despite some opposition. the only way forward to ground floor level. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. as israeli forces say they've completed their withdrawal from the netzarim corridor in central gaza. the road which split

north and south these are live pictures from gaza city where we have our correspondentjoe inwood is in jerusalem well, it was militarily very significant for the israelis. this was established after the start of the war. it basically bisected the gaza strip, giving them access, denying it to the palestinians. it is now an important diplomatic feature. the withdrawal of the troops

was one of the key components, they were supposed to be withdrawing. they seem to be trying to make diplomatic publicity he views president trump's gaza plan as an attempt to find a new way forward. mr herzog said it was time to look for new ideas, of attacks and ceasefires. last week, president trump said he wanted washington for talks.

many people have criticised the plans of president trump. president trump basically came forward and said something terrible things happen. it cannot go on. we have to look for new ideas. there you have it. joe, let me get your response from where many in the region said it was a violation of laws and said it was unworkable. i think that reaction from president herzog, laura kuenssberg, is one of the more charitable

interpretations of what donald trump was suggesting. his reading is that president trump is suggesting and fully depopulated, which of course would be law, it enforced displacement of a whole population saudi arabia and egypt, they viewed this as an absolute nonstarter.

egypt announced an extraordinary meeting where i; would be very surprised were not on the agenda. who were abducted by hamas during the october the seventh though somewhat eclipsed by a scrum there were tearful reunions

with theirfamilies. the thai government had no idea that these men were still alive. foreign minister. to our homeland again.

such is the draw of the higher wages. since the hamas attack, thousands are still willing to go. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the british mp andrew gwynne has apologised for what he calls "badly misjudged comments" after his whatsapp messages criticising constituents, fellow mps the mp for gorton and denton in manchester has been sacked as a health minister and suspended by the labour party. i z: ., last ”f * if} a; last year, , ll ll last year, gwynne l ll ll last year, gwynne has been greater manchester representing greater manchester he was a since 2005. he was a junior �*for health. after ministerfor health. after comments deemed unacceptable, he has he

he has been sacked. he was messages in what he has been sacked. he was with ages in what he has been sacked. he was with othern what upgrade with other naval officials, and officials, counsellors, and reportedly, another mp. reportedly, anather mp. in to one elderly concerns constituent raising concerns about bin collections, he used an expletive and then went on to say... that is when of to say... that is when all of the seats on council are the seats on the council are voted for. not only he been the seats on the council are voted for. not only has he been gotedjor. not only has he been as yotedjor. not only has he been as a minister, he has sacked as a minister, he has also been suspended from the labour a government rigid; ' ' eaici; the ' " ' spokesperson said: the prime minister is determined to high standards if ”first; " 7 if " public'office" ' if vipublicofficeand ’ conduct in public office and lead a government in the services of working people. the andrew services of working people. tie andrew gwynne services of working people. tlte andrew gwynne made, comments andrew gwynne made, let us be clear, are completely the prime unacceptable. the prime minister has been very day one of this labour z= that he is government that he is determined to uphold standards at public highest standards of public office, and has acted to , n to dismiss to dismissandrew for that reason. , gwynne for that reason. he is

accused i making _ gwynne for that reason. he is accused i making racist - accused of making racist comments his comments about his colleague, diane and diane abbott and sexist comments about angela rayner. diane abbott and sexist co| has nts about angela rayner. diane abbott and sexist co| has since tout angela rayner. diane abbott and sexist co| has since apologised. tayner. comments about angela rayner. he has since apologised. the want further conservatives want further action. there are concerns about anti—semitism in some of the about anti-semitism in some of the ., , ., , the messages. that was a big whatsapp _ the messages. that was a big whatsapp grow _ the messages. that was a big whatsapp group with - the messages. that was a big whatsapp group with a - the messages. that was a big whatsapp group with a lot. the messages. that was a big whatsapp group with a lot of| whatsapp group with a lot of other labour members. did any of them step in at time? of them step in at the time? they call that out? that is did they caltthat out? that is very serious did they callthat out? that is very serious remark. if the did they callthat out? that is very serious doesn't if the prime minister doesn't take action against everybody in that group, very quickly, we �*that that group, very quickly, we �* that is still know that there is still a in the party. problem in the labour party. labour says it is investigating the and the whatsappngup and the is sent. the grenfell bereaved and survivors when she told 72 people died in a fire at grenfell tower in london,

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the prime minister, albin kurti, and his self—determination party are hoping to cement their positions in power. kosovo is europe's newest country, after gaining mr kurti's role in stoking tensions with ethnic serbs the first president of independent namibia, sam nujoma, has died he was 95. an icon of namibia's independence struggle, sam nujoma after three nujoma returning after three decades in exile. he was and jailed, but decades in exile. he was was and jailed, but “ll—77 7 ., 7 .., ,. y decades in exile. he was

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people will get me to step down. . 7 people will get me to step down. ., 7 , , , ., down. eventually stepped down with a peaceful _ down. eventually stepped down with a peaceful fanfare - down. eventually stepped down with a peaceful fanfare drew- with a peaceful fanfare drew transfer of power in 2005. he remained a significant and influentialfigure remained a significant and influential figure until his death. now it's time for a look at today's sport. the fa cup action continues today with three more ties in the fourth round on sunday. and one of those is just reaching half—time. blackburn rovers, who are sixth in the championship, are hosting premier league side wolves. wolves are 2—0 up through joao gomes and matheus cunha. the late match is aston villa v spurs, and before that plymouth argyle, who are bottom of the championship, take on premier league leaders liverpool. always a tricky tie. no matter what team you play. it is an away game. it is their final, probably. as many times as liverpool

comes anywhere. but, it is true that if you play with the team that has so much played together that there is always, has not played so much played together that there is always, for the players, a bit more difficult. i think we have seen a few times when we played with a team that hasn't played much together, even in the champions league game, these players were able to play a very good game. india need 305 to win their second one—day international against england in cuttack and gain an unassailable 2—0 series lead. england won the toss and decided to bat and joe root and ben duckett both made half centuries. ravindra jadeja took three wickets. india got off to a flying start and were 48 without loss from six overs, but their run chase has been interrupted by a floodlight failure. they are now back out. before the match, it was revealed that england all—rounderjacob bethell is nursing a hamstring injury, which makes him a significant doubt for the upcoming champions trophy.

england's first match in that 50 over competion is against australia in just under two weeks. somerset batter tom banton has been called up as cover for the third odi of the current series against india. earlier, australia sealed a 2—0 test series win over sri lanka in galle. the hosts resumed on day four on 211 for eight in their second innings — a lead ofjust51t. they were quickly bowled out for 231 and australia quickly knocked off the 75 runs they needed for the loss of just one wicket. the sides now play two one—day internationals starting on wednesday in colombo. norway's casper ruud will take on the unseeded denis shapovalov of canada, in the final of the dallas open later on sunday. world numberfive ruud beat spain's jaume munar, who had a chance to close out the match in the tenth game of the final set, but ruud broke back to pull even at 5—5 before the winning the match on a tie—breaker. shapovalov reached the final by continuing his impressive run at the tournament so far.

he beat world numberfour taylor fritz in the second round and needed just an hour and a half to get past a second top—ten opponent in a week, beating ninth—ranked tommy paul, shapovalov winning 7—5, 6—3, that's just about it, but before we go a reminder that it's super bowl 59 later in new orleans.

our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor is there too — and a warning there is flash photography in his report will it be an upset for the eagles? eagles all day! let's go, go, chiefs! the words three—peat mean anything? it will be an upset — when we upset the eagles. and when it comes to tickets, you've either got your hands on one... $2,500 a ticket... ..or you're waiting for one. same thing, yeah. we got lower level, i under $1,500 apiece. so hoping for the same. you doing the same? i'm doing the exact same thing. let's go. is over 100,000 strong,

where you can see if you've got what it to make the league. whoo! ..how about celeb spotting? but... stormzy, stormzy! two words, two words! you've flown across the atlantic to be here, man. why? i'm here to see kendrick, to be fair. # they not like us...# us rapper kendrick lamar will be a moment in music history. what do you expect, and how excited are you?

as a musician, do you have that stage to yourself or do you bring out the family? i think a bit of both and also whatever you feel. sometimes it's like... you'll instinctively feel, and i think someone as brilliant as him, you trust his instinct of feeling to do whatever he feels best. another megastar, taylor swift, is town and also like to grab attention. likely to grab attention. she's here to support boyfriend chiefs' player and don't forget, for the first time, the president will be at this game. so here is a prediction from donald trump...jr. it we'll find out tonight. nesta mcgregor, bbc news,

in new orleans. pictures from rio. it is on those pictures we leave you. plenty more on all the7 7 the7stories 7 the7stories on7 bbc of the stories on the bbc news website. stay with us here on news. hello there. whatever weather you've had so far this weekend you're it was another misty, murky start across much widely across england and wales, the cloud some has been moving north—west, some pushing into south—east england too.

the best of the sunshine. more persistent rain returning through east anglia and south—east england. temperatures 6—8 degrees, a little bit below par, and it'll feel quite dismal if you're caught under that cloud — murky story. once again, allowing those temperatures to fall away, potentially to —6 celsius. of change once again. high pressure dominating the story, that easterly feed

and over the hills there will be some wintriness from time to time. share of the sunshine throughout the day. this in terms of the feel of the weather, not that much in from the atlantic. we could see some showery rain arriving into the south—west, and here a little less cold. and here a little less cold. but the cold air is set to stay with us, the easterly flow continue for much of the week ahead. so you can see a relatively so you can see a relatively quiet story, no significant quiet story, no significant change on the horizon. if you want to know the details foryourarea, don't forget you can always download the bbc weather app for an hour—by—hour forecast in your area. forecast in your area. until then, have a lovely sunday afternoon, bye—bye.

the headlines... israeli troops have completed their withdrawal from the militarised zone of the netzarim corridor, which cuts the gaza strip in two. for the first time.

sam nujoma, has died at the age of 95. he served three terms as president until 2005, when an act of parliament formally recognised him as founding father of the namibian nation. biggest night.