police hunting for the man suspected of attacking a woman with a corrosive substance in london last week say he s probably dead. abdul shakoor ezedi was last caught on cctv on chelsea bridge, on the night of the attack. detectives believe he went into the river thames. prince harry has settled his remaining claims against mirror group newspapers for phone hacking and invasion of privacy. the amount he ll receive has been described as substantial . the publisher will also pay all his legal costs, beginning with an interim payment of £400,000. the parties of two former prime ministers in pakistan, nawaz sharif and imran khan, have both claimed victory in yesterday s general election. independent candidates linked to imran khan hold the highest number of seats three time former leader nawaz sharif says his party is the largest. good evening. it s no secret that through this first term, the white house staff have shielded joe biden from too much media exposure. case in point,
semifinal on tuesday. earlier today, the draw for the champions league last 16 was made. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters, they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begeristain to facing copenhagen. of course we remember the two games we played, and they went well, at least at etihad
Summit injordan with arab leaders has been cancelled. We can bring you live pictures of gaza, where it is just after seven in the morning with more on tuesdays Hospital Explosion, heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast. The missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts. You can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed al ahli hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believe
Now, its a fast moving situation in the middle east. Is there anything you can say at all about the half dozen or so british citizens who have been taken hostage by hamas . Is britain working with the us to keep safe routes open and whats our role in the humanitarian effort . Yeah, its one of the things that ive been discussing with students here today who obviously have family and friends that are impacted by this in israel. Now were doing everything we can to provide support. I know its an anxious time for many families who will have loved ones who are impacted or missing. Were providing all the consular support through the Foreign Office that we can and also providing direct support to the israelis. And the humanitarian situation is one which, of course, were concerned about, and that ive raised in all the calls and interactions ive had with other leaders from across the region, and in particular making sure that we can try and get the Rafah Crossing Open that will ease the humanita