county cricket club, says azeem rafiq should be praised for his bravery and says sorry to him and to his family. families across the atlantic are reunited as the us opens its borders to fully vaccinated travellers, for the first time in over a year and a half. former us president barack obama tells young people they should stay angry about climate change and warns time is running out. and coming up before eight o clock: the successor to the hubble space telescope which aims to picture the very first stars ever to shine in the universe. the prime minister has been accused of running scared from a debate taking place in the house of commons now about the rules that govern mps. it follows a row about the government s efforts to change those rules last week prompted by an investigation into lobbying by the former conservative mp owen paterson. that and the government u turn the following day caused outrage among opposition parties and many tory mps. the labour leader ke
the united nations says children and adults are now starving to death, and that more than half a million palestinians are on the brink of famine. ceasefire talks between israel and hamas have stalled, making it unlikely a deal will be reached by the start of ramadan this weekend. reports have emerged that five palestinians were killed on friday after being hit by an airdropped aid package that failed to deploy its parachute. the bbc has not been able to independently verify the claims of civilian casualties. however, this social media footage, verified by the bbc, shows aid being dropped on friday, and a number of parachutes failing to open. the us is among countries air dropping meals to gaza. the pentagon says it delivered more than 11,000 meals on friday by air. us central command released this statement in the last couple of hours. we are aware of reports of civilians killed as a result of humanitarian airdrops. we express sympathies to the families of those who were kill
powerful the storm has been across the country. as i mentioned, a speed of 99 mph reported, with one gust in northumberland. 0ne of 99 mph reported, with one gust in northumberland. one of the big problems has been on the trains, because debris has fallen onto the train tracks, and in particular that has been an issue in scotland. sean dilley has been at euston station all morning, monitoring the situation underjoins us now, live from euston station. what is the latest, as we speak, in terms of trains across the country?- trains across the country? well, the are trains across the country? well, they are getting trains across the country? well, they are getting better - trains across the country? well, they are getting better and - trains across the country? -ii they are getting better and better with each passing minute. you can probably see behind me, euston is pretty much getting to its normal level of busyness. trains are now running to scotland, that has been the case s
pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican. upset for emma raducanu after she retires from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. and coming up this hour hear more from the girl group flo, who are the winners of the bbc s sound of 2023 award. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control borrowing from the brexit slogan would be central to his party s agenda if it won the next election. it s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it s what take back control meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities. so we will embrace the take back control message, but we ll turn it from a slogan in