the fbi says it is investigating the sale of hundreds of treasures that could have been stolen from the british museum. hello, i m geeta guru murthy, welcome to bbc news now. three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk, as the first full week of campaigning gets under way ahead of the general election on july the 4th. the labour leader sir keir starmer has focused on security in his first major campaign speech. he s been telling undecided voters in west sussex on the south coast of england that his party will deliver stability. the labour party says if elected it will carry out a 100 day national security review, looking at all the threats facing britain. sir keir said m years of conservative chaos had damaged trust in politics and british institutions. and he said voters faced a choice about the future of the country . i have changed this labour party, dragged it back to service and i will do exactly the same for westminster. that
gaza today. although he stopped short of describing this is the start of a full-scale ground invasion. yesterday, senior adviser to people benjamin netanyahu told my colleague that this latest escalation is the start of, quote, feedback. you be sure if you are in a hamas tunnel or you are in a hamas stronghold, and we are going to come and find you, and we are going to eliminate that target. hamas will pay for its crimes against humanity. hamas will pay for slaughtering our people. and tonight, we are starting payback. overnight, gaza was hit with an intense series of airstrikes then knocked out internet throughout the region, effectively cutting off gaza s 2 million residents from the outside world. it says are used by hamas. joining me now, nbc news correspondent josh letterman. who is in the west bank and you let matt bradley who is live on the ground in lebanon on israel s northern border. what is israel saying today regarding to actions in gaza? it s been difficult
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Botswa nas welcome to outside source. This is botswanas isaac welcome to outside source. This is botswa nas isaac makwala. Welcome to outside source. This is botswanas isaac makwala. One of the favourites to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships taking place here on monday. But he has been struck down by the norovirus as have many athletes at the games. Officials are trying to limit the spread of the virus which has already affected many competitors and staff. This is the time when the worlds best athletes should be concentrating on their rivals. Instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious vomiting bug norovirus at this team hotel. Yesterday the worlds best 200 metre runner, Issac Makwala, was forced to withdraw from the event. The botswanan medal prospect one of 30 athletes and support staff reporting illness. I felt heartbroken yesterday. I worked hard for this and it is sad for me because i wa