more than 70 people have been killed in recent days. new data suggests covid cases in england are at their lowest since august. but there are concerns about a variant first identified in india. the largest tunnelling machine used in a uk rail project starts work under the chiltern hills on the h52 high speed link. jazz music. and, the power of music that is changing the lives of some people living with dementia. and coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel. 12,000 manchester city and chelsea fans will be heading to portugal later this month as porto is confirmed for champions league final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. new figures have laid bare the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs in england. the number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has hit nearly five million the highest since records began. as the nhs concentrated on tackling covid, the numbers waiting for treatment for other illnesses soared.
hospital to find out how they re coping with the impact of the pandemic. how they catch up with treatment after the pandemic. and we want to hear about your experiences of the nhs over the last year do get in touch @vicderbyshire former prime minister david cameron faces questions from mps about his links to greensill capital. and a major ovarian cancer screening programme has failed to show any reductions in deaths. hello and welcome to bbc news. the deadly conflict between israeli forces and palestinians has continued overnight, despite appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. hamas fired more rockets into israel in response to heavy israeli air strikes in the densely populated gaza city. some 67 palestinians and seven israelis have now been killed since the violence flared at the start of the week. and it s been reported that all flights are being diverted from tel aviv airport. courtney bembridge has this report and a warning there are some flashing imag
so what are your rights to a refund? i ll look at all you need to know. the winding road to the champions league final. uefa are expected to announce that the venue will be moved from istanbul to porto later today. good morning. today we have rain across the south western quarter of the uk. it is currently quite heavy but will turn shari as it goes southwards and eastwards. for most of us, it is a day of sunshine and showers. the details coming up. it s thursday, the 13th of may. our top story. israel s president has warned of a senseless civil war and world leaders have appealed for calm, as violence continued overnight. palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets at israel, after israeli air strikes destroyed a tower block in gaza city and killed senior commanders. 67 palestinians and seven israelis have now died since the clashes began on monday. courtney bembridge has this report, and a warning there are some flashing images. it was another night of explosions in g