hello and welcome to newsday, reporting from live from spinning pour. he's are the headlines. qatar says hamas has been given a positive response to a proposed ceasefire with israel. meanwhile, israel confirms that 31 of the remaining hostages held in gaza are dead. aus a us appeals court rules donald trump does not have immunity from charges he plotted to overturn his election defeat. and the first pictures of king charles since his cancer diagnosis. the king has now started his treatment. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we

begin with developing news from the middle east. the syrian army says israel has struck a number of targets in homs province north of lebanon. state media said they shot down several missile the syrian observatory for human rights put the number of dead at four. since the war in gaza broke out in october, israel has escalated attacks on what it says are iranian—backed mischa targets. we'll have more as it develops. hamas says it has given approval for a ceasefire hamas says it has given approvalfor a ceasefire in approval for a ceasefire in gaza. approvalfor a ceasefire in gaza. details have not been released but there are reports that there are be a truce in exchange for return of israeli prisoners. here's a little of antony blinken�*s statement. we had meetings already on this trip in riyadh. in cairo, and now today in

doha, focused on ensuring that we can use any pause. to continue to build out plans for the day after in gaza, security humanitarian, all bringing challenges but that's exactly why we need to focus on them now. we're determined to continue to pave a diplomatic path forward for a just and lasting peace in the region. our middle east correspondent is injerusalem and sent us this update. they have responded as antony blinken is in the region and mr blinken is in the region and mr blinken will be discussing it on his next stop in israel. before he got on the plane, while he was still in doha, he

said there was still a lot of work to be doing —— to be done and didn't give detail. a senior hamas official spoke to the bbc and said the group had asked for a number of things, including a clear timetable for the reconstruction of gaza and also the transfer of the wounded to hospitals abroad. hamas released a statement with made it pretty clear that it wants this to lead to an end to the war. now, it's israelis have also made it clear that they do not see a temporary truce becoming a permanent ceasefire. no doubt that will be part of the continuing negotiations. but those who drafted this proposal, the egyptians, the qataris, the americans, they hope that it leads to a lengthy which will allow for the release of the rest of the hostages, a dramatic increase in aid to goodia and will —— gaza and will lay the ground work for a postwar arrangement. all eyes will be on mr blinken during his talks in israel. the bbc's state department _ his talks in israel. the bbc's - state department correspondent is following the story from

washington. he shared his analysis on what these developments could mean for secretary blinken�*s visit to the region. the key point here is the americans are going to add pressure on mr netanyahu to try to take a deal as quickly as possible. why is that happening? because american bases are increasingly being attack. we saw the deaths of three american soldiers last week. then the us response in the region. it is all leading to exactly the thing president biden said he didn't want in the region — an escalation while they protect israel to carry on in gaza with that huge level of bombardments. the regional issue now is adding to the pressure. and i think that will add to what mr blinken is saying to mr netanyahu to take a deal. it may be that these very difficult bridges that so far haven't been crossed are

too wide. a federal court of appeal has ruled that donald trump does not have presidential immunity and can be charged with plotting to try to overturn the 2020 election. the president had argued his executive immunity meant he should not face charges for criminal acts. the three—judge panel rejected their claim. mrtrump is their claim. mr trump is expected their claim. mrtrump is expected to appeal against the ruling. our correspondent has been following the story from washington. of all the places donald trump is facing, this is the most serious one — dealing with accusations he tried to overturn the 2020 election. he argued he had immunity from federal prosecution because these are acts he took as president. the court said that wasn't true, and he was now citizen trump and not president trump, and did not enjoy those kinds of immunities. donald trump's strategy has always been to try and delay these cases for as much as possible. he will appeal to the supreme court. if he can delay things long enough so the trial

doesn't take place until after november's election, and he wins that election, he can make all this just go away. the problem for him is that if the trial goes ahead before the election and he's convicted, there are large numbers of voters in key marginal states who are telling pollsters, at least, they won't vote for a convicted felon. the timing and outcome of this case is crucial notjust outcome of this case is crucial not just to this outcome of this case is crucial notjust to this election, but to the future of american politics. i spoke tojulia manchester, political correspondent for the hill, who talked about what could happen next. the case automatically _ could happen next. the case automatically gets _ could happen next. the case automatically gets pushed . could happen next. the case| automatically gets pushed to the supreme court and puts the supreme court in a very political position. remember, the us supreme court is not — at least in theory — supposed to be a political institution. however, we're in an election year and they might have to rule on this going forward. but right now we're seeing that

trump's lawyers, this argument that he's immune as a former president, a former president who hasn't been convicted in the senate for example. he's immune from any prosecution. we know trump doesn't want to be convicted. in case he's convicted, he doesn't want that to happen before the election. right now, a loss for the trump team. if that case is delayed, that's in a way a good thing for him. ., , �* that's in a way a good thing forhim. ., , �* u, , for him. he doesn't officially have the _ for him. he doesn't officially have the republican - for him. he doesn't officially . have the republican nomination sown up just yet, nikki haley refusing to concede despite trailing significantly in the polls. how do you expect this to play out? i polls. how do you expect this to play out?— to play out? i think this will -la out to play out? i think this will play out like _ to play out? i think this will play out like he's _ to play out? i think this will play out like he's faced - to play out? i think this will. play out like he's faced every other legal issue so far — saying that he's the victim of a meal and political

establishment that is biased against him. i think you can hear him say that going forward, and really using it to bolster his base. with any normal politician, if we saw the legal issues that donald trump is facing, it would be a death knell for them. however, with trump, it seems like every fine he has to pay, every is slap on the wrist he gets from a judge, every court date he appears it, that seems to benefit him in the polls with republican primary voters. now, going into the general election, with independent volters, for example, that's an entirely different story. we can see that strategy in the primary may not work with most voters. , , u, , voters. given this case revolves _ voters. given this case revolves around - voters. given this case revolves around his . voters. given this case | revolves around his sort voters. given this case - revolves around his sort of immunity claim, what does this mean for trump's other legal cases. his other cases are in states

like georgia and new york state. this was a federal claim. we'll have to see if it necessarily applies to those states. we do know there's another federal case against trump here in washington dc, or a federal case against him in terms of the mishandling of classified documents. it could set some precedent. but remember the supreme court still has to hear that appeal. to the uk and king charles has been seen for the first time after revealing he has cancer. he travelled by helicopter from buckingham palace to sandringham, the royal estate in norfolk, with the queen this afternoon. before he left, he met prince harry, who had flown in from california, theirfirst face—to—face meeting since the king's coronation in may. the king's coronation in may. the king has now withdrawn from all public—facing duties for the time being. our royal correspondent reports. a first image of the king since news of his cancer diagnosis of made public, being driven into buckingham palace with his wife, queen camilla, after beginning his treatment in a london hospital.

this afternoon, the couple headed by helicopter to the sandringham estate in norfolk, where the king will spend time resting in between treatment. it's a place those who work with him say he finds solace and happiness. before he left london, there was a family visitor to host. straight from the airport to see his father, the duke of sussexis see his father, the duke of sussex is back in the uk, flying in from his home in california. he spent around 45 minutes in clarence house with the king, who had phoned him to tell him of his cancer diagnosis. but there are no plans for prince harry to meet up with his brother, the prince of wales. it's understood there is nothing in the diary. the focus, instead, has been on harry and his father. the two had not seen each other since the coronation. with the king clearing his diary and focusing on cancer treatment, royal duties are now for the royal family.

treatment, royal duties are now for the royalfamily. princess for the royal family. princess anne for the royalfamily. princess anne carried out anent vesture at windsor castle this morning. she already has one of the busiest royal diaries. she then travelled to nottingham for scheduled engagement there. with the queen, the prince of wales and the duke and duchess of edinburgh, she is likely to take on more duties while the king is unwell. princess anne said nothing about the cancer diagnosis but earlier, the prime minister offered his support to the royal family. like everyone else, shocked and sad and thoughts are with him and his family. thankfully, this has been caught early and now everyone will be wishing him that he gets well, and he gets the treatment that he needs, and makes a full recovery. the king will now rely heavily on the support of his family, both privately and publicly. last friday, the queen opened a new support centre for cancer patients and their families at a hospital in north london. she came here already knowing of her husband's diagnosis. that visit last week must have been incredibly challenging on a personal level for the queen?

i can't imagine how difficult last week must have been for her, knowing that life was changing and had been turned upside down. but what happens quite quickly after a cancer dying moses is that a treatment path emerges. with his family on christmas day at sandringham. the king is now back here, for the time being out of the public eye, to concentrate on his recovery. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now, let's take a look at some other stories making news in the uk. the metropolitan police have released new images of abdul ezedi, the man wanted in connection with a corrosive liquid attack in clapham last week. police have tracked mr ezedi moving from near southwark bridge in central london towards victoria embankment. 8 million people on means—tested benefits are now

receiving their final cost of living payment to help with high prices and bills. the £299 payment will go directly into bank accounts of those eligible before 22 february, without the need to make a claim. no further payments of this kind are scheduled and charities are urging the government to consider more support. now, people in bristol have been queuing to sign up with a new nhs dentist practice for a second day. the police had to intervene yesterday to control the crowd of those wanting to register. the dentists' union says it's a perfect snippet of the situation nationwide. you're live with bbc news. now, staying with the uk, and the families of thousands of children in england who were harmed after their mothers were given a drug to treat epilepsy while they were patient should receive urgent financial help. that's the verdict of a report by the patient safety watchdog after people affected have

fought for decades to get help. our health correspondent reports. there was people in the health authority that knew about all of this and i wasn't told. mb? of this and i wasn't told. why did it take — of this and i wasn't told. why did it take for _ of this and i wasn't told. why did it take for me _ of this and i wasn't told. why did it take for me to - of this and i wasn't told. why did it take for me to have four children— did it take for me to have four children before four somebody said. _ children before four somebody said. oh. — children before four somebody said, oh, that person looks like — said, oh, that person looks like it's— said, oh, that person looks like it's got societiup valproate sand roam. it felt like cheese _ valproate sand roam. it felt like cheese wire _ valproate sand roam. it felt like cheese wire running - valproate sand roam. it felt - like cheese wire running around my groin. fix, like cheese wire running around m uroin. �* ., like cheese wire running around m uroin. �* . ., ., my groin. a handful of women who have _ my groin. a handful of women who have been _ my groin. a handful of women who have been fighting - my groin. a handful of women who have been fighting for- who have been fighting for justice, some for a0 years, after medical treatments went wrong. ifirst after medical treatments went wrong. i first filmed with andy seven years ago. he's now 25, but will never live independently. he has severe learning disabilities and autism, called by the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate that his mum, emma, was on when she was pregnant. did that his mum, emma, was on when she was pregnant.— she was pregnant. did you drama toda . she was pregnant. did you drama today- i'm _ she was pregnant. did you drama today- i'm the — she was pregnant. did you drama today. i'm the big _ she was pregnant. did you drama today. i'm the big bad _ she was pregnant. did you drama today. i'm the big bad wolf- today. i'm the big bad wolf toda ! today. i'm the big bad wolf today! i'm _ today. i'm the big bad wolf today! i'm the _ today. i'm the big bad wolf today! i'm the big - today. i'm the big bad wolf today! i'm the big bad - today. i'm the big bad wolf| today! i'm the big bad wolf!

andy— today! i'm the big bad wolf! andy is _ today! i'm the big bad wolf! andy is one of an estimated 20,000 children in the uk harmed. tomorrow, the first redress scheme in england proposing financial help for them will be published. but his mum, emma, is sceptical. this is 'ust a mum, emma, is sceptical. this isjust a proposal. _ mum, emma, is sceptical. this isjust a proposal. i— mum, emma, is sceptical. t�*u 3 isjust a proposal. i know that there's going to be years until this actually comes into fruition. and then for me to try and trust these people, to actually believe that this is going to be until andy dies. the scheme also recommends help for the 10,000 women in england harmed by pelvic mesh, used to treat incontinence and prolapse, but which left some women, like sadie, with debilitating injuries. in december, i went into hospital. i was suicidal. the pain got too much, couldn't manage it. i'm not able to be a mum, that he'd need to be. my 15—year—old son has had to undress me to help me into bed because the pain has been too much. the preposal_ pain has been too much. the preposal by _ pain has been too much. the preposal by the _ pain has been too much. the proposal by the patient safety

commissioner is for a 2—stage redress scheme, an interim payment next year for those directly harmed, £20,000 for vic of mesh and $100,000 for sodium valproate, following a scheme offering financial and non—financial help tailored to families' needs. the commissioner has compared the number of children harmed by sodium valproate, to thalidomide, the most notorious birth defect story in history. this is a scandal that's bigger than thalidomide. people have been for this for decades. she told us that _ been for this for decades. she told us that ministers must now listen and introduce the redress scheme. if the patients still don't have their voices heard, then it really shows that there's a kallios disregard for the pain and the suffering that all of these patients and families have experienced. but the government in england is yet to confirm whether it will accept the scheme to give financial redress to families like these, who have suffered

for so many years. it's been a year since turkey's deadliest earthquake killed more than 53,000 people in the south—east of the country. early on tuesday morning local time, survivors held a pre—dawn vigil in the remains of antakya city, marking the moment the earthquake struck. it was punctuated by outbursts of anger towards the turkish government for what they say is its lack of action to rehouse the homeless. our correspondent had reported extensively from southern turkey in the aftermath of the quake. 12 months on, she's returned to the region and sent this report. now the rubble is going, the scars are clear to see. the city of antakya is a wasteland. more than 200,000 buildings were destroyed by the earthquake, and the work to clear and rebuild is still

going on, even now. not everyone is able to move on. this man often returns to the place where he used to live. he managed to save his three youngest children, but when their home fell, he lost sight of his teenage daughters, salma and salwa. translation: i told salma and salwa. translation: itold her, salma, get up, there's an earthquake." then everybody got up. we got out from the building gate here. i had the other children with me and i stood right here. now, they're missing. for months, he's searched hospitals and cemeteries. when everything he owned was destroyed, the few pictures he had left of his girls became even more

precious. translation: my wife passed away 1a days before the earthquake. every time i go through difficult times, i go to her, because i know where her grave is. but i don't know where my daughters' graves are, so i come here. so much of this place was destroyed that even now, after a year of solid work, they still haven't managed to clear away all of the destruction. now, hundreds of thousands of people left this area altogether, but for those who stayed, the difficulties are still all around them every day, and the vast majority still don't have proper homes to live in. tents and container villages should have been temporary solutions. now, they're bedded in, more permanent than was ever intended. less than a quarter of the promised new homes have been built. antakya's old city had stood strong for centuries. it may never recover. but its people

have vowed to. this 13—year—old remembers the night her life was saved. frightened and exhausted, the first rescue team who arrived said she was beyond help. but then, the city fire department came and pulled her out. today, they're back together, reunited in the same city. there are thanks and hugs, and memories of how lucky their family was. across southern turkey, daily life remains a battle for the earthquake survivors who stayed here. and the last year hasn't dulled their pain, or their suffering. now to kenya, where a leader of a doomsday cult in the coastal town of malindi has been charged with murder. this after more than a00 bodies were

exhumed from shallow graves on a piece of land thought to be owned by him. he's also facing charges of committing acts of terror, child cruelty and torture. paul mackenzie and 29 others have pleaded not guilty. our correspondent has more. the self—styled spiritual leader paul mcconcernsies and some of his supporters in court. this is the man accused of running a cult in which more than a00 people died. he's been charged with committing acts of terrorism, child cruelty and torture, all of which he denies. and now a fresh charge. 191 counts of murder. many are looking to the courts for answers. many are looking to the courts foranswers. like many are looking to the courts for answers. like steven. many are looking to the courts foranswers. like steven. he lost all his children, five of them, and a sixth one he never saw. his wife followed the teachings of the controversial preacher on television. she moved with their children to the cult�*s premises.

steven showed this picture to the first survivors who were rescued from the cult and they gave him the crushing news. translation: they said the children were denied food and water. after about five days, they would die, then their bodies would be picked up and buried in a mass grave. this is shakahola in kenya's south—east, where mckenzie's followers were kept. mass graves, some containing the bodies of up to 20 children, were found here. a29 bodies have been retrieved. grave—diggers told us there are many more, but the recovery was suspended last year. the area is a crime scene. access is forbidden. access is also restricted here at the morgue, where the bodies that were exhumed are being preserved. relatives have given their dna samples and now the agonising wait to find out if their missing kids were the victims

continues. after children, women were also forced to starve. this 29—year—old was pregnant when she went to shakahola. one day, she went to shakahola. one day, she and two of her friends fled and they got rescued. translation: it was difficult for us. imagine six men gang—raping you. they would pick us in tonnes. it was a church initially. but preaching stopped and they starting raping and killing people. hf raping and killing people. if you were to meet mckenzie today, what would you say to him? translation: i never want to meet him. translation: i never want to meet him-— translation: i never want to meet him. , , ., meet him. this community leader heled meet him. this community leader helped with _ meet him. this community leader helped with the _ meet him. this community leader helped with the rescue _ meet him. this community leader helped with the rescue efforts. i helped with the rescue efforts. translation: some were afraid, looking like they will die within hours. others were stronger, but they didn't want to be rescued —— some were frail. they were asking the police, "why are you disturbing us? we want to go tojesus. won't you also die one day?" beliefs that have only complicated the quest for justice. some of his followers

still adhere to his teachings. they are those who have been charged alongside the cult leader. but paul mckenzie has told the court he never forced anyone to starve. before we go, i want to show you a unique piece of history. it's a 2,000—year—old scroll that once belonged tojulius caesar's father—in—law. it was carbonised and preserved after mount vesuvius erupted and destroyed the town. now, thanks to ai, we've been able to read the segment for the very first time. near pompeii, where lava from vesuvius overwhelmed a luxury roman villa and its library which contains 800 scrolls, this was the only library from ancient times ever recovered. all attempts to open

the scrolls failed as they were too delicate. a million—dollar challenge was launched to find a way to read them and a team of three students used artificial intelligence and pattern recognition on this scroll to reveal 2,000 greek letters. this man led the winning team.— letters. this man led the winnin: team. ~ ., , winning team. we were really roud of winning team. we were really proud of our _ winning team. we were really proud of our work _ winning team. we were really proud of our work and - winning team. we were really proud of our work and i - winning team. we were really proud of our work and i was i proud of our work and i was really happy with what i did on the detention and sort of pushing the ai limits to its extreme. 50 pushing the ai limits to its extreme-— pushing the ai limits to its extreme. ., ., , extreme. so what does it say? it's extreme. so what does it say? it's about _ extreme. so what does it say? it's about having _ extreme. so what does it say? it's about having fun, - extreme. so what does it say? it's about having fun, music i it's about having fun, music and food, and scholars believe it was written by a greek philosopher. and amazingly, this new technique has only been used to read 5% of one scroll. it is hoped by the end of this year, 90% of the four other scrolls scanned could be unlocked. that's all for now. stay with bbc news.

hello there. the weather is changing, its getting colder and that's going to bring the risk of some snow to some parts of the country. now, on tuesday, the temperatures were 1a degrees in surrey ahead of that weather front, which is taking rain down into the english channel. and following on from that, we've got the colder air moving down from the north. and we've seen some wintry showers falling in scotland. could well be a covering of snow in many places here, particularly in the northwest. but there's a danger there may well be some snow falling in the central belt of scotland early in the morning, too. now, increasingly, those wintry showers will become confined to northern scotland. the rest of scotland seeing sunny spells developing. so too northern ireland, and for much of england and wales, although in the south it still could be quite cloudy, still a bit of rain through the english channel not far away from the south coast of england. here, it's going to be colder than it was on tuesday, but it's going to be much less windy. typical temperatures are going to be six or seven degrees. so a chillier day. and into that colder air, that weather front that's in the channel is going to get

swept northwards by this big area of low pressure that's moving into the colder air. and that's going to give us the risk of some snow. and these are the temperatures we've got first thing on thursday morning. so, frosty start, particularly in scotland and northern parts of england. in the south, it's a little milder. we're going to have rain across southern parts of england and wales heading into the midlands, but as that weather moves northwards into that colder block of air, so we're going to find some sleet and snow falling as well. now, we still have this yellow warning out from the met office. the area has changed a bit, so we're seeing snow less likely in the midlands. there's snow extending into northern ireland. while there be some snow to low levels, it's mainly over the hills with significant falls over the higher hills, which will bring some disruption. we've still got that snow continuing into the evening across northern england, northern ireland and heading into southern most parts of scotland. another band of wet weather coming into the south of england before midnight. and low pressure is going to spin its way across the uk to end the week, and that's going to bring this mixture of rain, sleet and snow.

but we never remove that block of colder air in scotland. so we're going to find snow developing more widely away from the east coast. there'll be some more snow in the northern pennines for a while as well. cold easterly wind in scotland will keep temperatures four or five degrees at best. further south, it will be milder. we're more likely to have some rain, which could be on the heavy side.

the crisis at snap — shares in the social media firm are plunging after after—hours trading. we look into what's driving the sell—off. is canada losing its cool? — why fewer permanent residents are applying for canadian citizenship, and some have even begun to leave the country. hello, and welcome to asia business report. we begin with snap — shares in the social media firm are down more than 30% in after—hours trading. the snapchat owner missed wall street estimates for quarterly revenue as it continues to struggle with competition from much larger rivals like meta and alphabet, which grab a much larger share of digital advertising. the disappointing earnings announcement comes after snap announced it would lay off 10% of its staff. the 528 employees