welcome to this bbc news special report on the war in sudan.tions recently urged the international community not to forget the civilians caught in the middle of sudan's civil war. millions of people in africa's third largest country are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, after 10 months of fighting. first, here's more on the roots of the conflict. sudan is engulfed in a vicious power struggle between the sudanese army's de facto leader abdel fattah al—burhan,

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welcome to this bbc news special report on the war in sudan.e of sudan's civil war. millions of people in africa's third largest country are in desperate need of humantarian aid, after ten months of fighting. first, here's more on the roots of the conflict. sudan is engulfed in a vicious power struggle between the sudanese army's de facto leader,

welcome to this bbc news special program marking the 2—year anniversary of russia's war in ukraine. on the battlefield. and now kyiv�*s counteroffensive is struggling, as the kremlin continues to strike ukrainian cities and make significant territorial gains. this map shows the areas of russian controljust before its forces invaded ukraine on 2a february, 2022. russia held crimea, which it annexed in 2014 — and russian—backed separatists controlled a small section

bbc news. this is a bbc special programme on the two—year anniversary of the war in ukraine.l aid commitments. we'll look at the state of play on the battlefield. and the impact on ukrainians and the country's prospects for victory. thank you forjoining us. welcome to this bbc news special programme — marking the two—year anniversary of russia's war in ukraine. over the course of the war, ukraine and russia have each suffered huge loss of life on the battlefield. and now kyiv�*s counteroffensive is struggling — as the kremlin continues to strike ukrainian cities — and make significant territorial gains. this map shows the areas of russian controljust before its forces invaded ukraine on february 2a, 2022. russia held crimea, which it annexed in 2014 — and russian—backed separatists controlled a small section in southeastern ukraine.

bbc news website. and in just a few minutes, we'll be bringing you a special programme on last night's bafta film awards. also as well on the bbc news website. i was mentioning about the fashion, which is always a huge part of this. if you take a look on the website, you can also see some of the outfits from last night, some of the big winners, as well. of course we were saying earlier in the programme that oppenheimer unsurprisingly swept the board. it had been tipped as one of the films that would do well at the awards last night, presented by david tennant and it did. the team will be talking about everything you need to know and the gossip, as well. we mentioned the viral moments. everything that you want, that coming up on bbc news. and if you keep an eye on the website, you can see all of the pictures and hear about some of the winners from the event and what they had to say as well. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. as we go through this week, the weather will turn a bit cooler, but temperatures will be closer to where we would expect them at this time of year. what we have at the momen

welcome to this bbc news special report. the country's prison service. his cause of death is not yet known — but world leaders are already pointing the finger at the kremlin — an accusation russia has strongly denied. navalny, a fierce kremlin critic, was serving a prison sentence in a russian penal colony. this was the last time he was seen alive publicly looking gaunt and emaciated via a video link. member of alexei navalny�*s team put out a statement saying, in part, "navalny always believed in russia and our people. he never gave up. that was always his main message — do not give up, do not be afraid, there are many of us, and we will win." his wife, yulia had a warning for the russian president.

welcome to this bbc news special program marking the 2—year anniversary of russia's war in ukraine.ver the course of the war, ukraine and russia have each suffered huge loss of life on the battlefield. and now kyiv�*s counteroffensive is struggling, as the kremlin continues to strike ukrainian cities and make significant territorial gains. this map shows the areas of russian controljust before its forces invaded ukraine on 2a february, 2022. russia held crimea, which it annexed in 2014 — and russian—backed separatists controlled a small section in south—eastern ukraine. fast forward to today, and most of ukraine's south and east are now occupied by russian forces. russian losses are mounting, however, especially in the black sea. the two—year anniversary comes just days after ukraine suffered a major defeat — retreating from avdiivka and conceding the key eastern town to russian troops. ukrainian forces are running low on ammunition and artillery, as a multibillion—dollar us funding package remains tied up due to congressional infighting. but resolve remains strong. our corresponden

remove this pid= line as it's a reference to your particular programme hello and welcome to this bbc news specialnt, and also in the studio, host of the reliable source podcast, we also have ben beaumont thomas, he is the guardian�*s music editor, and also the bbc�*s music correspondent mark savage. we will be in la very shortly but first let's get a taste of the ceremony, which was hosted by trevor noah. it's the 66th annual grammy awards.

welcome to this bbc news special report on the war in sudan.he united nations recently urged the international community not to forget the civilians caught in the middle of sudan's civil war. millions of people in africa's third largest country are in desperate need of humantarian aid, after ten months of fighting. first, here's more on the roots of the conflict. sudan is engulfed in a vicious power struggle between the sudanese army's de facto leader, abdel fattah al—burhan, and a paramilitary group called the rapid support forces, led by mohamed hamdan dagalo. it began on 15 april of last year, when fierce fighting erupted between the two warring factions — in the capital khartoum and the western region of darfur. a week later, foreign countries began evacuating their citizens — as thousands of sudanese citizens fled their homes, many remained trapped. on 25 april both sides agreed to a 72—hour truce negotiated by the us and saudi arabia, but the deal was quickly violated. six months into the war, sudan became the largest internal displacemen

welcome to this bbc news special report.a's most prominent opposition leader alexei navalny, has died in prison — according to the country's prison service. his cause of death is not yet known — but world leaders are already pointing the finger at the kremlin — an accusation russia has strongly denied. navalny, a fierce kremlin critic, was serving a prison sentence in a russian penal colony. this was the last time he was seen alive publicly looking gaunt and emaciated via a video link. member of alexei navalny�*s team put out a statement saying, in part, "navalny always believed in russia and our people. he never gave up. that was always his main message — do not give up, do not be afraid, there are many of us, and we will win." his wife, yulia had a warning for the russian president. i know that putin, all his allies, all his friends would be responsible. i want putin and his whole entourage to know that they will be held responsible for everything they have done to our country, to my family, and to my husband. alexei naval

welcome to our bbc news special celebrating black history month in the us. every february the united states pays tribute to the legacy and contributions of black americans. from the fight for voting rights to the civil rights movement, which pushed for an end to discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex or national origin. black history month in the us is a tradition that began in 1926 as a week—long celebration of black history and culture started by author and civil rights activist dr carter g woodson. 50 years later in 1976, gerald ford would become the first us president to formally recognize it as a month—long celebration. calling on americans to "seize the opportunity to honour "the too—often neglected accomplishments of black "americans in every area of endeavour "throughout our history." it wouldn't be until 90 years after the first black history week that the nation's first black president, barack obama, would commemorate black history month at the white house. from our earliest days, black history has been american history. applause and ch

this is bbc news. a speciald classified documents, but declines to press criminal charges. president biden pushes back. they're made a firm conclusion, i did not break the law, period. the supreme court considers a case that could remove former president donald trump from the ballot in colorado. he is expected to sweep nevada's state caucuses. i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us. starting withjoe biden, and a special counsel report has found that mr biden, quote "wilfully" retained and disclosed classified documents on matters including national security. this stems back to 2017, following his role as vice president.

hello and welcome to this bbc news special on the grammy awards. taylor swift has won the top prize for times. joining us are our culture correspondent, and also in the studio, host of the reliable source podcast, we also have ben beaumont thomas, he is the guardian�*s music editor, and also the bbc�*s music correspondent mark savage. we will be in la very shortly but first let's get a taste of the ceremony, which was hosted by trevor noah. it's the 66th annual grammy awards. taylor swift for midnights. my brand—new album... comes out april 19. ijust won my i just won my first grammy! thank ou also i just won my first grammy! thank you also much. — i just won my first grammy! thank you also much. i— i just won my first grammy! thank you also much, i don't— i just won my first grammy! thank you also much, i don't think- i just won my first grammy! thank you also much, i don't think i've . you also much, i don't think i've forgotten — you also much, i don't think i've forgotten anyone. but i might have forgotten _ forgotten anyone. but i might have f

that is the bafta awards 2024, thank you forjoining us on this bbc news special. hello again.ather fronts come our way. so into the afternoon, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, some scattered showers and a bit more cloud turning the sunshine hazy in the west before this weather front comes in, introducing some rain later. temperatures 8 to 14 degrees north to south. so down a little on yesterday, but still above average for this time of year. now through this evening and overnight, ourfirst weather front comes in from the west, pushes eastwards across scotland. then the second one comes in, bringing in more rain, strengthening winds and more cloud. the far southeast, though, remaining fairly clear. this is where it will be coolest, especially in east anglia, with overnight lows around about 4 degrees. so that takes us into tomorrow. a weather front will come in from the northwest and continue to push steadily southwards and eastwards. as you can see from the iso bars, it's going to be quite a breezy day as well, but a wet one initially across scotland and northern

bbc news". ♪ >> i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is bbc world news america. we have a bbc special looking into the gazans killed by israeli forces. g20 foreign ministers beat in brazil to talk about the war and the recent death of alexi diwali. --navalny. hello and welcome to world news america, i am caitrÍona perry. as international pressure on israel to account for the actions in gaza increases, members of the israeli parliament have backed a resolution by the prime minister rejecting any unilateral recognition of palestinian state. 99 of the 100 20 members voted to support the declaration passed earlier this week by the cabinet. it follows efforts by leaders around the world to examine fresh ways to reach a two state solution to the decades long conflict. >> people of israel and the elected representatives are united today as never before, voting overwhelmingly to oppose any attempt to impose a palestinian state on israel. such attempts will only endanger israel and prevent the genuine peace we all seek. peace can only be achieved after we achieve total victory over hamas and t

simon jones, bbc news. a special's nottingham attacks. the officer looked at images of barnaby webber. the nottinghamshire chief constable said the images were not shared, but that she took accelerated disciplinary action against the officer. we can speak now to our correspondent phil mackie, who is in nottingham forest. what more do we know about what happened?- nottingham forest. what more do we know about what happened? reeta, let me start with — know about what happened? reeta, let me start with the _ know about what happened? reeta, let me start with the background _ know about what happened? reeta, let me start with the background just - know about what happened? reeta, let me start with the background just to i me start with the background just to remind people about what happened last may here in nottingham. valdo calocane stabbed three people to death, that was grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webberand o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian o'malley—kumar, barnaby webberand ian coates and also attacked three o

bbc news. and there's a special episode of the bbc�*s 5 minutes on podcast, entitled a killer up close, where samr producer eamon o'connor talk about how their investigation led the police to a killer. you can find it on bbc sounds. the boss of the red bull formula one racing team, christian horner, has been cleared over allegations, of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. it follows an internal investigation, which red bull says has been "fair, rigorous and impartial". here's laura scott. christian horner has been at the helm of red bull racing for nearly two decades, holding the team into a dominant force and becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the paddock, often alongside his former spice girl wife. but his future in the sport was put in jeopardy when allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him by a female colleague. at the recent season launch, he emphatically maintained his innocence. can you guarantee you have never behaved inappropriately towards a colleague? crop i deny any accusations made against me. crop i deny any accusations

you're watching the context on bbc news. a specialggest most voters are unlikely to change their minds in the coming weeks. almost 9 in 10 trump supporters and nearly 8 in 10 haley supporters saying they're firmly decided. let's bring back in our panel. professor ca rwyn let's bring back in our panel. professor carwyn jones let's bring back in our panel. professor carwynjones first minister of wales and leader of welsh leader of

bbc news. let's return our special report on the situation in southern gaza.rgal keane, has been finding out what any ceasfire could mean for the palestinians sheltering in rafah. you may find some of his report distressing. it is mostly a story of exhausted waiting. each long minute, they seek anything to fight the pain of hunger. the young, who each day go out to feed their families. a charity is able to offer beans, one bowl per household. this 11—year—old spends every day seeking food for his family. "when i go back to my family with his food, we all eat together. but sometimes i go empty—handed and we feel sad." two—month—old mahmoud fatoo is one of the vulnerable victims. the doctor examining him told us how he had died. israel says it allows aid into northern gaza and that the un is failing to organise distribution. the un says it can't because there is lawlessness now. in israel, opinion polls suggest many support the views of zvika mor, views of whose son eitan is a hostage in gaza and who opposes any aid being sent without the return of the hostages.

follow this story live on the bbc news website and bbc news app. the israeli army says its speciald the main hospital in southern gaza. the army says it has credible intelligence that hamas held hostages in nasser hospital and that their bodies may still be there. hamas — which the uk and us consider a terrorist organisation — has called israel's claim "lies". israel describes it as a "precise and limited" operation at the site in khan younis. medical sources say israeli forces fired into the hospital, killing a patient and wounding several others. a trauma surgeon has contacted the bbc to say "tanks and snipers" were surrounding the hospital from "all directions". jenny hill sent this report from jerusalem. where there should be healing and hope, chaos and injury. shouting. this is the nasser hospital in khan younis. corridors filled with smoke and panic. "we are being attacked by israel," this doctor shouts. he checks for casualties. gunfire. "there is shooting," he shouts. "get your heads down." yesterday, israeli forces ordered civilians to leave the hospital. this was, they cl

a reminder there is a special bbc news life page about running on the bbc news website, with the latest will start with rugby union, and ireland have made it three wins out of three with a comfortable 31—7 win against wales. they were 17— zero up at half—time. ireland extended their lead late on. ireland extended their lead late on. ireland closing in on back—to—back six nations titles. scotland are aiming for a fall straight calcutta win against england in half an hour. andy swiss looks ahead from murrayfield. andy swiss looks ahead from murrayfield-_ andy swiss looks ahead from murrayfield. andy swiss looks ahead from murra ield. ., , , murrayfield. the calcutta cup is the oldest trephy _ murrayfield. the calcutta cup is the oldest trephy in _ murrayfield. the calcutta cup is the oldest trophy in rugby. _ murrayfield. the calcutta cup is the oldest trophy in rugby. scotland - murrayfield. the calcutta cup is the| oldest trophy in rugby. scotland and england first played in 1879. over the last few days it�*s been very much in scotland�*s hands, they have won at the last three times inc

bbc news. in belgium, some special bracket barricades near the headquarters, farmers from belgium and across europeoked with smoke from burning tires and fireworks. earlier, our correspondent nick beake described events on the ground. beake described events on the round. , ., ,., ., beake described events on the round. , ., ., ., ground. these are some of that tractors that — ground. these are some of that tractors that have _ ground. these are some of that tractors that have been - ground. these are some of that tractors that have been brought ground. these are some of that i tractors that have been brought in today. it's a central avenue and is backed up as far as i can see. the farmers here that have driven the vehicles have come with a message for the politicians at the european commission and other institutions here. you can see today the billings being guarded by the water cannon, which are there were adults in the flames of that big pile of tires set ablaze. the pharmacy did not been treated fairly and there is lots of red tape and they have to put up with new rules which they are generally

bbc news, jerusalem. the bbc is bringing you a detailed insight on life inside gaza in a special day of coverage. bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening. division and disunity at the heart of the post office. mps hear contradictory accounts from its bosses. still to come... the tiny fish capable of making a big noise. and coming up in sport on bbc news... heartbreak for scotland in the pinatar cup as they miss out on the trophy — beaten 5—4 on penalties in the final by finland. community launderette in east london. now it was famously known as britain's wonkiest pub, but its owners have been ordered to rebuild it to just how it was before the suspected arson attack that destroyed it last year. south staffordshire council says it's served an enforcement notice on the owners of the crooked house. they have 30 days to appeal and the notice must be complied with within three years. navtej johal is at the site of the pub near dudley. when this place was destroyed six months ago, it wasn'tjust a building that was razed to the ground, but a piece o

special live page on the bbc . london. a reminder, we have a i special live page on the bbc news website to mark the second anniversary of russia's the 4th test with india. joe root was left unbeaten on 122 as england were bowled out for 353 in ranchi. india's star opener yashavi jaiswal made 73 for the hosts. but he was one of four wickets for young spinner bashir. india, who lead the five—match series 2—1, finished day two on 219 for 7 but still trail england by 134 runs. the important bit is to get as close to the target. and then we will see, maybe tomorrow, how close we are to the target. what we need to look at is we are chasing the target, the number. mentally we need to chase, but well, whatever the target is. let's keep it that simple. rugby union's six nations returns after a two week break. ireland host wales in a game which hasjust kicked off, before scotland aim for a fourth straight calcutta cup win over england. our correspondent andy swiss is at murrayfield for us. the calcutta cup is the oldest trophy in rugby. scotland and england first played for eight in 1879, but over the last few years it's been in scotland'

paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. our specialire could mean for the million and a half palestinians sheltering there. you may find some of his report distressing. it is mostly a story of exhausted waiting. each long minute, the children seek anything to fight the pain of hunger. and when it is served, the thin soup is eagerly gathered up. hunger, along with so much else. two—month—old mahmoud is one of the vulnerable victims. the doctor examining him told us how he had died. israel says it allows aid into northern gaza and that the un is failing to organise distribution. but the un says law and order has collapsed with the war. drivers are terrified of being attacked and aid looted. in israel, opinion polls suggest many support the views of this man, whose son is a hostage in gaza, and who opposes any aid being sent without the return of the hostages. that sounds very, very harsh, when you are talking about civilians, babies, children dying. yes, but we have babies and women and the elders, 0k? it's very, very simple. give us our

new section. dozens of names of local men killed in what the kremlin still calls a special operation, not a war. bbcoscow. >> a short time ago, i spoke about all of this to a u.s. congressman who is the chair of the house intelligent committee. thank you for joining us. if we can start by discussing alexei navalny. we heard today that his mother has finally had access to her son that she has been told that his body will not be released to her and less she agrees to have a private burial or funeral ceremony. what is your reaction to that? >> this continues to show the thuggery of vladimir putin. when the announcement that navalny was dead was made at the munich security conference, his widow took the stage in disbelief. she met with the u.s. delegation and we expressed our sorrow. she gave the warning to the west to understand that vladimir putin's aggression against ukraine is not isolated. his attempts to take on the west and take on democracy and authoritarianism, and of course now what is occurring with his mother and the constriction of his funeral. >> was there anything you could say to her abo

bbc news. it is a special day to day for leap links, that is of course, people who were born on the 29th of februaryt once every four years? mother and daughter cathie and aimee were both born on the 29th of february — what are the odds of that! they took time off on their birthday to speak to sofia bettiza. what does it feel like to have your birthday come around once every four years for two people in the family? it's quite special, to be fair. it's a long time in between actual birthdays, so when it does come around, it's really, really special. and how do you celebrate two birthdays? both: ooh. depends, really. it changes. so, like, the last proper leap year, we were on a cruise around the bahamas with 78 other leapers, including ourselves, so it was... that was quite a unique experience, to get all of those leap year babies together from all round the world. and they were trying to, obviously, break a record — but, clearly, they didn't make it — but there's another attempt, i think in 2028, so. but it's really lovely because we've made some fabulous friends from overseas. and, you know, my phon

bbc news, lahore. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. a couple from manchester with a specialumbria. secondhome owners like howard and mandy are due to get clobbered with a doubling of council tax from next april. we tried to put as much as we can into the community and to be involved in the local area when we're here. so we don'tjust come and sort of bring all our stuff and then go. a short drive away, don says villages in the above derwent parish have seen a dramatic rise in second homes, and he thinks second home owners should pay more council tax. in this parish, we have a lot of holiday lets also and this is having a knock on effect of young people being able to afford a house to live in the area. cumberland council says the second home council tax premium would still raise £5 million, some of which could be used to tackle the housing crisis in beauty spots like this. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. in the uk the prince of wales has spoken publicly for the first time since the king was diagnosed with cancer. pr

special. katie gornall, bbc news.from view — covered in scaffolding as the restoration takes place. now some of the spire is finally visible again as hugh scofield reports from paris. it's like the beginning of the end. for the first time in five years the scaffolding on notre—dame is not going up but coming down, revealing, for now, just the very pinnacle of the new spire, surmounted by a cross and a statuette of a golden cock just like the one that disappeared in the blaze. translation: so, it's five years since i saw the fire. _ it was a terrible thing for france. when i open the window in the morning now, i can see the spire — it's beautiful, and much better than before. the spire is made of oak beams, and for the craftsmen and women the last task before the scaffolding comes down is cladding the wood in lead, the soft metal malleable enough to show the beauty of what lies beneath. after this phase, it's the rest of the roof that will need to be covered, with new safety mechanisms to cut the risk of another fire.

bbc news. in the us, democrats have won a special election for a seat in new york that was left vacant when thearty ahead of november's presidential election. it also chips away at the republicans' slim majority in the house. for the first time in 150 years a member of the president's cabinet has been impeached by lawmakers in the us house of representatives. republicans accuse the homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas, of failing to enforce immigration laws, resulting in a record surge of migrants crossing the mexican border. it's the first time in american history that a sitting cabinet secretary has been impeached. president biden called it a blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship and accused the republicans of playing petty political games. the margin couldn't have been any closer coming down to a single vote. the yays are 214 and the nays are 213. the resolution is adopted. for more on this i'm joined by cbs correspondent, astrid martinez. let's begin by talking about that new look election, what has the reaction been? —— new york election. this race won by tom suozzi. br;

bbc news. thank you for the moment. i should mention we have a special dot at uk. there are also pictures of those cupcakes available at rochdale. let's take a quick look at some of the front pages. we'll start with the eye, which splashes an exclusive ahead of the spring budget next week. �*2p tax cut in doubt after gloomier forecast on uk economy�* is its headline. the national covers the growing financial pressure scottish councils are facing as some write to demand intervention from westminster over a council tax freeze. scotland's deputy first minister labelled the latest calls �*ridiculous'. the war in ukraine features on the financial times — carrying a message from vladimir putin. the kremlin leader warns that western support for kyiv risks a wider global conflict, including use of nuclear weapons. it comes after nato allies rejected france's emmanuel macron's idea to send troops to ukraine. and the metro pictures the tv chef dave myers — best known as one half of the hairy bikers, who's died at the age of 66. the daily star has a sombre quote fr

a reminder that the bbc news website and app also has a special live page up and running where they willfrom kyiv and those events taking place around the world. a reminder of our breaking news out of russia in the last couple of minutes, the body of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny, who you'll remember died suddenly and unexpectedly in prison last week, has been handed over to his mother. that is according to a spokesperson for alexei navalny. that spokesperson went on to say that she did not know if the authorities would allow a funeral to be held to quote her in the way the family wants and deserves. there has been over the last week this too and fro whereby it alexei navalny�*s mother had asked the russian authorities to hand the body of her son over to her, they had not done that. we are now hearing that the body of the opposition leader, who died suddenly in a prison on the 16th of february, has now been handed over to his mother. a spokesperson for alexei navalny does say that she doesn't have the authorities would allow a funeral to be held. that the latest on alexei

bbc news. thought. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ~ thought. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. ., ,, , ., it's now illegal to own an xl bully dog in england and wales without a special came into force overnight. 0wners who don't have a certificate, or who fail to follow strict rules around keeping the dogs, face a criminal record and an unlimited fine. frances read reports. it was horrifying attacks that made the government say it had no choice but to take action. an increasing number, with xl bullies disproportionately involved, including a number of deaths. from today, anyone in possession of an xl bully faces prosecution unless it's registered and insured, micro—chipped, neutered and muzzled and on a lead in public. the government has published guidance to recognise an xl bully type dog, describing a large, broad head, a heavily muscled body and great strength and power for its size. the government says there's been a high level of compliance from dog owners with more than 35,000 xl bullies now registered in england and wales. in scotland, there will be restrictions later this month, and a deadline of the end ofjuly to get the necessary paperwork. the changes are

this is bbc news, the headlines we have a special report from a ukrainian village that lost a fifth of its population in a single russian strike. us prosecutors charge an alleged member to camp to traffic nuclear materials to iran. and, scientists say they've finally worked out the mystery behind whale song. the brazilian footballer —— and former barcelona star — dani alves, has been sentenced to four and—a—half years in jail for rape. he was convicted of raping a woman in a nightclub in barcelona december 2022. he�*s been ordered to pay a— hundred— and— fifty— thousand euros to his victim. alves, who's forty, is one of the most— capped brazilian internationals. he's won numerous titles and cups with both the national squad and club sides, including barcelona, paris st germain and juventus. let's speak to our correspondent in madird, guy hedgecoe. just talk us through what has happened?— happened? well the court in barcelona — happened? well the court in barcelona found _ happened? well the court in barcelona found that - happened? well the court in barcelona found that there l happene

bbc news. the israeli army says its special forces have rated a hospital in southern gaza.sser hospital and that their bodies may still be there. hamas — which the uk and us consider a terrorist organisation — has called israel's claim "lies". israel describes it as a "precise and limited" operation at the site in khan younis. medical sources say israeli forces fired into the hospital, killing a patient and wounding several others. a trauma surgeon has contacted the bbc to say "tanks and snipers" were surrounding the hospital from "all directions". jenny hill sent this report from jerusalem. bbc verifies maryland timers have been looking what we know from the hospital. has been looking what we know from the hosital. �* , ,, ~ ., been looking what we know from the hosital. a ~ ., , ., hospital. as you know, israeli forces raided _ hospital. as you know, israeli forces raided the _ hospital. as you know, israeli forces raided the hospital- hospital. as you know, israeli forces raided the hospital a i hospital. as you know, israeli i forces raided the hospital a day after thou

coming up this evening at nine o'clock on bbc one in wales and on the bbc news channel, bethan rhys roberts has a specialhead—to—head in front of our studio audience here in cardiff. join us live at 9pm on bbc one wales, the bbc news channel and iplayer. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it has been quite wet today? yes, things are set to turn cold as well. a bit of a change for the end of the week. as sophie just mentioned, it has been wet. there have been issues of localised flooding, which could get worse in the next 24 hours, as we expect more wind and rain. but you will notice that the end of the week turns cold, temperatures returning closer to the seasonal norm. we lose the rain from the south—east, turning dry for many parts of england and wales overnight, but lots of blustery showers pushing into scotland and northern ireland. we start to see wet weather pushing into wales, and western england. heavy rain there during the early hours, strong, squally winds as well. chilly in the north, but stilljust holding on to the dregs of the milder air across the dregs of the milder air a

this is bbc news, the headlines we have a special report from a ukrainian village that lost a fifth ofaller —— and former barcelona star — dani alves, has been sentenced to four and—a—half years in jail for rape. he was convicted of raping a woman in a nightclub in barcelona december 2022. he�*s been ordered to pay a— hundred— and— fifty— thousand euros to his victim. alves, who�*s forty, is one of the most— capped brazilian internationals.

there's a whole new section — dozens of names of local men killed in what the kremlin still calls a special operation, not a war. steve rosenberg, bbcend a delegation to paris this weekend for talks on a possible ceasefire and the release of hostages still being held in gaza. the latest talks failed two weeks ago when israeli prime minister rejected a proposal by hamas as "delusional." israeli media say benjamin netanyahu presented his plan for the post—war management of gaza to his war cabinet late on thursday night. in the short term, his goals remain the same — the complete destruction of the military and political infrastructure of hamas and islamichhad. he also says local officials acceptable to israel should manage gaza once the fighting is over. many of the proposals are not entirely new, but it's believed to be the first time the prime minister has presented them to the war cabinet, which would still have to approve the plans. meanwhile, israel is carrying out some of its heaviest bombardment of gaza so far, mostly targeted at its southernmost city, rafah. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 97 people were killed overnight

today on the bbc we have special coverage taking a look at the life of gazans as the war nears the five month mark. we have a special live page on the bbc newsople in gaza share with us how their lives have changed. you can find that, of course, on the bbc website or you can go to the bbc news app. and our population correspondence stephanie hegarty is following the story from the newsroom. following the story from the newsroom-— following the story from the newsroom. ~ . , ., ., newsroom. we had been following --eole newsroom. we had been following peeple from _ newsroom. we had been following pe0ple from all— newsroom. we had been following people from all over _ newsroom. we had been following people from all over gaza, - newsroom. we had been following| people from all over gaza, medics, newsroom. we had been following i people from all over gaza, medics, a tech engineer, and this man was displaced after having to leave the north of gaza, he called us from a busy market, like this one in ruffell, where he is finding, as are all of our contributors, that prices are astronomical. —— this market in rafah. here's an example of how prices hav

bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories. a couple from manchester with a specialith a doubling of council tax from next april. with he tried to put as much in the community to be involved in the community to be involved in the local area when we're here. we don'tjust come here and bring all of our stuff and go. a short drive away, don says villages in derwent parish have seen a rise in second homes and he thinks second homeowners should pay more council tax. in this parish, we have a lot of holiday let's also. and this is having a knock—on effect of young people being able to afford a house to live in the area. . . afford a house to live in the area. , ., _, . afford a house to live in the area. , ., . area. cumberland council says the second — area. cumberland council says the second home _ area. cumberland council says the second home council i area. cumberland council says the second home council tax l the second home council tax premium would still raise £5 million — some of which could be used to tackle the housing crisis in beauty spots like this. for more s

bbc news, los angeles. and for viewers in the uk — we have a special half hour long programme about the grammys on the iplayerthern parts of scotland, with persistent thick, low cloud bringing a lot of rain, actually — there�*s been over 100 millimetres of rain in highland scotland on that slow moving weather front bringing that band of thicker cloud. the weather front will take rain southwards over the next few days, followed by colder air from the north. at the moment, that colder air is in the far north of scotland. away from here, we�*re still in very mild air and those temperatures won�*t change a great deal, actually, overnight. we�*ve still got a brisk south—westerly wind bringing in all the cloud, a little drizzle. the main band of rain pushes a bit further south across scotland, allowing northern areas to see a few wintry showers, some clear spells, icy conditions as we see a touch of frost. quite a contrast here with those temperatures that we start tuesday with across england and wales. the main rain band sitting across southern scotland and northern ireland in the morning pushes southwards, takes

there's a whole new section, dozens of names of local men killed in what the kremlin still calls a special operation, not a war. steve rosenberg, bbco make history as it lands on the surface of the moon. if all goes to plan, the odysseus will become the first commercial craft to make the landing. it will also be the first american landing for more than 50 years. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. on radio: im-1, odysseus lunar lander separation confirmed. - it's a spacecraft that could make history as the first ever commercial lander to reach the lunar surface — marking a return to the moon for the united states. the mission is being run by a company called intuitive machines, but nasa is hitching a ride on the lander, paying to carry six scientific instruments. it's a different way of operating for the us space agency. it's a legitimate question. why go back to the moon? we were there. well, we go back in a different way with commercial and international partners. we're having these landers almost become scouts for our human missions to land on the moon. it's been more than 50 years since the united states landed on the m

bbc news. in a surprise white house address, presidentjoe biden responds to the findings of a special counsel investigationf classified documents. i was pleased he reached a firm conclusion that a firm conclusion that no charges should be brought against me in this case. the us supreme court hears a case on whether colorado can block donald trump from the ballot in the 2024 presidential election in the state. vote counting gets under way in a turbulent general election in pakistan. i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us. we begin in washington. us presidentjoe biden has defended not only his handling of classified documents at the centre of the justice department investigation but also his fitness for the job leading the country. earlier the day, the person leading the investigation into his handling of documents said, he wilfully