david sillito, bbc news.al correspondent lucy manning has more on what happened inside westminster magistrates' court today. mr edwards arrived within a strong of reporters and cameras and he was jostled to get the courtroom, he did not say anything outside of court but 3 extremely significant words when he was inside court, he stood on the dock. he looked, he did not have much expression, he looked, i thought, relatively calm and the 3 charges that were put to him, category a, category b and category c images, after each1 he replied quietly but calmly, guilty, and the court heard further details of the accusations that he has now pleaded guilty to, that he was in a whatsapp chat with another man and they, the man was sending him as images, some were illegal, pornographic images but 41 of them were indecent images and the agents involved in those images, there were 2 videos as well, raged largely between 12 to 15 years of age 50 that's 2 of them included 7 to 9 years of age. in a couple of occasions, hugh edw

this is bbc news.op of the hour, which is straight after this programme. on this programme, we hear from the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporati

you can watch that on bbc news and in the you --and the u.k. on bbc one.president biden has welcomed an announcement by israel's prime minister that he is sending a negotiating team to resume talks aimed at securing the release of hostages held in gaza. the two men talked over the phone a little earlier. benjamin netanyahu's office also made it clear he would not agree to the law before achieving all of his objectives, the destruction of hamas and the return of hostages. it follows proposals put forward by hamas. it is not known what the new ideas include. for more details on the dangers posed by continued action across israel's northern border, here's is our middle east correspondent yelling now. yolande: as benjamin netanyahu announces he will be sending a negotiating team via mediators on this cease-fire and hostage release deal, what i think is important is he is saying he is going to be putting the head of the mossad intelligence service as the head of that team. that shows a sign of seriousness on israel's part and it comes as we are getting reports

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well, let's speak to deborah turness, the chief executive of bbc news. thanks for coming on newswatch. the director—general has identified impartiality as the bbc�*s number one priority, and you've heard accusations from viewers of bias during the general election campaign. what was your approach to impartiality during the campaign? well, thank you for inviting me on the programme, samira. when i came to the bbc, understanding the director—general�*s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted fairness and respect. and fairness and respect really come together to form impartiality — fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political conversation and respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. eight in ten uk adults came to the bbc during the election period. they said, when asked, "who would you choose for trusted, "impartial coverage of this election?", four

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.— uk, this is bbc news.ries _ uk, this is bbc news. now do some other stories making i some other stories making headlines. —— now to some stories making headlines. an 11—year—old girl has been left without a family following a crash that killed the parents and two sisters as well as to motorcyclists. shane roller and partner died in a crash involving a car and a motorbike in yorkshire. the government has announced my mission policy saying that all asylum seekers who arrive in the uk will be processed to the analysis including those who've arrived through a regular means. it has already announced the scrapping of the previous government's plan to deport some migrants to rwanda and parliament on monday, the home secretary is cooper calling the skin the shocking waste of taxpayer money. prime minister sir keir starmer has announced a new body, skills england, to reduce reliance on what the government calls an overreliance on foreign workers. he says the aim of the organisation is to develop training plans for

and that's bbc news at six. aun. the day after the night before — england's footballers are back home after losing the euro 2024 final — but what now for manager gareth southgate? a very different feeling in madrid — as spain arrive home victorious —

well, let's speak to deborah turness, the chief executive of bbc news. ewers of bias during the general election campaign. what was your approach to impartiality during the campaign? well, thank you for inviting me on the programme, samira. when i came to the bbc, understanding the director general�*s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted fairness and respect, and fairness and respect really come together to form impartiality, fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political conversation and respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us. and the bbc is here for everyone. eight in ten uk adults came to the bbc during the election period. they said when asked who would you choose fortrusted, impartial coverage of this election? four times more chose the bbc than any of our nearest other competitors. so i would say i really am incredibly proud of our output during the election, and i reall

you can find it on the bbc news website and the bbc news app.having vowed to continue protests a day after the supreme court scrapped most of the governmentjob quotas they were demonstrating against. they want the government to implement the court order before they call off their demonstrations. more than 150 people have been killed there, in a week of violence. the quota scheme meant a third ofjobs are reserved for relatives of veterans from the country's war for independence from pakistan in 1971. a warning that this report from our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, contains distressing images. troops on the streets, a strict curfew, a near—blackout of communication. bangladesh is using all its might to control public anger. over the past week, students marched on the streets against quotas in governmentjobs forfamilies of veterans of bangladesh's war for independence, which some say benefit those close to the ruling party. the police and paramilitary are accused of cracking down on the protests. in this video — verified by the bbc — a

paul adams, bbc news. aza city. dozens of families are now headed to other locations west and south of the gaza city. it comes as hamas says it is waiting for israel's response to ceasefire proposals. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has insisted any deal must allow israel to resume fighting until its objectives are met. our middle east correspondent sebastian usher has more from jerusalem. the israeli army has issued another evacuation order for the people of gaza. this time, it's for palestinians in the centre of gaza city, several districts there, and people are already starting to gather their belongings and to move, to try to find somewhere safe. we've seen these images before. these evacuation orders have been issued regularly. we've had one just in the past few days down further south, in gaza's second city, khan younis, where people in areas to the east of the city were told that they had to leave. this was after several rockets were fired into israel from that area. the un said that

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news.n the plight of ukraine. finance ministers from across europe have called for the tightening of economic screws against the kremlin, they say to prevent the possibility of future attacks on the west. on the frontline, there appears to be stalemate, with russia making very limited gains in small pockets in the east. drones have changed the way war is fought. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darrin conway have been with one ukrainian drone unit on the front. russia's invasion has cast ukraine into darkness. a new deadly threat from above has thrown its people deep into war�*s bleak future. hidden in underground command centres in kharkiv, the national guard's drone teams battle day and night to keep the threat at bay. an fp drone can take ikg or 2kg bomb that hits it directly to the enemy shelter, enemy infantry and enemy armoured vehicle. they are cheap and devastatingly precise. here, aeneas's team hunts a russian soldier. there is no way to be alive, after fp drone hitting. a

——.i strictly come dancing will disappear off bbc news ---— off bbc news --., just _ off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take - off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me i off bbc news --. i say from that with this report, just take me to| with this report, just take me to the top lines on the top earners. figs the top lines on the top earners. is you said, gary lineker, for the seventh year in a row, the highest—paid bbc star, huw edwards, the former bbc news presenter, he had a increase of £40,000 on his pay even though he had not been on air sincejuly 2023. that even though he had not been on air since july 2023. that was even though he had not been on air sincejuly 2023. that was not since july 2023. that was not because he received a pay rise while on air, it is because tim davie said, increased responsibility and extra hours because of when he was presented. there are some huge names on their which people think, why are they not on there? i see them on tv all the time. that's because not by bbc directly but paid b

david sillito, bbc news. ure and media editor katie razzall is outside the bbc in london now. how significant is this latest development? i how significant is this latest development?— how significant is this latest develoment? ~ , ., , development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate - development? i think it is really difficult to underestimate the i difficult to underestimate the significance of this. as david sillito was saying, this was a man who threw a a0 year career held our hands through some of the most important, most momentous, most landmark times in our nation. not just as the presenter of the news of ten but also the person who narrated the coronation, who took us through, announced the death of the queen, and of course the man who was picked to lead those election programmes after david dimbleby retired. because of that responsibility, the trust that the bbc placed in him, he was also according to the bbc�*s annual report that came out only last year, the third highest paid person in

colin patterson, bbc news. now on bbc news...it�*s newswatch.rom the woman leading bbc news. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... i think it's trust that is the issue for us. ..deborah turness talks to us about trust, impartiality and transparency and about how bbc news maintains its influence in a time of falling television audiences and declining budgets. it's fair to say that big news follows deborah turness around. after a career in the commercial sector, where she ran itn, she arrived at the bbc in september 2022. before the week was out, a new prime minister, liz truss, had taken office and the queen had died. significant events since then have come thick and fast, including two more new prime ministers, the war in gaza and, this week, the attempted assassination of former president trump. one of her biggest challenges has been to ensure the impartiality of bbc news output — identified by the director—general, tim davie, as the corporation's number one priority. she gave this definition of impartiality recently to a par

and coming up on bbc news. andy murray pulls out of the singles competition at the olympics but will play doubles — in what'll be his final event before retiring. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. a lawyer for three people involved in an incident with police at manchester airport says one has been found to have a cyst on the brain. in a widely circulated video filmed on tuesday, a uniformed officer is seen kicking a man in the head while he's on the floor. greater manchester police has suspended one officer from all duties and referred itself to the independent police watchdog. there were protests last night outside rochdale police station — our uk editor ed thomas is there. yes, the impact of those moments of violence and confusion at manchester airport are being seen and felt here today. a police officer suspended, the prime minister responding. people want to know exactly what happened at that airport, especially here in rochdale. the solicitor who is representing the two brothers at the centre of th

this is bbc news.opening ceremony for the 2024 games in the french capital. an icon on an icon to conclude the ceremony: celine dion makes a triumphant return, singing on the eiffel tower in herfirst live performance since revealing a serious health condition. donald trump uses a speech to a religious political conference to attack his likely opponent in november's us presidential election, kamala harris. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum three weeks ago. she was a bum. a failed vice president and a failed administration. and rain and cooler temperatures bring some relief for firefighters battling wildfires in the historic canadian town of jasper but fires are still burning and officials say it's still too dangerous for evacuated people to return. now on bbc news, the travel show. this year, all eyes are on the french region of normandy as it prepares to celebrate some major anniversaries. it might not be as well visited as paris or as sunny as the south of the country but if you come here a

now on bbc news — americast. americast. americast from bbc news.'s anthony in the washington bureau of bbc news. and it is marianna, aka miss information. still not back in the worldwide headquarters, but still in greece. well, you're missing out on some excitement here, mariana. it has been an incredibly busy time in the us for political news.

laura scott, bbc news, paris.ter alex won. in rowing, team gb is usually a powerhouse, but results in tokyo three years ago were disappointing, with no gold medals. but all that was ancient history today, with the women's quadruple scullers delivering victory. a warning natalie pirks' report contains flashing images. the tag of favourites can be a blessing or a curse. in the women's quadruple sculls, it looked as if it might be the latter. in fact, britain were behind for the entire final until the very last stroke. it is neck and neck! this how close it was. and it's been given to great britain, the olympic champions! well, no wonder they're hugging. these women were favourites coming into this race. they executed it to perfection and justified the tag. they've come away with the medal they wanted more than any. lola anderson wrote in her teenage diary that winning olympic gold would be her biggest dream. today she achieved it with a little help from herfriends. i can't really sum up how 13 years' worth of dreams

this is bbc news. ists he's not bowing out of the race for the white house, as some democratic governors back the president. and how rising temperatures may impact those competing at this summer's paris 0lympics. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a 12—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was reportedly attacked while swimming in a creek with herfamily near a remote town south of darwin in the northern territory. the area is home to an estimated 100,000 saltwater crocodiles — more than anywhere else in the world. let's get more from our sydney correspondent, katy watson. after nearly two days of searching, police have now found the remains of what's believed to have been the 12—year—old child who was attacked by a crocodile on tuesday. now more details have come out about the attack. the child was swimming with their family around dusk when the attack happened, and it's believed that there was a black crocodile in the area. now, the police hav

you are live on bbc news. crowd chants. epublican national convention. i am joined by the state house news bureau chief for ohio public radio and television. thank you forjoining us. we got to talk aboutjd vance. you know him better than most. we surprised to know that he was donald trump's vice presidential pick? not really. he has been talked about for a while. he negotiated himself with donald trump once he departed from the never trump status that he took for a while, when running in 2022. he really embraced donald trump fully. and donald trump embraced him. he endorsed him allowing him to win in a seven web brutal republican primary. he said that he and trump have grown closer in the time he has spent in the senate.— spent in the senate. what is the view of _ spent in the senate. what is the view of him _ spent in the senate. what is the view of him in _ spent in the senate. what is the view of him in ohio? - spent in the senate. what is the view of him in ohio? we don't know— the view of him in ohio? we don't know a _

bbc. just head to bbc.co.uk/news or the bbc news app where you'll find our coverage of the general electionwarned to stock up on food and water and stay indoors, as hurricane beryl bears down on the island, with potential winds of 150 miles per hour. it's due to hitjamaica at around 2pm local time — 8 o'clock this evening in the uk. our reporter thomas magill has more details. union island, just off saint vincent and the grenadines, is the latest part of the caribbean to feel the full force of hurricane beryl, with 90% of its homes either destroyed or damaged. in grenada, it's a similar story, where power lines are down and roofs have been ripped off buildings by the hurricane's deadly force. its prime minister has been assessing the devastation and says the island of carriacou has been very badly affected. it is almost armageddon like, almost total damage or destruction of all buildings, whether they be public buildings, homes or other private facilities. there is literally no vegetation left anywhere on the island of carriacou. hurricane beryl now threatens jamaica, as a... next in its pa

katie razzall, bbc news.tements for their university application forms will soon be a thing of the past, as ucas — the uk's university admission service — say they will scrap personal statements from september next year. you can hear the national collective sigh. they believe the change will help students from disadvantaged backgrounds apply to their chosen universities. so what will happen next? instead of writing a statement limited to 4,000 characters, those applying for undergraduate courses for 2026 will be asked to answer three questions which should make the process a lot easier. let's take take a look at what they are. let's speak to evie croll, an a—level student who recently finished her ucas personal statement. she's a very young woman. she has an offer to study english at the university of cambridge in september. thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. how daunted were you writing this statement? a lot of people dread it. it this statement? a lot of people dread it. ., , , dread it. it was definite

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg. c senators urging the him to drop out, doubled , from two to four. new mexico senator martin heinrich, on the left, released a statement this morning. and injust the past hour, 0hio senator sherrod brown became the latest to do si. he said in part: "i agree with the many 0hioans who have reached out to me." "i think the president should end his campaign." also on friday, at least ten more democrats in the us house of representatives called for mr biden to step aside. they are among more than 30 house democrats who say publicly that they want biden replaced. reuters�* white house correspondentjeff mason gave us his latest insight. my my reporting and reporting from other colleagues yesterday and in the last few days has been that she is and was soul—searching about whether or not to stay in the race and was taking the calls to exit seriously. taking seriously does not mean biden will step away or step aside. he clearly has not made that decision to stop i�*ve had sources tell me that sh

around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. lewis: this is bbc news.reform u.k. candidate has defected to the conservatives, saying the vast majority of other candidates are racist, misogynist, and bigoted. he denies the partleadership is racist, but says she does not want to be associated with its candidates. here is a full list of candidates standing in western invective. you can find a full list in your own constituency on the bbc news website. the reform racism row has hurt nigel farage's party in the polls. according to the latest numbers in our poll tracker, it has reform u.k. down to 16%, down from its high of 19%. labour party is still set to win a ge majority. delete has lightly dropped, though -- the lead has a dropped, though, conservative party gaining some support back from reform u.k. hello, anna. hello, mark. another defection. what impact do you think that has? anna: i think one defection doesn't mean much at all, but it all creates very uncomfortable headlines for nigel farage on things in the press he does not want, things being talke

dan roan, bbc news.mpics, i spoke to chris clough, an intelligence analyst at the global security consultancy crisis2li. he told me about the level of risk from an opening ceremony next to the river seine. it's completely different to anything that's ever been seen before. instead of having the opening ceremony in a stadium, at the exclusion —— the exposure is at the ordinary. and it goes back to the founding principle of the paris olympics. ever designed to be open and accessible and inclusive, and part of that was this drive to have as many people as possible to partake in the opening ceremony. now, as the... alt—right, we will try and get that back for you, but let's it's a more news now. the world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents as part of a project to protect the semi—aquatic mammal found only in australia. four platypuses have been released into the custom—built research centre at the zoo. it features multi—tiered streams, waterfalls, pools and earth banks. t

iain watson, bbc news. there's still a little while left for people to cast their vote. ding how the bbc reports polling day on the bbc news website and app. and a reminder, you can watch our special programme covering all the results as they come in, with interviews, reaction and analysis — live, here on bbc news. that's from 9.55pm — that's 2055 gmt. president biden has welcomed an announcement by israel's prime minister that he's sending a negotiating team to resume talks aimed at securing the release of hostages held in gaza. the two men talked over the phone earlier. but benjamin netanyahu's office also made clear that he wouldn't end the war before achieving all its objectives — as he put it. these include the destruction of hamas and the return of all hostages. his announcement follows new proposals put forward by hamas. it's not yet known what new ideas the group's offer contains. more details now on this, and the dangers posed by continued action across israel's northern border, our middle east correspondent yolande knell. as the israeli prime minister, benjamin

you are watching bbc news. welcome back to bbc news.coverage of that it outage but other news making the headlines globally. donald trump has given his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt at the weekend. he was speaking at the republican national convention as he formally accepted the party's nomination to run for president once again. over more that 90 minutes, trump said he had god on his side that day, and that if he was elected in november, he would work for all americans. it's as presidentjoe biden faces new questions over his candidacy for re—election. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports. # from sea to shining sea...# the republican party is now officially the party of trump. i proudly accept your nomination for president of the united states. thank you. cheering and applause. sporting his bandage, the former president talked about policies, grievances and god. i'm not supposed to be here tonight. not supposed to be here. man: yes, you are! yes, you are! i stand before you in this arena only by the grace of alm

peter ruddick, bbc news, greater manchester. e and joins more than 115,000 postboxes across the uk, some of which date back to the time of queen victoria. john maguire reports. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. yay! the ceremonial unveiling is, of course, a royal staple. and in the cambridgeshire town of camborne today, the very first carolean postbox was declared open for business. whoo! hooray! the first letter was to the king himself, written by children from the vine primary school. i asked him whether he had any tips about taking care of the environment, because i know that it's important to him. hopefully he'll write back. yeah. hopefully. let's hope so. archive: this pillar box has been standing here on this corner- in birkenhead since 1857. the past 172 years, we've said, happy birthday, merry christmas and wish you were here with cards and letters swallowed by one of these. first trialled in the channel islands, they were green but later ripened into that world—famous red to make them easier to see. as a victorian invention, hers was the f

dan roan, bbc news, paris.eat britain in the event, as laura scott reports. team gold! jumping forjoy, securing team gb's first gold of these games and successfully defending their title from tokyo. to come back and defend a gold that we'd probably desperately both wanted to come back and do again after the last experience has been incredible, but especially so because of the crowds here. i mean, it has been the most amazing feeling to be able to ride these special horses in front of these people. this, the culmination of a three—day equestrian triathlon. in saturday's dressage, they danced their way to an olympic record, but an eventful cross—country day saw ros canter penalised for knocking this flag... ..so they started today's show jumping with the hosts france hot on their hooves — canter showing that just the slightest of touches can be costly. and he just ran a little close into that oxer. next up came tom mcewen — but under pressure, a perfect clear. that's a great result for great britain! with great b

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. , this weekend he's expected to take more calls from world leaders and he'll continue building his cabinet, appointing junior ministers to government departments. on tuesday, the new parliament will meet, with the first opportunity to speak at the despatch box as prime minister. then, on wednesday and thursday, he'll be propelled onto the world stage, flying to washington for the nato leaders' summit, where he'll meet, among others, president biden. he's already spoken to president zelensky of ukraine today. but perhaps the most pressing priority for the prime minister is the economy. the new chancellor, rachel reeves, issued a damning assessment of the state of the uk's finances, saying, in her words, "there's not a huge amount of money." our economics editor, faisal islam, has spent the day with her. in halifax, a new solar—panelled bus terminal. if the new chancellor's plans for a green economic revolution are delivered, this sight will be repeated up and down the country. one local

leila nathoo, bbc news. that israeli troops in the occupied west bank... military group at least three times during an operation in jenin earlier this month. it follows a video that emerged last week showing one of the men which, being driven on the front of the park, sparking international concern. the bbc has not spoken to two more people who say the same thing happen to them. our middle east correspondent lucy williams reports from jenin. mujahid's encounter with israel's army is written over his body. gunshot wounds to his leg and shoulder, burns and bruises, from where he was forced onto the bonnet of a militaryjeep. "they told me not to hold on", he said. "i was saying my final prayers. i didn't expect to survive." the video of his journey caused international outrage, but mujahid was not the only one. samir, shot in the back during the same military raid, was unable to stand, he told us, but was carried to an army vehicle, stripped of his trousers and thrown onto the bonnet. this video appears to show

katy austin, bbc news.et all the latest on the travel turmoil online at bbc.co.uk/news. well, for the nhs, it's gp practices in england and northern ireland that have been the most affected, with doctors struggling to access their records and online bookings. pharmacy services have also been hit. here's our health editor, hugh pym. life is usually hectic at gp practices, but a lot more so today. most in england had no access to electronic patient records — frustrating for doctors and patients. this has significant impact because actually the bulk of our workload, we need access to people's blood results and people's notes. and so there's a lot that we can't do. all we can really do is minor injuries and minor illness. at some health centres, only the sickest patients were being seen, with other appointments cancelled. yeah, tried to get an appointment today at a doctor's for half past 8, i was told unfortunately due to the systems being down, there was no appointments available and to go to see a chemist. i

andy swiss, bbc news, dortmund.itical opponents of france's hard right to try to block them from securing a parliamentary majority in elections next weekend. the national rally came top in the first round yesterday. now, more than 150 candidates who came in third place from either the left or centre have agreed to step aside which means a single opponent will face the hard right party next sunday. our paris correspondent andrew harding reports. paris, the day after, and for many here, a profound sense of shock. "it is like having a hangover," says sandrine, a legal assistant, of yesterday's election results. "people are fed up with politics," says carolyn, "so they are turning to the extremes. it is like the plague". "when the far—right comes to power, it holds on to power," warns veronique. they're all talking about this woman, marine le pen, whose party — the national rally — took the lead in sunday's vote. if the surname is familiar that's because her father, jean—marie le pen, was a notorious far—right politicia

good to have you on bbc news. like to get your take on the news we had from campaign headquarters talk about the need for unity but also discussing her record as a prosecutor. discussing her record as a prosecutor-— discussing her record as a rosecutor. , ., , , prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used _ prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used by _ prosecutor. the phrase unity will be used by both - prosecutor. the phrase unity i will be used by both campaigns and neither of them truly mean it. they will talk about unity and within 30 seconds they will bash the other side, bash the other side's supporters. it is the way politics are in american 202a. what i find fascinating and really stunning is how much money she raised in the 24—hour period. i always knew that she had core support among younger women and the african—american community and people of colour. her supports register the financial communities. and she is bringing in small dollars, large contributions, and everything in between. she is going to be s

welcome to bbc news. the israeli airforce says it's carried out strikes against the hezbollah group in lebanon after a rocket hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights, killing 12 young people. the rocket struck a druze arab town close to the border with lebanon. the israeli defence minister blamed hezbollah, but the group has denied any involvement. today funerals have been taking place in the town of deal shams. ——of majdal shams. barbara plett usher sent this report. impossible to count the losses when they are measured in the lives of your children. villagers gathered in their thousands to mourn their unspeakable tragedy. this druze arab minority stayed in the occupied golan heights after israel captured it from syria — now part of the front line in israel's conflict with lebanon's hezbollah. so many children and teenagers killed, the youngest just ten years old. explosion. this is the moment the rocket struck — a football pitch in the middle of a game on saturday afternoon, with litt

fiona trott, bbc news, durham. ting with the new health secretary about their pay dispute. they want a 35% pay rise up for what they say is making up for years of below inflation pay increases. is a break through possible? it increases. is a break through possible?— increases. is a break through ossible? , , , , possible? it is possible, but these are early days- — possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i _ possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i have _ possible? it is possible, but these are early days. i have been - possible? it is possible, but these i are early days. i have been covering this dispute for 16 months or more, going back to march last year and there have been talks which have ended acrimoniously with one side oar the other blaming the other side. today we had thejunior doctor representatives at the british medical association coming out of the door here saying it had been positive. their key demand is that restoration they call of the value of their pay packets. they feel

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. this is bbc news.bai for the final phase of wedding celebrations for the son of asia's richest man and his bride, celebrations that have already lastest four months. a warning — there is some flash photography in the following pictures. this weekend, anant ambani — who's the youngest son of industry magnate mukesh ambani — is tieing the knot in a lavish ceremony with radhika merchant, the daughter of business tycoons. here are some pictures of her bridal outfit today posted by her designer. here's pictures of those attending. the wedding is thought to have cost between $132 million and $156 million. 60% of india's 1.3 billion people live on less than a few dollars a day. despite that, the wedding is being seen in india as a success story, as social anthropologist dr anastasia piliavsky explains. india's income and wealth and equality at the moment is worse than it has been in 100 years, and 1% of indians own 40% of the country's wealth, so you would have thought that the popularjudgment of this five—mo

breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day, this is bbc news. you're watching bbc news.start with a developing story tonight. video has emerged of a police officer kicking and stamping on the head of a man lying on the ground at manchester airport. greater manchester police's assistant chief constable, wasim chaudhry, said the video showed an event that is "truly shocking." we are about to show you the footage, which you may find disturbing. here it is. the incident happened after reports of an altercation between members of the public. the force said that while trying to arrest a suspect in the original altercation, three officers were violently assaulted. a female officer was taken to hospital with a broken nose. the force confirmed tonight that one male officer has been removed from operational duties and it has referred itself to the independent office of police conduct. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, is at police headquarters in manchester and sent us this update. we're told that happened just before 8:30pm last night at terminal 2 of manchester

iain watson, bbc news. inder — you can watch the general election results programme live on bbc one in the uk and here on the bbc news channel around the world from 9:55pm uk time — all the way into friday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. many of us have seen some decent spells ofjuly sunshine today. however, there have been lots of showers, particularly across the northern half of the uk and especially in western scotland where some of those downpours really quite heavy, gusty winds gusting into the 40s of miles an hour and those temperatures rubbish forjuly. glasgow saw temperatures around 1a degrees through the afternoon. the average of this time of the year is 19 degrees. and this coolish run of weather is going to continue through friday and into the weekend, beyond as well. suppose where thejuly sunshine comes out, it is still going to feel ok. it's just temperatures be a little bit lower than normal. now looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, the rain continues for western scotl

this is bbc news.ry elections ahead of today's poll in mainland france. 0pinion polls suggest the far—right national rally is unlikely to win a majority. ——an outright majority. the gaza health ministry says an israeli strike on a school has killed at least 16 people and wounded more than 50. it comes amid signs hamas may be prepared to compromise to reach a peace deal with israel. calls for president biden to end his re—election bid are gathering momentum: the leader of the democrats in the us house of representatives has scheduled a virtual meeting with party members to discuss mr biden's candidacy. and england fans overjoyed after the team beat switzerland to make it to the semifinals of the euros 2024, but only after penalties. england will now play the netherlands, who beat turkey 2—1, for a place in sunday's final. now on bbc news, it's click.

simon jack, bbc news. the bbc website. thousands of prisoners could be released early in an attempt to tackle overcrowding in jails in england and wales. it's one of a number of measures expected to be announced tomorrow by the justice secretary, shabana mahmood. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has said he was "pretty shocked" at the scale of the situation and claimed the previous government was "reckless". our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha can tell us more. prisons in england and wales are in crisis. they're struggling to cope with the growing population. as of last week, there were 87,900 people injail, with the full spaces available amounting just under 89,000. that leaves fewer than 1,500 spaces across the estate. so why is there a problem with overcrowding? recorded crime has actually fallen, but the crown courts have a backlog of more than 67,500 cases — partly down to them being closed during covid and the 2022 barristers strikes. this means those remanded in custody have had to wait lo

quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. igh or bad cholesterol from the age of about 40, which they say accounts for an estimated 7% of cases. while another 2% of cases are attributable to untreated vision loss in later life. they say addressing these factors, as well as a number of others, gives people the best chance of reducing the chances of developing dementia, even if they have a high genetic risk. let's speak now to gill livingston. she's professor of psychiatry of older people at university college london, and the lead author of the report. shejoins me now from philadelphia. professor, thanks very much for joining us. just tell us why you believe these two factors are significant. believe these two factors are significant-— believe these two factors are sienificant. . ,, , ., ., significant. thank you for inviting me. the reason _ significant. thank you for inviting me. the reason why _ significant. thank you for inviting me. the reason why we - significant. thank you for inviting me. the reason why we do i significa

fergus walsh, bbc news, westminster. placed on university finances. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, joins us now. branwen, what does this mean for universities and students? there is a pretty blunt message in the announcement today by the education secretary, the big problem is the financial stability of universities alongside the statement today. they published an independent review which points out that there is a risk of a university or more than one getting to the point when they cannot pay their bills. it says more focus needs to be put on making sure that doesn't happen and worryingly, the independent report also says there does not seem to be also says there does not seem to be a really good plan in place to protect students if the university failed financially so the education secretary says that should be top of the list of priorities and freedom of speech powers which would have meant fining universities and student unions that were due to come into force next week really are not a priority and they will

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. e wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a penal colony. the trial has been dismissed as a sham both by us officials and by his employer, the wall street journal. donald trump has given his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt at the weekend, saying �*god was on his side'. he was speaking at the republican national convention as he formally accepted the party's nomination to run for president once again. our north america correspondent nada tawfik was watching the speech in milwaukee. nada, his supporters had been waiting all week for this moment? they had. this was a speech that began sombrely. still wearing the bandage that some of his supporters had donned in solidarity, he told the crowd that they would not hear him recount the story of his assassination a second time because it was too painful. while he did touch on wanting to unify americans, donald trump then reverted back to familiar themes that have played to

always good j to have you on bbc news, thank you so much.secretary of state antony blinken says he is proud to have worked forjoe biden and vowed to work for him through the remainder of his term. another high—level cabinet official lloyd austin did not endorse kamala harris but praised joe biden, as part of a statement... for my am joined by the former democrat congressman, good to have you on the show. i want to start by asking you, these are unprecedented times obviously. we heard just after the news was breaking and joe biden endorsed kamala harris, that she was getting on the phone with members of congress and governors trying to shore up support. also members of a pretty influential groups within congress like the black caucus. how unusual is that? i think under the circumstances it is not unusual. she is trying to get out ahead to make sure constituencies are with her. it's important in terms of the member's of congress that she demonstrates that support and it's been a historic day, a long day, a hard day and in many respects. at the

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. a special report from quentin sommerville on the frontline in ukraine, where drones are dramatically changing the way war is fought. here's a brief preview. we have to move fast. this is what drones and glide bombs have done to lyptsi. crossing open ground can be deadly. go. getting to shelter, moving deep underground, is the only protection against these weapons. where are we going now? we're going to another position with heavyweight drones. so bigger drones and bigger bombs? yes, yes. more on that at ten p m. a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a number of knives have been seized after a soldier was stabbed near army barracks in kent. the head of the army has called the attack in chatham horrific and unprovoked. the victim, who's in his 40s, is in hospital in a serious but stable condition. the attack isn't believed to be terrorism—related. here's our home editor mark easton. desperate screams tear through the calm of a sunny evening in gillingham. it was j

neda tawfik, bbc news, new york.n that, our main story here on bbc news. the weather looks like it will start to break down. will start to break down. like it will start to break down. we've the risk of heavy rain, thunder and lightning, mainly across england and wales. still difficult to pin the details down because those storms are yet to develop. we've had some threatening cloud here in the far southeast of england with showers closed by. these are the temperatures we have this afternoon. not really changing much for the northern half of the uk, it's much hotter further south, but because we've got an easterly breeze this time, the highest temperatures will get pushed that little further towards the west. even some showers into wales and northern ireland but things get going overnight. the wetter weather develops overnight in northern ireland and pushes across to scotland with thundery downpours across parts of england and wales. this more cloud around tonight, for scotland, warmer than last night, 5 degrees in gl

sarah smith, bbc news, washington. ime minister, sir keir starmer, has again defended the us president, saying mr biden and his team should be proud of their achievements at the nato summit. our political editor chris mason sent this update from washington. as sir keir starmer wrapped up his first international trip as prime minister, he wanted to emphasise his commitment to the nato defence alliance. he wanted to make an argument that said that lots of nato's members should be paying more into their defence budgets. but inevitably, so much of the focus in the questions from us reporters afterwards were about those remarks from president bidenjust a few minutes before the prime minister arrived here. we have a stronger nato. we have a real sense of resolve. in the third of the sessions, the council sessions, the session with president zelensky there in relation to ukraine, there was a session that he described as a success because of the package coming out of it. and president biden led through all of that. that is an i

this is bbc news, the headlines... the bbc says it is shocked by what it calls the abhorrent behaviour of former presenter huw edwards who has pleaded guilty to charges of making indecent pictures of children. israel has delivered crushing blows to its enemies after the killing of a leader in beirut. ismail haniyeh has been killed in the iranian capital to run and accuses israel being responsible. iran has promised the harshest response. the supreme leader says avenging the killing is his country's duty. let's get more now on our top story. there were two separate attacks on senior leaders of two iranian—backed groups — hamas and hezbollah. leaders have raised fears of a wider regional conflict. and how this might impact any potential ceasefire talks. as fear grows, azadeh moshiri has more on the ties between iran and groups opposed to israel. you can barely see gaza on this map. and yet, as we've seen over the course of this war, what happens on this small strip of land has far—reaching implications across the entire r