live from london, this bbc news. word for what we most need now, it we do not have a humanitarian operation in southern gaza that can be called by that name any more. us support for ukraine suffers a blow. republican senators block the latest round of multi—billion dollar funding. and the fourth and final republican presidential debate unfolds in alabama. with donald trump absent nikki haley faces intense scrutiny from rivals i used to think nurses were women, used to think police were men... and the writer and poet benjamin zephaniah dies at the age of 65. he's being remembered as �*a true

pioneer and innovator�*. hello, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. where we'll bring you the top the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has urged mps in his conservative party to back his plans for tackling migration to the uk. speaking at a news conference, mr sunak said his "patience has worn thin" when it comes to, in particular, small boat crossings. a particular point of frustration is the government's proposal to deport to rwanda people arriving in the uk illegally — a plan that's had several legal and political setbacks. the immigration minister robert jenrick resigned yesterday in protest at changes in the plans. here's our political editor, chris mason. autumn of last year. rishi sunak becomes prime minister, the rwanda plan is already six months old. but as the seasons turn, no migrants are sent to east africa.

winter becomes summer, and still no planes are leaving. and then the supreme court, this autumn, said it was unlawful. the slogan on the lectern is familiar, and boat crossings are down. good morning... but the prime minister felt compelled to sell his new plan after his former immigration minister resigned, reckoning it's a dud. we simply cannot have a situation where our ability to control our borders and stop people taking perilous journeys across the channel is held up in endless litigation in our courts. for the people who say you should do something different, the difference between them and me is an inch. but that inch, by the way, is the difference between the rwandans participating in this scheme, and not. are you saying to your mp5, bluntly, on all of this, back me or sack me? what i'm saying, notjust to my mp5, but the entire country, is that i share their frustration. right?

my patience with this has worn thin. it's patently unfair, what is happening at the moment, which is why it requires action like this, that is novel, that is contentious, but that is what we're about. we are about getting stuff done on the things that matter. this matters, and we're going to make sure that we deliver. so, what exactly is this new plan? the safety of rwanda bill, where i was the other day when the home secretary visited kigali, to sign a treaty with the country, will say that rwanda is safe and give ministers the power to disregard parts of the human rights act. but critics reckon it doesn't go far enough, and will still get gummed up in the courts. ultimately, this bill will fail. i'm just being honest about where we are. we have put two acts of parliament through already. we've done huge amounts of work to stop this problem. we have not succeeded in stopping the boats. time is running out. we cannot afford to put forward yet another bill that is destined to fail. will he lead the conservatives

into the next general election? listen, i hope he does. "i hope he does" is about as tepid an endorsement of a prime minister as you are likely to hear. and here's another tricky thing for rishi sunak. others in the conservative party, including the 100 plus mps and peers too in what is called the one nation caucus have a different instinct. it is run like a bill that says that parliament has decided that all dogs are cats. but we know that all dogs are not cats. but we are being told that, apparently, parliament has reached a conclusion that rwanda is safe, when the evidence before the supreme court, and the court below it, was that it was not. and all this after robertjenrick packed it in as immigration minister, suggesting the prime minister needed to be more brave and more willing to contest international law. replacing robertjenrick at the home office, two men, michael tomlinson is the minister

for illegal migration, and tom pursglove is minister for legal migration. emergency legislation, and now emergency reshuffle, and, as we speak, an emergency press conference. it's total chaos. they are now in freefall. unable to govern. all the while, families worried about paying their bills and affording christmas. mps will debate the latest rwanda plan on tuesday. its future, and prime minister's authority, up in lights. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. live now to westminster and our political correspondent, iain watson. good evening. plans changing it, ministers resigning but rishi sunak standing firm?— ministers resigning but rishi sunak standing firm? apparently standing firm but we shall _ standing firm? apparently standing firm but we shall wait _ standing firm? apparently standing firm but we shall wait and - standing firm? apparently standing firm but we shall wait and see, - firm but we shall wait and see, because legislation comes to parliament on tuesday and as we have been hearing, there are different

factions in the conservative party that are sceptical towards it. cannot rishi sunak and those around him win them over by next week? that remains to be seen. next week is crucial, mps will vote on tuesday, but the consideration of this in parliamentary committees, then there is a further vote, so it could be here wins the vote next week but faces further opposition down the line, so he is not out of the woods yet. indeed, there are some questions as to whether there is even a risk of potential defeat next week because the opposition parties are going to be pretty much against this. it does not take too many other people, just 28 conservative mps, to vote against him and he is in trouble, he has already lost one parliamentary vote on a different matter by a narrow margin. there is risk their so i think it is interesting, he backed off this idea

of making this a confidence vote. in other words, where he to lose this, he would then either be sacked from parliamentary from opponents or call a general election. he fell short of that. he is expecting a rebellion of some sort next tuesday, and again, the question then is not so much immigration policy but his own authority as prime minister. d0 immigration policy but his own authority as prime minister. do we know anything _ authority as prime minister. do we know anything about _ authority as prime minister. do we know anything about any _ authority as prime minister. do we know anything about any key - authority as prime minister. do we. know anything about any key names that say they will vote against him? not yet because at the moment one of the factions, the european research group, very anti—immigration, they are looking at this to find out whether the bill would actually work in practice. if it were to achieve what rishi sunak says it will achieve, stopping any legal challenges that meant the vanishingly thin, they are considering that line by line and we may not get anything from them for a

few days. the more centrist one nation group are looking at this as well, but one of the people they are getting advice from his lord garnier, who was suggesting in the house of lords, if the bill gets there, that he would vote against this himself slightly because, as he put it, you cannot simply declare a wonder is a safe country, that is like declaring all dogs are cats. that does not bode well for the prime minister, he will have to make sure over the next few days, as he tries to persuade members to back this legislation. the government is saying is that a lot of the successful legal challenges in the past were on the basis that migrants could be sent to perhaps another less safe country than rwanda, they say the new treaty stops that from happening and it says that it allows ministers to effectively ignore last—minute interventions by the

strasbourg court of human rights, meaning there is a good chance of sending those who make legal challenges to rwanda nonetheless. but all i am saying is while they may argue that strongly, it has not completely convinced members of his own party. completely convinced members of his own -a . ., ~' completely convinced members of his own -a . ., ~ thank you. the head of united nations aid operations, martin griffiths, says there is no longer a humanitarian operation in gaza that can be called by that name. he says what is left is eratic, undependable and not sustainable. no aid has reached the north of gaza since the temporary ceasefire ended. he says that aid agencies will not give up. we he says that aid agencies will not i ive u . _ . ., he says that aid agencies will not cive u -. ~ ., , he says that aid agencies will not u-iveu.~ . , ., ., give up. we are still negotiating and we are _ give up. we are still negotiating and we are not _ give up. we are still negotiating and we are not giving _ give up. we are still negotiating and we are not giving up - give up. we are still negotiating and we are not giving up access| and we are not giving up access through kerem shalom, that over crossing to the west of the rafah crossing. from israel into gaza,

which has been such a feature of discussion these many weeks. there are some promising signs now that that may be able to open soon, and we are still at it. we are still in gaza. we are still in gaza. it comes as pressure is growing on israel to justify the intensity of its military operations in gaza, with more than a million people being displaced. hamas officials in gaza say more than 17,000 people have been killed since the war started after the october the 7th attacks on israel. here's our international editorjeremy bowen. as gaza's food queues get longer, the un says it can't run a dependable humanitarian operation any more. with hungry people jumping warehouse fences, the un secretary—general says only an immediate ceasefire can stop this war threatening international peace and security. as israeli forces pressed forward in gaza, the country's foreign minister said the real danger to world peace was the un, claiming a ceasefire

endorsed hamas terror, murder and rape. palestinian leaders said the us and the uk should not veto the next ceasefire resolution at the un security council. the united states of america and britain now has the key. if they oppose a resolution about immediate ceasefire they will not be complicit only with this aggression, they will be a participant in these war crimes. at israel's parliament, government supporters oppose a ceasefire and reject the idea that the only chance of peace is an independent palestine alongside israel. so what's the answer, an everlasting occupation? first, occupation is not the word. you cannot be... one cannot occupy his own land. israel is not an occupier in israel because that's the land of israel. so what about gaza? again... that's the land of israel?

the land of israel — you cannot be occupying it. we are not occupying it from anyone. a century of conflict is not going to end when — if — israel declares victory in gaza. the war will not finish neatly. two opposing forces are at work here. on the one hand, pressure for a ceasefire. on the other, the determination of the americans and the british to give israel the time it needs to achieve its objectives, and one western diplomat i've talked to was thinking about perhaps another month. now the un secretary—general wants to hurry that process up, by putting pressure on them and also shaming them into taking action sooner. and in gaza, civilians are lost in the rubble of israeli strikes. the hamas attacks and israel's response unleashed powerful, chaotic forces. so far, the world is not close

to controlling them. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. to get the latest on the aid situation on the ground in gaza, i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. at the moment, it is a very difficult situation, with far too little getting in and, you heard from martin griffiths, the real sense of mounting anxiety about the inability of the international community to caterfor a inability of the international community to cater for a couple of million people, a large chunk of whom are displaced who are all now huddled in the southern gaza strip. now, the reference to kerem shalom is to the west of rafah, but it is actually to the east of rafah, it is one of the main israeli crossing point and has been closed since this crisis began two months ago. if there is an agreement to opening that, and there is some reporting that, and there is some reporting that the israelis have agreed to it, that the israelis have agreed to it, that should allow a greater amount

of aid to get in. the israelis are saying that they have no problem with the volume of aid getting in and they are very happy to see that happen, but it is about the ability of the agencies to actually deal with the amount of aid that needs to be brought in. the aid agencies will probably argue that it is a war zone, it is incredibly difficult and dangerous while israel is bombing the southern gaza strip to mount an effective aid operation. anecdotal evidence from the civilians of the gaza strip suggests that while they know certain areas are dangerous and they have been told by the israelis to flee, they don't actually know which areas are safe. sometimes when they reach shelters they think will be safe, they discover they are overflowing and have to move on and find somewhere else. those are the complexities that everyone is dealing with. the international community, beyond the aid agencies, is trying to address this. the

british defence secretary is here at the moment, and has talked about using navy ships to bring aid directly into the gaza strip, bypassing egypt and israel altogether. there is a lot of thinking going on, none of it yet come together, but an awareness across—the—board that this current situation is absolutely unsustainable. �* ., ., . unsustainable. around the world and across the uk. _ unsustainable. around the world and across the uk, this _ unsustainable. around the world and across the uk, this is _ unsustainable. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc _ unsustainable. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. - let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. weather warnings are in force in parts across the uk, with forecasters saying some areas are at risk of flooding. nearly 50 flood warnings are in place, with the met office predicting some areas could see up to 80 millimetres of rainfall. british has accused russia's security services of disrupting the democratic process. they claim it has been stealing information from

british public figures. the british retail consortium says the use of cash has grown for the first time in ten years. it says i9% of purchases were made with notes or coins last year echoing a report by banks showing a slight rebound. you're live with bbc news. good to have your company. ever since russia invaded, the leadership of ukraine has made it clear that the survival of the country is heavily dependent on the financial and military support coming from its allies, particularly the us. so there can only have been consternation when it was finally confirmed on wednesday evening in washington that the latest multi—billion dollar package from the us might be derailed. the deal would also have involved

funding for israel and aid for gaza, but senate republicans voted it down because they want extra spending on security at us borders. senate majority leader, chuck schumer, expressed his frustration at the outcome... if there is a word for what we most need now, it is to be serious. if republicans in the senate do not get serious very soon, about a national security package, vladimir putin is going to walk right through ukraine and right through europe. this is a historic moment for the senate. are we going to do something about the threats to democracy happening around the world, are we going to hold the line against autocrats and dictators and the enemies of our way of life? the vote will also have disappointed the ukrainian leadership, although they've not said that publicly, and appear to be working diplomatically to get the outcome they want. here's our correspondent in kyiv, jessica parker, on what this could mean for the war in ukraine...

the failure of this senate vote to pass hasn't come as a surprise. it was widely expected to happen, so people aren't exactly reeling with shock here in kyiv. that being said, of course, there is deep concern that this aid — defense aid package — has become tied up in domestic us politics about america's southern border. so the lobbying work goes on. representatives from the ukrainian government have been in washington, d.c. ukraine's ambassador to the us has talked about how she still hopes that a package of support can be agreed by christmas. and i think it's pretty difficult for ukraine to envisage a world where us support could start to dry up. so crucial has it been to the wider war effort. and some people i speak to as well, they say, well, western allies have said they'll be with ukraine for as long as it takes and we're not even two years into the full scale russian invasion. there has been a bit more of an emphasis recently on domestic arms production,

but there is still very much hope that some kind of breakthrough can be reached in washington dc over the coming week. earlier i spoke to a research professor of the us army war college in washington, dc, and i asked him what the causes are with this hold—up? what the causes are with this hold-up?— what the causes are with this hold-u - ? ., , ~ ., hold-up? your viewers will know, there is a political— hold-up? your viewers will know, there is a political disagreement i there is a political disagreement unfolding in washington. i think there are too many americans, both democrats and republicans, who are eager to see ukraine win and russia lose this effort. also to see more aid provided to israel. somewhere in the mix, where democracy is messy clearly, but somewhere in that mix of issues, we like to see a compromise in the coming weeks. the us has already sent a lot of money to the ukrainian war effort, but this may not necessarily be a binary option. there may be a watered down

alternative, perhaps less money this time around. would that be viable? what would be the priorities in that case? . ., , what would be the priorities in that case? _, , ., a, what would be the priorities in that case? , ., a, ., case? there could be an effort to t to case? there could be an effort to try to piecemeal— case? there could be an effort to try to piecemeal the _ case? there could be an effort to try to piecemeal the resistance . case? there could be an effort to | try to piecemeal the resistance to ukraine, the administration is not in favour of that, they put forward a number, $61 million. the concern is, if they do this in a piecemeal fashion, it merely takes us to the brink, to the 11th hour, as we are now, where ukraine needs the funding, and we do not want to repeat that. the last thing we want to see is a break in that assistance, the assembly lines being slimmed down, that will be bad news for ukraine. . ~ slimmed down, that will be bad news for ukraine. ,, . , , ., for ukraine. since the russian invasion. _ for ukraine. since the russian invasion. i _ for ukraine. since the russian invasion, i have _ for ukraine. since the russian invasion, i have interviewed . for ukraine. since the russian - invasion, i have interviewed many from the us military angle who have been very supportive of american support for ukraine. does that view persist across the us military, is it solid or wavering slightly? it is im ortant it solid or wavering slightly? it is important to _ it solid or wavering slightly? it 3

important to gauge whether it is persistent across the us public. the data shows that when you ask broadly whether we should assist ukraine, we see some weakness in the numbers, at least in the republican party of our political spectrum, even amongst some independents, but if you contextualise that question, but in the context of what our allies are doing, they are carrying a far heavier weight than the americans evenin heavier weight than the americans even in terms of military assistance, if you put it in the context of competition with china and russia, they supported much more strongly. it will not be a question of public support, that is there, but it is a matter of the wheels of government is turning and we will eventually get to the point of backing ukraine. eventually get to the point of backing ukraine. a coroner has concluded that an ofsted school inspection "likely contributed" to the death of headteacher ruth perry. mrs perry took her own life after a report from the inspectors downgraded caversham primary school

in berkshire from its highest rating to its lowest following concerns over safeguarding. branwenjeffreys has the details. ruth perry took her life on the 8th of january this year. the head teacher of caversham primary, devastated and distraught after an ofsted inspection. in court, the coroner was clear — it contributed to her suicide. ruth's husband and elderly parents today stood alongside her sister, julia. the inquest into ruth's death has shown the brutal inhumanity of the system of ofsted inspections. she gave theirjudgment on the inspection system. callous, perverse, inhumane. in court, the coroner criticised the way the ofsted inspection was carried out. she said it lacked fairness, respect

and sensitivity, and at times was rude and intimidating. she also said the fact that ruth perry couldn't share the result and had to wait so long for the report contributed to her deteriorating mental health. ofsted had argued the inspection was professional and sensitive. it's been a long 11 months for the family. we were right. what we've been saying, what other head teachers have been saying, what the teaching unions have been saying, was right. and ofsted were wrong. and they weren't prepared to admit that. after ruth died, her sister, julia, found some handwritten notes, including one dated from christmas day. "i have seen examples of suicides, forced removal, resignation in shame." ruth perry knew an inadequate grade might mean the loss of herjob.

she had gone to caversham primary withjulia as a child, and cared deeply about what the community thought. this was going to be the end of her career, and she didn't know what else she could do. i don't think she could hold her head up high. i think she was so distraught by it. tonight, ofsted's chief inspector, amanda spielman, said sorry for the "distress mrs perry undoubtedly experienced as a result of our inspection." she said changes had been made, but ofsted would do more. ruth perry's family said she would be remembered as "loving, funny and kind." "we shall feel her terrible loss every day for the rest of our lives." branwenjeffreys, bbc news, reading. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in branwen's in branwen's report,

you can find details of organisations offering information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. and you can see more on this story on the death of a head — available on bbc iplayer tonight. ata at a festival beginning the start of chanukah, the german chancellor olaf scholz said they would protect jewish life in germany. he is the first german leader to light one of the traditional chanukah candles. hello there. it's going to remain unsettled for the rest of this week. spells of wet and windy weather around, but it will be noticeably mild. but with more rain falling on saturated ground, we've already seen some localised flooding is going to exacerbate existing flooding problems up and down the uk. so stay tuned to the forecast.

this area of low pressure has been quite potent. lots of isobars on the charts being very blustery, active weather front, slowly spreading northwards and eastwards. and we've been introducing milder air pretty much right across the country throughout the day. the rain becomes confined to the north east of scotland, the northern isles, with strong winds through the course of the night. elsewhere, it's a little bit quieter, some clear spells, but showers or longer spells of rain pushing into northern and western areas as low pressure sticks close by. and it will be blustery, but a largely frost—free night to come. so for friday, we start off with a bit of sunshine across southern and eastern areas. showers from the word go in the north and the west. they merge together to produce longer spells of rain at times into the afternoon. but i think east and southeast england may escape. they'll stay largely dry with some sunshine, and it will be a milder day. double figure values for england, wales, northern ireland, eight or nine degrees across scotland. for friday night, it stays quite blustery. further showers or longer spells of rain pushing northwards across scotland, northern england.

then the next batch of weather fronts and low pressure move into the south west to bring wet and windy weather here. and again, a fairly milder night to come than what we've had of late. this area of low pressure moves through during saturday and then for sunday, we've got another low pressure system bringing another spell of wet and rather windy weather to our shores. so it'll start quite wet saturday — england, wales. northern ireland. looks like the rain will become confined to scotland through the afternoon. it brightens up for northern ireland, certainly for england and wales through the afternoon, with sunny spells, a few scattered showers and feeling very mild, 11—14 degrees — feeling pleasant in the sunshine. nine degrees across scotland. sunday starts off dry with some sunshine at this stage, but then it looks like it'll turn wetter and windier as we move through the day and turn very windy in the northwest corner of the country, with gales developing here. but once again, it's going to be pretty mild for the time of year. many central and southern areas seeing temperatures in double figures. it remains unsettled into the new week as well. there's signs of high pressure starting to build in for the second half

of the week, which will bring some quieter, cooler, sunnier weather.

this is bbc news, the headlines... rishi sunak promises a draught bill that would block most legal challenges to the deprecation of asylum—seekers to rule rwanda. challenges to the deportation of asylum—seekers to rule rwanda.

the un issues a stark warning about its inability to get aid into gaza. it says there's nowhere safer agencies to work, and no sense of where it will end. nearly two million palestinians are displaced, as the pressure grows on israel to justify the intensity of its military operations. and britain accuses russia's security service of a sustained cyber hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life. the fourth and final debate between republican hopefuls. these were the four candidates on stage in alabama, all of whom are polling way behind the man who hasn't thought it worthwhile to turn up for any of the debates — donald trump. of the group who were there, nikki haley — who places third in most polls — was often the target of her rivals. here's a little of what went on. i have delivered results, that's what we need for this country. you have other candidates up here like nikki haley — she caves every time

the left comes after her, every time the media comes after her.