this is bbc news. the headlines — israel tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah, as it steps up military operations in southern gaza, carrying out fresh strikes. the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage nadav popplewell has been killed in gaza. relief workers are struggling to deliver aid to those hit hard by devastating floods in northern afghanistan. the un says more than 300 people have died. voting is underway in catalonia, where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests, switzerland are crowned this year's winners. you're watching bbc news. the best programmes of last year will be honoured at the bafta tv awards in a few hours time. arrivals are under way at the awards ceremony in london. colin paterson and the team are on the red carpet. let's join them now. the writing has been phenomenal, the

let's move on and will bring the story later on our programmes here on bbc news. to business news. binance founder changpeng zhao was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to money laundering charges last november. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has all the details. sam bankman—fried isn't the only poster boy for crypto wrongdoing facing a legal reckoning. his rivalformer ceo of binance changpeng zhao was ordered to spend four months in prison forfailures ordered to spend four months in prison for failures allowed cyber criminals and terrorists groups to trade on the world's largest crypto exchange. he pleaded guilty to one count of violating the bank secrecy act in november, and resulting in a multi—year investigation by the us government into the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange binance. as part of the agreement, he stepped down as ceo and apologised to the court in seattle saying his company had now put in place anti—money laundering controls and was watched by his mother and sister who were in court as

we asked bbc news for a response to those views, and they told us. ecorded this video for us. i was trying to watch the evening news on 12 may. it was 6.15pm in the evening, and it was very difficult. i had three video panels across the main part of the screen — one featuring a lady who was being interviewed from tbilisi, about the problems there, another feed from tbilisi in the middle, and a third panel on the right showing the bafta awards advert. citizens responded to this state—sponsored terror with humour... below that, there were two breaking news panels giving totally different information again. really, this is totally unhelpful. you obviously don't know how much processing people can do at one time. please, please, please, don't put quite so much information on the screen at once. thank you. let us know whether you agree with linda about that screen overload. and thanks to her and to everyone who contacted us this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online, and social media, email ne

well, we put that to bbc news and they told us we take considered that same day, bbc one�*s lunchtimeeport ahead of the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings, the largest seaborne invasion in history, which began the liberation of france when the second world war broke out. these veterans of the normandy landings were the same age as some of the schoolchildren they're meeting today. we, my colleagues, we are we went through it. we know the little stories, the and it's important that they know. when you think of learning about history and d—day, you always watch movies. you read books, you think of all these things. but then you never really realise what it's like until you hear these people actually talking about it. the allied invasion of northern france succeeded in wresting europe from north sea occupation. from nazi occupation. nick eccleston was watching carefully and got in touch with this afterwards about an error with the archive footage at the end of that clip. having seen today's lunchtime news, the bbc laudably included an item on the 80th anniversary, including educating

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. welcome back to bbc news.this is the condition of the slovakian prime minister which has stabilised overnight. but he is still in a serious condition after an apparent assassination attempt yesterday. let's speak to milan nic, former adviser to the deputy foreign minister of slovakia, now with the german council on foreign relations. hello to you, thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news. you spoke to is yesterday and said that he thought something like this was coming. what did you mean by that and a day after, what do you make of the reaction to this apparent assassination attempt? the death threats to leading _ assassination attempt? the death threats to leading politicians - assassination attempt? the death threats to leading politicians in i threats to leading politicians in slovakia unfortunately were not a rare thing. they were becoming normal. in the ruling coalition was not doing enough to stop this. —— and the ruling. so this needs to be and the ruling. so this needs to be a big wake—up call

while sir keir was speaking, we had some breaking news into the bbc and ijust want to some breaking newsand i just want to update you want that because a six—year—old boy has died after falling from a building because a six—year—old boy has died afterfalling from a building in east london. the emergency services say they were called to new city road at 6am to reports that someone had fallen from height. they say a child died at the scene. the boy's family have been told and are being supported by specialist officers from the metropolitan police. at the moment, the police are saying the death is being treated as unexplained. the met said they are working to establish the full circumstances. no arrests have been made but a met spokesperson said that their thoughts are with the child's family at this time. so the news while sir keir was speaking that a six—year—old boy has died after falling from a building that a six—year—old boy has died afterfalling from a building in east london. police at the moment treating that death as unexplained. we will keep an eye on that and if we get any furth

much for “oining us today on bbc news. ., ~ i. . on bbc news. reportedly plans to press ahead with a billion—dollar tranche of military aid to israel just a week after suspending a shipment of bombs over concerns about israel's offensive in rafah. it comes as israeli tanks are reportedly pushing deeper into the city, as the idf says it's targeting four hamas battalions. meanwhile, there's been a rare public sign of division within neta nyahu's war cabinet. israel's defence minister, yoav gallant, has voiced open frustration at the government's failure to address the question of a post—war plan for gaza and urged the prime minister to rule out plans to take over civilian and military rule in the region. former us state department official and senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace aaron david miller told the bbc it could just be the beginning of more israel political dissent. and i think that it could be the beginning of a trend among israeli military officials. current officials and even those who are just out of governm

nikki fox, bbc news.on. bbc news has been told that dijounjhagroo—bryan, who�*s 39, won�*t have to provide such evidence — but lawyers have called the original request traumatic. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. it�*s another slap in the face, you know? when 39—year—old dijoun jhagroo—bryan received this letter from the home office about his windrush compensation claim, he was stunned. he�*s one of thousands of british windrush descendants, but now he�*s being asked to prove he�*s his father�*s son by doing a voluntary dna test, which he�*d have to pay for, to be eligible for compensation. they even asked if we could track down the midwife who actually helped bring me into this world. and to me, when i read it, i thought it was ridiculous. when i told my mum, she said she couldn�*t believe it. i had to actually send her a screenshot for her to believe it. me submitting a dna test doesn�*t change the fact of what i�*ve gone through. i�*ve suffered watching my dad being held in pr

simonjones, bbc news, peckham. minster after days of political chaos. still to come, how orangutans have learnt to self—medicate to heal wounds. coming up on bbc news — the semi—finals are underway at the crucible, will this be david gilbert's year? he's playing kyren wilson for a first ever place in the world snooker championship final. british scientists have managed to piece back together the skull of a 75,000—year—old neanderthal woman whose remains were found in a cave in northern iraq. they put together this 3d model after more than 100 bones were put back together like a jigsaw puzzles. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has more. revealed for the first time — a face from the ancient past. a female neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago. she's been called shanidar z. her face was recreated from this skull. we can say that she's neanderthal from various features, so perhaps the most obvious one is this quite large brow ridge that runs across above the eyes. she was probably around her mid—forties, with particu

ione wells, bbc news, buenos aires. let's turn to some important news around the world. a significant data breach. the bbc understands the personal data of serving and veteran armed forces members has been accessed from a payroll system. the defence secretary will update the house of commons on the situation on tuesday. columbia university has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, after weeks of protests on campus over the israel—gaza war. the ivy league school said it was ditching the 15 may commencement in favour of smaller celebrations, to focus on keeping students safe. already, graduation ceremonies at other colleges and universities have seen disruptions from pro—palestinian demonstrators. one of the biggest nights in the fashion industry's calendar is under way in new york where celebrities are gathering for the annual met gala. the event, hosted by vogue editor—in—chief anna wintour and held at the metropolitan museum of art, is known for its extravagant red carpet fashion and star—studded guest list. the so—called �*oscars of the east coast�* serves as a fundra

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laura scott, bbc news, ipswich. he actor, james corden, has announced there'll be one more episode of the show, to be aired on christmas day. the big question of course is will smithy accept nessa's marriage proposal? tomos morgan is on the famous barry island, to tell us "what's occurin'. at the end of the day, when all is said and done, it is tidy, clive. the news that gavin & stacey will be back on our screens after that tantalising question you mentioned there has got fans jumping forjoy. viewers will be hoping for more classic scenes such as smitty ordering a takeaway, some singing and dancing, and also possibly an answer to what actually happened to uncle bryn on that fishing trip. there is no doubt about it, gavin & stacey has put barry island on the map. today i've met fans that travelled from southampton, birmingham and cornwalljust for one birmingham and cornwall just for one photo birmingham and cornwalljust for one photo here because of their love for this iconic british sitcom. i loves you with all my he

that news coming _ joining us on bbc news. that news coming from _ joining us on bbc news. lian assange is allowed to have a full appeal of the issues heard, what you expect to come from that?— to come from that? first of all, i welcome _ to come from that? first of all, i welcome that. - to come from that? first of all, i welcome that. the . all, i welcome that. the position i have is one of extraterritorialjurisdiction, extraterritorial jurisdiction, extraterritorial jurisdiction, extra territoriality, let's take out the namejulian assange and colette your son or your daughter. they were not an american citizen, not a us citizen, they were not in the us when this issue that the us holds as a grievance was committed. so they were not in the us. and the issue was in australia it was not a crime. in fact it even got a walkley award. so we are now sending a person to a third country by reason of the intellectual view of that person of the government of that third country, in this case the us. now i am not here to make an assumption on the morality of what mr assange did or oth

louisa pilbeam, bbc news. ed by my colleague tomasz schafernaker, from bbc weather, who was lucky enough to see the aurora borealis in london last night. enough to see the aurora borealis just described those magical pictures for eyes. i just described those magical pictures for eyes.— just described those magical pictures for eyes. i tell you what. it was a dream _ pictures for eyes. i tell you what. it was a dream come _ pictures for eyes. i tell you what. it was a dream come true. - pictures for eyes. i tell you what. it was a dream come true. many| it was a dream come true. many people dream is to see the northern lights but in the big city, at home, from your own garden, from the park, it was fantastic and about 10:30pm i started to see a green tint in the sky and bill knew it was going to happen but you never really quite believe it and then i went to the park. i got my very important the eyes used to the dark sky and we saw that spectacular display and, do you know what the amazing thing about this auror

this is bbc news, the headlines... uk labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings — promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. a bbc investigation tracks down one of europe's most wanted criminals — known as the scorpion — whose admitted trafficking thousands of people to the continent. europe — are you ready for it? taylor swift's heroes —— eras tour hits paris. taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits park-— taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits parie— taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits paris-— hits paris. before that, the world is ready for— hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the _ hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the eurovision - hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the eurovision song i is ready for the eurovision song contest in malmo because the pie will bring you the latest news and gossip on the bbc news channel. let's turn to the us — a school board in virginia has voted in favour of restoring the previously removed

and across the uk, this is bbc news. national party. he ran unopposed in the contest to succeed humza yousaf. mr swinney is also likely to be confirmed as scotland's new first minister this week. james cook reports. it was the coronation of king john, no other candidates, no contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. mr; contest, but straight to work as a simple enough. my focus will be the — as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, - as a simple enough. my focus will be the economy, jobs, i as a simple enough. my focus| will be the economy, jobs, the cost of living. the liver national health service, our schools and public services, addressing the climate crisis. i look at politics today and i think politics is in the worst day of avicenna and my lengthy involvement in politics. i'm here to do something about that. . ~ , here to do something about that. . ,, , ., ., , :: that. he takes on the “0b 20 ears that. he takes on the “0b 20 years afterfi that. he takes on the “0b 20 years after he i that. he takes

this is bbc news. will become the new secretary of russia's security council. he's a long—standing ally of vladimir putin and has served as defence minister since 2012, playing a key role in russia's invasion of ukraine. his replacement will be andrei belousov — an economist and the deputy prime minister. russia editor steve rosenberg explained that at the kremlin, reshuffles are unusual. whoever the russian government ministers are, whoever�*s sitting around that cabinet table, there is one man and one man alone in russia who calls the shots, and that is vladimir putin. he's the man with all the power. having said that, a government reshuffle in russia is interesting, particularly when key ministers like the defence minister is being changed. they don't happen too often. the foreign minister, he's been in his post for 20 years. mr shoigu, he has been defence minister for 12 years. he was appointed by vladimir putin in 2012, i think. the two men were said to be pretty close for a long time. they even w

danny savage, bbc news, leeds. — we'll be live in malmo with the all the latest news from the eurovision song contest. around the world and across the uk. this is the world today on bbc news. the dutch eurovision contestant has been stopped from rehearsing by organisers. the european broadcasting union said it was �*investigating an incident reported to us involving the dutch artist. he will not be rehearsing until further notice.�* joining me live from malmo now is maryam moshiri. covering all the twists and turns of this particular song contest and every day seems to bring another controversy now. it every day seems to bring another controversy now.— every day seems to bring another controversy now. it does indeed in the 68th eurovision _ controversy now. it does indeed in the 68th eurovision song - controversy now. it does indeed in the 68th eurovision song contest i controversy now. it does indeed in i the 68th eurovision song contest and it's on the most controversial that we've ever seen. the protests over th

are watching bbc news. stay with us. we will have _ switzerland. are watching bbc news.le threatening where you are today, that is certainly not the case everywhere, but storms are building across western parts of the uk. the warmer and sunnier weather will be further to the east across the country. let's see what is happening then in the second half of the afternoon. showers will be breaking out across more western parts of scotland but even here they will be quite scattered. the same goes for northern ireland and the same goes for other western parts of the uk. but where they do occur, they won't be very big, they could only be a few miles across. torrential showers may occur and even flash flooding in places. warmer and sunnier weather is reserved for more eastern parts of the uk. this evening, skies will be clear across some parts of the country and there is a chance again of seeing the northern lights, the aurora borealis. the problem is that there will be showers around and of course we are going back to work tomorrow so perhaps we won't be inclined to stay up for

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this is bbc news. has marked russia's annual victory day celebration, commemorating the defeat of nazi germany, with a warning that he won't tolerate threats from the west. in a speech in red square, he acknowledged his country was going through a difficult period, because of the war in ukraine. fewer soldiers took part in the parade than usual, and only one tank. from red square, here's steve rosenberg. 0n red square... ..they were celebrating victory. military band plays it was the annual parade to mark the defeat of nazi germany and to remember the 27 million soviet citizens killed in world war two. among the troops here, soldiers who've been fighting in a very different war — russia's war in ukraine. each and from the kremlin leader, who'd ordered the invasion, a warning to ukraine's western backers — "don't push russia." translation: russia will do everything to avoid a global l confrontation, but at the same time, we will not allow anyone to threaten us. our strategic forces are always on combat

pallab ghosh, bbc news. between city university students in new york and columbia university as well. this is all about the pro—palestinian supporters in new york at the university's there. we will have more news for you on this. hello. on wednesday evening in france, we saw some pretty nasty storms with hail and thunder, gusty winds, and they have been drifting towards us. if we look at the satellite picture over the radar superimposed, the rainfall, you can see these dark blue colors indicating the very heavy rainfall and drifting in from the south towards the uk. so i think through the early hours we will have had some downpours. if they haven't reached you already, they may be on the way, but of course not everybody is going to get them. it's near enough impossible to exactly predict where the storms will be, but north of that, it's a completely different picture across northern england and scotland. some clear skies overnight. now let's have a look at the early hours. this is widespread rain in the south

this is bbc news.ions in southern gaza, carrying out fresh strikes. the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage nadav popplewell has been killed in gaza. an entire section of a ten—storey apartment block in the russian city of belgorod has collapsed leaving 20 people injured after what the local governor said was a direct hit during a ukrainian bombardment. the best television programmes of 2023 will be honoured at tonight's bafta tv awards in london. bbc�*s police drama happy valley has five nominations. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests, switzerland are crowned this year's winners.

this is bbc news. so you are live with bbc news.illion. now, there's real concern as nepal becomes the latest country to ban the import and sale of two popular spice brands, overfears of �*possible contamination' in some products. last month, singapore and hong kong stopped sales of some spices, over suspected, elevated levels of a cancer—causing pesticide. the us food and drug administration is also investigating products from two companies. yesterday, the uk introduced extra control measures. india's spice trade makes up to 12%, of global spice exports. let's speak with nikhil inamdar, our india business correspondent. welcome to the programme. as i was saying, this is a trade worth $4 billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it? it is billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it?— billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it? it is certainly a hue problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge problem- — problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge problem. when _ problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge prob

dan roan, bbc news. now, visitors to buckingham palace will have the chance to see one of the biggest collections of images from the royal family archive, collated over more than 150 years. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been to see the exhibition. through the gallery doors, the faces of royalty loom large. some of the photos are familiar. here, the andy warhol print of the late queen from 1985. but many capture something more intimate. this photo was kept private until now. royal mothers with their newborn babies — the queen, princess margaret, princess alexandra and the duchess of kent. the photo was taken in 1964 as a thank you to the doctor who delivered the children. and then the more recent moments. these are all the work of photographer hugo burnand, whose portfolio includes the king's coronation and the wedding of the prince and princess of wales. there's one picture which i discussed with them, which i hoped we might do, which was the picture of prince william and catherine with all th

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.r to be asked about the funeral of senior ira figure bobby storey, which saw large crowds line the streets, despite covid guidelines. 0ur ireland correspondent, sara girvin, is in belfast. sara, what can we expect from today? yes, at the time of the pandemic, michelle 0�*neill was the deputy first minister of northern ireland and she was really at the heart of a lot of the decisions being made around how this place was going to deal with covid. now, this is the third and final week of the uk covid inquiry sitting in belfast. so far, we have had a real picture painted about what has been described as political dysfunction, bad relationships between politicians and how all of that impacted on the decisions being made. the stormont executive, the power—sharing government here in northern ireland, had collapsed for three years in the run—up to covid and they had only been up and running again for a matter of weeks before the first case was detected here. so i�*m sure we will hear michelle

paul hawkins, bbc news. sident xi jinping and pledged a new era of partnership between their two countries. china has rolled out the red carpet for president putin, on his first foreign trip since being sworn in for a fifth presidential term. the two leaders have vowed to work together against what they called "destructive and hostile" us policies. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker reports from beijing. band plays. in the west, he�*s seen as a pariah. but in china, president putin is a key partner, as beijing seeks a new world order. 0ne not led by the united states. the red carpet was rolled out complete with a red army band welcome, as they walked together in a show of defiance against western pressure. mr putin needs china — it�*s become an economic lifeline for an isolated and heavily sanctioned russia. translation: china will always be | a good neighbour and good friend | of mutual trust with russia. mr putin said he would inform president xi about the situation in ukraine and he said he would welcome

welcome to bbc news. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees, says more than 800,000 people have been forced to flee rafah in southern gaza due to the ongoing israeli offensive. philippe lazzarini said they were leaving without safe passage or protection, heading to areas with little water or sanitation. more than a million palestinians had taken refuge in the city after it was designated a "safe zone" early on in the conflict. this development comes as israel's military says it's recovered the body of another hostage inside gaza. the remains have been identified as ron benjamin, who the military says was killed in the october 7th attack by hamas. and in a further development, the israeli war cabinet minister, benny gantz, is threatening to bring down prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government if he doesn't agree to his post—war plan for gaza within three weeks. here's what he said. translation: the people of israel are watching you. i you must choose between zionism and cynicism, between u

you're live with bbc news. ned new laws to boost army recruitment. under zelensky�*s new legislation, some prisoners will be allowed tojoin the military. they'll be released on parole to enlist in the army under special contracts. certain categories of prisoner — including rapists or convicts who have murdered two or more people — are not eligible. the new law also raises the penalty for men who ignore the draft. that fine is now 650 dollars. this comes as russia penetrates the border north of kharkiv, ukraine's second—largest city. president putin said moscow has no current plans to capture kharkiv, as russia is making its biggest terrioritial gains in 18 months. meanwhile as the war rages in ukraine, the nation's children continue to feel the impact. according to the ukrainian government, 546 children have died in the war. the un says the number of children killed in 2024 has increased by nearly 40% compared to 2023. and since the war began, 19,546 have been deported or forcibly displaced. one organisation wor

katy watson, bbc news. discuss is mate bagossy, who is leading the un development programme's humanitarian response in papua new guinea. good to have you. the latest we've been hearing is there is an evacuation order in place for almost 8000 people as the ground is still moving. what's the latest that you can tell us about that? are people able to get out? about that? are people able to net out? . ~' ,, about that? are people able to net out? ., ~ i. ., ., get out? thank you for having me. so get out? thank you for having me- so yes. _ get out? thank you for having me. so yes, around _ me. so yes, around approximately almost 8000 people have been identified as leaving the area that's under imminent threat of further landslide. therefore, we need to organise significantly — does need some preparation, some people live in areas that are much more exposed than others, by evacuation is probably needed while we also await for further geological expertise. await for further geological expertise-_ await for further

katy austin, bbc news.tatement from the uk defence secretary grant shapps is imminent. this is a statement about a hack which has compromised the payroll system of the british armed forces, both current serving members and some veterans as well with details of bank account numbers, addresses and so forth. government officials have told the bbc that china was most likely responsible but the chinese foreign ministry has dismissed this as absurd. it comes as president xijinping is in france today, having lunch in the pyrenees with president macron. who has been campaigning for better access for european firms in china. this is grant shapps. european firms in china. this is grant shawn-— european firms in china. this is grant shanna-— european firms in china. this is grant shapps. involving activity by a malian grant shapps. involving activity by a malign actor _ grant shapps. involving activity by a malign actor and _ grant shapps. involving activity by a malign actor and in _ grant shapps. involving activity

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. was due to begin. the venue said it was due to a "technical issue" and asked fans queuing outside to leave. the venue says it has also postponed scheduled performances of olivia rodrigo's guts world tour on the third and fourth may. last week the general manager resigned over a series of problems and delays. if you like a slice of white bread, but worry it might be bad for you, fear not — help is at hand. scientists have been baking up a brand—new loaf that tastes just like white bread but has all the nutritious value a full meal. nutritious value of wholemeal. at least that's what they say, so we sent pallab ghosh for a taste test. it's bread, only better. these are the first batch of nutrition—boosted loaves. the eventual aim is to make them look and taste like the sliced white bread that most people prefer. what i really found about this project is that white bread is not good for you. i was always aware of that, but it's really reinforced it and it makes you realise just how much o

laura scott, bbc news.fe for murdering a pensioner in hartlepool. ahmed alid told police he launched the attacks in support of palestine and to oppose israel and the gaza conflict. the judge described the attack, in which 70—year—old terence carney was killed, as a terrorist act. danny savage has the details. ahmed alid, a killer who prosecutors say followed an extreme interpretation of islam. he murdered a pensioner in the street and tried to kill another man. he did it in protest against israel and the gaza conflict. him, him, him! this is the moment of his arrest last october, at 5:30 in the morning in hartlepool. go! down on the ground! you don't have to say anything... minutes earlier, he had stabbed a housemate who had converted to christianity. he survived his injuries. alid had then taken to the streets with a knife. along here he came across 70—year—old terence carney, a complete stranger who was just out for an early morning walk. alid stabbed him repeatedly. terence's wife says she can't come dow

and coming up on bbc news.nto the french open and there are no brits left in the singles, after katie boulter was beaten by paula badosa of spain. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. junior doctors in england are to stage another five day strike from june 27th tilljuly 2nd. talks with the government started two weeks ago, but appear to have broken down. the doctors�* union, the british medical association, has been in dispute overjunior doctors�* pay for more than a year now. our health editor hugh pym reports. what do we want? they call it pay restoration. _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is _ what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what - what do we want? they call it pay restoration, that is what they - what do we want? they call it pay | restoration, that is what they have been demanding in ten strikes staged in england since march last year. thejunior in england since march last year. the junior doctor'

katie razzall, bbc news. show at the prestigious westminster dog show in america. sage beat more than 2,500 dogs. sage's handler is kaz hosaka from delaware. he said this year's show would be his last. when the judge's decision was announced to the crowd of several thousand onlookers in the stadium it was clear to see how much the win meant. that's all the time we have here on newsday. stay with bbc news for the latest business headlines with business today. hello, there. looking at thursday's weather, we've got some, i think wet weather on the way to parts of england and wales with some thundery rain at times. on wednesday, here's the day of sunny spells and passing showers. some of those showers, mind you, were very heavy, for example, here in hebden bridge. but looking at the satellite picture, you can see a stripe of cloud just here, that's a weather front that stretches all the way into europe. there's our fronts. but bumping into that front, we've got this trough here, this line of very intense showers.

and that's bbc news at one. news continues here on bbc one — as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations hello and welcome to sportsday. red bull confirm that their chief designer adrian newey will leave the team early next year. ferrari are the favourites to sign him. unseeded welshmanjakjones knocks the 2019 championjudd trump out of the world snooker. the luton town captain tom lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch, hasjoined a campaign to urge people to learn about cpr to help save lives. good afternoon. formula i team red bull have confirmed that chief designer adrian newey will leave early next year, after two decades — news which is sure to spark a bidding war for his services. newey is widely regarded as the greatest designer in f1 history and the mastermind behind red bull's recent dominance, but he told the team he wanted to leave last week. ferrari are thought to be in pole position to sign him. they'll be joined by seven—time world champion lewis hamilton next season. newey

this is bbc news. the israeli military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since it ordered them to evacuate on monday. but the un warns they're moving to an area which lacks basic infrastructure. it comes as washington says israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. live pictures in malmo, sweden, where more than 10,000 people are protesting israel's involvement in the eurovision song contest. iam i am live in malmo in sweden as the city prepares for the eurovision grand final in a few hours�* time. controversy continues at the netherlands are told they will not be competing and ireland�*s contestants says they will not do the final rehearsal. almost 2,000 people have been evacuated from ukraine�*s kharkiv region — a day after russia sent troops across the north east border. and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years — triggers spectacular celestial light—shows in many parts of the world. hello and welcome to bbc news.

you are watching bbc news. ., ., j, ., bbc news. today's the day that we celebrate the _ bbc news. day that we celebrate the beginning of the - celebrate the beginning of the turning of the page, one of the last mile stones as we go into the general election. so enjoy this moment. we have lots of work to do, but this is an indication of the hard work. let's turn the page on decline and usher in national renewal with labour. thank you so much for what you have achieved here. a fantastic, really important victory. thank you so much. i will give you this back. the labour leader there congratulating their new mayor, claire ward, who has become the first elected mayor in the region with a majority of more than 50,000 votes over the tory, ben bradley who also sits as an mp for mansfield, the leader of nottinghamshire county council. one of the 107 councils that held elections on thursday under and to declare their results as a result on friday night and the conservatives suffered a net loss of 371 councillors as the party lost control of ten councils. labour won control of ten councils.

kawoon khamoosh, bbc news, madrid. that's it for newsday. y. see you soon. hello there. for most of us, wednesday was a particularly miserable day. quite wet, in fact, in hertfordshire and warwickshire, we had a months worth of rain in a 24—hour period, ranging from 55 to almost 65 mm of rainfall. throughout the day, the rain gradually drifted its way steadily north and west. here, it is going to linger for quite some time, so we still have weather warnings out. in fact, the met office has an amber warning now, with the emphasis on the heavy and persistent rain across parts of north wales and northwest england. we could see, to higher ground, as much as 100 mm or more, and that could lead to some localised flooding. so that weather warning and will remain in force until lunchtime on thursday. the brighter colours denoting the intensity of the rainfall. some clearer skies further south, so it could be a misty and murky start, but a relatively mild start to thursday morning. on the whole, quite grey for most of us and some of the rain persisten

chris mason, bbc news.in our speaker of the house usjohn —— the speaker of the house that he will host benyamin netanyahu forjoint benyamin netanyahu for joint session. benyamin netanyahu forjoint session. he was speaking at a us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* a, , _ us embassy event in washington, dc. ., �* ., dc. tonight i'm happy to announce _ dc. tonight i'm happy to announce something - dc. tonight i'm happy to | announce something else dc. tonight i'm happy to - announce something else to you, will be hosting prime minister but net —— benyamin netanyahu joint session of congress. the news comes _ joint session of congress. the news comes days _ joint session of congress. the news comes days after the biden administration suggested it would join congress in sanctioning the international criminal court for judging netanyahu and the criminal court forjudging netanyahu and the minister for defence with war crimes. the us central command says three american troops have suffered what it's calling "n

welcome to bbc news. president biden's national security adviser is due in israel to hold talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. that meeting is the latest us initiative to try and halt the fighting in gaza after the failure of negotiations involving israel and hamas. earlier, jake sullivan held talks with saudi arabia's crown prince in the in the saudi city of dhahran. in the latest violence, at least 28 palestinians are reported to have been killed, most of them in a strike on a house in nuseirat in the central gaza strip. there are signs of splits in israel, benny gantz, a member of the war cabinet has threatened to withdraw his centrist party from the coalition unless prime minister benjamin netanyahu sets out a post—war plan for the gaza strip. we can go live tojerusalem, and our correspondent danjohnson. what is the latest we are hearing? jake sullivan meeting with benjamin netanyahu. first and foremost, reiterating the us insistence that the military offensive around rafah remains restricted

you are watching bbc news. i am a helena humphrey in washington, dc. the top of the hour. in the meantime, of course, you can whisk a two hour app all the website, bbc .com. greater detail on some extraordinary reporting from the bbc�*s quentin sommerville after spending a month in myanmar embedded in the conflict. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, there. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining me. we had some wet weather today but wednesday for some of us will be a wash—out, persistent rain, heavy at times on the way, and it's starting this evening. now, here's the forecast. it has already been quite wet in east anglia and the south—east. the rain will spread into the midlands and the night, merge into the peak district, and then spread into northern england by the early hours of wednesday morning. it could reach ali —— eastern parts of wales too but scotland and northern ireland, apart from a few showers here and there, actually looking generally dry. so tomorrow's forecast, then, this is the morning, a widespread area of rain, we will

hugh pym, bbc news.ull coverage of the infected blood scandal inquiry conclusion tomorrow here on the bbc news, you will be able follow it live on the bbc news website and app and also on bbc iplayer. a 14—year—old boy has died and a 13—year—old boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the river tyne in northumberland on saturday. the boys went into the water near to 0vingham bridge yesterday afternoon and multiple emergency service crews were deployed to the scene. police have described the incident as "absolutely tragic". the parents of both boys are being supported by specially—trained officers. 0ur reporter andy gill in 0vingham gave us the latest. well, the two boys went into the river at a spot a couple of hundred yards downstream from here. there's a rope swing over the river and its popular with young people. when they got into difficulties, in major search and rescue operation was mounted involving the police, the fire brigade and the air ambulance was involved mountain re

joe wilson, bbc news, villa park. e throughout the night as the results start rolling in, and she's here with me. we are all going to be trying to divine what is going to happen potentially in the collection, what should we be looking for? we potentially in the collection, what should we be looking for? we need to remember that _ should we be looking for? we need to remember that for _ should we be looking for? we need to remember that for every _ should we be looking for? we need to remember that for every win - should we be looking for? we need to remember that for every win and - remember that for every win and loss, it matters in its own right, we need to bear that in mind, but in a general election air, the significance of eight local election has rocket boosters on it, and there are three big questions that the results will help answer. is the tories�* performance going to be as woeful in the national polls? they are as unpopular as during the calamity of liz truss. is the labour lead is credible and big when it

this is bbc news.nsforming. in a few weeks' time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they've got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year's competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i'm steve brown and i'm here to find out how paris is changing. from the suburbs... you can see it's really quite busy. there's so much hustle and bustle. ..to the seine... beautiful. ..and up into the sky. it's 2024 and this is paris.

this is bbc news.nki — i'm stephen sackur. from this vantage point, looking out of the gulf of finland, and with the russian borderjust two hours' drive away, it is easy to understand the strategic significance of finland joining nato. much to moscow's dismay, the baltic sea is now very much nato's back yard, and that long russia—finland border is a zone of rising tension. my guest today is the president of finland, alexander stubb. hasjoining nato really boosted finland's security? president alexander stubb, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let me begin with something you said just last month, "europe", you said,

lucy manning, bbc news.ian protests at university campuses in the united states amid violent clashes. in los angeles, demonstratrors at a camp set up by people who oppose israel's military action in gaza clashed with counterdemonstrators. the vice—chancellor of the university of california, los angeles, has spoken of "horrific acts of violence" on campus. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy is at ucla for us now. many students and teachers arrived here at ucla today to find classes cancelled, helicopters overhead and many police on campus. what happened last night has been strongly condemned by this university, but what has been a political minefield for many universities in recent weeks has now become even harder. this was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. as pro—palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro—israel supporters became violent. fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. we had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever t

chris mason, bbc news.enes at westminster, mps have been scrambling to pass key laws before parliament dissolves next week. the process is called wash up and among those bills likely to be passed is compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal and another aimed at limiting costs for leasehold property owners in england. but it's thought that one of rishi sunak�*s flagship policies — a plan to phase out smoking — will be shelved, as damian grammaticas explains. all day in there, there have been high—stakes negotiations — which laws to push through, which tojunk? some have been campaigned for for years — delicately drafted, debated for months — but now, with a short—notice election, they're having to be ditched. one of the casualties is rishi sunak�*s own signature legislation, meant to be part of his legacy — to ensure children now and one day adults, too — never smoke. the commons here has seen it but the lords there hasn't, so it seems his tobacco and vapes bill is doomed. it would've banned the

much for speaking to us on bbc news. ., ~ i. . ., bbc news.c news. thank you so much for having me- _ earlier, i spoke to tal heinrich, a spokeperson for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. just to pick up on what dr kayler of medglobal said there about having never seen a humanitarian crisis as bad as is in gaza now. aid agencies have told us that no aid has gone into gaza for the last two days, nothing through that kerem shalom was re—opened but no aid crossed in. when will israel permit aid to flow again? let's set the record straight here. since the beginning of the war, smokers alleged against us on 7 october more than halfi million tons of humanitarian aid have crossed into gaza. israel facilitated the insertion of this aid, more than 400,000 tons of food, hundreds of her trucks as you know and you've reported, have come in daily. in recent days hamas fired multiple times if i'm not wrong at least three or four times at the kerem shalom border crossing, firing from humanitarian aid areas and the eastern part of rafah to that border crossi