latest figures show more than 4,000 new cases of coronavirus reported in the uk, ministers are still considering the further easing of restrictions due next month. surgeons are calling for specialist hubs to be set up in england to tackle what they say is a colossal backlog of non urgent operations, caused by covid 19. chelsea and manchester city fans arrive in porto in portugal ahead of tomorrow s champions league final. and coming up on the film review, mark kermode gives his views on the latest film releases including cruella 7 disney s new 101 dalmations prequel. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. an inquestjury has found that two graduates jack merritt and saskia jones were unlawfully killed by the convicted terrorist usman khan, at fishmongers hall in 2019. the jury found that a catalogue of failings led to the deaths of the cambridge university graduates. they said unacceptable management and a lack of accountability among the agencies responsible for usman
let s go through the main business stories. on monday, uk prime minister borisjohnson said a planned reopening of the economy could take place in england next week, with the opening of all shops, gyms, hairdressers and outdoor hospitality areas. but he said it was too soon to say whether international summer holidays can go ahead this year, a remark that many in the travel industry have interpreted as suggesting that the planned reopening of outbound travel could be pushed back beyond may 17. the business travel association summed up the mood, describing the news as beyond disappointing. joining me now is susannah streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, hargreaves lansdown. the travel industry have been lobbying hard to get this data brought forward. it looks like there which was not granted. it certainly does seem as though caution is the name of the game here. yes, there were high hopes that actually, the global travel task force would say is it safe, certain route
authority government in place, you have to give the palestinian people a political horizon to a better future and a two state solution. crucially you have to release all of the hostages and do that very quickly. she asked whether we challenge the israel government over individual episodes, yes, we do, i have done that personally with them ever and building that was bombed that had uk medics and other charities and will continue to do that as part of very important process we go through to judge whether they are in compliance with humanitarian law. is whether they are in compliance with humanitarian law. humanitarian law. is the minister aware of any humanitarian law. is the minister aware of any moves humanitarian law. is the minister aware of any moves by humanitarian law. is the minister aware of any moves by hamas i humanitarian law. is the minister aware of any moves by hamas to j aware of any moves by hamas to protect the children of gaza? currency is by releasing
the hamas run health ministry says, more than 28,000 palestinians have been killed since the october the 7th attacks on israel. more on rafah and the diplomatic efforts in a moment but i want to start the programme with an incredible piece from our colleagues at bbc arabic. the palestinian journalist feras al adjrami spent the first month of the war following paramedics across northern gaza. the palestinian red crescent society says the demands can be relentless. a warning, their stories are distressing. he sobs. sirens wail. he sobs. if you are in the uk you can watch the full film on the bbc iplayer. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations . the united nations says it s not been given any notification by israel about plans to evacuate pales
were so many running that debates, they had a kids table. this time trump announced first and then nikki haley and then vivak, larry elder, asa hutchinson, tim scott, and now ron desantis, who by the way is only 44 years old. by biden/trump standards, he s got three more decades to run for president. so why run now? why get into the steel cage with a wrestler who always carries a foreign object? mike pence said he ll soon make a decision. chris christie sure sounds like a candidate. sununu might get in. even glenn youngkin is taking a second look. so what s going on? maybe that they don t think they ll have to beat trump. that that work will be done by a combination of alvin bragg, fani willis, jack smith and merrick garland. this week trump appeared remotely in a manhattan courtroom in connection with the stormy daniels case. the judge told the parties not to make any plans around the scheduled start of trial, march 25, 2024. trump reportedly reacted by shaking his head. the