To a huge blaze in the hall green area of the city after residents on serralde road reported hearing several loud bangsin reported hearing several loud bangs in the early evening. Authorities say the fire is now under control and no injuries have been reported and the russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny says Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to achieve his goals after he was sentenced to a further 19 years in jail. The kremlins most vocal political critic was found guilty of creating and funding an Extremist Organisation in. Hes already serving an 11 year sentence at a maximum security penal colony. In a social media penal colony. In a social media post earlier this evening, mr navalny said russians are being forced to surrender their country to a gang of traitors and thieves. The foreign secretary, james cleverly, has called for his immediate release. The controversial influencer, andrew tate, says hell be exonerated after being released from house arrest in romania. He and his
sickening crimes both shocked the nation and wrecked the lives of the surviving victims and the families of them all. over the last two days in court, the harrowing details of what you did have been fully recounted and explored by the advocates and the expert witnesses. at four o clock in the morning of 13th june last year, barnaby and grace, bothjusti9 13th june last year, barnaby and grace, bothjust 19 years 13th june last year, barnaby and grace, both just 19 years of age, were walking back to their student accommodation after a night out in the city centre they were almost home when you attack them. what followed was truly shocking. you pulled out a daggerfrom the bag you were carrying and set about barnaby and a relentless stabbing attack. with astonishing bravery, greece tried to save him by pushing you away and sacrifice her life in the intent as youth then dealt with are intent as youth then dealt with are in the same brutal fashion before turning back to burnaby to r
into north west england. again falling on pretty saturated ground. the winds will pick up but it will not be as windy as it is today. on friday, a chilly start but a much more settled deal weather for most. this is bbc news, the headlines: funerals are being held for 2h soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war in gaza began. there s been intense fighting around khan younis israel says it s surrounded the southern gaza city. but could a hostage deal be close? israel proposes a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with hamas. the us and uk carry outjoint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. we will take you through the oscar nominations in about ten minutes time. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. afternoon. afternoon, thank you. we start dennis. cash we st
benjamin netanyahu was speaking after the deaths of 2a israeli soldiers in one day the worst loss of life, for the israeli army, since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest, the government may be considering a new deal with hamas which could lead to a pause in fighting, while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried with a prayer and full military honours, this was the first in a series of funerals for 21 soldiers killed in israel s biggest sin
funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. hamas. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. time for a look at the business news now with lu kwesa burak. it afternoon, lukwesa. could afternoon. good afternoon. we start here in the uk with the government s finances because the amount it had to borrow last month was far less than expected. that has raised hopes the chancellor, jeremy hunt, may have extra room to cut taxes when he announces his spring budget in march. a lot of it is down to lo