it comes as — hamas says more than 20 thousand people have now been killed in gaza. in the uk — two teenagers are found guilty of murdering 16—year—old breeanna jai. and atjust eight years old, a british school girl makes history in a major chess championship. you're with bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the united nations security council has delayed — for a third day —

a vote on a suspension of the fighting in gaza. intense negotiations are continuing in the hope that the united states will finally back a resolution. it comes as hamas said that more than 20 thousand people have now died in gaza since israel launched its military offensive after the october seventh attacks, in which 12—hundred people in israel were murdered. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says the majority of those who've been killed in gaza are women and children. our special correspondent fergal keane reports. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a big new reckoning

of the debt is declared. but, for the people of gaza, the suffering is felt. not counted. dead children being touched a final time by their wounded father. a mother comes to mourn a lost daughter. imagine that yesterday i was brushing her hair, making her a sandwich for dinner and putting her to sleep then you wake up in the morning and there is no fatima any more. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. not from gaza orfrom grief. ortrauma. the wounded now number in their tens of thousands. in al—aqsa hospital, the child holds two symbols of a vanished normality. nearby, this child, aged 13,

who lost ten members of her family, among them a two—year—old brother and three grandparents. the fear of death is ever present. people driven from one unsafe place to the next. we interviewed this person over six weeks ago as she tried to escape gaza with her disabled brother. today, our colleagues in gaza caught up with her. without vital medicine, he is suffering from seizures and is terrified by the israeli drones in the skies above. it's been really hard because recently i heard rockets. it's horrible to say this but it's a sort of relief that it's not us, but it does not mean... it's like we are next.

today, as every day, they gathered to bury the dead of gaza. for this child, the loss of his father leaves a void to last a lifetime. why did you leave me, he asks. fergal keane, bbc news. more now on that delayed vote at the un security council, calling for �*urgent and extended humanitarian pauses�* in gaza. our correspondent neda tawfik says they will try again tomorrow. now, resolved the issue around the language of the form of the cessation of hostilities in the draught was watered down to simply call for suspension and now the real sticking point is over this proposal

to set up a un monitoring mechanism to set up a un monitoring mechanism to deliver aid in gaza. the united states as real issues with that individual is concerned that it will take away its control to do security screens to really have that aid go over to gaza and diplomats have allowed for additional negotiations of the united states and egypt which also shares a border with gaza can discuss what i mechanism would look like that would have all parties happy. given this been delayed numerous times, there was a real sense of frustration among councilmembers but it was better to just wait a little bit longer deceive the could avoid a us and reach an agreement on the mechanism. live now to rosa freedman who is a professor of law conflict and global development at the university of reading.

we saw a report showing the violence and the threat of violence in gaza, the cease—fire is necessary and give us a sense of what may be going on behind the scenes at the un security council with a hold that might be? the un security council has 500 members who hold a veto over any security council resolution or action. the united states vetoed in the uk abstained earlier this month coming from suspicion of hostilities and test reported earlier, there were two real key sticking points of this resolution in the first was in language, the language of the stations which others might say would benefit hamas. the linkage being turned into a suspension and much more with your mentor the hope they will also allow the release of

hostages and really what's causing the delay to move the boat again tomorrow and is meant to be on monday. it's this monitoring mechanism that they could monitor the aid going into gaza as a be similar to what happened in syria a number of years ago when it came into syria but israel is saying that is not trusting of the united nations after so many of the hamas rockets launched and there's so many evidence since october of you in complicity with hamas terrorist inside the gaza strip. they do not trust the monitoring and would prefer an independent one. i{finite trust the monitoring and would prefer an independent one. quite an alleuation. prefer an independent one. quite an allegation. all _ prefer an independent one. quite an allegation. all of _ prefer an independent one. quite an allegation. all of this _ prefer an independent one. quite an allegation. all of this deliberation i allegation. all of this deliberation over wording, why do you think the us is so reluctant to back a cease—fire? {iii us is so reluctant to back a cease-fire?— us is so reluctant to back a

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and they, there would be key to making sure that there's peace this region —— draughted. they are going to be the ones who are going to bring a mosque to the table and negotiate. —— bring hamas to the table and negotiate. in the uk, two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16—year—old breeanna jai in a park in cheshire in february. the girl and boy, who were 15 at the time, stabbed her 28 times. they cannot be named for legal reasons. outside court prosecutors said it had been "one of the most distressing cases the crown prosecution service had ever had to deal with". here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. brianna ghey�*s family described her as a ball of energy,

funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16—year—old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girls' school uniform and, yeah, shejust did it. it wasn't a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna well. she was targeted as a murder victim by two teenagers who wrote out a plan to stab her in the back and in the stomach. brianna was lured from her home. she thought she was going to meet herfriend, a 15—year—old girl. but when she got off this bus, the girl had brought a boy of the same age along, too. the group ended up at this park near warrington. it was the middle of saturday afternoon, broad daylight, and there were lots of people walking their dogs. they saw the teenagers walking along this path and hanging around some steps. the exact detail of what happened next is where accounts differed in court. the boy said he had left the others

sitting on this bench and then went to the toilet behind some trees, when he saw the girl stabbing brianna. but the girl said she'd left the group to go and stretch her legs and it was the boy who knifed her. no matter who used the knife, both teenagers are guilty of murder. the children ran off across these fields, leaving brianna with 28 wounds. her parents were in court for the verdicts. their grief is visibly raw. to know how scared my usually fearless child must have been... ..when she was alone in that park with someone that she called her friend, will haunt me forever. prior to the trial, i had moments where i felt sorry for the defendants, because they had ruined their own lives, as well as ours. but now, knowing the true nature and seeing neither display an ounce

of remorse for what they have done to brianna, i have lost all sympathy. the identities of the children have been protected due to their age. they were also given special support during the trial as both have been diagnosed as autistic. the court heard disturbing detail about their fascination with dark subjects, including torture. neither showed any reaction to the verdicts. they had a real thirst for death and for murder. the two of them were quite depraved in terms of the conversations they were having. i think it was brianna's availability or accessibility that led to her being a victim on that day. we believe that there were others, possibly, who it would have been, had it not been brianna. the lgbtq+ community mourned brianna's death at a series of vigils. the police considered whether the murder was motivated by her gender identity, but the case was not built around that as a motive.

there was never, ever any evidence of brianna being bullied, and i think what was really hard was that she was portrayed in the media as a victim, and she didn't live her life as a victim. she was someone that was loud and proud and confident in who she was. brianna's family say they want that positivity to be what she's known for, that all they ever wanted was for her to be happy and for the world to remember her as the life force she was. judith moritz, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the government has welcomed official figures showing that the rate of inflation has fallen by more than was expected. the rate, as measured by the consumer prices index, was at three—point—nine percent last month. it's the lowest level for more than two years. our economics editor faisal islam has more.

inflation number was 3.9, inflation number was 3. 9, lower—than—expected, inflation number was 3.9, lower—than—expected, made up of different sectors going in different directions. lesson was still 9.2% growing at a more stable 2.2% and down a year ago, transport prices and fuel and second costs, .5% and household bills are down 3.4%. the biggest shares in food stability in the way to make life better for families is by working very hard and get the economy going sustainably. you're live with bbc news. lets turn now to the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. it ruled that the former president was ineligible due to his involvement in the capitol

riots onjanuary the 6th 2021. mr trump says he'll appeal. here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth. music plays # proud to be an american...# on the campaign trail, there has been no direct reaction from donald trump to the legal shock wave now reverberating through america's political system — just more of the same general complaints about the mounting legal pressure. the colorado supreme court spoke of the magnitude and weight of the decision and the need to decide without fear or favour, before going on to rule, by a majority, that president trump is disqualified from holding the office of president. the landmark case was brought by six voters in colorado, some of them republicans, and although it removes mr trump from the primary ballot only in that state, the political ramifications are far wider.

standing for the fact that this is a rule of law country and that is what they believed in. crowd chants: stop the steal! the case centred on the former president's actions that day when his supporters stormed the us capitol. as well as an obscure section of the 14th amendment to the us constitution, dating back to the civil war, which bars insurrectionists from holding office. with similar cases, some already rejected, others ongoing, in other parts of the us, all of this is almost certain to end up here at the us supreme court, putting the ninejudges, three of them trump appointees, at the heart of this country's partisan politics.

i never read that old, hitler said that in a much different way. and rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood. we rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood.— rallying his base of the narrative of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where _ of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the _ of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the government - of his own victimhood. we are headed into an era where the government is l into an era where the government is deciding _ into an era where the government is deciding which candidates are worthy of being _ deciding which candidates are worthy of being voted for or against. that is not _ of being voted for or against. that is not our— of being voted for or against. that is not our system, that is against our republic, that's against her american — our republic, that's against her american values, and it goes against very basic_ american values, and it goes against very basic democratic principles. already— very basic democratic principles. already said to be a major test of the institutions of us democracy just got messier. sudan. the health care system is on the brink of collapse. this is after the country's second largest city was captured by forces fighting against the army. wud madhani had been seen as a safe haven.

not now. the paramilitary rapid support forces — or rsf has taken it. there have been reports of summary executions, sexual violence and other abuses by the rsf. in the first six months of the conflict, the un estimates that more than 9,000 people were killed. six point seven million people are believed to have been displaced, both internally and externally. four point nine million people are at risk of extreme hunger. and twenty five million are in need of humanitarian assistance. i'm joined now byjames dorsey, an expert on north africa at nanyang technological university, thank you for your time in the programme today and not a lot of knowledge about this conflict but he

tells more about the rs f? yeah the civil war between _ tells more about the rs f? yeah the civil war between the _ tells more about the rs f? yeah the civil war between the sudanese - tells more about the rs f? yeah the i civil war between the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces which were the shock troops in the war and since the sudanese army in october of 2021 is actually staged a coup overthrowing the government as a result of a popular protest and the rise significantly enhances the humanitarian crisis that sudan is always suffering and there was fighting in khartoum in which humanitarian aid was flowing into the country and with the rsf and control, that's going to become a lot more difficult.—

lot more difficult. since she mentioned _ lot more difficult. since she mentioned that _ lot more difficult. since she mentioned that city - lot more difficult. since she mentioned that city which l lot more difficult. since she i mentioned that city which was the hub for humanitarian operations and i believe the entire area is a huge agricultural importance, what are the options for safe havens for hundreds of thousands of people who have fled there? the? hundreds of thousands of people who have fled there?— have fled there? they have shrunk and ou have fled there? they have shrunk and you already — have fled there? they have shrunk and you already have _ have fled there? they have shrunk and you already have 7 _ have fled there? they have shrunk and you already have 7 million i and you already have 7 million displaced people, many of whom have either been evacuated or across the land borders sudan's neighbours and this will only enhance the problem stumble into the cease—fire was brokered by the military itself, do you think this is a turning point? i do not think it is a turning point but it certainly is an indication that this was by far not over and part of the problem is that not only

do you have to military forces fighting each other but they also enjoy support from regional players who have interest in where sudan goes. who have interest in where sudan toes. ., ., who have interest in where sudan .oes, ., ., who have interest in where sudan toes. ., ., , , goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? — goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? as _ goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? as a _ goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? as a part _ goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? as a part of a _ goes. how do you see the sending -- this ending? as a part of a greater. this ending? as a part of a greater destabilisation _ this ending? as a part of a greater destabilisation in _ this ending? as a part of a greater destabilisation in the _ this ending? as a part of a greater destabilisation in the red - this ending? as a part of a greater destabilisation in the red sea i destabilisation in the red sea region every already have a conflict or the attacks on shipping in the region now somewhat forgotten but nevertheless, a very unstable if be aware we have just had, i nevertheless, a very unstable if be aware we havejust had, i don't think you will see an end to this about a much broader sweep of trying to solve problems in the middle east, notjust because of. —— gaza.

many thanks. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the indian prime minister, narendra modi has said that he will look into any evidence he receives, about his government's alleged involvement, in a foiled plot to kill a sikh separatist leader in the us. in an interview with the financial times he played down the diplomatic impact of a us indictment last month, that claimed that an indian official directed the attempted murder of a dual us and canadian citizen the white house has confirmed it's released alex saab, a close ally of the venezuelan president nicolas maduro who'd been facing money laundering charges in the us. ten americans are being freed from jail in venezuela in return, along with twenty venezuelans.

an 8—year—old girl from london has made chess history, after being crowned the best female player at the european chess championships in croatia. she beat an international master more than 30 years older than her, and drew in the final with the two time romanian champion grandmaster who's 5a. ellie price has been to meet her. sa nta! hello! come in! this is what most eight—year—olds focus on at this time of year. bodhana is no different. she just had a rather busy weekend. i played a grandmaster on saturday and i managed to draw him. she also managed to become the female champion at the european blitz chess championship, pitting her skills against the clock and 554 other players, mostly grown—ups. i don't really look at how old they are. ijust play the board,

so i don't really mind it. she's also played the board with the prime minister, visiting downing street in the summer when the government announced £1 million of chess funding to increase the number of home—grown grandmasters. that being her ambition, she says it may take her until she is a teenager. the chess community, including this former child prodigy, thinks she is on the path to greatness. it is really quite remarkable. if she only goes on to become the first female to become a grandmaster in the united kingdom, i would be disappointed. i think she will go on and do much more than that. back at her school in north—west london, they're setting up a chess club in the new year. bodhana, who has been playing for three years — since she was five — is already an inspiration. i think she's one of. the best in the world. she always beats me, l so i want to be like her.

she's a european champion and you can learn stuff from a european champion as well. learn new moves? yeah, learn new moves. when she started winning her first tournaments, the interest kind i of swept across the school, so it's played at lunchtime. j some well, others not so well, but she's there as a coach i and a mentor when she can be to help other children. - white plays first, so i will play this. ok, what would i do? bodhana will face some proper opponents next week, when she plays at the international chess congress in hastings, one of the world's longest running tournaments. checkmate. ellie price, bbc news, in north—west london. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. the weather in the run up to christmas now is looking fairly unsettled, especially so over the next 2a hours because we've got a spell of really windy weather right across the uk.

the danish metservice have named storm pier. now that's moving to the north of us, but it's going to bring really windy conditions wherever you are, especially the further north. some heavy showers in the mix, too. and there's the potential for some significant travel disruption on thursday. so there's that area of low pressure storm pier heading towards denmark. lots of isomers on the map here and we've got really windy conditions for scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales to even further south. it's going to be a blustery sort of day. so some heavy showers, especially towards the north and the west. a bit more sunshine returning across scotland through thursday morning. but look at the gusts of wind, 65 to 75 miles an hour, even 80 miles an hour up towards the northern isles. really windy, too, for northern ireland, the isle of man into northern england, 50 to 60 mile per hour gusts, more around the exposed coasts and hills. windy too, but not quite as windy as further north for the likes of south wales and southern england. so cloud and patchy light rain in the south, sunshine and blustery

squally showers moving into the north. even a little bit of snow over the highest ground of scotland. temperatures just five degrees in aberdeen, but still up to around 12 down towards the london region. so we've got the mild, cloudy and fairly damp weather in the far southwest overnight. clearer skies elsewhere as we head through into thursday morning. but then more rain returns from the west through the early hours. i think it's going to be frost free again heading into friday morning, but the lowest temperatures will be across the north east of the uk. so we're in the colder air there, but further towards the southwest we've got milder this weather front that is the dividing line between those two air masses heading through friday and this area of mild rear will spread its way across the uk. the winds coming in from a westerly direction. so that weather front will bring some rain initially across northern ireland, parts of england and wales tracking its way eastwards, perhaps a little bit of snow for a time, again over the highest ground across the north of scotland. but for most of us, it'll be rain showers and again,

temperatures between around about five to 12 degrees. colder than that, though, towards the northern isles. and then looking ahead towards the festive period, it's a little bit up and down. it's fairly unsettled, mild for the next few days, perhaps things a little bit colder into boxing day, bye—bye.

red sea disruptions cause oil prices to rise.

we take a look at the impact on energy markets. and because you're worth it — we look at how l'oreal wants to give its china business a glow up. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. prepare for 90 days of red sea disruptions. that is what shipping advisers are warning clients following the recent attacks on ships by iran backed houthi rebels. beyond consumer goods, one sector feeling the heat is oil. the price of brent has climbed 6% this weekend, with many giants like bp having to stop transporting crude

through those routes.