The exile leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, has described his first visit to Palestinian territory for nearly 40 years as a rebirth. He is there to mark the 25th anniversary of Hamas which governs the territory. Ulan Nell reports.
After being welcomed by Hamas dignitaries, Khaled Meshaal gave a short address, saying that Gaza had always been in his heart. He spent the day on a tour of the Palestinian territory. He visited the home of the assassinated founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and also went to the mourning house of the military commander who was killed by an Israeli airstrike last month leading to an eight-day conflict with Palestinian militants. An Israeli official told the BBC that no guarantees for Mr. Meshaal's safety in Gaza had been given. Israel, like most Western countries, sees Hamas as a terrorist group.
A nurse at a London hospital, who put a hoax call through to the room where Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, was being treated, has been found dead. During the call early this week, two DJs from an Australian radio station posed as members of the royal family, which led to details of the pregnant Duchess's condition being broadcast. The radio station said the DJs had been taken off air until further notice. Peter Hunt reports.
Jacintha Saldanha, who had worked as a nurse at the King Edward VII Hospital for more than four years, was found dead at an address near the Hospital. The BBC understands that her death is not being treated as suspicious and yet not been suspended or disciplined over the hoax call. She's been described by the Edward VII as an excellent nurse who was well respected and popular with colleagues.