trial against coleen rooney. a portion of students in england really receiving first class degrees has doubled in a decade. the very first picture of the enormous black hole at the centre of our galaxy. also, before 9pm, we are off to the south coast of england, spotting dolphins. hello and welcome to the programme. police have issued more than 50 fines after parties in downing street and other government buildings breached coronavirus rules at the height of lockdown. the new fines are on top of 50 already issued, including to the prime minister and the chancellor. it s thought at least some of the latest fines relate to a christmas party which borisjohnson did not attend. the metropolitan police says their inquiries are continuing. labour say it s evidence of industrial scale partying at number 10. here s our political editor chris mason. it s long been suspected. today, further confirmation. covid lawbreaking was happening, involving loads of people, for months on end, ri
The fatal stabbing of Elianne Andam on wednesday. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A 14 Year Old Girl and a bus driver have been killed after a coach overturned on the m53 this morning. It was taking pupils to two schools on merseyside when it crashed with dozens of children on board. Eight children were taken to hospital. Two of them have serious injuries. Our Correspondentjudith Moritz is at the scene. Yes, and the two schools involved taking children from a very wide catchment area, hence them being on this motorway so early this morning, they come from as far away as chester, 20 miles or so from here. Its a schooljourney they chester, 20 miles or so from here. Its a School Journey they were chester, 20 miles or so from here. Its a schooljourney they were used to making day after day, but today they never got as far as school, and tonight two families are coming to terms with terrible loss. Its the school run which ended in tragedy. The children on this bus should ha
that the country would have overall security responsibility for the territory. mr dermer told the bbc overall security responsibility did not mean reoccupy or govern the area but that israel would ensure it remained demilitarised once the war ends. we ve also heard from us officials on the matter the national security council spokesperson, john kirby, had this to say. the president maintains his position, that a re occupation by israeli forces is not the right thing to do. we ll let them speak to their intentions but we are definitely having conversations about what the post conflict environment ought to look like, and what governance in gaza will look like. one thing there is absolutely no daylight on is hamas cannot be part of that equation. on tuesday evening, candlelit vigils were held across israel to mark a month since the attack by hamas. people gathered to remember the more than 1,400 people killed, and the hundreds of others taken hostage. israeli prime mini
defence forces have not commented on these drugs but that they have taken control of a hamas stronghold in recent fighting. we have the latest from southern israel. hamas released video of their men fighting on the streets of gaza. they know they can t win a pitched battle, so they re using hit and run tactics. that will intensify as israel s tanks and troops move deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike in khan younis, southern gaza, they were digging for survivors. the town is in the area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe. but nowhere s safe. israel says this is self defence. palestinians call it genocide. ahmed had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was hit. this is the bravery of the so called israel. they show their might and power against civilians. babies inside, kids inside! and the elderly! it is the mighty vengeance promised by israel s prime minister when hamas attacked a month ago. in tel aviv, at the empty table set for the host
good evening. we re live in southern israel, with news tonight from the defence minister, that his troops have now battled their way into gaza city, thought to be the stronghold of hamas. the fighting, which is street to street, is taking place just a few kilometres off in the darkness behind me. it s exactly a month since hamas killed 1,400 people, in coordinated attacks on southern israel, planned in gaza, and today, israelis attended vigils, lit candles and held a minute s silence in remembrance of those who died. like the scores of young people who lost their lives, slaughtered at a music festival near the border. and there have been special prayers for the 2112 israelis taken hostage, and still being held by hamas. israel hit back immediately after the attacks, with massive air strikes, that have reduced much of gaza to rubble. the hamas controlled health authorities there say more than 10,000 palestinians have died, while the un has called the territory, a graveyard fo