and coming up on bbc news: england are spun out in multan, beaten by 152 runs as pakistan level the three match series with their first home test win in three years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the former captain of fulham ladies football team says that she was sexually assaulted and groped by the club's former owner mohamed al fayed. ronnie gibbons described how she was attacked in his office above harrods on two separate occasions when she was 20. lawyers acting for victims of al fayed say more than a hundred woman have now come forward to say they were targeted by him, after a bbc documentary revealed his offending over decades. our sports news correspondent laura scott is outside fulham's training ground with the latest. laura, what happened to ronnie?

well, this is a major development because it is the first time anyone has spoken publicly with allegations auainst has spoken publicly with allegations against mohamed _ has spoken publicly with allegations against mohamed al _ has spoken publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed - has spoken publicly with allegations against mohamed al fayed directlyl has spoken publicly with allegations. against mohamed al fayed directly in relation to his role as the owner of fulham, which was between 1997 and 2013. this person was the captain of fulham ladies, a group of women widely considered trailblazers because they were the first women's football team in europe to turn professional. but today ronnie gibbons has provided in some detail and accounted two incidents she says happened at mohamed al fayed's private office above the luxury london department store harrods where she says she was groped and forcefully kissed on the mouth. she said she was taken to harrods by members of fulham staff and left there alone with mann et al. have —— with mohamed al fayed. recounting what experience she said he held my

arms, tried to kiss me on the mouth and pulled me in. isort arms, tried to kiss me on the mouth and pulled me in. i sort of move my head so he could only kiss me on the cheek. she says she was wearing her fulham track suit at the time and she froze. she said i was used, i felt a huge responsibility on my shoulders because we had just turned professional. everything internally what screaming ronnie, you need to leave, but she said she did not feel she could potentiallyjeopardise the future of her team. lawyers from the justice for harrods survivors group had said they are representing four former players from fulham. fulham says they are profoundly troubled to hear of the experiences told by ronnie gibbons, they say, she has our deepest at the support. they continue to stress their condemnation of abuse in all forms and are trying to establish whether anyone at the club is or would have been impacted by mohamed al fayed in

any manner as described in recent reports. laura scott, thank you. israel says it's sending an additional brigade of troops into northern gaza, as fighting in the strip continues despite the death of yahya sinwar, the leader of hamas. the man who masterminded the october 7th attacks was killed by israeli troops in an apparently chance encounter in gaza's southern city of rafah. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. in his final moments, the wounded hamas fighter seated in the ruins wasn't recognised. it was only later that soldiers found they'd killed israel's number—one enemy — yahya sinwar, taking a final swipe at their drone. the hamas leader was the mastermind of the october 7th attacks, israel's deadliest—ever day. and israeli security chiefs saw this as settling a score, but it's clear that the fighting goes on. the prime minister said hamas needed to surrender. while this is not the end of the war in gaza, it's the beginning of the end.

to the people of gaza, i have a simple message — this war can end tomorrow. it can end if hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages. israelis have been celebrating the killing of the country's most wanted man. but many relatives of the hostages still held in gaza are fearful, too. they want their loved ones home. this is a critical, time—sensitive development as it relates to the hostages. their lives are in great danger now, more than ever. we are calling on the israeli government and the us administration to act swiftly and do whatever is needed to reach a deal with the captors. washington is launching a new push for an agreement after months of failed efforts. the chief obstacle to reaching that ceasefire and bringing an end - to the war has been sinwar, i who has refused to negotiate at all in recent weeks and has said no time and time again. _ that obstacle has -

obviously been removed. and yet, few palestinians see an end in sight to the deadliest—ever war in gaza. translation: netanyahu won't stop. we know that all palestinians are targeted, not only sinwar. every day, there are massacres. and today, hezbollah rockets being intercepted over northern israel were a reminder of how war has already spread in this region. as israel battles hamas, hezbollah and their backer, iran, all are now indicating that the latest high—profile killing only strengthens their resolve. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. and this lunchtime we have had a senior hamas official giving the group's first official response to the killing of yahya sinwar. just a short statement has come from the

hamas political bureau. it is not directly confirmed the death of yahya sinwar but it says to its rail it would be a mistake to believe killing the group's leaders would mean the end of the movement, and the struggle of the palestinian people. we are also hearing the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is having a security meeting this afternoon, a special meeting this afternoon, a special meeting to discuss the implications of yahya sinwar�*s death, and israeli media are reporting that will really focus on whether it is possible to do a deal to bring those hostages home. studio: yolande knell, thank you. a baby has died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the channel overnight. the french authorities said 65 people were rescued, but that the child was found unconscious and was "sadly declared dead". joe biden has received germany's highest honour, the order of merit, in what's likely to be his last european trip as us president. while in berlin, he also again urged america's nato allies to keep backing ukraine

in its war against russia. the foreign secretary, david lammy, is meeting with his chinese counterpart, wang yi, in beijing. the visit is aimed at improving relations between the uk and china, but the government said it will still challenge china on sensitive issues like the war in ukraine. liam payne's former one direction bandmates say they are completely devastated by his death. the 31—year—old singer fell from a hotel balcony in argentina on wednesday night. harry styles says the years he spent with liam "will for ever remain among the most cherished" of his life. niall horan said his death "doesn't feel real." our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. one direction meant so much to millions of fans. they also meant the world to each other. liam payne's former bandmates have now been reunited in greece. in a

statement, louis tomlinson, zayn malik, niall horan and harry styles said... that sense they were more than bandmates, more than friends, was echoed in separate tributes. louis tomlinson thanked liam for being the kind brother i belong to all my life for. zayn malik wrote, i've lost a brother when you left us and can't explain what i would give to just give you a hug one last time. harry styles wrote, the years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. a devastated niall horan said, i feel so fortunate i got to see him recently. i sadly didn't know that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, i would be saying goodbye forever. it is heartbreaking. friends out of the public eye butjust as close had been remembering him. at school,

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him, things he has shared with me, and he _ him, things he has shared with me, and he really showed me he is not about— and he really showed me he is not about the — and he really showed me he is not about the fame and celebrity life. actually, — about the fame and celebrity life. actually, the reason he was doing what _ actually, the reason he was doing what he _ actually, the reason he was doing what he was doing and i related to him was _ what he was doing and i related to him was because we both had a passion — him was because we both had a passion and a love for singing and music _ passion and a love for singing and music. ., .,. ., ,, ., ., music. former x factor 'udge sharon osbourne music. former x factor 'udge sharon osboume has — music. former x factor 'udge sharon osbourne has raised _ music. former x factorjudge sharon osbourne has raised the _ music. former x factorjudge sharon osbourne has raised the issue - music. former x factorjudge sharon osbourne has raised the issue of - osbourne has raised the issue of duty of care, saying, we all let you down, where was this industry when you needed them? liam, an artist missed deeply by all those who knew him. our correspondent ione wells is in buenos aires. ione, what more have we learned about how this happened? there is an incredibly dark picture that has emerged about his final moments. emergency services were called to this hotel behind me after reports from staff that there was a guest acting aggressively, under the influence of drugs and alcohol and who they feared could be a risk to

his own life. emergency services arrived at the scene that he had fallen from that third floor balcony and his injuries were so severe he could not be resuscitated when he was rushed to hospital. an initial postmortem has determined he died from multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding. evidence has been gathered here at the scene on the ground floor, a whiskey bottle, a writer, a mobile phone was found. his laptop has reportedly been taken too. in his hotel room people searching that spans multiple medications as well as widespread damage around the room itself. —— people searching battery and found multiple medications. lots of the evidence has been taken to a laboratory, tests will be done toxicology report prepared, although we are told it could still take some dates to establish the exact circumstances around his around his death. his body has been taken to a nearby morgue, we are told by police

that close family members will need to come to formally identify his body before it can be released and eventually returned home. home eventually returned home. ione wells, thank — eventually returned home. ione wells, thank you. _ an investigation is under way following a collision involving an unmarked police car in south london which a pregnant woman and her unborn baby died. the incident happened on the a20 in eltham at about quarter past six yesterday near the junction with kidbrooke park road. the government is planning to increase the amount of money it raises from inheritance tax in the budget. the bbc has learned that the prime minister and the chancellor are considering various changes to the tax, which is charged at 40% on the property, possessions and money of somebody who has died. but only above a threshold of £325,000. currently, just over 4% of deaths result in an inheritance tax charge, and it raises around £7 billion a year for the government. our political correspondent tom symonds is in westminster. tom, what sort of changes are being considered?

inheritance tax is something we all have a view on. if you look at polling, over the last few years, it is less popular than it is popular. it is also an area where the government has to bear in mind that it is the sort of tax it is quite possible to avoid with good tax planning, so a tricky area. we don't know what the government is planning in detail, wejust know know what the government is planning in detail, we just know they are looking at inheritance tax. what might they be looking at? for example, the chancellor could look at the £3000 anyone can hand and within seven years of their death without paying inheritance tax, perhaps that might come down. or she might look at the tax exemptions on property you can hand over after your death, for example your house to your family or businesses or agricultural lands that get some tax exemption. she could look at the threshold, £325,000, maybe lowering that so you pay earlier, or the

amount you pay, 40% is the current flat rate at which income tax is paid, she could perhaps introduce a series of bands, 30, 40, a5. paid, she could perhaps introduce a series of bands, 30, 40, 45. some of the ideas are from the think tank demos which thinks it could raise £2.6 demos whi