Meanwhile, the us carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid for gaza on saturday with more than 30 thousand meals parachuted by three military planes. Here s our correspondent wyre davies who is Injerusalem 7 with the latest on the chances of a ceasefire. There are increasingly positive signs around the hope for a cessation in hostilities, a temporary ceasefire, that could last perhaps as long as six weeks over the muslim holy month of ramadan. But i think it s really important not to get ahead of ourselves here because there are still key differences between israeli demands and the demands of hamas. It s understood the negotiators have arrived in cairo today. It s not clear if there is an israeli delegation but hamas officials are said to have arrived. The israelis will probably want to know how many of the hostages being held by hamas are still alive and which ones would be released by hamas under the terms of this deal. It s not clear, equally, how many palestinian prisoners
planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. a bbc investigation finds that many people who travelled to turkey for weight loss surgery suffered serious complications from botched surgeries. do your research massively. people s before and after photos, it is incredible to see and everyone wants a bit of that. and turning powder into beer: a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk. a scathing review of britain s largest police force has found it was institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic. its author said many londoners had lost faith in the metropolitan police, and it could be broken up if it didn t change. the review was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the met police commissioner says he accepts baroness casey s report, but wouldn t use the term institutional to describe the i
the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion the second largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker the first step in forming a new devolved government but the bid is expected to fail due to opposition from the democratic unionist party. 0ur ireland correspondent charlotte gallagher is at stormont for us and joins us live. this has been rather protracted process and there this has been rather protracted process and there has this has been rather protracted process and there has been this has been rather protracted process and there has been no functional government for a
they came so close, the countdown stopping at t 14 minutes, there were too many technical problems to contend with. and europe s biggest street party returns after a three year absence due to the pandemic we lljoin the carnival at notting hill. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the devastating flooding in pakistan. the country s climate change minister says one third of pakistan is underwater and much of the best farmland has been flooded. this could affect the supply of food. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water.
plus community over the last 50 years? get in touch with me on @annitabbc or using the hashtag bbc your questions. and, two british hopefuls, cameron norrie and heather watson, will both be in action today at wimbledon. the mp chris pincher has resigned as government deputy chief whip, after a newspaper alleged he groped two men at a private members club. he has apologised to the prime minister and said he had embarrassed himself and others. the role of the government whips is to enforce party discipline. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. chris pincher had been deputy chief whip, responsible for discipline among tory mps, since february. but now it s his own conduct that has fallen short. there were complaints about his behaviour on wednesday night at the carlton club, a private members club in central london, where he is reported to have groped two men. in a letter to the prime minister yesterday, mr pincher said. as things stand, chris pincher won t face