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across eastern areas of scotland. a cold northerly wind. very blustery conditions for northern scotland. sunshine and showers again for much of england and wales throughout the day. temperatures here, 11 to 15 degrees celsius. they re not due to move very much. now, low pressure stays close by as we head into the start of next week, so more bands of showers spiralling around, certainly a lot more wet weather. here s the outlook for our capital cities as we head through the week possibly stormy conditions again on wednesday into thursday. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. you re watching the context on bbc news. explosions light up the sky over gaza, as the israeli military announces it s ramping up its air and ground operations. ground forces are expanding their operations this evening, acting forcefully in all dimensions to achieve the goals of the war. straight to the live feeds here in the bbc. this is the darkness of the gaza and it is facing tonight and intensifica ....
league football grounds. we are here at staff at rangers, sir keir starmer wrapping up his visit behind me stafford rangers. he was talking to a handful of voters who said they voted conservative last time and were considering voting labour at this one. there are a number of labour campaigners here as well. the focus for him today was the economy, he is making the accusation that under the conservatives, britain has got poor. rishi sunak also focusing on the economy, he is making the case is planned for the economy is working keir starmer alleges that under the conservatives, britain has become poorer. conservative mps in particular are stepping down, among them michael gove. i asked keir starmerfor his reaction them michael gove. i asked keir starmer for his reaction to that decision. michael gove is stepping down and i obviously michael gove is stepping down and i obviously wish him well but i think it s significant he is stepping down because it s signi ....
years in parliament. but he says he s now concluded, there comes a moment when you know it s time to leave, that a new generation should lead. rishi has the plan our country needs, he added, i will do everything i can to support him. but as rishi sunak toured the titanic quarter in belfast, the list of mps jumping ship continued to grow. among more than 100 other mp5 standing down, the former prime minister theresa may, the former leader of the house of commons, andrea leadsom, and former defence secretary ben wallace. while the conservatives are now seeing more mp5 walk away than in 1997, labour s losses are less substantial. keir starmer took his campaign to glasgow, hoping scotland will pave his way to a win. after mps lined up to mark the close of parliament last night, the campaign is well and truly under way, with both potential prime ministers constructing their arguments to the country as they try to build up support to win. hannah miller, bbc news. join ....
israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the rafah governorate which may inflict on the palestinian group in gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. israel says this is a precise and limited operation, but satellite pictures of rafah show the destruction, less than two weeks after the assault. today, israel s army said it had recovered the bodies of three hostages from northern gaza michel nisenbaum, 0rion hernandez and hanan yablonka. one member of the war cabinet said israel had to keep fighting to return its hostages and safeguard its citizens, and would continue to act according to international law. foreign criticism of israel s actions in gaza is growing. but prime minister benjamin netanyahu, or bibi, as he s known, is comfortable being seen as the staunch defender of israel s security under siege. i don t like bibi, to say the least. i don t think he s a war criminal. it s ....
our richard engel near the gaza border. also tonight, that all-out manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed 18 people. divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. in card s history of mental health issues, were his family s warnings missed? and all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. among them four members of the deaf community including a well-known asl interpreter and father of four. what his wife told us about his final moments. the u.s. launching air strikes inside syria targeting iran-backed militias and the new attack on u.s. forces in the region just today. and in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a mass shooting, another community remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. we will have late develop ....