translation: i wish they were still alive and that we could be one family again, but it is over. we fell apart. a former us ambassador to bolivia has been accused of spying for cuba for more than a0 years. and it's been 250 days since american journalist evan gershkovich was imprisoned in russia. we'll hear from his sister. thank you forjoining us. israel is expanding its ground offensive in southern gaza with witnesses there saying israeli tanks are building up around the south. hospitals say they are overwhelmed with new arrivals. the world health organization says israel warned two of their medical warehouses will be targeted. the who head, dr tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, urged israel to withdraw the order, saying israel should "take every possible measure to protect civilians

"and civilian infrastructure, including hospitals." israeli authorities have denied the who's claim. the israel defense forces are now telling civilians to leave areas around khan younis, a city israel told civilians to flee to for safety earlier in the conflict. our diplomatic editor paul adams has more on the latest on the ground. so israeli ground forces, including tanks, other armoured vehicles and bulldozers, have been operating close to the city of khan younis in the southern gaza strip, the largest city in the southern gaza strip for the last couple of days. and it seems likely that an assault on the city may be coming fairly soon. we are hearing that there are very, very heavy air strikes in parts of khan younis. some of those parts are areas that the israelis have told palestinians to evacuate.

there is a very real fear voiced by the un that we may see large numbers of palestinians on the move once again, some of them for their second, third, fourth, fifth time. last week when the us secretary of state antony blinken was here, one of the things he asked the israelis to make sure they didn't do was displace large numbers of civilians once again as they did from gaza city. international pressure is building. the un chief says he is "extremely alarmed" by fighting resuming in gaza, and there is "nowhere safe to go." the us government says it is too early to tell whether what israel is doing enough to protect civilians. for more, on israel's strategy and international pressure, i spoke with mark schwartz, a former us security coordinator for israel and the palestinian authority. i want to start with what the state department said today about the conflict. it has seen an improvement by israel in narrowing targets in gaza. do you agree?— you agree? from what i have seen reported, _ you agree? from what i have seen reported, certainly-

you agree? from what i have seen reported, certainly the l seen reported, certainly the release of this evacuation zone grid that was discussed earlier in the idf has said that they are implementing, that is certainly one step in the right direction, provides safe areas for the palestinians, but as you stated earlier, very difficult to do when you've got in excess of 350,000 to 400,000 palestinian civilians around khan younis where the next major offensive is going to take place. so i believe that the idf are taking steps, is very challenging just given the population density. the other note i think is the fact that there is still humanitarian assistance coming in, not to the degree that was in the pause, but i understand also that within the war council today in israel with the israeli government, they were talking about increasing the amount of humanitarian aid coming into gaza is the

offensive continues. figs coming into gaza is the offensive continues. as you 'ust offensive continues. as you just said. — offensive continues. as you just said, the _ offensive continues. as you just said, the south, - offensive continues. as you just said, the south, as - offensive continues. as you just said, the south, as we | just said, the south, as we have been mentioning, is a part of gaza where civilians have been cleaning too. the idf now says all of gaza is part of the operation. what should the usb doing, the department, president biden, the white house be doing about the concerns for these to civilians? i concerns for these to civilians?— concerns for these to civilians? i believe the administration - civilians? i believe the administration have i civilians? i believe the i administration have been civilians? i believe the - administration have been very strong, the secretary of defence was very strong in his remarks over the weekend about the importance of not sacrificing strategic success through the targeting like they did during the first phase of the ground offensive. so i believe that that dialogue and the continued pressure by the united states and the community will continue. i have noticed the idf are publishing a lot more precision strikes that

they have conducted since the real initiation of offensive operations to demonstrate that they are going after terrorist, hamas terrorist fighters and weapons, etc.— hamas terrorist fighters and weapons, etc. regardless, we have heard — weapons, etc. regardless, we have heard from _ weapons, etc. regardless, we have heard from the _ weapons, etc. regardless, we have heard from the one - weapons, etc. regardless, we have heard from the one run l have heard from the one run health ministry that more than 15,000 palestinians have been killed in the fighting so far. there is no time limit, no end to get to this conflict. we have the white house says they have the white house says they have talked to israel about the length of the operation in gaza. should the us be pushing israelis on a plan when this operation ends and what that would apply? i operation ends and what that would apply?— operation ends and what that would apply? i think putting a time limit _ would apply? i think putting a time limit on _ would apply? i think putting a time limit on it, _ would apply? i think putting a time limit on it, i— would apply? i think putting a time limit on it, i would - would apply? i think putting a time limit on it, i would not i time limit on it, i would not advise to do that. this is event driven. the event is the elimination of either killing or capturing hamas military capability and terrorist capability and terrorist capability really inside of the gaza strip, that will take several more weeks, if not months to accomplish. even when

the majority of the fighting is complete, there is still going to be hamas terrorists that are moving around gaza because they are so ingrained in the population... it are so ingrained in the population. . .- are so ingrained in the population... if that is the case, terrorists _ population... if that is the case, terrorists still - population... if that is the l case, terrorists still moving around gaza, what would a victory look like for israel? i think from a tactical and operational sense to where they have reported, the idf, they have reported, the idf, they have killed or captured the majority, if not all of the hamas leadership, the battalion commanders you have been hearing about in the news lately all the way up to the leader, the military leader inside of the gaza strip. and then, again, providing security so that, ideally, the palestinians that have been forced out of the north to do this conflict and move back north, obviously with the amount of infrastructure that has been destroyed, it will be

extremely challenging, but what is still going to have to take place is identifying, training a viable security force that can replace hamas, and that will take years, not weeks or months. inside gaza, communication services and internet are down, and the humanitarian situation is worsening. the gaza—run health ministry says about more than 15,000 people have been killed in israel's retaliatory campaign, and that includes about 6,000 children. bbc arabic�*s dalia haidar and freelance journalist mohammed al—kahlout have been following the story of omar lubbad and his five siblings who lost their parents in shelling in southern gaza after fleeing their home in gaza city. a warning that you may find this report distressing. a strong bond between father and child. soon broken by the horrors of war. 13—year—old 0mar says his final goodbyes to

his mum and dad. they were killed in an air strike in southern gaza. translation: , , , ., translation: this is my father. he was martyred _ translation: this is my father. he was martyred here _ translation: this is my father. he was martyred here under- translation: this is my father. he was martyred here under the| he was martyred here under the rock. my mum was next to him in my little sister was in between, but she is ok. when they bombed our house, i felt lonely and without a family. 0mar and his five siblings are now orphans. their uncle who has been displaced with his family is now the only caretaker. translation: ., , ., , ., translation: now my family got bi cer. translation: now my family got bigger- these _ translation: now my family got bigger. these children _ translation: now my family got bigger. these children need - translation: now my family got bigger. these children need to - bigger. these children need to live with me. it is challenging with the expenses, medicine and education. they are all little. the youngest is one—year—old. the youngest is one—year—old. the eldest is 16.

the youngest is one-year-old. the eldest is 16.— the eldest is 16. omar and his siblinus the eldest is 16. omar and his siblings are — the eldest is 16. omar and his siblings are just _ the eldest is 16. omar and his siblings are just some - the eldest is 16. omar and his siblings are just some of - the eldest is 16. omar and his siblings are just some of the l siblings are just some of the children orphaned by war in gaza. doctors here say they are seeing a rise in numbers, but unicef says it is very difficult to count and organise care for them. translation: care forthem. translation: g ., careforthem. translation: g ., , ., translation: my dad used to take us out _ translation: my dad used to take us out and _ translation: my dad used to take us out and show- translation: my dad used to take us out and show us - translation: my dad used to | take us out and show us around. my take us out and show us around. my mum used to do embroidery. she was an artist and we were very happy together. i wish they were still alive and that we could be one family again, but it is over. we fell apart. new details are coming to light about the way sexual violence was allegedly used by the hamas in the october seven attacks. israel's ambassador spoke to the us about the united nations in new york. 0n the seventh of october,

hamas perpetrated rape and sexual violence, exploiting these unforgivable crimes as weapons of war. these were not merely sick, spare of the moment decisions to defile and mutilate israeli women and girls, to parade their naked bodies in the street while onlookers cheered. this was premeditated. this was planned. this was instructed. separately, an israeli women's rights campaigner and lawyer told the bbc that, based on evidence she has seen, hamas had a premeditated plan to use sexual violence as a weapon of war during its october 7 attack. i spoke with the bbc�*s nada tawfik about this. can you tell us what the evidence was that was presented about these allegations of sexual violence? i about these allegations of sexual violence ?_

about these allegations of sexual violence? i think it is important — sexual violence? i think it is important to _ sexual violence? i think it is important to remember- sexual violence? i think it is| important to remember that israeli police say they have so far gathered more than 1500 testimonies from witnesses and medics, and we heard a few of those at the un today. the police representative, the chief superintendent spoke about women being found with our clothes, raped, mutilated bodies, and she played previously released recorded testimonies that were given to police investigators. 0ne police investigators. one person who was described as a rescuer who helped evacuate bodies said they found bodies with their hands cuffed behind their backs, a woman's corpse bleeding from the genital area, a paramedic who gave first aid so they saw a lot of gun wounds, shootings targeted at sexual organs of both men and women and amputations, and a survivor of rape said she saw a woman gang raped. so some testimonies there from investigators. now, it is important to note that hamas

has rejected those accusations today as well, saying that they were unfounded lies, they were allegations to demonise the palestinian resistance, and a un commission of enquiry says they will investigate more crimes on both sides, specifically focus on sexual violence. specifically focus on sexual violence-— specifically focus on sexual violence. ., . , ., , violence. horrific testimony. very briefly. _ violence. horrific testimony. very briefly, what _ violence. horrific testimony. very briefly, what is - violence. horrific testimony. very briefly, what is the - violence. horrific testimony. very briefly, what is the us| very briefly, what is the us saying about this? the very briefly, what is the us saying about this?- very briefly, what is the us saying about this? the us says that they have _ saying about this? the us says that they have been _ saying about this? the us says that they have been briefed - that they have been briefed extensively on a number of theirfindings, but extensively on a number of their findings, but that they don't have their own independent assessments to make right now because they don't have people on the ground obviously conducting those assessments. they haven't used the was rape or sexual violence when talking about the atrocities of hamas. at the united states as i have no doubt to do that have no reason to doubt the reports of sexual violence and there is very little they would put beyond hamas when it comes to the mistreatment of civilians. fiur mistreatment of civilians. our re orter mistreatment of civilians. our reporter in — mistreatment of civilians. our reporter in new _ mistreatment of civilians. 0ur reporter in new york there for us. thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at another story making news. the uk government has announced plans to slash net migration. it's increasing the minimum salary needed to receive a uk work visa to £38,700 a year. there will be tougher restrictions on dependents too. the home secretary james cleverly set out the 5—point plan. visas were granted to defenders or sponsors students in the year september 2023. today i can announce that we will go even further than those provisions already in place with a 5—point plan to further curb immigration abuses and that will deliver the biggest ever reduction in net migration. in total, this package, plus our reduction in student dependence will mean around 300,000 fewer people will come in future years that have come to the uk.

official figures show net migration soared to a record 745,000 in 2022 and the government had been under growing pressure. you're watching bbc news. a former us ambassador to bolivia has been charged with spying for cuba for 40 years. manuel rocha held several high—ranking diplomatic posts and served on the us national security council in the 1990s. he's accused of helping cuba gather intelligence against the us since 1981. he was the us ambassador to bolivia from 1999 to 2002, but court documents unsealed monday allege mr rocha made several trips to cuba, where he helped advance interests of cuban officials. the us department ofjustice says the former diplomat was arrested last friday in miami after an undercover sting operation that lasted more than a year. here's attorney general merrick garland earlier. those who have the privilege of serving in the government of the united states are given an enormous amount of trust by the public we serve.

to betray that trust, by falsely pledging loyalty to the united states while serving a foreign power is a crime that will be met with a full force of the department. joining me live to discuss from mexico city is will grant, our cuba correspondent. very good to see you. this really is a remarkable story. what do you make of it? i really is a remarkable story. what do you make of it? i think is absolutely — what do you make of it? i think is absolutely extraordinary. - is absolutely extraordinary. the very fact that the attorney general used this phrase that he thought it was "0ne general used this phrase that he thought it was "one of the highest rating and longest lasting infiltration of the us government by a foreign agent" does a great deal. in some of the details on that indictment are absolutely extraordinary. the idea that the former ambassador, the former us ambassador to bolivia, a man who reads that kind of level in the state department was, all the state department was, all the time, thought of working

with the cuban government, if these allegations turn out to be true, is obviously extremely damning. in the details that suggests he was having regular contact with his handlers in cuba from the 1980s, including the time he was in cuba. he spoke to this undercover agent and is alleged to have said that the us was the enemy, that the cuban revolution, he referred to as "we". and although we aren't aware exactly of the details of what he is opposed to a bus to the cuban government it does have echoes of the anna montes case, just at the turn of the 21st century, she was known as the queen of cuba, she worked the daa, she was an extremely important piece of the sort of spy important piece of the sort of spy was between the two countries and spent 26 years in prison. it seems that he perhaps, well, we don't know exactly what has passed, but certainly this is an extremely

high ranking official to be accused of such a crime. but liven accused of such a crime. but given the — accused of such a crime. but given the fact _ accused of such a crime. but given the fact he _ accused of such a crime. but given the fact he is - accused of such a crime. but given the fact he is not an acting diplomat anymore, how damaging do you think this will be for us ties with cuba? yes. be for us ties with cuba? yes, think it is _ be for us ties with cuba? yes, think it is important _ be for us ties with cuba? yes, think it is important that - be for us ties with cuba? yes, think it is important that he i think it is important that he wasn't of an service right now, andy biggs the question why on earth a retired diplomat would even be investigated by the fbi at this stage, think it is because of that language being used by the attorney general, that this was such an important figure in terms of his career and in terms of the years, the decades that passed while he was allegedly working for the cuban government. i don't know then necessarily has too much of an impact on the relationship at the moment, simply because things are so negative already. they can't get that much worse. it's always interesting moments like this, takes a while i think before cuba ever recognises there was a spy or there was

any relationship and i don't think it will be until there is a conclusion in the case in miami before there is any word from the government in nevada on this whole situation. aha, on this whole situation. a guess that would be my next question. do you expect cuba to respond at all to these allegations?— respond at all to these allegations? respond at all to these alleaations? , ., �* ~ allegations? yes, i don't think that is particularly _ allegations? yes, i don't think that is particularly likely. i i that is particularly likely. i think what we're going to see, if it is anything there will be sort of a silence, maybe there will be a denial, think what we will be a denial, think what we will see really will be taking place in miami. 0f will see really will be taking place in miami. of course that's where the cuban—american and the that�*s where the cuban—american and the anti— that's where the cuban—american and the anti— castro population is. one wonders what the make up is. one wonders what the make up of thejury is. one wonders what the make up of the jury will be. we don't really... up of the jury will be. we don't really. . ._ up of the jury will be. we don't really... all right, it looks like _ don't really. .. all right, it looks like our— don't really... all right, it looks like our line i don't really... all right, it looks like our line has i don't really... all right, it i looks like our line has broken up looks like our line has broken up there. that was our central america corresponded will grant reporting for us there. it's been 250 days since american wall streetjournal journalist evan gershkovich was arrested in russia on charges of espionage. gershkovich was detained on march 29 and taken to moscow

where he was charged. both thejournal and the us government deny he has ever been a spy. just over a week later, the us state department designated gershkovich as wrongfully detained and put pressure on russia to free him. russia has since extended gershkovich's pretrial detention three times and most recently, extended his detention by another two months last tuesday. earlier, i spoke to evan's sister danielle gershkovich and paul beckett, wall street journal's washington bureau chief. danieal, i want to start with you and ask you have received letters from evan, tell us how he is doing. i letters from evan, tell us how he is doing-— he is doing. i am amazed by evan, i he is doing. i am amazed by evan. i am _ he is doing. i am amazed by evan, i am sure _ he is doing. i am amazed by evan, i am sure you - he is doing. i am amazed by evan, i am sure you can i he is doing. i am amazed by i evan, i am sure you can imagine over eight months a prisoner of russia, it would be difficult for anyone and he works very, very hard to keep his spirits up very hard to keep his spirits up and he still makes me laugh in his letters. we do a lot of teasing and the sibling humour and a tell him about my day and

try to keep them updated on a family news. and through that we tend to speak on lighter topics. but i feel evan is still there, he is still holding on.- still there, he is still holdinaon. , ,, ., holding on. does he know the messaue holding on. does he know the message you _ holding on. does he know the message you and _ holding on. does he know the message you and your- holding on. does he know the message you and your family | holding on. does he know the i message you and your family and colleagues have been speaking to and spreading the news about? , �* to and spreading the news about? , ~ , about? yes. and he is so grateful _ about? yes. and he is so grateful for _ about? yes. and he is so grateful for this - about? yes. and he is so grateful for this body i about? yes. and he is so grateful for this body has about? yes. and he is so i grateful for this body has been receiving all the world.- receiving all the world. paul, what we know _ receiving all the world. paul, what we know about - receiving all the world. paul, what we know about the i what we know about the conditions eva is being held in? ., , conditions eva is being held in? , conditions eva is being held in? . , , , �* in? he has been it isn't conditions _ in? he has been it isn't conditions under i in? he has been it isn't conditions under the i conditions under the circumstances. wall street journal's hired lawyers, who -et journal's hired lawyers, who get into_ journal's hired lawyers, who get into see kim once a week or so and _ get into see kim once a week or so and the — get into see kim once a week or so and the us ambassador to moscow. _ so and the us ambassador to moscow, lynn tracy, has been and periodically, so we do get and periodically, so we do get a glimpse into it and, i think as danielle said, he is working very— as danielle said, he is working very hard _ as danielle said, he is working very hard to maintain his composure.— very hard to maintain his composure. very hard to maintain his comosure. ., ., ., composure. how have you and our composure. how have you and your family — composure. how have you and your family been _ composure. how have you and your family been coping, i your family been coping, danielle?— your family been coping, danielle? �* , , danielle? it's been getting increasingly _ danielle? it's been getting increasingly harder, i danielle? it's been getting i increasingly harder, especially

right now we are hitting the holiday season. so for thanksgiving his friends from berlin came and visited us. it was really nice. and we left a seat as our thanksgiving table for evan and will continue to do so through the holidays, just a gesture he is still not here with us and we have to just continue to stay strong so that we can do everything it takes to bring him home. it takes to bring him home. it must be really difficult. paul, if you look at what we saw recently just last week, a court in moscow extended his detention until 30 january, what more do we know about this? it what more do we know about this? , , ., , this? it is very vague, it is very opaque _ this? it is very vague, it is very opaque and - this? it is very vague, it is very opaque and that i this? it is very vague, it is very opaque and that is i this? it is very vague, it is i very opaque and that is part of the challenge of it. we know he will he — the challenge of it. we know he will be detention until the end ofjanuary. they can hold them up ofjanuary. they can hold them up to _ ofjanuary. they can hold them up to one — ofjanuary. they can hold them up to one year, which will be the end _ up to one year, which will be the end of— up to one year, which will be the end of march, is very flexible, _ the end of march, is very flexible, if they want to hold him — flexible, if they want to hold him longer they can. at some point — him longer they can. at some point we _ him longer they can. at some point we assume you will go to trial and — point we assume you will go to trial and given the nature of the russian legal system we expect— the russian legal system we expect a _ the russian legal system we expect a conviction and we will have _ expect a conviction and we will have to — expect a conviction and we will have to see where it goes from there — have to see where it goes from there. we're just hopeful the us government can figure out a

way to— us government can figure out a way to short—circuit that and bring — way to short—circuit that and bring an— way to short—circuit that and bring an innocent man home. it has been — bring an innocent man home. it has been and it is time to move back, _ has been and it is time to move back, back— has been and it is time to move back, back in the newsroom. as the us back, back in the newsroom. is the us government said anything about when to expect a possible verdict? ., �* ~' ., about when to expect a possible verdict? ., ~ ~ ., , verdict? no. and we know things are under way — verdict? no. and we know things are under way but, _ verdict? no. and we know things are under way but, afraid, i verdict? no. and we know things are under way but, afraid, if- are under way but, afraid, if it has— are under way but, afraid, if it has been 250 days he is not back— it has been 250 days he is not back and _ it has been 250 days he is not back and it hasn't been enough stop— back and it hasn't been enough stop danielle, we know there have — stop danielle, we know there have been us citizens who have been _ have been us citizens who have been held — have been us citizens who have been held in russia who were then— been held in russia who were then exchanged for russians were — then exchanged for russians were held in prisons here and there — were held in prisons here and there are _ were held in prisons here and there are analysts who speculate that is precisely why evan— speculate that is precisely why evan is— speculate that is precisely why evan is being held as well, what — evan is being held as well, what is _ evan is being held as well, what is the us telling you about _ what is the us telling you about the prospect of such a swap— about the prospect of such a swap for— about the prospect of such a swap for evan? we about the prospect of such a swap for evan?— about the prospect of such a swap for evan? we hold on every da to swap for evan? we hold on every day to that _ swap for evan? we hold on every day to that president _ swap for evan? we hold on every day to that president biden i day to that president biden made a promise to a family that he was going to bring evan home, so wejust he was going to bring evan home, so we just continue to put ourfaith. but home, so we just continue to put our faith. but we are willing to pursue any channels, any means necessary to get evan home. �* , ., ., any means necessary to get evan home. �* , ., ,, ., i. home. are they talking to you and our home. are they talking to you and your colleagues, - home. are they talking to you and your colleagues, paul, i home. are they talking to you | and your colleagues, paul, bow

back on the topic? irate and your colleagues, paul, bow back on the topic?— and your colleagues, paul, bow back on the topic? we have seen vafious back on the topic? we have seen various glimpses _ back on the topic? we have seen various glimpses of— back on the topic? we have seen various glimpses of the - back on the topic? we have seen various glimpses of the last i various glimpses of the last eight — various glimpses of the last eight months. both sides say we are in_ eight months. both sides say we are in negotiations and sometimes the other side pours cold water on that they go back and forth— cold water on that they go back and forth little bit. we are confident everyone is taking it seriously— confident everyone is taking it seriously on the us side, we just— seriously on the us side, we just need _ seriously on the us side, we just need to see some results, a prisoner— just need to see some results, a prisoner swap is one of the ways— a prisoner swap is one of the ways it — a prisoner swap is one of the ways it has been solved in the past — ways it has been solved in the past we _ ways it has been solved in the past. we are also interested in the creative way that means it doesn't — the creative way that means it doesn't take a prisoner swap and — doesn't take a prisoner swap and it— doesn't take a prisoner swap and it doesn't take finding someone that the russians want back in_ someone that the russians want back in order to get evan back because — back in order to get evan back because it _ back in order to get evan back because it is so was that he is there — because it is so was that he is there in— because it is so was that he is there in the first place. we would _ there in the first place. we would like to find another way to bring — would like to find another way to bring him home.— to bring him home. danielle, wh do to bring him home. danielle, why do you — to bring him home. danielle, why do you think— to bring him home. danielle, why do you think evan i to bring him home. danielle, why do you think evan was i why do you think evan was targeted?— why do you think evan was tarreted? �* ., , �* targeted? i'm not sure. but i know that — targeted? i'm not sure. but i know that evan _ targeted? i'm not sure. but i know that evan is _ targeted? i'm not sure. but i know that evan is an - targeted? i'm not sure. but i| know that evan is an amazing journalist and he was very interested in russian people, those stories often had a lens

through the russian people. but, unfortunately, can't speak more to that. i but, unfortunately, can't speak more to that.— more to that. i think you have seen in a _ more to that. i think you have seen in a number— more to that. i think you have seen in a number of _ more to that. i think you have seen in a number of these i more to that. i think you have i seen in a number of these cases the kremlin trying to gain leverage of the united states by taking americans hostage and, _ by taking americans hostage and. in — by taking americans hostage and, in fact, this has had the added — and, in fact, this has had the added benefit from vladimir putin's— added benefit from vladimir putin's standpoint of silencing what — putin's standpoint of silencing what little is left of an independent press in moscow, and that— independent press in moscow, and that includes the foreign press — and that includes the foreign press. so after evan was detained a lot of american reporters left and from persian's perspective he got what — persian's perspective he got what he _ persian's perspective he got what he wanted, which is a clampdown on the flow of information from a country that matters — information from a country that matters a — information from a country that matters a huge amount of the world, — matters a huge amount of the world, the uk, and the united states — world, the uk, and the united states. indeed. danielle, woolmore _ states. indeed. danielle, woolmore more - states. indeed. danielle,j woolmore more question states. indeed. danielle, i woolmore more question for states. indeed. danielle, - woolmore more question for you before we let you go, we know you can't speak directly with evan, but what message would you have for him if you could? i will give him the same message that he gave me, which is just be patient,

message that he gave me, which isjust be patient, hold on, and that we are doing everything we can to get you home and president biden made that promise and we're going to hold him to that and can't wait until is back home. we certainly _ until is back home. we certainly hope - until is back home. we certainly hope so. i until is back home. we certainly hope so. danielle, paul, thank you so much for joining us. paul, thank you so much for joining us— paul, thank you so much for 'oininr us. ., ~' . joining us. thank you so much. before we _ joining us. thank you so much. before we go. _ joining us. thank you so much. before we go, a _ joining us. thank you so much. before we go, a runaway i before we go, a runaway kangaroo lead authorities on a wild goose chase. it's been four days on the run. police say they managed to catch the kangaroo when it stopped for a break and an officer grabbed onto his tail. but the animal did get a bunching. onto his tail. but the animal did geta bunching. 0ne onto his tail. but the animal did get a bunching. one of the officers reportedly got hit in the face. thanks for watching. stay with us. hello. it is starting to turn less cold. that process, the transition to mild weather has already begun but we're not really going to feel it until the end of the week and into the weekend.

in fact, there's still a chance of some frosts. now, let's have a look at the big picture then on tuesday. so low pressure close by with a wind off the north sea. so still a bit of an easterly, thick cloud and outbreaks of rain through the early hours across many parts of england and wales, maybe southern parts of scotland and into eastern northern ireland, but clear spells there in the north highlands and also around western parts of northern ireland. so a sharp frost in some spots early on tuesday, but not frosty in england and wales. and then here's the forecast for tuesday itself. in scotland and parts of northern ireland, it's a bright start with some sunshine in the afternoon. the rest of the country overcast, at least for the bulk of the day. chances are things will clear up a little bit in, say, the lake district, lancashire, wales in the southwest. but then that's towards the end of the day now, it's sunset soon, so i think the bulk of england and wales, let's call it a cloudy day with a chance of some rain. however, later in the day, on tuesday, towards the evening hours, skies will clear, the winds will fall light, and we've got a frost on the way. so still that nip in the air first thing in the morning on wednesday, with temperatures perhaps as low as —5 in scotland and close to freezing, if not below

in the south. and the morning on wednesday will be very cold across many parts of the country, especially further east. could be some lingering fog, could feel quite raw during the day. so quite disappointing temperatures, again. four degrees, even could be optimistic in some spots, could be close to freezing. but out towards the west, we've got that warmth here, that mild air sweeping in, weather fronts coming in, bringing the outbreaks of rain. and that change really is under way towards the end of the week with a low pressure and westerly winds. now, this is the temperature anomaly map, so warmer than average or colder than average. and actually, you can see towards the end of the week and into the weekend, we've got these warmer colours indicating temperatures actually into double figures for some of us. so let's have a look at the outlook, then. midweek onwards, you can see a fair amount of cloud and some outbreaks of rain, but a steady rise in the temperature as we lose the easterly winds and transition to westerlies. that's it for me. bye— bye.

here's attorney general merrick garland earlier.

bitcoin continues its bull rally, reaching highs not seen in almost two years since the crypto currency crisis began. and we visit a ghost city in malaysia from an overseas symbol of china's property crisis. hello and welcome to asia business report. let's start with this — the price of bitcoin has continued to saw overnight, up more than 6% today to over $42,000. values that it has not seen since april last year. meanwhile, gold has been approaching an all—time high of more than $2,100 an ounce. the two assets have jumped in recent days as investors bet that the us federal reserve will cut interest rates next year after 11 hikes since march 2022. stephanie leung from investment management platform stashaway explained to me what is behind this surge. there are a few factors that drive gold prices

and also crypto prices higher. specifically, i think two factors actually drive