Two Nasa astronauts are due to head for the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, in its first crewed test flight. The mission has been delayed for several years because of setbacks in the spacecraft's development. If it is successful, it will become the second private firm able to provide crew transport to and from the ISS, alongside Elon Musk's SpaceX. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Space #Boeing #BBCNews

Hamas has said that it will agree to a ceasefire deal in Gaza, understood to be based on the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. However Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the proposed ceasefire “does not meet Israel’s demands” and attacks on the city of Rafah will continue. Israel has ordered one hundred thousand Palestinians to leave the area and bombing of the city has continued. Mr Netanyahu has agreed to send a delegation to discuss the Hamas ceasefire proposal in more detail. Talks leading to the offer from Hamas have been led by Egypt, with involvement from Qatar. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Fergal Keane, Frank Gardner and Gary O’Donoghue. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

Three tourists found dead in Mexico were shot in the head and their bodies dumped in a well, authorities have confirmed. Officials believe the men were attacked trying to stop the theft of their pickup truck. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, 30 and 33, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, disappeared on 27 April while on a surfing trip in Ensenada. In 2022 - the last year for which State Department data is fully available - 192 Americans died in Mexico, of which 46 were ruled as homicides. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Mexico #Australia #BBCNews

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal that Hamas accepted is "far from meeting Israel's demands", and Israel will send a working delegation to negotiate further. Hamas said earlier it had approved a ceasefire deal for Gaza put forward by Qatari and Egyptian mediators. The war began when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and seizing 252 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 34,700 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari has told a media briefing that Israel is examining the ceasefire proposal which Hamas says it's accepted. Hamas says it has approved a ceasefire deal for Gaza put forward by Qatari and Egyptian mediators but it is not yet known exactly what the group has agreed to. The announcement comes as Israel has urged 100,000 Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" military operation. The war began when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and seizing 252 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 34,700 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews

The Hamas leadership says it has accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal in Gaza. In a statement, the group says it has informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators of its decision. An Israeli official has said that Hamas has approved a "softened" Egyptian proposal that is not acceptable to Israel," Reuters reports. The announcement comes as Israel has urged 100,000 Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah ahead of a "limited" military operation. The war began when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 people and seizing 252 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. More than 34,700 people have been killed in Gaza since then, the Hamas-run health ministry says. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews

Ukraine is outgunned and outmanned by the Russian invaders, who are inching closer. Incoming American ammunition is expected to help, but how the Ukrainian government is addressing its need to recruit is controversial. War-weary troops have told the BBC the military needs to "rethink" how it recruits. A new mobilisation bill passed earlier in April was criticised for not including a limit on time served. A clause aimed at demobilising soldiers after three years was dropped at the army's request. Despite Kyiv lowering the conscription age to find replacements, it's not just a numbers game. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews

Xi Jinping has hailed "new vistas" in China's relationship with France on his first trip to Europe in five years. Mr Xi has spent most of Monday 6 May in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron will want to press Mr Xi on Beijing's friendship with Moscow - and how far it is prepared to go to settle the war in Ukraine. He will also meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his visit to France. Later this week, he will make stops in Serbia and Hungary, allies of Moscow that have courted Chinese investment. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

For many people, grabbing a mouse or games controller to operate their computer is second nature. However, for some disabled people, it can be a challenge, or even impossible. Could “touchless computing” help? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews

The Israeli military says it is "encouraging" people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to move towards an expanded humanitarian zone. It comes ahead of an expected offensive on the city, where more than 1.4 million people are sheltering. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) says it is a "limited scope" operation and not a wide-scale evacuation of eastern Rafah which will affect 100,000 people. It adds that evacuees will be directed to tent cities in nearby Khan Younis and al-Mawasi, where aid would be available. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Rafah #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Israel’s government has moved to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in the country, branding it a mouthpiece for Hamas. Hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cabinet agreed to the closure, police raided the broadcaster’s office in Jerusalem on Sunday. The broadcaster, which is headquartered in Qatar, called claims it was a threat to Israeli security a "dangerous and ridiculous lie". Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews

Dozens of people have died after heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southernmost state. According to officials, 55 people are confirmed to have died, with another 74 missing in Rio Grande do Sul. Nearly 25,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes since the storms began last Saturday, and at least half a million people have been left without power and clean water. More than half of the 497 cities in the state have been affected by the storms, with roads and bridges destroyed in several areas. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Brazil #BrazilFloods #BBCNews

Scientists have recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman - one of our closest evolutionary cousins. The 3D model is based on the flattened, shattered remains of a skull whose bones were so soft when excavated they had the consistency of "a well-dunked biscuit". The skull was found in Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the remains of 10 Neanderthal men, women and children were previously unearthed. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Neanderthal #Paleontology #BBCNews

North Korea’s latest propaganda song “Friendly Father” has proven to be an unexpected hit… on TikTok. The pop-y propaganda has drawn praise from Gen Z users of the social media app, but experts say it hides something more sinister. With lyrics including “Let’s sing Kim Jong Un, the great leader/ Let’s brag about Kim Jong Un, our friendly father”, the song is full of praise for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un – who has vowed to “thoroughly annihilate the US” and has launched dozens of ballistic missiles. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #NorthKorea #BBCNews

Mexican authorities have found three bodies in an area of Baja California where two Australian brothers and an American went missing. The FBI said the bodies were found in the town of Santo Tomas and have not yet been identified, the BBC's US partner CBS News reported. Jake, 30, and Callum Robinson, 33, from Perth, and American Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were on a surfing holiday near the popular tourist town of Ensenada. They disappeared on 27 April. On Thursday Mexican police questioned a woman and two men in connection with their disappearance. Forensic tests will be conducted by a state laboratory to identify the bodies, the state of Baja California prosecutor's office said. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Mexico #BBCNews

May the Fourth be with you. On this Star Wars Day, we're revisiting a funny and frank BBC archive interview with Carrie Fisher, aka Princess Leia, from a long time ago… in 1977. It was a role that would make Carrie Fisher one of the most famous faces on the planet. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Read more on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/4dl5IXk #Movies #History #BBCNews