un resolution on gaza, hours after the vote is delayed for a fourth time. the british teenager missing for six years before he was found in france has spoken publicly for the first time after returning to the uk. do you have the lucky ticket? spain grinds to halt its christmas mega lottery el gordo with almost 2.6 billion euros up for grabs. the first of the 1a victims from yesterday's mass shooting in the czech republic has been identified. in the past hour, czech authorities confirmed the head of the institute of musicology of charles university, lenka hlavkova, was one of those shot dead. the czech interior ministry added that three people injured are foreign citizens —

one from the netherlands and two from the united arab emirates. all those killed were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university's faculty of arts — in the city's old town, which is a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put — and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pictures — some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he's been named by local media as 24—year—old student david kozak. a member of the prague police force gave this description of the response to the incident — using footage filmed by cameras mounted on police officers to illustrate what had happened. translation: this classroom was, the attack was three —

translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, _ translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, make _ translation: this classroom was, the attack was three hours, make sure - attack was three hours, make sure those injured receive help first. you can see that the guards started doing first aid immediately, most importantly trying to stop the bleeding. you need to stabilise the people to be able to take them outside to the ambulance. from the camera, you can see what the policemen are doing. another team tried to get the building under control to make sure that people can be transported and evacuated. prague's chief police officergave his reaction to what had happened during the shooting on thursday. i was there on site. i was severely impacted by i was shattered to see it.

and i've been with the police force for a0 years and around 220, 230 policemen took part. hundreds of policemen. there was a regular car and a police car also impacted by bullets. but there are no injured policemen in relation to the shooting. i said that the police used guns against the perpetrator, they fired back at him from the ground when he was on the balcony. and again, people could criticise us and say that we should have done it earlier. but you have to realise that it was an active situation, that there were many buildings around. people were watching the situation

as it unfolded and it would have been most unfortunate if the police used a gun and there was an accident and somebody else died or was injured. so the police defending their actions yesterday. live now to michal tomesh, a staff writer for denik newspaper in prague. i know you have listened to that news conference as well from the police. they confirmed that the guzman gunmen took his own life as they surrounded him on the balcony. yes, that is one of the information that was said on the press conference that is still ongoing, the attacker killed himself. it was in a situation when he walked outside of the building on the balcony and the police was already on the street and there was a little bit of shoot up to the building, the

police on the scene, they arrived with longer weapons and the police said that the shooter injured three people on the street. thea;a said that the shooter in'ured three people on the street._ people on the street. they also talked about _ people on the street. they also talked about an _ people on the street. they also talked about an earlier- people on the street. they also talked about an earlier incident| people on the street. they also i talked about an earlier incident on the 15th of december where two people were found dead in a forest and they are linking the suspect in yesterday's case with that double murder as well, aren't they? yes. murder as well, aren't they? yes, exactl . murder as well, aren't they? yes, exactly. please _ murder as well, aren't they? yes, exactly. please mentioned - murder as well, aren't they? yes, exactly. please mentioned the - exactly. please mentioned the possibility yesterday and —— police and as you mentioned, on the 15th of december, an unknown person killed a man and a two—month—old baby in a forest near prague and after they searched the house of the attack yesterday, they found out that there may be connection. even though the

house of the attacker is on the opposite side of prague and he probably didn't have any connection, any relatives in the area, where he killed last week. i any relatives in the area, where he killed last week.— any relatives in the area, where he killed last week. i mention that the olice killed last week. i mention that the police sounded _ killed last week. i mention that the police sounded defensive. - killed last week. i mention that the police sounded defensive. are - killed last week. i mention that the police sounded defensive. are theyj police sounded defensive. are they facing criticism in prague about how they handled both the operation in they handled both the operation in the forest and what happened yesterday?— the forest and what happened esterda ? , �* yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest. — yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest, there _ yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest, there was _ yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest, there was a _ yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest, there was a five - yesterday? yes. after the event in the forest, there was a five day . the forest, there was a five day search action. they didn't find any traces of a killer, any traces that they could use immediately and find a killer. the police officer now said that they would need a few more days to connect the people, the killer of the murder on friday. as you mentioned, police is now defending themselves on the press

conference, they published a very detailed timeline of what happened yesterday on how police officers reacted on the first calls that started all the operation, the first call was from a friend of the attacker, an attacker possibly mention that he wanted to kill himself and that he is going to prague. and police found out that it they should probably do some search. they started to search him. but the main search, the main evacuation, occurred in a different building than the building the attacker entered and then killed 1a people. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. the united states has said it's ready to support the latest draft of a un security council resolution on humanitarian aid for gaza. the vote is expected on friday —

after being delayed several times since monday. the original draft called for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, but the final version calls for creating the conditions for one. let's hear from the us ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas—greenfield. we have that resolution now, we are ready to vote on it, and it is a resolution that will bring humanitarian assistance to those in need, it will support the priority that egypt has in ensuring that we put a mechanism on the ground that will support humanitarian assistance, and we are ready to vote for it. let's get more now from jo floto, our middle east bureau chief, who's injerusalem.

i think at the moment we are seeing in new york diplomacy meeting reality. what we have here are two sides violently opposed to each other but with very different views on when the next ceasefire should happen. hamas and the other palestinian factions fighting in gaza have come out very publicly in association with egyptian mediators to say there will be no pause or negotiation for a transfer of hostages unless the conflict finishes, unless the ceasefire is permanent. the israeli side say we will not agree to that because we are fighting an enemy who inflicted a huge amount of suffering and damage in our country on october the 7th, and continues to fire rockets into israel. the israeli prime minister says, we will not stop until hamas is destroyed. but israel is open to a longer ceasefire in exchange for hostages. but i have to be realistic here,

last night an israeli senior official told us they are not in negotiation at the moment although they are having useful talks with mediators. the two sides are very, very far apart and in the middle, we have 2.5 million people in gaza, 1.9 million of them are displaced from their homes and the un is reporting severe hunger and disease spreading among those people, not to mention the death toll is climbing as the military operation continues every day. how much aid is getting in at the moment? we know quite a bit got in during the pause in fighting, but since that resumed, are any trucks getting in, day to day? trucks are going in, they vary day to day how many go in, sometimes up to 200 per day and then that flow goes down. the un is saying we need to speed this up and if israel were to open fully its main terminal with gaza

on the israeli side it could be fulfilled. currently there is a very slow and cumbersome operation to check every single truckload of aid. that is controlled by israel, israel says that it is necessary because it does not want anything going to hamas which would help it prosecute its war, and at the moment there is not enough aid going through by anyone's assessment, apart from israel. israel says there is plenty of food in gaza, the markets have food and the un could speed—up their supply of trucs for inspection, something the un flatly rejects of trucks for inspection, something the un flatly rejects and says it is not true. let's get more on the humanitarian situation in gaza. we can speak now to richard peeperkorn, the world health organization's representative for the west bank and gaza. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i know that you have recently

returned from gaza. can you give us a first—hand account of what it is like in particular, i know you have visited some of the hospitals? let me cive visited some of the hospitals? let me give you firstly on ammo reasons to visit hospitals, specifically to hospitals in the north. just two days ago, who team went on a mission to two hospitals and having just spent two weeks in gaza, we organise deliveries to key hospitals to the south and fuel to the north and medical supplies and i was on this mission and one week ago in the hospital and together with the palestinian red crescent society, we brought in supplies, what we then

saw was complete chaos and humanitarian disaster zone, but a hospital was still functional. there were medical specialists, there were fortunately 30 staff, to medical specialists, to surgeons, who do our supplies, oursupplies specialists, to surgeons, who do our supplies, our supplies were ripped off the truck, straightaway used, and i have never seen scenes like that in my life. what is worse, my team went in, just two days ago on the 20th, and what they see now, it was an eerie silence. from the 20 staff, only ten staff remain. all junior doctors and nurses. there were 80 injured patients remaining there, including elderly women, small children, or sheltering,

sheltering in a church in the hospital grounds. many patients lost family members. they are waiting for surgery four weeks and others have been operated but now are at risk of post operation infection, etc. so it was, a little bit like a hospice with very little care. and the staff, there were more than 20 staff were arrested, and former released and told to go south —— four were released. that is why we only have ten staff. they also went to shifa. shifa hospital was the most important hospital in gaza. it is

currently working as a first aid centre. so there were four barely functioning hospitals in the north. at the moment, there are none that are functional. shifa was referring patients to another hospital. we want to revive shifa, of course the infrastructure is still there. there are two emergency medical teams who are two emergency medical teams who are willing to move there and to assist. so it is part of an overall one un plan, to ensure basic services, food, security, health, water, shelter, and warehouses become operational. if we are talking about those up north, we have worries about hospital

functionality. we have seen a health system, there are only seven partially functioning hospitals in the south. the seven in the south are caring for probably 1.9 million people. fist are caring for probably 1.9 million --eole. �* ., ., , people. at the united nations, we are looking _ people. at the united nations, we are looking at _ people. at the united nations, we are looking at this _ people. at the united nations, we are looking at this humanitarian i are looking at this humanitarian resolution. are you hopeful that the situation could get better on the ground soon? the situation could get better on the ground soon?— situation could get better on the round soon? ,., ., , ., ground soon? the resolution is not m line of ground soon? the resolution is not my line of expertise _ ground soon? the resolution is not my line of expertise but _ ground soon? the resolution is not my line of expertise but i - ground soon? the resolution is not my line of expertise but i want - ground soon? the resolution is not my line of expertise but i want to l my line of expertise but i want to say something about... what is actually needed on the ground, we all know that it is a substantial and sustained increase of all humanitarian commodities into gaza. fuel, cooking gas, food, water,

shelter items. equally, we forget about that is within gaza, including to the north, it should go unhindered and pragmatically facilitated. it is not happening right now. they require the humanitarian, people need space to move around. we need the tools, vehicles and way more staff. it is all currently more restricted. we hope that the resolution will help that. and much more pragmatic, operational approach.— that. and much more pragmatic, operational approach. thank you very much forjoining _ operational approach. thank you very much forjoining us _ operational approach. thank you very much forjoining us on _ operational approach. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc— operational approach. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. - much forjoining us on bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. people in scotland are taking in xl bully dogs as england introduces new restrictions from 31 december. the scottish government has not banned the breed, creating concerns about a potential loophole regarding dangerous dogs. the ban in england and wales follows several attacks. 0wners insist the dogs make lovable pets, despite their appearance. in england, junior doctors are in the final day of their 72—hour walkout — part of a long—running dispute over pay. the strike is due to end tomorrow morning. the doctors' union — the british medical association — is calling for a rise of 35% to make up for below inflation deals since 2008. the government says that's unaffordable. crowds have formed at stonehenge to welcome the sunrise marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year, the solstice is celebrated by cultures across the world. it's one of the few occasions where english heritage allow people near the stones.

you're live with bbc news. the british teenager missing for six years before he was found alive in france has spoken publicly for the first time since returning to the uk. alex batty gave an interview to the sun newspaper, explaining how he started to have doubts about his nomadic lifestyle. he was just 11 when he disappeared in 2017, with his mother and grandfather. 0ur reporter, nick johnson, told me more about what alex batty said to the sun. everything we have heard about alex batty and his story over the past six years has been rumour, hearsay, speculation, all through second—hand information. alex is now 17, this is the first time we have heard from him directly and he has spoken to the sun newspaper and describing the off grid lifestyle he has been living with his mum and grandfather in france and spain. he said initially he thought the experience was amazing, he got to go to the beach

all the time and didn't go to school, but as he got older he had to take on manual labourjobs in exchange for food and rent and became increasingly frustrated, isolated and disillusioned with that nomadic way of life. he talked about seriously contemplating his return to the uk over the past two or three years and then, as we know, earlier this month he slipped out of the french farmhouse in the middle of the night and was eventually picked up by a delivery driver on the side of the road. that delivery driver spoke to the bbcjust after this happened and said that alex told him he had been walking along those roads in the pyrenees in southern france for four days and four nights — sleeping by day, walking by night, alex said, in an attempt to remain undetected. speaking to the sun alex now admits he misled the police in terms

of the details about the logistics of the geography of that journey in an attempt to protect his mum and grandfather. speaking to the sun, alex described his mum as a great person but not a great mum. now some happy news. and spain is kicking off its festive period today with the world's richest lottery. this is the scene in madrid forthe famous el gordo christmas lottery. children will sing out hundreds of winning numbers. that will share in more than 2.5 billion euros. the top prize — known as el gordo or �*the fat 0ne' — pays out 400,000 euros to the winning ticket holders. live now to madrid where we can speak to guy hedgecoe. i have a friend who lives in

barcelona, so i have had el gordo explained to me but it is quite complicated. it's not a case ofjust pilling six numbers out of a hat, is it? ., �* , , pilling six numbers out of a hat, is it? ,, pilling six numbers out of a hat, is it? that's right. this process of drawin: it? that's right. this process of drawing the _ it? that's right. this process of drawing the numbers _ it? that's right. this process of drawing the numbers takes - it? that's right. this process of i drawing the numbers takes place throughout this morning, over several hours, the children draw the numbers out, they sing the numbers out and then every now and again, you get a winning number. you mentioned that the winning ticket, the most you can weigh in with one single ticket as 400,000 euros but often people will buy a strip of ten gets with the same number, so that'll be 4 million. in many cases, people tend to gang together to buy lots of tickets together, often with the same number, with friends, colleagues, family and so on. we haven't had the winning number announced yet but there is a tremendous amount of expectation.

this is huge in spain. people keep ages to get hold of the ticket and it grips the nation today? that ages to get hold of the ticket and it grips the nation today?- it grips the nation today? that is ri . ht. the it grips the nation today? that is right. the queues _ it grips the nation today? that is right. the queues start - it grips the nation today? that is right. the queues start weeks i it grips the nation today? that is i right. the queues start weeks before christmas. there are kiosks and shops that sell tickets, that are seen as lucky because winners have bought tickets there before. there is a lot of superstition around this, for instance you can choose a ticket number that you buy so there are always particular numbers that people choose for any particular reason. this year, the date of the wimbledon final, 16th ofjuly 2020 three, 16 723, is a very opulent number because carlos alcaraz won the wimbledon final. there is a lot of superstition around this and how excited he will get around it. is a work pace _ excited he will get around it. is a work pace is _ excited he will get around it. is a work pace is often gang together to buy it. it does also mean that if there is a big win, there can be a lot of people in one area that

suddenly have a lot of money. yes! suddenly have a lot of money. yes, that's right- — suddenly have a lot of money. yes, that's right- it _ suddenly have a lot of money. yes, that's right. it doesn't _ suddenly have a lot of money. yes that's right. it doesn't necessarily fall on a big city like madrid or barcelona. what you often see that the jackpot might fall in a little village somewhere in the middle of the countryside. maybe five or ten or 20 people in a bar have bought the winning ticket. so obviously, that transforms their lives enormously and the lives of pretty much everybody in that village. so that's the kind of way and that he might see that there's so much money being handed out, more than one half billion euros, but there are lots of second, third, fourth prizes. a lot of other money being awarded apart from the jackpot. what you often see that money being spread across the country so everyone is looking out to sea where all of these prizes, not just the jackpot, today. to sea where all of these prizes, notjust the jackpot, today. we to sea where all of these prizes, not just the jackpot, today. not “ust the “ackpot, today. we can see notjust the “ackpot, today. we can see the notjust the “ackpot, today. we can the live— not just the jackpot, today. we can see the live pictures _ not just the jackpot, today. we can

see the live pictures of— not just the jackpot, today. we can see the live pictures of the - not just the jackpot, today. we can see the live pictures of the draw. see the live pictures of the draw taking place. you mentioned it, it is children singing out the numbers, and they historically come from one particular school.— particular school. that's right. a school in madrid, _ particular school. that's right. a school in madrid, it _ particular school. that's right. a school in madrid, it was - particular school. that's right. a school in madrid, it was an i school in madrid, it was an orphanage previously, the children come from that school and they take turns to sing out the numbers to alive audience. that's broadcast live. everyone is watching this christmas i mean that is so important are so many spaniards. b will keep our fingers crossed everybody in spain as el gordo happens, we will keep an eye on the winners here on bbc news. hello, there. we have seen the longest night of the year. it's the winter solstice today. and from today onwards, daylight hours are set to turn longer, so some more sunlight around. but today, we've typically got somewhere between around aboutjust shy of 6 and just shy of 8

hours of daylight. storm pia has now cleared away towards the east. we've still got a weather front across us which is easing its way east. quite a few isobars as well. so a windy day once again, mild for most of us with a lot of cloud around. and we've got patchy rain for northern ireland, southern scotland, through northern england down towards east anglia, some brightness developing later on for southern england and south wales too. but it's across the north—east of scotland where we've got that colder air in place. blustery conditions, we could see gusts in fact about 40, even 50 miles per hour and exposure in the north—west. but temperatures in single figures in the north—east, some sleet and some hill snow across the north—east of mainland scotland, even to low levels. for a time we could see some sleet and snow towards shetland. through tonight the rain continues to pile in to the north and it's for a time it'll turn to snow, even to low levels across parts of north—east scotland. some icy conditions developing here as well. so really cold across the far north—east. you can see the blue colours, but a real contrast for the rest of us. it's very mild as we start off

the weekend with a lot of cloud generally and still we've got the breeze, and patchy outbreaks of rain. so through saturday, this weather front�*s going to be quite slow moving i think across parts of scotland. eventually it will push its way northwards and the colder airjust holding on in the far north there. but the yellow colours that shows that milder air that is in place for most of us. so saturday, some rain and some snow for a time. some icy conditions in the far north—east. probably turning back to rain later in the day. that rain also piling in further south across scotland and the odd spot further south, as well. but much of southern and eastern england looking dry, breezy but reasonably bright. temperatures are mild, 12 or 13 for most of us. into christmas eve on sunday and it looks like this area of cloud and rain just pushes a bit further south, northern ireland, northern england, wales seeing a bit of rain as well. further north, though, a return to sunny spells and a few blustery showers. so it's still unsettled. it's still mild. in fact, very mild. 15 could make it one of the warmest christmas eves on record. into christmas day and it still looks like it's unsettled. could be a bit of rain in both the north and the south.

things do look a bit colder but brighter by boxing day.

0n the brink of recession — revised figures show the uk economy

shrank betweenjuly and september, sparking fresh concerns over the country's prospects for growth. and a crackdown on gaming — chinese regulators announce plans to stop gamers from spending too much money, sending shares in tech giants tumbling. welcome to world business report. let's start in the uk, where we've had revised economic growth figures for betweenjuly and september. it shows that the economy actually shrunk a bit, by 0.1%, after previous estimates suggested growth had actually been flat. meanwhile, there was zero growth between april and june, after it was first calculated to have risen by 0.2%. why is this important? well, it could mean the uk is at risk of a recession. chancellorjeremy hunt, though, maintaned that the medium—term