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we will get a view from the defence industry. also tonight pressure mounting on the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the ceasefire proposal. still no word from hamas. we have got an expert panel this hour to discuss it from all sides. good evening. there has been no end of speculation on what part nigel farage would play in this election. whether he would stand for reform or even for the conservatives. well now we now he has taken full charge of the reform party, assuming power from former leader richard tice, and tomorrow will formally announce he is running to be mp for clacton on sea. a seat the conservatives won in 2019 with 72% of the vote. here he is making the announcement this afternoon. what i intend to lead is a political revolt. yes, a revolt. a turning of our backs against the political status quo. it does not work. nothing in this country works any more. the health service doesn t work. the roads don t work. none of our public services are up ....
one of the things thatjake did talk to him about was progress in the war and where the israelis think it s going to go. he did talk about possible transitioning from what we would call high intensity operations, which is what we re seeing them do now, to lower intensity operations some time, you know, in the nearfuture. but i don t want to but a timestamp on it. i think you can understand that the last thing we d want to do is telegraphed to hamas what they re looking to face in coming weeks and months. also today, israel s ambassador to the uk says israel would not accept a two state solution when the war in gaza ends. on the ground, bombing and fighting continue. this is the aftermath of a strike in rafah in the south of the gaza strip. the hamas run health ministry says at least 2a people have been killed in air strikes on two houses in rafah today. we start tonight with a special report from our international editorjeremy bowen, and a warning, you may find it distressing. ....
see some meteors. any techniques, any suggestions? get a big, wide field of the sky in your eyes. don t focus on any particular point. just look up. you ll catch them out of the corner of your eye as well. the other thing, of course, is that if you re in company, you basically both have to be looking in the same direction because they re so fleeting, typically half a second. half a second? yeah, you have no time to point them out. there are ones that last longer. if you ve a break in the clouds you ll be able to see the geminid shower wherever you are. it will be at its height tonight and tomorrow with dozens of colourful shooting stars every hour lighting up the skies. pallab ghosh, bbc news. more sky gazing now with ben roach with the weather. palla b pallab ghosh mentioned the cloud has been causing problems for many people looking for shooting stars tonight and over the next few days i have to this programme continues on bbc one. the eu makes an historic agreement to begi ....
but on paper, the deal secured in dubai this morning is hugely significant. for the first time ever, there is language and a commitment to move away from fossil fuels. its impact, of course, will depend in large part on whether the signatories actually take steps to implement what they have agreed in the coming decade. after all, some of those countries included the united states, australia, canada, norway, who right now are expanding their already significant oil and gas production. there are many who had wanted a strongerform of words particularly the smaller island states, who are already facing the consequences of a warming planet. from dubai, our climate editor justin rowlatt sent this report. we waited and we waited, and then. hearing no objection, it is so decided. ..with the bang of a gavel, the deal was done. applause and it got a standing ovation. so the hammer has just gone down here in dubai, and that is the fastest that an agreement text has ever been agr ....
in half and announcing deep cuts in public spending. one of those stories in a moment or two. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan pa rtak. newcastle will hope they don t go the same way as manchester united. absolutely, we re looking ahead to the final round of european champions group matches. it s the final round of european champions league group matches on wednesday, with newcastle united among the sides hoping to reach the knockout stages. eddie howe s side are up against ac milan. it s 20 years since their last champions league campaign. if it s to continue and they re to reach the knockout stages they have to beat the italian side and hope paris st germain don t win against the already qualified borussia dortmund. i think being under lights here is very special but champions league, we have something to play for and everything to gain. we would have taken this position before the paris game. it could have been very different ....