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i rajini vaidyanathan _ campaign. -- sir keir starmer.alford with a debate is do to get under way any minute now. it could be a make or break moment for either of the leaders. in or break moment for either of the leaders. ., , ., ., ., ., leaders. in other news, ma'or london hositals leaders. in other news, ma'or london hospitals — leaders. in other news, ma'or london hospitals are hit * leaders. in other news, ma'or london hospitals are hit by h leaders. in other news, ma'or london hospitals are hit by a _ leaders. in other news, ma'or london hospitals are hit by a cyber]— leaders. in other news, major london hospitals are hit by a cyber attack - hospitals are hit by a cyber attack leading to cancelled operations and emergency patients being moved. tests have revealed a newborn baby discovered in the news london park early this year is the sister of two other children abandoned by the same parents. welcome to bbc news. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer will go head to head in front of a live studio audience, in an hour—long programme on i

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.atching "the context" here on bbc news. pres. biden: israel has offered a comprehensive the proposal, a roadmap for an enduring cease-fire and release of all hostages. >> this is a moment for all size to take the deal, they are dangling out wording about a permanent cease-fire in front of hamas but i'm not sure it is enough to bring them back. ♪ rajini: cease-fire proposal on the table in the middle east. president biden says israel has offered a new deal to hamas which would see an additional six-week pause in fighting as talks continue on a permanent cease-fire and on rebuilding gaza. we will have the latest from washington, d.c. and jerusalem. also tonight, billionaire businessman, past president, now convicted criminal. donald trump had out of the u.s. juice system after a jury in new york found him guilty in his hush money trial on thursday. today, he delivered a rambling response to the verdict. we will take a look at what comes next legally and politically. and after days of unc

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story here. reform uk hasjust dropped three candidates standing in thursday's general election. it's because of offensive comments they had made in the past. but it is too late for their names to be removed from the ballot paper. speaking on the bbc on friday, leader nigel farage had said he wanted nothing to do with them. well our political correspndent ben wrightjoins me now on set. with me is our political correspondent ben wright. bring correspondent ben wright. us up to date on this particular bring us up to date on this particular issue. fin bring us up to date on this particular issue.— bring us up to date on this particular issue. on a couple of fronts, particular issue. on a couple of fronts. nigel — particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage _ particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage is - particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage is under . particular issue. on a couple of. fronts, nigel farage is under real pressure, underfire from his political oppon

i am rajini vaidyanathan, live in i rajini vaidyanathan, live in salford.about ten minutes left of this debate. as soon as it and, i will be live in the spin room, getting the latest political reaction. in other news, major london hospitals are hit by a cyber attack, leading to cancelled operations and emergency patients being moved. tests have revealed a newborn baby discovered in an east london park earlier this year is the sister of two other children abandoned by the same parents. and we set sail with world war ii veterans as they prepare to mark the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings. hello, i hello, lam kylie hello, i am kylie pentelow, welcome to bbc news. in the biggest set—piece event of the election so far, the two men find to be prime minister going head to head in the first tv debate which is taking place in salford. rajini vaidyanathan is in salford for us. what's the latest from there? kylie, it 'ust an what's the latest from there? kylie, itiust an hour _ what's the latest from there? kylie, itjust an hour or— what's the latest from there

rajini vaidyanathan is in salford for us.ppening. yes, the sun is setting in salford just as that debate is getting underway. this is the first set piece moment of this general election campaign as we see rishi sunak and keir starmer go head—to—head in that televised debate. we're used to seeing them go head—to—head every wednesday and prime minister's questions in parliament. this is quite something else. it's playing out to a primetime audience, it's going to reach new audiences who perhaps haven't necessarily engaged in recent election campaigns. it's a chance for both leaders to put forward their policy agendas but also show us a bit of their personalities. as that debate gets under way i am joined by our political reporter vicki young. what are you looking out for in this next hour or so?— are you looking out for in this next hour or so? they both know they've not a 'ob hour or so? they both know they've got a job to — hour or so? they both know they've got a job to do _ hour or so? they both know they've got a job to do

i'm rajini vaidyanathan, this is bbc news. hello.on. now through the weekend, a bit more of this. we have still got some warm sunshine to come. there will be a little bit of rain in the forecast at times. i think we won't all see it, but a slightly mixed picture over the next couple of days. through the course of this evening and tonight, we've got this cloud and patchy rain moving from west to east, so a bit of a damp start to saturday morning across central and eastern parts of england in particular. clearer skies, though, reappearing from the west. so it's here that temperatures will just about dip into single figures. but a mild night in the east, 13—14 celsius to kick off your weekend. but we do start with that low cloud and drizzly light rain in the east. it should tend to break up and brighten up through the day, and actually for much of the uk, then, we're looking at spells of sunshine. so a brighter day for scotland, northern ireland and wales, the south—west of england, too, but a bit more cloud just creeping into the far n

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ rajini: hello, i am rajini ♪ vaidyanathan.ching "the context" on bbc news. >> the situation is getting worse. you cannot imagine the temperature, and the water you drink is definitely contaminated. old and young are getting sick. >> has been no drought, there has been no naral phenomenon that accounts for the level of deprivation. it is simply the war. >> we need a tremendous international effort to reestablish water and sewage networks. we have lost between 170 and 200 kilometers subtypes, which have been completely destroyed along with the wells and water tanks. rajini: with millions of palestinians living without clean water, proper food, and functioning health care, we will bring to a from inside gaza on the harrowing conditions millions are facing. also tonight, concerns in south the north is building a wall in several places near the border. as nel frost sits down for a half-hour interview with the bbc, we will bring you the latest from that. it comes as polls suggest that his party are closing in on the conservatives. a

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.family members out of being the subject of any investigation. but he's under mounting pressure from within the conservative party to take a tougher stance against those who are being investigated. this is what mr sunak had to say at an election event at the sun newspaper a short while ago. in parallel, we have been conducting internal inquiries. these are very sensitive matters. they have to be done in a way that doesn't compromise the integrity of police and other investigations. but i've been crystal clear — if anyone has broken the rules, not upheld the standards i would expect, then they will be held to account, they should face the full consequences of the law, and they will be booted out of the country. can you see what this looks like to readersi and voters of the public? it looks like the last days of reign. - harry, as i said, i share absolutely in people's... i'm as angry as anybody when i learnt about these things. our political editor chris mason gave us his analysis on mr

correspondent rajini vaidya nathan has correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been closely follow the events. ra'ini. , , ., ., , , rajini. the spin room is still buzzin: rajini. the spin room is still buzzing here, _ rajini. the spin room is still buzzing here, although - rajini. the spin room is still| buzzing here, although most rajini. the spin room is still. buzzing here, although most of rajini. the spin room is still - buzzing here, although most of the senior politicians who were here have now left. we saw senior conservatives and senior labour politicians all talking up their candidate �*s performance in the debate. a yougov poll also with a rating on that debate push rishi sunak slightly ahead in terms of his performance, according to that yougov poll. i'm joined by two journalists to find out what they made of the debate. hello. a lot of journalists tapping away, writing their headlines for the morning. what is your take on this? obviously there was a — what is your take on this? obviously there was a lot _ what is your take on this? obviously there was a lot of anticipatio

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. watching "the context" on bbc news. >> if there is an agreement, it will be an agreement according to our terms, and our terms are not to leave gaza, leave hamas as it is. we need to eliminate it. >> a real fear that these skirmishes could blaze out to an all-out conflict, which would have huge consequences for israel, lebanon, and the wider region. >> we have set from day one we do not want an all-out war with israel, but if we reach that stage, unfortunately -- >> the health care needs are pretty catastrophic. we know what is needed to address those needs. getting into those children is another thing entirely. christian: the u.s.-israel relationship has been strained in recent weeks over military shipments, the humanitarian crisis in gaza, and fears the conflict could spread. itagainst this backdrop that israel's defense minister holds meetings in washington today. we are live in washington and we will hear from a hostage family. buckingham palace says princess anne is expected to m

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story here.e in the past. but it is too late for their names to be removed from the ballot paper. speaking on the bbc on friday, leader nigel farage had said he wanted nothing to do with them. with me is our political correspondent alicia mccarthy. just correspondent alicia mccarthy. tell us what has haj it just tell us what has happened, when it comes to these three candidates. these three candidates have all made comments and nigel farage when he was asked about the things he had said, the leader of reform uk, he said, the leader of reform uk, he said we don't want anything to do with these candidates and distant himself from them and suggested he wasn't going to be associated from them. as you rightly said, it is too late to take them off the ballot paper because the ballot papers have already been printed and sent out, some people will already have had a

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. there are now just three and a half weeks to go until the u.k. election which of course is on the fourth of july. as part of our coverage here on bbc news, we have been sitting down with the leaders of all seven main political parties to get longer, more in-depth interviews with them. my colleague bbc presenter nk robinson has been the one asking the questions. tonight, we are his first half hour tonight with the prime minister and the leader of the conservative party rishi sunak. we will have analysis of all the big moments with a panel afterwards, so we will see you for that. for now, here is the prime minister with nick robinson. nick: we've all got a big decision to make about who leave the country for the next five years, who has power and influence in westminster. you get the opportunity to have your say in the election on july 4. over the next few weeks, we will bring you seven interviews with seven party leaders. tonight it is the turn of the prime minister rishi sunak. ♪ prime minister, welcome. my promise to you, to everyone say in the

hello, i�*m rajini vaidyanathan.never once have made an winning start by beating poland, but only just. they had to come from a goal down in the game in hamburg. they took the lead inside 16 minutes, but went behind for that long. cody gakpo drew them level 30 minutes later, but it had a bit of good fortune as a deflected past the polish goalkeeper. speaking winner, wout weghorst came on for cody gakpo, and with his first touch of the match, the burnley striker scored the winner with less than eight minutes remaining. that result in hamburg, no attention turns to group c. denmark are taking on slovenia in stuttgart. they are taking the lead. christian eriksen has got the goal, nearly three years to the day exactly that he collapsed on the pitch in, and he can during the last european championship. this is first game since, quite understandably, in the finals of this competition, and his goal has given denmark i—0 this competition, and his goal has given denmark 1—0 lead over slovenia. as has been mentioned already, i

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story here.day's general election. it's because of offensive comments they had made in the past. but it is too late for their names to be removed from the ballot paper. speaking on the bbc on friday, leader nigel farage had said he wanted nothing to do with them. well our political correspndent ben wrightjoins me now on set. with me is our political correspondent ben wright. bring correspondent ben wright. us up to date on this particular bring us up to date on this particular issue. fin bring us up to date on this particular issue.— bring us up to date on this particular issue. on a couple of fronts, particular issue. on a couple of fronts. nigel — particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage _ particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage is - particular issue. on a couple of fronts, nigel farage is under . particular issue. on a couple of. fronts, nigel farage is under real pressure, underfire

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.iving this man the reasonl to his russian people to say, i "they're coming for us again," and to go to war. the conservative party. never believed in brexit, they've never believed in it. they picked it up as a political opportunity and they've - failed to deliver. deregulation and immigration were i the gains that we could've had — i we haven't had them _ because of the conservative party. he's counting on a level of fury with the existing government — meaning that no one really pays that much attention to what he'd do if he was actually in office. 0ur panel tonight isjoe twyman, from the polling company deltapoll, and melissa sigodo, from the daily mirror. first, the latest headlines. the united nations says more than a million people in gaza are facing catastrophic levels of starvation by the middle of next month. israel is under pressure to allow more aid across the border, and doctors fear the situation will only get worse, especially for young children. tiktok says it offered the

this is bbc news — i�*m rajini vaidyanathan.terviews. my colleague bbc presenter, nick robinson, is the one asking the questions, and tonight we air his first half hour — with the prime minister, and the leader of the conservative party rishi sunak. we will have anlaysis of all the big moments with our panel afterwards, so see you shortly. but for now, here�*s the prime minister, with nick robinson. tonight, it�*s the turn of the prime minister, rishi sunak. prime minister, welcome. my promise to you, to everybody watching, is that everything you say in the next half hour or so will be broadcast in full. i want to give you, all the leaders i interview, the chance to make your case to people who�*ve got a vote. i simply ask that you try and answer the questions that i ask you. questions, to be clear, that you have not been told about, that you don�*t have any advance warning of. well, good evening, nick, nice to be here. looking forward to it. we�*re going to talk a lot about policy. a lot about the choice that you think faces pe

including a look at donald trump's huge fundraising boost post—conviction. lam rajini i am rajini vaidyanathan rain. this was the picture in argyll and bute a little bit earlier on, but a really different picture for many central and eastern areas. some spells of blue sky and warm sunshine, as you can see from the scene in whitby a little earlier on. now through the weekend, a bit more of this. we have still got some warm sunshine to come. there will be a little bit of rain in the forecast at times. i think we won't all see it, but a slightly mixed picture over the next couple of days. through the course of this evening and tonight, we've got this cloud and patchy rain moving from west to east, so a bit of a damp start to saturday morning across central and eastern parts of england in particular. clearer skies, though, reappearing from the west. so it's here that temperatures will just about dip into single figures. but a mild night in the east, 13—14 degrees to kick off your weekend. but we do start with that low cloud and drizzly light rain in the east. it should tend to break up and brighte

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.dutch supporters ahead of today's euro 2024 match between poland and the netherlands. these pictures show a man wielding an axe, being confronted by police. they use pepper spray, and then fire several shots.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.he german city of hamburg have shot and severely injured a person who threatened them with an axe near a fan zone for dutch supporters ahead of today's euro 2024 match between poland and the netherlands. these pictures show a man wielding an axe, being confronted by police. they use pepper spray, and then fire several shots. this video doesn't capture all of those shots fired, there were more. we've paused them at the moment when some of those gun shots were fired. german authorities have put police on high alert during the euros tournament. here's a spokesperson for the hamburg police, speaking shortly after the incident. translation: according to what we know now, a man came out of a restaurant. he obviously had a molotov cocktail in his hand and also pickaxe. he also apparently tried to set fire to this molotov cocktail and then walked towards several people with it, including police officers who were on duty here at the time. and the police officers then made use of their firearms.

for more news and analysis, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. thanks for sharing.rlier modric got on the end of a loose ball after another wonderful save by italian captain gianluigi donnarumma, meaning croatia will automatically qualify from group b, while italy now hope for one of the four best third placed positions if they're to move into the last 16. five minutes remaining, croatia leading 1—0 against italy. spain had already qualified and their victory over alabania courtesy of a first half ferran torres goal gives them a 100% record heading into the knockout stage. that is around a0 seconds remaining. spain are still leading by one goal to zero against albania. if it stays as it is, they will be 303 of the top of the group. at cricket�*s t20 world cup,india have qualified top at cricket�*s t20 world cup, india have qualified top of their super 8s group and left australia on the brink after a 2a—run win in saint lucia. watching wasjoe wilson. australians could feel the pressure. the st lucia and breeze was right in their faces. they could face the trajectory

and to say — earlier we were in cheadle with our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan, in a busy pub.r to battle it out in the constituency of cheadle. they“re on your screen now and of course you can also see them and the list of candidates up for election in your own constituency on the bbc news website and app. the us presidentjoe biden has landed in paris ahead of the d—day commemorations tomorrow for a state visit hosted by the french president emmanuel macron. but before, he announced sweeping new measures which he hopes will restore some order at the southern border with mexico. the order will ban migrants who enter illegally from claiming asylum when the seven—day average for daily crossings hits 2,500. that means the ban comes into effect immediately, because the threshold has already been surpassed. migration is biden“s biggest vulnerability on the campaign and his anncouncementjust three weeks before the first televised debate. so today, i'm moving past republican obstruction and using executive authority as available to me as president to do what i can on my own to address

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan.ey'd made offensive comments. it comes after the party leader nigel farage disowned them on bbc question time last night. labour and the conservatives have criticised mr farage for failing to show leadership in his response to allegations of racism within reform uk — nigel farage claimed that undercover footage of an activist using a racist slur against the prime minister was �*a total set up�* designed to smear his party. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. (vt what damian grammaticas reports. (vt has happened what damian grammaticas reports.(vt has happened is farage what has happened is that nigel farage was asked about three different candidates. it was put to him that his comments were very offensive and he said," i want

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.o see some big tax increases or some spending cuts, given where we are with the public finances at the moment. to do things properly is to get to the bottom of what happened, to investigate things thoroughly, and we have to do that separately to the gambling commission, who don't report to me. rishi sunak needs to show some leadership. if these were my candidates, i tell you what, they'd be gone. their feet wouldn't have touched the floor. 0n tonight's panel — anna gross, political correspondent at the financial times, and writer and broadcasterjennie kleeman. ——jenny —— jenny kleeman. will be with the panel injust a moment, but —— jenny kleeman. will be with the panel in just a moment, but first, the latest headlines. israel's defence minister, yoav gallant, is in washington meeting senior us officials. the state department says secretary of state antony blinken will emphasize to him the importance of israel developing a realistic plan for the governance of gaza once the war is over.

mining towns lent their support to the tories in the debate over brexit. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathancies in and around greater manchester. she has been in leigh, then westhoughton in bolton west. now she's in cheadle. so you will forgive her forfinishing her day in george & dragon pub in cheadle. still sober i hope. but a good time of the night rajini, to pounce on a captive audience? indeed! yesterday, of course, iwas at the debate in salford surrounded by politicians. today it's been all about the voters, because in the end, that is what the election comes down to, so as you say, i had breakfast in another constituency, solid labour seat in 2019. the conservatives took that big bricks at the voting area there. and then moved for lunch to bolton west, which is a bellwether c, so goes the nation. ijust had dinner here in cheadle. so i'm pretty stuffed. let's go into the pub because one of the things that struck me in all three seats that i've been at today is just how fed up people are isjust how fed up people are in this part of the world with the political class in westminster. the

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.r the eu parliament elections this weekend, we learnt that there'll be another big vote on the horizon. france's emmanual macron has called a snap parliamentary election after his centrist alliance suffered a big defeat by the far right on sunday. the mayor of paris said she was stunned by the decision to call a vote so close to the upcoming olympics in the city. 0ur paris correspondent hugh schofield has more. national rally headquarters when the exit polls came in last night. they were expecting a big win and they got it. more than a third of those who turned out to vote choose the populist right, a victory far greater than any they have had before. president macron was taking stock, and then a bolt from the blue, this dramatic announcement... translation: after having carried out the consultations _ provided for in article 12 in our constitution, i decided to put back in your hands the choice of our parliamentary future by the vote. in a few moments i will sign the decree convening

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news.ze out into an all—out conflict which would have huge consequences for israel, for lebanon and for the wider region. now, we've said from day one that we do not want an all—out war with israel. but if we reach that stage, unfortunately, lebanon will not hurt alone. their health care needs are pretty catastrophic, and while we know what's needed to be able to address those needs, getting it in and getting it to those children is another thing entirely. the us—israel relationship has been strained in recent weeks over military shipments, the humanitarian crisis in gaza, and fears the conflict could spread. it's against this backdrop that israel's defence minister holds meetings in washington today. we're live in washington and we'll also hearfrom a hostage family. buckingham palace says princess anne is expected to make a full recovery, after suffering a concussion

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. what uk party has the greenest agenda of all? as the campaign continues, our climate editor takes a look at that. let's turn to the uk election, and the second televisted debate between the leaders of political parties in scotland has just ended. in an hour long show, the studio audience in glasgow put questions to the snp's first minister of scotland john swinney, douglas ross from the scottish conservatives, anas sarwar from scottish labour, lorna slater from the scottish greens and alex cole—hamilton from the scottish lib dems. tonight's debate isn't about politicians, is about you. you and your— politicians, is about you. you and your family— politicians, is about you. you and your family because my future. a vote for— your family because my future. a vote for the — your family because my future. a vote for the scottish greens is a vote _ vote for the scottish greens is a vote to — vote for the scottish greens is a vote to tackle the time of crisis. no new— vote to tackle the time of crisis. no new drilling for oil and gas an

i'm rajini vaidyanathan. what uk party has the greenest agenda of all?s and alex cole—hamilton from the scottish lib dems.

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hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. reform uk has dropped three of its candidates following reports that they'd made offensive comments. it comes after the party leader nigel farage disowned them on bbc question time last night. labour and the conservatives have criticised mr farage for failing to show leadership in his response to allegations of racism within reform uk — nigel farage claimed that undercover footage of an activist using a racist slur against the prime minister was �*a total set up�* designed to smear his party. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. (vt what damian grammaticas reports. (vt has happened what damian grammaticas reports.(vt has happened is farage what has happened is that nigel farage was asked about three different candidates. it was put to him that his comments were very offensive and he said," i want nothing to do so he was asked what are you going to say to people who would maybe support these people, who would support your party? and what reform is saying is that they

iam rajini vaidyanathan.lastonbury gets into full swing — with the first of its two female headlines, dua lipa, set for the pyramid stage this evening. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. joe biden is under pressure to reconsider his candidacy for the us presidential election, after a debate performance against donald trump which has been described as disastrous. in the first televised debate of the campaign, president biden struggled to finish sentences and appeared rambling and, at times, incoherent. the appearance had been meant to reassure voters that his age wasn't an issue in the campaign — but instead it underlined concerns and provoked what many are called "panic" in the democratic party. live now to our north america correspondent john sudworth in atlanta. in terms of the new york times, one headline they were running, a stumbling performance and a party in panic. stumbling performance and a party in anic. , , ., , stumbling performance and a party in anic. , , .,, ., panic. yes, well, this was a debate t

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i'm rajini vaidyanathan in london.elections are a rarity. now, the gambling commission is looking into some of the bets that were placed on one being called. the use of confidential information in orderto gain an unfair advantage when betting may be a criminal offense. we now know that among those being looked into are tony lee, who's the conservative party's director of campaigning, and his wife, laura saunders, who's a candidate. mr lee took a leave of absence from his job yesterday. both mrs saunders and mr lee have been approached for comment, but haven't replied. this will be a two—bedroom apartment? correct, yes. on a visit earlier, the housing secretary, michael gove, admitted it didn't look good. it's quite properly being investigated now. how does it look? well, as i say, you and others looking at this will, i'm sure, but it's important for me and for all the candidates out there that while we acknowledge that this is not great, that we concentrate on the real issues in this campaign. keir, nice to see you. la

our presenter rajini vaidyanathan is at the william harvey hospital in ashford, kent now., access to hospital appointments and that start out looking at accident and emergency admissions. we are at the a&e department, just outside it. i'm here with our health correspondentjim reed, who i'll speak to injust a moment, but first let's go to dr ian higginson, who's the vice president of the royal college of emergency medicine. if you look at the figures for the east kent trust, 23% of patients in may waited 12 hours to get an a&e admission, it is very staggering. it is often described as the canary in the coal mine. you see that every winter when we see the stories about pressures, people waiting in corridors. there is an interesting measure, how long it takes people and they go into a&e and they are sick, they need to be admitted into the main part of the hospital, how long it takes to be admitted. in may, about 5000 or so patients at this hospital, this hospital trust which includes five hospitals, 5000 patients need to be admitted that came through a&e. about a third had to

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. wells and water— destroyed along with the wells and water tanks — with millions of palestinians living without clean water, proper food, and functioning health care — we have a special report from inside gaza, on the harrowing conditions millions are facing. also tonight — concerns in south korea, as satellite images show that the north is building a wall in several places near the border. and as nigel farage sits down for a half hour interview with the bbc — we'll have the latest, as polls suggest his party, reform uk, are closing in on the conservative party. all that to come shortly — but first, the latest uk election headlines.