into north west england. again falling on pretty saturated ground. the winds will pick up but it will not be as windy as it is today. on friday, a chilly start but a much more settled deal weather for most. this is bbc news, the headlines: funerals are being held for 2h soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war in gaza began. there s been intense fighting around khan younis israel says it s surrounded the southern gaza city. but could a hostage deal be close? israel proposes a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with hamas. the us and uk carry outjoint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. we will take you through the oscar nominations in about ten minutes time. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. afternoon. afternoon, thank you. we start dennis. cash we st
benjamin netanyahu was speaking after the deaths of 2a israeli soldiers in one day the worst loss of life, for the israeli army, since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest, the government may be considering a new deal with hamas which could lead to a pause in fighting, while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried with a prayer and full military honours, this was the first in a series of funerals for 21 soldiers killed in israel s biggest sin
funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. hamas. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. time for a look at the business news now with lu kwesa burak. it afternoon, lukwesa. could afternoon. good afternoon. we start here in the uk with the government s finances because the amount it had to borrow last month was far less than expected. that has raised hopes the chancellor, jeremy hunt, may have extra room to cut taxes when he announces his spring budget in march. a lot of it is down to lo
really good point to make, a reassuring line, that people who live in and visit the city of nottingham will be relieved to hear. there is a lot of shock here today. that will be something they welcome. the update is all true interesting on the people who have gone to hospital. one critical but too with minor injuries. there will be some relief with regard to that. counterterrorism police were also mentioned. a lot of people will sit up mentioned. a lot of people will sit up when they hear that but, as it is porton down by the chief constable, it is something that they would normally do in these circumstances anyway. to normally do in these circumstances an a . ., w normally do in these circumstances an a . ., .,~ , normally do in these circumstances an a. ., , ., ., anyway. to take us through what you have seen in anyway. to take us through what you have seen in the anyway. to take us through what you have seen in the past anyway. to take us through what you have seen i
31 year old man about the fatal stabbing of two university students and a 65 year old man early on tuesday. officers have revealed what they believe to be the sequence of events. they say the first victims were 19 year old students barnaby webber and grace kumar. officers say a man thought to be the suspect then tried to get into a homeless hostel in the city. this is a still of the cctv footage seen by the bbc which shows a man in a black hoodie trying to climb into a window at the hostel. he is stopped from entering by two people. police believe the attacker then stabbed 65 year old ian coates, a school caretaker, before allegedly stealing his van. and using it to run over and injure three people elsewhere in the city. police have yet to establish a motive for the attacks. let s head straight to nottingham and to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan correspondent rajini vaidya nathan who correspondent rajini vaidyanathan who has been there for the last 36 hours, and rajini