coming up on the programme israeli forces step up their assault on southern gaza s main city, khan younis, after intense air strikes and street fighting. it comes as differences emerge between the us and israel over what happens once the war ends. israel s pm benjamin netanyahu has dismissed the idea of a palestinian state. with 2,800 jobs to go at tata steel s plants in the uk, we ask where this leaves britain s steel industry and take a look at the environmental arguments which the company says have driven the losses. and fans sue madonna for showing up to a gig more than two hours prince harry dropped his libel claim. good evening. we begin with the situation in gaza and growing concerns for the safety of hundreds of thousands of palestinians in the south of the territory as israeli forces stage a renewed offensive against hamas. tanks have been pushing deeper into the territory s second biggest city, khan younis. this is the eighth day of a communications blackout
this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this i is a bit surreal to watch your family home just disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. translation: today is a black day for grindavik and today - is a black day for iceland.
this time, it s much closer to the fishing town of grindavik. people living nearby have already left the area and local authorities have declared an emergency. jessica parker has this report. this was a worst case scenario that s now unfolding in front of the world s eyes. a wave of molten rock is carving its way into what was a thriving fishing town. grindavik s been evacuated, again, but abandoned homes and businesses lie in the path of an overwhelming natural force. this, it appears, was the first house to fall. translation: while this is a bit surreal to watch your family - homejust disappear, i m still realising what s happening. trucks building defensive barriers against the lava suddenly found it surging towards them. fiery liquid burst out into the open on sunday morning. another fissure then tore up through the earth. tonight, iceland s president addressed the nation. translation: today is| a black day for grindavik and a black day for iceland. but the sun will rise
showers. again, temperatures in the order of six or 9 degrees. into the weekend, high pressure to begin with. more cloud from this weather front. into sunday, another weather front. into sunday, another weather front approaches that will bring stronger wind, especially to the north and west of scotland. the emphasis for many is still on dry weather. thanks, matt. that s it. but you can of course keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. djokovic is flying at the australian open his next opponent is channelling the former british number one tim henman, ahead of their semi final. and heartbreak for england, losing in a shootout to guess who germany. as their hockey world cup comes to an end. and back where they once belonged can nottingham forest put one foot
over 1,000 people have recieved recognition for their service. you are watching bbc news. wyre davies reports for wales investigates on what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which act as a kind of super food for the algae. and as algae gets into the river, it stri