israel says eight of its soldiers were killed during �*operational activity�* in rafah. the hamas—run health ministry says 30 palestinians were killed across gaza in the past 2a hours. and starting with a bang — spain beat croatia 3—0 in their first match at the european championship. reigning champions italy are beginning their title defence against albania. hello. the princess of wales has made her first public appearance since announcing she was being treated for cancer. she joined the rest

of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king's official birthday. thousands watched on in the heavy rain to witness one of the biggest events in the royal calendar. the king — who is also receiving cancer treatment — travelled with the queen in a carriage, instead of riding on horseback as he has done in the past. charlotte gallagher reports. a much anticipated moment — the princess of wales back in the public eye, all eyes on her for her first appearance since she announced her cancer diagnosis. she was a huge draw for the crowds in central london today. this is a day full of tradition and spectacle, but it's also about family. the king and queen in their carriage. it's his first trooping the colour since his own cancer diagnosis and he chose not

to travel on horseback. national anthem. the troops taking part in this annual celebration of the king's official birthday have been rehearsing for months. every step, drumbeat and musical note has to be perfect. the irish guards led the event this year and their colour, or regimental flag, was on full display. their royal colonel, the princess of wales, looked on with her children, as the king took the salute from the parade ground next to his son and heir to the throne, prince william — himself, the royal colonel of the welsh guards. the princess of wales only announced she was attending the parade yesterday and it's a welcome sign about her recovery and recuperation. but this isn't a return to full public duties.

although the weather wasn't ideal, the pageantry of trooping the colour was the same, with the king braving the elements outside buckingham palace. cheering. and as if on cue, the torrential rain stopped just in time for the traditional end to the day, a balcony appearance and fly—past. the king and princess of wales stood next to each other as they took in the red arrows display. a family united, after what's been an incredibly difficult six months. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. let's turn now to the middle east, because the israeli army says eight of its soldiers have been killed in a blast during what it called "operational activity" in the city of rafah, in southern gaza. it identified one captain and said the names of the others

would be released later. israeli forces have been attacking rafah for weeks, saying hamas�*s last—remaining battalions are based there. meanwhile, the hamas—run health ministry in gaza said 30 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. let's speak to our correspondent hugo bachega injerusalem. what more can you tell is about this attack? , ,., , ., ., , attack? yes, so the israeli military has released _ attack? yes, so the israeli military has released more _ attack? yes, so the israeli military has released more details - attack? yes, so the israeli military has released more details about i attack? yes, so the israeli military i has released more details about what happened this morning. it said that the soldiers were members of a combat engineering unit. we were in an armoured vehicle that was hit by an armoured vehicle that was hit by an explosion that then detonated engineering material in this vehicle, including explosive material. and apparently, this is against standard practice, so this is being investigated. now, the military described it as a

significant, large explosion and that it was difficult to identify and locate the bodies. but now the families have been notified, the families have been notified, the families of these eight soldiers. and daniel hagari, a spokesman for the military, said that this explosion was most likely sparked by an explosive device in the area, or by an anti—tank missile. but that those details were still being investigated. now, earliertoday, the armed wing of hamas said it had carried out an attack on an israeli convoy with an anti—tank missile. but again, the israeli military is saying that the circumstances of this explosion are being investigated. this happened at around five o'clock in the morning local time in rafah in southern gaza, which has been a key focus of

the israeli military in recent weeks. an area where the israeli military says hamas's last remaining battalions are still active. and they have been carrying out this operation against hamas. and in the last few minutes, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has issued a statement because obviously, this will spark criticism of the israeli strategy in gaza. more than 300 soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the walk. and he urged citizens of israel to not be distracted from the clear and simple fact that despite the heavy price, we must cling to the goals of the war, the destruction hamas's military and governing capabilities and the return of all israeli hostages remain in captivity in gaza. this obviously happens is those negotiations continue for a ceasefire and hostage release deal

in gaza. ., �* , , ., in gaza. hugo, we've been showing ictures in gaza. hugo, we've been showing pictures coming _ in gaza. hugo, we've been showing pictures coming in _ in gaza. hugo, we've been showing pictures coming in live _ in gaza. hugo, we've been showing pictures coming in live from - in gaza. hugo, we've been showing pictures coming in live from tel- pictures coming in live from tel aviv today of protests which are designed to put pressure on the government to strike some kind of truce in return for release of the hostages. so whatever the stated intentions of the israeli government, it is not necessarily taking all of its people with it. exactly, and these protests have become a weekly event here in israel. and it shows the pressure on the prime minister is coming from different directions. the families of the hostages who say time is running out for a deal to guarantee their release. israel's international allies are also putting pressure on the government for a deal to be reached. but at the same time, you have some radical members of the government, far—right ministers like the national security

minister itamar ben—gvir and the finance minister bezalel smotrich who have threatened to leave the coalition which could lead to the collapse of the government if any kind of deal goes ahead. many people in israel believe, including the families of the hostages, that the prime minister is more concerned about his political survival and that he's more interested in his coalition alive than reaching a deal. it woods —— we have seen that in the last few days, there have been intense efforts for this deal to be reached. we heard the response from hamas after president biden laid out what he described as an israeli proposal. but differences remain and hamas is sticking with its demands that any kind of deal should see a permanent ceasefire, which is a contentious point here in israel. ., . ~' which is a contentious point here in israel. ., ., ~ , ., , . israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed- hugo _ israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. hugo bachega _ israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. hugo bachega joining - israel. hugo, thank you very much indeed. hugo bachega joining us. israel. hugo, thank you very much . indeed. hugo bachega joining us from jerusalem. dozens of world leaders are joining president zelensky in switzerland to explore how to bring peace to ukraine. mr zelensky is hoping

to sustain the momentum of this week's g7 meeting, when leaders pledged $50 billion of loans — made up from the interest accrued on seized russian assets. he also signed a ten—year security deal with president biden. but no—one from russia was invited, and china is staying away. in his first address to the summit, president zelensky was highly critical of russia's president. putin has taken the lives of thousands of people. why? because he wants to take over a neighbouring country. i do not wish this to anyone. i sincerely wish that all of you, all the peoples of the world, every child, every family could simply live without war, and i want this for all ukrainians. ukraine have the right to peace, just like all of you. ladies and gentlemen, we must stop this war, based

on the un charter, respect for international law, the just interests of the ukrainian people and the idea of the undeniable value of human life. life, not war. president zelensky speaking. mr zelensky received full support from the us vice—president, kamala harris. russia's aggression is not only an attack on the lives and the freedom of the people of ukraine. it is not only an attack on global food security and energy supplies. russia's aggression is also an attack on international rules and norms and the principles embodied in the un charter. uk prime minister rishi sunak said it was important that a solution was found that would bring a peaceful end to the war. we must set out the principles for a just and lasting peace based on international law and the un charter. that is a path to permanent cessation of hostilities. showing that we will always protect the

right of all nations to determine their own future. and this summit is a chance to start down that path. rishi sunak. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has been following the summit in burgenstock. well, certainly in their public statements, both russia and ukraine are sticking to both maximalist positions. they were telling me earlier today that there was no room for negotiation on ukraine's territorial integrity, its sovereignty or independence. we heard before the summit from vladimir putin essentially calling on kyiv to capitulate. it said it had massive amounts of territory and said ukraine to give up on his ambitions ofjoining nato. it sounds like the two sides are as far apart as ever they were and there is no chance of bridging the 93p- there is no chance of bridging the gap. that is what this summit is trying at least to begin to do. the hashtag they have chosen is path to peace and it is obviously going to

be a very long one. i think what ukraine is trying to do is to seize the agenda, to be the one who is taking the initiative on this and try to set the parameters of what a piece might look like. now, that piece might look like. now, that piece is a formula that volodymyr zelensky set out back in 2022 when on the battleground, ukraine had the upper hand. that situation has changed since then, which makes it a rather more complicated peace to try to negotiate. and certainly as we have heard from putin and russia, russia doesn't appear to see any need to negotiate at this point. we're at the halfway point in the general election campaign here in the uk. the politicial parties are out campaigning again this weekend. it's now three weeks until the next government is formed. the labour leader sir keir starmer has ruled out raising capital gains tax on people's main homes, should his party win the election. it comes after the conservatives repeatedly raised questions over labour's tax policies.

we've been clear about the 40,000 extra appointments each and every week, how we'll pay for them. that will make a massive difference to those people on waiting lists. that's two million a year. and just as we did when we were last in government, we brought the waiting lists down, so we will do so again. 0n the broader area, yes, of course we need money for the nhs, but we also need to reform. i ran a public service for five years, i know that more money at the top does give you a slightly better service, but you only get a materially better service if you reform. as far as health is concerned, we need to reform, to go to the preventative model, we need much more in our communities. we have got fully—funded mental health support in our communities set out in our manifesto but we need to change the model and use much better technology. meanwhile, the prime minister has shrugged off questions about the conservative polls ratings. speaking at the ukraine peace summit in switzerland, rishi sunak said the election was a clear choice between the tories and labour.

what we've seen over the last week is manifested from both the major parties and the clear choice at this election between a conservative manifesto that offers a clear plan to deliver a secure future for britain, taking bold actions are notably, cutting taxes for people at every stage of their lives. people at work, self—employed, buying their first home families and indeed of you are retired as well. in contrast, there are no ideas from the labour party, just higher taxes. £2,000 worth of higher taxes for every working family. i don't want to see that happening. that is the choice at this election. hello from the bbc sport centre. the defending champions are the latest team to get their euro 2024 campaign under way. and italy are playing albania in dortmund after impressive wins on day two of the tournament for spain and switzerland. and italy's game started in dramatic fashion —

albania scoring after 23 seconds. nedim bajrami's strike the fastest in the history of the competition. however, italy have equalised. goals certainly haven't been a problem in the competition so far. we have had 15 already. three of them earlier provided by spain. they're in a tough group with both itlay and their opponents croatia, although their 3—0 win in berlin perhaps suggests otherwise. captain alvaro morata got the first, and three minutes later, fabian ruiz provided the second. the scoring was over before half—time, dani carvajal turning in a free kick to make it 3—0, and a statement win for spain to open group b. switzerland provided the first win of the day. they opened the scoring afterjust 12 minutes against hungary — kwadwo duah just beating the offside trap. they continued to dominate amd struck again on the stroke of half—time, michel aebischer with a well—placed finish. hungary recovered in the second

period, as barnabas varga got them back into the game, but switzerland sealed a 3—1 win through breel embolo to put them alongside germany at the top of group a. two more contenders bookend sunday's three matches. the netherlands start a day that ends with england's opening game against serbia in gelsenkirchen. they are, for many, the favourites to win the trophy. and manager gareth southgate says while he admits they're one of the teams to beat, they are one of many. in terms of our standing, i think you've already seen germany play the way they did last night. spain in the first half today. there are a lot of good teams in this tournament and we have to be exceptional to progress firstly through the group and then the opportunity to go further. so ourfocus is and then the opportunity to go further. so our focus is on qualifying from the group. you have two, when you are trying to achieve exceptional things, you have to break it down into manageable chunks

in the first priority is get out of the group and then work from there. former arsenal and everton striker kevin campbell has died at the age of 5a, after a short illness. he'd been in hospital since last month. campbell spent six years with everton, having started his career at arsenal, where he won the first division title, fa cup, league cup and european cup winners cup. he scored 148 goals in 542 appearances across spells with eight clubs during his career including nottingham forest, west brom and in turkey with trabzonspor. news today too that the millwall and montenegro goalkeeper matija sarkic has died at the age of 26. sarkicjoined millwall from wolves in august and made 33 appearances for the championship club last season. he played for his country in a 2—0 friendly defeat to belgium just ten days ago. the montenegro football association sez sarkic died suddenly on saturday morning, with local media reporting he collapsed at his apartment. millwall say they're completely devastated by the news. the weather has intervened at cricket's t20 world cup again,

with no play possible so far on saturday. india's match with canada was washed out. and while that didn't effect either team's fate, the game in antigua certainly will. england have to win against namibia and then hope scotland lose to australia later for the defending champions to make the super 8 stage of the tournament. but they haven't started yet. they should have done more than two hours ago. if there's no result, scotland will qualify at england's expense. the leaders are about to head out for round three of the us open at pinehurst. sweden's ludvig 0bear went into saturday with a one—shot advantage. and despite the slender lead, none of the field have yet challenged it. rory mcilroy has just teed off, while aberg will be playing alongside 2020 champion bryson dechambeau.

and italy have just scored, they are now leading albania 2—i. thank you very much. here in the uk, the home secretary has called for an urgent investigation after footage began circulating online of police in surrey ramming an escaped cow. this is the footage, taken just before 9 o'clock last night. we've chosen not to show you the moment that the police car drives into the cow, as it's distressing. surrey police issued a statement today saying that officers acted to ensure that members of the public were safe. in a statement on x, james cleverly wrote: "i can think of no reasonable need for this action. i've asked for a full, urgent explanation for this. it appears to be unnecessarily heavy—handed." 0ur reporter simonjones gave us this update. well, this happened last night in staines—upon—thames in surrey. pictures posted on social media, as you say.

those pictures have now been viewed millions of times and they have prompted outrage amongst certain people, who are accusing the police of using heavy—handed tactics. what we understand looking at the footage is a cow had escaped and was wandering along a busy road. and then the footage shows — we're not actually showing it — the moment that a police car accelerates and hits the cow. the cow then falls to the ground and rolls along the road a bit, and then a police vehicle hits the cow a second time to bring it under control. now, in terms of what happened, surrey police, conscious that this has caused a lot of outrage, have issued a statement. they said they had been trying to capture this cow for several hours, after it was reported to be on the loose at about 9pm last night. they say that they tried a number of different methods that hadn't worked. they feared for the safety of members of the public because the cow was running at people. it had also damaged their car. and at that point, they decided

to use the police vehicle to ram it into the cow. now, in terms of the reaction, the rspca here in the uk has said the footage is distressing and upsetting. they feel that the police response was disproportionate. surrey police say that they will refer themselves to the independent 0ffice for police conduct, which is basically the police watchdog. but i think big questions about the tactics that were used here. as regards the cow, we're told that the cow was taken to a nearby farm. it's currently being overseen by a vet, but it suffered a large injury to its leg. but it is in recovery mode, thankfully. yeah, as far as we're aware, it's still undergoing veterinary treatment, but the cow wasn't killed in this incident. but certainly, a lot of people questioning those police tactics and whether it was a sensible and proportionate thing for them to do. simonjones.

sandwiches, wraps and salads found in major uk supermarkets are being recalled because of a possible contamination with e.coli. the bacteria has not been detected in the items, but at least 60 products are being removed as a precaution. 0ur health correspondent jim reed has the latest. a recall of this size is unusual. almost every major supermarket chain is removing products from its shelves, as the hunt for the source of this outbreak continues. e.coli is a bacterial infection which can cause stomach cramps, sickness and fever. genetic tests show the 211 cases confirmed so far are all linked in some way. to date, there have been 147 cases in england, 27 in wales, 35 in scotland and two in northern ireland, though it's thought those infections were acquired in england. in total, at least 67 people have needed hospital treatment. if you have really painful stomach ache or bloody diarrhoea, those are the things that

should ring the alarm bells, seek medical advice. investigators say they've narrowed down the cause of the infection to a type of lettuce leaf and are working now to identify the supplier orfarm involved. two food manufacturers have already withdrawn products which may contain the same leaf, while a third company could be added as soon as today. none of the items have tested positive for e.coli, but retailers have been asked to remove them from sale as a precaution. the products named so far include 60 different types of premade sandwiches, wraps and salads. most are own—label products sold by chains such as tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons, as well as boots and aldi. a full list is on the bbc website. supermarkets are asking shoppers who've bought any of the infected products not to eat them, but to return them to a store, where they'll be given a full refund.

now, video of antarctic whale is captured using drone cameras has revealed new insights into the lives of the giant marine mammals.— insights into the lives of the giant marine mammals. victoria gill “oined the scientists — marine mammals. victoria gill “oined the scientists as i marine mammals. victoria gill “oined the scientists as they * marine mammals. victoria gill “oined the scientists as they tracked _ marine mammals. victoria gilljoined the scientists as they tracked the - the scientists as they tracked the whales in the antarctic peninsula. approaching a giant's feeding frenzy. humpbacks working together to feed. a circular net of bubbles corrals and traps the whales' prey. it's a glimpse into the lives of these huge marine mammals that scientists captured while we were filming with them in the antarctic peninsula. the researchers get close to the whales to study their health. to observe them and to measure the whales' bodies, they use a drone. humpbacks migrate thousands of miles to these rich icy waters. oh, my word! scientists want to pinpoint and protect their most important feeding sites. they bulk up for three to five months, then they turn around and go back to the tropics to breed. now, that requires a lot

of energy and we need to look at strategies to conserve whales. the drones have revealed just how the whales use their entire 40—tonne bodies when they feed. it's using its pectoralfin as a tool, to sweep the prey in. yeah, amazing. they've also revealed how whales have recovered in the four decades since commercial whaling was banned. this blue whale mother and calf were filmed this year, close to a former whaling station in south georgia. drones have even captured playful moments. and watching whales from above and studying them up—close lets scientists delve into their lives like never before. so beautiful! this might be the most beautiful thing i've ever seen. victoria gill, bbc news, in the antarctic peninsula. fascinating. to stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.

it's been cool and unsettled so far this month. sunny spells and heavy thundery downpours still very much the theme for the rest of the weekend. now, with blustery conditions across the south of the uk, earlier on today for trooping the colour, the showers rattled through fairly quickly, some sunny spells in between. but further north, the winds were lighter, so the showers more slow—moving, leading to some very intense downpours in places. tomorrow, though, will feel a little drier and a bit warmer for many of us, with fewer showers around and, again, some more sunny spells. 0vernight tonight, then, the winds will start to ease a little in the south. still some more wet weather, particularly for eastern wales and across the midlands, but a lot of the showers tending to fade. some heavy, persistent rain moving in from the east across northern areas of scotland, too. that's all going to sink southwards tomorrow. but with more cloud for the north and the west, it will feel milder than it did last night. lows of seven to ten degrees. and then tomorrow, low pressure still very much centred

across the uk, so more showers swirling around that low. that heavy rain for scotland will push further southwards into central areas as we head through the morning, perhaps even into southern scotland, too. and it's a wet start for some across northern ireland, the rain turning more showery into the afternoon. more showers, too, across england and wales, but fewer of them than today, and the winds will be lighter, some of the showers still possibly thundery and slow—moving. there'll be some sunny spells and it will feel a little drier and a bit warmer for most of us — the high teens, maybe 20 degrees celsius. into monday, then, and another improvement generally, the low pressure pulling away into the north sea, so the focus of the showers across eastern scotland, down through north—east england. a few showers further south popping up here and there as well, but they'll tend to be more isolated in nature, bright and sunny spells in—between. and for the south—east of england, east anglia, we could see highs of 21 degrees celsius, which is back to the seasonal average. but it's these areas that need a bit

of watching into the start of next week, with this weather front that's across the near continent that could send some spells of rain perhaps our way as we head through tuesday and even on wednesday. low pressure too towards the north of the uk. but in—between, with high pressure starting to build in from the south—west, it is looking drier and there'll be a bit more in the way of sunshine. so, a gradual improvement into the middle of next week. bye— bye.

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the princess of wales has made her first official public appearance since announcing she is being treated for cancer. she joined the rest of the royal family at the annual trooping the colour parade to mark the king's official birthday. president zelensky has joined dozens of other world leaders in switzerland for discussions on ending the war in ukraine, but russia was not invited. mr zelensky is hoping to sustain the momentum of this week's g7 meeting — when leaders pledged $50 billion of loans on the back of seized russian assets. britain's home secretary has called for an urgent investigation after footage began circulating online of police in surrey ramming an escaped cow. the force issued a statement saying officers acted to ensure that members of the public were safe. we've chosen not to show the moment the cow was hit. now on bbc news, it's time for today's

episode of newscast, recorded earlier for bbc radio 4.