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hello, im ben thompson. the israeli military says it has agreed to evacuate premature babies from gazas main hospital al—shifa to a safer place on sunday. an idf spokeswoman was unable to say how the evacuation would be carried out and the head of surgery at al—shifa says no other hospital in gaza could accommodate the 37 infants at risk. this photo was sent to the bbc last night — showing more than 20 babies being kept in a surgical theatre — appearing to be need of oxygen tre...

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are arejessica elgot, deputy political editor of the guardian — and katy balls, deputy political editor of the spectator. welcome back. lets look at what is in. the metro, which headlines prince philip leaving hospital after 28 days to be reunited with the queen at windsor. an exclusive in the huffington post — which says the foreign secretary told officials that britain would seek trad...

as sam wanted one today. his west brom side desperately need a win to avoid relegation. chant sank at them in this one denying mission been a first goal of the season. at the other end, the baggies were finding the going tough. the 15th time disease and they failed to score and a premier league game. they wanted to work out how to do that if they are to stay of the season. after the game palace manager roy hodgson backed zahas stance on not taking a knee. i would be very surprised if t...

prince william breaks his silence after harry and meghan�*s interview — with a direct challenge to their most explosive claim. is the royalfamily a racist family sir? we are very much not a racist family. its one year since the world health organisation declared coronavirus a global pandemic. since it first emerged in china, 118 million people have been infected. and 2.6 million people have died. the united states is the worst affected country, with more than half a million deaths....

hello, im christian fraser in london. laura trevelyan is in new york. the queen has expressed her "concerns" over race allegations made by the duke and duchess of sussex. the world has been waiting for some response since the interview with oprah winfrey first aired on sunday. it is a short statement, and in it the royalfamily said they were saddened to learn exactly how "challenging" the couple had found life as working royals. it doesnt address all the allegations that were made. far...

Lucky. Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. Northern ireland is to hold new elections, following the collapse of its Power Sharing Executive. Secretary of state James Brokenshire has set the date for march 2nd. The us President Elect, donald trump, has promised a quick and fair trade deal with britain. Theresa may will be making a major speech on brexit tomorrow morning. An inquest into the deaths of 30 britons on a beach in tunisia in 2015, has heard local Security Units were deliberately sl...

Officially begins Divorce Proceedings from the eu gets underway in parliament today. Tory mps and peers paving the way for theresa may to trigger article 50 as early as tomorrow morning. And aid agencies are warning that time is running out to save an estimated 20 Million People facing famine in four african countries. Well be live in those four affected countries and ask whether the world is doing enough to tackle a humanitarian crisis. Hello and welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. ...

It is not a Great Service as it is. When things like this happen, it only makes it worse. The diplomatic row between turkey and the netherlands shows no sign of abating, with ankara accusing the dutch of breaking the Vienna Convention by Expelling A Visiting turkish minister. Netherlands upholds a general election this week. Holds. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The queen is launching the Commonwealth Games baton relay today at Buckingham Palace. The relay marks the start of the cou...

For more than a0 years, and although the Prime Minister famously said brexit means brexit, and no deal is better than a bad deal, we still dont really know what life outside the eu will look like. What will our Trade Relationship be with our closest neigbours . And whats the future for eu citizens living and working here . Well try and answer some of your questions about britains exit from the eu. With me is our economics editor, kamal ahmed. Oliver illott, Senior Researcher at the thinktank the...

An unknown Newfoundland soldier, who fought and died on the battlefields in northeastern France during the First World War, is back home this weekend for the first time in more than a hundred years.