this is bbc news. israel has renewed its bombardment of gaza after the ceasefire deal ended on friday — israeli military says that its strikes have hit more than 400 targets. i am catherine byaruhanga in london. as the cop28 continues in dubai, a cardinal has delivered a message from the pope on the need to tackle climate change. the former uk prime minister, borisjohnson, is expected to apologise to the covid inquiry next week — while acknowledging that the government did not get everything right during the pandemic. and the bbc has been speaking to the stars of the crown about the latest episodes of british royal family drama.

iam here i am here in southern israel where the renewed bombardment is entering its second day, after the collapse of a week—long truce. this is live looking across at northern gaza. a spokesman for the israeli military said they were now hitting hamas targets all over the gaza strip. we've had reports of heavy smoke hanging over the area. also the sight and sound. you can hear often the sound of machine gun fire which is happening across in gaza at the moment. let's just talk about what has been happening over the last 2a hours or so. israeli air strikes have hit areas in northern gaza and in khan yunis. the health ministry has said more than 200 have been killed and

600 injured since the fighting we started at seven o'clock yesterday morning. khan yunis is seeing some of the heaviest bombardments that have been seen in this conflict so far. israeli military also dropped some leaflets earlier and part of southern gaza warning people to actually leave the, move even further south towards the egyptian border. in so many people displaced from the north, there is a huge amount of people there now and not necessarily many safe places for them to go to. mother has been going on, hamas and some of the other militant groups in gaza has been firing rockets toward israel. we have seen the iron dome defence system deployed. each side is accusing the other of breaching the deal and leading to the collapse of the agreement which happened just over 2a hours ago. let's stop with the latest.

—— we start with this report from our middle east correspondent hugo bachega. the respite lasted one precious week. war returned to gaza yesterday. a ceasefire expired and israeli fighterjets resumed their bombing — 200 strikes in one day, israel says. khan yunis in southern gaza was heavily hit. hospitals, already overcrowded, struggled to cope. israel says it is targeting hamas, but children are again among the victims. lana says she was with her mother and younger brother when the attack happened. her older brother was still missing. a un official was inside a gaza hospital when the truce came to an end. this hospital simply cannot take more children with the wounds of war. there are children everywhere. these children are sleeping. there was a bomb literally 50 metres from here. here, a qr code, which links to a map of the gaza strip, broken down into hundreds of blocks, places for people to go.

the humanitarian crisis continues and may get worse. the un says no aid entered gaza from egypt yesterday and there's no guarantee any deliveries will happen today. in southern israel, the military says it shot down 50 rockets fired from gaza. israel and hamas traded blame for the end of the truce. talks for a new deal seem to have collapsed and the israeli bombing continues. palestinians still hope for peace and are again counting the dead. let's now speak to gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, who is currently in istanbul. we have seen this renewed bombardment in the last 2a hours or so. what are your contacts and people in gaza saying to you this morning about what is happening there? is morning about what is happening there? , , ., morning about what is happening there? , ., ., there? is the focus of the operation seems to be — there? is the focus of the operation seems to be now _ there? is the focus of the operation seems to be now in _ there? is the focus of the operation seems to be now in the _ there? is the focus of the operation seems to be now in the south, - there? is the focus of the operation seems to be now in the south, notl seems to be now in the south, not the north. the north was bombed also

last night and this morning heavily. the main focus is the four main areas, four main villages east of khan yunis. it has been bombed heavily. many targets in the area were destroyed. it is an area where 40% of people grew up, in this part of gaza. they were in their apartments. we have seen images and pictures of people walking their camels and donkeys early morning and leaving this area. people live there, they have a very bad experience about israeli ground incursions. back in 2014. there were

hundreds of people who were killed and hundreds of buildings were destroyed back in 2014. people in this area know very well how the consequences affect this area. they decided to leave to the west. the west is already overwhelmed by palestinians. leave their homes back in october, on the 13th, from gaza city on the north. the truce was in the north. people were displaced in the north. people were displaced in the south. i have in living with those people for four weeks the south. i have in living with those people forfour weeks in the south. i have in living with those people for four weeks in the area. i know there is no more room for people to come. the suffering, the humanitarian cost of this will is getting bigger and bigger. people are unable to cope with the situation, especially after the weather change from summer to

winter. people were left homeless. now in addition to all of that, they have to receive another thousand people fleeing their homes in the east. , . , people fleeing their homes in the east. , , , , ., east. the idf has published a new map where _ east. the idf has published a new map where it _ east. the idf has published a new map where it breaks _ east. the idf has published a new map where it breaks gaza - east. the idf has published a new map where it breaks gaza down i east. the idf has published a new. map where it breaks gaza down into different numbered blocks. they say that will help people move away from areas where the fighting is happening. looks like quite a complex document. are people receiving an understanding and will they be able to make those moves based on those numbered areas? do you think it will make a difference? some people do receive it. we have to function by qr code when internet is only 20% in the south. i was looking, many people were asking about this. they do not know what to

do or where to go. they were asked to go. 2 million people, almost 2 million people now in the southern part of the gaza strip. it seems to be the new focus of the israeli operation in the south. it is a very critical situation, a very difficult situation for those who live. i was speaking to a man displaced from his house in gaza city. the house next to him was bombed. he moved to khan yunis. he said rockets were flying over the heads of his family, his son and daughters. he was lucky he had few in his car and he managed to get away. he told me, where i go? there is nowhere safe and there is no space in any of the un schools or

the hospital. the hospital has thousands of people looking to every corner, in the courtyard, in the car park and in the corridors of the hospital, we have people. it will be a very measurable situation for those now leaving this place. khan yunis is overwhelmed by five, six times the size of the city. they have to feed and treat the hundreds of thousands of displaced people. thank you. i'll gaza correspondent in istanbul. joining me now from thejordanian capital amman isjuliette touma from the un relief and works agency for palestinian refugees. thank you forjoining us. we had yesterday because of the collapse of this deal which had seen increased amounts of humanitarian aid which in gaza, no trucks at all went in yesterday, it appears. what more can

you tell us about that?— you tell us about that? yesterday there were _ you tell us about that? yesterday there were no _ you tell us about that? yesterday there were no humanitarian - you tell us about that? yesterday i there were no humanitarian convoys into the gaza strip. just as the polls had come to an and, with that came a renewal on the restriction and ban of humanitarian aid. —— a pause. no fuel orfood has come into the gaza strip. pause. no fuel or food has come into the gaza strip-— the gaza strip. have you been told when that might _ the gaza strip. have you been told when that might be _ the gaza strip. have you been told when that might be resolved? - the gaza strip. have you been told | when that might be resolved? that takes us right back to the beginning of the conflict when the rafah crossing was completely closed and nothing was getting in.— nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what — nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what we _ nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what we were _ nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what we were fearful - nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what we were fearful of. - nothing was getting in. absolutely. this is what we were fearful of. we j this is what we were fearful of. we go back to where we were in the first two weeks. there was an absolute ban in the gaza strip. consequences continuing to be felt even with the resumption of tracks

during that period. just during the pause and before the pause. we were fearful the restrictions would continue and hopeful at the same time that trucks would come in today, including midfield. d0 time that trucks would come in today, including midfield. do you know who is _ today, including midfield. do you know who is actually _ today, including midfield. do you know who is actually trying - today, including midfield. do you know who is actually trying to - know who is actually trying to pursue a resolution on that? does it go back to talks in doha that seem to have collapsed about the ceasefire deal? can it come in at a lower level? who is pushing for that right now? irate lower level? who is pushing for that riaht now? ~ ., ~' ., lower level? who is pushing for that riaht now? ~ ., ~ ., ., right now? we do know there are efforts to renew _ right now? we do know there are efforts to renew the _ right now? we do know there are efforts to renew the delivery - right now? we do know there are efforts to renew the delivery of i efforts to renew the delivery of humanitarian systems and we also call for not only going back to the pause which brought quite some respite to people in gaza but also for humanitarian ceasefire. they seem he were just showing, what your colleague was just talking about, multiple displacement, the hospital,

which by the way i visited when i was there just last week, on one of the very few medical facilities that were available in gaza, we are at the doorstep of a humanitarian man—made tsunami in the gaza strip. as you had a few minutes ago, part of the problem is there are so many displaced people in the south. even for people trying to move to a different area, it is enormously difficult because there is no internet may no fuel for the vehicles. how will people manage to move away from this continuing military operation now it appears to have started in earnest in the south of the strip?— of the strip? loads and loads of eo - le of the strip? loads and loads of peeple have _ of the strip? loads and loads of people have moved _ of the strip? loads and loads of people have moved to - of the strip? loads and loads of people have moved to the - of the strip? loads and loads of| people have moved to the south anyway. why would they go after that? i visited a shelter where the original capacity was 1000.

currently hosts and that was a week ago. likely the numbers are higher now. people were on top of each other in the shelter with minimum supplies, being forced to sleep on the concrete floor. very little clean water. people had barely one meal a day. where would people go? thank you forjoining us. from the un agency for palestinian refugees. i want to leave you for now with this life he once again across from southern israel into gaza. it is a clear morning this morning. we are still seeing the plumes of smoke which are absent for a week or so while the ceasefire deal was happening. now we see and hear the renewed impact of the conflict which is now back up to full strength. we had those intensive talks that were going on

intensive talks that were going on injoe hart to try to continue the pause will now seem to have broken down. we will continue to follow that and all elements of this fast moving story for you from israel and gaza throughout the day on bbc news. now back to catherine in london. let's turn to dubai and the latest from the cop28 climate summit. pope francis has urged world leaders to find a breakthrough to tackle global rising temperatures, calling the destruction of the environment "an offence against god." a lung infection has prevented the pope from travelling to dubai. his statemet was delivered by vatican secretary of state cardinal pietro parolin. the destruction of the environment is an offence against god, a scene that is not only personal but also structural, one that greatly endangers all human beings,

especially the most vulnerable in our midst, and threatens to unleash a conflict between generations. we must answer now these questions. are we working for a culture of life or a culture of death? to all of you, i make this heartfelt appeal. let us choose life. let us choose the future. meanwhile, earlier today, more than 20 countries have called for nuclear energy capacity to be tripled, as part of efforts to meet net—zero targets by 2050. the declaration was signed by the united states, the united arab emirates and more than a dozen european countries. the move's been criticised by some environmental activists. us climate envoy, john kerry, said nuclear wasn't a sweeping alternative to all other energy

sources, but should be a part of the solution. my friends, tripling down on our commitments is an essential ingredient not ofjust defining the choice of the future, but of defining how we get to that future. still able to understand, we're meeting the challenge of reducing the level of threat to our planet, and that we are meeting the challenge of holding on to 1.5 degrees celsius as the north star, as sultan al—jaber said yesterday. the north star. a few moments ago, un secretary general antonio guterres addressed the conference. emissions must be drastically reduced. current policies in countries the 1.5 degree limit is still possible, but it is on the precipice. the global stocktake must set a clear expectation that countries 2025 ndcs will align with 1.5 degree limit.

and it must set a clear global science—based pathway to get there. we need a just, fair and equitable transition from fossil fuels to renewables. cop28 must commit countries to triple renewables capacity, double energy efficiency, and bring clean energy to all by 2030. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is in dubai. he has more on what we've seen — and could expect to see — come out of the talks. we are expecting a host of new pledges today, i have to say, normally, these conferences start quite slowly, normally the decisions are made at the end. and quite cleverly, i think, the united arab emirates who are hosting the conference have front—loaded some of these decisions and today we are expecting a clutch, we are expecting a commitment under renewable energy, we are expecting travel the renewable energy capacity by 2030.

double energy efficiency by 2030, there is going to be a commitment on decarbonising the oil industry, that does not mean making the petrol in your tank having any less carbon but cleaning up the process of making it. lower carbon petrol, if you like. finally, there has already been a commitment on nuclear power with 20 countries agreeing to treble nuclear power, these kind of pledges. they are not hard commitments but they hope these will drive action in the world. let's just think about renewable power and energy efficiency pledges. if countries did and the trajectory, the movement is towards renewable energy, much cheaper, often cheaper than oil, coal and gas. money is increasingly flowing in that way. if they troubled renewable capacity by 2030 it would imply a reduction in the use of fossil fuels by 20%. as you create alternative supply can make you drive down demand.

interesting to see how these pledges come together to deliver, i guess, potentially real change on the ground. a us congressman accused of money laundering, lying about his past, and stealing campaign funds, to pay for everything from luxury holidays to botox treatment, has been expelled by the house of representatives. gary 0'donohue reports from washington. i will go to washington to fight for the american dream. a first—generation son of brazilian immigrants, george santos's version of the american dream has him —— turned him into a laughing stock, fodder for late—night comedians. because i was the first openly gayjewish republican latino to walk on the moon. do you have a problem with that? in fact, the dream was one long series of overinflated and fictitious tales, ending with today's ignominious exit from congress. well, good morning everybody. with that goes a comfortable pension and a £138,000 salary. this is bullying! but george santos is far from a victim. when i first started

in my career at citigroup, i was told, "oh, you're a really smart guy." he lied about working on wall street. he lied about attending prestigious universities. he even claimed falsely his grandparents escaped the holocaust and that his mother died from the effects of being in the world trade center on 9/11. she was, in fact, in brazil. i'm very proud of my jewish heritage. after claiming to be a proud americanjew, he produced perhaps the most jaw—dropping of all his explanations. i'm catholic, but i'm alsojew—ish, as an ish. i'mjew—ish. laughter. can you tell us the details of your alleged assassination attempt? but more than the lies, it was the alleged crimes that kept piling up that did for him. he's facing 23 criminal charges, among them, multiple counts of wire fraud, two counts of identity theft, three of money laundering and lying to congress — all designed, say prosecutors,

to enrich himself and some of it spent on botox, fancy clothes and subscriptions to the 0nlyfans website. he denies all the charges. it's just the sixth time in the 233 year history —— it's just the sixth time in the 234—year history of the house of representatives that a member has been expelled. and in a country that has become used to its leaders talking about so—called alternate facts and subjective truths, george santos's downfall is perhaps surprising. the new york constituents who voted him in now not so sure. i think he's a crook, and i'm glad he's no longer going to be serving in congress. it's not an extraordinary thing for a politician to lie, - but there's got to be l some truth sometime. the now former congressman could face years in prison if convicted. this american dream looks set for less than a happy ending. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, washington.

seven years after it first hit our screens, the final episodes of royal drama the crown will be released later this month. we been speaking to imelda staunton and lesley manville, who play the queen and princess margaret in the latest series. they grew up in the spotlight. a life of duty versus the rebellious royal. the late-queen elizabeth and princess margaret spent their whole lives being scrutinised, and the final series of the crown will depict the last days of margaret's life. and the very different lives of the two sisters. their relationship is founded on this life growing up together as children and then teenagers, obviously, we note what happened was unexpectedly, elizabeth was propelled into being the queen. but at the heart of it

they are probably one of the greatest lovers of each other�*s lives and very, very close. their relationship of course is complicated. for elizabeth, the touchstone of margaret was very important to her. and it's so lovely for us to conclude this relationship from the first series to this one. one more thing, very important. yes, of course. promise me that i will actually be dead when they close coffin. - — — the coffin. she laughs did you find you felt differently about the royal family after you had filmed series? it's very easy to draw a bold, thumbnail sketch of margaret, and you can make her a cliche. but that is never what somebody is, there is always so much more

that is making them tick, that is fuelling their behaviour. it was interesting to speculate and make decisions about what i thought that was with margaret because there was definitely a sadness and loneliness that punctuated her life. for me, playing someone whose life has been about duty, and i think that is why there were so many people queueing after the queen had died. because i think a lot of people were thinking, "you went to work every single day of your life and you didn't call in sick." i think people were saying thank you for turning up every single day. thank you. after winning dozens of awards, this will be the final series of the crown, a series that has fascinated and gripped many.

how did it come to this? to have the story going on with three different casts playing it, that has never been done, it feels very special to be part of that. their story will continue to be told for many years to come because, historically, we all like films about henry viii or the tudors, it will always be told because they are fascinating characters. it is a world we have to imagine because we are not in it. it doesn't stop people telling the stories and it hasn't done up until now, and nor should it. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. the weather story just recently feels as though it's been pulled straight from a dickens christmas novel. it's been bleak out there, hasn't it? we saw temperatures as low as minus ten first thing this morning. we also had some dense freezing fog and some snow showers which move their way from glasgow over towards fife during the early hours. now, those showers will ease away and actually through the afternoon we'll have some sunny spells into north and east scotland. a few showers of rain out to the west with northern ireland and generally along west—facing coasts of england and wales we'll see some showers as well. the fog will lift to sunny spells elsewhere, but it is going to be a cold afternoon with temperatures barely above freezing once again in places, maybe scotland not getting above freezing at all. now, the showers out to the west will drift further inland through the night. and with temperatures falling away, we could see a spell of snow moving its way through the midlands,

maybe some freezing rain down through the south east of england, which could have an impact first thing in the morning. clearer skies further north, still leading to another bitterly cold night across scotland in particular. so we're going to start off on sunday. then cold and frosty here in scotland, some sunny spells into northern ireland. early morning rain easing away from east anglia and southeast england. a blanket of cloud continues for much of the afternoon and there'll be bits and pieces of nuisance rain. so not a particularly pleasant afternoon to come, but it will be just that little bit milder. temperatures here between four and eight degrees. another cold story in scotland, but at least you've got the sunshine. another area of low pressure will bring a spell of wet snow, perhaps, as it moves its way through northern england, primarily rain through the south and east. that will pull away to sunny spells and scattered showers. still a little bit of winteriness with any elevation behind it. it stays cold in scotland with temperatures again between three and five degrees. further south, we're looking at 6

to 8 as a daytime maximum. and as we move out of monday into tuesday, that's when we start to see this milder air arriving. it's going to push the blues out of the way with a southerly wind driving in milder air across the country. but, unfortunately, it does look likely to come at a price. it means that as we head through the week, it turns increasingly wet and windy at times.

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is this is bbc news. the headlines... israel has renewed its bombardment of gaza after the ceasefire deal ended on friday — israeli military says that its strikes have hit more than 400 targets. as the cop28 continues in dubai, a cardinal has delivered a message from the pope on the need to tackle climate change. and the bbc has spoken to the feminist icon gloria steinem — a political activist who has fought sexism for over 50 years. our main story this hour. israel's renewed bombardment of gaza is entering its second day, after the collapse of a week—long truce. israeli air strikes have hit areas in north—western gaza and khan younis in the south — where hundreds of thousands of people fled earlier in the war to escape fighting. the hamas run health ministry said

200 people were killed and more than 600 people have been injured during friday's air strikes — with reports from khan yunis — in southern gaza — of some of the heaviest bombardments yet. meanwhile, hamas and other groups fired rockets at israel, which deployed its iron dome defence system to intercept them. each side accuses the other of breaching the ceasefire deal. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin has more. does a walk to a new day of israeli bombing. skies darkened by ash and debris. survivors snatched from the rubble, a baby brought out alive. but palestinians say that 12 members of one family were killed here in their own home. in khan younis,

frenzied digging with bare hands. israel says it is striking hamas in its strongholds, tell that to this girl. she says that they were sleeping and woke to the sound of a strike. we didn't know where it was, she says, we ran to see and it was our home. from southern israel we could see and hear the return to battle. the view now from inside gaza is of black smoke on the horizon, the ceasefire well and truly over. israel is blaming hamas for all this, saying it fired rockets early this morning and refused to release all the women it's holding. once again, inside gaza, there is war. and more than two million

palestinians are trapped. with israel promising to hit hard. having chosen to hold on to our women, hamas will now take the mother of all thumpings. as of now, after hamas violated the framework for a pause in the fighting, hostilities have resumed and the idf has resumed combat against the hamas army of terror in the gaza strip. but this family is mourning a civilian. he leaves behind four children. ahmed says a last goodbye and tries to keep the flies away. then his brothers take their turn. the family told the bbc the man was killed when israel bombed their apartment block. ahmed's mother told him his daddy

is going to heaven. hour after hour, more wounded children. a un official was inside a gaza hospital when the truce ended. this hospital simply cannot take more children with the wounds of war. there are children everywhere. these children were sleeping. there was a bomb literally 50 metres from here. hamas is blaming israel for the collapse of the ceasefire. this time around, as gaza is bombarded, america insists israel must do more to avoid massive loss of civilian life. 0rla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. live now to our correspondent, hugo bachega injerusalem. israel is asking people to go to

specific areas in the south, what do we know about these areas and our people listening to the calls? taste people listening to the calls? we have people listening to the calls? - have seen images of people leaving some of the major areas of the khan younis as this is really offensive gets under way. yesterday, in areas around khan younis, the israeli military dropped leaflets with information about places for the civilian population to go. there was a qr code that linked to a map of gaza and this map had been divided into hundreds of different places. the internet is unreliable, electricity is limited so a lot of people are questioning whether this is going to work, whether this will be enough to protect the civilian population of gaza. 0ver be enough to protect the civilian population of gaza. over the last few days american officials have

been telling israeli authorities that they must do more to protect the civilians and the civilian population in gaza. i think the message here from the biden administration is that the israelis cannot repeat in the south what they did in the north, we are have seen entire neighbourhoods destroyed and the local authorities in gaza saying around 15,000 people were killed in the first phase of the war. 0vernight the israeli military continued to attack parts of gaza, parts of southern gaza have been heavily hit including the city of khan younis where thousands of palestinians have been sheltering after fleeing palestinians have been sheltering afterfleeing northern palestinians have been sheltering after fleeing northern gaza palestinians have been sheltering afterfleeing northern gaza in palestinians have been sheltering after fleeing northern gaza in the early parts of the war. we are seeing images of crowded hospitals under a lot of pressure and aid agencies have been warning that the

situation is desperate, that the humanitarian crisis continues and they have been warning that another wave of displacement could happen if these major centres in southern gaza become the targets of the israeli offensive against hamas. what become the targets of the israeli offensive against hamas. what are we heafina offensive against hamas. what are we hearing from — offensive against hamas. what are we hearing from israeli _ offensive against hamas. what are we hearing from israeli officials _ offensive against hamas. what are we hearing from israeli officials about - hearing from israeli officials about how they will minimise civilian casualties and get humanitarian assistance into the territory? i think one of the measures that the israeli authorities are implementing is a system in which they are telling the residents of gaza where to go and designating some safe zones. it remains to be seen if this will protect the civilians from the air strikes that have been targeting these population centres in gaza, in particular khan younis and near the egyptian border. what is concerning

is that yesterday no aid entered gaza from egypt and the palestinian red crescent is saying they haven't received any guarantees that any deliveries will be happening today. again, a number of different aid organisations, have been raising concerns about the humanitarian situation in gaza. during the ceasefire there was an increase in the number of trucks getting into gaza with much—needed aid but it seems that yesterday that has come to a halt. again the un and other organisations are urging the israeli authorities to allow more humanitarian aid to get into gaza. the raising concerns that the situation is desperate, even catastrophic and if more aid doesn't get into garzo the situation is likely to get worse.— get into garzo the situation is likely to get worse. thank you for “oininr

likely to get worse. thank you for joining us- _ borisjohnson is expected to apologise for mistakes made during his handling of the pandemic when he appears before the uk covid inquiry next week. the bbc has been told the former prime minister will also insist he was correct when it came to many of the big calls. mrjohnson�*s written statement is likely to be published after his appearance before the public inquiry. it is set to barely mention his former senior aide dominic cummings. live now to our political correspondent shelley phelps. what more can we expect to hear from borisjohnson? taste what more can we expect to hear from borisjohnson?— boris johnson? we have been getting an idea from — boris johnson? we have been getting an idea from those _ boris johnson? we have been getting an idea from those close _ boris johnson? we have been getting an idea from those close to _ boris johnson? we have been getting an idea from those close to boris - an idea from those close to boris johnson and his allies about these broad scope of the argument he will be making at the covid inquiry on wednesday and thursday. in addition to that apology, we understand that he will defend the decisions made by his government, arguing that on the

because they got things right. he will be pointing to things like the vaccine and the timing of the emergence from lockdown ahead of comparable economies. you will be defending his use of colourful language and phrases, but people might be thinking why are we hearing about this now before the session has started? i think it is likely for borisjohnson and his team it is getting that defence out there now because on wednesday and thursday there will be that scrutiny and the focus will be on the questions and the exchanges there. it focus will be on the questions and the exchanges there.— the exchanges there. it follows weeks of criticism _ the exchanges there. it follows weeks of criticism by _ the exchanges there. it follows weeks of criticism by officials l the exchanges there. it follows i weeks of criticism by officials and ministers who were close to him at the time. ., , ministers who were close to him at the time. , ., ministers who were close to him at the time. ., , , ., ., ., the time. there has been a lot of criticism of _ the time. there has been a lot of criticism of boris _ the time. there has been a lot of criticism of boris johnson - the time. there has been a lot of criticism of boris johnson and - the time. there has been a lot of criticism of boris johnson and hisj criticism of borisjohnson and his style of leadership at the covid inquiry. his communications chief talked about this being the wrong

crisis for his skill set. we also heard from the government's chief scientific adviser at the time, he said that borisjohnson was bamboozled by the scientific data and then we had that testimony from dominic cummings who was formerly a top aide of borisjohnson, now they are arch enemies, he said that boris johnson was nicknamed the trolley because he was always veering from position to position. this will be boris johnson's chance position to position. this will be borisjohnson�*s chance to put his side of the story, his reputation management and restoration work to be done there. management and restoration work to be done there-— let s get some of the day s other news now. ajudge in the united states has ruled that former president donald trump is not immune from prosecution for actions he took as president. it's the latest setback for mr trump in the case alleging he plotted to overturn the 2020 election result. us prosecutors have charged

a man with the attempted murder of derek chauvin, the former police officer convicted of killing george floyd, an unarmed black man. a fellow inmate, john turscak, is alleged to have stabbed chauvin more than 20 times at a prison in arizona. two people have been rescued after a house was destroyed by whats a man has died after a gas explosion in edinburgh. two people have been rescued after a house was destroyed by whats thought to have been a large gas explosion in edinburgh. emergency services remain at the scene in the baberton area. ukraine's domestic spy agency detonated explosives on a russian railway line deep in siberia on friday. a ukrainian source has told reuters it is the second attack on military supply routes in the area this week. the explosives were detonated as a freight train crossed the chertov bridge

in siberia's buryatia region, thousands of kilometres from ukraine. 0ur correspondentjessica parker has more on the attack from kyiv. this happened along a stretch of railway which runs through the border of china, it is in the far east of russia thousands of kilometres from ukraine. what a senior ukrainian official has told us is that the ukrainian security services managed to engineer two explosions, won in a tunnel and then later on a train running across a bridge. they say that was to try and disable a line they say russia is using for military purposes. the russian media is reporting that the first instance in the tunnel is being investigated and authorities have talked about that incident saying that fire or smoke was seen but it only caused slight delays. the extent of damage caused isn't clear at the moment. what is more

clear at the moment. what is more clear is the keenness of kyiv to strike targets deep inside russian territory. train drivers who are members of the aslef union are beginning a series of rolling one—day strikes across england this morning. it's the latest industrial action in their long—running dispute with train operators over pay and working practices. our business correspondent, marc ashdown has more. there won't be much festive cheer on the railway today, it is the latest one—day walk—out by train drivers who are members of the aslef union. after nearly 18 months of industrial action, that is yet more frustration for passengers. it has just gone on too long, i think i have had enough of it now. i want to know that if i want to catch a train that there will be a train running. it hasjust been a year of disruption, really annoyed, don't know what it's for, every local station, they are sitting in the cafe is, the workers want to get back to work, they're just saying that the train managers are making

decisions that they are not happy with, so i don't understand why we are suffering. it is really frustrating, - it just feels like the only people who are suffering is the everyday people who are struggling - to get into work or seeing family and friends. - especially around christmas, it - means that people can't be together. after 14 one—day strikes were all 12,000 trousers walked out in unison, aslef says that this action will use new tactics to ratchet up the pressure on the train companies. an overtime ban began yesterday and will run for nine days in total, it means reduced services will be running across britain every day until next saturday. drivers and each of the operators involved also walk out for 24—hour at a time but staggered on different days from today until next friday. monday is the only day where they will be no strikes. it is a particular concern for the hospitality industry, bars, pubs and restaurants are starting their busiest and most important period of the year. for many, it could be make or break.

it is the second busiest week in the calendar, the run—up to christmas, lots of office parties and lunches, that are now being postponed. 0verall, that are now being postponed. overall, the series of rolling strikes are estimated to cost the industry a further £600 million. this comes as a member of the other rail union voted to agree to a backdated pay rise as well as guarantees on job security. it means they won't take part in any further industrial action until at least the spring. the aslef dispute is mainly centred on pay, the group representing the train operators insist that a pay rise is reasonable, the government is in support with the union says there are too many caveats and members

have continued to vote for industrial action over the next few months. temperatures dropped below zero across much of the uk overnight — with the freezing temperatures expected to continue through the weekend. councils are now putting in place emergency plans to protect homeless and vulnerable people, living on the streets. as our reporter wendy hurrell has been finding out. in the first cold snap of the season the most vulnerable londoners feel it first. help comes from volunteers. in charing cross food and warm clothing is given out by refugee network international. the severe weather emergency protocol has been activated, meaning that local authorities and homelessness charities open additional accommodation for people otherwise sleeping on the street. this is about opening up communal spaces in accommodation in hostels, putting down camp beds, it is about using every single extra bedroom that might be spare at the moment waiting for someone to move in. it is sometimes about booking hotel

space and that kind of thing. this is an early cold snap, how much need you sense there is this year? it's huge this year. i mean, we've seen sadly the numbers of people homeless and the numbers of people sleeping rough at the sharp end of homelessness increase month on month. we usually have enough space to bring everyone in. i'm really hoping that it is the same this year, but we'll have to see. at the saint mungo's premises in hackney an office becomes a warm place to sleep for those in need, with the staff kitchen given over to providing breakfast and a hot meal. and communities do what they can, opening their doors as warm banks. we decided that we needed to do something to help the needy in the local area and we wanted to be able to offer something hot for them to eat, somewhere warm for them to go and feel safe. and if we can help one person and they walk out with a pair of dry socks and a pair of gloves

and a nice vegetable soup in their belly and some bread, what more could they ask for? yes. david has been homeless for nearly five years, sofa surfing and struggling with depression. jackie and karen and the staff and everyone, they go out of their way to look after people like me, people in my situation, and i promise them when i get myself back on the ground and get my life sorted i will treat them, you know. because without them god knows where i would be to be honest with you, god knows. with many more weeks of winter weather and ever increasing need, these provisions in london will be vital. wendy hurrell, bbc news. the face of the women's rights movements in the us during the 1970s and an icon of feminism, gloria steinem has spent the last 50 years focusing her efforts on advancing women's political participation and reproductive rights. now at 89 years old, steinem has sat down with bbc 100 women to discuss how feminism has

changed over the decades, the impact of cancel culture, and what the future might look like for women's rights around the world. you and i have grown up in some form of patriarchy that says that even in the family, women are more responsible for taking care of infants and small children than men are. even though men are parents, too. so that's where a lack of democracy begins. and that's the beginning of change that we all can make. we shouldn't feel helpless just because we're not changing something globally. the idea of domination and a lack of democracy begins is in the family, and it's even more important and even more the cause of future conflict to grow up with that, with making discrimination

and domination 0k. then national policies are what kind of change you wish to see that you think hasn't been achieved and you hope to see accomplished in your lifetime? well, the most obvious and simplest is that we can determine the fate of our own physical selves, so we can decide this whether and when to have children, not to have children. whatever it is about our physical selves, because that's where our difficulty begins, because we happen to have wombs and the desire to control wombs is very central to authoritarian systems. so, you know, it's clear that controlling reproduction is crucial. yet when we talk about politics, we don't usually start there clearly because we have a womb

and men don't. the desire to control the womb is often the first or most lethal or most impactful kind of effort. another thing that nowadays everybody�*s talking about is cancel culture. you know, there is this fear of speaking up, especially among the younger generation. what do you think of that? do you actually think that this is compromising the freedom of speech of the younger generation? i don't feel it myself, but i resent it on behalf of anybody who does feel it, because free speech is crucial to any democracy. we should not submit to cancel culture. it's social pressure as censorship, and it's definitely not a good thing. even when it is suppressing evidence of bias, it still

is silencing people. now, what would you say is the biggest misconception people make about you ? well, occasionally, especially when i was traveling a lot, people seemed surprised that i had a sense of humor. you're notjust an angry feminist, though, right? i think also people look at the movement and think that it is more limited to college educated white women than it then it really is. it's often started in quite the reverse way. if there is any legacy, i would just say that i was trying to make the world a little more fair and a little more representative than it was when i got here, that this included laughter and joy

as well as angerand... right, right? that each of us is unique. so we shouldn't try to be like somebody else, but perhaps we can gain support and inspiration from knowing people who came before us. speaking to the bbc there. actor macaulay culkin — best known for his portrayal of kevin mcalister in the hit christmas film series home alone — has been honored on the hollywood walk of fame. the 43—year—old began his career on stage at the age of four, before rising to stardom in the home alone. he won a golden globe award for his role as kevin mcalister, but starred in many other roles during his four—decade career in show business. he was joined at the ceremony by his fiancee, fellow actress brenda song, and their two kids ——

and made sure to end his speech delivering perhaps his most iconic line. to wrap things up, in the spirit of the holiday season ijust to wrap things up, in the spirit of the holiday season i just want to say, merry christmas you filthy animals! will leave you with his live pictures from northern gaza, these are images shown from southern israel into gaza. 0ur are images shown from southern israel into gaza. our top story this hour is that israel has renewed its bombardment of gaza. israeli authorities say they have hit 400 targets all over the gaza strip. authorities there, urging people in gaza to move to designated areas which they say will be considered safe. you will find more information on the bbc website. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. the weather story just recently feels as though it's been pulled straight from a dickens christmas novel. it's been bleak out there, hasn't it? we saw temperatures as low as minus ten first thing this morning. we also had some dense freezing fog and some snow showers which move their way from glasgow over towards fife during the early hours. now, those showers will ease away and actually through the afternoon we'll have some sunny spells into north and east scotland. a few showers of rain out to the west with northern ireland and generally along west—facing coasts of england and wales we'll see some showers as well. the fog will lift to sunny spells elsewhere, but it is going to be a cold afternoon with temperatures barely above freezing once again in places, maybe scotland not getting above freezing at all. now, the showers out to the west will drift further inland through the night. and with temperatures falling away, we could see a spell of snow moving its way through the midlands, maybe some freezing rain down through the south east of england, which could have an impact first thing in the morning.

clearer skies further north, still leading to another bitterly cold night across scotland in particular. so we're going to start off on sunday then cold and frosty here in scotland, some sunny spells into northern ireland. early morning rain easing away from east anglia and southeast england. a blanket of cloud continues for much of the afternoon and there'll be bits and pieces of nuisance rain. so not a particularly pleasant afternoon to come, but it will be just that little bit milder. temperatures here between four and eight degrees. another cold story in scotland, but at least you've got the sunshine. another area of low pressure will bring a spell of wet snow, perhaps, as it moves its way through northern england, primarily rain through the south and east. that will pull away to sunny spells and scattered showers. still a little bit of winteriness with any elevation behind it. it stays cold in scotland with temperatures again between three and five degrees. further south, we're looking at 6 to 8 as a daytime maximum. and as we move out of monday

into tuesday, that's when we start to see this milder air arriving. it's going to push the blues out of the way with a southerly wind driving in milder air across the country. but, unfortunately, it does look likely to come at a price. it means that as we head through the week, it turns increasingly wet and windy at times.

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as the war resumes, the humanitarian crisis worsens in gaza, with no aid delivered from egypt since yesterday. israel has renewed its bombardment of gaza, with its military saying its strikes have hit more than 400 targets. iamat i am at the cup 28 climate conference. president biden is not among the world leaders attending but kamala harris is. i am catherine byaruhanga in london. the former prime minister, borisjohnson is expected to apologise to the covid inquiry, acknowledging that the government did not get everything right during the pandemic and the bbc has been speaking to the stars of the crown about the latest episodes of british royal family drama.