donald trump calls for the immediate release of the warrant that allowed fbi agents to search his florida home earlier this week. the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest 7 uk cities are in the running. and coming up later in the hour doesjordan peele get a yes from the critics for his new film nope? find out in the film review at 5.45. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal , prolonged dry weather , will drought and severe drought . eight areas have been moved to the third stage including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london.
7,000 extra hospital beds this winter including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. and the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. a drought has been declared across more than half of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can impose stricter measures over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought. eight areas have been moved to the third stage, including devon and cornwall, solent and south downs, kent and south london, herts and north london. as well as east anglia, thames, lincolnshire and northamptonshire, east midlands. in the wake of low rainfall and high temperatures, water c
Of fuel that aid agencies say is vital to Power Generators and other equipment. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has met israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as israel president isaac herzog in the last hour and expressed his solidarity with israel and also stated the need for humanitarian access. Lets ta ke lets take a listen to the Press Conference between Benjamin Netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact ou came netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to Israel Netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to israel tells netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to israel tells us netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to israel tells us a netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to israel tells us a lot. Netanyahu and rishi sunak. The fact you came to israel tells us a lot. I i you came to israel tells us a lot. I said to President Biden yesterday there is one more thing heart warming than standing with israel is
Ahead of the world cup semifinal with south africa. Freddie steward is in, as marcus smith misses out. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one from southern israel, where this war edges closer towards its second week with no sign of the crisis easing. The Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel and condemned what he called the horrific acts of terrorism by hamas which sparked this latest crisis, when more than 1,300 israelis were killed 12 days ago. His arrival comes amid some diplomatic success by us President Biden yesterday. He has reached a deal with israel and egypt to allow a first convoy of aid, 20 trucks, to enter gaza, possibly as early as this evening. I eat, food, water, medicine, but not fuel, will enter gaza through the Southern Rafah Crossing from egypt that aid. The Gazan Health Ministry has said that at least 3,000 gazans have been killed in retaliatory air strikes by israelis, and the un said the humanitarian access is urgently needed. It has urg
Details later. Its thursday 19th october. Around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden. Egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the Rafah Crossing but its unlikely to happen until friday. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk. Rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to The Middle East. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. On a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gazas 2. 5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water and medical su