thank you for being with us. we begin in the occupied west bank where the israeli military has launched a major operation against what it claims are militants, based in the sprawling and long established refugee camp injenin. the palestinian authorities say it s simply an invasion and that it should be seen as a war crime. at least nine people have been killed, and dozens injured. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. the day ended as it had begun injenin with battles raging. the israeli military had used a surprise drone strike in the early hours to target what it said was the headquarters of local militants. armed palestinians began fighting back from inside the city s crowded, decades old refugee camp. hundreds of israeli soldiers are on the ground. the israeli military says they re seizing weapons and explosives. the israeli prime minister said action was overdue. translation: the israeli defence force began an extensive operation last night against terro
he went on. a few days later, oceangate s stockton rush replied. he told rob mccullum. the next day, rob mccallum replied in the starkest terms. oceangate s lawyers then contacted rob maccullum and threatened legal action. today, we ve contacted them again and they say they have no additional information. rob mccallum maintains that no one should have gone in this submersible. our science correspondent jonathan amos has been tracking this story since the sub was first reported missing. this is a stark exchange your? it s a this is a stark exchange your? it s a fascinating exchange, actually. it is polite ish, but it s also very testy indeed. we should perhaps explain who rob mccullum is, he s got a storied career in deep submersibles. he led the five deeps expedition so this was the american adventure of the first person ever to reach the deepest points and all the world s oceans. so he certainly knows what he s talking about. and his criticism of stockton rush here, the c
an exercise in raw political power very good morning to dot that s me done. wishing you have good weekend, we leave you with a travel show. this week on the travel show. i m in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. we are heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an agent ballgame that predates football by around 3000 years. hello and welcome to yellowstone park here in the united states. this is one of the oldest national parks in the oldest national parks in the world. it celebrates its 150th this year. now, this is a vast and mesmerising place. a little later on in the show i will be coming up close to one of yellowstone s most famous and fearsome residence, the grizzly bear. but we re starting this week some weight you don t need bear spray to visit. now, the famous film director baz luhrmann once said if paris is the city o
the uk home secretary, james cleverly, says conservative plans to introduce a form of mandatory national service if they win the election, would get young people out of their bubble. under the plans, 18 year olds would be given the choice of either joining the military for a year, or taking part in community service. non compliance wouldn t mean prison, but there d be some form of sanction. helen catt reports. the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy, but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year s military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation that we have seen in society. too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble, and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic g
bit later on. they say you never forget how to ride a bike but what about playing the piano? one woman has started tickling the ivories again after a break of 80 years thanks to the help of a teenage volunteer. 90 year old sybil who is blind moved into a care home injanuary, at the same time that aaliyah began volunteering there and they bonded over a shared love of music, as juliette phillips reports. she has never lost her love of music and now rediscovered her passion for performing put up after decade she was inspired to return to the piano i thought, i love doing that lovely music that is. i wish i could ve kept on my piano lessons. playing like that. add be able to be happy in this carers home. add make all the other people happy. since then they pair have become quite the double act for the even losing her eyesight hasn t stopped civil patiently practising to relearn all the notes. never give up in life. never. keep going, if you give up you lost it. what is