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Lets get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. Lets speak to Gina Abercrombie winstanley, president of The Middle East Policy Council and former us ambassador. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Antony blinken on his way. What you think he is hoping to achieve . Hes got a tough road ahead, he has got to convince the players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number players he is meeting in riyadh are several things. Number one, players he is meeting in riyadh are severalthings. Number one, he has got to convince the saudis there is a deal ahead, that the us Security Guarantees are going to make it worthwhile for them to continue forward.
Who is hoping to be selected for fridays foursomes. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The bbc has uncovered more than 150 instances of Police Officers in england and wales misusing their Body Worn Cameras by switching them off when force is used, and deleting or not disclosing footage. The cameras were introduced across the uk to improve transparency and trust in policing. The National Police chiefs council said most body worn video shows good policing but admitted the failures uncovered are unlawful in some cases. Our Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge reports. Chant black lives matter, all lives matter three years ago, a black lives matter protest gathered outside Downing Street, attended by yufial on the left, and his sister, louisa, on the right. The protest was initially peaceful. There was dancing. There were speeches. Two hours in and that peace was broken. A clash quickly escalated, leading to louisas restraint. Shouting. I completely blacked out. I c
welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. israel is facing growing pressure to explain exactly how seven people working for an aid charity were killed in an air strike in gaza. three britons were among those who died in the attack on a world central kitchen convoy. who died in the attack rishi sunak paid trbute tojohn chapman, james henderson and james kirby, describing the deaths as an awful awful tragedy . more of that interview in a moment, but first james kirby s family described him today as a hero. have a listen. he was completely selfless, which explains why he went to gaza. his experiences in the british army when he served in bosnia and afghanistan, he knew the dangers, he was no fool. and people were telling him, this could be very dangerous for you. but he knew the dangers. he was selfless in that regard and hejust wanted to help people. the group had been travelling in a clearly marked aid convoy at the t
dies at the age of 70. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, hello from the bbc sport centre mark mccall, saracens director of rugby criticised the shameful treatment of his captain owen farrell in what he believes should be a wake up call for the game. farrell who also skippers england, will miss the men s six nations after deciding to take a break from international rugby in order to prioritise his and his family s mental well being . he will though continue to play club rugby. mccall says just like england head coach steve borthwick, he s fully behind farrell s decision to step away. social to step away. media we have zero control over. social media we have zero control over. but for me this began in the mainstream media, and the narrative that was created around on from everybody, and soaking up from everybody. that is what happened, i think everybody will, somewhere in their heads, agree with him, and then there was a pylon on social media, but i