luis rubiales is banned from all football related activities for three years after kissing a player on the lips out at the women s world cup final. good afternoon. this is the bbc news from jerusalem. israel says it s expanding its ground offensive in the gaza strip. it says it hit a further 600 hamas targets in gaza in the past 2a hours, killing dozens of fighters barricaded in buildings and tunnels. witnesses say an israeli tank and armoured vehicle briefly cut a key road from the north to the south of the gaza strip, entering close to gaza city. israel has been bombing gaza since the attacks on october 7th by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk that killed 1,400 people and saw over 200 people taken as hostages. meanwhile, the un agency for palestinian refugees says hundreds of patients are stuck in hospitals in the north of gaza. it comes after doctors say israel told staff to evacuate the hospital on sunday, but, with many patients in intensive care includi
pre tax profits ringed in at $7.7 billion in the third quarter. now, this is all driven by rising global interest rates feeding into their balance sheets. but there have been questions before that these high rates were not being passed on to savers. joining me now is the independent banking analyst, frances coppola. nice to see you, doing rather well. i imagine those paying higher mortgage rates and everything it is a bitter pill. tell us more about the numbers? it is yet tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more tell us more about the numbers? it is yet more profits from their very healthily inaudible it has shrunk ever so slightly in this quarter but it is still way above where it was last year and that does reflect the fact that they have passed on interest rates to lenders much more quickly than they have to savers, which i think some people might get quite cross about. ~ . ., , , about. wanted we are seeing, is we are seeing about. wanted we are seeing, is we are
in gaza city. the palestinian red crescent in gaza says israel has told them to evacuate al-quds hospital, but it said this was impossible due to patients being in intensive care units. israel hasn t confirmed the order, but a military spokesperson said that they had killed what he called dozens of terrorists during bombing of the territory including senior commanders of hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other governments. our international editor jeremy bowen is in southern israel and sent this report. people are living in the ruins in gaza. the israelis insist that they hit hamas targets, who use civilians as human shields. america said it has sent israel another reminder that hamas are legitimate military targets, and civilians are not. in gaza, the un fears civil order is breaking down. its food warehouses in the south were looted. the desperation comes from israel s siege, which the un says violates the laws of war because it s a c
glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio
it s the 9:00 a.m. hour on fox an friends weekend, starting with this, a texas community is in mourning as two illegal immigrants are charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl. the houston business owner who is paying for her family s funeral expenses will joins us live. plus, former president donald trump shares how he is preparing to face biden in this week s cnn presidential debate. well, this is really the best strategy right here. i look forward to t debate. rachel: move over, big brother, big mother and father are watching. it would have killed me if she would have known i left hailey alone while i chilled in a bar with undergrads. i happened to trust my daughter. i was tracking her location with a gps on her phone. rachel: when should you stop tracking your child? we re going to discuss that. the final hour of fox & friends weekend starts right now. welcome to my house. baby, take control now. we can t even slow down. rachel: good morning, i love st