behind ransomware. we start in the middle east where it seems that the conflict between israel and the palestinians may have entered a new stage. in the last half hour, the israeli defence forces have tweeted an update on their operations. they say that idf air and ground troops are currently attacking in the gaza strip. an army spokesman has told the afp news agency that some of the israeli forces have entered into the territory. it comes at the end of another day of multiple missiles launches by palestinian forces inside gaza, towards israel, and israeli air strikes on gaza. now 103 have been reported killed there since monday. seven people have died in israel. and sectarian clashes betweenjewish and arab citizens who live side by side,on the streets of tel aviv, lod and beyond have intensified amid warnings of civil war. from jerusalem here s our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. palestinian families are fleeing their homes in northern gaza this evening. they told the
lockdown continues to ease in scotland, as garden centres, homeware shops and hairdressers all reopen. after a half time rocket from their manager, manchester united come from behind to beat brighton and tighten their grip on second place in the premier league. we ll also speak to actor riz ahmed, who s been oscar nominated for his portrayal of a drummer who loses his hearing. a colder day today with a significant wind chill and snow showers in the forecast down to lower levels, especially in the door. in between, there will be sunshine. i will have the details later. it s easter monday, april the 5th. our top story. everyone in england will be offered two free rapid covid tests each week from this friday, under the government s plans to expand its testing programme. the health secretary, matt hancock, says the additional tests will play a crucial role in curbing future outbreaks of the virus as life returns to normal. our health correspondent jim reed reports. rapid lateral
millions of people in texas are stuck without power in sub zero temperatures, with some even burning their own furniture to keep warm. australia s prime minister has accused facebook of unfriending his country, after it blocked news feeds in a row over a new social media law. and seven minutes of terror for nasa it s perserverence rover will face its descent to the surface of mars today. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. scientists tracking coronavirus in england say there s been a strong decline in covid infection levels since the current lockdown began. the study, which is called react and was carried out by imperial college london, found that rates have dropped by two thirds across england since lockdown began, but it warns that virus levels are still high, with one in 200 people testing positive between the 4th and the 13th of this month. while infections are coming down across england, they are falling fastest in the capital, south e
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with his family. west side story is one of hollywood s winners at this year s rather ignored golden globe awards. well, it s not the court novak djokovic had in mind when he headed to melbourne for the australian open. but a judge in the city is now sitting to determine if the 9 time winner of the event gets any chance at all to defend his title. or if he decides the world s number one tennis player should be deported in keeping with the decision of australia s border force. djokovic arrived last week with a medical exemption from entry rules over covid vaccination, but his visa was cancelled at the airport. from melbourne, shaimaa khalil reports. for days, they ve been showing their solidarity on the streets of melbourne. no court appearance for novak djokovic, who s still in an immigration detention hotel six days after flying in. 0h, mate, i haven t slept since he s come off the plane. we re all sick to the stomach. it s a very unfortunate situation for australia. it s bec