southampton are promoted after beating leeds in the championship play off final at wembley. good morning. today is going to be a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest showers will be in the north and north east scotland, later rain coming to south west england. all of the details throughout the programme. it s monday 27th may. our main story. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a refugee camp near rafah. the israel defense forces said it had carried out an air strike targeting a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it says it s reviewing the incident after reports that civilians had also been harmed. our correspondent dan johnson is injerusalem. good morning to you, dan. what more do we know about the impact to civilians on the ground? we know there was this civilians on the ground? we know there was this explosion - civilians on the ground? we know there was this explosion last - civ
what s been caught on camera in the skies above california. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said an air strike which killed dozens of people in gaza was a tragic mishap . the hamas run health ministry said at least 45 people, including children, were killed when a strike hit a camp for displaced people in the tal al sultan area of rafah. the united states said the killing of innocent palestinians was heartbreaking , and warned that israel must take every precaution possible to protect civilians. the un chief has condemned the strike and has called for the horror to end. the israeli army said it had been targeting two senior hamas leaders. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson is injerusalem a warning, some viewers may find some of the images distressing. morning didn t end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander wa
this is bbc news. the headlines: in his first major speech of the uk election campaign, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says his party will deliver security and stability. we will also provide the certainty that working people, businesses and communities need. a clear direction, not the endless spinning around that successive tory governments have subjected us all to. french president emmanuel macron is in germany as the first official state visit to the country in 2a years. he is expected to deliver a major speech on the continent s future. rescue crews in texas say they ve witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings as more people are trying to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. south africa has seen much less electricity blackouts in the last few months, but some people say it could be an attempt to buy more votes for the upcoming general election. let s get more on the uk election campaign, now in its first full week. in his first major speech
the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south africans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics believe this could be simple electioneering, but others believe that south africa s energy problem is being fixed for good. the bbc s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africa s many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country s electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there s nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i m happy to say to the country as i stand before you today the energy availability effect of eskom has breached the 70% mark. at 70.78. that s significant. the last time we achieved this was in august 2021. but many people are sceptica
and high rollers competitors from around the world take part in the annual cheesey contest in gloucestershire. good evening. the labour leader has pledged to stop the chaos and rebuild the country in his first major speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appealed to undecided voters and urged people to trust him to deliver economic stability and protect national security. rishi sunak, also out campaigning today, dismissed the speech as waffle, saying it contained not a single plan for the future. we ll have more about the prime minister in a minute, but first, here s our political editor chris mason on keir starmer s speech. a man waiting, waiting for his moment, waiting, he hopes, to be prime minister. if you have ever wondered what this man is all about, today was his attempt to give you an answer. ., ., ., ,., answer. the leader of the labour pa , answer. the leader of the labour party. keir answer. the leader of the labour party, keir starmer. part