ewen macintosh has died. gervais has paid tribute to him, writing he was an absolute original. on the 12th of february, israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by hamas in a raid in rafah but it was an operation which also left dozens of palestinians dead. there was relief of families for the who men had been held for months. it was seen as a boost to israel's national morrall but it's led to anger in ga. more than 70 people reported killed and dozens wounded during that railed in rafah. the bbc special correspondent has been hearing the testimony of civilians and medics caught up in the affair. >> they were rescued from here. >> the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas on the massacre of october 7 are now home. >> this is the story of the price paid by the civilians of rafah on the night of february 12. [gungunfire] >> the rescue began around 1:45 a.m. by the time the hostages were safe, more than 70 people were reported kill. a high number of civilians. in this house, a doct

one of the stars of the office, actor and comedian ewen macintosh, has died at the age of 50.nd what a lot of lottery luck — the couple who've and coming up on bbc news — after his first win of 2024, another defeat for andy murray, who loses in the second round in qatar to teenagerjakub mensik. good evening. last week, israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — on october 7. they were being held in southern gaza in the city of rafah. there was huge relief for the families of 60—year—old fernando simon marman and 70—year—old louis har, as well as a boost for national morale. but the miltiary raid to free them reportedly left more than 70 people dead and dozens wounded. the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the stories of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. his piece contains distressing details. they were rescued from here. the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th are now home. this is the story of the price

one of the stars of the office, actor and comedian ewen macintosh, has died at the age of 50.

ewen macintosh, who has died today at the age of 50. those are the headunes the age of 50.more, you can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen , or the qr code on your screen, or go to gbnews.com slash alerts . go to gbnews.com slash alerts. >> for stunning gold and silver coins, you'll always value rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report , the gb news financial report, and here's a look at the markets this morning. >> the pound will buy you $1.2612 and ,1.1679. the price of gold is currently £1,608.74. that's per ounce , and the ftse that's per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7649 points. rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . news financial report. >> still to come this morning and do we? does britannia rule the waves ? well, apparently not, the waves? well, apparently not, because our royal navy has failed yet again to launch a trident missile. the former defence select committee's chairman , tobias ellwood, will chairman, tobias ellwood, will join us to tell us if this is just normal or is it genuinely t

actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in classic british comedy the office, has died ates co—creator ricky gervais has paid tribute to macintosh, writing on x platform, previusly known as twitter, that he was an absolute original. you're live with bbc news. now, a test firing of a trident missile from a royal navy submarine has failed, and for the second time in a row. the ministry of defence has insisted that the system used to carry britain's nuclear warheads remains safe, secure and effective. hamish de bretton gordon, a former british army colonel, and a chemical and nuclear weapons expert, told me about the impact for the government of this information being made public.

actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the classic british comedy the office, has died ricky gervais has paid tribute to macintosh, writing on social media that he was "an absolute original." you're live with bbc news. the foreign secretary, lord cameron has tonight insisted that the uk's nuclear deterrent is effective. it has emerged that a test firing of an unarmed trident missile failed for the second time in a row. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale has the story. it's britain's weapon of last resort. the nuclear missiles carried on these royal navy submarines meant to deter any aggressor. trident is the us—made ballistic missile on board, and this is what is supposed to happen. but in the most recent test it didn't get this far — itjust plopped into the ocean, and it's now the uk's second test fire fail. this test actually took place injanuary, but only now have details been revealed. the missile was launched from britain's hms vanguard off the coast of florida. it was supposed to fly about 3,700 miles and land harmlessly in the sea off west africa. instead,

the actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the bbc�*s the office, has died at the agekeith... ..you've left this section completely blank, keith. you haven't done the q&a. ewen macintosh as keith in the office. and appraisal day, a scene made special by ewen macintosh�*s spectacular display of... you just tick one of the boxes. "not at all, to some extent, very much so, don't know." what would you tick? don't know. ..glorious indifference. when he landed the role, keith was just a name given to a person in the accounts department. one thing in the script said, "someone leaves a message on his answerphone." it was ewen. hello. you are through to keith. and he was just cracking us up. i will be at training all day today. we just started writing more and more scenes for him. i he just very quickly became one. of our sort of beloved characters, and also in the audience's eyes as well. _ ewen macintosh, a performer who could bring uncontrollable laughter with just a perfectly timed scotch egg. all laugh. ricky gervais: that was so good! the actor ewen macintosh, who's died.

actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in classic british comedy the office, has died atseries�* co—creator ricky gervais has paid tribute to macintosh, writing on x platform, previusly known as twitter, that he was "an absolute original." you're watching bbc news. supporters of pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, have described their political rivals as thieves for agreeing to form a government. after long negotiations, asif ali zardari, from the centre left pakistan people's party and shehbaz sharif from the centre right pakistan muslim league party, have reached a deal to set up a coalition. independent candidates loyal to mr khan — who's currently in jail — won the most seats in this month's elections, but failed to secure a majority. they say the vote was rigged. the deal between the two parties means shehbaz sharif is likely to be prime minister for a second time. 0ur south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan, told me more about that coalition deal. both of these main political parties in pakistan have been negotiating for the past ten days to reach a deal on

union, the bma, says the welsh government�*s offer actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the classic british comedy the office, hasoriginal." the government is implementing one of the key recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse — by making it a �*legal requirement�* for many people who work with children in england and wales to report evidence of abuse. those who fail to comply with the mandatory reporting duty could be barred from working with young people, while covering up abuse could result in a prison sentence. you�*re live with bbc news. for the second time in a row a test firing of a trident missile from a royal navy submarine, has failed. it was supposed to have flown several thousand miles, before landing harmlessly in the atlantic — between brazil and west africa. instead, the missile dropped into the ocean off florida, close to where it was launched. the ministry of defence insists the deterrent is still effective. here�*s our defence correspondentjonathan beale. it is the uk�*s weapon of last resort. the ultimate guarantee. the nuclear weapons carried on these royal navy subm

actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the classic british comedy the office, has died're live with bbc news. on the 12th of february israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by hamas in a raid in rafah but it was an operation which also left dozens of palestinians dead. there was relief for the families of the two men who had been held for months —17—year—old louis har and fernando marman, who's 60. it was seen as a boost to israeli national morale. but it's led to anger in gaza more than 70 people reported killed and dozens wounded during the raid in rafah. the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the testimony of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. they were rescued from here. the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th are now home. this is the story of the price paid by the civilians of rafah on the night of february 12. the rescue began around 1:45am. by the time the hostages were safe, more than 70 people were reported killed, a high number civilians. in this house,

actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in classic british comedy the office, has died at the age of 50. the series co—creator ricky gervais has paid tribute to macintosh, writing on x platform, previusly known as twitter, that he was an absolute original. you're live with bbc news. now, a test firing of a trident missile from a royal navy submarine has failed, and for the second time in a row. the ministry of defence has insisted that the system used to carry britain's nuclear warheads remains safe, secure and effective. hamish de bretton gordon, a former british army colonel, and a chemical and nuclear weapons expert, told me about the impact for the government of this information being made public. it is certainly embarrassing. this sort of information should never be in the public domain and to have the ministry of defence looking at how it leaked out and also the journalist who published the story need to think about whether it was in the best interests of this country. nuclear deterrence is all about perception and if vladamir putin now believes that the british nucl