roller coaster of talks and more talks and rumors. i think that most of the hostage families are just committed to the work of doing everything we can and speaking to whom ever will listen about the importance and the true urgency of getting all the hostages home. find getting all the hostages home. and ou have getting all the hostages home. and you have been in those meetings with very, very crucial players in all this. do you think this makes a real difference? my this. do you think this makes a real difference? difference? my profession is as an historian. it s difference? my profession is as an historian. it s difficult difference? my profession is as an historian. it s difficult for - difference? my profession is as an historian. it s difficult for me - difference? my profession is as an historian. it s difficult for me to i historian. it s difficult for me to say right now what a difference it might or might not make in 50 years from now. i believe that future his
the foreign secretary. he is asking the foreign secretary. he is asking the foreign secretary for an update on the situation in gaza. it is worth remembering that the foreign secretary, lord cameron, does not sit as an mp so he is going to be asking mr lambie whether he will get some kind of statement. at the moment though, just saw the defence secretary grant shapps speaking. we will, as of course i was saying, breathe that statement from david lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, when it happens. we are expecting that to happen any moment now. the reporter with bbc verified has been taking a look at the latest footage to see how the hospital is being affected by the war. hospitals and medical being affected by the war. hospitals and medical staff being affected by the war. hospitals and medical staff are being affected by the war. hospitals and medical staff are protected - and medical staff are protected under international law. but patients and doctors have reportedl
unveiled next weekend s coronation concert at windsor castle will take place on a stage shaped like a union flag. a record breaker at the crucible, as mark selby becomes the first player to make a maximum 147 break at the final of the world snooker championship. good morning. there will be a bit of sunshine breaking through for your bank holiday monday, but also a scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom scattering of showers. things turning colder from the scattering of showers. things turning colderfrom the north. details on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s monday, the 1st of may. our main story. members of the royal college of nursing have begun their latest strike in england, as part of a long running dispute about pay and conditions. the walkout will last until midnight. it is the first time some nurses who work in a&e, intensive care and cancer services have joined the picket lines. our health reporter, katherine da costa reports. from london to bristol, live
could continue if the outcome of tomorrow s meeting is not favourable. let s get some of the day s other news now. tributes have been paid to a man stabbed to death near a nightclub on sunday, who police have named as 36 year old michael allen. he was confirmed dead at the scene close to the eclipse venue in bodmin, cornwall, following reports of a street brawl. seven men and women with suspected stab wounds were taken to hospital. police have been granted more time to question a 24 year old man in connection with their murder inquiry. hundreds of pension funds have been asked to check whether data was stolen by cyber criminals during a major computer hack earlier this year. the pensions regulator has asked trustees responsible for funds that use capita as an administrator to assess whether clients data is at risk. the data includes home addresses and passport images. a pet owner in derby has been forced to apologise after her cat started stealing from her neighbours. harry