rate for two years because we ve been spending more as lockdowns eased. a nine year old boy s written a letter to the prime minister asking him for a medical cannabis prescription, that he hopes will make a difference to his epileptic brother. i hope it does very much because this will i hope it does very much because this will impact loads of families lives this will impact loads of families lives and this will impact loads of families lives and change the world, hopefully. and wales prepare to play turkey in their crucial second game in the euros kick off is just a few hours away in baku. and coming up on the bbc news channel. andy murray gets a wildcard for wimbledon.. the former world number one is back playing singles after his latest injury comeback. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. staff who look after elderly people in england s care homes will have to get a covid jab or risk losing theirjob, the bbc understands. ministers are expected
says it s concerned about the indian variant. we visit one of the many british museums to open their doors again after nearly five months of lockdown. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. joe biden has expressed support for a ceasefire in gaza, and said the us was engaging with egypt and other partners towards that end. in a phone call with the israeli prime minister, joe biden also expressed his support for israel s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks, while at the same time, urging mr netanyahu to protect civilians. more than 212 people, including 61 children, have died in gaza, and 10, including two children, in israel. with the latest, here s our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. nightmares come true in gaza for parents and their children. this mother couldn t talk about the air strike that engulfed them last friday. eight year old mustafa alzahana and his mother are further down the children s ward at shifa, gaza s main hospital
many in the hospitality industry in england are angry and disappointed with the news of a four week delay in ending covid restrictions. some are warning that the delay will be enough to push them out of business and there are more questions about the possibility of extending the furlough scheme. our business editor simonjack has been talking to business people in birmingham. pubs are about great experiences, they re not about the liquid, and that s what s gone the experience has been stripped out. experiences like this. football in the beer garden in summer, 2018 style. full capacity now is a fraction of what it was. don t be fooled if your local pub looks like it s doing 0k, says keith marsden. this extra extension in restrictions is a little bit like an iceberg. a lot of it you don t see. if you come in here on a busy weekend, you think, oh, yeah, they re doing quite nicely. but beneath the surface, there s lots of problems lurking. people having to aggressively chase d
iam in i am in all the fear where british tourists have started deriving now that her days broad are no longer legal. but holidays abroad. and they ve had to wait over a year the first hug between mother and daughter. loud explosions our other main story tonight. the us calls for an end to the violence in israel and gaza after one of the heaviest nights of air strikes so far. and coming up on the bbc news channel. fans return to sporting venues, with racing one of the first to allow spectators through the gates today, as restrictions are eased across england. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. three of our four nations took big steps towards normality today as restrictions on indoor gathering and social contact have been lifted. the prime minister told people they must enjoy their new found freedoms with a heavy dose of caution as the number of cases of the indian variant of the virus continue to increase. and with it has come a warning from downing street that
and some of the biggest brands in film and tvjoin forces to launch a giant new streaming company designed to take on the likes of disney and netflix. hello and welcome. fighting between israel and palestinians has entered its second week. this is what happened in the early hours of monday. air strikes on targets in gaza. israel says it destroyed 15 kilometres of tunnels used by palestinian militants there. this is the aftermath of one israeli strike on the southern area of gaza earlier today. and these are ambulances evacuating injured palestinians to egypt, through the southern border of the gaza strip. this followed hamas firing barrages of rockets from gaza, aimed at cities in israel. you can see some you can see some of you can see some of the damage to buildings. here s israel s defence minister. translation: we have thousands of targets - of terrorist organisations. we ll reach their homes, their underground hideouts, theirfactories. wherever they produce terrorism, we