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Thanks for being with us. Trade unions and groups representing the families of israeli hostages are holding a General Strike to press the government to reach a deal to free those still held by hamas. Its already affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of seventh 0ctober. That led t...

Its affecting some flights at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and business, schools, and other forms of transport have also been hit. The stoppage is a day after the Israeli Army said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages who were taken during the attacks of 7th october. Alastair burt is a former conservative mp who served as Minister Of State for the middle east. He gave me his reaction to developments. The scale of protests is certainly unprecedented. There has been thousands of people de...

Clear we have to improve but by The End of the season i am quite confident again that we will have a big chance to lift another trophy. Lets speak now to simon stone, our chief football news reporter. Simon, the defeat for united is all the harder to take because its liverpool. Arne slot, a man who has been in the job forfive arne slot, a man who has been in the job for five minutes with liverpool. Ten hag, they kept a lot of faith in him, though they be reassessing perhaps . Him, though they be...

Will go further. I will commit as Prime Minister to spend 3 of gdp on defence. Because you cannot penny pinch your way to peace. Security is delivered through strength, by planning for the worst, not hoping for the best. We will send a signal to our enemies and our allies alike that The Uk is prepared, that we will not leave the field. Just to put that commitment in perspective, we currently spend less than 2. 5 of our gdp on defence, but ten times that much on our health system, Welfare System ...

Matches, whether i would get through this one, am i going to get a cramp in this one, am i going to break down physically, get injured or something . I was still struggling with a Shoulder Injury when i played here last year, i feel very different now. Staying in the mens draw, Francis Tiafoe has made it through to the quarters for the second year running. He beat the australian Alexei Popyrin in four sets. Next up for tiafoe, who reached the semis two years ago, is the bulgarian grigor dimitrov...

The incursion of ukraine will not stop his armys advances. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The industrial action to reach a Hostage Deal with hamas hit medical centres, schools and businesses. People are demanding the government secure the return of hostages still held by hamas. The Israel Defense forces say. Say they were killed shortly before troops reached them on saturday. One of those found was american israeli Her...

That it was a shock. Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. Us president Joe Biden says the israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not done enough to secure a Hostage Deal. Not done enough to reuters newsagency also quotes the president saying a final Hostage Deal is very close. He was speaking after a court in israel ordered people to end the general Strike And Return to work. The nationwide industrial action designed to pressure the government to reach a Hostage Agreement with hamas ca...

Now with all the latest sport heres olly foster. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Were into the the second week at the us open, and in the next few hours, the british Number One Jack Draper will be looking to reach a grand Slam Quarterfinal for the first time. Hes the only british Player Left in the Singles Draw at Flushing Meadows and hasnt dropped a set yet ahead of his fourth Round Match against the czech tomas machac. I feel very different to last year. I barely played any tennis in the year...

Suspension, it covers 30 Arms Export licences. We will play you the clip of David Lambie making that announcement in the commons here in the next little while but more pressure clearly on israel and the prime minister. Weve seen comments in the last hour or so from Joe Biden Saying Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure that new Hostage And Ceasefire deal, now the Foreign Secretary in the uk making this announcement. And all the while today, we had a general strike with thousands of pe...

The paralympic champion. And the Winning Streak continues for Paralympics Gb as they build on the 12 golds they won on super sunday. And on sportsday later on the hour in Bbc News both champions are now out of the Us Open at flushing Meadows Coco Gauff bowing out in the fourth round to fellow american emma navarro. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Ofsted inspectors will no longer Rate State schools in england with one word grades, like outstanding or inadequate. A new system o...