the families of the hostages of course notjust those directly involved, but the families of the 130 or so hostages thought to still be held in captivity. hamas has done this thing before, trying to put pressure on the israeli government to call a cease fire in order to release the hostages safely. but this episode has been particularly distressing and i think brutal. these videos were released in three trenches the first videos show just the three hostages speaking, it wasn t clear when the images were taken. the second video which was released this morning showed the three people again, but suggested that their fate wasn t known they might be alive, they might be dead and people might know tonight. and tonight, a third video has been released showing two of the male hostages apparently killed. now the video says they were killed in an israeli air strike it is impossible to verify that claim, and these are very distressing. most of these are very distressing. most o
nasa says it will go ahead and launch the most powerful rocket its ever built. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a manhunt is underway in liverpool after a nine year old girl was shot dead. police say an unknown man is reported to have fired a gun inside a house in the knotty ash area of the city at around ten o clock last night. a man and a woman also suffered gunshot injuries in the attack. ian byrne is the labour mp for liverpool west derby, where this attack happened. he spoke to breakfast earlier this morning. i think devastating is a good way of putting it. we are still going to process what we have heard overnight. it is absolutely devastating that a wholly innocent nine year old young girl has been sadly murdered and i think we are all struggling to process it is a community, in west derby in liverpool and across the country. i think as a moves forward i have heard as much as everybody else, really, we need to hearfrom heard as much as everybody else, really, we
Good afternoon, one of the exciting things for the day and exciting moment and i have the honor of serving as the dean of school of Public Health, for all of you that are here for this exciting afternoon, im thrilled, welcome you. And also thrilled not to stand in the way of a great conversation, and so, im delighted to introduce our moderator, wellknown to all of you, im sure, michael, the chair of the department of Health Policy and management. Michael. Great. [applause] im michael and my job as moderator host today is basically to introduce chelsea and devi talk 20, 25 minutes and let you guys ask question and i sit and have a whole back and forth with them and i say now its time to go to reception and have some wine and thats my main job. Before i do my main job, i just want to say a couple of quick things, three quick things about this terrific book. First thing i want to say, as youll hear, im sure, this book contains four case studies of leading Global Health organizations aroun
And the funeral of football great Jack Charlton will take place later with hundreds expected to line the streets of his hometown. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. And stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. A long awaited report intro alleged russian interference in british politics is going to be published in just half an hour, more than a year after it was completed. Its original release, due before last decembers general election, was held back by the government, leading to accusations of a cover up. Heres our security correspondent, gordon corera. What does the threat from russia look like, and has enough been done to counter it . Thats the focus of todays long awaited russia report. Its written by the intelligence and Security Committee of parliament, which oversees the work of britains spy agencies and its based on those agencies classified contribution, as well as other expert witnesses. Its expected to cove
International law the man accused of stabbing Jacob Billington to death and attacking seven others in birmingham over the weekend makes his first appearance in court. And coming up, the antarctic glacier the size of the uk and the discovery that explains why its melting at an alarming rate. Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in england from monday. The measures follow a steep rise in coronavirus cases, with more than 8,000 people testing positive across the uk since sunday. The new law bans larger groups meeting anywhere socially indoors or out. It wont apply to schools, workplaces or events such as weddings and funerals. 0rganised team sports will also be allowed. Anyone breaching the rules could be fined £100, and up to £3,200 for repeat offences. Scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are able to set their own coronavirus restrictions. Some parts of the uk will continue to have tougher restrictions to tackle local outbreaks. Heres our Health Correspondent, lau