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this is this world today with ben brown. have been celebrating. john swinney is the new leader of the scottish national party and set to become the next first minister of scotland. don't let our disagreements dominate. join me as we open a new chapter. uk prime minister rishi sunak dismisses calls to change course after poor local election results — he says he can make "progress" with voters before a general election. the chinese leader xi jinping is in paris, his first visit to europe since for five years. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc we begin with breaking news this hour. an official hamas source has told the bbc that the movement informed the mediators of the approval of the deal. israel has yet to comment on that, we will bring you more details as soon as we get them.

this is this world today with ben brown.rms they have agreed to. this is the scene in gaza where residents are receiving the news of a possible ceasefire deal. john swinney is the new leader of the scottish national party and set to become the next first minister of scotland. at a meeting in paris, the chinese president is urged to use his influence to end russia's war against ukraine. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc we begin with breaking news from the middle east. hamas says it has accepted a proposalfor a ceasefire in gaza put forward by mediators from egypt and qatar. but israeli media are quoting officials as saying the terms are not those that israel agreed to and include conclusions that it cannot accept. hamas issued its statement hours after israel instructed around 100,000 civilians to evacuate part of the southern city of rafah ahead of a ground incursion. there were celebrations in the streets in gaza as news of the hamas statement spread.

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: hello, i am ben brown, and you're watching "the context." >> theg dock is intending to supplement aid into rafah. it is not meant to replace any crossings. >> even if this new route reaches full capacity, we are still only talking about roughly a 150 lorries a day. that is a small proportion of what is required. >> what we are really seeing is not a moment of celebration. it indicates a failure to provide humanitarian assistance that is needed in gaza. it's anchor: tonight, we will have the very latest on a day of significant devepments in the middle east. the israeli army says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. also today, the first shipments of aid were unloaded from a u.s. built pier. we have a special interview with a palestinian ambassador to the united nations. we will be asking him what a postwar gaza might look like. plus, russia's president vladimir putin says his troops are not trying to capture the ukrainian city of kharkiv, but is hbluffing? and a mystery thousands of years in the making. we will be speaking with t

hello, i'm ben brown. —— ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news.page and go forward with labour and our positive plan for the country. obviously it is disappointing to lose all those hardworking conservative councillors. i am grateful to them for all their service in local government. dire election results are becoming a dangerous habit for the conservatives. but tonight, it is not prompting more tory mps to want to get rid of rishi sunak. rishi sunak�*s conservative party has been decimated in local council and mayoral elections across england and wales, as the opposition labour party celebrates a strong night at the ballot box. we'll have all you need to know, and examine what the results could mean for the general election. also tonight. will also tonight. also speak to the countries youngest will also speak to the countries youngest counselor. studying for hay levels while campaigning for the it's the end of week three at the donald trump trial. it's been a week of fines and threats ofjail for the former president. we'll look at what we've lear

hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out theth behind them. let start with a breaking story. israel's military have reported a shooting incident along the country's southern border with egypt, saying it is discussing the issue with the egyptian authorities, quote, a few hours ago a shooting incident happened along the southern border. it is under review and discussions are being held with the egyptians. some other breaking news. the japanese government has made an emergency warning for residents in the south to take cover from the possible threat of a north korean missile. the government said north korea appeared to have fired a missile and sent the warning out to the residents of the southern prefecture. north korea said earlier it planned to launch a satellite. that is breaking news they are and we will bring you more on both those stories in the coming hour. in the uk general election, the labour leader sir keir starmer has made his first big speech of the campaign. he's told undecided voters in west sussex that they could tr

i'm ben brown. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction.et's interviews and reaction. start with in georgia. georgia's parliament has approved a bill on "foreign agents" that has provoked a political crisis in the country. this has happened in the last couple of hours. there were scuffles and punches thrown inside the parliament, and large crowds gathered to protest outside it. the new law would force civil society groups and media organisations to declare foreign funding. opponents fear it will be used to silence dissent. the bill now faces a likely veto by georgia's president, but parliament can override that by holding another vote, forcing the law through. this really is an issue that has divided georgia. let's go live to our correspondent rayhan demytrie, who is in tbilisi. i know it is very noisy there, there have been dramatic scenes outside the parliament and inside, scuffles, as i say, but the final upshot is this law has just been passed in the parliament? this law has “ust been passed in the parliament?— this law has 'ust been pa

hello, i'm ben brown.srael is marking its independence day, but this year the commemorations are taking place under the shadow of war. the country's president, isaac herzog, led the nation in a ceremony injerusalem. members of the idf were in attendance, as well as some of the families of the hostages taken by hamas. there were empty chairs in the audience, to symbolise those who had been killed or are still missing. translation: this year, we mark a different independence day. - we are proud of our independence, of the miracle that is a state of israel but our hearts are full of sorrow and pain. these days we are filled with the pain of bereavement, the pain for the wounded, pain for civilians displaced from their homes, the pain for the hostages. we will not rest or be silent, we will not rust or be —— we will not rest or be silent... silent until our daughters and sons return to our borders. qatar's prime minister, who's country has mediated between hamas and israel, has given a downbeat assessment on t

this is the world today with me, ben brown. here in the uk, the labour party set out their policy on dealing with small boat crossings in the channel, saying they would scrap the rwanda plan straightaway if they came into government. the plan straightaway if they came into government-— government. the voting has been completed- _ government. the voting has been completed. please _ government. the voting has been completed. please lock _ government. the voting has been completed. please lock the - government. the voting has been - completed. please lock the machine. is really fury as the united nations general assembly backs a bid for an enhanced palestinian status at the un -- enhanced palestinian status at the un —— israeli fury. potentially paving the way for recognition of a palestinian state. israel says member countries are shredding the un charter. it’s member countries are shredding the un charter. �* , , ., ., member countries are shredding the un charter. �*, , ., ., un charter. it's been a day of some strikin: un char

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hello, i'm ben brown. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories. the general election campaign is in full swing, and the labour leader sir keir starmer made his first big speech of the campaign. he's told undecided voters in the conservative—held seat of lancing that they could trust labour because he's changed the party permanently. he said it will deliver stability if it wins power. he added labour would carry out a 100—day review of the country's national security, examining the threats it faces. throughout the programme, we'll be hearing from a series of political leaders, but we'll start with the labour leader, who's been speaking to our political editor chris mason. isn't it a bit late, four years into being leader of the opposition, to be setting out now who you are and what you stand for? what i've said today is stuff i've said many times over in terms of my background, the impact my family had on me, both my mum's illness on me and the family, but also the fact that we couldn't always make ends meet. but i do think when you get to an elect

hello, it is 7pm in london and this is the world today on bbc news with ben brown, our latest headlinesmeanwhile, the united states tells israel that an assault on the gazan city of rafah will weaken its position hostage talks with hamas and damage standing in the world. donald trump's lawyers clash with stormy daniels and his hush money trial. more than 30 serious criminals are jailed after police cracked or encrypted text messages the revealed plans for brutal violence. on the road today, the british girl who was born deaf and can now hear after revolutionary gene therapy treatment. welcome to the road today and our international news from the bbc. the eurovision song contest is supposed to be a festival of music promoting internationalfriendship to be a festival of music promoting international friendship but this year, it is mired in controversy because israel is taking part in its war in gaza which has provoked a wave of protests at the song contest venue. this year, it is in sweden.

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hello, i�*m ben brown, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news and interviews.stice — the un�*s top court — will shortly rule on a request by south africa to order israel to cease military operations immediately in the southern gaza city of rafah, where more than a million palestinians have been sheltering. this is the scene live at the hague were in response, israel has said that no power on earth will stop it protecting its citizens and going after hamas in gaza. the court has no way to enforce its rulings and in the past they�*ve been ignored — though a ruling against israel would increase international legal pressure on it. live now to the hague and our correspondent, anna holligan. she is inside the building where the court is about to return its ruling. here we go, they are standing waiting for thejudges to here we go, they are standing waiting for the judges to come in, waiting for the judges to come in, waiting for the judges to come in, waiting for that ruling. just give us an idea of what is happening now. so, this is the panel of internationaljudges e

ben bradley, but he is feeling a little despondent at the moment. labour much more confident with claire ward, a former labour mp during the layer and brown years, coveringe area, 2.2 million people. a large geographic one stretching from the peak district to south nottinghamshire. lots of attention on this one nationally, we will get the counting under way in about half an hour's time, the result due between one and two o'clock. {slate an hour's time, the result due between one and two o'clock. give us an indication — between one and two o'clock. give us an indication of _ between one and two o'clock. give us an indication of the _ between one and two o'clock. give us an indication of the kind _ between one and two o'clock. give us an indication of the kind of— between one and two o'clock. give us an indication of the kind of role - an indication of the kind of role and powers this political post has. different parts of the country have ranges of powers so city can in london is responsible for quite a lot but less so here in the east midlands. the main kind of areas there will be responsible for our public transport, housing provision, skills and traini

ben. justin did the martial arts. logan broke the world record for the most cannon rolls in a film ever. [ cheers and applause ] troy brown end. and, you know, grisly guillermo -- >> jimmy: looks good. looks real good. [ cheers and applause ] like, when you guys go out afterwards and throw each other through a saloon window or something like that? how will this go? is this it for you guys? or will you continue to hang? >> let's go right now. >> jimmy: yeah, no, i won't tempt you. you guys did a great job in the movie, by the way. >> thank you. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: is that your regular hair? or does ryan make you wear it like that to match him? >> it's mandated. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it's mandated, yeah, okay. well done. the movie is called "the fall guy." there they are, real-life fall guys, except for one. one of these things does not belong. [ cheers and applause ] "the fall guy" opens in theaters this friday. ryan gosling, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, ryan. and the stunt team. we'll be back with jeff ross! i can't believe i get to work at target! i hope she knows she's getting

brown teenagers. >> and it's more than angle, it's hatred joining us now, trump's former secretary of housing and urban development, dr. ben carson. dr. carson, thank you so much for joining me. how are you this evening? >> i'm doing well, laura, it's good to be with you. thank you i'm really glad you're here looking forward to your insight on this because you know there was this huge rally today in the bronx. it's a democratic stronghold. everyone agrees on that. we're biden did get more than 80% of the vote back in 2021. >> do you think the former president made this? >> stop there? now well, i think he wants to make sure that people understand that. >> he wants to be the president of all the people. he doesn't want to just choose one demographic and place them ahead of everyone else. that seems to be a growing problem in our society dividing people on the basis of race, age, and calm political affiliation religion, gente gender and we need to stop it that was the atmosphere that was that i saw at that rally today we are one people were not this group versus that group. and if he can continue to work on that, i think it'

that their candidate, claire ward, former labour mp during the blair macro and brown years, has won the contest comfortably. bende, but the expectation, with labour putting out a statement like that, they wouldn't do it if they were not 100% confident they had won the contest. labour are pointing to the contest. labour are pointing to the fact that this part of the world contains an awful lot of the key general election battlegrounds, seats like ben bradley's own one in mansfield, bassetlaw, ashfield, bolsova, these are the kind of seats that will ultimately decide who ends up that will ultimately decide who ends up in power at the general election, so labour really keen to put attention on this contest. it will be interesting to say, when we get the results, how well reform uk have performed, this is a part of the world where they have their own mp, remember, in lee anderson, although he was of course elected as a conservative in 2019, and their candidate in the east midlands, alan graves, is i can slip in derby, i'm told that reform have performed quite well in that part of the world. —— a councillor in derby