Mass protests and strikes in Israel

Strike action is spreading across Israel as the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, struggles to control the chaos unleashed by his coalition government's plans to overhaul the judicial system. We bring updates from our Middle East experts in the newsroom and from our correspondents on the ground in Israel.

The demonstrations in Israel have brought together groups from all sectors of the society. We hear from people who have joined the protests.

A new school year begins in Afghanistan, and our South Asia correspondent has spoken to girls who are among hundreds of thousands teenagers still being denied an education.

We speak to BBC Weather about the weekend's devastating storm in Mississippi and other southern parts of the US.

The pro-independence Scottish National Party has chosen Humza Yousaf as its new leader. Our political correspondent explains.

(Photo: An aerial view shows protesters attending a demonstration after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the defense minister and his nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. Credit: Stringer/Reuters)