i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin with some breaking news from germany. police there have confirmed at least three people have been killed and at least four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. these are live pictures from solingen. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons. and given his backing to donald trump. authorities in russia say they've killed four inmates after a rebellion that left four prison guards dead. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin with some breaking news from germany. police there have confirmed at least three people have been killed and at least four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of so

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. we had a very constructive meeting with prime minister netanyahu today. he confirmed to me that israel accepts the bridging proposal, that he supports it. it's now incumbent on hamas to do the same. as to how mr netanyahu| will characterise it, well, he talked about positive talks. as well, and said he was trying to maximise the number of hostages that can be released alive. _ there's a lot of open doors that have yet to be closed, so i think... i don't think there's enough urgency on the part of netanyahu — or sinwar, for that matter. washington's top diplomat, antony blinken, says it's now up to hamas to agree to a ceasefire in gaza after getting approval from israel on concessions aimed at bridging the divide between the two sides. we are yet to receive any detail on what those concessions might be, but could it be the movement the region has been waiting for? also tonight... a desperate search for survivors, after a british superyacht sank off the coast of sicily. one man has died

i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me.el is facing growing international condemnation after a strike on a school compound where thousands of displaced palestinians were taking shelter. the director of a local hospital said the facility had received 70 bodies and the remains of at least ten more people. the israeli army disputes the figures. egypt said the strike showed israel lacked the will to end the war. france condemned the strike "in the strongest terms" while the white house lamented that "too many civilians" were being killed in gaza. this report from jenny hill contains images you may find

i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me.ho will feel the full force of the law. all residents of greater manchester can be assured that we will do everything within our power to keep you safe, and those taking part in criminal activities, they will face every possible consequence. officers have worked - through the night to begin identifying those involved i in these horrendous scenes. please be assured, _ if you were there, we will find you. as we come on air, police in the uk city of plymouth are dealing with rival groups who have gathered to protest. more than 370 people have been arrested after the past week of violent disorder in britain. the prime minister has announced a "standing army" of specialist police officers. also on the programme:

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. how he went from the fringes of a family to the very top of one of the world's richest countries — a new bbc documentary tries to clear the fog around saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. sport first, and for a full round—up from the bc sports centre, -- bbc —— bbc sport centre, here is paul scott. thank you, helena. we are going to start with football. the final game of the first round of premier league matches is under way, with leicester's return to the top flight seeing them take on tottenham at the king power stadium. spurs�* new signing dominic solanke was handed his first competitive start for the club. and it spurs, the visitors, have just gone 1—0 up from an unlikely source, page rapport with a header from ajames source, page rapport with a header from a james madison cross. —— pedro porro from a james maddison cross. meanwhile, oliver skipp hasjoined leicester on a five—year deal from tonight's opponents tottenham, after spurs accepted a bid in excess of £20 million. the

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.r strike killed at least seven people on friday in the city of kharkiv. among those killed was a 14—year—old girl on a playground. the six others were killed when the strike hit an apartment building. many others were wounded, including 20 who are in a "severe condition" according to the regional governor. ukrainian officials said the area was hit by a guided bomb. kharkiv has come under heavy russian attacks for months. 0ur correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has the latest. the city of kharkiv is located just 30 kilometres from the russian border so moscow targets the city on a regular basis using bombs, using drones and guided bombs as well. and for many people in kharkiv their life is basically russian roulette. each day they can only guess who and what moscow will target next. today, russian bombs killed people in an apartment block. they also killed a 14—year—old girl in a playground. the guided bombs that moscow used to attack kharkiv, they are not as precise as ballistic rocket

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. shouting. bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country after weeks of protests. the army chief says there'll be an interim government, and widespread looting is reported in the capital dhaka. bangladesh's president orders the release ofjailed former prime minister and leading opposition figure khaleda zia. it's been a day of enormous upheaval in bangladesh, after weeks of protests and violent clashes. it began in dhaka when the long reigning prime minister, sheikh hasina, resigned and fled the country — these pictures show her helicopter leaving. more than 300 people have been killed since a student protest over civil service job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the prime minister to stand down after 15 years in power. not long after sheikh hasina left, thousands of anti—government protesters stormed her official residence, while crowds celebrated in the streets. widespread looting was also reported. in a televised address to the nation, the head of bangladesh's

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.most far left radicals in the entire united states government at any level, and i think what tim walz's selection says is that kamala harris has bent the knee to the far left of her party, which is what she always does. the argument is that perhaps - mr shapiro might have been a vote loser because like joe biden,| he's a very staunch supporter of israel and that has been losing the democrats votes. _ first, the latest headlines. kamala harris has chosen the governor of minnesota, tim walz, as her running mate for the presidential election. it means he will become vice president if ms harris wins. in a statement, she highlighted his accomplishments in office but said

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.t least four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons. media reports say emergency crews at the scene are now treating the injured.

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hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. kamala harris has had a meteoric rise from joe biden's running mate to rise from joe biden�*s running mate to being the democratic nominee, to now leading in the polls against donald trump and she has done it all in less than a month. well, i am excited to hear her present— well, i am excited to hear her present the very stark contrast between — present the very stark contrast between her and tim walz, who are fighting _ between her and tim walz, who are fighting for— between her and tim walz, who are fighting for the american people, fighting _ fighting for the american people, fighting for the american people, fighting for our freedoms and for an economy— fighting for our freedoms and for an economy that leaves no one behind. and i am excited that we are kicking off our campaign by ex celebrating just how muchjoe biden got done at home and abroad. i think that the democrats _ done at home and abroad. i think that the democrats should - done at home and abroad. i think that the democ

i'm helena humphrey. city of kharkiv. among those killed was a 14—year—old girl on a playground. the six others were killed when the strike hit an apartment buiding. many others were wounded, including 20 who are in a "severe condition" according to the regional governor. ukrainian officials said the area was hit by a guided bomb. kharkiv has come under heavy russian attacks for months. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has the latest. the city of kharkiv is located 30 kilometres from the russian border so moscow targets the city on a regular basis using bombs, using drones and guided bombs as well, and for many people in kharkiv their life is basically russian roulette. each day they can only guess who and what moscow will target next. today, russian bombs killed people in an apartment block. they also killed a 14—year—old girl in a playground. the guided bombs that moscow used to attack kharkiv,

i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. we begin with some breaking news from germany.rs injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. these are live pictures from solingen. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. we begin with news from germany. four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. these are live pictures from solingen. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news., by the way, someone who hasn't been to an ivy league university, which i think is quite something. but what he does do — he brings this balance to the ticket. his record as a joke. he's been one of the most far left radicals in entire left radicals in the entire united states government at any level, and i think what tim walz's selection says is that kamala harris has bent the knee to the far left of her party, which is what she always does. the argument is that perhaps - mr shapiro might have been vote mr shapiro might have been a vote loser because like joe biden,| he's a very staunch supporter of israel and that has been losing the democrats' votes. _ the us vice president, kamala harris chooses the governor of minnesota, tim walz, to be her running mate for november's presidential election. he's now in philadelphia, where kamala harris is going to hold a rally shortly.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.day. he confirmed to me that israel accepts the bridging proposal, that he supports it. it's now incumbent on hamas to do the same. as to how mr netanyahu| will characterise it, well, he talked about positive talks. as well, and said he was trying to maximise the number of hostages that can be released alive. _ there's a lot of open doors that have yet to be closed, so i think... i don't think there's enough urgency on the part of netanyahu — or sinwar, for that matter. washington's top diplomat, antony blinken, says it's now up to hamas to agree to a ceasefire in gaza after getting approval from israel on concessions aimed at bridging the divide

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you are watching the context on bbc news.job, but i love my country more. this november, we will come together and declare with one voice, as one people, we are moving forward. the energy with kamala l right now is unbelievable. she's young, she's strong, middle—class, self—made,| daughter of immigrants. this is what america's all about. the energy is on the democratic side, the positivity is on the democratic side. there may be a lot of republicans who cannot bring themselves to vote for donald trump or kamala harris, but they will just stay home, and that only accrues to the benefit of the democratic party down—ballot. tonight — after a month of momentum, kamala harris looks to keep

i'm helena humphrey. we begin in ukraine, where a russian air strike kharkiv.hose killed was a 14—year—old girl on a playground. the six others were killed when the strike hit an apartment buiding. many others were wounded, including 20 who are in ukrainian officials said the area was hit our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has the latest. the city of kharkiv is located 30 kilometres from the russian border so moscow targets the city on a regular basis after an f—16fighterjet crashed, killing its pilot. the f—16 was recently sent by nato allies. it crashed while repelling a barrage of russian missiles over ukraine. meanwhile, moscow is withdrawing 100 paramilitary troops from the west african country of burkina faso to fight against ukraine. the officers from the bear brigade — a russian private military company — will support russia's defence of its kursk region, as ukraine continues its incursion. 200 russian paramilitary troops will remain in burkina faso to help its militaryjunta. on saturday, at least 300 people were killed in one of the worst jihadist

i'm helena humphrey. once your company. they will have more at the top of the hour.start of the meteorological autumn. but in spite of that, there is some warmth and some humidity on the way. warm and humid conditions drove a lot of the showers and thunderstorms across the western side of continental europe during friday. that warm and humid air wafting its way northwards over the weekend. and while there will be some spells of sunshine, we also have the chance of some pretty intense thunderstorms, although there is still a lot of uncertainty about exactly how many of those there will be and where they might crop up. and actually, saturday will be a largely dry day. quite a lot of sunshine around, more cloud spilling into southern parts of england, perhaps south wales, and the chance of one or two showers and perhaps the odd thunderstorm across the channel islands and perhaps south—east england later in the day. a breeze will keep things cool close to these north sea coasts — 17 for aberdeen and newcastle. more generally, though, 19 to 22 or 23 degrees, so quite a wa

hello, i'm helena humphrey. it's great to have you with us.g some babies against polio, a day before a mass immunisation programme is due to begin. palestinian health workers carried out the vaccinations in nasser hospital in khan younis. unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than six—hundred—thousand palestinian children. our middle east correspondent yolande knell sent this new report from jerusalem. just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. a dose is easy to give, but carrying out a mass immunisation campaign in a combat zone is a huge challenge. parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. i was worried and afraid because this is scary. the polio disease. this disease makes the children unable to move. baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. police in germany are searching for a man suspected of stabbing three people to death at an outdoor festival. the attack happened on friday night in the western city of solingen, near cologne, which was holding a street party to mark its 650th anniversary. three people were killed and four others seriously wounded. police say the motive behind the attack is unclear, and are asking people to share any information they might have, particularly photos and videos of the attack. the local police force is advising locals to be cautious. a spokesperson told reporters it's not clear if the suspected attacker still poses a threat. translation: we assume a single offender. translation: we assume a single offender- he _ translation: we assume a single offender. he is _ translation: we assume a single offender. he is on _ translation: we assume a single offender. he is on the _ translation: we assume a single offender. he is on the run, - translation: we assume a single offender. he is on the run

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.t investments. we start here in the uk where police in the city of plymouth are dealing with rival groups who have gathered to protest. these are the latest pictures of the groups in the city — as you can see, it's a tense scene with a large police presence, keeping the groups apart. we will be bringing you more on this developing story as and when we get it. to tech now and what's known as a "pig butchering" online scam. this is apparently a type of romance scam that uses fake online personas to trick people into fraudulent investments. heard of the phrase? nor had i, but the approach — as you'll see — may be all too familiar. 0ur cyber correspondentjoe tidy decided to find out more when he was targeted on instagram by fraudsters pretending to be

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us.ee people to death at an outdoor festival. the attack happened on friday night in the western city of solingen, near cologne, which was holding a street party to mark its 650th anniversary. three people were killed and four others seriously wounded. police say the motive behind the attack is unclear, and are asking people to share any information they might have, particularly photos and videos of the attack. the local police force is advising locals to be cautious. a spokesperson told reporters it's not clear if the suspected attacker still poses a threat.

hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. police in germany have confirmed at least three people have been killed and at least four others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. local media is reporting a man randomly stabbed passers—by during a festival in the city centre on friday evening. the attacker is still at large, and police have launched a manhunt. police helicopters were seen above the city. celebrations were under way to mark the 650th anniversary of the city's foundation. the city authorities asked people to leave the area and police are imposing security cordons. media reports say emergency crews at the scene are now treating the injured. the mayor of solingen has reacted to the incident. here's our reporter jack surfleet. some details from the mayor of solingen, who has posted on social media. he says everyone who turned out to celebrate the city's anniversary was in a state of shock, horror and great grief. his message says the attack in solingen breaks his heart. he has thanked t

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.t now is unbelievable. she's young, she's strong, middle—class, self—made,| daughter of immigrants. this is what america's all about. the energy is on the democratic side, the positivity is on the democratic side. there may be a lot of republicans who cannot bring themselves to vote for donald trump or kamala harris, but they will just stay home, and that only accrues to the benefit of the democratic party down—ballot. joining me tonight on the panel, brian stelter, special correspondent for vanity fair, anna mikhailova, deputy political editor and columnist at the mail on sunday, and live from the democratic

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.or a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. thank you very much, helena. let's start on the track and what run from botswana's letsile tebogo — who claimed a surprise olympic 200—metres gold medal, denying noah lyles a sprint double at paris 202a. it's a first olympic gold of all time for botswana. tebogo's winning time, 19.46 seconds, ahead of the american's kenny bednarek, who took silver, with lyles having to settle for bronze. it emerged after the race that lyles had tested positive for covid and had to be helped off the track in a wheelchair. france's benjamin thomas lit up the olympic velodrome and delighted the home fans by winning gold in the men's omnium despite coming off his bike. the 28—year—old was fourth in tokyo three years ago, but finished 11 points clear of portugal's iuri leitao, with belgium's fabio van den bossche taking bronze. the omnium is made up of four different endurance races —

hello, i'm helena humphrey.the veepstakes yet? i got nothing for you, man. very good, thank you sir. have a great day. thanks. this vice presidential pick _ will mean a lot for people who need some comfort that there is, - like, a steady hand at the wheel, that there is, you know, _ a follow—on, but really importantly, she needs a governing partner. this woman, who is a failed candidate, you know, she failed. she was the first one out the last time, she never made it to iowa, and now the media's taken over, they're trying to make her into margaret thatcher, but i don't think that's going to work. first, the latest headlines. police in the city of plymouth have warned that anyone committing criminal offences "will be dealt with robustly". it comes after unrest erupted there, with police keeping rival protesters apart. police have arrested almost 400 people in towns and cities across england and northern ireland since violent protests began

i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. we start in the middle east, where israel is facing growing international condemnation after a strike on a school compound where thousands of displaced palestinians were taking shelter. the director of a local hospital said the facility had received 70 bodies and the remains of at least ten more people. the israeli army disputes the figures. egypt said the strike showed israel lacked the will to end the war. france condemned the strike "in the strongest terms" while the white house lamented that "too many civilians" were being killed in gaza. this report from jenny hill contains images you may find distressing. anguish, bewilderment. israel struck before dawn, shattering the sanctity of morning prayer. thousands of displaced civilians were sheltering here, a place of refuge suddenly a scene of carnage. "there isn't any safe place," this woman cries. "no place is safe." "where is the world?", he asks. "why does it stay silent in the face of these crimes?" how many times have gaza's rav

i'm helena humphrey. we start with breaking news from the middle east. palestinian sources in gaza are alleging heavy loss of life after an israeli strike on a school in gaza city. the hamas—controlled civil defence agency says at least 90 people were killed and dozens wounded when the daraj district was bombed. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. good to have you with us. what is the latest we're learning at this hour?— is the latest we're learning at this hour? ~ . ~ ., ., this hour? what we know from different sources _ this hour? what we know from different sources coming - this hour? what we know from different sources coming from | different sources coming from gaza and from other outlets that has got access to gaza and footage from gaza, that the israeli aeroplanes struck a school and, israeli aeroplanes struck a schooland, in israeli aeroplanes struck a school and, in particular a prayer area in a school early this morning, causing around 100 deaths. and a bigger number of injured. the school was inhabited with more than 5,000

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. of imprisonment. that needs to continue, and so that is my sole focus. we're not going to take our foot off the pedal on this. the police, the criminaljustice system all have our strong support from across the government. any suggestion they're patriots i or they've got a cause that they're protesting about is nonsense. they're criminals, and frankly most of them are going to be charged . with violent disorder and most of them are going to be - going to prison for a few years. joining me tonight on the panel — nadine batchelor—hunt — reporter at politics home. and bryan lanza, former deputy director of communications to donald trump. you're watching bbc news, straight to life pictures, you can see the vice president kamala harris speaking in detroit, let's listen to what she is saying. so speaking in detroit, let's listen to what she is saying.— what she is saying. so deeply honoured. — what she is saying. so deeply honoured, because _ what she is saying. so deeply honoured, because y

i'm helena humphrey. we start with breaking news from the middle east.e killed and dozens wounded when the daraj district was bombed. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. good to have you with us. what is the latest we're learning at this hour?

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.y isn'tjust in the crowds, it is the work we're doing to win, . it is work donald trump's campaign could not care about it, _ whether he is in bedminster, i mar a lago or on truth social. and we are very close to a third world war, and don't kid yourself, because they are laughing, but they're not laughing too much, they are little worried about a certain person winning the election. we had some very good polls today. first, the latest headlines. search teams in italy have found five bodies in the wreck of a luxury yacht which sank during a freak storm off the coast

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i'm helena humphrey.n in ukraine, where a russian air strike killed at least seven people on friday in the city of kharkiv. among those killed was a 14—year—old girl on a playground. the six others were killed when the strike hit an apartment buiding. many others were wounded, including 20 who are in a "severe condition" according to the regional governor. ukrainian officials said the area was hit by a guided bomb. kharkiv has come under heavy russian attacks for months. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has the latest. the city of kharkiv is located 30 kilometres from the russian border so moscow targets the city on a regular basis using bombs, using drones and guided bombs, using drones and guided bombs as well and for many people in kharkiv their life is each ” away ” éééhasyyou russian roulette. each day you can only guess who and what moscow will target next. today, russian bombs killed people in an apartment block. they also killed a in a killed a 14—year—old girl in a playground. the guided b

i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me.nd. the six others were killed when the strike hit an apartment building. many others were wounded, including 20 who are in a "severe condition" according to the regional governor. ukrainian officials said the area was hit by a guided bomb. kharkiv has come under heavy russian attacks for months. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov has the latest. the city of kharkiv is located just 30 kilometres from the russian border so moscow targets the city on a regular basis using bombs, using drones and guided bombs as well. and for many people in kharkiv their life is basically russian roulette. each day they can only guess who and what moscow will target next. today, russian bombs killed people in an apartment block. they also killed a 14—year—old girl in a playground. the guided bombs that moscow used to attack kharkiv,

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. coming up — we discuss king charles�* visit to southport, the town in the northwest of england where three young girls were fatally stabbed at a dance class last month. scotland holds a grim record in europe — the highest number of drug deaths as a result of misuse. and despite measures to address the issue in recent years, the numbers are rising again. data from the national records of scotland for 2023 revealed that 1,172 people died. that's up 121 on the previous 12 months, marking a 12% increase. but as you can see, the rise comes after a clear drop off in 2022. at the time, that drop was seen as an early sign that progress was finally being made in scotland. there has been a huge amount of investment in rehab and front—line emergency services across scotland to deal with the crisis. this time last year, there was hope. now there is more concern. in other parts of europe, maybe 70—80% of people who are experiencing problem drug use or engage or retained in treatment. experiencing

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news.er one jannik sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance. an independent tribunal has ruled he bears no fault or negligence and accepts that his samples were contaminated by a hand spray used by his physio. here's our correspondent andy swiss. it's emerged in march, jannick sinner was tested at a tournament

monday, i think, is the peak of the heat, could be in the low 30s hello, i�*m helena humphrey.rnment. any suggestion they're patriots i or they've got a cause that they're protesting about is nonsense. they're criminals, and frankly most of them are going to be charged . with violent disorder and most of them are going to be - going to prison for a few years. sir keir starmer has been chairing another emergency meeting with law enforcement officials in the wake ofanti—immigrantand so far, nearly 500 people have been arrested and 149 charged in connection with the violence seen in towns and cities since last week, also tonight, the man who will lead bangladesh�*s new caretaker government has returned to dhaka. nobel laureate muhammad yunus faces a massive task in bringing the country together. and donald trump says he has agreed to not one, not two,

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. israeli counterpart, yoav gallant, described the rocket fire as an "iran—aligned militia attack on us forces", marking what the two defined "a dangerous escalation". joining me is mark cancian, senior adviser with the center for strategic and international studies. always very good to see you, mark, thank you for taking the time to join us here. we will talk a little bit more about that meeting and that call, i should say, with the us defence secretary and his israeli counterpart, but firstly i wanted to get your reaction to the news of yahya sinwar becoming the full leader, politicaland

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with me is my washington colleague helena humphrey.the biden administration today. that question that clayton weimers was just posing, how does the us and other countries make it more costly for russia to take steps like this, to imprison journalists and for russia to take steps like this, to imprisonjournalists and other citizens with dual nationality, potentially, in order to try to extract exchanges from those other countries? ~ , ,., , ., ~ countries? absolutely and i think that is something _ countries? absolutely and i think that is something washington . countries? absolutely and i think| that is something washington will countries? absolutely and i think - that is something washington will be painfully aware of, but obviously it has entered into this negotiation, something that will be seen in a contractual way, knowing vladimir putin, of course, as they do, but these conversations clearly have continued behind the scenes between the biden administration and the white house, the cia and the state department. of course, we have

hello, i'm helena humphrey. we start with breaking news from the middle east: gaza's civil defence agency has said that about 100 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a school in gaza city. these are the pictures from the scene. three israeli rockets are reported to have hit the al—tabi'in school in the daraj district, which was being used to house displaced civilians. the israeli military has confirmed that a strike took place. our correspondentjenny hill is in tel aviv with the details. this is being described as a horrific massacre by gaza's defence agency, civil defence agency, which is run by hamas. they say that three israeli rockets struck the school in the daraj district of gaza city this morning. they say that the school was being used as a shelter for displaced people and there are suggestions that those people may have been at morning prayer when the attack happened. it is then reported that a fire broke out following the strike with emergency workers scrambling to rescue people from in

i'm helena humphrey. thanks as ever for your company. the news continues here on bbc news.sen's exertions caught up with him as he faded out of the medals, and kerr only took silver on a photo finish ahead of another american, yared nuguse. i'm 26 years old. i really wanted it today. i told you what i wanted and obviously i did not get it, so there's going to be that part of me that's eager and ready for that next one, but i'm really, really proud of the way i executed today, and that's just going to have to be enough are just going to have to be enough are just now, i'm hungry for more, and i am happy i was able to add another tally to the medal count for team gb today. team gb's dina asher—smith and daryl neitta finished fourth and fifth in the women's 200 metres final. the usa's gabby thomas running away with gold. silver went to st lucia's 100 metre championjulien alfred. the usa's brittany brown edged out asher—smith for bronze by two hundredths of a second. great britain's first medal of the day came in the park skateboarding event, as sky brown matched the bronze tha

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you are watching the context on bbc news. coming up, we'll look back at the legacy outgoing presidentjoe biden leaves behind and take a look at what's happening in the republican camp. first, we just want to bring you some breaking news that we have got coming in, and that is the former us congressman from new york george santos has pleaded guilty to criminal charges, corruption charges, on monday, and of course that essentially of as he does, it's in downfall of somebody who was early career politician, you may remember. he was expelled from congress last year after what was a brief and rather a scandal plagued tenure, he's a republican and he pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft as well. we should say that that carries a minimum of a two year prison sentence and he entered that plea at a hearing before a us districtjudge there in new york on long island and he also, george santos, apologised to his constituents. just to repeat that breaking news, former us congressman george sant

hello, i'm helena humphrey. you're watching the context on bbc news. thanks for your company.ood to the space station and extra clothes for the two astronauts. let's speak to bill mcarthur, who is a retired nasa astronaut and veteran of three space shuttle missions.

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