October seven last year in that 0ctober seven last year in that cross border raid by hamas. In terms of the operation to get them out, the Israeli Military have said it was a joint operation between Special Forces from the army and also members of israels intelligence service. They said they were acting on intelligence and he was found in a tunnel. He is now backin was found in a tunnel. He is now back in israel, he is in hospital and surrounded by his family and said to be in good health. John there in jerusalem, said to be in good health. John there injerusalem, thank you for that update and plenty more on that story you were seeing come of the first pictures of that Freedom Hostage talking to israels Prime Minister a little earlier. So those are some of the latest pictures and some of the latest detail. Now as promised, for the latest sports news lets cross to sarah. Lets start with the Us Open Tennis where four british players begin their campaigns today. Womens number one Katie Bo
Really looking forward to tomorrow. Guehi to newcastle . Ugarte to Manchester United . What of merino, mctominay and ramsdale . Well bring you the latest premier League Transfer news. Well bring you up to speed with the brits in action on day two of the us open. Coming up, we are in the nets as england and sri lanka prepare for the second test match at lord s. And arnie stone comes back after much dedication, energy and surgery. Weve been catching up with dame sarah storey too and well start sportsday in paris because this time tomorrow, well be gearing up for the Opening Ceremony of the paralympic games. Blissfully its expected to be dry unlike the olympics one last month. Paralympics gb are sending a squad of 215 athletes, targeting between 100 and 140 medals. Well, those athletes has chosen their flagbearers to represent them in the place de la concorde. 0ur correspondent andy swiss has more. Welcome to the paralympics of gb headquarters here in paris, and it was here early this mo
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also wed like to hear from you on President Trumps announcement that the us is preparing to ban flavoured e cigarettes following a spate of vaping related deaths. Is this the right course of action . Should other countries follow suit . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start here in the uk. Prime minister Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to recall parliament after the publication of a document outlining the risks of the uk leaving the eu without a deal. The so called yellowhammer contingency plan outlines what the government calls the reasonable worst Case Assumptions for a no deal brexit, but voices from the opposition and the Business Community say the document confirms what they have been saying will happen in the event of a disorderly brexit. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Parliament forced the government to publish this d
For tens of thousands of passengers. A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know this in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme how cynical are you . Tom hanks plays fred rogers, the us kids tv host, to counter cynicism which has become the default position for so much of daily structure. So do you agree . Are we far too cynical and not optimistic . Tell us what you think just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. So its looking like another momentous week in british politics and for borisjohnsons government. Later today, mps will vote for a second time on whether to hold an early general election. Also today the mps bill forcing mrjohnson to ask for a brexit extension in order to avoid no deal is set to become law. And then, possibly later today but certainly by thursday, parliament will be suspended or prorogued. Gareth barlow reports. It is the start of another intense week for brexit and for british politics. It is a week where we will see more vo
Correspondent in washington. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. A pop up shop is charging would be social Media Influencers £10 an hour to take their selfies against a variety of backgrounds. Would you pay money to take a selfie in a pink ball pit . Has selfie culture spiralled out of control . Let us know, just bbcthebriefing. World leaders at the g7 summit are expected to agree new plans to help countries tackling forest fires in the amazon. President macron of france said they were close to a deal providing technical and financial help. Brazilian military plane have been dumping water on the burning areas after global concern that not enough was being done to tackle the fires. From biarritz, heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. The fires raging across the amazon in recent weeks have been devastating, not just in recent weeks have been devastating, notjust fo