内容摘要：This was the left-hander's England comeback, a first home appearance since impressing in his debut Test series in New Zealand, a first international since a hamstring injury ruled him out of the Champions Trophy. It says much about Bethell's growing stature that he was so badly missed in such an awful campaign.

This was the left-hander's England comeback, a first home appearance since impressing in his debut Test series in New Zealand, a first international since a hamstring injury ruled him out of the Champions Trophy. It says much about Bethell's growing stature that he was so badly missed in such an awful campaign.

The backlash against the book prompted its two authors to leave Russia. And earlier this month, a Moscow court placed under house arrest managers from Popcorn Books and Individuum - which are part of Russia's largest publishing group, Eksmo.The Isle of Man's TT provides a "crucial" boost for businesses, which helps to see many "through the rest of the year", the founder of a local brewery has said.

About 50,000 visitors are expected to visit the annual event, which got underway on Monday and culminates with the Senior TT race on 7 June.Martin Brunnschweiler said the Bushy's team had been "brewing like mad" since Easter to meet demand as "we do 10 times our Christmas trade" during the fortnight.Ian Davison of Davison's Ice Cream said his family-run firm, along with a lot of other businesses, relied on the two weeks it was "the only time of year we have a massive influx of visitors".

He said the firm produces extra supplies of ice cream for its own shops and vans, as well as local supermarkets."We have to prepare well in advance so we have a good few thousand gallons of ice cream stock," he said.

"We know how from previous experience how busy it can get, especially when the sun comes out."

Mr Davison said the business, which sells ice creams to TT riders and visitors from across the world at a van at the grandstand, would be "struggling" without the trade the TT festival and the Manx Grand Prix in August brings to the island.Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response Hamas' cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

At least 54,084 people have been killed in Gaza since then, including 3,924 since Israel resumed its offensive, according to the territory's health ministry.There is no excitement as the camera passes. The children barely glance. What can surprise a child who lives among the dead, the dying, the waiting to die? Hunger has worn them down.

They wait in queues for scant rations or for none at all. They have grown used to my colleague and his camera, filming for the BBC. He witnesses their hunger, their dying, and to the gentle wrapping of their bodies - or fragments of their bodies - in white shrouds upon which their names, if known, are written.For 19 months of war, and now under a renewed Israeli offensive, this local cameraman - who I do not name, for his safety - has listened to the anguished cries of the survivors in hospital courtyards.