anthony blinken, says israel must do more to prevent civilian casualties. rishi sunak confirms that the uk government is looking at legal options to exonerate postal staff wrongfully convicted of fraud. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights — the golden globe awards. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in bangladesh where prime minister sheikh hasina has led her party to another general election victory. the awami league has won

a hundred and fifty two of the parliamentary seats declared so far, a simple majority. this will give the sheikh hasina her fourth consecutive term as prime minister, and herfifth overall. the election was boycotted by bangladesh's main opposition party, the bnp, which said the process wasa sham. our south asia correspondent samira hussain has been monitoring events for us in dhaka. the results of these elections come as no real surprise. prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win. but now there going to be some questions about whether the results actually reflect the will of the people. the country's main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying that they didn't believe that the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encouraged their supporters not to go out and vote. then there was this general sense of apathy amongst voters because the main opposition party wasn't on the ballot. in terms of choices of who to vote for.

you could either vote for the ruling party, or you could vote for an independent candidate, most of whom are supportive of the ruling government. and then if you have to take into consideration the environment in which these elections were taking place, many human rights groups have been increasingly critical of bangladesh and its crackdown on democratic freedoms. nonetheless, these elections have taken place and prime minister sheikh hasina looks to be able to form a government and another five years in office. but there are questions about whether or not the international community will see this as legitimate. sadanand dhume, senior fellow, american enterprise institute, gave us his analysis of sheikh hasina's election victory. it will consolidate her rule. bangladesh appears to be headed towards _ bangladesh appears to be headed towards becoming a de facto

one—party state. i think sheikh hasina — one—party state. i think sheikh hasina and her followers would take pride in the fact that many— take pride in the fact that many people in the neighbourhood, the indians and the chinese to be quite pleased and they— the chinese to be quite pleased and they see her more than anything _ and they see her more than anything else is a simple economic development and stability and a rough part of the world. the west, as the reporter— the world. the west, as the reporter pointed out, but there are real— reporter pointed out, but there are real concerns about the quality _ are real concerns about the quality of bangladesh and democracy it's declined on the sheikh— democracy it's declined on the sheikh hasina possible swatch after _ sheikh hasina possible swatch after the percent of the ports, bangladesh is done that in the past but why not this time? it hasn't done that for a while now, — hasn't done that for a while now. and _ hasn't done that for a while now, and when she came back to power— now, and when she came back to power in — now, and when she came back to power in 2009, she scrapped the caretaker— power in 2009, she scrapped the caretaker system and i think very— caretaker system and i think very good reasons for the opposition to demand the caretaker and if you look at around _ caretaker and if you look at around the region, looking at india. — around the region, looking at india, there is no such thing

as a — india, there is no such thing as a caretaker government, if an independent government covers — an independent government covers this pmp made a strategic blunder by insisting upon — strategic blunder by insisting upon this and should have contested the election and demanded it be for and have more — demanded it be for and have more international laws and services _ more international laws and services by boycotting this left the _ services by boycotting this left the field open for sheikh hasina — left the field open for sheikh hasina devil walkover and i do not see — hasina devil walkover and i do not see the way the opposition will move _ not see the way the opposition will move after this. -- not see the way the opposition will move after this.— will move after this. -- will have a walkover. _ will move after this. -- will have a walkover. in - will move after this. -- will have a walkover. in pursuit| will move after this. -- will. have a walkover. in pursuit of this? ., ., , ., _, this? on one hand, you could see major— this? on one hand, you could see major protests _ this? on one hand, you could see major protests in - this? on one hand, you could see major protests in which l see major protests in which they— see major protests in which they would have instability in they would have instability in the sector hit, exports it and they'll— the sector hit, exports it and they'll be _ the sector hit, exports it and they'll be very bad news bangladesh. and, you will see protests— bangladesh. and, you will see protests at peter out and bangladesh resumes its path

towards fast—track economic growth — towards fast—track economic growth and so on. but sheikh hasina — growth and so on. but sheikh hasina seems to be here to stay in troth— hasina seems to be here to stay in both the — hasina seems to be here to stay in both the countries in the region— in both the countries in the region in— in both the countries in the region in the world are going to some _ region in the world are going to some way to work with her to make _ to some way to work with her to make peace with bangladesh because the fact is, it is an important _ because the fact is, it is an important country, most populous, she is not going away in the _ populous, she is not going away in the question is how do we come — in the question is how do we come to— in the question is how do we come to terms with her. began regionally. _ come to terms with her. began regionally, where _ come to terms with her. began regionally, where does - regionally, where does bangladesh stand with neighbours like india and china and an important trade partner in the united states? but and an important trade partner in the united states?— in the united states? but he managed — in the united states? but he managed to _ in the united states? but he managed to do _ in the united states? but he managed to do is _ in the united states? but he managed to do is keep - in the united states? but he managed to do is keep both| managed to do is keep both india — managed to do is keep both india and china on board using skilful— india and china on board using skilful diplomacy. india and china — skilful diplomacy. india and china are rivals in south asia but they— china are rivals in south asia but they have managed to

convince the indians that she is their— convince the indians that she is their best bet in terms of controlling radical islam and continuing modernisation, having _ continuing modernisation, having a _ continuing modernisation, having a modicum of minority rights — having a modicum of minority rights and _ having a modicum of minority rights and so on and is convinced the chinese that they have _ convinced the chinese that they have stability and investments and road — have stability and investments and road initiatives and bangladesh are safe. she has managed to do this quite skilfully by relationships of the us— skilfully by relationships of the us has not been quite safe because — the us has not been quite safe because the us viewed bangladesh, the biden administration is viewed bangladesh through the prism of democracy and that is been a weeks — democracy and that is been a weeks part of this government. they— weeks part of this government. they have — weeks part of this government. they have crackdown on position, received a lot of criticism _ position, received a lot of criticism for becoming what is a one—party state and is this going — a one—party state and is this going to _ a one—party state and is this going to be a development oriented one—party state that looks — oriented one—party state that looks a — oriented one—party state that looks a little bit more like singapore in the 1970s of the 80s or— singapore in the 1970s of the 80s or is _ singapore in the 1970s of the 80s or is it going to become a despotism and look a little bit

more — despotism and look a little bit more like other one—party states. _ more like other one—party states, for example egypt in the 80s— states, for example egypt in the 80s in the 90s, optimists will hope _ the 80s in the 90s, optimists will hope for the singapore direction and pessimists will see it — direction and pessimists will see it going towards the egyptian direction. eyewitness reports from gaza say many people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a building in the jabalia refugee camp, in the north. there's been no comment from israel, whose war with hamas has entered a fourth month. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. the us secretary of state antony blinken has again been touring the region trying to put the brakes on the conflict. wyre davies sent this report from jerusalem, and it contains distressing images from the very start. images coming from jabalia in northern gaza today are difficult to watch. reporters quickly on the scene described dozens of bodies lying in the rubble of a destroyed building, many of them women and children. unconfirmed reports say at least 70 people were killed here in what was reported to be an israeli air strike. the israeli military has not yet responded to a bbc request

for more information. across gaza, say aid agencies, the civilian toll is unbearable. this, the aftermath of another attack in khan younis. health officials say that even medicalfacilities, including hospitals, are unsafe as israel's relentless campaign continues against hamas military targets. the staff inside of this hospital are heroes who are doing everything they can without sleep, without food, without knowing if their own families are safe, in order to save the lives of others. so this hospital and the staff in this hospital have to be protected. with an increasing sense of urgency, the american secretary of state is on a whistle—stop tour of middle eastern capitals. with real concern about the humanitarian situation and the possibility of a region—wide conflict, antony blinken is being urged to use america's influence over israel to demand an

immediate ceasefire. but even if washington presses that point, israel's leader isn't yet listening. translation: we are not stopping until victory. - the war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals — the elimination of hamas, the return of all of our hostages, and ensuring that gaza no longer poses a threat to israel. i say this to both our enemies and ourfriends. wael al—dahdouh wishes the fighting would end. he's already lost family and several colleagues. today, the aljazeera correspondent buried his son, hamza, also a reporter killed in an airstrike. israel says they were targeting a suspect and were aware of others in his car. the latest of at least 75 local journalists who have been killed in gaza. paying the highest price to report this war to the world.

wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. to british politics now, and prime minister rishi sunak says the government is looking at legal options to clear the sub—postmasters wrongly convicted in the post office scandal, which he called �*an appalling miscarriage ofjustice'. mr sunak, in a wide ranging interview with the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg, also said he was committed to the plan to send some migrants to rwanda. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. for rishi sunak, this is set to be a decisive year, issues crowding around. first, the growing calls to exonerate those caught up in the post office scandal. the prime minister was asked if he would act to clear the hundreds wrongfully convicted or have government, not post office, lawyers handle their appeals. the justice secretary is looking at the things that you have described. it would not be right to pre—empt that process. obviously there is legal complexity in all of those things but he is looking at exactly those areas that you have described. it is right that we find every which way we can do

to try and make this right for the people who were so wrongfully treated at the time. next up, one of his signature but stalled policies, focused on this place, rwanda, and his attempts to deport asylum seekers to have their cases dealt with by the east african country. government documents seen by the bbc suggest that, as chancellor, mr sunak thought the policy won't work as a deterrent, but as prime minister, he is pushing ahead with it. i absolutely believe in the value and importance of having deterrents. in terms of the scheme, i was chancellor at the time. myjob is to make sure that we get value for taxpayers, myjob is to make sure that we get value for money for taxpayers, to ask questions whenever anybody wants to spend taxpayers' money. i would expect the same thing of the chancellor now. across london, in another tv studio, the labour leader, keen to put pressure on the prime minister over when an election might be called. mr sunak has tried to quash speculation suggesting

it might be autumn. sir keir starmer says the sooner the better. it is very hard to see how him continuing in government improves the lives of anybody in the country, so there is this drift. i can't help feeling that all he really wants to do is to get two years clocked up of his own premiership and that means he is putting vanity before country. mps will be back in westminster tomorrow. some conservatives are already gearing up to challenge mr sunak over his rwanda plan. just the start of what is certain to be a testing political calendar for the prime minister. damian grammaticas, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines in the uk now. london underground workers have called off a strike which was expected to bring the tube almost to a standstill this coming week. the rmt union said pay talks had made good progress. transport for london have warned there could still be

some disruption in the morning police in lincolnshire say two people have died, after their car became submerged in water. it happened on saturday in the early afternoon near grimsby and the mouth of the river humber. police say there was a collision, and a blue mercedes 300 left the road. a sixteen year old boy and a forty year old man were pronounced dead at the scene — their next of kin have been informed. the pioneering british surgeon, professor sir roy carne has died at the age of 93. he carried out europe's first liver transplant operation in 1968. sir roy was regarded as a world leading surgeon, working at addenbrooke 5 hospital in cambridge. he was the first to use drugs to control the rejection of donated organs. you're live with bbc news to the united states now where final preparations are under way for the launch of a spacecraft which will attempt to land on the moon. that would be intersting enough in itself, but the rocket

is also carrying some rather bizarre cargo, emily brown explains. after nearly a decade of planning and testing, the first american spacecraft set to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years. this is the new partnership between nasser and private between nasa and private industry united launch alliance. this is their vulcan centaur. it's a private competitor to elon musk�*s space x, and it's set to take off from cape canaveral space force station. the rocket is carrying astrobotic peregrine one, and that aims to be the first us craft to make a soft lunar landing since the apollo programme. let's take a look at the rocket in more detail. we know it has a height of nearly 62 metres, a diameter of 5.4 metres, and a total mass of more than 500,000 kilograms on board a scientific instruments that will probe the lunar environment, hoping to pave the way for the return of astronauts on the moon. but there's also some unusual cargo. a physical bitcoin sculptures

by the artistjeff koons a physical bitcoin, sculptures by the artistjeff koons and controversially, dna and human remains of the star trek creator gene roddenberry, as well as sci fi roddenberry, as well as sci—fi author and scientist arthur c clarke. the vulcan rocket�*s upper stage is also carrying late cast members of star trek, as well as former presidentsjohn f kennedy, dwight eisenhower and george washington. well, the countdown is on. take—off is expected at 2:18 a.m. local time. cold health alerts have been issued for parts of england this week, with temperatures due to plummet, leading to snow and ice. it comes as many areas are still trying to recover from the aftermath of storm henk, which caused widespread flooding. about 170 flood warnings are still in place in england and wales — and the environment agency says more properties could flood over the next week as river levels rise. our reporterjessica lane has more.

as the cold weather hits many parts of the country, lots of homes and gardens remain underwater, including here in nottinghamshire. there's still water in the conservatory. the conservatory flooded first, so we tried to sandbag a barrier. hit by flooding earlier this week. eric has had to move in with her neighbours. i've had loads of offers from all of the village. the village have been brilliant and they've all have to come and clean up. obviously, i've got to wait for the insurance to to come and assess the damage first before i move anything. lots of the fields in the area are still underwater. and in fact, there are some houses over here and the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure that they have enough provisions to keep them going for the next few days. they've also been checking on other isolated people cut off by the sheer amount of water. people alongside the river

lambourn in berkshire were monitoring water levels all last night after some homes flooded. the prime minister met the environment agency earlier in oxford. just manage the water levels in a way as best you can. the government's been accused of being asleep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these challenging times. even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast. - it's going to take a while for. the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure i off communities like, like those we've seen in recent days. here in corringham, some of the flood water has receded, but the cold weather is hitting many in the country trying to salvage their homes and businesses. and with the prospect of more flooding to come, it continues to be a worrying time. jessica lane, bbc news corringham in nottinghamshire.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. republican and democratic leaders in the us congress say they've reached a deal on next year's federal budget, averting a disastrous government shutdown. the one—point—six trillion dollar agreement includes nearly nine—hundred billion dollars for defence. it also safeguards health and welfare spending, provisions demanded by democrats. the american aviation regulator says boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off a new 737 max 9 during a flight on friday will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. the door plug of the alaska airlines plane, which had been in service for only eight weeks, tore away from the left side of the jet shortly after take off from portland. authorities have asked the public for help finding the missing panel. internet and social media services have been severely disrupted across pakistan, just as the party of the former

prime minister imran khan was about to launch a massive election campaign online. mr khan is currently injail facing trial on multiple charges of corruption, and has been disqualified from standing in the general elections next month. his pti party called the shutdown "absolutely shameful. hollywood is gearing up for the golden globe awards, which is set to begin in a few hours time — after a big year for cinema which saw barbie and oppenheimer dominate the box office. the globes are the first major ceremony of film awards season, which culminates with the oscars in march. from los angeles our correspondent emma vardy reports. hi, barbie. hi, ken. it was neverjust about a plastic doll. barbie, a satire on a female's role in society, became a sensation last summer... hi, barbie. ..as audiences dressed in pink and headed to the cinema, making director greta gerwig

the first female to make a $1 billion movie. i got us both ice—cream. cool i don't know- if we can be trusted. for best drama, oppenheimer, the three—hour epic about the american physicist who developed the atomic bomb, is battling it out against martin scorsese's killers of the flower moon. leonardo dicaprio is up for best actor, but it's his co—star, lily gladstone, who may become the first native american to win best actress. i didn't realise this was a race. he's on the floor, tom. explain to me what he's doing. and succession, the drama about a media dynasty, is predicted to be the big winner in the tv categories. studios are hoping for a boost from the awards, as the globes are the first major event since actors and writers strikes saw hollywood productions grind to a halt, costing the industry dearly. so, there's a lot at stake. but the globes are also known

as the biggest party in town. throughout the night, the champagne will be flowing because this event has something of a reputation for being one of the most raucous of awards season. and, away from the red carpet, no—one's really a loser, as la's extravagant tradition of so called gifting suites lives onm with brands giving away freebies in exchange for a celebrity endorsement. there's holidays, jewellery, even a little psychic help. but can we predict the winners? guessing ahead is popular here, because winning a golden globe can help influence the oscars in two months' time. emma vardy, bbc news, beverly hills. a little while ago i spoke to emma — who's on the red carpet — she gave me the latest. the stars started to arrive here in the red carpeted behind me, the really big names cannot get here untiljust the ceremony starts and were

waiting for the big ones to come down here at the moment. but tonight, the sense is that it's going to be the native barbie and oppenheimer, think back to the summer, these films released on the same time and they created so much buzz around both the people were flocking to see them at the cinema in big numbers and they did really well the box office and that made a hashtag barbenheimerfor people and that made a hashtag barbenheimer for people went to both of them. a lot of nominations are denied and margo robbie played a she got best actress and then there is murphy who played oppenheimer and is set up for best actor in the category and plenty to talk about as well. the gordon globes are disgraced and taken off the air losing their tv coverage due to damaging scandals and they have some work to do to repair the

reputation but they do have this reputation for a party in town and they'll let their hair down and enjoy the moment. the down and en'oy the moment. the golden down and enjoy the moment. the golden globes are back in town for the former glory and you see them on the red carpet? i see them on the red carpet? i think this kicks off the reward season and the need to perform its a chance to get in front it's a chance to get in front of cameras to get themselves seenin of cameras to get themselves seen in create a viral moment and anyone here who was up for and anyone here who was up for an award wants to have one, and move within the controversies of the past but behind the scenes, there are members voting in an effort to make them more transparent and more

diverse and more corruption created so many bad headlines for the golden globes and their rather a more formal affair perhaps more prestigious it might be seen in the industry and it doesn't necessarily predict what is happening at the oscars but certainly doesn't hurt to be taking away an award tonight if you want to get noticed for an oscar in a couple months' time.- get noticed for an oscar in a couple months' time. films or tv shows _ couple months' time. films or tv shows we _ couple months' time. films or tv shows we be _ couple months' time. films or tv shows we be looking - couple months' time. films or tv shows we be looking out i couple months' time. films or| tv shows we be looking out for that could be up for winning some awards today?- that could be up for winning some awards today? killers of the flower _ some awards today? killers of the flower moan _ some awards today? killers of the flower moan is _ some awards today? killers of the flower moan is also - some awards today? killers of the flower moan is also up - some awards today? killers of the flower moan is also up for| the flower moan is also up for a number of nominations this evening and leonardo dicaprio for best actor in that category and lily, she is the best actress to become the first

native american actress to win a golden globe year. it is an exciting event for directors because female directors or applicants martin scorsese and the stricter category there will be battling out and restrictor category they'll be battling out in that one. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. good evening. high pressure has brought a welcome change to much drier weather for most this weekend, but there are still numerous flood warnings in force, around

170 during the day today. as ever, there is more detail on those on the weather website, including a warning for ice for the night ahead. but the high pressure that has brought the drier weather this weekend is staying put, as you can see, through the working week. there will be quite a keen wind in the south accentuating the chill, but for most, little rain in the forecast. it looks much drier, therefore, but it is already colder and it will remain so. and we've had some stubborn fog this weekend. in fact, during sunday across parts of northern ireland, scotland, northern england and wales, and indeed that will thicken up as we go through the coming night, there could be the odd pocket further south as well. what we will find is more showers coming into east anglia and the south—east. widely frosty i think even where we see the towns and cities just above freezing, the ground will still turn

potentially frosty and icy because we have had a lot of rain. but overnight we are going to see those showers, and into monday, popping up across the east anglia region and the south—east of england, and they will be snow even at lower levels, it is cold air. with a few centimetres potentially over the downs, that will make things very slippery potentially because they could wash off the salt. ice is certainly an issue in the south and east but also elsewhere because it has been so damp. the fog again for central and southern scotland, northern ireland, northern parts of england and wales, it might well linger. but we will see some brightness and some sunshine as well. the wind is a little stronger again across southern parts compared to today, pushing wintry showers across other southern counties through the day. and making it feel colder still. we will see a smattering of snow in those showers further south, particularly over the hills and the channel islands. into tuesday, the high pressure system stays towards the north, those keen east winds or north—east winds continue in the south. but that might benefit, pushing the showers out

of the way and breaking the cloud up a bit more for more sunshine. but still again plenty of it for north—west scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales, more in the south. might pick up a bit more cloud across north—eastern coasts but as you can see temperatures below par. and as we go through the rest of the week, it stays largely dry but it is still pretty chilly.

grounded again — us regulators say boeing 737 max nine planes will not be taking off until a safety inspection is complete.

plus... five terms and counting... bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re—elected. we look into the implications for the south asian economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. we begin in the us where the aviation regulator has said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off a new seven three seven max nine during a flight on friday will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. it's not as severe a move as the grounding of all max—family jets worldwide nearly five years ago following a pair of fatal crashes. but, with hundreds of flights cancelled in the us over the weekend, it's yet another reputational blow for the aviation giant. for more on what this means for boeing and the wider industry we're joined by aviation analyst alex macheras.

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