Not doing enough to secure that deals and the United Kingdom has announced a partial suspension of Arms Exports to israel. Victory for germanys afd whove become the first far right party to win a regional election since World War ii. Also coming up on the World Today the mystery of the whale that some have said was spying for the Russian Navy and thats now been found dead. Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. The israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ask for forgiveness from israelis for not being being able to bring back the hostages for that we were very close, he said, we were very close, he said, we were nearly they Are. But in a televised address a News Conference where he took questions from Journalists Mr Netanyahu remained defiant in his demand that israeli troops must continue to control the key Philadelphia Corridor in the south of gaza. Something hamas has rejected. The Philadelphia Corridor runs along the egypt gaza border. It has em
it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning s front page of the sun bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger . this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says
discussing today but they said there is no investigation at this time. we can go straight to scotland yard and speak to our correspondent who was there for us now. what more can you tell us? i there for us now. what more can you tell us? ~ , there for us now. what more can you tellus? ~ , ., tell us? i think it s probably worth remindin: tell us? i think it s probably worth reminding our tell us? i think it s probably worth reminding our viewers tell us? i think it s probably worth reminding our viewers as - tell us? i think it s probably worth reminding our viewers as you - reminding our viewers as you mentioned, the allegation against the bbc presenter is that he paid a teenagerfrom the bbc presenter is that he paid a teenager from the the bbc presenter is that he paid a teenagerfrom the age the bbc presenter is that he paid a teenager from the age of 17 years old tens of thousands of pounds in exchange for explicit photographs. under the protection of children act, 1
a former top chinese scientist says it can t be ruled out. but with the question mired in politics and diplomacy will we ever find out what happened? and what do you value more at work? the pay or the perks? amazon offers to let staff work in term time only to help with childcare. critics say it s trying to fend off the threat from unions. more on those stories for you a little later. he moscow has been targeted by multiple drones in the biggest such attack the biggest such attack since the invasion of ukraine. officials said eight drones had reached the russian capital causing some damage, but most had been shot down. ukraine has denied any involvement. russia s president vladimir putin said the drones were aimed at civilian targets and that russia reserves the right to take the harshest possible measures against kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenberg heard the explosions and sent this report. russian television says this is the moment that moscow came under attack. the
the 69 year old will now serve another five years in office, potentially stretching his time in power to a quarter century. meanwhile, his opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu, said it was the most unfair election in years and that he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. live now to anna foster in istanbul: anna, in terms of unifying the country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ . v country, does the president even want to? ~ ~ ., , ., , want to? well i think that s a very aood want to? well i think that s a very good question. want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew- want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and - want to? well i think that s a very good question, matthew and i - good question, matthew and i think that s one that s quite difficult to answer at the moment. because when he made a speech yesterday evening you saw some of the pictures of the celebration on the street here in turkey last night. he talked about bein