he's now been released from police custody, back into prison, under investigation. wright is currently serving a whole—life sentence after he was convicted of murdering five women in ipswich in 2006. at the moment, at this moment in time, the spice girls. 17—year—old victoria was last seen on september the 19th, 1999, in the village of trimley saint mary, close to her family home. she was returning home from an evening out with a female friend at a nightclub in felixstowe. five days later, her body was found by a dog—walker, lying in a roadside ditch 25 miles away. you've got some information that you wanted to release here today. the re—opening of the case four years ago led to a bbc crimewatch appeal, and renewed hope for victoria's family. it won't bring victoria back if we find out who did it, but it would ease some of the things that we wonder what happened on that night — why the person decided to do this —

and that would help us in that way to get closure on the event. although, as i said, it wouldn't bring victoria back. you've taken a large - part of our hearts away. at least give us that little bit of closure back. - after more than two decades of questions, it's hoped this latest development in the investigation could now lead to some answers. robert townsend, bbc news. vladimir putin has announced that he will stand for re—election as russian president when his term ends next year. the kremlin�*s official spokesman says an "astonishing" number of people want mr putin to continue for what would be a fifth term in office. his re—election is seen as inevitable, with many of his opponents jailed or dead, and the russian media under his control. bbc monitoring's russia editor vitaly shevchenko explained more.

this is what vladimir putin was expected to do and of course it is almost certain to win the presidential elections in march next year, because the whole system in russia, and i even hesitate to call it a political system, is set up to make sure that he stays on for another six—year term. there are a number of parties, russia has a bicameral parliament, but the people and personalities allowed to take part in this system, they do not include credible opponents of vladimir putin or his policies, because they either in jail, such as alexei navalny, or dead such as boris nemtsov. for the past couple of days we heard about one way in

which supporters ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny, how they tried to do some sort of campaign in russia, they put up posters across russia saying russia, happy new year, but if you scan the qr code on the posters, it took you to an anti—putin website. because this is the only form of social or political campaigning they were allowed to do in russia. as soon as the authorities realised what was going on, those posters were taken down. so that's why vladimir putin is the one and only real candidate allowed to run in those elections. the shadow health secretary wes streeting has written to the home sectretary urging further action over rising islamophobia in the uk. the letter follows threats directed towards a school and its pupils

in his east london constituency and the evacuation of mosque in london yesterday due to a security threat. now, fishermen in the south west have been catching and selling bluefin tuna as part of a new pilot fishery. seven of ten licences have been issued in cornwall, and two more in devon. the fish weigh around 250 kilograms and can sell for several thousand pounds. the trial has been extended until the end of the year because of bad weather. but as tamsin melville reports — some conservationists are concerned. landing a bluefin tuna at newlyn. it's heavy work. the biggest we've caught so far is 216 kilos and that made £14 a kilo. so give me a sense of what would i imagine how big that is. that is about two foot taller than me and twice as round. this catch followed the start of a trial in august, granting ten licences for uk fishing boats to catch and sell the huge creature. seven of those licensces are held

by cornish vessels, and one newlyn fisherman was instrumental in getting the trial in place. andrew pascoe�*s been monitoring the bluefin tuna for ten years. every year they've been increasing the numbers to the point this year where there's literally thousands of them. in 2021, the bluefin tuna was removed from the endangered list and a study carried out where registered boats were able to catch, tag and release them. this led to the agreement for the trial of a commercial fishery with very strict guidelines. closely monitored, but there are fears the stocks need more time to rebuild. but a welcome for the cautious approach. if you're going to reopen it, this is the way to do it. it's precautionary. it's the small boats. it's the rod and line only. i don't think it can be developed massively from here over the next few years because i don't think the science and the stocks justify it or our share of an international catch justify it, either. defra says following the trial, it will assess how sustainable

a small—scale fishery would be and the social and economic benefits for fishermen. in newlyn, it's hoped it will continue with licences, ideally starting injuly. to tie in with the busy restaurant season. tamsin melville, bbc spotlight. it's been announced that the movie oppenheimer will be shown in cinemas across japan next year. it tells the story of the american creator of the atomic bomb. the film drew accusations from japan, that its marketing trivialised the attacks on hiroshima and nagasaki during the second world war. anti—nuclear groups accuse it of failing to show the true horror of the attacks. chanel models have turned manchester's thomas street into a catwalk for the fashion house's 2023—24 show. the french luxury brand said it chose the city because of its pop culture and textile history. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher was there, mingling with the stars.

high fashion and a manchester high street. the legendary french fashion label chanel has taken over the city centre. models, celebrities... hi, there! ..and the children of manchester icons liam and noel gallagher filled the front row of the chanel fashion show. even a—list actors couldn't keep away. are you enjoying the weather? yeah, lam. i've been walking around in the rain all day. - it was fine. no, it's so good, and i'm telling you, it's, like, - it is such an iconic place for me i and i've been dreaming to come. the show celebrated not just fashion, but also the music of manchester. the rapper and actor bugzy malone came dressed for the occasion. we have the jacket, the watch, the trainers. and i'm very serious about this chanel thing right now. and the necklace, is that chanel, as well? yeah, yeah. you're manchester, obviously.

born and bred. so what does it feel like to be at a chanel show in manchester? you're one of the guests of honour. by the way, it's a real privilege just to have chanel in manchester, you know? so to be here to witness it — amazing. i've had a great time. people who didn't have a ticket also wanted to see what was going on. obviously, there's a nod to the weather... in fact, the crowds gathered in the rain all day, wondering which celebrities would arrive. so why did chanel choose manchester? and that's a history that is political, it's social, but also, of course, linked to fashion and textiles. so in this area where we are in the northern quarter, a lot of these buildings would have been warehouses, they would have been centres of production of cotton. in the 19th century, manchester was called cottonopolis. manchester—born supermodel karen elson took part in the show, and models weren'tjust on the catwalk — they were in the audience, too. really epitomised the spirit and creativity. of manchester and the north.

yeah, it's been amazing. the show may be over, but the party here — well, that's just begun. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, manchester. and before we go, dozens of brightly lit tractors will take to the streets of liverpool this weekend in a bid to raise tens of thousands of pounds for local charities. the festive convoy has become something of a tradition across many towns and cities in recent years. here's a look at liverpool as they prepare. we probably put about, i don't know, five hours on each tractor, getting the lights ready. we've got two big snow cannons on here. we've got a dj booth. we've got lights that are going up to the skies. skyscraper lights. we've got lights that shine off the building. i visited alder hey hospital once, there were some sick children there and at christmas,

i thought, "it's rubbish. what can we do to make it better?" and i saw it done in the isle of man a few years ago and thought, we can do it bigger and better over here because there's more tractors and that's what we're doing. it's cheered them right up from being in the wards all the time. i was shocked the way he was dancing and singing. but, yeah, he wasjust happy. we had plans to go home, to have christmas. - but that's not going to happen. they say we've got to be here for christmas. - i actually thought, bring them down because it's his first christmas. - so we thought we'd do an early christmas present for him. - he loved it, he was - giggling away, smiling, pulling tongues at people. and from christmas cheer to the weather. hello there. last weekend we were talking about bitterly cold conditions with some heavy snowfall. this weekend it's big changes thanks

to a very active jet stream pushing low pressure systems off the atlantic to our shores. that'll bring mild and wet weather at times. there will be some sunshine too, not raining all the time and it will be windy, particularly on saturday. this is saturday's area of low pressure, bringing the wet and windy weather, a real squeeze in the isobars there later in the day. and sunday, that's followed by another area of low pressure which will bring a spell of rain followed by sunshine and showers. and compared to last weekend, we remain in the mild air mass and that will be noticeable both by day and by night. however, we have numerous flood warnings in force up and down the country with more rain forecast for the weekend — this could exacerbate issues. so head online to check out all the details there. for the rest of today, though, southern and eastern areas should tend to stay dry with some sunshine. a lot more rain, though, further north and west, some of it heavy at times, northern ireland into central and southern scotland. it will be blustery as well. but mild in the south, high single figures in the north. now, this area of rain peps up across central southern scotland, northern england through tonight. so could see some localised

flooding issues here. and then here comes the next batch of wet and windy weather pushing up from the southwest with the mild air there. ten degrees in plymouth, but a frost free night to come for most. saturday, and a thoroughly wet start to the day, northern ireland, much of england and wales, though the rain pushes northwards and becomes confined to central and southern scotland. some brightness to the north of it. and it brightens up further south from much of england and wales into saturday afternoon with a few showers and it will be very mild. but the winds will be a feature later on saturday. northern ireland, england and wales, widespread gales and a swathe of very strong winds in fact for northern ireland into north—west england, north wales, 60 to maybe 70 mph gusts here for a time — that could cause some disruption, so stay tuned. sunday, the next area of low pressure moves in from the south and the west to bring another band of rain which will spread northwards and eastwards. and again, that'll be followed by a little bit of brightness into the afternoon with some blustery showers and some sunny spells. again, mild in the south, high single figures in the north.

stays wet and windy into the start of the new week. but there's just hints of it starting to settle down for this last part of the week as high pressure starts to build back in again.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel intensifies its air strikes across gaza — despite criticism from the us secretary of state antony blinken, who said more must be done to minimize civilian casualties. there does remain a gap between exactly what i said when i was there, the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we're seeing on the ground.

in an hour's time, the us security council will hold another non—binding note calling for a full ceasefire in gaza. the uk government defends the cost of the rwanda plan — after it emerges it has already sent 240 million pounds to the african nation, but not a single asylum seeker have been sent to rwanda. and as the un climate summit cop28 enters its final days, nations are urged to step up, and get thejob done. hello, i'm lucy hockings. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. washington has stepped up its criticism of how israel is conducting its military offensive in gaza. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there is a gap between the government's declared intention to protect civilians and the results on the ground. israel has ramped up its air strikes across the strip in the last day, saying it hit more than a50 targets in just 2a hours. that's around double the daily figures reported since the truce ended a week ago.

the main un agency in gaza says society is "on the verge