prince harry s phone—hacking legal battle against the publishers of the daily mirror continues today at the high court in london. us presidentjoe biden rejects suggestions that he has a poor memory and is unfit for office. my memory is fine. take a look at what i've done since i became president. none of you thought i could pass any of the things i got passed. and 80 years in antarctica — a milestone for the uk's first base on the coldest and most remote continent on earth. let's get more on us presidentjoe biden angrily rejecting suggestions that he has a poor memory and is unfit for office. he was responding to a long—awaited report, which concluded he shouldn't face any criminal charges for mishandling classified documents during his time as vice president — but questioned his ability to remember several

important events. in the same news conference in which president biden addressed concerns about his memory, he made another slip—up when referring to president el—sisi of egypt, describing him as the president of mexico. as you know initially the president of mexico, el—sisi, didn't want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. i talked to him, i convinced him to open the gate. let's speak to michael george from cbs news in new york. this latest slip—up by president biden, how is that going down, michael? ., �* ., ., michael? that couldn't have come at a worse time — michael? that couldn't have come at a worse time for _ michael? that couldn't have come at a worse time for the _ michael? that couldn't have come at a worse time for the president. - michael? that couldn't have come at a worse time for the president. in i a worse time for the president. in the middle of a news conference on defending his cognitive abilities, referring to the egyptian president el—sisi as a present of mexico. his

opponents alreadyjumping on it and the president's offices calling it slip—up. the president's offices calling it sli..-u_ . ., the president's offices calling it sli--u.~ . , ,, the president's offices calling it sli-n-uf ., ,, ., slip-up. what is your assessment of his assessment _ slip-up. what is your assessment of his assessment of _ slip-up. what is your assessment of his assessment of the _ slip-up. what is your assessment of his assessment of the report? - slip-up. what is your assessment of his assessment of the report? it - his assessment of the report? it found no criminal charges were warranted, but the damaging part is how the report portrays president biden. they called him an elderly man with the poor memory, especially when it comes to dates, saying he couldn't recall the years he had been vice president or even when his son died. he showed some anger in his response sang his cognitive abilities, saying i know what the hell i am doing, i put the country back on its feet. 50 hell i am doing, i put the country back on its feet.— hell i am doing, i put the country back on its feet. so how damaging is this to his presidential— back on its feet. so how damaging is this to his presidential campaign - this to his presidential campaign going forward? this this to his presidential campaign going forward?— this to his presidential campaign uuoinforward? , , , . going forward? this is exactly what republicans _ going forward? this is exactly what republicans have _ going forward? this is exactly what republicans have been _ going forward? this is exactly what republicans have been attacking i republicans have been attacking president biden on, saying that at 81 years old his cognitive abilities are not up to the job. his opponents

will be focusing on that throughout the campaign and some will say they will take a cognitive test. but former president trump, who is 77 has faced some cognitive ability questions because he has repeatedly mixed up the names of us politicians.— mixed up the names of us politicians. mixed up the names of us oliticians. a ., , ., ., ~ politicians. michael george, thank ou ve politicians. michael george, thank you very much- — the us has warned israel that staging a military offensive into gaza's southern city of rafah without proper planning would be a "disaster". the white house said it would not support plans for any major operations in rafah without due consideration for the refugees there. the comments were made after israel's leader said the military had been told to prepare to operate in rafah. us presidentjoe biden says that conduct in gaza has been "over the top" and he is working to get a sustained pause in fighting. more than 100 israeli hostages are still held in gaza after hamas attacked israel on october 7th and killed more than 1000 people. here's our middle east correspondent nick beake with more.

the israelis haven't given any sort of indication of what an offensive would look like. but certainly this criticism of the idea of one from the united states overnight, it's something we haven't really seen before. and i think it's safe to say that this is one of the strongest criticisms from america of the way that israel is carrying out this war in gaza. you've got president biden saying that israeli actions have been over the top. you've got other members of his administration saying that it would be a disaster if the israelis go into the city of rafah without a clear plan. and you've got another spokesperson for the biden administration saying that there has to be an absolute priority on looking after innocent civilian life. and i think this is something we've seen over the past week or so. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, was here in israel, and he was saying thatjust because the israeli people had been dehumanised on october the 7th by hamas' attacks and just because hamas continues to dehumanise those hostages, that is not a license for israel basically to dehumanise other people. so i think there is a ratcheting up of criticism from

the americans towards israel. it may well have been in private up until now, but there does seem to be more concerted effort to explain why they're worried, the americans. more than 300 dogs have died in the uk since 2012 from an ailment called �*alabama rot�* which damages blood vessels and kidneys. not much is known about the disease — including what causes it, but now a group of vets in hampshire have published a study following years of research. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. betsy by name, bouncy by character. the golden coloured pet who was the beating heart of family life. she was just a lovely, lovely dog. a two—year—old cocker spaniel who had bundles of energy.

hannah povey from hampshire was devastated by the loss of betsy. so much that even before we began talking, the memories overwhelmed her. i knew this was going to... sorry. can you get me a tissue? sorry. it was last november that hannah took betsy for a walk in a country area near her home, a place they'd been to many times. so this was her normal standard walk, as we do every time, really. and then just that one day seemed to be the disaster. that disaster was alabama rot, a mysterious disease that dogs like betsy can pick up and which can lead to kidney failure. and then sunday evening, we got the call to say that's it. so we went over sunday evening and said our goodbyes. sorry...

she'd gone from a happy, lively puppy to not here any more. it was so quick. alabama rot was first identified in the united states in the 1980s, but this new map shows the vast spread of where the dogs have died here in britain. the total number has now passed 300 since records began in 2012, and the disease has been responsible for ten deaths so far this year. this team of vets in hampshire have become the world's leading experts in monitoring this perplexing disease. what exactly is causing alabama rot? we simply don't know yet. work is ongoing all the time and we are continuing to research. we have many theories as to what could be going on. for example, a bacteria or a toxin potentially in the environment that these dogs are exposed to that then leaves the disease developing.

the initial symptoms of alabama rot can be seen in skin lesions on the feet, legs, chest and abdomen, usually followed by problems with the kidneys. some cases of alabama rot seem to be associated with woodland areas, especially between november and may, when it's wettest. 0wners are asked to check the feet of their dogs after walks looking for those lesions. hannah still has bertie, who was not a replacement for betsy but is a comfort. losing betsy to alabama rot brought a heartache not unlike the daunting pain of grief. she was such a massive part of my life, of all our lives. and to lose her so young and in such a tragic way was really, really tough. duncan kennedy, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it is the familiar drone and noise, but this drone is much bigger than the usual thai people see and it has been flying around falmouth harbour as a trial to see how it can be used in a maritime setting. indie as a trial to see how it can be used in a maritime setting.— as a trial to see how it can be used in a maritime setting. we are trying simle in a maritime setting. we are trying simple things- _ in a maritime setting. we are trying simple things. simple _ in a maritime setting. we are trying simple things. simple things - in a maritime setting. we are trying simple things. simple things can i in a maritime setting. we are trying simple things. simple things can be challenging in a harbour environment. we fly the drone from ship to shore and we think there is business potential to use drones for that type of activity in the future. those behind the programme say they can deliver supplies to large civilian vessels within the harbour. there has been ship to shore deliveries like this in singapore since 2022. the deliveries like this in singapore since 2021— deliveries like this in singapore since 2022. . . ., , since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating _ since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating as _ since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating as much _ since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating as much as _ since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating as much as we - since 2022. the weather can limit us from operating as much as we do. i since 2022. the weather can limit us | from operating as much as we do. we want to— from operating as much as we do. we want to expand in the near future as regulation _ want to expand in the near future as regulation star to open up. the team sa the regulation star to open up. the team say the trials — regulation star to open up. the team say the trials have _ regulation star to open up. the team say the trials have been _ regulation star to open up. the team say the trials have been a _ regulation star to open up. the team say the trials have been a success i say the trials have been a success and hope to be doing it for real

soon. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. to geneva, where un agencies are holding a bi—weekly briefing on humanitarian crises around the world. focus today is expected to be on the humanitarian situation in gaza, including a possible follow up on allegations against unrwa staff. for more on this lets go live to nairobi to speak to dr deepmala mahla, chief humanitarian 0fficer for care international. thank you forjoining us. can you take us through how serious the situation is on the ground in gaza right now? situation is on the ground in gaza riaht now? ., situation is on the ground in gaza right now?— situation is on the ground in gaza riahtnow? ., , ~. right now? how serious it is? much worse than — right now? how serious it is? much worse than anyone _ right now? how serious it is? much worse than anyone can _ right now? how serious it is? much worse than anyone can imagine. i right now? how serious it is? much i worse than anyone can imagine. much more than what is being talked about and far ahead of what should have been the red lines for humanitarian.

children are being operated on without annastasia. people have not showered or change their clothes in weeks and weeks and the senseless bombardment still happens. the humanitarians are trying their level best to deliver life—saving services but humanitarian access is being consistently denied or obstructed. i must say that at this point, almost all of the population in gaza is on the brink of famine. how can we expect people to survive when there is no food, water, electricity? figs is no food, water, electricity? as he said, the un agencies are holding a biweekly briefing in geneva. what can that achieve and change to make the situation improve? the

can that achieve and change to make the situation improve?— the situation improve? the first and foremost important _ the situation improve? the first and foremost important thing, - the situation improve? the first and foremost important thing, without l the situation improve? the first and j foremost important thing, without a shadow of a doubt, is a sustained ceasefire. and then along with it we need unobstructed ability to deliver humanitarian aid. it cannot be delivered, lives cannot be saved when there is constant bombardment. it is like mopping the floor while the tap is on. that is the first and most important thing, without losing a single minute, i would say. second, resource, the level of destruction of the physical level, the health needs, it is massive. it is one of the biggest i have ever seen, so it needs to be resourced very promptly. the third seen, so it needs to be resourced very promptly. the third thing seen, so it needs to be resourced very promptly. the third thing i would say is that when we delivered the response, we have to keep the voices of women and local organisations at the centre. there are, of

organisations at the centre. there are. of course. — organisations at the centre. there are, of course, other _ organisations at the centre. there | are, of course, other humanitarian crises happening across the world right now and with the focus in gaza, are the other humanitarian crises being forgotten? yes. crises being forgotten? yes, definitely- — crises being forgotten? yes, definitely. several— crises being forgotten? yes, definitely. several other i definitely. several other humanitarian crises are under reported or forgotten. humanitarian crises are under reported orforgotten. the fact remains, the person in a humanitarian crisis, be it in saddam, be it in haiti, be it in yemen, one life lost is too many. talking of sedan, it is a huge, massive, critical, grim situation. 7.5 million which is bigger than the size of many countries, have been. flee from their homes, some of them multiple times. sodan is the country which has the highest number of children who have been. three because of violence. more than 10,000 schools have been destroyed. and if i can give you a sense of the

scale, 19 million children are out of school. this has been continuing for up to ten months. again, that crisis is grossly underfunded, it receives limited support and visibility. so i would definitely say through your media request, every listener, every voice matters, your attention matters. people are in critical need and for many of them, today. iwouldn't in critical need and for many of them, today. i wouldn't even say by tonight, this hour they will be hanging on to dear life. but the fact is, that humanitarians are on the ground. they have the experience to deliver life—saving aid, the situation can be improved. but not when there is bombardment and humanitarian crises are not funded and resourced and humanitarian aid workers are not protected. for and resourced and humanitarian aid workers are not protected.- workers are not protected. for the lay person — workers are not protected. for the lay person watching _ workers are not protected. for the lay person watching and _ workers are not protected. for the lay person watching and seeing i workers are not protected. for the lay person watching and seeing all| lay person watching and seeing all these reports, it can seem overwhelming in terms of being able

to help and assist, is there anything people can do? it can definitely be _ anything people can do? it can definitely be overwhelming, i anything people can do? it can| definitely be overwhelming, so anything people can do? ut can definitely be overwhelming, sojust definitely be overwhelming, so just imagine if it is overwhelming to watch the news, what does it mean to stay there, to live there when there is constant sounds of drone strikes, people wailing, screaming. but where ever you are in the world, you can play a role, everyone can play a role. first, donate, to a charity or an ngo you trust and his work you like. ask your senators and your political representatives, to ensure world leaders are making the right choices, making the right decisions and do not forget the crisis. 0ften and do not forget the crisis. often times the news offers you what you are asking for, so we recently released a report about the ten most underreported crises last year. and the number of people who know about taylor swift's world tour is almost 2.5 times more than people who know

about the humanitarian needs in all these ten crises combined. another thing which all of us can do every day is be aware, try to find out, try to stay connected and i would say two more things, send a message of solidarity if you can. aid workers are being killed more than ever. in gaza we have seen the highest number of aid workers killed in short period. if you meet one, say well done, encouragement takes things a long way. we say well done, encouragement takes things a long way-— things a long way. we appreciate our things a long way. we appreciate your time- _ things a long way. we appreciate your time. thank _ things a long way. we appreciate your time. thank you _ things a long way. we appreciate your time. thank you so - things a long way. we appreciate your time. thank you so much i things a long way. we appreciate | your time. thank you so much for your time. thank you so much for your time. thank you so much for your time-— your time. thank you so much for our time. ., ~ i., ., ., it started off as part of a secret world war ii mission, but now port lockroy — the uk's first base in antarctica — is celebrating its 80th year. the tiny camp was established in 191m but has since been central to research into climate change

and is home to the world's most remote post office. frances read has been looking back at its history. remote and isolated at the bottom of the world. antarctica is a continent very few get to visit, but across the ice and through its freezing waters, it's here that a little known british world war ii operation came to pass 80 years ago. in 1943, at the height of the war, britain was concerned. they'd found argentinean flags staking claim to the area, germany was seizing whaling oil from norwegian ships and japan had attacked pearl harbor. britain believed its territory in places like the falkland islands could be next. and so 0peration tabarin was approved. winston churchill was told that unless we took action, there was a real and immediate danger that that british territory might be taken away from us. and several ships were ordered to be dispatched in record quick time

to carry out the secret operation. industries like whaling were hugely significant and it's really important to grasp that before oil and gas from places like the north sea became routine, we were actually critically dependent on whaling oil forfuel and heating. so these were big strategic economic concerns. they didn't really know where they'd establish bases. maps were poor and the weather was bad. so port lockroy came about by accident simply because it was accessible. as well as being of strategic significance it was also the start of scientific discovery still ongoing eight decades later. it's crucial work for those who choose to undertake it, but it's notjust about documenting our changing world. it's also home to the world's most southerly post office, which needs to be manned, sending thousands of postcards every year. hello from antarctica! the latest team were picked

from thousands to work at port lockroy and have all sorts ofjobs between them, from postmaster to penguin counter. it's three months that we've been here in port lockroy and it's going fantastic. i think we're just absolutely loving it still. it's getting used to everything taking a lot longer. just that adjusting to such a different life is what we were doing, first of all, and i think we've completely got into the swing of things now. it feels really special because it feels like we are walking in the footsteps of the people that have come here before us. and in some ways sometimes we compare our lives to how it was here in the '40s and the '50s. those who set up the first base at port lockroy had the reassuring company of penguins. and that's something that hasn't changed. we've got now more than 2,000 on the island because we have the adults and all the chicks with us. we've got 771 chicks with us.

it's very busy around us. the team will return home soon. now a part of the history of this special place, carrying on 80 years of tradition on the coldest continent on earth. frances read, bbc news. police looking for the man who's suspected of throwing corrosive chemicals at a woman in clapham in london have raided two addresses in north tyneside. the search included a pizza takeaway where 35—year—old abdul ezedi worked. no arrests were made. you can keep up—to—date with all of those stories on our website. you are watching bbc news. the families of grace 0 malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates, who were killed

in nottingham last year, will meet the prosecutors watchdog and the care quality commission. it is part of two on—going reviews into the sentencing of their killer, valdo calocane, to a high security hospital and his contact with mental health services. simonjones reports. killed on their way home last summer after a night out. students grace 0'malley—kumar and barnaby webber were attacked by valdo calocane, who then stabbed to death ian coates, a school caretaker. calocane stole his van and used it to hit three pedestrians. the families of those who died have spoken of their loss to bbc breakfast. grace is just frozen as a 19—year—old. her life is just cut short and she's sort of just stopped. our biggest fear was our little girl driving up and down the motorway. we never even ever thought that our own daughter would be killed in an incident of knife crime. police: stay where you are!

this was the moment calocane was caught. last month, he was given an indefinite hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. that was to the disgust of the families of calocane's victims, who insist murder charges should have been pursued. we foolishly trusted in the criminaljustice system. we thought we would have a voice maybe to talk about knife crime, to talk about the lack of proper support for victims�* families and the failings leading up to this. what we didn't expect was to be having to make such a noise. after pressure from the families, the crown prosecution service inspectorate, which examines the work of prosecutors, launched a review of the decisions in the case. today, the families will get an update on that. the cps itself had previously said there was overwhelming evidence calocane was suffering from a serious condition. the families will also meet the care quality commission. it's looking into the mental health trust that had treated calocane for paranoid schizophrenia.

he had been in and out of hospital for several years. the fails from the police, the cps, the health service have resulted in the murder of my father and these two innocent students. the nhs mental health trusts have to be held accountable for their failures, along with the police. the families have already taken their demands forjustice to downing street, although they know nothing can bring back their loved ones. but they have vowed to fight on to try to prevent others going through what they have suffered. and they say only a full public inquiry into what went wrong will do. simon jones, bbc news. eddie kidd was one of the biggest names in motorcycling during the 19705 and 805, but in 1996 the stuntman was involved in a crash that almost killed him. it ended his career and left him with a brain injury. his family have since been searching for his memorabilia and found one very important piece in the town

of dungannon belonging to a record—breaking racer. stephen watson has the story. among ryan farquhar�*s personal racing collection, something belonging to one of his heroes. ryan acquired eddie kidd's leathers when he swapped a set of his own with a collector. i'd watched many of his jumps and you know, was always fascinated with eddie and evel knievel. when i was a child i had a, you know, the toy, the evel knievel toy. eddie kidd was a stuntman and a movie star. he doubled forjames bond and once jumped the great wall of china. he was also very generous, giving away most of his memorabilia until his accident. now his family are trying to recover it. ijust think it's, if eddie would like them back, you know, i think it's the right thing to do. it's something i'm really looking forward to. so we helped organise a special delivery to peacehaven outside brighton, where eddie is looked after by his carer, glen.

all right, eddie? good to see you, boy. he wants a fist pump. i've got a wee something here you might like. a wee birdie told me you might like these back. i know you gave them to charity, so i think it's only right that they come back to where they belong. they�* re nae clean. ah, brilliant! you can see, they're quite a bit stained, but you have them back. 1978 is the last time eddie can remember being pictured performing in the leathers. i'm really pleased that i can give something back to such a special person that unfortunately has ended up with the disabilities that he has, but, you know, with the will that he has to live, not many people would be as strong as what he is. eddie, how much does it mean to you to get these leathers back in your possession?

i am very happy. but they are dirty! really emotional, you know, just seeing the expression, the smile on his face when we brought them back, you know, it's a day i'll never forget. it's worth the journey over to bring them back to you, so. that report was from stephen watson. now it is time to take a look at the weather. hello. some of us have had snow over the last 2a hours, but mainly over the hills. at low levels, it's been more a story of rain and plenty of rain at that. some outbreaks of rain and hill snow continuing to drift northwards during today.

as you can see on the satellite picture, we've got a big area of cloud affecting much of western europe, a series of weather systems, actually, but it's this curl of cloud here that is bringing rain and hill snow northwards. the snow levels in northern england really rising through the afternoon, snow only really over the very highest ground. we will see snow, say above two or 300 metres across scotland. quite a lot of snow in places. northern ireland turning a little bit drier, but staying quite cloudy through the afternoon, windy up towards the north of scotland, also quite windy in the south of england and south wales. here, a mix of sunny spells and hefty showers to take us through the afternoon. mild in the south, 12 or 13 degrees even further north, not quite as cold as it was yesterday. then through this evening and tonight, we'll see some clearer skies spreading northwards across england and wales, that could give rise to some mist and fog patches. a bit of rain for northern england and for northern ireland. and across scotland it'll be mostly rain close to the coast and at low levels, but over high ground, say above 300 metres, we could see up to 20 centimetres of settling snow, which could cause some disruption. 0vernight temperatures — three degrees for stornoway for aberdeen, eight degrees

for norwich and for london. low pressure firmly in charge for the weekend. this frontal system here continuing to bring some rain and hill snow across scotland. that tending to move its way northwards as we go on through the day. but northern scotland, over the hills here, we will see some further falls of snow. northern ireland seeing a bit of sunshine, england and wales seeing some sunny spells as well. but some showers will break out, particularly across wales and the south west of england. temperatures 12 degrees there in london, eight degrees in glasgow. so actually pretty mild for the first half of the weekend. low pressure still with us through saturday night into sunday. this little frontal system here grazing the east coast of england and running up into northeast scotland. that will bring some outbreaks of rain as we go on into sunday. elsewhere, pretty mixed bag, some spells of sunshine, but some quite large areas of cloud, some showers which could be wintry, but only really over the very highest ground. and temperatures north to south, 7 to ten degrees. bye for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. early results in the pakistan election show a close battle, with at least two parties claiming victory.

prince harry's phone—hacking legal battle against the publishers of the daily mirror continues today at the high court in london. iam here i am here outside the court in central london, what is likely to be a decisive day in the duke of sussexes ongoing legal battle with mirror group newspapers. us presidentjoe biden rejects suggestions that he has a poor memory and is unfit for office. my memory is fine. take a look at what i have done since i became president. that i have got passed. president putin tells us host tucker carlson russia has no interest in invading poland, latvia or other nato countries. hello. i'm kylie pentelow. in pakistan, the parties ofjailed former leader imran khan and the three—time

prime minister nawaz sharif have