France will host a conference today to discuss ways of getting humanitarian aid to people in Gaza. Some delegates say a technical pause is not enough and the conference should unite and call for a full ceasefire.

As Israel gains more ground in Gaza the United Nations tells the BBC that seven hundred thousand traumatised Palestinians are taking shelter in their schools.

A third Republican Presidential debate has taken place in the United States. The frontrunner in the race - Donald Trump - was not in attendance, saying it wasn't worth his time.

And the longest strike ever to hit the entertainment industry in the US will soon be over as a provisional deal is reached with film studios. Show less