Are we bring you news and interviews on bbc news. We begin with the latest from morocco. Teams in morocco are battling to reach people still trapped in rubble following fridays earthquake. Nearly two and a half thousand people are known to have died. Four nations britain, spain, qatar and the uae are now sending aid. The epicentre was to the south of marrakesh, along the high atlas mountain range. The struggle to get through roads blocked by boulders has led some villagers to keep digging by hand. 0ur middle east correspondent is in the Atlas Mountains and sent this report. Dont lights up the destruction in this village. Morocco s most remote hill site has become encampments for survivors. This lady has lost contact with her son who fled the village to get help. She was already grieving, her husband had been sick and died before the earthquake came. Translation we and died before the earthquake came. Translation translation we are staying in the street, i translation we are staying in
Government to reach a deal with hamas for hostages to be freed, and they also want their Prime Minister to go. He should resign after what happened. Six months ago the war start, and hamas and everything. He claimed that he wants to go to war and make hamas go away and bring all the hostages home, back home. For one israeli family, the hope is over elad katzir, kidnapped from kibbutz nir oz, his body returned from gaza today. The Israeli Military says he was murdered in captivity by the islamichhad group in january and that Special Forces recovered his body in khan younis overnight. During the attack in october, his father was killed. His mother was abducted but later released. In a facebook post, his sister blamed the Israeli Government for his death, saying he could have been brought back alive if there had been a deal with hamas, and said the israeli leadership was cowardly. In gaza, a desperate wait for food, amid warnings of famine. Aid deliveries have been, at best, sporadic. Whe
takes place in scotland. there have been attacks in mali where a riverboat and military base have been targeted. hello, i m ben thompson. this is bbc news now. we start with news that the head of london s metropolitan police says the force is investigating whether staff at wandsworth prison helped the terrorism suspect daniel khalife escaped on wednesday morning. so mark rowley said the break out was clearly preplanned, and described it as extremely concerning. he escaped to the underside strapped to the underside of a delivery truck. the search is now into its third day, with no confirmed sightings of khalife. 2500 acres. it is london s largest royal park, and this morning, police confirmed richmond park was a place of interest. 0n confirmed richmond park was a place of interest. on day three of manhunt. residents said it had been a noisy night as the area was searched. some 150 officers have now been deployed trying to locate former soldier daniel khalife, still on the r
the capital is preparing for the most high profile event to be held in india in years. security is tight, and the budget for hosting is reported to be more than $100 million. the two day event will be attended by several world leaders, including us presidentjoe biden seen here boarding his plane earlier thursday. india s moment on the global stage. to the world, it s promoting itself as a leader. at home, it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves that this grouping bears an exceptional responsibility. ..holding 200 meetings in 60 different cities. sustainable development goals. ..making the 620 matter. 620 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it feels like we are the ones hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about. and, yes, i m very excited for it. new convention centre, new statues, 620 billboards everywhere. delhi has been getting a makeover worthy of bollywood stars, prese