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 the seventh of 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 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. you can see that in these pictures here. israel said
scotland look ahead to tomorrow s match with hungary, knowing it s win or bust. while england despite being in a strong position are under increasing pressure to perform. also coming up on sportsday. marcus smith stars as england cruise pastjapan in tokyo. gloucester hartpury come from behind to secure back to back premiership titles. and olympic qualifying continues, where we ll have the latest on those vying for a spot in paris. we ll get more from the england and scotland camps in a moment, but we ll start with the ongoing game between cristiano ronaldo s portugal and turkey. portugal took the lead after 20 minutes in dortmund, bernardo silva sweeping home the opener and scoring his first ever goal at a major tournament. it got worse for turkey, a calamitous mix up between samet akaydin and goalkeeper altay bayindir saw the ball go past bayindir and roll into the net despite the desperate attempts to keep it out. portugal added another goal in the second half with renewed
scotland look ahead to tomorrow s match with hungary knowing it s win or bust. while england despite being in a strong position are under increasing pressure to perform. also coming up on sportsday. marcus smith stars as england cruise pastjapan in tokyo. gloucester hartpury come from behind to secure back to back premiership titles. and olympic qualifying continues, where we ll have the latest on those vying for a spot in paris. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side portugal are through to the knockout stages of the european championships after beating turkey. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side in the tournament, claimed a first ever point in a major tournament with a 1 1 draw against the czech republic. patrick gearey was watching. turkey have never played in a tournament but they have made this when their own. they found a current coming on the other direction. portugal one of the favourites, awash with talent. find portugal one of the favourites, awash with tale
Into an unusually high rate of Infant Deaths at a hospital in chester. Rolf harris will be out of prison on bail tomorrow, and will attend his latest trial, on charges of Indecent Assault. And we report on the worst examples of Packaging Waste and why theyre difficult to recycle. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theresa may has launched the conservative manifesto. She says politicians need to be upfront and straight about the challenges ahead. The Prime Minister chose to unveil the manifesto in halifax in west yorkshire, and warned that if the next government failed to negotiate a good deal on brexit, the consequences for britain would be dire. Among the policies is Sweeping Change to the way social care will be funded in england. For the first time, the value of someones property would be included in the means test for care at home. There would be a so called double lock to protect the State Pension, replacing the triple lock which expires in 2020. And new measures to curb immigra
Was a very manipulative, conniving and ruthless individual. Detectives say harris was driven by greed and lust but thankfully failed three times to kill the woman he had spent his life with. Duncan kennedy, bbc news. Tributes have been paid by members of all parties to the former labour first minister of wales, Rhodri Morgan, whos died at the age of 77. He was widely credited with bringing stability to the National Assembly after it was created in 1999 and colleagues have singled out his ability to communicate with people of all backgrounds in a political career that spanned four decades. 0ur wales correspondent sian lloyd has this report. Rhodri morgan strove throughout his career for wales with the establishment of the National Assembly, his vision was realised and among the many tributes paid today, hes been described as the father of welsh devolution. He was first minister for almost a decade but wasnt tony blairs choice as Labour Leader in wales. He took over following the resigna