More on the Bbc News Website and app. Hello, im martine croxhall. The us secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Middle East as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. It comes after president biden said that a Ceasefire Deal was closer than ever. But senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. Meanwhile, there have been more israeli Air Strikes in Gaza And Israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon. The us feels the stakes are so high with the threat of an all out regional conflict that wider peace is essential. Thats according to our Middle East correspondent, sebastian usher. Lets take a listen. I think we have got three messages coming out in a way from the us, very strong, very urgent, very much pushing the ceasefire negotiations. They have broken down a number of times before. But i think the us feels the stakes are so high this time with the threat of a regional
Predictable in ukraine, so we know towards the end of october, the last couple of weeks of october, movement will get much more difficult, the battlefield will settle into a different rhythm and both sides want to establish their positions before then. So if it works, it will have that effect but if it fails, my goodness, it will be a disaster because they may lose the units and the manpower that theyve committed to creating to this pocket in kursk and still lose Chasiv Yar and pokrovsk and other areas in the donbas. If that were the case, i doubt that zelensky would survive that, so its a big risky move. Interesting. And you said if it works, what does the strategic Win Look like here from a ukrainian Point Of View . Yeah, good point. The battle to come, and this battle has only just started, but the battle to come in this Kursk Pocket will be measured in days and weeks, not weeks and months, because the russians will not allow this to stand. They will put into this pocket whatever it
With Team Gb boarding a train at Gare Du Nord station. 230 athletes have boarded the eurostar back to england including medal winners Tom Daley and Matt Hudson smith. But as Team Gb make their way home, the boa chief executive, andy anson, has reflected on their success while acknowledging some frustration at a lack of gold medals in comparison to previous games. Winning a medal on every day of the games is unique thats never happened before so it feels like its just been, you know, success after success after success. I agree it would have been nicer to get some more gold medals. You look at the success of the australian Team Theyve managed to convert a much higher number of their medals to gold medals this time. And weve got to fight back, and i think weve all got to have that mindset. So celebrate the brilliant success of the 65 medals, but at the same time see how we improve things going forward. We have to assess is that something that needs we have to assess is that something tha
Warned that his Mental Illness was so severe he could end up killing someone. Calocane s Mother And Brother have told Bbc Panorama it was one of a series of missed opportunities that could have prevented the killings. He was sentenced to an indefinite Hospital Order for the manslaughter of caretaker ian coates, and students Barnaby Webber and Grace Omalley Kumar last year. Our correspondent Navtej Johal reports. For so long we had thought that it would end in tragedy. But i thought the tragedy would be him taking his own life, and it was, like, infinitely worse than that. The family of Valdo Calocane are talking publicly for the first time. In 2023, he fatally stabbed students Barnaby Webber and Grace Omalley Kumar, and School Caretaker ian coates. He also seriously injured three others by driving into them. Valdo calocane was convicted of manslaughter for the killings, and is detained in a secure hospital. The families of his victims believe that although he was mentally ill, he knew
Counting the cost of pothole damage. Average repairs rise to nearly £500. Could more of us be claiming compensation from the council . I Take A Look. Good morning. Temperatures today could reach 35 celsius in parts of the South East quarter of the country, making it the hottest day of this year so far but further north we have got some heavy Thundery Downpours. I will have all of the details shortly. Its monday the 12th of august. A doctor who treated Valdo Calocane three years before he fatally stabbed ian coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace Omalley Kumar in nottingham warned his Mental Illness was so severe he could end up killing someone, according to medical records seen by the bbc. In their first interview, calocane s Mother And Brother told Bbc Panorama this was one of a series of missed opportunities over three years that could have prevented the killings. Navtej johal has this report. For so long we thought that it would end in tragedy. But i thought the tragedy would be him taki