liverpool which has been turned into a massive entertainment venue as it prepares to open its doors later this week. a huge day for england at the women s world cup. they play nigeria in the last 16. lam i am live in brisbane where we was be speaking to england fans ahead of that match. it is the first knockout game that match. it is the first knockout game at that match. it is the first knockout game at the world cup. a disappointing end for england at the netball world cup. they say they re gutted but still grateful, as they re forced to settle for silver after losing to australia in the final. good morning. a day of sunshine and scattered good morning. a day of sunshine and scattered showers. many of us missing scattered showers. many of us missing their showers altogether. leter missing their showers altogether. later the missing their showers altogether. later the cloud will build in the south west and we will the light and patchy south west and we will th
hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin in the middle east, where us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arrive in riyadh for his fifth visit to the region since the israel gaza war began. his trip follows days of airstrikes by the united states against iranian linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. his trip follows days of air strikes ijy his trip follows days of air strikes by the us against iranian linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. the us central command say it is planning more strikes on iran linked targets. as well as saudi arabia, he s expected to visit israel, egypt, qatar and the occupied west bank. he ll be hoping to secure a new truce between israel and hamas. this is in response to attacks on international shipping in the red sea and a drone attack injordan which killed three us soldiers at a military base injordan more than a week ago. mr blinken is also expected to discuss pushing more
ian lavender the actor known to millions as private pike in dad s army has died at the age of 77. taylor swift, for midnight. a swift victory and record as taylor swift becomes the only artist ever to have won four grammys for album of the year. and coming up on bbc news. a liverpool defensive slip up helped arsenal narrow the gap at the top of the table. they re second but manchester city could leapfrog them if they beat bradford tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a 39 year old man has been released on bail following the death of a grandmother in a dog attack in essex on saturday. ashley warren was held on suspicion of dangerous dogs offences. esther martin, who was 68, was killed at a house injaywick, near clacton. her daughter sonia martin believes the animals which attacked her mother were xl bully dogs. our correspondent, jo black, is in essex. yes, jo black, is in essex. it is two days on and as you can yes, it is two days on and as you can
and which festive favourite is the christmas number one? and coming up on bbc news. we ll be at villa park where sheffield united are the visitors on a night when victory can take aston villa top of the premier league. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, the united nations security council has passed a resolution to address the continuing conflict in gaza and the appalling conditions faced by around 2 million people there. it follows days of argument at the un in new york. the resolution calls on asians to create the conditions for the cessation of hostilities and the unhindered delivery of assistance to gaza calls on nations. the resolution the uae has put in blue this morning responds to the calls for a sustainable cessation of hostilities and a massive scale up of humanitarian aid. often in diplomacy, the challenge is meeting the moment in the world we live, not in the world that we want, and we will never tire in pushing for a full humanitarian
they confirmed that lenka hlavkova the head of the university s institute of musicology was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. let s get more from that news conference where prague s chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday s shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i ve been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 2