the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is on another diplomatic tour of the middle east his fifth visit to the region since the conflict erupted between israel and hamas. he will be visiting saudi arabia, israel, egypt, qatar and the occupied west bank. mr blinken s trip follows days of air strikes by the united states against iranian linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. ahead of his arrival, a drone attack killed six us backed kurdish fighters at an american base in eastern syria. mr blinken is also expected to discuss boosting aid to gaza, as well as a possible ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hamas. the israeli prime minister has warned he will not accept the demands of hamas over hostages still held. the un has warned of an impending famine in gaza affecting more than 2 million people. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, explained the main aim of mr blinken s visit. that possible ceasefire deal, which would involve the release of some of the isr
the metropolitan police have given an update on the manhunt for the man suspected of carrying out a chemical attack in south london last week. detectives hunting for alkali attack suspect abdul ezedi have arrested they say the last sighting was in london. investigators have been trawling through hundreds of hours of sisi ddii and have tracked abdul ezedi s to note movement. he s been on a run for five days. a woman remains in hospital that are thought to be life changing after the attack on wednesday. budget with the police had to say earlier. ~ ., ., ., ~ earlier. where are we on making that hard? is working earlier. where are we on making that hard? is working at earlier. where are we on making that hard? is working at pace earlier. where are we on making that hard? is working at pace with - hard? is working at pace with hundreds of detectives and officers working to follow up every lead we get. i m gratefulfor all the help and support we re getting from the public in
# it s me. # hi. # i m the problem it s me.# taylor swift steals the show at this year s grammy awards, becoming the first performer to win album of the year on four different occasions. good morning. theirs is the friendship that has fund raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for children s charity cancers. we are marking a massive moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day for moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day for most moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day for most of moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day for most of us - moment in their story. are fairly cloudy day for most of us and i moment in their story. are fairly . cloudy day for most of us and head. in the cloudy day for most of us and head. in the west cloudy day for most of us and head. in the west some light rain and drizzle in the west some light rain and drizzle. heavy rain across northern and western scotland and also quite
and for many holiday makers this has become the worse possible start to their summer break. but for those who set off early there was an air of optimism. i who set off early there was an air of optimism- who set off early there was an air of optimism. i will see if question can sto of optimism. i will see if question can step but of optimism. i will see if question can step but so of optimism. i will see if question can stop but so far of optimism. i will see if question can stop but so far we of optimism. i will see if question can stop but so far we keep - of optimism. i will see if question i can stop but so far we keep creeping towards and it has been fine. the olice towards and it has been fine. the police seem towards and it has been fine. the police seem to towards and it has been fine. the police seem to be doing a good job and getting the tourists moving and stopping and getting the tourists moving and stopping the lorries coming in on the a2, stoppin
that happen. welcome to bbc news. just a quick update on some news we have been getting in the last half hour, were hoping to hear from the world health organization s secretary on the update in monkeypox cases. we will bring you that as soon as it begins. a major incident has been declared by the authorities in kent, after a second day of gridlock around the port of dover. officials are expecting to process 10,000 cars today, and travellers have been advised to allow at least three to four hours to reach the port and clear all security checks. 0ur correspondent in dover, ramzan karmali, sent this report. the queues on the motorway leading into dover. it s becoming a familiar sight. yesterday s chaos seems to be repeating itself today, and for many holiday makers trying to get away, this has become the worse possible start to their summer break. but for those who set off early there was an air of optimism. i m assuming at some point we re going to stop and sit in traffic for