and the sorry tale of the stranded whale in the river thames, as rescue efforts fail to save it. hello and welcome to the programme. the volatility in israel continues to rise, and now the death toll is rising with it. the palestinian health authority says 20 people have died after israeli air strikes aimed at militant targets in the gaza strip, where rockets were earlier fired towardsjerusalem. israel s parliament was evacuated as sirens sounded, and there were renewed clashes outside, and inside, al aqsa mosque between israeli police and palestinians. in all more than 200 people were injured, as crowds threw stones and officers fired stun grenades in response. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. 0ur blood is a cheap price forjerusalem, shouts this bereaved gaza grandmother. while this woman, who lost four children, can only weep. the casualties, mounting, after israeli air strikes. translation: this evening, | jerusalem day, gaza s terrorist organisation
a minke whale that has been stranded in the river thames near richmond has had to be put down. rescuers say it was in poor health and was too young to survive on its own in the sea. the whale was first spotted on sunday and drew large crowds after it got stuck at richmond lock. tim muffett reports. a sad end to what has been an extraordinary day at teddington lock in south west london. the minke whale that had become stranded in the river thames was euthanised this evening. animal welfare experts say it was the only way to avoid any more unnecessary suffering. the whale was first seen late yesterday afternoon. it had become stranded on a concrete ramp on richmond lock, around two miles along the river. and a seven hour rescue operation began. during the night, the whale was towed away so that vets could try and carry out a health check. but it swam free from its harness. today, crowds gathered in teddington, along with the rspca and the rnli, after it was spotted again. for a
and the sorry tale of the stranded whale in the river thames, as rescue efforts fail to save it. welcome to the programme. the volatility in israel continues to rise. and now the death toll is rising with it. the palestinian health authority says 20 people including nine children have died after israeli air strikes aimed at militant targets in the gaza strip, where rockets were earlier fired towardsjerusalem. israel s parliament was evacuated as sirens sounded, and there were renewed clashes outside, and inside, al aqsa mosque between israeli police and palestinians. in all more than 200 people were injured. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. 0ur blood is a cheap price forjerusalem, shouts this bereaved gaza grandmother. while this woman, who lost four children, can only weep. the casualties, mounting, after israeli air strikes. translation: this evening, | jerusalem day, gaza s terrorist organisations crossed a red line and attacked us with rockets on th
you be tempted back, especially when there is top telly on offer at home. we re expecting to hear today where the champions league final will be played. wembley is the preferred option for chelsea and manchester city. but portugal has emerged as the favourite to stage it, instead of istanbul. good morning, rain pushing northwards across scotland. for many, a dry start with sunshine, but it will not be long before there is cloud and then vichy showers that can be heavy and thundery with hail for som. can be heavy and thundery with hail forsom. can be heavy and thundery with hail for som. then we see showers. it s tuesday, 11th of may. our top story. countries around the world are appealing for calm amid dramatically escalating violence between israeli forces and palestinians. militant groups in gaza fired rockets into israel on monday evening, which were met with strikes on the palestinian territory. more than 20 people, including children, have been killed. the latest c
losses over the weekend. hundreds are injured as fighting continues injerusalem and palestinian militants fire rockets into the holy city. despite repeated efforts, the emergency services are unable to save a baby whale trapped in the thames. and could the champions league final be moved from this stadium in istanbul to wembley? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk s coronavirus alert level is being lowered from four to three which means that while the virus is still in circulation, transmission is no longer high or rising exponentially. and the prime minister has confirmed that restrictions in england will ease significantly from monday. pubs and restaurants will be allowed to serve people inside. and indoor venues like cinemas and soft play centres will reopen, as well as hotels. for the first time in over a year, we will actually be allowed to hug each other though we re being told to do it cautiously. six people or two households will be able to mee