leadership in gaza by the hamas leadership in gaza city. meanwhile, the un security council again postpones a vote calling for a suspension to the fighting as diplomats struggled to agree on the language for a draft resolution. a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful. as the number of migrants crossing the english channel is down by a third this year, compared to last year, we have a special report from our correspondence in calais. and british mps call in the premier league and other sporting bodies to protect children from gambling adverts in stadiums. hello, and welcome to our viewers around the world and in the uk. i am frankie macavity. we begin with the war in gaza

and the diplomatic effort to bring a pause to the fighting — with negotiations continuing for a fourth day to attempt to secure a unanimous un security council vote on the suspension of hostilities in gaza. meanwhile separate talks are understood to be continuing to arrange another exchange of hostages held by hamas, for palestinian prisoners detained in israel. egypt and qatar are thought to be trying to broker a deal — and the leader of hamas — which is considered to be a terrorist organisation by the us and many other countries — ismail haniyeh, has travelled to egypt, to meet the country's intelligence chief. he's already held talks in iran, which is one of the closest supporters of hamas. israel has released footage of what it claims to be tunnels dug by hamas under gaza city, in the north of the territory. it says the structures, which cover a large area, were used as a base by hamas leaders. the fighting continues inside gaza, where the un says israel has issued evacuation orders for large areas of the southern city of khan younis. meanwhile hamas says more than 20,000 people have died since israel began its military

action — which was launched after the attack by hamas in israel on october the 7th, in which around 1,200 people died. the israeli military had claimed to have discovered more tunnels under the gaza city. to know more details of this tunnel network, i spoke earlier with our middle east correspondent yolande knell. so, this was this footage that has been brought up by the israeli military. we can't independently verify it, but they say it shows a very advanced tunnel network, which was under the heart of gaza city, and actually connected the homes of senior hamas officials in gaza, including yahya sinwar, thought to have masterminded the 7th of october attacks, and also came out with some shafts close to other key areas near the shifa hospital, for example.

when you look at the footage here, you can see that the structures are well built, we are told it included blast doors, that they are connected to the electricity, that there was plumbing involved as well. and hamas hasn't directly commented on any of this, but it has in the past boasted about having a vast underground system across the gaza strip. we have heard so much about these underground tunnels over the last weeks. when it comes to the un security council as well, that has delayed its vote yet again on this pause in fighting. why is it so hard to get an agreement to go ahead with this vote? of course, the us has a veto power at the security council. it is israel's closest ally, often acts as a sort of diplomatic shield for israel at the un. so while there is on one hand so much global pressure to come out with some kind of security council resolution,

the secretary—general himself has made that clear, his position is that there should be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, and there has been an overwhelming call for that at the un general assembly, where you have 193 member states represented, but israel is very concerned about any idea of calling for a cessation of hostilities at the moment. it says that is not something that it is prepared to go along for, it will not stop this war until hamas is completely dismantled. but it has said it will accept instead a kind of temporary truce, perhaps another week—long or two weeks long, that is what is being reported in the media here. that could see more hostages being released by hamas. and the request is really for, first of all, the remaining women hostages inside gaza who are held, as well as older men,

those who are infirm, who are in need of urgent medical care, that they should be released first. the position of hamas has been that it will not negotiate on this basis, it will only have more hostages released when there is a permanent ceasefire. but it is very much the effort of egypt and of qatar is the key mediators here to try to close this gap, to try to come up and they will perhaps try to persuade hamas that it could lead to a longer—term deal. sarah elizabeth davies is from the international committee of the red cross and explain to me about the difficulties in distributing aid in gaza. it is a very challenging situation. what we have seen over two and a half months now is this situation just continually deteriorating. there are many challenges to being able to provide the aid. we know that aid is entering gaza.

but to distribute this effectively to the civilians who are the ones most impacted is a real challenge. aot only is there the rubble that spreads across roads, but our team have mentioned that there are almost traffic jams, not from cars, but from the displaced people who are flowing into southern gaza. there are people living under plastic tarps, wherever they can. there are people living under plastic tarps, wherever they can. being able to effectively distribute aid in the midst of active hostilities is a real security challenge, and unfortunately we do know that there are people still in the north of gaza who are unable right now to receive that aid that they require. just as you touched on that, we are hearing from the world health organization, that is saying northern gaza, which you were just talking about, has been left without a working hospital. what are your team finding out on the ground? is that the case?

we do know that the functioning ability of the hospitals have continually changed. some hospitals were unable to function, they may receive a small amount of supplies. but one of the health team members i spoke to yesterday described it as the hospital and medical system being in survival mode. they are doing what they can, but some hospitals can no longer conduct surgeries, they can no longer operate on people. many hospitals have very little ability to do post—operative care, to do physical rehabilitation. the consumables, the medical equipment that is required is being used faster than it can be replenished. and this is really the medical system on its knees right now. it is in survival mode, providing a basic standardisation service where it can. but these are medical professionals who have been working for months now, tirelessly, without a break.

many have been displaced themselves multiple times, and they are really exhausted. just talk to me about those people that are working for you, your teams out on the ground. how do you support them, how do you make sure they are ok? they will be seeing some of the worst wounds, people that have had their lives torn apart. as you say, this scenes that our team and every other civilian in gaza are seeing is almost unimaginable. they are, of course, in very close contact with our teams all the time. we do include psychological support and similar services. we are an organisation that does work in conflict areas all around the world, and unfortunately we do regularly see the worst aspects of humanity. so we do have the processes in place to support our staff, which includes international as well as local staff, many of whom have been

displaced themselves, who are also worried about family members, their children, and what the future will bring. in the last half hour, the world health organization representative for gaza, richard peeperkorn, has been given an update on the health situation in gaza. he said that northern gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies. 0nly nine out of 36 health facilities are partly functional in the whole of gaza. all of these, in the south. there are actually no function hospitals left in the north. al—ahli was the last one, but is now minimally functional. still treating patients, but not admitting new ones. along with al shifa, al—awda and al—shuhada hospitals. so, these hospitals are still sheltering thousands of displaced people. at al—ahli, there are currently about ten staff,

alljunior doctors and nurses, continuing to provide basic first aid, pain management as much as possible, and trauma stabilisation services. the us and venezuela have exchanged prisoners following months of negotiations. this was the moment the american contingent arrived at a military base in texas. among those freed were two members of the us special forces. in exchange, the us freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuela's president nicolas maduro. he had been accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. here's president biden�*s reaction to the developments. we have no higher priority than the release of detained americans being held hostage. in addition to that, venezuela thus far is keeping their commitment toward the democratic election. it's not over yet. they've made detailed commitments. we'll see if they hold them. but we're going to hold

them accountable. the deal was also welcomed by venezuela's president nicolas maduro. translation: hopefully the way will be found - for a process of respect, equal treatment and understanding between the united states and venezuela. today, a step has been taken that will hopefully contribute to that path. let's take a look at who was involved in this prisoner exchange — and some of it makes for interesting reading. in all, ten american detainees were sent back from venezuela. but alongside them is a fugitive with the nickname fat leonard. his real name is leonard francis, he's a malaysian national, and he had originally beenjailed in the us for bribing naval officers, and overcharging the us navy for contracts, to the tune of around $35 million. he'd fled to venezuela, after escaping house arrest in california in september 2022.

he'll now be returned to the us justice system. and the standout name among the 20 venezuelans who are being sent back from the us is alex saab. he's a close associate of president maduro, and is alleged to have diverted around $350 million from food aid programmes for venezuela. he was originally arrested injune 2020 during a stopover in cape verde, before he was extradited to america. and you can find much more on this story — and the background to the often strained relations between the us and venezuela — on our website, bbc.com/news, or go via the bbc app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ajudge will

decide today whether the two i6—year—olds found guilty of murdering brown brianna ghey can be named. senior politicians in the security services fear that artificial intelligence could be used to disrupt elections in the uk. the formerjustice secretary is urging the government to do more to tackle what he sees as a clear and present danger to uk democracy, as we head into what will likely be a general election year. and the government says british cycling which will be taught as a gcse in england from september 2025. it says the qualification will be open to all pupils, who will earn about 1000 signs. the national deaf

children's society is delighted. the second largest city in sudan had been captured by the paramilitary rapid support forces. there have been reports of summary executions, sexual violence and other abuses perpetrated by the rsf. let's go live to our correspondent following the story. just talk us through what we know. what is the very latest? after rsf forces captured wad madani earlier this week, we have been

hearing reports of an exodus of people leaving the city. hundreds of thousands have fled already. many of them on foot, and without much on their backs. after the city was captured, there were reports of killings, a cessation of medical provision, and doctor said that hundreds might have been killed in the city. there were also reports of looting is in health care centres like hospitals and other abuse as well. so, this had been, until the fighting came to the doorstep, it had been the humanitarian help, many humanitarian organisations are working from there, because it was a safe haven for hundreds of thousands who fled the war from other areas. now people are finding themselves on the move again, fleeing again, the violence, and trying to decide how to navigate the situation. the world food programme said they are

suspending, temporarily, the operations in the city in the region, because the capture of the city by the rsf has made their work difficult. . , ., ., city by the rsf has made their work difficult. ., , ., ., ., ., difficult. really good to get that u date difficult. really good to get that update from _ difficult. really good to get that update from you. _ difficult. really good to get that update from you. let's - difficult. really good to get that update from you. let's get - difficult. really good to get that | update from you. let's get some difficult. really good to get that i update from you. let's get some of the other news now. the social media platform x suffered global outages forjust platform x suffered global outages for just over platform x suffered global outages forjust over an hour on thursday. users in the us, europe and asia were affected, but services seemed to return to normal after around an hour. x has not said what might have caused the issue. heavy rain has caused the issue. heavy rain has caused flooding in the north—east of the us, with hundreds of thousands of homes left without power in the state of maine. some rivers rose by more than three metres with hundreds of people forced to evacuate from their homes in newjersey. there is also widespread flooding in india's south—east, at least ten people are reported to have been killed in the

flooding and accidents related to the heavy rainfall. and the flow of lava from the volcano near grindavik appears to be slowing. local officials say nearby settlements appear to be safe from any serious damage caused by the eruption. british and french border officials are claiming success in reducing the number of small boats crossing the channel by more than a third this year. the uk has spent hundreds of millions of pounds to help the french stop illegal migration to england — but tens of thousands of people are still attempting the dangerous journey. andrew harding reports from calais. a cold, clear night on a beach south of calais. french police on patrol. a beefed up force looking to block small boats with migrants from setting off across the channel. so here's the inflatable. we're told it's just been abandoned. in fact, you can see here where the police have already

slashed it to make sure that the migrants can't use it again. we're told about 50 people were trying to get into the water just a few yards away. these are the inner tubes that they were going to use instead of life jackets. extraordinary to think. 50 people cramming inside this flimsy thing. to try and get across to england. nearby, just before dawn, we find two families who failed to cross tonight huddled at a bus stop. the boat was broken and not going. the water was up. the waves get bigger. so you had to come back? yeah. this is 17—year—old faiza from iraq. i have no place to go. very sad? very sad, we have no chance. what will happen to you? i have no idea. just sitting, unsure how my life is.

bad, bad, bad. you've got one of the waiting areas over behind. daytime, up the coast in calais. french police talk tactics with their british counterparts, a sign of growing cooperation. britain is now providing france almost half a billion pounds for equipment like drones and to double the manpower to tackle the smugglers. so, is it making a difference? the results speak for themselves, says mathilde patel from the french border police. this year, the number of crossings has dropped by 35%. we have seen significant improvements in prevention of small boat launches. we've seen a reduction in the number of arriving individuals this year in this way. and overall, we are continuing to see the fruits of our labour and of our investment as these

additional resources come on board throughout the next year. it is a big drop and yet in a muddy clearing near calais, the crowds keep coming — from afghanistan, from sudan, ready to risk death in the channel and ignoring warnings that britain may send them to rwanda. it worries you, but it's not stopping you? not stopping us. still trying to go to uk but hope they don't send us to rwanda. suddenly, a rush to leave as the smugglers usher one group away for another attempted crossing tonight. if they can sneak past the extra french police here and cross a dangerous stretch of water, england awaits, tantalizingly close. andrew harding, bbc news in northern france. lets continue to bring you some news

that has broken in the last 30 minutes. the eu's top court has ruled that fifa and uefa's ban on a european super league broke european law. the court said the football bodies were were abusing their dominant position by forbidding clubs outright to compete in the super league but added that this super league may still not be approved. earlier i spoke to our senior football reporter simon stone who gave me the background to this. in 2021, 12 oh europe's biggest clubs, three from spain, three from italy and six from the premier league put their name to what is known as super league. it was going to be a new competition, it was proposed to be a new competition. almost immediately, there was huge backlash against this, and within 48 hours, the whole deal had collapsed. nine of the clubs, all six from england, plus atletico madrid and

the two milan clubs, inter milan and ac milan, pulled out of the project. but real madrid and barcelona, and juventus, they carried on. and this action was taken because those clubs and the people who were backing the project did not feel as though uefa had acted properly by basically threatening the clubs on the players who play with them with being excluded from major competitions, so notjust excluded from major competitions, so not just the excluded from major competitions, so notjust the champions league, but this would also include the european championships and the world cup. this ruling today has shown that uefa acted outside its limits, and, as you say, it has basically abused its power as the governor of european football, and the same is also true of fifa. the judgment also says the super league would

necessarily be approved, but the european court ofjustice also said it is not qualified to make a judgment on that, and that competition organisers, whoever they may be, whether it is super league or someone else, should be allowed to go away and come up with competitions on their own, and clubs could be allowed to take part in them without the threat of sanction coming from uefa and fifa. this is a huge ruling and has the potential to cause major ramifications for the world of football.— world of football. really interesting. _ world of football. really interesting. what - world of football. really interesting. what do - world of football. really| interesting. what do you world of football. really - interesting. what do you think world of football. really _ interesting. what do you think will happen next? have we heard from many other clubs that wanted to be involved in the super league? we have not involved in the super league? - have not heard from anyone yet. i know this judgment has come as a shock to uefa, they are going away now to consider their response. i think the people who are pushing the super league project, i think it is fair to assume that they will make some kind of statement. whether the

clubs do or not, i'm not so sure. there was a lot of bad blood created by the launch of the project, and a lot of apologies that were made in the immediate aftermath. so i'm not sure that they will be wanting to put their head above the parapet just yet. but i think there will definitely be a response from the people pushing the super league project. it would be fascinating now, over the next weeks or months, and years, to see where this development goes. in and years, to see where this development goes.- and years, to see where this development goes. in the last 30 minutes, development goes. in the last 30 minutes. the _ development goes. in the last 30 minutes, the management - development goes. in the last 30 minutes, the management groupj development goes. in the last 30 - minutes, the management group which promotes the european super league hasissued promotes the european super league has issued a statement. we have had quite a bit of reaction to this. let me take you through some of that. football supporters europe say there is no place for a breakaway super league, and the real madrid president, and of course real madrid wanted tojoin super president, and of course real madrid wanted to join super league, saying

european club football will no longer be a monopoly. meanwhile, spain's la liga said european football has spoken, today, more than ever, we reiterate that the super league is a selfish and elitist model, anything that is not fully open with direct access only through the domestic leagues, season by season, is a closed format. you can read much more of this. head to the bbc news sports website. plenty of reaction coming through on the breaking news. do stay with us on bbc news. hello again. storm pia, named by

the danish weather service, is still packing a punch. for some northern areas, we're looking at gales or even severe gales, with gusts as much as 80 mph across shetland. so a very windy day wherever you are. there will also be some heavy showers, some wintry on higher ground. and, of course, the continued risk of disruption. this area of low pressure is storm pia, pushing off to scandinavia. we have a weather front that is sinking south, taking this cloud and patchy rain with it, and some squally showers following on behind. some of those wintry on high ground, but coming a bit lower as we go through the course of the day. so, strong winds in the north, strong winds too across northern ireland, the isle of man, northern england, the north midlands and north wales. for south wales, the south midlands, east anglia and southern areas, it is still going to be windy, just not as windy. and there is the risk of some coastal flooding, not just today but also tonight and tomorrow along parts of the coast of east anglia. so, a mild day for northern ireland, england and wales. but a cooler day in scotland, particularly so in the north—east. through this evening and overnight we continue with wintry showers

on high ground in scotland, notjust in the highlands but also the northern isles. a weather front pushes northwards, taking its rain with it. so still cold in the far north—east. could be some ice around as well to watch out for the first thing. this is the weather front which is producing all the rain. tomorrow you can see from the isobars it's going to be windy, just not as windy as today. that mild air is trying to push up in through scotland, but not succeeding into the far north—east. we start off with a fair bit of cloud and rain around. some of that, giving way to some brighter skies as we go through the course of the day, and these are our temperatures. one in lerwick, five in aberdeen, but ten in glasgow, the warmer air getting in here. 11 and 12s as we push further south across england, wales and northern ireland. overnight friday into to saturday, we will have some transient snow clearing during saturday with a lot of rain piling into the north and west. come further south

and it will be drier. bits and pieces of cloud around and some showers. again, milder. and as we head up towards christmas, for christmas day itself, we could well see some rain in the south, some wintry showers in the hills in the north and cooler.

this is bbc news, the headlines: israel claims it has found a tunnel

network which it believes was used by hamas in gaza city. the un security council again postponed a vote calling for a suspension to fighting. junior doctors in england take part in their second day of strike action as part of a dispute over pay. and a top eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful. and british mps call on sporting bodies to protect children from gambling adverts in stadiums. junior doctors in england are on strike for the second day of a three—day walk—out. the doctors' union, the british medical association, insists the action could be ended immediately if the government made a reasonable offer on pay. our health correspondent dominic hughes has this report. from newcastle to cambridge, hull to manchester, once again,

junior doctors have taken to picket lines.