to prevent acts of genocide in gaza. the international court ofjustice in the hague ruled israel should do everything in its power to avoid killing or seriously harming civilians. and politicians in the united states are calling for new laws around so—called deepfake images — afterfabricated explicit photos of the pop star taylor swift went viral on social media. the public inquiry into the post office scandal has begun considering the action taken against sub—postmasters from across northern ireland. maureen mckelvey was one of them. she was prosecuted over shortfalls totalling £30,000, but subsequently found not guilty. she was accompanied at the inquiry

by three other victims. our business correspondent emma simpson went to meet them. the best of friends after the worst of times. maureen waited years before being cleared of theft. the stress caused her thyroid to rupture. deirdre connolly went bankrupt after losing her post office. katherine mcalerney was interviewed under caution 23 days after giving birth. heather earley lost her pension trying to make up for losses that weren't real. how important was it for you to come? has it brought it all back? yes, very much so. i felt very sick when i seen her on the screen. it took me back a lot of years, but i'm relieved now that i've done this, this is another step forward for me. because i've carried this for years. and in the process you lost your business, your health, and your reputation.

yes, i know we had a good reputation and a good name in the community and everybody respected us, and we lost that. and, deidre, they even accused you of stealing money for the paramilitaries? yeah. i was totally shocked, totally shocked when that question came out of the investigator's mouth. and of course, incredibly serious... scared, yeah. serious, serious thing to ask people. how much has it meant to you that you can all talk to each other and share similar experiences? i think it's been great _ because in the initial stages we'd been told we were the only one and i believed _ that for a really long time. we all did. yeah. and when you kind of found out - there were other people, and other people in northern ireland as well, it was actually such a relief - and i know that sounds such a horrible thing to say. - yeah, we all feel the same. that, yeah, you found other people who'd gone through a similar- traumatic experience. but it was, it - actually was a relief. you're fighting together now. yeah. — we are strong together. we're not the only one any more.

yeah _ you have had a sea change in terms of support. yes, absolutely, yeah, we have. because, as kathy says, you know, people didn't understand, as much as you tried to tell them. and once they seen the drama, they said, "did you see those poor people in england, what they went through?" and i said, "we went through that as well." are you waiting for final compensation? oh, yeah. i've got nothing. nothing? no. no interim payment? no, nothing. and i'm one of the longest cases. why haven't you had anything, maureen? that's a question for the post office. what do you want to happen now? justice, my money back. 0ur lives back! you know, we just don't have the same lives as what we did before all this happened. you know, we've been going a long time and, you know... we're not the happy people that we used to be. you're constantly keeping your head down, and i wasn't even going outside the house. and we need accountability, - that those who did this are held

to account and brought to justice. are you watching the inquiry? yeah, we watch it all the time. you know, people are only starting to watch it now but we actually have been watching, sometimes very emotional. and it's unbelievable, some of it. because they can't remember? they can't remember. can't recall. what you want to say to the post office? how could yous? how could yous do this? how could you let it happen? a respectable, what we thought was a respectable company to work for. yeah. i would have put my life on them, 25 years ago, but not now. the inquiry is trying to get to the truth and it continues next week. these four women will be watching closely. emma simpson, bbc news. and you can keep up—to—date with the post office inquiry here on bbc news and on the bbc website. skincare is big business —

but there is growing concern among dermatologists about children as young as eight using anti—ageing products intended for adults. they often contain active ingredients such as exfoliating acids, and social media has helped make them increasingly popular with children. annabel rackham reports. eight—year—old sadie says she first came across videos of influencers doing skincare routines a couple of months ago. she saw products being advertised on tiktok and youtube shorts and asked family members to buy them for her as presents. what is it that you love about skincare? mostly about the packaging because i like all the colours on it and like the labels. how does it... how does it all get laid out? what do you do? ijust do, like, the biggest to the smallest. so, like washing my face. that's the biggest thing. and then like lip balm, that's the smallest thing.

and then this is the... but skin specialists say they're worried about what ingredients are in some of the products that are most popular with children. why have you stopped using some of the products? well, it's because i'm a bit young and i know that my face is a bit young and sometimes it hurts. how does it hurt? like, stinging. beauty stores across the country stock these products. there's no age limit on buying them and they're freely available on shelves. but with many parents going in to buy them on behalf of their children, it's hard to get the message across that they are not suitable for them. some of the most popular products with children contain anti—ageing ingredients such as exfoliating acids and retinol. we met with a dermatologist to learn more about the effects these may have on young skin. anything that's cosmetic will have to have pretty low levels of anything active. so that's the first thing to say. these are anti—ageing products. they are exfoliating acids.

they may be suitable for older skin and they're not suitable for children and young people who do not need to use anti—ageing products, they can cause irritation to the skin, whatever age you are. but clearly for younger skin, for people with eczema prone skin, these can be potentially dangerous or problematic. one of the most popular brands with young people, drunk elephant, has released a statement advising kids and tweens to stay away from their most potent products that include acids and retinols. a lot of the policing is falling on parents like sadie�*s mum, who are having to educate themselves on what these products contain. so stopped the tiktok part because that's easy to police because you shouldn't be on it under 13 anyway. in a lot of the videos is sort of hidden things of the products rather than it being displaying it. so it's very cleverly done so that children are seeing it but not even thinking they're seeing it. and it's in everything that is on there. every video now that she watches has got some kind of skincare product in it. sadie's my youngest child and she's eight. i didn't think i'd have to worry

about her doing skincare and policing skincare at this age. you know, i feel like they grow up so quickly anyway, and it feels like her childhood has now been taken away and she's all of a sudden a teenager, looking at skincare when she doesn't have to. lucy, like many other parents, is hoping that retailers and brands do more to stop products that aren't designed for children from getting into the wrong hands. annabel rackham, bbc news. earlier i spoke to abby and her daughter matilda to find out more about their experience. i think it fills us with fear, really, because she's so young. and we really don't know what's in these products, some of the ingredients we have to look them up when they are not familiar to us. so it's become a real education for the whole family, really, to try and unpick what the effects are of these products. and, matilda, skin care is huge amongst girls and women of any age. how did you get into it and how do you learn about new routines and products?

well, i got into it probably from, like, youtube because i used to watch lots of un—boxing videos and then lots of "get ready with me"s started popping up with, like, lots of products and skin care, and i used to go shopping quite, like... a few times a year and i saw loads of products and i wanted to keep buying them. i wanted to be like the youtubers and stuff. and do you know anything about some of these ingredients that people are worried about, like hyaluronic acid, retinols, do you read up on the ingredients in the products that you buy? at the start i wasn't really focusing on the facts and the information about the ingredients but now i'm starting to look at it because some stuff makes my face sting and hurt so i'm trying to look

for the products that have good... good products. do you think your friends are thinking about the same things? do they also like skincare products? my friends love the products, as well. whenever we go round each other's houses, we try the products out together and we have little sessions where we do each other's skin care and stuff. and, abby, when you go out shopping with matilda, how do you look out for some of these worrying ingredients? so, at the beginning we would go to the store and ask the assistant to help us to try and navigate because you walk in and you are quite blinded by the bright lights, the lovely packaging, it seems so exciting, there's lots of young girls in the stores. so we really looked to the assistants but it became clear quite quickly they didn't really seem to know too much themselves about the ingredients and what will be suitable. so now we look on the back of the product and if i see

too many ingredients, just like in food, it's eternal for us, and we try to look at other things, we're just trying to look at more items that are more gentle for her skin because she's still developing and she doesn't need to have harsh chemicals on her skin. and, matilda, the final word to you, what would you say to people watching all over the world about concerns about skincare products and what they should be doing to protect themselves? i think if you go somewhere, you should always look at the back of the products and always ask a parent or guardian before and if you want someone's advice, always ask the worker because they probably might know a bit more than you and they can just tell you something is wrong. and you can always, if your parent is there you just ask them all about...ask them about it and they can help you. and don'tjust buy it before even

looking at the back. that was matilda speaking to me with her mother abby. the number of illegal vapes seized at uk ports and airports surged last year, according to figures released by uk border force. the government is expected to announce new controls on vapes, with some reports saying they re considering an outright ban on disposables. ben king has more. the number of people vaping has surged in recent years, driven by a rush of disposable vapes imported from china. but many of those are illegal because they don't meet uk regulations, like these ones seized by trading standards. figures released to the bbc after a freedom of information request show how the number of illegal vapes seized at the uk's ports and airports has risen from less than 5,000 in 2021 to just under a million in 2022 to 4.5 million in the first ten months of last year. that's nearly ten tonnes. i bought this vape in a shop,

i bought this one online. and both of them have more than the allowed amount of nicotine—containing liquid. that means they don't meet uk regulations, they won't have been through a retailer's stringent safety checks and you can't be quite sure what's in them. last year, the government allocated £3 million to help sniff out illegal vapes and underage sales. an announcement on further restrictions on vapes is expected next week — perhaps even a ban on disposables. if disposables were to be banned, then the illegal market would balloon because they're such an important part of the market. and, already we know that border force, customs, trading standards are having problems, dealing with the illegal vapes there are already, so they'd have a much biggerjob to do. for everyone the authority sees, many more go undetected. getting illegal vapes off the streets will not be an easy task. ben king, bbc news. major landmarks — including the london eye,

liverpool's albert dock and cardiff castle — will be lit up in purple later today, to mark holocaust memorial day. people are being encouraged to light a candle in a window this evening to signal their opposition to hatred and prejudice. to discuss the significance of the international holocaust remembrance day, i am joined now by holocaust survivor ivan shaw, who was rescued on the journey to auschwitz. he's been awarded an mbe for speaking about his experience to young people in schools, through the holocaust educational trust's 0utreach programme. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. i wasjust reading about your story. you were just five years old when you had to be rescued before being taken to auschwitz. could you just tell us a bit more about your experience and what you remember of it? it about your experience and what you remember of it?—

remember of it? it happened a very lona time remember of it? it happened a very long time ago. _ remember of it? it happened a very long time ago, when _ remember of it? it happened a very long time ago, when the _ remember of it? it happened a very long time ago, when the germans l long time ago, when the germans invaded what was yugoslavia in march 1944, the transport started very, very quickly. within two months 130,000 jews were transported from yugoslavia to auschwitz, the vast majority never returned. my parents were taken to the assembly point at a synagogue. they were told they were going to some place in the east to work in a factory to help the german war effort. before they did that my parents took me to one of my father's sister who live nearby in yugoslavia. they thought they were going to a camp in the east to work for the german war effort. they'd come back and they'd pick me up and i would be safe. but they never came back and i was not safe. i stayed with my aunt for about a couple of weeks, then i was betrayed by one of

the neighbours. now, looking back, i can't understand how anybody would betray a little five—year—old boy but that is what happened. betray a little five-year-old boy but that is what happened. ivan, sor to but that is what happened. ivan, sorry to interrupt, _ but that is what happened. ivan, sorry to interrupt, i _ but that is what happened. ivan, sorry to interrupt, i just - but that is what happened. ivan, sorry to interrupt, i just want - but that is what happened. ivan, sorry to interrupt, i just want to | sorry to interrupt, i just want to ask, when did you realise what had actually happened to your parents? and what kind of horrific experience they might have undergone before they might have undergone before they died? my they might have undergone before the died? g , ., ~ they might have undergone before the died? g , ., they died? my parents were taken to auschwitz and _ they died? my parents were taken to auschwitz and never _ they died? my parents were taken to auschwitz and never came _ they died? my parents were taken to auschwitz and never came back. - they died? my parents were taken to l auschwitz and never came back. i was sitting for about six months, i was rescued on my way to auschwitz and i was hidden. ifound out after the war that they were not coming back. and you have built your life here in the uk since then, and a lot of your work has been about trying to educate people about anti—semitism and what happened during the holocaust. how will you be commemorating international holocaust memorial day today? well.

holocaust memorial day today? well, es, i do holocaust memorial day today? well, yes. i do talk— holocaust memorial day today? well, yes. i do talk to _ holocaust memorial day today? well, yes, i do talk to schools, _ holocaust memorial day today? well, yes, i do talk to schools, talk- holocaust memorial day today? -ii yes, i do talk to schools, talk to them about the holocaust and what happened, and i do try to tell them that we have to oppose hatred whenever we see it. and the extremes of hatred and intolerance that lead to the gas chambers in auschwitz. today obvious that i am commemorating the day, i am lighting a candle. it's a special day for me because it's very poignant. my father actually died on the 27th of january 1945, 89 years ago. and i was five use old at the time. and so todayis was five use old at the time. and so today is a special day for me. find today is a special day for me. and ou will today is a special day for me. and you will obviously _ today is a special day for me. and you will obviously be thinking about your father today, you will obviously be thinking about yourfathertoday, but you will obviously be thinking about your father today, but as you light the candle this evening, what will be your hope when it comes to anti—semitism and preventing another holocaust? it’s anti-semitism and preventing another holocaust? �*, ., .

holocaust? it's horrific. i could not believe _ holocaust? it's horrific. i could not believe that _ holocaust? it's horrific. i could not believe that what - holocaust? it's horrific. i could not believe that what has - holocaust? it's horrific. i could - not believe that what has happened could ever happen again in my lifetime. i believed that what happened in germany in the 1930s could not happen in the uk but i am not so sure now because of the rise of anti—semitism over the last few years. of anti-semitism over the last few ears. of anti-semitism over the last few years-_ it's _ of anti-semitism over the last few years-_ it's very - of anti-semitism over the last few| years._ it's very worrying. years. indeed... it's very worrying. continued — years. indeed... it's very worrying. continued worries _ years. indeed... it's very worrying. continued worries about _ years. indeed... it's very worrying. continued worries about the - years. indeed... it's very worrying. | continued worries about the growth of anti—semitism here in the uk and around the world. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. hot for “oining us here on bbc news. not at forjoining us here on bbc news. not at all, forjoining us here on bbc news. ijrrt at all, thank you. now, he is a football and broadcasting legend. but chris kamara, who played for nine different clubs before becoming one of the uk's most recognisable pundits, long hid a secret. chris suffers apraxia, a chronic condition which affects his speech. stuart whincup spoke to him about the challenges of the condition — and the impact of a transformative new treatment. and is the much—travelled... he's been a player, a manager and a pundit. one of football's biggest characters.

unbelievable, jeff. surprise, surprise! unbelievable, jeff. you are not going to believe this. but, at the height of his fame, he started to struggle with his speech. he spent more time alone and only talked in soundbites. for a long time, he hid his illness from everyone. you don't want to believe that something is happening to you. i should have firstly told my wife and then my family. by holding it to myself and keeping it in the brain, the mental side of it was ruining my head. i read at the time you said you felt wrongfully, as you said, now, embarrassed and ashamed. yeah, i was. and that was the thing. how can a broadcaster come out and say he's got a speech problem? he can't talk properly. it'll affect myjob. and i was embarrassed, ashamed.

and i apologise now to everybody, who's got a speech condition. and i saw a therapist and he said, "the day you accept your condition is the day you start healing." and it was so true. last year, chris went to mexico for groundbreaking medical treatment that had never been used for people with speech apraxia. it's like radiowaves into your brain. and i can honestly say, "well, you can hear now, i've got the fluency back. " maybe i haven't got the speed back. i was the guinea pig as far as apraxia is concerned, and it's obviously worked. so that's the reason why i'm going back. and you're going to go back next month. yeah, hopefully in february, yeah. as you say, you've

campaigned now for more — particularly children — not getting the support, the treatment they need. how important is that to you? i had loads of help to help me. i got the opportunity with my profile to help other people. so i was getting letters and e—mails, saying that we had an appointment when he was four—year—old and we've had nothing since. he's seven—year—old now. i'll start with the children first and hopefully get on to the adults later. part of that campaigning, the charity work, obviously your football career. so you get an mbe last year. what did that mean to you? yeah, well, first i didn't think i was worth it and my family told me i was. and then prince william, who gave it to me, told me

i was well worth it. he's an aston villa fan, but he watched soccer saturday and was as delighted to meet me as i was him, so i accepted it gracefully. chris kamara speaking to the bbc there. now, a very big spoiler alert here — if you've been watching the traitors on bbc one and haven't seen the final yet, look away now. we're going to be hearing from the finalists of the show in the next minute or so. it was another nail biting ending to the second series. so, final spoiler warning now, because here is a little reminder of how last night's episode reached its dramatic conclusion. i am a faithful. dramatic music.

harry, please reveal... are you a faithful or are you a traitor? iam... and since the start... been a traitor. 0h! oh, my god. the betrayal on molly's face was very evident there. so, that was the moment traitor harry revealed that he'd been deceiving mollie, and the rest of the players, since day one — and won just over £95,000. harry, mollie and third finalist jaz, who had worked out harry was a traitor, were on bbc breakfast this morning with rachel burden and charlie staydt, and were asked what their experience was like. it was emotional.

yeah, it was really intense. obviously it happened a long time a-o obviously it happened a long time ago for— obviously it happened a long time ago for us, — obviously it happened a long time ago for us, sow _ obviously it happened a long time ago for us, so... iinfe— obviously it happened a long time ago for us, so. . ._ obviously it happened a long time ago for us, so... we have had time to process — ago for us, so... we have had time to process it- _ ago for us, so... we have had time to process it. exactly, _ ago for us, so... we have had time to process it. exactly, 10096. - reliving that whole thing. it was overwhelming. but incredible. a lot of emotions. it was just like a wave, up and down, all day. we were happy together in the mirror crying together and then it was like awkward, then everyone happy for each other again. been absolutely mental. ican imagine. mollie, the thing i want to know, when was the first time you saw harry again after that revelation and what was that first conversation lie? conversation like? we saw each other pretty soon after and he promised me a holiday so i'm pretty happy about that! but we are fine. it was a game, we all signed up for it, you know, you go in there with a chance

of getting hurt so it's all good vibes here, right? i was really rooting for you because she will know this from watching it back, he would be saying things like i can really convince mollie, she will believe anything i say and i saw a glimpse at the end that you were beginning to doubt him but you just couldn't quite bring yourself to vote for him. yeah, i think your emotions are so heightened. and when you've trusted someone for that amount of time, to change and switch up on someone from just one comment at the end of the game, i don't know, it felt wrong to me. and obviously me and jaz, i'd had some suspicion with you, looking back, it was crazy but it's a crazy game. the finalists of the traitors, which you can watch on the bbc iplayer. let's take a look at the weather with simon king. hello again. it's going to be a mostly dry weekend for many of us, but we do have a bit of rain affecting the far north and north—west of scotland over

the next couple of days. but this morning we've had a lovely sunrise here in nottinghamshire. for many eastern and central areas there's been some sunshine this morning already, but there is some cloud streaming in from the south—west, certainly so towards the north—west of scotland, where we've got some outbreaks of rain at the moment. it's quite heavy rain, some thunderstorms here as well throughout the morning. strong winds, but those winds will gradually ease off into the afternoon. one or two showers perhaps for northern ireland, northern parts of england. but for most it's dry. there'll be some bright and some sunny spells, especially towards the south and east. and temperatures this afternoon getting up to about 8 to 10 or 11 degrees celsius. now through tonight, there'll still be some rain at times across scotland. more cloud the further west you are, but some clear spells towards the south—east and not quite as cold as last night. temperatures staying mostly above freezing, about three or four degrees, but milder air towards the north—west, nine or ten degrees here. high pressure centred towards europe, and that's acting as a buffer, somewhat, of some weather fronts coming in from the west. but those will make gradual progress eastward, some colder air behind it, but ahead of it for most of us

into sunday, we've got these mild south or south—westerly winds. so rain will eventually move its way into the north—west of scotland, into northern ireland by the evening. that'll be really quite heavy at times. elsewhere there'll be varying amounts of cloud, but some bright and some sunny spells. and in the sunshine, not feeling too bad at all, really. a mild day, temperatures 10—13, perhaps even 14 celsius. into next week, that weather front will make very gradual progress south—eastward. it will then stall across parts of wales, northern england and southern scotland. and with some colder air behind that weather front, we could well see some snow over the southern uplands. but that rain sticks around for much of the day in these parts. some sunnier skies for scotland, northern ireland, where it will feel a bit chillier throughout monday. but in the south—east, where you've got that sunshine, temperatures 14, 15 degrees. that's way above the average for the end of january. that's going to feel really quite pleasant. as we go through the rest of the week

there'll be some rain at times towards northern areas. further south, drier and brighter, and temperatures about 10 to 14 degrees. bye— bye.

would live from london. this is bbc news. a houthi missile strikes a british—linked oil tanker off the coast of yemen. the uk government threatens retaliation. the uk joins countries suspending funding for a un agency in gaza — after israel accuses some staff of involvement in the 7th of october attack. donald trump says he'll appeal

against a court order to pay $83 million in damages to a woman he defamed. and australian open joy belarussian tennis player aryna sabalenka successfully defends her title in melbourne. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. a fire on board an oil tanker off the coast of yemen has been put out, a day after it was struck by a houthi missile. the operator of the ship, trafigura, paid tribute to the dedication and bravery of the captain and crew. the company also thanked the indian, us and french navies for their help. in a statement it said: