this is bbc news, the headlines... a senior fujitsu boss tells the post office inquiry it was well known there were bugs in the computer system from the start. confirmation that thousands ofjobs will go at tata steel, as the firm closes blast furnaces at britain's biggest steelworks in south wales. israeli tanks mount a new assault into southern gaza's main city, khan younis, after intense air strikes and street fighting. the white house says president biden "still believes" in future palestinian statehood, after benjamin netanyahu publicly rejected a two—state solution. prince harry withdraws his libel claim against the publisher of the mail on sunday — it's nearly two years since the case was filed.

with the loss of up to 2800 jobs. tata steel in a statement said that... a government spokesperson said the uk is determined to secure a sustainable and competitive future for its steel sector. the government has committed £500 million towards the cost of a new electric arc furnace. here's the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. it’s furnace. here's the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts.— speaking about the cuts. it's not something _ speaking about the cuts. it's not something we — speaking about the cuts. it's not something we would've - speaking about the cuts. it's not something we would've liked - speaking about the cuts. it's not something we would've liked to | speaking about the cuts. it's not - something we would've liked to have happen. i think we've tried really hard over the years to preserve the site and keep it going despite all the challenges over the last 15 years, i think we've invested something like £5 million to keep the business going. so it's not that we've given up in a hurry or would

not tried hard enough — but i think we've reached a stage where the question is, how do we create the future which is sustainable, where we are not always so fragile and standing at the edge of a cliff in some sense, and build a future for steel—making in port talbot which keeps up with the times? because you need to have low carbon steel making. many countries are shifting to it, it's artie happening in europe, and we thought this was the best way forward. let's speak to ian williams, the unite representative at tata steel. it’s williams, the unite representative at tate steel-— williams, the unite representative at tata steel. it's presently been a very difficult _ at tata steel. it's presently been a very difficult day _ at tata steel. it's presently been a very difficult day for _ at tata steel. it's presently been a very difficult day for your - at tata steel. it's presently been a | very difficult day for your members today, hasn't it?— today, hasn't it? yes, a very difficult day. _ today, hasn't it? yes, a very difficult day. i— today, hasn't it? yes, a very difficult day. i think - today, hasn't it? yes, a very difficult day. i think there's i today, hasn't it? yes, a very| difficult day. i think there's a today, hasn't it? yes, a very- difficult day. i think there's a lot of anger and concern.— difficult day. i think there's a lot of anger and concern. yes, and you were 'ust of anger and concern. yes, and you were just hearing _ of anger and concern. yes, and you were just hearing from _ of anger and concern. yes, and you were just hearing from the - of anger and concern. yes, and you were just hearing from the ceo - were just hearing from the ceo there - i were just hearing from the ceo there — i don't know if you heard what he said — but he was saying they didn't

have any option and they had tried very hard, putting £5 billion to try to keep things going, but this was actually financially not viable? i think i'd have to disagree with what he's saying. there's a way to transition to a green operation but in a much better way where we can protect the workforce and the communities, and we can protect south wales. i think where we are at, yes, we have invested, but realistically they fall short a lot of the profit we've made over the years back to india. and i think the company itself has decided to do this purely on a monetary basis. bring it from india or ireland, making it by blast furnace operations, exactly like we would in port talbot.

operations, exactly like we would in port talbot-— port talbot. they said they were losin: £1 port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million _ port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a _ port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a day, - port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a day, that's i port talbot. they said they were | losing £1 million a day, that's not sustainable, is it? i losing £1 million a day, that's not sustainable, is it?— sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day. — sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to _ sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to be _ sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to be honest, - sustainable, is it? i think with £1| million a day, to be honest, they quoted that for a long time now and one thing we would call on the government and the labour government is to look at their losses, is it really that bad? because people who have worked there... that they've got steaks in, so i think a lot of people believe that they've all shored things for profit. the prime minister rishi _ shored things for profit. the prime minister rishi sunak _ shored things for profit. the prime minister rishi sunak has _ shored things for profit. the prime minister rishi sunak has said - shored things for profit. the prime minister rishi sunak has said the l minister rishi sunak has said the other operation was shutting things down completely, this was the least worst option. i down completely, this was the least worst option-— worst option. i think the tory government _ worst option. i think the tory government have _ worst option. i think the tory government have offered - worst option. i think the tory l government have offered £500 worst option. i think the tory - government have offered £500 million to give up 3000 job losses. i think

the tory government aren't supporting us, and the hope is that a labour government will commit £3 million —— £3 billion so we can keep going long enough so that when labour get in with the general election, the different options can be explored. just election, the different options can be exolored-_ election, the different options can be explored. just in terms of what ou said be explored. just in terms of what you said there. — be explored. just in terms of what you said there, the _ be explored. just in terms of what you said there, the government i be explored. just in terms of what l you said there, the government say it had put up £500 million — i suppose the bigger picture, that this move to a more greener way of doing things, are you in principle in favour of that? what is the union's stance on that? i know you suggested unions have gotten together and suggested a slower way of transitioning — so in principle, it's not that you are against the move towards a greener way of doing things? move towards a greener way of doing thins? ., , ., �*, things? no, definitely not. there's no steelworker _ things? no, definitely not. there's no steelworker that's _ things? no, definitely not. there's no steelworker that's against - things? no, definitely not. there's. no steelworker that's against moving to a greener operation. as i said

earlier, at the moment the company's plan is for offshore or carbon emissions and officer of the jobs, as well, because he will beat bringing in steel, just like we do in port talbot, shipping it halfway around the world. so what we should be doing is transitioning over a longer period where we can put the electric arc in, and other technologies like dri that allow us to become a greener operation, but also allows us time to transition jobs and more appropriately where we don't lose 2800 jobs over the next three months, rather we can create industries and move people around that allows their people to be steadily employed. and i think it's important — we're talking about 2800 jobs, when we look at the contractor

workforce we have it port talbot, a large contractor workforce, the majority of our work production is not being used, so we won't need the contractors, so you can add another 4-5000 contractors, so you can add another 11—5000 individuals on the side of that. 10-5000 individuals on the side of that. ., ~ 10-5000 individuals on the side of that. . ~ , ., ., 10-5000 individuals on the side of that. . ~ ., ., ~ ., , that. thank you for talking to us about it, that. thank you for talking to us about it. ian _ that. thank you for talking to us about it, ian williams _ that. thank you for talking to us about it, ian williams from - that. thank you for talking to us i about it, ian williams from unite. israeli tanks have mounted a new assault into southern gaza's main city, khan younis, after intense air strikes and street fighting. concern is growing for the safety of hundreds of thousands of civilians — most of whom were displaced from other parts of the territory. well, the united nations has warned that israel's bombardment of gaza risks creating a society where order has broken down and a generation of children who "could lose out completely". the bbc�*s wyre davies sent this report. the impact of israel's bombing campaign in gaza is astonishing. its aim, to completely crush hamas, has also destroyed or damaged more than half of gaza's buildings. more than 211,000 people

have been killed, says the hamas—run health ministry. the war has also laid waste to much of gaza's infrastructure and civic society. this un school, blown up by celebrating israeli troops who accused hamas of using these buildings. major universities and more than 100 schools have been damaged or destroyed. like any society, gaza's future is its children. but here, they're victims of war. and, says the un, they may lose out completely on what should be rightfully theirs. you have today about half a million children in the primary and secondary school system. how would they go back if you cannot bring people back to their home, which have been completely destroyed? and i'm afraid that here we are taking the risk to lose a generation of children. gaza's health system,

too, is broken. the world health organization says that only 13 of gaza's 36 hospitals are functional. those who need treatment often go without. translation: i was receiving regular medical treatment for my cancer - at the hospital here in gaza. but during the israeli aggression, medical treatments have not been provided for the past four months. since this war began, israel's unprecedented bombing of gaza's main conurbations has laid much of the territory to waste. very few areas, from north to south, have escaped without damage. israel disputes the scale of gaza's humanitarian crisis, and says it doesn't target civilians or public infrastructure unless it's suspected of being used by armed palestinian groups. israel also rejects accusations that it's deliberately turning gaza into a wasteland so people will have no option other than to leave. israel says it wants to allow in as much aid

as the agencies can distribute, and it's not trying to demolish gaza's civic structures. but with key institutions like law courts and gaza's parliament also in ruins, there's not much of a society left. wyre davies, bbc news. just got breaking news to bring you now — alec baldwin has been indicted by a grand jury in new mexico on new charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the movie set of rust. prosecutors dismissed charges against the actor backin dismissed charges against the actor back in april, just two weeks before his trial was due to start. that news just broke and in the last few minutes. for a long time, south africa has been plagued by violent crime — from murders, to car—jackings to robberies — but now, levels have reached a 20—year high.

with an election this year, there is little evidence that the government is near to getting the situation under control, with many people relying on private security instead of police. daniel de simone sent this report from johannesburg. a normal day in a security van carrying cash in south africa. what happens next looks extraordinary. but it's a constant criminal threat. this is a cash—in—transit robbery. vans rammed off busy roads. guards terrorised. bombs used to access cash. explosion cit hijackings are one of the violent crimes at crisis levels here. this guard survived a robbery. some don't. as a human being, i'm scared. but, hey, i'm going out. i might not come back, but it's life for everyone in cit.

from here they dispatch, the helicopters, the back—up teams, everything. his boss says more help is needed from government. well, it's a like a terrorist group. it's been very military organised, well executed. and if you see the way that they plan these robberies, it's very difficult for our teams to stop that. although most south africans can't afford to pay for them, private security officers now outnumber their police counterparts. in the air, each day criss—crossing cities, guarding security vans down below, waiting to respond to hijackings. on the ground, patrolling the streets. we're with an armed intervention team injohannesburg, and they've just heard a vehicle has been hijacked. they're following a digital tracker in the vehicle, spotting men running from the car's possible location. stop them. hey, hey!

stop, stop, stop, stop! where's the car? which car? but they weren't the robbers. the chase was back on. moments later, the vehicle's found. it's a game of cat and mouse. they normally dump the vehicle. what they call it, a cool—off period to see if anyone does respond. - l but i think now it was literally i seconds that we missed this guy. they call the police to fetch the car. thousands of new officers are being recruited. it's election year, the most competitive since the african national congress came to power in 1994 at the end of apartheid. i've always wanted to join the police. it's more about serving the country than anything else, and just being able to help people in need. i can't wait to go out there to serve the community, to uphold the law and fight crime. murders are at a two—decade high,

with over 27,000 people killed in a year and only 12% solved. poverty and corruption drive crime and make safety an issue for all. our murder rate is not pleasing at all. our sexual attack is not pleasing at all. car hijack, and all that. as the police, we think we are getting on top of things. there are things that have happened, maybe that have put us on a little bit of the back foot. but in this state of insecurity, the wave of violence will not be quickly turned back. daniel de simone, bbc news, johannesburg. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. this may look like a pleasant video of wildlife frolicking in the forest of dean. but take a closer look at this dear�*s head. the crossbow bolt has entered from the side of the back of the head,

sheared off, and gone between the skull and the ear, behind the ear. so then, it's hanging out. we know the deer survived for at least three weeks because dave first spotted it around christmas—time. he didn't get a clear photo op back then — so we came back recently and, within five minutes, found the deer and took this video. deeply moved by what he'd seen, dave handed the video to police. i felt sorry for it, really did, you know? that bolt could've totally missed — it could've gone into the dense part of the forest and hit somebody. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. measles could spread rapidly in some parts of the uk unless more children are vaccinated — that is the warning from the head of the uk's health security agency

who says vaccination rates are well below what's recommended. measles is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications including meningitis, blindness, and seizures. more than 200 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the central england recently. here's our health editor hugh pym. a vaccination bus out on the road today, promoting the benefits and offering a range of vaccines in a london borough. the capital has the lowest rate of take—up in england for mmr jabs with protection against measles and officials are appealing for more families to come forward. the message to parents is measles is a serious disease, it is highly contagious and can cause serious illness and all cases of measles are preventable through vaccination. there are growing concerns in the west midlands with more than 200 confirmed cases since october. this primary school in coventry has organised catch—up vaccination sessions after two pupils were taken to hospital with measles. they have since recovered. health leaders are warning there will be outbreaks in other

regions unless urgent action is taken to boost vaccinations. the real seriousness is it is growing and the cases over the last three years have more or less doubled and we are now up to around 1600 cases, suspected cases, in the last year. we are seeing no decline in that. there are two doses of the jab protecting against measles, usually given when a child is very young. health officials say 95% need to be vaccinated, but by the time to get to school thousands of children have only had one. in scotland and wales they were on target with first doses for five—year—olds, but northern ireland and england were lagging behind. within the english regions there are wide variations for take—up of both doses and the north—east has consistently been on target. the west midlands has seen a steady decline in recent years, london has seen the worst falls with a far lower proportion of children being given the jab than elsewhere.

what is behind the trend? one theory is people have forgotten how serious measles is. it is easily spread through coughs and sneezes and in rare cases can be fatal and there can be cultural reasons why people are hesitant. the nhs was to offer reassurance. there are other vaccines available that do not have any derivative ingredients from pork which are safe to be given from those of the muslim faith or others who don't want any pork or animal products in their vaccine. local councils are using social media to reach different communities here in somali. adults as well as children can be vulnerable to measles and the message from health authorities is to encourage people who have not already done so to get theirjabs. hugh pym, bbc news.

two madonna fans are suing the american singer for being late by more than two hours for a show last month in new york according to court documents. they state that the show was meant to start at 8.30pm on all three nights — but in each case, it didn't start until after 10.30pm and ended at 1am in the morning. i spoke earlier with our music correspondent, mark savage, who says this isn't the first time the pop star has been in hot water for being tardy. she has a reputation for being late on stage, and she was sued by two fans in florida in 2019, and again in 2020 for being late to the stage. and both of those lawsuits were voluntarily dismissed. and it remains to be seen what's going to happen in this case. and any idea in terms of how much she's being sued for? it doesn't say in the court documents, but the tickets for these concerts start relatively low for a major pop concert — about £65, $70-80 - but they go up to over $1,000. so you could be looking for compensation in that amount. and the two people that have brought the lawsuit, michael fellowes and jonathan hadden,

are launching it as a class action — so they're looking for other fans who want compensation to come forward and join them in the court action. of course, we don't know yet how many more will do that. i think madonna fans, or at least die—hard madonna fans, know she has this reputation for turning up late. and when i saw her in london the opening night of this celebration tour, she was about an hour late on stage that night. there was then a technical fault with the sound system that stopped the show for about 15 minutes, and it did end again very late that night. it has happened all the way through europe, and on quite a few of the american dates, too. a reminder of our breaking news — alec baldwin has been indicted by a grand jury in alec baldwin has been indicted by a grandjury in new alec baldwin has been indicted by a grand jury in new mexico on new charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the movie set of the western film

rust. prosecutors dismissed charges against him back in april, just two weeks before the start of his trial. you're watching bbc news. making pet abduction a specific offence in england and northern ireland got a step closer today. the pet abduction bill cleared its first commons hurdle and got the backing of the prime minister because — according to a spokesperson — he recognises that "dogs and cats are part of ourfamily". currently, pets are legally just considered property — but in recognition of the emotional value of pets and the distress to owners if they are stolen, under the new law, anyone who abducts a dog or cat could face up to five years in prison. live now to lisa dean, who runs beauty's legacy — a charity that reunites lost and stolen animals with their owners, which she set up after her cat was stolen. are you just able to briefly tell us what happened to your cat? yes. what happened to your cat? yes, beauty went _ what happened to your cat? yes, beauty went missing _ what happened to your cat? yes, beauty went missing for - what happened to your cat? yes, beauty went missing for a - what happened to your cat? 1a: beauty went missing for a week. we

just thought she'd gone wondering, we set up a search and after a week, someone donated 150 pounder board — which we added to the campaign and very same day, we got a call saying the gentleman had her —— £150 reward. the gentleman had her -- £150 reward. ~ ., ., i. ., ~ the gentleman had her -- £150 reward. ~ ., ., .,~ ., , reward. what do you make of this otential reward. what do you make of this potential new _ reward. what do you make of this potential new law _ reward. what do you make of this potential new law for _ reward. what do you make of this potential new law for this? - reward. what do you make of this potential new law for this? i - potential new law for this? i suppose the whole idea at the moment, a cat or dog is treated like any item of property that you have, but that doesn't include the feelings of distress that people have when they lose a pet. absolutely, they are a member of the family, they are living, sentiment being and the emotional impact, the financial impact and physical impact is absolutely huge on families when animals go missing. so it's again classed asjust a animals go missing. so it's again classed as just a small, low value piece of property, that is not good enough. it piece of property, that is not good enou:h. ~ �*, ., enough. it looks like it's got the su ort enough. it looks like it's got the support and _ enough. it looks like it's got the support and is — enough. it looks like it's got the support and is on _ enough. it looks like it's got the support and is on its _ enough. it looks like it's got the support and is on its way- - enough. it looks like it's got the support and is on its way- you l enough. it looks like it's got the - support and is on its way- you must support and is on its way— you must be pleased about that? support and is on its way- you must be pleased about that?— be pleased about that? absolutely thrilled, there's _ be pleased about that? absolutely thrilled, there's groups _ be pleased about that? absolutely thrilled, there's groups and - thrilled, there's groups and organisations up and down the

country like mine to have been lobbying and campaigning for a long time for it to happen. it's not theft, its abduction. and hopefully this is a step in the right direction and it'll make a huge difference. direction and it'll make a huge difference-— direction and it'll make a huge difference. ., , difference. there have been some concerns about _ difference. there have been some concerns about people _ difference. there have been some concerns about people who - difference. there have been some l concerns about people who perhaps take in cats who aren't always the most loyal creatures, i don't know how to put it nicely, they have a tendency to wander off and take dinnerfrom other people tendency to wander off and take dinner from other people and things like that, don't they? there is a concern that people might be prosecuted for unwittingly taking somebody else's pet.— prosecuted for unwittingly taking somebody else's pet. there was, i think it's been _ somebody else's pet. there was, i think it's been made _ somebody else's pet. there was, i think it's been made clear- somebody else's pet. there was, i think it's been made clear in - think it's been made clear in parliament today that if there is no sign of any deliberate ill feeling or intent of harm in any way at all, then those people wouldn't be under scrutiny and wouldn't be prosecuted. however we do still urge people not to encourage other people to catch and feed other people's cats, because nine out of ten times they've got a home, and owners are looking for them. this they've got a home, and owners are looking for them.— looking for them. this is a massive deal

looking for them. this is a massive deal, the figures _ looking for them. this is a massive deal, the figures they _ looking for them. this is a massive deal, the figures they were - looking for them. this is a massive deal, the figures they were talking | deal, the figures they were talking about in the debate earlier was something like more than 12,000 dog thefts between 2018—22, and a similar number for cats, thefts between 2018—22, and a similar numberfor cats, it's huge. that'sjust the similar numberfor cats, it's huge. that's just the reported ones, similar numberfor cats, it's huge. that'sjust the reported ones, the statistics never are and accurate figure because so many animals disappear, like beauty did, out of gardens. and so many people don't realise they are stolen, so they aren't added to the statistics. but it's terrific how many families are torn apart by this on a daily basis everywhere in the country.- everywhere in the country. we're lookin: at everywhere in the country. we're looking at some _ everywhere in the country. we're looking at some images - everywhere in the country. we're looking at some images of - everywhere in the country. we'rel looking at some images of people being reunited with their pets — can you just explain to us what you do in terms of helping people who have lost their pets? brute in terms of helping people who have lost their pets?— lost their pets? we support them in all areas, we've _ lost their pets? we support them in all areas, we've got _ lost their pets? we support them in all areas, we've got a _ lost their pets? we support them in all areas, we've got a good - lost their pets? we support them in all areas, we've got a good rapport| all areas, we've got a good rapport with police forces up and down the country, local authorities and other organisations. there's lots of different organisations that we work

with, and we basically launched a campaign, we provide posters and banners, we do witness appeals, we look at cctv footage, appeal to people to come forward — and because we aren't the authorities, people trust us and do come forward with information, then we work with different organisations and help to locate the animal and bring them home. if an animal is spotted out the loose anywhere, we support people forwards because animals almost never come back, and so are the humans. so even after these happy reunions that you've seen, we support the families and the animals going forward for as long as they need us. . ~ going forward for as long as they need us. ., ~ , ., going forward for as long as they need us. . ~' , ., , going forward for as long as they need us. ., ~ i. , . going forward for as long as they need us. . ~ ,, , . ., need us. thank you very much for talkin: to need us. thank you very much for talking to us. _ need us. thank you very much for talking to us, lisa, _ need us. thank you very much for talking to us, lisa, who _ need us. thank you very much for talking to us, lisa, who runs- talking to us, lisa, who runs beauty's legacy. that's all from me for now, thanks for watching,

bye—bye. hello there, good evening. it's all change weather—wise as we head through this weekend. it's been cold and wintry through the week, with snow showers in the north. sharp overnight frosts and lots of dry weather, some weak winter sunshine, too, on friday for many. but much milder—feeling conditions over the weekend, it's also going to be wet and very windy, with a named storm — stormy isha — on sunday night into monday morning, could cause some disruption from strong winds. why is it happening? well, the high pressure is pulling away towards the east, allowing atlantic fronts to roll in from the west, along with some much milder—feeling airjust streaming in from the southwest — marked in yellow here — displacing that cold, arctic air further northwards and eastwards. and there will be some more rain overnight tonight across western areas of scotland — some snowmelt, too, possibly still a little wintry over the higher ground. icy conditions for the far north of scotland. some more rain edging into western wales and into northwest england. temperatures towards eastern areas of england are likely to dip below freezing for a while, and then, rise again to just

above freezing as we head into the start of the day tomorrow. so, we should be largely frost—free to start off saturday morning. and then, tomorrow, some more outbreaks of rain across western wales, up through the pennines and possibly approaching western scotland by the end of the day. strong, gusty winds for irish sea coasts, gusting perhaps as high as 50—55 mph. lots of dry weather towards eastern areas here — temperatures will struggle to recover through the day, but further west, 9—10 celsius — so back up into double figures with that milder—feeling air. as we head through sunday, this is storm isha rolling in from the west. you can just see the squeeze on the isobars here — very strong, gusty winds, with the worst of them to come on sunday night into the first part of monday morning. but on sunday, the winds will start to pick out from the southwest turning more westerly. there'll be outbreaks of heavy rain, too, warnings in force across northwest england and southwest scotland. could be some localised flooding here, maybe. the air is mild — top temperatures between 9—13 celsius. now the whole of the uk

is covered by a weather warning for strong winds, but of most concern are these areas here — they've been upgraded to an amber weather warning. these warnings in force until 9am on monday morning. some gusts of wind could exceed 70—80 mph, particularly for exposed coasts. it's all likely to cause disruption if you are travelling on monday morning, so do keep an eye on the forecast. bye— bye.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. the focus of the onslaught very much in khan younis, the largest city in the south of gaza and where the israeli defence forces believe that some of the most senior hamas leaders are holed up in tunnels. translation: israel needs security control over all territory west - of the jordan river. i think that it would be. a mistake to...for israel to occupy gaza again. israel cannot allow afford to allow a future palestinian entity to sign treaties, defence pacts with people like iran, or hezbollah fighters to visit and join them for exercises and joint operations.

coming up on the programme — israeli forces step up their assault