report from and we have a special report from kharkiv where children go to school underground to protect them from russian missiles. hello. a nationwide operation is under way here in the uk to find a man suspected of carrying out a corrosive liquid attack in london. abdul ezedi, who is 35, is still at large after the attack in clapham in south london on wednesday. 12 people were injured including two young children. he also suffered a serious facial burn during the incident. it has emerged he is a convicted sex offender who was granted asylum to stay in the country having been refused twice. the last known sighting of abdul ezedi at a tesco shop in north london,

his right eye scarred by what could be the same chemical he's accused of using in an horrific attack. the street in clapham in south london, where a corrosive substance was thrown at a woman and her two young children on wednesday evening. this cctv footage appears to show the distressing sequence of events. a man is seen taking a child from the back of the car, before fleeing the scene as he's chased. police believe the victim was known to the attacker. we take violence against women and girls very seriously, and this was someone who, it is a vulnerable position she was in and it would have been horrific and frightening, so we will do our utmost, and we will, i am totally confident, capture the male. as the hunt for him continues, questions over abdul ezedi's past. convicted of a sex offence in 2018, he was later granted asylum here in the uk after two failed attempts.

what happened here hasn't just shocked this corner of south london, but an entire nation. police say the victims�* injuries weren't life—threatening, but that they could be life—changing. we will be speaking to our correspondence shortly to get the latest on the operation to track down abdullah cd. focusing on the middle east, presidentjoe biden has approved sanctions on four israeli settlers accused of attacking palestinians in the occupied west bank. the sanctions block individuals from accessing all us property, assets and the american financial system. violence in the west bank has spiked since hamas launched an unprecedented attack on israel on october the 7th. mr biden signed a broad executive order saying violence in the west bank had

reached intolerable levels, threatening peace and stability in the region. meanwhile, fighting in gazais the region. meanwhile, fighting in gaza is continuing today. these are the latest pictures released by the israeli defence force, said to be in khan younis. hamas�*s health ministry is reporting 105 people were killed overnight as raids and shelling continued in southern gaza's main city. we can go live to our middle east correspondent nick beake in jerusalem. how significant are these sanctions by the us? good morning. this is the first time the us administration has taken these steps. that is significant but it is also symbolic and i think it reflects frustration within washington that the israeli government here hasn't done more to try to stop settler violence in the west bank. there is also frustration i think at the way the war in gaza is being played out as well. if you listen to the terminology and

language being used by some white house officials, they say the sanctions being put on these four individuals actually mirror what you would see if someone was being hit with sanctions for terrorism offences, in terms of them being unable to axe any american bank accounts, as well as not being able to travel to the united states are not being able to receive any funds that people in the us may be sending here to israel. that has been put forward. the israeli government led by prime minister netanyahu says these actions are not necessarily because they are taking strong action against settler violence and within the settler community they say this is not what they would expect from an ally, not what they would expect from the americans. in the meantime, ongoing reporting in israel about a possible deal to reach a ceasefire between israel and hamas and the release of hostages held in gaza. what more can you tell us? . �* , held in gaza. what more can you tell us? ., �* , ., ., held in gaza. what more can you tell us? ., �*, ., ., ., ., us? that's on the front page of all

the newspapers — us? that's on the front page of all the newspapers here, _ us? that's on the front page of all the newspapers here, and - us? that's on the front page of all the newspapers here, and it's - us? that's on the front page of all the newspapers here, and it's the | the newspapers here, and it's the lead story on the news website. there is nothing concrete at the moment but the latest thing which has given some optimism has been the comments that have come from the foreign ministry in qatar. you will remember qatar in november took a leading role in the release of some hostages in the first deal that was agreed. what we are hearing is that hamas have looked at a proposal that has been put forward and they are broadly accepting of it. basically, rewinding just a little bit, at the weekend there was a meeting in france of israeli—american, egyptian and qatari spy chiefs and officials, and qatari spy chiefs and officials, and they were working on some sort of deal. we don't know the details of deal. we don't know the details of it but basically some of the hostages taken by hamas on october the 7th would be released, at the same time as some palestinian prisoners would be released from israeli jails. that's the broad sense of what a deal may be. we

don't know if they are very advanced in terms of getting agreement, but certainly in israel there is some optimism, and of course for the families of hostages who were taken, as well as the people of gaza, there is a great hope that there will be an end to the fighting at some point soon. but as i say, nothing concrete yet, but we will monitor these events, a lot of which is taking place behind closed doors. thank ou, nick place behind closed doors. thank you, nick beake, _ place behind closed doors. thank you, nick beake, and _ place behind closed doors. thank you, nick beake, and you - place behind closed doors. thank you, nick beake, and you will. place behind closed doors. thank you, nick beake, and you will update us as soon as there are developments in that a ceasefire deal. back to our top story and the nationwide operation here in uk to find a man suspected of carrying out a corrosive liquid attack in london. we can go live to correspondent charlie rose close to where the attack took place in clapham. what can you tell us about the nationwide operation to try to track down abdul ezedi? , ., ., operation to try to track down abdul ezedi? ,., ., ., ., , .,, .,,

operation to try to track down abdul ezedi? ., ., , .,, .,, , ezedi? good morning to stop as this larae scale ezedi? good morning to stop as this large scale manhunt _ ezedi? good morning to stop as this large scale manhunt gets _ ezedi? good morning to stop as this large scale manhunt gets under- ezedi? good morning to stop as this| large scale manhunt gets under way, it's in full swing now involving metropolitan police and northumbria police. new details and questions about abdul ezedi's past have been raised. the bbc has been told that he is a convicted sex offender and also he was granted asylum in the uk after two previous failed attempts. the metropolitan police have released an image of the suspect believed to be the last known sighting of him in a tesco shop in north london. in that image he is wearing a blue t—shirt and carrying a bottle of water. there is also scarring, injuries, to the right side of his face which could have been caused by the substance he is accused of using in this horrific attack which took place on this road

attack which took place on this road a little earlier this week. police say it is a targeted attack, not a random one, so police say the public should not be worried but abdul ezedi should not be approached. the mother and her two young daughters, eight years old and three years old, remain in hospital today being treated for those injuries following the attack. the three—year—old, police say, and her mother may well have life changing injuries. in police say, and her mother may well have life changing injuries.— have life changing in'uries. in the midst of have life changing in'uries. in the midst cums, h have life changing injuries. in the midst of this, concerns _ have life changing injuries. in the midst of this, concerns among i have life changing injuries. in the| midst of this, concerns among the community in clapham but also highlighting concerns around the safety of women. yes, metropolitan police were keen to _ of women. yes, metropolitan police were keen to stress _ of women. yes, metropolitan police were keen to stress they _ of women. yes, metropolitan police were keen to stress they take - of women. yes, metropolitan police were keen to stress they take any . were keen to stress they take any sort of violence against women extremely seriously. the attack took place in a very busy part of south london. this is south clapham in the

borough of lambeth. it happened at a busy time, at 7:30pm on wednesday evening. right next to clapham common, which is one of london's busiest parks. people around here have been saying they are quite shocked about what has happened, they are in a state of disbelief. it is quite an affluent area, not the sort of thing they expect to happen around here, but because of the time it happened at around 7.30 in the evening, and a location near a busy park, the metropolitan police are quite hopeful some people may have seen something, the suspect was seen leaving the scene towards clapham common, so they are quite hopeful someone will have seen something, and may have information and cut get in touch with metropolitan police. they hope people might have dashcam footage or cctv footage that might help police in this investigation and large scale manhunt. correspondent charlie rose in

clapham, thank you. it's almost two years since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. one of the cities to suffer the most has been kharkiv in the north—east. many residents have already fled and those who have remained have had to take drastic action is to keep some sense of normality, including the creation of underground schools. for more, here is our eastern european correspondence sarah rainsford. at the beginning of this war, kharkiv was a city i visited when it was being shelled very heavily. there were tens of thousands of people living underground at the time, the metro was a shelter for many people and we saw old people living on train carriages and children sleeping platforms. some months later russian forces were forced back from kharkiv, unable to take the city, and ukraine was in control of the region again. life began to be easier and people began to breathe there again. in recent

days there has been an intensification of missile attacks on kharkiv and around ten days ago there was a huge wave of attacks in which 11 people were killed in their homes. because kharkiv is so close to the russian border, it's extremely difficult for any kind of air defences to operate there. they only have seconds to try to intercept missiles before they hit the city. so if russian missiles are aimed at kharkiv itself, they will almost inevitably hit and that makes life extremely nervous for all its residents was that we went out there recently to find how people were adapting to that, and one of the ways is moving parts of life back underground. russia's war has transformed everything in kharkiv, including childhood. nika hasn't been to kindergarten for two years because of the missile threats. her own neighborhood is shattered. so parts of life in her city are moving underground. alongside the metro platform,

there are now classrooms full of children, safe here from any explosions. the staff work hard to make it seem normal. and nika loves every minute. it's the first chance many have had for months just to play together and be children again. olha talks a lot about kharkiv�*s strength and resilience. but that doesn't stop her being scared for her daughters. translation: it's | better underground. it's safe. a child can continue with a more or less normal life in these conditions. the parents won't worry and the enemy won't get us here. that's why life beneath the city surface is expanding. they're building a whole underground school here with plans for several more.

it's been dug out of an old sports field. as kharkiv adapts to a war it once thought impossible and now shows no sign of ending. the russian strikes on this city are intensifying. this family can't quite believe they're alive. we met marina and her mum a few days after a missile destroyed their home. they'd just stepped round the corner when it hit. eight of their neighbours were killed here. ijust found my birth certificate. there are fragments of marina's life scattered among the wreckage. only one document of me and one document which says that i am who i am. the day after the missile strike, her father put a flag on top of the ruins.

no matter what russia do with us, they can kill us, murder, but we stand and we go on. they call this an unbreakable city. but the difference between life and death can be a matter of moments or metres. sarah rainsford, bbc news, kharkiv. they talk a lot of the time about resilience in kharkiv, talk about it as a resilient city, but the risk is very real, so life is adapting. talking to people there, you ask them, what do you think about the fact life is moving at the ground, it seems extraordinary and wrong, but they say we have no choice. if we need to live with this warrant we don't see an end to it and we don't how it will end, we want people to stay in ukraine and stay in their homes, we need to adapt. this is one

of the ways people are doing that. it's notjust schools, other aspects of life are also opening up underground including theatres. we went to an opera theatre, rehearsing to open up for performances in a bunker under the theatre. its next owner a change in life and it happens in a very nervous city at a very nervous time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making news here in the uk. water companies are forecasting an above inflation rise in average household bills in april, drawing criticism from campaigners. the average annual water and sewerage bill is expected to rise by 6% in england and wales, up to £473. says the suppliers trade body, water uk. in scotland, water and waste charges will go up by nearly 9%. the rate of improvement, the number

of people who survive cancer has slowed significantly. a study says. a report by cancer research uk says the rate of progress was five times faster back in the 2000s than in the 20105. it faster back in the 2000s than in the 2010s. it says a lack of sufficient funding for research is largely to blame. early years charities say a new government recruitment programme for childcare workers in england has come far too late to meet the demand created by the expansion of funded places for preschool children. you are watching bbc news. here in the uk, two teenagers will be sentenced shortly for the murder of brianna ghey, who was fatally stabbed in a vicious and preplanned attack in the north west of england just under a year ago. thejudge will also allow the pair, a boy and a girl under16, to be will also allow the pair, a boy and a girl under 16, to be named publicly for the first times that we

can go live to our correspondent smith in manchester. what are we expecting to happen in court today? good morning, this is manchester crown court and this is where the two teenagers were convicted of brianna ghey�*s murder. that happened last december, but today they will be sentenced. in december thejudge in this case decided they would be named today, when she passes her sentence. she said she wanted to allow time for that to happen, for their legal teams to prepare them, to support the teenagers, because this will of course have a significant impact on them. they were 15 when they carried out what was a planned and frenzied attack on 16—year—old brianna ghey, it was almost a year ago that she was stabbed 28 times in a park near warrington. today her family will gather to hear what sentence the two

teenagers will be given. during the trial they were referred to as girl x and boy y because of their ages, but the justice decided that to have a full understanding as to how two children could do something so horrific and a full understanding of the case, it was necessary for the teenagers to be named. the media team oppose that media application and were concerned about the children's welfare. it has been questioned whether it will have an impact on their rehabilitation. the two teenagers have been told to expect a very lengthy sentence for this murder, that sentence will be passed today and their names will be made public. passed today and their names will be made public— made public. remind us about this case, a made public. remind us about this case. a case _ made public. remind us about this case, a case that _ made public. remind us about this case, a case that shocked - made public. remind us about this case, a case that shocked the - case, a case that shocked the country. it case, a case that shocked the count . . , case, a case that shocked the count . ., , ., , case, a case that shocked the count . ., , .,, country. it really was something so unbelievable, _ country. it really was something so unbelievable, that _ country. it really was something so unbelievable, that two _ country. it really was something so unbelievable, that two teenagers l country. it really was something so | unbelievable, that two teenagers so carefully planned this, such

communication between the pair and during the trial they tried to blame each other for the attack but it was clear they were both culpable and found guilty of murder. today they will find out what sentence they receive. thejudge has said this needs to be part of a full understanding of the story surrounding this murder and a very difficult time for the family of brianna ghey, when they hear what sentence the teenagers will be given today. but of course, nothing will bring back their daughter, almost one year, the 11th of february will mark one year since she was killed, when she thought she was going to meet two friends in a park and that's when she was sadly attacked in such an unbelievable and horrific manner. a, ,, in such an unbelievable and horrific manner. ,, ., , ., manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court — manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court and _ manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court and we _ manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court and we will _ manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court and we will have - manner. married smith outside mentor to crown court and we will have live - to crown court and we will have live coverage of the sentencing bbc news later today. the mother of a boy who killed four pupils at his high school in the us

state of michigan in 2021 has sought to put the blame on her husband. she is a first parent in the us to face a manslaughter child for a shooting carried out by a child. the shooter is serving life in prison for the hour north america correspondent sent this update.— hour north america correspondent sent this update. back in november 2021, sent this update. back in november 2021. ethan — sent this update. back in november 2021, ethan crumbly _ sent this update. back in november 2021, ethan crumbly was _ sent this update. back in november 2021, ethan crumbly was just - sent this update. back in november 2021, ethan crumbly was just 15 - 2021, ethan crumbly was just 15 years old when he shot dead four of his fellow students and injured seven others. four days before the shooting he had been handed a nine millimetre gun by his parents which became the murder weapon. testifying in court, childcare said it was the husband that purchased the handgun and it was intended for use at a local shooting range. it is alleged thatjennifer crumbley ignored her

that jennifer crumbley ignored her son's thatjennifer crumbley ignored her son's downhill spiral into mental health problems. on the morning of the shooting the parents got called into the school after concerning drawings were discovered. they were told their son required counselling but they did not take him home and took no action and of course he went on to carry out that mass killing. prosecutors also say thatjennifer crumbley did nothing when her son asked for help with his mental health problems. he told her he saw demons in the house. she said in court that she thought he was just messing around. jennifer crumbley denies all allegations of involuntary manslaughter and that she couldn't possibly have foreseen what her son was about to do. her husband james will be tried separately, and as for ethan crumbley, he pleaded guilty to first—degree murder and last month was sentenced to life in prison without parole. we can turn to a developing story

coming out of kenya. hundreds have been injured in the capital nairobi after a lorry carrying gas exploded. three people have been confirmed dead including a child. a government spokesperson said gas cylinders were being refilled when the fire broke outjust being refilled when the fire broke out just after being refilled when the fire broke outjust after midnight on thursday. it happened in a residential area and firefighters and emergency services have been on the scene with witnesses describing what has happened. some of them told the bbc they felt the ground shake when the explosion happened. this is a fire that took place in nairobi when a lorry carrying gas exploded. after five days roaming the highlands, eating nuts from bird feeders, a missing japanese macaque monkey has been recaptured. tonight he is back at the scottish highland wildlife park the aviemore. here is iain macinnes.

this was the moment honshu's highland adventure came to an end. the mischievous macaque, who'd been on the run, finally captured after five days. it was an early morning call on the monkey hotline that led to a day of drama. we've managed to recover the monkey. he's on his way back the park just now, so, great news. relieved, so relieved. it's been a long five days. but the keeper team have been absolutely fantastic. the local community have been great phoning in tips and sightings. i'm just glad it all came together in the end and we managed to bring him back home. he'd been spotted in this garden just a few miles from the highland wildlife park. the keepers and their drone team made haste to the site. the macaque was just right at the window looking in at me. and what did he look like — did he look happy? eh, he looked a little bit sad. he wasn't worried, i don't think, but looked a little bit sad out there. and what did you think?

i wasn't surprised because i'd heard he was in the area and i knew we'd got a wild garden, so to speak, and he might be looking forfood. thermal drones have been used this week in the search, and they were vital today too. i couldn't see him for a few minutes even though i knew he was in the vicinity. it was because he was hiding under a sort of shelf of the building and then coming out, grabbing some peanuts and going back. so i only actually saw him after stuck his head out to go and get more food. honshu will spend the night in isolation but is said to be in fine fettle after his highland hideout. he's actually in fantastic condition. he doesn't seem to have suffered any ill effects whatsoever. i guess we have all of the peanuts and the bird feeders to thank for that. these guys don't realise what a stir their little pal has caused, but i'm sure they will give him a good welcome back now he's done monkeying around.

iain macinnes, bbc news. a happy monkey, i'm sure. stay with us, we will have more headlines after this short break. hello, for many of you the next few days will be incredibly mild for early february. a little bit blustery at times, not a huge amount of sunshine. that's the case certainly today. the rest of this afternoon, cloud dominating for many but eastern scotland, northeastern gun, to the east of wales, some brighter breaks here and there but with the wind coming in from the west it is here where we could see a brief boost in temperature, lifting temperatures to 15 or 16, well above the uk average of 5—8. the wind is quite strong and blustery particularly over the hills of northern england and parts of north—west scotland. the clouds thicken for rain and drizzle in the west. through tonight, thicker cloud

developing and temperjust dropping further than they did last night will stop at temperatures above where they should be, temperatures in england and wales at the start of the weekend still sitting in double figures. forthe the weekend still sitting in double figures. for the start of the weekend, saturday, a weak weather front straddling the uk separating the milder air front straddling the uk separating the milderair in front straddling the uk separating the milder air in the south from something a little less miles further north but still above where we should be for this stage in february. also brighter compared to today, scotland, northern ireland, a greater chance of sunshine, if you showers stop wales, central england, cloudy with outbreaks of drizzle, heaviest in the north west. we will see some sunny breaks with the clouds thickening up at times, especially further south to see rain later in the day. temperatures are still above average, highest in the south—east corner, 14 or 15. a mild day in cardiff for the six nations match between wales and scotland but the cloud could be thick enough for drizzle. england fans treated to blue skies and sunshine in rome and highs of around 17 as the tournament starts there. for us, temperatures

may be not far off 17 in the south—west corner later. could see some sunny breaks but for many a cloudy day again with outbreaks of rain in northern england, central and southern scotland and northern ireland. the far north—east of scotland, much brighter but still on the chilly side here. in shetland could be on a wintry side. this mild air surges back north into northern soul and on monday but without this area of low pressure passing by will produce some heavy rain, could see some minorflooding produce some heavy rain, could see some minor flooding across the highlands as we go through monday. strong to gale force winds, 60 mile an hour gusts possible. blustery elsewhere, plenty of cloud and brighter breaks in central and eastern england, again, 13—15 possible.

almost 300 people have been injured in a gas explosion in kenya. farmers blocked highways in france despite union is calling for the roadblocks to end after the government promises more financial assistance. party leaders in northern ireland will meet today to discuss the incoming stormont executive and the return of the northern ireland assembly!

let's get an update from kenya. a lorry has exploded. let's go to our correspondent that. let's hear what we know about the explosion and those caught up in it. em we know about the explosion and those caught up in it.— we know about the explosion and those caught up in it. an agency has released a statement _ those caught up in it. an agency has released a statement saying - those caught up in it. an agency has released a statement saying this - released a statement saying this liquid petroleum gas station in the area had applied for a licence last year but had been rejected. we understand one arrest has been made in the area in the place where the explosion happened but police are investigating and more than 200 people are in hospital and a lot of people are in hospital and a lot of people still getting treatment and we understand the deputy president is supposed to visit the victims in nairobi. �* , ., ., .,