live from london, this is bbc news. thousands of people attend the funeral of hamas s deputy leader, killed in a drone strike in beirut. a shooting at a high school in the us state of iowa police say there are multiple gunshot victims. prince andrew and bill clinton are among those named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we begin in the middle east and the aftermath of several acts of deadly violence in different countries. the funeral has taken place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas who was one of several people killed in an explosion
incidents involving shots being fired but no one was injured. more than 40 people who applied to a troubles victims pension scheme have died before any decision was made., figures obtained by bbc ni reveal. the scheme, which opened in 2021, offers payments to those who suffered physical or psychological injuries in the troubles in northern ireland. despite receiving more than 6,200 applications, decisions have been made on 955. you re live with bbc news. prince andrew and former president bill clinton are among high profile figures named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. they include associates, friends and alleged victims of the disgraced billionare, who died in jail five years ago. the papers relate to a case that was brought against epstein s associate ghislaine maxwell. she is currently serving a twenty year jail sentence for child sex trafficking.
this is bbc news. the headlines britain s prime minister, rishi sunak, says a general election is likely to take place in the second half of this year. a shooting at a high school in the us state of iowa police say there are multiple victims. prince andrew and bill clinton are among those named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. elvis is back in the building he s making a comeback in a new stage show made possible by artifical intelligence and lots of unseen footage. rishi sunak has been accused of squatting in downing street by his political opponents after he downplayed holding a general election in the spring. after he downplayed holding speaking in mansfield,
renowned physicist stephen hawking had taken part in an orgy on epstein s private island. this is the first release of documents in this particular case relating to epstein. there are more court files to come. wa nt to want to bring you right up to date with two of our main stories this hour, we will start in the middle east, and gaza, and update a few hours ago from the defence minister of israel. just as we watch, these are life pictures from the south of israel over to the gaza strip. but we have heard from the defence minister, israel s plans for the next stage of its war and gaza with a new more targeted approach in the northern section was the first detail, continuing pursuit of hamas
safety is at risk. but nhs england insists they were genuine requests for help. glynisjohns, the british actress who played mrs banks in the 1964 film mary poppins has died at the age of 100. she appeared in dozens of films during a career spanning more than 60 years. she memorably sang send in the clowns , which stephen sondheim wrote just for her, in the original production of a little night music . you re live with bbc news. prince andrew is among a string of high profile associates and friends of the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein who ve been named in newly released us court documents. the 900 pages contain dozens of references to the king s brother, including testimony from a young woman who says that prince andrew groped her. the records form part of a civil case against ghislaine maxwell, epstein s british ex girlfriend who s injail in the us for assisting him.