he has said discussions are ongoing about a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to get aid to civilians into gaza. but fighting in gaza is intensifying and communications are down for a third time. our correspondent rushdi abualouf in gaza has told us that tonight s bombardment seems to be the most intense since the beginning of the war, targeting the northwest of the gaza strip in particular. i also want to bring you an update from the israel defence forces on twitter saying the israeli military says air raid sirens sounding across central israel due to rockets being fired from gaza. i ve said many israelis are running to bomb shelters. these are from the israel defence forces. once we verify those and can bring in more on that update, we will. in terms of the visit of antony blinken. at the end of his visit to iraq antony blinken spoke to the media about the possibility of humanitarian pause to hostilities, that he said would advance several priorities, including getting
luton a famous premier league win. a new manager so far unbeaten. and now with a cup final in his future, philippe clement s rangers run takes them past hearts at hampden. a first wsl defeat of the season for manchester city as arsenal grab a late winner. also coming up on sportsday: in the spotlight again virat kohli makes a record equalling century as india sweep aside another world cup opponent. hello again. welcome to sportsday. luton were moments away from a first ever premier league home win. but it was luis diaz who denied them. a week and a day after his father was kidnapped, the colombian came off the bench to secure liverpool a one all draw at kenilworth road. diaz was named as a substitute at his own behest after missing two games withjurgen klopp revealing the decision had been made three days ago. starting in his position, diogojota had the best chance of the first half but was denied by thomas kaminski in the luton goal. after darwin nunez had missed a gloriou
i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening: luis diaz emotional week ends with a crucial liverpool goal. his injury time equaliser denies luton a famous premier league win. for him to have come on and scored a goal that is really great, it is one of those emotional stories. besides that, we should have done better. a new manager so far unbeaten, and now with a cup final. philippe clement s rangers run takes them past hearts at hampden. a first wsl defeat of the season for manchester city as arsenal grab a late winner. also coming up on sportsday: in the spotlight again virat kohli makes a record equalling century as india sweep aside another world cup opponent. hello again. welcome to the programme. luton were moments away from a first ever premier league home win, but it was luis diaz who denied them. a week and a day after his father was kidnapped, the colombian came off the bench to secure liverpool a one all draw at kenilworth road. nick parrott reports. a week after
Of the seasons first race. Today were looking at a mixture of cool conditions, breezy as well and sunshine and showers. Most of them will be on the north and east. All the details that 27 minutes past. Its mondayjuly 6. Our top story. The uks struggling arts venues are to receive a support package worth more than £1. 5 billion. It comes after many theatres, museums and other cultural organisations had warned that they were on the verge of going bankrupt. Our arts editor Will Gompertz has more. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid 19 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency Government Support. That arrived today with the culture secretary announcing a £1. 57 billion rescue package for the culture and heritage sector. We are extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the performing arts, it will still always be a bandage on a wound