a judge orders the bbc to release emails relating to the scandal over martin bashir�*s 1995 interview with princess diana on panorama. argentina's new president, javier milei, who's just been sworn in, warns that shock treatment is needed to deal with the country's economic crisis. and the huge skull of a oiso—million—year—old sea monster is revealed after it was extracted from cliffs on the south coast of england. hello and welcome to bbc news. israel has ordered residents to leave the centre of gaza's main southern city, khan younis, as fighting there intensifies.

there's been heavy bombardment of the territory overnight; the head of the israeli army has called for the military campaign in gaza to be stepped up. israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of house—to—house fighting in the city. the head of the world health organization has said the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on healthcare there. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest. this is nasser hospital in khan younis, and the aftermath of another night of unrelenting israeli attacks. in the chaos, a father desperately searches for his son. mohamed abu shihab says a sniper opened fire when he was in his house giving

water to his two sons. the oldest was wounded. the youngest killed. "the sniper killed my son, i want to see my son," he says. this footage from the israeli army shows its soldiers in gaza. in the south, israeli tanks are advancing on khan younis. hamas is fighting back and some of the battles are house—to—house. there is intense fighting also in the north. the humanitarian situation is catastrophic, in the words of the un. it says half of gaza's population is starving. aid agencies are warning that those who haven't been killed by bombs may not survive hunger and disease. still, very little aid is getting in. with palestinians being killed by the dozens every day, pressure is growing on israel to do more to protect civilians. prime minister netanyahu has rejected proposals for a ceasefire.

today he insisted again that the war can't stop now. translation: you can't on the one hand support| the elimination of hamas, and on the other pressure us to end the war, which would prevent the elimination of hamas. israeli officials believe intense operations could continue until early february. by which time thousands more in gaza could be dead. hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. tarikjasarevic is a spokesperson for the world health organization, he says the need for humanitarian aid is getting more dire every day. the needs are enormous and the capacity to address those needs are getting smaller by the day, only 14 out of 36 hospitals in gaza are partially functional, with providing only basic health

services or having only certain services available. more fighting, more bombardments mean more injured people who need trauma intervention, while hospitals are really struggling to have enough capacity to provide that. on top of injured people, there is also more than 350,000 people with chronic diseases who need health services. there a 50,000 pregnant women in gaza. and on top of all of that, there is a risk of emergence of infectious diseases as people are pushed into ever smaller places with dropping temperatures and lack of clean water and sanitation. so, really, the health system is on its knees and what we need is unhindered and unimpeded access for humanitarian aid including medical supplies and protection

of health workers and facilities. the special meeting of executive board of the royal health organisation just ended and a resolution has been adopted by consensus, calling for unimpeded, sustained and immediate access of humanitarian aid, including medical supplies and also calling for protection of health workers and access for health workers to all patients in need. so, this is really good news that all countries could agree on this. what we need really now is a political will to put in practice what has been agreed. really, there is no health without having a cessation of hostilities and even if we bring medicalsupplies, if there is a conflict going on, there will inevitably be more victims, more injured

people and more suffering for people of gaza. here in the uk, it'sjust two days before parliament votes on rishi sunak�*s revised legislation to send some people seeking asylum to rwanda. but the conservative mp robertjenrick — in his first broadcast interview since leaving government last week — says the plan won't work. mrjenrick, who resigned as immigration minister over the bill, said it would become "bogged down" by legal challenges if it became law. but cabinet minister michael gove said only a "vanishingly small" number of appeals would be allowed under the new scheme. here's our political correspondent helen catt. it's a new experience for me... robertjenrick alongside his former government colleague michael gove. relations appeared cordial enough but when it came to the rwanda bill he said he would not vote for it and gave little cover to his long—time friend rishi sunak.

i think that a political choice has been made to bring forward a bill which doesn't do the job. and i think that at this moment when you've got a small boats crisis, where iia,000 people have crossed the channel on dangerous, unnecessary, illegal small boats, we cannot take that risk. mrjenrick�*s latest intervention came in a crucial weekend when his conservative colleagues are considering whether or not to back mr sunak�*s plan. the veteran mp sir bill cash has been examining the legislation with other lawyers on behalf of right—wing mps. his verdict in the sunday telegraph, it's not sufficiently watertight. michael gove disagrees. my confident expectation would be that the overwhelming majority of people who we choose to send to rwanda will be sent to rwanda. but more than that, you don't need to take my word for it, you merely need to see what lord sumption and a variety of other lawyers from doughty street chambers, from cambridge university

and others have said. but it's notjust his party's right wing which is taking legal advice. moderate conservatives have concerns too, of a different kind. we insist that one of the basic tenets of conservatism, - that all conservative governments should stick to, is the rule - of law and meeting our. international obligations. and what we are spending thisl weekend reassuring ourselves, if we can, is that the legislation proposed actually— stays within the law. conservative mps agree that small boat crossings should be stopped. they disagree on how far the party should go to do that. labour doesn't believe the rwanda plan will work at all. it really does feel like the desperate dying days of this government. and labour understands that this is a serious issue, dealing with the dangerous boats. it's serious for our national security and because of the potential numbers of lives being lost.

rishi sunak has staked part of his critical reputation of his political reputation on stopping small boat crossings. the coming days will be a crucial test of that. that was helen catt reporting there. a judge has strongly criticised the bbc for failing to release a large number of emails relating to martin bashir�*s 1995 interview with princess diana on panorama. the documents had been requested by a journalist, who was investigating what managers at the corporation knew about the controversial interview. martin bashir stepped down from his job at the bbc in 2021. with me is our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. charlotte — bring us up to date with what we know so far. these e—mails relate to a two—month period in 2020. martin was back

at the bbc but he was off on sick leave and it was around this time that questions about how he secured that questions about how he secured that interview with princess diana were really mounting. of course, we know now that he secured that interview through deception and forging documents. ajournalist forging documents. a journalist called forging documents. ajournalist called andy webb used a freedom of information request to try and access the e—mails between senior bbc managers and martin bashir over that two—month period. he wanted to know what they knew about martin bashir and what they were doing about him. they only received a small number of e—mails, so he went to a judge. it has now emerged that there were actually 3000 e—mails in that period. however the bbc has said they contain irrelevant information or legally privileged information or legally privileged information but the judge information or legally privileged information but thejudge has information or legally privileged information but the judge has said the bbc you need to release a large

number of these e—mails to andy webb and thejudge was number of these e—mails to andy webb and the judge was also really, really critical of how the bbc handled the case saying that it was erroneous, unreliable, he was really critical of the bbc. princess diana's brother, charles spencer, has been speaking to the bbc and he feels essentially there is a cover—up at the top of the bbc. we know, we haven't been able to read it, we know there are 38 e—mails between martin bashir and senior people at the bbc. my suspicion is they were cooking up a story to try and make him unavailable during a time of particular interest during diana's interview which was the 25th anniversary. the bbc have admitted mistakes were made in the past and it has improved its processes. it has also apologised to andy webb and the tribunal that dealt with the case. ., ., ., ., ., ~ case. charlotte, for now, thank you very much — case. charlotte, for now, thank you very much indeed. _ we turn our attention to events in argentina. the new president, javier milei, has said that shock treatment is needed to deal with the economic crisis in the country. after being sworn in, mr milei, a right—wing libertarian, warned that the situation

would initially get worse for argentine people, but there was no alternative to austerity and spending cuts in the short term. inflation in argentina is rapidly heading towards 200 %. mr milei has taken over from the unpopular centre—left president alberto fernandez, but will need to negotiate with rivals as his coalition only forms a small bloc in congress. mr milei gained popular support for radical proposals including scrapping the central bank and allowing people to make money by selling their organs. argentina is experiencing its worst economic crisis in decades. live now to our correspondent katy watson who's in buenos aires. katy, hello there to you. there was a lot of controversy in the build—up to his election. do you get the sense that argentina and latin america knows what is coming up? this has been described as something of a donald trump moment for

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that was needed for argentina and that was needed for argentina and that times will be difficult effectively before it gets much easier, it will affect the economy, poverty and people's wages. so he was very clear in saying that it is going to really get tough for argentina, but it is what argentina needed and this was a new chapter for the country. his needed and this was a new chapter for the country.— for the country. his party is only two years _ for the country. his party is only two years old. — for the country. his party is only two years old, we _ for the country. his party is only two years old, we have - for the country. his party is only two years old, we have already. for the country. his party is only i two years old, we have already got for the country. his party is only - two years old, we have already got a sense of some of the people that will be within his cabinet but his sister karina could also likely feature, who is she and why? 50 sister karina could also likely feature, who is she and why? so his sister, feature, who is she and why? so his sister. karina. _ feature, who is she and why? so his sister, karina, yes. _ feature, who is she and why? so his sister, karina, yes. she _ feature, who is she and why? so his sister, karina, yes. she is— sister, karina, yes. she is effectively a token first lady, if you like. he has a very good relationship with her and by all accounts, doesn't have much of a family relationship with anyone else. she was really behind him in the campaign. i mean, look, he is an absolute outside and i think that's why he rose to the top, because argentinians didn't want what has come before. traditional politics

often dominated by paran —ism which is a particularly argentinian political movement, a very populist movement and i think a lot of people felt there was too much government spending, there was too much corruption and that argentina really needed a change. many people have tried to make the situation better economically and failed and he came up economically and failed and he came up with some approaches to say we will do something new and we will see if that makes things better. that's the challenge, he will have a short honeymoon because a lot of people are very fed up with the way argentina is going and they are going to take a chance, but i don't think they will give him that much time, especially if things don't improve. time, especially if things don't imrove. �* , , time, especially if things don't imrove. �*, , i. time, especially if things don't imrove. v time, especially if things don't imrove. �*, , improve. it's funny you say about bein: improve. it's funny you say about being given _ improve. it's funny you say about being given a _ improve. it's funny you say about being given a chance, _ improve. it's funny you say about being given a chance, russia - improve. it's funny you say about being given a chance, russia and j being given a chance, russia and china obviously were the focus of his attention in the campaign, he was very critical of both of those countries. russia came out saying, duly noted but we will see what happens when you come into power. is he likely to row back on a lot of

what he said? he was very pro—us, wasn't he? i what he said? he was very pro-us, wasn't he?— wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is compared _ wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is compared to — wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is compared to donald _ wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is compared to donald trump, i wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is compared to donald trump, he wasn't he? i mean, yeah, he is- compared to donald trump, he likes that comparison. he was critical of china, he was also critical of here in brazil because the president here is a leftist president. he accused lula of being a communist. china and brazil are the biggest training partners of argentina —— trading partners. he has since rode back. he has had a bit more pragmatism, if you like, after winning and realises that burning those relationships would cause more problems for argentina than it already has. i think he has got to tread that path very carefully and perhaps not agreeing politically but realising economically it is important to keep these trading partnerships going. katy watson, thank you very much for that. thank you. katy watson joining us from sao paulo.

let s get some of the day s other news now. voters are going to the polls in egypt, where president abdel fattah el—sisi hopes to win his third term in office. if successful he will retain power until 2030 — a victory his critics say is already inevitable. voting will be spread over three days, with approximately 67 million egyptians eligible to vote. iranian state media say a fire at an oil refinery in eastern iran has caused two large explosions and remains out of control. thick smoke from the blaze in the birjand area — involving more than a million litres of fuel — is reported to be visible from several kilometres away. emergency services are trying to contain the fire and a nearby factory has been evacuated. no casualties have been reported. one of the staples of south asian cooking — onions — has doubled in price after india announced an export ban on the vegetable. india, the world's largest exporter of onions extended an existing ban until march next year, to contain a rise in

domestic food prices. hundreds of onion farmers blocked a key highway to protest against the ban, saying it would affect their income. conspiracy theorist alex jones has had his account on x, formerly twitter, reinstated by elon musk. mr musk asked users to vote on whether or not to lift a ban on alexjones' account, signalling he would honour the result. and the majority of people voted in favour of removing the ban. from the newsroom, our reporter tom brada has the details. this is the poll which determined that alex jones, the infamous conspiracy theorist, can return to x. almost two million people cast their votes, with around 70% voting in favour of his comeback. and underneath the poll, elon musk had a simple message... "the people have spoken and so it shall be."

alex jones is the founder of the far—right conspiracy theory website infowars and he was originally banned from what was then twitter for breaching their rules on abusive behaviour. and this is a major u—turn for mr musk himself. last year, he posted in reference to the death of his first—born child and said... and what he was referring to was this... sandy hook is a synthetic, completely fake with actors, in my view, manufactured. i couldn't believe it at first. those were a series of false claims made about the 2012 sandy hook school shooting in which 20 children and six adults died. since then, alexjones has been ordered to pay more than $1 billion in damages. so, why would elon musk be

willing to let him back on his site? well, elon musk has been a vocal supporter of free speech and this is what he told the bbc last year. free speech is meaningless unless you allow people you don't like to say things you don't like, otherwise it's irrelevant. the point at which you lose free speech, it doesn't come back. alexjones remains banned on platforms like facebook and youtube, but he nowjoins a long list of divisive characters who have been allowed back on x since elon musk took over including donald trump, kanye west and andrew tate. but it comes at a perilous time for x. many advertisers have already left the platform because of concerns over hate speech. and the comeback of alexjones, a man who is synonymous, for many, with conspiracy theories, misinformation and outright lies will only add to the uncertainty.

now, imagine a sea monster with 130 razor—sharp teeth, the biting force of a t—rex, and a skull measuring two metres. it might sound like the stuff of legend but this creature really did exist around 75 milllion years ago. it was called a pliosaur and a fossil of its enormous jaws has been found off dorset�*sjurassic coast. our science editor rebecca morelle went for an exclusive look. 0k. oh, wow! there you go. it's huge! unveiling a jurassic sea monster. this is the two metre long skull of a pliosaur, one of the most fearsome predators the planet has ever seen. it's got big teeth — excellent for stabbing and killing its prey. it doesn't chew its food, itjust breaks into bits. steve etches lead the effort to unearth this enormous fossil. so what makes this unique is its complete. so the lowerjaws and upper skull

are meshed together, as it would be in life. to find that, i think worldwide, there's hardly any specimens ever found to that level of detail. it's one of the best fossils i've ever worked on. i'll never probably work on another one. this is one of the pliosaur�*s teeth. around here, the back is flat, and there are these two sharp edges and an extremely sharp tip. around here, though, there are these fine ridges. and these would have helped it to sink its teeth into its prey and pull them out again. this really was a killing machine. the snout was discovered by a fossil enthusiast near kimmeridge bay in dorset. ijust found something quite extraordinary. it must've just come out of the cliff up there somewhere. the rest was excavated by a team dangling off ropes halfway down a fast—eroding cliff face.

it was all followed by a bbc documentary team and sir david attenborough. in these waters, underneath my feet, lurked the ultimate marine predator, the pliosaur. this gigantic reptile grew to more than 12 metres, powering through the water with huge paddle—like limbs. it would have terrorised the oceans. this is a surface scan of the skull of the pliosaur. scientists have learnt that it had a bite force similar to a t rex. what we're looking at here is the top predator in the environment. you know, this animal had a huge bite. it would have been able to eat pretty much everything else that was around in the water at that time, including some other very large animals. the exact location where the pliosaur�*s head was found is a closely guarded secret. the rest of its skeleton is probably

still there and the team wants to get it out. the pliosaur will go on display in dorset in the new year, providing a close—up look at this monster of the seas and the world it lived in all those millions of years ago. rebecca morelle, bbc news, thejurassic coast in dorset. the hollywood sign is 100 years old and to mark the anniversary a spectacular lighting ceremony was set up by the hollywood sign trust. millions of people visit this tourist attraction every year — in search of a photo or selfie of those huge, world famous white letters. to celebrate — the hollywood sign trust lit up the letters — with the original four—thousand vintage bulbs that illuminated the real estate sign — hollywoodland — back in 1923. they also bought 400 gallons of white paint to give the letters a makeover.

you can see more you can see more of you can see more of that on the website. stay with us, more coming up website. stay with us, more coming up shortly. hello. another wet day for many of us. and further rain and wind to come for a time at least this evening, particularly across western parts of the uk, around the irish sea. but then later tonight and towards the early hours, the skies will clear and the winds will fall light. now, if we look at the satellite picture, this swirl of cloud that is actually storm franklin moving across the island, bringing severe gales there. reports of even the odd tornado being spawned by this weather front associated with franklin. let's have a look at the radar picture. and you can see from earlier

on where the rain has been moving from, a really rugged area of weather. that's an indication of some vicious conditions in places, gusty winds as well. but the weather front is clearing, although the centre of the low is still going to go across the irish sea and bring some rain to parts of central britain. but then towards the early hours, notice that the skies are starting to clear. it's not going to be a cold warning by any means. around five in aberdeen, five in belfast. on the south coast, it'll be around eight degrees celsius. now on monday, we're actually in between the systems, literally sandwiched between the two — one towards the east, another one approaching out towards the west. and actually, for many of us, bright, if not sunny weather to come right from the word "go". so, this is the morning and then in the afternoon it could actually be cloudy across eastern scotland and the borders, but the vast majority of us should have at least bright weather. temperatures typically between eight and ten degrees celsius on monday. and then on tuesday, another low pressure affects us. this one actually is going to be quite slow moving.

so, slow moving showers with some drier gaps in between. could be quite windy around the far south—west of the country and also particularly wet in eastern and northern scotland. a persistent easterly wind dragging in that rain bearing cloud. so, that was tuesday. wednesday, the low pressure moves away. thursday, we're brushed by weather systems in the north and then towards the end of the week and into the weekend, the thinking is pretty sure high pressure is going to build in from the south. but the weather fronts never too far away from scotland this weekend. so, yes, for many of us, it's a case of turning things turning drier and brighter from around friday onwards. you can see there belfast, swansea and london, but glasgow could still catch some rain over the weekend. bye— bye.

the headlines. israel has ordered civilians in the centre of the main city in southern gaza to leave, as fighting intensifies in the area. an adviser to the israeli prime minister said he didn't want to see people caught up in the crossfire in khan younis. the world health organization says the war in gaza is having a �*catastrophic�* impact on health care there. he warned that health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians.

britains's former immigration minister, robertjenrick, has said it was clear to anyone involved with the government's new rwanda asylum legislation that it would not work. and the huge skull of a 150—million—year—old sea monster is revealed after it was extracted from cliffs on the south coast of england. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello. another wet day for many of us. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. manchester city are back, with a comeback victory against luton as pep guardiola's stops the winless run. a record crowd at the emirates — to see arsenal convincingly beat the women's super league champions chelsea. and a shock for celtic —

the champions in scotland beaten