ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
convoy of ships. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the holidays. french officials trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the river seine come up with a new strategy to free it find out how they plan to return it back to sea. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon. hopes are high of a truce between israel and gaza after three days of violence that s reported to have killed dozens of people. eygyptian mediators are understood to have brokered a truce that s due to start at around 10pm, although the details aren t yet clear. at least 31 palestinians, including children, have reportedly been killed since friday, while israel says around 600 palestinian rockets have been fired over the border. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande
convoy of ships out of ukraine after russia s blockade caused global shortages. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon if you have just joined us. welcome to bbc news. israel has reportedly agreed to a truce in gaza to end the latest fighting with palestinian militants, which has killed at least 31 palestinians since friday. the islamichhad militant group is also reported to have agreed to the ceasefire which is due to start in the coming hours. this is the scene. there is some pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was pictures of the funeral of khaled mansour, the islamichhad leader who was k
on free school meals. chance here for england. england score! and it s gold for england s women in the hockey, as they beat australia at the commonwealth games. good afternoon. a ceasefire between israel and the islamichhad group could be imminent after two days of violence that have been the worst between israel and gaza for a year. militants fired rockets towards jerusalem today after a second commander was killed in an israeli air strike. egypt has been trying to broker a truce to which israel is reported to have agreed. the israeli operation began on friday. since then, at least 30 palestinians, including several children, have been killed. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. a crush of grief for islamicjihad s most powerful commander in gaza. revenge, the mourners shout, and soon it came, the armed group filing barrages of rockets at israeli cities. the death of the veteran militant is a serious blow to the jihadist group. he was killed h
but temperatures continuing to rise inland, getting close to 30 degrees in the london area on monday afternoon. temperatures will continue to climb through the rest of the week, particularly across england and wales. heatwave conditions developing in many places here, and by friday we could be hitting 36 degrees in the south. hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines: rockets have been fired into israeli territory as the islamichhad group responded to israeli air strikes. israel says it killed two commanders after what it called an immediate threat. six palestinian children are among the dead in gaza. israel s now reported to have agreed to a truce. the two conservative party leadership contenders vying the next prime minister outline how they plan to help people cope with the rising cost of living. but former prime minister gordon brown says much more action is needed. archie battersbee s family call for an inquiry into his care a day after he died following