customers a tunnel. it said affected customers should visit the website to find out what compensation they can receive. people from the world of sport, entertainment and charity are recognised in this year's owners list. liz trust has unveiled her resignation honours list. let's turn to the middle east, where gaza's hamas—run health ministry says 165 palestinians have been killed and 250 injured in the past 2a hours, as the israeli army continues its bombardment. israeli tank fire and air strikes are continuing in khan younis in southern gaza, which israel sees as a stronghold of hamas, considered a terrorist organisation by many western governments. residents report intense gun battles between israeli troops and hamas fighters there. the israeli army says its troops have killed dozens of hamas fighters in gaza city.

as the ground operations drive tens of thousands of people to flee, there are also reports of an increased spread of diseases. and the un is warning that the volume of aid reaching the territory remains "woefully inadequate". the spread of diseases is increasing according to statistics from the who and from unicef. we are seeing acute in respiratory infections which is concerning because it is winter in respiratory infections which is concerning because it is in respiratory infections which is concernin- because it is winter and concerning because it is winter and it is cold. also cases of diarrhoea which for young children can be deadly. with the congestion in the south, i million people down in rafah searching for safe places to be, we are very worried the spread of disease will continue to escalate in the coming days and weeks. what in the coming days and weeks. what can ou in the coming days and weeks. what can you tell— in the coming days and weeks. what can you tell us _ in the coming days and weeks. what can you tell us about _ in the coming days and weeks. what can you tell us about water and access to water, how much people can get and where they get it from?

water is a serious problem, especially in the south for the newly displaced people saw hundreds of thousands of people are descending on rafa. for those arriving in recent days, discos and shelters are full and the houses are full so these people are being left with no action back to sleep on the streets, under pieces of tarpaulin for them the access to water is the hardest. we hear children have to resort to drinking polluted and salty water and only have access to 1.5 or two litres each per day. that is for everything, washing and cleaning and cooking and drinking. so that is far from enough, we recommend 15 litres per person per day and in an emergency conflict like this. so that these children are dehydrated and at risk of

diseases like diarrhoea. in are dehydrated and at risk of diseases like diarrhoea. in terms of the children. _ diseases like diarrhoea. in terms of the children, you _ diseases like diarrhoea. in terms of the children, you are _ diseases like diarrhoea. in terms of the children, you are from - diseases like diarrhoea. in terms of the children, you are from unicef, i the children, you are from unicef, the children, you are from unicef, the mental impact this is having on them is so huge, obviously the immediate need of getting water and just surviving day today is the most pressing thing but what are you doing on that front? it is pressing thing but what are you doing on that front?— doing on that front? it is a very aood doing on that front? it is a very good question _ doing on that front? it is a very good question and _ doing on that front? it is a very good question and something l doing on that front? it is a very i good question and something we doing on that front? it is a very - good question and something we are concerned about because we are already seeing the traumatic stress responses in children. they have nowhere safe to go and so are exposed to repeated fear and trauma day in and day out. unicef says... providing age, get ahead of some of these mental health issues we are saying. we are meeting children in shelters, providing them with counselling where we can but we are also running bigger group

recreational facilities to give children a chance to be children and have a respite from the fear. i had a lovely story yesterday about a young girl saying a storyteller came to one of those recreational activities and told her a story which she asked her parents to tell her every night now. which help her forget the bombardment and get to sleep. britain's shortest serving prime minister liz truss has unveiled her resignation honours list which largely consists of political supporters and former aides sparking an angry backlash from some critics. earlier shelleyjoined me from the newsroom and told me about the reaction to the owners list. i am resigning as leader of the conservative party more than a year after her resignation. liz truss is honours list has finally been revealed.

the 11 awards, largely given to political supporters and former aides, include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessman and conservative donorjohn moynihan. and thirdly, ruth porter, a long time adviser. there were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley conran, and the former conservative minister jacqui doyle pryce. another ex conservative minister, alex sandbrook, gets a knighthood. critics have expressed dismay at the list. remember, liz truss was prime minister for 40 odd days. - she, she and her conservative i colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country- are paying more in their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit i cards as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. speaking to bbc radio four�*s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss cabinet defended her right to put people forward.

liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country of being prime minister, which is a role that comes with enormous responsibilities. she had been foreign secretary and held otherjobs beforehand. in a statement, liz truss said all those she's honoured are champions of conservative values. downing street, which published the list, insists that all proper conventions were followed. earlier shelleyjoined me from the newsroom and told me about the reaction to the owners list. this list was controversial before it was published. labour and the liberal democrats had called for rishi sunak to block its publication, said it should not be allowed. we heard from labour frontbencherjohn ashford in my report but we have also heard from the liberal democrats who described this list is shameless and an insult to people that are still reeling

from the mini budget which took place under liz truss's premiership. also since the list was published, it has reignited some of the calls for wider constitutional reform that we have often heard from campaigners. it has re—sparked a debate about us. we have heard from the electoral reform society who have long argued for reform of the house of lords. they say this latest list shows the system is rotten and needs to be changed now. we also heard from the institute for government think tank. doctor hannah white, one of the directors drew a distinction between the new year's honours list and these resignation honours. she says resignation honours. she says resignation honours should be discontinued and they are wrong. honours should be discontinued and they are wrong-— they are wrong. there has been criticism about _ they are wrong. there has been criticism about the _ they are wrong. there has been criticism about the timing - they are wrong. there has been criticism about the timing of. criticism about the timing of releasing it on the same day as the

new year honours announced. yes. new year honours announced. yes, there had been _ new year honours announced. yes there had been questions raised about the timing of this. the list is published by downing street. some critics have accused them of trying to bury the news by publishing it alongside the new year's honours list. knowing that we get a lot of attention. it is recess at the moment so mps are back at their constituencies. you think about public attention, people are catching up with families in the festive period and planning their new year's eve so not paying so much attention to what is on the news agenda. downing street sources have denied any suggestion that this has been deliberately timed, they say all the proper conventions have been followed. while we talk about timing, rishi sunak is stepping into the new year, the time for a fresh start, so in that sense this is an

unhelpful throwback to a legacy of one of his predecessors that he is trying to move on from.— trying to move on from. shelley phels trying to move on from. shelley phelps there — trying to move on from. shelley phelps there on _ trying to move on from. shelley phelps there on the _ trying to move on from. shelley phelps there on the resignation| trying to move on from. shelley i phelps there on the resignation list of liz truss. the new year's honours list has also been announced with people recognise from the world of sport, entertainmentand people recognise from the world of sport, entertainment and charity. jilly cooper is made a dame and there is a knighthood for michael eavis who coordinated the glastonbury festival. it is a great yearfor glastonbury festival. it is a great year for women's football, recognition for three lionesses.

her books have sold in their millions. noinlly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. can't quite believe it. so lovely. i mean, when they told me i got te letter, and i thought, god, this can't be me. but it was lovely, i was thrilled to bits. michael eavis has been welcoming festival goers to glastonbury for more than half a century. he's been knighted for his music and charity work. also receiving knighthoods — wetherspoons boss tim martin, who says he never expected to be recognised for services to hospitality and to culture. and justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, is knighted for his role in the coronation. three world cup lionesses are recognised for services to football. millie bright, who captained the world cup finalists, says it feels incredible to be made an obe. while england's joint top goal scorer, lauren hemp, and golden glove winner mary earps are both made mbes. in the entertainment world, tony blackburn says it's unexpected and humbling to be made an obe for services to broadcasting and charity. fellow dj steve wright becomes an mbe, as does bake off star paul hollywood for services to broadcasting and baking. most honours go to people not in the public eye. rizwanjavid has saved 29 lives on rail platforms, approaching and talking to people

who were showing signs they were next year tony will have to slow down a little but he is aiming to be back fund—raising in 2025. kate moss the novelist has been appointed cbe. i spoke her earlier. it's very funny, like listening to everyone else, when you get the letter you don't quite believe it because it looks like a very humble letter. you were not impressed? well, the thing is mine had been opened somewhere along the line and stuck down with sellotape, so it was just very funny and i didn't have my glasses on and i thought, "what is this?" and my first feeling — it's daft — was "i wish my mum was here, and my dad," i think many people feel that as we all get older. aw. but actually i was thrilled because it really matters to celebrate the arts, it really matters to celebrate books. and i am a writer, you know, and to be in the same batch as the great gilly cooper, how wonderful! but there were so many extraordinary people on the list this year, judith weir, she's so impressive, three of the lionesses, the extraordinary maggie aderin—pocock, so many extraordinary people, but for this, more people engage with books as an art form, if you like, as a hobby, reading, than any other leisure activity throughout the whole world, so it feels

as though, though i have got it, this is for the women's prize more people engage with books as an art form, if you like, as a hobby, reading, than any other leisure activity throughout the whole world, so it feels as though, though i have got it, this is for the women's prize for fiction and for next year the women's prize for nonfiction and everybody who has made the prize happen and everyone who has been shortlisted and won and the millions of readers who have engaged with the prize and will carry on, so it feels a celebration of the prize as much as anything else. and charities like... just explain for people who may not know much about the women's prize for fiction and nonfiction, it is one of the biggest literary prizes in the world now, isn't it? yeah. how hard has it been to get it to there from its inception? 0h! oh, yes, it has been a long old road, in some respects, but the thing that is very interesting is it is the 29th year of the fiction prize in 2024 and the first year of our nonfiction prize, the sister prize, and we are working with our amazing sponsors, audible and findmypast and baileys, who have been with us for ages. the prize celebrates and honours and amplifies incredible writing

by women, but it looks outwards to everybody, every single reader who wants to hear about fantastic books. when i was doing the round of media setting up the prize for fiction, it was really aggressive and really unpleasant and quite often you would come off air and take the microphone off, and people would say, "i am really sorry, but my boss said "we had to talk it down." when we were launching the nonfiction prize earlier this year, i ended up at the end of the day standing on the pavement thinking, "what just happened?" because everywhere i went, people were saying, "this is great! "the women's prize is moving into nonfiction!" so itjust proves that one thing, if you think something is worth doing and it's needed, you've just got to do it, you've got to do it! not everybody will like it, but you just have to stick to your guns. kate moss, talking to me earlier. a 23—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murdering 46—year—old man who was hit by a car as he helped an unconscious woman in sheffield on wednesday. he has also

been charged with five counts of attempted murder. chris mariette was helping the women when he and several others was hit by a vehicle. he died at the scene. our correspondent told us what happened in court. well, it was a very brief court hearing, hassanjhangur who is 23 appeared in the dock where in a grey t—shirt. he had a plaster cast on his right arm. he spoke only to confirm his name and address and he didn't enter any pleas. he is charged with the murder of chris marriott and also the attempted murder of five other people. they are hasan khan, riasat khan, ambreenjhangur, nafeesa jhangur and alison norris. chris marriot was out on a walk with his family on wednesday when he came across a woman lying unconscious. he went to give her first aid and this had followed a wedding party which had turned into a dispute and spilled out onto the street. while chris marriott was trying

to save the woman's life, he lost his own when he was hit by a car. police have described him as a good samaritan and his family and friends have said that he would always go out of his way to help other people. he was a volunteer helping at a food bank and also giving that advice. now hassanjhangur has been remanded into custody and will next appear at sheffield crown court on january the 2nd. strong gusts are on the way as parts of the uk base for snowy weather and travel disruption during the last weekend of the year. it is said to be a wet and windy end to 2023 for many people. there are a number of weather warnings in force. let us start in scotland where there is a yellow warning in force until midnight. in terms of the rain, it could get up to 25 millimetres. large parts of scotland had snow over the last week and the forecasters are saying there could be a significant amount in northern

scotland, in particular up to 20 centimetres on the highest ground. if we move down the country, there is a yellow warning for gusty winds in force for wales in southern and eastern england. there you can expect gusts of up to 75 mph. in northern ireland, heavy rain also forecast. forecasters are saying because of the wet windy conditions, you can expect disruption to travel, that being railways and roads and ferries and indeed the airports. talking of destruction, thames link which operates services across south—east england is warning of disruption until five o'clock on new year's day. not down to the weather but staff sought shortages. they say there could be last minute cancellations and this leads to services. they warn people coming into central london for the new

year's eve celebrations, there will be no overnight services so revellers who were hoping to get home on a thames link services, there will be no services overnight and they are not operating any alternative forms of transport so you will need to find your own way home. that will also affect passengers heading to luton airport as thameslink services the airport there. the uk government ban on excel bully dogs comes into force tomorrow meaning rescue organisations have until tomorrow to rehome them. if they cannot the animals will have to be put he may not know it, but drax has been given a second chance. the dog was bred from two xl bullies, before he was rescued from birmingham and recently rehomed in exeter by a charity.

drax was an arranged rescue, but volunteers say the situation now is worse. up until the ban came into effect, we were never asked by a council, pound, or by a vet to rescue one of these dogs, because it had been abandoned. we had not had one request before. since october, we've had about 12. and we are just one small local volunteer—run rescue. the rspca is also seeing people starting to leave xl bullies at its centres. what we are faced with unfortunately is a deadline of new year's eve that if we haven't rehomed the xl bullies that in our care that are ready to be rehomed, we are going to be in the really unfortunate situation that they're going to have to be put to sleep. so we are working incredibly hard to ensure that those dogs being rehomed that are able to be rehomed, but we're also then seeing abandonments coming in as well. so it is very much a changing pattern from day—to—day. drax is now living with with bain, richard's other xl bully and the family are taking the ban seriously. we are lucky enough l to own our own home, so we are a big garden and secure

fences and stuff. _ we did put in some extra gates to keep the dogs . away from the main gate. just to be on the safe side. and then we just stepped up our l training with both of the boys. i the ban came after a series of dog attacks on people by xl bully type dogs. to legally keep their dogs, owners must buy a certificate of exemption, have them microchipped, insured, neutered, muzzled and on a lead outdoors. the government says it took quick and decisive action to protect the public and that it was working closely with canine experts to bring the measures forward. rebecca ricks, bbc news. a 29—year—old a scooter rider has been charged after being stopped by police on a motorway in south—west england. it happened in somerset in the early hours of friday morning, the early hours of friday morning, the man was charged while driving under the influence of alcohol and

driving without insurance. next year marks the 80th anniversary of the d—day landings in world war ii in 1940 d—day landings in world war ii in 19110 for. a series of events will take place to honour veterans. one of them has just celebrated his 100th birthday this month at a care home in greater manchester. # happy birthday, dear david. # happy birthday to you. david teacher, one of the very last d—day veterans left in the uk, turns 100, and perhaps he is one of the most modest world war two veterans. david, take me back to d—day. you were there. at first we were apprehensive because we didn't know

what to expect. but once we got involved in what we had to do, it became more or less simple, a doddle, and we waved through it without too much trouble. mainly because we had a wonderful air force and anything that came within any miles of the beach was shot down. you say it was a doddle, but there were bombs falling at your feet. it was worse than bombs with machine guns. i mean, they were men. i say men. there were boys falling at our feet. i don't know, we seem to have overcame it very well, very easily. the d—day landings were far from a doddle, laying the very foundations for an allied victory. david's d—day was driving a bedford ql, a three and a half ton truck, off a landing craft into very deep water. he didn't know where there was going to even get through the water, never— mind get to the beach and didn't know what was going to happen on the beach. they were bombed every night. they were shelled every day. a german aircraft flew so low he could see the pilot's face and a bomb dropped at their feet

but didn't explode. david was lucky to live. his best friend, not so. he was shot dead on the day of the landings. but in front of one of the bedford vans, which took david on tojuno beach, he was presented with a card from the king. |0n behalf of his majesty, the king| gives me great pleasure to present you with your birthday card - to celebrate your 100th birthday. thank you, sir. very much appreciate it. thank you very much. thank you. every year has been something different and something to appreciate. it has been fantastic. life 100, not out. much better than civilian life. absolutely extraordinary. and if you have the time to listen to his stories of the things he experienced during world war two, absolutely incredible. absolutely incredible. and it's so important we hear these stories because? there aren't many of the world war two veterans left anymore.

that's our challenge. but there are some events he can't bear to talk about, one driving through a concentration camp months before the end of the war. could you tell me about that? no. you'd rather not. i'd rather not. too horrible. at his birthday party were his children and grandchildren. the only person missing, his wife, nancy. and you were married for 76 years to the love of your life? yeah. how did you meet nancy? at a dance. we were walking up the steps and i looked over and i stopped and i said, "that's the girl i'm going to marry." and she said, "you must bejoking." i said, "no, that is the girl i'm going to marry." and you did. eventually i did. i miss her a great deal. it sounds like you've led a remarkable life. absolutely, enjoyed every minute. every minute of my life has

been out of this world. but i have not wasted a lot of my time, done a few useful things. a few useful things? the d—day landings, battle of the bulge — one of the few remaining veterans who played an integral part in defeating the nazis. it's been an honour talking to you. pleasure. happy birthday, david. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. very happy birthday to david. and now for a look at the weather.

hello there. good evening. some very wet, very windy weather for much of the uk today with tricky travelling conditions, particularly across much of the central belt of scotland with snow to low levels, that snow pushing further northwards and eastwards through the afternoon. it all comes courtesy of this deep area of low pressure working its way eastwards from the atlantic. a tight squeeze on the iso bars here. so strong, gusty winds, heavy rain and still the cold front to come through overnight tonight across central southern england, east anglia and the far south east of england. there will be some heavy rain for a short while and some squally gusts of wind as the front comes through. particularly blustery towards the south coast. gusts of wind here towards more exposed locations could get as high as 50—60mph. potentially blustery showers following on behind. turning dry for scotland and here, not quite as cold as it was last night. now, this is how we'll start off new year's eve, sunday, of course. there will be a lot of dry weather out towards the east, i think, through the morning. staying dry across scotland for much of the day, but blustery showers still swirling around this area of low pressure, lighter winds across the center of low pressure.

but again, towards the south coast of england and wales, there'll be some strong, gusty, brisk south—westerly winds blowing throughout the day. temperatures for most a little lower than they were earlier on today. and still some more blustery showers, i suspect, as we head into the evening. and still some more blustery showers, i suspect, as we head into the evening. if you're out celebrating new year's eve, watch out because he may well catch a good scattering of showers towards the south as we head through the first part of the night. but then they'll gradually fade away. so, fewer of them by the time we get to midnight, still very windy towards the south coast, could cause some disruption with fireworks, but mild here. we'll see more of the showers as we head into northern england and across parts of northern ireland. scotland looking largely dry. the winds a little lighter here, perhaps some of the showers a bit wintry over the tops of the hills where we see them. and then into new year's day itself, monday, well, another area of low pressure will approach from the southwest by the end of the day. but i think for much of the day, it should be largely dry and there'll be some sunshine around as well, particularly across wales, parts of central southern england, perhaps a legacy of cloud still stretching from south west scotland into northeast england for a time through the day. the winds will be lighter

and the temperatures a little lower as well, 5—10 degrees celsius north to south. now, as we head through the rest of the week, then it is gradually going to be turning a little colder. it stays unsettled. more showers at times. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine has carried out attacks on russian cities and towns close to the border — we are hearing reports that russia has now retaliated. we'll have the latest from our correspondent. israeli tanks and planes have continued to bombard towns in south and central gaza — aid agencies say hospitals have been overwhelmed with casualties. eurostar cancels all of saturday's train services to and from london st pancras due to flooding in a tunnel. people from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity are recognised in the new year honours list.

hello. ukraine has carried out a series of deadly air strikes on targets in south—west russia over the past 2a hours. these pictures show smoke rising above the city of belgorod where russia's emergency ministry says 1a people, including two children, have been killed and dozens of others injured. the city is located approximately a0 kilometres north of the border with ukraine, 80 kilometres away from the ukrainian city of kharkiv. this dashcam video has been verified by the bbc. it shows an explosion on a street in the city, and people running from the scene. otherfootage and images show damage to buildings and vehicles gutted by fire. if the numbers of dead are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest strikes on russia of the war so far, after nearly two years of fighting. it comes a day after friday's massive bombardment of ukraine,

the biggest of the war so far.