and. hotter weather on the england and. hotter weather on the way for next week. hello, this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines. israel carries out air strikes on gaza. palestinian militants fire rockets in return. it s the worst escalation of violence there in more than a year. explosions are heard in gaza this morning after israel s military says its operation against a palestinian group could last for days. broken and devasted the british parents of 12 year old archie battersbee say all legal routes to try and keep their son alive have been exhausted. they re preparing for his life support to be withdrawn. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe s biggest nuclear power plant.
military says its operation against a palestinian group could last for days. broken and devasted the british parents of 12 year old archie battersbee say all legal routes to try and keep their son alive have been exhausted. they re preparing for his life support to be switched off. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe s biggest nuclear power plant. there are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles. the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an economic downturn. chinese fighter jets fly close to taiwan s coastline, as bejing halts co operation with the us on key issues, including climate change.
has moved into the lead of the dakar rally motorbike section. he finished second on stage two, overtaking daniel sanders, who lost his way in the dunes. the nine times world rally champion sebastian loeb came out on top in the car category but he s more than nine minutes behind the leader, after a really close stage. the temperature will certainly cranked up at the world to final last night. at the world to doubt final. always a raucous atmosphere, big money on the table for the winner. and that half a million pound check went to peter snakebite wright. he is an unmistakeable character, and it was a thrilling final against michael the bully boy smith the lead kept changing hands and wright was actually surprised to win it. his experience allowed him to take advantage of some costly mistakes by his opponent, who was devasted. wright said smith would definitely be winning world titles soon. and that bumper cheque, a nice little new year treat.
at alexandra palace. he is an unmistakeable character.. and it was a thrilling final against michael the bully boy smith the lead kept changing hands and wright was actually surprised to win it his experience allowed him to take advantage of some costly mistakes by his opponent, who was devasted. wright said smith would definitely be taking world titles soon. that s all the sport for now. her company at one point valued at 9 billion dollars but now elizabeth holmes has been found guilty of fraud and conspiracy following a four month trial in california and awaits her sentence. the founder of the discredited blood testing company, theranos was accused of lying to investors and retail customers by overstating what the firm s machines were capable of and the accuracy of its tests. our technology correspondent