is held for daniel anjorin, the 14 year old school boy who died in a sword attack near his home in east london two weeks ago. good evening. after russian troops crossed the border into north eastern ukraine last week, president putin has said there are no plans to capture the country s second city kharkiv at least for now. the area around kharkiv has been under frequent attack since russia s incursion. mr putin, on a visit to china, said his forces were advancing to protect the russian border region. here is the latest battlefield situation from uk military intelligence. the red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing several likely points of russian attack. the recent focus of attention is here, in the north east, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place. the yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this special report from the front line. near the village of lipsi, the russians are closing
welcome to bbc new, three hours a fast moving news, interviews, and reaction. we start in gaza, where the first shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent into the territory via a floating pier has been brought ashore in the last few hours. the uk, which has helped the us to build and operate the pier, says this shipment is expected to provide enough provisions to feed 11,000 people for a month. the structure opens up a new route to get food, shelter and other supplies to around 2.2 million palestinians inside gaza, but there ve been warnings that the pier is only temporary, and appeals for israel to do more to secure routes to get aid into gaza via land. israel s bombardment of gaza has continued, this the scene at nuseirat camp in central gaza after a strike earlier today. meanwhile at the un s top court the international court ofjustice in the hague lawyers acting for israel have been responding to south africa s call for an end to israeli military action in rafah and acr
welcome to bbc news. let turn to our main headlines. the un once the maritime call is not a replacement. the prime minister remains in a critical but stable condition after an assassination attempt. he has just undergone a two hour operation. after the deadly flash floods in afghanistan that have killed more than 300 people, we get the latest on the search for hundreds who are still missing. and the threat to india s $4 billion spice trade over concerns with contamination from two popular brands. now with all the latest sport here s adam wild. hello from the bbc sport centre, i m adam wild. hello, we ll start in kentucky in the united states, where an extraordinary story has been developing. world number one scottie scheffler was earlier detained by police outside the valhalla golf club before the second round of the us pga championship after what they say was a misunderstanding with traffic flow . 0ur golf correspondent iain carter is in kentucky. some flashing images. what
more to provide sustained humanitarian access and says it s deeply concerned about reports of imminent famine. officials have called for the rafah crossing to be reopened as soon as possible. egypt stopped allowing in supplies after israel seized control of the gaza side. the two countries have blamed each other for its continued closure. speaking at a news conference, the white house press secretary, karine jean pierre, said more needed to be done. the facts on the ground tell us, we don t have to be scientist to see the consequences of the removal of food. also, forfamine, particularly the removal of medical care and nutrition care, which is the precursor to. nutrition care, which is the precursorto. famine nutrition care, which is the precursor to. famine kills through disease, as well as hunger. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu was benjamin netanyahu was speaking to troops and he was shown flying over the gaza strip with military officers. he made comments after a v
water supplies in south devon, meaning around 40,000 people are now being told to boil their water before they drink it. south west water believes a faulty air valve in a pipe in a farmer s field that leads to a reservoir is the likely source of a waterborne parasite infection that causes sickness and diarrhoea. 22 cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed so far in brixham. residents in the area are being told it could be another week before the problem is sorted. 0ur south of england correspondent jenny kumah is in brixham tonight. it s been a day of people telling me about their frustration and disappointment at the situation here, but tonight, people are slightly closer to knowing the answers to the key questions of what may have caused the outbreak and how long the disruption could go on for. this primary school playground should be full of kids. instead, pupils are at home. the head closed the school because it hadn t had any bottled water delivered. it s obviously t