2a people are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip, including six children. israel says it s targeting the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, which in response has fired more than 300 rockets. yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. the full force of israel s new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb , says maryam. why didn t they warn us? tonight, islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it said, for its leader s death. most were intercepted by israeli air defences. but earlier, a missile hit this israeli home. the family went to their shelter when the air raid sirens went off, this local official said. this is probably what saved th
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. swimming s world governing body, fina, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. the transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it s a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. we want a settlement to this dispute but we we want a settlement to this dispute but we are we want a settlement to this dispute but we are facing a crisis for our members. but we are facing a crisis for our members, thousands ofjob cuts, no guarantee members, thousands ofjob cuts, no guarantee these redundancies won t be compulsory. as the conflict in ukraine continues, the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to fight in eur
and millions of others are stranded after floods in bangladesh and india. communities in finsbury park gather to mark five years since the terror attack in which a van was driven into worshippers outside a mosque. it s two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left wing parties. a photo of the duke of cambridge with his children is released to celebrate father s day. good afternoon. let us start with some breaking news. the international swimming federation has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women s events. former world champion swimmer karen pickering mbe tweets on transgender ruling by fina. i was at the fina congress for the presentation, discussion and vote and i can vouch for the care and empathy displayed for any athletes who wont now be able to compete in the category their gender id may align to. they say a working group to establis
Compared to the last asessment in january. Its big concern is about inflation the rate at which prices are rising. On the global measure the imf is using, it thinks it will be 2. 8 by the end of this year and warns that getting inflation back to their 2 target should be the priority for central banks. For many politcians thats been a key concern as they try to ease Cost Of Living pressures for people around the world. Heres the imf s chief economist. The Global Economy continues to display remarkable resilience with Growth Holding steady and inflation declining. But many challenges still lie ahead. Global growth was 3. 2 in 2023 and is expected to remain at that level both in 2024 and 2025. This represents a 0. 3 percentage point upgrade from our 0ctober projections for 2024, with stronger activity than expected in the us, china and other large emerging markets, but weaker activity in the euro area. 0ur correspondent Michelle Fleury is following this from new york. Lets begin by talkin