hello, i m sally bundock. welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news, a story developing overnight. the israeli military has carried out air raids in the gaza strip, striking targets belonging to the islamichhad militant group. palestinian officials said three commanders of the group were among at least 12 people killed. several others have been wounded. powerful explosions were heard throughout gaza city and rafah in the south of the gaza strip, causing panic among residents. in a statement, the al quds brigade, the military wing of islamichhad, said resistance to israel would continue. the death in israeli custody of an islamichhad hunger striker last week was followed by the firing of hundreds of rockets from gaza into israel. soon we will go live to gaza city to speak to rushdi abualouf. three senior officials killed in gaza airstrikes, his say the israeli military launched strikes against the militant group on tuesday. these are the pictures we are receiving a
energy bosses warn that the government s plan to cap the price of electricity produced by older renewable facilities is risky. hello and welcome to bbc news. ten people are now confirmed to have died, after a huge explosion at a petrol station in county donegal in ireland. a search operation is continuing, as some people are still thought to be missing. eight people were also taken to hospital. police say the cause remains under investigation, but are describing what happened as a tragic accident . the explosion happened at an applegreen service station, in the village of creeslough, yesterday afternoon. from there, our ireland correspondent chris page reports. a rescue effort has now become a recovery operation a sad sign that the emergency services don t expect to find anyone else alive. blown out walls, a crumpled roof, and tonnes of rubble showed this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was lef
a new conservative government. the international edition of the financial times focuses on the uk leader reshuffling his cabinet. jeremy hunt and james cleverly remain, respectively, as chancellor of the exchequer and foreign secretary. the guardian calls the prime minister s reshuffle a gamble, referencing suella braverman s return as home secretary after being sacked from the role due to a security breach less than a week ago. the express reports on mr sunak s solemn tone in his first speech as british premier, vowing to earn the nation s trust. refusing to smile when they were shouting out for him to do so. mistakes were made, i ll fix them is the headline in the telegraph, referencing the last tory government s mini budget which spooked global markets. let s start. welcome to you both. a lot to get through, and so many elements, in terms of who is out, who is in, is this continuity, is this unity? claire delest to start with the ft. sunak confronts prolonged crisis. if
with the regional governor blaming russia. a warning that petrol prices could rise after global oil producer opec agrees it will reduce output. the home office suspends an immigration official and former met officer after a bbc investigation reveals he d been posting racist content on whatsapp. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. breaking news to bring in the last few minutes. police say that at least 20 people are dead, many of them children following a mass shooting at a preschool in north eastern thailand. the report said the attack took place at a childcare facility in non bua lam phu province. a recently dismissed police officer are said to have stormed the building and open file before escaping while some victims are said to be stabbed. the investigation is under way at the moment to try to find the attacker and the report are still coming in of this, there had been reported by the news agencies and all the agencies have been alerted to take action an
it s thursday, the 6th of october. our main story. hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if they re willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the union s 106 year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies, has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uk s nurses were some of the nation s heroes. now, they re being balloted to strike over pay. my love for it was to make a difference in people s lives. and that s why i am here. but then, sometimes when i look at it, it s like, is it really worth it? victoria is a mental health nurse in an nhs trust. after she came back from maternity leave, she went part time and receives universal credit because she says her pay wouldn t cover the cost of childcare if she worked full time. even now, she struggles. sometimes you end up ha