they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end that they are not after me there after you. ijust happen to be standing in their way. the head of hamas arrives in egypt for expected talks on a fresh pause in the fighting in gaza, to allow aid to reach civilians. israel says it's willing to agree to another pause — in exchange for more hostages. patients in england are warned to expect major disruption as junior doctors stage a 72—hour strike over pay. these are live pictures from iceland. volcano started erupting on monday night. it might not look like it from these pictures but we are told it is now weakening. hello i am lucy hockings welcome to bbc news now is.

we begin in the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the u.s. constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office. it says he's in—eligible to appear on next year's ballot because of his role in "instigating violence onjanuary 6 of 2021" — the day of the attack on the us capitol building. the ruling does not stop mr trump running in the other states. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had "issued a completely flawed decision," adding they "will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court. in a campaign speech, the former president said no one will silence him. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you very much. because i'm being indicted for you.

neverforget, our enemies want to take away my freedom because i will never let them take away your freedom. it's very simple. i'm not going to let them do it. they want to silence me because i will never let them silence you. and in the end, they're not after me, they're after you, ijust happen to be standing in their way and i always will stand stand in their way. cheering the claim was brought by a group of colorado voters, as well as an advocacy group based in washington, and the lawsuit is viewed as a test case for a wider effort to disqualify the former president, who is currently leading in the opinion polls for the republican primary. mario nicolais, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, gave his reaction to the ruling. they are thrilled with the outcome. these six individuals, i cannot overstate how courageous they are, to bring a lawsuit like this and to bring it out and basically say that the united states�* constitution stands for the fact that this country is a rule—of—law country.

and that's what they believed in. so our petitioners include six republic... six people, four of them are republicans, two of them unaffiliated. unaffiliateds can vote in primaries in colorado. but among the republicans, we have our lead plaintiff. norma anderson is a former state and house majority leader in colorado. so, she served as a republican official and a high—ranking official in our state and she has been adamant that she does not think that he's qualified, under the us constitution, to serve in the presidency again. we have a former chief of staff for a republican governor. we have a conservative republican columnist for the denver post. we just have a great group of people, who, basically, said, "look, we think this is our duty "as citizens in this country to stand up for our constitution "and to say that when you cross the line "to engaging in insurrection, after taking an oath "to protect that

constitution, you're no longer eligible "to hold office, you're no longer eligible to run for office." cbs correspondent jarred hill has the latest from new york. what's interesting here is the supreme court, state supreme court in colorado, delayed this ruling from even taking effect untiljanuary because they were anticipating these challenges to come in the courts. and so if this does indeed end up standing this would only impact at least directly the state of colorado and their republican primary which looking at the former president trump doesn't even need colorado he doesn't need it to win the nomination of his party, if that is what actually happens. this could be a test case for a number of other states which have similar challenges going through the court system is right now. they are trying to block former president trump from being on the ballot. all of this again for forming around section three of the amendment. -- 14th "14th amendment.

we are joined now by dr thomas gift — director of the centre on us politics at university college london. is there a sense of surprise over this decision? it is there a sense of surprise over this decision?— this decision? it is great to be with ou this decision? it is great to be with you as — this decision? it is great to be with you as always _ this decision? it is great to be with you as always thank - this decision? it is great to be with you as always thank you | this decision? it is great to be i with you as always thank you for having me. i do think there is a sense of a surprise. especially since this legal claim had been struck down by courts in both michigan and minnesota. in large part, this started as what you consider a fairly strange legal theory which had been advocated by legal scholars in harvard law school. but then it really did gain traction through the courts and ultimately, colorado, supreme court ruled along party lines and decided trump was ineligible. i do think this took a lot of people are back because it is a tough case for a

court to get involved in, you think they mightjust refer to the voters. is there an expectation that other states will receive petitions as well to receive the same case? the advoca well to receive the same case? tue advocacy group well to receive the same case? tte advocacy group has well to receive the same case? ttj: advocacy group has indicated that it could bring similar suits in as many as 18 states. trump will appeal to the us supreme court which will almost certainly grants that request. ultimately, ithink almost certainly grants that request. ultimately, i think the court upholding the decision the reality is fairly small. a a cynic might say this is all a political and bipartisan. three of the justices were appointed by tram. there's also specifics about the charge itself, the lower court before the colorado supreme court said that the section three does not apply to the president. and lastly, there is this issue of the supreme court are typically owing deference to the people in political processes like the judge will definitely say

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donald trump as a republican nominee. ., ., , ., , donald trump as a republican nominee. ., ., , ., donald trump as a republican nominee. ., ., ., ~ nominee. thomas gift, lots to talk about, we will— nominee. thomas gift, lots to talk about, we willjoin _ nominee. thomas gift, lots to talk about, we willjoin you _ nominee. thomas gift, lots to talk about, we willjoin you soon. - the leader of hamas — ismail haniyeh — is in cairo for talks on a fresh ceasefire in gaza. it's hoped any pause in the fighting would lead to more aid reaching gaza. israel has indicated it's willing to agree to another pause, in exchange for the return of more hostages. egypt — alongside qatar — helped broker a week—long truce last month, which led to the release of some 100 hostages captured by hamas, in exchange for 240 palestinians held in israeli jails. meanwhile, for the second time the un is delaying a vote on a resolution calling for a cessassion in fighting in gaza. language in the resolution still stands in the way, with the un having to compromise with the phrase, a "suspension" of hostilities. that's watered down from the stronger call for a "ceasefire" in the original draught. the us has vetoed the previous resolutions. here's white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby.

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has been poor— ground inside of gaza today? there has been poor communication - ground inside of gaza today? tt:: has been poor communication so we have not had really accurate information coming from the top to the bottom of the gaza strip but we did hearfrom residents about the bottom of the gaza strip but we did hear from residents about deadly israeli bombardment that has taken place there overnight. we spoke to a man sheltering in a hospital in khan younis that there was a constant sound of artillery fire and bombardment through the night that continued right up until a short time ago. one of the doctors in the hospital told us about how several families had seen people killed and wounded in israeli strikes overnight and how the hospital was struggling to cope with that because of the lack of medical supplies because there is no blood there he said there is no blood there he said there are people who came in who are treatable but they were not able to treatable but they were not able to treat them. ., 4, treatable but they were not able to treat them. ., ~' , ., treatable but they were not able to treat them-— treatable but they were not able to treat them. ., ~ , ., ., ., , treat them. thank you for 'oining us from jerusalem. * we can now cross to ramallah

and speak to dr hadeel qazzaz, the regional coordinator for oxfam. thank you forjoining us can i first ask about yourfamily. thank you forjoining us can i first ask about your family. t thank you forjoining us can i first ask about your family.— ask about your family. i lost connection _ ask about your family. i lost connection with _ ask about your family. i lost connection with my - ask about your family. i lost connection with my family l ask about your family. i lost - connection with my family again. we have lost communications for the sixth time because there is total blackout in gaza and as your correspondent rightly said we can hardly see. last time i talk to my mum was in the morning, the early morning and she was fine. my sister, who lives in doha, which is supposedly a safe area at the house next to her was bombarded so she was covered with lots of dust and glass and the children and on their bodies. all the windows are broken. i hear that your colleagues are talking about... we are expecting the same here, the gusty winds, it is already windy and very cold and there will be rain tomorrow so you can imagine the hundreds of

thousands of palestinians who are staying in tents and basically one of my brothers and family is in a tent and we do not know how they will survive. it is going to be pouring rain and cold and windy so... it it it is a very worrying situation. tt so... it it it is a very worrying situation-— so... it it it is a very worrying situation. , . , , ., , situation. it is incredibly worrying for ou as situation. it is incredibly worrying for you as well — situation. it is incredibly worrying for you as well to _ situation. it is incredibly worrying for you as well to be _ situation. it is incredibly worrying for you as well to be watching - situation. it is incredibly worrying i for you as well to be watching what is going on and you can't speak to yourfamily either. can is going on and you can't speak to your family either. can you describe to us the logistical challenges that are there at the moment? for organisations such as oxfam and others to try and get any aid into gaza. tt others to try and get any aid into gaza. , , , . ., gaza. it is very difficult to get an aid gaza. it is very difficult to get any aid into — gaza. it is very difficult to get any aid into gaza, _ gaza. it is very difficult to get any aid into gaza, the - gaza. it is very difficult to get | any aid into gaza, the amount gaza. it is very difficult to get i any aid into gaza, the amount of aid that comes in it is barely dropping in an ocean of needs. just yesterday, or a few days ago, there was word coming out that there was food from organisations saying that there were 50% of people in gaza sleep without food and the ratio of

hunger increased by 18% in only ten days so this means that the clock is ticking and it is alarming so starvation is a reality now in the gaza strip. lack of food, the lack of water, the lack of food... even if there is distribution, even if there is a coming into gaza, the solution is very hard, most international organisations and aid agencies cannot take the aid to be distributed in an even and just weigh between the different areas. the it is not safe for any of our colleagues to work in this situation.— colleagues to work in this situation. ., , situation. doctor has us, when he sa in situation. doctor has us, when he say in not — situation. doctor has us, when he say in not safe — situation. doctor has us, when he say in not safe can _ situation. doctor has us, when he say in not safe can i _ situation. doctor has us, when he say in not safe can i also - situation. doctor has us, when he

say in not safe can i also ask- situation. doctor has us, when he say in not safe can i also ask you | situation. doctor has us, when he| say in not safe can i also ask you i was also talking to a representative for the who he told me that teams are absolutely exhausted, they are mentally drained and they are grief stricken and they cannot do the work they are there to do. how are your teams and how are you people who work for oxfam?— work for oxfam? absolutely right. our teams are _ work for oxfam? absolutely right. our teams are running _ work for oxfam? absolutely right. our teams are running for- work for oxfam? absolutely right. our teams are running for their i our teams are running for their lives. they are trying to secure food and water for their families. our humanitarian programme cannot secure waterfor his our humanitarian programme cannot secure water for his family. it is exhaustion, it is despair, it is starvation, it is lack of water, it is lack of dignified way to have basic necessities of toilets and water. one of our workers has said, which is heartbreaking, talking about he had to go to toilet inside the tent where a family of 12 stays. he could not tolerate the use of more than 300 people waiting for the

toilet. one of my nephews has had to work for two hours to go to a house where he can actually go to the toilet. he was staying next to... a tent next to the hospital, and there is no possibility to access. and these are basically human needs. doctor, we have some live pictures from the hospital in khan younis and we are going to show them as we talk to you as well. i also wanted to bring in a line i'vejust had from one of our correspondence was based at the united nations. she has a source there, a security council diplomat, who said that we are now heading towards another veto from the us unless there is a miracle. the white house cannot accept the un monitoring mechanism for a, despite not previously declaring that as a red line. just to remind everybody, this is the vote that is happening

at the security council that was meant to happen yesterday and was delayed till today. if there is another veto from the us what would your response to that be? tt is. another veto from the us what would your response to that be?— your response to that be? it is, of course, devastating _ your response to that be? it is, of course, devastating news. - course, devastating news. unfortunately, not unexpected because of the history of the un security council. but it is also another call for a ceasefire because without a ceasefire, without an immediate ceasefire, basically, we are risking millions of peoples lives. on the short—term, because of bombardment but also because of starvation and lack of water but also with a mental exhaustion, the lack of hope, it's going to be really devastating and it's going to be too late for saving lives in the gaza strip. taste be too late for saving lives in the gaza strip-— be too late for saving lives in the gazastrin. . ,, u, gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she — gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke _ gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke to _ gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke to us. _ gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke to us. it - gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke to us. it is i gaza strip. we appreciate your time and that she spoke to us. it is a i and that she spoke to us. it is a very difficult time for you and perspective are so important. thank you so much forjoining us.

thank you so much forjoining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the ex—wife of a french serial killer has been given a second life sentence for her part in the murders of two young women — one of whom was a british student. monique olivier helped to lure 20—year—old joanna parrish, from gloucestershire, to her death in auxerre in 1990. joanna's family said the sentence was a moment they had been "waiting a lifetime" for. a prominent british businessman who was kidnapped in ecuador has been released from captivity. colin armstrong was abducted on saturday from a farm he owned near the city of guayaquil. mr armstrong is the president of ecuadorean agriculture firm agripac. his spokesperson said he was now with the police and authorities in ecuador. residents in scotland were amazed by a rare sight in the sky on tuesday evening.

the shimmering colours of nacreous cloud were spotted — one of the highest clouds in our atmosphere. osften referred to as "mother—of—pearl", nacreous cloud form in very cold conditions over polar regions and within the stratosphere, around 12—19 miles high, far above our normal clouds. you're live with bbc news. junior doctors in england have begun a 72—hour strike, in their long—running dispute about pay. the medical director of nhs england has warned the walkout will cause "huge disruption". this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs's busiest periods. let's cross live now to our correspondent sharon barbour, just outside the manchester royal infirmary. hi lucy. junior doctors have handed over to the consultants and they have gone on strike, as you say, on strike now until saturday. it has been happening overnight and in fact the last few days and probably the last few weeks. it has been all hands on deck trying to clear out the hospital of all those patients

are well enough to go home, trying to free up beds and creates more capacity. also to see all of those are medically in need the most before thejuniors go are medically in need the most before the juniors go off. to try and has good apposition as possible for the strike action.— for the strike action. sharon, thank ou. let's turn to iceland — where the dramatic volcano eruption is calming, after days of lava spewing hundreds of metres into the sky from a crack in the earth that's now several kilometres long. the area is a volcanic and seismic hot—spot — not far from the capital, reykyavik. the pictish are so dramatic aren't they. the pictish are so dramatic aren't they. experts say the eruption could last weeks — or maybe even months. our correspondent sofia bettiza is in iceland — and sent this update. this is as close as we could get to the volcano before the authority stopped us. it is very cloudy this morning so it is quite hard to see the volcano in the distance.

but overnight, more lava has been flowing and the authorities here are asking people not to come to this area for their safety but also to allow scientists and responders to assess the situation on the ground. but i can tell you we can still smell the smoke and we can see ash floating in the air, and every so often we can feel the vibration underneath our feet. the authorities here say that this eruption does not pose a threat to life. and so far there have been no reports of any injuries. the biggest risk for people who live near the volcano is volcanic fumes. they are not dangerous but they can be very uncomfortable for elderly people or for people with breathing problems. now, we spoke to a local police officerjust a few minutes ago and she told us that the priority now is to try and save the town of grindavik.

it was evacuated a few weeks ago as a precaution. but there are risks now that the lava could damage the town. and so the police are working on a plan to go back to people's houses and collect the most valuable belongings. so the people who have been evacuated are probably not going to be able to get back to their homes any time soon. let's show you the live pictures that we have because they are still quite dramatic from grindavik in iceland. there is a small window of daylight but it does not look very bright. they only get a four or five hours of daylight this time of year. those pictures are different from the ones we had at night time as the volcano continues erupting. as sofia was saying, it is weakening although new events can open up at short

notice. the england goalkeeper mary earps has been voted sports personality of the year 2023. she was a standout player in the tournament last year and she sat down with the bbc�*s tournament last year and she sat down with the bbc'sjohn watson to talk about what happened. there is only one of these, right? i have to give this back! i love that fact, it's amazing. there you go. thank you. no, congratulations. mary earps, queen of saves, now queen of the sporting world. is it crazy? the most prestigious that there is. it's not a football accolade. but, yeah, it's an incredible feeling. emma raducanu, beth mead, mary earps, never in the history of sports personality have we had three women winning consecutively. what does that say

about women's sport? women's sport is doing all right! it is growing at an incredible rate, the last couple of years, we are here to stay. so, looking forward to seeing that continue to grow in the coming years. is that what you are most proud of? because in fairness, your recognition is beyond football at the moment. it is beyond sport, isn't it? i think it is hard to pinpoint what i'm most proud of. it has been a great couple of years. 2023 was bigger i thought it would be. i didn't think winning the euros last year, 2023 would be able to... i didn't think i would win any moors, but it that way. —— win any more awards. the world cup was the main focus and it is turned into more than i could have imagined. yeah, i am proud of a lot of things.

i'm really proud of my team and the way that we overcame adversity and i wouldn't be here collecting this individual award without the team success that we have had. mary, you are a game changer because best goalkeeper at the women's world cup, you are making sure that young fans around the world can buy your goalkeeper�*s jersey. you are a game changer, aren't you? trying to be trying to change the world in whatever small time i am here. yeah, i'm looking forward to doing more of that, fighting the battles next year. i will be back, after a bit of a break though, i need some rest! well deserved rest! such an inspiration! let's go back to gaza now. aid agency very angry and frustrated as we have been hearing from oxfam today disappointed too over the continued plight of civilians in gaza ahead of this vote we are seeing and expecting in the un and later, they are expecting to get this vote through after they have delayed it after the us have vetoed it.

hello there. we've got some windy weather on the way for the next 36 hours or so. with that, some outbreaks of rain as well affecting northern and western areas of the uk in particular. but it's this area of cloud here that's we're keeping a close eye on because this is quite a deep area of low pressure and will be a developing area of low pressure. it's moving close towards iceland. it's actually named by the danish meteorological institute as storm pia. but what it will do, it will strengthen and give us some pretty breezy conditions for the rest of today. some rain affecting western scotland through northwest england, wales, the southwest as well, some early sunshine in eastern areas. but that's going to be replaced by cloud moving its way in. and maximum temperatures this afternoon for most of us getting into double figures. butjust notice in shetland we've got some colder air there. the temperatures here, more like about four celsius now through tonight. we'll continue with lots of cloud. still some rain affecting these western areas. the winds picking up, particularly across the north of scotland, with some gales developing into the early hours of thursday morning. overnight, temperatures once again down to about 9 to 10 or 11

degrees celsius above the average for nighttime temperatures. here's that storm. as i said, it's been named by the danish survey. it's going to move its way into scandinavia. but you can see the white lines there. the isobars quite close together across northern areas and that's where we'll see the strongest winds with showers moving their way in. cloudy skies for england and wales, some outbreaks of rain, but that's going to gradually move its way to the south. and these are the wind gusts. so a windy day for all of us, gusts 40, 55 mph, but up to 70 to 80 mph around the far north and northeast. and there'll be some big waves down the north sea coasts as well. temperatures will come down across scotland. temperatures about two celsius in shetland, still mild further south. now that colder air will give a few wintry showers towards northern and eastern areas during friday. some outbreaks of rain across england and wales with very cloudy skies. we keep the generally mild conditions here, temperatures about 10 to 12 degrees, but again, feeling a little bit chilly

across scotland and the far north. as we go through into the christmas weekend and christmas day itself, for many of, fairly unsettled. there'll be some dry weather around, but notice those temperatures, about 7 to 11 degrees celsius, about the average really for the time of year. bye— bye.

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primary ballot in the 2024 election. the former president says he'll appeal to the us supreme court. the head of hamas arrives in egypt for expected talks on a fresh pause in the fighting in gaza, to allow aid to reach civilians. israel says it's willing to agree to another pause — in exchange for more hostages. the european union reaches a breakthrough deal on new migration rules after years of failed talks. poland 5 new coalition government dismess the heads of the country 5 public broadcasters — as it moves to depoliticise the state media. polls have opened in elections in the democratic republic of congo — with president felix tshisekedi seeking a second term in office.

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