welcome to the programme. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war in gaza has entered a second phase, warning it will be long and difficult. speaking at a joint news conference with his defence minister, yoav gallant, and emergency war cabinet member benny gantz, mr netanyahu described the conflict as israel s second war of independence. he declared israel would win the war and make every effort to bring the hostages home. in his first comments since the war began on seven october, hamas s leader in the gaza strip has offered to release all hostages being held in gaza in return for the release of all hamas prisoners in israeli jails. in a statement, yahya sinwar says: we are ready for an immediate exchange deal that includes the release of all prisoners. of all prisoners in the prisons of the zionist enemy in exchange for the release of all prisoners with the resistance. it comes 2a hours after israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza. israel said the
our rugby correspondent sara orchard is in paris with world cup winner paul grayson ahead of the game. when it comes to new zealand and south africa i will mention the weather again, south africa i will mention the weatheragain, new south africa i will mention the weather again, new zealand are the favourites with the bookies, they love running with the ball in hand, they will not love this, surely. i don t think it makes a massive amount of difference. yes, it s factor in the more difficult to handle the ball when it s wet but in terms of the game plan, new zealand kicks the ball as much as anyone in rugby, it s what they do with it when they get it back that they are better than anyone at, which is why it doesn t invite the criticism perhaps that south africa get. fascinating contest, contrasting styles, yes, the weather is what it is but i back the bookies, new zealand favourites, just. find is but i back the bookies, new zealand favourites, just. zealand favourites, ust
from the met by the end of the day. labour says it will vote against a bill in parliament this week that would give the police more powers to impose restrictions on non violent protests. it wants the proposed legislation to be widened to address violence against women. the foreign secretary makes another call for the immediate release of british iranian nazanin zaghari ratcliffe after she faces new allegations of anti government propaganda in court. authorities in the republic of ireland recommend temporarily suspending use of the astrazeneca vaccine, after a report of four new cases of blood clotting incidents in adults who d had the jab in norway. and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year the grammys they re being held at a virtual ceremony in los angeles. now on the bbc news channel, the duke and duchess of sussex s interview with oprah winfrey delivered record ratings for itv. at its peak, 12.4 million viewers were watching, the broadcaster s bi
Donald trump will announce today if hes Pulling America Out also coming up Pulling America Out of the paris Climate Change agreement, but chinese and eu leaders are preparing to pledge their support for the deal. Im at the biggest ago cultural show in england where farmers like will gather to show off their animals and talk about the biggest issues ahead of next week in their industry. England get their campaign started against bangladesh at the oval in a couple of hours time. Carol is going wild with the weather looking at nature on our door steps. Good morning. Good morning from camley street a stones throw from kings cross. Its a haven of tranquility. The Wildlife Trust launches its 30 days wild today, encouraging us in the cities to really engage with wildlife on our doorsteps. The weathers not looking too bad either. For most, it will be dry and sunny, however theres some rain coming in from the west. More on all of that in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa
Its thursday 1st june. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. This time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. Last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbcs election debate. So lets bring you up to date with the latest from the Campaign Trail. This morning, the Prime Minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the Promise Of Brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. Meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for Rail Commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. The party says the move would save an average rail season Ticket Holder £319 a year by 2022. Last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. Theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is i