george hinds, who was killed in a suspected gas explosion in lancashire. and if you fancy a job as a live in officer at a medieval castle on a remote island, st michael s mount is hiring. good evening. the united nations secretary general has appealed for an immediate end to the fighting between israel and the palestinians. it comes as health officials in gaza report that forty two people were killed in the latest israeli bombardment, among them ten children. israel says hamas has launched 3000 rockets in the last week, killing ten israelis. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from sderot, in southern israel. these were the heaviest israeli raids on gaza since this war started. it was also the deadliest day for palestinians. at the centre of the killing in the heart of gaza city, they were looking for survivors. he says, raise your voice so we can hear you. are you 0k? there were not many survivors, body after body was taken away. translation: when i was carrying my
By Gemma Bradley AN online petition calling for a breakaway from Blackburn with Darwen Council for Darwen has passed the halfway point of its goal of 5,000 signatures.
Darwen Town independence, on change.org, has been signed by 2,550 people but Dexit as it has become affectionately known in recent years has been on people’s minds for a lot longer. Almost as soon as Blackburn and Darwen merged in 1974, Darwen residents claimed that they were being ‘left behind’ and their wishes ignored. This most recent petition is at least the fourth in the past 20 years, often appearing after a new controversial decision by the borough council, such as recent planning applications for new houses to be built in Darwen in Pole Lane and Ellison Fold Way.