rejected the group's ceasefire terms. a us drone strike kills an iran—backed militia leader in baghdad. when a bbc team reached the scene, protesters were shouting "america is the biggest devil." for the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5 celsius across an entire year, according to the eu's climate service. and the prince of wales speaks publicly for the first time since his father's cancer diagnosis, thanking well—wishers hello, i'm sally bundock. a very warm ockham to the programme. we start in the middle east — where the us secretary of state antony blinken is injerusalem and been in meetings with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president isaac herzog.

mr blinken said "there's a lot of work to be done" to reach a hostage release deal between israel and hamas. more than 100 israeli hostages are still held in gaza after hamas attacked israel on october 7 and killed more than 1000 people. the secretary of state also met palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. talks have focused on the latest proposal for a new ceasefire in gaza. here's some of what secretary blinken had to say. while there are some clear non—starter is in hamas�*s response, we do think it creates space for agreement to be reached, and we will work at that relentlessly until we get there. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, was defiant. he said hamas�*s demands were delusional and that �*total victory�* was possible within months.

translation: i'm here to tell ou one translation: i'm here to tell you one thing. _ translation: i'm here to tell you one thing, tonight. - translation: i'm here to tell you one thing, tonight. we'rel you one thing, tonight. we're on our way to a complete victory. the victory is in our reach. it is not about years or decades, it's about months. with me is said shahata from bbc arabic. good morning. two very different messages there from those two leaders.— those two leaders. ben'amin netanyahufi those two leaders. ben'amin netanyahu is i those two leaders. ben'amin netanyahu is defiant, _ those two leaders. benjamin i netanyahu is defiant, regarding the objective of israel is to destroy hamas and have security for full security control over gaza and the terms which were we we gazed about the deal was he calls them bizarre and he said the only solution is final and complete victory and what he means is destroying hamas and gaza. is this visible? i

don't know, there's no indicators, four months in the war and is a problem of restoring hamas and the titles, even destruction but they are still there and the deal, there is a way for them to find a way. is a way for them to find a wa . , ., ., ., , is a way for them to find a wa. ., ., way. they are going to be talks on the today? _ way. they are going to be talks on the today? there _ way. they are going to be talks on the today? there are - way. they are going to be talks on the today? there are talks l on the today? there are talks in egypt. _ on the today? there are talks in egypt. qatar— on the today? there are talks in egypt, qatar and _ on the today? there are talks in egypt, qatar and it - on the today? there are talksj in egypt, qatar and it shipped and with other parties. finding and with other parties. finding a better way because hamas is asking for releasing 1500 prisoners, 500 of them sentenced to life in prison and it is not acceptable by israel. the other one is the withdrawal of israel from gaza and that is a sticking point between them. benjamin netanyahu says they should be full control of gaza, hamas says should be withdrawal of israeli forces otherwise hamas doesn't trust israel and the hostages, israel will carry on with the bombardment and

destroying gaza. there was a main sticking point, no way to bridge the gaps. can the egypt and qatar and others help to bridge the gap? it is a challenge for initiators. let's talk about — challenge for initiators. let's talk about israel's _ challenge for initiators. let's talk about israel's focus - challenge for initiators. let's talk about israel's focus on l talk about israel's focus on rafah and what they were men. it's problematic because at one side, antony blinken said there is no plan for doing anything regarding the corridor which is a border controlled by egypt's between kaiser and edge of the list is co—ordination between egypt and israel. at the same time as orderfor the egypt and israel. at the same time as order for the israeli forces to go to rafah and according to the secretary general of the united nations it would be adding to the humanitarian nightmare. many people move from north of gaza, centre of gaza to the south of rafah and the reason why it's there in the resort for people in gaza there. the forces go there, more destruction and

people dying and would be a problem. where does it go then? egypt,a problem. where does it go then? egypt, a redline for egypt is that not allowing to do that. it would be another problem and another more killing and tension in the region. it is a worrying, concerning and it should be, find a way to stop that. . ~ , ., should be, find a way to stop that. . ~' , ., , should be, find a way to stop that. . ~ ,, , . that. thank you very much indeed- — baghdad has been struck by a us drone attack which killed a senior leader of an armed pro—iran group. three people were killed in the attack, including a commander of the group that us officials say was behind recent attacks on us bases in iraq and syria. this was the scene in baghdad earlier. you can see angry crowds surrounding the burnt out vehicle hit in the attack, chanting "america is the biggest devil". our senior international correspondent orla guerin is in baghdad for us — she tried to get close

to the scene of this attack. this was a high profile strike inside the capital. it happened at 9:30pm local time. there were three distinct explosions. they were audible from our hotel. we reached the scene pretty quickly. an angry crowd had gathered around the charred wreckage of the car which had been hit. now, we know that the american drone strike killed a senior commander of kata'ib hezbollah — a powerful pro—iranian militia. us officials have blamed kata'ib hezbollah for the drone attack which killed three us personnel injordan. when we arrived, there was a lot of anger on the streets. people were chanting anti—american slogans. when we were seen, we were surrounded quite quickly by angry protesters who said, "foreigners have done "this, and you are foreigner, you are not welcome here." and they pushed back against the camera and we had

to pull back against the security cordon. now, we were not harmed but it was a small example of the anger on the streets. we have seen tonight calls from pro—iranian militia for supporters to come out on the streets and to move towards the us embassy. we have also had an angry response from a spokesman for the iraqi army, saying that this will threaten security and stability here, and it's hard to see how it can do other than increase the tension in iraq. pakistan heads to the polls on thursday for a general election — but it is an election already marred by violence. two bomb explosions near candidates' offices in the province of balochistan killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens on thursday. there have also been claims of poll—rigging, and former prime minister imran khan is barred from contesting. live now to our south asia correspondent, samira hussain,

who is in islamabad. people obviously are voting today on this election. it is so controversial, talk us through the different details? i think it is important to note that polls have just opened in the last two hours and people have been making their way at various stations around the country. men and women going to cast their ballot in paper of their candidate. it comes at a time in which you have seen quite a bit of violence happening in the run—up to the elections. this is not uncommon in stunt but the two blast that happened in the balochistan province —— pakistan. it heightened sense of needing a more security, there are thousands of personnel who have been deployed on the streets in various parts of the country. to try and maintain security. i

was at a briefing yesterday speaking with the interim prime minister in which they said thatis minister in which they said that is the main concern to make sure there aren't any more of these incidents of violence and that people are able to go to the polls and cast their ballot. ., ., , ., , ballot. how do people feel about the _ ballot. how do people feel about the election, - ballot. how do people feel about the election, given i ballot. how do people feel. about the election, given the fact that imran khan has been sentenced to 1a years in prison and you have the former prime minister who also was imprisoned sometime ago back on the ballot as an option. what are people saying about the election? i are people saying about the election? ~' . ., election? i think the election is coming — election? i think the election is coming at _ election? i think the election is coming at a _ election? i think the election is coming at a time - election? i think the election is coming at a time in - election? i think the election is coming at a time in which | is coming at a time in which the country is facing one of the country is facing one of the worst economic crises it has ever seen, we are seeing that inflation as we have seen around the world but particularly in pakistan is extremely high, you have some electorate, some of the electorate, some of the electorate that is talking more about the fact that they cannot get enough money to put food on

the table and so that is a really big concern and that is when the elections are coming. it's in this time of real economic instability. it is also coming under time in which there is quite a lot of political instability. it is funny that you have one of these elections in pakistan where you already have seen the candidates in one way or another. you have these old pakistan political dynasty is that our continuing to protest in elections and then you have the former prime minister imran khan who is barred from contesting in these elections and in fact has been sentenced in the last few weeks to several years in prison. for a variety of things that he has done. i think this comes at a time when a lot of the electorate also is feeling somewhat disillusioned about the political process, that this is a country that has not seen a government that is been able to fulfil its full five

year term and there is hope that perhaps they could be some political stability in this country further down the line. i think a lot of people are worried about these particular elections and whether or not they are going to be conducted in a manner that is in fact free and fair. in in a manner that is in fact free and fair.— in a manner that is in fact free and fair. in terms of the outcome. — free and fair. in terms of the outcome, what _ free and fair. in terms of the outcome, what are - free and fair. in terms of the outcome, what are people . free and fair. in terms of the - outcome, what are people saying is expected? it outcome, what are people saying is exoected?_ is expected? it would really de-end is expected? it would really depend on _ is expected? it would really depend on voter— is expected? it would really depend on voter turnout. i is expected? it would really i depend on voter turnout. that is what everyone is really looking towards. many people believe that if the voter turnout is high it could ever one political party over another. i think the other issueis another. i think the other issue is there are reports of perhaps one candidate being overwhelmingly more favoured to win. it stands is to be able to speak about some of those kinds of issues right now on election day and there are rules governing what we can and

cannot say. it really will depend onjust cannot say. it really will depend on just how many people come out to cast their ballot. thank you, we will speak to you again later as today progresses. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the labour party has dropped a key pledge to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects, if it wins the next election. the party's leader, sir keir starmer, is expected to say today that the plan is being scaled back because of economic changes since the pledge was made in 2021. we will have more on that in our business coverage. the met office is warning that up to 25 centimetres of snow could fall in parts of england and wales later today. it's warning people to expect some travel disruption and possible power cuts, with most of north wales, and the pennines and peak district in england being the worst affected. mps are being urged to make the assault or abuse of a shop worker a specific

criminal offence. the supermarket chain the co—op said there'd been a 44% increase in incidents of shoplifting and violence in its stores within the past year. a similar bill has been law in scotland since 2021. more details on our website. you're live with bbc news. two by—elections are taking place next week — both in seats vacated by a sitting conservative mp. one in wellingborough and one in kingswood, near bristol. last month the sitting mp — conservative chris skidmore — quit the house of commons in protest at the government's energy plans. our political correspondent iain watson has been speaking to voters. at the babies and toddlers group in the village hall, parents say it is time for a change and are usually talking

about nappies. before a by—election a week ago, today talking politics. by-election a week ago, today talking politics.— talking politics. cost of livin: talking politics. cost of living to _ talking politics. cost of living to be _ talking politics. cost of living to be on - talking politics. cost of living to be on us. - talking politics. cost ofj living to be on us. bills talking politics. cost of- living to be on us. bills are rocketing. it was quite frightening. mortgages are going up, council tax. something has to be done. time for a new government. the heating. — for a new government. the heating. the _ for a new government. the heating, the bills, - for a new government. the heating, the bills, that is crazx _ heating, the bills, that is crazy. some of it not working before — crazy. some of it not working before so _ crazy. some of it not working before so something has to change _ before so something has to chance. �* , . before so something has to chance. 3 . , change. it's a struggle for everyone. _ change. it's a struggle for everyone, time _ change. it's a struggle for everyone, time such - change. it's a struggle for everyone, time such a - change. it's a struggle for - everyone, time such a change. politics — everyone, time such a change. politics can _ everyone, time such a change. politics can be _ everyone, time such a change. politics can be precarious, - politics can be precarious, conservative is a majority of more than 11,000 here in kingswood but webber has overturned bigger margins in recent by—elections. —— weibur. the hope of any desired change can build support them with some voters having difficulty choosing their political colours. choosing their political colours-— colours. as a push on healthcare, _ colours. as a push on healthcare, everyone| colours. as a push on l healthcare, everyone is colours. as a push on - healthcare, everyone is aware that the nhs has a big crisis, i mean is myself.— that the nhs has a big crisis, i mean is myself. and he made u . i mean is myself. and he made u- our i mean is myself. and he made up your mind — i mean is myself. and he made up your mind on _ i mean is myself. and he made up your mind on how— i mean is myself. and he made up your mind on how you - i mean is myself. and he made up your mind on how you will i up your mind on how you will but next week?— up your mind on how you will but next week? that's something i'll need but next week? that's something i'll need to _ but next week? that's something i'll need to look _ but next week? that's something i'll need to look into _ but next week? that's something i'll need to look into a _ but next week? that's something i'll need to look into a bit - i'll need to look into a bit

more. ., ~ ., , ., more. the former mp has now one more. the former mp has now gone and _ more. the former mp has now gone and his _ more. the former mp has now gone and his constituency - more. the former mp has now. gone and his constituency won't be far behind. come the general election, because of boundary changes, this seat will be split three ways and cease to exist. the by—election has given kingswood one last hurrah and an opportunity for voters to focus relentlessly on local issues. .. issues. the campaigning here. there is huge _ issues. the campaigning here. there is huge support - issues. the campaigning here. there is huge support in - issues. the campaigning here. there is huge support in the i there is huge support in the local area for the campaign. this district greenbelt conservation society aligns with any political party. over here you _ with any political party. over here you can _ with any political party. over here you can see _ with any political party. over here you can see the - with any political party. over here you can see the fields l here you can see the fields where they are looking to develop stop full of sheep. they see a potential threat to land in the local council and they believe the pilot should get a chance to pile on the pressure. get a chance to pile on the pressure-— get a chance to pile on the ressure. �*, ., ., . ., pressure. it's going to change the whole _ pressure. it's going to change the whole character _ pressure. it's going to change the whole character of - pressure. it's going to change the whole character of the - the whole character of the area. i don't think houses should be built on greenbelt land. other alternative should

be looked up first.— be looked up first. both conservative _ be looked up first. both conservative and - be looked up first. both conservative and green | be looked up first. both - conservative and green party candidates have seized on the issue. labourand candidates have seized on the issue. labour and the lib dems cannot set on the nhs and cost of living but local issues can be important with by—elections. a link to focus on local issues with this particular boat whereas normally in a general election i would look at what the wider picture is.- the wider picture is. politics is an art. — the wider picture is. politics is an art, not _ the wider picture is. politics is an art, not a _ the wider picture is. politics is an art, not a science. - the wider picture is. politics is an art, not a science. the labour candidate moved to london so the conservative campaign he is not local. here at the art club in cadbury heath, some of the artists had different perspectives. you don't select _ different perspectives. you don't select a _ different perspectives. ym. don't select a candidate for bristol who lives in london. april we been away from the area for many years. they don't understand the situation. irate understand the situation. we went to a _ understand the situation. we went to a local— understand the situation. we went to a local school, the same _ went to a local school, the same school as my children went to. same school as my children went to they— same school as my children went to. they grew up here and moved away— to. they grew up here and moved away for— to. they grew up here and moved away for the job at his moved back — away for the 'ob at his moved back. ., ., , ~ ., back. reform uk, formerly known as the itrexit _ back. reform uk, formerly known as the brexit party _ back. reform uk, formerly known as the brexit party ban _ back. reform uk, formerly known as the brexit party ban uk - back. reform uk, formerly known

as the brexit party ban uk i - as the brexit party ban uk i hoping voters will be receptive to the messages of controlling immigration. aha, to the messages of controlling immigration-— immigration. a balance the countries — immigration. a balance the countries is _ immigration. a balance the countries is gone. - immigration. a balance the countries is gone. in - immigration. a balance the countries is gone. in what l immigration. a balance the - countries is gone. in what way? immigration- — countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's _ countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got - countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got to - countries is gone. in what way? immigration. there's got to be | immigration. there's got to be a stop to it, too many people here now. it's acting all of our nhs. and the housing. ilustith our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, _ our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, the _ our nhs. and the housing. with one exception, the party that one exception, the party that one kingswood also won the general action in the past 50 years. next week result may reflect the national legal mood. —— political mood. for the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5 degrees celsius across an entire year, according to the eu's climate service — copernicus. warming reached 1.52 degrees in the period from february 2023 to january 202a. world leaders had promised in 2015 to try and limit the planet's long—term temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.

so where does this latest news leave that goal, and the planet? let's go live to ritu bharadwaj — principal researcher at the international institute for environment and development. good morning to you. tell us, what does this mean, this symbolic news that we have reached for the first time, global warming exceeding 1.5 celsius for the year? this temperature _ celsius for the year? this temperature increase - celsius for the year? try 3 temperature increase actually represents a limit beyond which increasingly our ability to withstand and recover from climate impact would be breached. it's only going to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts, floods, cyclones. and heatwaves. we have seen is for example in

case of bangladesh it has led to increasing sea erosion or sea level rises, every family has been pushed to get displaced minimum three, to maximum seven times. every time they move it's notjust their lives, livelihoods and houses that get destroyed, there's so much more impact than what meets the eye. we saw that many of these families, they suffer invisible impacts. close to 40% of these families who are pushed to move get exposed to trafficking and modern slavery like situations. we saw in india for example research showed for every one person to five people deviation from normal rainfall lead to increased in suicide. we saw children who were being forced to leave their schools or not get educated, they were getting more exposed to getting radicalised by the ideologies.

we also saw in africa, many communities who were being pushed to give up their traditional livelihoods. there were getting exposed to mental health anxiety, getting exposed to drug abuse, domestic violence within their families. what happens when they move? the sense of security or this community cohesion gets broken. this limit, you can see that to a large extent many developed countries still have the ability to withstand these changes. it's the low income countries which will be the ones that who will suffer the most because they don't have the infrastructure, they don't have the ability to cope with his impacts. have the ability to cope with his impacts-— his impacts. can i ask you, sor , his impacts. can i ask you, sorry, because _ his impacts. can i ask you, sorry, because we - his impacts. can i ask you, sorry, because we are - his impacts. can i ask you, i sorry, because we are limited on time and as you have been clearly outlining it is not just about climate and the change of weather. implications are huge and permeate all aspects of life. can we reverse

this somehow? can we go back or not? , ., , , not? these are irreversible changes- — not? these are irreversible changes. that _ not? these are irreversible changes. that is _ not? these are irreversible changes. that is why we i not? these are irreversible i changes. that is why we need to limit it to the level now, because this amount of global warming is already locked in. if we don't do something about it, it is only going to increase and displace more people and push more people into food security crisis, water scarcity and as i said there's so much more impact than what meets the eye. there's lots of other impacts we don't even know what is happening because we cannot even quantify the human dignity loss or human rights by lesson or legal rights violation that many families are facing. ritu bharadwaj. — many families are facing. ritu bharadwaj, acute _ many families are facing. ritu bharadwaj, acute for - many families are facing. ritu bharadwaj, acute for your time and expertise on this. and just to say that our climate editor is talking about this of course this symbolic change, also we have the story and analysis as

our lead story on bbc online currently this story here that looks at the detail of exceeding 1.5 degrees, warming limits and what does that mean as we have done that now for a full year. take a look on bbc news online. in the uk the prince of wales has spoken publicly for the first time since the king was diagnosed with cancer. prince william thanked the well—wishers as he arrived at a charity gala dinner in central london. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. this report contains flashing images. returning to royal duty — tonight the prince of wales was at a fundraising dinner for the london air ambulance. and a first comment from prince william to the bbc during what is a challenging time for the royal family. your royal highness, how grateful are you for the public support you've received in recent weeks? i really appreciate all the messages, thank you. prince william is a former air ambulance pilot himself, so this evening's event had personal meaning to him.

and there was a touch of top gun glamour, too. tom cruise, the star guest, and another experienced pilot in the room. the prince gave a speech to guests at the fundraiser, his first since his wife had surgery and news of his father's cancer diagnosis was made public. i'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you also for the kind messages of support for catherine and for my father, especially in recent days. it means a great deal to us all. it's fair to say the past few weeks have had a rather medicalfocus, so i thought i'd come to an air ambulance function to get away from it all. laughter while one prince was on public duty, the other, who arrived yesterday, is already on his way home. prince harry spent around 45 minutes with his father at clarence house after the king's cancer diagnosis. he didn't meet his brother, prince william, during his flying visit to the uk. the king is now on his sandringham estate in norfolk, away from the public gaze, where he'll spend much

of the coming weeks. for his son the sabia study and management onto royal duty, his priority remains supporting his wife as she recovers from surgery. after the intensity of recent weeks, last night there were some lighthearted moments. i should also take the opportunity to give a mention to my, are, fellow pilots tom cruise, thank you for supporting us tonight. applause and if you wouldn't mind not borrowing either of the new helicopters for the next mission impossible it would be appreciated. it was a glamorous and to the prince of wales first day on public royal duty. not all engagements are as good see as this one. with the king and princess stepping back, the royalfamily princess stepping back, the royal family neither profile and pull of prince william. it

is a really busy day in business yet again, we have all sorts of stories to cover next on bbc news. we will hearfrom this man here, the boss of the norwegian oil giant, who has been talking to my colleague the business editor about the huge investment in the north sea. it is interesting on the day we get the report that the claimant has heated up to exceed 1.5 celsius for the first time in more than a year. all that, also in china the lunar new year celebrations kick in some poor economic news is out yet again, which really raises a red flag about the world's second biggest economy. i will see you in an moment. hello there. there is some snow in the forecast

over the next couple of days, but it's certainly not going to be everywhere. most of the snow — the disruptive and heavy snow — will be mainly for northern parts of the uk and particularly over the hills, where there'll be some drifting as the easterly wind picks up. and that's going to bring some travel disruption, particularly for transpennine routes. now we're seeing colder air move across most of the uk, but things are a bit milder towards the south and southwest, and where we've got that boundary, we've got this weather front here, and that's bringing wet weather up from the southwest, and as it hits the colder air, so this is where we're going to see it turning to sleet and snow. and the coldest air early on thursday morning is certainly going to be in scotland. we'll have a frost for a while in northern ireland and northern england. and we've got this amber snow and ice warning from the met office for thursday covering north wales, northwestern parts of shropshire, also the peak district and the southern pennines. and you can see it's mainly over the hills, but there could be a lot of snow over the higher ground. it's going to be more likely rain as you head further south across wales,

the midlands and southern england. but as you move that wetter weather into the colder air, so we've got the threat of some snow mainly over the hills of northern england and also northern ireland, perhaps heading into the far south of scotland by the end of the day. could be some sunshine for the rest of scotland. chilly day, of course, with that wet weather, although it does turn much milder across the south, as that first band of wet weather moves through, briefly turning drier, but more rain coming into the south and more snow over the northern hills of england into southern scotland as well. now, this area of low pressure is bringing all the wet weather. it is pushing milder air northwards, but we've still got the cold conditions on friday in scotland. so this is where we're more likely to have some sleet and snow. there'll be a cold easterly wind picking up. could still be some snow over the northern pennines, but on the whole, across the rest of the uk, it's going to be too warm for snow. we're more likely to have some rain from time to time as temperatures are starting to rise. but it's still cold in scotland. but even here, temperatures are going to be rising on saturday.

the colder air is really only in the far north of scotland, so there could be some sleet and snow here. otherwise there may well be some sunshine, may well be some showers. these are more likely to be of rain. temperatures are rising in scotland and reaching double figures across much of england and wales and also northern ireland.

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