today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmak
deal promised in the wake of brexiter. in its place, a commitment to co operate on defence, trade, a deal on data protection and ways to regulate new ai technology. the uk prime minister hailed this approach is a better response to the challenges the two countries face. the economic relationship between our two countries has never been stronger. the trade is worth hundreds of billions of pounds, dollars, a year. over a million of our citizens in each other s countries work in each other s countries work in each other s companies. we are the largest investors in each other s countries. and that trade is growing as something like 20% last year. as part of the atlantic declaration, president biden pledged to give uk exporters access to critical minerals needed for electric car batteries. similar to an agreement of the us made with japan. there is no reason why great britain will not play a major role in not only critical material but in investing in united states of america and
britain, what do you think of it? do you still have trust in the police? are you getting what you need from the police? give us a call, give us a text. we will about that. right now, here is the news. a 15 year old boy who died after being followed by police whilst riding an e bike has been named locally as saul cookson. the incident happened yesterday afternoon in salford. he collided with an ambulance. north west ambulance service has told the bbc the vehicle was moving at the time, but it was not on an active call. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the chief inspector of constabulary, andy cooke, has warned public trust in policing is hanging by a thread. he s blamed a series of scandals and the failure to get the basics right. mr cooke wants to have the ability to order police forces to make changes when there are serious public safety concerns. the treasury says the windfall tax on energy firms will remain until march 2028. but
hidden amongst the main demonstration, masked protesters who are now taking on the police. italy introduces a law banning the production and sale of synthetic foods, including artificial meat. and we reveal what s so special about these little lizards, born at a zoo in southern spain. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a mass shooting at a primary school in nashville say the attacker had legally purchased seven guns and hid them at the family house. audrey hale, a 28 year old former pupil, shot six people dead, including three children all nine years old, and the school s head teacher before being shot and killed by officers. our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, sent this report from nashville. a warning: it contains some distressing footage. this is the moment when audrey hale prepares to kill. the 28 year old turns up at the school in a car, shoots the glass to get inside, and then stalks the halls with a rifle. minutes later, police off