and propaganda, even propaganda in a good cause, is always bad drama. from the outset, doctor who was big on subtext. the daleks rooted in xenophobia and nazism. they re afraid of you because you re different from them. while its second ever episode sees cavemen arguing over fire, a fable some see rooted in contemporary concerns about nuclear technology. social commentary has always been present in science fiction, but it s part of the palette. it s not supposed to be the dominant, overarching thing. science fiction does lend itself to parables and polemics, but i would say it s probably at its best when it s satirical. no answer to a straight question. typical politician! the fact is, doctor who s politics were never easy to read and you only have to dip into social media now to find people who think new who isn t liberal enough. as always, it depends on who s doing the reading. you can look at it any way you like, and i would say the doctor is the best of everything, rather
say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes
in england after a public consultation. coming up in sport later on bbc news: bangladesh are the first side out of semifinal contention at the cricket world cup. they lost by seven wickets to pakistan, who have kept their hopes alive. good evening from jerusalem. footage is emerging tonight after a huge explosion at a refugee camp in northern gaza. the images show people at the jabalia camp trying to resuce others trapped under the rubble. hamas designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk government says it was an israeli air strike and at least 50 people have been killed, with hundreds injured. the israeli military has yet to comment. the camp, made up of high rise buildings, was home to more than 100,000 people and is in an area that civilians had been told to leave. bbc verify have just located the exact position of the blast which you can see here you can see how built up it is. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has the latest. his report is hard to watch a
and a section of hamas underground tunnel network. we will keep you across developments. also tonight, we will speak to a former israeli general about the war aims as tanks and troops make their way deeper into gaza. we will hear from the charity save the children who say by their estimates there have been more children killed in this than 3000 children killed in this conflict, that in all the worlds conflicts of the past five years. and we will hear from senator mike lee, one of the growing number of republicans who want israel funding split good evening. at least 50 people are reported to have been killed and many more injured in a blast at the jabalia refugee camp in northern gaza. those figures have come from the hamas run gaza health ministry. the french news agency afp say their reporter has been at the scene and the footage shows at least 47 bodies recovered from the rubble. those picture show people digging with their hands in an enormous crater searching for sur
all happy he thought his career was over welcome. we begin with relentless severe storms that continue to threaten millions across the us. this memorial day weekend especially hot heat overnight, texas and oklahoma. well, this is what s left of a gas station in valley view, texas, north of dallas and it s just one of several reports of major damage following overnight storms in the area. officials in denton county say they are responding to reports of multiple victims and people trapped it s unclear how many people are injured. there are also reports of overturned 18-wheelers, damaged homes, and downed power lines. residents of celina, a city within denton county, are being urged to stay in their homes and off the roads following a parent tornado activity in oklahoma, police say the town of clear moist shut down to avoid the area there to reports of extensive damage to homes, as well as down trees and power lines. the state emergency operations center has been activated