Simon Atkinson Reports News Today

good afternoon. israel says its troops in gaza are engaged in face—to—face combat with fighters from hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. israel says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, here in the north of the territory. meanwhile, 92 british nationals are on a list which means they could escape the fighting and leave gaza today through the rafah crossing into egypt. jon donnison reports from jerusalem. israel says its at the height of i...

terrorism act following an incident at a protest in london on october the 14th. two people have been charged under the terrorism act in relation to an image at a processed protest in london on october the 14th. sport and now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. the manchester united manager erik ten hag came out fighting today, insisting that he is the man to turn the teams fortunes around. they lost 3—0 at home to manchester city last wee...

The first international tourists have arrived in new zealand after authorities removed coronavirus restrictions. the country closed its borders for more than two years but now people from more than 60 countries, including britain, are able to visit. simon atkinson reports. a cuddle thats been a long time coming. its the biggest day yet in new zealand reopening to the world. but for these passengers, its so much more. i originally applied for a working holiday visa in february of 2020, and im fin...

Bbc news, colombo. the spanish government says the mobile phones of the prime minister, pedro sanchez, and the defence minister, margarita robles, have been infected with spyware. 0fficials described the hacking as illegal and extremely serious. they didnt say who they thought was responsible. the phones of other ministers are being examined to see if they are also infected with pegasus spyware, which was developed by an israeli company. last month, spain launched an investigation into the hacki...

So, a deeply personal story but also one that will play into the politics of legacy issues in northern ireland. the government currently has plans to scrap all prosecutions, all civil court cases, related to the conflict, and those plans are opposed by many victims�* groups and all the main political parties in devolved government at stormont. chris page, there, in belfast. australia�*s vaccination rollout has been picking up. in new south wales more than 80% of adults are now fully vaccinat...

Basket you leaders in arms can be logistically tricky and now one of the country was the coldest institutions is helping get those numbers up. the bbc�*s simon atkinson reports from north queensland. —— coldest institutions. 50, 40, 30, ten... you dont get many visitors at the ravenswood airstrip. but for years, the royal flying doctors service has brought medical care here. and now, theres an extra bit of cargo on board. ravenswood has two pubs, but the nearest doctor is 100 km away. so t...