in a video address, mr netanyahu said he told joe biden in their latest phone call that it is impossible to complete the victory without the idf entering rafah. the bbc s mark lowen has more from jerusalem. once again, israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared his intention and determination to send the israeli army into rafah in southern gaza, where some 1.5 million people are thought to be sheltering. it is a plan that has drawn international condemnation and warnings of atrocities that could take place there. he has said that he has approved the operational plan for rafah and that he will soon approve the evacuation of civilians, but added that it would take time for the incursion to begin. now, it doesn t spell much hope really for the continuing ceasefire talks that are ongoing in the qatari capital, doha. and a senior hamas official has said that israel s response to the latest proposals there seemed negative and constituted a step backwards. now, all o
to major tournaments has been down to this man. but wales s record goal scorer is now retired, and the responsibility of delivering when it really matters falls to others. life after the lord s means it s a good opportunity for others to step up. and i think i think we ve seen that in this campaign with some some young players coming into the team and players taking on that responsibility of, you know, chipping in with those goals, playing in big games, turning up for us in big moments. wales are aiming to reach their fourth major tournament in less than a decade, but the players know there won t be any consolation prizes tomorrow night. they simply must beat finland to reach the play off final next week. speaking to the bbc s feast of football programme, the returning aaron ramsey says the sell out home crowd at the cardiff city stadium can spur them on once again. that s something that we work really hard on. it s coming together, engage in the crowd again and making them f
hello there and welcome along to sports day. we start with what s set to be a big week for international football, not least for wales, who face one of their final hurdles in qualification for this summer s european championship. they take on finland in their play off semifinal tie on thursday in cardiff. they are, of course, without their talisman, gareth bale, who retired over a year ago, as they look to make a third successive euros. thomas duffin reports. relaxed and relishing another chance of making it to a major tournament. the manager says his players will draw on the experience of recent world cup play off matches in cardiff, when wales made the most of home advantage. we ve been there, we ve been through it. so i think having gone through that as a player, it s certainly helped. in situations like this, pressures is pressure, whether you re a manager, whether you re a player. so we ve all been exposed to pressurised situations and i think you learn it s never comf
a big factor in getting to major tournaments has been down to this man. commentator: for wales in. but wales s record goal scorer is now retired, and the responsibility of delivering when it really matters falls to others. life after the lord s means it s a good opportunity for others to step up. and i think i think we ve seen that in this campaign with some young players coming into the team and players in with those goals, playing in big games, turning up for us in big moments. wales are aiming to reach their fourth major tournament in less than a decade, but the players know there won t be any consolation prizes tomorrow night. they simply must beat finland to reach the play off final next week. speaking to the bbc s feast of football programme, the returning aaron ramsey says the sell out home crowd at the cardiff city stadium can spur them on once again. that s something that we worked really hard on. it s coming together, engage in the crowd again and making them feel l
of borrowing up to its highest in 15 years, to try and get soaring prices under control, by limiting the spending power of households and businesses. it s not expected to start cutting rates today, but it is under growing pressure to do so. here s why. on wednesday, we learned that inflation the rate at which prices are rising came down more sharply than expected last month, from 4% injanuary to 3.4% in february. thats a huge fall from its peak, back in october 2022, when inflation was running at three times that level, at 11% a year. inflation here in the uk is now at its lowest in two and a half years, but it is still above the target the bank of england sets itself, of 2%, and people across the country are still feeling the effects of higher prices, despite claims by the prime minister that the economy is on the road to recovery. our economics editor faisal islam has more. the first day of spring is often a turning point of renewal, but at this farm shop near crewe, th