Armed group hezbollah, which is backed by iran. Tensions have Soared following killing last month of hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh during a visit to tehran. Israel has never confirmed it Was behind the assassination. From jerusalem, our middle East Correspondent Lucy williamSon reports on the impacts of war in gaza. And a Warning Viewers may find Some of the content of her report to be upsetting. In gaza, peace is for the dead, not the living not for faras and his five siblings, Laying Theirfather to rest today in khan younis. Majid baraka Was killed in israeli artillery strikes, they said, as he went to help the wounded. We were just sitting around, faras said, he Was playing with us. When the first strike happened, he went to rescue people. In the second strike, he Was killed. But this push for a ceasefire is being driven by events outside gaza, by israels growing conflict with hezbollah in lebanon, by threats of iranian retaliation for the assassination of key hamas and hezb
On Social inflicted. He made that commitment on Social Care before the pandemic and he on Social Care before the pandemic and he said on Social Care before the pandemic and he said he would pay for it without and he said he would pay for it without Raising Taxes. And also this Afternoon Ministers say they are suspending the so called triple Lock Formula for annual increases to the State Pension scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, sets out her Governments Programme for the next year including plans for a national Care System and an Independence Referendum. Is arguably the most significant public Service Reform since the creation of the national Health Service. Police scotland admits failures in its Call Handling System and the rise of a new star in british tennis as 18 year old Emma Raducanu smashes her way through the Us Open Good Afternoon And Welcome to Bbc News. The Prime Minister has announced a long awaited package of funding for The Nhs and Social Care in england breaking
sunday. sunny spells, scattered showers, some of them heavy with hail and thunder and temperatures not too shabby, but in terms of what is happening on bank holiday monday, somebody had told the weather to change and here it is with an area of low pressure bringing wet, windy weather in from the west. so, spell of heavy rain on bank holiday monday through northern ireland, northern england, centraland through northern ireland, northern england, central and southern england, central and southern england and wales. perhaps not getting into the far north of scotland and the south east until the end of the day, accompanied by some pretty strong winds. so it is going to feel even colder still on monday afternoon. going to feel even colder still on monda afternoon. . ~ ., , that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes, here are the headlines
prince charles has visited the king edward vii hospital in central london where his father the duke of edinburgh is being treated. a court in russia upholds a decision to jail opposition leader alexei navalny forjust over two and a half years, and finds him guilty of a further charge. president biden declares a major disaster in texas as he unlocks federal funds for a state paralysed by a severe freeze and a huge powerfailure. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the disability campaigner and comedy producer, simon minty, and also the broadcaster penny smith. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the observer s headline is that a ban on outside sport can end, according to a top scientist advising borisjohnson. the paper also reports on soaring household poverty during the pandemic. all adults will be offered a covid 19jab by the end ofjuly is the lead in the sunday express, as mps fear the prime minister s pla
in million 911,978 doses have been given overall. since yesterday, 9938 people are reported to have tested positive for coronavirus. as of the 22nd of february 2021, 16,803 people were in hospital with coronavirus. that s down 20% from the week before. sadly, of those who have tested positive for coronavirus, across all settings, 121,747 are reported to have now died. that s an increase of 442 fatalities since yesterday. our thoughts are very much with the families of those who have lost loved ones to this virus. on monday, the prime minister outlined the road map out of lockdown and gave us the news that we ve all been waiting for. we can now plan for the return of the pupils to schools colleges, as part of a road map for leaving lockdown. i want to say once again a massive thank you to our incredible teachers, leaders, support staff and childcare workers. you have been going above and beyond to keep schools and colleges open for vulnerable children and children of critical