and behind the scenes at the museum a special report on how hundreds of treasures were stolen from the british museum. the labour leader sir keir starmer has given his first major speech of the general election campaign. he was speaking in west sussex and promised that a labour government would bring security, stability and change. he said voters could trust labour because he has changed the party permanently. our political correspondent iain watson is travelling with the labour leader. that s right, i m in this part of west sussex, which labour took control of in the local council elections for the first time in its history earlier this month. so sir keir starmer thinks that some people who previously voted conservative perhaps all their lives might now be a bit more receptive to his message. but he also feels that even though he is 20 points ahead in the opinion polls, they also require reassurance that the party has changed, and that is what he sought to give them in tha
southampton are promoted after beating leeds in the championship play off final at wembley. good morning. today is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest showers will be in the north and north east scotland, later rain coming to south west england. all of the details throughout the programme. it s monday 27th may. our main story. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a refugee camp near rafah. the israel defense forces said it had carried out an air strike targeting a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it says it s reviewing the incident after reports that civilians had also been harmed. our correspondent dan johnson is injerusalem. good morning to you, dan. what more do we know about the impact to civilians on the ground? we know there was this civilians on the ground? we know there was this explosion - civilians on the ground? we know there was this explosion last - civ
this is bbc news. the headlines: in his first major speech of the uk election campaign, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction, not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. french president emmanuel macron is in germany as the first official state visit to the country in 2a years. he is expected to deliver a major speech on the continent s future. rescue crews in texas say they ve witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings as more people are trying to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. south africa has seen much less electricity blackouts in the last few months, but some people say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the upcoming general election. let s get more on the uk election campaign, now in its first full week. in his first major speech
the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south africans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics believe this could be simple electioneering, but others believe that south africa s energy problem is being fixed for good. the bbc s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africa s many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country s electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there s nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i m happy to say to the country as i stand before you today the energy availability effect of eskom has breached the 70% mark. at 70.78. that s significant. the last time we achieved this was in august 2021. but many people are sceptica
this year and says people should do more to protect themselves from the sun. good evening. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said an air strike which killed dozens of people in gaza was a tragic mishap . the hamas run health ministry said at least 45 people, including children, were killed when a strike hit a camp for displaced people in the tal al sultan area of rafah. the united states said the killing of innocent palestinians was heartbreaking , and warned that israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians. the israeli army said it had been targeting two senior hamas leaders. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem. morning didn t end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander was hiding among thousands of displaced families fleeing the fighting in rafah to the south. translation: we were pre