says it is ready to support a un resolution on gaza. uk home office walks back plans to increase the salary threshold needed to bring family members to the country. and the children in madrid singing the numbers for el gordo. we will find out if we have a lucky winner. the whole country in spain watches el gordo. with 2.6 million euros up for grabs. the un security council is expected to vote on a resolution to bring more aid into gaza and create conditions for a ceasefire. the us says it's ready to support the watered—down draft. with me is zena agha, a policy analyst at al shabaka, an independent, transnational palestinian think tank. what are your thoughts on this later watered down resolution?—

watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too _ watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, _ watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, but _ watered down resolution? mainly it is too little too late, but a - is too little too late, but a ceasefire is the most urgent thing that needs to happen, so i hope it does pass. i think the call to take out the urgent suspension of hostilities by the us primarily is a shameful act and also deeply worrying for what might yet come. [30 worrying for what might yet come. do you think other countries will vote for it, there are has been anger from some arab states that it has been watered down and they have to swallow it for the sake of a deal or say it is too thin to bother with. i can't speak on the way they might vote, but we may see push back from russia and others. historically and other the last few weeks we have seen every vote that passes through the security council and the un assembly has support for the palestinians in terms of

self—determination and the ceasing of hostilities. the us and others who are seeking to water down the discourse of the resolution are swimming against the current. [30 discourse of the resolution are swimming against the current. do you think the us — swimming against the current. do you thinkthe us is — swimming against the current. do you think the us is damage _ swimming against the current. do you think the us is damage its _ think the us is damage its reputation with some of its allies, because of the wye they have continued —— way they have continued to vote against and asked for the clauses to be watered down? yes ou're clauses to be watered down? yes you're seeing _ clauses to be watered down? yes you're seeing a — clauses to be watered down? is; you're seeing a hypocritical discourse with regard to way it addressed the ukraine crisis and now the way it is supporting israel with 14 billion dollars of aid. that is initial to the annual aid from the united states government which is us taxpayers' money. so acting as israel's sponsor in almost sense, diplomatic and militarily and that

comp sizes its —— compromises its reputation when it speaks of demi. people say the us could stop the bombardment with a phone call, is it as simple as that? i bombardment with a phone call, is it as simple as that?— as simple as that? i think one asect as simple as that? i think one aspect to _ as simple as that? i think one aspect to look _ as simple as that? i think one aspect to look at _ as simple as that? i think one aspect to look at is _ as simple as that? i think one aspect to look at is the - aspect to look at is the relationship between the us government and the current far right israeli government. but historically, yes, the two have been in ca hoots and operating almost with a singular voice. there have been discrepancies between administrations and presidents, but the us has incredible leverage. fire the us has incredible leverage. are ou the us has incredible leverage. are you expecting that to change soon? the election is next year, people have suggested if they're going to make a move it has to be before then? , ., , ., ,,

then? yes, what is happening in the us does warrant _ then? yes, what is happening in the us does warrant scrutiny, _ then? yes, what is happening in the us does warrant scrutiny, the - then? yes, what is happening in the us does warrant scrutiny, the us - us does warrant scrutiny, the us jewish population has been mobilising palestinian communities and mobilising threats to withdraw any support for the democrats around their support on this issue, such as we are seeing with the uk labour party. it is splits the base of many democratic voters. if i were a political analyst advising everyone i would say tread carefully and make sure a ceasefire happens as soon as possible. indie sure a ceasefire happens as soon as ossible. ~ ., ., ., , ., ., possible. we are going to show what we are seeing _ possible. we are going to show what we are seeing now, _ possible. we are going to show what we are seeing now, which _ possible. we are going to show what we are seeing now, which is - possible. we are going to show what we are seeing now, which is a - we are seeing now, which is a hospital in khan younis. it is not a functioning hospital at the moment. the un now say the entire population of 2.3 million are at risk of famine. there will be relief, if this is passed, maybe this means

more quickly there will be more aid getting in and faster. but there has been talks taking place in cairo between hamas and egyptian authorities. the suggestion has been there notjust talk authorities. the suggestion has been there not just talk about trying to get a ceasefire, but what will happen after. in the resolution that we are seeing at the un there is talk of a two—state solution what. . is there more general support for the two—state solution, or is there a sense from people that we have to find something else? if i a sense from people that we have to find something else?— find something else? if i can address that _ find something else? if i can address that question - find something else? if i can address that question in - find something else? if i can address that question in two | find something else? if i can - address that question in two parts and first talk about aid. gaza and palestinian is not an humanitarian issue, it never has been, it is always been a political issue. the increase of aid or any stipulations is just putting a plaster on a gaping wound. so i think we need to look at it in that way. i(it

gaping wound. so i think we need to look at it in that way.— look at it in that way. kit be both thins -- look at it in that way. kit be both things -- it _ look at it in that way. kit be both things -- it can _ look at it in that way. kit be both things -- it can be _ look at it in that way. kit be both things -- it can be both - look at it in that way. kit be both things -- it can be both things. l look at it in that way. kit be both | things -- it can be both things. of things —— it can be both things. of course things —— it can be both things. oi course but that is things —— it can be both things. i>i course but that is a man made crisis. of course we need aid to enter and we need medical supplies and fuel and water and the most basic provisions which israel has cut off since the october 7th. without a political solution to this there is no end? yes without a political solution to this there is no end?— without a political solution to this there is no end?— without a political solution to this there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust _ there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust in _ there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust in terms _ there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust in terms of _ there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust in terms of you - there is no end? yes of course. no end notjust in terms of you know, | end notjust in terms of you know, well let me redirect to the second part of answer that i was heading to, which is the two—state solution. that is dead. we know this, the israelis say this, the israeli ambassador said it. find israelis say this, the israeli ambassador said it. �* �* , ., ambassador said it. and the binyamin netan ahu ambassador said it. and the binyamin netanyahu said _ ambassador said it. and the binyamin netanyahu said that. _ ambassador said it. and the binyamin netanyahu said that. it _ ambassador said it. and the binyamin netanyahu said that. it is _ ambassador said it. and the binyamin netanyahu said that. it is important i netanyahu said that. it is important not to 'ust netanyahu said that. it is important not to just situate _ netanyahu said that. it is important not to just situate this _ netanyahu said that. it is important not to just situate this with -

netanyahu said that. it is important not to just situate this with the - not to just situate this with the current administration, it is easy to say the binyamin netanyahu government that is the most far right we have seen, every year since the oslo accord was signed and once that was signed in the nineties it was meant to be a five—year agreement until palestinians had statehood and they don't have statehood. every year we have seen an increase of settlement and all these elements which indicate that israel has no zero intention of implementing a palestinian state, even among the truncated lands of historic palestine. it is is important to remember this has a broader context that the spans a century and 75 years since the creation of the israeli state and the ethnic cleansing of palestinians. but if we are serious about finding a political solution, we should listen to what the israelis say. they have been using

genocidal language and have zero desire to give palestinians a state, whether it is one, two, or ten states, the base demand palestinians haveis states, the base demand palestinians have is to be treated with justice, equality and dignity. hag? have is to be treated with 'ustice, equality and dignityh have is to be treated with 'ustice, equality and dignity. how does this chance. equality and dignity. how does this change- we — equality and dignity. how does this change. we have _ equality and dignity. how does this change. we have the _ equality and dignity. how does this change. we have the immediate i equality and dignity. how does this - change. we have the immediate needs the day after, who will administer gaza, how will aid get in and how will security work. but looking beyond that, if there is not to be a continual state of war, so many people talk of they don't a peaceful resolution. we know there has to be a political solution, what is that, how do we get there? the dismantle of an apartheid _ how do we get there? the dismantle of an apartheid regime _ how do we get there? the dismantle of an apartheid regime where - how do we get there? the dismantle of an apartheid regime where israel| of an apartheid regime where israel controls the legal rights of every person between thejordan river and the mediterranean. that is at the very basic level what needs to happen. we need to lift the siege on gaza, that was unlawful and has been operating for 17 years now, which is

a full blockade of land, sea and air. the return of palestinian refugees to their homeland, that now number millions, particularly in regional countries. and the full and equal rights for palestinians who live as israeli citizens in the west bank and gaza.— live as israeli citizens in the west bank and gaza. you are a writer a oet, bank and gaza. you are a writer a poet. what _ bank and gaza. you are a writer a poet. what is _ bank and gaza. you are a writer a poet, what is happening? - bank and gaza. you are a writer a poet, what is happening? i- bank and gaza. you are a writer a poet, what is happening? i have i bank and gaza. you are a writer a i poet, what is happening? i have not had a chance to ask anyone this question, but what is happening to libraries to galleries, to artistic spacesin libraries to galleries, to artistic spaces in gaza and what about that depth of talent and the people there that are artists and writers? we depth of talent and the people there that are artists and writers?- that are artists and writers? we are seeinu a that are artists and writers? we are seeing a total— that are artists and writers? we are seeing a total desecration - that are artists and writers? we are seeing a total desecration of - seeing a total desecration of palestinian art, palestinian culture. notjust the artists themselves, but cultural workers, people who work in libraries, intellectuals. we have seen the killing of poets and writers and

film makers. when i say they're killed, they're killed with their families, it it is also the death of perhaps a whole lineage. it is not isolated to gaza. the freedom theatre injenin has been raided and three members have been arrested and tortured and detained. the attack on palestinian culture is systemic and has been going on for decades, because palestinian artists bear witness to the apartheid regime and thatis witness to the apartheid regime and that is a threat if you want to maintain that system.- that is a threat if you want to maintain that system. from more on the diplomatic efforts, we can speak now to sir peter westmacott, the former british ambassador to turkey, france and the united states. thank you forjoining us. we understand that the us will sign the resolution, bit is a watered down version. do you still see it as

being a significant moment? thank ou for being a significant moment? thank you for having _ being a significant moment? thank you for having me _ being a significant moment? thank you for having me on. _ being a significant moment? thank you for having me on. i _ being a significant moment? thank you for having me on. ithink- being a significant moment? thank you for having me on. i think it - being a significant moment? thank you for having me on. i think it is l you for having me on. i think it is definitely better to have a resolution that can go through the security council without a us veto than not having one. but it is weaker than it was before? it looks like it. i'm not yet 100% sure whether the united states will vote for it, but that is the impression that the us ambassador did give us. i think that it could be of real value in terms of alleviating immediate suffering in gaza, getting aid across. un control and supervision of that. i'm not sure it takes us much further in terms of stopping the hostile is the. it softened the language that was there in the draft. so sit talks about creating conditions for a ceasefire, rather than calling for a ceasefire itself. who knows whether the israelis will want to do that and whether hamas will do their bit to

create those conditions. we will have wait and see. it doesn't make much difference on the hostage system, because they have said there won't be any more released until the stop of hostile is the. —— hostile is the. —— hostilities. i do think it the is much better than not having a resolution at all. because it has been vetoed by the us. [30 having a resolution at all. because it has been vetoed by the us. do you think it damages _ it has been vetoed by the us. do you think it damages america's _ think it damages america's reputation internationally at the moment, it is a key player in terms of what is happening with this conflict and around diplomacy, but there seems to be anger from other country that they have not agreed to this urgent and sustainab cessation of hostilities. i

this urgent and sustainab cessation of hostilities.— of hostilities. i think if this resolution _ of hostilities. i think if this resolution does _ of hostilities. i think if this resolution does not - of hostilities. i think if this resolution does not go - of hostilities. i think if this - resolution does not go through and if there is another us veto it will be damaging to the reputation of the united states in the region and perhaps more widely. of course, the approach which the bind administration has the taken is to hug the israeli prime minister close, despite the personal rapport between binyamin netanyahu and biden not being that great and to use that strong support to persuade israel to behave differently. the patience of the us administration has been clear and they have talked about indiscriminate bombing of civilians indiscriminate bombing of civilians in gaza. that is a very different form of language to where america was. i would argue that the united states government has done its best to put pressure on the binyamin netanyahu government and this is not all israelis or even all members of israeli government that is pursuing the policy. there are influential

people in israel who advised binyamin netanyahu against invading gaza and destroying everything that is there in the way that he has done. israel is a vibrant, democratic society and there are different opinions and america has tojudge how it can be most usefully intervene. i think it is trying. but you're right to suggest that in the region and i have talked to arab friends from several governments around that part of world, there is disappointment that america and its other allies and friends including the uk have been hitherto unquestioning in their support of israel. because of the outrage created by the events of 7th october. i created by the events of 7th october. . r' created by the events of 7th october. ., w , ., , october. i asked the guest i was s-ueakin october. i asked the guest i was speaking to _ october. i asked the guest i was speaking to before _ october. i asked the guest i was speaking to before you - october. i asked the guest i was speaking to before you this - speaking to before you this question, because it is one i often hear and see on social media and people discussing and you're perhaps perfectly placed to answer it as a former diplomat. when people say

america could stop this, asked the guest i was speaking to before you this question, because it is one i often hear and see on social media and people discussing and you're perhaps perfectly placed to answer it as a former diplomat. when people say america could stop this, just would take a phone call from joe biden to binyamin netanyahu, we will stop the aid, can you explain why it is probably not as simple as that? it is complicated, you're right. israel has always been supported by the united states. the the united states takes the view that israel is the one democracy in the region. it has always felt thatjewish people needed, deserved, should have a national home, which was secure. they have never had any truck with organisations like hamas and the iranian regime that calls for the destruction of the state of israel. and if you look at the polling in america, 40% of public opinion i was reading this morning is still pro—israel and only 20% sympathetic to the palestinian cause. so you're talking about what people in america think, you're talking about fundamental principles of support

for the state of israel and to pull the plug on united states support for israel would be politically almost impossible, apart from the fact there are importantjewish donors in the american system. but america does have leverage, but it is not a strong as you think. when i was ambassador in washington, binyamin netanyahu was supporting mitt romney, because he didn't like what america was doing with iran. there is a history of a difficult relationship. america does have leverage, but it is complicated. my previous guest also said she believed the two—state solution is dead, she is not the only one saying that at the moment. there are others of course, including the un, that is

going to be in the resolution, that say it is only the game in town, the only option. what is your view? iiiiui’eiiii only option. what is your view? well as ou only option. what is your view? well as you said. — only option. what is your view? well as you said. it _ only option. what is your view? well as you said, it is _ only option. what is your view? well as you said, it is in _ only option. what is your view? -ii as you said, it is in the resolution. people are still saying thatis resolution. people are still saying that is only long—term future for that is only long—term future for that part of world for the rights of palestinians. if there isn't a two—state solution, it is democratic states and it is notjewish or it is jewish and won't be democratic. for israel and the palestinians struggling without statehood for more than half a century, it is still the correct way forward, going back to the earlier security council resolutions and all the history that we all had to learn. is it going to happen any time soon? no. are you going to have the arab states in the country coming to the rescue of the palestinian authority and helping them make a success of managing the west bank and gaza in future, which

is also in the security council resolution? that depends on whether there is the political will in many of the other capitals of region. do we have an alternative to a two—state solution? i'm afraid we don't. it is not going to happen any time soon. is it dead? i hope not. because i don't think those people who criticise have any better ideas to solve the problem. ii we who criticise have any better ideas to solve the problem.— who criticise have any better ideas to solve the problem. if we look at the immediate _ to solve the problem. if we look at the immediate needs _ to solve the problem. if we look at the immediate needs after - to solve the problem. if we look at the immediate needs after the - to solve the problem. if we look at| the immediate needs after the war, what are you thoughts about who should administer gaza and when you mention other arab states helping, helping perhaps run what is left of gaza and to rebuild it as well, how do they do that without being seen as sub contractors to israel, the fact that israel will probably control the borders around gaza? i think i'm right in saying the latest

draft of the resolution which we hope is going to be voted through today does include clear reference today does include clear reference to the palestinian authority being in charge of being gaza and west bankin in charge of being gaza and west bank in the future, in terms of political entity and governance. now, israel is rights next door and israel is between both gaza and the west bank. so it will have a role in the future. but i think if it is palestinian authority and probably there is a need for political change if we are going to make progress both in israeli government and in the governance of the palestinian authority, then there does need to be the participation of other arab countries. if it is managed by the palestinian authority, that doesn't look like being sub contracted by the israeli government and i don't think many of the arab governments would go along with that. so there needs to be palestinian local arab ownership of what ever the entity is

going to be in the future. there are people, perhaps naively, who are saying on the back of this tragedy of what happened on 7th october, that was designed to ensure there wasn't normalisation of relations between israel and the rest of the arab neighbourhood, if this some silver lining, it is that the world has woken up to the fact there is an unresolved palestinian issue and now is the time to try and put together that framework that can function. but it will require the participation of other countries in the region, as well as organisations like the un and countries like the united states. so i think not impossible, but the record of the palestinian authority in recent years in terms of governance has not been very strong. hamas will have to been very strong. hamas will have to be excluded. a lot of work to be done and it not going to happen any time tomorrow. that done and it not going to happen any time tomorrow.— time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another — time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another day. _ time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another day. it _ time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another day. it has _ time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another day. it has been - time tomorrow. that is a discussion for another day. it has been very i for another day. it has been very good to have you. thank you.

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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 a0, 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.

today at one: police in prague say the man who carried out the country's worst mass shooting killed himself after realising he was surrounded. officers have released body cam footage of their search for the gunman in university buildings.

one of the people who died has been named as the head of musicology at the university. today at one: police in prague say the man who carried out the teenager alex batty talks about his life abroad and why he felt he had to return to the uk, leaving his mother and grandfather. they thought about the present. the teenager alex batty talks about his life abroad and why they thought about the present. they didn't think about the future. ok, yeah, i was safe and i was always healthy, but no social life, no meeting people my own age. kind of always being isolated. as the christmas getaway begins, its announced that rail fares will go up nearly 5% next year in england. and the 16—year—old darts winner talks to us about his remarkable victory. coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: arsenal are the latest club to stand by uefa after a european court ruling found it was unlawful to stop clubs joining a breakaway league.