as they try again to fulfil the promise to send asylum—seekers to the country. israel intensifies its operation in the south of gaza, as the world health organization warns the situation is getting "worse by the hour". armed police have arrested a suspect after a woman was stabbed in aberfan in south wales. we are expecting a news conference in the next few minutes. junior doctors in england are to stage more strikes in december and january after rejecting a new pay offer from the government. and a billion—dollar version of grand theft auto is revealed in a new trailer, the first update of the game in a decade. all of those stories in a moment or two, and we are keeping an eye on that news conference from south wales police. as soon as it starts, we will obviously carry that live, but let's first of all head to the

bbc sport centre. marc is there with the latest. thank you, matthew. we will start with football. manchester united manager erik ten hag says his squad are "together", dimissing suggestions he has a split dressing room. united are seventh in the premier league and bottom of their champions league group. adding to the mix, the club took the unusual step of excluding four media organisations from their scheduled news conference on wednesday after reacting furiously to reports up to half of the squad were either unhappy with ten hag or his training and tactics. they should come to us first and not go around our back. printing articles, that is not the right thing. i think we have another relationship and they can give that to us beforehand. we have a normal and a professional discussion and debate about it.

there are always, in every team, players who are less playing, less happy, but this is no different as normal. we have seen our first premier league sacking of the season. we've had the first premier league sacking of the season with strugglers sheffield united dismissing paul heckingbottom and immediately replacing him with their former manager chris wilder. wilder returns to the role he left after almost five years in march 2021. in that time he oversaw sheffield united's rise

from league one back to the premier league, clinching two promotions in the space of three seasons following his appointment in may 2016. by this stage last season six managers had been sacked, leading to a premier league record 13 departures. mikel arteta has said he wouldn't categorically rule out any arsenal player leaving in the january transfer window. the gunners manager was responding to questions about the future of goallkeeper aaron ramsdale, who has made only three club appearances across all competitions since early september. england keeper ramsdale has been linked with a move to newcastle united. i want aaron with us. i'm really happy to have two very good goalkeepers and aaron is staying with us. and he wants to play for arsenal, that is what he wants, and that is the consequence. for england, it is not like he has started a lot of games, so hopefully we can help him to be better here so he can play with england. him him speaking of arsenal... speaking of arsenal can extend their lead to five points at the top of the premier league table with a win at luton this evening. and burnley will be looking to build on that big win against sheffield united. victory away at wolves would take them out of the relegation zone.

later on, england face scotland, renewing their rivalry in the women's nations league. england need a big win to finish top of the group, ahead of the netherlands, and keep alive great britain's hopes of qualification for next year's olympics. some scotland players could feature in that olympic team, but there's no suggestion from the scottish camp that losing is an option ahead of the match. scotland is a wonderful country with wonderful people. passionate about everything. and for one second, nobody could be brave enough to question the integrity of the players and how much they love representing their nation. thousands of girls and boys who are going to come tomorrow and inspire these people is stronger than anything. elsewhere in the nations league tonight, wales host european heavyweights germany, hoping to grab their first points of the campaign after five straight losses, while northern ireland and ireland go head to head. the republic have won their five women's nations league matches, while northern ireland can still finish in second place in group bi. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, matthew. i was just saying before he went to

sport that we are waiting for a police press conference from south wales. i police press conference from south wales. ., ., , ., wales. i want to show you the light ictures at wales. i want to show you the light pictures at the _ wales. i want to show you the light pictures at the police _ wales. i want to show you the light pictures at the police station - wales. i want to show you the light pictures at the police station in - pictures at the police station in merthyr tydfil, so as soon as that news conference starts, it follows a stabbing earlier in the day, and news also coming from police and of an arrest. so as soon as that news conference starts, we will obviously carry that live. we will leave the pictures of the news conference here for us, and just as soon as it starts, we will return to merthyr. the number of pupils regularly skipping meals due to poverty in the uk is one of the highest in western europe, according to a new report. the study looks at the education and welfare of is—year—olds around the world and shows that in this country, nearly 11% are missing meals at least once a week. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been visiting a school in birmingham. every morning starts with a free breakfast for all children at cockshut hill secondary school in birmingham.

do you want something? for the head teacher, this is the first priority of the day. for some pupils, school is the only place where they're guaranteed a hot meal. our main priority is obviously the education of the children, but if they're hungry, they're tired, they're cold, they're not going to learn. more than 60% of the pupils here are on free school meals. according to the pisa report, which compares is—year—olds around the world, 11% in the uk miss meals regularly because of poverty, one of the highest figures in europe. how do you feel that some is—year—olds are having to miss meals? as a 15—year—old, you shouldn't have to worry about eating and putting food on the table. there is that percentage that are struggling with food. you may not see what's going on, but it definitely is happening. people have to, like, budget here and there, so they can't get new clothes for school, new shoes, for example, and it reallyjust makes people sad. have you had anything? as well as children arriving hungry, schools are now dealing with many more issues.

we've even provided, - through the hardship fund, bedding, clothes. we have uniform that we provide. schools are having to be a lot more responsible l for lots of other things. there has been a massive rise in mental health issues. - we have an increase in homelessness, and other safeguarding issues - are massively on the rise. sorry to leave that report, but as we have been saying and we are expected that news conference. let's cross over and listen in.— cross over and listen in. south wales police _ cross over and listen in. south wales police were _ cross over and listen in. south wales police were called - cross over and listen in. south wales police were called at. cross over and listen in. south | wales police were called atjust before ten past 9am following a report a woman had been stabbed in aberfan. the suspect left intimately and armed officers have been carrying inquiries throughout the day. this afternoon, a 20—year—old local man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the is known to the victim and is currently in

police custody. i appreciate there will be a real sense of shock any local community, the attack having happened in broad daylight. local schools activity the lockdown critical to keep peoples safe. officers have been in the area to ensure peoples have been enabled to leave school safely at the normal time. this was done as a precaution and schools will open tomorrow as normal. this was a targeted attack. the woman remains in hospital with injuries which are not believed to be life—threatening at this time. i want to thank the local community and partners, their patience and support through today's police operation to trace and arrest the suspect. thank you. the operation to trace and arrest the suspect. thank you. the briefest of statement there _ suspect. thank you. the briefest of statement there from _ suspect. thank you. the briefest of statement there from south - suspect. thank you. the briefest of statement there from south wales | statement there from south wales police after confirmation that a 29—year—old woman was stabbed earlier in the day on moy road in merthyr tydfil, earlier in the day on moy road in mertherydfil, but earlier in the day on moy road in merthyr tydfil, but then going on to

say 28—year—old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the policejust saying schools had been put into lockdown as a precaution. they will open as normal tomorrow, as a precaution. they will open as normaltomorrow, but as a precaution. they will open as normal tomorrow, but described it as a targeted attack and mentioned that the injuries for that 29—year—old woman were not life—threatening. so those, the key details, a very short news conference there from south wales police, but bring us up—to—date on that story. let's get more on one of our main stories, the israel hamas war. earlier, i spoke to rebecca inglis, who's an intensive care doctor based in london and the co—founder of gaza medic voices, which has been hearing first hand accounts from doctors in gaza. she's been telling me about the situation on the ground. as you have been hearing from the dub you ho, the situation has really deteriorated markedly. at the moment there are huge numbers of casualties pouring into those hospitals, the

european hospital, nasser hospital, and they are being admitted with very, very serious wounds, blast injuries, all sorts of problems, and as a result, the hospitals are completely overwhelmed. i as a result, the hospitals are completely overwhelmed. i am 'ust auoin to completely overwhelmed. i am 'ust going to put — completely overwhelmed. i am 'ust going to put onto i completely overwhelmed. i am 'ust going to put onto ouri completely overwhelmed. i am 'ust going to put onto our screen i completely overwhelmed. i am just going to put onto our screen some | completely overwhelmed. i am just i going to put onto our screen some of the social media that i was referencing, the back and forth messages, just one strand and thread with you asking how things are and then the replies, just on that last thought, you were telling our producer that the doctors have now got a very low threshold for a few —— for amputations. tell me, why is that? in -- for amputations. tell me, why is that? , that? in peacetime, when the doctors and nurses can _ that? in peacetime, when the doctors and nurses can do _ that? in peacetime, when the doctors and nurses can do what _ that? in peacetime, when the doctors and nurses can do what they - that? in peacetime, when the doctors and nurses can do what they would i and nurses can do what they would normally be able to do, they can try and save some of these injured limbs, but when the hospital system

is completely nonfunctional, which is completely nonfunctional, which is what it is at the moment, they don't have the time and capacity in the resources, so all they can do is the resources, so all they can do is the thing that will save, hopefully save that person's life, which is remove the damage, injured limb, so at the moment, you read in that sequence of messages, we heard that of the seven cases that came in that day, every single one had bilateral if you tatian, so both lower legs removed, including a two—year—old —— bilateral amputation. we are seeing children directly suffering the consequences that will hopefully they go on to survive having had that surgery, but they will be suffering the consequences of this for the rest of their lives. we heard earlier that people are trying to minimise, israel is trying to minimise harm to civilians, but the flood of children, women, men, coming into the hospitals at the moment would suggest otherwise. we are currently getting horrendous

numbers, people are lined up on the floor of the floors are covered in blood, they are unable to remove all of the rubbish and get the hospital up of the rubbish and get the hospital up and running normally, and we have not had any aid delivered for the past 48 hours anywhere other than the southernmost part of gaza, so these two hospitals are not getting any supplies in, and so the situation is really... it has been said before, but this past 48 hours really beggars belief. we said before, but this past 48 hours really beggars belief.— said before, but this past 48 hours really beggars belief. we are seeing some of the — really beggars belief. we are seeing some of the footage _ really beggars belief. we are seeing some of the footage that _ really beggars belief. we are seeing some of the footage that you - really beggars belief. we are seeing some of the footage that you sent i some of the footage that you sent us, that you have received from some of the hospital, some of the damage inside, you were referencing the children there, just the amount of children there, just the amount of children that doctors are seeing. i mean, the need is so great. just tell me, in terms of the doctors as well, as they are trying to deal with all of that, so many of the hospitals themselves, as we are seeing there on the screen, being damaged, so they have had to move elsewhere from north to south. are

those doctors ending up in other hospitals in the south, able to help there? i hospitals in the south, able to help there? ~ , , ., ., there? i think this is what a big art of there? i think this is what a big part of the _ there? i think this is what a big part of the problem _ there? i think this is what a big part of the problem is - there? i think this is what a big part of the problem is at - there? i think this is what a big part of the problem is at the i there? i think this is what a big - part of the problem is at the moment for the health care workforce. with this big displacement of people from north to south, a lot of the nurses, a lot of the doctors are unable to access hospitals where they can offer their services, so they are currently trapped in enclaves surrounded by bombing, unable to get back to somewhere that they can actually provide services to patients. the nurse that symptoms messages about the amputations, her family have been bombed, she is currently not in the hospital because she is trapped with her family, and they are unable to access the hospital any more, so this bombing by numbers strategy that we are currently seeing, where they are trying to evacuate parts of khan younis and getting everyone to move, means that a lot of the health

care workforce are actually unable to go to work and provide services. that was dr rebecca inglis talking to me a little bit earlier on today's verified live. let me just return to the live pictures in khan younis outside the nasser hospital, large numbers of people there, and insight of course huge numbers of casualties, people being treated, as hospitals they are on the ground talked of being overwhelmed. let me just give you while we look at these pictures some of the latest lines, because hamas officials have been giving a news conference in the last little while. ijust giving a news conference in the last little while. i just want to repeat a couple of the lines because they are significant. they say there will be no negotiations or exchange of detainees until the aggression against gaza stops. that is the phrase that they use in that news conference, and they go on to say, we hold benjamin netanyahu fully responsible for the lives of israeli hostages —— the lives of that, of course, the deal that ended on

friday with the collapse of the cease—fire, rockets being fired by hamas and the israeli action that has now followed, principally in the south, so those latest lines, and of course all those families of hostages, over 140, still being held there in israel and elsewhere, will obviously be watching anxiously, all of these developments, and watching very closely statements like that, but that some of the latest detail coming from hamas. you are watching bbc news. we will keep our eyes across the latest from the middle east. let's turn to a few of the other stories today. let's turn to an investigation by the bbc. watch crime, it seems, is a growing and often terrifying problem. last year, more than 50 million pounds worth of watches were stolen in london alone, many of them luxury items snatched violently from

the wrists of victims in the street. our reporter tir dhondy has been exploring the issue for a bbc three documentary, in which she met some of the victims and the criminals. london, the watch theft capital of the uk. thieves like these ruthlessly steal watches worth thousands of pounds. and you can see the size of the blade. i met andrew dinsmore, a conservative councillor who last year was robbed by moped thieves wielding an 18 inch machete. we were on our way to the cinema, sort of broad daylight. and as we turned down a residential road, a man got off the back of a moped, charged towards me screaming, "give me your watch, give me your effing watch, give me your watch." my wife thought it was a terrorist attack. you can see here she actually just, like, collapses. oh, gosh. andrew's attackers are now in prison. and how do you think the watch was spotted? at the time, i was wearing a long—sleeved jumper. there's basically no way you could have seen it from the road

and the way that they approached us — very directly, straight to me — that's why i think it was definitely that they wanted the watch, and the only time it would have been visible was when we were in the restaurant, you know, when i pulled myjumper up and we were eating. our investigation heard how thieves are known to stalk victims and plan their attacks. one surprising turn was when the teenager who stole a £17,000 watch from welsh singer aled jones contacted me directly. i met him a month before his trial, where he was handed a two—year sentence. due to his age, he cannot be legally identified. and he was not named in court.

moments after the attack, he was captured on cctv carrying the blade. and what are the consequences? 0k. during the interview, we noticed that he was carrying a large machete. we decided we couldn't press him for answers and kept our interview short. we contacted aled jones, but he did not wish to comment. the watch thieves i met see it as a crime with rich pickings, but those who get caught face hefty prison sentences. tir dhondy, bbc news. just a quick pointer.

you can watch that full documentary — hunting the rolex rippers — on bbc iplayer. a decade—long wait for gamers is over. finally, a trailer for the sixth main game in the grand theft auto series has been released. rockstar games released it earlier than expected, after it was leaked online. but the hotly anticipated game won't land on shelves until 2025. let's take a look at it now. lucia. do you know why you're here? bad luck, i guess. # there was a girl i knew # there was a girl i knew # she said she cared about me # she said she cared about me # she said she cared about me # she tried to make my world # she tried to make my world # the way she thought it should be

# the way she thought it should be # yeah, we were desperate then # yeah, we were desperate then # to have each other... that is a little sense of the trailer. let's hear more reaction to today positive elements. —— today's developments. sir ian livingstone?is a games entrepreneur and partner at hiro capital. i'v e i've talked to him first of all about the impact this trailer had had, which had been colossal. this is the gaming equivalent of the biggest hollywood blockbusters. i mean, it's ten years since the last grand theft auto came out, and gta v in 2013 generated $1 billion in three days of sales. 170 million units have been sold since the last one. it's a phenomenon in entertainment. why is it so popular? it's a very immersive world, it's a world which looks totally realistic, it's a world where you can drive around or interact with just

about everybody and everything that you see in that environment, and it is incredible gameplay, incredible artistic achievement, the coming together of art and technology and it's a great british success story — and it's no surprise that the world is waiting for the next one. ten years is a long time to wait for a sequel! in terms of that wait, why has it taken so long? it has taken hundreds of people hundreds of million dollars to make this sequel. it is absolutely immense in scope and it is a wonderfully immersive environment. it is like appearing in your own hollywood movie playing the starring role. i mean, everybody... games allow you to move into, lean into a game and have control of that game, whereas cinema is a passive experience. games are immersive and give you the agency of control, so people cannot wait to start exploring what looks to be vice city.

looking at the visuals, it is absolutely stunning. so perhaps that is part of the explanation of why it has taken so long, but in terms of the upgrade from the previous version in the game itself, to this, what are you anticipating? it looks even more realistic. before, the animations looked totally realistic, the characters looked completely believable and you don't have to suspend any disbelief to be part of this experience. so it is an interactive cinematic phenomenon on and people are desperate to be in that world. unfortunately they have to wait another year or so. you mentioned just how much the last version made inside the opening days. i mean, is it possible to make a judgment here commercially of what this is likely to be worth? if you look at the trailer, it has had over 60 million views already, injust over a day, which would indicate it is going to generate several billion dollars of revenue. it is arguably the biggest

entertainment franchise in the universe and games speak to generation z and generation alpha and this is an incredible industry which continues to grow. that's quite an assessment. just in terms of levels of violence, what are you anticipating? because this is an 18+, isn't it? yes, it is rated 18 for a reason, the way that films are rated 18. for immature audience. —— a mature audience. this game should not be played by children. there is violence in the game, but that is open to the player. it presents you with choices and you make the choice. the game doesn't force you to do anything. so just a final thought. you made the point that you have to wait until 2025 — how much are you looking forward to actually physically playing it? everyone is completely anxious about not having to wait any longer. you see the trailer, you think you can start playing tomorrow, so i think it is going to increase

everybody�*s levels of excitement — to the craziest, crazy factor. that was sir ian _ to the craziest, crazy factor. that was sir ian livingstone, - to the craziest, crazy factor. that was sir ian livingstone, talking to me earlier. just one story before i go. if you're scared of heights, look away now, because there are insured and her pictures coming up. look at this is a weak border who discredited —— weak border who decided... not quite scary enough, so have a look at that come off a ramp and off that 77—storey building in dubai for a bit of basejumping. he made the leap off an infinity pool at the top of that skyscraper and it is said to be the first time anyone has combined two extreme sports. brian grubb called it "a super fun fright". he said there were some sick visuals. that is how he

described it. you can see the whole video on the bbc news website or app. there he is, on the ground, great stuff! the six o'clock news is coming up in a moment or two. weather too. thanks for watching. i will see you next time. hello. skies are going to be clearing across much of the country through the evening and overnight, and that's going to lead to a widespread frost. also fog forming, particularly across more southern parts of the uk. now, let me show you the satellite picture from earlier on. it really was quite a cloudy day across the bulk of england and wales — drizzly, too. but in the north—west, we had clearer skies and it's been quite a cold day. and this is where the temperatures will be lowest overnight. now the winds will fall light as well right across the uk, and that's going to help the fog to form. and we're thinking around parts of the midlands into wales, central, southern england and into the south—east as well — and really quite dense in places.

now, the temperatures will be widely below freezing, even in bigger towns and cities, perhaps as low as —7 or —10 in the sheltered glens, but already somewhat milder in the far west of the uk. and that's in advance of this weather front. you can see the southerly winds. but the fog ahead of it and the windless weather will mean, well, that fog will stick around into the afternoon in one or two locations. and where it does, it really will be quite a raw day. so in some spots, temperatures on wednesday during the afternoon could be barely above freezing. but i think that's not going to be the case for most of us. for many of us, it will be a bright, if not sunny day, but a really chilly one. so, 4 degrees in edinburgh, newcastle, around 6 in norwich. but out towards the west, that's where the front is advancing southerly winds, so a milder direction. wind and rain will spread across the uk during the course of wednesday night and into thursday. ahead of it, temporarily, there could be some wintry weather across the pennines and the scottish hills and mountains. and then on thursday, it's a wet day. at least a spell of rain on the way

for many of us before it turns a little bit clearer later in the day out towards the west. and you can see those temperatures rising — 13 in plymouth, about 6 or 7 across the east and the north—east. and that pattern continues into friday and the weekend. we have a whole succession of low pressures and weather fronts coming our way. so basically it's what we call a westerly regime — so, fronts coming out of the west, bringing much milder conditions. and here's the outlook. from thursday onwards and even into next week, you can see double figures. it's been below average for quite some time. now it's going to be somewhat above average. bye— bye.

at six, the government's latest attempt to try to cut the number of people entering the uk illegally. the home secretary james cleverly flies to rwanda to sign a new deal to send asylum seekers after the supreme court

blocked original plans. junior doctors in england will stage the longest strike in nhs history after pay talks break down. an arrest tonight in south wales after a major manhunt following the stabbing of a pregnant woman. the rise in luxury watch thieves targeting specific victims and then waiting to pounce. we have a special investigation. and we are alive here at hampden park as england and scotland go head—to—head with olympic qualification for team gb in the balance. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... we will be looking ahead to all the night's football, including an opportunity for arsenal to move five points clear in the premier league. bidding wars. some are calling for the practice to be banned. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six.