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it s virtually all over for england at the cricket world cup. jos buttler s side suffer yet another humiliating defeat to all but end their defence of the trophy. and we have some dense fog around this morning, particularly towards the east this morning, particularly towards the east. that should clear away by mid morning. still unsettled the heavy mid morning. still unsettled the heavy downpours and blustery winds. that continue the next few days. more that continue the next few days. more details for you coming up shortlx it s friday, the 27th of october. our main story. eu leaders have called for a pause in fighting between israel and hamas to allow aid into gaza, ahead of a vote on an immediate ceasefire at the united nations today. overnight, the us military has carried out airstrikes in eastern syria against two facilities it says were being used by iran to target american forces. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. keeping hope alive. the ....
ukraine s kharkiv region russia says its forces have captured five settlements in the area. and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years triggers celestial light shows in many parts of the world, with scientists expecting another display later this evening. hello. the israeli military says about 300,00 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday, when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. the israelis have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel is planning an assault on hamas fighters in rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. last night, a long awaited us government report criticised israel s use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it s reasonable to assess they have be ....
across cloud and dense mist and fog patches across much of the country. but then the strong across much of the country. but then the strong sunshine melted that away the strong sunshine melted that away we the strong sunshine melted that away. we had unbroken sunshine across away. we had unbroken sunshine across england and wales. but in the nnth-west across england and wales. but in the north west of scotland whether france north west of scotland whether france bringing outbreaks of rain to the highlands and the hebrides and northern the highlands and the hebrides and northern isles through the afternoon. elsewhere a glorious afternoon afternoon. elsewhere a glorious afternoon but we could have some showers afternoon but we could have some showers from yorkshire through the midlands showers from yorkshire through the midlands and down to the south west of england. also some sea mist and fo- of england. also some sea mist and fog making of england. ....
my guest is shaharzad akbar, former chairperson of afghanistan s independent human rights commission. what would morally acceptable engagement look like? shaharzad akbar, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it s good to be here. it s good to have you here. if i may, i m going to start with some powerful words of yours. you wrote recently, i spend every day with a fire burning in my heart with the pain of injustice that women in my country face. of course, since the taliban takeover, you re no longer living in your homeland. you re living here in the uk. does that actually, in a funny sort of way, intensify the pain you feel? absolutely. i mean, every day i feel like i m living two different realities at the same time. i wake up in oxford, where i m a visiting scholar and it s green and beautiful and people are going on about their lives. and then i m all day long following the situation back home, talking to colleagues, monitoring the human rights violations. and during ....
the ministry of defence has confirmed to the bbc that it will provide the support of armed soldiers to the metropolitan police, after a large number of firearms officers handed in their weapons. they turned in their firearms permits after an armed officer was charged with the murder of 24 year old chris kaba who was shot and killed in south london last year. earlier, the home secretary, suella braverman, ordered a review of armed policing. you d only expect to see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. but after the decision of 100 police officers to hand in their firearms, they are on stand by. suella braverman called for a review of policing. the head of police said the system was not set up to help officers succeed. he said officers needed sufficient legal protection to do theirjob.i needed sufficient legal protection to do theirjob. to do their “ob. i was on armed to do theirjob. i was on armed resnonse for to do theirjob. i was on armed res ....