many thousands of people, perhaps tens of thousands of civilians sheltering at the al shifa hospital along with some localjournalists. the world health organization says 20 hospitals in gaza are now non operational. people around al shifa hospital report intense fighting. and in the early hours of friday, there was the sound of a large explosion. there was panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. israel s military says it is investigating reports that the areas around the hospitals have been struck. it s previously said its forces were operating close to shifa hospital, which it says is above hamas headquarters. this in other developments, reuters news agency is reporting agency is reporting that the palestinian authority is ready to assume responsibilities in the gaza strip once the war has ended. territory the pa president, mahmoud abbas, said it would be part of a comprehensive solution for the occupied territories and gaza. also, president
claim hamas is controlling panels and fuel storage facilities. the hamas run health ministry in gaza reports there were explosions around al shifa hospital in the early hours of friday morning outside the al shifa hospital. you can see that a great deal of panic and confusion in the hospital courtyard following the explosion. reuters news agency received the pictures from the palestine media group. they have not identified the cause of the explosion but israel military says it is investigating reports of the areas around the hospital have been struck. it has previously said its forces were operating around al shifa hospital where it accuses hamas of concealing some of its command centres. on another line, two humanitarian corridors will open in the territory around on the salah al din road which hundreds of thousands have already used to go south as well as on the coastal al rashid road. many of the people heading out of gaza city are having to do so on foot, leaving their ho
the decision not to bring charges against four retired detectives, who ran the first investigation into the murder of stephen lawrence. stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. the initial investigation failed to bring anyone to justice. two of the murderers were eventually convicted in 2012. our reporter daniel de simone broke this story, here s his report. we have had a statement from stephen s mother. she is saying that today s decision by the cps marks a new low in the way that the criminal justice system has treated her and her family. justice system has treated her and herfamily. herstatement justice system has treated her and her family. her statement says the decision of the cps not to prosecute the senior officers who were involved in the investigation of her son s cases unjustifiable. she goes on to say that institutional racism was at the heart of the first investigation and yet no consideration had been given to how it impacted the de
the decision means no officers have been held criminally responsible for mistakes made after stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. here s our correspondent, daniel de simone. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence. should not be charged with a criminal offence. , , ., ., criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked . crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18 year old black youth. attack on a young 18-year-old black outh. , ., ., ., ., youth. their investigation failed to brina youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone yout
thejury decided the jury decided that hunter biden, who was a crack cocaine addict, had lied about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. and england begin training in germany, ahead of the start of their euros campaign. on bbc london: and coming up on bbc news emma raducanu s comeback goes to plan. she s into the next round at the nottingham open, after a straight sets win today. hello. rishi sunak has launched the conservative party s election manifesto, promising a raft of new measures that he says will enable working people to keep more of the money they earn. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and made pledges on tax, housing and immigration, including another 2p cut in the pound in national insurance, plus the abolition of the main self employed rate. there ll be help for first time buyers, with the scrapping of stamp duty on homes up to £425,000, and a new help to buy scheme. there s also a commitment to halve migration and have regularflights to r