within the music industry. let's return to the middle east now, and for weeks, aid agencies have been warning of the huge scale of destruction in the gaza strip, but no journalists have been allowed in independently. now bbc verify — working with academics who've used satellite radar mapping analysis — can show the extent of israel's military strikes. they've found that more than half of gaza's buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the war with israel. bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has more. more than half of gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed since israel launched its retaliation for the hamas attacks of 7th of october. that's according to new data. now, take a look at this map of the gaza strip. this is from the 12th of october,

just a few days after the war began. and the red bits you can see show the damage or destroyed buildings in the area. but look at this. this is on the 29th of november. you can see just how much of the north was destroyed. that's where the original israeli offensive was focused. since then, that offensive was expanded to the whole strip. this is the most recent map we have from the 29th of january. you can see the extent of the damage, particularly in the south. and israel had repeatedly told gazans to move south for their safety. this is the city of khan yunis, and it's been severely affected. and if we look at satellite images, that gives us an idea of the scale of destruction on the ground, particularly because no internationaljournalists have been allowed in by israel. this is from the 2nd of december, nearly two months into the war, and you can see just how much of the neighborhood of khan yunis looks undamaged. this tower here, al fatah, it was the tallest building in the neighborhood. now, just six weeks later, take a look at what happens. much of the neighborhood has been flattened by israeli attacks and the damage is even more striking

from ground level. what were once bustling cities full of life, now derelict and destroyed. the israel defense forces have said these attacks are necessary because hamas deliberately embeds itself in civilian areas. but questions have been asked about destruction of buildings seemingly firmly in the control of the idf. take a look at this. this is a video. it's a university in northern gaza and it was already badly damaged before it was blown up completely in what looks like a massive controlled explosion. the idf says the approval process for the blast is now being investigated. and large areas of farmland across gaza have also been extensively damaged. that's important because although palestinians were heavily dependent on imports before the start of the war, a lot of their food came from farming and food production from inside the strip. but areas that were once used to produce food have now been churned up and bulldozed, marked out for israeli armoured vehicles.

now, aid agencies say half of gaza's population faces starvation. the idf told us they found hamas tunnel entrances and rocket launch sites in various agricultural areas. and with so many neighborhoods and homes destroyed, people have had no choice but to flee. more than 80% of gaza's population have been displaced and nearly half of them crammed in the far southern end of the strip — that's according to the un. so small cities of tents have sprung up in rafah, close to the egyptian border. this is from the 15th of october. and if you watch this area, because you'll see just how many tents have popped up, people who have come seeking refuge, displaced people, and the israel defence forces have repeatedly justified their actions by noting that hamas deliberately embeds itself in civilian areas and explains the destruction of buildings in light

of targeting fighters. but experts have said the extent and pace of the damage, when compared with other conflicts like ukraine and syria, is unprecedented. gaza's landscape has changed forever. for those who survived the bombardment, the question is, will there be anywhere left for them to go? and among the sites destroyed are significant religious buildings. between october seventh and the end of last year, israeli bombardment has damaged or destroyed 72 mosques and the only two churches in gaza — heritage locals say heritage that locals say are now lost forever. our global religion reporter reha kansara explained how they measured the damages to religious sites. under international humanitarian law. it's considered a war crime to target religious sites

unless they are being used for military purposes. now, the israeli defence forces, they argue that some of these sites have been used by hamas for military purposes. hamas say that 378 mosques and three churches have been destroyed, but we can't independently verify those figures. and so this is why it's very important for us to do our own counting, because we are able to then attribute what we've found online, which is at least we found 117 leads on social media that alluded to the partial destruction or complete damage of overwhelmingly mosques and churches. and we have been using user generated content, that is images and videos that people have posted onto social media and comparing them to before and afters of these mosques and churches as well as satellite imagery. yeah, i'm piecing together all those different bits of information and being able to verify that those images are what they say they are.

is a task in itself, isn't it? paint a picture for us, if you will, of the type of destruction that you've seen in these images. well, the most stark for me is when we were using satellite imagery. i think when you're on social media and you are looking to compare, it's very easy to find before and afters of the destruction. you will see many razed, flattened mosques or partially damaged churches. but an aerial view really provides a stark image of the before, which is very vibrant, colorful neighbourhoods compared to the afters, which are very gray, no color. yeah, it is terrifying, isn't it? and especially when we're looking at images like this as well of just utter destruction. and there is a specific church as well that you've been looking into, because not only, of course, are these images of of lives lost are these images of lives lost damage that and as we said, they're locals saying the sort

of culture that will never come back. there are individual stories involved in each of these. tell us about the church that you looked at specifically. so st paul's church was one of the churches that was partially damaged earlier during the war on the 19th of october. one of its outbuildings was hit by a by an israeli airstrike by an israeli airstrike that wasn't meant to hit the church grounds. and 18 people were reportedly killed, five of which i've been told were babies. i spoke to one lady, mariane sabbagh, who fled there with herfamily, thinking that going to a church would keep her and herfamily safe. but her brother in law died during the attack and she is so concerned for her child, who is only a year old, that two weeks later, after the church was attacked, she had her baby baptized for fear that if her baby dies, she will die without one.

wow, these individual stories that once again underline just the tragedy of all of this. you touched on what the idf have been saying in response to these attacks that have hit religious facilities. what are they saying? well, the idf, they have long argued that hamas militants are using some places of worship to launch attacks from, and that's why they are targeting them. the thing is, it's unclear how many of these sites are hamas strongholds or how many have been how many have been targeted, by the idf. so they say they are acting in accordance with international humanitarian law. but they also say that they are trying to mitigate civilian harm as much as possible. our global religion reporter speaking to me a little earlier.

all this is the capital of shetland, one of 12 processions that celebrates the islands norse heritage. you can see there right in the middle of the screen is a replica viking galley. spoiler alert, but that ends pretty badly, it gets set on fire as part of the celebrations. these are a re events, are events, the big procession to the town. it dates back to sort of the town. it dates back to sort of the 1800s, until 1874, locals rolled barrels of lit tar and they abandoned it in 1874. some of those elements have been brought together, the official date of this beginning

in 1881, is when this form of the celebration really was brought to life. so as we said, a culmination of this procession is that that replica viking galley ship is burned. if you want continuing coverage of that, do check out the bbc news website, the pictures are pretty spectacular. he can watch a live stream on the bbc website. and a little bit of history about how that celebration comes about, all the roots in pagan history to get people through the dark days of winter. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. - an adult passes the earth to a child. responsibility for looking after our planet moves to the next generation. that's the message behind this animation, which is based on a drawing by 11—year—old

isobel from york. i feel like it's very important because you've only got, like, one earth and you have to look after it. i decided to draw two people that thought they were alone. and then if you look behind the people, you see loads of people walking behind them, like, going to help them. isobelle and viv, who's eight, were among 15,000 children from 14 countries who all drew pictures for the draw with denmark project, which originated in the danish city of vyborg. it's one of unesco's creative cities, along with york. the project's theme is green together partnerships for a sustainable future. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - you're live with bbc news. mps in westminster have warned that misogyny and discrimination are "endemic" within the uk music industry. a report by the women and equalities committee found that not only are there barriers to opportunities, but women are also

experiencing bullying, sexual harassment and assault. the report makes a series of recommendations to tackle the problem, but also says that a shift in the behaviour of men is needed. our culture correspondent noor nanji has this report. parties, gigs and, in everyday life, misogyny and discrimination are said to be endemic in the music industry. now, the women and equalities committee, which led an inquiry into the issue, is calling for urgent action to tackle it. i don't think people really understand me. i've been robbed, i've been used. the committee heard evidence from people, including the former x factor contestant rebecca ferguson, who said she feels she was penalised for speaking up. i think i definitely got music blocked because i challenged very powerfulfigures. really? yeah, definitely. yeah.

and it got lifted. i...i contacted, like, the head of the record labeland i said, "look, my album isn't available anywhere." and he said, "no, that can't be." then he messaged someone and said, "is this true?" and he went, "oh, yeah, but don't worry, we'll lift it now." yeah, ijust felt like it was important. ifelt like my experience in music had been so toxic, and ijust felt like i wanted to protect new people entering the industry. others warned the industry was rigged against women. the music industry is a boys' club. everybody knows everyone in the top levels. all the people at the very top levels have the money, thus all the power. the report by mps found that despite increases in representation, women encountered limitations in opportunity, a lack of support and persistent unequal pay. it found these issues are intensified for women who already face racial discrimination. black women are the most disadvantaged in the music industry and we experience

over—sexualisation, objectification and we're paid the least. i've had mental health impacted — poor mental health decline since starting the music industry. and this is meant to be a great place to work, right? the mps make a series of recommendations, including... but it also says that a shift in the behaviour of men at the heart of the music industry is what's really needed. a government spokesperson said... will "all women should be able to work in a music sector which is free from misogyny and discrimination." it added it would carefully consider the committee's recommendations.

noor nanji, bbc news. joining me now are laura lewis paul — she is the founder of saffron music and glade marie, an artist who works with saffron. will hello to you both, thank you for being on the programme. laura, are you surprised by anything you read in the support today? i’m are you surprised by anything you read in the support today? i'm going to be honest. _ read in the support today? i'm going to be honest, i'm _ read in the support today? i'm going to be honest, i'm not— read in the support today? i'm going to be honest, i'm not surprised - read in the support today? i'm going to be honest, i'm not surprised by i to be honest, i'm not surprised by much of what i read today. it feels like stuff that has been, you know, that people working in the industry already know so i don't feel like there will be much of a surprise. however i feel like it has been a really important report that has been done because it's really starting to break down the culture of silence, and this actually starts to enable people to disrupt these structures and the power i think that it's really good that

it's been validated for women in the industry. it's been validated for women in the indust . ., �* .,. it's been validated for women in the indust . ., �* , . , industry. you've faced experiences such as those _ industry. you've faced experiences such as those highlighted - industry. you've faced experiences such as those highlighted in - industry. you've faced experiences such as those highlighted in this i such as those highlighted in this first report haven't you? they were enough to lead you to found your company, just explain a little bit about what you faced and what you've been able to do through the business?— been able to do through the business? . ~ been able to do through the business? ., ~ ., , business? yeah, i think mine was when i was _ business? yeah, i think mine was when i was in _ business? yeah, i think mine was when i was in a _ business? yeah, i think mine was when i was in a position _ business? yeah, i think mine was when i was in a position in - business? yeah, i think mine was when i was in a position in a - when i was in a position in a creative _ when i was in a position in a creative organisation, not necessarily the music industry, but however. _ necessarily the music industry, but however, based on the experiences of people _ however, based on the experiences of people around me.— people around me. bristles music the scene is a very... _ people around me. bristles music the scene is a very... it's _ people around me. bristles music the scene is a very... it's a space - scene is a very... it's a space where people want to be creative, express themselves, so actually it was more in support of my fellow peers, my friends, and starting with the bristol music industry. so i think some of those barriers that i have faced, sorry, the barriers in

the music industry, then what led me to set up saffron is the experience of those people. it was really about the technical roles so with people, with women, if they are going into a music studio if they feel intimidated they are not able to be their most creative and similarly with producers, if you're going to produce your work or if you're going to have creative control, you need to have creative control, you need to be able to, what we do is empower women to have those skills and have those opportunities. which i can see is one of the strong recommendations within the report, you know, it talks about more diverse talent and out opportunities in male—dominated roles like engineering and production. roles like engineering and production-— roles like engineering and roduction. �*, , , production. let's bring in glen murra , production. let's bring in glen murray. have _

production. let's bring in glen murray, have you _ production. let's bring in glen murray, have you experienced production. let's bring in glen - murray, have you experienced this in your work? murray, have you experienced this in yourwork? high—profile murray, have you experienced this in your work? high—profile cases of women who have experienced this in the industry, lady gaga, and more, speaking about the differences they've been through. what if you faced just going about your day—to—day job? faced just going about your day-to-day job?— faced just going about your day-to-day job? faced just going about your da -to-da “ob? ., , ., day-to-day “ob? yeah, being a in london, day-to-day job? yeah, being a in london, everyone _ day-to-day job? yeah, being a in london, everyone behind - day-to-day job? yeah, being a in london, everyone behind the - day-to-day job? yeah, being a in i london, everyone behind the scenes day-to-day job? yeah, being a in - london, everyone behind the scenes i work for. _ london, everyone behind the scenes i work for, majority like 85% are older_ work for, majority like 85% are older men _ work for, majority like 85% are older men. i remember moving to london _ older men. i remember moving to london 20 — older men. i remember moving to london 20 years ago and nothing has really— london 20 years ago and nothing has really changed the work we've done, saffron _ really changed the work we've done, saffron has _ really changed the work we've done, saffron has changed the percentage but it hasn't botched that much. it really _ but it hasn't botched that much. it really impressions the work we do though. _ really impressions the work we do though, and the representation of the women and women of colour in the music_ the women and women of colour in the music industry on top of that, non-binary— music industry on top of that, non—binary and trans people in the industry— non—binary and trans people in the industry as— non—binary and trans people in the industry as well, it's really important to see.- industry as well, it's really important to see. industry as well, it's really im ortant to see. ., ,., ., , important to see. there are so many elements to — important to see. there are so many elements to this _ important to see. there are so many elements to this report, _ elements to this report, particularly when it comes to the recommendations. just looking here at the report, some of the

challenges, artists better able to grow huge fan bases overnight see success through things like social media, but aren't really prepared and no one is really educating anyone about the dangers and the risks in the industry. a lot about teaching men about misconduct in the industry as well, fundamental to this report is getting rid of that culture of silence. if you face a problem, speak about it. and that is what is so important about this, isn't it, glen murray? —— glen marie. -- glen marie. yeah, the emphasis has to be on _ -- glen marie. yeah, the emphasis has to be on education, _ -- glen marie. yeah, the emphasis has to be on education, not - -- glen marie. yeah, the emphasis has to be on education, not so - has to be on education, not so much always— has to be on education, not so much always about — has to be on education, not so much always about us shouting and getting the awareness out, i think it's about— the awareness out, i think it's about educating people on misogyny and what _ about educating people on misogyny and what it looks like and how to combat _ and what it looks like and how to combat it — and what it looks like and how to combat it. . , and what it looks like and how to combat it— combat it. really good to talk to ou both, combat it. really good to talk to you both, thank _ combat it. really good to talk to you both, thank you. _ combat it. really good to talk to you both, thank you. it - combat it. really good to talk to you both, thank you. it really i combat it. really good to talk to you both, thank you. it really is| you both, thank you. it really is an important report and as he said, one

hopes it starts to change things once again in the industry. maybe the music industry following the lead of hollywood and its stance. headlines coming up for you on the top of the hour, but stay with us here on bbc news. now to the remarkable story of a west end actor who had a stroke at the age ofjust 38 — but after his theatre family clubbed together to help, is now back on stage. adam pearce couldn't work for more than a year after falling ill after a performance. friends and colleagues raised more than £50,000 to support his family. and now, after a gradual recovery, adam is in les miserables. charlotte gallagher has been to meet him, and members of the company who've helped. les mis is one of the most famous musicals in the world, and adam pearce is returning to the showjust

over a year since he had a stroke after coming off stage in another production. started taking my costume off and hanging it back on the rail. and, as i was going to put my trousers onto the rail, i was telling my arm to do it and it was going in slow motion, which is the most bizarre thing. and then i could feel my leg going from underneath me. so it was terrifying. after coming out of hospital, adam had months of physio and rehab to learn how to walk again stop. and rehab to learn how to walk again. fatigue—wise, just getting my strength back up together and i think setting goals — smaller goals — in order to get to where you want to go. like, a big goalfor me was walking my son to school. to now be back doing eight shows a week and costume changes and wig changes and quickly getting upstairs to go

on stage and coming off, it's incredible — i'm having a ball. # i had a dream my life would be...# starring in a west end show is physically and mentally demanding. the producers of les mis adapted the musicalfor adam. we have a rake in the stage, which is the incline at the front of the stage. and adam said that there's no way i can sort of turn both ways, so i'm going to have to walk backwards on to that rake. so we adapted the role to suit him. this is adam's paris costume, - which we made for his new character. and adam, he's quite slow- forgetting changed, so we split all of his trouser legs at the side with poppers, so he can get - all them on over his boots, _ so he doesn't have to change them. and then when they're on, a dresser snaps them up. i ijust can't believe that i'm here, if i'm honest. this time last year, i wouldn't have expected it. i'm feeling very proud of myself.

cheering. after a sold—out show, it's time for adam's curtain call. a standing ovation, of course. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. how do you find a missing monkey? in the cairngorns in scotland, they're using thermal imaging to try to locate a japanese macack that escaped from the highland to try to locate a japanese macac that escaped from the highland wildlife park over the weekend. the muggy has been on the loose for three days now. the monkey has been on the loose for three days now. will it be found? iain macinnes has more. there's been a sighting of the monkey nearer to the entrance of the park then it was yesterday, so the

rescuers are getting their drones up to try and locate it. today the thermal imaging drone identifies a new hotspot, the team are hopeful it could be the missing macaque. he’s could be the missing macaque. he's under some — could be the missing macaque. he's under some really _ could be the missing macaque. he�*s under some really thick, heavy cover. , , . .~' under some really thick, heavy cover. , , . ., cover. the sighting is checked out, but this time _ cover. the sighting is checked out, but this time sadly _ cover. the sighting is checked out, but this time sadly it's _ cover. the sighting is checked out, but this time sadly it's false - but this time sadly it's false alarm. from the high tech solutions to something a little simpler. brute to something a little simpler. we were to something a little simpler. - were hoping in getting it close enough it will be able to hear the whistle and because of all the training they've got that strong association with the whistle and it would know it's feeding time so it would know it's feeding time so it would potentially hop back over and join us. would potentially hop back over and 'oin us. �* would potentially hop back over and 'oin us. . ., ., ., , join us. and now another sighting close to the _ join us. and now another sighting close to the park. _ join us. and now another sighting close to the park. so _ join us. and now another sighting close to the park. so you - join us. and now another sighting close to the park. so you actually| close to the park. so you actually saw him? — close to the park. so you actually saw him? yes — close to the park. so you actually saw him? yes i _ close to the park. so you actually saw him? yes i did, _ close to the park. so you actually saw him? yes i did, yah. - close to the park. so you actually saw him? yes i did, yah. what i close to the park. so you actually i saw him? yes i did, yah. what was close to the park. so you actually - saw him? yes i did, yah. what was he lookin: saw him? yes i did, yah. what was he looking like. — saw him? yes i did, yah. what was he looking like, was _ saw him? yes i did, yah. what was he looking like, was he _ saw him? yes i did, yah. what was he looking like, was he frightened? - looking like, was he frightened? just hunkered down, he spotted me as well, and _ just hunkered down, he spotted me as well, and obviously we need to make a pile _

well, and obviously we need to make a pile of— well, and obviously we need to make a pile of check and we don't want to spook— a pile of check and we don't want to spook him _ a pile of check and we don't want to spook him so ijust left into it. tonight, — spook him so ijust left into it. tonight, the monkey remains on the loose. and another night beckons under the highland skies. it looks incredible up there as well whether they find the monkey or not. celebrations are under way in the uk's northermost town tonight, the spectacular up helly aa event in lerwick. the annual event celebrates shetland's norse heritage, and a day of events will culminate in the burning of a replica viking galley tonight. lewis found jones is there. watching it snaked through, _ lewis found jones is there. watching it snaked through, that's _ lewis found jones is there. watching it snaked through, that's people - lewis found jones is there. watching it snaked through, that's people in l it snaked through, that's people in disguise, people dressed up and that's rather fancy dress. disguise, people dressed up and that's ratherfancy dress. the idea comes from...

now the shetland islands are just 140 miles or so west of norway. and it's that norwegian, norse viking heritage that this festival is all about, marking and celebrating. from roughly the tenth, 15th century or so. shetland isles are, came under the king of norway, kingdom of norway. ijust paused there as the wind nearly blew me over, it is very windy, it is very cold. but thousands and thousands of people are out lining the streets to watch the torchbearers proceed.

and our coverage here is live on the bbc iplayer, on the bbc news website come on the bbc news app, and we will be sticking with this remarkable fire festival until the end. music and there goes the galley. that turn uoise and there goes the galley. that turquoise blue _ and there goes the galley. trust turquoise blue colour chosen by

kaiser yell. the man in charge of this year's fire festival. 140 years or so, this tradition has been growing and growing, getting bigger and bigger and the organisation that goes into it getting more and more rigorous number two. and the sights and sounds are pretty spectacular. plenty more, do you stay with us.

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context. what we have delivered is significant. and on the basis that the government continues to deliver, then we will be in a position to convene a meeting of the assembly and proceed with the restoration of the political institutions. i will tomorrow publish the details of the proposals we have made to secure northern ireland's place in the uk internal market and to strengthen the union. i believe that all the conditions are now in place for the assembly to return.

i think it's terrible that i they've been out so long, when they were getting - paid theirwages, and nurses, doctors, all other people, are living, very, very lowi wages and that. we've always valued devolved government. direct engagement with local politicians is important to us, so, you know, this is good news, but it's only the first step on a difficult path that faces us. a moment of huge significance in northern ireland — the return of stormont. the dup says it has a mandate from unionists to return the power—sharing institutions. we'll unpack what the deal entails. also tonight, the british foreign secretary says the uk is ready to bring forward the moment when it formally recognises a palestinian state. and we will talk to the wall streetjournal

about their reporter evan gershkovich,