the united nations security council passes a resolution to bring more aid into gaza, but stops short of calling for an immediate truce. over 20,000 that since israel's attacks according to a health authority. the entire population there faces starvation. police in prague release body cam footage — from thursday's deadly mass shooting. making off with the banks he installed on a own sign. last christmas is your official christmas number one today. and george michael's dream of the top christmas song finally comes true. bbc news, continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

good evening. after days of argument over the precise wording, the united nations security council has passed a resolution on the conflict in gaza calling for the "unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance" but stopping short of supporting an immediate ceasefire. instead it urges the creation of the conditions for a cessation of hostilities. 13 council members voted for it, with the us and russia abstaining. a un agency has warned that gaza's entire population is at risk of starvation. in a moment we'll be reporting on the situation on the ground in gaza. but first to washington and our correspondent there, john sudworth. well, the mere fact that there is an agreement is for many people, reeta, agreement is for many people, reeta, a success in itself. diplomats ahead

of the vote today were speaking of the dire humanitarian need in gaza, and that concern is front and centre of this resolution. but it is also undoubtedly a compromise, the us making its position clear through days of tortuous negotiations that there was no point demanding that israel stop fighting or that it give up israel stop fighting or that it give up its insistence on screening and monitoring the aid going across the gaza border if it has simply no intention of doing either. after the long drawn—out diplomacy, the drafting and redrafting, finally, the moment of truth. the wide show of support from most security council members was no surprise. the resolution the uae has put in blue this morning responds to the cause for a sustainable cessation of hostilities and a massive scale—up of humanitarian aid. often in diplomacy, the challenge is meeting the moment in the world we live in, not in the world we want. all eyes were on the us and russia.

in the end, they both abstained. but it wasn't a veto, and so the resolution passed. guns fire. 0n the ground, its immediate practical implications may be limited. the us did much to tone down the language, motivated by what it sees as israel's right to keep fighting. so, the call for an immediate ceasefire has gone, replaced instead with a call only for the conditions that might eventually lead to one. and the insistence in earlier drafts that the united nations take control of the delivery of aid has also been struck out. the final version now talks of consulting all relevant parties. as always, the geopolitics were never far from the surface, with russia describing the us as shameful for not calling for a ceasefire. the us in turn dismissed that claim, given russia's actions in ukraine, and then made clear it had lingering

concerns of its own. while we are encouraged that the council spoke out on this humanitarian crisis, we're deeply disappointed, appalled, actually, that once again the council was not able to condemn hamas's horrific terrorist attack on 7th october. despite the differences, though, there is now agreement on the scale of the crisis in gaza and the intent at least to do more to address it. john sudworth, bbc news, washington. in gaza itself the hamas—run health authorities say more than 20,000 people have been killed by israeli forces. and it emerged today that an american—israeli hostage being held by hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government, is believed to have died in captivity. president biden said he was heartbroken by the news. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. car horns blare. when israel and hamas refuse

to budge from their positions, the people of gaza must move instead. with the road to negotiations blocked, the war roams free. bureij camp the latest target for evacuation warnings. some, like jahad, had fled here to escape the fighting elsewhere. translation: the situation inside the camp is dire. - people are dying, others are evacuating. the conditions are extremely challenging. there's a shortage of blankets, clothes, essential items. nasser hospital in khan younis, one ofjust nine still functioning in gaza. the palestine red crescent says epidemics are taking hold because of a lack of food and medicine. maheda brought her son zayeed here suffering from a lung infection, blood clots and convulsions. he's spent 18 days in intensive care. translation: nowhere | is safe, nowhere is clean. i'm in despair because

there is no solution. even if my child is ok, there is nowhere safe for us to go. even the hospital is not clean. i don't know where to turn. i'm exhausted, and my child is slowly dying. new analysis suggests that two—thirds of northern gaza has been destroyed. seen from space, researchers say, gaza is now a different colour and texture. israel says the war in gaza will continue until hamas is destroyed, that it has killed thousands of the group's fighters, unearthed vast tunnel networks. but hamas rockets are still being fired into israel. and today, another israeli hostage was reported dead. gadi haggai, a 73—year—old musician kidnapped from kibbutz nir oz along with his wifejudy. muhammad was just weeks

old when the war began. his grandfather buried him today, along with his mother and father, all killed in a strike on rafah overnight. the price of war paid by a baby whose grandfather will never now know peace. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. let's go back tojohn sudworth in washington. john, if the un resolution, as you says, has little immediate practical impact, what does happen next?— immediate practical impact, what does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy. — does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, _ does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points- does happen next? well, as so often in diplomacy, reeta, points of high l in diplomacy, reeta, points of high principle have surrendered to realpolitik. there is no call for an immediate ceasefire, the un has failed in its efforts to wrestle control of aid flows into gaza away from israel. so, you know, you might well ask that question, what is the point then of this resolution of broad principle? ithink point then of this resolution of broad principle? i think in the end for those who say that this has achieved something, the important

thing is notjust the agreement itself but the fact that it now has the backing of really the only outside power that has clout in this conflict, the staunch ally of israel, the united states, and this resolution, although israel may choose to ignore the letter of it, does have the force of international law and the un can now perhaps behind the scenes use this to pressure israel, some observers will hope, to do more to minimise civilian casualties and to work harder to increase those flows of aid into gaza.— harder to increase those flows of aid into gaza. , ., ,, ., ., , aid into gaza. john sudworth, many thanks. czech police say a gunman who killed 14 people at a university in prague yesterday shot himself as they were closing in on him. david kozak, who was a student there, is thought to have acted alone in what was the worst mass shooting in the country's history. police have released bodycam footage showing armed officers responding to the attack. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from prague. shouting.

hunting for a killer. this is the moment when armed police burst into a prague university to stop the gunman who was stalking the corridors and shooting students. an officer's body cam footage was released today by police. frenzied images of a horrifying attack. in a classroom, they shout for stretchers and tourniquets to treat students with terrible injuries. others had barricaded themselves into lecture halls, hiding until they could be evacuated by police. they first put us on the floor, they searched everyone and then it was all hands up. we werejust taken outside the building. as i was going down the stairs, i saw lots of blood on the stairs. there was blood splashed all over the place. the whole attack was over in minutes.

the gunman isolated on the roof. he had killed his father before telling a friend he planned to kill himself, then heading for the city centre heavily armed. today, the interior minister defended the police response. i don't want to speak about the number of weapons, but it... he had more than one, and he was really ready to kill much more people. so it could've been a lot worse? much worse. the police have named one of those killed as a teacher at the university. this city is now dotted with shrines. the man who caused such suffering had no criminal record. his guns were bought some time ago — legally. no—one saw this coming. there is a real sense of sadness

here today as people remember those who were killed in this attack. but there's also a sense of shock that this has happened here in prague, where people say they felt safe until now, but where that sense of safety has been shattered. for this to happen here _ is heartbreaking and unbelievable. sorry. and police now think this gunman had killed before. they found a gun at his house, used to shoot a man and a babyjust last week. perhaps this pain could have been avoided. sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague. the prime minister and the chancellor have downplayed the seriousness of new economic growth figures which suggest the economy shrank slightly in the three months to october. gross domestic product, that is the value of all goods and services, fell by 0.1%. the next set of figures, due in february, will reveal whether the uk is in a recession. here's our economics

editor, faisal islam. it's one of the last shopping days before christmas and it doesn't look like a recession, but the ring of tills and the beep of card machines is accompanied by the signs that show retailers have had to slash prices to tempt in last—minute bargain seekers. an impending recession is always worrying for everyone, for consumers and for retailers. we are not technically in a recession yet because we haven't had two quarters of gdp decline, but i think what we're seeing is consumers adopting a recessionary behaviour. so they're much more cautious in their approach. the overall economy numbers over the summer have been revised down, now showing a shrinking economy. that reflects weak consumer demand for kitchens, for example. as manufacturers in particular, we were not particularly shocked. whilst if the uk does produce a recession this year, it is unlikely to deter the activity of manufacturers who do believe that at least in the near future or long term will be better than it is right now.

it's been a run of sluggish numbers over the past couple of years, but today's revisions have taken down even the sparse growth that was recorded over the last six months, with a dip in the third quarter raising the possibility that britain is in a recession. the bank of england is now predicting no growth in the current quarter and through the whole of next year, too. a recession isn't certain. if it did come, it would be a mild one, and the economy is not drastically different after this revision than before. but the bigger economic picture is an economy with zero growth, stagnant, flat—lining, and that can come as little surprise after that series of interest rate rises over the past couple of years. this could up the pressure on the bank of england for faster rate cuts next year. but it also casts a doubt on when exactly the economy will take off again. at this birmingham food market, it is falling commercial energy prices that is causing some optimism.

before we were breaking even, barely, you know, all of a sudden now we're back in profit, which is what we wanted. but those little fluctuations of energy costs make a helluva lot of difference to us. i wouldn't say pleased, but not pulling my hair out like i probably was 12 months ago. but as the year ends, the economy not in a deep freeze, but not heating up either. faisal islam, bbc news. a criminal investigation into the alleged child abduction of alex batty has been launched by police in greater manchester. the 17—year—old went missing from his home in oldham at the age of 11 before being found last week in france. speaking publicly for the first time to the sun newspaper, alex batty says he grew tired of living a nomadic lifestyle with his mother and grandfather. judith moritz reports. alex batty is still taking in the oldham skyline. after six years away, he can't get enough of his new surroundings, which couldn't be more different from where he was before.

alex was last in the french pyrenees and has lived a nomadic life in several countries since the age of ii, but he's wanted to come home for a long time. i decided to come back to england when i was around 14, to be honest. i started weighing up the pros and cons from each lifestyle, and after a couple of months of contemplation, i realised england was definitely the way forward. alex had been taken out of the uk by his mum and granddad, though neither was his legal guardian. last week, he left them behind to return to his grandma in oldham. it was a normal day and i just decided, ok, it's time to leave. my next thought process was, "what do i need to pack? "don't show any sort of indication that i'm leaving." my thought was to write a note, so i wrote a note to my mum, told her how much i loved her.

alex wrote, "i'm sure you won't get found." and ended, "don't be too mad with me." he then walked away, and after being picked up by a van driver, he got in touch with his grandma and was brought back. when alex returned here to oldham, the police said they needed to take a statement from him so that his responses could direct the nature of their investigation. today, they've told me that officers have now interviewed the teenager, and as a result, their work has changed status from a missing persons inquiry to a criminal investigation into child abduction. i know that their decision to take me was what they thought was best for me and for my future. i know it came from love, i know it came from a place of protection, but no social life, no meeting people my own age, kind of always being isolated...

..becomes boring, to say the least, really. alex will be 18 in two months and has big plans for adulthood. he wants to go to college, work in computing and make his own decisions about life. judith moritz, bbc news, oldham. the great christmas getaway has begun, with 13 millionjourneys expected between now and sunday. it comes as the government announced that rail fares in england are going up. from next march, they'll rise by up to 4.9%, which is a cap set by the department of transport to cover most fares including commuter season tickets. president macron has come under fire this week for comments he's made about the actor gerard depardieu. mr depardieu is facing one allegation of rape and multiple claims of sexual assault, which he denies. mr macron said he was the victim of a manhunt and added that france's highest honour, the legion of honour, should not be withdrawn from him. here's our paris correspondent andrew harding.

in french: gerard depardieu is, or was, france's leading film star, a charismatic hulk with a giant global reputation, appearing in films like cyrano de bergerac. but whispers of sexual impropriety have recently turned into direct allegations by more than two dozen women. he's now facing trial for one alleged rape. he was recently exposed on this documentary trip to north korea, making obscene sexist comments. so it was a surprise, to put it mildly, to see france's president leap to depardieu's defence this week. "i'm a big admirer of gerard depardieu", he said. "he's a great actor. he makes france proud".

emmanuel macron stressed his own commitment to fighting for women's rights, but within limits. "all this has to be done in an orderly manner", he said, "so our values are respected, including the presumption of innocence. i would never take part in a manhunt". gerard depardieu himself has vigorously denied any wrongdoing. many here in france, though, have reacted with outrage to the president's intervention. the mp sandrine rousseau called macron�*s words an insult to victims of sexual violence. former president francois hollande said the country's head of state should have focused on women's rights, not a film star's reputation. so what was president macron thinking? was he simply looking to distract attention from other pressing national crises,

or was he quietly appealing to more conservative, more right—wing voices here? either way, france is entering an increasingly turbulent political period, and mr macron is not looking as sure—footed as he once did. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. a work by the artist banksy has been removed from a london street as people looked on less than an hour after it was confirmed as a genuine installation. the artwork, a stop sign covered with three aircraft resembling military drones, was taken away by two men. here's zoe conway. three military drones on a stop sign, apparently a reference to the war in gaza. confirmed by banksy to be his work at midday today. half an hour later, this happened. two men,

using bolt cutters, in full view of an assembled crowd, ran off with it. stephen and denise can hardly believe that banksy brought his art to their doorstep. it believe that banksy brought his art to their doorstep.— to their doorstep. it was a surprise. _ to their doorstep. it was a surprise, yeah. _ to their doorstep. it was a surprise, yeah. when - to their doorstep. it was a surprise, yeah. when i. to their doorstep. it was a i surprise, yeah. when i heard to their doorstep. it was a - surprise, yeah. when i heard it, i thought, banksy in peckham? when they said it was on the corner of southampton way uncommercial way, i thought, that is just that. i southampton way uncommercial way, i thought, that isjust that.— thought, that is 'ust that. i came runnina thought, that is 'ust that. i came running straight— thought, that isjust that. i came running straight out _ thought, that isjust that. i came running straight out to _ thought, that isjust that. i came running straight out to have - thought, that isjust that. i came running straight out to have a . thought, that isjust that. i came i running straight out to have a look and it_ running straight out to have a look and it was— running straight out to have a look and it was gone.— running straight out to have a look and it was gone. making peckham feel and it was gone. making peckham feel a bit secial and it was gone. making peckham feel a bit special tonight. _ and it was gone. making peckham feel a bit special tonight. peckham - and it was gone. making peckham feel a bit special tonight. peckham is - a bit specialtonight. peckham is alwa s a bit specialtonight. peckham is always special. _ a bit specialtonight. peckham is always special, innit? _ a bit specialtonight. peckham is always special, innit? the - always special, innit? the metropolitan _ always special, innit? the metropolitan police - always special, innit? the metropolitan police that it is not investigating, as the work has not been reported stolen. as ever with banksy, there is plenty of speculation about what really happened today, but it is believed that he wasn't behind its removal. zoe conway, bbc news. researchers at a pioneering village in france set up for people with dementia say that early results suggest residents are happier and healthier there than in standard care homes. it's been open since 2020

and people who live there have apparently avoided the accelerated decline often experienced in the first year of entering a care home. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson went to find out more. this is a village with a difference. here, all the villagers have dementia. the shop in the main square supplies simple groceries, like the all—important baguette. and to reduce stress, it doesn't take money, so no one has to remember their wallet. next door is the restaurant and the social heart of the village, where i meet francis, a formerfarmer. what was it like when the doctor said you had alzheimer's? translation: very hard. he tells me that his father also had alzheimer's, but he says he's not afraid. translation: i'm not afraid of dying, because that - will happen one day. meanwhile, i will live my life despite the disease. i'm here to live, even though

it's not the same. they say time passes differently here. there are no set hours for appointments, shopping, or washing imposed on residents. there's just a gentle rhythm, a coaxing and a cajoling, with the aim of giving these villagers as much freedom as possible. this dementia village is being closely monitored. early results suggest its specially adapted environment is actually influencing the course of the disease. what we used to see when people enter institution — that is, an accelerated cognitive decline — is not observed in this institution. so this could be a question about, can you actually extend people's lives? yeah, yeah, yeah. that's an important question. but can we extend people's life in good conditions? and researchers say there's also a drastic reduction in families'

feelings of guilt and concern. translation: i have peace of mind because i know she has peace - of mind and is safe. when i leave her, i am relieved. when i arrive, it's like i'm just at her house. i'm at home with my mum. but villages like this come at a price. while running costs are similar to an average care home, it cost £17 million to set up. despite that, the village attracts huge worldwide interest from those looking for a solution to the predicted exponential growth in dementia. because there is a cruel inevitability — there is no cure. but while this may be the winter of these villagers' lives, staff here believe it comes more slowly and that there is more joy along the way. sophie hutchinson, bbc news, south—west france. manchester city have won the fifa club world cup after beating the brazilian side

fluminense 4—0 injeddah. it completes a remarkable year for the club as they have also won the premier league, the fa cup and the champions league. here's our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor. manchester city, champions of the world. commentator: fifa,| club world champions. the debate over saudi arabia hosting major sporting events may be ongoing, but it was city and fluminense trying to have the last word on the pitch. fireworks before the match, and seconds into it, too. julian alvarez, the argentine, right place, right time. commentator: and what a piece of improvisation! l the champions of south america were trailing the champions of europe, and soon it would be by two goals. a deflection from this phil foden cross, the keeper unable to react. and after the break, the england international made his mark on the game once again. phil foden rubs it in. city cruising, although victory came at a cost, rodri, arguably their most influential player this season, limping off

following this tackle. shortly after, alvarez added a fourth, sealing a dominant win. manchester city, the talk of england, europe and now the world. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. it's only taken 39 years, but george michael's dream of the christmas number one has finally come true. wham's last christmas is — at last — in the top spot. here's mark savage. for the first ever time in the history of this song, wham and last christmas is your official christmas number one today! # last christmas, i gave you my heart # but the very next day, you gave it away... 13 million. that's how many times last christmas was streamed over the last seven days. and that's why it's christmas number one, for the first time since it was released 39 years ago. # but the very next day, you gave it away. i'm delighted.

it has been a long wait in many respects, but it was a song george wrote with the intention of being a number one, and to finally achieve that goal, it's humbling. top of the pile is a great place to be. what do you think george would make of it going to christmas number one after all this time? he'd be absolutely over the moon. he wouldn't have cared for the amount of time it's taken to get there, but better late than never. # got a star upon the tree... wham's classic fended off a challenge from eurovision star sam ryder, whose song, you're christmas to me, took second place. # i don't want a lot for christmas... while mariah carey came third.

after shane macgowan�*s death last month, there had been a campaign to get the pogues' fairytale of new york to number one, but in a busy week, it had to make do with sixth place. christmas is the peak sales period for the music industry, which is why you see records like this back on the shelves and back in the charts every december, and for the artists, it's still an honour to be christmas number one. it is the best thing. i keep saying to people, this is my version of the world cup final, it's my christmas day, it's that big for us here on the official chart, the christmas number one. it doesn't get bigger than this. outside of the singles race, the rolling stones top the albums chart with hackney diamonds, a late birthday present for guitarist keith richards, who turned 80 on monday. mark savage, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear.

what are the chances of a white christmas, louise? i what are the chances of a white christmas, louise?— christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on _ christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on the _ christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on the radio _ christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on the radio is - christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on the radio is the - christmas, louise? ithink bing crosby on the radio is the only | crosby on the radio is the only chance of a white christmas at the moment. maybe in scotland, but it's going to be incredibly cloudy and mild. that is what we have had today. temperatures down along the south coast, but look at the far north—east of scotland, only one degree in shetland today and yes, there were some snow showers. that's because you are in this colder air but generally speaking, most of us are behind this weather front. we have this mild, cloudy, damp and drizzly story. where that weather front bumps into the cold air, over the next few hours, we are likely to see snow in scotland. as much as ten centimetres over higher ground, but as we go through the day, it will turn back to rain quite a lot of cloud in the west and gillian dan.

the further east, you should see the child breaking