probably made the right decision. and coming up on bbc news, two of european football s heavyweights, france and belgium, go head to head at the euros with kick off this afternoon in dusseldorf. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a head teacher convicted of grooming and sexually abusing four girls has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. neil foden was the head of one school in bangor in north wales, and strategic head of another. he d been a well known and well respected figure in the local community before his offending was exposed. made a superhead in 2021, headteacher neil foden was a regular on the tv and radio news. none of us know for certain exactly how their work is going to be assessed. but in september last year, he was arrested after a girl came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. her evidence would prove pivotal. because she was quite involved with the defendant, she had a lot of evidence to give, not only in terms of her own account, but a
the negotiations on a ceasefire in gaza between israel, hamas and the united states have been long and complex. and while they ve been going on, the mutual anger between the americans and the israelis has been growing. so much so that antony blinken, the us secretary of state, has let it be known that if necessary, he d negotiate direct with hamas and leave israel out of the loop altogether. at the same time, the united nations has now accused both israel and hamas of committing war crimes something which has enraged the israeli government. and the former israeli prime minister benny gantz has resigned from neta nyahu s war cabinet. jeremy bowen, the bbc s international editor, has specialised in reporting the middle east for decades. i asked him for an overview of the current situation. gantz has called for new elections his party wants new elections, there are loads of people in israel who want new elections, but unless they can get a vote of confidence that neta nyahu