performance ahead of europe league cups match. there are growing hopes of another truce in gaza with the potential release of more israeli hostages. the united states says serious negotiations are taking place to secure a pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. the british foreign secretary, lord cameron, is in egypt today, calling for what he calls a sustainable ceasefire . meanwhile, israeli forces say they ve uncovered of hamas tunnels in the heart of gaza city with entrances connected to the homes of the organastion s leaders. here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and just a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit
for a fourth day to attempt to secure a unanimous un security council vote on the suspension of hostilities in gaza. but the outcome remains uncertain with diplomats struggling to agree on terms that will avoid a us veto. israel has released footage of what it claims to be tunnels dug by hamas under gaza city, in the north of the territory. it says the structures, which cover a large area, were used as a base by hamas leaders. there s no let up in the fighting inside gaza and the world health organization has said there are no hospitals left in northern gaza that are still able to function with the medical system in survival mode. live now to the bbc s security correspondent, frank gardener. what did you make of hamas s latest statement? fin what did you make of hamas s latest statement? ., . what did you make of hamas s latest statement? .. ., , , statement? on the face of it this is a very serious statement? on the face of it this is a very serious setback statemen
lots of routine care has been cancelled. not everywhere. patients are being advised to have a look on the website of the hospital to see what is happening. if you have been contacted to come in, do but many appointments and operations have been cancelled right across england. thousands, tens of thousands, ofjunior doctors on strike and when we sayjunior doctors, we mean all those doctors up to consultant level and we mean half the medical workforce in hospitals. so, a significant impact on hospitals overwinter. doctor lizzie greenfield is one of the junior doctors. you were just telling me before we came on air why you ve come out here today, just talk us through why. from day one of work as a junior doctor, there was low staffing, gaps not filled on the rotas, corridor nursing, and the hospital was at a critical capacity. that s from my first day. so, ithink, you know, to have experienced that, just makes you realise how people are getting so burned out, how we re not being
they added a super league may not be approved. our reporter simon stone has the latest. remind us of the background to this. 50. has the latest. remind us of the background to this. has the latest. remind us of the background to this. so, in 202112 of euro e s background to this. so, in 202112 of eumpe s biggest background to this. so, in 202112 of europe s biggest clubs, background to this. so, in 202112 of europe s biggest clubs, three - background to this. so, in 202112 of europe s biggest clubs, three from | europe s biggest clubs, three from spain, three from italy and six from the premier league put their name to what is known as super league, it was going to be a new competition, it was proposed to be a new competition. almost immediately there was a backlash against this and within a8 hours, the whole deal had collapsed. nine of the clubs, all six from england, plus atletico madrid and two milan clubs pulled out. but real madrid and barcelona and juventus carried
junior doctors have taken to picket lines. this latest round of industrial action has seen concern from charities and nhs leaders that patients could end up stuck in hospital over the festive period and that patient care will suffer in what s a very busy time for the health service. butjunior doctors say measures are in place to ensure their strike action poses no danger to patients. as we ve shown with our seven previous rounds of strike action this year, we can do it safely with the cover of our consultant colleagues, our specialist colleagues, expert senior doctors who can look after patients whilst we are here standing up for ourselves and trying to reverse the pay cuts that our government has inflicted upon us over the last 15 years. this is day two of a three day strike byjunior doctors in england. it s the 27th day of industrial action in their long running pay dispute with the government. so far, nhs strikes, including those by ambulance staff and nurses, have seen mo