i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom s entry for next year s eurovision song contest. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the israel gaza war. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone, which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes the better. france meanwhile has also called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. israel s prime minister benhamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet meeting, he insisted they will fight till the end to eliminate hamas which many countries consider a terror group. israel stepped up its b
of the population vote. caveat number two, we don t know what impact so called greeters had on the numbers. these were people employed by some local authorities to meet voters outside the polling stations, they are there to manage queues, help those with mobility issues etc. some reminded people they needed id to vote. we don t know who was discouraged at that stage. the figures we have got do not record those numbers. according to the electoral commission that is one aspect that they are going to investigate. one final thing to consider whatever the impact at polling stations, and whatever the level of voter fraud that id is meant to tackle which in terms of recorded offences or convictions is tiny there has been a big positive impact on voter confidence in the electoral system according to polling by the electoral commission. at a time when trust in institutions is low, that fact on its own, say supporters of voter id, is a not insignificant benefit. bob posner, chief
joins the king and queen at the opening day of the chelsea flower show it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 2am in the russian region bel go rod where moscow says it s hunting ukrainian sabateurs who crossed the border and injured eight people. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack and a spokesperson for the ukrainian government has told the bbc it was russian citizens fed up with the russian invasion. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. we can see kevin mccarthy speaking and he is speaking with us presidentjoe biden about the debt ceiling and let s take a listen.- let s take a listen. only twice. let s take a listen. only twice- in let s take a listen. only twice. in 1944 - let s take a listen. only twice. in 1944 and - let s take a listen. only twice. in 1944 and in i let s take a listen. only - twice. in 1944 and in 2000. you are speaki
hello i m sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. let s take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fumio kishida there as well. the european commission president ursula von der leyen just behind them. again, this is a poignant moment as we just heard from nick marsh there and there of course we saw all of there of course we saw all of the leaders, rishi sunak and the leaders, rishi sunak and the german chancellor olaf scholz. we also see the french president emmanuel macron there and the european council president shall michelle as well as the italian prime minister. we see all of those leader
conflict at its doorstep, either through a belligerent north korea or china s increased aggression against taiwan. and the world s most famous shipwreck, the titanic, we ll show you the first full sized sd scan that s been created. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. there ve been dramatic scenes in northern italy, after 1a rivers burst their banks, flooding 23 towns. at least eight people died, after parts of the emilia romagna region saw, half a metre of rain injust 36 hours. the extreme weather comes as scientists warned that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the next five years. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 degrees celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteo