flee south, routes so residents can flee south, the road would be used for four hours only. the un says there are nearly 1.5 million displaced gazans and its facilities in the south are overwhelmed and no longer able to accept new arrivals. the us continues to push for humanitarian pauses in the fighting but its top diplomat rejected new calls for an immediate israeli ceasefire. also immediate israeli ceasefire. also this our in _ immediate israeli ceasefire. also this our in the _ immediate israeli ceasefire. also this our in the german _ immediate israeli ceasefire. i"r this our in the german police say they are dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the tarmac with a child in the vehicle. prince william is due in singapore to announce the winners of his earthshot prize, the event of wards millions of pounds to projects tackling climate challenges.

hello, i'm lyse doucet. reporting from jerusalem. we start with the latest from the israel—gaza conflict, day 30 of the war. let us take a look at this live shot towards the gaza skyline from southern israel. just after 11am local time now. the israeli military has said it will open a four hour window for people still living in northern gaza under extremely dangerous circumstances to move towards the south. the route for the evacuation will be on the salah al—din road. it is the main route running north— south in the gaza strip. it will be open between 8am and 12pm gmt. the road is already open. we will try to get you reports about how the evacuation is going. we have also been following reports

the hamas run health ministry has accused israel of carrying out another deadlier strikes. a spokesperson said more than 30 people were killed in the bombardment of a refugee camp in the centre of the gaza strip, al—maghazi. israel said it was looking into whether its forces had been operating in the area at that time. hamas is classified as a terror organisation by several western governments including the uk. the un says there are now 1.5 million people displaced across the gaza strip. more than 700,000 are reported to be sheltering in un shelters. but it warns the sites in the south of the gaza strip are now overwhelmed, well above capacity. that is causing severe health and protection risks for that group of displaced people. with more on all of the latest developments this morning, this report from our correspondent mark lowen.

night brings no peace to the purgatory of gaza. infernos light the skies as israel pounds from the air. palestinians say an israeli strike hit a refugee camp in central gaza late on saturday, killing at least 30. israel says it is looking into the reports. but night brings out anguish on the other side too. in tel aviv, loved ones of the more than 240 hostages seized by hamas on 7th october demand their return. 0ne empty chairfor each missing soul. israel says bringing home the hostages is a priority, but so is destroying hamas. are the twin aims compatible? translation: i don't want the country to i bring back only a few. two here, two there, only those who have foreign citizenship. there is no difference between one life and another. they are all israelis there. all citizens there.

i can't remember how many nights i've slept, and i don't know how many meals i've had~ — i've been awake for one long day since october 7th. that's it, and i'm doing everything i can to try and bring attention to this terrible and insane situation we're going through. amidst the suffering, the us secretary of state is shuttling around the region, trying somehow to mediate. arab leaders pushed him for an immediate ceasefire call. he pushed back, saying hamas could regroup. but he is urging israel for short pauses for aid delivery. his boss certainly thinks there's movement on that. mr president, any progress on the humanitarian pause? yes. a rare glimmer of optimism, even if israel's prime minister has so far said no. and there might be some hope too on fuel into gaza, with reports that israel has told the us there's a mechanism to deliver it once hospitals start to run out.

but for those who have lost everything — family, livelihoods — it's scant comfort. the un says nearly 1.5 million gazans are displaced since the start of this war, half of whom are sheltering in its camps. "all the homes have gone," says hoda. "mine fell on top of me, my daughter, the flower "of our household, died. "we came here to live humiliated in tents, with no water, "food and just the clothes we were wearing." each generation here knows a conflict that is decades old and has now flared up again. stealing lives, hope, theirfuture. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. a little more on that new one of the main roads heading north and south is open today for four hours to let those people, said to be more than 100,000 people still trying to stay

safe in the north of the gaza strip, some of them will be trying to leave. with me now is mark lowen. there were dangers and difficulties on the road the last time it was opened, no guarantee the safe route is safe. , ., , is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis. they _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried to _ is safe. yesterday they tried, the israelis, they tried to allow - israelis, they tried to allow passage down the road, salah al—din road, going south from the northern part of the gaza strip, but the israeli defence forces said they came under attack. we don't know whether any residents in the north managed to make it down the road because of the security risks. the us as they believe around 350-400,000 are us as they believe around 350—400,000 are still in the north of the gaza strip and if they make it further south, of course the humanitarian aid and needs will intensify further south. that is the position in terms of movement of refugees. then there is the separate issue of the rafah border crossing which of course is the only way in and out of gaza at the moment

tightly controlled by egypt the other side of the crossing. that was closed yesterday and we understand no foreign passport holders made it out yesterday. the british foreign office has said they are pressing egypt to reopen the border crossing today for some foreign passport holders to exit. hamas has said only the injured need to be able to go out first before foreign passport holders can make the crossing over into egypt. the problem for egypt of course is hamas has tried to get some of its own fighters and out through the rafa boarding crossing according to the us. egypt is coming under intense pressure to let out foreign passport holders. the israelis are saying to each it, we will not accept any hamas fighters going out. egypt in a very tight position. going out. egypt in a very tight osition. ~ ., going out. egypt in a very tight osition. ., ., , .,

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spilling over into a combustible region. spilling over into a combustible reuion. a ~ spilling over into a combustible reuion. ~ ., region. mark lowen, we will return to ou as region. mark lowen, we will return to you as we _ region. mark lowen, we will return to you as we follow _ region. mark lowen, we will return to you as we follow those - to you as we follow those developments on who is able to leave the gaza strip and what is able to get in. as mentioned, the diplomatic activities, the other top story this hour. efforts are intensifying to address the conflict and they will continue today as antony blinken is to make a diplomatic visit to turkey today where it is expected he will continue his discussions with regional leaders about the conflict. yesterday he met in a man with foreign ministers and they are calling many arab states, many around the world, are calling for a ceasefire —— amman. the us has called a ceasefire could benefit hamas. it is instead calling for humanitarian pauses, in the plural, so not a long stoppage to the fighting. we should underline today again another stop that was not

announced in the first itinerary of the secretary of state, he is in the west bank city of ramallah meeting the palestinian authority had mahmoud abbas. intensifying diplomacy. but what is he achieving? let us go to istanbul to speak to a fellow at the jamestown institute, a think tank, and former us deputy assistant secretary of for europe and eurasia, matthew bryza. welcome to bbc news. and eurasia, matthew bryza. welcome to bbc news— to bbc news. honoured to be with ou. as to bbc news. honoured to be with yom as you _ to bbc news. honoured to be with you- as you know _ to bbc news. honoured to be with you. as you know from _ to bbc news. honoured to be with you. as you know from the - to bbc news. honoured to be with you. as you know from the get - to bbc news. honoured to be with you. as you know from the get go | you. as you know from the get go resident you. as you know from the get go president joe _ you. as you know from the get go president joe biden _ you. as you know from the get go president joe biden made - you. as you know from the get go president joe biden made it - presidentjoe biden made it absolutely clear america had israel's back, america would do everything possible to support israel, but also intensifying this second message to say, but we are also worried about how this war is prosecuted and the price paid by civilians in gaza. what do you see so far, how difficult is it to

balance these two messages? i think it is uuite balance these two messages? i think it is quite difficult. _ balance these two messages? i think it is quite difficult. secretary - it is quite difficult. secretary antony blinken is back on his heels after his meeting yesterday with the jordanian and egyptian and qatari foreign ministers who are unequivocally saying there must be a ceasefire, not a humanitarian pause or series of pauses. the pauses short in duration, the ceasefire would be indefinite. it is not only difficult for secretary antony blinken diplomatically to keep holding the line on only humanitarian pauses but domestically in the us president biden is facing increasing demands from his own political party with his eye off course on next year's election to do whatever possible, impose a ceasefire on israel, with an understanding on the us side that without the strong traditional us support for israel, it is hard to see how prime minister netanyahu

could continue the war. essen see how prime minister netanyahu could continue the war.— could continue the war. even so, washington. _ could continue the war. even so, washington. top _ could continue the war. even so, washington, top diplomats, - could continue the war. even so, i washington, top diplomats, having could continue the war. even so, - washington, top diplomats, having a tough time dealing with the israeli leadership too. prime minister netanyahu contradicting antony neta nyahu contradicting antony blinken netanyahu contradicting antony blinken in public. that netanyahu contradicting antony blinken in public.— blinken in public. that was astounding. _ blinken in public. that was astounding. if _ blinken in public. that was astounding. if you - blinken in public. that was astounding. if you look - blinken in public. that was. astounding. if you look back blinken in public. that was - astounding. if you look back at antony blinken's previous trip to israel, he and netanyahu gave a joint press conference and it was all about the us�*s unwavering and unlimited support for israel. in this most recent press conference, not only netanyahu and antony blinken not to gather at the press conference, that symbolism really matters, but the content of what they were saying was quite different with netanyahu staunchly refusing any pause in the fighting and remaining committed, regardless of civilian casualties, to keep pushing forward, to try to eliminate hamas. at the end of the day, what is so

difficult of course as we all know is even if you eliminate every single hamas fighter, the ideas remain, possibly growing stronger with each civilian deaths. really a difficult situation obviously that is politically growing tougher and tougher forjoe is politically growing tougher and tougherforjoe biden at is politically growing tougher and tougher forjoe biden at home is politically growing tougher and tougherforjoe biden at home in the us. tougher forjoe biden at home in the us. ., , ., , ., us. even now in this really tough diplomatic— us. even now in this really tough diplomatic tangle, _ us. even now in this really tough diplomatic tangle, in _ us. even now in this really tough diplomatic tangle, in terms - us. even now in this really tough diplomatic tangle, in terms of. us. even now in this really tough | diplomatic tangle, in terms of the war, the us seems to be looking already at what next? talks today with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. what would he be looking forfrom him? first mahmoud abbas. what would he be looking for from him?— looking for from him? first of all, i think it looking for from him? first of all, i think it is _ looking for from him? first of all, i think it is only _ looking for from him? first of all, i think it is only wise, _ looking for from him? first of all, i think it is only wise, it _ looking for from him? first of all, i think it is only wise, it is - i think it is only wise, it is necessary we should be thinking about the political situation after this military operation. war is the continual politics by other means. you use your military means notjust to kill and destroy but to reach a

political outcome. with mahmoud abbas i would guess antony blinken is going to be looking for what could be a possible politicalfuture for gaza, since israel does not want to have anything to do with gaza, egypt does not want to be responsible again for gaza hamas from israel's perspective and i think the us is not going to be operative any more in gaza, so who comes in and administers gaza? the hope is it would be the palestinian authority from ramallah but also difficult to imagine how mahmoud abbas and the palestinian authority could ride in on the bayonets of the israeli military and have legitimacy. i would guess there would be serious deep brainstorming between mahmoud abbas and antony blinken what could a post—military phase political future look like for gaza? they will have to be shared response ability with friendly arab states, states friendly with israel

—— because shared responsibility. thank you forjoining us with your reflections drawn from all your experience dealing with these kinds of issues when you are us deputy assistant secretary of state for eurasia and europe. thank you very much. let's take a closer look at what those two terms, ceasefire and humanitarian pauses, mean. here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. it might sound like a sort of bit of semantics, but essentially a ceasefire is a proper defined cessation of hostilities, usually for a significant period of time, whereas a humanitarian pause is being described as a brief break, probably limited in time

and location, to allow a particular objective to be met, and, in this case, twofold. one, to secure better access for aid into the southern gaza strip, which is not the focus of israel's military operation at the moment, but is still an area where there is israeli military activity, particularly air strikes, and also perhaps to see if there's any room for negotiations about the fate of hostages. so, that's why the americans are pushing this concept. it hasn't yet, as far as one can make out, been one that the israelis have decided to go with. all the impression you get from the israeli side is that they want to keep up this relentless pressure on hamas. the united states, i think it's important to recognise, shares israel's fundamental objective here, which is that hamas should be destroyed. and everything else about the american approach stems from that understanding of israel's objective, that after what happened on october 7th, that hamas simply have to be removed from the picture altogether.

so, what the americans are trying to do is to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the south of gaza to the extent that they can. and they believe they're making progress there. they're trying to prevent the conflict from expanding beyond the confines of gaza, with a particular attention being given to lebanon. and also to start talking about the future. now, only in very vague terms, you hear antony blinken saying, you know, there must be a meaningful peace process, that us policy still is for two states living side by side, israeli and palestinian, and that that is what we have to get back to. i think, at the moment, all of that feels rather lofty, rather distant, because, at the moment, you know, this is a crisis which is still killing huge numbers of people every day. and the thought that anyone has any kind of headspace, frankly, for thinking about the future and ingenious ways of reviving the middle east peace process, well,

that all feels a little fanciful. there was the little hint from presidentjoe biden when he was taking questions from journalists where he was asked about the call for humanitarian pauses and he said, yes. how does it look from an american perspective? jon alterman, former advisor on middle east for the us state of department told us more about humanitarian pauses jon alterman, former advisor on middle east for the us state of department told us more about humanitarian pauses and how they could be put into place. i think we'll probably see something, but it's much less than the arab governments were asking for today, and i think it's likely to be much less than the us government was asking the israelis for.

i think there's been a widening gap in the last several weeks. the us really sees the last two decades as a time where it has gained a lot of experience fighting insurgencies. we've fought insurgencies in afghanistan and iraq and against isis in western iraq and syria. and there's really a set of principles about how you do that, how you split the population away from the combatants. how you think about how you fight shapes what you're trying to... or what you're trying to do at the end shapes the way you fight. i think the israelis don't think that counterinsurgency is applicable in this situation. they've been dealing with hostility from palestinians for more than a century. they think they don't need lessons from anybody. and it seems to me there are a lot of signs that the americans think, actually, we do have something to say that will be helpful, that will get you out of this endless loop. and the israelis say, "let us handle this." it's being papered over, but i think those differences are growing.

the united states is also as well as as well trying to work with aid agencies who for weeks and days have been sounding the alarm bells about the urgency of getting aid, much more aid, into the gaza strip. one of the biggest agencies is the un's world food programme. it has told the bbc for humanitarian situation in gaza is nothing less than catastrophic. it's executive director earlier criticised the insane democracy, the processes by which israel wants to make sure no weapons or other material gets in as part of the aid convoys, she spoke about her difficulties from egypt where she is now. it's catastrophic inside gaza. we cannot get the kind of amount of food in as we would like to have so that we can feed more people.

so far, we've reached 660,000 people, in that range, and we'd like to be able to hit more than 1.2 million. it's a disaster and people are starving to death. and it's very important that we are given the opportunity and the access to go in and take food in and do it in a safe and regular manner. and we've seen the us secretary of state, antony blinken, on a visit in the region, first to israel and then on tojordan, again, speaking to leaders in the region to try and get humanitarian assistance into gaza. he says he has assurances from israel that this is going to happen. can you see that movement on the ground now? well, i'm, as you know, on the egyptian side right now, and i have seen from the egyptian government, i have seen those kind of movements, yes. there are more trucks going in. we anticipate getting 1a of our trucks in today. and we got we got close

to ten in yesterday. the numbers are gradually increasing, but we'd like this to notjust increase but increased exponentially so we can get the kind of food in that we need to do. right now, people don't have anything. and the kinds of things we send in are emergency rations that can get them through a couple of weeks until we can do more sustainable feeding. the world food programme, one of many agencies working in gaza, struggling to work in gaza. the diplomacy intensifies to try to... for many arab states and beyond, they want to end the war, for others, humanitarian pause. antony blinken keeps adding more stops to his current tour. one of them is turkey. he will be going there after his visit to the west bank city of ramallah where he has been meeting the palestinian president mahmud of us. more details on what could be expected from his stopped attacki —— mahmoud abbas. joining us from the

bbc�*s mahmoud abbas. joining us from the bbc�*s persian service. when this crisis first erupted on october seven, turkey condemned the atrocities by hamas in southern israel, but since then, it seems to be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ., , be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ~ , ., , be shifting its position, is that correct? ~ ~ , , correct? well, turkey has been basically condemning _ correct? well, turkey has been basically condemning the - correct? well, turkey has been - basically condemning the atrocities, especially the israel, what they call war crimes against civilians in gaza. we know turkey's president has called hamas freedom fighters, they don't see them as a terrorist organisation as the us or the eu or the uk does. they have been saying, defining hamas as an organisation thatis defining hamas as an organisation that is protecting its territories. turkey has been speaking out loud

against israel's attacks in gaza. basically, antony blinken's visit is happening in the light of these events and erdogan also said on friday turkey is no longer going to talk to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu but that does not mean turkey is relations with israel. erdogan said turkey's intelligence chief is in touch with his counterparts, so we understand erdogan is no longer seeing netanyahu as his counterpart but turkey is keeping its relations, diplomacy, contact with israel. briefly, turkey still wants to try to see itself as a broker in this war? . , to see itself as a broker in this war? ., , . ., . to see itself as a broker in this war? ., , . ~' , to see itself as a broker in this war? ., , . ~ , ., war? that is correct. turkey had offered being — war? that is correct. turkey had offered being as _ war? that is correct. turkey had offered being as one _ war? that is correct. turkey had offered being as one of- war? that is correct. turkey had

offered being as one of the - offered being as one of the guarantors when the war and is, it offered that should be in agreement and i would be guarantors states on both sides and turkey could be one of them. turkey has also been calling for an international conference for this war to and. may the outcome of this talks between turkey's foreign minister and antony blinken... 50 turkey's foreign minister and antony blinken. .. ,., , turkey's foreign minister and antony blinken... , ., , blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming — blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming to _ blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming to the _ blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming to the end _ blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming to the end of— blinken... so sorry to interrupt, we are coming to the end of the - are coming to the end of the programme, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. the impacts from storm ciaran continue to be felt. on saturday across the uk, day of sunshine and showers, longer spells of rain for some, driven in by low pressure. the low pressure has been named as a new storm bringing severe weather to europe, western france gusts hitting 85 miles an hour, strong enough to

blow down trees, transport disruption and also power cuts very likelier. 15 metre high waves, as big as the waves can get, battering the coast of portugal in north—west spain. italy, tuscany, extra rain certainly will not help, the flooding could get worse before it gets better. over the next few hours for the uk, still quite unsettled with rain tending to ease tertiary conditions across parts of northern england, something a bit drierfor uptime in the west. chilly started the day. sunday morning, further showers in eastern scotland and eastern england. otherwise sunny start to the day. showers built in the afternoon particularly in western areas. with the winds from west— north—westerly, crucialfor those in southern england affected by really heavy showers and

flooding. the winds should push the showers of show, drier day in the far south. showers of show, drier day in the farsouth. forthose showers of show, drier day in the far south. for those celebrating tonight, a few more showers coming and going particularly in western areas, some clear spells, wrap up warm, quite chilly. monday, things looking unsettled across the north and west of the uk with showers or longer spells of rain here, showers elsewhere across england and wales, but moving through fairly promptly given the brisk westerly winds and temperatures continuing to run a little bit below average. deeper into the new week, we replaced a mixture of sunshine and showers with more general outbreaks of rain. with the ground completely saturated following the prolonged spell of wet weather, we will have to watch carefully to see if we have more flooding issues. it does clear and it will be followed by a mixture of sunny spells and showers towards the end of the week. goodbye for now.

it this if is bbc news, the headlines. antony blinken is due to meet the palestinian present this morning. the hamas—run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in deadly airstrike on a refugee camp.

israel says it's looking into the incident. israel's military says it will open one of gaza's main highways so residents can flee southwards. the road would be used for four hours. german police say they're dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a child in his vehicle. the uk conservative phase claims that someone wrote to the police big players a claim of rape had not been dealt with. prince william is due in singapore to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. a major operation is underway at hamburg airport in germany. it's understood an armed man drove his vehicle through a gate onto the tarmac —

with a child inside the vehicle. german media report that two gun shots were also fired into the air. police say they're dealing with what they describe as a hostage situation — with at least two people in the vehicle, including a child. officers are said to be in contact with the driver. local media say the man's wife had earlier alerted the police to a possible child abduction. hamburg airport has been shut and all flights suspended. the conservatives are facing claims that a former party chairman wrote to police because he was concerned that allegations of rape against an mp hadn't been properly dealt with. the mp has not been named. live now to our political correspondent leila nathoo. what correspondent leila nathoo. more can you tell us? an what more can you tell us? this is an incredibly serious set of claims published in the mail on sunday newspaper. they say they have seen a

letter from the former conservative party chairman jake letter from the former conservative party chairmanjake berry. he was party chair under liz truss when she was prime minister. he and a former chief whip, the person in charge of party discipline, are said to have written to the police last year after they left their positions, claiming there had been allegations that had not been dealt with previously by the conservative party that had been known, but only limited action had been taken. they say in the letter according to the newspaper, that there may be five victims of the unnamed tory mp. they had been subjected to a range of offences, including it is said multiple rapes. they said it had been going on two years and the conservative party have been paying for ongoing support for one victim. an incredibly serious set of allegations. the conservative party

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and 357 others injured. the shallow quake of magnitude 5.6 hit the remote hill district of jajarkot, which is about 500km west of kathmandu. strong tremors were felt in the capital and in indian cities including delhi. with thousands of homes damaged, many people chose to spend the night in the street. scores of aftershocks have hit the region since friday night. hospital officials injajarkot said they were treating more than forty injured people rescued from the rubble of their homes. live to sanjaya dhakal in kathmandu. what can you tell us about the number of victims and the number of people injured? the number of victims and the number of people injured?— number of victims and the number of people injured? people in'ured? the number has risen to 157 people injured? the number has risen to 157 dead and _ people injured? the number has risen to 157 dead and total _ people injured? the number has risen to 157 dead and total number - people injured? the number has risen to 157 dead and total number of - to 157 dead and total number of injured is over 250. and the focus now is providing shelter to the

homeless and distributing essential supplies such as tents and foodstuffs to victims. brute supplies such as tents and foodstuffs to victims. we spoke esterda foodstuffs to victims. we spoke yesterday about _ foodstuffs to victims. we spoke yesterday about challenges - foodstuffs to victims. we spoke l yesterday about challenges facing rescue teams. have those challenges eased, how is the operation going? as the rescue operation is geared to the next level of supplying help to victims the main challenge will be to reach the victims on timing tents because some of the victims we spoke to an earlier complaint about the lack of tent s. they had to sleep overnight under open sky. they are also saying they lost all their belongings. and need help with food and other essential supplies so the challenge is to reach them on time. with so many dead and so many

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place for what happens _ them. are there contingency plans in place for what happens next - them. are there contingency plans in place for what happens next to - them. are there contingency plans in place for what happens next to these people? the place for what happens next to these eo - le? ., ., , place for what happens next to these --eole? ., people? the government has said it will complete _ people? the government has said it will complete reconstruction - people? the government has said it will complete reconstruction within l will complete reconstruction within a year. they have promised money for each family of the deceased. the government will be taking this reconstruction to the next level and it will be long haul.— it will be long haul. thank you very much. it will be long haul. thank you very much- our— it will be long haul. thank you very much. our reporter— it will be long haul. thank you very much. our reporter in _ it will be long haul. thank you very much. our reporter in kathmandu. j the un says poppy production has increased. poppy plants are used to make opium which is seen farmers losing $1 billion in income raising humanitarian concerns in a country where two thirds of the population are in dire need of aid. afghanistan

was the largest producer of opium before the ban. more than 3000 people have gathered in nottingham on saturday, to pay tribute to an ice hockey player fatally injured during a match. 29—year—old adam johnson died last weekend, after his neck was cut by a skate blade. emma snow has this report. two minutes' silence in an arena normally bustling. it was a chance to pause and reflect exactly seven days on from a tragic event that has touched so many not just here in the uk but around the world. he was like a family member. i didn't know him. he has only played 15 games for the panthers and yet he comes here to entertain us and this is how his life ends. it's such a shock for a game we love. this is what we do as a family. i think a lot of people who witnessed that will not be going back. there is a big rivalry— between sheffield and nottingham.

i think it has done - the fan base really well to bring us all together. we are all in the same boat, all grieving in our own way. we have all been affected in different ways by everything that has happened. for the fans, it has been a challenging week, and for players, they're still trying to process what happened to their team—mate and friend. the players have come together and grieve in our pain. we have had outside help, some counselling that we will need. we just take it one day at a time and hopefully one day, we can maybe get back on the ice. do you think the players will want to get back on the ice? i am sure most will want to get back on the ice, some might not. that is something we have to take. right now it is day by day. the support we have had from around the world, the local community, the sports teams here, it made it a bit easier. and the support has been great,

the support from everybody is outstanding and we much appreciate it. and people came in their thousands, notjust nottingham panthers supporters, but other clubs, putting their sporting rivalries aside to come together as one big ice hockey community. there is almost a collective grief now. i do not think the panthers—steelers rivalry will ever be the same, really. but we are here for each other. that's the be all and end all. the hockey family is a community and we are here for each other, we support each other and together we will get through this. a fundraiser set up in his memory has raised thousands of pounds, and thousands of specially designed hockey pucks and memorial shirts have also sold. but there has been immeasurable support from those who knew adam and those who did not. people from the sports club — forest, notts county, notts cricket and more, they have sent people today to pay respects. tonight is about the start of the healing.

what has happened is raw, but as you saw inside there, the sort of peacefulness and the feeling. people have come back to an ice rink for the first time in a week, especially those who were in the rink that saturday night, this is the start of the healing process. adam johnson's funeral will take place later today. an inquest was opened on friday and adjourned. but for now, the city and people around the world will remember a player whose tragic death has touched so many. adam was a wonderful, mind guy. touched so many. we will miss him for a long time. touched so many. philippine president marcoer has condemned the murder of a radio host who was shot dead during a live broadcast. police say 57—year—old juanjumalon was live—streaming his home—based station on the southern island of mindanao. officers say an unidentified

gunman entered the booth and fatally shot him. gunman entered the booth his death is the latest in a long list ofjournalists killed in the country. with more on this, our reporter tom brada. tell us more about what happened. juan jumalon, also known juanjumalon, also known as dj jonny walker, was broadcasting out of his studio at home on sunday morning when an unidentified gunman entered the studio and shot him at close range and then fled the scene after stealing juanjumalon's range and then fled the scene after stealing juan jumalon's necklace. juan jumalon was stealing juanjumalon's necklace. juanjumalon was taken to hospital and pronounced dead when he got there. the entire thing i should point out was captured on video because it was being livestream don facebook. the police say a motive is not clear and they are not aware of any previous threats made tojuan jumalon's ly. the president of the

philippines has given a statement about the killing and i can redo some of that statement. he really wants the police to conduct an investigation to bring perpetrators to justice and he wrote that, attacks on journalists will not be tolerated in our democracy and those who threaten the freedom of the press will face the full consequences of their actions. that is a tweet from _ consequences of their actions. that is a tweet from the _ consequences of their actions. that is a tweet from the president of the philippines talking about the death ofjuanjumalon. we talk about this being the ofjuan jumalon. we talk about this being the latest ofjuanjumalon. we talk about this being the latest in a long line of incidents for journalists working being the latest in a long line of incidents forjournalists working in the philippines. are you able to give an idea of what the situation is like for journalists give an idea of what the situation is like forjournalists working in that country? the is like forjournalists working in that country?— is like forjournalists working in that country? is like forjournalists working in that count ? ,, , ., that country? the philippines has a reutation that country? the philippines has a reputation as _ that country? the philippines has a reputation as one _ that country? the philippines has a reputation as one of _ that country? the philippines has a reputation as one of the _ that country? the philippines has a reputation as one of the most - reputation as one of the most dangerous places in the world to work and journalists. the killing of juanjumalon is the fourth of a

journalist since the president ferdinand marcosjunior took over in june 2022 and it is the 199 killing of a journalist since the country returned to a democracy in 1986. there is an organisation called the committee to protectjournalists and it releases yearly the global impunity index which records how a country goes about diligently prosecuting killers ofjournalists, diligently or not i should say. in this index, the philippines was found to be the eighth worst country in the world when it comes to prosecuting killers ofjournalists. that gives a sense of how difficult and environment it is to be a journalist in the philippines. tom, thank you- — a charity worker who was told he had

just six months to live is now on the road to recovery, after becoming the first person in the world to receive an experimental liver transplant. adam eisenberg took part in the ground—breaking clinical trial at london's royal free hospital and medics hope it will lead to more livers becoming available, for the hundreds of people our reporter has more. so the adaport, that's the one i have to take for life to make sure that my body communicates with the liver properly. recovering at home, adam and his wife say he is lucky to be here — the first patient in the world to receive a liver which is part of a ground—breaking new clinical trial. just a year ago, diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the outlook was very different. basically you are sent home to die. i think the prognosis for me at the time was six months. the liver, you do not kind of know anything is wrong until it just happens. many who need liver transplants often

spend hours and days in hospital. waiting to find out they donated liver is suitable — often they are told it is not. around a third of livers donated cannot be used. usually because it contains too much fat. we are going to theatre and we have a liver on a machine there. we are all exposing our livers, or most of us, to damage like alcohol consumption, unhealthy, fatty food, and, in some of us, that fat is then deposited in every single liver cell as little droplets, and that makes organs less viable, less healthy and less usable as donor organs. in the box over there, is a human liver. it is this machine that changes that. passing a combination of drugs

through the liver to remove thosee fat cells. the clean—up means more livers will be available to those waiting for transplants. because this is what is known as a double—blind trial, adam does not know if the liver he received was treated with the drugs in the trial, but since his operation life, has substantially improved. when adam came home a year ago he could barely get to a commode. he is now walking without a stick. my skin is not yellow any more, so there are obvious signs of improvement but it is one day at a time. it is just a long process. for those leading the trials, the technology offers exciting new treatments. we could treat cancers in livers we put on machine and put them into the patient themself, so it opens the whole array of treatment options.

adam hopes this trial gives some hopes to the hundreds of others waiting for a liver. for them it is case of moving on to the next chapter in their life. for her, when the bed goes that is the benchmark. for me the day i am allowed or feel i can or actually do bend down to the floor or pick up a box, that would be the benchmark for me. the union representing thousands of hollywood actors says it has received a new offer from studios to try to end the strike which began injuly. the union and production companies have been at odds about the use of artificial intelligence in the industry, as well as the provision of payments for repeats on streaming services. the production companies describe this as their "last, best and final" offer. the union, known as sag—aftra, says it's reviewing the proposal and considering a response.

a quick recap on the latest from the israel—gaza conflict. we can see live pictures of gaza from southern israel. we are looking from southern israel. we are looking from southern israel into gaza. the us secretary of state antony blinken is due to visit turkey later. he has been working with leaders in the region on a so—called humanitarian pause. presidentjoe biden suggested there has been progress on the issues although arab countries have been demanding an immediate ceasefire in gaza, which the us ones would allow hamas to regroup. just a few more things that have happened.

the israeli military says it is investigating an incident with hamas. just bear with me one second. i think i am slightly out of order. there've been protests around the world against israel's continued offensive in gaza. tens of thousands took part in rallies on saturday in cities such as washington dc, berlin, paris, ankara, and tehran calling for a ceasefire. in the uk, police said around 30,000 people gathered in central london. there were also demonstrations in other cities in scotland, wales and northern ireland. there have also been demonstrations in israel, with thousands of people calling for the hostages taken by hamas to be released. a large crowd gathered outside the israeli ministry of defence in tel aviv. the event was organised by the families of some 240 hostages being held by hamas in gaza. many held photos of the hostages —

who include children and the elderly. injerusalem, police held back hundreds of protesters outside the residence of the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, calling for his resignation. there's widespread anger in israel over the government's lack of preparedness for the october the 7th attacks and its handling of the hostage crisis. prince william will arrive in singapore later today, ahead of the awards ceremony for his earthshot environmental prize next week. the event gives five projects from around the world, from around the world £1 million each for their solutions to climate challenges. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been taking a look at one of those solutions — seaweed. off the coast of north devon, one business is rewilding the sea. beneath these waters is a farm in the ocean and there was elation at its first successful crop. the first harvest! the first archipelago harvest! archipelago is looking for seaweed solutions to the big climate challenges.

they are ambitious. the potential of seaweed is vast. it can capture carbon, reduce methane when used in animal feed and cut the use of plastic. but in the uk, the seaweed industry is still being developed. not only are we having to go to work with picks and shovels, we're having to build the picks and shovels before we can go to work. so that's rife with challenges. but i think the potential and the potentialfor the industry, both economically and environmentally, is super—exciting. and the breadth of applications for the end products are enormous. once a farmer's field in bath — now transformed into allotments to meet the huge demand for growing your own food. and those working the roots allotments here have a secret weapon — seaweed fertiliser produced from the ocean farm in devon. i've really enjoyed using the seaweed fertiliser because it's easy to use. you just have to dilute

it in the water. and it's easyjust to give it a good old sprinkling over most of your veg. has it given you a good crop? absolutely, my potatoes are huge. my parsnips are huge and i've never had so many potatoes or seen so many potatoes in my life. when you win an earthshot prize, you get the full attention of prince william. he even visits your business to meet the team. notpla won earthshot�*s £1 million last year, and it's been a game—changer. they turn seaweed into a biodegradable film that can be used in packaging. the power of prince william being so invested in their idea has been significant. here we go. he's been amazing in really creating a lot of moments for us to be in the room, to have the chance to connect with people who are often too busy to look at some of the solutions like which packaging is used in a stadium or in a festival or whatever it is. so those are really important moments. it's also a way for all of these companies and all of these people

tojoin this revolution that is the earthshot prize and make it very tangible for their clients. the seaweed solution is just the type of work the earthshot prize wants to support and what prince william wants to reward this week in singapore. there are challenges — the seaweed industry needs scaling up in the uk. but there is a real buzz around what it could offer. daniela relph, bbc news. do stay with us. you are watching bbc news. the impact of storm ciaran continues to be felt. on saturday in the uk, sunshine and showers and longer spells of rain, driven by low pressure. low pressure is named as a new storm that will bring severe weather to europe, western france,

gusts to 85 mph. some transport disruption and also power cuts likely here. all the while, 15 metres high waves, battering the coastline of portugal and north—west spain. italy, in tuscany, severe flooding recently. extra rain will not help things and flooding could get worse. over the next hours in the uk, unsettles. rain are easing to showery conditions across parts of northern england and something drier across the west. temperatures 3-7 drier across the west. temperatures 3—7 as we head into the first part of sunday morning. a cold start to the day. through sunday morning, further showers across eastern scotland and england, otherwise a fine and dry start. into the afternoon, showers build particularly in western areas. with the wind from west, north—westerly direction, that is crucial for those in southern england affected by

heavy showers and flooding. the wind should push the showers offshore and it should be a dry day on the far south. hunt those celebrating bonfire night, showers in western areas. some clear spells and you need to wrap up warm, it will be cold. monday, showers and longer spells of rain here. some showers elsewhere in england and wales. moving through fairly promptly given the brisk wind. temperatures a little below average. deeper into the new week, we replace sunshine and showers with more general outbreaks of rain as we head into the middle part of the week. with the middle part of the week. with the ground is saturated following the ground is saturated following the wet weather, we will have to to watch see if we see more flooding issues as the rain works through. it clears and will be followed by a mixture of sunny spells and showers. that is towards the end of the week.

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live from jerusalem. this is bbc news. america's top diplomat antony blinken is meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah this morning. he continues his regional tour. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza.

the hamas—run health ministry have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly air strike on a refugee camp. israel says it's looking into the incident. israel's military says it is temporarily opening one of gaza's main highways so residents can flee fighting. this is the scene live in gaza, seen from southern israel. i'm anjana gadgil in london. also this hour... german police say they're dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a four—year—old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions that they covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is due in singapore to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges.

hello, welcome to bbc news, i'm lyse doucet. i news, i'm lyse doucet. am injerusalem. we start with the latest from the israel—gaza war. day 30 of the conflict, this is a live shot of the gaza sun nine, very hot november day, very difficult to make sense of it, we often see dark plumes of smoke, grey and black rising from the skyline in the wake of israeli bombardment. israeli forces of course are now operating on the ground and a few days ago they had said they had now encircled gaza city. it is mid—day here, 12 noon local time. yesterday antony

blinken was in thejordanian capital and now he has made an unscheduled visit to the west bank adding another stop on his in tenerife. he was will be meeting the president of the palestinian authority —— on his itinerary. there he is with mahmoud abbas, the leader sitting there in the talks with the us's top diplomat. antony blinken, latest tour began here in israel in tel aviv meeting israel's political and military leaders, trying to find as they put eight mechanisms to ensure more aid gets in to the gaza strip —— aid. yesterday he heard very firmly and loudly from arab leaders there needed to be a ceasefire. the us agrees with israel that cannot be a ceasefire, they believe it would

benefit hamas. but they are speaking about humanitarian causes. today the israeli military opened what is said to be a four—hour window allow people still sheltering in northern gaza to move to the south where israel says they will be better protected and able to get aid. although the un continues to say nowhere is safe in gaza. the route for this evacuation is the salah al—din road, one of the main north— south roads in the gaza strip. the window is from eight o'clock until 12 o'clock gmt, local time means the corridor is open. everyday we hear new figures about how many people in the more than 1 new figures about how many people in the more than1 million new figures about how many people in the more than 1 million that used to live in the north are still there and now there is a report there are 350,000, much higherthan and now there is a report there are 350,000, much higher than was set by un about a week ago, 350,000, a large number, still saying they cannot and will not believe and

saying they have tried so many times to go and keep having to turn back because they come under attack. this follows reports of another deadly israeli air strike according to the hamas—run health ministry. they have said more than 30 people were killed in the bombardment of the refugee camp al—maghazi in the central part of the gaza strip, again said to be a safe area. israel says it is looking into whether its forces had been operating in the area at that time. it comes under yet another accusation from hamas, a group of course designated as a terrorist organisation by several western governments including the uk. the un continues to watch and try to work in the gaza strip in these incredibly difficult and dangerous times. it now says there are 1.5 million gazans displaced across the gaza strip. more than 700,000 are

said to be sheltering in un facilities but the un has been warning for many days that all of its shelters, some of which it says have come under attack, are completely overwhelmed. that is causing severe health and protection risks, says the un, for the so many displaced. a lot happening this morning, a lot of efforts this morning, a lot of efforts this morning to try to ease the humanitarian situation in gaza. let's look at the latest developments with this report from our correspondent mark levin. night brings no peace to the purgatory of gaza. infernos light the skies as israel pounds from the air. palestinians say an israeli strike hit a refugee camp in central gaza late on saturday, killing at least 30. israel says it is looking into the reports. but night brings out anguish

on the other side too. in tel aviv, loved ones of the more than 240 hostages seized by hamas on 7th october demand their return. one empty chairfor each missing soul. israel says bringing home the hostages is a priority, but so is destroying hamas. are the twin aims compatible? translation: i don't want the country to i bring back only a few. two here, two there, only those who have foreign citizenship. there is no difference between one life and another. they are all israelis there. all citizens there. i can't remember how many nights i've slept, and i don't know how many meals i've had — i've been awake for one long day since october 7th. that's it, and i'm doing everything i can to try and bring attention to this terrible and insane situation we're going through. amidst the suffering,

the us secretary of state is shuttling around the region, trying somehow to mediate. arab leaders pushed him for an immediate ceasefire call. he pushed back, saying hamas could regroup. but he is urging israel for short pauses for aid delivery. his boss certainly thinks there's movement on that. mr president, any progress on the humanitarian pause? yes. a rare glimmer of optimism, even if israel's prime minister has so far said no. and there might be some hope too on fuel into gaza, with reports that israel has told the us there's a mechanism to deliver it once hospitals start to run out. but for those who have lost everything — family, livelihoods — it's scant comfort. the un says nearly 1.5 million gazans are displaced since the start of this war, half of whom are sheltering in its camps. "all the homes have gone," says hoda. "mine fell on top of me, my daughter, the flower "of our household, died.

"we came here to live, humiliated in tents, with no water, "food and just the clothes we were wearing." each generation here knows a conflict that is decades old and has now flared up again. stealing lives, hope, theirfuture. mark lowen, bbc news, jerusalem. more details now on the deteriorating situation, the humanitarian situation, inside the gaza strip. joining me now is tommaso della longa in geneva, who is spokesperson for the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies. welcome to bbc news. more aid is entering the gaza strip and the us keeps saying even more will enter. would you say progress is being made, enough progress? thanks for havin: me made, enough progress? thanks for having me today- — made, enough progress? thanks for having me today. well, _

made, enough progress? thanks for having me today. well, progress - made, enough progress? thanks for| having me today. well, progress has been made, enough progress? i don't think so. the reality is humanitarian needs inside the gaza strip are so enormous until now i think less than 500 trucks entered the gaza strip and it is not the right answer and again we need to not underestimate all of the progress made and also the fact the rafah border is open and son humanitarian aid is trickling in but we need a different scale of aid and safe humanitarian space to operate inside gaza strip. haifa safe humanitarian space to operate inside gaza strip.— inside gaza strip. how difficult and dancerous inside gaza strip. how difficult and dangerous has _ inside gaza strip. how difficult and dangerous has it _ inside gaza strip. how difficult and dangerous has it been _ inside gaza strip. how difficult and dangerous has it been for - inside gaza strip. how difficult and dangerous has it been for your- inside gaza strip. how difficult and| dangerous has it been for your own aid workers to operate, even in the south which israel has said is a place of refuge for gazans? extremely dangerous. we have been repeating this since the beginning of the hostilities. calling on all parties on respecting and protecting aid workers and of course civilians.

what we hear from the palestinian red crescent qualities, very challenging situation, even i was looking on social media a few minutes before the interview, they were saying heavy shelling around a hospital in gaza city, going out on ambulances from the hospital, and i see you unit, jim mackay images of it damaged —— that i see you unit, images of it damaged. collateral damage, we can call it, but for the people there, difficult daily life. there have been comments from us officials, some of them denied by israel, but there have been comments saying they are working on a mechanism for fuel to saying they are working on a mechanism forfuel to get saying they are working on a mechanism for fuel to get into the south and that when the hospitals do run out of fuel, and they have been warning about that fulsome time, there will be fuel allowed to enter.

what are you hearing? j did there will be fuel allowed to enter. what are you hearing?— there will be fuel allowed to enter. what are you hearing? i did not hear an hinu what are you hearing? i did not hear anything about _ what are you hearing? i did not hear anything about that, _ what are you hearing? i did not hear anything about that, sincerely - anything about that, sincerely speaking. i hope we will find a way to get fuel inside gaza for hospital and also at the life—saving activities like water sanitation. facilities have already closed because they have lacked fuel and medicines. the call is to get fuel as soon as possible inside gaza strip because fuel at the moment is a life—saving item. strip because fuel at the moment is a life-saving item.— a life-saving item. tommaso della lonua, a life-saving item. tommaso della longa, spokesperson _ a life-saving item. tommaso della longa, spokesperson for _ a life-saving item. tommaso della longa, spokesperson for the - longa, spokesperson for the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies, thank you forjoining us on an update of the aid situation, still not enough progress in the minds of the many aid agencies struggling to work in the difficult and dangerous conditions. that is one of the reasons behind the shuttling of us's

top diplomat antony blinken, he keeps adding stops to his itinerary. yesterday he was in thejordanian capital where he heard from arab leaders the need for an immediate ceasefire, not accepted by the us or israel, but he is pushing a full humanitarian causes in the plural, short pauses in the fighting —— humanitarian causes. antony blinken is now in the west bank city of ramallah, having talks as we speak with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. we understand although his itinerary keeps changing his next stop will be to go to turkey, another stop added to the itinerary, we expect it will be difficult discussions there as well. for some insight into what will be on the agenda in turkey, we are joined by the bbc turkish service. what do you think will be turkey's mainline two antony blinken once he

reaches turkey? a couple of topics will be on the table, one of the topics will be the israeli hostages held by hamas. although qatar and egypt are seen as the main countries that might be providing their release, turkey might also play a partjust because of turkey's good relationship with the political wing of hamas. on the other hand, turkey will be pressuring for more aid for civilians in gaza and also they will be calling for a ceasefire rather than a humanitarian pause and the other thing turkey was offering was a guarantor system for both israel and palestinians when the pieces agreed. —— the piece is agreed.

turkey at the start of the war condemned the attacks by hamas, before this happened, turkey and israel had been trying to improve relations, but we have seen moca criticism from president had —— president erdogan. he criticism from president had -- president erdogan.— criticism from president had -- president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would — president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would no _ president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would no longer _ president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would no longer be _ president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would no longer be talking i president erdogan. he said on friday turkey would no longer be talking to | turkey would no longer be talking to netanyahu but that does not mean turkey has severed its relationship with israel, he also said turkey's intelligence head is in talks with his counterparts and also erdogan said they cannot stop all diplomatic relationships, it doesn't happen in the international arena. we understand erdogan is no longer in

desire of talking to netanyahu, but turkey will be talking to, keeping the channel of diplomacy through other means, with intelligence, with foreign ministry. other means, with intelligence, with foreign ministry-— foreign ministry. thank you very much forjoining _ foreign ministry. thank you very much forjoining us _ foreign ministry. thank you very much forjoining us with - foreign ministry. thank you very much forjoining us with your. much forjoining us with your analysis about expected stop of the us secretary of state antony blinken in turkey. we believe it will be later today. the other top stories this our... the departure of foreigners from gaza fired the rafah crossing with egypt has been stilled, an apparent dispute over evacuating injured nationals. hamas has said it will not allow the crossing to open unless injured fighters and others are allowed to leave. hundreds of foreign nationals, thousands, and

injured patients, looking to leave, only hundreds have left the crossing in the past few days. on saturday however palestinian sources said nobody was let through. yesterday the british foreign office confirmed british citizens in gaza had been unable to leave. joining us now is abdul, our correspondent in cairo. what is your understanding of the closure at least on the gaza side of the rafah crossing?— the rafah crossing? yes, in fact, then use the _ the rafah crossing? yes, in fact, then use the crossing _ the rafah crossing? yes, in fact, then use the crossing has - the rafah crossing? yes, in fact, then use the crossing has not. then use the crossing has not witnessed any movement of foreign nationals or injured coming from gaza to egypt yesterday, that was true. it was basically attributed to sources who said that because israel seemingly has targeted an ambulance which has already resulted in fatalities, disturbed the process

yesterday. fortunately today i have beenin yesterday. fortunately today i have been in contact with sources at rafah crossing today, the good news is we have learned 18 or 20 injured expected to past today, according to sources at the crossing for the bbc, minutes ago. there are expectations 20 injured will pass to egypt from gaza today. expectedly also they will be joined gaza today. expectedly also they will bejoined by more gaza today. expectedly also they will be joined by more foreign nationals coming from gaza to egypt, fresh reports coming exclusively to the bbc. therefore we hope today more injured will pass to egypt and more injured will pass to egypt and more foreign nationals or passport holders will come to egypt today. the good news also is trucks have already passed today through the inspection point on the israeli side, they are still there, an out of 50 which passed yesterday, only

27 have already reached gaza which means there are still 60 or more trucks still there at the inspection area. an egyptian source told the bbc that, yes, there was a stalemate. but efforts to resume the flow of the injured and allow more foreign nationals and i havejust been following a statement from the qatari foreign ministry spokesperson minutes ago ensuring there are hard negotiations to reach an agreement between the relevant sides from israel and hamas as well and also to guarantee that at least the injured would pass mostly to the egyptian side as well as the foreign national passport holders. he spoke also as well of egypt and the us and israel and of course hamas to try to release more of the foreign captives

or hostages in hamas hands. £311" release more of the foreign captives or hostages in hamas hands. our bbc arabic correspondent, _ or hostages in hamas hands. our bbc arabic correspondent, thank - or hostages in hamas hands. our bbc arabic correspondent, thank you - or hostages in hamas hands. our bbc arabic correspondent, thank you for l arabic correspondent, thank you for bringing us up—to—date, our correspondent in cairo, with the news in the past for minutes according to egyptian sources, they are optimistic some critically injured gazans will be able to cross from gaza through the rafah border to egypt today for urgently needed medical treatment and that foreign nationals or gazans with a second passport may also be able to start believing, that will be very good news. we will keep an eye on the rafah crossing. he also mentioned qatar was involved in the mediation, the gulf state where some of hamas political leaders are based, playing a key role trying to both play a role in rescuing the hostages who are now being held somewhere in the gaza strip but also to keep people

leaving and aid coming in. a moving situation, urgent situation. we will keep looking at it. as those discussions continue on aid, so too does diplomacy. us secretary of state antony blinken is now in the west bank city of ramallah reaching the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he is expected to go to turkey as part of his diplomatic shuttling around the region. we even hear more stops could be added. let us get some insight into how tough this diplomacy is because he is meeting criticism and push back against the us's positions in this crisis. we arejoined by against the us's positions in this crisis. we are joined by sir malcolm rifkind, former british foreign secretary and former chair of the parliamentary intelligence and security. parliamentary intelligence and securi .~ ., parliamentary intelligence and securi . ~ ., “ , parliamentary intelligence and securi .~ ., “ , ., ,, security. welcome to bbc news. thank ou. as ou

security. welcome to bbc news. thank you- as you can — security. welcome to bbc news. thank you- as you can see _ security. welcome to bbc news. thank you. as you can see in _ security. welcome to bbc news. thank you. as you can see in britain, - security. welcome to bbc news. thank you. as you can see in britain, in - you. as you can see in britain, in the united _ you. as you can see in britain, in the united states _ you. as you can see in britain, in the united states and _ you. as you can see in britain, in the united states and certainly i you. as you can see in britain, in| the united states and certainly in this region, it is really almost impossible at this moment to square the demands of israel to continue its military activity while it agrees to ease the suffering of civilians, the demand of the arab world for an immediate ceasefire. and we see that difficulty, the contradiction in the positions, in antony blinken's tour, are we not? yes, there is a contradiction, but i think it is milder, i don't want to overdo it, mildly encouraging so much talking is going on, in some cases, negotiating. you have mentioned qatar and the role it is probably playing. also interesting position the israelis have taken up, netanyahu actually saying yesterday in answer to the demands for a ceasefire, we will only consider a ceasefire, we will only consider a ceasefire if hamas releases all of the hostages. that is a very striking point because that then

turn set entirely over to hamas if they want a ceasefire, they have these 200 also hostages, if they release them, they get a ceasefire. as you have dealt with many middle east crises in your long career, this issue of the hostages, we don't know how many are still alive, sadly there are reports from hamas only some have been killed in israeli air strikes, the figure given and rises all the time, more than 240. it adds such another dangerous complexity to an already dangerous war. j such another dangerous complexity to an already dangerous war.— an already dangerous war. i think that is exactly — an already dangerous war. i think that is exactly right. _ an already dangerous war. i think that is exactly right. i _ an already dangerous war. i think that is exactly right. i do - an already dangerous war. i think that is exactly right. i do not - that is exactly right. i do not think it is realistic to expect the israelis to simply agree a ceasefire while hamas has all the military capability or most of the military capability or most of the military capability it has had to carry out terrorist attacks and in addition hold something over 200 israeli hostages. if the palestinian

perspective is and the perspective from middle eastern countries and other people is that, wouldn't it be marvellous if the fighting could stop for a period of time at least? the onus is on hamas. what will they concede? are they going to make a very major gesture? because they have leverage, that's why they have the hostages. are they going to use the hostages. are they going to use the opportunity to release them and thereby accelerate the prospects of an end to the fighting? $5 thereby accelerate the prospects of an end to the fighting?— thereby accelerate the prospects of an end to the fighting? as you know, western leaders _ an end to the fighting? as you know, western leaders including _ an end to the fighting? as you know, western leaders including the - western leaders including the british prime minister, opposition leader, western leaders all of them coming under pressure to side with arab leaders calling notjust for a pause but for an end to the fighting, yet the us and israel says, no, we cannot, that would play into the hands of hamas, what is your thinking on that? istate into the hands of hamas, what is your thinking on that?— into the hands of hamas, what is your thinking on that? we have to also realise _ your thinking on that? we have to also realise what _ your thinking on that? we have to also realise what the _ your thinking on that? we have to also realise what the public - also realise what the public position of arab governments is,

understandable position, it also has to do with domestic politics in their own countries. most of the arab governments, the saudi government, thejordanian government, the jordanian government, the jordanian government, pretty government, thejordanian government, pretty well all of the governments we are talking about at the moment, they despise hamas and will not be disappointed if they disappear from the scene just as they were very pleased to see isis routed out of mozilla. the public position has to reflect public opinion in their own countries —— mosul. the public is overwhelmingly pro—palestinian, not surprisingly, the governments of pro—palestinian, but the big issue from the public opinion point of view is the sad loss of life of palestinian civilians caught up in the conflict. i don't think there is any expectation in riyadh or other arab governments that the israelis will agree to a ceasefire unless either hamas has been destroyed all this interesting proposal netanyahu has

made that they would consider a ceasefire if the hostages were to be released. 5h ceasefire if the hostages were to be released. ,, _, ,, ceasefire if the hostages were to be released. ,, _, ~ ., ,, released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank ou ve released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank you very much _ released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank you very much for — released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank you very much forjoining _ released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank you very much forjoining us, - released. sir malcolm rifkind, thank you very much forjoining us, formerj you very much forjoining us, former british foreign secretary, joining us with his reflections on this very, very tough conundrum that the us finds itself in, trying to be an honest broker while standing by as well but also easing the suffering of palestinian civilians including getting more aid in and foreign nationals out and finding the humanitarian pause. stay with us on bbc news. the weather is a little bit quieter than yesterday. we do not have the heavy rain and strong winds of yesterday. there will be a scattering of showers, particularly around western areas of the uk. but also some sunny spells as well. we have lost the showers affecting

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this is bbc news, the headlines. america's top diplomat antony blinken has met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah, who governs parts america's top diplomat antony blinken has met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in ramallah, who governs parts of the west bank not under israeli control. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza. the hamas—run health authorities have accused israel of killing more

than 30 people in a deadly air strike on a refugee camp. israel says it's looking into the incident. israel's military says it is temporarily opening one of gaza's main highways so residents can flee southwards. german police say they're dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a four—year—old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party have rejected suggestions that they covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is due in singapore to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. the event awards millions of pounds to projects that tackle climate challenges. hello, i'm anjana gadgil, this is bbc news. a major operation is under way at hamburg airport in germany. it's understood an armed man drove his vehicle through a gate

onto the tarmac with a child inside the vehicle. german media report that two gunshots were also fired into the air. police say they're dealing with what they describe as a hostage situation — with at least two people in the vehicle, including a child. officers are said to be in contact with the driver. local media say the man's wife had earlier alerted the police to a possible child abduction. hamburg airport has been shut and all flights suspended. to the war in ukraine now. more than 20 ukrainian soldiers are reported dead during an awards ceremony near the frontline. 60 more could be injured. it happened on friday in a village in zaporizhzhia region in the south east of the country. ukraine's defence minister ordered an investigation into an alleged russian ballistic missile attack on assault brigade. the soldiers gathered for an awards ceremony commemorating the artillery day. now to our correspondent

jenny hill, who is in kyiv. this incident happened on friday but official confirmation only coming today. what more can you tell us? today. what more can ou tell us? ., , what more can you tell us? that is correct, what more can you tell us? that is correct. we — what more can you tell us? that is correct. we do _ what more can you tell us? that is correct, we do not _ what more can you tell us? that is correct, we do not have _ what more can you tell us? that is correct, we do not have official - correct, we do not have official confirmation of service men and women killed but it is widely reported here more than 20 are dead. it is not yet clear whether civilians are among the dead, but they were reported to have been injured. it happened on friday as the army celebrated what they call artillery day, designed to honour men and women defending their country. members of the 128th mountain assault brigade gathered in this village near to the front line to hold this award ceremony. questions are being asked fairly widely here as to why such a ceremony would go ahead in the open air near to ceremony would go ahead in the open air nearto the ceremony would go ahead in the open air near to the front line when it is widely known amongst soldiers

serving on that front line that russian jones regularly serving on that front line that russianjones regularly carry out surveillance, and ukrainian drones do the same on the other side. footage emerged purporting to be from russian troops showing the moment of this attack. it is not yet verified. if it is, it will add to the questions and the pressure upon ukrainian commanders who allowed such a ceremony to go ahead. shah such a ceremony to go ahead. an award ceremony held near the front line, is it known how the russians found out about it and what questions are being asked of ukrainian military now? j questions are being asked of ukrainian military now? i think at the moment— ukrainian military now? i think at the moment the _ ukrainian military now? i think at the moment the suspicion - ukrainian military now? i think at the moment the suspicion is - ukrainian military now? i think at - the moment the suspicion is perhaps what was happening was spotted by a russian drone although that is speculation. the footage i mentioned adds naturally to that suspicion. the questions here are whether or not this should have gone ahead in

the first place. the troops involved come from a region far to the south—west of this country, where three days of mourning have been announced. the ukrainian ministry of defence has also offered condolences to the families of service men and an investigation is under way, which i imagine many relatives will hope will give them answers as to why the ceremony went ahead and secondly, how this happened. istate ceremony went ahead and secondly, how this happened.— how this happened. we understand experienced _ how this happened. we understand experienced soldiers _ how this happened. we understand experienced soldiers were - how this happened. we understand experienced soldiers were killed i how this happened. we understand experienced soldiers were killed in | experienced soldiers were killed in the award ceremony. do you have details about those who died here? at this stage there are no other details. details are only starting to emerge. this place is close to the front line and it is difficult to get solid information out of places like this. you will know that in recent weeks, fighting has

intensified alone a lot of parts of the front line. the ukrainian counteroffensive which has been making slow progress has made limited gains in zaporizhzhia region where this happened, as well as the donetsk and kherson region. it is notjust soldiers donetsk and kherson region. it is not just soldiers experiencing really dangerous conditions in the towns and villages along the front lines but civilians also. it is reported some civilians were injured and it may emerge civilians were among the dead. civilians along the front line know how precarious and dangerous it is to be there. in recent weeks, many have fled intensified fighting and shelling. russia is also on the attack in many of these places. in the past days i met refugees who fled to the southern city of odesa to escape what they say is almost daily

bombardment and what they say is almost daily bombardmentand air what they say is almost daily bombardment and air strikes. it feels as though there has been an increase in the violence in many of these places in recent weeks. as always in war, it is ultimately civilians who pay the price. jenni, thank you- _ the conservatives are facing claims that a former party chairman wrote to police because he was concerned that allegations of rape against an mp hadn't been properly dealt with. the mp has not been named. for more on this, our political correspondent leila nathoojoins me now. what more do we know? this is an extraordinary set of claims made today in the mail on sunday newspaper that says it saw a letter from the former tory party chairman jake berry and letter from the former tory party chairmanjake berry and former chief whip wendy morton who had written to police last year after they left their positions. they were chief weep and party chair under liz

truss. they have written —— chief whip. they have written a letter to police saying the party had failed to take more than limited action against some serious allegations against some serious allegations against an unnamed tory mp. in the letter according to the mail they say there may be five victims of this mp subjected to a number of offences, including multiple rape. they said the matter had gone on for two years and this had allowed the mp to continue to victimise women. they said they discovered the conservative party was paying for support for one of the alleged victims. so a serious raft of claims made. the conservative party itself is not yet commented on the detail but the former tory party chairman, oliver dowden, who is now the deputy prime minister, spoke to laura kuenssberg.

is this true, what happened? i cannot say because i do not know who the individual concerned is. when i was chairman of the conservative party every allegation was taken seriously and was independent of me because we had an independent complaints procedure and that is the right way to address these things. if this story is true does it mean there needs to be l another investigation? there is a suggestion _ the conservative party covered this up to protect one of its own mps. i do not recognise in any form the idea it was covered up and i can assure you categorically it was not the case when i was chairman of the party i covered up any allegations. what i am saying is without knowing the name of the person, it is difficult to give further information in respect of an unnamed individual. oliver darren speaking about those claims. he was a former chair of the

party during the period in which jake berry, one of his successors, alleged there was not enough action taken to stop this unnamed tory mp. there are very serious claims. oliver dowden saying he categorically denies covering anything up but cannot comment more specifically given the mp is not named. this is yet another story relating to the working culture in westminster and another story relating to complaints procedures and questions will no doubt be raised about whether the mechanisms that exist within parliament and political parties are fit for purpose. thank you. some breaking news from antony blinken's visit to the middle east. he has been meeting with the palestinian president, president of

bass governs parts of the west bank that are not under israeli control. antony blinken reaffirmed the us commitment to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and the resumption of essential services in gaza. and reiterated us commitment to advancing dignity, security for palestinians and israelis alike. he has also expressed the us commitment to working towards realisation of palestinian aspirations for the establishment of a palestinian state. these are from his meeting with president abbas, the pictures you are seeing right now. and from the reuters news agency, he made clear palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. these are quotes attributable to a spokesperson, matthew miller, from antony blinken's tour and meeting with

president bass. he governs parts of the west bank not under israeli control. the un office on drugs and crime says poppy cultivation in afghanistan has plummeted around 95% since the taliban authorities banned the crop last april. poppy plants are used to make opium, which has also seen production plunge. the report estimates that farmers will have lost around $1 billion in income as a result, raising further humanitarian concerns in a country where two—thirds of the population are already in dire need of aid. afghanistan was the largest producer of opium before the ban. more than a day after an earthquake in western nepal, thousands of people have spent the night outdoors in cold temparatures. more than 150 people were killed and over 350 injured. nearly 100 of those have now left hospital. dozens of aftershocks have affected the worst hit districts of jajarkot and west rukum since the quake on friday night. officials said that with search

and rescue efforts coming to a close, the focus would be on helping people who had lost their homes. on helping people who thousands of mud—built houses have been badly damaged. earlier, we heard from reporter sanjaya dhakal in kathmandu who gave this update. the number has risen to 157 dead and total number dead and the total number of injured is over 350. and the focus now is shifting to providing shelter to the homeless and distributing essential supplies such as tents and foodstuffs to victims. we spoke yesterday about challenges facing rescue teams. have those challenges eased, how is the rescue operation going? of providing rehabilitation

to victims the main challenge will be to reach the victims on time, because some of the victims we spoke to an earlier complaint about the lack of tents. they had to sleep overnight under open sky. they are also saying they lost all their belongings. and they need help with food and other essential supplies ,so the challenge is to reach them on time. with so many dead and so many injured, the aftershocks must be frightening for people as they continue? there has been half a dozen aftershocks that were over four magnitude and scores of less intensity aftershocks, so people are still scared. are still scared by these earthquakes when they come, with strong intensity,

they usually carry with them a lot of aftershocks, so that is a problem and people are still scared. what will happen to people whose homes have been destroyed or they have had to leave their homes? we have seen people using makeshift tents. and they are having to spend the whole night under the open sky. the temperature is also dropping down. it is quite a challenge for them. are there contingency plans in place for what happens next to these people? the government has said it will complete reconstruction within a year. they have promised money for the family of each deceased. the government will be taking this reconstruction to the next level and it will be a long haul. our reporter in kathmandu. prince william will arrive

in singapore later today, ahead of the awards ceremony for his earthshot environmental prize next week. the event gives five projects from around the world £1 million each for their solutions to climate challenges. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been taking a look at one of those solutions — seaweed. off the coast of north devon, one business is rewilding the sea. beneath these waters is a farm in the ocean and there was elation at its first successful crop. the first archipelago harvest! archipelago is looking for seaweed solutions to the big climate challenges. they are ambitious. the potential of seaweed is vast. it can capture carbon, reduce methane when used in animal feed and cut the use of plastic. but in the uk, the seaweed industry is still being developed. not only are we having to go to work with picks and shovels, we're having to build the picks and shovels before we can go to work.

so that's rife with challenges. but i think the potential and the potentialfor the industry, both economically and environmentally, is super—exciting. and the breadth of applications for the end products are enormous. once a farmer's field in bath — now transformed into allotments to meet the huge demand for growing your own food. and those working the roots allotments here have a secret weapon — seaweed fertiliser produced from the ocean farm in devon. i've really enjoyed using the seaweed fertiliser because it's easy to use. you just have to dilute it in the water. and it's easyjust to give it a good old sprinkling over most of your veg. has it given you a good crop? absolutely, my potatoes are huge. my parsnips are huge and i've never had so many potatoes or seen so many potatoes in my life. when you win an earthshot prize, you get the full attention of prince william. he even visits your business to meet the team. notpla won earthshot�*s

£1 million last year, and it's been a game—changer. they turn seaweed into a biodegradable film that can be used in packaging. the power of prince william being so invested in their idea has been significant. here we go. amazing. he's been amazing in really creating a lot of moments for us to be in the room, to have the chance to connect with people who are often too busy to look at some of the solutions like which packaging is used in a stadium or in a festival or whatever it is. so those are really important moments. it's also a way for all of these companies and all of these people tojoin this revolution that is the earthshot prize and make it very tangible for their clients. the seaweed solution is just the type of work the earthshot prize wants to support and what prince william wants to reward this week in singapore. there are challenges — the seaweed industry needs scaling up in the uk. but there is a real buzz around what it could offer. daniela ralph, bbc news.

the union representing thousands of hollywood actors says it has received a new offer from studios to try to end the strike which began injuly. the union and production companies have been at odds about the use of artificial intelligence in the industry, as well as the provision of payments for repeats on streaming services. the production companies describe this as their last, best and final offer. the union, known as sag—aftra, says it's reviewing the proposal and considering a response. philippine president marcoer has condemned the murder of a radio host who was shot dead during a live broadcast. police say 57—year—old juan jumalon was live—streaming his home—based station on the southern island of mindanao. officers say an unidentified gunman entered the booth and fatally shot him. his death is the latest in a long list ofjournalists killed in the country. with more on this, i'm joined now

by our reporter tom brada. tell us more about what happened. juan jumalon also known juanjumalon also known as dj jonny walker was broadcasting live from his home studio on sunday morning when an unidentified gunman entered the move, shot him at close range and fled the scene after stealing mr jumalon's necklace. juanjumalon was jumalon's necklace. juan jumalon was taken jumalon's necklace. juanjumalon was taken to hospital by his wife but was announced dead at the scene. police say a motive is not yet clear and they are not aware of any previous threats made against mr jumalon's life. but the president of the philippines, president marcos jr, has condemned the killing and called for an investigation. i have a statement from the president i can read which he posted on twitter. he said that attacks on journalists will not be tolerated in our democracy and those who threaten the

freedom of the press will face the full consequences of their actions. the entire incident was captured on facebook since that was where it was being livestreamed and so police are using it as evidence. iaruihat being livestreamed and so police are using it as evidence.— using it as evidence. what is the situation like _ using it as evidence. what is the situation like for _ using it as evidence. what is the situation like forjournalists - situation like for journalists working in the philippines? the philippines _ working in the philippines? tue: philippines has working in the philippines? tte: philippines has a working in the philippines? tt2 philippines has a reputation as a particularly dangerous place for journalists to work. to put this killing into context, it is the fourth killing of a journalist since the president took office last year. and it is actually the 199th killing of a journalist in the philippines since it returned to a democracy backin since it returned to a democracy back in 1986. i should point out an organisation called the committee to protectjournalists releases the global impunity index that ranks countries on the basis of how

diligently they prosecute the killings ofjournalists. the latest index ranks the philippines as the eighth worst country in the world for prosecuting killers of journalists which gives a sense of how challenging an environment it is forjournalism. how challenging an environment it is forjournalism— a charity worker who was told he had just six months to live is now on the road to recovery, after becoming the first person in the world to receive an experimental liver transplant. our reporter has more. so the adaport, that's the one i have to take for life to make sure that my body communicates with the liver properly. recovering at home, adam and his wife say he is lucky to be here — the first patient in the world to receive a liver which is part of a ground—breaking new clinical trial. just a year ago, diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the outlook was very different. basically you are sent home to die.

i think the prognosis for me at the time was six months. the liver, you do not kind of know anything is wrong until it just happens. many who need liver transplants often spend hours and days in hospital. waiting to find out they donated liver is suitable — often they are told it is not. around a third of livers donated cannot be used, usually because it contains too much fat. we are going to theatre and we have a liver on a machine there. we are all exposing our livers, or most of us, to damage like alcohol consumption, unhealthy, fatty food, and, in some of us, that fat is then deposited in every single liver cell as little droplets, and that makes organs less viable, less healthy and less usable as donor organs. in the box over there, is a human liver.

it is this machine that changes that. passing a combination of drugs through the liver to remove those fat cells. the clean—up means more livers will be available to those waiting for transplants. because this is what is known as a double—blind trial, adam does not know if the liver he received was treated with the drugs in the trial, but since his operation, life has substantially improved. when adam came home a year ago he could barely get to a commode., he is now walking without a stick. my skin is not yellow any more, so there are obvious signs of improvement, but it is one day at a time. it isjust a long process. for those leading the trials, the technology offers exciting new treatments.

we could treat cancers in livers - that we put on machine and put them back into the patient themself, so it opens the whole array- of treatment options. the couple hope this trial gives some hopes to the hundreds of others waiting for a liver. for them it is case of moving on to the next chapter in their life. for her, when the bed goes, that is the benchmark. for me, the day i am allowed or feel i can or actually do bend down to the floor or pick up a box, that would be the benchmark for me. we canjust we can just return to the top story which is the israel gaza war and us secretary of state antony blinken's meeting with the palestinian authority president bass. some quotes that meeting. he confirmed

the us commitment to the delivery of humanitarian assistance and resumption of essential services in gaza and made clear palestinians should not be forcibly displaced. he reiterated the us is committed to advancing equal measures of security and dignity to palestinians and israelis alike. president of bass has said there must be an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid allowed to enter the gaza strip. we will have more on this in a few minutes. hello, the weather is quieter than yesterday. we do not have heavy rain and strong wind of yesterday. there will be a scattering of showers, particularly around western areas. also some sunny spells. we have lost showers affecting eastern areas of

england. it is drier here with sunshine coming through. showers drifting into parts of wales, south—west england, north west england, western scotland and northern ireland. they could be blustery and heavy. maximum temperature is 9—13. it is bonfire night, and you may be heading out this evening. clear skies in many areas but we still have showers in western areas. you may get a little wet in the west. also quite cold. keep the gloves and hat and scarf and thick coats handy. clear spells for many. and if you are looking for something more naturalfor your light display in the sky, the aurora was spotted last night. tonight you might see a bit of aurora action in parts of scotland and even further south, if you look to the north, go away from light pollution, you might

glimpse the northern lights. rei the rest of tonight, showers in western scotland is, some in northern ireland. showers in western england and wales. temperatures down to 6—7, quite cold in the north—east of scotland with temperatures here just below freezing. a cold start along the north—east of scotland on monday morning. tomorrow, much the same as today. showers across western areas. the odd shower drifting further east. in many central and eastern areas, it should be largely dry and top temperatures 9—13, average for the time of year. tuesday looks fairly dry with showers. by the time we get to wednesday, low pressure moving in. that will bring wet weather across the uk. the ground is so soaked so any rain could lead to further flooding so soaked so any rain could lead to furtherflooding issues. the weather generally unsettled as it goes

through next week. temperatures typical for the time of year. goodbye.

live from jerusalem. this is bbc news. america's top diplomat antony blinken meets palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he reaffirmed the us commitment to the delivery of life—saving humanitarian assistance and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced. his visit comes as fighting

continues in gaza. the hamas—run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp. israel says it's looking into the incident. israel's military says it is temporarily opening one of gaza's main highways so residents can flee southwards. this is the scene live in gaza from southern israel. it's a hazy day along the border with southern israel. i'm anjana gadgil in london. also this hour... german police say they're dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac

with a four—year—old girl in his vehicle.