as a heatwave and drought conditions have a devastating impact on the agriculture industry. # we re walking in the air # we re floating in the moonlit sky and the author and illustrator, raymond briggs, best known for the children s book the snowman, has died at the age of 88. hello and a very warm welcome to the programme. the former us president, donald trump, has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family s business practices, at a hearing in new york. mr trump described the inquiry by the state s attorney general letitia james, as a witch hunt. she s investigating whether the trump organization tried to acquire loans and avoid taxes by misleading the authorities. mr trump s deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home, as part of a separate investigation. lawrence douglas is a professor of law at amherst college in massachusetts, and author of will he go? trump and the looming ele
senior american official to visit the island in decades. china has warned that america would pay the price for her visit. a man has been charged under the trees and act after allegedly being found with a crossbow and the grounds of windsor castle on christmas day. adverts featuring edited model should come with warnings and nonsurgical procedures need tighter regulation. that is according to a group of mps investigating the impact of body image. a snorkeler suffered a leg injury after allegedly being hit by a blue shark off the coast of cornwall last week. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the energy company bp has recorded its second highest three monthly profit in history. between april and june is made £6.9 billion, three times the figure for the same period last year. in the oil trading performance was exceptional and it expects to pay more than £i performance was exceptional and it expects to pay more than £1 billion in uk tax this year. but the news comes as dome
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Carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. Three british men john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were among them. Israel said the strike was unintended and vowed to investigate. Thereve been calls for britain to stop selling arms to israel following the deaths. Prime minister, rishi sunak, said he was appalled by the israeli attack, while the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said israel had to make changes to ensure safety of aid workers. Our first report this hour is from our correspondent graham satchell. The pictures tell their own devastating story. The team from the Charity World central kitchen was travelling in a convoy of three cars you can clearly see their logo. Each car was hit in what looks like a precision targeted attack. The charity has now paid tribute to the seven workers who lost their lives including three british nationals. 57 year old john chapman who is believed to have served in the Royal Marines was working for the charity as a security adviser
Israel has admitted that it carried out the airstrike in Gaza Last Night that killed seven people working for the food aid Charity World central kitchen, including three british nationals. The bbc has learned their names arejohn chapman, James Henderson and james kirby. The Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, said Israeli Forces had caused Unintentional Harm to innocent people and called it a tragic incident this despite the charity having coordinated its movements with the israeli military. The strike has been condemned by governments around the world and raised fears that the already fragile system of delivering aid to starving palestinians could collapse completely. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza claims nearly 33,000 people have been killed there since the war began in october. From jerusalem, our correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. Hey, this is zomi. Were at the Deir Al Balah kitchen. They came from australia, poland, the us and the uk. Their mission to feed people, one o