the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone s device. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m samantha simmonds. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s disheartening because it feels like you
sirjim ratcliffe s offer to become a minority shareholder in manchester united could be accepted as early as next week. united s owners the glazer family have been looking for investment for over a year. it s expected ratcliffe s ineos group will pay around £1.25 billion to buy 25%. here s ourfootball reporter simon stone. jim ratcliffe has lowered his expectations from 59% to 60%, and now we think 25%, and the glazers are willing sellers. it ll be interesting to see how it works out because jim ratcliffe interesting to see how it works out becausejim ratcliffe is not known for taking a back seat, but clearly this is only a quarter of the club, and he also has served daily transferred with the indio cycling group with him in every sporting enterprise, really. so what part will he play in manchester united when this deal is complete? james maddison has withdrawn from the england squad for this month s euro 2024 qualifiers with an ankle injury, and will be out until at least j
us. what do you make of the current israeli military operation in gaza? the aim of the operation is to replace the government of hamas, which is a government of isis, and to allow another arab state ruling gaza. gaza was taken by force from the palestinian authority, the plo, in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. i just in 2007, and it should be returned to them if they wish. ijust heard on your news that president abbas is saying that he s ready to take upon himself the gaza strip if it is part of a process which includes the west bank, and i believe that this is something which is possible. hamas, as ou something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has been - something which is possible. hamas, as you mentioned, has been ruling i as you mentioned, has been ruling gaza since 2007. this is not a fight this group will give up easily, th