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this is bbc news. the headlines: after israels strike that killed seven aid workers, the killer of the british police officer sharon beshenivsky has been found guilty of her murder. after israels strike that killed seven aid workers, more than 600 lawyers sign a letter, calling for the uk to stop arms sales to israel. countries bordering russia urge their nato allies to reintroduce military conscription to deter vladimir putin. and why fewer trees are being being chopped down in the am...

Following in the footsteps of his father who was a new York City Police department officer, and he died 22 years ago today, along with his brother who was a firefighter. This young man says service is in his dna. His mother is also was a police officer. It almost seems like it never crossed his mind not to follow in their footsteps. I said to him, considering what happened to your dad and uncle, dont you realize how dangerous this job is. He said, i do, but i also know i have to do this because ...

congress at a hearing yesterday. he said agents are recording an average of 6,500 apprehensions per day of people illegally coming into the united states. here is republican senator ron johnson. >> we cannot get secretary mayokas to say thats a crisis. wont even say its a problem. he calls it a challenge. i noted in the number of your testimonies you kept talking about efficiency. sitting here in this sedate hearing setting you almost seem like weve got this under control. this is comp...

senator lindsey graham — an ally of donald trump. is the seemingly never—ending trump soap opera about to plunge the us into turmoil? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. senator, you are one of the strongest republican supporters of ukraine and of us military assistance to ukraine. right. would you acknowledge that, right now, the war isnt going the way you wanted it to, or indeed the way you expected it to just a few months ago? not at all. i think its going ex...

of "aiding and assisting" an international wrongful act. the prime minister rishi sunak is already facing growing cross—party pressure, after seven aid workers were killed in an air strike. our diplomatic coreespondent james landale has the story. the air strikes that killed international aid workers in gaza have prompted global condemnation, and now theyre shaping political choices. more than 600 lawyers have written to the government, urging it to suspend arms sales to israel, beca...

mr biden said that while those deaths lead to a debate here in the uk whether the government should suspend arms sales to israel. more than 600 legal experts, in fact, have written to the prime minister, rishi sunak, saying exports must end because the uk risks breaking international law. earlier we spoke to one of the signitaries of this letter, he says that patients for western allies with israel does appear to be running out. we allies with israel does appear to be running out-— a...

speaking to someone who knows who i am, and im trying desperately not to come across as rude. the messages continue... the former mp then replies, asking who it is hes talking to. charlie falsely says he used to work in the office of another mp. he later sends a sexually explicit image, and the former mp blocks the number. the questions now are how widespread this is, who is behind it and whether the attackers got hold of any useful information. weve seen another series of messages sen...

of its youngest citizens. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk — where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife got out of wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened, and why the former soldier wasnt held in a higher security pris...

new problems for president biden in polling. his popularity is seeing is a drop in voters as they rank the biggest concerns. and president biden is leaving for a g20 summit in india and what they say he needs to pull off while there. and an american is stuck in a cave thousands of feet below ground, and the measures to rescue him. im john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn "news central." >> oomph, problematic poll numbers for president biden, the approval number...

inescaped inmate and convicted murderer danelo cavalcante. >> we have thoroughly searched the area around two elementary schools previously contained within the perimeter and have adjusted the perimeter to exclude both schools from the perimeter area. weve done this in an effort to minimize the impact on students and their families while we continue with our search efforts. the district attorney and i have an ongoing dialogue with school districts in the area and are committed to provi...