coming up on the programme israeli forces step up their assault on southern gaza s main city, khan younis, after intense air strikes and street fighting. it comes as differences emerge between the us and israel over what happens once the war ends. israel s pm benjamin netanyahu has dismissed the idea of a palestinian state. with 2,800 jobs to go at tata steel s plants in the uk, we ask where this leaves britain s steel industry and take a look at the environmental arguments which the company says have driven the losses. and fans sue madonna for showing up to a gig more than two hours prince harry dropped his libel claim. good evening. we begin with the situation in gaza and growing concerns for the safety of hundreds of thousands of palestinians in the south of the territory as israeli forces stage a renewed offensive against hamas. tanks have been pushing deeper into the territory s second biggest city, khan younis. this is the eighth day of a communications blackout
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reaching the finish line the british man who has run a marathon every day of this year to raise a million pounds for charity. celebrations are under way to mark the start of 2023 this is the scene live in paris with the first new year s eve fireworks since 2019 and covid pandemic. they are clearly making the most of that. it s the same across much of europe. we can show you the pictures from the dread. again, the party is well under way as we see and the new year. another look at these extraordinary pictures, absolutely packed with regularities on the first of the new year celebrations able to celebrate in person in public for three years now. it also marks, of course, the moment at which peruvians can say next year we will be hosting the olympic games because the games in 2024 will be coming from paris. an opportunity to rehearse some of their stage management with quite a spectacular display, not over the eiffel tire, but the arctic triumph. we will keep those pictures
Ago, his former leeds rhinos team mate Kevin Sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. Used to be a 32 waist i hope thats comfortable enough. The latest, and by far the hardest, seven Ultra Marathons in seven days a total of 300 miles. It started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. Former International Doddy Weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. I cant wait to get going. I think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. We didnt expect this at all, to have doddy here and cathy. Its been a big build up, but we are on the way now. We are going to send kevin on his way with a massive cheer in three, two, one. Off you go, kevin there he goes, Ladies And Gentlemen wearing the number seven, in honour of his great friend rob burrow. Ahead of the team, a 40 mile run through the scottish borders. The expertise of the Support Group was vital from the early stages. Thanks for coming, everybody. People come out, and it
of a young woman accused of breaking the islamic dress code. and a hollywood comeback. the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. western leaders are warning president putin not to annex parts of ukraine, as officials in russian held areas of the country said they would be holding referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson, and zaporizhzhia regions here in red but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham. more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly liberated by ukrainian forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now