this is bbc news, the headlines the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, says three of his sons have been killed — in an israeli air strike in gaza. he says, it will not affect the group's demands in the ceasefire negotiations. muslims in gaza mark the end of ramadan — in the midst of destruction caused by six months of war and fears of an israeli onslaught on rafah. president biden warns benjamin netanyahu — he's making a "mistake". russia and kazakhstan suffer the worst flooding — in almost a century — forcing more than a hundred thousand people from their homes. and with just over 100 days to go until the paris olympics — the water in the river seine could be unsafe for athletes. it is time to round up all the sports news of the evening. gavin is

there with all the today's headlines. hello from the bbc sport centre hello... news affecting the title race in the scottish premiership. the rearranged game between rangers and dundee has been called off at dens park due to a waterlogged pitch — with second placed rangers accusing the home side of negligence and unprofessionalism. the surface was deemed ok at 11 this morning. but heavy rainfall later meant the pitch was unplayable after a second inspection. the game's been rearranged again for a week today — with rangersjust a point behind celtic, following sunday's thrilling 3—3 derby draw at ibrox, and this is philippe clement's side's game in hand over their city rivals.... two more matches to come in the european champions league later — as the quarter finals continue. atletico madrid are at home to borussia dortmund, whilst paris st—germain face barcelona. barca boss xavi will step down from his role at the end of the season — the man in the home dugout, knows all about his opponents. luis enrique spent eight years at barca as a player and another three as manager. barca have won the champions league on five occasions. their last title came

under enrique in 2015. liverpool managerjurgen klopp has urged fans protesting about ticket prices, to support their team against the italian side atalanta in their europa league quarterfinal, first leg on tomorrow. a supporters group has announced that there'll be no flags in the kop end at anfield for the game. in protest against the club's decision to increase the price of tickets. klopp says he understands why the fans are upset. it starts with a process then you follow with discussions, and that's good, but what we should make sure that we don't. .. good, but what we should make sure that we don't... that nothing gets between us and the supporters. it should not happen. discuss it, yes you are not happy with it, 100% it should happen, but between the two big whistles, we have to be liveable. england and aston villa forward rachel daly has retired from international football. the 32—year—old, started

all of england's games at the euro 2022 when they won their first major trophy. she came on as a late substitute in last night's 2—0 euro 2025 qualifying win over the republic of ireland in dublin, in what turned out to be her final appearance for her country. daly, who won 84 caps, said playing for england has been the greatest honour. tyson fury says he's feeling confident that may the 18th will be his night — as he edges closer to his undisputed world title fight against oleksandr usyk in riyadh. the wbc champ fury said his opponent — a former cruiserweight, was too small to compete with him... the fight between the two will be the first time in the four—belt era that every title is on the line. i'm having a fantastic training camp, a good team around me, everything going to plan. no complaints. working very hard. i have my father in camp this time, so i have my secret weapon over there as well, i have time to chill in, all the boys anger is encamped, so we have a full circus camp, so, yes,

can't do any more, really. three—time olympic gold medallist max whitlock has announced he will retire from gymnastics after the paris games later this year. the 31—year—old won the men's floor and pommel horse events at the 2016 olympics in rio dejaneiro, and retained his pommel title at the delayed tokyo games in 2021. he says its something he's been thinking about for a while.... ever since, i suppose, ever since, isuppose, the ever since, i suppose, the real olympics, when i was at my peak age, i had questions about when i would retire. when you get that constantly through eight years over the last bit of your career, you actually think about it, and i always had the mindset of trying to do it for as long as i possibly can, because why would i stop? almost now, ifeel like it's the right time for me and ifeel like like it's the right time for me and i feel like putting this and goes on it of paris 2024 olympic games being my last, almost gives me a mindset where i have nothing to lose, or to gain, andjust

where i have nothing to lose, or to gain, and just throw everything into it. that's all this work for now, will be back later on. here in the uk, a man who murdered his four—week—old son has beenjailed for a minimum of 22 years. michael davis's son ollie was found unresponsive at the family home in leicester in 2017. he had a broken neck as well as dozens of other injuries. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been following the case... some awful detail was read out in court today about the extensive injuries that this little baby boy barely just four weeks old, ollie davis, in 2017, has suffered at the hands of his father, michael davis. they included severe fractures across his body. he ultimately died from a broken neck and sentencing him. mrjustice cotter to said he'd inflicted a truly appalling set of injuries during a series of violent and sustained attacks, which would have caused early intense pain.

he was jailed for life — must serve a minimum of 22 years before he becomes eligible for parole. and ollie�*s mother, kelly driver, was also jailed for seven years for causing or allowing the death of a child. after the sentencing hearing, we heard from detective inspector mark parish from the east midlands special operations unit. ollie was a newborn baby who relied on his parents for everything he needed and it was their duty to love and protect him. instead, he was let down in the most horrendous ways imaginable due to the amount of injuries ollie suffered. a medical expertise needed to examine those injuries. it has taken more than six years for this investigation to come to court and for ollie's parents to be held accountable for his death. there has already been an interim safeguarding report published into leicester social services, who had a great extensive knowledge of both parents before ollie was born. and it was revealed in that

that they had failed to take the necessary assessments, although no one would have suspected that this may have happened. and we had a rather sad statement read out on behalf of katie driver's family straight after you heard from the police there, they described all he is perfect in every way and said that he will be forever in their broken hearts. more of the uk's aid budget is being spent on supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the uk. new figures show that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid — some £4.3 billion — was spent last year on asylum costs at home. that's a 16% increase on the year before, and is mostly spent on the costs of housing asylum seekers. nowjoining me is our diplomatic correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley.. let's this set the context, and the

context is that concern to you again 93)’ context is that concern to you again gay foreign aid budget, people working in development were worried about it and there used to be a target of 0.7% of the uk national income being spent on foreign aid, it was reduced in 2020 2.5%. these are figures from last year, and they show that point 58%, slightly above target, has been spent on foreign aid, that's of the uk hold national income, but that very large percentage, more than a quarter, i think the figure is, according to the independent commission for eight impact, the development watch, 20% of the aid budget is being spent in this country on refugees and asylum seekers. as you said, largely on accommodating them, so if figure of £4.73 accommodating them, so if figure of £4.3 billion last year of that 2.9 billion, spent by the home office, 2.5 billion on accommodation. that

is a significant _ 2.5 billion on accommodation. that is a significant chunk of the foreign aid budget, what has the reaction been to the figure since they emerged? the independent commission _ they emerged? the independent commission for _ they emerged? the independent commission for eight _ they emerged? the independent commission for eight impact - they emerged? the independent| commission for eight impact said they emerged? the independent - commission for eight impact said the soaring costs spent here have wrecked havoc on the uk development work overseas and they criticise the home office and said there are no signs the home office is moving out of crisis mode to long—term solutions, and then lisa nandy, the shadow international investment secretary said it beggars belief that the government is using the aid budget to emma and her words, bail out the feeling asylum system with a blank check. fix, out the feeling asylum system with a blank check. �* . out the feeling asylum system with a blank check-— blank check. a final word in terms of what the _ blank check. a final word in terms of what the government _ blank check. a final word in terms of what the government has - blank check. a final word in terms i of what the government has said on this whole wider issue postop what have they set out all on this? the? have they set out all on this? they said they said _ have they set out all on this? they said they said last _ have they set out all on this? they said they said last year _ have they set out all on this? the said they said last year they have they set out all on this? tta: said they said last year they spent over £15 billion overall, and they are continuing to ensure that money represents value for money and the home office has separately said it

is planning to closed 150 asylum hotels within the next few months. thank you for taking us through those figures coming through. the post office inquiry has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. the former conservative mp said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's lack of drive to address sub postmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. for more on this, i'm joined byjournalist and author of the great post office scandal — nick wallis. welcome. you were there at the inquiry postop in terms of what you've heard over today and yesterday, what has you most? the litan of yesterday, what has you most? tt2 litany of obfuscation and denial which ran through the post office and two is a certain degree the government throughout the period when campaigners like arbuthnot and

alan bates were telling them that something had gone seriously wrong with their prosecutions and it system. we were ta ken with their prosecutions and it system. we were taken through an e—mail on 2012 where the then income and share of the —— chief executive of the post office, told lord arbuthnot that they are never been any success with legal challenge to the post office about its horizon it system. that statement was probably false as the conscience of the inquiry said today. but lord arbuthnot did not have any evidence to the contrary so he took them at their word. to the contrary so he took them at theirword. in to the contrary so he took them at their word. in the afternoon, we had their word. in the afternoon, we had the evidence from sir anthony hooper, who was a very seniorjudge before he retired, brought in by the post office the chair in the mediation scheme between thejustice for some officers —— sub processors alliance led by alan bates and another organisation. sir anthony

hooper said he had severe misgivings by 2014 and that some serious miscarriage ofjustice had taken place. yet, because he was bound by confidentiality regarding his contract with the post office, he did not go public with the concerns. in fact, he gave his first interview in 2021 to the bbc about the issue, and it raises questions beyond the scandal itself. when miscarriages of justice into a large number of people are suspected, is it not beholden on the people will have the concerns, especially as someone as senior as a criminal division court of appealsjudge, to actually raise them in public? it seems as if so many people knew that so much was going on wrong with the horizon system, both within the post office and fujitsu and the criminaljustice system and government, but no one seemed to be doing anything about it for nearly 20 years. 5ir seemed to be doing anything about it for nearly 20 years.— for nearly 20 years. sir anthony hoo-er for nearly 20 years. sir anthony

hooper who _ for nearly 20 years. sir anthony hooper who you _ for nearly 20 years. sir anthony hooper who you reference - for nearly 20 years. sir anthony| hooper who you reference there for nearly 20 years. sir anthony - hooper who you reference there said he would told paula venables that the case did not make sense, and he said he made that point over and over again postop in terms of the inquiry, of course some leading figures from the post office will give evidence in the coming days, what do you think should happen? do you think the onus is on waiting until the end of the inquiry before any other sort of investigation kicks in? �* , ., , any other sort of investigation kicks in? �*, ., , ,., kicks in? it's an interesting point because the _ kicks in? it's an interesting point because the metropolitan - kicks in? it's an interesting point because the metropolitan police| because the metropolitan police setup operation unimpressed back in january 2021 —— 2020, so it is been forfour january 2021 —— 2020, so it is been for four years but they have not arrested anyone who may have been responsible for perpetrating the scandal, and they have indicated they would take a back—seat now and not take anything onto the inquiry reports early next year. some people think it's a wrong strategy and a criminal investigation should take precedence over inquiry, but in no way at the inquiry is doing a lot of the work for them and the

metropolitan lisa nandy crown prosecution service are liaising with the inquiry. given there are a significant number of members of the post office and the government given reports over the next few weeks, it makes this next. crucial in terms of accountability and what happens next. not in terms of what should happen, but in terms of what is going to happen, i do not think lucy any police charges, if at all, until after the inquiry reports next year. final thought, after the inquiry reports next year. finalthought, because after the inquiry reports next year. final thought, because you've invested investigated and written about this for many years, you ended up about this for many years, you ended up being a consultant on their to the itv drama, did it surprise you can do that it took that drama for it to explode into the public consciousness?— it to explode into the public consciousness? , ., , consciousness? the problem with the scandal is that _ consciousness? the problem with the scandal is that it _ consciousness? the problem with the scandal is that it happened _ consciousness? the problem with the scandal is that it happened behind - scandal is that it happened behind closed doors. it happened in courtrooms, where you can get cameras into courtrooms, happened in post offices without cctv, and it

happens in peoples homes, so as a journalist it has always been difficult, not to tell the story, you can tell it but to show the story, and jesus through television that you get emotion and human contact, so the cameras, when they created a drama, were able to go into the courtrooms and into postmasters homes and post office counters and the empathy which connects it with the public. it has always been a struggle with the story because we never had the picture, and in no way that drama created the pictures, but he was a drama based on solid journalistic investigation, which is why the combination resonated so much. we have to leave it there, thank you so much for your time. with just over 100 days to go, until the paris olympics, there are concerns that the triathlon event could be delayed — or the swim leg even cancelled, because of poor water quality in the river seine — that's despite more than one billion euros spent, trying to improve it. from the banks of the seine — our correspondent hugh schofield sent this update. the big picture is a good picture.

it's a positive picture. the big picture is that the river has been cleaned up extensively over the last 20, 30 years. it's far, far healthier than it was in the �*60s when there were three species of fish left in it. now there are 30 or 40 species of fish. so the general picture is a very good one, but the specific picture is rather more worrying. the specific picture is this bid to get the river swimmable in by the olympics, which was a commitment that the olympics organisers, which president macron made, and which they insist is still on track. but there have been now these findings from an ngo which looks into water quality, which are troubling. this ngo called surfrider has found that in a series of readings it took over the winter, the bacteria levels are too high, they're above the norms and it's all scientifically kind of organised. above a certain level, you can swim... below a certain level, you can swim, above, you can't. and the levels were above that level.

so there are assurances coming from the organisers saying "don't worry, winter water is worse than summer water." there are all sorts of things that have yet to happen which will continue to clean up the river in time. but one can't help thinking that they must be worried. and in the same way that there are concerns expressed about the opening ceremony on the river seine, the security, people are now saying perhaps there should be a plan b in case the water isn't clean enough by the end ofjuly. i think the plan b, as i understand it... i mean, there are three events. there's the triathlon, there's the swimming marathon, and then there's the paralympic triathlon as well. so three events. as i understand it, the fallback plan, if things go badly wrong, is that they can shift the date, they can move it around. they planned it to take place early in the games, and so if early in the games — and they last for two weeks — it looks like the river is not up to snuff, then they'll push

it back later. but if that doesn't work, i don't think there is another plan, and of course that's why there are all these assurances that they have things under control. but, you know, i think anyone watching is feeling a little niggle now that maybe they're talking confident, but they're not as confident as they look. the governing body of world athletics will become the first international federation to award money to medallists at an olympic games — which has been traditionally an amateur event. competitors who win gold in paris this year will each receive $50,000. a $2.5million—dollar prize pot has been ring—fenced from the international olympic committee's revenue share allocation, which is received by world athletics every four years. the los angeles games in 2028 will extend prize money to silver and bronze medallists. with more on this i'm joined from the newsroom

by our correspondent, matt graveling. it's quite a departure. is the first time we've _ it's quite a departure. is the first time we've seen _ it's quite a departure. is the first time we've seen this, _ it's quite a departure. is the first time we've seen this, coming - it's quite a departure. is the first i time we've seen this, coming close to paris, and some of the favourites to paris, and some of the favourites to win the events are getting more excited because the money is coming from world athletics, the governing body that looks after track and field and they are basically saying they are committing to give $50,000 to the winners of our 48 events. behind me on the bbc web page, we have jamaican sprinter in the intel must have —— indiantown sahara, she won three ghost last time around, if she does this time i get in paris, she does this time i get in paris, she will hundred and $50,000, if you're in a relay, he gets divided by four people. it's very exciting, the money has come down from the ioc, the international olympics committee, they get money from broadcasters and pass it to the different federations will basically run the sports within the sports was

not athletics are the first to move on it and they said they would give $50,000 to the winners. of course, that could put pressure on the other sports. are they going to follow suit? people like the cycling or the rowing, are they going to say, well, we will award 24 hour winners to? earlier, i spoke to the president of the world athletics, matthew sebastian co., just 40 years ago when his own gold medal in the 80s, and he said to me that he looks it is believed to still be in the spirit of the games, that's a people to say surely achieving that pinnacle of your sports success should be enough, it should be about the money, but he believes it is still about achieving the greatest in your sport, and there is need to be some kind of acknowledgement to the athletes themselves, so that some of that money from the broadcasting can go on to enhance their lives. . ~' , ., broadcasting can go on to enhance their lives. ., ~ , ., ., broadcasting can go on to enhance their lives. ., ~' , ., ., :: j~ their lives. thank you, and in 2028 their lives. thank you, and in 2028 they would — their lives. thank you, and in 2028 they would extend _ their lives. thank you, and in 2028 they would extend that _ their lives. thank you, and in 2028

they would extend that prize - their lives. thank you, and in 2028| they would extend that prize money to silver and bronze medallist. five people have admitted stealing more than £50 million— in what prosecutors say is the biggest case of benefit fraud seen in england and wales. all of them are bulgarian nationals based in north london. they're due to be sentenced next month. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. this is some of the almost £54 million stolen from the welfare system. two of the gang treating taxpayers' money like confetti, celebrating their role in one of britain's biggest benefit fraud operations. investigators found £750,000 in cash in one of the gangs homes. this was a sustained attack on a system that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our society. but instead, this gang used it as a cash machine to fund their lavish lifestyles. the group of three women and two men are all bulgarian nationals. they operated out of the wood green area of north london for a four and a half year period

before their arrest in may 2021. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit, forging documents like tenancy agreements to support either real or stolen ids. if a claim was rejected they'd simply reapply, sometimes repeatedly, until it was granted. stealing so much money for so many years raises serious questions for the government. when universal credit was introduced, the government said it had been designed to reduce fraud in the welfare system. that simply didn't happen. fraud increased and billions and billions of pounds were lost annually. the department for work and pensions said the gang had used a sophisticated combination of legitimate and fake documents to make it appear that they were eligible for benefits when they were not. the gang are all due to be sentenced next month. prosecutors will also attempt to confiscate as much money and other assets as they can. michael buchanan, bbc news.

for decades — gambling and football have gone hand in hand. but concerns are growing that the sheer amount of football betting adverts, are leading to a rise in addiction amongst players, and fans. the former stoke city winger tony kelly almost lost everything through his addiction. so now — he's giving workshops to teenage non—league footballers to show them the dangers of gambling — before it takes root. james bovill reports. braving the april showers, these 16 to 18—year—old academy players are training for rb tech diploma in sporting and coaching government among many hoping for a career in football. today, they are also learning about the darker side of the sport they love. t learning about the darker side of the sport they love.— learning about the darker side of the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long _ the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long i was _ the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long i was in - the sport they love. i don't know to this day how long i was in the book| this day how long i was in the book may use hers —— bookmakers four. tony kelly is a recovering jump and an addict, he made appearances for stoke city in the early 90s, a

career cut short by his addiction. i've gone through 192,000 pound loss, the 20 year breakdown relationship of my with my partner,. i wonder how tonight get to the point where. my messages there's a darker side to gambling. we don't want to get another degeneration of problem gamblers. the want to get another degeneration of problem gamblers.— problem gamblers. the academy mana . er problem gamblers. the academy manager says — problem gamblers. the academy manager says many _ problem gamblers. the academy manager says many of _ problem gamblers. the academy manager says many of his - problem gamblers. the academy manager says many of his young | manager says many of his young players already gambled, making early intervention all the more important. we early intervention all the more important-— early intervention all the more imortant. ., ., ., ., important. we are aware that young --eole important. we are aware that young people over — important. we are aware that young people over the _ important. we are aware that young people over the age _ important. we are aware that young people over the age of _ important. we are aware that young people over the age of 18 _ important. we are aware that young people over the age of 18 have - important. we are aware that young | people over the age of 18 have these gambling apps and are accessing them on a daily basis, so i think it is a case of making sure that they are aware of how to manage the time that is being used and money being spent on these apps. tt’s is being used and money being spent on these apps-— on these apps. it's always on the shirt of clubs, _ on these apps. it's always on the shirt of clubs, they _ on these apps. it's always on the shirt of clubs, they are _ on these apps. it's always on the | shirt of clubs, they are sponsored by belting — shirt of clubs, they are sponsored by betting companies, which means people _ by betting companies, which means people will want to do it more, whereas— people will want to do it more, whereas if— people will want to do it more, whereas if i feel like if they got

rid of— whereas if i feel like if they got rid of it. — whereas if i feel like if they got rid of it, most people would stop doing _ rid of it, most people would stop doing it — rid of it, most people would stop doing it |— rid of it, most people would stop doin: it. ., �* , doing it. i don't see the point of losin: doing it. i don't see the point of losing money- _ doing it. i don't see the point of losing money. yes, _ doing it. i don't see the point of losing money. yes, although i doing it. i don't see the point ofl losing money. yes, although you might— losing money. yes, although you might win — losing money. yes, although you might win a — losing money. yes, although you might win a small— losing money. yes, although you might win a small amount, - losing money. yes, although you might win a small amount, you l losing money. yes, although you - might win a small amount, you never really— might win a small amount, you never really went_ might win a small amount, you never really went in — might win a small amount, you never really went in the _ might win a small amount, you never really went in the long _ might win a small amount, you never really went in the long run, _ might win a small amount, you never really went in the long run, so - really went in the long run, so i have _ really went in the long run, so i have never— really went in the long run, so i have never been _ really went in the long run, so i have never been tempted - really went in the long run, so i have never been tempted to . really went in the long run, so i have never been tempted to doj really went in the long run, so i i have never been tempted to do it. aston _ have never been tempted to do it. aston villa — have never been tempted to do it. aston villa is _ have never been tempted to do it. aston villa is one _ have never been tempted to do it. aston villa is one of— have never been tempted to do it. aston villa is one of seven - have never been tempted to do it. | aston villa is one of seven premier league clubs with a gambling firm as a shirt sponsor, a ban on that comes into effect in 2026. in the championship, stoke city is owned by about 365, tony is one of many lobbying for an end to all the gambling advertising and sponsorship in football. by educating the players earlier, it's hope that fewer follow file of thatjune —— danger of government action. james boville. that's it, thanks for watching. see you sometime tomorrow, goodbye.

hello there. it is going to get warmer in the next few days, but the rain is not completely gone away just yet. and the rainfall that we've had this month at edinburgh botanic gardens is particularly noteworthy. so far this month, there's been 81 millimetres of rain, and afterjust ten days, that's twice the average rainfall already. and it follows on from what was the wettest march on record in edinburgh as well. now, we have had some rain in edinburgh today. the heaviest rain has been over the hills in western parts of scotland, and that cloud has been coming in on a south—westerly wind. and it's that south—westerly wind that's bringing in some warmer air from the atlantic. still some rain around this evening. and overnight, the second band of rain will push its way southwards across england and wales. the rain becoming light and patchy. following on from that, we get some clearer skies. we've still got the same south—westerly air mass, still warm air, so temperatures are going to be a lot higher than they were last night — for many staying in double figures. heading into tomorrow, still quite cloudy across southern parts of england and wales. still a bit of light rain or drizzle, particularly in the morning. but away from here, i think we should see some brighter skies,

some sunshine on the way. still got south—westerly winds, but with the sunshine, it's going to be a lot warmer. temperatures could make 19, maybe 20 degrees across parts of the midlands, lincolnshire and across east anglia. still some weather fronts, though, hanging around in the far south, and those will tend to push their way steadily northwards overnight and into friday. and they're going to take rain northwards as well. back towards northern ireland, some patchy rain, and that will push its way into northern ireland, perhaps the far north of england, but to the south it should be dry. after a cloudy start, the cloud should thin and break and we'll get some sunshine coming through. still got south—westerly winds, still very mild air, warm air. so let's look at the temperatures for friday. compare them with average. you can see we've got to 20 degrees at bury st edmunds, six degrees above the average for this time of the year. it's a similar sort of story, really, in aberdeen, 18 degrees on friday. we're missing most of the rain that is coming into scotland. that warm air isn't going to last into the weekend, though. we are going to find cooler conditions moving down from the northwest and pressure

will be falling as well. so the likelihood that things will start to turn a bit wetter. now, i think across southeastern areas, the weekend is still going to be dry. but even here, after a warm day on saturday, temperatures will be lower on sunday. but further north and west, we're more likely to have some showers at times.

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the children being let down by gender identity services. a major review finds weak evidence surrounding the use of treatments like puberty blockers and a toxic debate that stops professionals being honest about what they think. the moment the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh, is told three of his children and two grandchildren were killed in a strike in gaza. showing off their cash, five people admit stealing more than £50 million in one of britain's biggest benefit frauds. and how champion athletes at the paris olympics will come away this time with a lot more than a gold medal. coming up on bbc news, rangers have accused dundee of negligence and unprofessionalism after the scottish premiership match was postponed the second time because of a waterlogged pitch in park.