welcome to bbc news now.e start in the middle east, where palestinians have begun returning to the devastated city of khan younis in southern gaza after israel said it was reducing the numbers of soldiers in the area, six months into the israel—hamas war. israel's defence minister said troops are being redeployed and preparing for further operations against hamas. the israeli military could still mount an offensive against hamas�*s last stronghold in rafah — despite the us leading international pleas for restraint. israel and hamas are now looking at fresh proposals on the table at talks in cairo aimed at securing a truce in gaza and a hostage release deal. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is injerusalem. let's cross to her live for the latest on the ground. eugenics injerusalem, eugenics in jerusalem, where eugenics injerusalem, where there is much speculation here about what is much speculation here about what is the signal being sent by israel. as it announced yesterday, it will now be wit

coming up — without direct access to the war zone, how can bbc news provide an impartial and accurateture of the conflict in the middle east? we ask the bbc�*s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, how she personally deals with this challenge. sunday's six month anniversary of the attacks by hamas on israel was marked by reports and special programmes across the bbc, including a documentary that night on bbc two introduced by lyse doucet. october seventh shattered israel's security, its sense of self, and it sparked what is now the longest, most grievous gaza war. it lit fires right across this region and shocked the world into caring about this age old conflict again. two films followed, eyewitness accounts — first from israeli film—makers of the massacre at the nova music festival — and then from a palestinian journalist of the work of the palestinian red crescent society in the months that followed. rachel mcbride had this response.... much of the bbc�*s coverage of the conflict has been harrowing, and it's also been controversial, with many complaints of bias, both anti—

jim reed, bbc news. curling — whose contestants slide heavy stones along the ice , and frantically scrub their path with brushes. but where do the blocks of granite come from? in the lead—up to the world men's curling championships we've been to the island of ailsa craig, off scotland's west coast, for a glimpse of a unique process. what's stood the test of time is certainly this type of rock that's here. this metamorphic rock from this small island. it's hard to believe that take it from a rough rock like this, ends up into a masterpiece and somebody throws that rock that then ends up winning the gold medal. this is kays of scotland. we manufacture curling stones for the olympics and the world championships in over 17 different countries. we've been here for 174 years. this is where we use all the hand tools. and it's really the skill of the crafter that gives it that final finished shape of the curling stone. the operation was known as three hand turning and grinding. it meant that the success of the p

coming up — swift mania hits the news again, some viewers say. has the bbcone over the top with taylor? and if that's not news, is this? she imitates seagull first — more than 6000 people have crossed the english channel this year in small boats, hoping to seek asylum in the uk. just a few hours after parliament passed the government's rwanda bill designed to deter such journeys. a bbc news team was on a beach near calais. the police are trying to stop a small boat from leaving the shore. it turns violent, and the police are failing. the boat is dangerously overloaded. it looks like the migrants who did get onto that boat are in trouble. but as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven—year—old girl. andrew harding there. but did the bbc team have any impact on what happened on that beach on tuesday morning? andrew smith thought so. meanwhile, linda draycott had... well, some insight into those questions was given by another reporter who was also on a beach in northern france on tuesday morning — tom symonds. he spoke to new

this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news.he story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb israel dropped here would kill her father, sister and mother. doctors had only minutes to rescue the baby from her dying mother's womb. tapping to stimulate breathing. air pumped into tiny lungs. the fight to live, the strongest instinct at any age. they've called her sabreen, after her mother. "the baby is under medical care," says dr mohammed salama. "she'll stay here for three to four "weeks in the nursery and after that, "we'll see about her leaving." baby sabreen al—sakani's parents and younger sister lay among the other dead of the air strike. her uncle, riam, a surv

this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news.hat he passed on the phone numbers of other mps to a man he met on a dating app. william wragg told the paper he had been "scared" because the individual had "compromising things" on him. it follows reports at least 12 men in political circles received unsolicited messages, raising security concerns. he has since apologised. here'sjeremy hunt and rachel reeves speaking about the issue. the events of last few days have been a great cause for concern. the mpm vault has given a courageous and fulsome apology for that but the lesson here for all mps is that they need to be very careful about cyber security. i’m need to be very careful about cyber securi . �* , _, . ., security. i'm very concerned about what seems _ security. i'm very concerned about what seems to _ security. i'm very concerned about what seems to have _ security. i'm very concerned about what seems to have happened - security. i'm very concerned about what seems to have happened in l security. i'm very concerned about i wh

you are marching "the context" here on bbc news. >> iranian and syrian state media news saying an israelike targeted the iranian consulate in the syrian capital damascus. >> this really increasingly dangerous war between iran and its allies and proxies and the israelis has, tonight, taken quite a big step up. >> even if benjamin netanyahu brings home the hostages or dismantles hamas, there are new posters, you are in charge, you are responsible. but they wanted him out before the war. now they are back and they want him gone even more. ♪ iran state media says at least five people were killed after a suspected israeli airstrike on entering and consulate building in the syrian capital. we will have the latest on the developing story. staying in the middle east, israeli forces pulled out of gaza's largest hospital after an operation they say killed hundreds of hamas fighters. palestinian medics say they are retrieving dozens of bodies from the al-shifa hospital which they say is now in ruins. we also take a look at the latest obligations around havana syndrome, a mysterious illness affecting

you're watching bbc news. ecting a news conference about humza yousaf, the first minister of scotland. we are expecting mr yousaf to announce he is stepping down as first minister. let us go live tribute house and our correspondent alexander mackenzie. what we have seenin alexander mackenzie. what we have seen in the last half an hour, humza yousaf go into bute house. what is the latest your hearing? this yousaf go into bute house. what is the latest your hearing?— the latest your hearing? this is bute house. — the latest your hearing? this is bute house, the _ the latest your hearing? this is bute house, the official - the latest your hearing? this is i bute house, the official residence of the first minister in scotland. i'm not sure if you can see behind me, there is a huddle of media just outside the door. a media and members of the public gathered here, a lot of interest in what is happening at bute house in edinburgh. everyone is gathering for what is expected to be a press conference at around noon. it i

this is bbc news. and a man has been arrested after a number of people were stabbed at a church in the west of sydney. the police say none of the injuries are life—threatening. it happened at what's believed to be an assyrian orthodox church. this is the moment the attack happened — you can see the man approach the bishop. he stabbed him and others before being restrained. at the time, this was a service that was being live streamed on youtube. in the background, apparently you can hear people screaming as it happened and i think was disconnected. incredibly hiring for people watching the live stream at the time. just to remind you, no one has been seriously injured. we don't have any details about a motive. clearly that part of australia is already on alert because of the shopping mall attack at the weekend, when six people were killed and a dozen more wounded. we have been hearing from the ambulance at saying four people are being treated today after the latest stabbing. details coming in from the ne

this is bbc news. trial in a criminal case. these are the pictures of donald trump leaving to go to that manhattan court and then arriving, he is now inside the courthouse itself. nada tawfik is there. just work from the course in your last few minutes that donald trump has lost a second bid to actually remove thejudge in this lost a second bid to actually remove the judge in this case, so tells more about that.— the judge in this case, so tells more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial _ more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets _ more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets warmly - more about that. yes, that is right, before the trial gets warmly underl before the trial gets warmly under way, thejudge said before the trial gets warmly under way, the judge said there were a few loose ends, as he called it, to address and one of those was again last—ditch attempt by donald trump as maguire is to have the judge recuse himself. they claim that because his daught

you are marching "the context" here on bbc news. >> iranian and syrian state media news saying an israelike targeted the iranian consulate in the syrian capital damascus. >> this really increasingly dangerous war between iran and its allies and proxies and the israelis has, tonight, taken quite a big step up. >> even if benjamin netanyahu brings home the hostages or dismantles hamas, there are new posters, you are in charge, you are responsible. but they wanted him out before the war. now they are back and they want him gone even more. ♪ iran state media says at least five people were killed after a suspected israeli airstrike on entering and consulate building in the syrian capital. we will have the latest on the developing story. staying in the middle east, israeli forces pulled out of gaza's largest hospital after an operation they say killed hundreds of hamas fighters. palestinian medics say they are retrieving dozens of bodies from the al-shifa hospital which they say is now in ruins. we also take a look at the latest obligations around havana syndrome, a mysterious illness affecting

welcome to bbc news. ng are due to come into force in the uk tomorrow, saturday, when the employment relations act 2023 becomes law. the new legislation removes the requirement for an employee to have 26 weeks' continuous service before they can make a formal flexible working request. this means the right to request flexible working becomes a day—one right. after experiencing discrimination as a new mother, victoria usherfounded her own company in 2010 and made sure flexibility was embedded into its dna.

tim muffett, bbc news. about a conflict in present—day america is a warning about what could happen. the film, called civil war, features a president who rips up the constitution and serves for a third term in office. our arts correspondent charlotte gallagher has been speaking to kirsten dunst and the writer and director alex garland about the film's messages — and about men being paid more than women in hollywood. 19 states have seceded... an america divided, engulfed by civil war. citizens of america... led by a president who's refusing to leave the white house. kirsten dunst plays a war photographer traumatised by her work. i think the movie is very much so a warning. and i think it leaves people with so much to think about. and ifeel like if you're in the theatre and you really take it in, i think it's a very moving piece about journalists. and you don't really get, you don't really get that look inside in the way that alex filmed this movie and kind of felt very, very realistic while watching the film.

zoe conway, bbc news.st of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call forfree on 0800 066 066. a 13—year—old girl has been remanded to youth detention accommodation after being charged with three counts of attempted murder, after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in south—west wales. police said the teenager was arrested at the school in ammanford in carmarthenshire. the teachers and pupil were taken to hospital with non—life—threatening stab wounds, and have since been discharged. two men who were arrested after five people died trying to cross the channel in a small boat earlier this week have been charged with immigration offences. yien both from south sudan, and tajdeen adbulazinuma from sudan, are due to appear before folkestone magistrates court today. an 18—year—old man from sudan has been bailed pending further enquiries. a baby whom we filmed earlier in the week being rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli air strike in southern

jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. secretary has said the government's support for israel is not unconditional. the deputy prime minister 0liver dowden told the bbc he has concerns about the way israel is conducting itself, but denied that the government had received legal advice saying israel has broken international law. the opposition labour party has called for that advice to be published. here's our political correspondent helen catt. this was what was left of an aid convoy hit by an israeli in gaza last week. seven aid workers died, three of them british. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said today it was tragic and avoidable, and there was no doubt that the blame lay with israel. —— an israeli air strike. but the government has not agreed to calls made in the aftermath, including by 600 lawyers, to stop arms exports to israel. this morning the deputy minister said the government's current assessment remains that sales are still legal. of course we have concerns about the way in which israel is conducting its

you're watching bbc news. i'm lyse doucet, live from southern israel as the israel/gaza war reaches its six—month mark. tens of thousands of israelis rally in tel aviv demanding a gaza hostage deal. in cairo, indirect talks between israel and hamas have resumed. i'm azadeh moshiri in london. the other headlines this hour: slovakia's elected a new president — peter pellegrini is a nationalist who's sceptical of sending military aid to ukraine. events are being held across rwanda to mark three decades since the beginning of the genocide against ethnic tutsis and as millions prepare for the solar eclipse in north america, we look at how to safely watch the total blackout. hello, i'm lyse doucet, live in southern israel. it was here in the early hours of viktor bout the seventh six months ago that hamas men carried out a monstrous slaughter. it was described by israel as its darkest day. by the end of the day, after hamas gunmen breached israeli defences, many israelis have been killed and many more taken hostage.

daniel sandford, bbc news. se it's still not ready. the venue, which is the uk's biggest indoor arena, had already delayed comedian peter kay's opening shows, which were due to take place earlier this week. the venue said it needed more time to test emergency communication systems. peter kay said the delay was "very disappointing". a group of five women have accused a judge hearing their separate employment tribunal cases of bullying and sexist behaviour. one woman has told the bbc she was shouted at on at least 16 occasions. thejudge, philip lancaster, had ruled against all of them in each of their cases. michael buchanan has more from leeds. dr hinaa toheed brought a maternity discrimination case against her former business partner in 2022. when the barrister on the other side started to cross—examine me, the judge completely took over the cross—examination. started aggressively cross—examining me, and if i didn't agree with anything that he said, he would shout at me. the gp's barrister counted at least 16 oc

sean dilley, bbc news.ons and aid agencies have expressed doubt that israel's promises to open more food aid routes into gaza will be enough to ease the plight of starving palestinians. the un secretary general antonio guterres said "scattered measures" were not enough. in the aftermath of this tragedy united nations was also informed by the israeli government of its attention to allow a substantial increase in humanitarian aid distributed in gaza. i sincerely hope that these announced intentions are effectively and quickly materialised because the situation in gaza is absolutely desperate. our international editorjeremy bowen, who is in israel, now asesses whether opening aid routes will be enough to quell the criticism of israel. clearly president biden got through to mr netanyahu in a way he has not since the war started. they made that announcement about opening new routes in the middle of the night here injerusalem after they had their call. i think that while mr biden certainly is at a tipping point o

frances read, bbc news.minal cases review commission chairwoman said she was "deeply sorry" for "failing" andrew malkinson. but mr malkinson said the apology was too little, too late. 0ur correspondent, graham satchwell, joins me with more. it is an extraordinary case, isn't it? ., ,. , ., , it? the government described it as an atrocious _ it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage _ it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage of- it? the government described it as an atrocious miscarriage ofjustice. mr malkinson was found guilty of rape in 2004 and i was meant at incidents. in 2007 new dna evidence came to light linking the crime to another man, so mr makinson applied to the review commission, the body which investigates miscarriages of justice, and they turned it down twice, and it wasn't until last year that mr malkinson was acquitted. todayis that mr malkinson was acquitted. today is a significant development because it's the first time the commission has held up its han

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michelle roberts, bbc news. een it was taken by his mother, known to be a keen photographer. the post office inquiry, which is looking into it failings that led to hundreds of prosecutions, has been hearing from susan crichton, the business's most senior in—house lawyer between 2010 and 2013. during her time, the post office brought hundreds of cases against sub—postmasters, despite concerns surrounding the horizon software. let's speak to our correspondent emma simpson, who is at the inquiry. tell us more about what has been heard _ tell us more about what has been heard today~ _ tell us more about what has been heard today it— tell us more about what has been heard today-— tell us more about what has been heard today. it really is, jane, one ofthe heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question _ heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question is, _ heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question is, why - heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question is, why did - of the b

gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, new york.hed in midair, killing all ten naval personnel on board. the accident took place as the aircraft flew in formation over a parade ground. they were rehearsing for a ceremony due to take place next month. 0nline video shows the helicopters flying low over a naval base at lumut when they collide and plummet to the ground. china's weather agency has issued its highest—level rainstorm warning yet for the south of the country. more than a hundred thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in guangdong, after days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in the country's most populous province. four people have died so far, while ten have gone missing, according to state media. weather forecasters say the situation's "grim." laura bicker has more from beijing. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the securi

news toda . ., ~ ,, time to speak to bbc news toda . ., ~ i. ., today. t news around the world. peru's congress voted against impeaching president dina boluarte, who's under investigation for corruption. she's being investigated over the ownership of expensive rolex watches and jewellery she's been seen wearing in public. last week, police raided her home and the presidential palace. thieves in los angeles have made off with at least $30 million from a cash storage facility in one of the biggest heists on record. police have no suspects. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weather will be throwing all sorts at us over the next few days — some wet weather, some warm weather and some windy weather, particularly driven by storm kathleen, a storm named by the irish weather service, for impacts it will have in the republic of ireland over the weekend. but for northern and western parts of the uk, it will bring gales and the risk of disruption. here is storm kathleen developing, still well away to the south—west of our shores. but low pressure already in

you watching bbc news. you are live with bbc news. he's charged with 34 counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the former adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. he's been in the courthouse itself for the last few hours, for the start ofjury selection. prosecutors accuse him of arranging payments to stormy daniels in an effort to buy her silence. donald trump has pleaded not guilty. he spoke to the media just before heading into the courtroom. let's hear what he had to say. this is a persecution like never before, nobody has ever seen anything like it. and again, it is a case that should have never been brought. it is an assault on america, and that's why i'm very proud to be here. this is an assault on our country and it is a country that is failing. it is a country that is run by an incompetent man who is very much involved in this case. this is really an attack on a political opponent, that's all it is. so i'm very honoured to be here. thank you very much. the usual misinformation th

this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. more young people have developed bladder problems because of their chronic use of ketamine. the drug is widely used as an anaesthetic, and a sedative. but increasingly it's also misused as a recreational drug — and addiction rates are soaring. here's rachel stonehouse. from the minute you wake up... it's a saturday night in bristol. we are with beth and her friend we are calling jay, as he wants to be anonymous. they are both in their 20s and chronic ketamine users, after trying it as teenagers. i was 1a years old and somebody had some in the classroom and i had a little bit at the back of the classroom. that was the first time i had it. what is the physical impact for you now of taking ketamine? can't work, yeah, i can't do anything, i can't feed myself or go and get a drink. yeah, it really disables you completely. i can't walk 50 metres without either needing to sit down or needing to run to the toilet. ketamine use is estimated to have more than doubled since 2016 in england and w

this is bbc news. th organization says contaminated cough syrup sold in several african countries is no longer on the market, and presents no �*immdiate public health risk.�* it follows a recall by nigeria after testing found a batch of the benylin paediatric syrup contained unacceptable levels of the toxin diethylene glycol. kenya, rwanda, tanzania, zimbabwe and south africa also pulled the product from shelves. taiwan�*s east coast was struck by more than 80 earthquakes monday night into tuesday morning. the strongest: a 6.3 magnitude quake that rumbled buildings in the capital taipei, alsojolted rural hualien where at least 1a people died april third from a strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake. and a video shot by a driver in london, ontario, in canada, captured a train with several of its cars on fire late sunday night. no—one was injured, and the fire was extinguished within in an hour and twenty minutes, according to reports. authorities believe the blaze erupted after wooden railway ties inside of the

this is bbc news.ht to get the judge to remove people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~ people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~' ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ i. . ., for cause. thank you so much for our for cause. thank you so much for your time — for cause. thank you so much for your time and — for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise - for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise this - your time and expertise this morning. we do appreciate talking to you. the leading expert on the usjury system. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on person

john sudworth, bbc news, new york.pson at the time of the murder and testified at the trial. he's now co—host of one degree of scandalous — a podcast which looks at major trials and scandals. he told the bbc how the oj case continues to sit in the public consciousness. the things that stand out in a person's mind will go on forever as far as the late johnnie cochran, you must acquit — if it doesn't fit, you must acquit, with trying on the gloves. the expressions, and it became, i guess, very pop thing, and everything slipped back on that trial. they won eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary eight emmys on the tv show, an oscar for a documentary on eight emmys on the tv show, an 0scarfor a documentary on it, and it will go on forever. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some uk stories making news. more than £34,000 of uk taxpayer money has been used to cover the cost of legal fees for the science secretary michelle donelan after she fa

stay with us here on bbc news, and all of the day's news is available on the bbc news website.ing. it was cold with some disruptive snow across scotland through the morning period. it stays rather grey here with further outbreaks of rain. it stays on the chilly side, as well. but for northern ireland, the rest of england and wales, a lovely bright afternoon to come. plenty of sunshine around. a few passing showers being blown on a very brisk south—westerly wind and very mild for the time of year at 18 or 19 degrees. it's still quite chilly across the north. that rain pushes its way northwards across scotland. through the night we see the next batch of wet, windy weather spreading up from the south. some of this rain could be quite heavy in the north and the west as it pushes its way northwards. by the end of the night, though, temperatures will be lifting, even across scotland, so turning milder here, but very mild further south. that takes us into saturday. this deepening area of low pressure hurtling towards the west of ireland has been named by the irish met service storm ka

bbc news, swindon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news.l. goodbye for now. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland. temperatures just a little bit up on where they have been recently, eight to 15 degrees. now through thursday night, we'll see clouds and increasingly light and patchy rain pushing southwards. behind that, a northerly wind kicks in — a mix of clear spell

colin campbell, bbc news. on the bbc iplayer. called the new drug threat, which is available to watch online, or you can download the iplayer app. do check it out. let's turn to one of the main stories developing in the uk, where the mp, mark menzies, who was suspended from the conservative party over allegations he misused campaign funds, is to quit as an mp at the next election. in a statement, mr menzies said, "it has been an enormous privilege representing "the people of fylde since 2010, but due to the pressures "on myself and my elderly mother, i have decided 0ur political correspondent iain watson has been following the story. stand at the next election and sit as an independent and i can tell you local party sorters in his constituency are worried about that. rishi sunak i'm sure will be pleased about that as well, perhaps less pleased about the publicity surrounding this mp. just to go back to the allegations, the time surge over the wiki use money donated by campaigning to pray for private medical bil

barbara plett usher, bbc news, kigali. court in new york to hear the opening statements in his criminal trial over the alleged cover—up of a hush money payment to the porn star stormy daniels. prosecutors told the jury the case was about a criminal conspiracy and a cover up. but the defence said donald trump was not personally involved. from new york, gary 0'donoghue reports. for the first time in american history a former president went to a trialfor alleged history a former president went to a trial for alleged crimes. donald trump stands accused of falsifying business records over hush money payments to a porn star just over hush money payments to a porn starjust before the 2016 general election. for the prosecution, he said donald trump had cooked the books to cover up those payments. and that had broken election finance law which amounted to election interference. a crime. mr trump's lawyer said paying a porn star is not a crime and the former president had no part in how the payments were accounted for. i part in how

you are live with bbc news.eets of haiti to mark easter weekend. the first major national holiday since the country's government collapsed. gangs are taking their grip on the island with violence and sexual abuse. more than 1500 people have been killed since the start of this year. tens of thousands of people have been left homeless. the un has called the situation at cataclysmic. nomia iqbal said this report from cap—haitien. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap—haitien praying for peace in a country whose capital has descended into lawlessness. in gang—controlled port—au—prince the city is still suffering with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites, an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with her family every day to make sure they are still alive. her father says there was a sh

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news.he world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result expected, at the beginning ofjune. the polls suggest the prime minister, narendra modi, will win a third successive term. but he is a controversial figure, as yogita limaye reports. "thank you, modi," a woman shouts, waiting for the prime minister to arrive. modi, modi! narendra modi is the reigning superstar of indian politics. rallies like these are an integral part of an indian election, but only a few leaders have evoked such a response in the country's history. what we are seeing here is the confidence of a party that very much believes it's going to win another resounding victory, and what we've also seen amid the crowds is confidence a

sean dilley, bbc news.ef international correspondent lyse doucet, who is injerusalem, about the shift in language from israel's allies. today, it's starting to sound like a possible turning point in this grievous war. ever since israel launched its retaliatory strikes against hamas and after the murderous assault on southern israel, it had the most powerful backing from its allies like the united states and like britain. but six months on, as we've been hearing in this programme, even israel's friends are now asking tough questions about its conduct during this war. a short time ago, i spoke withjordan�*s foreign minister and deputy prime minister and i asked him whether it did feel like a turning point. for the past six months, we've seen nothing but an israeli government that is defying the will of the whole international community, proceeding with a massacre that have produced nothing but death and suffering and destruction to the palestinians. six months into this massacre, the world has to act more ass

welcome to bbc news. we start in the middle east, where israel appears to be moving to a new phase of its military operation in gaza. displaced people from the southern gazan city of khan younis have started to return home, after the israel defence forces said they have withdrawn all of their maneuvering ground forces from that area — leaving just one brigade. israel's defence minister yoav gallant said troops have been pulled out to prepare for future missions, including into the now overcrowded city of rafah. much of khan younis is now in ruins after months of bombardment and heavy conflict between israeli troops and fighters from palestinian militant groups. sunday marked six months since hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the us, uk and other countries, attacked israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, vowed to "crush and destroy hamas" so that it no longer posed any threat, and said he would secure the release of the

this is bbc news. a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when �*economic conditions allow�*. our political editor, chris mason, reports. apologies for that, we have some technical issues but let me bring you a story. a man in iraq has started the first legal action of its kind against the uk oil giant bp, over the death of his son. this is alijulood — who died at the age of 21. his father, hussein julood, alleges that gas burning at an oilfield run by bp in southern iraq caused his son's leukaemia. gas burning, known as flaring, is one of the ways the industry deals with gas released during oil extraction. esme stallard has the story. ali julood was a happy child who loved

michelle roberts, bbc news. e former publisher of the national inquirer — back on the stand. before the trial resumed though, the judge held a fiery hearing to determine if mr trump violated a gag order, which bans the former president from verbally attacking the jury and witnesses. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. sophie, david pecker took the stand and described a long—standing mutually beneficial relationship with donald trump. he said in the lead up to the 2016 election that michael cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, and mr trump himself asked for a meeting with the national enquirer, and they asked him how he could help donald trump campaign. mr pecker said he agreed to publish negative stories about mr trump's opponents, and crucially, to kill any negative stories about mr trump himself. his testimony will be important to prosecutors case as they try to establish there was a criminal conspiracy on donald trump's part to influence the election. donald trump's lawyers have said this is

james cook, bbc news. capri and italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hearfrom us italy at the g7 meeting where we are expected to hear from us secretary of state antony blinken shortly. they are setting up the room there. they are setting up the room there. the agenda was supposed to have moved on from the middle east, but they did bring it back onto the main topic of discussion today after there were explosions reported in iran and nearan there were explosions reported in iran and near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, which are activated at local air defence systems. we have had confirmation to our broadcast part in a cbs news that this was an attack from israel. so two us officials are confirming that. plenty of reaction coming in and week will be monitoring the news conference at the g7. time for a quick look at the weather. hello there. it is still quite breezy out there, so the showers will continue to ru

john sudworth, bbc news, new york. and you can read more on that story via the bbc news website. — or rather watching - bbc listening — or rather watching — bbc news. hello there. we still had the same southwesterly breeze on thursday but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well, temperatures here reached 18 celsius — the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour�*s showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then, over the weekend, it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern ireland, into cumbria and showers pushing into scotland. for england and wales, though, the clou

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. nised as a musical artist in its own right. as of 11am this morning, you can now stream nature on most major platforms. ellie goulding is just one singer who has teamed up with the artist, blending her music with sounds from the colombian rainforest. at least 50% of recording royalties featuring nature will go to biodiversity conservation, in a project supported by the united nations. a keen horse rider who was left paralysed after a car accident has now qualified for the british indoor carriage driving championships. faye o'hara will become the only person in a wheelchair to compete in the event tomorrow. natalie pirks has been to meet her. i felt my life were over and i've wanted to die a few times and since he's come along, he's just give me everything back. this is a story of perseverance, passion, and a very special bond. you just want food, don't you? from the age of five, horses were faye o'hara's life. but a car accident at 15 years old changed everything. we hit head on with a

justin rowlatt, bbc news.ge parts of the uk, more than 100 people had to be rescued overnight, a major incident was declared in west sussex after the river burst its banks. more than 200 homes and businesses across hampshire and dorset was power. in england there are 45 flood warnings and 189 for the works in place, also flood warnings in parts of scotland. graham satchel. you can see where the river burst its banks. one was taken to hospital with hypothermia signs after being rescued from the local holiday park. how these were cut short in the most dramatic way but terrible weather. it was a miserable night for the residency, high tide and heavy rain falling on already saturated ground meant the emergency services were busy. the fire service help you to safety, some taken out on boats. others were able to make their way on foot with a little help. the full affecting both the elderly and the very young. of whites, spring this year has so far proved to be wet and wild and windy. graham satchel, bbc news. we are

this is bbc news. n face a confidence vote. here are some live shots in bute housein here are some live shots in bute house in edinburgh. we are expecting him to speak there at noon. within the past hour, spain's pedro sanchez says he's staying on as prime minister, as his wife faces corruption allegations. crisis talks in the middle east, america's top diplomat antony blinken is in saudi arabia, as hamas sends hello. welcome to the programme. the scottish first minister, humza yousaf, is to announce shortly that he'll resign from office — the bbc understands. it follows the collapse of his power—sharing agreement with the scottish green party. he had been facing two confidence votes, but has lost all his political backing. this is a shot of bute house, the official residence of the first minister. mr yousaf will make his statement there injust under an hour.

huw edwards has not appeared on bbc news since then. o move forward". earlier we heard form our media editor — katie razzall. huw edwards had a 40 year career at the bbc and it is over. he fronted the bbc and it is over. he fronted the news at ten for 20 years and he's been the face of the bbc four elections. political crisis. and royal and state occasions. welcome to windsor. and then a newspaper headline changed everything. the media frenzy of lastjuly followed a series of articles published in the sun, alleging an unnamed bbc presenter was paying a young person to send photographs described by the sun as sordid images. lawyers representing the person alleged to send the pictures said it was totally wrong and there was no truth, but it didn't stop more headlines. what brought it to a conclusion was a statement from huw edwards's white which revealed his name to the public, decisions she said was for his well—being and he was suffering from mental health issues. the statement today says his resignation was on the advice of his doctors.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is the context on bbc news.party has suffered its biggest defeat in local elections. the main opposition party, the chp, won in the six largest urban centres, including istanbul. mr erdogan has promised to respect the decision of the nation. before the election, he had said that this would be the last time he led his party into municipal elections. his term as president is due to end in 2028. for more on this, let's speak to galip dalay, a senior consulting fellow of the turkey initiative at international think—tank chatham house. welcome to bbc news. what is your take on what is happening at the moment? this defeat might not be national elections, mr everyone is in power for a national elections, mr everyone is in powerfor a couple of national elections, mr everyone is in power for a couple of years yet but it still shows a shift in support for his party. well, certainly- _ support for his party. well, certainly. this _ support for his party. well, certainly. this is _ support for his party. well, certainly. th

and coming up on bbc news.sh clubs are gone, but england players are to the fore tonight with real madrid andjude bellingham travelling to harry kane's bayern munich in the champions league semi finals. good evening. a 14—year—old boy has died and a number of others, including two police officers, have been injured after a sword attack in east london. police declared a critical incident after they were called to reports that a vehicle had been driven into a house at hainault shortly before seven o'clock this morning. a 36—year—old man is in custody. police say the incident is not believed to be targeted or terrorism—related. our special correspondent lucy manning is in hainault for us now. lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school — lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school this _ lucy. a 14-year-old boy did not make it to school this morning, _ it to school this morning, stabbed by hind the police tape, and his family now suffering the consequences of that sword rampage. the suspect is in custo

this is bbc news. ence unit to so—called "havana syndrome" — a mystery illness which has affected us diplomats. an investigation by the insider, der spiegel and cbs alleges that the americans were targeted with "directed energy" weapons. 0ne victim of the syndrome — an fbi agent — told 60 minutes about her experience of being hit by a powerful force at her home in florida 2021. inside my right ear, it was like a dentist drilling on steroids. that feeling when it gets too close to your eardrum, it's like that times ten. it was like a high—pitched metallic drilling noise and it knocked me forward a 45 degree angle this way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's capital city in 2016, when us diplomats complained of dizziness, headaches and a painful sound in their ears. us officials have previously said it's unlikely a foreign power is to blame. the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, says the new accusations are unfounded. translation: it is - absolutely not a new issue. for many years, the issue of s

ben woolvin, bbc news. the solar eclipse on monday here on bbc news. you can also find lots more on the bbc news website including how scientists will be conducting experiments during the four minute blackout window. a british man hasjust become the first person to run the entire length of africa. 27 year old russ cook, an ultra marathon runner, who calls himself the hardest geezer, has finally reached the finishin line after a year on his feet. his epicjourney had pitfalls along the way — it ended in the last half an hour in tunisia. ellie price has more. lets go! day four. day six. only the hardest geezer could run nearly every day for more than 350 days. covering more than 10,000 miles, the entire length of africa. russell cook has done it. day 349 of running the entire length of africa. he has run through desert, rainforest, savannas, mountains, jungles, and 16 countries. he has so far raised nearly £700,000 for the running charity and sandblast. he has had complications with his health... visas... the