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good afternoon. israel says its troops in gaza are engaged in face—to—face combat with fighters from hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. israel says its troops have now completely encircled gaza city, here in the north of the territory. meanwhile, 92 british nationals are on a list which means they could escape the fighting and leave gaza today through the rafah crossing into egypt. jon donnison reports from jerusalem. israel says it's at the height of its battle with hamas. its ground offensive in northern gaza is pushing forward, with the military c...

terrorism act following an incident at a protest in london on october the 14th. two people have been charged under the terrorism act in relation to an image at a processed protest in london on october the 14th. sport and now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. the manchester united manager erik ten hag came out fighting today, insisting that he is the man to turn the team's fortunes around. they lost 3—0 at home to manchester city last weekend and were then knocked out of the league cup on wednesday by newcastle united by the same score...

The first international tourists have arrived in new zealand after authorities removed coronavirus restrictions. the country closed its borders for more than two years but now people from more than 60 countries, including britain, are able to visit. simon atkinson reports. a cuddle that's been a long time coming. it's the biggest day yet in new zealand reopening to the world. but for these passengers, it's so much more. i originally applied for a working holiday visa in february of 2020, and i'm finally here. amazing. the older you get, the more family becomes important. and i'm getting old, a...

Bbc news, colombo. the spanish government says the mobile phones of the prime minister, pedro sanchez, and the defence minister, margarita robles, have been infected with spyware. 0fficials described the hacking as illegal and extremely serious. they didn't say who they thought was responsible. the phones of other ministers are being examined to see if they are also infected with pegasus spyware, which was developed by an israeli company. last month, spain launched an investigation into the hacking of the phones of pro—independence politicians in catalonia, with the government insisting its ...

So, a deeply personal story but also one that will play into the politics of legacy issues in northern ireland. the government currently has plans to scrap all prosecutions, all civil court cases, related to the conflict, and those plans are opposed by many victims�* groups and all the main political parties in devolved government at stormont. chris page, there, in belfast. australia�*s vaccination rollout has been picking up. in new south wales more than 80% of adults are now fully vaccinated and victoria will hit that target soon ? a triggerfor allowing international borders to open. but...