of thursday's mass shooting. police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksy art installation in south—east london. a woman in the us with a rare double womb has given birth twice in two days, after a "one in the million" pregnancy. it was a fun experience, i think. i guess ijust like to have babies! we start in the middle east. gaza's health ministry says more then 200 people have been killed in the past 2a hours as israel's bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid to be allowed into gaza

has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council — and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel's perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there's a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that

ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary—general�*s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we would never have got the 110 hostages out that we did in november. israel's army said this week it had killed tens of hamas fighters in an ambush near gaza city. and that it's preparing to expand operations to new areas in the south. israel is keen to show it's making progress against hamas. its security forces say 700 palestinian fighters have been taken to israel for questioning. 200 of them in the last week. but palestinian groups are still firing rockets into israel and there's no sign of the hamas leaders israel blames for the 7th of october attacks. strikes in khan younis yesterday reportedly killed around 50 people. gaza's hamas—run government says most of those killed in the war

are women and children. mass funerals held daily at hospital morgues. translation: the mask of humanity has fallen. i what's going on in the corridors of the un security council is nothing more than theatre and farce. confirming the continued murder and extermination of civilians. this is a genocide. israelis were told this war would bring security. to gazans, it's bringing the opposite. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. in tel aviv tonight, supporters and relatives of the israeli hostages still being held in gaza held a rally in the square in the centre of the city that has become known as "hostages square". they once again called on the israeli government to secure their release. more than 120 hostages are still being held since the attack by hamas on october the 7th. a palestinian official says egypt has presented a new plan for a two—week truce

with an exchange of israeli hostages and palestinian detainees. earllier, i spoke to ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council. he gave me his reaction to the un resolution being passed. we can all agree, while it's a step in the right direction what we need is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not going to cut it, this is not enough. and while there is clearly a political will to help the people in gaza i think the negotiations that are happening will decide the fate of 2 million people over the next period. we are entering a very dangerous territory in terms of the weather, in terms of displacement, in terms of the famine that we are risking now, as reported by the un. all these factors come together to test, really, the humanity of the world, the humanity of the political

leaders of the world, and the political powers of the world. so, what we need to see next is serious negotiation for a lasting ceasefire in gaza. how are your team operating within gaza? are they getting any aid at all at the moment? very little compared to what we can do. i have 50 colleagues on the ground. they are doing an impossiblejob. they are literally risking their lives. they have to spend the day fending for their families, trying to find whatever thing, water, food they can get hold of. the market is obviously empty. there is very little aid coming in. at the same time they have to provide for people who desperately need this aid, particularly in areas around rafah which is now one of the most densely populated areas in the world. they're working under

impossible circumstances and conditions, really. just like all other aid workers in gaza, what they have to do is provide aid while at the same time checking in and making sure their family are still alive with every air strike that keeps creeping closer and closer to rafah. this environment is simply unsustainable and we need safety for aid workers who can deliver for people in gaza, 2 million of them and of course that cannot happen without a surge in the number of aid trucks coming in and the quality of aid that comes in and of course negotiations for a ceasefire. well, ever since the war broke out there have been concerns of it spreading in the region. a drone strike has damaged a ship with links to israel in the arabian sea, off the coast of india.

a british maritime security firm said the attack happened 200 miles southwest of veraval. it caused a fire on board, but there were no casualties. the strike came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by iran—backed houthi rebels in yemen. they're targeting vessels passing through the red sea, forcing shipping companies to change course. but it is not yet clear who was behind this strike. 0ur south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following the story from delhi. according to one of the maritime security agencies this particular cargo ship, which was carrying chemical products, which started from saudi arabia, on its way to one of the ports in southern india, came under attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle. this happened just 200 nautical miles off the coast of the western part of india, from the state of gujarat, into the arabian sea.

now it is significant here is that we've been hearing about attacks on cargo ships and containerships passing through the red sea by the houthi rebels. they've attacked about ten ships so far. but this particular incident happened probably, approximately about 2000 kilometres away from that area. it shows how far this conflict can spread. and it's also a big question, who could have carried it out. no group, no country have said they were responsible for this attack. there was a fire on the boat. it was put out. there was some structural damage to the ship. it also took some water. there were 20 indian crew, so it is a big danger to all these commercial vehicles carrying a huge amount of cargo because the security firm also says that the ship was linked to israel and that's why probably came under attack. a warning sign for countries in the region, including india. the un special envoy to yemen says the warring sides

in the long—running conflict have agreed to engage in a ceasefire to end the fighting. hans grundberg said he welcomed the breakthrough, adding that a nationwide ceasefire would improve living conditions in the war—torn country. in a statement he added that the parties had agreed to join preparations for the resumption of an inclusive un—led political process. to the czech republic now. a minute's silence has been held for the 14 people shot dead by a student at a university in the captial, prague. thursday's attack also left dozens injured. the czech prime minister has described the "pain and sorrow" of an entire societyjust before christmas. the gunman killed himself after he was surrounded by police. from prague, sarah rainsford sent this report. bell tolls. a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here can't make sense of, but has brought pain and suffering.

church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher, who was 49. there are shrines like this outside universities all over the country. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. one of our...not friend, but neighbours of our city died here. she was a professor, a music professor. so, it's very, very sad. sorry... unbelievable for us, this occasion. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. translation: she cowered under the table. _ i saw her yesterday and felt sorry for her.

she was still shaking. images from a bodycamera show the police hunt for the gunman inside charles university. at this point, the 24—year—old was prowling the corridors above. we're told most of his victims were female, but we have no idea of his motive. in the end, he turned his gun on himself. many people were seriously injured, carried out of the building by police. this attack has not only brought horror here to prague, it is a national tragedy. there are so many questions to answer about how exactly it was possible, and how to prevent anything like it in the future. but for now, the focus is on mourning the dead, and on remembering the injured. the mass shooting is the worst this country has ever known, and it targeted young students and teachers who should have been returning home to theirfamilies now, for christmas. sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.

some breaking news to bring you. laura lynch, one of the founding members of the us band the dixie chicks, has died aged 65 following a car accident. laura was killed in a head—on crash in el paso, in texas. the current members of the band, now known as the chicks, posted this message on instagram saying they are "shocked and saddened". they added, she was instrumental to their early success, propelling them from "busking on street corners" to stages all across the us. a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after a piece of street art by banksy — painted onto a london road sign — was taken shortly after being unveiled yesterday. the artwork comprised images of three military drones attached to a traffic stop sign. our culture reporter, noor nanji reports.

this was the extraordinary moment when two men took down a banksy work in broad daylight within an hour of the street artist confirming it was his. that prompted the local council to make an appeal for its return. banksy put this art here for the people of peckham, the local community want it back. the council represents the local community and they are going to get it back. we have already contacted the broad commander and we have also submitted a formal report to get it back. and also we have noticed that there is quite strong resolution footage of the people taking it down, so we kind of hoped that they would bring it back. the metropolitan police said they have arrested a man on suspicion of theft and criminal damage. it says the man remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. anyone who may have information about the incident is being asked to call the police. the artwork was taken down from the spot at around lunchtime

on friday in full view of a crowd of assembled passers—by. a new traffic sign has since been put up for safety reasons. local businesses have also said they are disappointed that the work by the famous street artist is no longer there. the work showed a red stop sign with three military drones painted on it. it was widely interpreted as being a call for a ceasefire in gaza. estimates of what the artwork could be worth have been flooding in. i would think that if it had certification from banksy, which it won't because it is street art, although it has been known to give certification to some pieces of street art, with certification i would say between £400,000 and £500,000. a local artist, meanwhile, took matters into her own hands, installing her own version of banksy�*s work, she said art should be accessible to everyone. noor nanji, bbc news. staying here in the uk, thousands of people won't be able to spend christmas in their own homes this year

because of safety issues with the blocks of flats where they live. on average, one block a month has been evacuated this year, because of concerns about fire safety or cladding panels. in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster in london in 2017, almost 4,000 tower blocks are under scrutiny. phil hendry reports. all wrapped up for christmas, and the hammers ring out. for residents of the south london flats, a white christmas takes the form of protective plastic sheeting, while their cladding panels are stripped and replaced. as first—time buyer satara sorts out her presents, there's another presence that keeps on giving. talking about workmen stuff straight outside your bedroom window from first thing in the morning until the very end of the day. i can't even think about christmas, to be honest. i'm going to be probably leaving the flat for as long as possible.

the building's management are apologetic, offering compensation and to buy back many of the 270 flats. as we approach the seventh year since the grenfell tower fired there are now nearly 4000 blocks of flats identified as having dangerous flammable cladding or having other fire safety defects. of those, only about 20% have been fixed so far. the future for this block in ipswich is uncertain. residents were evacuated earlier this year because of numerous cladding and fire safety issues. some, like emily, are spending christmas in temporary accommodation, paid for, for now, by the building's freeholder. the outcome looks as if i'm going to be essentially kicked off the property ladder. i was a first—time buyer so i had all of the privileges then, bought a dud flat, essentially.

i think i've gone past frustration. it'sjust devastating, really. this year, ministers did finally manage to get 50 major developers to agree to fix their dangerous flats. but that's revealed another 1000 blocks that will need checking. for hundreds of thousands, owning or living in flats with cladding problems, seasonal goodwill towards the government and building industry is in short supply. phil hendry, bbc news. ijust want to bring you the latest lines from the white house where president biden had a call today with prime minister benjamin neta nyahu of israel. a statement says "the leaders discussed israel's military "campaign in gaza to include its objectives and phasing. "the president emphasised the critical need to protect "the civilian population including those supporting the humanitarian "aid operation, and the importance of allowing civilians to move safely "away from areas of ongoing fighting. "the leaders discussed the importance of securing the release "of all remaining hostages." now to one of the most read stories today on the bbc news website and app.

and it's quite a remarkable story. a mother from alabama in the united states with a rare double womb gives birth to two babies in two days. kelsey hatcher delivered one daughter on tuesday and a second on wednesday — after a total of 20 hours in labour at the university of alabama hospital. experts say it's a "one in a million" pregnancy — a double uterus affects 0.3% of women. kelsey and husband caleb called them "miracle babies". it's a little surreal. like, the morning of driving in i got very emotionaljust thinking about how long it could take, all the things that could go wrong, but also all the things that could go right. and we'd been talking about it for so long. to actually be in the moment and know that we are going to have

two babies at one time. so it was... it was a fun experience. i mean, i think! i guess ijust like to have babies! earlier we spoke to dr shweta patel, who's assistant professor in the obstetrics and gynecology department at uab and was one of the doctors who helped manage the delivery. kelsey was coming in for her first new 0b visit and we knew that she had a condition with a double uterus and that's when we found out that not only was she pregnant in one uterus, she was also pregnant in the other uterus. it's very, very rare. something that obstetricians go through their whole careers and never see. biologically, her uterus developed in an atypical way. typically, a normal uterus forms by having two ducts, called mullerian ducts that fuse together. but hers did not fuse and that led to two separate uteri and cervices.

and then she likely ovulated separately, with separate eggs going down each uterus and sperm being fertilised separately as well, leading to two separate babies, in each uterus. as most babies and labours, they had a mind of their own and one came, the first baby of the right uterus came vaginally and then ten hours later, the second baby from the left uterus came by c—section, on separate days. mum's doing great, both babies are doing well. baby a, the one from the right uterus that came vaginally, is named roxi and the second baby, on the left side, who came by c—section is called rebel. appropriately named! let s get some of the day s other news now. an attack by rebels in burundi has killed 20 people — all but one of them being civilians. the attack in the west of the country was claimed by the red—tabara rebel group, which in its own statement, said it had killed 10 members of the security forces. the attack occurred on friday evening in the town of vugizo, near the border with the democratic republic of congo, where the rebels have a base. russia's president putin has decided that eggs and chicken should be exempt from all import taxes.

it's a rare example of the russian leader bowing to popular pressure. on a recent public phone—in, a caller berated mr putin for the high price she was having to pay, which was partly due to the high import duty. with just 3 months to go until elections, mr putin has now decided to scrap the tax. football. rebecca welch has made history by becoming the first female to referee a premier league match. she took charge of the game between fulham and burnley. welch began her refereeing career 13 years ago, with university and sunday league games, before climbing through the ranks. earlier i spoke to rosheen khan, wales�* first muslim female football referee. she's honestly been such an inspiration for every little girl across the country today, watching that match, because, i mean, when i became a referee i didn't even think there were female referees around,

as silly as that sounds. but now that rebecca has gone on to progress to the milestone it's such a huge moment, not only for women and girls�* football but especially female refereeing. i mean, your sister elisa is also a referee. you're both doing fantastic work and you have both said in the past that "we just didn't see anyone who looked like us doing the job." no, we didn't. why is that so important? it's so important because for us, we never had those role models so we didn't even think we could enter an industry such as this. and that's had a huge decline on ethnic minorities joining sport. i know it's had a decline in my community which is something that i'm trying to make a difference in. so it's so important to have these role models for little girls and for ethnic minority backgrounds, which is why sam has done such an amazing job this

weekend, the other referee. you're certainly doing and playing your part. in october you are giving talks at some local schools as well. what sort of questions would they ask you? the main questions that we were asked is whether we had received any abuse considering how we look and we have because i mean, it's normal for us to receive abuse. it shouldn't be normal. abuse is horrible. i really hope that rebecca doesn't receive the same abuse that we've had. what was the abuse about, that you were a referee? that you were female? or that you were wearing a hijab? it was all of them, to be honest. me and elisa were at the euro bid in october as well and when we got back we had some articles published about us and we had some horrible abuse about the way that we look because we were representing wales on the world stage and we are not typically welsh. rosheen, you really are leading the way, here. i'm sure you followed

the women's world cup and you had nouhaila benzina from morocco, you also had heba saadieh, the first palestinian refugee in history, never mind that she was female. what are your hopes for the future? i mean, i would love to follow not only rebecca's footsteps but definitely heba's too, because she did a fantasticjob in the world cup over the summer, being from palestine too. such an amazing thing that she did. and you're a qualified coach as well, aren't you? yeah, iam. i started coaching at my primary school with my sister. finally, good news for children around the world waiting for christmas gifts. father christmas is on his way. take a look at these pictures.

this is santa claus — and ofcourse his reindeer — departing from lapland in the arctic circle on his sleigh ready to deliver presents around the world on christmas eve. and the world on christmas eve. the breaking news, th announcement and the breaking news, the announcement of the death of the dixie chicks�*s band member, laura lynch, who has died at the age of 65 for tablets been reported she died following a car accident in el paso, texas. you can find more details on the bbc news website. hello there. we had some heavy rain in scotland on saturday, and as a result of that there are a number of flood warnings in force across the north of the country. we have had some disruption too. for most of the uk it was a very

mild day, but not for everyone. massive contrasts in northern scotland as the mild air butted up against the cold. 10 degrees in braemar, ten miles down the road in balmoral, just 1. and with those lower temperatures across the far north and east, well, on saturday we did see some snowfall. so for some, a winter wonderland. however, since then the snow has been turning back to rain and our main concern as we get through christmas eve is the strength of the winds. they could disrupt some travel plans that you may have, so stay tuned. the winds then will pick up over the next few hours, becoming quite gusty across england and wales with outbreaks of rain here. rain could be heavy enough to cause one or two localised flooding issues across mid wales. some showery conditions across scotland and northern ireland. for most, temperatures in double figures as we start the day on sunday. cold air stilljust about clinging on across the far north—east. now, the strong winds will be affecting scotland through the day, particularly late on. they could bring some distruption here. and over to the east of the pennines, winds could gust 50—70 mph, potentially strong enough to blow

over some high—sided vehicles, maybe knock down one or two trees. so there is a risk of seeing some transport disruption during the day on sunday, christmas eve, so it is worth checking conditions before heading out on anyjourneys you may have planned. and the winds could get even stronger actually for a time during the evening across northern scotland. on into monday, christmas day, for the vast majority of the uk we are in mild air, so rather than it being a white christmas it is a grey christmas. a lot of cloud around, outbreaks of rain, quite heavy rain for a time. quite windy conditions, but colder air starts to move back into northern scotland and that could start to turn some of the rain to snow across some of the higher hills of northern scotland. so for a few of you, it could just about be a white christmas, but not for many. looking beyond that into boxing day, we get colder air moving back southwards across the uk. with that there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, so that is one positive. it will feel quite a bit colder, mind you. and there will be some showers around, particularly across scotland. one or two for northern ireland, one or two for the north—west

of both england and wales. the showers could come through wintry at times, so maybe a bit of sleet mixed in with some of these, maybe a bit of hill snow as well. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines... gaza's health ministry says 200 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured over a period of 24 hours — as israel's bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough.

the czech republic holds a minute s silence for the 14 people who died in thursday s mass shooting at a university in prague. a woman in the us with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in 2 days — after a "one—in—a—million" pregnancy. 32—year old, kelsey hatcher, delivered one daughter on tuesday, and a second on wednesday. and police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after the removal of a banksy art installation in south—east london. now on bbc news, the biggest stories.