desert this is bbc desert news. the headlines: emergency services are responding to reports of a serious in the ascendant in aberfan in south wales. it follows reports of a serious assault which happened just after 9am this morning. we are trying to get more details of this breaking story, we will bring you as much as we can when we get it. other news: as israel intensifies its operation in southern gaza, there are a fresh warnings from the worsening situation for civilians there. the home secretary is signing a treaty with rwanda in the hope that the government can fulfil its promised to send migrants to the country. moore and that breaking news. emergency services responding to

reports of a serious incident in aberfan in wales that happened after nine o'clock this morning local time. we cross live now to our correspondent in cardiff. we are stillt in: correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to — correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get _ correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all— correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all of- correspondent in cardiff. we are still trying to get all of the - still trying to get all of the details we can, as you mentioned, the emergency services were called to aberfan at about ten past nine this morning. the welsh ambulance service say the doctors provided critical care treatment on the scene at one individual, and that individual was taken by vehicle to the university hospital of wales and cardiff, wales's largest hospital, for serious injuries. armed police are still in the area as they continue their investigations. a local mp and ms has also urged the public to stay away and cooperate with the police as they carry on with the police as they carry on with their investigations. it is understood that as a precautionary measure, the local schools and

childcare settings have also been put into a precautionary lockdown. the police have added that there is no indication that the incident is related to a school, this is a precautionary measure, and all peoples are safe as they continue to try to find out what has happened. what more do we know about the area where this happened? particularly, what do we know about aberfan and its geographical significance in wales? �* , . , . its geographical significance in wales? ., ., ., its geographical significance in wales? v ., ., ., ., wales? aberfan is an area of the valle s, wales? aberfan is an area of the valleys. it _ wales? aberfan is an area of the valleys. it is _ wales? aberfan is an area of the valleys, it is about _ wales? aberfan is an area of the valleys, it is about 10-15- - wales? aberfan is an area of the valleys, it is about 10-15- 20 - wales? aberfan is an area of the i valleys, it is about 10-15- 20 hours valleys, it is about 10—15— 20 hours away —— miles away from cardiff. not too far away from the capital. the council have released a statement, they added to what we already knew: a number of schools and childcare settings have been put into a precautionary lockdown measure as the police respond to the ongoing incident. they have also appealed for the public to cooperate and follow the guidelines given out by

south wales police as they look into exactly what has happened this year. this is an incredibly unusual situation for local child care settings, and for people to be placed in this lockdown with armed police in the area continuing their investigation into this incident which happened this morning. a serious incident involving one individual who is now in hospital. thank you very much indeed for bringing us up—to—date on that story. we are going to try to get as much information as we can on this developing story. when we get it, we will try to bring it to you. as thomas said, this is a serious incident that happened in aberfan in southern wales. the police are updating is periodically, when we do get another update, i will bring it to you as and when i get it. for now, let's return to events in dubai. ministers from 60 countries, over 60 countries in fact, have a meeting of the cop28 climate summit.

today's focus is on energy and industry. ajust today's focus is on energy and industry. a just transition and indigenous peoples as well. a record number of delegates from the coal, gas, and oil industries are attending the summit. much of the focus of this year has been on youth and women, and the impact of climate change on them. let's cross live to a uk cop28 youth delegate. very nice avion the programme, thank you for joining us. tell me more about how climate change impact on people globally and why it is important to talk about that.— globally and why it is important to talk about that. hello, thank you so much. i talk about that. hello, thank you so much- i would _ talk about that. hello, thank you so much. i would say _ talk about that. hello, thank you so much. i would say that _ talk about that. hello, thank you so much. i would say that this - talk about that. hello, thank you so much. i would say that this is - much. i would say that this is because the youth have inherited the climate crisis from the previous generations and were born into a climate crisis. therefore, because we have a place in this world, we didn't really need a seat at the table, that is the important thing.

i think that also, we are going to be impacted currently and in the future when it comes to climate issues such as fossil fuels. they need to be phased out but we cannot continue where we are. that is why we need the youth.— continue where we are. that is why we need the youth. does it worry you that there are — we need the youth. does it worry you that there are so _ we need the youth. does it worry you that there are so many _ we need the youth. does it worry you that there are so many more - that there are so many more representatives from the fossil fuel industry in this climate change summit compared to previous ones? say that again, i did not aid you. say that again, i did notaid you. does say that again, i did not aid you. does it worry you that there are more representatives from the fossil fuel industry at cop28 can lead to in the past? it is something people are talking about, i think four times more representatives from fossil fuel representatives this year. it fossil fuel representatives this ear. , ., , , year. it definitely worries me, but it also excites _ year. it definitely worries me, but it also excites me _ year. it definitely worries me, but it also excites me because - year. it definitely worries me, but it also excites me because we - it also excites me because we finally have a meeting point for all of these people so that we can address and negotiate with them. i think that for this to, we need these difficult topics to be

addressed. we need to have face—to—face conversations with these people who have a direct connection to fossil fuels. it worries me, but i think it is very important everyone is in the same place that we can address these things. place that we can address these thins. �* , ., ., i” place that we can address these thins. �* , ., ., y., ., ., things. briefly, what do you want to come out from _ things. briefly, what do you want to come out from this _ things. briefly, what do you want to come out from this year's _ things. briefly, what do you want to come out from this year's cop28? l things. briefly, what do you want to | come out from this year's cop28? if you could have one wish, what would it be? i you could have one wish, what would it be? ~ �* , you could have one wish, what would it be? ~' �* , . , it be? i think i've been really worried this _ it be? i think i've been really worried this about _ it be? i think i've been really worried this about what - it be? i think i've been really. worried this about what climate change means for developing countries, and i think that some things have already happened. i enjoy how much has been pledged to the loss and damage fund, over half £1 billion, which i think is incredible. yes, sorry, ithink £1 billion, which i think is incredible. yes, sorry, i think that is something i am... that is something i'm most looking forward to. i really enjoy the address that has been happening to vulnerable

countries. ., ~ , ., has been happening to vulnerable countries. ., ~' , ., , . has been happening to vulnerable countries. ., ~ , ., , . ., countries. thank you very much for that. our main news is on the israel—gaza war. the united nations is reporting intensified airstrikes in southern gaza as israel steps up its offensive against hamas. the israeli government says it will only take those measures to protect civilians that are consistent with its goal of destroying the group. it's not only the gaza strip where violence is escalating. the west bank has also seen a steep rise in fighting over the past few weeks, with clashes between israeli settlers and palestinians. our international editor, jeremy bowen, has been in the area south of hebron, where an entire village has been destroyed. well, it's not only the gaza strip where violence is escalating. where thejudaean desert tumbles down to the riverjordan lies a tiny community of palestinian bedouins. it's called arab ilm lihat and it looks timeless. but the shock waves of the war in gaza have reached here, changing lives and threatening them.

the village, really just a family compound, lies a few minutes from an illegal outpost ofjewish settlers who came calling a few nights ago. this man, a 23—year—old son of one of eight brothers here, videoed what happened. shouting. the settlers accused them, falsely the family said, of stealing their goats. one, wearing a police jacket, loaded his assault rifle. they thought they were about to die. translation: he was shooting at my uncle so i ran down - there and confronted him. we were pushing each other and screaming, head to head, and i was filming him. then, around 20 settlers came. now they said they had to trust god as israel's police and army

protect the settlers. this time no one was killed. they know there will be a next time. before gaza, two or three settlers with pistols might steal sheep. now it was more than 20 with assault rifles. the settlers want to force them out and this family believes the israeli government has given them the weapons to do it. in three days of travelling through the occupied west bank, palestinians have said consistently that since the war in gaza, jewish settlers are better armed and much more aggressive. south of hebron, soldiers checked us out. one told an israeli colleague that he was a traitor for visiting palestinians. they filmed us but took much less interest in what had happened a few miles down the road. the village had been bulldozed activists said last night. the 200 palestinians left four weeks ago after a barrage of threats

from armed jewish settlers. the school was destroyed, britain helped fund it. the project was called supporting palestinians at risk of forcible transfer. activists said settlers did it to make sure the palestinians would never come back. someone drewjewish stars of david. a settler leader cancelled an interview. the police said they were waiting for a complaint. in fact, the palestinians have petitioned israel's supreme court. we went to the village with a former israeli special forces soldier who now campaigns against the occupation. they are demolishing palestinian villages, beating palestinian farmers, stealing their olives. they are trying to open a third front, an east front against the palestinians. why? because they want this without any palestinians. they want the land without palestinians.

palestinians see all this and the rest of the settler violence on the west bank as confirmation of their worst fears, that there are powerful elements inside israel, in the government as well as the settler movement, who want them out and who are using the enormous crisis surrounding the gaza war as an opportunity to further their agenda. south of hebron, palestinian farmers are ploughing with the donkey because localjewish settlers have threatened to steal or break their tractor if they use it. arabs and jews started fighting over every grain of soil in the land both sides believe should be theirs more than a century ago. here, it still comes down to that in every rocky field. that was jeremy bowen, our international editor reporting there. the home secretary james cleverly

will give an update this afternoon on plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. mr cleverly is in the country to sign a new treaty. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, said the deal would address concerns raised by the supreme court when it ruled the existing policy was unlawful. with me is is drjoelle grogan, legal expert and senior researcher at �*uk in a changing europe'. we have not seen the treaty yet, it is expected in the next hour or so. what is in the treaty?— what is in the treaty? exactly, there are _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three big _ what is in the treaty? exactly, there are three big questions. what is in the treaty? exactly, i there are three big questions that everyone, but especially parliamentarians, are going to be asking: first, does this actually responded to concerns of the supreme court? we have erred indications british lawyers will be sent to rwanda, but what does that mean in practice? asylum seekers are going to be processed under rwanda no, not british law. it is notable that the official language of the court is not english. we will need a not only

for british lawyers but also for the asylum seekers. the second even bigger question, and this raises a lot of legal and political questions, is the promise we are hearing that those sent to rwanda will not be returned, as in returned to countries where they face risk. this is something everyone agrees is a bad thing. this is a problem where eitherfirst rwanda will a bad thing. this is a problem where either first rwanda will either accept all asylum seekers regardless of the merit of their claim for refugee status, or they will be returned to the uk if they fail to get refugee status in rwanda. this is a big political and potentially legal nightmare. we is a big political and potentially legal nightmare.— is a big political and potentially legal nightmare. we have some -ictures legal nightmare. we have some pictures to _ legal nightmare. we have some pictures to show _ legal nightmare. we have some pictures to show off _ legal nightmare. we have some pictures to show off james - legal nightmare. we have some i pictures to show off james cleverly in rwanda arriving there this underlines how the government wants to go ahead with this policy, but we are literally only talking about a few hundred people who potentially could be sent to rwanda out of tens

of thousands. i could be sent to rwanda out of tens of thousands-— of thousands. i think that we are exectin: of thousands. i think that we are expecting up _ of thousands. i think that we are expecting up to _ of thousands. i think that we are expecting up to 40 _ of thousands. i think that we are expecting up to 40 or _ of thousands. i think that we are expecting up to 40 or 50,000 i of thousands. i think that we are - expecting up to 40 or 50,000 people crossing via small boats this year. but, you are right, the united nations has tracked around 200 people every year in rwanda is going to refugee status. i think initially, i think the uk will look around... this is strongly premised on there being a way to do this legally. currently, there is not. what is the next step for the uk government? the what is the next step for the uk government?— what is the next step for the uk government? , , ., government? the next step, if and when the treaty — government? the next step, if and when the treaty is _ government? the next step, if and when the treaty is going _ government? the next step, if and when the treaty is going to - government? the next step, if and when the treaty is going to be - when the treaty is going to be signed, it will go to parliament, parliament can delay it but can't stop it. it will be ratified. it will then go to the emergency legislation. it is important to remember that there is no such thing as emergency legislation in the uk, but the government can fast track legislation. no problem for the

government is that even if it gets through the commons, and we know that snack faces first parliamentary defeat, it is not necessarily going to go to the lords. we need to remember that this is not a question of law, everyone agrees you cannot send someone to a country where they face risk of harm, it is more a question of is it safe enough right now? �* , ., , ., ., now? i'm sure that this will go on and on. thank— now? i'm sure that this will go on and on. thank you _ now? i'm sure that this will go on and on. thank you very _ now? i'm sure that this will go on and on. thank you very much - now? i'm sure that this will go on and on. thank you very much for| and on. thank you very much for joining us as always. around the world and across uk, you are watching bbc news. this the first ever haricot beans grown in the uk tend during a trial at a spalding factory. they're delivered to us in the dry format and we have to rehydrate them. then the next process is fill these into the can we then add the tomato sauce and spices? but what do the great british public think? all right. what do they taste like? beans. i would buy that, yes.

to be honest, they're better than heinz. . the seeds for these beans took 12 years to develop by scientists at the university of warwick. their main aim, to make them exactly the same as what shoppers expect. we're always trying to grow new things and trying to do things to save on food mileage and to save on imports because we're importing too much food. it could take years to replace the entire supply chain from canada and china, but today marks the start of a journey to self—sufficiency. you're live with bbc news. prince harry has been subjected to unlawful and unfair treatment by the british government over the decision to take away his police protection when he is in britain, his lawyer has told london's hi caught in the latest hour or so. we cross live to our correspondent outside the high

court in london. what does this mean? . ., , court in london. what does this mean? . . , , , ., mean? prince harry himself is not here, we mean? prince harry himself is not here. we think — mean? prince harry himself is not here, we think he _ mean? prince harry himself is not here, we think he is _ mean? prince harry himself is not here, we think he is in _ mean? prince harry himself is not here, we think he is in california. | here, we think he is in california. his lawyers are arguing he is being treated unfairly in terms of lowering the protection he receives in terms of security when he visits the uk from america. he argues that the uk from america. he argues that the decision—making process and singled him out and his lawyers want this to be overturned. the home office who doesn't decide these things reject that and say the committee has made the decision fairly, that since harry has moved to the us and is no longer a working royal, he is no longer entitled to the same level of protection. they say he will get security, but it will be on a case—by—case basis. this is the first of three days, a matter of security and some sensitivity. from now on, much of the rest of the day will be in private. the rest of the day will be in rivate. ., ~' , ., the rest of the day will be in rivate. ., ~ i. ., ., the rest of the day will be in rivate. ., ~ ., ., , ., private. thank you for that update from the high _ private. thank you for that update from the high court. _

private. thank you for that update from the high court. now, - private. thank you for that update from the high court. now, we - private. thank you for that update | from the high court. now, we talk about sudan. a powerful paramilitary group is fighting the sudanese army. the rapid support forces, powerful paramilitary group, is seeking to take complete control of the war—torn darfur region, in the west of the country. it's been eight months since fighting between two rival military factions killed thousands. they also forced many millions more to flee their homes. the aid say that thousands of people have fled to chad. there are now warnings of �*another genocide' in darfur as sudan's paramilitary group seeks to take complete control of the region. live now to adeeb yousif, the former governor of central darfur, hejoins us from nairobi. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. let me ask you first of all: what you understand to be the latest situation in darfur? yes. latest situation in darfur? yes, thank you _ latest situation in darfur? yes, thank you for— latest situation in darfur? yes, thank you for having _ latest situation in darfur? yes, thank you for having me. - latest situation in darfur? yes, thank you for having me. the | latest situation in darfur? i'eis thank you for having me. the latest from darfur is the implication of

the humanitarian situation: lack of services, lack of security. when it comes to the issues of the humanitarian situation, the idps, the reason for the escalation of the conflict they are basically in need of everything, but the situation also goes beyond the designated sphere to include the social trauma and the culture of violence and the community destruction. i think also there is an element of an ethnic war which could lead to a genocide. what

happened, i think that was a clear sign of another genocide to be committed in darfur within the past 28 years. in committed in darfur within the past 28 ears. ., committed in darfur within the past 28 ears. . , ., , 28 years. in the meantime, people in the idp camps. _ 28 years. in the meantime, people in the idp camps, the _ 28 years. in the meantime, people in the idp camps, the internally - the idp camps, the internally displaced people camped, they are living in conditions that are very, very extreme indeed. bring us a flavour as to what those conditions are on a day—to—day basis for the millions of people who have been displaced. in millions of people who have been dislaced. .. .,, millions of people who have been dislaced. , , , displaced. in fact, those idps, they are suffering _ displaced. in fact, those idps, they are suffering from _ displaced. in fact, those idps, they are suffering from lack— displaced. in fact, those idps, they are suffering from lack of— displaced. in fact, those idps, they are suffering from lack of services. | are suffering from lack of services. lack of communication. their daily life isjust sitting. there is no work to go to come in a university to study, no government offices.

idps communities are locked down in the cities to come to the big ipp camps. basically, what they are lacking is a basic human needs and also protection of civilians.- also protection of civilians. thank ou ve also protection of civilians. thank you very much — also protection of civilians. thank you very much since _ also protection of civilians. thank you very much since for - also protection of civilians. thank you very much since for bringingl also protection of civilians. thank i you very much since for bringing us up you very much since for bringing us up to date. the situation sounds dreadful, we will bring viewers up—to—date with the story as and when we get it. now, back to our breaking news story: the serious incident at south wales police have informed us about in aberfan in south wales. we do not have a lot of detail on this developing story, but we do know that armed officers were sent to the moy road district of aberfan after 9am this morning. joining us on the line is our

reporter from joining us on the line is our reporterfrom the scene joining us on the line is our reporter from the scene in aberfan. bring it up to date.— reporter from the scene in aberfan. bring it up to date. what we do know is that police — bring it up to date. what we do know is that police were _ bring it up to date. what we do know is that police were called _ bring it up to date. what we do know is that police were called here - bring it up to date. what we do know is that police were called here to - is that police were called here to the moy road area at around ten past nine this morning, i can tell you that at the moment there is a police cordon covering around three houses on the junction of coronation place there are police officers on duty at there are police officers on duty at the moment. aside from that, it is a very quiet scene here. quite different from a few hours ago. the police have asked people to avoid the area as they deal with the incident. the welsh ambulance service said that the doctors provided critical care on the scene before one person was taken to the university hospital of wales in cardiff and the number of schools in the area was locked down in response to the ongoing incident. i can imaaine to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that _ to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there _ to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there must - to the ongoing incident. i can | imagine that there must have to the ongoing incident. i can imagine that there must have been a very strong reaction from the local community to what has happened. lots

of shock, i imagine. lats community to what has happened. lots of shock, i imagine.— of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, uuite of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, quite quiet — of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, quite quiet at _ of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, quite quiet at the _ of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, quite quiet at the moment, - of shock, i imagine. lots of shock, j quite quiet at the moment, people staying away because of the shock. those passing by have told us that they are aware of this incident and are clearly concerned while this incident continues to go on here in aberfan at the moment. what incident continues to go on here in aberfan at the moment. what more have police — aberfan at the moment. what more have police said _ aberfan at the moment. what more have police said about _ aberfan at the moment. what more have police said about the - aberfan at the moment. what more have police said about the victim i aberfan at the moment. what more have police said about the victim in | have police said about the victim in this serious incident? thea;r have police said about the victim in this serious incident?— this serious incident? they have said very little, _ this serious incident? they have said very little, the _ this serious incident? they have said very little, the only - this serious incident? they have said very little, the only thing i said very little, the only thing that we know is that one person is receiving care after being critically injured and have been taken to the university hospital of wales and are receiving treatment. aside from that, very little information is reaching us at the moment. �* , ., ., information is reaching us at the moment. �* ., ., , information is reaching us at the moment. ., ., , ., information is reaching us at the moment. �* ., ., , ., ~ ., moment. anyone who does not know wales are particularly _ moment. anyone who does not know wales are particularly well _ moment. anyone who does not know wales are particularly well who - moment. anyone who does not know wales are particularly well who is - wales are particularly well who is watching, explain aberfan in terms of where it is geographically and what kind of area we are talking

about. ~ ., ., a' what kind of area we are talking about. ~ . ., ~ ., ., about. we are talking about a traditional— about. we are talking about a traditional south _ about. we are talking about a traditional south wales - about. we are talking about a| traditional south wales valleys village, it is around seven miles south of one of the major towns in this part of the world, around 20 or so miles north of cardiff. a densely populated area. a thriving village in its own sense, but now that like many of the villages around here, many of the villages around here, many people will be travelling back and forth from cardiff to go to work rather than locally as they might have been a few years ago. that is the nature of industry and the economy here is close and it, it is the same as it always has been. thank you very much, we will have more on this story at the top of the hour. this hello, if you had enough of the cold and would rather have the mild weather, be careful what you wish for. we could be in full rain and

strong winds. not in the short term. the skies will clear, there is another frost on the way tonight. quite a sharp one. fog forming a team. short—term: cloud across england and wales, in the north—west we have clearer skies. it has also been colder, you can see at 5pm temperature is around freezing in aberdeen, 4 degrees in the south of england. this evening, we are in between weather systems, one pulling away towards fees, another advancing from the west. in between, calmer conditions, clearskies, from the west. in between, calmer conditions, clear skies, and fog forming. on top of that, frosty weather. in parts of scotland, in rural spots, temperatures of —7, —10 celsius. frost further south too. to the west, milder air celsius. frost further south too. to the west, milderair coming in. you can see ahead of this when front there will be rain brought in to. for a time, the folk will linger tomorrow across parts of southern

england, the south—east. it could be quite cold, barely above freezing in the afternoon. most of us should have some sunshine particularly in the east. 5—6 . look how much quieter it is in belfast than plymouth. that wind and rain sweeping in. as i said, it could be a fair amount sweeping in. as i said, it could be a fairamount of sweeping in. as i said, it could be a fair amount of rain over the next few days, we've already had some flooding in the south—west, more rain to come. that weather system will be sweeping across the uk during the course of wednesday night into thursday. the head of it, some wintriness across the scottish hills on the pennines. a blustery day with a spell of heavy rain at least for a time on thursday before things turn dry towards the west. you can see temperatures recovering as well. a turbulent weekend with a low pressure sweeping in and weather front, i don't think it will be raining the whole time as the wind will be strong, pushing the clouds

along faster towards the east, but, if you look at the outlook, i think it is a case of rain every single day for most places and you can see temperatures in double figures.

today at one — the home secretary is in rwanda signing a treaty on the government's plan to send some asylum seekers there.

james cleverly is hoping the treaty will overcome legal obstacles to the controversial scheme after the supreme court ruled that it's unlawful. this is the latest attempt by the government to salvage a novel, eye—catching and controversial idea to try to put off some people from crossing the channel in small boats. but will it work? also in the programme this lunchtime... armed police are responding to a major incident in aberfan. we'll have the latest. prince harry's lawyer tells the high court it was unfair and unlawful of the british government to take away his personal security when he's in the uk. the terrifying phenomenon of watch crime — tens of millions of pounds' worth of luxury watches snatched from victims every year. ho, ho, ho! merry christmas. and bah humbug — how santa claus fell foul of his local council with a christmas grotto that didn't have planning permission

and coming up on bbc news: qualification at stake