today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmak
welcome to the programme welcome we begin in ukraine where at least three civilians have been killed and more than 1a wounded in the last 2a hours in the latest wave of russian missile and drone attacks. the overnight attacks across ten regions of ukraine were the fourth such wave in just over a week. the southern city of odesa has also been targeted. russia has stepped up its aerial attacks ahead of an expected offensive by ukraine. a ukrainian general in bakhmut said russia had intensified its shelling of the devastated city too. russia s wagner group boss says moscow has agreed to his demands for more ammunition days after he threatened to withdraw his men from bakhmut. russian troops and fighters from wagner, a private military company, have been trying to capture bakhmut for months despite the city s questionable strategic value. earlier, zhanna bezpiatchuk from the bbc ukraine service, told us more about the drone attacks to kyiv. we have seen already a ra
a bbc investigation finds the number of pharmacies in england has fallen to its lowest level since 2015. # she, queen of the kings. # broken her cage, threw out the keys. # she will be the warrior of north and southern seas. and getting ready, with less than a week to go before the eurovision song contest grand final in liverpool. right across the uk, people have been marking the final day of the coronation weekend, by getting involved in community events. members of the royal family have joined volunteers for what s been called the big help out, for tasks including beach cleaning, litter picking and wildflower planting. princes george and louis, and princess charlotte, are among those who ve lent a hand. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has more. right on target. five year old prince louis, on his first royal engagement, was more than happy to get involved volunteering at a scout hut in slough. do you think prince louis would make a good scout? yes. yes, definitely.
australian public though it is probably not the right time yet for mr albanese to take another vote to the australian people. and of course in terms of the referendum to go republic, this wouldn t be the first time australians go to the polls, is it? ., ., it? know it, it wouldn t. mariko it? know it, it wouldn t. mariko oi, it? know it, it wouldn t. mariko oi, if it? know it, it wouldn t. mariko oi, if you - it? know it, it wouldn t. mariko oi, if you can . it? know it, it wouldn t. - mariko oi, if you can believe mariko 0i, if you can believe it, it is 25 years this november since australians voted in the republic referendum of 1999 stop back thenit referendum of 1999 stop back then it was rejected by about 55- 45% then it was rejected by about 55 45% and interestingly, yes was actually spearheaded by malcolm turnbull of course then went on to become australia pot prime minister. but, as i said before, matt thistlethwaite is adamant that this is not the end of the republic ca