to run again for leader. why a dramatic rise in numbers crossing from mexico into the us to claim asylum could affect the war in ukraine. music: fairytale of new york. and dancing in celebration of the life of shane macgowan — at the funeral of the pogues front man. on bbc london, the momentjust before two police officers on newsnight at10:30pm, we go deeper behind the headlines and talk to key players from today's major stories. plus a first look at tommorrow�*s front pages. good evening. an attempt at the united nations to agree a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza has failed tonight, as the us opposed the proposal. the uk abstained from the vote.

this was the scene in new york earlier. despite 13 nations voting for a ceasefire, the united states�* veto means the resolution failed to pass. earlier, the un secretary—general warned that the people of gaza are at breaking point. israel says any ceasefire would cement hamas�* control of gaza. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many countries, including the uk. meanwhile, more video has emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel. the footage, verified by the bbc, shows them stripped to their underwear, kneeling on the ground and being guarded by israeli soldiers. it's understood that some of the men have since been released. we'll speak to our correspondent at the united nations shortly, but first, here's out international editor, jeremy bowen. gaza is at breaking point, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces.

in deir al—balah, the mosque was bombed with such force that the yafa hospital next door was put out of action. the us warned israel again that it was killing too many civilians. targeted or indiscriminate attacks on civilians are a war crime. israel said it launched a50 strikes in the last 2a hours. it sent out these pictures of its men assaulting hamas inside a school near gaza city. gunfire. another video released by hamas shows a dead hostage and what it said was the bloody aftermath of a failed israeli raid to free him. rapid gunfire. at the un in new york, the secretary—general requested an immediate ceasefire, telling the security council that hamas violations of the laws of war did not excuse israel's.

there is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in gaza which would have devastating consequences. we anticipate that it would result in a complete breakdown of public order and increased pressure for mass displacement into egypt. i fear the consequences could be devastating for the security of the entire region. but the us rejected his warnings and vetoed the ceasefire resolution. it is giving israel more time to destroy hamas. our goals should not simply be to stop the war for today, it should be to end the war for ever, break the cycle of unceasing violence, and build something stronger in gaza and across the middle east, so that history does not keep repeating itself. back in gaza, israeli troops posted more video on social media of their round—up of hundreds of palestinian men, allegedly hamas suspects.

the men were ordered to leave their families at a un shelter, stripped to their underwear and had their hands tied before being driven away for interrogation. israel still hasn't beaten hamas in northern gaza. fighting continues in an urban wasteland. the bbc traced the video to israeli soldiers, who deleted it after it went viral. the way hundreds of thousands of palestinians in gaza are being forced to live was filmed by a freelance journalist working for the bbc. he is sheltering in a tent made of plastic sheets in the grounds of a hospital in deir al—balah, in the middle area of gaza. gaza's people are at serious risk of starvation and famine, according to the secretary—general. he said the un could no longer help them under current conditions. the freelance journalist said he is trying to get his kids to forget the good food they used to like.

translation: idon't| know what to tell you. the only thing we have to eat is tea with no sugar. the only three words we hearfrom our children are "hungry, cold, thirsty". and we would rather die than see them get sick. the israelis destroyed the historic omari mosque in gaza city. they are ignoring us warnings that so much destruction and death could push palestinians into the arms of hamas, and the us cannot block a ceasefire indefinitely. jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. let's get the latest from new york, where that vote by the un security council has taken place in the last couple of hours. our correspondent nada tawfik is there. this was a rare bid by the secretary—general to get a ceasefire resolution. what's been the reaction to the us veto?—

to the us veto? that's absolutely ri . ht to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. _ to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta. a — to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta, a rare _ to the us veto? that's absolutely right reeta, a rare pushed there | to the us veto? that's absolutely i right reeta, a rare pushed there for the secretary—general to get the security council to demand an immediate ceasefire by invoking article 99 of the un charter, a power granted to secretary—generals, but rarely used. it hasn't been used in decades but nevertheless what we saw here at the un was a quick reaction to the secretary—general�*s call, with 97 nation sponsoring a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire. but the united states cutting a lonely figure and showing its growing isolation by being based sole member of the council to veto and block that resolution from being passed. now, the united states has accepted israel's argument that a ceasefire would only help hamas, but much of the world disagrees. in fact, 13 of the 15 members voted in favour of this resolution. the uk abstained. and they very much, these members who voted in favour of the

resolution, echoed the secretary—general�*s words that this was a breaking point for gaza and they must uphold their responsibility to help the palestinian civilians. led responsibility to help the palestinian civilians. led a tour thick reporting, _ palestinian civilians. led a tour thick reporting, thank - palestinian civilians. led a tour thick reporting, thank you. --| palestinian civilians. led a tour - thick reporting, thank you. -- med thick reporting, thank you. —— med at tour thick reporting, thank you. now, one of golf�*s leading players, jon rahm, has announced he's joining the saudi—funded golf tour in a multi—million pound deal. he follows some of sports biggest names, from boxing, formula 1 and football who are getting involved in sport in saudi arabia. the country has been accused of using sport to improve its reputation — distracting from its human rights abuses. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, their sports minister denied claims of so—called "sportswashing." our sports editor dan roan has this special report where he was accompanied by saudi ministry officials at all times when filming. from a revamped league attracting football's biggest stars and the hosting of world heavyweight title fights, to an attempted takeover of golf — jon rahm now the latest top player

tojoin its breakaway series. saudi arabia is spending billions of pounds transforming the sports landscape. now the world cup itself is on the horizon and the man overseeing it all told me what lay behind this sports revolution. our ambition is to host the best events around the world in the kingdom for the people of the kingdom to see, but also to invite the world to the kingdom. do you want to be the sort of number one sporting superpower? i don't see it that we're competing with others. 20 million of our population are below the age of 30, so we need to get them engaged. al—hilal versus al—nassr in the saudi pro league. this summer, clubs here spent a staggering £750 million signing top players to join the likes of superstar cristiano ronaldo, sending shock waves through the game. while the riyadh derby is a sell—out, some matches have been watched byjust a few hundred fans. but the man leading the recruitment drive says it's worth it. obviously we would be happy to have

all our stadiums full or at least half full, but we recognise the evolution that is taking place. our goal is to create a hugely competitive league that around the world people want to tune in and watch. having lured some of the game's biggest names here, saudi arabia's remarkable spending spree, both in the pro league and beyond, is generating plenty of hype and potentially growth, too. but it's also forcing sports to confront difficult questions over the disruption that all this investment is causing and the motivation that lies behind it. amid fears over the environmental impact and concerns sport is being used to improve the reputation of a country where women's rights are restricted and homosexuality is illegal, saudi arabia is the only bidder to stage the 2034 world cup. for those who say that saudi arabia is not a suitable host, what would your message be to them? we hosted a lot of events in the past, more than 85 events. everyone's welcome in the kingdom. like any other nations around the world, we have rules

and regulations that everyone should abide by and respect. so when you're accused of sportswashing, does that frustrate you? it's very shallow and i'm sure that a lot of the people that accuse us of that haven't been to saudi or haven't seen what we're doing on the ground. human rights campaigners will say, well, look at the imprisoning of campaigners for women's rights. no—one's perfect and we acknowledge that. and we are reforming. and these events help us reform. open play! a training session for some of the estimated 70,000 saudi girls now playing football here. women were only allowed in stadiums five years ago, but there's been rapid progress since with the creation of a professional league and national team. here at a new elite sports academy such opportunities are credited with changing perceptions. it will really make people, like, not see us as a really weird country because they have always judged saudi arabia for being too religious and everything.

we want to be more known as the country that has a lot of opportunities for girls, not only men. but campaigners insist a lot more still needs to be done. unfortunately, over the last few years, saudi arabia's human rights record has got worse, not better. we still see activists imprisoned for decades just for tweeting. and we've recently reported on widespread exploitation of migrant workers in the country, the sorts of issues that we saw in qatar. but more sports are being enticed to this oil—rich state. jeddah recently hosting a first ever america's cup regatta in the red sea. the critics waved aside. they should come here and check it for themselves and not grandstand. you can't change from outside. you've got to change from within. we've seen this for over a year now, that this is the place where the sport will grow. but for those competing here, there's scrutiny as well as opportunity, as a profound shift in sporting influence towards this region gathers pace.

dan roan there. vladimir putin has led russia as president or prime minister for over 20 years. and now he's said he will stand again for a fifth term in office. he announced it at an awards ceremony for participants of the full—scale war which he launched against ukraine in 2022. in a moment we'll be live in ukraine for the latest on the ground there. but first, from moscow, steve rosenberg reports. it had been his decision to invade ukraine. today, vladimir putin honoured russian soldiers who've been fighting in his war. there was pomp and patriotism, and more than a hint of kremlin choreography about what came next. president putin was surrounded by admirers. then... "in the name of the donbas," he says, "i ask you, take part in the election. we need you. russia needs you." "well, since you asked, it's time for a decision,"

president putin replies. "i will run for the post of president." already he's the longest—serving kremlin leader since dictatorjoseph stalin. vladimir putin surprised no—one today. even after nearly a quarter of a century in power in russia as president or prime minister, he'd shown no sign of wanting to step aside. as for the outcome of next march's election, well, no surprises expected there either. the political landscape here has been cleared to remove all critics and potential rivals to president putin. that only leaves room for one man. the kremlin wants russians to see vladimir putin as the father of the nation, russians�* protector. and although his invasion of ukraine hasn't gone at all to plan, many in russia have rallied around their flag and their president.

putin's ratings were stagnating in the more or less peaceful time, especially in covid time. but in periods of military and patriotic history, his ratings are going up. and he uses this war for keeping his power. and to boost pre—election patriotic spirit, there's a giant russia exhibition complete with putin merch, with putin quotes. this one, "if a fight is unavoidable, throw the first punch." natalya's buying. "i don't think we need any elections," she says. "just let putin be our president." not all russians are putin super—fans, but many see no alternative right now. that's just how the kremlin wants it. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. ukraine is facing some of its most difficult days since the start

of russia's full—scale invasion. so what is vladimir putin's announcement likely to mean there? our correspondentjess parker is in kyiv for us tonight. jess. president putin's announcement isn't exactly welcome news here in ukraine, but it does kind of make a point, doesn't it, that while he can seemingly hold onto power, many believe that he is waiting for western support for ukraine to ebb away and crack. the next couple of weeks could be a real crucial test of that. there are two packages of support for ukraine that appear to be injeopardy because support for ukraine that appear to be in jeopardy because of political wrangling. one is economic support from the european union and one is defence aid from the united states, many billions of pounds worth. but it has become caught up and entangled in domestic political issues. in ukraine the winter beds in and after its faltering

counteroffensive the idea that us defence aid could start to dry up is almost unthinkable given how crucial it has been on the battlefield. so for ukrainians, they are hoping, praying, that what vladimir putin may believe is proven to be wrong. jess parker, thank you. well, as we heard from jess, funding for ukraine's war with russia is in doubt, after republicans in the us this week blocked further spending there. many of them want compromises on immigration controls at the us border with mexico in exchange for their support. a dramatic rise in the numbers crossing the infamous wall could have far—reaching consequences for the war in europe. our north america editor sarah smith has been at the border, at jacumba in california. hey, you don't have to push. just get in line. this is not what the us border patrol are used to. illegal immigrants who snuck into america lining up to hand themselves in. ina line. easy, easy, easy.

so many of them, the authorities are overwhelmed by hundreds of people waiting for their chance to claim asylum in america. coming from afghanistan, this man doesn't want the taliban he's escaping from to see his face. his journey through central america was brutal. very, very, very, very horrible and very bad. they treated all the people, especially asians, i don't know how to say, like a dog. but the moment we crossed the border, we felt very different. we felt safe and we do feel safe. migrants can no longer claim asylum at official border crossings, so they're coming in illegally instead, undeterred by that infamous border wall. as you can see there is a huge border fence, but itjust comes to an end right here. and if you look through there you can see you can just walk from mexico right into america. but then these people have to wait

up to a week before they can be processed by immigration. the only food and water comes from local volunteers. i've been told by the border patrol that the only way this _ i is going to change is if we stopl doing this and then people start i starving and being hurt and sick. and possibly die out here and then it will change. i take it you're not about to stop feeding them in order to try and get the authorities to take responsibility? no, i'm not. i mean, ijust don'tj trust them to do it. this crisis on the border is a huge political problem for president biden, threatening his chances of re—election and even putting aid to ukraine injeopardy, because republicans in congress won't vote for more money for ukraine unlessjoe biden agrees to crack down hard on illegal immigration and basically puts an end to scenes like this. it's a makeshift mess and the local landowner thinks it's time to make the border more of a political priority.

we want our government to do something, to stop this, because this can't go on forever like this. i mean, enough is enough. it's a problem you think joe biden needs to tackle? he needs to put it in a high gear and instead of worrying about ukraine and everybody else, he needs to come here and visit these people here. children playing in the dirt and sleeping in the open. it's very unusual to see this inside america and it can only increase the pressure to tackle this growing immigration emergency. sarah smith, bbc news, jacumba, california. here, the defence has begun in the trial of two teenagers accused of murdering 16—year—old brianna ghey. the accused, who can't be named because of their ages, were charged following the death of brianna, who was transgender and was found with stab wounds near warrington in february. both teenagers deny the charges. judith moritz reports.

brianna ghey left her house near warrington and went to catch a bus. she was going to meet a school friend at the park, but the teenager would never return home. her body was found with fatal stab wounds later the same afternoon. two 16—year—olds, a girl known as x and a boy known as y, both deny murdering her. today, the girl began giving evidence in her own defence. the teenager told the court she'd been interested in murder, torture and serial killers since the age of 1a, and would watch videos on the dark web. she said she shared those fantasies with the 16—year—old boy, remarking, "he seemed to like that sort of stuff as well." she said the month before brianna died, she'd sent a text to him about killing her, but said, "it was just a fantasy. i had no intention of doing it." x said she had a good relationship with brianna, who she found attractive, interesting and different to her other friends.

earlier in the trial the jury was told that the teenage boy, y, referred to brianna, who was transgender, as "it". the girl was asked why he'd done this. she answered, "he didn't exactly agree with people who were trans or people who were gay." she was asked, "did you have any anti—transgender views yourself?" "no," she said. the jury has previously been shown a note of an alleged murder plan to kill brianna which was found on x's bedroom floor after her arrest. the defence case will continue next week. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. a french court has convicted six teenagers for their role in the beheading of a teacher in paris three years ago. one was 13 at the time. samuel paty had shown his class cartoons of the prophet muhammad, which angered some muslim parents. the court found most of the teenagers guilty of having pointed out the history teacher to the killer on the street. their sentences were all suspended or commuted and none of them

will serve jail time. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a woman was shot dead in in east london on tuesday evening. 42—year—old lianne gordon died from her injuries at the scene in hackney, while two others were injured. her family have described her as having "a heart of gold" judges have ruled that the uk government acted lawfully when it blocked changes to gender laws in scotland. the controversial legislation, making it easier for people to change their legally—recognised sex, was passed by the scottish parliament last year. but the uk government blocked it over fears it would affect equality laws across great britain. now a legal challenge from the scottish government to the veto has been rejected by the court of session in edinburgh. ministers have been defending the cost of the government's rwanda plan after it emerged that another £100 million had been given to the nation as part of its deal to relocate some

asylum seekers there. in a moment we'll speak to our political correspondent in westminster. but first, from rwanda, mayenijones looks at how the money — now £2110 million in total — is being used. all dressed up with no—one to cook for. this used to be a refuge for survivors of the 1994 genocide here in rwanda. it was repurposed to host the uk's asylum seekers. this hostel is part of what we now know is a £2110 million investment the british government has made into its asylum deal with rwanda. a bbc crew was here injune of last year when staff were getting ready to receive the first arrivals from the uk, but a year and half later, it still stands empty. the home office says some of this money is for rwanda's economic development. it adds that there are significant set—up costs to ensure asylum seekers are processed sufficiently. but rights groups say the uk shouldn't be partnering with rwanda in the first place. this is a government

where fundamental rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom to vote how someone wants to, freedom from arbitrary detention and torture, these fundamental rights are not respected. the rwandan government says it respects human rights and international law. during tuesday's visit by home secretary james cleverly, rwanda's foreign minister pointed out that his country has a long history of welcoming refugees. the british government believes the rwanda scheme is necessary to deter illegal migrants. but as questions around the project's cost and ethics grow louder, it may be a tall order. mayenijones, bbc news, kigali. and our political correspondent ione wells is in westminster. it's the end of a difficult week for rishi sunak, and next week could be tricky for him too. that's right, it was a tricky week after the resignation of his immigration minister robertjenrick. rishi sunak has argued his new

rwanda law strikes the right balance between being tough enough on some of the things currently blocking his rwanda policy, but not so tough it completely overrides international law, which is not something rwanda would have been on board with. the problem with this compromise is it has raised concerns among different groups of conservative mps for different reasons. some, including robertjenrick, arguing the bill should be tougher. others arguing it is already too tough. both these groups of tory mps are seeking their own legal advice to inform what they make of this planned law. they are all back in their constituencies this weekend mulling how they will vote on it on tuesday. so i think while last week was a significant week for rishi sunak, next week potentially is an even more key one for his future, and a key test will be how many, if any, tory mps decide to vote against his new law on tuesday, or try to change it. and a warm up for all of this, he has to

appear at the covid inquiry first on monday. ione wells at westminster, thank you. this is a dinosaur known as a tyrannosaur, and the remains of one found in alberta in canada have allowed scientists to learn more about how it developed as it grew. in its fossilised stomach they've discovered the hind leg bones of two baby dinosaurs it probably ate as its last meal, giving a better understanding of its eating and hunting habits. thousands of mourners have lined the streets of dublin to pay tribute to the pogues singer shane macgowan, who died last week at the age of 65. crowds broke out in song as his coffin made its way through the city, while hollywood actorjohnny depp and singer nick cave were among the famous faces who took part in the funeral mass in tipperary. our ireland correspondent chris page has more. music: fairytale of new york. ireland is mourning and celebrating its poet of punk. shane macgowan was one of this country's greatest cultural geniuses.

as his cortege moved through the streets of south dublin, thousands showed their appreciation for a remarkable artistic life. when i first heard shane's voice, it, like, stopped me in my tracks. i met my wife at a pogues concert early '90s. — and he's been a big part of our life since then. my favourite song of all is dirty old town| because it connects with here. # by the factory wall # dirty old town... # the legacy of his music is already living on. # we kissed on a corner and then danced through the night...# the pogues�* most famous song is synonymous with this time of year. # and the bells are ringing out for christmas day...# the fairytale of new york helped to seal the singer's status as a global irish icon.

that reputation was reflected in his funeral service in county tipperary. maestro. we pray for a deeper spirit of compassion in the world. may we feel the pain of others. one of the musician's closest creative comrades, the australian singer nick cave, played a seminal pogues number, rainy night in soho. # i've been loving you a long time # down all the years, down all the days...# and shane's wife remembered their decades together. i'm feeling so much love now from him, that i don't

think he can go away. i don't think love can go away, can it? i reallyjust don't. applause. music: fairytale of new york. there are surely few people who could've inspired a funeral like this. a talent forged in rural ireland won admirers across the world all year round — the unique and unrivalled shane macgowan. chris page, bbc news, in nenagh, county tipperary. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.