we start with the eurovision song contest, which is now under way in sweden. throughout the day, an estimated 10,000 people marched through the city of malmo, protesting against israel s participation in the competition. these are live pictures outside the contest venue. let s cross now to my colleague mariam moshiri in malmo. always lovely to work with you, shame you are not here, it has been a lot of fun map as you have mentioned, there has been much controversy over the last week. but this is what it is about, the music, and fans are lining up in their droves to watch the grand final of the 68th eurovision song contest. it has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been different to await eurovision song contest two, with lots going on with protests, protest going on right now in the square in front of the arena. my colleague has all the latest. joost klein. with just hours to go, his eurovision dream is over.
hello. the israeli military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. the israel defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel is planning an assault on hamas fighters in rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. last night, a us government report criticised israel s use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it s reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances. israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october seventh. from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent, yollande knell. another desperate exodus, palestinia
probably made the right decision. and coming up on bbc news, two of european football s heavyweights, france and belgium, go head to head at the euros with kick off this afternoon in dusseldorf. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a head teacher convicted of grooming and sexually abusing four girls has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. neil foden was the head of one school in bangor in north wales, and strategic head of another. he d been a well known and well respected figure in the local community before his offending was exposed. made a superhead in 2021, headteacher neil foden was a regular on the tv and radio news. none of us know for certain exactly how their work is going to be assessed. but in september last year, he was arrested after a girl came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. her evidence would prove pivotal. because she was quite involved with the defendant, she had a lot of evidence to give, not only in terms of her own account, but a
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