continues its military campaign in gaza, there is a critical need to protect the civilian population. including those supporting aid operations. mr biden said he did not ask the israeli leaderfor a ceasefire. israeli leaderfor a ceasefire. i had a long talk with benjamin netanyahu today and it was a private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, private conversation. meanwhile in gaza. this private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is the private conversation. meanwhile in gaza, this is the new - in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah emptying the local market. 17 year old joe filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. israel launched its metallic tory operation after hamas fighters crossed from gaza into southern israel on the seventh of october, killing 1200 people and taking about 240 hostages. since then more than 20,000 people have be
which, pending approval, will see him take control of football operations. he is also promising over £200 million of new investment. the multi billionaire founder of the ineos petro chemicals group, is a lifelong fan of the club. it s hoped by many supporters that it might mean the end of the controlling interest of the glazer family. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. when sirjim ratcliffe toured old trafford earlier this year, the british billionaire was hoping to buy manchester united. instead he will become a minority shareholder of the club he says he has always supported. the founder of petrochemicals giant ineos, ratcliffe has already invested in sailing and cycling teams and owns a third of mercedes in formula 1. the owner of two football clubs, including nice in france, manchester born ratcliffe last year failed in a bid to buy chelsea, at the time hinting to me united was his real goal. some would argue you should be trying to buy the club that you grew up suppo
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
i m sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. we start in hong kong where the high profile trial of the former media tycoon and pro democracy campaigner jimmy lai has, in the last few hours, got under way. the 76 year old was originally arrested in 2020, accused of undermining the territory s national security through articles published in his apple daily newspaper and on social media. mr lai has been held in solitary confinement for the past three years since his writing was deemed to be illegal under new legislation imposed by beijing. security was tight around the court for the start of his trial. mr lai who is also a british citizen has pleaded not guilty to all charges. the united states and britain have condemned the trial and have urged the authorities in hong kong to release businessman. we ll be live outside the court in hong kong shortly. first, this report from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. jimmy lai used to be a powerful media boss in