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and urge people to do what they can to help. palestinian authories welcome a vote by the un general assembly to ask the international court ofjustice to give a legal opinion on the israeli occupation of palestinian territories. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s start with some breaking news. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. a statement read by matteo bruni, here s our religon editor, aleem maqbool. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany ....
good morning from an empty and quiet king s cross station. the hot weather causing widespread cancellations and disruption across the row network. passengers being advised not to travel. i will have all the details. lam iamat i am at chester the witch for the first time i am at chester the witch for the first time in 90 years is closed to the public first time in 90 years is closed to the public because of the heat. the city the the public because of the heat. the city the red the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. the public because of the heat. the city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens- city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was - city the red zone. good morning from kew gardens. yesterday was the - kew gardens. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far with temperatures in southwark reaching 38.2 celsius. in the east of england we could see in exce ....
in sport, england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. why gorilla populations in parts of africa are on the rise. we have a special report form the front line of a conservation success story. it s monday 20th june. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead good of the biggest walk out on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. the rmt rail union has warned it will intensify industrial action if a deal over pay isn t reached and says it will run its campaign for as long as it takes. morning. here s our business reporter esyllt carr. a chilly for this it ll be a week of huge disruption. and it starts tonight as services begin winding up ahead of the first of three days of industrial action. thousands of workers represented by the rmt u ....
i will bring you all the weather coming shortly. good morning. are booming holiday bookings enough to boost the economy? we find out the financial state of the uk later this morning. i am in the lake district. which uk cities have made the shortlist to host next year s eurovision? we ll be finding out after eight o clock this morning the summerjust keeps getting better and betterfor great britain s alice kinsella. she s added silver at the european championships, to the gold she won at the commonwealth games in the gymnastics all around final. good morning. it s friday, 12th august. a drought is expected to be declared in many parts of england today, meaning stricter controls over the use of water. it comes as yorkshire water is the latest firm to announce it s introducing a hosepipe ban. meanwhile, restrictions in kent and sussex have now come into force. the ongoing dry weather, combined with last month s record breaking heatwave, has drained rivers and reservoirs, and rais ....
israeli hamas cease-fire. good evening i am jon scott and this is the fox report. 4-year-old israeli american abigail is now at an israeli hospital with her family. on october seven to moss thomas terrorists ransacked her kibbutz murdered her parents. a wound abigail s grandfather said will never heal she s one of the 14 israel is hamas read today. the hostages ranging in age from four 84 bringing the total number releases release 240 since the beginning of the cease-fire. team fox coverage this hour at lucas tomlinson with a presidential press pool in nantucket, massachusetts cb cotton in her new york studio. we begin with alex hogan who is life in jerusalem right now, alex? it has been a third day securing the release of more hostages. now for the first time the release of an american citizen. little avigail idan turn four on friday. she was covered in blood when she was found on october 7 the blood of her parents who had been murdered before she was taken hosta ....