correspondent, yolande knell. there have been more deadly israeli strikes on different neighbourhoods of gaza city. in beach camp, or al—shati camp, large strikes there. you can see these dark plumes of smoke in social media videos. several homes flattened, shocked people rushing to help the casualties who are at the scene. there has been speculation in israeli media that a senior hamas commander was being targeted, but the official israeli military statement talks only about hamas infrastructure being targeted. the israeli military has also put out a statement saying that there was not a direct attack on an international committee of the red cross facility, in al—mawasi, in rafah a day ago. that was where at least 22 people were killed, according to the red cross, when there was shelling on a tent camp for displaced people, and the red cross office nearby was also damaged. to the north of here, on the israel—lebanon border, tensions remain extremely high. there's been an intensification in cross—border violence with israeli forces and the lebanese armed group hezbollah. but the israeli military says today it killed a man there who was an operative of hamas and another allied group, saying that he was supplying these groups with weapons, and they have put out a video of the deadly drone strike they say was on his car. as we heard, there's growing unrest on israel's northern border with lebanon. the two sides have exchanged fire across the lebanon—israel borderfor months. our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has been to the israeli side of the border this week, and sent this report. war empties neighbourhoods. here on israel's northern border, many say war is also the way to get residents back. were you hurt, did it hit you? yes, i was here, i stood here. david has refused to leave, even when rockets landed right in front of his house a few weeks ago. shrapnel slicing through the walls, missing him by inches. it's made him even more determined to stay. every day, every night, bomb — problem. and i born here. what do i say? look, hezbollah. kill hezbollah. rockets hit kiryat shmona every week. this slipped past israel's defences last friday, hitting a street outside the mayor's office. the us is pushing hard for a diplomatic solution here, but the mayor says full—scale war is the only way out. translation: sitting - here like lambs to slaughter, just waiting for the day they attack us, like we saw in the south, it's unacceptable, and everyone understands the choice is between war now or war later. israel has been striking back across the border and talking up preparations for a full—scale offensive against hezbollah. hezbollah has vowed that nowhere in israel would be spared. tough talk is part of both sides�* strategy of deterrence, but it can also spotlight the path to war. looked like a missile. i don't know. it looks like they shot it to the middle... tom was out when a hezbollah rocket hit his house in kibbutz malkia, right on the border. look what one rocket can do to a house. it just. .. everything ruined. it's crazy, no? he says israel's leadership has failed. they lost it. they need to quit. all of them. yeah. the biggest failure of our army and our country was on the 7th of october, and they were the leaders. protests for a ceasefire in gaza that would also calm tensions in the north aren't working on israel's prime minister. mortgaged by his promise to far right government allies to destroy hamas before ending the gaza war. playing for time is his speciality, but this, many say, is playing with fire. lucy williamson, bbc news, the israel—lebanon border. the israeli army has confirmed its forces strapped a palestinian wounded man on the hood of a militaryjeep during an arrest raid in west bank'sjenin on saturday. viewers may find the video we're about to show distressing. the wounded man, mujahed azmi, can be seen lying on the hood on a jeep as it drives past two ambulances injenin. we've decided to blur the image. the israeli army confirmed the incident, after this video started circulating on social media. the military said... of the israeli military and that the incident would be investigated and dealt with. the military said the injured man was transferred to medics for treatment. russia has hit a residential area of kharkiv city in northeastern ukraine with what local officials say were four glide bombs. the authorities say three people have been killed and nearly a0 others have been injured in the attack, some of them critically. rescuers are searching the debris for survivors. earlier, the governor of the neighbouring russian region of belgorod reported the death of a civilian in ukrainian shelling. on the uk election trail, rishi sunak hasjoined other politicians in criticising nigel farage for making remarks excusing president putin's invasion of ukraine. the leader of reform uk — who'll be familiar around the world for formerly leading the pro—brexit uk independence party — claimed that russia's invasion of ukraine was provoked by europe and nato. with more, here's our political correspondent harry farley. vladimir putin this morning at a ceremony to mark the nazi invasion of russia in world war ii. his invasion of ukraine has largely united british politics. this is more like a police interview! but last night, the man who says he wants to be leader of the opposition, said it was a consequence of eu and nato expansion. we've provoked this war. you know, of course it's his fault. he's used... but we provoked the invasion of ukraine? yes, and very interestingly, once again, ten years ago when i predicted it... by the way, i'm the only person in british politics that predicted what would happen. predicted what would happen, and of course, everyone said i was a pariah for daring to suggest it. rishi sunak has so far been reluctant to criticise mr farage, perhaps hoping to persuade those who tempted by reform to back the conservatives. no such hesitation this morning. what he said was completely wrong and only plays into putin's hands. this is a man who deployed nerve agents on the streets of britain, who's doing deals with countries like north korea, and this kind of appeasement is dangerous for britain's security, the security of our allies that rely on us, and only enboldens putin further. there has been wide—spread condemnation. farage's comments about russia and ukraine are disgraceful. i've always been clear that putin bears responsibility, sole responsibility, for the russian aggression in ukraine. i think anybody who wants to stand to be a representative in our parliament should be really clear that whether it's russian aggression on the battlefield or online, we stand against that aggression. the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, campaigning on a chicken farm this morning, said only president putin was responsible for the deaths of civilians in ukraine. mr farage's political opponents are hoping his chances of winning here in clacton are dented by his views on the kremlin. harry farley, bbc news. our correspondent gary o'donoghue says this is a rare occasion of a direct criticism of the reform uk leader by the prime minister in this election campaign. it's true, he's been reluctant, i think, to go after nigel farage for fairly obvious electoral reasons. but on this kind of territory, if you like, on the ukraine war, he feels much more confident. and that's, i think, because there is large—scale unity, if you like, across the parties on what should be done about ukraine, about backing the ukraine war efforts, about, if you like, putting vladimir putin firmly in the kind of guilty camp on this one. and that's also, i think, why he went as far as to use the "appeasement" word, which of course in britain has huge resonance back to the 1930s and european fascism and the rise of hitler. so i think this is an interesting moment. but, you know, one of the things and one of the consequences i think the parties will be thinking about after the election is, you know, if reform does win seats and if nigel farage himself were to end up in parliament in some kind of role, in some kind of opposition role, would that change the approach of the british government to ukraine? what we don't really know is what his attitude would be, given his views on ukraine, about continuing the war funding. yeah, gary, meanwhile, the labour party leader has come under criticism on his stance on gender recognition, hasn't he? he has, from the authorjk rowling — of course, the author of the harry potter books, an enormously successful and well—known figure and someone who has been critical, if you like, of some of the issues around trans and gender identification. she used to be a labour party member. a labour party donor and she has said that she thinks that labour has abandoned women and she said that she would struggle to support the party this time around. now, labour has moved, or labour in london at least has moved on this, and sir keir starmer said the question time special earlier this week that, you know, he supported tony blair's view that, you know, biological women had vaginas and that men had penises. and that is seen as a bit of a move from his previous stance on that several years ago. but it doesn't seem to be enough to get the backing of this sort of well—known figure who has in the past been a staunch supporter of labour. now it's time for a look at today's sport with ollie. hello from the bbc sport centre. belgium are looking to get their euro 2024 campaign back on track. they lost their opening match to slovakia so have to take something from the game against romania in cologne. they made a brilliant start, yuri tielemanns. one of the four changes to the belgium side, scoring after 75 seconds. but it remains i—o. kevin de bruyne has just had but it remains i—o. kevin de bruyne hasjust had a but it remains i—o. kevin de bruyne has just had a couple of chances, big chances for belgium, but romania are still in the game. a nervy final half an hour or so for belgium. portugal are through to the last 16 with a game to spare. they beat turkey 3—0 in dortmund. elsewhere in group f, georgia and czech republic kept their hopes alive with a 1—1 draw in hamburg. patrick gearey reports. turkey have never hosted a major tournament, but they have made this one their own. a red river wound through dortmund, noisy and expectant. but they found that the current coming on the other direction. portugal, one of the favourites, awash with talent. bernardo silva! ..of manchester city. 21 minutes in. such is their depth, portugal can score from anywhere, even when they're apparently nowhere near the ball. this mistake was beyond rescue. 2-0 2—0 portugal. and turkish hospitality did not end there. somehow they allowed cristiano ronaldo in, who might have scored at his sixth straight euros, but instead gave it to bruno fernandes. particularly generous, but he knows there will be other chances — portugal are into the last 16. earlier in the group, the freewheeling georgia, who took the mid—day train to the stadium in hamburg. needing at least a point against the czech republic, who gave them a hand in the first half, oran arm, to be specific — penalty. a huge moment for them. dispatches it beautifully! utterjoy for georgia! the wild excitement couldn't last. the second half was all czech. off the back stick to patrick schick. a tap in for a lift off. his nation had found a repeatable formula. minutes later, they should have had the lead. georgia were barely able to get up the pitch until the final moments of stoppage time. the czechs unbalanced. a sickening frustration and yet still a glimmer of hope, that is all georgia need. india are closing in on a place in the semifinals at the t20 world cup. they beat bangladesh by 50 runs in antigua. india were put into bat first and made a rapid start and though they lost a few wickets including both kohli and yadav in the same over, hardik pandya was unbeaten on 50 as india posted 196—5. bangladesh never got close in their chase as they reached 146 for 8. india top their super 8s group and face australia next on monday lando norris is on pole for sunday's spanish grand prix at the circuit de catalunya. the mclaren driver pipped max verstappen by two hundredths of a second with a blistering lap towards the end of qualifying. it was a great result after what had been a difficult day for mclaren, they had a fire in their hospitality suite earlier, that saw one of their staff taken to hospital. everybody was ok, though. the merecedes of lewis hamilton and george russell will start on the second row. italy's lorenzo musetti is through to the queen's club championships final. the world number 30 beat australia's jordan thompson in three sets to reach his third atp final — where he will face american tommy paul. the belgian still labouring against romania, but they lead i—o, the belgian still labouring against romania, but they lead 1—0, that would be good enough to keep the tournament, with one match left to play in the group stages. you can keep across it all on the sport website. thank you very much. egypt has stripped 16 travel agencies of their licences for organising illegal hajj pilgrimages. more than a million muslims make the journey to mecca annually, but this year more than a thousand people have so far reportedly died — many because of searing temperatures of over 50 celsius. it's feared the death toll could be much higher. unregistered pilgrims do not have access to proper facilities such as air conditioned tents and official transport. caroline hawley reports. it's a sacred duty for muslims to perform the pilgrimage once in their lifetime — if physically and financially able. and it's a colossal logistics operation for the saudi authorities. they've been criticised in the past for the way they've handled the hajj, for deadly stampedes. but this year, the danger came from blistering heat. there was water on hand, large sprinklers and some air—conditioned areas for the more than 1.8 million pilgrims. but it was more than 50 degrees in the shade and the scorching temperature took a terrible toll. ather hussain is imam of leicester's central mosque. he'sjust returned home from saudi arabia, scarred by what he saw. it was undoubtedly a traumatic experience. you would walk and you simply wouldn't know where to look because everywhere you turned, you would see someone struggling in some way or the other, people completely drowned in sweat. it's not just the frail and the elderly who were affected. i saw perfectly fit individuals who were struggling just to make 50 yards. in the village of menoufiya, in northern egypt, a family mourns. 70—year—old effendiya sold jewellery to pay for the pilgrimage. she had a tourist visa and, like many others, wasn't officially registered for the hajj. her children say she was left to walk for miles, taken advantage of by an unscrupulous tour operator. she called home as she was dying. translation: i screamed and couldn't believe it. - she phoned my brother and told him she felt her soul is leaving her body. i wish i was with her. the casualties come from many countries and there are fears that climate change will, in the future, make the hajj even more dangerous. the charity islamic relief has called for urgent steps to inform pilgrims of the risks, and to ensure that their safety is paramount. caroline hawley, bbc news. spanish police say they do have the resources to continue the search for 19—year—old jay slater who's now been missing in tenerife for six days. they've declined an offer of help from police in lancashire. mr slater hasn't been seen since last sunday when he went to a music festival in the south of the island. he left by car with two men in the early hours of the next morning, telling friends he was staying at their apartment. the teenager was last heard from on monday morning when he rang a friend, saying he had missed a bus travelling south and was attempting to walk the ten—hourjourney back. the call then cut out. his last known location was at the rural teno national park. fiona trott is in playa de las americas where jay was visiting last weekend. it's hard to imagine that he was here one week ago enjoying a three—day music festival. i've spoken to a bar owner who says he met him that night — he was relaxed, happy, having a good time with his friends, like thousands of other teenagers here. now, one week on, he has missing posters of jay on his walls. he says it's hard to understand how he disappeared. what we understand, like you say, is that he left a bar here in the early hours of monday morning. he left with two men. they took a ao—minute car journey to the remote village of maaska to a holiday home there. it's understood that was the last place where he was seen. we've spoken to a neighbour who says that he asked her about bus times. when she said that he was going to have to wait two hours, he headed off in the opposite direction further into the mountains. his friend lucy has told us that he then called her and said he was about to start a ten—hour walk back to his accommodation instead, and that's when the phone went dead. now, the police haven't told us what they think happened that night. they say they don't comment on current investigations, but have confirmed that nobody has been arrested. instead, their searches have continued in that national park there today. they say that they're using sniffer dogs and drones. and, of course, this is a day when he's supposed to be back home in lancashire with his family, telling them about the holiday that he had. instead, they are here anxiously waiting for news, hoping that tomorrow somebody, something will turn up and give the police more information to help them find their son. firefighters on the greek island of hydra have blamed a group from a private yacht for causing a fire by setting off fireworks. the flames were seen late on friday near a beach on the island, south of athens. local firefighters shared this photo on their facebook page, but it is unclear if this yacht was the one that launched the fireworks. the mayor of the island posted this second picture. let's speak to moira lavelle, who is an independent journalist in athens. good to have yummy programme. what do we know that the arrests? we do not know much. _ do we know that the arrests? we do not know much, we _ do we know that the arrests? we do not know much, we know _ do we know that the arrests? we do not know much, we know they - do we know that the arrests? we do not know much, we know they are l do we know that the arrests? we do| not know much, we know they are all greek citizens and these will appear before the prosecutor on sunday. find before the prosecutor on sunday. and what we know but the fireworks and where they were possibly set off from? 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has tried to change their approach to fires and a focus more on saving lives, having sooner and more urgent evacuation orders. this has sometimes worked, other times not. at the moment, many areas of the country are on high alert and at the country are on high alert and at the fire service is on call, however, as the fires spread committee is incredibly difficult to fight the flames on every corner of the country. fight the flames on every corner of the country-— fight the flames on every corner of the count . ., ~ i. , . ., the country. thank you very much for u ”datin the country. thank you very much for updating us — the country. thank you very much for updating us from _ the country. thank you very much for updating us from athens _ the country. thank you very much for updating us from athens there, i updating us from athens there, moira. to bangladesh, where all health services have been told to stop antivenom. hospitals in rural areas say bites, especially by the russell's viper, pictured here, are becoming more frequent. a recent study said around seven thousand people in bangladesh die each year from snake bites. the russell's viper was declared extinct in bangladesh in 2002 but scientists say the species has now returned. and congratulations to wild thang — the eight—year—old pekingese, has been crowned as the winner of this year's world's ugliest dog competition. he's competed five times in previous competitions, but this is his first win. the world's ugliest dog competition has been held for nearly 50 years and "celebrates the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique," according to its website. and it is proof that every dog has his day! we do not think he is ugly at allmake extremely cute, just needs a little of a trim! let's leave you with some striking pictures out of southern greece. this time—lapse footage shows thejune full moon — also known as a strawberry moon — rising behind the ancient temple of poseidon last night, after the summer solstice. according to the old farmer's almanac, strawberry moon was the term originally used by native americans in the north—east of the us to mark the time of year when strawberries are ripe for harvest. some very special pictures there from greece. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. many of us have seen some warm sunshine today. yesterday, temperatures reached 26 celsius at heathrow airport. today wasn't as warm in the south—east and across east anglia. where we've seen some showers, those showers have been moving away from the east coast. and the change that's coming in next is arriving in the north—west of the uk, where we're seeing more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland, that could bring one or two spots of rain. that damp weather, cloudy weather will push down overnight to northern england, wales and the south—west. these areas a bit misty, may well be some hill fog around as well, but either side of that band of cloud, we've got clearer skies and typical temperatures, ten or ii celsius. it's going to warm up tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow are going to be higher than today. it's the first sign of things starting to heat up over the coming few days. still got that cloudy start, though, for northern england, wales and the south—west. any drizzle won't last long at all. cloud will tend to lift, but spread across to the midlands and eventually into the south—east of england. sunnier skies develop across other parts of england and wales and plenty of sunshine to come this time for scotland and northern ireland, with light winds. and it will be warmer, temperatures two or three degrees higher than today. we may make 25 celsius in the south east of england once again. and the pollen levels are still going to be very high for all of the uk but the far north of scotland. and temperatures will continue to climb as we move into the beginning of next week underneath this area of high pressure, and that's going to keep those weather fronts at bay for the time being towards the north—west. we're going to find a bit of a misty start in the south—west of the uk, sunshine elsewhere. but i think as temperatures rise, so will bubble up the cloud, tend to spread it out a little bit into the afternoon as well. but it's continuing to warm up. temperatures higher again on monday, widely the mid—20s as that heat pushes into scotland and northern ireland, 27 celsius in the south—east of england. now, as we move into tuesday, this weather front will eventually bring a little rain to scotland and northern ireland, but still dry and very warm with some sunshine for england and wales. and the heat is going to continue to build. today, temperatures near normal. it's warmer on sunday, but into the early part of next week those temperatures really do climb and it could be that the heat lasts a little bit longer before the weather breaks and eventually we get some showers. this is bbc news, the headlines. officials in gaza say at least 38 people have been killed in israeli attacks on the neighbourhood of al—tuffah and al—shati refugee camp. israel's military said the strikes targeted two hamas infrastructure sites. greek police have arrested 13 people on suspicion of causing a wildfire on the island of hydra. this follows uproar on social media, after firefighters claimed fireworks from a private yacht caused the blaze. commemorations are taking place across england to mark the 76th anniversary of windrush. in 1948 the empire windrush docked in the uk, bringing people from the caribbean to help re—build britain after the second world war. let's get more on the uk general election in scotland has its own devolved assembly and government but also sends members to the uk parliament. scotland's first ministerjohn swinney says gender recognition reform legislation passed by the scottish parliament "should be respected" by the next uk government. david wallace lockhart caught up with him at edinburgh's pride march. 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support people through the cost of living crisis. i believe that is best done through scottish independence but the people of scotland can decide their own priorities and i invite anyone who supports that proposition to back to the snp. john anyone who supports that proposition to back to the snp.— to back to the snp. john swinney makin: it to back to the snp. john swinney making it clear _ to back to the snp. john swinney making it clear he _ to back to the snp. john swinney making it clear he does _ to back to the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want i to back to the snp. john swinney making it clear he does want to l to back to the snp. john swinney i making it clear he does want to see that the beetle in scotland's gender legislation lifted but also stressed there are other areas he sees as the number one priority at the moment. cost of living, brexit, independence, and the reason he wants to focus on those issues as they are issues that unite his party, unites the snp, unites people he hopes will come out and vote for him on the 4th ofjuly, whereas the gender issue like in other political parties has been an issue of division and the snp, even an issue of open revolt at times. i think john swinney perhaps quite happy to not to be speaking about that too often on the campaign at the moment. sir keir starmer the labour leader was in scotland yesterday asked for his opinion on this piece of legislation and he seemed to indicate if he was prime minister he would not be lifting the veto. lib dems in scotland seem to be arguing it is time to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan that helps both transit people and protects women's rights. scottish conservatives have been campaigning for the sunday last year and are really stressing they don't like this legislation, that they don't like a move towards a more self id system of someone being able to change they are legally recognised sex without some sort of medical nhs involvement and really seeming to be quite opposed to this piece of legislation, so they get back on government you can safely say the veto will not be lifted. gender identity was an issue for another party today. the writerjk rowling, says she'll struggle to vote labour at the election because of keir starmer�*s comments in the trans rights debate. the harry potter author is no longer a party member or donor. sir keir changed his position earlier this week agreeing that, biologically, a man has a penis and a woman a vagina. despite this, writing in the times today, jk rowling said labour had abandoned women and their right to female—only spaces. here is how keir starmer responded. i do respect her and i would point out the long record labour has an government of passing really important legislation that has advanced the rights of women and made a material difference to the lives of millions of people. the fight is never over and the challenges are never over, we need to make further progress and that is why what was set out in their manifesto was so important, the turning point of the choice of this election. as we go forward and make further progress, meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, it is very important we do that in a way that respects the views from different parts, differently expressed, but also the election as an opportunity to reset politics and to bring debate and people together and i think that that moment, that reset, is one of the choices at this election that makes it so important for people who want change, they vote for it. we have reported many times about _ vote for it. we have reported many times about how— vote for it. we have reported many times about how the _ vote for it. we have reported many times about how the cost - vote for it. we have reported many times about how the cost of- vote for it. we have reported many times about how the cost of living | times about how the cost of living is affecting disabled people. many have expressed concern about how it might change under a new government. as part of the bbc�*s your voice, your vote, our disability correspondent nikki fox asked three disabled people and their families what matters to them in this election. meet hardy, richard and adele. like many disabled people and family carers they want to make sure voices their heard in this election. this 15—year—old has a rear life limiting condition. she looks after her full time. it condition. she looks after her full time. , ., , condition. she looks after her full time. , . , , . condition. she looks after her full time. , '. time. it is really difficult because it is very much — time. it is really difficult because it is very much a _ time. it is really difficult because it is very much a postcode i time. it is really difficult because j it is very much a postcode lottery when it comes to notjust adaptations but having carers and the amount of hours each council will give you. i think it should be something that is standard throughout the whole of the country because it is just not fair. analysis by the charity scope show households with at least one disabled adult child face an average of at least £1000 of extra costs. it is something adele feels all the time. . . . , , is something adele feels all the time. . ._ , ._ time. financially 'ust really difficult. we i time. financially 'ust really difficult. we use i time. financiallyjust really difficult. we use so - time. financiallyjust really difficult. we use so much l time. financiallyjust really i difficult. we use so much more electric than a standard family probably would and there is only me and the more they hear. the washing machine on constantly under the dryer, everything is electric and all has to be charged up daily. it is really hard and you have the price of food which has gone up. we are paid £81 a week carer�*s allowance with a top up of £40. it is not available. working is not an option for adele which is why she needs a welfare state 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all disabled people in the uk i but i physically can't. around half i of all disabled people in the uk are in work but for those with a learning disability it is below 5%. for harry it is all about tackling misconceptions.— for harry it is all about tackling misconceptions. for harry it is all about tackling misconcetions. , ., ., misconceptions. this method of you have a disability _ misconceptions. this method of you have a disability and _ misconceptions. this method of you have a disability and cannot - misconceptions. this method of you have a disability and cannot work. misconceptions. this method of you have a disability and cannot work is| have a disability and cannot work is completely not true. i know people who are _ completely not true. i know people who are working in a&e departments, busy schedules and absolutely thriving — busy schedules and absolutely thriving. a busy schedules and absolutely thrivinr. �* , , ., ., thriving. a better understanding of what disabled _ 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is not one — support it as individual support so it is not one size fits all.— it is not one size fits all. these colleagues _ it is not one size fits all. these colleagues catch _ it is not one size fits all. these colleagues catch up _ it is not one size fits all. these colleagues catch up every i it is not one size fits all. these| colleagues catch up every week it is not one size fits all. these i colleagues catch up every week as part of their work focusing on end—of—life care. on average people with a learning disability died 20 years younger than the rest of the population and in many cases, those deaths are avoidable. for richer than addressing health inequalities is crucial. , .. �* than addressing health inequalities is crucial. , �* , ., is crucial. they can't understand how to make — is crucial. they can't understand how to make appointments, i is crucial. they can't understand | how to make appointments, they is crucial. they can't understand i how to make appointments, they are not going to go to the doctors and things are going to get missed. i think there is something about almost — think there is something about almost a — think there is something about almost a lack of understanding of the value — almost a lack of understanding of the value of people's lives and the fact that _ the value of people's lives and the fact that people have a good quality of life _ fact that people have a good quality of life and _ fact that people have a good quality of life and they are constantly having — of life and they are constantly having to _ of life and they are constantly having to explain that, fight almost for it _ having to explain that, fight almost for it you — having to explain that, fight almost for it. you were talking about fighting — for it. you were talking about fighting for the services you need. richard _ fighting for the services you need. richard says it is important he and others are part of the discussions that shape their future. haste others are part of the discussions that shape their future.- that shape their future. we don't want to be _ that shape their future. we don't want to be forgotten _ that shape their future. we don't want to be forgotten and - that shape their future. we don't want to be forgotten and that i that shape their future. we don't want to be forgotten and that is l want to be forgotten and that is what i am worried about, we are an easy group of people to take money away. iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against the popular rapper, toomaj salehi. he was jailed for backing the nationwide protests which were sparked by mahsa amini's death. she died in police custody in 2022 after being arrested for violating stricy muslim dress rules for women. mr salehi's lawyer says the supreme court has ordered a retrial. the rapper became a symbol of resistance, with artists including coldplay and sting joining the international campaign to save his life. has more. it doesn't mean that he is out of the woods. he is not. this is going back to a court and they have to re—examine the case and decide on a new sentence so that is where we are today. in iran thejudicial new sentence so that is where we are today. in iran the judicial process is very political in nature and many of these decisions are taken on the basis of the political situation, on the timing and so on and so forth. today, my guess, the only thing i can think of, is that we are very close to the iranian presidential elections which will be held next week, on friday, on the 28th of june, and maybe the iranian authorities feel that this may be one of those rare bits of good news that might entice people to vote, at a time when a lot of people want to stay away from the polls, and also that maybe they fear there will be some backlash if there is going to be an execution of this popular man. today marks the sixth national windrush day, which was established to honour the british caribbean community and commemorate the arrival of hmt empire windrush. new figures show nearly 150 claims for compensation —— from people caught up in the windrush scandal —— have been awaiting a final decision for at least a year. many people found themselves deported or denied access to services, despite having lived in the uk for decades. the home office said it was committed to making sure those affected got the compensation they deserved. earlier — i spoke to a victim of the windrush scandal antony ryan — along with his son dijoun jhagroo—bryan. i started by asking antony about what happened to him. the experience i went through as i had a bad thing with the home office because i was supposed to visit my mum who is sick injamaica so i got my passport to go to jamaica, but in doing that, i had to show my jamaican id, that was my passport, so by doing that we realise that to them i am not british because i am showing ajamaican them i am not british because i am showing a jamaican passport. it put a lot of strain on me and i have to be on medication for the rest of my life, and it isjust going through another thing with the home office. there are simple things that they could have done. anthony ryan also told us that the home office has asked his sons for dna tests to prove he's their father. his son dijoun told us about the effect this has had. my my dad is a huge part in my family. he used to pick up my children from school and one day we got a phone call saying he was arrested and put in prison, wejust couldn't call saying he was arrested and put in prison, we just couldn't believe it. basically, what my dad was saying, it has turned our whole family upside down. my dad was locked up twice, finally released and finally given his paperwork after so many years. we are still fighting for compensation and just the saga continues, so we have proved the fact my dad has got a citizenship and now they are asking us to prove that my dad is my dad. the letter we received from the home office stated that if i knew the midwife that helped give birth to me and if we could get a statement from her. i am a0 years old and even if the midwife was 20 at the time it means she would be 60 now, i am not sure she will remember me. let's get some of the day's other news now the leader of the independence movement in the french pacific territory of new caledonia has been formally charged following deadly protests in may. it's not clear exactly what christian tein has been charged with. prosecutors have said they're investigating complicity in homicide, arson and membership of a violent group. swiss police say at least three people are missing after severe flooding in the alpine town of zermatt. this a combination of heavy rain and melting snow has led to rivers bursting their banks. trains in the area have been suspended. officials say the flooding is expected to last throughout the weekend. three people have been killed and 10 wounded in a shooting outside a grocery store in the us state of arkansas. two law enforcement officers were among those injured, but their conditions are not life—threatening. a suspect was injured and has been taken into custody. the authorities in paris have postponed a rehearsal for the olympics opening ceremony because of the high levels of the river seine. the rehearsal involving a fleet of boats was due to take place on monday, with the ceremony itself due in five weeks' time. members of the uk's richest family have received prison sentences for exploiting staff brought over from india to work at their geneva villa. prakash and kamal hinduja, as well as their son ajay and his wife namrata, were found guilty of exploitation and illegal employment by a swiss court —— and handed sentences ranging from four to four—and—a—half years. they were acquitted on the more serious charge of people trafficking. lawyers representing the defendants said they intend to appeal against the ruling. our geneva correspondent, imogen foulkes reports.. the prakash hinduja family has a multi—billion dollar fortune with interests in oil and gas. they employ 2000 people worldwide but inside there are villa staff were paid as little as $8 a day, sleeping on sellers and rarely are allowed out. send something the hindujas to up out. send something the hindujas to up to four and a half years in prison thejudge said up to four and a half years in prison the judge said they had abused their position of wealth and power to exploit people who are pure. the hindujas' lawyer suggested the verdict was political, not legal. translation: i legal. translation: ., , translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was judged _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour was judged on _ translation: i have the feeling this behaviour wasjudged on moral i behaviour wasjudged on moral grounds and not legal grounds. on the one hand you have a very wealthy family and on the other poor people. obviously therefore it is a kind of punishment for this gap between the two of people. the punishment for this gap between the two of people-— two of people. the hindu'a family have appeared * two of people. the hindu'a family have appealed the i two of people. the hinduja family have appealed the verdict - two of people. the hinduja family have appealed the verdict and i two of people. the hinduja family have appealed the verdict and are believed to be in monaco so despite the sentences they are not yet going to prison. but this high profile case is not the first time geneva's rich and powerful are alleged to have mistreated their servants. it is a reminder that behind the wealth and elegance there is a darker side to this city. thousands of people have joined protests across ireland after an off—duty soldier who assaulted a woman in the street was spared a prison sentence. natasha o'brien —— pictured here hugging a supporter —— was punched six times in limerick by cathal crotty after she told him to stop shouting homophic abuse. crotty, who's 22, later boasted about the incident on social media. ajudge gave him a three—year suspended sentence, saying he didn't want to end his army career. ms o'brien, whose injuries included a broken nose, has criticised the irish justice system. the irish defence forces says it has begun an internal investigation. the national health service in england is working to verify hundreds of blood testing documents containing patient information, which have been published online following a cyber attack. the hack has led to hospital and gp appointments and operations being disrupted— including cancer treatment. our health editor hugh pym met one teenager who's been affected. it was a highly damaging cyber attack on key parts of the nhs earlier this month and now stolen data has been published online. officials say they are trying to verify what is in the files. bbc news has seen examples of patient names and dates of birth. nhs england believes the criminals have not got access to the e—mail system but there is still a warning to patients. i but there is still a warning to atients. ., _ but there is still a warning to atients. ., ,._ ., but there is still a warning to atients. ., ., ., , , patients. i would say to anybody regardless _ patients. i would say to anybody regardless of — patients. i would say to anybody regardless of if _ patients. i would say to anybody regardless of if they _ patients. i would say to anybody regardless of if they are - patients. i would say to anybody regardless of if they are a i patients. i would say to anybodyl regardless of if they are a patient are a member of the public to be vigilant about any suspicious e—mails or texts or calls you may receive. the nhs never asks for financial information by text or e—mail. financial information by text or e-mail. . . ~ ~ financial information by text or e-mail. ., ., ., e-mail. the attack damaged it s stems e-mail. the attack damaged it systems affecting _ e-mail. the attack damaged it systems affecting blood - e-mail. the attack damaged it i systems affecting blood supplies e-mail. the attack damaged it - systems affecting blood supplies and tests at several london hospitals and gp practices. more than 3000 procedures operations and appointments have been cancelled. one of those affected was 14—year—old dylan. he has a rare type of bone cancer and has had chemotherapy. he was due to have a tumour removed and had waited since february but two days from the operation his father was told it had been postponed. felt operation his father was told it had been postponed.— been postponed. felt like we had been postponed. felt like we had been through _ been postponed. felt like we had been through so _ been postponed. felt like we had been through so much _ been postponed. felt like we had been through so much and - been postponed. felt like we had. been through so much and nothing surprises me any more and sometimes these things don't feel real until they actually happen. we were shocked. ., , ., , ., shocked. locating the problem and restorin: shocked. locating the problem and restoring systems _ shocked. locating the problem and restoring systems after _ shocked. locating the problem and restoring systems after a _ shocked. locating the problem and restoring systems after a cyber - restoring systems after a cyber attack can take time as this group of schools knows only too well. when ou're of schools knows only too well. when you're trying — of schools knows only too well. when you're trying to _ of schools knows only too well. when you're trying to bring _ of schools knows only too well. when you're trying to bring systems - of schools knows only too well. when you're trying to bring systems back up you're trying to bring systems back up you _ you're trying to bring systems back up you have — you're trying to bring systems back up you have to scan and clean every single _ up you have to scan and clean every single machine because you don't know_ single machine because you don't know where it is, and we have 20,000 plus devices _ know where it is, and we have 20,000 plus devices and every single one had to— plus devices and every single one had to be — plus devices and every single one had to be checked. nhs plus devices and every single one had to be checked.— had to be checked. nhs officials stress that _ had to be checked. nhs officials stress that emergency _ had to be checked. nhs officials stress that emergency services. had to be checked. nhs officials. stress that emergency services at hospitals like this one affected by the cyber attack are open as usual but they admit that restoring it systems and getting planned treatment back to normal could well take some months. and it could take weeks to work out exactly what stolen data has been published. fast—fashion brand prettylittlething is facing criticism from customers who have had their accounts with the company deactivated because of the number of times they have returned their purchases. some of those affected have used social media to criticise the new policy, claiming they had only made one return so far this year. pretty little thing declined to comment. taylor swift's record breaking eras tour continues in london this weekend, with an estimated 700,000 swifties heading to the capital across her eight dates — bringing a major boost to the economy. well, among the crowd last night was prince william and his children george and charlotte. this selfie was posted on the prince of wales official instagram — while taylor swift shared another on hers also featuring her boyfriend, american footballer travis kelce. the future king was also spotted shaking his arms to shake it off as he celebrated his 42nd birthday at the concert. well, last weekend — taylor swift was in liverpool, and she left a lasting legacy by making a big donation to a foodbank there. organisers say it will make a massive difference to their work. our reporter ian haslam has the details. taylor swift's sell out anfield show drew fans from across the world. i can still make the whole place shiver. for a week or so liverpool became taylor town as the city hosted the 100th date of her record breaking eras tour. but her work on merseyside wasn't quite done. this week, food bank charity st andrews community network had a call from the singer's representatives offering a donation. did you think it was a prank at first? yeah. so if i'm honest, yeah. these types of things don't happen every day, do they? i guess one of the things that was particularly beautiful about the conversation was she wanted to convey a message of thanks to those people who day in, day out, provide compassion and love. well, this centre is open monday to friday. so five days a week and every day there are volunteers coming in here to help. as you can see, lots and lots of food donations, but they can never have too much. that's because the charity supports 36,000 people in north liverpool alone. the charity runs 11 food banks in eight community food pantries. but recently, volunteers have been struggling to give people the food they need in their orders. this donation is going to help me to fulfil that order, hopefully, and people will get what they ask for. all thanks to taylor swift. well, i think we've both become swifties. all of a sudden, she's doing a good thing and she loves liverpool. - we can't get better than her. she's changed so many lives. she's going to make a big difference to all the vulnerable families and liverpool and i'm a bit of a swifty fan myself. so it's nice. it's amazing what she's done. she's done similar in other cities. she's performed in. that help is much needed. cost of living crisis has had an impact on individuals and communities, but it's also having an impact on organisations like ours. donations of food, for example, have gone down, but the need for the food has increased. this donation eases a bit of the pressure, if i'm honest, and give us a little bit of hope. what did all your friends and family say when you told them about this? quite often myjob isjust myjob and there's not a huge amount of interest in it at home. but i became very popular with my children last night and with their friends as well. are you a swifty? i wasn't, but i definitely am now. let's leave you now with a video. feathers went flying in china's hunan province —— when one of the world's fastest bird took a dislike to a passing drone. this was the moment peregrine falcon desided take the drone for a spin attacking the unmanned vehicle as it was flying through a majestic canyon. the unexpected aerial encounter left park staff members in shock. and in case you missed it —— this was the bird behind the wild video —— reminding visitors of the pecking order in this particular park. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. many of us have seen some warm sunshine today. yesterday, temperatures reached 26 celsius at heathrow airport. today wasn't as warm in the south east and across east anglia. where we've seen some showers, those showers have been moving away from the east coast. and the change that's coming in next is arriving in the north west of the uk where we're seeing more cloud coming into scotland and northern ireland, that could bring one or two spots of rain. that damp weather, cloudy weather will push down overnight to northern england, wales and the south—west. these areas a bit misty, may well be some hill fog around as well, but either side of that band of cloud, we've got clearer skies and typical temperatures, ten or ii celsius. it's going to warm up tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow are going to be higher than today. it's the first sign of things starting to heat up over the coming few days. still got that cloudy start, though, for northern england, wales and the south—west. any drizzle won't last long at all. cloud will tend to lift, but spread across to the midlands and eventually into the south—east of england. sunnier skies develop across other parts of england and wales and plenty of sunshine to come this time for scotland and northern ireland, with light winds. and it will be warmer, temperatures two or three degrees higher than today. we may make 25 celsius in the south east of england once again. and the pollen levels are still going to be very high for all of the uk but the far north of scotland. and temperatures will continue to climb as we move into the beginning of next week underneath this area of high pressure, and that's going to keep those weather fronts at bay for the time being towards the north—west. we're going to find a bit of a misty start in the south—west of the uk, sunshine elsewhere. but i think as temperatures rise, so will bubble up the cloud, tend to spread it out a little bit into the afternoon as well. but it's continuing to warm up. temperatures higher again on monday, widely the mid—20s as that heat pushes into scotland and northern ireland, 27 celsius in the south—east of england. now, as we move into tuesday, this weather front will eventually bring a little rain to scotland and northern ireland, but still dry and very warm with some sunshine for england and wales. and the heat is going to continue to build. today, temperatures near normal. it's warmer on sunday, but into the early part of next week those temperatures really do climb and it could be that the heat lasts a little bit longer before the weather breaks and eventually we get some showers. live from london, this is bbc news. officials in gaza say 38 people have been killed in israeli air strikes. the reform uk leader, nigel farage, has defended his claim that the west provoked russia into invading ukraine, following cross—party condemnation. no sign of british teenager jay slater missing in tenerife, as the search continues into its sixth day. greek police have arrested 13 people on suspicion of causing a wildfire which has been blamed on fireworks launched from a private yacht. hello, welcome, i'm samantha simmonds. we start in the middle east — where hamas says at least 38 people have been killed in israeli attacks in several neighbourhoods of gaza city. israel says its fighterjets struck hamas infrastructure. hamas says the attacks targeted civilians. separately, the international committee of the red cross says its field hospital is treating badly wounded people, including children, after explosions in a tent camp on friday, which also damaged its gaza office. here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. there have been more deadly israeli strikes on different neighbourhoods of gaza city. in beach camp, or al—shati camp, large strikes there. you can see these dark plumes of smoke in social media videos.