this is bbc news the oil giant bp becomes the latest company to stop sending ships through the red sea.. after a spate of attacks on vessels. as oil giant, bp, pauses oil shipments through the red sea, on verify, we look at out the gaza war is impacting this trade route. just hours before a un security council vote, the us defence secretary urges israel to do more to protect civilians. so we will continue to stand up for israel's right to defend itself and we will also continue to urge for the protection of civilians during conflict, and to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into gaza a former conservative here i'm explained to regarding ppe equipment all of which she would benefit tens of millions of pounds.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. impacts of israel gaza war are widening. will war are widening. take a look at the red sea. oil giant bp stopped using it. war are widening. not the first. war are widening. because rebels in yemen firing at ships. who with the rebels these are that support hamas. houthi rebels support hamas. one of the world's busiest shipping routes. now means long way round africa our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports the threat to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian—backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. so intense have the attacks become,

two vessels were hit by drones today, that some of the big shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending their huge vessels around southern africa instead. today, the oil giant bp announced that it too would not send its tankers through the sea way that links asia with europe. the united states, britain and other western allies do have warships in the region and have shot down some houthi drones and missiles. but lloyd austin, the us secretary of defence, visiting israel, said he wanted other nations to do more to protect shipping. these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international law. so we are taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. i would remind you that this is notjust a us issue, this is an international problem, and it deserves an international response. and he is right. the seaway between the suez canal

in the north and the straight in the south is crucial for world trade. and the consumer goods we order blithely online. it is about protecting the supply chains because so much global trade goes through the suez canal, about 12% of the total global trade volume. that is a huge amount. the impact of this work is now being held outside its borders, the impact of this war is now being held outside its borders, diverting ships, damaging trade. the risks of escalation still very much present. james landale, bbc news. i spoke to guy platten — the secretary general of the international chamber of shipping. he explained what impact this is having. well, companies are now just in the interests of protecting their seafarers, because let's these these attacks are unjustifiable, they're illegal and they're putting at risk the lives of the people who are keep these ships going and get the trade flowing and keep us all supplied. so that's the reason why these actions are being taken by these large companies now.

it's about the lives of seafarers. in the short term, ships will be diverted, as has already been said around the cape of good hope, which will add typically between 6—11; days to avoid 9000 kilometres. so there will be disruptions to trade and the goods will be delayed to getting to their destination. we saw something similar from march 2021 when the evergiven blocked the suez canal. so it'll be a similar sort of effect. and is it possible at this early stage to work this out in in financial costs? is there something like for every extra day at sea, the goods take it adds x amount? it's very difficult to put a price on it. what it does, it delays obviously always cost money somehow. some along the line there's extra voyage lengths and the like. so it's very difficult to quantify it. but what it does do is show how strategic this waterway is with some 12% of world trade flowing through the red sea

and the suez canal. so the disruption is immense. about $1.1; trillion worth of goods pass through it every year. so we'll see the economic effects. we're already seeing insurance costs rise. the insurance costs have gone up from 0.04% of a ship's value to 0.1%, which is quite a huge leap upwards in terms of cost. so all these things eventually do add up. interesting. so that is an already evident price increase. the longer it goes on, presumably, will that start seeping through to ordinary consumers? potentially, yes, but we hope we first of all, we applaud the action of the naval forces in the area, the us navy and of course the uk navy as well yesterday, which shot down a drone, which are going some way to provide that protection reassurance. and we know that other efforts are under way now and well, let's see and assess that so that perhaps that would change the dynamic, which would allow ships to once again restart their voyages through the red sea. yeah, well, what are those kind of other efforts? what what would you

like to to see there? well, i think we would like to see more ships and more protection for the shipping there. i think once we've assessed that, we can then assess companies be able to take a much more proactive approach to what the best sectors afford. but their primary preoccupation now is obviously protecting the lives of their seafarers and their workforce, which are navigating these ships. another vote at un security council. we are expected in just under three hours�* time, wejust we are expected in just under three hours�* time, we just heard from our correspondent air that that vote has been postponed until tomorrow, tuesday, so we won�*t have any vote in three hours�* time, instead it would be on tuesday. a lot of the attention focused on the language being used around humanitarian access, cessation of hostilities, things like that. in israel: the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, visit. talked about reducing

harm for civilians. in gaza, this is jabalia refugee camp. hamas run health ministry says israeli air strikes have killed more than 100 palestinians in a single day. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, reports. they say there�*s nowhere safe in gaza. the children�*s unit at nasser hospital hit by a shell yesterday. doctors and parents who once raced to get wounded children in here now scrambling to get them out. the epicenter of the dust and panic, a children�*s bedroom on the second floor. translation: we were seated - on the bed when something exploded and all the ceiling fell on us. i couldn�*t do anything. debris fell on us and we couldn�*t see anything. ijust grabbed my daughter and escaped. i don�*t know what happened to the others. this was 13—year—old dunia�*s bed.

she was sitting here when an unexploded shell punched through the ceiling. and then the wall. it killed her without ever exploding. her leg had been amputated after a previous attack that also killed her parents. translation: i lost my family, she said last month, _ and i lost my leg. my dream is to become a doctor and treat children. strikes overnight on the jabalia and nuseirat refugee camps killed more than 100 people, according to hamas government officials. today, a senior hamas figure pointed to growing international calls for a ceasefire and said the us was responsible for deaths in gaza. the united states administration is totally responsible of those massacres and violation taking place at the hand of the israeli occupation army in gaza

through the us unconditional delivery of the weapons to kill palestinians without any form of accountability. america�*s defense chief has been meeting israel�*s government today. the us stopped short of calling for a ceasefire, but says it�*s keen to bring the current heavy fighting to an end. america's commitment to israel is unwavering. and no individual group or state should test our resolve. we'll continue to provide israel with the equipment that you need to defend your country, mr prime minister, including critical munitions, tactical vehicles and air defense systems. israel�*s troops were reminded by their boss yesterday of the rules of war — when to fire, when to stop. orders for soldiers. questions for politicians. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem.

live now to new york and we can speak to our correspodent nada tawfik. we were expecting the un security council vote in a few hours�* time, it�*s been postponed. the council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed.— council vote in a few hours' time, it's been postponed. the uae which brou:ht it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that _ it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that resolution - it's been postponed. the uae which brought forward that resolution ask| brought forward that resolution ask for the vote to take place tomorrow. we heard that diplomats were close to an agreement and there is real efforts being made, negotiations continue, to avoid it us veto of this resolution about something that happened just ten days ago in the konsa. the key sticking points are very much over the language. it seems diplomats are on board for this resolution, doing things like setting up a un monitoring mechanism for aid, setting up a un monitoring mechanism foraid, calling setting up a un monitoring mechanism for aid, calling for all land and air and sea routes open to get aid in, but the language on the cease—fire is the issue. the united

states does not want the language in there, it proposed having something along the lines of a sustainable cessation of hostilities. that was torn down even further to call for a suspension of hostilities which would then lead to a sustainable cessation of hostilities. we just aren�*t at a point yet where discipline —— diplomats are confident it will get through the security council, so they are continuing to work with that pressure from the general assembly on their shoulders, when 153 nations voted on that g8 nonbinding —— nonbinding resolution for a cease—fire. nonbinding resolution for a cease-fire.— nonbinding resolution for a cease-fire. �*, , cease-fire. it's 'ust postponed until, cease-fire. it'sjust postponed until, tuesday, _ cease-fire. it'sjust postponed until, tuesday, tomorrow, - cease-fire. it'sjust postponed until, tuesday, tomorrow, is i cease-fire. it'sjust postponed i until, tuesday, tomorrow, is that enough time to get an agreement on that language you are talking about? as i say, it developments thought they were close and the vote was pushed back a few hours today and into tomorrow now, so we would see if that is enough time to bridge the

gaps. it�*s interesting to see just how small differences in wording can really push a resolution over the line, and that�*s is what we are seeing happening, buti line, and that�*s is what we are seeing happening, but i think there is in general and real understanding by security council members that their failure to produce anything stronger than it resolution that called for pauses in the fight and is not acceptable any more the majority of the world, as we saw in the general assembly. the secretary—general himself has been pushing the fact that gaza is on the brink and more needs to be done to get aid in to save lives of palestinians. we have seen the united states face pressure to take a tougher stance on israel in that regard. a tougher stance on israel in that reaard. , , ., regard. interesting, diplomacy continues. _ regard. interesting, diplomacy continues, thank— regard. interesting, diplomacy continues, thank you - regard. interesting, diplomacy continues, thank you for - regard. interesting, diplomacy continues, thank you for that. | the uk prime minister has said he takes " extremely seriously�* allegations made against baroness mone. he said the government was taking legal action against the company run

by her husband — ppe medpro. in an interview with the bbc, michelle mone admitted lying about her links to the medical clothing company and confirmed she and her family stand to benefit from the 60 million pound profit made during the pandemic. the couple apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than three years. and today baroness mone hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was "honest" with the government over the contracts. our poltical editor chris mason has the latest. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks, personal protective equipment, ppe is at a premium. the country needs it and needs it fast. at the time, rishi sunak held the purse strings as chancellor. covid contracts signed in a rush, and worth millions, big questions still being asked now. we take all these things incredibly seriously and that is why the government is taking legal action, and because there is a criminal action ongoing i can�*t

comment any further. do you think it is ok for a former conservative peer to lie about these things and to admit about lying? as i say, what i would say is the government takes these things incredibly seriously, which is why they are pursuing legal action against the company concerned in these matters. this row is about this couple. baroness mone, given a seat in the house of lords by the conservatives, and her husband doug barrowman. they have admitted lying about their role in the company that made millions from a ppe contract with the government, which is now being sued by the department of health, and is under investigation by the national crime agency. we should have told the press straight up, straightaway, nothing to hide, and again i am sorry for that. but i wasn�*t trying to pull the wool over anyone�*s eyes. and this afternoon michelle mone hit back at the prime minister�*s remarks this morning, asking: "what is rishi sunak talking about? "i was honest with the cabinet office, the government and the nhs,

"in my dealings with them, they all knew about my involvement "from the very beginning." and look at this. the former health minister, lord bethel, is going for it. "michelle mone wasn�*t honest about her financial interests to me. "she didn�*t explain from the very beginning about her financial involvement, it wasn�*t in her registry of interest as you would expect it, rishi sunak is right to take this very seriously." but there are serious questions for the government too, because michelle mone�*s connections mattered. i made the call to michael gove. what did you say to him? ijust said, we can help, and we want to help, and he was like, "oh my goodness, this is amazing." mr gove, why didn't you call out baroness mone's lies? no answers from michael gove today. i think this is a shocking disgrace from top to bottom, and as every day goes past there are more questions that need to be answered.

covid connections and contracts. a company being sued by the government, and a police investigation ongoing. we�*ve not heard the last of this. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. a new type of non—hormonal menopause treatment for hot flushes and night sweats has been approved in the uk. the daily pill, veoza — or fezolinetant — works on the brain�*s temperature—control centre to alleviate symptoms, which affect more than a million people in the uk. the drug has not yet been recommended for the nhs to prescribe. thousands of xl bully owners have been told they will not need to put down their dogs when a ban on the breed comes into force in two weeks. from december 31st, the dogs will have to be muzzled in public and it will be illegal to breed, sell or abandon them.

people with dangerously out of control dogs can be jailed for 1h years. the government is expected to announce that it�*s planning a provisional increase of 6.5% in its funding for local councils in england next year. a final figure will be agreed by the treasury early in the new year. councils have been warning that they face significant budgetary pressures. you�*re live with bbc news vatican. pope francis has approved a ruling that allows same—sex couples to be blessed by roman catholic priests. there are certain conditions. the vatican says blessings must not be part of regular church rituals or related to civil unions or weddings. it says the ruling does not change its stance on same—sex marriage, which it opposes. i spoke to claire giangrave, vatican correspondent from religion news service —

a news agency for religious issues. this is nothing short of a historic moment for the catholic church, pope francis had already signalled he would make this move back in october while he was consulting the whole catholic faith in the synagogue where it lots of bishops and important people convened to discuss the hot button shouldn�*t —— hot button issues in the catholic church at large. he said, there was a possibility that maybe the church could tweak some of its doctrinal positions to accept and be more welcoming of lgbt cute couples. there is a huge push and no bull francis ended new department for a doctrine he has created and reformed is accepting this request, really changing the way, i think, i lot of as you qb but will feel in the catholic community.- as you qb but will feel in the catholic communi . ~ ., ., catholic community. what about those conditions, catholic community. what about those conditions. not —

catholic community. what about those conditions, not part _ catholic community. what about those conditions, not part of— catholic community. what about those conditions, not part of rituals - catholic community. what about those conditions, not part of rituals or- conditions, not part of rituals or marriage ceremonies?— conditions, not part of rituals or marriage ceremonies? there are some conditions but — marriage ceremonies? there are some conditions but what _ marriage ceremonies? there are some conditions but what is _ marriage ceremonies? there are some conditions but what is interesting - conditions but what is interesting is the document says there will be no more. so, the limitations that exist right now are there to stay but they also leave some leeway and it would be interested to see how different catholic —— catholic realities or as you be to pay will address this. at the end of his day, is not a job for bishops or other organisms to decide, it�*s up to the pastor. so, while yes, you cannot say certain types of praise or —— prayers, you cannotjust up and pull out your bridal gown etc the altar, but was eight waiting looks like is quite comforted, but perhaps it was to look a lot for lots of lgbt faithful who have felt ousted by the church. d0 faithful who have felt ousted by the church. ,, ~ ., ,

faithful who have felt ousted by the church. i. ~ ., , ., church. do you think it means a different outlook— church. do you think it means a different outlook in _ church. do you think it means a different outlook in the - church. do you think it means a different outlook in the years i different outlook in the years ahead, and he bigger changes or not? that is a question. we have had lots of changes, the popejust that is a question. we have had lots of changes, the pope just turned 87 and the bicycle department for doctrine said trans people can also be baptized and also godparents, i know we hear that same—sex couples and irregular couples, those who living outside what the catholic —— catholic church considers regular marriage would be accepted. what�*s next? when the pope first book about this responsibility he talked about women percepts been ordained as deacons, and about saint madison not having certain sacraments, what we know is that the pope has started a process that we are not really sure where it would lead but we�*re seeing the first, perhaps, tangible

results. overseas 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.

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. 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.

just an update on the news breaking in the last hour or so from the united nations security council concerning the israel— gaza war, as we look at these life pictures from southern israel across to gaza. the un security council was due to vote in just a few hours�* time on a uae, united arab emirates resolution calling for urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities, but that vote has now been postponed until tomorrow, postponed until tuesday. as i said, was due to be voting in about 2.5 hours�* time but more diplomatic wrangling continues. i will be back in a few minutes, stay with us, i�*m lewis vaughanjones like this is bbc news.

good evening. monday was a pretty cloudy day for many, with some splashes of rain, but northern areas of the uk did get to see a little bit of brightness. that was the scene for a weather watcher in the highlands earlier on. now, as we look through the rest of this week, we will see further rain at times and it will become very windy. there is the chance that some of us will see a little bit of snow in the run—up to the christmas period. now, this is the earliest satellite picture. you can see this pipeline of cloud streaming in from the atlantic. this is our next weathersystem, really. that will bring some quite heavy rain across parts of wales and england as we head through this evening and tonight. turning really wet, particularly through the second half of the night. northern england staying a little bit drier and certainly for northern ireland and scotland will see some clear skies, a few showers blowing into the north west of scotland, some of those wintry over higher ground. cold enough here for frost and some ice, mild further south where we start tuesday with clouds and outbreaks of heavy rain. that rain will trundle its way south eastwards through the day, so brighter skies will follow. a scattering of showers blowing in,

particularly across the western side of scotland and into northern ireland. some of those showers wintry over high ground in scotland. it will be windy here. temperatures a little bit lower than they have been today — 5 degrees in lerwick and 10 degrees in london by the middle part of the afternoon. but into wednesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from the atlantic. this one is a warm front, and so it will reintroduce some milder conditions. but with extensive cloud cover, it will be quite misty and murky in places, i suspect. bits and pieces of rain, it will be windy, but temperatures in many spots back up into double digits. and then we look ahead to thursday with a deep area of low pressure passing to the north of the uk. lots of isobars on this chart. it is going to be a very windy day indeed. and behind this cold front, we�*ll see some colder air returning — real see—saw conditions this week in terms of the feel of the weather. in the cold air, i think we�*ll see some snow showers across parts of scotland, even to relatively low levels in the north where, gales will combine with those snow showers

to give blizzard conditions. further south, it stays mild, and so what falls from the sky will be rain, but it is going to be a windy day wherever you are. and then, looking towards christmas itself, stays pretty unsettled. there will be rain at times and it may be cold enough, particularly in the north of the uk, for some snow here and there. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines. the oil giant bp becomes the latest company to stop sending ships through the red sea after a spate of attacks on vessels. as oil giant bp pours its oil shipments through the red sea, on verify, we look at how the israel gaza war is impacting this trade route. just hours before a un security council vote, the us defence secretary urges israel to do more to protect gazan civilians. so we will continue to stand up for israel's right to defend itself and we will also continue to urge for the protection of civilians during conflict, and to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into gaza. i�*m lewis vaughan jones. i�*m lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. we�*re going to start to the israel—gaza war.