"completely unacceptable" as britain summons the israeli ambassador to the foreign office new research suggests rates of depression in people who've suffered a traumatic brain injury are ten times higher than in the general population. and we have the latest — as the row between ethiopia and the british museum over stolen artefacts — escalates. and the singer lulu it tells the bbc that she does not speak before midday on show days ahead of her fear was sore. those stories coming up. that said to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre england all—rounder ben stokes has asked to not be considered for selection for this summer's t20 world cup to focus on his fitness. stokes says he wants to use the break to ensure he can be

"the all—rounder i want to be" across all formats. he had knee surgery over the winter and bowled just five overs during the recent five—test series in india. the 32—year—old has already opted out of the indian premier league, which began last month. here's the reaction of the england and wales cricket board ceo richard gould you fully understand the journey he has been on. he has put his body underlined, literally, for years for england and i think particularly with the new operation that he had before christmas and the promising real appreciation since, it's good news for us, the fact that now he knows he can get better, it's great for us for the next two or three or four years, for us for the next two or three or fouryears, however for us for the next two or three or four years, however long, and cricket terms she is still a young man. five games in the premier league later on tuesday, with three of the bottom five clubs in action as the battle to avoid

relegation intensifies. here's a look at the bottom of the table.. burnley still have a slim chance of avoiding relegation. they're at home to wolves. nottingham forest are ahead of luton town on goal difference only. everton are three points above the drop and they travel to newcastle — looking to find some form — they're on a club record equalling run of 12 league matches without a win but manager sean dyche will be taking inspiration from their previous meeting at goodison, which they won 3—0. we provided a good performance earlier in the season against them, we can rely on that but it shows it's achievable to take these games on, we know that, we've delivered even when we haven't won games, delivered some good performances, you have to do that, you have to play well, there are no give me these in their premier league and certainly when going to places like newcastle. burnley welcome gary o'neil's wolves to turf moor and the clarets manager knows his team need to start on the front foot and take the match to their opponents.

i think for us, it's getting the momentum on the day, continuing our momentum, _ momentum on the day, continuing our momentum, and ijust hope that turf more _ momentum, and ijust hope that turf more will_ momentum, and ijust hope that turf more will be — momentum, and ijust hope that turf more will be ready for us on tuesday and i_ more will be ready for us on tuesday and i think_ more will be ready for us on tuesday and i think all we are doing now is focusing _ and i think all we are doing now is focusing on— and i think all we are doing now is focusing on bringing up that energy for that game. these are the five games you can follow later with live text commentary on the bbc sport website and app — forest, who arejust outside the relegation zone on goal difference host fulham, while burnley, who are second from bottom are at home to wolves. england prop vickii cornborough has announced her immediate retirement from international rugby saying she is "not ready" to balance both motherhood and playing for the red roses. the 34—year—old won 75 caps for the red roses and reached two world cup finals. she has been on maternity leave from england after having twins last summer. one of the toughest parts of going through this process and announcing my retirement is physically, i am

absolutely fine, and i've hit all of my markers, i am probably the fittest and strongest i have ever been, but i am just not there yet, mentally. boxing world champion savannah marshall is set to make her mma debut in the professional fighters league in newcastle. in boxing, the briton was an undisputed super—middleweight champion, but last year she decided to compete in a second sport and began training in mma. marshall will now make her debut on the 8th ofjune, and start a new career that she intends to balance alongside boxing. tough sport, that's all we have for now, i would tough sport, that's all we have for now, iwould be tough sport, that's all we have for now, i would be back later. let's get more now on our top story — the foreign office has summoned the israeli ambassador — after the death of seven aid workers in gaza — including three britons. the charity — world central kitchen — has suspended its operations in the territory. rishi sunak said there were clearly questions that needed to be answered. in a video message, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu

confirmed his forces were responsible for the air strike and promised an investigation. the foreign secretary lord cameron has posted this on social media — he said: "i spoke with israeli foreign minister israel katz to underline that the deaths of world central kitchen aid workers... in gaza, including three british nationals, are completely unacceptable. israel must urgently explain how this happened and make major to ensure safety of aid workers on the ground." a spokesman for the israeli government was asked about how this incident could affect future relations with the uk. the relationship between britain and israel is a long and intense one, i would say, and i think it's no secret to say that israel is our closest partner

in europe and that... sorry, the uk is our closest partner in europe. it's a very important relationship. it is also no secret that israeli, the mossad has prevented numerous, numerous attacks on british soil from terrorists. they have saved many, many lives of uk citizens. that's not a secret, that's already out there. and security personnel and former security personnel in the uk will confirm that fact. this has been a tragic incident, the killing of these innocent aid workers. we will get to the bottom of what happened and we will adjust we will adjust practices as a result of those investigations. in the last few minutes, the un spokesman for the united nations seen the killing of the seven workers was the inevitable result of

the way the war is being currently being conducted and i'm in —— again because for a manicure and cease—fire, adding that their message to israel is that humanitarian workers do theirjob. that is the latest on all remaining story. the government says 150,000 children should benefit from new childcare support in england. working parents of two—year—olds are now eligible for 15 hours of childcare a week during school term time. but there are questions about the number of staff and spaces available as demand rises, and labour is asking whether the scheme can be delivered. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. childcare for these toddlers is becoming a politicalfootball. parties competing to score a goal with the parents. the government now funding 15 free hours in term time for two—year—olds whose parents work. childcare providers say costs are rising faster, so their other charges to parents

could go up. i know a number of local nurseries have put fees up for a second time. they went up in september and they are going up again in april. i willjust have to review it and see what happens by the end of august, and then — the fees will go up, they have to go up in september, in order to accommodate the wage rises. as a working mum, kirsty will benefit from september. but she is struggling to find a nursery place for her daughter. i've been to three nurseries and put her down on three waiting lists, because they all have massive waiting lists now, because there's not enough nurseries for the hours that are funded. it will help if i can get her in somewhere. the prime minister was upbeat, visiting a nursery in hartlepool today, insisting parents will be able to access the new free hours. we have fully funded the programme and increased the rates we are paying to nurseries, making sure there are more childcare places available, more childcare staff available

and the future looks bright. this is a really positive intervention, whichm when it is fully rolled out, it will be worth about £7,000 of support to working parents. it's an elephant! from this september, children nine months old will be included. working parents, funded for 15 free hours in term time. by september 2025, the conservatives are promising 33 hours. labour says it won't outline its plans untiljust before the election, arguing they will make realistic promises. if you're going to make commitments, you have to have a plan to make it happen. there is a total absence of that from the conservatives. parents know it, they see it every day. the rhetoric from the government, i think, will ring very hollow for parents when they try to access childcare places, only to discover they just aren't there. the lib dems also warned that places might not be available.

we are really concerned that because over 3,000 nursery providers have closed in the last year alone, that although we support the aspiration to provide better childcare for a wider range of families, it is not going to be deliverable on the ground. and many families are going to find themselves disappointed, expecting to get something that will help them, and being unable to access it in practice. for working parents in england, childcare is one of the biggest bills. expect to hear a lot more about it as the general election approaches. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. here, the latest figures show shop prices rose at their slowest rate in more than two years last month. the british retail consortium said inflation eased thanks to lower food costs and increased competition. this comes as millions of households face price hikes, including on broadband,

mobile, water and council tax bills. let's speak to lucy webb, senior consumer law from the consumer group, which? welcome to the programme. i mentioned there the price hikes. give me an idea of the scale and size of those hikes. it is give me an idea of the scale and size of those hikes. it is something that is going _ size of those hikes. it is something that is going to _ size of those hikes. it is something that is going to impact _ size of those hikes. it is something that is going to impact every - that is going to impact every household, it's unlikely that people will not be affected by this, but april, every year we see, the beginning of the financial year, we expect price hikes in council tax and broadband and mobile phone and water, it is something going up across the board. it depends where in the country you will live as to how mature your consul taxes going up, if you're in scotland for example, the scottish consul or have frozen errors, but in england you see about a 5% increase and in wheels and were between 5% and ii%,

and renewal water prices are up, or so it is something we see every year and it was impact everyone to some extent. so, you cannot switch councils but the advice on some of those things like broadband and mobile phones, is often to switch. if people do do that. what are the amounts they can potentially save? you could save hundreds. if you're out of contract, it's remembered —— worth remembering that. if you are out of contract, there's not much chance of you switching, but if you're out of contract, and many are on their broadband and mobile phones, you can actually save hundreds of pounds, we have done some research into this, and it's a substantial savings, so it's definitely worth looking. we know that this april, lots of the telecom providers are putting up prices by about 7% or 8%, so you could avoid all of that together if you switch to a different provider, or worth

remembering there are good deals out there if you are a new customer. mil there if you are a new customer. all manner of different areas people are manager and, manner of different areas people are managerand, real manner of different areas people are manager and, real prices are another, but in terms of consumer behaviour, that advice about switching and shopping around has been there for years. you will know and follow what consumers do, do the majority of people actually follow that advice question mark through the switch or end up hanging onto tariffs that might not be the lowest ones was to mark?— ones was to mark? there's a huge amount of— ones was to mark? there's a huge amount of consumer _ ones was to mark? there's a huge amount of consumer apathy - ones was to mark? there's a huge amount of consumer apathy out i amount of consumer apathy out there on that which is why you find people paying over the odds, which is why am often on show saying that they is switch, because it is worth the while. lots of the times, you can do it quickly as well, and it's worth remembering it's a simple task that could save you money. lisa remembering it's a simple task that could save you money.— remembering it's a simple task that could save you money. lisa webb, we will leave you — could save you money. lisa webb, we will leave you there, _ could save you money. lisa webb, we will leave you there, thank— could save you money. lisa webb, we will leave you there, thank you - could save you money. lisa webb, we will leave you there, thank you for - will leave you there, thank you for joining us in the programme as always. here in the uk, new research suggests that rates of depression in people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury

are ten times higher than in the general population. now, a major new study has started across nine trauma centres in england to see if giving antidepressant medication to patients straight after an accident can dramatically improve their lives. our health reporter, jim reed has more details. this video was three hours before the accident. four years ago, shannon was working on this building site in east london. i don't remember what actually happened to me, but from reports i was hit on the left hand side of my head with the digger. i was told that i was going to die. but i was given a chance, had surgery, and then i was in the coma for three weeks. she needed operations to repair the damage to her body. the full impact, though, was not always visible. it took a real impact on my mental health. i wasn't going out. i wasn't taking care of myself. ijust completely let go of myself. i put on weight.

yeah, any self—respect that i had was just gone. hi, shannon, it's nice to see you. come and take a seat. every six months, shannon's progress is checked by a psychiatrist. how have your headaches been? headaches, i've not had any. a head injury can change the way the brain works, affecting thinking skills, memory and personality. in particular mood, depression is something which we see very commonly after traumatic brain injury in around about 50% of people. that's around about ten times higher than we see in the background population without brain injury. this is a really significant problem. now, a large scale study is being run at this and eight other major trauma centers. this commonly—used antidepressant is being given very quickly after the injury itself. the hope is it might better protect the brain from long—term damage.

up to now, most of the research has been on the treatment _ of depression once it's set in, which we know can be - quite difficult. this would be one of the first. large—scale studies in the world that's actually trying to prevent itj from happening in the first place. five years ago, sean was knocked off his motorbike on his way home for dinner. broke all my left side, broke my leg, broke a couple of fingers, and i had a bleed on the brain. he now volunteers here, at the charity headway east london. we're waiting on rice, though, unless it's crispy. he's had to come to terms with differences to his brain and his personality. things that you used to do make you feel depressed, in a way. like, you know, because i want to be that guy. i want to be on that side of that guy. i want to be that guy again. but that's the hardest thing. you just have to accept a new person in your life. group therapy, like this art class, is one route to recovery. it's hoped new approaches to medication might help as well as the nhs tries to better

treat a complex injury to the most fragile part of the body. jim reed, bbc news. deep in the heart of the british museum are tablets regarded as so sacred by ethopian priests, that even its curators aren't allowed to examine them. the 11 wood and stone "tabots," as they are known, were looted by british soldiers after the battle of maqdala in 1868. they're kept as part of a wider collection of about 80 items, like the ones you're seeing. there've long been calls, for the collection to be returned to ethiopia. in 2019, the country's culture minister asked for exactly that on a visit to the museum. well now, the uk's information watchdog is investigating over claims that the museum has failed to disclose "key details" of internal discussions about the tabots, in response to a freedom of information request.

i spoke to lewis mcnaught from returning heritage, a not—for—profit organisation that collates information on cultural restitution. it submitted the information request. lewis told me more about these artefacts. let me start by saying this is not a typical collection of looted artefacts. i know that everybody has very strong views either for or against the return of artefacts, but these particular objects really can and should be returned. why? well, first of all, they have never, ever been exhibited. you mentioned the tablets. eight of them came from magdala in 1868. since then, they've been locked away in a vault in the british museum. not only that, but the museum has promised never to exhibit them in the future. neither can any study be made of these tablets, nor anybody can photograph them or copy them. because the question what on earth they're doing

in there in a museum in the first place. how can they be returned? they can be returned under the existing legislation. now, unlike other high profile trophy contested items such as benin bronzes or even the parthenon sculptures, they would require a change in the act of parliament for the museum to actually remove them from the collection. but these tablets can be removed right now, today, tomorrow. you reference an act of parliament because the british museum act of 1963 specifically bars the disposal of objects, except for very limited circumstances. are you saying that this falls into that category? very limited. well, let me put it to you, matthew, and everyone else. there is a clause, section five of the british museum act which says if the trustees deem the objects unfit to be retained now, can objects which have been in the collection that length of time, never been photographed, never been exhibited, be fit to retain? i mentioned in the introduction that foi requests. what were you trying to find out here briefly on that point? i'm trying to find out why the museum will not explain why they don't return the tablets,

given that legally they are able to return those items. and you think there have been discussions around that? that's what you're trying to find out is. we've made for freedom of information requests. each request has been bounced back, kicked into the long grass and given us no information. we've had documents returned which have been completely redacted, not one single word surviving. a final question, though, because there has been a suggestion perhaps of a compromise that it can be shared and shown by the ethiopian church. what do you make of a compromise like that? well, the museum have suggested that maybe they could be loaned to the ethiopian church in london. but if you had an item stolen, would you be content to have your object loaned back? and anyway, i don't think it's the british museum, their responsibility to actually determine where that object should should end up. that was louis mcnaught. the british museum declined to comment on the investigation, but pointed out that the tabots are maintained in consultation with the ethiopian orthodox church in great britain,

and that the museum's long—term goal is to lend the objects to the church. it also noted that in ethiopia tabots are never placed on public display, and this is why the museum has them housed in a special location. that is the response to the investigation from the british museum. ammon has pleaded guilty to us stealing a 18 carat gold toilet, it was worth 16 million dollars, it was part of an exhibition. the man pleaded guilty today to three comments including perjury and transferring criminal property, three other men of previously pleaded not guilty in charges related to the theft and with centrale next february. it's now six decades since marie mcdonald mclocklin lorrie traded her four names forjust one — lulu.

when she released "shout", in 1964, it catapulted her to chart success across the world. well, this weekend sees the start of lulu's farewell tour — and she's been looking back on her extraordinary career with our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. # you know you make me wanna shout, look, my hand'sjumping. # look, my heart's bumping...#. 1964, a 15—year—old lulu in the film uk swings again, making a big noise with her first single, shout. # yeah, yeah, yeah...#. now, exactly 60 years later, she's about to embark on herfinal ever tour. to be honest with you, if, when i was 15 years old, and i would have — someone would have suggested i'd be doing a farewell tour when i'm 75, i'd have said, "you having a laugh?" how difficult a decision was it? you almost need an army to go on the road, and... i don't want to do it like this any more. # if you wanted the sky,

i'd write across the sky... lulu's many achievements includes being the first scottish solo act to have a us number one. # my heart goes boom bang—a—bang, boom bang—a—bang. # when you are near... she also won eurovision. # boom bang—a—bang, loud in my ear... # an assassin that's second to none # the man with the golden gun... and recorded a bond theme. # we—e—e—e—ell... do you ever wish you had an easier signature song? because that is one you have to belt out. with shout you either get # we—e—e—e—ell..." and people try to get it, but as you can see, i can still do it. so why would i think i should have something easier? lots of singers lose the voice over the years, how have you kept yours?

i'm very disciplined. i've learned, in fact, to use my vowels and to speak like this, and use the whole range of my voice right down to there and also exercise my voice. high operatic singing. all that stuff. watch my diet. i exercise, and i don't speak before 12 noon when i'm on tour. # you gotta be strong enough to walk on through the night. # there's a new day on the other side... and such has been lulu's longevity that even her number one with take that was 31 years ago. it was an incredible thing. and they were very, very — respectful is the word, i think, because of course they were like in their teens, i think, and i was a0. but i've had many reinventions of my life, and that was a big one. and now we're family. # relight my fire.

# your love is my only desire... lulu, lovely to speak to you. thanks, nice to speak to you. you ready for the tour? i was born ready. i think that's been said before, but i stole it. colin patterson, bbc news. that's it for me today, hopefully i see you at the same time tomorrow, live pictures here because another big antigovernment protest outside israel's parliament, similar scenes over the weekend with families of the hostages demanding a change in the hostages demanding a change in the strategy. you are watching bbc news. hello there. there was some sunshine here and there today. this was rural essex earlier on. but we are seeing more cloud and some more rain arriving as well. you can see how the cloud has been racing across the atlantic and then pushing up from the southwest. and these areas of cloud are areas of low pressure and their weather fronts which are bringing the rain up. and we're seeing rain at the moment

moving up from the southwest across england and wales. and these outbreaks of rain will continue to affect england and wales for the next few hours and then head northwards into northern ireland and across scotland, where it's going to turn increasingly wet here. now, we do have some colder air across the far north of scotland, so a little bit chilly here overnight, but otherwise milder than last night. and in the south, temperatures could start at 10—11 early in the morning. further north, we've got the rain in northern england. that is moving northwards and it will get wetter across much of scotland and also northern ireland. some heavier rain and some heavier showers will follow that rain in northern england. further south, fewer showers. most places will be dry and there may be a bit more sunshine around than today. so again, we'll see those temperatures getting up to around 15 celsius. but if anything, in northern ireland and in scotland, it may be a bit colder than today thanks to a north easterly wind. for many parts of the uk though, we've got the winds coming in from the atlantic, the south—westerly winds bringing one area of low pressure after another. and on wednesday night,

we've got some rain moving mainly to england and wales that should then pull away during thursday. so things will turn a bit drier, maybe a bit brighter as well. but there's more rain to come in the southwest during thursday afternoon. where the sun does come out ahead of that, it could be pleasantly warm, but it's still cold for the north where we've got the cloud in northern ireland and also in scotland. that northeasterly wind, it's going to be a feature of the weather in scotland over the next couple of days. further south, we've got the south—westerly winds — that of course is bringing in milderair. but this is where all the rain is coming from. and the next area of low pressure is moving a bit further north actually on friday. and that's going to take some wetter weather across northern ireland and into scotland, where briefly there could be some snow over the mountains. we'll see some showery bursts of rain for england and wales. windier weather out towards the west, not quite so windy in the east. there'll be a bit more sunshine here. so temperatures could reach 17 celsius, and those temperatures slowly rising in northern ireland. could be quite windy to start the weekend, but it should be warm

in the sunshine.

today at 6pm... seven aid workers, including three britons, are killed in gaza by an israeli strike. the remains of the vehicle they were travelling in, taking food aid to palestinians — there's been an international outcry. also today...

15 hours a week of free childcare is now available for working parents of two—year—olds in england, but is it properly funded? the 80—year—old wanted man, arrested after 27 years on the run. and how visitors to this unique attraction in wales are making themselves unwelcome. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — he was the match winner last time, but ben stokes has ruled himself out of the t20 world cup to try and regain full fitness. good evening. there's been international condemnation after seven people working for the food aid charity world central kitchen were killed in an israeli strike in gaza. three of them were british. the others were australian, polish, palestinian, and a dual us—canadian citizen. the us secretary of state called them "heroes". the foreign secretary,

lord cameron, has demanded a full explanation from israel.