some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of the palestinians outside gaza. uk government ministers meet today amid calls for one mp to face questions in parliament about the post office scandal lift off of the first united launch rocket. blast off! the first american spacecraft in more than 50 years is on its way to the moon after a successful launch. oppenheimer xxx ——! and oppenheimer wins big at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home five of the night's big prizes. hello. we start this hour in the middle east, where america's top diplomat, secretary of state, antony blinken, continues diplomatic efforts in a bid to prevent a regional escalation of israel's war in gaza. he'll hold talks with the united arab emirates and saudi arabia today on containing

the international shipping threat in the red sea by the iranian—backed houthi rebels of neighbouring yemen, before travelling to tel aviv. ahead of his arrival in israel, intense israeli air strikes have been continuing in the gaza strip as well as ground battles with hamas fighters. israeli forces say they carried out strikes on 30 targets overnight. there is also deep concern over the dire humanitarian situation in gaza, where aid organisations say their doctors have been forced to pull out of one of the last functioning hospitals after the surrounding area was designated a combat zone by the israeli military. the world health organization says if the al—aqsa hospital is stopped from operating, it will be a moral and medical outrage. wyre davies sent this report from jerusalem. a warning — it contains distressing images from the 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. live now tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. can you just give us the context to what we are hearing about what antony blinken is going to be saying about saying that palestinians should not be pressured into leaving gaza? just explain why this has come about, because israeli ministers were talking about this, weren't they? were talking about this, weren't the ? . , , ., they? that is right. some israeli ministers within _ they? that is right. some israeli ministers within the _ they? that is right. some israeli ministers within the coalition - ministers within the coalition government, on the far right, they have been calling for a forced displacement of palestinians, in effect, from the gaza strip. washington has already issued a sharp rebuke ofs. they say the palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in the north of the gaza strip first of all as

soon as conditions allow. that will be part of antony blinken's message as he comes here. otherwise we can expect him to continue this conversation about trying to stop the regional spill—over of this war. he says it is imperative that israel takes more action, put a premium on protecting civilians in the gaza strip, and also does more to help in terms of getting aid, notjust into gazza, but allowing that aid to be distributed where it is really needed. figs distributed where it is really needed. �* , ., distributed where it is really needed. a ., needed. as we saw in that report, ben'amin needed. as we saw in that report, benjamin netanyahu _ needed. as we saw in that report, benjamin netanyahu remaining i needed. as we saw in that report, - benjamin netanyahu remaining defiant in terms of any calls for a possible ceasefire. what other talks are ongoing right now in terms of a possible pause in the fighting? that seems to have gone quiet? fir possible pause in the fighting? that seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have _ seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have been _ seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have been important - seems to have gone quiet? of course, the qataris have been important to - the qataris have been important to mediators. this was addressed when mr blinken was meeting qatari

officials in the past day. they have given assurances that there are still continued efforts to reach a new ceasefire deal with hamas to bring home the remaining 100 plus israeli hostages still held by hamas and other armed groups in the gaza strip. we also saw, unusually, some of the hostage families heading to qatar themselves to meet qatari officials, trying to keep the issue officials, trying to keep the issue of their loved ones on this diplomatic agenda. mr blinken himself has put it high up on his agenda, bringing back the israeli hostages, when he was laying out what he hoped to achieve in the middle east.— middle east. yolande knell in jerusalem. — middle east. yolande knell in jerusalem, thank _ middle east. yolande knell in jerusalem, thank you. - the ukjustice secretary, alex chalk, will meet with the minister responsible for the post office today to discuss how hundreds of branch managers, who were wrongly convicted in the horizon it scandal, could be cleared. pressure is increasing on the government to take action over what has been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in british history. here's our business

correspondent marc ashdown. hello, how can i help? 0h, hi, it'sjo hamilton- here from south warnborough. i'm trying to produce this week's cash account. - and what's the problem? jo hamilton's story was central to the recent itv drama — she was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the village post office she ran in hampshire. in the meantime, you'll need to make good the loss. i haven't got that money! her conviction has now been quashed, but she's still angry that so many are still waiting forjustice. to know my conviction's quashed and to keep the promise to my parents — who didn't live to see it, sadly — that i would never give up until i overturned my conviction... and, yeah, it's amazing. it also opens doors to compensation, as well, which is life—changing. jo is among more than 700 post office managers convicted over a 16—year period from 1999 — faulty software in the horizon it system was to blame — but to overturn convictions, each and every person

still has to appeal directly to the post office and prove their innocence. well, if you meet the victims and how traumatised and broken they are, you can understand why they don't want to go anywhere near a court. so therefore the government need to come up with a solution which expunges these convictions and restores these people's reputations. one suggestion is to remove the post office from the appeals process, and possibly pass new legislation to exonerate all of the victims as one. rishi sunak said thejustice secretary, alex chalk, is currently weighing up what to do. the group themselves have not been compensated. they've had literally a tiny interim payment or tiny payment at the beginning given to them, and they're having to fight for the rest of it. so make claims, months later they come back. they've extended the deadline now from 6th of august this

year to into next year, and by then it'll be heading for year six. you know, how can it possibly take that long to pay 500 people? a public inquiry is ongoing — the post office said it supports it and is keen to establish what went wrong in the past, and the accountability for it. a police investigation is also under way into whether crimes were committed by some of those prosecuting hundreds of innocent people in what's become known as britain's biggest miscarriage of justice. marc ashdown, bbc news. our chief politcal correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, there is talk about whether the government could somehow pass an act, somehow get rid of all of the convictions of the postmasters. tell us more about that? mex. convictions of the postmasters. tell us more about that?— convictions of the postmasters. tell us more about that? alex chalk, the justice secretary, _ us more about that? alex chalk, the justice secretary, is _ us more about that? alex chalk, the justice secretary, is meeting -

us more about that? alex chalk, the justice secretary, is meeting kevin l justice secretary, is meeting kevin hollinrake, a business minister, today, with government lawyers to look at various legal options the government has. the most radical, innovative, whatever word you want to use, and of the spectrum under consideration, we think, is the possibility that the government, or parliament, really, could pass a law which could say, all of the postmasters convicted for fraud or false accounting or any of the range of offences of this issue, just have their convictions quashed by one act of parliament. and procedurally, that would be very simple. parliament makes low in this country. constitutionally it might be a little dicey. you might have some people are saying that is infringing on the rule of law. infringing on the independence of thejudiciary, setting a precedent that parliament can set aside the rulings of the court. the fact that this is even being entertained gives you a sense of how this tv drama,

which only began airing a few days ago, has invigorated this long—running campaign and got people in government and parliament thinking very seriously about ways to address it. the thinking very seriously about ways to address it.— to address it. the post office is owned by the — to address it. the post office is owned by the government - to address it. the post office is owned by the government and l to address it. the post office is| owned by the government and it to address it. the post office is - owned by the government and it plays a part in that appeals process. that angers a lot of people. there are calls for it to be somehow removed. who could replace it and what could be the process for that? do you think that is going to happen? there is a slihtl think that is going to happen? there is a slightly complex _ think that is going to happen? there is a slightly complex legal _ is a slightly complex legal architecture. the post office is a non—�*s length to the government. it operates with a chief executive, all of the things you would expect from a private company, except its shareholder is the government. one of the independent nonexecutive directors on the board is a civil servant at the government has some arm's length control over it. people say the post office seems to have lost sight of the fact that ultimately it is serving the public

and is owned by the public and operated for the public in the way it approached things. the prosecutions were sought by the post office, not the product right or not by the crown prosecution service. the post office than it is also the initial stage of the appeals process. that is one of the other things we think the government is looking at replacing. they could be replaced by the crown prosecution service, as you would ordinarily expect in this sort of thing. thank ou for expect in this sort of thing. thank you for expanding _ expect in this sort of thing. thank you for expanding that, _ expect in this sort of thing. thank you for expanding that, henry - you for expanding that, henry zeffman. —— explaining. in the last few hours a rocket has blasted off from cape canaveral in florida carrying the first american spacecraft to attempt a moon landing for half a century. the aim of the peregrine mission is to carry out experiments on the lunar surface, which will help pave the way for future space exploration. live now to our science correspondent, jonathan amos, in the newsroom for us. it has been a successful launch, hasn't it? , , . , . hasn't it? yes, -- picture perfect launch.

hasn't it? yes, -- picture perfect launch- cape _ hasn't it? yes, -- picture perfect launch. cape canaveral, - hasn't it? yes, -- picture perfect launch. cape canaveral, florida, | hasn't it? yes, -- picture perfect. launch. cape canaveral, florida, 18 minutes past seven gmt this morning, earlier in the morning in the us, the rocket, the vulcan, lifted off. after 15 minutes of flight interjected this peregrine lander, as it is called. you can see a picture of it here in preparation. it will take a few weeks for the lander to arrive at the moon. then it will attempt a soft landing. i put the emphasis on soft landing. that will be on the 23rd of february. it is not since this event happened, way back in 1972, the apollo 17 mission. you can see the commander of apollo 17. that was the last mission to touch down gently on the surface of the moon from the united states. they have not attempted since. they have had a number of probes that have deliberately crashed into the surface of the moon but no soft landing attempt. there is a big effort now to get america back to the moon. it is called artemis, as

opposed to apollo. and the mission we saw take off today as part of that process. the big differences back then it was all nassar. now it nassar going with commercial partners and international partners. it is a commercial, privately owned, built, lander on top of the rocket. it would be that a company that will be in charge when the landing comes up be in charge when the landing comes up on the 23rd of february with some science instruments on—board. they purchased that space. it is logistics mission service they have purchased. logistics mission service they have urchased. ~ ., , ., purchased. what exactly are the experiments _ purchased. what exactly are the experiments they _ purchased. what exactly are the experiments they will _ purchased. what exactly are the experiments they will be - purchased. what exactly are the - experiments they will be conducting? one of the interesting things about the moon we have learned in the last few decades is that there is water there. water is interesting because you can use it in a number of ways. you can drink it if you are an astronaut, but you can also split h20 into hydrogen and oxygen. that is a rocket fuel. if we are going to

go back to the moon with astronauts and stay there, forming lunar bases, these guys only went for a few days, then they came home. the idea is we 90, then they came home. the idea is we go, we stay, we have a permanent presence. if you do that you need resources and water would be one of them. this spacecraft has instruments that are going to study how water moves across the surface. interestingly, one of the sensors thatis interestingly, one of the sensors that is going to do that was developed here in the united kingdom. that will be the first scientific instrument to touch the surface of the moon, we hope nice and it gently, in february 23. it is and it gently, in february 23. it is all about the _ and it gently, in february 23. it is all about the soft _ and it gently, in february 23. it is all about the soft landing. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. actor idris elba is calling on the government to immediately ban the sale of so—called zombie knives and machetes, to help stop young people losing their lives in knife crime. he'lljoin victims' families outside parliament later

to launch a new campaign. the home office previously announced plans to give police more powers to seize knives. transport for london says there will still be some disruption to tube services, despite the rmt union calling off a planned strike. passengers are being advised to check before they travel. london underground workers had been due to walk out until the end of the week in a dispute over a five—percent pay offer. thousands of old green metal street cabinets — once used to store broadband and phone cabling — are set to be converted into electric vehicle charging points. bt group is setting up a pilot project which it's hoped will boost the number of charging stations across the country. you're live with bbc news. evidence of rape, torture and forced abortions by the founder of one of the world's biggest christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by the bbc. tbjoshua was the late

founder of the synagogue church of all nations in nigeria, and built an evangelical empire that counted dozens of political leaders, celebrities and international footballers among his associates. former church insiders have gone public — for the first time — with claims of atrocities that span almost 20 years. peter murimi reports. a warning — you might find some elements upsetting. everyone here in the stadium say, i lovejesus. tbjoshua was one of africa's most famous pastors, drawing presidents, premier league footballers and millions of followers across the globe. he had huge resources, huge amounts of influence, notjust in nigeria, throughout africa, israel, mexico, singapore. tbjoshua performed televised healings, where members of his congregation claimed to have been cured of aids, cancer

and a range of chronic conditions. negative tested for hiv and hiv 2. everybody wanted the privilege to go with, to meet this... ..big giant. tb joshua's closest followers were known as disciples, and lived together for years inside his compound in nigeria. it was a psychological prison. we all thought we were in heaven, but we were in hell, and in hell terrible things happen. dozens of these insiders alleged that the pastor repeatedly assaulted, raped and tortured women behind closed doors, with the most recent incidents in 2019. it became so robotic. i disconnected from my body. i just became like... ..a puppet. rape became like a normal, terrifying thing that you would do. it's like you are an animal being slaughtered. i was 17 years old.

he would be calling girls in one after the other. . i stayed here almost 14 years. they will be in thousands. some women claim they were forced to have abortions inside his compound following the alleged assaults. i had three abortions at synagogue. and from speaking to other women, i'm not the only one. women that he rapes, he forces them into abortion. i never had a choice whether i could keep a potential child or not. people tried to speak up to expose him, but nobody would listen. tbjoshua died in 2021. his wife, evelyn, is now leading the synagogue church of all nations. good morning, viewers all over the world. the bbc contacted the church

with allegations in this report. they did not respond to them, but they said previous claims against tbjoshua have been unfounded. today, the church still attracts millions of viewers to its online platforms. some people, they are still living in fear for their lives, in fear for the retribution that will come if they do open their mouths. peter murimi, bbc news. you can watch disciples: the cult of tbjoshua on the bbc africa youtube channel and listen to the new season of world of secrets, wherever you get your bbc podcasts. let s get some of the day s other news now. us officials say the missing part of an alaska airlines plane that detached mid—air during a friday flight has now been found. it was discovered by a portland teacher in his back garden. the us aviation regulator says 171 �*boeing 737 max 9�* planes will remain grounded until its satisfied

the planes are safe. republican and democratic congressional leaders in the us say they've agreed the main elements of a one—point six trillion dollar budget deal designed to avert a damaging government shutdown in january. it's yet to be approved by the house and senate. farmers in germany are beginning a blockade of roads across the country at the start of a week—long protest against plans to phase out fuel subsidies. a concession that saw the government back—track on plans to remove some agricultural tax breaks hasn't been enough to stop farmers going ahead with their protest. hundreds of brazilian football supporters have been paying their last respects to mario zagallo, who won two world cups as a player before leading the national team to victory as manager in 1970. he went on to win a fourth world cup as brazil's assista nt— manager in1991l. zagallo died on friday at the age of 92.

the number of people unaccounted for after the japanese earthquake has more than tripled. the death toll has risen as well, according to local authorities. a heavy dumping of snow has complicated relief efforts a week after the earthquake. more than 2000 people are still cut off and many others are lacking power or been forced to take shelter. oppenheimer was the big winner at the golden globe awards, taking home five awards including the top prize. cillian murphy and robert downey junior were both recognised for their acting performances, while christopher nolan won best director. our la correspondent emma vardy reports. clamouring. hi, barbie! with her signature pink adorning the red carpet, the "hi, barbie" influence was everywhere.

but the night really belonged to oppenheimer. oppenheimer! it won five golden globes — including best picture, best director... ..and there was a mistimed kiss for oppenheimer star cillian murphy as he accepted best actor in a drama. my first question — do i have lipstick all over my nose? shouting. 0h. i'm just going to leave it. barbie won the new golden globes category box office achievement — celebrating films that were a big hit at the cinema. thank you. we would like to dedicate this to every single person on the planet who dressed up and went to the greatest place on earth — the movie theatres. what was i made for? from barbie — music and lyrics by billie eilish o'connell and finneas o'connell. and billie eilish picked up the best original song. succession! in the tv categories, the big winners were beef, the bear, and succession.

lily gladstone! there was an emotional speech by lily gladstone, winning for her role in killers of the flower moon — the first native american actress to win a golden globe. this is an historic win. it doesn't belong to just me. i'm holding it right now, i'm holding it with all of my beautiful sisters in the film at this table over here and my mother, tantoo cardinal. standing on all of your shoulders. this is the first major awards since months of actors' and writers' strikes saw productions halted and red—carpet events cancelled. so for many here, they're glad to get back to the business of promoting their films — not to mention enjoying a party. it's a who's who of hollywood. the golden globes lived up to its reputation as a rather boozy affair — before stars even got in, there was a bar on the red carpet. with the rather more formal oscars approaching in two months' time, critics will be looking to see if oppenheimer will be toasting the same success.

emma vardy, bbc news, beverly hills. finally, when retired postman rodney holbrook noticed the workbench in his garden shed kept being mysteriously tidied, he decided to do a bit of detective work. and here's what he found when he set up a night vision camera. his secret helper was in fact a little mouse — picking up pegs, corks, nuts and bolts. he's since given his mystery friend a nickname — "welsh tidy mouse". he says he doesn't bother tidying any more. he leaves things out for the mouse and they are back in the box next day. thank you for watching. bye—bye. after the relentless rainfall, the start of 2024, things this week are looking quieter and calmer on the weather front. looking quieter and calmer on the weatherfront. lots of

looking quieter and calmer on the weather front. lots of dry weather. certainly colder out there. we have got some frost, some fog and some icy stretches through this week. some wintry showers. most places are avoiding them. high pressure is driving the weather. the winds will rotate around that area of high pressure. from an easterly or north—easterly direction. quite breezy in the next few days, particularly towards the south. more cloud in eastern areas. down towards east anglia and the south—east in the london region, some wintry showers. you may see a slight dusting of snow at low levels. some showers further north as well across the north—east of england tending to fade away. plenty of sunshine. mist and fog slow to clear. particularly in the north. top temperatures today, between three and 6 degrees. feeling chilly. especially towards the south, where we have the brisk winds coming in from the east. it will feel sub zero with the wintry showers and the breeze. these showers and the breeze. these showers following as sleet and snow drift further west route across

southern parts of england and wales through this evening and overnight. most of us dry with clear spells. again, like last night, some mist and fog developing critically for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures could be as low as —7 or —8 in scotland. after the chilly start tomorrow, mist and fog gradually clear from the north. a breeze coming in from the east across parts of southern england and wales. generally, less in the way of cloud and wintry showers compared to today. a bit more sunshine. it will feel cold. three to 6 degrees, chile in the breeze. not much change into wednesday. you will notice more cloud will across parts of scotland. northern england too. more sunshine further south. northern england too. more sunshine furthersouth. it looks northern england too. more sunshine further south. it looks like a predominantly dry picture on wednesday. the flood warnings will start to come down in the next few days. six or 7 degrees for most. turning motor through the middle part of the week. things mostly dry

towards the end of the week. but after a slightly milder spell for some of us those temperatures could come down a notch once again into next weekend and next week. bye—bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... america's top diplomat says palestinians must not be pressured into leaving gaza — and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow.

police in australia dismantle a criminal gang attempting to smuggle hundreds of lizards to hong kong. blast off! the first american spacecraft in more than 50 years is on its way to the moon after a successful launch. oppenheimer! oppenheimer wins big at the golden globe awards in los angeles, taking home five of the night's big prizes. new research commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama suggests police forces in england and wales need an extra 18,000 officers just to keep up with population growth. the home office says officer numbers are at a record high, but their own figures show that only one in 20 crimes in england and wales now results in a suspect being charged. it's led to some victims taking steps to investigate their own crimes, as bronagh munro reports. when i got up at 7:00

in the morning, the tv was off the wall — on the floor — the drawers