imran khan ally as he prepares to leave person and is on about. within 21,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war began. the health ministry says six people were killed in what it says was an israeli strike on a refugee camp. reports indicate the victims were killed by a drone strike.

in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. translation: what is happening is far be and a translation: what is happening is far beyond a disaster _ translation: what is happening is far beyond a disaster and _ translation: what is happening is far beyond a disaster and for - translation: what is happening is far beyond a disaster and for more | far beyond a disaster and for more than a genocide. the palestinians have never seen anything like this. what is happening today is far worse than 19a8. what is happening today is far worse than 1948. a what is happening today is far worse than 19a8. a huge crime is being committed against palestinians over the past 79 days, notjust in gaza but also in the west bank and jerusalem. unfortunately whenever the international community, the un security council and the general assembly try to stop the war, the us

disrupt these attempts by using its veto and refusing to bring fighting to a halt. it is notjust marketers and people wounded in gaza, everything has been wiped out. houses, mosques, institutions, schools, everything. you cannot recognise gaza any more. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem and gave us this update on how the war is expanding beyond the gaza strip. we've had the palestinian ministry of health saying that some 300 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces and by israeli settlers. and just overnight, we saw that there was an israeli raid on tulkarem, on the nur shams refugee camp close there, and that has killed six palestinians, according to palestinian health officials. it really shows just how there is this constant fear of an expansion beyond gaza, into the west bank as well. and we've actually had the israeli defense minister yesterday also warning about a multi—front war,

including the west bank in that, saying that there are seven theatres in which israel has to kind of look around the region at the moment. it's operating, he said, in six of those, without specifying where. also along the border with lebanon, things have been extremely tense. lots of cross—border exchanges in the past few days. we've had the houthis, backed by iran, from yemen, who've been launching attacks on ships in the red sea. the israeli military shooting down drones, it says, launched by them. really a lot going on, which gives a lot of concern to this crisis spreading beyond the boundaries here into the rest of the region. i asked israeli government spokesperson, mark regev, whether the declaration by the army that the war would last for many more months was a sign that israel was not achieving its aims. no, but it means the campaign against hamas does need to finish thejob. we have to see hamas's

military machine destroyed. we have to see the end of hamas rule in gaza. without that, we're just back to square one, with hamas in power in gaza and another october seventh massacre and the continued of hamas's autocratic extremist rule over the gaza strip. that's not good for israelis, that's not good for palestinians. mr regev, what do you say to people, many people who say it's not possible to entirely dismantle hamas, in fact, israel's actions are only increasing support for hamas in gaza and also in the west bank. you can't kill an ideology. you can't kill an ideology, but you can remove them from power. i mean, isis is still an ideology, a very, very dangerous ideology, but they no longer control territory in syria and iraq because there was a military coalition that destroyed their military base. and we're going to do the same in gaza. we can't destroy hamas's ideology. unfortunately, that's not realistic. but we can remove them from power.

we can prevent them from having control over this territorial enclave. and that will do a lot to save lives and prevent future conflict in the region. on day one of this war, the israeli security cabinet passed a decision that said we place no limitations whatsoever on food, water, medicine entering the gaza strip. at the same time, we've opened up a crossing in southern israel, the kerem shalom crossing, for aid into gaza. so that's augmenting the aid coming in through rafah. and i can tell you that trucks that we've already inspected and authorized that have entered the southern part of the gaza strip are somehow being held up. and our concern is that hamas is deliberately augmenting, deliberately creating a problem with the distribution of the aid so as to put pressure on the international community to put pressure on for a ceasefire, because that's their only lifeline, because we are in the process of destroying hamas and they know the only way to save themselves and their regime of terror is to have pressure for a ceasefire.

but everyone, if one talks about moral leadership, we can't accept hamas's terms. we can't accept their rules of the game. letting hamas survive is just a recipe for more violence down the road. the director of communications for the un's relief and welfare agency for palestinian refugees, juliette touma, told us about what's happening with aid. what i do know is that very little supplies continue to come into the gaza strip and that there needs to be more aid and i can speak about the aid we receive. we do know that it is very, very little and it does not correspond to the ongoing and increasing humanitarian needs on the ground in gaza. increasing humanitarian needs on the ground in gaza-— ground in gaza. mark said to me that 0 enin: ground in gaza. mark said to me that opening the — ground in gaza. mark said to me that opening the crossing, _ ground in gaza. mark said to me that opening the crossing, israel- ground in gaza. mark said to me that opening the crossing, israel puts - opening the crossing, israel puts new limits on aid going into gaza. who is controlling that flow of aid then? �* ., ., , ., .,

then? before the war started, gaza used to get — then? before the war started, gaza used to get every — then? before the war started, gaza used to get every single _ then? before the war started, gaza used to get every single day, - then? before the war started, gaza used to get every single day, 500 l used to get every single day, 500 trucks of humanitarian aid, fuel and commercial supplies in no date during this war have we reached anything close to that. on average we are still receiving around 100 on a good day and so much more needs to happen and be done to get to the levels of prewar, what gaza used to get before the war started. who levels of prewar, what gaza used to get before the war started.- get before the war started. who or what is stopping — get before the war started. who or what is stopping that _ get before the war started. who or what is stopping that aid, - get before the war started. who or what is stopping that aid, what - get before the war started. who or what is stopping that aid, what is l what is stopping that aid, what is holding it up? it is what is stopping that aid, what is holding it up?— what is stopping that aid, what is holding it up? it is a very complex humanitarian _ holding it up? it is a very complex humanitarian operation _ holding it up? it is a very complex humanitarian operation and - holding it up? it is a very complex humanitarian operation and it - holding it up? it is a very complex i humanitarian operation and it should not be like that. there are inspections that takes quite a long time from the is really authorities and the trucks need to be re—routed and the trucks need to be re—routed and so, it should not be like this. it should be much simpler and there should be an increase in the number of trucks allowed into gaza. it should be faster and there should be

different routes that are open and made available to bring in not only humanitarian assistance but also commercial supplies for the markets because right now, there are no markets in gaza. drivers and their passengers in the uk are being warned to expect post—christmas travel disruption today as storm gerrit moves in. strong winds and heavy rain are already affecting much of the country — six flood warnings are in place at the moment. a yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of scotland. let's get more from our north of england correspondent fiona trott, who is in lancaster. how are things where you are? this is the picture _ how are things where you are? this is the picture in _ how are things where you are? ti 3 is the picture in the north west of england at the moment. the m6 motorwayjust below me here and in this part of the world, we have a yellow warning for rain which means that flooding is expected on some

roads. we have a yellow warning for wins, too, so drivers here on motorways like this are being told to slow down particular high sided vehicles. let me give you an idea of what is happening across the rest of the uk. according to the met office, the uk. according to the met office, the weather seems to be worst in scotland at the moment. let me show you what the 89 looked like earlier today. snow causing problems for motorists in that part of scotland. central and eastern parts of scotland, worst affected by snow and rain, we are being told by the met office. here, more rain is expected here later today and rain and wind causing problems across most of wales. there were real high wind is in the east sussex area and southern england earlier today. the met office are telling us there could be gusts of up to 70 mph. there are 13 flood warnings in place across

england, scotland and wales. let me give you an idea of what is happening on the roads. because of the weather i was telling you about in scotland, that part of the uk seems to be worst affected at the moment. mainly with voluntary is and localised flooding. we are also hearing that in dundee, strong winds are causing a real problem there. the 892 is closed to high sided vehicles. in wales, the severn bridge crossing is also closed due to high winds. as we would expect, there are problems in the trains in there are problems in the trains in the uk as well as the moment. mainly in scotland, again because of voluntary is causing problems there. also flooding is affecting rail services in wales and between the leeds area and the north of england, in the north—west of engen where we are in like a show here at the moment, so of course because of all of this become the yellow warning,

we can expect power outages and we are being told by electricity north west that they have more engineers on standby to deal with any power cuts as this storm comes in. in the past few minutes, the energy network association told us that at lunchtime today, about 8,500 homes were without power as a result of the storm and they say where it is safe to do so, engineers are working to reconnect customers as quickly as possible. that is the picture here in the north part of england at the moment and across the uk, the storm itself is expected to move more towards the north—east later today with high winds expected across the pennines. police in pakistan have re—arrested a senior opposition leader as he was about to leave prison in the capital, islamabad. former foreign minister shah mehmood qureshi, who's a close associate of the former prime minister imran khan, was to be freed on bail.

videos posted by the pakistan tehreek—e—insaf party — or pti — show officers pushing mr qureshi into an armoured car. police said he was detained this year in connection with widespread violence. earlier, our correspondent sahar baloch from the capital islamabad gave us some more details. it is not clear why he was rearrested because as it is, last week, he was given bail. but today, why he was addressing the police authorities outside the premises, he was rearrested and so far, journalists have questioned the authorities as well as to where he was rearrested but they have not been given clear answers. he is a foreian been given clear answers. he is a foreign affairs — been given clear answers. he is a foreign affairs minister, - been given clear answers. he is a foreign affairs minister, a - been given clear answers. he is a foreign affairs minister, a close l foreign affairs minister, a close ally to imran khan so what of the original charges against him? he was

riven original charges against him? he was given another— original charges against him? he was given another order _ original charges against him? he was given another order in _ original charges against him? he was given another order in the _ original charges against him? he was given another order in the case - given another order in the case regarding maintenance of public order but even that was withdrawn. the pti is alleging he was rearrested only so that their entire political and election campaign can be thwarted by the authorities. also there is a video which has gone viral now on social media in which he can be seen being pushed around and manhandled by the police officers as well. so far, the pti are saying they are going to now go to the high court and will see what exactly which case he has been rearrested. the police have not given anything as of yet so it is still unclear why he was rearrested. can you give us the broader context around the pti? this is imran khan's party how popular are they? then;r around the pti? this is imran khan's party how popular are they? they pti is a popular — party how popular are they? they pti is a popular party _ party how popular are they? they pti is a popular party in _ party how popular are they? they pti is a popular party in pakistan - party how popular are they? they pti is a popular party in pakistan at - is a popular party in pakistan at the moment. it is only because of imran khan who is the former prime minister of pakistan as well and he actually was ousted from the parliament. last year when imran khan waved a paper during a rally,

during an election campaign where he was saying that america conspired against him and after that, in a series of incidents, there was a lot that happened politically in which imran khan then it landed in prison. since then, this man is seen as a close aide of imran khan and he is seen as somebody who can take over the little party after him. right now, his rearrest is seen by the party as an attempt to thwart their entire election campaign because as it is, the election commission of pakistan is also giving out the election schedule which is to be held probably in for break next year so right now, a lot of political intensity is taking place. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the chancellorjeremy hunt will unveil his spring budget on march six, in what could be his last chance to introduce tax changes before a general election. the conservative party has been

hinting it could make pledges on housing and taxes, as rishi sunak struggles to turn around his party's major deficit in the polls. the transport secretary has told the bbc that by 2026 there could be driverless cars on the uk motorways and other roads. mark harper also said by the end of that year he expected to see the owners of those vehicles being able to travel without having to watch where they're going. renowned australian chef bill granger — known as the �*godfather�* of avocado toast — has died at the age of 5a. a self—taught cook from melbourne, granger became a celebrated global restaurateur and food writer. he died in a london hospital on christmas day with his wife and three daughters by his side. you're live with bbc news.

let's start with football, where manchester city's return to premier league action is one of three games to come on wednesday. city, of course, won the club world club just before christmas and later play everton at goodison park as they look to close the gap at the top of the premier league table on leaders liverpool. they're currently eight points behind them with two games in hand. pep guardiola's side are the first english club to win five trophies in a calendar year, but the manager is still keen for them to try and emulate last season's success. the most difficult time is to win and once we are here, we have to perform well. yes, really pleased. i had the feeling we would close the chapter. we won already other titles, some of them in a row. so, there's nothing else to win. i have a feeling that thejob is done, it is over and try to buy another book and i start to write it again because the book of the last eight years, it is over.

chelsea will look to bounce back from defeat at wolves on christmas eve when they take on struggling crystal palace at stamford bridge. wolves are away at brentford. mauricio pochettino admits his chelsea side are way below where he'd hoped to be. we wa nted we wanted to be on the top, even if no one believed but of course, we see ourselves in a position that we are fighting for different things. yes, we are chelsea because of our history and everything and they managed to be on the top but at the moment, being realistic, we need to increase in the way that we compete if we want to win more games. anti—discrimination charity kick it out say anyone found guilty of racially abusing luton town's carlton morris must face "the strongest possible consequences". the luton striker

complained about a comment made by the home crowd late on in the premier league match against sheffield united at bramall lane. luton boss rob edwards confirmed after his side's 3—2 win that the matter has been reported to the police. to cricket now and australia captain pat cummins took three wickets to shift momentum away from pakistan on day two of the second test in melbourne. pakistan were 124 for1 before cummins took his first wicket, abdullah shafique caught and bowled by the aussie skipper — a couple of overs later he dismissed babar azam. pakistan ended day two on a disappointing 194 for 6, given how they started the day. they trail by 124 runs. staying with test cricket, south africa are currently 173—4 for three in response to india's first innings total of 245 in their first test in centurion. dean elgarjust passed his 14th test hundred. you can stay up to date with that one on the bbc sport website.

bangladesh have beaten new zealand by 5 wickets in their first t20 in napier. litton das' unbeaten 42 giving the visitors a 1—0 series lead with 8 balls remaining. the second game takes place on friday. and finally for now, the detroit pistons broke an nba record but not one they'll be proud of. that's because they've now lost a record 27 games in a row after being beaten by the brooklyn nets. that's the most consecutive defeats in a season, in league history. they haven't won since their first home game against chicago bulls on 28th october. we have to stay together now is the easiest time to stand off and be on your own but we need to maintain the lead on each other and continue to push each other

and that's all the sport for now. ten people have died and at least one person is missing after severe thunderstorms battered australia's east coast over the past two days. in victoria, a woman was killed when a campsite was inundated. tens of thousands of households in queensland are still without power, after winds of a—hundred kilometres an hour brought down trees and power lines. the uk's increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are causing "chaos" for nature, according to the national trust. it warns climate change is upsetting the regular rhythm of the seasons. but — the trust says — it's finding solutions to build increased resilience into our ecosystems — as our climate editor, justin rowlatt reports. the seasons are changing the national trust with hotter summers and milder winters. national trust with hotter summers and milderwinters. if national trust with hotter summers and milder winters. if you look out across there.— and milder winters. if you look out across there. now shifting seasons or affecting — across there. now shifting seasons or affecting the _ across there. now shifting seasons or affecting the natural— across there. now shifting seasons or affecting the natural world - across there. now shifting seasons or affecting the natural world all i or affecting the natural world all around us. we

or affecting the natural world all around us— or affecting the natural world all around us. ~ . ., ., , ., around us. we have a group there of about three — around us. we have a group there of about three or— around us. we have a group there of about three or four _ around us. we have a group there of about three or four and _ around us. we have a group there of about three or four and two - around us. we have a group there of about three or four and two stags i about three or four and two stags and you can make out a couple of the smaller cabs. red and you can make out a couple of the smaller cabs-— smaller cabs. red deer are rotting later in the — smaller cabs. red deer are rotting later in the year, _ smaller cabs. red deer are rotting later in the year, that _ smaller cabs. red deer are rotting later in the year, that is _ smaller cabs. red deer are rotting later in the year, that is when i later in the year, that is when stags do battle to attract females. it means their babies are increasingly being born in the autumn instead of the summer. we are seeinr autumn instead of the summer. we are seeing some — autumn instead of the summer. we are seeing some of— autumn instead of the summer. we are seeing some of being _ autumn instead of the summer. we are seeing some of being born _ autumn instead of the summer. we are seeing some of being born later, i seeing some of being born later, they are unable to get the fat reserves to get them through the winters. these weather conditions take the heat and energy out of anything and they are just not capable of surviving so we are seeing the higher mortality rate. it is notjust deer, all our plants and wildlife depend on the cycle of the seasons. you may have noticed grass needs to be mowed later into the year, for example. many plants and trees flower earlier, making them susceptible to cold snaps and affecting the pollinators and birds

that feed on them.— that feed on them. nature is an indicator of— that feed on them. nature is an indicator of climate _ that feed on them. nature is an indicator of climate change i that feed on them. nature is an i indicator of climate change because things are behaving in a different way. flowers, breeding cycles, it is happening but we need to help nature in order to help ourselves because nature can deal with the challenge if it is given the space and time. on this estate in somerset, the national trust has reset a river. diggers have filled in the main channel of it. over the years, it had been deepened and strained to help drain farmland. now that has been reversed and the water is finding its own way through the flood plain. finding its own way through the flood plain-— finding its own way through the flood lain, . ., . . , flood plain. water particularly, it “ust needs flood plain. water particularly, it just needs some _ flood plain. water particularly, it just needs some space. - flood plain. water particularly, it just needs some space. let i flood plain. water particularly, it just needs some space. let the i flood plain. water particularly, it i just needs some space. let the water do what it wants to do and what it wants to do is create this amazing habitat with just channels all the way through the landscape, pools, ponds, wetlands and all the water, instead of going down like a dream, it is like a sponge now, being

sucked up into the atmosphere but it is evident, says the national trust, that given space, nature can rebound and establish the resilience it needs to endure the impacts of our changing climate. the south korean actor lee sun—kyun — best known for his role in the oscar—winning film parasite — has been found dead. police say his body was discovered in a car in the capital seoul. the star was recently questioned by police about alleged drug use. nick marsh reports. lee sun—kyun was a man at the top of his game. he played the father in the park family in the searing social satire parasite, which won the oscar for best picture in 2019. even before that, he was a household name in south korea, playing the leading man in well—loved romcoms and dramas. but his life was turned upside down

two months ago when reports emerged that he'd been visiting an escort karaoke bar. i'm sorry for the concern i caused. he was accused of taking marijuana and ketamine with one of the women. mr lee strenuously denied the drug use and said he was being blackmailed. south korea has strict laws on drugs. this weekend, he was questioned by police overnight. the 19 hours celebrities are held to a high standard in south korea. using drugs, visiting escort bars — those kinds of things can ruin the career of a public figure. but there's also been sympathy for a man who, in a western country, at least, might not have found himself in this situation. this is where lee sun—kyun was found alone in his car in one of seoul's main parks. police had received the report that

he'd left his home and written what appears to be a suicide note. his family have asked the public to respect their wishes and allow them to grieve. nick marsh, bbc news, seoul. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.

head through the overnight period. the rest of the day stays wet and blustery and by the end of the day we could see a 90 minute metres across western hills. severe gales where we continue to see snow on the heels. thus in excess of 80 miles an hour. perhaps some late brightness by the end of the day towards western areas but most bases will stay cloudy without breaks of rain. temperatures in the low teens but it won't feel like that when you add on the strength of the wind. this evening and overnight, it stays windy with gales developing again in southern and western areas with longer spells of rain and severe gales continuing across the north of scotland and northern ireland. a chillier night to come across—the—board with lengthy clear skies across eastern areas. into thursday, not quite as windy but another blustery day to come with gales certainly across north—west england and wales. a mixture of

sunshine and blustery showers, some of these will be heavy at times, merging together to produce longer spells of rain. double figure values and something chillier for scotland and something chillier for scotland and northern ireland. friday, we see low pressure bring another spell of gail binns and blustery showers, some wintry showers over the northern ireland. cold air sinking southwards and it could turn this banner shall retrain into something wintry over the hills. a better chance of seeing the sunshine but a chilly day to come on friday. as we head into the weekend, the run—up to new year's eve, we see deep area of low pressure hurtle in and that will bring another spell of gales, heavy rain and hill snow across northern areas. that could affect new year's eve as well so stage and to the forecast. —— mike stay tuned to the forecast.

now on bbc news we take a look back at the royals' year. a moment in history —

the coronation of king charles iii. god save the king! congregation: god save the king! cheering. across three days in may, the nation celebrated the newly crowned king and queen. at a star—studded concert, a poignant tribute from prince william. as my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future. and i know she's up there fondly keeping an eye on us. and she'll be a very proud mother. cheering. also this year, prince harry reveals family secrets in his bestselling memoir and in evidence as he takes on the british press. and digging deep on his first official royal engagement,

five—year—old prince louis.