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hello and welcome to bbc news. there's confusion over the fate of changes to israel's judicial system planned by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. mr netanyahu had been expected to address the nation around now, following mass protests demanding he reverse the scheme. but it's reported that mr netanyahu is also under pressure not to back down from hardliners in his right—wing government. earlier, israel's president issac herzog urged a halt to the legislation saying the unity of the country was at stake. i'm joined now by our middle east correspondent anna foster in jerusalem....

the bbc�*s learns more than 1,600 rape and serious sexual assault cases across england and wales have collapsed after the alleged victims withdraw from providing evidence. hello and welcome to bbc news. there have been widespread protests in israel over planned hello and welcome to bbc news. prince harry has arrived at the high court in london in relation to his claim against the daily mail over alleged phone tapping and other breaches of privacy. it is the first hearing in a lawsuit that has been brought by the duke of sussex, the singer sir eltonjohn and other high—profile figu...

through really traumatic circumstances. they are going through a difficult time in their lives and we are finding that their cases are not being dealt with quickly enough. we really need to see proper investment in the justice system so we need morejudges, more courts, more police officers, more lawyers and there is not enough funding in the system at the moment. i was going to say, what is happening is that victims are now getting to a stage where cases are being adjourned a number of times before they get to conclusions, some trials are taking 2—3 years before they are concluding...

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