this is bbc news, the headlines... this is the israel—gaza border this morning as israel comes under growing international pressure over civilian casualties. hamas health officials say at least 90 palestinians were killed in a day in the jabalia refugee camp. tight security outside the court in hong kong, as media tycoon and pro—democracy campaignerjimmy lai goes on trial for criticising china's communist leaders. in australia, record rainfall caused by a tropical cyclone has led to widespread flooding in the state of queensland. and here in the uk, independent shops say they fear a big spike in thefts over the festive and new year period. let's go back to our top story — and hamas officials say at least 110 palestinians have been killed in israeli air strikes on the jabalia refugee camp in gaza. there's been no immediate comment from israel,

which insists it's only targeting what it calls terrorist infrastructure, and is taking care to avoid civilians. joining us now is rushdi abu alouf, our gaza correspondant who is now in istanbul. we arejust we are just getting a line we arejust getting a line in we are just getting a line in from the reuters agency saying four palestinians have been killed in the refugee camp south of the west bank city of tubas, according to the palestinian health ministry. just talk us through what has happened, particularly in gaza jabalia. many still remain in a refu~ee jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp. _ jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp, there - jabalia. many still remain in a refugee camp, there were - jabalia. many still remain in a i refugee camp, there were about jabalia. many still remain in a - refugee camp, there were about four israeli missiles from the air that

struck three buildings in a location in jabalia refugee struck three buildings in a location injabalia refugee camp. the first initial report, we were looking at 150 people trapped under the rubble. after one hour, about 30 bodies were found and then taken to the medical facility. later, the hamas run health ministry said about 90 people were killed in that incident, and this morning, the number is 110. the jabalia refugee camp is the biggest camp in the north, and where the israeli ongoing military operation has been going on for most of the weeks, since the ceasefire, when the tanks were moved out from one direction, but the air strikes were intensified in that location overnight. communication, and getting some of the information

check it out is very difficult in the north, because of the communication problem across the gaza strip, but especially in the north. and we are unable to verify some of the information there. but what we are getting from local journalists and medical sources from the hamas run medical industry is about 110 people killed. and they say there are still 20 or 30 people still under the rubble of those three buildings in the jabalia refugee camp. three buildings in the jabalia refugee camp-— three buildings in the jabalia refugee camp. three buildings in the jabalia refu~-eecam. ., , . refugee camp. thank you very much for now. the united states has condemned north korea's latest test firing of an inter—continental ballistic missile as a violation of un security council resolutions and a threat to its neighbours. the japanese prime minister also condemned the launch which he said threatened peace and stability in the region. the launch over the sea of japan on monday morning is the fifth long—range test carried out by pyongyang this year. tokyo said the missile was capable of reaching anywhere in the united states and flew for 73

minutes before crashing into sea. 0ur seoul correspondentjean mackenzie is following all the developments from neighbouring south korea and has more now on the implications of this latest launch. it's always hard to know for sure the motive behind a north korean weapons test. but on this occasion, it could be because of a meeting between the us and south korea on friday. officials from both countries met in washington to update their contingency plans for how to respond to a north korean nuclear attack. now, the us is more and more drawing south korea into its nuclear planning, and this is something pyongyang doesn't like. so, north korea had criticised the meeting and had threatened to retaliate. and this is a pattern that we are seeing play out, and have been over the past year here on the korean peninsula, where the north tests and refines its weapons, and south korea and the us bolster their defences in return. and it means that both sides are now caught in this cycle of escalation. this test is a concern

for the west and the us. but also those here in the region, south korea and japan. not only because this particular missile has the potential to reach all the way to the us mainland, but because, through these weapons tests, north korea is able to make progress on its nuclear weapons programme. at the moment, it is able to test almost without consequence, because russia and china on the un security council are vetoing any attempts to add further sanctions on to north korea. we saw today, while the us and south korea were quick to condemn this launch, north korean officials were actually in beijing, meeting the chinese foreign minister, who then went on to express his support for north korea just hours after this missile test. with these deepening ties between pyongyang and beijing, pyongyang and moscow, we are seeing the balance of power shift here. so it used to be north korea asking the us to talk, because it wanted the sanctions lifted. now it is the us that wants to engage north korea, because the longer this stalemate goes on for, the more time

north korea has to make progress on its weapons. 0verseas care home staff have told the bbc they feel exploited and trapped, by the firm that brought them to the uk to work. an undercover investigation into a residential and nursing home near newcastle also saw low staffing levels, which health professionals say was putting vulnerable residents at risk. prestwick care — the company that operates the home — denies any suggestion of systematic bad practice. the home office has since revoked its licence to recruit overseas. here's our social affairs editor alison holt. an undercover panorama reporter spent eight weeks working as a care assistant here at addison court residential and nursing homejust outside newcastle. more than 50 residents live here, paying an average of £1,100 a week. the reporter is soon told they're short of nurses.

when they booked me, they told me there would be two nurses. we're short staffed, short staffed, short staffed all the time. prestwick care, which runs the home, says one nurse on duty is adequate as they're backed up by a team of care staff. but this nurse is struggling. she's from india and says she needs the visa, which is sponsored by prestwick care. and panorama has seen evidence of why some overseas staff might feel trapped. this contract from a nurse who used to work at the home shows he was told he'd have to pay more than £4,000 if he left, including home office and legal fees. the government says employers should pay this. prestwick care says it is reviewing repayment clauses in staff contracts. analysis of the accounts of the home's parent company suggests it's making high profits from its 15 care homes, but has a lower number of staff per bed than some

of its competitors. aesthetically, addison court was beautiful, but the care wasn't. tracey�*s 79—year—old mother, joyce bird, used to live at the home. there had been concerns about unexplained bruises. she had alzheimer's and died last may. althouthoyce was meant to have one—to—one care, a postmortem concluded she was alone when she died. the social worker would always say to me your mum should never have a single bruise on her. so my thoughts were that there were numerous times that she had been left unattended and that's why she was falling as much as she did. katie is an nhs nurse who used to train staff at the home weekly. over two years, she made 33 safeguarding alerts, including about unexplained bruises and injuries to residents. families think their loved ones go into 24—hour care. because they get around the clock care and they're getting looked after. and that's not what i witnessed.

prestwick care is run by bunty malhotra. at a meeting for his indian staff, he makes it clear loyalty is two—way. all nurses have to be registered with the nursing and midwifery council. it's known as their pin. and if you work for an english company, if you work for nhs, one mistake — reported to nmc straightaway. in here in 37 years, touch wood, not a single nurse has lost pin. not one. you think you don't make mistakes, you don't make mistakes, you don't make mistakes. but we will always protect our staff. this isn't allowed outside. oh, my god. he's almost justifying that if you make mistakes, we're going to cover it up. prestwick care says any suggestion of systematic wrongdoing or bad practice would be unfair and inaccurate, and that the safety and wellbeing of staff and residents is paramount. alison holt, bbc news.

you can see the full story of care workers under pressure — on panorama tonight, at 7pm on bbc one. to ukraine next. the country's deputy defence minister has admitted shortages in artillery ammunition will continue, while doubts over funding from its international allies continue. but general ivan havryliuk told the bbc ukraine is confident that funding will continue. translation: the problem of ammunition shortages, i particularly with artillery rounds will not go away. in the short term, ukraine has decided to address this issue by increasing the production of kamikaze drones. next year, we have an agreement with the netherlands and they plan to provide two billion euros in support. as for the us, the congress is supposed to approve new funds. they haven't gone on a winter break yet and are staying to solve the issue. so we're confident that our partners will continue to assist ukraine

live now to kyiv and our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov who spoke to the general. you saw him in that clip. just talk us through a little bit more of what he was saying to you.— us through a little bit more of what he was saying to you. well, he says that he is confident _ he was saying to you. well, he says that he is confident that _ he was saying to you. well, he says that he is confident that ukraine's l that he is confident that ukraine's western partners, the uk and the united states, will continue providing military assistance, despite the fact that major financial and military packages have currently stalled. uk relies not just on the fact that the eu provides support on a bilateral level, notjust as a block. ukraine is receiving aid from individual states of the european union, such as germany, the netherlands and other countries. but these tines are quite concerning for ukraine,

because the situation regarding the military aid and financial assistance, when they stall, it sends a signal to russia that international support for ukraine is declining and that emboldens moscow and makes them be more confident to carry out the war in ukraine, because they feel that victory is quite close. because they feel that victory is quite close-— because they feel that victory is uuite close. ~ ., , ., quite close. also, you have 'ust got back from the i quite close. also, you have 'ust got back from the front * quite close. also, you have 'ust got back from the front line _ quite close. also, you have just got back from the front line yourself. . back from the front line yourself. can you tell us a bit about what it was like where you were?- can you tell us a bit about what it was like where you were? well, the mood there — was like where you were? well, the mood there is _ was like where you were? well, the mood there is quite _ was like where you were? well, the mood there is quite a _ was like where you were? well, the mood there is quite a bleak, - was like where you were? well, the l mood there is quite a bleak, because after the failure of the counteroffensive, many soldiers on the front line realised that this war will drag on for much longer. they think that ukraine needs assistance from outside partners more than ever, in order to change the tide of the war. and when they hear the news from washington or brussels, and other places, that the

military assistance is blocked, of course, it does not add to their optimism. this situation regarding the ammunition shortages is quite severe. sojust told me the ammunition shortages is quite severe. so just told me that they have to limit fire because there is a lack of artillery shells. this creates a feeling that this war is becoming far more difficult to win than they thought before. presumably that is affecting _ than they thought before. presumably that is affecting morale? _ than they thought before. presumably that is affecting morale? it _ than they thought before. presumably that is affecting morale? it has - that is affecting morale? it has affected morale, _ that is affecting morale? it has affected morale, a _ that is affecting morale? it has affected morale, a lot - that is affecting morale? it has affected morale, a lot of - that is affecting morale? it has l affected morale, a lot of soldiers are simply tired. it's been almost two years they have been fighting on the front line, and there is a problem with mobilisation of new soldiers. therefore, those soldiers that are currently on the front line, they have to stay and carry carry on fighting. they are saying they are simply tired, because the same thing is happening every day, and they need more support, they need more assistance and artillery

shells to launch offensives. in order to defend themselves, they involve weapons. and when they hear that the weapons will not be coming any time soon, when they hear the counteroffensive is failing, they realise that this war may go on not just until 2025, but far beyond that period. theirfeeling of tiredness ads on. period. their feeling of tiredness ads on. ., ~ period. their feeling of tiredness ads on. ., ,, i. ,., period. their feeling of tiredness ads on. ., ,, i. . period. their feeling of tiredness ads on. ., ,, . ., ads on. ok, thank you so much for talkin: us ads on. ok, thank you so much for talking us through _ ads on. ok, thank you so much for talking us through that. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bring you different stories from across the uk. well, it all started with the dream of producing the food that i was happily eating, but also, a real strong connection to the natural world. because it started just with a few sows? it did. and it was at a time

when you could do that, because farmers markets were popping up everywhere. it allowed me to start on a very rough patch of land, get some sows, get some fattening pigs, set up a little tiny butcher and go straight to market. what's in the field behind you, jim? we got some gloucester 0ld spots, we've got some large blacks, 0xford sandy and blacks, and some saddlebacks. and i know along the way that you have become a bit of a campaigner, really. i mean, you care about the politics and all of this, don't you? completely. 0ur farmers are so important, not only in terms of food production, but also dealing with the crisis we find ourselves in with the climate. we only have to look at the war in ukraine, and how important producing your own food is. you're live with bbc news. the chief executive of a nuclear site in cumbria in the authoring and

has disputed reports that a computer system has been hacked. he told the bbc that there was no one evidence of an attack. theo leggett reports. sellafield is europe's most hazardous nuclear site, a sprawling complex of ageing facilities. large quantities of highly radioactive waste is stored here, as well as plutonium, a toxic material that could be used to make weapons. security is intense. allegations the it systems have been hacked are extremely serious. the chief executive insists they are entirely unfounded. we have no evidence of a hack in the

way mentioned in the newspaper. i5 way mentioned in the newspaper. is there any evidence of a hack full stop? there any evidence of a hack full sto - ? ~ . there any evidence of a hack full sto?~ ., .,, , there any evidence of a hack full sto?~ ., , ,., . ., stop? we have robust protection s stems stop? we have robust protection systems that _ stop? we have robust protection systems that would _ stop? we have robust protection systems that would indicate - stop? we have robust protection systems that would indicate if i stop? we have robust protection i systems that would indicate if that happened. systems that would indicate if that ha - ened. . systems that would indicate if that ha ened. . , �* systems that would indicate if that hauened. ., , �* ., , happened. that isn't the only accusation — happened. that isn't the only accusation being _ happened. that isn't the only accusation being fired - happened. that isn't the only accusation being fired at - accusation being fired at sellafield. it is also alleged that a crumbling and decaying old facilities like this are simply unsafe and could present a risk to the public or even trigger a nuclear disaster. this vast open—air pond contains hundreds of tonnes of used nuclear fuel, contains hundreds of tonnes of used nuclearfuel, and radioactive sludge that has accumulated over decades. the challenge now is to keep it safe, because it is an old facility, while at the same time carrying out the long process of decommissioning it. the question is, is the process being done fast enough? sellafield insists it is. work to clean and empty the pond is well under way, using a variety of robot submarines. this building, meanwhile, is a rubbish dump for decades of nuclear scrap. but a leak, unseen and inaccessible, is letting radioactive

fluid to seep into the ground. this mechanical grab is being used to retrieve the wasteful storage elsewhere. but it's a process that will take years. sellafield denies it is a problem that is being swept under the carpet. we it is a problem that is being swept under the carpet.— it is a problem that is being swept under the carpet. we are straining every sinew— under the carpet. we are straining every sinew to _ under the carpet. we are straining every sinew to accelerate, - under the carpet. we are straining every sinew to accelerate, safely, | every sinew to accelerate, safely, what we have to do to stop the leak. and the best way to do that is to remove the waste safely so that we can get there soon as we can. 3k} can get there soon as we can. 70 ears or can get there soon as we can. 70 years or the nuclear industry have left sellafield with a difficult and dangerous legacy. bosses here insist they have nothing to hide. the latest controversy illustrates one of its biggest problem is, a sore lack of public trust. in argentina at least 1a people have been killed in a powerful storm. winds of up to 150 kilometres an hour and heavy rains caused flooding and disruption. a large number of trees were uprooted. most of those who died when the roof of sports facility collapsed. more than a dozen others were hurt.

this is the moment that the storm hit a party in buenos aires. party goers scream and try to flee, as you can see a giant inflatable teddy bear flies away. at least two people were also killed in neighbouring uruguay. letter show you some live pictures of gaza. you can see that this is the view from israel, facing in towards gaza. we've been hearing reports from the gaza strip about... well, hamas health officials have said at least 110 palestinians have been killed in air strikes by israel in jabalia been killed in air strikes by israel injabalia in the north of gaza overnight. we can also show you in gaza, the khan younis hospital, we have been showing you this through

the last few months. it's constantly busy. we've been seeing desperate images of people jumping busy. we've been seeing desperate images of peoplejumping on aid trucks as they enter the gaza strip. in israel, the us defence secretary has arrived there, he has just landed in the last half hour or so. you'll be meeting benjamin netanyahu and other politicians, as these international calls grow for a ceasefire in gaza. we are hearing over the weekend from the uk, from france and germany, they are all stepping up calls for a ceasefire. it does feel like the pressure on israel is mounting. so far, israel has maintained its stance and says that it will continue to do all it can to try to wipe out hamas in gaza. to stay with us on bbc news and there is plenty on the website as well. you can see the live page which gives you all the details and analysis from our correspondence in the area. check it out. it's on the

front page of the bbc website. here in the uk, independent shops say they fear a big spike in thefts over the festive and new year period. the british independent retailers association says any increase could send some shops under, with store holders feeling abandoned by the police. jim connolly reports. he's walking down towards my counter, where i've got my pokemon cards. he's got his young son with him. shop owner lisa says the man is using his child as a decoy. here, he's dipping in the cards. he'll go around here, pop them in a pocket or something like that. his arm will go backwards in a minute and grab another lot of cards while while he's talking to his son. she says over £200 worth of cards were taken. yeah, it took me a long time to sleep better at night after this. lisa says she reported it, but no one was arrested. she says theft like this is hard to handle. it can mean the difference between me paying myself that week, and not paying myself that week.

west yorkshire police told us they carried out facial recognition work, but neither this or a public appeal identified the suspect. lisa and more than 80 businesses in this leeds suburb have come together to create their own early warning system on whatsapp. if a potential thief has been in a shop, they'll put on immediately, "watch out for this person". often they'll take a still from the cctv so we know exactly what this person looks like. just down the road, rachel worries she could face more shoplifting this festive period. i'm spending more on staff wages to have eyes absolutely everywhere. what's the point of me being really, really busy to then realise that's missing, that's missing, that's missing? she's not alone, according to the british independent retailers association. there is a fear, a real fear, among large and small retailers . that this problem could get bigger towards the end of the year. there's a real lack of confidence in police actions on this. - and we're not blaming the police, they are stretched. _ but over the years, -

they've ignored this trend of of people taking from shops. it's been treated as a low priority. and now we're paying the penalty for that. i we work very hard and we do struggle, especially now, with the cost of living and all that. in london, annie wants to pass her 70—year—old family business down to her daughter katie, but fears shoplifting is making that difficult. even the slightest little thing will impact us. abd it means more staff and we can't afford to keep more staff. we do report it to the police, but, again, they're not going to do anything. it's not worth it for them. the national police chiefs' council told us local forces deploy resources where they can be most effective in catching offenders and keeping people safe. to tackle the problem katie, started uploading photos of suspected shoplifters to facebook. itjust came to my head, i've got the picture on my phone — why don't ijust share it? although there's no comments under the videos, you would not believe how many messages we get saying, "oh, this is the person's name, address." i'll send literally a letter,

i'll post it, because a stamp's worth getting my £25 back of stock you stole. do you sometimes worry about a sort of a vigilante element to it, that you could be encouraging other people to act on your behalf? we won't post anyone unless we're adamant that we can see them physically pick it up, take it out the door, and there was no question that they were trying dodge cameras. they look at the cameras, nine times out of ten. everyone we've met says shoplifting has put a strain on their business. but what's striking is they've all taken strength from the communities around them to fight back. jim connolly, bbc news. n0 sound sorry about that, we seem to have a problem with my microphone.

live now to andrew goodacre, the british independent retailers association ceo. i hope that we can hear you. hello, there. i hope that we can hear you. hello, there- we — i hope that we can hear you. hello, there- we can. _ i hope that we can hear you. hello, there. we can, good. _ i hope that we can hear you. hello, there. we can, good. we _ i hope that we can hear you. hello, there. we can, good. we were - i hope that we can hear you. hello, . there. we can, good. we were hearing in the report — there. we can, good. we were hearing in the report of— there. we can, good. we were hearing in the report of the _ there. we can, good. we were hearing in the report of the comment - there. we can, good. we were hearing in the report of the comment from - in the report of the comment from the police, saying they deploy their resources where they can be most effective. i suppose as you are saying in that piece, they are stretched. what do you want to happen here? presumably, they can't go out to every single report. what is the answer? the go out to every single report. what is the answer?— is the answer? the answer, hopefully. _ is the answer? the answer, hopefully. is _ is the answer? the answer, hopefully, is the _ is the answer? the answer, hopefully, is the action - is the answer? the answer, hopefully, is the action that is the answer? the answer, . hopefully, is the action that we is the answer? the answer, - hopefully, is the action that we are being taken now. there is a new retail crime action plan that has been driven by the minister for small business and the minister for police and crime in this country. that asking the police forces throughout england and wales to focus on retail crime, where it occurs, where there is abuse, where there is violence, where people have been detained. and so we hopefully then we'll bring a focus to it. now,

out of that we do need a stronger deterrent, in the form of sentencing, in order to dissuade people from taking up this kind of crime. ., ., ,., people from taking up this kind of crime. ., ., ., , .,, ., crime. you are so vulnerable as a small shopkeeper, _ crime. you are so vulnerable as a small shopkeeper, especially - crime. you are so vulnerable as a small shopkeeper, especially the | small shopkeeper, especially the really small shops. they obviously have their cameras up. but there is very little that an individual, one person behind a cash desk can do, isn't there?— isn't there? there is. and we now know that — isn't there? there is. and we now know that these _ isn't there? there is. and we now know that these crimes _ isn't there? there is. and we now know that these crimes are - isn't there? there is. and we now know that these crimes are not i know that these crimes are not opportunistic. this is not people thinking i willjust nip in and steal something. they are thought through, they plan, they watch for when there is less people available or they distract the employees that are working in the shop, so that their colleagues can steal at will, sort of thing. this is really organised these days. now it is even harder for smaller shops and even larger shops are struggling to cope. thanks very much, we have to leave it there. thank you for talking to us.

now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello. it was a cloudy and mild start to the day for many, there's hope of some sunshine coming through, particularly across the north. but as we head through the week, there will be further rain at times, there'll be some particularly windy weather mid week onwards and behind that it turns colder. so this is the weather front for today, introducing that cloud and rain across much of england, wales, more coming into the north west of scotland as well. but for the meantime, we've got the south—westerly winds, a fairly brisk south—westerly wind, keeping it mild, keeping it rather gray as well. the heavier rain, i think, arriving across parts of wales and north west england through into the afternoon. any brightness in the east limited, it's more likely across parts of scotland and northern ireland after a rather grainne drizzly start. but there's more rain waiting in the wings up in the north west of scotland and temperatures actually a little lower for scotland and northern ireland compared with the weekend. so, a little bit chillier. and a chillier night to come as that weather front slips southwards. but not for england,

wales and northern ireland. some really heavy rain for a time. some of these showers following into the north and west could be a little bit wintry over the hills. temperatures getting down to frost levels, at least in the glens of scotland. but we are then confronted with yet more rain as we go through the night and into tuesday morning. so that will take its time to clear from wales, from northern england, but should have cleared northern ireland and scotland by the morning and eventually it clears the far south and east into the afternoon. so most places will see some brightness, more than today, as we get through into tomorrow afternoon. but it's a chillier day. temperatures dipping away as the day goes on and these showers pestering the north and west will be falling as hail, some thunder and some sleet and snow, particularly on the hills. by wednesday, we're into a brisk west north—westerly wind and yet more cloud piles in. so after a chilly start and a bright start, the sunshine will disappear, mostlyjust light rain and drizzle in southern areas, but something a little bit more persistent coming to the north and west and with it bringing back some slightly milder air, 11 or 12 degrees celsius, the high.

but that windy weather as this low pressure passes close to the north of scotland, giving us severe gale force winds. and as they come down from the northwest, introducing some cooler air to all parts by the end of thursday. not particularly cold, but cold enough for those wintry showers in the north to turn to snow even at lower levels, particularly by friday. as ever, you can keep up to date online. live from london, this is bbc news.

this is the israel—gaza border this morning, as israel comes under growing international pressure over civilian casualties. hamas health officials say at least 90 palestinians were killed in a day in the jabalya refugee camp. tight security outside the court in hong kong, as media tycoon and pro—democracy campaignerjimmy lai goes on trial for criticising china's communist leaders. the china's communist leaders. democratic unionist pi ruled the democratic unionist party has ruled out the prospect of a deal to restore devolution at stormont before christmas, the bbc understands. in australia, record rainfall caused by a tropical cyclone has led to widespread flooding in the state of queensland. hello. welcome. we start with the latest on the israel—gaza war.