it s been a day of worship and a day of grief in israel and the occupied territories. tens of thousands ofjews gathered atjerusalem s western wall for passover prayers. not far away, hundreds ofjewish worshippers walked close to the al aqsa mosque. and in a settlement in the west bank, the funeral took place for two british israeli sisters shot dead on friday. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. as maia and rina were brought in, the wailing of rina s teenage school friends filled the prayer hall. theirfather, a rabbi, bent low over their bodies. the pain on his face hidden for a moment, in a last embrace with his daughters. today, the jewish today, thejewish people have proven that we are one. we are united. this simple, quiet family is devastated. the whole country hurts. maia was 20 years old when she died, rina was 15. their mother, still unconscious in hospital, doesn t even know yet they are dead. they were travelling from their west bank settlement to the sea of ga
we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to make
designer dogs and organised crime a new investigation finds bulldogs being bred with extreme features, and sold for huge sums of money. rolling back the years in the premier league how arsenal and manchester united delivered a thriller as arsenal snatch a late win to pass another test of their title winning credentials. good morning. the north west to south east split in the weather today. in the southeast it is cold, frosty. we have fog, some slow to clear. where it does we will see sunshine. in the north west it is mild, cloudy and we have patchy rain. all the details later. it s monday the 23rd of january. our main story. pressure is growing on the former chancellor nadhim zahawi to release more details about his tax affairs it s as the bbc was told he did pay a penalty to hm revenue and customs. mr zahawi is said to be determined to stay on as conservative party chairman and the prime minister has expressed confidence in him but labour says his position is untenab
is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
charities and campaigners go to the high court to challenge the government s plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. the number of child cruelty and neglect offences in england jump by 25% in a year, according to police figures. britney spears does it again she s married for the third time but a previous husband tries to gate crash the event # neighbours # everybody needs good neighbours.# after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time as filming of neighbours comes to an end. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk foreign secretary liz truss is to speak to her ukrainian counterpart this morning about the case of two british men who have been sentenced to death after being captured by russian forces while fighting in ukraine. she s already publicly deplored the judgment against aiden aslin and shaun pinner, who along with another man from morocco, were found guilt