kidnapped by hamas en have been kidnapped by hamas on the 7th of october. her family had 7th of october. herfamily had been told she was dead. furnaces in scunthorpe, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk. donald trump takes the stand in a fraud trial. we'll be live in new york. and barbra streisand talks to us about family, fame, and having a bit more fun. i haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth, and i want to have more fun. coming up on bbc news, controversy at the cricket world cup where angelo matthews becomes the first international player to ever be timed out.

good evening. we're injerusalem as a grim milestone is reached across the border in gaza. the health ministry in the territory, which is run by hamas, is now reporting that more than 10,000 people have been killed in israeli strikes in the last four weeks. israel says it's targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk, and responsible for killing more than 1,400 people in southern israel and seizing over 200 hostages on oct 7th. 200 hostages on october 7th. all major un agencies are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in israel's armed response. well, let's joinjeremy bowen now for the very latest from southern israel not far from the border with gaza. jeremie. jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let's talk a little —

jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let's talk a little about _ jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let's talk a little about those _ jeremie. yeah, thanks, clive. let's talk a little about those casualty i talk a little about those casualty numbers, shall we? don't forget it started with more than ili00 mostly civilians killed by hamas, and since then now the hamas run health ministry is saying 10,022 people have been killed in gaza since israel started its response, including over 4100 children and 2600 women. they are saying many more, several thousand, could be missing beneath the rubble. as a comparison, in terms of numbers, in the last big war in gaza, 2014, the un said afterwards that something like 2180 palestinians had been killed, and more than half of those were civilians. and a different war, and i appreciate it is not a similar thing in terms of comparisons, but the un says in ukraine nearly 10,000

civilians are dead, documented, killed by russia, though the real total might be higher, in russian held areas. clive, that is where the numbers thing is at the moment. all numbers thing is at the moment. all right. jeremy, thank you. jeremy bowen in israel. the conflict has seen unimaginable violence, with so many children being affected. of the more than 10,000 people that gaza's hamas—run health ministry says have been killed in the last four weeks, more than half are youngsters. the united nations says on average for every ten minutes of the war a child has died and two have been injured. fergal keane now looks at the children suffering in gaza. a warning that some of you may find his report highly distressing. they cannot choose

what they witness. the deaths of others... ..and the grief of their elders. thousands have died. farah hassan was two and a half years old and was killed by an air strike on october 27th. she came late in the life of her parents, abir and mohammed — reaching now for the comfort of memory. this translation:

for four week's now ourjournalists and gaza have recorded the impact of the war on its children. those who survive live with the trauma. but there is another story that speaks of gaza's children and the longing forjoy. they created a world record for kite flying 12 years ago, a transcendent moment. and even now, amid all the war has taken, there is also resilience. children making worlds of their own within the war. this 12—year—old finds comfort in herfamily within the war. this 12—year—old finds comfort in her family when the bombing starts. "my mum calls my brothers and sisters to hug them,"

she says, "and we hold each other�*s hands". in the grounds of al aqsa hospital staff and the children of refugees, with surgical gloves they make little balloons. this after one of the heaviest nights of air strikes yet. in another part of the hospital more of gaza's children are being mourned. little maryam. this but who can console who here?

fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. the continuing pain in gaza. another day of intense bombardment of the territory, as we have been hearing, and it is coming up to one month since those hamas attacks on october the 7th. jeremy bowen reports now from southern israel near the frontier with gaza. israel promised mighty vengeance. israel's justification is defending the living as well as avenging instead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalya camp is asked what happened to her. she says, sl came down on us, bricks fell on us. i asked, where is my dad

and where is my mum? —— she says that a missile came down. she is asked, we were you? "i was here, in the house. we were at home and the roof came down on us. " we looked in on the war this afternoon from the closest israeli border town. israel's ruthless campaign in gaza is powered by the way hamas killed more than 1400 and took over 200 hostages. this was beach refugee camp this morning in gaza city where israeli strikes killed dozens during the night. palestinians reject israel's justifications for killing so many of them. further south, living in their cars in khan younis, some of the more than 1 million displaced palestinians hoping for safety, and not finding it.

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blinken, the us secretary of state, is back in the region. but i the deep concern here for the terrible toll being taken on palestinians, men, women and children, innocent civilians,, concern we share and that we are working on every sickle day. we have engaged the israelis on steps they can take to minimise civilian casualties. the steps they can take to minimise civilian casualties.— civilian casualties. the only way out of this _ civilian casualties. the only way out of this by — civilian casualties. the only way out of this by the _ civilian casualties. the only way out of this by the us, _ civilian casualties. the only way out of this by the us, uk - civilian casualties. the only way out of this by the us, uk and i civilian casualties. the only way - out of this by the us, uk and others is an independent palestine alongside israel, an old idea that two decades of talks could not deliver. the horrors of the last month and those to come will make it even harder to achieve. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. this we have reflected the pain of those in gaza. on the side of the border more than 1400 israeli families have been told that at least one of their relatives was

killed in the hamas attack four weeks ago. thomas hand, originally from ireland, was informed his daughter emily who was eight was killed in the massacre there to stop at the time he was relieved she had been taken hostage. now he has been told she could be alive.— told she could be alive. innocent little angel... _ told she could be alive. innocent little angel... losing _ told she could be alive. innocent little angel... losing a _ told she could be alive. innocent little angel... losing a child - told she could be alive. innocent little angel... losing a child is i told she could be alive. innocent little angel... losing a child is al little angel... losing a child is a loss like little angel... losing a child is a less like no _ little angel... losing a child is a loss like no other. _ little angel... losing a child is a loss like no other. yeah, i little angel... losing a child is a loss like no other. yeah, she i little angel... losing a child is a i loss like no other. yeah, she could read music— loss like no other. yeah, she could read music already. _ loss like no other. yeah, she could read music already. a _ loss like no other. yeah, she could read music already. a grief - loss like no other. yeah, she could read music already. a grief so i read music already. a grief so profound _ read music already. a grief so profound. when, _ read music already. a grief so profound. when, three i read music already. a grief so profound. when, three weeksj read music already. a grief so i profound. when, three weeks ago, thomas hand was told his daughter emily had been killed in the hamas attacks on october seven his response was that of a loving father. wanting nothing but the best for his dear child. the father. wanting nothing but the best for his dear child.— for his dear child. the weirdest thin for for his dear child. the weirdest thing for a _ for his dear child. the weirdest thing for a parent, _ for his dear child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to - for his dear child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to hear i for his dear child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to hear thatj thing for a parent, to hear that their— thing for a parent, to hear that their child _ thing for a parent, to hear that their child is dead, and you are

relievedm _ their child is dead, and you are relievedm i_ their child is dead, and you are relieved... ijust... i knew she wasn't— relieved... ijust... i knew she wasn't in— relieved... ijust... i knew she wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't terrified — wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't terrified out — wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't terrified out of her life. i knew she wasn't _ terrified out of her life. i knew she wasn't going to be in any more pain or— she wasn't going to be in any more pain or stress. it wasjust she wasn't going to be in any more pain or stress. it was just all over for her _ pain or stress. it was 'ust all over for her. �* , . for her. and yet, in all the darkness. _ for her. and yet, in all the darkness, there _ for her. and yet, in all the darkness, there is - for her. and yet, in all the darkness, there is light. i for her. and yet, in all the i darkness, there is light. tom has now been told there is no proof emily is actually dead. with all the evidence suggesting she was taken to gaza. that flame of hope, that she might be home one day, now banishes all fears. a heartbreaking moment, and you said a number of things. how do you feel about that now? in and you said a number of things. how do you feel about that now?— do you feel about that now? in some wa si do you feel about that now? in some ways i regret that _ do you feel about that now? in some ways i regret that interview. - do you feel about that now? in some ways i regret that interview. regret l ways i regret that interview. regret it? just because — ways i regret that interview. regret it? just because of _ ways i regret that interview. regret it? just because of some _ ways i regret that interview. regret it? just because of some of- ways i regret that interview. regret it? just because of some of the i it? just because of some of the thins i it? just because of some of the things i said. — it? just because of some of the things i said, yeah. _ it? just because of some of the things i said, yeah. some i it? just because of some of the l things i said, yeah. some things

that might — things i said, yeah. some things that might have put her in danger. we move — that might have put her in danger. we move on. now the strong possibility that she is in gaza being — possibility that she is in gaza being held captive, now it is hope. we can— being held captive, now it is hope. we can only— being held captive, now it is hope. we can only hope we get her back alive _ we can only hope we get her back alive it's — we can only hope we get her back alive. it's her birthday this month, the 17th _ alive. it's her birthday this month, the 17th. she is not even going to notice _ the 17th. she is not even going to notice her— the 17th. she is not even going to notice her birthday. she won't know it is her— notice her birthday. she won't know it is her birthday. there will be no cake, _ it is her birthday. there will be no cake, no— it is her birthday. there will be no cake, no party, there will be no friends — cake, no party, there will be no friends celebrating. she'lljust friends celebrating. she'll just still he — friends celebrating. she'lljust still be there living in terror every— still be there living in terror every day. we just want her back, we want to— every day. we just want her back, we want to see _ every day. we just want her back, we want to see her again, we want to love her— want to see her again, we want to love heragain, hug heragain, kiss heragain — love heragain, hug heragain, kiss heragain. never let her out love heragain, hug heragain, kiss her again. never let her out of my sight _ her again. never let her out of my sight again —

her again. never let her out of my sight again-— sight again. thomas hand, so dinnified sight again. thomas hand, so dignified in — sight again. thomas hand, so dignified in speaking - sight again. thomas hand, so dignified in speaking to i sight again. thomas hand, so dignified in speaking to me, l sight again. thomas hand, so i dignified in speaking to me, and he was speaking about the seesaw of emotions he has had to endure over the last few weeks. well, there is more analysis on the situation here across the bbc. but that's all from us here injerusalem. now back to you, ben, in the studio in london. clive, thank you very much indeed. in the last hour the metropolitan police have asked a coalition of organisers to consider postponing any demonstrations about the situation in the middle east this armistice weekend. let's talk to mark easton was with me now. what are the police saying? this mark easton was with me now. what are the police saying?— are the police saying? this is the armistice weekend _ are the police saying? this is the armistice weekend with - are the police saying? this is the i armistice weekend with remembrance sunday and there is a pro—palestinian march planned for saturday. the organisers have been in discussion with the police, the march will start well after the 11 o'clock two minutes of silence and it will be a mile and a half away

from the cenotaph in whitehall. the police have been unsure about whether they can do anything that the politicians have demanded, but they have asked the home secretary for permission to ban the march. the police guidance is banning is only justifiable in extreme circumstances where there is a real threat of serious public disorder. i don't think the metropolitan police is convinced of that. instead we have the police effectively pleading with the police effectively pleading with the protesters, they say please, we ask you to urgently reconsider, it is not appropriate to hold any protests in london this weekend. the march goes ahead at the moment. british steel is closing two blast furnaces at its scunthorpe plant in north lincolnshire, a move which unions say will put 2,000 jobs at risk. the chinese—owned company wants to replace them with two electric arc furnaces, one in scunthorpe, the other at its teeside site. they are more environmentally friendly but need fewer workers. danny savage reports.

scunthorpe steel works, traditional, heavy industry, but the government says the method of making steel here loses £1 million a day and isn't green. so british steel is proposing a fundamental change to the way this site works, closing the coal—fired blast furnaces and replacing them with two electric arc furnaces, one here and the other in teesside. british steel say this is its biggest transformation in its history, an investment that will make it clean, green and sustainable by going electric. for scunthorpe it is absolutely devastating. but the unions say it means up to 2,000 job losses. we accept that we need to change, we need to become green, but we need to do that in a fair and justified way. at the moment it doesn't feel fair and it certainly doesn't feeljust. you know, it's not right that progress should mean 2,000 people's careers are thrown over the side.

many of this local bowling alley�*s customers work at the plant. hundred percent, definitely it can be a town killer. what effect does that have on scunthorpe? well, the average working man, he's going to be out of work, he is not going to be able to take his family to the bowling centre to have a bowl, go out for a meal, holidays, the knock—on effect, it's... i can't grasp. the concern here is where will any replacementjobs come from? there is not 2,000 jobs in scunthorpe that is readily available for people, especially earning the money they can earn in the steelworks. tata steel said earlier this year it would close its two blast furnaces in port talbot. losing such facilities will see the uk with no site to make what is known as virgin steel. the government says the output from new electric arc furnaces will cover most of the uk's needs. this will turn into a tussle with the unions.

they say change must be done without losing jobs. danny savage, bbc news, scunthorpe. prime minister rishi sunak has described allegations that a conservative mp committed multiple rapes as "very serious". he urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to go to the police. the party's former chairman sirjake berry wrote to police to make them aware of the claims. chris mason joins us from westminster. a lot of questions for the conservative party? there certainly are, and all of this on the eve of the state opening of parliament where any government seeks to seize and shape the political agenda. and yet the conservatives are on the defensive because of this intervention of the former party chairman sirjake berry, interviewed by the mail on sunday. he wrote to the police and reckoned it was a failure of others within the party to act more quickly and it meant this unnamed mp

continued to offend. today we have had the first response to all of this from the prime minister. he described them as very serious, anonymous allegations. he said because they may be subject to a live police investigation he couldn't say much more, but claimed the party had robust, independent complaints procedure is in place and anyone with information should go to the police. the nature of a situation like this is a lot of people can't say very much publicly. it is worth pointing out that since saturday night the conservative party has had a chance to deny a suggestion that they paid the private medical bills of an alleged victim. they have not denied this. donald trump has been giving evidence in a civil fraud trial in new york, where he and two of his sons are accused of inflating the value of assets owned by the trump organisation in order to secure favourable loans. the former president has dismissed

the case as ridiculous. he's facing a string of legal battles as he campaigns for a return to the white house. our north america editor, sarah smith, is in new york. and, sarah, how serious is this particular case for donald trump? well, illegally, he could be barred from doing business in the state of new york and it could cost him $250 million in fines. but, of course, this is a political performance as well and that is why inside the courtroom he has been arguing with the judge courtroom he has been arguing with thejudge and courtroom he has been arguing with the judge and has courtroom he has been arguing with thejudge and has been calling courtroom he has been arguing with the judge and has been calling the prosecutor more than a political hack. donald trump has come to do battle on two france. in court he has to defend his business. in front of the cameras it is political campaigning. are you testifying today? bolstered b recent are you testifying today? bolstered by recent positive _ are you testifying today? bolstered by recent positive poll _ are you testifying today? bolstered by recent positive poll numbers i are you testifying today? bolstered by recent positive poll numbers asl by recent positive poll numbers as well as announcing this prosecution as a politically motivated. this

well as announcing this prosecution as a politically motivated.— as a politically motivated. this is really election _ as a politically motivated. this is really election interference i as a politically motivated. this is really election interference and l as a politically motivated. this is| really election interference and it is ridiculous. it is a terrible, terrible thing. these are political operators. he terrible thing. these are political oerators. . . , terrible thing. these are political oerators. . ., , ., ~ operators. he claims the new york attorney general— operators. he claims the new york attorney general who _ operators. he claims the new york attorney general who brought i operators. he claims the new york attorney general who brought the | attorney general who brought the charges against him is a racist who wants to stop him becoming president again. the wants to stop him becoming president aaain. ., , ., ., , again. the only thing that matters are the facts _ again. the only thing that matters are the facts and _ again. the only thing that matters are the facts and the _ again. the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers i again. the only thing that mattersj are the facts and the numbers and numbers, my friends, don't lie. inside the court he is facing questions that threaten his public persona. is he not as wealthy as the claims? understand donald trump has been very competitive, repeatedly sparring with the judge. he been very competitive, repeatedly sparring with thejudge. he has been told off for making speeches instead of answering questions. thejudge told him, this is not a political rally, it is a courtroom. during a court brickie suggests he has been told to... zip it. how long will that last? mr trump has previously

attacked the judge personally, posting on social media she is a wacko, working to damage and defy me for purposes of interfering with the 2024 presidential election. donald trump could lose control of trump tower if he is barred from doing business in new york. thejudge has already ruled that trump properties, like his mar—a—lago golf club were fraudulently overvalued. this trial will determine the penalty. you are witnessin: will determine the penalty. you are witnessing the _ will determine the penalty. you are witnessing the most _ will determine the penalty. you are witnessing the most corrupt - will determine the penalty. you are witnessing the most corrupt and i witnessing the most corrupt and blatant weaponisation of law enforcement.— blatant weaponisation of law enforcement. ., , enforcement. campaigning is the victor or political _ enforcement. campaigning is the victor or political persecution i enforcement. campaigning is the victor or political persecution is l victor or political persecution is working for now, with polls suggesting he is currently leading joe biden in the presidential contest. but the same survey suggests if he is convicted for trying to overthrow the results of the last election, enough voters would switch sides to defeat him. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. a man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two elderly men whom he set on fire.

in two separate attacks in birmingham and west london, mohammed abbkr followed his victims from a mosque before spraying them with petrol and setting them alight. navtej johal�*s report contains some distressing footage. a street in birmingham in march. an argument followed by an altercation and then an attack. the victim, a 70—year—old man who was walking home from evening prayers at a local mosque, was doused in petrol and set alight. a few weeks earlier, a similar incident in ealing in west london where the same attacker targeted an elderly man after following him from a nearby mosque. the person behind the attacks was mohammed abbkr, 29—year—old originally from sudan. the first victim, hashi odowa, escaped serious injury, but the second, mohammed rayaz, suffered serious burn injuries and was treated in hospital

for a number of weeks. injuries and was treated in hospital fora number of weeks. birmingham crown court heard that one psychiatristjudged mohammed abbkr psychiatrist judged mohammed abbkr have psychiatristjudged mohammed abbkr have paranoid schizophrenia. the defendant claimed those he attacked were not human and therefore not expected to be hurt by fire. the jury expected to be hurt by fire. the jury found mohammed abbkr guilty of two counts of attempted murder by majority verdict. he will be sentenced later this month. police say a recent increase in the theft of ford fiestas in essex could be because the once popular car is no longer being manufactured. last month, more than a hundred cars were stolen by criminal gangs, it's thought for second—hand parts. harry farley reports. at 1am, two people approached jeff sandford's beloved ford fiesta outside his home in rayleigh, essex. they unlock it and then return a few minutes later and drive it away. essex police say it is just one of more than a hundred ford fiestas stolen in the last month alone.

the porch light comes on... injeff�*s case no suspect has been identified. and it was as brazen as that. it's very frustrating. i mean, my wife has had an operation. it was stolen on the 26th, she was in hospital on the 30th and had an operation on herfeet, so now we haven't got a car that she can get into to go anywhere so the nurses have to change dressings next monday and we've got nothing to get to that thing. so, yes, it has made things very, very awkward. the ford fiesta was once the most popular car in britain and even though the company stopped making them injuly, demand has not dropped. last year, the fiesta was the most stolen car in britain. police believe thieves are stripping the cars and selling the parts. they urge owners to make sure they have good security. i don't think it is to do with the fact that the fiesta has been stopped any more. ijust think it's to do with the fact it is very fashionable, it's very in vogue and the price of parts has risen dramatically, so second hand parts,

second—hand market, very lucrative. since it first rolled off the production line nearly 50 years ago, more than 22 million fiestas have been produced globally. the spate of thefts shows there is still an enduring appeal. harry farley, bbc news. 61 years ago, a penniless singer called barbra streisand entered a talent competition in new york hoping to win a free meal. well, she succeeded and then went on to sell more than 250 million albums, won 10 golden globes and two oscars. and now she's published the story of her life. she's been talking to our music correspondent, mark savage. the marvellous miss barbra streisand. what i realised in writing this book, this is my legacy. # memories...#. it is one of the legendary show business stories.

but barbara streisand's career began at the age of five singing in the hallway. it's a built in echo, it was a great sound. that is what i remember very distinctly. you fell in love with acting so much that you took a job as an usher in a theatre. yeah, and got paid, but i hid my face, i hid my face because i thought some day i don't want them to recognise me when they see me on the screen. in 1964, streisand secured her break—out role in the broadway musical funny girl. hello, gorgeous. but she couldn't enjoy the success because her co—star, sydney chaplin, was constantly undermining her. i don't like to even talk about it, you know, it'sjust a person who had a crush on me and when i said to him, "i don't want to be involved with you," he turned on me in such a way that was... very cruel i think. he started muttering under his

breath while i was talking on stage. it threw me into analysis. # who told you you were allowed to rain on my parade?#. there is a great passage in the book where you discover that the iphone can't say your name correctly. streisand i said, my name isn't with a z it's strei—sand, like sand on the beach. ifigured i'd better call apple, the head of apple. and he had siri change the pronunciation of my name. shall we check that it works? i've got my phone here. who sings papa can you hear me? barbra strei—sand sings the song papa can you hear me? isn't that right? it worked. whoo! at the age of 81 streisand says she doesn't intend to make any more films, in fact shejust wants to enjoy life. i want to get in my husband's truck and just wander, go around, hopefully with the children

somewhere near us. i haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth, and i want to have more fun. # in my world...# now, some of you will have got a glimpse of the northern lights last night, which lit up the skies across parts of the uk. the aurora borealis is the result of solar winds hitting the earth's atmosphere. here's dunstanburgh castle magnificently silouhetted against the northumbrian skies. and in the lake district this was the scene at scout scar. in talmine bay in sutherland the sky took on this rather ethereal glow. and finally, meet steve, rarely seen in british skies. steve, in case you didn't know, stands for strong thermal emission velocity enhancement.

it's a cousin of the better known aurora but whereas auroras are oval, steve appears in a ribbon like shape. if you want to know more about all that it's explained on our bbc website. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett. if it makes you feel any better, i had never heard of steve until today. i have never seen the northern lights, so i am very jealous. this was last night. tonight the solar activity has reduced so the best chance of seeing the northern lights is going to be in northern scotland and round about now. there is cloud coming in across scotland and northern england and it is bringing showers and rain. overnight the showers retreat back to western areas. clearer skies in the south, chile in the morning, and in the north—east of scotland. tomorrow will be a day of sunshine with a scattering of showers, mostly

light. probably not