02/08/2014

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:00:11. > :00:15.A Palestinian man living in Sheffield has been speaking

:00:16. > :00:19.of his loss after 11 members of his family died in an Israeli

:00:20. > :00:24.Musheir El`Farra, chairman of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity

:00:25. > :00:26.Campaign, organised a protest of around 200 people at

:00:27. > :00:30.He is still in shock at losing his relatives.

:00:31. > :00:36.Musheir said he discovered yesterday that 11 of his family members,

:00:37. > :00:38.cousins, and second cousins had been killed in Gaza.

:00:39. > :00:43.He tells me they were at home in the city of Khan Younis when their

:00:44. > :00:49.apartment block was hit by a missile in the early hours of the morning.

:00:50. > :00:52.They were sleeping in their beds when the first missile hit.

:00:53. > :00:59.In total, 11 of my relatives have died, five of them are intensive

:01:00. > :01:05.care, about 17 are injured as well ` still in hospital.

:01:06. > :01:08.Today, Musheir organised a demonstration in Sheffield calling

:01:09. > :01:16.The people outside the Town Hall today say they will be back here

:01:17. > :01:19.And among the campaigners, members of the Jewish community showing

:01:20. > :01:32.You will find amongst this crowd here plenty of people

:01:33. > :01:35.who are Jews, plenty of people who are Muslims, plenty of people who

:01:36. > :01:39.Who are very concerned about the plight of the Palestinian

:01:40. > :01:41.people, most especially in Gaza at the moment.

:01:42. > :01:45.The British Government has announced an extra ?3 million

:01:46. > :01:48.of funding to help the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

:01:49. > :01:50.Health officials say 200 people have been killed there since

:01:51. > :01:56.Israel has announced two of its soldiers have died and claims

:01:57. > :02:03.It says many people are living in fear because

:02:04. > :02:06.of tunnels being used by militants to infiltrate the country.

:02:07. > :02:11.Meanwhile, rockets are still being fired into Israel.

:02:12. > :02:15.Back in Sheffield, Musheir waits for news on family

:02:16. > :02:23.members still in hospital and those relatives trying to stay safe.

:02:24. > :02:27.Now, the action and the medals keep coming thick and fast for Yorkshire

:02:28. > :02:31.With news of more success and an anxious wait for gold,

:02:32. > :02:50.There were the judges, waiting for their decision was agony. But it

:02:51. > :02:59.went in the way of Nicola Adams. She had to be at her best. It was a hard

:03:00. > :03:03.fight, deserving of making history as she became the first win in's

:03:04. > :03:08.boxing champion of the Commonwealth Games. I am over the moon. I have

:03:09. > :03:15.done it again. I have managed to make history. Another gold medal

:03:16. > :03:23.coming back to Leeds. Fellow Leeds fighter was up against a world`class

:03:24. > :03:35.opponent. A close fight ended on the ropes. It was not my day today. All

:03:36. > :03:43.credit to my opponent. Pam Olympians also take to be staged at the

:03:44. > :03:52.Commonwealth Games. `` para Olympians. It was a bit like London.

:03:53. > :04:06.I enjoyed it. It has been a successful week for the squash

:04:07. > :04:20.contingent. A similar story for ping`pong. They had to settle for

:04:21. > :04:27.silver. Our athletes are doing us proud there. Here is the forecast.

:04:28. > :04:30.Well, we have seen quite heavy showers today especially

:04:31. > :04:34.And as we head through the night, we will continue to see some shower

:04:35. > :04:39.The risk of one or two rumbles of thunder.

:04:40. > :04:42.But, those showers clearing ` some clearer skies out towards the east.

:04:43. > :04:45.More in the way of cloud later in the night, by the early hours,

:04:46. > :04:47.and temperatures dipping to 14 degrees 15 degrees.

:04:48. > :04:50.Tomorrow the winds really picking up, becoming breezy by the coast,

:04:51. > :04:53.The risk of some showers especially for the North West.

:04:54. > :04:56.Further towards the south and east, some brighter spells and sunshine

:04:57. > :05:06.Enjoy the rest of your evening. Goodbye.

:05:07. > :05:17.that you have a very good evening, goodbye.

:05:18. > :05:25.It has been one of those days, Sony for some and pouring with rain for

:05:26. > :05:29.others. Locally there has been intense downpours. Further west,

:05:30. > :05:32.resolutely cloudy and wet across the heart of Scotland and much of

:05:33. > :05:36.Northern Ireland, brighter skies feeding into Belfast, the process

:05:37. > :05:41.will continue, with rain edging away West, it will become confined to the

:05:42. > :05:47.northern half of Scotland, peeling back in again, to the far north of

:05:48. > :05:52.Wales, into the Irish Sea. Much quieter night further south,

:05:53. > :05:53.breezy, but becoming mostly dry. Pressure night. 13 of 14