to send asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. the israeli army is carrying out a raid in part of gaza's largest hospital — al shifa. it accuses hamas of using the site to conceal a command centre. israel has caused it's a precise attack. they say they have complete control of the hospital. and fears continue to mount of a possible volcanic eruption in southern iceland. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. here in the uk, there have been dramatic political developments with the country's supreme court ruling that the government's policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. in a significant blow to prime minister rishi sunak,

five judges unanimously ruled against his flagship policy to deal with illegal migration. they said rwanda has "a poor record on human rights" and also that if they go to rwanda, there would then be a "a real risk" of genuine refugees being sent back to the countries they'd originally fled from. mr sunak said the ruling was not "the outcome we wanted" — but he said he's now looking at a new agreement with rwanda in the form of a treaty. here's our political correspondent, ione wells. today was judgment day. does the government have the right to send some asylum seekers to rwanda? the verdict, no. the judges agreed there were substantial grounds to believe there was a real risk that genuine refugees could wrongly be sent back from rwanda to countries they fled from. the changes needed to eliminate the risk of fulfilment may be needed in the future but they have not been

shown to be in place now. the home secretary's appeal is therefore dismissed. they also agreed there hadn't been a proper assessment on whether rwanda is safe for asylum seekers. has your plan failed, prime minister? - a big blow for rishi sunak, his flagship policy for stopping small boats crossing the channel found to be illegal again. his reaction... the government has been working already on a new treaty with rwanda and we will finalise that in light of today's judgment and furthermore if necessary i am prepared to revisit our domestic legal frameworks. let me assure the house that my commitment to stopping the boats is unwavering. labour are not convinced. the most ridiculous, pathetic spectacle of all, his rwanda scheme, cooked up with his national security threat home secretary, has blown up. he was told over and over again

that this would happen, but it wouldn't work, and it was just the latest tory gimmick. but he bet everything on it and now he's totally exposed. the central pillar of his government has crumbled beneath him. does he want to apologise to the country for wasting £140 million of taxpayer cash and wasting his entire time in office? what's plan b? that's a question that will divide conservatives. sacked on monday, former home secretary suella braverman and other tory mps now want the uk to pass a new law allowing them to ignore the ones behind thisjudgment. rishi sunak�*s actions now may well determine how theyjudge him. i think ultimately delivering the policy of stopping the boats is a confidence issue of the british people in this government. it is certainly a confidence issue

for my voters in me, by extension therefore it is a confidence issue for me in the prime minister. home secretary, to the dispatch box. what mixed? we anticipated this judgment as a possible result and for the last few months have been working on a plan to demand the certainty the court demands. we have been working with rwanda to build capacity and amend agreements with rwanda to make clear that those sent there cannot be sent to another country than the uk. our intention is to uphold our agreement, to upgrade our agreement to a treaty as soon as possible. no backing down, the government still wants its rwanda plan to go ahead. how and when, though, are questions no one has the answer to. ione wells, bbc news. our political correspondent

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the home secretary, new home secretary, added seems to me their preference is to say the judges think rwanda isn't a safe place to send asylum seekers, let's upgrade our arrangements, send asylum seekers, let's upgrade ourarrangements, give send asylum seekers, let's upgrade our arrangements, give them some help and try again. that seems to be their preference. the other stick they are holding their is the uk could walk away from the un convention on refugees in the european court of rights, but while some of the right—wing of the conservative party are saying bring it on, you get the sense that is not rishi sunak�*s preference or the government's. it is the second option, try and get the deal with rwanda, upgraded and see if it will satisfy the judges and un.

the israel defence forces have issued these pictures, which show israeli troops in the hospital. they say they are delivering aid. the footage has not been verified by the bbc. israel says the hospital conceals an underground command centre used by hamas, designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk and us. the us says they have intelligent hamas are using hospitals below tunnels, which is denied by medics in the hospital. we can go live to southern israel. mark. , . ~ can go live to southern israel. mark. , . . , mark. the israeli defence forces house said _ mark. the israeli defence forces house said there _ mark. the israeli defence forces house said there is _ mark. the israeli defence forces house said there is no - mark. the israeli defence forces house said there is no fighting l house said there is no fighting inside the al—shifa hospital, but in their words, four terrorists were neutralised outside. journalists inside the complex have said there are around 15 is ready tank in the

hospital and the army is moving between departments. the world health organization has said it has lost all contact with its personnel inside al—shifa hospital. earlier we got the latest from our middle east correspondent.— got the latest from our middle east corresondent. �* , ., , , correspondent. amid smoke, a glimpse at conditions — correspondent. amid smoke, a glimpse at conditions inside _ correspondent. amid smoke, a glimpse at conditions inside the _ correspondent. amid smoke, a glimpse at conditions inside the al-shifa - at conditions inside the al—shifa hospital. where pal occurred due to the lack of fuel, patients are being moved. we can't verify when the footage, which comes from the hamas run ministry, was filmed, but israel began a precise and targeted operation at the biggest hospital in gaza. a witness describes six tanks and dozens of commandos moving in. they called the hospital administration and said we are planning to getting al—shifa building, one by one.

since taking control here, israeli forces say they brought in baby food and medical supplies. they are searching the hospital where they believe there is an underground total network use as a hamas commander centre. they and medics deniers. the military insists there's been no friction with hospital staff.— there's been no friction with hospital staff. israel is at war with hamas. _ hospital staff. israel is at war with hamas, not _ hospital staff. israel is at war with hamas, not the - hospital staff. israel is at war with hamas, not the civilians| hospital staff. israel is at war l with hamas, not the civilians in gaza _ with hamas, not the civilians in gaza the — with hamas, not the civilians in gaza. the forces include medical teams _ gaza. the forces include medical teams and — gaza. the forces include medical teams and other big speakers who have undergone specified training to prepare _ have undergone specified training to prepare for this complex and sensitive _ prepare for this complex and sensitive environment. and arriving from each up-to-date, _ sensitive environment. and arriving from each up-to-date, for- sensitive environment. and arriving from each up-to-date, for the - sensitive environment. and arriving from each up-to-date, for the first| from each up—to—date, for the first time since the war started, a delivery of diesel. this after the un said yesterday it had to stop its aid distribution in gaza because of aid distribution in gaza because of a lack of fuel. still supplies cannot enter for hospitals to run

gaza's power plant or pumping stations. for now, rain which had begun falling heavily is a much—needed water source. but it is also a grim reminder of how with the onset of winter, humanitarian conditions here look set to worsen. the latest on al—shifa, and the reference to the fuel coming into gaza, the first supply since the conflict broke out on the 7th of october. the un office in gaza has said it represents just half a tank of fuel, and it is only 9% of what they need for their operations. a fraction of what they need. the un added 7% of gazans will be without access to clean water. our correspondent is in southern gaza and gave as an update on what he has

seen. i and gave as an update on what he has seen. ., ,, ., ~ and gave as an update on what he has seen. , , ., " ., and gave as an update on what he has seen. ., , , ., ~ ., ., and gave as an update on what he has seen. ,, ., ., . seen. i was speaking to our source inside the hospital— seen. i was speaking to our source inside the hospital half-an-hour. inside the hospital half—an—hour ago. he said 13 hours since the operations, soldiers are still interrogating people investigating room to room. he saw 200 people taken out of the hospital. after interrogation, they were taken outside by the soldiers. an additional eight tanks were sent to the hospital, about 15 tanks in total, and hundreds of soldiers are inside the building, searching and investigating not only with the medical teams, investigating not only with the medicalteams, but investigating not only with the medical teams, but he saw the soldiers talking to patients and some of those injured in the recent war. they were also questioned by the israeli officers inside the hospital. he saw soldiers give the old people some water during the interrogation, and he said there was some shooting from soldiers for the

people on the upper floor because they were trying to film from the windows. there was shooting at them. we aren't aware of any casualties since the beginning of the operation, but people were taken outside, about 200 people. the latest on inside al—shifa hospital. we can speak to our senior international correspondent in jerusalem. i understand you been speaking to a doctor inside the hospital. what has he said? we manared hospital. what has he said? - managed to make contact with a plastic surgeon, and we spoke with him at length, and he poured out down the phone line his concern about his patients, his fears about the situation inside the hospital, and the desperate conditions in which they are trying to operate. he

said there had been continuous shooting and bombing in the area of the hospital last night. he said the hospital had taken i direct hits on the fifth floor and that a whole had been punched in the side of the building. we have asked the army for comment, we are still waiting for a response. he said he was sheltering on the floor below and they were trying to give each other consolation because they thought it would be the last moments of their lives. he said conditions were extremely poor, no water, electricity, oxygen. they had to carry out life—saving surgery and could only provide light sedation, so patience was screaming in pain. he talked about the premature babies who had to be moved from the incubators and much international concern about them. he said sex had already died, and he was worried the others would die —— he said six had

already died. he said where is britain, america, why is no one coming? i asked britain, america, why is no one coming? iasked him britain, america, why is no one coming? i asked him about the pictures we have seen of is really troops carrying boxes marked medical aid into the hospital. he said if it was up to him, he would not accept medical aid from israeli troops. he said israel has been telling the people of gaza for the past a0 days. and now they want to give me sailing trips. as far as he is concerned, the important thing is not to provide medical supplies but stop israel's assault on gaza. he said no surgeries could happen because of the conditions and lack of supplies, and he gave us an estimate of numbers, about 700 patients are in the hospital, a similar number of staff, and as many as 2000 local people who came in for shelter and were hoping to be safe.—

were hoping to be safe. some owerful were hoping to be safe. some powerful testimony. - were hoping to be safe. some powerful testimony. the - were hoping to be safe. some i powerful testimony. the al-shifa powerful testimony. the al—shifa operation is potentially integral to the israeli war effort itself, and also to the international image of thatis also to the international image of that is really war effort, if indeed they can provide evidence of what they can provide evidence of what they claim, which is the existence of a hamas centre and tunnels underneath. how big a moment is this in this more than five week conflict? i in this more than five week conflict?— in this more than five week conflict? ~ , ., , ., ., conflict? i think it is a pivotal moment- _ conflict? i think it is a pivotal moment. israel— conflict? i think it is a pivotal moment. israel has - conflict? i think it is a pivotal moment. israel has been - conflict? i think it is a pivotal- moment. israel has been maintaining that underneath al—shifa, there was a command and control centre operated by hamas, and yesterday for the first time, we had the pentagon basically echoing israel's position, saying it had us intelligence there was a hamas control low the building. israel has said in a

briefing it has found evidence that hamas was using al—shifa hospital as a terror base. it has not produced the evidence yet. neither did the americans yesterday, they said they had intelligence but didn't share it. i asked the doctor we spoke to about this issue of hamas using the hospital. he said he had never seen a single gun in the hospital, a hamas member. he said there were extensive total networks under every building in gaza. he said that as an underground city, but he said he had never seen anybody emerge from a tunnel under al—shifa, anyone from hamas. he insisted the hospital was only being used by civilians and to try and say so body and lives. much will depend on what israel produces by way of proof, what it can show to back up its claims hamas was

operating from under the hospital, which hamas has denied as well as doctors in the facility. the which hamas has denied as well as doctors in the facility.— doctors in the facility. the israeli military saving — doctors in the facility. the israeli military saying they _ doctors in the facility. the israeli military saying they will - doctors in the facility. the israeli military saying they will provide l military saying they will provide footage and evidence they say they'd got from the hospital to the media later on. thank you very much indeed. lucy, it is smoking now because in the last couple of hours, two rockets have been firing in this direction. they were intercepted by the iron dome. a reminder of the deadly threat still being felt, despite the fact is really troops are inside and seem to have complete control of al—shifa, which these ready defence minister has called the beating heart of hamas. we will bring you all the updates from this region, but i will hand you back to london. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. the annual rate of inflation has fallen — to its lowest level in two years. official figures show price rises eased to four point 6% in the year to october — a fall largely attributed to lower energy prices. the government had pledged to halve inflation by the end of the year, from more than 10% at the end of 2022. a city councillor has said a tower block in bristol that was evacuated over safety concerns, was not built according to plans. more than a00 residents were forced to leave their homes on tuesday, with the council declaring a major incident. building surveys showed barton house would not be safe in the event of a fire. the nhs in england is promising to eliminate cervical cancer by 20a0 — thanks to improved rates of screening and vaccination. currently, there are around 2,600 cases each year in england.

you with bbc news. climate campaigner greta thunberg has denied a public order offence after a protest in central london last month. the 20—year—old from sweden was arrested during a demonstration near the intercontinental hotel in mayfair on october 17 as oil executives met inside for the energy intelligence forum. frankie mccamley has the latest. greta thunberg arrived at court looking relaxed and smiling, despite becoming the centre of a media frenzy. she was greeted by dozens of media activists who were all filling this pavement, some singing and chanting, some holding banners. one red, oil money out. another said make polluters pay. inside the courtroom, the 20—year—old sat alongside four other people, all facing the same public order charge. we saw her laughing and waving out

was a packed public gallery, full of journalists and other activists. when she spoke, she only confirmed her name and age and enter her plea not guilty. she is one of around a dozen people who are appearing in court today, following those protest last month outside the intercontinental in mayfair, where an oil and gas conference was going on at the time. as for greta thunberg and those first five defendants, they will stand trial next year. to india now where the race is on to rescue construction workers who have been stuck since sunday morning, after a nearby landslide crushed a partially built tunnel, trapping them inside. officials on the ground in uttarakhand say they are waiting for more sophisticated machinery to be airlifted to the remote area in northern india. the project is a.5 km long and links the towns of silkyara to dandalagon, and rescuers are now trapped by debris somehwere along this yellow line. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports from delhi.

inside this tunnel, behind a pile of rubble, are men waiting to be rescued — trapped since sunday after a neighbouring landslide destroyed this partially built tunnel. let me know if you need anything, shouts this man into a pipe. this is how authorities speak with the workers and provide them with food and oxygen. officials say they will drill a hole and insert a metal pipe that the men can use to crawl to safety. but machines on the ground are not powerful enough to dig through the debris, so rescue workers are waiting for more sophisticated tools to be flown in from delhi. the longer they remain underground, the growing sense of urgency to get them out. those that have gathered at the site are angry, demanding to know what is taking so long.

those are our brothers stuck in there, says this man. we will stay here until they get out. one of the men inside the tunnel, he is the sole breadwinner for his family. his little sister is desperate for news. translation: we are praying to god that everyone gets out safely - and that we should not be misled about what is happening on the ground. officials are hopeful the workers will soon be reunited with their families, but offered no time for when that might happen. fears are mounting of a possible volcanic eruption in iceland. people have been evacuated and there has been a series of earthquakes, causing cracks and roads and structural damage. our correspondent

jessica parker was one of the evacuees. the long road, a town on the edge of this volcanic island. those who had to leave hope for a chance to briefly return. we get permission to go in. inside it is a ghost town that has been violently ripped apart. there's no time to waste for residents. it is grab and go. how does it feel having to pack up go. how does it feel having to pack up your belongings? it is go. how does it feel having to pack up your belongings?— up your belongings? it is horrible. just terrible- _ up your belongings? it is horrible. just terrible. just _ up your belongings? it is horrible. just terrible. just getting - up your belongings? it is horrible. just terrible. just getting things i just terrible. just getting things for our kids and getting away. thea;r for our kids and getting away. they have five minutes _ for our kids and getting away. they have five minutes to _ for our kids and getting away. they have five minutes to decide what to say, from further earthquakes or a possible eruption. you feel the town could be destroyed? yes. possible eruption. you feel the town could be destroyed?— could be destroyed? yes, i believe so. it is already, _ could be destroyed? yes, i believe so. it is already, half _ could be destroyed? yes, i believe so. it is already, half of _ could be destroyed? yes, i believe so. it is already, half of it - could be destroyed? yes, i believe so. it is already, half of it is - so. it is already, half of it is destroyed. the next few hours or

days will tell us what is going to happen. days will tell us what is going to ha en. ., , days will tell us what is going to ha en. . , ., days will tell us what is going to hauen. ., , . ., �* happen. certainly we are told we'd not to no. happen. certainly we are told we'd got to go. evacuation? _ happen. certainly we are told we'd got to go. evacuation? there - happen. certainly we are told we'd got to go. evacuation? there wasl happen. certainly we are told we'd| got to go. evacuation? there was a bit of commotion and we were told the area was being evacuated. a stream of cars, those in the town left, everyone was packing up. it was an alarm magma may be near the surface nearby. if was an alarm magma may be near the surface nearby-— surface nearby. if this magma 'ust eru ts on surface nearby. if this magma 'ust erupts on a — surface nearby. if this magma 'ust erupts on a nice i surface nearby. if this magma 'ust erupts on a nice area i surface nearby. if this magma 'ust erupts on a nice area of i surface nearby. if this magma 'ust erupts on a nice area of the h erupts on a nice area of the segment, it doesn't threaten an infrastructure. worst—case scenario is it will be affected directly from this potential eruption. the reason earthquakes _ this potential eruption. the reason earthquakes are _ this potential eruption. the reason earthquakes are beyond _ this potential eruption. the reason earthquakes are beyond what - this potential eruption. the reason i earthquakes are beyond what anyone is used to. the wrench of having to leave your home beyond words. we are going to update you on

something in south africa, where police are appealing for help to catch thieves who broke into the headquarters of the rugby union authority. a replica of the rugby world cup trophy, don't worry, is safe. the burglary taking place on monday at an office park in cape town, and this is cctv footage you can see. two men entered the room, team trophies are stored there, and they were picking them up and touching them. they left the world cup replica behind and instead they still whiskey, jerseys, laptops as well and some other items, but police are appealing for any information. stay with us here on bbc news. the business and sport is coming up.

hello. for some of us, today has brought yet more rain, but for others, a bit of a break in the action. some clear skies. we've seen a bit of sunshine in the north of scotland. also some sunny skies further south across the uk. this lump of cloud will change that with some outbreaks of rain pushing into southern areas for tomorrow, including in west sussex, where today brought largely sunny skies overhead, some rain to take us into the first part of the evening across central and southern parts of scotland and into northern england and cloud gathering across the south west of england and the channel islands ahead of our next rain bearing weather system. it will start to turn wet here as we head through the evening. and tonight, further north, a mix of patchy cloud and clear spells. it is going to get quite cold for some, particularly in sheltered spots in northern scotland, maybe down to around minus four celsius. could be some fog patches here as well to start tomorrow morning. but through tomorrow, this quite deep area of low pressure is going to pass just to the south of the uk. the potential for some

strong and gusty winds, particularly around coasts of south west england and the channel islands, gusts of 50 miles per hour or more. but for most of us, i think the rain will be of more concern if you do have travel plans across southern england, parts of wales, the midlands through the morning does look very soggy indeed and actually that rain will linger for a good part of the day. few showers across parts of north east england and eastern scotland. otherwise, though, here, some dry weather and some sunshine. this frontal system will bring some rain into northern ireland as we head through the afternoon. and it is going to be a decidedly chilly feeling day. temperatures for most of us between six and ten degrees. now, that area of low pressure and this frontal system will tend to clear as we move into friday, high pressure building for a time. there could be some fog patches around on friday morning, particularly across northern england, northern ireland and scotland. some of that fog could be quite slow to clear. but then we're looking at a window of drier weather, some spells of sunshine, chilly, where any fog lingers, but starting to turn a little bit milder down towards the south west. but then we head into the weekend.

a low pressure takes charge of our weather. once again, we'll see outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards into the first part of saturday. and behind that, frequent showers or longer spells of rain to take us through into the second half of the weekend. it will often be windy, but it is going to feel a bit milder.

head to head. the leaders of the us and china meet in san francisco. we look at what's at stake for the world's two largest economies. falling prices — the uk's inflation index drops to its lowest rate in two years. welcome to world business report. we begin in the us, where world leaders have been arriving in san francisco for the ongoing summit of the asia pacific economic co—operation, orapec. but all eyes will be on the high stakes meeting between us presidentjoe biden and his chinese counterpart, xijinping. the leaders of the world's two biggest economies have a lot to discuss — including their ongoing disputes over trade, technology, taiwan and the drug fentanyl.