to answer questions about his decisions during the pandemic. the head of the un says there are still large gaps to be bridged as efforts ramp up to agree a deal at the cop28 summit. hello, you're with bbc news, i'm anna foster come alive in the southern israel in sderot, where fierce fighting has continued overnight in gaza, and you can see once again this morning, and heroes we are hearing the regular sound of strikes, on the skyline you can see some really large plumes of smoke from strikes and artillery fire visible across gaza this morning. this is the northern part of the strip that you can see behind me just now but we know that a lot of

that fighting is focused further down the strip now on the southern city of khan younis, where israeli military leaders believe that some of the senior members of hamas are still hiding out and they are moving more closely into that city of khan younis. we've also heard from the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu overnight saying that some members of hamas are now starting to surrender. you will remember there was a vote at the un security counciljust was a vote at the un security council just a was a vote at the un security counciljust a couple of days ago and diplomats at the united nations now say that the general assembly is likely to vote on tuesday on another call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. according to the qatari prime minister. remember, they were the key broker who helped to negotiate that weak long pause last month. the opportunity for a renewed ceasefire is narrowing. and a seniorfigure in the hamas movement has also issued a threat to israel that not a single hostage will be allowed to leave gaza alive unless the government's demands are met. now, the israeli

prime minister has called on hamas to laydown its arms. the world health organization also held a special session yesterday in geneva and as the result that they have adopted a resolution calling for an increase in humanitarian aid for gaza, ahead of the agency says that the war is a catastrophic impact on healthcare in gaza. first of all that stock about the position of hamas in gaza at the moment. as we were saying there are suggestions that hamas is starting to be degraded after several weeks of military action, let's speak to neri zilber, the adjunct fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. we heard the head of the idfjust a couple of days ago say that the hamas system is starting to disintegrate in gaza. how much of an impact have these weeks of ground fighting actually had on hamas�*s infrastructure so far?

had on hamas's infrastructure so far? ~ ., , , had on hamas's infrastructure so far? ~ ., ,, . had on hamas's infrastructure so far? ., _ ., ., far? well, obviously it has had a ma'or far? well, obviously it has had a major impact. — far? well, obviously it has had a major impact, weeks _ far? well, obviously it has had a major impact, weeks of - far? well, obviously it has had a major impact, weeks of air- far? well, obviously it has had a i major impact, weeks of air strikes and also now four divisions of the israeli army operating inside the gaza strip so undoubtedly it has had a major impact but reports and even comments by certain israeli officials to the effect that hamas is on the verge of collapse i think is on the verge of collapse i think is at the current moment wildly optimistic. while it is true that hamas in the northern gaza strip is disintegrating, is, as other israeli officials have put it, eroding, we have to remember that even by israel's own count, about 7000 hamas fighters have been killed over these two and a half months and of an estimated total of 25,000 to 30,000 hamas fighters, and hamas has five brigades in the gaza strip from north to south, about two brigades in the north have actually suffered extreme damage, but that also leaves three brigades remaining in southern gaza still fighting. the

three brigades remaining in southern gaza still fighting.— gaza still fighting. the israeli prime minister _ gaza still fighting. the israeli prime minister benjamin - gaza still fighting. the israeli - prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been very clear about the objective of this war to entirely remove hamas from gaza but what does that look like in practice, is it the senior leadership, is it a certain amount of the infrastructure or is it everybody who may be a hamas sympathiser, who may have voted for hamas at some point in the past, what would that actually look like? ,, ., past, what would that actually look like? ., . . ., ., y past, what would that actually look like? ., , ., like? so, according to my own reporting. _ like? so, according to my own reporting, there _ like? so, according to my own reporting, there is _ like? so, according to my own reporting, there is a _ like? so, according to my own reporting, there is a very - reporting, there is a very clearwater objective ideas whaley side in terms of what they call destroying or eliminating or neutralising hamas as both a military and governing force in the gaza strip. it would entail eliminating at least the three top leaders of hamas and also degrading the majority of hamas's 2a battalions which are under those five brigades, still a lot of work to do in that respect, and also eliminating hamas's stockpile of weapons and primarily rockets. as we know hamas is still firing rockets into southern and even central

israel, so those are the actual military objectives of the israeli army that would extend in their minds to elimination of hamas as a military force in the gaza strip and also a governing force in the gaza strip and on that side of the ledger, a bit more progress, at least in israeli mines, hamas has effectively lost a lot of control evenin effectively lost a lot of control even in southern gaza about what happens above ground in terms of governing and internal law and order. but a lot of work to be done and even according to my own reporting there is still at least a month left of this high—intensity ground operation from the israeli point of view. you ground operation from the israeli point of view— ground operation from the israeli oint of view. ., ., . ., point of view. you touched on there hamas's point of view. you touched on there hamas's ability _ point of view. you touched on there hamas's ability to _ point of view. you touched on there hamas's ability to attack _ point of view. you touched on there hamas's ability to attack israel - point of view. you touched on there hamas's ability to attack israel and | hamas's ability to attack israel and that was always at the core of all of this and there has been a rocket attack towards sderot this morning from the gaza strip but compared to what we saw at the start of the war, closer to the 7th of october, it appears that those rocket attacks have started to become less frequent, what is your assessment of

what hamas has left in terms of that ability to target israel? 50. what hamas has left in terms of that ability to target israel?— ability to target israel? so, we know that _ ability to target israel? so, we know that hamas _ ability to target israel? so, we know that hamas and - ability to target israel? so, we know that hamas and other i ability to target israel? so, we - know that hamas and other smaller militant factions in gaza have fired well over 12,000 rockets at israel since seventh october, that is out of an estimated stockpile of maybe 20,000 to 25,000 rockets, long—range and shorter range, so they still have a lot in reserve, perhaps waiting for the last day of the war, as previous rounds with hamas and gaza have entailed, firing the last shot, as it were. but undoubtedly due to the israeli ground operation primarily in northern gaza and now into southern gaza, hamas's ability to fire rockets at israel has decreased greatly but it does not mean that hamas itself, the fighters, the weaponry, the leadership, snugly below ground, in hamas's vast tunnel network, is not up hamas's vast tunnel network, is not up to the fight and will not continue fighting perhaps for the

coming weeks, perhaps the coming months. so, again, yes, the threat to israel has decreased from rocket fire but in terms of the overall war objectives that israel has set out, probably still a lot more work to be done. �* ., probably still a lot more work to be done. �* . ., ,~ ., , probably still a lot more work to be done. �* . ., ., ~ done. ben'amin netanyahu was talking onl done. benjamin netanyahu was talking only yesterday — done. benjamin netanyahu was talking only yesterday about _ done. benjamin netanyahu was talking only yesterday about some _ done. benjamin netanyahu was talking only yesterday about some hamas - only yesterday about some hamas fighters starting to surrender to israel, is that something that we have evidence of or is that part of a larger information hearts and minds war that both sides are trying to carry out simultaneously to the military combat? i to carry out simultaneously to the military combat?— to carry out simultaneously to the military combat? i think it is more an information _ military combat? i think it is more an information operation - military combat? i think it is more an information operation as - military combat? i think it is more an information operation as it - military combat? i think it is more i an information operation as it were. we also the videos and images of those men being arrested by israeli forces in northern gaza, to the best of our understanding, not all of those men are hamas fighters or even militants from other factions, those men are hamas fighters or even militants from otherfactions, some of them arejust militants from otherfactions, some of them are just civilians in northern gaza who according to the israeli authorities were released afterwards. so again it is very

useful for the israeli system, official or unofficial, to get these images out, firstly it decreases morale on the hamas side, inside the gaza strip, to show that all these people are surrendering and laying down their arms, and also it improves morale on the israeli home front to show that the ground operation primarily that is now a month and a half in is having real results. and that hamas is perhaps on the verge of collapse or on the verge of surrendering, but again i think that is far too optimistic and we should take these video images with a grain of salt. despite the fact that yes, probably a lot of fighters in the gaza strip are surrendering orfighting fighters in the gaza strip are surrendering or fighting to the death, either one from an israeli point of view i think would be ok but again, this is all in northern gaza, southern gaza, quite a different story up to now. heri different story up to now. neri zilber, thank— different story up to now. neri zilber, thank you _ different story up to now. neri zilber, thank you for _ different story up to now. neri zilber, thank you forjoining us, from the washington institute for near east policy. let's talk also about the humanitarian situation in

gaza, and heading to cairo, jeremy hopkins is from unicef. generally, we are hearing that the amount of trucks, humanitarian aid going on, is slightly larger than it has been at times during the conflict, but what is the gap between the aid that is arriving in gaza and the need there at the moment in the civilian population?— population? thanks for asking that ruestion, population? thanks for asking that question. the _ population? thanks for asking that question. the gap _ population? thanks for asking that question, the gap is _ population? thanks for asking that question, the gap is enormous. i population? thanks for asking that i question, the gap is enormous. what we are seeing going in is yes, a slight improvement in the last few daysis slight improvement in the last few days is up compared to the last week for example but the gap is enormous, the humanitarian needs are huge, we have to .1 million people who need life—saving humanitarian support in all its forms, and that ranges from food, nutrition support, clean water, medical assistance, medicines, reusable medical equipment, that sort of thing. the trickle of trucks going in is a trickle of trucks going in is a trickle and it is not enough and we really need to see all the borders

open between israel and gaza to supplement the corridor that we currently have going from egypt into gaza. priorto currently have going from egypt into gaza. prior to the prices there were 400 trucks entering gaza every day, and we are lucky here if we are getting 100 trucks in a day. so, if you like it is a quarter of what we need and added to that is the fuel needs, so it is all very well getting humanitarian support into gaza but if we can't transport it around gaza, which requires fuel, and if we can't operate the water pumps and the hospitals and health centres with simple electricity, which requires fuel, then that is an added impediment and if i made a final if you like the most important constraint is that we cannot safely move around gaza, we need to reach every child in gaza, in any part of gaza, and to do that we need guarantees of unitarian protection for our work.

guarantees of unitarian protection for our work-— guarantees of unitarian protection for our work. jeremy hopkins from unicef, thank— for our work. jeremy hopkins from umcsr, thank you _ for our work. jeremy hopkins from unicef, thank you for _ for our work. jeremy hopkins from unicef, thank you forjoining - for our work. jeremy hopkins from unicef, thank you forjoining us. i unicef, thank you forjoining us. you may have heard thatjeremy was talking there the sound from where i am here in southern israel, the sound of two very large airstrikes and you can see there that huge plume of dust and smoke is rising on the horizon meet on the skyline. remember this is the northern part of the gaza strip, we know now that the fighting is continuing from north to south, all the way down to that large southern city of khan younis but it really shows you that the intensity of the military operation here, of the combat, continuous, even as we are hearing from israeli leaders that hamas's infrastructure is starting to be degraded, there is still clearly an awful lot going on as you can see behind me, an awful lot of military action which is continuing inside the gaza strip. much more to come from southern israel here throughout the day. let's head back to london and some monthe.

here in the uk, the home office has earmarked at least £700 million to manage the arrival of migrants on small boats until 2030. the projections flew under the radar yet officials published them online last week, as home secretary james cleverly flew to rwanda to sign a new treaty to, quote, "stop the boats". they predict the channel crossings could continue up to 2034. live now to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman at downing street. good to see you, henry. that mantra "stop the boats" is something that the government have been pursuing for some time now, how does this new detail about the money they have allocated to do that fit in with their plans? it allocated to do that fit in with their plans?— their plans? it has been the government's mantra - their plans? it has been the government's mantra for i their plans? it has been the | government's mantra for the their plans? it has been the - government's mantra for the last three parameters that, although that does not actually take you back that far in time, given the turmoil in the conservative party, but rishi sunak very much made it his own at the start of this year he set out five promises for the year ahead and one of them was, in his words, to

stop the boats. now, he was dealt a very significant setback just a month or so ago when the supreme court ruled that his plan to de—port asylum seekers to rwanda was in its current form unlawful and tomorrow the house of commons will have its first vote on emergency legislation designed to effectively overcome, supersede, that supreme court ruling. because rishi sunak is having a very tough time trying to persuade conservative mps to vote for this bill at this stage, and it is notjust one chunk of his parliamentary party he has got to persuade, he has got the so called one—nation mps on the left of the party, they are concerned that the government needs to ensure it is meeting its international human rights obligations, and on the right of the party he has got mps who fear that perhaps this bill doesn't do enough to stop appeals. so, to come back to where you started, it is little wonder that the government is nevertheless still setting aside

money for effectively contingencies for those who do make it here across small boats because it is far from certain that rishi sunak is going to get the support that he thinks is necessary to get this policy going. henry, thank you very much for updating us from downing street. rishi sunak, the british prime minister, will appear before the covid inquiry today where he will face questions about the decisions he made as chancellor of the exchequer during the pandemic. those decisions are expected to include his eat out to help out scheme which aimed to revive the hospitality trade in the summer of 2020 with cut—price meals and has since been blamed for increasing covid deaths. our health correspondent ellie price has the story. katsu curry. it was a "don't give up the dayjob" moment. his dayjob at the time was chancellor of the exchequer. he didn't give it up — but ended up eventually getting promoted to the topjob. here we go — brilliant! the eat out to help out scheme

was his department's brainchild and it's something that keeps coming up at this inquiry. rishi sunak has repeatedly said the government followed the scientific advice, but... i think there were definitely periods when it was clear that the unwelcome advice we were giving was, as expected, not loved. this is exactly encouraging what we've been trying to suppress and get on top of in the last few months. so it didn't feel sensible to me. it would have been prudent, i let's put it that way, for them to have thought about discussing it before it was launched. _ oh, my golly, that's fantastic! the idea behind it, giving us all up to a tenner towards a meal in a restaurant, was to kick start the economy after the first lockdown. the inquiry has heard there's limited evidence that it contributed to hugely spreading the virus, but scientists suggest it sent the wrong message. and it was one of the reasons the then chancellor, whose job it was to promote the economy after all, got the unfortunate

nickname among some scientists as dr death. i want to reassure you that we have a comprehensive plan to protectjobs and businesses in every region and nation of the united kingdom. there will also be questions about whether his concerns over the economic impact led to a delay in the second lockdown. he was, of course, the man who introduced the furlough scheme. we're setting up a new coronavirus job retention scheme. but this inquiry has already heard financial relief for the self—employed and low paid may not have been enough. i've just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty, the king's invitation to form a government in his name. rishi sunak didn't make the final decisions during the pandemic, but he is in charge of the country now, and the verdict on his choices then may yet shape his future. ellie price, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news.

a 29—year—old woman is appearing before croydon magistrates later charged with four counts of manslaughter after her two sets of twins died in a fire in south london. leyton and logan hoath were three years old, and kyson and bryson were four, when they died in december 2021. their mother deveca rose has also been charged with child abandonment. a 58—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of anthony littler, who was beaten to death outside east finchley tube station in may 1984. the arrest comes days after the metropolitan police launched a fresh appeal for information. the met says the 58—year—old man bailed untiljanuary pending further inquiries. the uk s health security agency is warning that longer and warmer summers could increase the risk of mosquitoes becoming established in the uk. the insects can spread diseases including dengue fever and zika virus. the report is based on a worst case scenario temperature increase

of four degrees celsius, which would also see an increase in heat—related deaths and flooding. you're live with bbc news. earlier today, the un secretary general has warned the cop 28 climate talks that governments need more ambition on adapting to new energy sources. antonio guterres said countries must leave the talks with a clear understanding of what's required. with 24 hours to go before the official end of the talks an agreement meant to phase out fossil fuels is not guaranteed as not all countries are on board. draft language for a possible deal is expected in the next few hours. for more we can go live now to the bbc�*s carl nasman in dubai. we've been waiting here with bated breath for an updated text which has not yet come. this is really not a surprise maybe these things do take time, we have less than 24 hours to go now, and many are starting to brace themselves for overtime here in dubai to help us break it all

down. cathy flynn, global director of climate change at the un develop man programme, you were describing this as kind of a mad dash to the finish line, can you walk us through the pathway where we might see ourselves ending up in the next hours and maybe days?- ourselves ending up in the next hours and maybe days? yeah, it is definitely the _ hours and maybe days? yeah, it is definitely the sprint _ hours and maybe days? yeah, it is definitely the sprint towards - hours and maybe days? yeah, it is definitely the sprint towards the i definitely the sprint towards the end right now and traditionally in these _ end right now and traditionally in these negotiations this is the moment_ these negotiations this is the moment when everyone tries to get all of— moment when everyone tries to get all of the _ moment when everyone tries to get all of the little negotiations that have been going across these two weeks _ have been going across these two weeks to— have been going across these two weeks to really come together. and this is— weeks to really come together. and this is the _ weeks to really come together. and this is the big task of the cop presidency and the pressure is on the uae _ presidency and the pressure is on the uae in — presidency and the pressure is on the uae in a big way because we have seen in _ the uae in a big way because we have seen in all— the uae in a big way because we have seen in all the discussions on finance, _ seen in all the discussions on finance, on adaptation, mitigation, a lot of— finance, on adaptation, mitigation, a lot of issues come up that cut across— a lot of issues come up that cut across all— a lot of issues come up that cut across all of those negotiations and for this— across all of those negotiations and for this to _ across all of those negotiations and for this to land in one big, balanced _ for this to land in one big, balanced package at the end, they have to _ balanced package at the end, they have to resolve all of them to be able to _ have to resolve all of them to be able to push it forward. a have to resolve all of them to be able to push it forward.— able to push it forward. a lot of work still to _ able to push it forward. a lot of work still to be _ able to push it forward. a lot of work still to be done _ able to push it forward. a lot of work still to be done and - able to push it forward. a lot of work still to be done and you i work still to be done and you mentioned adaptations, global goal on adaptation, still some disagreements there, but why is

something like adaptation so important when it comes to climate change and teach adaptation is really about keeping people safe. we see news all the time about floods, wildfires, these storms that are just relentlessly hitting all coastlines in the world, and what we do, the choices that we make now, can help keep communities and people safe and whether that is something like an early warning system that you might have on your phone so you know when a storm is coming or whether you help farmers with drought resistant crops or ways to protect infrastructure and coastlines, airports, these types of choices help us adapt to this warmer world that we know is a reality. chimney what we are talking about here, the first cop ever to be calling out for the phasing out of fossil fuels, calling out for the phasing out of fossilfuels, can calling out for the phasing out of fossil fuels, can you calling out for the phasing out of fossilfuels, can you put calling out for the phasing out of fossil fuels, can you put that into perspective for us how big of a change that is potentially going to be? . , , ., ., , be? yeah, this is momentous. the issue of fossil _ be? yeah, this is momentous. the issue of fossil fuels _ be? yeah, this is momentous. the issue of fossil fuels has _

be? yeah, this is momentous. the issue of fossil fuels has really - issue of fossil fuels has really been — issue of fossil fuels has really been a — issue of fossil fuels has really been a sort of ghost in this process for a _ been a sort of ghost in this process for a long _ been a sort of ghost in this process for a long time, and we've seen over the last— for a long time, and we've seen over the last couple of years, it is more and more — the last couple of years, it is more and more put centrestage and here it is now— and more put centrestage and here it is now in_ and more put centrestage and here it is now in the — and more put centrestage and here it is now in the spotlight, and this debate — is now in the spotlight, and this debate over whether you phase out or phase _ debate over whether you phase out or phase down _ debate over whether you phase out or phase down fossil fuels is going to affect— phase down fossil fuels is going to affect every single economy in the world, _ affect every single economy in the world, and — affect every single economy in the world, and this is why it is getting so much _ world, and this is why it is getting so much attention here. and briefly there is also _ so much attention here. and briefly there is also the _ so much attention here. and briefly there is also the matter _ so much attention here. and briefly there is also the matter of - so much attention here. and briefly there is also the matter of dealing l there is also the matter of dealing with fossil fuels subsidies, right? .. this phase out or phase down, it is one _ .. this phase out or phase down, it is one thing — .. this phase out or phase down, it is one thing in— .. this phase out or phase down, it is one thing in these negotiations and you _ is one thing in these negotiations and you have a big political signal but it— and you have a big political signal but it is— and you have a big political signal but it is also about how do we get the global— but it is also about how do we get the global economy to change, and the global economy to change, and the fossil— the global economy to change, and the fossil fuels industry, imfjust reported. — the fossil fuels industry, imfjust reported, got $7 trillion in subsidies last year, this means the playing _ subsidies last year, this means the playing field isn't level, and when you look— playing field isn't level, and when you look at investments in renewable energy— you look at investments in renewable energy and _ you look at investments in renewable energy and fossil fuels, we need that playing field for investment to be level_ that playing field for investment to be level to make sure that renewables can scale at the speed that we _ renewables can scale at the speed that we need them to.—

renewables can scale at the speed that we need them to. cathy flynn, rlobal that we need them to. cathy flynn, global director— that we need them to. cathy flynn, global director of _ that we need them to. cathy flynn, global director of climate _ that we need them to. cathy flynn, global director of climate change i that we need them to. cathy flynn, global director of climate change atj global director of climate change at the un, thank you for your insight. we will keep you up—to—date is more develop man is come in. russia is the world s largest producer of rough diamonds. they are one of the few major exports still untouched by sanctions imposed in response to president vladimir putin s invasion of ukraine last year. critics say revenue from the industry helps finance the war. but now the european union and the g7 are about to impose a ban on them. our correspondent sofia bettiza reports. these glitzy videos are produced by a mining company in siberia. a third of the world's diamonds come from here. when russia invaded ukraine, foreign sanctions hit russian coal, gas, vodka, caviar, but these stones have continued to be exported all over the world. the european union has held off from a ban largely because belgium was keen to protect this city, antwerp, the diamond capital of the world.

this is where diamonds are polished, in factories like this one, and more than 80% of all rough diamonds that are mined across the globe are traded here in the city of antwerp. this is the gateway to the world for russian diamonds. but all that is changing. that's because the eu and the g7 are about to unveil sanctions banning the import of diamonds mined in russia, which affects people like thierry. before the war, half of all his stones came from russia. some of the companies were very much reliant on their business with russia. it was a very big business, and it had to stop. the turnover of some of the companies who were big traders in russian diamonds, they went out of business. but critics say that russian stones should be considered as conflict diamonds, gems sold to finance putin's war.

in the first half of this year, the alrosa mine generated more than $2 billion. and a lot of that cash go to the kremlin. goes to the kremlin. but can a ban actually work? it's incredibly difficult to know for sure where a diamond comes from. it's very difficult to trace diamonds, so, other commodities like chocolate or tea, you can really have a certificate of origin. for diamonds, it's very difficult, because diamonds, they travel and they often get mixed, and it's not registered what's in the mix, so you end up with a certificate of mixed origin and you cannot tell where they come from. and that could make this ban tricky to enforce. analysts say it is essential to introduce a system to trace the diamonds every step of the way, from the mine to the jewellery store. but even with the flaws, the hope is that these new sanctions

will cut off another vital source of revenue for vladimir putin and his war against ukraine. sofia bettiza, bbc news, antwerp. stay with us here on bbc news. i will be back injust a i will be back in just a few moments with plenty more on all of the days top stories. after a wet and windy weekend where we saw storms ellen and fergus move across the uk, monday is a much quieter day weatherwise. for the rest of today, sunny spells for most of us, still a few showers lingering, not completely dry out there, but we are between weather systems, storm fergus clearing to the east, the next area of low pressure coming in from the west, but a ridge of high pressure in charge for today. still quite a lot of cloud across eastern scotland feeding showers in around the moray

firth, great glen, aberdeenshire, perhaps down towards fife as well. also if you show us possible for the isle of man, north—west england towards east anglia. but sunny spells elsewhere and temperatures ranging from 6—13, north to south. this evening and overnight the next area of rain moves in, for northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england initially, spreading eastwards, quite cold through the first—half of the night for northern and eastern areas, there could be an early touch of frost, particularly for north—east scotland as we head into the morning but frost—free further south, into the morning but frost—free furthersouth, more into the morning but frost—free further south, more heavy showers coming in, for the early hours of tuesday associated with this area of low pressure. some brisk winds driving in those showers for parts of central and southern england, wales, some of them heavy and thundery. the ring for again will be quite persistent across parts of central and eastern scotland, rainfall totals mounting up here, could be some localised flooding, a little bit of snow but only over the very highest ground. it is a mild day in the south, 12—13 , several degrees above average, but still quite cold across parts of scotland,

only about 5—7. on wednesday we will have a bit of a changing wind direction, starting to become more north—easterly, still some showers across parts of england and wales early on, brightening up towards the north—west later on in the day, but feeling colder, single figures i think across the board, somewhere between about 3—9 on wednesday, with that colder air in place on wednesday night, there could be some snowfall and we have got rain moving in turning to snow for perhaps the mountains of scotland, the pennines for instance as well. further south probablyjust lighter and drizzly probably just lighter and drizzly rain which probablyjust lighter and drizzly rain which will tend to peter out on wednesday as it shifts eastwards, and then some brighter and drier weather moving in as we head towards the end of the week for most of us. so, the week starts and ends on a quiet, fairly calm note but an unsettled spell of weather through the middle of the week with some blustery showers around. bye—bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the uk government draws up plans to spend over £700 million — to deal with asylum seekers arriving in small boats over the next decade. efforts to form a government in poland stall — clearing the way for donald tusk to become the new prime minister. there's a warning parts of the uk could become home to disease—spreading mosquitoes in the coming decades because of climate change.

now let's take a closer look at how the government is planning on addressing channel crossings. the home office has earmarked at least £700m to manage the arrival of migrants on small boats until 2030. the projections flew under the radar yet officials published them online last week, as home secretary james cleverly flew to rwanda to sign a new treaty to quote "stop the boats". they predict the channel crossings could continue up to 2034. with me is tim montgomerie. he's a columnist and the founder of the conservative home website. good of the conservative home website. to see you. wh the good to see you. what do you make of the news there is this contingency fund to stop the boats at the same time the government is pursuing a rwanda policy?— time the government is pursuing a rwanda oli ? �* , . ., ., rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and — rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and lots _ rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and lots of _ rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and lots of people _ rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and lots of people will- rwanda policy? there's a huge amount of money and lots of people will be - of money and lots of people will be very offended by that scallop money which they would rather be spent on the nhs and other priorities but in a way that specific course that the

home office has cited is the tip