despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. the israeli prime minister is to step down and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. the mountain guerillas of central africa, once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising, are there other lessons for conservation? good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses failed this afternoon. the dispute between the rail, maritime and transport workers union, and the companies which run britain s railway centres on pay, job losses and changes to workers terms and conditions. the strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. there will be a limited service running, but many areas will have will have no services at all. distruption is also expected on non strike da
what could the war do to an already volatile job market here? arsenal s champions league qualification hopes are in tatters. they were beaten 2 0 at newcastle, with tottenham now in pole position to clinch fourth spot. and a pretty humid day to come with some eastern areas under hazy sunshine seeing some of the highest temperatures of the year. but if you re in the west today, early sunshine will give way to cloud and eventually some outbreaks of rain. i ll have all the details of your forecast here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. it s the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17 year old said it s a relief to be honest about his sexuality. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. he s one of the ch
good evening. had there not been an extension to this four day truce, then the fighting would have resumed in just under two hours time. as it is, both sides will stand down for a further two days. so far, 11 israeli hostages have been released with more palestinians expected to be freed. we can show your life prison images where authorities are standing by. the us national security council spokesman, john kirby, said the us welcomed the extension. the humanitarian pause in gaza now in its fourth day, will be extended for another two days through thursday morning. israel time. this humanitarian pause has already brought a halt to the fighting, together with a surge of humanitarian assistance. now, in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. that is the picture you are looking at o