on friday afternoon they were in the car, heading to a family holiday and their father the rabbi, leo deefriends of the two sisters there. rina maia dee. this is bbc news. hello there. good afternoon. weather fronts looming out towards the west, we will be seeing plenty of those into the start of next week. but for today, easter sunday, it is a very decent day of weather for the vast majority of us, from the highlands, all the way down to hampshire. sunny spells, rather hazy at times. there are some areas of cloud too. but enjoy the warmth and the sunshine while it lasts. it is going to feel very different next week, unsettled, wet and really very windy at times. there will also be a drop in temperature too, below the seasonal average. but it's warm out there for most of us at the moment. here is our weather front across northern ireland, giving outbreaks of rain, also for western scotland and western wales. by the end of the day in the far south—west of england, some cloud out towards the north sea—facing coasts where it is cooler. but for most of us, there are more sunny spells. highs o

— the senior rabbi at hendon united synagogue where rabbi leo dee and his family lived for three yearslking to us today. i understand he came to work as an assistant rabbi?- work as an assistant rabbi? thank ou, aood work as an assistant rabbi? thank you, good afternoon. _ work as an assistant rabbi? thank you, good afternoon. yes, - work as an assistant rabbi? thank you, good afternoon. yes, he - work as an assistant rabbi? thank i you, good afternoon. yes, he came with his delightful family you, good afternoon. yes, he came with his delightfulfamily in you, good afternoon. yes, he came with his delightful family in 2008. it was the beginning of his journey into the rabbinate, he had been studying in israel forfour years and he came tojoin us as a studying in israel forfour years and he came to join us as a rookie rabbi but soon made his mark and felt a home in the community and it is this community that remember him and his family with the greatest affection and esteem. he and his family with the greatest affection and esteem. he spoke to him briefly last _ affection and esteem. he s

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yesterday her husband, rabbi leo dee, buried their daughters are both of whom were pronounced dead atf the attack and he hasjust pronounced dead at the scene of the attack and he has just given a very emotional statement after news that his wife has also now died. personal but also political, he talked about the moment he realised his own family had been caught up in the attack and talked about missing a call from his elder daughter and how the applicant would continue to haunt him. he also had a wider message saying people needed to differentiate between good and evil and he called on people to avoid moral relativism and urged people to show their support for the family at this time by showing their support for israel. . , this time by showing their support for israel. , ~ ., ., ~ for israel. lucy williamson, thank ou. china has carried out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan, using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea. the us has sent a destroyer to the area in response. china has condemned that as an illegal incursion.

in israel of maya & rina dee" "daughters of rebbetzen lucy, who is in a critical condition & rabbi leo deey for a complete recovery for rebbetzen lucy and also for those injured in the terrorist attack yesterday on the promenade in tel aviv." to iran now where local media reports that dozens of schoolgirls have been poisoned in several schools. this phenomenon began last november and since then there have been reports of poisoning incidents from gases or toxic substances. in some cases students have been hospitalised. bbc persian service's parham ghobadi has more. schoolgirls have been poisoned again across iran today. this hospital in a kurdish town in western iran is packed with students. multiple schools in at least six cities were targeted in possible gas attacks, seemingly that this concerned mother calls it a chemical attack against her daughters, a school in pardis in tehran province. parents are furious. almost 400 girls are hospitalised here in northwestern city of erbil, according to the city officials. students are seen half conscious lying on the ground. another is fighting for

theirfather, rabbi leo dee, expressed his gratitude for the support he had received.e bottom of our hearts for your warmth, your kindness and your love. never have we seen such an outpouring of love, and thank you to everyone who has helped in every possible way. i've not had to do anything, everything has been done for us. you are a miracle. earlier, i spoke to yolande knell. they were driving through the west bank on their way to a holiday in the galilee and a family convoy of several cars, their father told us, when they were killed by a suspected palestinian gunman. there is still a manhunt going on for the person responsible and their mother remains seriously wounded in an israeli hospital. at the moment, she is unconscious and doesn't know all that has taken place. now, the father of the girls who is a rabbi himself has been speaking at the funeral quite powerfully, talking about how both maia and rina, he said, had inspired us. he said, in return, we will love you forever, you were two flames which have not gone out. he has three other children, one of the sist

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we will come away from that news conference with rabbi leo dee and we will continue to monitor that andny more of the comments from him, but talking about the heartbreak of that attack on friday. he got a call from one of his daughters, he said a missed call, in the middle of the attack. the heartbreak of that, the heartbreak of losing both daughters and then describing how he had driven for an hour to the hospital because that is where his wife had been taken, who had received two gunshot wounds, and talked then about what she went through, the operations, and that news that emerged, only a few hours ago, of the death of lucy dee, his wife. that news conference is continuing. we will continue to monitor that and bring you any more as it comes in. nhs england has said it will prioritise emergency and urgent care during the 4—dayjunior doctors' strike, which begins tomorrow. the british medical association has called for a 35 percent pay rise, to make up for the impact of inflation in recent years. the government says that's unaffordable — and that the bma is being militant. here's our h

her widow is rabbi leo dee. i am the husband of lucy day and the father of five beautiful kids. family of seven is now a family of four. the nhs is bracing for a four day strike byjunior doctors in england due to start on tuesday morning. it's the biggest action over pay yet. health bosses warn it could mean 350,000 appointments and operations will be cancelled. wizz air has been named the worst major airline forflight delays from uk airports for the second year in a row. the short—haul operator's flights were 46 minutes behind schedule on average in 2022. that's three times longer than the previous year. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. what i love most about myjob and what makes it most unique is the ability to tell stories about people from all over the world, give them a platform to be able to share their stories. and i love doing it, whether it is in the studio are out in the field. the focus of my storytelling throughout my career has been women and children. those who have been impacted by conflict, by upheaval stop i often find in my storytelling tha

in the last hour, the father and husband of the victims, rabbi leo dee has spoken to the internationaled the life of his family forever. iam the i am the husband of lucy d and the father of five beautiful kids. that is on till friday morning at 10:52 a:m.. —— lucy dee. lucy had two bullets one through her brain stem and one lodged in the top of her spine. there was an operation, there was a reason for hope but at last a family of seven is now a family of four. the father and husband of the two girls who died and as we've been reporting, their mother also died from her wounds. reporting, their mother also died live tojerusalem with our correspondent lucy williamson. a devastated father and husband there. we stock spoke about this story last week and we are learning that their mother has also died in hospital. that their mother has also died in hos - ital. , ., , ., that their mother has also died in hosital. , ., , ., , hospital. yes. it was a very emotional _ hospital. yes. it was a very emotional statement - hospital. yes. it was a very emotional statement that i hospital. yes. it was

the father and husband of the victims, rabbi leo dee has spoken to the international media and spoke his family forever. iam the i am the husband of lucy dee and the father of five beautiful kids. that is until friday morning at 10:52 a:m.. lucy had had two bullets, one through her brain stem and one lodge in the top of her spine. there was an operation, there was reason for hope but allows our family is seven is now a family of four.— is now a family of four. devastated rabbi dee speaking _ is now a family of four. devastated rabbi dee speaking about - is now a family of four. devastated rabbi dee speaking about the - is now a family of four. devastated l rabbi dee speaking about the death of his two daughters and his wife. earlier i spoke to a jerusalem correspondent about this press conference and the current tensions in israel. , , , , conference and the current tensions in israel, , , , ., in israel. just buried his two daughters. _ in israel. just buried his two daughters, he _ in israel. just buried his two daughters, he is _ in israel. just buried his two daughters, he is now-

theirfather, rabbi leo dee, was travelling in a separate car when he heard news of an attack.his own family was involved. ., �* , , ., ., involved. couldn't sleep at all. every time. — involved. couldn't sleep at all. every time, had _ involved. couldn't sleep at all. every time, had nightmares, l involved. couldn't sleep at all. every time, had nightmares, i | involved. couldn't sleep at all. - every time, had nightmares, i woke every time, had nightmares, iwoke up. understand the reality was worse the nightmare. i went back to sleep, it was just recurring nightmares. the funeral for his daughters will be held later today, hours after the west bank attack, a drive around a car into pedestrians on tel aviv�*s seafront promenade, killing an italian man and wounding seven others, including three british national �*s. israel's prime minister says attacks will only unify the country. in tel aviv, another protest against his divisive judicial reforms, stopped for a minute's silence to remember the victims of these latest attacks. politics and religion may divide people here. grief