he served with the 3rd battalion, parachute regiment.ed along with an american solider by an improvised explosive device near the syrian town of manbij. his commanding officer paid tribute to him and said, "his bravery and talent as a soldier was matched by his compassion as a human being." russia is expelling more than twice as many british diplomats as it had previously announced as a consequence of the nerve—agent attack in salisbury. the british mission in moscow must be reduced by more than 50 staff. the foreign office here says it is considering the implications of the russian decision. the government's also weighing up a russian demand to be given access to yulia skripal in hospital. 0ur correspondent simonjones is in salisbury for us. and, simon, let's talk first about the diplomats, the new expulsions — was this expected? well, i think the government here was waiting to see what happens next, because of course last week, you had the british government throwing out 23 diplomats from moscow, then an surprisingly, ina from moscow,

he served with the 3rd batalion parachute regiment. an improvised explosive device, near the syrian town of manbij. his commanding officer paid tribute to him and said his bravery and talent as a solider was matched by his compassion as a human being. the funeral of professor stephen hawking has taken place in cambridge this afternoon. hundreds of people lined the streets and applauded as his coffin was carried into the church. actor eddie redmayne, who played the physicist in the theory of everything was one of several speakers at the service. our correspondent jo black is in cambridge. yes, we know professor hawking was an international icon, bringing science to the masses but home was a lwa ys science to the masses but home was always cambridge, the city and the university, so his family say it was fitting that his funeral service should take place here. we are standing outside the church where the funeral took place todayjust after two o'clock this afternoon. 500 mourners attended the service, it was a private service for his frien

syria, while fighting islamic state militants. 33—year—old sergeant matt tonroe was from the parachute regimentand considerate soul, a loving and dutiful son, and a friend to many.‘ the united nations is calling for an independent inquiry, following the shooting dead of at least 15 palestinian protesters by israeli security forces yesterday. hundreds of people were wounded when soldiers opened fire on palestinians demonstrating on gaza's border with israel. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. israeli drones dropped tear gas as huge palestinian crowds massed this was a day of mourning. distraught relatives and defied militants. yesterday, palestinians said they landed peaceful march on the israel gaza border but israel's military said demonstrators threw stones and tried to breach the perimeterfence. stones and tried to breach the perimeter fence. that is when the soldiers opened fire and the result was deadly. at least 15 killed and hundreds wounded. the un is calling foran hundreds wounded. the un is calling for an investigation but israeli officials named gaza's leaders bolster bring up and

soldier killed while on operations in syria has been named as sergeant matt tonroe from the parachute regimenti border, the un calls for an independent investigation. also in the next hour, the funeralfor professor stephen hawking is held in cambridge. mourners at the service heard that the physicist‘s legacy will live on after him. the actor eddie redmayne was among the speakers.

he was from the parachute regiment. his commanding officer paid tribute to him. he was a dutiful son and a friend to many. teachers have moved closer to allowing rolling strike action if they do not receive an above inflation and across—the—board pay increase next year. a conference in brighton, delegates spoke about continuing problems with p and retention. teachers are fed up of low pay, the erosion of our pay structure and seen good teachers leave the profession. they deserve better and they want to do something about it. our education editor, is in brighton. does this mean strike action is looking increasingly likely? there is no doubt that teachers are very angry. it is much about how hard they feel they are working as about their p. today boz might vote is only the first step towards potential strike balance this autumn. there will be months of consultation before that and that is for one simple reason, the government has made it much harder for public sector workers like teachers to go on strike. not only does the turnout in any ballot now have to be highe

syria, while fighting islamic state militants. 33—year—old sergeant matt tonroe was from the parachute regimentribute to him, saying he was "a caring and considerate soul, a loving and dutiful son, and a friend to many". teachers have moved closer to allowing rolling strike action, if they don't receive an above inflation and across the board pay increase next year. if ballots for industrial action go ahead, it could mean disruption in schools in england, wales and northern ireland. our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports. i've asked you do stop your experiments because we're kind of running out of the solutions. teachers say they are running out of patience. their pay has fallen further than nurses or police officers. many argue their workload is unbearable. some are leaving as a result. today, those feelings spilled out in a debate. young teachers are leaving in droves. who wants to spend years studying to enter a profession, and then not be even paid enough to earn or rent a decent home? our teachers are fed up with low pay, the erosion of our national pay structure and watching goo

british soldier killed while on operations syria has been named as sergeant matt tonroe from the parachute regimentservice has taken place in cambridge for stephen hawking. the astronomer royal, lord rees and actor eddie redmayne gave readings at the service. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening. three more points for manchester city as they close in on the premier league victory. they need one more win. the biggest fight of its kind for britain in the battle of the heavyweights. david warner answers also lead to more questions. i want to sincerely apologise for betraying your trust in me. i've let you down badly. hello, good evening. all the premier league action to come. some extremely important results at the bottom end of the table. we start at the top with the champions elect. manchester city's march towards the premier league title took a big step forward with a 3—1 win at everton. city scored twice in the first 12 minutes. the last time he sighs city side. its eyes heavies defeat as a manager. 14 months on, it did to four m

british soldier killed while on operations syria has been named as sergeant matt tonroe from the parachute regimentilled on the gaza—israeli border, the un calls for an independent investigation. also in the next hour, the funeral for stephen hawking is held in cambridge. mourners at the service heard that the physicist‘s legacy will live on after him.

when i visited the parachute regiment recently, i was told something that stuck with me.et us be confident, let us be determined and let us be resolute in our belief, by using all our power, hard and soft, britain will continue bringing light to a darkening world. thank you. applause the defence secretary has very kindly agreed to answer questions. we will do it under the usual policy exchange house rules, no question too outrageous, you just have to state your name and organisation before you do so. the lady there. larissa brown from the daily mail. secretary of state, russia has said today it will expel diplomats from moscow and st petersburg. as the uk got a further package of measures that it could unleash in response to this and could this include a military response? thank you. what we will do is we will look at how russia responds to what we have done. it is absolutely atrocious and outrageous what russia did in salisbury. we have responded to that. frankly, russia should go away, it should shut up, but if they do respond to the action we have taken, we will consid