is not being made everywhere. we are seeing crime overall, retail theft overall up across the country and especially in new york city, los angeles, and even dallas. john: prosecuting shoplifting, what a novel concept. dan, thank you. israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid. the problem was and has been and remains hamas. the question is whether they are willing to resume this effort. john: big news out of israel, suggesting they are open to a temporary ceasefire with hamas in order to free more than 100 people still held hostage. no word on whether the terrorist group will return to the negotiating table. sandra: and while fierce battles rage up and down the gaza strip, the u.s. is urging israel for a more targeted approach to spare civilian lives. netanyahu says the idf will keep on with its operation to eliminate the terrorist group. john: so begins hour two, john roberts in washington. good to be back with you again, sandr
and they broke it. also tonight a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9 year old olivia pratt korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket s disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men sjoy this the men s joy this evening the men sjoy this evening is the men s joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the la
elon musk says his takeover of twitter is sinking in but what will it mean for free speech on social media? a tale of two communities in the west highlands coping with the cost of living one has seen energy bills soar and the other hasn t. and cash is king the royal mint starts making new 50p coins featuring king charles iii. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s hopes of progressing at the t20 world cup hang in the balance, after their match against australia is abandoned because of rain. good afternoon. in a moment of legal history, the sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison, with a minimum term of 3a years, for killing her friend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as extremely devious . laura foster is at the old bailey. mitchell has become the first murderer and the first woman to be sente
you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are in complete denial. a murder sentence is televised for the first time in england and wales. jemma mitchell is given life for the killing and decapitation of her friend. the world s richest man, elon musk, takes control of the social media platform twitter in a £38 billion deal. and the minting of new coins bearing the image of king charles iii, in circulation from december. and coming up on the bbc world news channel. they are breaking formula i s budget cap and facing a fine of more than £6 million of the reduction in research for next season. good evening. the northern ireland secretary has said that voters will be going to the polls for the second time in 12 months, to vote yet again for members of the stormont assembly. after a midnight deadline to break months of gridlock passed, chris heaton harris said an election must be held within 12 weeks, although he did not give a date. in may, the nationalist par
you have shown absolutely no remorse and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what you did. rail passengers face severe disruption after transpennine express axes more than 50 of its services in a single day. and in sweden, resesarchers say they re close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. elon musk, the world s richest man, has finally taken control of the social media platform twitter, in a deal worth £38 billion. he tweeted that the bird is freed , and is reported to have fired a number of the firm s top executives. it brings to an end an on/off takeover saga that has gone on for months. mr musk, the boss of tesla and spacex, says he believes in absolute free speech and there s speculation that some people who ve been banned from twitter, including former president donald trump, may now be invited back. here s our north america technology reporter, james clayton. when elon musk made a surprise entrance into twitter this week,