the taiwanese defence ministry says it s detected 71 aircraft and seven warships around the island a tenth person has been killed by an explosion at a block of flats injersey earlier this month. kathleen mcginess was injured by the blast and died in hospital yesterday. the 73 year old lived in a building adacent to the flats. more rohingya refufgees reach the indonesian province of aceh as the un refugee agency fears 180 may have died, after their boat was adrift for weeks in the indian ocean. you are watching bbc news. next it s the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you d have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it s such a breathtaking location that we thought we d stick around for a while to bring you this our best bits of 2022. well, from the baking sun
you can get all the latest on our website. you are watching bbc news. now, time for the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you d have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it s such a breathtaking location that we thought we d stick around for a while to bring you this our best bits of 2022. well, from the baking sun of here in egypt, let s switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other where the jockeys don t need saddles. they use skis. this is st moritz in the swiss alps. it s the place, so they say, where the concept of the winter holiday was born. it also occupies a unique place in sporting history. it s where the bobsleigh was created, but skijoring is an even stranger sporting event than that
widely into the mid 30s, locally as much as 37 celsius, especially across parts of southern england. that weather warning could have impact on health and infrastructure. sharp criticism for the way police forces investigate burglaries, robberies and theft most victims aren t getting justice, a major review says it s unacceptable tears in toronto, as serena williams says goodbye to fans in canada. playing for the first time since announcing her intention to leave the sport, she was beaten in straight sets at the canada open. a hero s welcome for rugby star ed slater, as he completes his 350 mile bike ride, just weeks after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. good morning. it s thursday, august 11th. our main story. talks between energy bosses and the government will take place this morning, amid fears over the soaring cost of gas and electricity. average annual bills are expected to rise to more than £3,500 in october. but ministers say no extra support will be anno
good afternoon. militants in the gaza strip have fired rockets atjerusalem as intense fighting continues with israel. more than 30 palestinians have been killed, according to local health officials, since israel began its military operation yesterday. israel says it acted to counter what it called a direct threat from the islamichhad group. another senior islamichhad commander was killed overnight. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a huge crater in southern gaza that marks a serious blow by israel to islamichhad. its most important commanders the palestinian territory was killed here in a stroke with several others. translation: it was horri inc. several others. translation: it was horrifying- they several others. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted several others. translation: it was horrifying. they targeted the - several others. translation: it 1-033 horrifying. they targeted the house with rockets. there were bodies on t