missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. explosion. caught on dash cam, a giant explosion in the centre of belgorod. there was panic as people ran for cover not everyone could. russia says at least 20 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured after a series of ukrainian strikes on the heart of the city. although the russian military claimed it had shot down most of the missiles as emergency crews rushed to the scene, the scale of the damage became clear. billowing smoke making belgorod look more than ever like a front line city. ukraine s border is just 20 miles away. the local governor said these were the deadliest consequences of ukrainian shelling that his region had experienced. the attack came just a day after russia had carried out a huge wave of strikes across ukraine with missiles and with drones. at least 39 people, kyiv said, were killed. belgorod has come under attack before. ..with explosions lik
a well equipped infrastructure of long and branched out tunnels in which the army says senior hamas members moved and operated. in central gaza, more than 150,000 people were ordered to evacuate two of the area s biggest refugee camps. and this is where they were told to go for safety the area of deir al balah, itself reeling from the aftermath of strikes. translation: we were sitting in our homes peacefully - and all of a sudden a missile hit and destroyed my house, my neighbour s house, the whole neighbourhood. my children are displaced now, we don t know where to go. have mercy on us, help us. it s a devastating situation. people are sleeping on the streets. in rafah, now gaza s most densely populated city, according to the un, there s no let up in the bombardment. children were killed here, 26 people were killed here. i m terrified. i m scared and the thought of me being killed or my other brother being killed, it s just crossing my mind repeatedly. i already lost my ol
obes go to the radio presenter and dj tony blackburn; and the singer leona lewis. and the mbe is awarded to the bake offjudge paul hollywood, and the bbc sports presenter hazel irvine. and in a great year for women s football, there s recognition for three of england s lionesses. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has all the details. her books have sold in their millions. noinlly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. i can t quite believe it, it s so lovely. when they told me, i got the letter and i thought, gosh, this can t be me. me? blockbusterjill? but it was lovely. i m thrilled to bits. we re open! michael eavis has been welcoming festivalgoers to glastonbury for more than half a century. he s been knighted for his music and charity work. also receiving knighthoods, wetherspoons boss tim martin, who says he never expected to be recognised for services to hospitality and to culture. god save the king! and justin welby, the archb
to political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. there were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley conran and the former conservative ministerjackie doyle price. another ex conservative minister alec shelbrooke gets a knighthood. critics have expressed dismay at the list. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor ao odd days. she and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. speaking to bbc radio 4 s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country,