there s a huge barrage going on overhead just at the moment. yevgeny prigozhin seemed determined to march his men to the top of the hill. then, he marched them down again. political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. this is southern israel and that is gaza, and the war here has dominated the news agenda since early october. tragic and polarising, it s one of the biggest stories of 2023 and one that i have followed here and reported on throughout, speaking to people in israel and in gaza about how they re living through it. the year has seen many important and profound stories, from the war in ukraine to donald trump s legal affairs in the us and for india, a successful moon landing. i m going to bring you just some of those moments. we begin in turkey and syria and the devastating earthquake that struck early on the sixth of february. these images show the moment the first quake hit. with a magnitude of 7.8, it destroyed hundreds of bui
the greek transport minister resigns and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after at least 36 people died and dozens injured following a train crash in northern greece. as the search continues, police fear a missing two month old baby has come to serious harm. the parents, constance marten and mark gordon, have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new data shows hundreds of sex offenders slipped off the police radarjust by changing their names. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the former health secretary matt hancock has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it s obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock s spokesperson has called it a distorted account . our political correspondent,
will have on the many people who have been following this story closely. after a national search, constance marten and mark gordon were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. we ll bring you the latest from our correspondent at the scene. also on the programme. after the former health secretary matt hancock s whatsapp messages are leaked, fresh questions about the government s handling of the covid pandemic. in greece, more than a0 people are dead after a passenger train and a freight train collide head on. and prince harry and meghan have been requested to vacate their british base of frogmore cottage, in the grounds of windsor castle. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. the magic of the fa cup is well and truly alive. a shock on the south coast as grimsby stun southampton and qualify for the quarterfinals. good evening. sussex police have confirmed that the remains of a baby have been found by officers searching for the m
motorway drivers stuck for hours overnight, as heavy snow and strong winds cause travel chaos in parts of the country. keep getting called to stranded motorists on the cross pennines routes, cars that can t progress because of the snow, some medical emergencies. fears of a recession ease as new figures show uk economic output bounced back slightly injanuary by 0.3%. and there s a new duke of edinburgh prince edward is given the title of his late father, prince philip. and coming up on the bbc news channel despite injury and illness struggles, emma raducanu has returned to winning ways in her first match since the australian open injanuary. good afternoon. the prime minister is in paris today for a summit meeting with the french president emmanuel macron. rishi sunak says it s a new chapter in anglo french relations. he s pushing france for more action to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats and is likely to offer the french authorities more money to help th
mistake, they are not going to let it completely destroy everything, because they have these bigger, not necessarily bigger fish to fry but very important fish to fry. robert, thank ou very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking through - very important fish to fry. robert, thank you for talking through that | thank you for talking through that news conference. our political correspondent rob watson. and if you want to find out more on that, you can go to our live pages on the bbc website. a woman awoman and a woman and two boys have been found dead at a property in london. police were called and found the bodies of a 47 year old and two boys aged nine and seven. let s speak to our correspondent for more. what can you tell us? ~ , , correspondent for more. what can you tellus?~ , , correspondent for more. what can you tellus? , , correspondent for more.