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and its game, set and match for the tennis legend roger federer, as he announces hes retiring at the age of 41. and stay with us here on bbc news, where we will bring you continuing coverage of events plus analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. buckingham palace has revealed more details about the queens state funeral on monday. the service at westminster abbey will begin at 11 in the morning and will be followed by a national two minute ...

the conservative leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, now on bbc news — unspun world, with the bbc�*s world affairs editorjohn simpson. hello, and welcome to new broadcasting house, the bbc�*s headquarters in central london. welcome, too, to unspun world, where we put the key questions of the moment to the bbc�*s experts right around the globe. has something gone permanently and disturbingly wrong with politics in the uni...

for the murder and attempted rape of zara aleena in east london — her family say she was fearless and independent. and a bit of tennis history for britains heather watson at wimbledon, as she makes it through to the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time. it means everything, playing here at home, in front all of you guys. the atmosphere is, is everything and coming up on the bbc news channel. it was cancelled because of covid last september, but finally the test series deci...

police in india have arrested two people after a fire destroyed an office building in delhi and killed at least 27 people. # up in space, man... # bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk at tonights eurovision. but will it be enough to hold back the favourites, ukraine? good afternoon. the mayor of kharkiv has told the bbc that russian forces have withdrawn from the kharkiv city area and are heading for the russian border. ihor terekhov said russian shelling had stopped...

hello, and thanks for joining me for unspun world — the programme where we tap into the bbc�*s unrivalled array of experts worldwide to get the unadorned facts about whats really going on. this week, can vladimir putin survive his armys widespread lack of success in ukraine? he sounded as if he was trying to argue that this is not a mistake, believe me — as if he was pleading his case in a way. is the war entering a new phase? both sides are trying to assess where they go next, h...

Hello, im lyse doucet. Israels military says it carried out a new ground raid in gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. It is the second night in a row. Infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. These pictures, supplied by the idf, apparently show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Positions for launching anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also hit and the military says it has killed a senior hamas ...

Hello, im lyse doucet. Welcome to our coverage of the israel and gaza war with all the latest updates this hour. Israels army says it conducted a fresh Ground Incursion into gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. It said infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Anti tank guided Missile Launch sites and command and control centres were hit. The army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. This is the second Ground I...

� prepare the battlefield for future operations�. But the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had yet to be determined. Lets take a listen to what the Israeli Defence forces spokesman had to say. The tactical raid, which means that the forces went in and then went out during the night in order to prepare the battlefield and to prepare ourselves for coming operations. Our forces are now back in israel. The activity occurred during the night and was concluded successfully without any significant...

Week once things may turn more unsettled next week once again. Joined me later for the details its sunday 22nd october. Our main story israel says its intensify airstrikes against hamas in gaza, as it prepares its troops for a Ground Assault. Hamas is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and this latest escalation in tensions in the language follows its attack on israel two weeks ago. Twenty lorries carrying humanitarian aid have been allowed through the Rafah Crossing, on the border w...

Wales lose to argentina. And its the end for jonny sexton and ireland, too, as theyre narrowly beaten by new zealand in paris. A rather chilly start to the day. Touchy frost this morning as well. For many of us it will be dry. Some sunshine as well. I will have the details shortly. Its sunday, the 15th of october. Our main story the Israeli Military says its planning an attack on gaza by air, sea and land, as the countrys Prime Minister warns The Next Stage of the war with hamas is coming. More ...