Bernard Hill, who has died aged 79, was a virtually unknown actor when he played the out-of-work Scouser Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale&s Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), a role that made him not only a sought-after and bankable star but also minted a famous catchphrase with his harrowing appeal &Gizza job! Go on, gizzit! I could do that!&.

Israel&s defence minister has threatened an imminent invasion of Rafah where 1.5 million Gazans are sheltering if a temporary ceasefire agreement is not reached.

Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Al Jazeera to shut its offices in Israel after months of fiercely critical coverage of the war by the Qatar-owned news channel.

The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil&s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 75, local authorities said yesterday, with tens of thousands of people displaced.