Key evidence in China spying case released

Prince Andrew's living arrangements are being scrutinised as controversy continues over his connections to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A Democrat tells us her committee in the US House of Representatives wants to hear more from Prince Andrew about his relationship to Epstein.We visit the London site of the new proposed Chinese mega-embassy.And as a White House delegation visits Israel, we examine how fragile the Gaza ceasefire is.

The Metropolitan Police says the change will allow officers to "focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations". The announcement came as the Met confirmed it was dropping a probe into Father Ted creator Graham Linehan.Also in the programme: Israeli writer David Grossman reflects on how the world should view his country now a Gaza ceasefire is in place.And after thieves make off with priceless crown jewels from the Louvre, will the easily identifiable items be broken down before being sold on, or handed over intact to a mystery buyer?

Prince Andrew has given up his royal titles, including as the Duke of York - saying accusations about him were a distraction from the work of the King. We ask what the announcement means for the monarchy.Also on the programme:Ukraine's President Zelensky has been back at the White House - seeking a commitment from Donald Trump to supply Tomahawk missiles which could strike deep inside Russia. Our North America Editor Sarah Smith is live at the White House.And two leading writers from either side of the Irish border on how to have a fresh debate about unification.

How will the agreement to meet affect President Zelensky's prospects of getting American Tomahawk missiles to strengthen Ukraine's arsenal?Also on the programme: the Prime Minister has condemned a decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match in Birmingham next month; and Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of Edmund Hillary’s 1953 Everest expedition, has died aged 92. We hear a tribute from the first British woman to reach the summit.

As the government publishes key witness statements at the centre of a collapsed case involving two men accused of spying for China, we hear reaction from the former head of Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, Dominic Grieve. Also on the programme: former Downing Street Adviser Dominic Cummings claims that there was a serious breach of data with the highest security classification in 2020. The Cabinet Office has denied his claim. And we visit the five-day festival of Japanese sumo wrestling that's taken over the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Israeli ministers are meeting to discuss a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump which would see a ceasefire implemented in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas. They are widely expected to approve the plan.In this special episode of The World Tonight we speak to a former Israeli Prime Minister as well as a mother in Gaza who lost her husband at the beginning of the war, but speaks of her hope for the future.Also on the programme: the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee says if the Gaza plan works in bringing peace to the Middle East then US President Trump should "of course" get a Nobel Peace Prize. And an historian and veteran Middle East journalist discuss how significant this ceasefire agreement might be in the history of Israel and Palestine.

US President Donald Trump says "we are very close to a deal" to end the war in Gaza, after officials reported progress after a third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt. The Times of Israel earlier reported a deal to release Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners could be imminent.Also on the programme: as the number of people who died while homeless reached the highest on record last year, we hear from one mother on the loss of her son.And 40 years on from its debut, the cast of Les Miserables unite for an anniversary that makes it the longest-running West End musical.

Sébastien Lecornu was appointed France's prime minister less than four weeks ago. We explore what the political turmoil means for the country’s relationship with Europe and the world.Also in the programme: The Nobel Prize for Medicine is awarded to three researchers for groundbreaking discoveries on the human immune system. And novelist Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88 – we speak to her friend, writer Rachel Johnson.

The group agrees to release hostages but wants further talks on a number of points. We hear from President Trump’s former Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt.Also in the programme: After yesterday’s Manchester synagogue attack, joint deputy leader of the Green Party Mothin Ali discusses his response and the debate in the UK over the conflict in Gaza. Plus actor Dominic Monaghan talks about working with Dame Patricia Routledge, who’s died at the age of 96.

Manchester police have named the man they say attacked a synagogue in the city as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent. The car ramming and stabbing attack left two Jewish men dead. We hear some of the shock and fear in Europe's biggest Jewish neighbourhood and ask if counter-terrorism legislation is up to date.Also on the programme:A former chief of staff for Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May says the pledge by new leader Kemi Badenoch to scrap the 2008 Climate Change Act if she gets into office is "bad policy and bad politics".And 75 years since the first edition of Peanuts, with its lovable main character Charlie Brown, we speak to artist and fan Andy Holden.