: verify iverify has been looking at gaza, bbc verify has been looking at the latest footage from their and how it is being affected by the war. pressure grows on the uk government to help hundreds of post office branch managers wrongly convicted after faulty it software indicated they'd committed fraud. and the legendary german footballer and manager franz beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. hello, iam hello, i am rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live. more on the middle east in a moment, but first a story breaking this hour. franz beckenbauer, one of germany's greatest ever footballers, has died at the age of 78. he captained his country to world cup victory in 1974,

then won the tournament again as manager in 1990. tributes are now pouring in. live now to jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. jane, what more can you tell us? confirmation came in the last hour from franz beckenbauer�*s family that he had in fact passed away at the age of 78. a statement from his family to the german news agency dpa reads, it is with deep sadness we announce that my husband and our father franz beckenbauer passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, surrounded by his family. we ask that you allow us to grieve in silence and refrain from asking any questions. beckenbauer was widely regarded as one of the greatest ever footballers of all time and one of only three men to win the world cup as both a player and a manager. he was an icon of german football but he earned 104 caps complaint for west germany as it was back then, and captained them to glory in 1974,

winning the world cup. before of course repeating defeat as a manager in its elite 16 years ago. he was nicknamed the emperor, and he played in the west germany team that also lost in the world cup final to england in 1966, of course, one of only three men to win that competition as a player and then as a manager. the other two, the brazilian manager died if he does go and france's didier deschamps. he was also twice the balance door winner —— ballon d'or winter. and he is credited with goading bayern munich as we know it. there was some controversy with the bid, which will come back to. this summer, just

after his passing, the men zeros are going to be hosted by germany too. he was a really versatile player, he started out as a midfielder but then he really made his name as a central defender. he won a hat—trick of european cups with aaron minnick backin european cups with aaron minnick back in the 70s. but it was the way that he played —— bayern munich. he was seem to be elegant as well as dominant, and his assurance in possession was something was something so many other players wanted to master. he was seen as a modern sweeper role. and he has really been credited with almost creating that role.— really been credited with almost creating that role. jane, 'ust want to read, creating that role. jane, 'ust want to read. m h creating that role. jane, 'ust want to read, i'vejusth creating that role. jane, 'ust want to read, i've just seen _ creating that role. jane, 'ust want to read, i've just seen a h creating that role. jane, just want| to read, i've just seen a statement come in from gary lineker, who is posted on x, formerly twitter, saying, very sorry to hear franz beckenbauer has died. 0ne saying, very sorry to hear franz beckenbauer has died. one of the absolute rates of our game. one of the most pitiful footballers who won it all with grace and charm. rip.

any other two buttes that have come in? clearly, that from mr lineker showing how franz beckenbauer had real global appeal. showing how franz beckenbauer had real globalappeal. i showing how franz beckenbauer had real global appeal. i remember the 1990 world cup which really put him on the map as a manager. i 1990 world cup which really put him on the map as a manager.— on the map as a manager. i think there will be _ on the map as a manager. i think there will be a _ on the map as a manager. i think there will be a great _ on the map as a manager. i think there will be a great deal- on the map as a manager. i think there will be a great deal of- on the map as a manager. i think there will be a great deal of both | there will be a great deal of both managers and players who will have watched beckenbauer in his prime and also take inspiration from him as a manager, who will be paying tribute to him. it hasjust been manager, who will be paying tribute to him. it has just been confirmed in the last hour he has passed away, that many will be in shock probably, because he was such a great of the game and so widely known and respected for his prowess on the pitch and also his managerial tactics as well off it. there was some controversy in his post—playing days. there was some marring of accusations of wrongdoing with at the time he was 71 and he was questioned by swiss prosecutors in 2017 over suspected corruption links to the 2006 world cup which was held

in germany, because beckenbauer headed up the initial bid in 2000 and he was part of the competition's organising committee, and it was something of a dark period in beckenbauer�*s life, because the rest of it was also crazy with his prowess and his impressive, everyone he and won on the pitch and off it as well. —— everett and he had won. he helped bayern munich hugely as well. he was known for helping them progress to first bundesliga and then he was made captain, this was backin then he was made captain, this was back in the 68—59 season, and lead them to the top flight at the first time of asking. he became an inspirational and consistently huge figure for buying munich leading them to a hat—trick of the mystic titles from 1972 to 1974 as well as loosely european tidily mentioned, and that the age of 20,001 he made his debut for west germany in a world cup qualifier, and of course he went on to win the world cup with

germany in 74 and then to win it as manager of germany in italy 16 years later. as i mentioned west germany went on to lose to the host at wembley, to england, in 1966, but it really was a golden period for germany with becca bauer as captain, as defender. he was known as being some of who nobody wanted to take on and he was just seen as someone who was very, very difficult to get past as a striker and gary lineker would definitely be one of many who will have recognised that and who will of watched beckenbauer. just with really to take licence of his impressive and often really, really impregnable force on the pitch as a defender, but the sad news today that he has passed away at the age of 78. i would just read even from his again. it is with deep sadness

we announce that my husband and our father franz beckenbauer passed away peacefully asleep, on sunday, surrounded by his family. we ask you to allow us to grieve in silence and refinement asking any question for some that is obsolete to the media. he was widely regarded as one of the greatest football is of all time, one of only three men to win a world cup as a player in a manager and win the ballon d'or as a player. franz beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78. g ., beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78. g . . beckenbauer, who has died at the age of78. g . ., ., beckenbauer, who has died at the age of78. . ., �* �* beckenbauer, who has died at the age of78. a, ., ~~ of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre, of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre. thank— of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre, thank you _ of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre, thank you for _ of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre, thank you for bringing - of 78. jane dougall on the bbc sport centre, thank you for bringing us - centre, thank you for bringing us up—to—date on that sad news from the world of football. another breaking story into us from france, and that is that the french prime minister has resigned and the president emmanuel macron has reportedly thanked her for her work. this all comes amid reports of tensions between the prime minister

and the president in france, following an immigration bill which was pushed by emmanuel macron which was pushed by emmanuel macron which was initially voted down in parliament last month. it was then passed with some changes which were considered controversial, and so that news just coming in now, considered controversial, and so that newsjust coming in now, you can see her there on the screen, elisabeth borne, the prime minister of france, has stepped down. we are hearing from the palace that she will act as a caretaker prime minister until a new government is named. and it all comes as there were reports that the president emmanuel macron would be shuffling his government, his top team, but news there that the prime minister has resigned and, as i say they it comes after some differences were

reported between the prime minister and president over an immigration bill. we will have more live from ference on that developing story as and when we get it. —— live from france. we go back to developments in the middle east. hezbollah has confirmed that one of its senior commanders has been killed by an israeli drone strike in lebanon. wissam al tawil was the deputy head of the group's elite radwan force and managed many operations in the south of the country. intense fighting is continuing across gaza, with israeli strikes killing 249 palestinians and injuring a further 510 in the past 24 hours, according to the hamas—run gaza health ministry. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been holding talks with the crown prince of saudi arabia on the latest leg of his diplomatic mission to the middle east. he began the day with a visit to the uae and is due to travel on to israel within the next few hours. mr blinken is expected to call on israel to reduce the intensity

of its fighting in gaza. yolande knell has the very latest from jerusalem. the scale of gaza's humanitarian crisis clearly visible along its southernmost border. hundreds of thousands are now crammed into tents. after fleeing their homes, most have been displaced several times over, by the fighting with israel. angry and weary, this woman believes herfamily remains in danger. "they killed us in schools, in our homes, they won't "kill us inside our tent? "there is no safe place," she says. "we came here because of poverty, fear." there is concern al—aqsa hospital in central gaza may close. now largely empty, but only because israeli strikes and evacuation orders have forced hundreds of patients and doctors to leave. on his latest trip to the region, the top us diplomat is telling arab

allies that israel must do more to protect civilians and get aid into gaza. and he insists nobody will be forcibly displaced. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmakers calling for a resettlement of palestinians outside of gaza. gunfire 0n the ground, israel says the intensity of its offensive fits the gravity of the threat posed by hamas. the defence minister says his country must act with enough force to deter israel's other enemies. during its war in gaza, the us has shown israel staunch support. but with growing tensions between these two close allies, the us secretary of state must be expecting some tough talks when he meets israeli leaders. and the stakes could not be higher. israel's military says it has carried out more strikes

against the powerful lebanese armed group hezbollah, backed by iran. fears remain high that a wider, regional war could yet be on the horizon. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. two major charities working in al—aqsa hospital say they've been forced to top are braiding at the facility as a result of increased —— stop operating at the facility. here is bbc verify. hospitals and medical staff are protected under international law, but patients and doctors have reportedly been forced to flee. law, but patients and doctors have reportedly been forced to flee al—aqsa martyrs hospital in gaza due to ongoing fighting and intense israeli air strikes. it's now the only functioning

hospital in the area in central gaza here. and the world health organization said last night that over 600 patients and medical staff reportedly had to leave the hospital, which has left it understaffed as injured people continue to arrive. this video was taken by who staff inside the hospital and it gives you some idea of the situation there. and two major charities working in gaza's hospitals say they've been forced to stop all activity in hospitals as a result of the increased israeli military activity in the area. and the irc and medical aid for palestinians said that the israeli army had dropped leaflets like this one designating areas around the hospital as a red zone. and recent footage does appear to show signs of fighting. this was posted on the 6th of january and shows a plume of smoke. we were able to verify this as being near the al—aqsa hospital because of this blue sign, which is a medical laboratory close to the facility. and here's another video posted yesterday. again, we've been able to geo—locate this using the blue sign as well as the mosque in the background.

in the video, you can hear gunshots, but we can't verify where these shots are coming from and who is firing them. and satellite imagery shows us just how much the area around the hospital has changed since the conflict began. this is a satellite image from before on the 15th of october. and compare that to this one on the 5th of january. you can see how many tents pop up in this very small place around the hospital, from people fleeing other areas of gaza seeking shelter and safety. and we've asked the israeli army for comment, but they haven't yet responded. this is the latest in a series of hospitals that have been severely affected by the israeli army activity. now, the question being asked is, how will the injured get the help that they need? merlyn thomas at the bbc verify hub. downing street has said rishi sunak would "strongly support" the honours forfeiture committee,

if it decided to look at revoking the cbe of the former post office boss, paula vennells. calls have been growing for her to lose the honour because of her role in the horizon scandal, in which hundreds of sub postmasters were convicted of fraud and other offences, after problems caused by a faulty computer system. this afternoon, thejustice secretary and post office minister have met to discuss compensation for the victims. both the prime minister and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, have been speaking about the scandal. take a listen. 0ver over the past few years, my predecessor started the process of doing that, had the inquiry. i approved as chancellor the schemes, that are being paid out. people should know that we are on it and we want to make this right. the money has been set aside. we are now looking at is how can we speed all that up? understandably we... i a very clear and want to get that out the door as quickly as possible. there are legal processes people had to go through, but thejustice

secretary today is meeting with ellet ministers, is there something to do speed up those processes? people should be sure, the money is there. i approved it as chancellor. there are three different compensation schemes and we will do everything we can to make this right for all the people affected. it's simply wrong what happened. they shouldn't have been treated like this and we should do everything we can to make it right for them. i think the whole post office prosecution scandal is exactly that, if scandal. — prosecution scandal is exactly that, if scandal, with a massive impact on human— if scandal, with a massive impact on human lives — if scandal, with a massive impact on human lives. i know one of the individuals_ human lives. i know one of the individuals affected who had a stroke — individuals affected who had a stroke because of the intense pressure _ stroke because of the intense pressure that this was causing. we have got— pressure that this was causing. we have got to — pressure that this was causing. we have got to get ahead of this was a there _ have got to get ahead of this was a there are _ have got to get ahead of this was a there are three things out of got to be there are three things out of got to he done _ there are three things out of got to he done for— there are three things out of got to be done for the compensation is to be done for the compensation is to he paid _ be done for the compensation is to be paid. that is already allocated for in _ be paid. that is already allocated for in the — be paid. that is already allocated for in the treasury. they need to -et for in the treasury. they need to get on _ for in the treasury. they need to get on and — for in the treasury. they need to get on and pay that. i think the prosecution should be taken out of the hands — prosecution should be taken out of the hands of the post office and given— the hands of the post office and given to — the hands of the post office and given to the crown prosecution service — given to the crown prosecution service i— given to the crown prosecution service. i used to run the compensation service. we prosecuted for other— compensation service. we prosecuted for other departments, we can do it here _ for other departments, we can do it here that— for other departments, we can do it here. that should be done

straightaway for andy's convictions, the remaining convictions, need to be the remaining convictions, need to he looked — the remaining convictions, need to be looked at en masse. so, three practical— be looked at en masse. so, three practical things that need to happen straightaway, and of the everybody looking _ straightaway, and of the everybody looking in _ straightaway, and of the everybody looking in would want to see the government move at this. circuit starmer. and before that, the prime _ at this. circuit starmer. and before that, the prime minister— at this. circuit starmer. and before that, the prime minister rishi - at this. circuit starmer. and before l that, the prime minister rishi sunak speaking on the ongoing problems with the post office scandal. we have a live page on the bbc website with all the developments on that, so you can go there and find out more. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. snow has started falling in parts of the uk as the country braces for a week—long cold spell. bbc weather says south—east england will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain during the rest of monday. the met office has warned of ice and snow across southern england and wales later which could cause travel disruption. thousands of old green metal street cabinets once used to store broadband and phone cabling are set to be converted into charging points

for electric vehicles. bt group is setting up a pilot project which it's hoped will boost the number of charging stations across the country. and once again, for some reason, but to reiterate. snow has started falling in parts of the uk for a week—long cold spell. bbc weather says south—east england will see a mix of snow, sleet and rain during the rest of monday. the met office has warned of ice and snow across southern england and wales later which could cause travel disruption. if you did not know it is going to snow, then it is! you're live with bbc news. iam rajini i am rajini vaidyanathan. india's supreme court has said 11 men convicted for gangrape...

a pregnant muslim woman. must be released. the hindu men, who also murdered 14 members of their muslim victim's family, received life sentences. the incident occurred during the 2002 anti—muslim riots in gujarat state. 0ur reporter roxy gagdekar has more on this. it was a time of celebration for many family members of belkis banu in the locality, the locality which was established after the 2002 riots in the area of gujarat in western part of india. the supreme court has today reversed the order of gujarat government, which provided remission to 11 convicts in the infamous bilkis bano gang rape case. during the 2002 riots, bilkis bano was gang raped, she was pregnant, and at that time she was gang raped, and seven members of herfamily were killed, including

three—years—old daughter of bilkis bano. the supreme court today said that gujarat government has no jurisdiction to award remission to these 11 people because the hearing of the case was conducted in maharashtra, the nearby state of gujarat. the supreme court also said that these people, these 11 convicts, will have to remain present in jail within two weeks' time. it was a celebration time in the entire locality where bilkis bano stayed. however, bilkis bano was not available for comment. but her husband, while talking to media, said that he is very happy with the development and his belief in the judiciary system of india has strengthened after this order. 0ur reporter in gujarat there. the tech giant apple has begun making payments over claims into liberally hamper the performance of certain iphones in america. victims will receive a share of a $500 million

settlement. 0ur receive a share of a $500 million settlement. our technology reporter has more. it settlement. our technology reporter has more. , , ., settlement. our technology reporter hasmore. , , ., , has more. it is good news for people in the us who _ has more. it is good news for people in the us who filed _ has more. it is good news for people in the us who filed a _ has more. it is good news for people in the us who filed a claim _ has more. it is good news for people in the us who filed a claim for- in the us who filed a claim for compensation from apple because today they get a cut of that money. it works out at about $92 a claim. this is all about apple being deliberately accused of slowing down iphones. you had one of these come after a couple of years when you'd been using it quite a bit, the charge would just go down, and he just would not perform the way that it did when it came fresh out of the box. people were saying that apple had not told them that this was happening to their iphones and apple actually at the time offered people cheaper battery solutions to fix the problem, but then of course came this class action case in 2020, where people put forward their claims, and today we see that money being paid out. it is only two people in the us. if you're sitting at home thinking of that happened to

my iphone here in the uk, there is a case ongoing here, it is worth £750 million, but the thing is we don't know when that will be settled, if it will and how much money people get if that does get settled. the first american space mission for more than half a century aimed at making a landing on the moon has run into an early technical hitch. the peregrine 0ne robot lander was launched earlier today, but it has been unable to point its solar panels at the sun. the company behind the project, astrobotic, says it's trying to fix the problem, but if it can't, the mission won't be able to proceed. 0ur science correspondent jonathan amos gave us the latest. we had a picture perfect launch this morning, the peregrine craft on the top of the new vulcan rocket left cape canaveral in florida, everything seemed perfect,

and about seven hours after liftoff, we got a statement from the private exploration company in pittsburgh in the us, astrobotic, saying that their spacecraft had experienced an anomaly of some kind, that is what they use, the word they use when something is not quite right. the spacecraft, they were going through the standard checkouts that you do on a spacecraft when it comes off the top of a rocket, you go through its systems and power everything up, check the data to see that it is all working properly, and one of the things the spacecraft has to do, one of the first things it has to do, is to point its solar panels at the sun. that's how you maintain power — and without power, you don't have a mission. it has got to keep its batteries topped up. unfortunately, the spacecraft, as astrobotic have said, has not been able to point at the sun stably. quite what that means,

it's not clear from the statement. it could mean that it is doing it some of the time but then is losing track of where the sun is in the sky. so it may be topping up its batteries a bit and then losing track of the sun and then the batteries are starting to discharge. their engineers are working on it at the moment. they will have rehearsed many times scenarios just like this, and they will have a fault tree they will be going through, trying to sort it out. by no means is this mission over yet. they will be working their way through what they think is wrong with it, and it should also be said that spacecraft have a fair degree of autonomy, so the spacecraft itself will recognise it is not doing what it is supposed to do and then it will prioritise its systems. and before we go, a reminder of that developing a story that came into us, that former german footballer and manager frans beckenbauer has died at the age of 78, that announcement coming from his family.

franz b beckenbauer held a very unique position. he won the world cup as a player in 1974 and again as a manager in 1990, and these are pictures of him early in his career. a statement from his family to a german news agency said that they had deep sadness at the loss of husband and father franz beckenbauer. we ask that you allow us to grieve in silence and refrain from asking any questions. franz beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78. hello. there are still well over 100 flood warnings in force, so the flooding situation hasn't fully resolved itself,

but things should improve over the next few days. today, though, the main talking point, isuppose, is the chance of seeing a few flurries of snow working in across parts of the east. it's not very exciting snow, to be honest with you. in most cases it's not going to settle, you'lljust see a few flakes like this. in one or two areas, you might see an odd centimeter or two building in. i think the main threat, though, is that the weather could turn quite icy across these parts of east anglia and south—east england. the satellite picture shows extensive cloud cover today and with the winds continuing to blow in from the east, it does feel cold if you're out and about. a few showers coming in to eastern areas of scotland, mostly falling as rain. and we've also got some rain showers moving in across northern ireland. it's a day where those temperatures are really struggling. highs between four and six degrees for most. now heading into this evening and overnight, particularly where we've seen showers by day, there's a risk of some ice developing. so east scotland, northern ireland, eastern and southern areas of england, probably the iciest spots if you like. but anywhere where we see water seeping in from those fields after that recent spell of very heavy rain could also have the roads and pavements turn pretty icy.

so tomorrow morning, another cold day, frosty and icy start. and we continue to see the winds coming in generally from an easterly direction. now, there should be a much better chance of seeing cloud breaks across parts of midlands, eastern and south east england. it's a bit more sunshine here, but otherwise still probably quite a lot of cloud around thick enough to continue to bring showers into eastern scotland and northeast england and little difference for the temperatures. it will be another very cold feeling day. the wind starts to turn more to a northeasterly direction on wednesday and that will push the cloud southward. so most areas having a cloud delay, maybe a few breaks so most areas having a cloudy day. maybe a few breaks for northern ireland, west scotland, northwest england. but the best of the sunshine is most likely across southern counties of england. temperatures still below average for the time of year for most of us. and really, as we look at the forecast through the rest of the week and into the weekend, it stays generally on the chilly sides with some further sharp morning frost to come. however, into next week, things get a bit more exciting. the winds come round to a more

northerly direction. it stays cold, but there's an increasing threat next week that we could see some snow. that's latest.

this is bbc news, the headlines. hezbollah has confirmed that one of it's senior commanders has been killed by an israeli drone strike in lebanon. pressure grows on the uk

government to help hundreds of post office branch managers wrongly convicted after faulty it software indicated they'd committed fraud. the first us space mission for more than half a century aimed at making a landing on the moon runs into technical difficulties. and the legendary german footballer and manager franz beckenbauer has died aged 78. sport now. for a full round—up, here's the bbc sportscentre. franz beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, and one of only two men to win the world cup as a player and manager, has died aged 78. the icon of german football earned 104 caps for west germany,