect for the people who were trusting him with their story, even often at the worst possible times of their life, in times of heightened grief and loss. george wanted to do well by them, to be fair, not dramatic or use their misery as colour to make his reports more dramatic. he wanted to be true. i

learned from him that good reporting is rooted in human decency. there was a word we use in south africa, and it is, the language of south africa, there is no translation into english, but it is the idea all human beings are bound together in a shared responsibility for each other. bishop tutu used to say, i can only be fully me when you are fully ye. we are connected, i can't be free if you are slaved. george mentioned it at a 60 of birthday when we thought his cancer had been eradicated. he talked about it, the sense of humanity. it was his lone star, and i hope watching him that some of the values he lived by would rub off on me. he was a very inspiring and generous and selfless

man. i don't want to make him sound saintly, because he wasn't. he was a great raconteur and a merciless mimic. it was great to be around a table and laugh with him. his sound journalism was rooted in values of decency. i came to think in his reporting there was an outstretched hand, of a shared humanity, reporting there was an outstretched hand, ofa shared humanity, human solidarity. he stretched the hand—out to almost everybody he reported on. 50 hand-out to almost everybody he reported om— hand-out to almost everybody he reported on. hand-out to almost everybody he reortedon. . , .. , ., reported on. so many pictures we are seeinu are reported on. so many pictures we are seeing are of— reported on. so many pictures we are seeing are of george _ reported on. so many pictures we are seeing are of george smiling. - reported on. so many pictures we are seeing are of george smiling. he - seeing are of george smiling. he always had a smile for everyone. you talk about his generosity. i wanted to reflect on it personally. he was so generous with his colleagues and younger people with support and advice. i younger people with support and advice. ., , ., ~',

advice. i went to see him two weeks auo and advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that — advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that smile, _ advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that smile, he _ advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that smile, he flashed - advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that smile, he flashed it - advice. i went to see him two weeks ago and that smile, he flashed it at | ago and that smile, he flashed it at me from his hospital bed. the thing he said to me, he wanted people to know what hansa has taught them is that he had time to reflect on his life —— what cancer. he said to me, if you haven't told the people you love that you love them, don't wait. if you haven't told the people you want to spend the rest of your life with that you do, tell them, don't wait. he wanted to say to the world, to say to the people who loved and admired him. to say to the people who loved and admired him-— admired him. thank you for those lovely reflections _ admired him. thank you for those lovely reflections on _ admired him. thank you for those lovely reflections on george. - admired him. thank you for those lovely reflections on george. we. admired him. thank you for those i lovely reflections on george. we had a statement from the bbc's director—general who said we are incredibly sad to hear the news about george. we are thinking of his family. he was one of the best and

bravestjournalists of his generation. he reported fearlessly across the world, as well as presenting the news flawlessly. he was more than an outstanding journalist, audiences could feel his generous. his empathy, he was loved by all and we will miss him enormously. another person who will miss him. well, milton nkosi also worked closely with george. he's the former bbc africa bureau chief amd hejoins us now from johannesburg. it is good to see you on such a sad occasion. so many of us, this is such a sad moment even though we knew george was unwell. i am sorry for the loss of your friend, but what does spring to your mind when you think of george? it is what does spring to your mind when you think of george?— you think of george? it is a sad da . you think of george? it is a sad day- thank— you think of george? it is a sad day. thank you. _ you think of george? it is a sad day. thank you. i _ you think of george? it is a sad day. thank you. i would - you think of george? it is a sad day. thank you. i would like . you think of george? it is a sad day. thank you. i would like to | day. thank you. i would like to convey my deepest sympathies to george's family, friends and indeed

colleagues, particularly his wife, who stood by him throughout his cancer challenge. and also his two sons, adam and marty, together with their young children, george's grandchildren. we are saddened, my family and i, by the news of george's passing. i spent a lot of time with george. we travelled across the continent of africa. we went to zimbabwe, swaziland and, liberia, can your, all of those countries. when you travel together in places going through turmoil, it burns you, and we became more than

colleagues, we became friends —— it bonds you. george agreed to be the godfather to my son who was born into thousand and one. that brought the families together. george was at my wedding in 1998. we have a picture of him on our display when he was at my wife's home during our wedding. many memories that we shared. we travel to iraq together at the time when there was a ban, flight ban so you could fly into iraq. the only way we could get there to report was to fly into jordan and drive 15 hours across the desert. george and i did the trips together, we spoke about our families, what they mean to us, and looking to the prospect, that even

we could be in the same fate as the iraqi people. as we were reporting, we were thinking about what it means to be alive. i am glad allan little brought it up. we also covered the nelson mandela funeral, the memorial injohannesburg, and then we travelled to his final resting place in the eastern cape. so many memories shared, and today it is incredibly sad, but i'm very proud of the friendships that i made and george made, and that we became close through our work in bbc news. he was such a passionate advocate for the stories of africa, and the extraordinary gift for reaching out to people caught up in the war or

natural disasters. what was it like to watch george working? it natural disasters. what was it like to watch george working?- to watch george working? it was amazin: to watch george working? it was amazing to _ to watch george working? it was amazing to watch _ to watch george working? it was amazing to watch him _ to watch george working? it was amazing to watch him working i to watch george working? it "wes amazing to watch him working because as my brotherjust reminded me, george was always calm, very thoughtful, and in times of war and rebellion and rioting, when we are being shot at, tear gas and bullets, trying to get into the heart of the story, george was the calming voice of reason, if you like, because we all get a little bit passionate about the story and we raise our voices and we act like we are panicking. george would be the one who calms us down, so that is really what it was like. also, george was very good looking.

we have just lost milton, we havejust lost milton, but we have just lost milton, but he we havejust lost milton, but he is back. do continue. we have just lost milton, but he is back. do continue.— back. do continue. sorry. iwas sa in: back. do continue. sorry. iwas saying george _ back. do continue. sorry. iwas saying george was _ back. do continue. sorry. iwas saying george was incredibly i saying george was incredibly talented to be on screen, but he was a fantastic writer, and that was the one thing i enjoyed. people who watched him on tv didn't... 0h, we seem to be having problems with the line, butjust reflecting on the talents of george alagiah, notjust as a broadcaster, but as a writer. some lovely thoughts from milton. we will continue to reflect on the remarkable life of our colleague and our friend remarkable life of our colleague and ourfriend george remarkable life of our colleague and our friend george alagiah, remarkable life of our colleague and ourfriend george alagiah, who has died at the age of 67. we will continue to remember and to

celebrate his life on bbc news throughout the day. i celebrate his life on bbc news throughout the day.— celebrate his life on bbc news throughout the day. i hope you can sta with throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us _ throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us through _ throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us through the _ throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us through the day - throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us through the day as - throughout the day. i hope you can stay with us through the day as we | stay with us through the day as we bring you some of those reflections as well. the lovely, much loved george alagiah, who has died at the age of 67, and everyone's thought at the bbc are with his wife and two boys at this time. you are watching bbc news. the leader of spain's conservative people's party has claimed victory in sunday's snap general election, even though he does not have an overall majority in parliament. alberto nunez feijoo said the task fell to him to try to form a government and urged other parties not to stand in his way. the outgoing governing socialists fared better than had been predicted, with the prime minister pedro sanchez claiming voters had emphatically rejected the idea of a regressive right—wing bloc. here's how two of the main protagonists reacted to the election.

translation: i called for early| elections because i believe, as i have always believed, that we, as a society, have to decide which direction to take. a forward course, for the next four years, or a backward course, as put forward by a block of the popular party. translation: i expressly asked the socialist party, _ and the rest of the political forces, not to block spain's government once again. we have won the elections, and we deserve to try and form a government, as has always happened in spanish democracy. live now to the bbc's sergi forcada for more analysis on the election. what is happening now? now action starts in spanish _

what is happening now? now action starts in spanish congress. - what is happening now? now action starts in spanish congress. we - what is happening now? now actionj starts in spanish congress. we have a new parliament and it is up to the parties to decide who the next prime minister can be. i have to tell you, this won't be easy because with the result of the election, everything is close and tough. on one hand, the conservative party doesn't have the numbers, even though they won the election. pedro sanchez, if he wants to be re—elected, he needs the support from left—wing parties and the catalan nationalist and independent party and the basque country. this will be tricky, with someone, the former catalan president. pedro sanchez, if he wants to be elected, he needs seven mps of the catalan party to vote. what what they want from him? thea;r

what what they want from him? they have already — what what they want from him? they have already said _ what what they want from him? tie: have already said they will what what they want from him? ti21 have already said they will want something in return, things like an amnesty. he was the president who pushed for the failed independence bid for catalonia in 2017. there are still charges against him and some of his allies. maybe an amnesty. other concessions for catalonia, may be transferring things like the train service, or a referendum on independence, something pedro sanchez can't compromise on. what sanchez can't compromise on. what about the prospect _ sanchez can't compromise on. what about the prospect of _ sanchez can't compromise on. what about the prospect of another election? when you speak to people there, how do ordinary people think of the idea of once again going to the polls? of the idea of once again going to the olls? ~ , ., the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible _ the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. _ the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. either- the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. either the| it is a possible outcome. either the negotiations somehow managed to get a new prime minister, or elections.

people, frankly, are fed up of going to the polls again because this happened in 2016 and 2019. yesterday, citizens went to the polls and voted and the turnout was a bit higher than four years ago. now they say it is up to politicians to agree on a prime minister and form a government.— to agree on a prime minister and form a government. thank you so much. form a government. thank you so much- some _ form a government. thank you so much. some breaking _ form a government. thank you so much. some breaking news- form a government. thank you so much. some breaking news from| much. some breaking news from sweden. greta thunberg has been fined after she was found guilty of disobeying a police order. it happened at an anti—oil protest in malmo. she appeared in a swedish court this morning and was pleading not guilty to the charge, claiming she was acting out of necessity. she will have to pay a fine, it is not yet clear what the figure will be, but based on her reported income. hello again. as we go through this week, the weather is certainly going to be changeable.

it is today. we've got some rain clearing southwards across england, followed by sunshine and showers and also at times areas of cloud. now the weather front is the weather front that's been pushing steadily south through the course of yesterday and this morning. and it will eventually through the afternoon, clear southern areas. and you can see from this spacing in the isobars, looking at a breezy day, it's not going to be as windy as it was at the weekend. so the rain continuing to push off in the direction of the english channel. behind it, we've got the mixture of sunshine, showers, areas of cloud and also a new weather front which is fairly weak, bringing in some showery outbreaks of rain across the northwest of scotland. temperatures 1a in the north to 20 in the south. through this evening and overnight, we lose some of the showers. we'll have some clear skies in the light winds. we're looking at mist and fog patches developing here and there. but if anything, the shower is turning that a bit heavier across the north of scotland with our overnight lows between roughly eight and 11 degrees. so that's how we start the day tomorrow. if anything, the showers becoming frequent, more prolonged generally,

and some of them merging to give some longer spells of rain across parts of scotland. elsewhere, we've got scattered showers, but with a ridge of high pressure building in across the southwest, it should dry up when we see more sunshine here, temperatures 13 to about 20 degrees. as we move from tuesday into wednesday, this area of low pressure in the atlantic starts to come our way and it's going to introduce thicker cloud and eventually some rain. the wind will pick up as well. but before that happens, we'll have a dry start in many eastern areas with just a few showers ahead of the main rain band coming in from the west through the course of the day, temperatures 1a to about 21 degrees. then as we move through the week, that rain will continue to push across us during the course of wednesday night and thursday, the dregs of it remaining through the english channel and areas adjacent to it, brightening up a touch in the west with just a few showers and temperatures 15 in lerwick, 18 in glasgow to 21 in norwich and st helier. now beyond that, the weather

still does remain unsettled. we're still looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers with some rain at times and temperatures a little bit lower than we'd expect at this time of year.

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police use water cannon on protesters injerusalem as compromise talks over israel's judicial reform bill collapse. corfu and evia become the latest islands to issue evacuation orders as wildfires cause havoc in greece. spain enteres a period of political uncertainty after sunday's snap general election fails to produce a decisive winner. george alagiah, one of the bbc's most respected and much—loved journalists, has died at the age of 67. let's return to our top story. voting in under way by israel's parliament on a highly contested bill that could see powers taken away from the country's supreme court. talks aimed at finding a compromise over the propsed legal reforms have broken down, according to opposition leader yair lapid. police using water cannon are battling protesters on the streets ofjerusalem. one of the leaders of the protest

movement, moshe radman, and several other demonstrators were arrested near