jean mackenzie, bbc, odessa. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet, just over week after the departure of two key members. centers opposition leader benny gantz announces resignation early this month. he claimed the war it lacked a long-term strategy plan. it came as tensions mounted along israel's northern border this weekend. there areith hezbollah, raising fears of a wider conflict. mr. met yahoo! met with a special envoy -- netanyahu met with a special envoy on monday. >> i don't think the disbanding of the war cabinet is going to have a significant impact really on israeli strategy in the war in gaza, but it is symbolic, because you have to remember that the war cabinet was set up in the days after the october 7 attack by hamas really as a symbol of political unity, while the truth is a political unity is evaporated. so you have the prime minister looking increasingly isolated, with the resignation last week of benny gantz, the centrist opposition leader and his ally. both of them relatively moderate figures, both men with vast military experien

jean mackenzie, bbc news.n what should be over an hours time. china's chang'e—6 lunar probe is due to return to earth, bringing with it samples from the unexplored far side of the moon. the re—entry capsule is set to land in the deserts of inner mongolia and scientists will then start analysing the rocks and soil that have been gathered from the moon. we should hope to catch that and i will be back with business today, next. hello there. we saw the heat really building to start the new week in the sunshine. let me show you the picture from earlier on on monday in aberdeenshire. aboyne saw temperatures of 27 degrees on monday, making it the hottest day of the year so far in scotland. we also had our hottest day in northern ireland and in england — it was only wales that was missing out. temperatures reached 28 celsius in london — could get even hotter in the next few days. not so for scotland, northern ireland. tuesday will be cooler, and in the next few days, cooler, fresher air will push in from the northwest

jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa. greek coastguard has caused the death of dozens of migrants in the mediterranean. the deaths are said to have happened over a three—year period. witnesses say nine people were deliberately thrown in the water, others said to have died because they were forced out of greek waters or taken back out to sea. the greek coastguard strongly rejects all allegations of illegal activity. with more on this, here is paul adams. and a warning: viewers the content upsetting. —— and a warning: viewers may find the content upsetting. for more than ten years, migrants looking for a better —— for years, the greek authorities have been accused of taking a sometimes uncompromising attitude towards asylum seekers attempting to reach the islands. the bbc has documented some of these episodes, and heard stories of other practices which appear to breach international law. and now, video of one such episode. on the island of lesbos, a group of migrants — including women and children — are taken back to the sh

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jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa.ough more weapons. jens stoltenberg, who is in washington to meet withjoe biden this hour, says the number countries now meeting the 2% threshold for defence spending has more than doubled in the last five years, with now more than 20 nations spending at or above the required amount. mr stoltenberg says it is time nato flexes its muscles and deploys more of its nuclear arsenal to places it can be operational — and crucially where it can be seen. ahead of his meeting at the white house, he has been speaking to our colleague sumi somaskanda in washington. nice to see you, and he's talking tough? he nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . . , nice to see you, and he's talking tou.h? . ., , , nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . . , , ., ., nice to see you, and he's talking tou~h? . ., , , ., ., ., tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary — tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary altenburg - tough? he certainly is, for a long time secretary altenburg has - tough

jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa.overnment of maryland has parted more than 175,000 low—level marijuana convictions. adult use of the substance was legalised in the state in november 2022. governor wes moore, a democrat, said previous laws disproportionately affected by citizens. . ., ., , �* citizens. legalisation doesn't raise the fact _ citizens. legalisation doesn't raise the fact that _ citizens. legalisation doesn't raise the fact that nearly - citizens. legalisation doesn't raise the fact that nearly half of all drug arrests in maryland during the early to thousands were for cannabis. it doesn't raise the fact that black citizens from maryland were three times more likely to be arrested for cannabis than white ones before legalisation. meanwhile, firefighters in california are tackling the state's biggest blaze of the year so far. winds of up to 50 miles an hour — that's around 80 kilometres an hour — have spread the flames, with almost 60 square kilometres being burnt over the weekend. meanwhile, a potentially

jean mackenzie, bbc news, odesa. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.s been taken to hospital after falling off stage has been taken to hospital afterfalling off stage in london's west end. the theatre says he is in good spirits and is expected to make a speedy and full recovery. the 85—year—old was taking part in a fight scene in a performance of player kings, an adaptation of player kings, an adaptation of shakespeare's henry iv parts one and two. a third company has recalled some of its lunch wraps from whsmith due to e. coli concerns. the recall is for this vegan chicken bacon wrap. more than 200 people have fallen ill after eating products from other major supermarkets across the uk. the escaped calf deliberately hit ijy escaped calf deliberately hit by a police car in a residential street in surrey is recovering. the animal is back with her heard after the accident which caused widespread upgrade. the officer driving the car was removed from frontline duty. the national farmers' union said that while it was unfortunate, the officer had no other op

jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa.oning today�*s pollen levels. they�*re very high across southern england, but generally moderate or high for much of the uk. and we�*re talking especially grass pollen. low pressure is still driving our weather. it has been all weekend. this weather front continuing to sink slowly southwards and weaken. but we�*re keeping an eye on the weather front on the near continent. it could affect us in the next couple of days. so for the northern half of the country as we go into the afternoon, it�*s a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. a bit more cloud with some drizzle in western scotland and northern ireland. we could see some showers develop in wales, in the south—west and the midlands as we go through the afternoon. but generally the far south—east staying drier and here we�*ll have highs up to 22 celsius. even into this evening and overnight we�*ll hang onto some showers in the northern half of the country. some clear skies, a little bit of mistiness forming. and our weather

jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa. just after quarter past six. let's have a look at today's papers.ges split. and england's win over serbia dominates the front pages, with the telegraph featuring a picture ofjude bellingham celebrating after his 13th minute goal. the paper also reports on a claim by energy secretary claire coutinho, that labour's ban on new north sea oil and gas will create a £45 billion black hole in the public finances, which she says will have to be filled by higher taxes. the guardian says sir keir starmer is facing renewed pressure to scrap the two—child benefits limit, as new research by the institute for fiscal studies suggests that 250,000 more children will be hit by the policy over the next year alone. he said we can't afford as a country to change it. the times reports that rishi sunak is being urged by cabinet ministers and senior tories to go for thejugular and launch more direct personal attacks against keir starmer. and the mirror leads with labour's promise of a jobs bonanza to boost all parts of the uk, especially in areas the paper says are decimat

jean mackenzie, bbc news, 0desa.y threatening looking skies further north, unfortunately. in st david's, fife, there is the risk of some showers as we go through the day. this area of low pressure is finally pulling away, but this trailing weather front rteally is the dividing line between the sunshine further south and the showery story further north. we continue with the risk of showers across scotland and northern england. few and further between across northern ireland. the showers sitting across south wales, the midlands, lincolnshire by the end of the afternoon, but south of that we should cling onto the sunshine and the warmth here. 22 degrees the high. as we move out of monday, we will need to keep a close eye on this low pressure and this front that is moving through the channel. it could bring some rain, some heavy rain to the channel isles and across kent later on, but it is a relatively mild start. nine to 12 degrees to greet us first thing on tuesday morning as a ridge of high pressure is slowly building