gaza m at the un securi gaza at the un securi council is at the un security council is delayed again. the us has serious concerns remain over the current draft. mass shooting in prague. more than 15 people are killed as a gunman opens fire on his fellow students. and a top eu court rules that ban on a european super league is unlawful. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. some breaking news coming injust now. a vote programme. some breaking news coming in just now. a vote at the un security council on gaza has been delayed for a fourth day. the key boat was being discussed — negotiations were

ongoing and it really focused ongoing and it really focused on increasing humanitarian aid into gaza. —— vote we have been advised the boat has been delayed and it is not clear whether the vote will take place tomorrow on saturday stop the boat had already faced multiple delays this week. —— vote it comes down to the aid and inspection of it as well as and inspection of it as well as a temporary pause in fighting. that un draft resolution and the humanitarian aid, of course, comes as israel's military operation has turned life upside down for almost everyone in gaza. one of the major issues facing people is a lack of food. the latest analysis as almost the entire population is facing shortages. the ipc data says 26% of gazans — more than 500,000 people have exhausted their food supplies.

what does that mean. those people are now facing the prospect of what is described as catastrophic hunger and starvation. according to the world food programme's executive director, the situation is desperate and no—onein situation is desperate and no—one in gaza is safe from starvation. earlier, ispoke no—one in gaza is safe from starvation. earlier, i spoke to a spokesperson from the world food programme. began by asking her about the severity of food shortages in gaza right now. i think the report released today depicts the horrific situation on the ground, the images we have seen of malnourished children shaking because of the cold weather, because of the cold weather, because of the cold weather, because of inadequate shelters, the lack of food, the lack of fuel to keep them warm. so, what of the most alarming findings of this court is the number of people who were facing the most severe levels of hunger according to the

ipc's of hunger according to the ipc�*s five scales touch which is level number five — is over 500,000 and that is four times higher than the number of people facing the same level of food insecurity around the world. this kind of gives you a picture of how severe the situation is and in the ten years i've been working with wfp i have seen a lot of these analyses from different countries and context. i personally, and many colleagues of mine who have worked 20 plus years, had never seen something so unprecedented when it comes to the sheer scale, the magnitude and the speed in which the food security situation has deteriorated. so, this is extremely worrying. people who have been lucky to escape death through the shelling are now facing the threat of starvation and it is only going to get worse. if action is not done right now to avert the potential famine

action is not done right now to avert the potentialfamine in the coming months. an extremely serious situation, clearly. the discussion at the un seems to include a pause in fighting. is that what you need to get the aid in? ~ , ,., , that what you need to get the aidin? ~ , ., that what you need to get the aidin? , ., aid in? absolutely, a cessation of hostilities. _ aid in? absolutely, a cessation of hostilities. also _ aid in? absolutely, a cessation of hostilities. also the - of hostilities. also the restoration of the rapidly shrinking operational space that we have been facing as humanitarians to deliver and reach the people that we should and want to deliver is essential to stop this from happening. this — the results in the report are the direct impact impact that we are not getting as much aid as we want — the unimpeded safe, consistent flow of supplies into gaza and we need that. it is important that we have that consistency in order to scale up consistency in order to scale up and measure up to the challenges on the ground. we need all border crossings to be open. yesterday, we were able

to facilitate aid into gaza through to facilitate aid into gaza throuthordan. we have a border crossing that is a good step in that direction but we need more. but ultimately, we need more. but ultimately, we need an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in order to go in and really scale up to the level that we need to scale up to avert this imminent catastrophe.- avert this imminent catastrohe. �* , , catastrophe. and, briefly if ou catastrophe. and, briefly if you can. — catastrophe. and, briefly if you can, what _ catastrophe. and, briefly if you can, what challenges l catastrophe. and, briefly if l you can, what challenges are your teams facing on the ground? gives us a sense of how it is for them in gaza right now? is it is for them in gaza right now? , ~ ., ., now? is wfp and other humanitarians, - now? is wfp and other humanitarians, the - now? is wfp and other - humanitarians, the biggest action, issue is it is actually action, issue is it is actually a series of issue — number one, the operational space is shrinking. it is not safe for our staff to distribute aid, it is not safe for civilians to go to the sites where we are providing a because of the bombardment. whatever little aid is making it into gaza we

are also facing roadblocks in terms of the lack of fuel. if it comes through rougher we need fuel to transport the food from 1's place to another to reach the people we need. the food in the shops, we used to provide cash assistance, this empowers the local economy. that was already fragile before the seventh of october. let's remember that to thirds of that population was reliant on humanitarian assistance. the cash assistance we cannot provide that anymore because food is not available on the shelves. the supplies are depleted and the communication lockouts, once those happened, our connections with our partners, the shops, the retailers, the people we support is severed, including our staff who are literally in the thick of the crisis. they are doing a remarkablejob the thick of the crisis. they are doing a remarkable job with the situation that they have been dealt but they are not safe. they are in the thick of

the crisis, injuring the same conditions as other civilians in gaza have suffered a tremendous loss. but they are somehow trying to adapt to the situation that is changing by the minute and delivering as much as they can to the people who need our support. member, the israeli _ who need our support. member, the israeli army _ who need our support. member, the israeli army says _ who need our support. member, the israeli army says it - who need our support. member, the israeli army says it has - the israeli army says it has killed more than 2000 palestinian fighters since the one—week truce collapsed at the start of this month. tonight, they release this video showing they release this video showing the demolition of what they say was a vast network of tunnels in northern gaza, used by hamas. designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. while the health ministry in gaza says more than 20,000 people have been killed there since the israeli offensive began and thousands have fled their home. they include a cameraman, who worked for the bbc�*s arabic service. last month his family left

their home in northern gaza and headed south, along the route that israel's army said was a safe corridor. theirjourney took them to khan younis and then by the egyptian border. this is his story voiced by a bbc colleague. dada. i didn't want to leave my home. we were comfortable. we had power, food and water. all my bbc colleagues had already fled south. they told me how bad the situation was. no electricity, no water. i didn't want to go. i wanted to delay the suffering my family would have to face for as long as possible. but the houses opposite our home were being bombed, one after another. explosion i knew our time would come next. there were israeli soldiers staged in demolished buildings along the road. we didn't want to use our phones to film as we

were worried about being targeted. we walked for hours and knew eventually we'd have to cross the israeli army's checkpoint. we were nervous. my children kept asking, what will the soldiers do to us? we came to a stop about a kilometre from the checkpoint itself, joining a long queue of people that stretched across the entire width of the road. we spent more than four hours waiting, sometimes only taking one step forward in half an hour. a few metres beyond the checkpoint i saw four detainees in their underwear being blindfolded. beside a demolished building there was a wall of sand. the blindfolded men were taken to the sand hill by soldiers and then took steps down out of my vision. then we heard gunfire. i'm not sure whether

they were shot or not. individual suspected of affiliations with terrorist organisations are determined for preliminary enquiries. further along the road, i saw corpses and rotting body parts. i screamed at the top of my lungs, telling my children to look at the sky and continue walking. the next morning, we set off early for khan younis. we got on a bus with a capacity for 20. there wasn't enough room for us, so some of us clung to the doors and windows.

i knew that the ground operation would move towards khan younis. i knew there would be nowhere safe. in rafah we are renting a small outhouse. the roof is made of tin and plastic bags. if shrapnel falls there's nothing to protect us. we have hardly anything to eat and nowhere to go. all i want to do now is leave gaza and be safe with my children. you can read more about the israel, gaza conflict on our website bbc news. in the czech republic, police say 14 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a university in prague. 25 others were injured, ten of them seriously. the gunman, who was a student at the university, was also found dead. it is the worst incident of its kind in the country's history. our correspondent sarah rainsford has more from there. this mass shooting took place

just across the bridge from where i am tonight in the building lit up at the end, that is the university in the arts faculty and that is where the gun man shot so many people in this deep shock here in prague and across the czech republic and seen taking place of the government, the cabinet and the president also telling the prime minister has spoken of his deep sadness and discussed at this attack with no justification for it. also about their own operation to try to apprehend him but what we do know at this moment is that this was an attack carried out by a 24—year—old man against fellow students inside his own university. the centre of prague _ his own university. the centre of prague was _ his own university. the centre of prague was suddenly - of prague was suddenly transformed today into a major crime _ transformed today into a major

crime scene. please rush towards _ crime scene. please rush towards a university building as a — towards a university building as a government stalk the corridors— as a government stalk the corridors there. at this point, he was — corridors there. at this point, he was still on the loose. and these were — he was still on the loose. and these were the _ he was still on the loose. and these were the scenes - he was still on the loose. situc these were the scenes at charles university — desperate students clanging for their lives to allege. their fear of falling overtaken by the fear of the gunmen metres away on the roof. at the shooting began, students had to barricade themselves into classrooms, told to hide with the lights off.— classrooms, told to hide with the lights off. students had to lock themselves _ the lights off. students had to lock themselves up _ the lights off. students had to lock themselves up in - the lights off. students had to lock themselves up in their i lock themselves up in their room. they put the furniture in front of the doors. they were ready to fight with the suspect, if the suspect will come inside the room where they have been locked.— have been locked. down below, crowds scattered _ have been locked. down below, crowds scattered in _ have been locked. down below, crowds scattered in fear, - have been locked. down below, crowds scattered in fear, order| crowds scattered in fear, order to clear the area and take cover. although many had no

idea what danger they were running from. prague is full of tourists this time of year, some described hearing shots fired and panic. multiple ambulances were sent to the scene, some of those injured are in a very serious condition.— are in a very serious condition. , ., , �* condition. the gunshots weren't obvious at _ condition. the gunshots weren't obvious at first. _ condition. the gunshots weren't obvious at first. i _ condition. the gunshots weren't obvious at first. i remember- obvious at first. i remember the first ones, i looked atjoe and said, "is that..." almost questioning save. then i heard a few screams and heard running. i told a few screams and heard running. itold myself a few screams and heard running. i told myself it can't be, you see it on the news and you think, i don't want to believe it. you always think you will not be in that situation and then you hear another ones and another one, and we are like, and then we hear police sirens and that it became clear, we need to get out of here. became clear, we need to get out of here-— out of here. the attacker has been named _ out of here. the attacker has been named now— out of here. the attacker has been named now by - out of here. the attacker has been named now by local- out of here. the attacker has i been named now by local media as david cossack. they say he made disturbing posts up to the shooting on a social media

account. i shooting on a social media account-— account. i have no understanding - account. i have no understanding of. account. i have no i understanding of the account. i have no - understanding of the motive yet. i'm talking about a high performing student who got inspired by another heinous act elsewhere in the world. this evenin: elsewhere in the world. this evening the _ elsewhere in the world. this evening the czech _ elsewhere in the world. this evening the czech government announced the man behind the attack had been eliminated as they put it. his father had been found dead at his home earlier in the days. the motive is not clear yet but the government says there is no link to international terrorism. it is the worst shooting in this country in decades and a huge shock. there are clearly still many questions to answer. the investigating just getting under way. we do know the license had a license for his weapon and had passed the test required to have a firearm. we know the police tonight are saying he may be linked to another killing — a man and a tiny baby called earlier this week. that are still an open investigation. we also know police are saying this government had a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition when

he was found and therefore the consequences of this deadly attack could have been even worse. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. ajudge has ruled the two i6—year—olds found guilty of murdering brianna ghey in a park in cheshire in february can be named. the pair have been referred to only as girl x and boy y due to their age. trialjudge mrsjustice yip said they could be named when the sentencing hearing takes place in february. junior doctors in england are on strike for a second day as part of their three—day walkout. charities and nhs leaders have warned that some patients who are well enough to be discharged could be stranded in hospital over christmas as a result of the action. the government says british sign language will be

taught as a gcse in england from september 2025. it says the qualification will be open to all pupils, who will learn an important life skill and that the plans will advance inclusivity. the national deaf children's society says it is delighted by the recognition. you're live with bbc news. the uk government has tonight rowed back on its plan to raise the minimum salary that britons need to earn to bring foreign family members to live in the uk. currently, applicants need to earn at least £18,600 — that's more than $23,500 — to apply for a family visa. a few weeks ago the government announced plans to raise this threshold to almost £39,000. nearly $50,000, from april next year. a document published today indicates that threshold would in fact be set at £29,000 - almost $37,000 - as part of an initial implementation.

our uk political correspondent ione wells has more on what these changes mean for both british citizens and migrants working in the uk. for what this change means is that effectively when it comes into force in the spring, it will now mean that someone who was in the uk a british citizen in the uk who wants to bring a family member, dependent to come and live with them will now only need to earn £29,000 as proposed to a higher threshold that was initially proposed. that will mean effectively that will be potentially more people eligible to bring dependence to uk on the family visa however, there's been a mixed responses with some nonprofit groups represent is affected by this unhappy with the confusion

this is causing for people who either may be british citizens are settled here mind to bring family or maybe family members are people crying in the uk lived abroad were wondering where that threshold is going up because we do not know from ministers when they plan to implement the higher threshold that they pledged. there are many skilled jobs in the uk that may not be paying even £29,000. how does the government plan to balance their migration figures with their migration figures with the shortage of highly skilled workers? ~ , ,., ., workers? well, it is important to differentiate _ workers? well, it is important to differentiate here _ workers? well, it is important to differentiate here betweenl to differentiate here between different types of visas. there are visas for skilled workers, which are different to the visas that we are talking about this evening, which are family visas. the family visas are specifically for people, as i say, who want to bring family members to the uk and the reason that these changes were implemented as the government was under pressure to reduce

legal migration. it is part of a package of measures they said that regions who wanted to bring family members to the uk would have to earn more in order to be able to financially support their dependents. now, thatis support their dependents. now, that is the threshold that is change this evening. the threshold that has been announced already for skilled workers hasn't changed, but this does mean that certainly those bringing family have been left, i think, those bringing family have been left, ithink, slightly those bringing family have been left, i think, slightly unclear this evening about what the new thresholds will be going forward, but so far we know that from the spring anybody wanting to bring a family member will need to be earning the new threshold of £29,000 a year. to some sport now, and a revamped plan for the european super league was released on thursday. it came just hours after the european court ofjustice ruled that banning clubs from joining the league was unlawful. in 2021, i2 clubs — including six from the english premier league — announced they were joining a european super league. but the plan quickly collapsed amid opposition from fans, football's governing bodies and even the british government.

in its ruling on thursday, the european court ofjustice said the actions of uefa and fifa, who run european and world football, were "contrary to competition law and the freedom to provide services." the people behind the super league, a22, say: but uefa said it was "confident in the robustness of our new rules and that they comply with all relevant european laws and regulations." european football journalist and author guillem balague spoke to us earlier this evening to give us his thoughts on the ruling. we got there has been sent and it's another step in the right direction they want to create a competition that brings more money allows fans to watch the games for free and more control over the future of the clubs and ua from the leaks, the premier league, liga in saying this doesn't change anything and is a battle for control and money

and that's what it's at the end of it right now, there were no real winners, these judicial processes have not finished and the commercial will take this resolution and look at it and take another decision that will delay what happens next with the european super league and it looks like a one hand leave may be winning the judicial battle and without that the battle is lost. before we go. we head to hong kong now, where the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere — the winter solstice — is no time to be glum. adele wong is a publisher and author based in hong kong.

many of the venture out into the early nighttime for cheer with friends. i have been speaking to adele wong, a publisher and author based in hong kong about the festival. winter solstice is quite a big deal here even though it's the shortest day of the year, there is much to celebrate and it means we have only longer and brighter days going forward and employees, workers get a half day off and the day is meant to be celebrated with family, and eating dumplings with sweet glutinous rice which symbolise union and celebration. lots to look forward to and a generally optimistic the day and, coincidently, the winter solstice is not a holiday, we have a lot

of a holiday weekend in hong kong we have christmas day and boxing day off as well. very happy celebrations towards the end of the year. hong kong has gone through a great deal of change in the last few years, covid being one of the main ones, what is the sense of feel like an atmosphere of the city this year? so hve had many years of upheaval and general unrest in this year, it feels a lot different and we finally lifted all covid—i9 restrictions and no more mandatory mask wearing ans so you feel the vibe is quite different in the streets again were crowded, people are venturing into the night and will have been more night—time activity picking up and if you're this general sense of optimism in the air for hong kong. and do you think that optimism is going to carry on to 202k? i definitely hope so.

there are lots of things to look forward to but there are lots of variants and constraints, and residue for 2024 but were going to celebrate the end of 2023 because things are looking up. thank you very much. a recap of our top three. a key un security council vote on a draft resolution on increasing aid to gaza has been postponed once again. the vote had already faced multiple delays this week. that is all the time we have here on newsday. thanks for watching. hello. at long last, we've reached that turning point to the year in which days gradually start to stretch out. once again, it is the winter solstice today, barely five hours and 50 minutes of daylight at lerwick. but come the 20th ofjune

next year, there'll be nearly 19 hours. now, the weather today, though, not quite as windy as it was yesterday, this is the remnants of storm pia and it's going to cause huge problems around parts of north east germany and poland. we're though still in the wake of it with plenty of cloud pushing its way in and weather fronts, which will stop the temperature from dropping too much tonight across much of the uk, the exception being northern scotland. so cold and winter here, icy conditions around, more snow flurries in shetland and a bit of snow mixed in with the rain in northern scotland but turning bright at later in the day. brightening up too across wales, southern parts of england, the channel islands after a cloudy start with some patchy drizzle. but this zone from south west scotland, northern ireland through northern england towards east anglia, staying rather cloudy throughout the day. outbreaks of rain. now, whilst it's not as windy as yesterday, that northwest wind is still going to be quite gusty in places and it will limit the way things feel. maybe not quite as mild as it was during thursday, but barely above freezing in shetland. now with that cold air in place, weatherfront pushing its way in through friday night into saturday, we could see some significant snow in the mountains of scotland, icy conditions around as well. but you can see just how limited that cold air is.

place to the blue colours on the chart elsewhere, another very mild night to take us into the weekend. but for the weekend, high pressure is established way towards the southwest, toppling around it, the cloud, more weatherfronts, but also much, much milder air. if anything, temperatures will creep up even further this weekend. the exception being on the northern side of that weatherfront, significant snow, as i said in parts of scotland, even to lower levels for a time, never reaching the mild air towards shetland through the day and rain will continue to fall across western scotland throughout. so, there could be some flooding issues here. six degrees in aberdeen, three in lerwick, most though around 12 or 13 degrees. as we go into sunday, well, we've got a weather front which willjust straddle the country bringing more cloud outbreaks of rain. so christmas eve, there will be some scattered rain, a little bit of brightness, but it could potentially be one of the warmest christmas eves on record. temperatures up to around 15 degrees. that warmth continues into christmas day, a gray one

rather than a white one. but if you wanted to get out for a good walk on boxing day, it's looking good.

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nike shares tumble after sales miss expectations — with warnings of more pain to come. from korean food to bollywood cinema — the search trends of 2023. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. let's begin in the us where nike has unveiled plans to cut 2 billion in costs over the next three years. the announcement came after the sportswear company missed market expectations for quarterly sales and warned of lower revenues ahead. its shares fell by around 10% after the closing bell. michelle fleury has the latest from new york. once a taste maker, sneaker giant nike is falling behind, adidas and new balance are allowing the fashion set with their new styles and colour waves while runners increasingly have more choice thanks to new brands.