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easter sunday from new york. im fredricka whitfield and we begin this hour in the middle east, where israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israels defense forces releasing a video it says shows strikes on a syrian military compound radar systems and artillery posts. the strikes were launched after israel says rockets were fired from syria toward the golan heights and in the west bank today, a funeral was held for two two british israeli sisters who were killed...

you can see why we had the weather fronts across the uk, most of the showers affecting the north and west of scotland where the strongest of the winds are, gusting up to 50 miles an hour orso the winds are, gusting up to 50 miles an hour or so in the next few hours in the north, lighter winds further south. we lose the band of cloud weve had this morning so the skies should brighten up over the next few hours, a fine afternoon to come for most. top temperatures 9—10, a degree or so w...

and raindrops keep falling on my head, has died at the age of 94. just crucial, he has influenced so many people. i think its amazing that he could see people as diverse as elvis costello and the hip—hop producer, dr. dre. ukraines president volodymyr zelensky takes his plea for fighter jets to european union leaders after his surprise visit to the uk yesterday. planned strike action by firefighters is postponed after employers make a new pay offer to be considered by union members. ...

the club will be renamed sixways rugby and will not feature in next seasons championship. great britain women are back in front of a home crowd tonight as they try to qualify for the 2023 womens eurobasket. also coming up in the programme. anthonyjoshua says his heart is back in boxing, as he prepares for his comeback fight. i put myself there a lot and at the same time it was not enough. i did not get the victory in the last fight. and we speak to the paralympic gold medallist whos sw...

the former mp, jared 0mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and well hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from mondays earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss ...

settled weather continues until about tuesday or wednesday and after that, it goes down hill with a bit of rain but until then it is dry. thanks, tomasz. and thats the bbc news at ten on thursday the 9th of february. for more analysis of the days main stories, newsnight is beginning on bbc two with kirsty wark. while on bbc one, wejoin colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. from the ten team here, goodnight. hello im paul scott with all your bbc sports ce...

president biden tonight in wisconsin, and his reaction to the heckling in the chamber during the state of the union. the moment he had democrats and republicans standing to preserve medicare and social security. mary bruce at the white house. also, that tense exchange before the address even started. senator mitt romney with harsh words for embattled congressman george santos, who made up much of his life story before getting elected. tonight, george santos saying it wasnt very mormo...

does the act opposite. at least she did leave the balloon prop at home. also embarrassing herself, her bff kevin the speaker and the whole country, too. meanwhile in the republican response, sarah huckabee sanders does her version of carnage tying the party back to trump. also tonight, reaction to president bidens call for police reform as twisted new details emerge today about tyre nichols death after a vicious beating by memphis police. we begin tonight with a state of the un...

circus continues in the house. >> did either of you approve the shadow banning of my account at lauren boebert? >> david plouffe and jen psaki and how the president rattled republicans. >> at one point, it looked like you are trying to shush your side of the aisle. what happened? >> plus, the secret planes tickets are social security hiding in plain sight. >> if it was matt gates, i think that we do need reforms to social security and medicare. >> the latest ruling chapter from the sco...

on the road bringing the receipts of republicans comments on social security after last nights address where he took on his critics in realtime. then the plot twist of the house oversight committee meeting where republicans hope to focus on hunter biden, but we ended up focusing on trumps attempt to censor tweets. then the bombshell murder trial prompted by a bomb threat today mid testimony, a lot to cover as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again,...