this is bbc news. the headlines: the us secretary of state, antony blinken, holds talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza. the hamas run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp. they are still looking under the rubble of about three or four buildings which were destroyed overnight. this is al maghazi refugee camp. it s in the safe area where israel advised 1.2 million people in gaza city and the north to flee south. the hamas run health minsitry in gaza says 9,770 people have been killed so far. german police say they re dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a four year old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape againstan mp. prince william is in singapore to announce the
this is turning out to be a weird election opinion polls gyrating, reputations fluctuating, the unpredictable quickly becomes conceivable, or not. there s been farce, and sadly, there has been more tragedy in this campaign than we ve experienced before. yet, a week to go to the vote, and it feels as though some of our structural problems have yet to get a mention. so we re going to start with one tonight, even at the risk of looking like we are off the subject of the campaign. the question is how we deal with britain s lopsided, low productivity economy? for all the rhetoric of us being the fifth, or is it now sixth largest economy in the world, it s not firing on all cylinders. do the labour and conservatives parties really have any idea as to how to improve things? we ll ask them that, and some other questions. but first, a quick look at the journey we ve taken, and the problem we ve arrived at. through the monstrous scenery of slag heaps, chimneys, piled scrap iron, fo
important don t know the questions. first, the leader of the conservative party, the prime minister, theresa may. applause. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. good evening prime minister, yourfirst is from abigail. why should the public trust you when you have a known track record of broken promises and backtracking during your time as home secretary and prime minister? thank you david and thank you. applause. thank you for you coming to be an audience tonight, which is an important part of campaign. let me tell you about some of the things i did as home secretary. i said i would ensure we we re secretary. i said i would ensure we were dealing with extremist hate preachers and excluded more than any other before me. i said i would do something about stop and search, i don t think anybody should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. i said i would be tough on crime and ensure our police and security services had the powers they need to do theirjo
of its emergency contraception pill. and another milestone for british cycling as chris froome all but seals his fourth tour de france title good evening. the hospital which is seeking to remove life support from the seriously ill baby, charlie gard, has contacted the police after staff received death threats. great ormond street hospital said doctors and nurses had faced a tide of abuse , in the street and online. it comes as the high court is considering whether charlie s parents should be allowed to take him to the united states for experimental treatment. that s opposed by the hospital, which argues that it s not in charlie s best interests. our correspondent laura tra nt reports. it is the case that has touched people around the world, but attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with the campaigners who disagree with the treatment of the critically ill baby boy. 11 month old charlie gard has a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and irrever
which reports that more than a0 high profile female bbc stars have written to the director general tony hall urging him to act now to close the gender pay gap. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the hospital which is seeking to remove life support from the seriously ill baby, charlie gard, has contacted the police after staff received death threats. great ormond street hospital said doctors and nurses had faced a tide of abuse , in the street and online. it comes as the high court is considering whether charlie s parents should be allowed to take him to the united states for experimental treatment. that s opposed by the hospital, which argues that it s not in charlie s best interests. our correspondent laura tra nt reports. it s a case that s touched people around the world. attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. 11 month old charlie gard has a form of mitochondrial disease, a condition