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we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel's military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack target...

southampton lead 1 nil to leeds united in the championship play off final at wembley. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start here in the uk — and the fourth day of campaigning ahead of the general election on the 4th ofjuly. the home secretary james cleverly says the conservatives plan to bring back a form of compulsory national service if it wins, is about pushing young people out of their "comfort zone". the party says it would cost two and half billion pounds a year and would see eighteen year—olds join the military for a year or serve the community for a weekend a month for ...

The Food Industry is being urged to make labelling clearer, to stop millions of tonnes of edible food being thrown away unnecessarily. Good morning. Its wednesday 29th november. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. We have a breaking story from the hague. The defence lawyer for a Bosnian Croat war crimes suspect says her client has drunk poison. This was during the reading of his verdict at the un war crimes tribunalfor verdict at the un war crimes tribunal for the verdict at the un war crimes tribunalfor the former verdict at the un war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia. D...

America first does not mean america alone thats the message from donald trump, speaking at the World Economic forum in davos in switzerland. The us president told an audience of business and political leaders that the us was doing fantastically well and was open for business. But he hit out at what he called other countries predatory trading practices. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Wherever donald trump has gone in davos, the crowds have gone with him. And wherever the cameras have been, the president has been pleased to oblige. I hope were going to bring back many billions of do...

To strip its status if directors didnt stand down. Larry nassar was jailed for up to 175 years for sexually abusing young athletes. More now from the bbcs peter bowes. As larry nassar begins to what amounts to a life sentence, the fallout from the abuse scandal has been swift and decisive. The entire board of usa gymnastics has gone and there have been other resignations too. Mark hollis was the Athletic Director at Michigan State university when nassar worked there. He and another official have decided to quit. Its been an absolute honour to guide the Athletic Department for the last decade. ...