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 of a full—blown collapse". but it's hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel — stripped to their underwear — with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a "heinous crime against innocent civilians". there's also been fresh violence in the occupied west bank today. funerals have taken place for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in a raid on al—faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some are believed to be members of a militant group known as the al fara brigade. 272 palestinians have been killed in the west bank by israeli forces and settlers in the last two months. a warning that this report from our middle east correspondent yolande knell injerusalem contains images you may find distressing. explosion. two months after it started its offensive in gaza,

israel is still bombing the north relentlessly. while on the ground, this. shocking images emerged yesterday of dozens of palestinians in the custody of israeli forces. locals say those detained at a school—turned—shelter included un staff, a journalist and children. israel says it's arresting those it suspects of terrorism. in khan younis, seen as a stronghold of hamas, there's now the constant sound of strikes. the front line moving closer to this hospital, where medics are struggling to treat the stream of casualties. the latest attack killed people in an area where no israeli evacuation order had been given, says the father of an injured boy. translation: children - were on the streets playing, living life normally, and then suddenly... we went out after the hit,

hearing screams to find children, women and men in pieces. the human cost of this war which has forced most gazans from their homes has led to strong criticism of israel's actions from its closest ally, the us. good afternoon, everyone. after a meeting with the foreign secretary, lord cameron, this was the us secretary of state. it remains imperative that israel put a premium on civilian protection, and 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. and for many israelis, this year's hanukkah holiday is a solemn one, with a candle lit last night for each of the more than 130 hostages still being held in gaza. i think it sends out a message of light where there was a lot less hope, and it gives us hope to get ourfamily, you know, our personal hostage and all the rest

of the hostages back. israel's military says that freeing the hostages is a critical mission, but hamas claims that its latest rescue attempt left several soldiers and a captive dead. israel hasn't commented. meanwhile, israeli raids of the occupied west bank continue, and a palestinian boy of 14 was among those killed this morning in a refugee camp. the devastating toll of a decades—old conflict. live now to our correspondent injerusalem, anna foster. as we countdown to the un security council voting on a resolution calling for anime —— ceasefire, can you tell us what antony blinken has been saying, the strongest criticism we have heard yet from him? that’s

we have heard yet from him? that's riuht. he we have heard yet from him? that's right- he has— we have heard yet from him? that's right. he has repeatedly _ we have heard yet from him? that's right. he has repeatedly said - we have heard yet from him? triat�*s right. he has repeatedly said these things in public, using carefully chosen and polite language but the very fact that not just saying these things privately to israel, he feels need say in public almost like he is letting the rest of world know he is on this and keeping an eye on what is happening in gaza. the reaction in israel is continually the very strong and clear message we have heard from the israeli government since the start saying that in order to return their hostages and ensure the future security of israel, hamas must be removed completely from gaza. one thing that is clear is this will not be an open—ended conflict and i think the us which are israel's biggest political and military ally, a friend of israel, not one of israel's enemies, the israeli government need to listen to those words and react to them

carefully but also needs to know that the us are following this conflict extremely closely and at some point they may say to israel, this cannot go on forever. they have talked about civilian toll in the south needing to be less than the toll of displacement and seeing we are seeing in the north. but every time the us and us secretary of state antony blinken makes a comment like this, it is something that must be listened to. mil like this, it is something that must be listened to.— be listened to. all eyes will be on the us at the _ be listened to. all eyes will be on the us at the un _ be listened to. all eyes will be on the us at the un security - be listened to. all eyes will be on the us at the un security council| be listened to. all eyes will be on i the us at the un security council to see whether again they exercise their veto. see whether again they exercise theirveto. but see whether again they exercise their veto. but how does the un view israel? i5 their veto. but how does the un view israel? , , ., israel? is interesting. the un and eseciall israel? is interesting. the un and especially the _ israel? is interesting. the un and especially the head _ israel? is interesting. the un and especially the head of _ israel? is interesting. the un and especially the head of the - israel? is interesting. the un and especially the head of the un, - especially the head of the un, antonio guterres, has criticised israel, saying it is not a friend of theirs, the actions he is taking are not supportive of israel's security and defence. it's interesting, we

are seeing the throat today because antonio guterres has invoked a clause 99, article 99, of the un charter. it is the first time during his tenure he has done that. it is very rare and only brought into play when there is a serious concern that the worldwide peace and security are at risk. when the security council vote like this, as you say, we have seen the un using their veto previously, these votes are non—binding so whatever happens here will not change the course of this war. it will send a message. but it will lead people to ask, they had to repeat advice like this and none of them have any impact on the ground. people will question the un security council and where votes like this actually have any useful purpose other than to send a message which is not always heeded.—

as more protests take place on university campuses in the us over the israel—gaza war, a major university of pennsylvania donor has withdrawn a grant worth an eye—watering $100 million, after a controversial appearance in congress by the school's president. on tuesday, president elizabeth magill met representatives alongside harvard president claudine gay and sally kornbluth of mit. us college campuses have seen angry protests since the israel—gaza war erupted two months ago. and there has now been a widespread backlash against the university leaders' response. during their house of representatives testimony, specifically regarding this question from representative elise stefanik, directed in this instance to harvard's claudine gay. at harvard, does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? it can be, depending on the context. what's the context? targeted as an individual, targeted at an individual. it's targeted atjewish students, jewish individuals. do you understand your testimony is dehumanising them? do you understand that

dehumanisation is part of antisemitism ? i will ask you one more time. does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? anti—semitic rhetoric... and is it anti—semitic rhetoric...? anti—semitic rhetoric when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullying, harassment, intimidation, that is actionable conduct, and we do take action. university of pennsylvania president liz magill in particular has faced mounting scrutiny as to whether she can continue in her position after tuesday's testimony. here's part of it. the chanting, i think, calling for intifada global revolution, very, very disturbing. and i can imagine many people's reaction to that would be one of fear. so i believe at a minimum, that is hateful speech that has been

and should be condemned. whether it rises to the level of incitement to violence under the policies that penn and the city of philadelphia follow, which are guided by the united states constitution, i think is a much more difficult question. the incitement to violence is a very narrow category. ms magill has since released a video on the university's website, apologising for her responses, amid mounting calls for her resignation and the withdrawal of that massive grant. the donor, ross stevens, says he is �*appalled' by ms magill�*s stance. the founder and ceo of stone ridge asset management says in an email seen by the bbc, "i have clear grounds to rescind he says the decision could be reviewed if a new president is put in place. the house committee on education and the workforce has also now announced it'll formally investigate harvard, penn, and mit,

over what it's labelled, �*rampant antisemitism'. lawyers for president biden's son, hunter, say the nine new criminal charges against him are the result of political pressure. he's facing a second federal indictment, this time on tax evasion. prosecutors allege that he took part in a scheme to avoid paying 1.4 million dollars in taxes, while spending millions on a lavish lifestyle. he faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted. cbs news correspondent naomi ruchim gave more details on the new charges against hunter biden. they accuse the president's son of evading taxes back in 2016. they include several felonies. the indictment from a california grand jury indictment from a california grand jury alleges that instead of paying taxes, he spent that on a range of

luxury items including a lamborghini and hotels. many of these purchases were classified by hunter biden as business expenses. there are nine new federal charges including failure to pay taxes, failing. commence. an investigation into these dealings if convicted, he could face 17 years in prison. remind us of the first indictment. the first was out of delaware in september. in that, he was indicted on eight federalfirearm september. in that, he was indicted on eight federal firearm charge accusing him of making a full statement about his drug use on a federal gun form and to a dealer. the third count acknowledges he owned a gun while on drugs. he pleaded not guilty to the charges

but admitted to his past struggles with addiction. this followed the collapse of a plea agreement between the government and hunter biden's attorneys. we the government and hunter biden's attorne s. ~ ., , , . , ., attorneys. we have seen pictures of the president _ attorneys. we have seen pictures of the president there. _ attorneys. we have seen pictures of the president there. how— attorneys. we have seen pictures of the president there. how damaging | attorneys. we have seen pictures of i the president there. how damaging is it for him? 50 the president there. how damaging is it for him? ., . ., , it for him? so far the white house has declined _ it for him? so far the white house has declined to _ it for him? so far the white house has declined to comment - it for him? so far the white house has declined to comment at - it for him? so far the white house has declined to comment at all. it for him? so far the white house has declined to comment at all on | has declined to comment at all on the indictment. but late thursday, hunter biden's attorney issued a statement saying based on the facts and law, if hunter's last name was anything other than biden, the charges in delaware would not have been brought. it comes as congressional republicans seek an impeachment inquiry into president biden saying he was involved in a paddling scheme with his son. there are expert vote next week on authorising the probe. and today, president biden starts off a multi—day trip to california where the indictment happened, just one

day after the new criminal charges were filed against his son in that very state. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a woman was shot in hackney in east london on tuesday. 42—year—old lianne gordon died at the scene. a 20—year—old man and 16—year—old boy were also injured. police are appealing for more information. the average two—year fixed deal mortgage has dropped below 6% for the first time since mid—june. financial information service moneyfacts, says competition amongst providers has pushed rates down, after the spike which followed liz truss's mini budget. hundreds of oxfam staff in the uk have gone on strike for the first time in the charity's 81—year history. last—ditch talks on wednesday between oxfam and the unite union failed to reach an agreement. about 200 shops are affected.

millions of mobile phone users could be in line for damages — if a legal claim against the uk's four biggest networks is successful. the competition appeal tribunal will hear claims vodafone, ee, three and 02 overcharged for mobiles beyond the end of customer's contracts. you're live with bbc news. a court has ruled that the uk government acted lawfully when it ministers in the uk are defending the cost of the government's plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda after it emerged the government has already paid £2110 million to the african nation. rishi sunak has vowed to finish the job of reviving the plan — which is aimed at discouraging people from crossing the english channel in small boats. so far no migrants have been sent to rwanda, as the plan has faced repeated delays due to legal challenges. live now to our deputy political editor, vicky young, who's in westminster. we already knew about the £140 million sent to rwanda. how did this

revelation, but of the extra £100 million? . , revelation, but of the extra £100 million? ., , ., , . million? initially the home office ministers when _ million? initially the home office ministers when asked _ million? initially the home office ministers when asked about - million? initially the home office ministers when asked about the l million? initially the home office . ministers when asked about the cost of all of this have said it would come out in the usual way in the accounts for the home office. but that all changed yesterday and a letter from a top official at the home office reveals this extra money. to be clear, this extra £100 million actually dates back to april. this is not to do with the changes we saw this week, this new treaty which the home secretary went to sign in luanda. this is from last april. there is more money that will be coming down the track, another £50 million, partly to do with set—up costs, training, economic development in veranda and there will be more costs associated with this but at the moment, up until

now, the government haven't been completely transparent about it and in the last few minutes, there are some senior committee chair people saying it is time now the government was much more open about this and the costs. ., ., , ., ,. , the costs. how would you describe the costs. how would you describe the fractures _ the costs. how would you describe the fractures in _ the costs. how would you describe the fractures in the _ the costs. how would you describe the fractures in the conservative i the fractures in the conservative party over the issue? it is the fractures in the conservative party over the issue?— the fractures in the conservative party over the issue? it is a huge roblem party over the issue? it is a huge problem for _ party over the issue? it is a huge problem for rishi _ party over the issue? it is a huge problem for rishi sunak. - party over the issue? it is a huge problem for rishi sunak. he - party over the issue? it is a huge problem for rishi sunak. he has| party over the issue? it is a huge - problem for rishi sunak. he has lost the immigration minister this week, he resigned, he was a close political ally of his but resigned because he said this flagship policy which rishi sunak had spoken a lot about to stop the boats as his slogan date, the former immigration minister has said at the moment he doesn't see how it can work because it will be blocked again in the courts. the government has a different point of view on this and say they have closed what they see as loopholes where people can appeal against it. they think they have done enough but the problem mr xi is

facing now is he has different parts of his party opposing —— mr sunak. it means ultimately he can't please anybody or everybody. what the government will be saying before the big vote on tuesday will be appealing to people, to those tory mps to say this is an important issue, we have been working on this, we have really moved in a way that we have really moved in a way that we think should solve it and appealing to those mps to get behind him. if it were to be defeated, this is a huge blow to rishi sunak�*s authority and people will be thinking if they want to undermine him over this issue.— him over this issue. thank you so much. the cop28 president has urged nations attending the annual climate sumit in dubai to step up and get thejob done. sultan aljaber pressed countries to come together to reach a potentially historic deal. with the summit in its last few days, parties are sharing concerns

over whether there'll be an agreement which would see fossil fuel use drastically cut. it comes as scientists say that 2023 is certain to be the warmest year to date. that's mainly because of record carbon dioxide emissions and the rising impact of the el nino weather phenomenon. here's the cop president's message to delegates. this is the challenge that parties must rise to, against the clock. in fact, it is fast—moving. i will spend every moment focused on enabling, facilitating, and supporting the most ambitious outcome, and i am very optimistic that the new spirit we have generated here is helping make this cop a transformation cop. a cop that has the potential of changing the game. our correspondent carl nasman is at the summit in dubai for us and explains how there is a long way to go before a final agreement

is made by negotiators. week two kicking off here in dubai after a very eventful week one. in fact, according to one tally, $57 billion of pledges were made over those first few days. but in talking with the actual negotiators, what they're telling us is that there's still a lot of work that needs to get done. there are many details that have not been agreed upon, including the all—importa nt global stockta ke. now, this is like a climate report card examining the progress of each nation's emissions cuts and then beginning to assign new or more aggressive ones — that has not yet been agreed upon. there's also another deal on adaptation that is still not finished. so those negotiators will be putting in long days and nights in some of the rooms to my right. now, we did hear some positive comments from cop28 president sultan aljaber earlier saying he thinks that we could see a meaningful deal. but one of the biggest sticking

points of all is over the language of a phase "out" of fossil fuels or a phase "down". there are 106 nations who want that phase out. but as we know, it only takes one country to block an entire deal. the movie oppenheimer will now 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. thousands of people have lined the streets of dublin for the funeral procession of shane mcgowan, the musician and lead singer of the pogues, who died last week aged 65. a service will be held shortly in nenagh in county tipperary, with the president of ireland among the mourners. from dublin, sara girvin sent this report. shane macgowan's family, as people who admired the musician

to line the streets and say goodbye. today in dublin, they did just that. a punk and a poet, and to these fans, a hero. i didn't realise how much i loved him until he died. ijust thought he was unbelievable. and today, it is sinead o'connor's birthday. so for shane's funeral to be on this day, we have had a sad day this year, losing our best talent. i think shane's music mean something to anyone who is irish. _ if it doesn't, then they need to look at their roots, - because basically, shane is our soul. _ and we will always remember shane. he was a poet in the same vein as some of the great irish poets like yates and joyce. just a legend.

the pogues front man was taken on his finaljourney through dublin in a horse—drawn carriage. there was a piper and a marching band playing strings of his greatest hits. and even after his coffin had passed, the music continued. there was sadness, but there was also a celebration. the crowds gathered here in dublin today, wanting to celebrate the man and his legacy, mostly, it was all about the music. crowd sing.

from dublin, the cortege travelled to county tipperary, the place shane macgowan had always considered home. and later, his town will give the uniquely gifted songwriter his final homecoming. if you're worried about your christmas cards arriving on time, spare a thought for the person whose postcard from australia to a friend in kent, in south—east england, has just arrived — 42 years after it was sent. the card was posted in sydney to a house near margate, in 1981. samantha williams now lives at the address — she's said she would love to find the man it was destined for. let's hope steve padgett is watching the bbc, and may be able to claim his very tardy postcard.

we ta ke we take you to khan younis in garzo with live pictures coming through about fighting still raging in khan younis in the south of the gaza strip. you will know many gazans were told to leave and make their way to the south very early on in the conflict and we have had news from the red crescent that there is ongoing attacks in and around khan younis. lack streak and we were talking about bitterly cold conditions with heavy snowfall. this weekend is very big changes thanks to low pressure off the atlantic and to our shores. that will bring mild and wet weather at times. there will be some sunshine and it will be windy especially on saturday. this is

saturday's area of low pressure, bringing wet and windy weather. on sunday, that is followed by another area of low pressure followed by ice sunshine and showers. compared to last weekend, we remain in the mild air mass that will be noticeable by day and night. but we have numerous flood warnings with more rain forecast for the weekend. this could exacerbate issues so check out the details online. for today, southern and eastern areas should stay dry with some sunshine, more rain further north and west, heavy at times. northern ireland and central scotland especially. blustery as well but mild in the south. single figures in the north. this area of rain across central sun in scotland, northern england and night. could be some flooding issues here. and then the next batch of wet and windy weather pushing from the south—west.

tender in plymouth, frost—free night to come from most of saturday and a thoroughly wet start the day. northern ireland and much of england and wales has rain pushing northwards confined to scotland in the end. some brightness and a few showers and very mild, the winds being a feature later on saturday. widespread gales and a swathes of very strong winds for northern ireland into north—west england and north wales, 60 to 70 mph gusts here which could cause disruption. sunday, the next area of low pressure moves in and another band of rain which will move northwards and eastwards. that will be followed by brightness and some blustery shells. i single figures in the north. hence of it settling down for the last part of the week as high pressure starts to build back in again.

jobs, jobs, jobs... us employment picks up speed— what does it mean for the wider economy? we'll be live in new york. and time to step up — delegates at cop28 are told to get out of their comfort zones.

welcome to world business report, i'm . we start with some big news out of the world's biggest economy. the us hasjust unveiled how many jobs it created last month. that's important because it gives us a picture of how well the economy is doing and might give a clue as to when interest rates could come down. let's speak now to our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. the us economy added under 90,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate actually ticked down lower to 3.7%. i should say it was 199,000 jobs created in november this was slightly more than economists had forecast but broadly speaking it shows that employers are growing more cautious. they are putting off

hiring and employers are sticking around more.