the uk had hottestjune since records began, with heat killing fish in rivers and threatening insects. sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. i want to show you these pictures first because these are the pictures from the israel gaza border and you can see the fires that are burning and young men carrying out their protests as the unrest spreads after that launch of the israeli military operation in the refugee camp at the start of the day. already we have been seeing the pictures from inside the camp and we know from the palestinians, they say they targeted what they described as seven palestinian militants. palestinian officials say eight have been killed and 50 wounded and have been describing it more as an invasion rather than a military operation. that phrase from one palestinian official talking to the bbc in the last couple of hours. but the unrest clearly spreading as of that operation continues. we will have more on that which is our main sto
this is bbc news. the headlines: israel launches a major military operation in the occupied west bank. at least eight palestinians have been killed and dozens injured. we are really waiting and watching to see what happens, listening as we are to the sounds of fighting not very far away. russia s widespread use of mines slows down ukraine s counter offensive. we have a special report. it s because of those mines, ukrainians say, that they are struggling to make the kind of strategic breakthrough they need to in order to change the course of this war. the trial of hollywood actor kevin spacey for alleged sex offences resumes in london.