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Welcome to the programme. As we continue our coverage of the israel gaza war, the scale of atrocities inflicted on civilians is becoming clearer. Throughout the day of the Israeli Military has been recovering the bodies of entire families, including several children and babies. Just a mile from the border with gaza. Israeli soldiers on the scene described as a massacre. Our international editor, jeremy bowen, has been to the village of kfar aza, where the bodies have been recovered on tuesday. A...

Now reached 900, amid intensifying israeli air strikes. It says 4,500 more have been injured. Dozens of buildings have also been damaged. Hamas, which has been designated a Terrorist Organisation by several governments, responded with rockets into southern israel, tuesday. It comes as gaza braces for what could be a full scale Israeli Ground invasion. In israel, efforts are under way to recover the bodies of those killed by hamas attacks. More than 1,000 israelis are dead. But Israeli Forces say...

The northern leg of the h52 high speed rail line, connecting birmingham and manchester. Mr sunak told his partys conference that every penny of the projects £36 billion budget would now be spent on Transport Projects across Northern England and the midlands. Our Political Correspondent vicky young reports. For some, it was the announcement theyd been dreaming of. After weeks of speculation, rishi sunak finally confirmed hs2 wouldnt, after all, run from birmingham to manchester. I am ending this...

One of the worlds biggest countries has a leader who polarises opinions, stokes nationalist sentiment, has a controversial past, and a predilection for twitter, i am thinking of course of indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But are there any parallels to be drawn with americas current president . My current guess is a member of the parliamentary chamber, swa pan dasgupta, does this conservative ally of indias Prime Minister see any dangers in Narendra Modis populism . Swa pan dasgupta, welcome ...

Caroline davies reports. Theyre part of our community, theyre here every day, and i think some places would maybe just shun them away, but for us, they are an important part of the community, theyre here, we have to engage, we have to look after them and make sure that theyre safe. Local charities invited 200 guests to enjoy some festive music and a four course meal a meal which was only possible thanks to the donations from 45 different businesses and groups. Jed has been squatting since he was...

You talk about frustration with government now, but your whole career basically sounds as though you have been banging your head against a brick wall. Did you learn some lessons from that . Of course, of course. What lessons did you draw . It seems like the only lesson you took was, you know what, after a while you betray your best friends in politics . No. I dont agree with that at all. I bet you know. I bet you know how do you feel as president that you are going to go down in history as a pre...

Is time for a programme to mark the anniversary of ubc hardtalk. You talk about frustration with governments now, but your whole career basically sounds as though you have been banging your head against a brick wall. Did you learn some lessons from that . Of course, of course. What lessons did you draw . It seems like the only lesson you took was that, you know what, after a while you betray your best friends in politics . No. I dont agree with that at all. I bet you know. I bet you know how do ...

With the biggest gambling losses. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And, as the likes of facebook, twitter, google are grilled about extreme content on their platforms, were asking how should these Companies Police the web, or should they be regulated . Join in the conversation, send your comments to hashtag bbc the briefing. The Catalan Parliament opens today for the First Time Since the regional separatist government was d...

Too. Quentin tarantino is under pressure after boomer thurman released this footage of her crushing during filming with him 15 yea rs crushing during filming with him 15 years ago, he has called the event one of the greatest regrets of his life. Uma thurman. The worlds most powerful space rocket has just taken off. Most powerful space rocket has just ta ken off. It most powerful space rocket has just taken off. It was built by spacex, called the falcon heavy launcher and this is the moment it le...

Launching a missile over northern japan. As Tropical Storm harvey batters the production hub in the us, we will look at the impact on the industry. Bits tuesday, good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us. Its. A missile flew over northern japan before catching into the sea. Landing in the sea. The japanese government says this latest Missile Launch is a threat that tokyo will respond to firmly. They call it a clear violation of un resolutions. The asian markets have opened, and fo...