footage said to show the moment a russian ship was sunk and why it matters. scientists say they've established the first detailed proof that apes like to tease each other, just like humans. and a valentine's day twist — why young people in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. welcome to verified live. we start this hour with reports coming from gaza that the israeli military has ordered palestinians to evacuate the nasser hospital in the southern city of khan younis — where hundreds of people have taken refuge. in this video an announcement is being made on a speaker — attached to a drone — telling people to leave. in these images — verified by the bbc —

you can see a large crowd of people leaving the hospital. the israel defense forces said its troops were opening a secure route to evacuate civilians sheltering near the hospital — but it did not intend to evacuate patients and medical staff. israel claims that hamas uses this and other hospitals in gaza as cover for its operations — a claim strongly denied by staff at the hospital. further to the south — in rafah — concerns are growing about the fate of a million people who have taken shelter in the city after israel said it was preparing a ground assault there. the un fears that more than a million people crammed inside rafah are "staring death in the face". i spoke with bbc correspondent nick beake on the evacuation orders from the idf for civilians sheltering near nasser hospital. the idf are quite adamant that the orderfor people to the idf are quite adamant that the order for people to leave the hospital applies to civilians who have gathered there for safety, and

they are being very clear that they do not want to members of staff, doctors, nurses and patients to leave, but clearly from some of their video that has come out today, and extremely distressing time for people there. the hospital was crucial for gaza anyway and it has been for years but it is important now because it is one of the few functioning hospitals in the gaza strip. i say functioning but doctors there in recent days and weeks have talked about a real lack of medical equipment saying in some cases they are merely carrying out first aid rather than any sort of planned surgery or more sophisticated treatment towards patients. as you are saying, there was this announcement that came through on a speaker which was attached to a drone, so this message echoing through the air in this particular part of gaza, urging people to leave, but as we have seen before, over a few months, a lot of people have been quite concerned about following such an order and leaving a hospital because they have been reports of the past few days and

weeks of snipers operating in the area. �* , ., weeks of snipers operating in the area. 2 ., , ., ., area. let's turn to the situation in rafah, area. let's turn to the situation in rafah. are _ area. let's turn to the situation in rafah. are you — area. let's turn to the situation in rafah, are you getting _ area. let's turn to the situation in rafah, are you getting any - rafah, are you getting any indications from the israeli authorities ofjust how close they are from actually starting this military operation on the ground? none whatsoever. i think it is quite telling that over the past few days, certainly since the announcement was given by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu that he had asked the israeli military to come up with this plan to move some 1.5 million people from the city. we haven't heard anything, really. you might have expected to see troops building up have expected to see troops building up in that area, maybe some of the people who are mobilised reservists, who are called upon after the october seven attacks, there has been no indication of those people been no indication of those people been recalled from their homes, wherever they may be in israel and so no, i do not think we can say with any certainty or confidence when this dual operation will begin because the first part, according to

the israeli government would be to move people, and the second part would be this attack on hamas fighters within the city of rafah. it doesn't seem to be imminent. just in the last few _ it doesn't seem to be imminent. just in the last few seconds, a news agency is reporting comments from emmanuel macron, the french president telling benjamin netanyahu that the guys at all is intolerable and as many operations must cease. latest to add their voice to the international chorus —— the azza tool is intolerable. another head of state, manual micron, telling benjamin netanyahu that it is intolerable and is really operations must cease. if we get more we will return to that.

juliette touma — director of communications for the united nations relief agency, unrwa condemned the evacuation order for civilians at nasser hospital. this is occurring, it is as if you are watching things on repeat except these are really lives and people who continue to be forced to move as if they are on a chess board. there is what we have been hearing with regards to reports about moving 1.5 million people from rafah. that regards to reports about moving 1.5 million people from rafah.- million people from rafah. that is where i wanted _ million people from rafah. that is where i wanted to _ million people from rafah. that is where i wanted to go _ million people from rafah. that is where i wanted to go to _ million people from rafah. that is where i wanted to go to because l million people from rafah. that is l where i wanted to go to because the un have been saying the palestinian refugees are staring death in the face, that was one quote. martin griffiths was warning of a potential slaughter. do you share that sort of alarm? ~ , ,., , slaughter. do you share that sort of alarm? ~ , alarm? absolutely, i was there m self alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. _

alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. it _ alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. it is _ alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. it is a - alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. it is a sea - alarm? absolutely, i was there myself recently. it is a sea of. myself recently. it is a sea of people, wherever you go, wherever you drive, where it is very difficult to drive, simply because everything is congested and you drive at a donkey cart pace, if you wish. everywhere you go there is people, and the shelters are overflowing, overcrowded. the question is where did they go? they have no right to go. the question is where did they go? they have no right to go.— question is where did they go? they have no right to go. the un has said it will not participate _ have no right to go. the un has said it will not participate in _ have no right to go. the un has said it will not participate in any - it will not participate in any forced displacement of people. what does that actually mean, if the un will not go along and take part in any sort of forced evacuation and displacement of people? what actually happened there? are people simply left to their own devices, to make their own decisions, to try and work out where to go? trier? make their own decisions, to try and work out where to go?— work out where to go? very good cuestion. work out where to go? very good question. this _ work out where to go? very good question. this is _ work out where to go? very good question. this is precisely - work out where to go? very good question. this is precisely there i work out where to go? very good | question. this is precisely there is

absolutely an urgent need for a humanitarian ceasefire because any escalation in the military operations is going to be simply disastrous, apocalyptic in fact. 1.5 million people who have been forced to flee multiple times in many cases, seven, eight times. where would they go? the only option on the table right now is a humanitarian ceasefire. it is long overdue and very much needed. whilst overdue and very much needed. whilst ou are overdue and very much needed. whilst you are with — overdue and very much needed. whilst you are with me. _ overdue and very much needed. whilst you are with me, the _ overdue and very much needed. whilst you are with me, the idf _ overdue and very much needed. whilst you are with me, the idf published details and pictures last week of a hamas data centre, directly under the headquarters in gaza city. the allegation is a simple one, made against you organisation, that is collusion with hamas. irate against you organisation, that is collusion with hamas.— against you organisation, that is collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports _ collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports and _ collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports and we _ collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports and we have _ collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports and we have called - collusion with hamas. we have seen those reports and we have called forj those reports and we have called for an independent inquiry into what we think are very serious allegations. this is allegedly in an area in the

united nations, that forced itself to flee in the middle of october, as the web again, following evacuation orders. we haven't had any access to that building, we have also not been informed officially by the israeli authorities about what they have found, we have found out about it in the media ourselves. what was shocking for us is that the israeli army is occupying one of our largest offices, in fact our headquarters in glasgow which is the largest office in gaza without any permission and without telling us. —— gaza. than without telling us. -- gaza. an allegation _ without telling us. —— gaza. an allegation from a couple of weeks ago it was staff was involved in the attacks, the us then suspending aid. simple question. have you seen any

evidence, apart from the names published, that have been handed over added to government officials or the un? ., ., ., , or the un? no, we have not. these remain allegations _ or the un? no, we have not. these remain allegations and _ or the un? no, we have not. these remain allegations and this - or the un? no, we have not. these remain allegations and this is - remain allegations and this is precisely why there is now a un investigation into these serious allegations. a woman and two children were killed in south lebanon when israel launched what it called an extensive wave of air strikes. it was in response to a woman in northern israel being killed by rocket fire from lebanon. video posted online shows large explosions in several areas of south lebanon. an israeli government spokesperson said its military had responded to cross—border rocket fire from lebanon. they said a barrage of rockets from across the lebanese border — which appeared to have been fired by hezbollah — targeted its northern command headquarters.

let's turn to another important story that has been centre stage today. indonesia's prabowo subianto says he looks to be on track for a first round win in the country's presidential election. it's billed as the largest and most complex one—day election in the world. more than 200 million people were eligible to vote — in the country's 17,000 islands, across three time zones. pollsters are showing that the defence minister, prabowo, has about 58% of the vote. we're going to hear from our correspondents in the region in a moment, but first — the bbc�*s — frances mao explains why this election is a key one to watch. the maps have got it wrong. here is what indonesia looks like. but it is actually way bigger than it appears. it spans over 5200 kilometres, longer than europe, and if we were to measure it that is from england to afghanistan. if we compare it to america, that is from the east coast to the west coast and beyond. and it has got a huge population, about 275 million people,

making it the world's fourth biggest country by population, the largest muslim country and the world's third largest democracy. that is why its election today is a pretty big deal. it is only the sixth poll that the country has had since it emerged from a military dictatorship in the 90s. and these days, indonesia is a vibrant and modern but somewhat fragile democracy, and its literal position in the world, in a region that is crucial to both the us and china, means its vote is one to watch. and really important set of elections to watch. let's get more from jakarta — our south east asia correspondent jonathan head gave my colleague steve lai this analysis. the polls have over the last few weeks have steadily increased prabowo's lead, and for a time it didn't look like he'd get past that 50% threshold that gives him an outright win. it looked like there'd be a runoff.

but in the last, i don't know, 2 to 3 weeks, he seems to have crept ahead. the exit polls suggest he's got a commanding lead, but he's well over that threshold. if these early polls hold out, this is obviously a sign of a very, very effective campaign. this is a very controversial man who carries a lot of baggage. a lot of indonesians are appalled that he's managed to get this far, and yet it's clear that he's built up a support base. i mean, there's a tremendously celebratory atmosphere here. i mean, there's a feeling that he ran an almost flawless campaign and managed to reinvent himself. and this is a man who used to be actually genuinely frightening, a hard military man with a spotty human rights record as a special forces commander. he took pride in that, and he's totally turned his image on its head. and it's clearly been very, very effective. so, you know, this is a reality that all indonesians, whether they're supporters or not, are now going to have to come to terms with. yeah, there was a social media campaign really that sort of pushed him over the line that won him the youth vote. he was very active on social media sites like tik tok,

reinventing his image. he seemed to do a lot of sort of grandfatherly kind of activities. there's a lot of dance videos as well of him just sort of softening that image, as you described it. but what it means for indonesia going forwards, and if we can just sort of project ahead to what it might mean under his sort of presidency, given that he has been backed byjoko widodo, the current president, as well? well, i mean, obviously, the first question, his character, you know, he has a volatile character. he's changed his image many times, but he's known to be impetuous, hot tempered, impatient, anti—democratic. a lot of his statements have been undemocratic. how is this man going to govern? he's wanted the job so long. the other question is, what's his relationship going to be like with outgoing presidentjokowi? that's been the key to this popularity is this faustian pact. this alliance they've made has clearly been very effective. but once prabowo, assuming he wins, takes the presidency, he's got all the power. will presidentjokowi, with his son in his vice president, have much influence? i don't know. and remember that some of the parties backing the defeated candidates are very big in the parliament that's also being elected today. prabowo, if he becomes president,

may need their support. there'll be an awful lot of wheeling and dealing to decide the complexion of the next government. and i think a lot of indonesians will wonder, are we going to continue to have what we've had underjokowi, a kind of oppositionless government where everyone's brought into the tent, lots of positions handed out, a lot of suspicion of corruption, but you don't get this kind of realfierce adversarial politics. let me take you to the page we have on the website, a lot of updated information as we get more detail from the exit polls and more analysis from our team on the ground. that is worth having a look at. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. food prices have fallen for the first time since september 2021. it was a key factor in the inflation rate forjanuary staying at 4%. forecasters had suggested inflation might rise slightly because of an increase in energy bills.

labour said millions of families were still struggling with the cost of living. the man accused of murdering emma caldwell has admitted under cross examination that he previously indecently assaulted her. iain packer was asked about an incident involving the sex worker in glasgow eight months before her death. he said he was ashamed he continued to have sex with her after she asked him to stop. but he denies killing her. more than a hundred families looking after severely disabled adults and children outside hospital have told the bbc that the nhs is failing to provide enough vital support. the health service says help is based on individual needs and guidelines ensure consistency across england and wales. but some families describe the system as adversarial. you're live with bbc news. ukraine's military says it's destroyed a russian warship

that was in its territorial waters off occupied crimea. these are the pictures released by ukraine's military showing the moment the warship was hit. moscow has not commented on the incident, although it did say that its forces had shot down six aerial drones over the black sea, as well as another three over russia. olga robinson at bbc verify has been looking in more detail at the video. ukrainian military intelligence has released this video that purportedly shows the moment the russian landing ship was sunk off the coast of occupied crimea. the ukrainian authorities say the operation was carried out by a special forces unit earlier today. in the video, we can see several vessels said to be naval drones approaching the ship and then hitting it and then that is followed by an explosion. you can see here. and we analysed the footage and several features visible in the video appear to match those of the same class of ship that

it belongs to. for example, these two radar masts here and a gun here as well, they appear to match. so to be clear, we can't tell from the footage alone if it's exactly the same ship as this one. the cesar kournikova. but we can say that it is the same type or class. we also know that this footage is new. we've done checks and it hasn't been uploaded online before. now, ukrainian officials say the ship was sunk here off the southern coast of crimea near the resort city. we can't independently confirm the location from the video released by ukraine, but we know that there were reports in the local telegram social media channel of explosions heard in that same area earlier today, as well as this footage that we know is new, as we've checked, of a fire in the middle of the sea that you can just about see here.

so far, we don't know for sure if there have been any casualties. and the ship crew is 87 people, but we don't know how many of them were on board. and a very popular russian telegram channel said earlier today, was very quick to say, the entire crew was alive. but that seems to contradict the statement from ukraine, which says that this search and rescue operation was not successful. we haven't had any official comments from russian officials yet on this. so why is this important? well, let's put it into wider context. ever since the start of russia's full scale invasion nearly two years ago, ukraine has been using drones, both naval and aerial, to hit russian military targets in the occupied crimea and the black sea. and some of these attacks seem to have had an impact because last year russia moved some of its fleet in the black sea to the area that is 300 kilometres away from crimea, and it's quite much, much closer to mainland russia. you can see some of these vessels in this satellite image

that was taken in october last year. you can literally see some of them here, some of them here. and the latest attack is also significant because if confirmed, it would be the fourth russian landing ship hit by ukrainian forces in nearly two years. now, this is unlikely to change the course of the war, but it does show that ukraine is making some gains at sea while it struggles to make a breakthrough on land. in the uk — labour has said it will block anyone who is not fit to be an mp, as it responds to the row about comments made by its candidates about the israel gaza war. our political correspondent hannah miller sent this update from westminster. they are under big pressure of the way they handled the story, which are simply exploded over the last 48 hours. 3 are simply exploded over the last 48 hours. �* ,., . ., are simply exploded over the last 48 hours. �* . ., .,, are simply exploded over the last 48 hours. �* .. , hours. a third politician has been called in for— hours. a third politician has been called in for a _ hours. a third politician has been

called in for a meeting, - hours. a third politician has been called in for a meeting, who - hours. a third politician has been called in for a meeting, who is i hours. a third politician has been. called in for a meeting, who is the leader of labour on hyndburn borough council. it is understood he was at the meeting. there is no evidence to suggest he said anything that would be perceived as anti—semitic or anti—israel and he has not been suspended, but he has been spoken to ljy suspended, but he has been spoken to by the party. there have been calls, this morning, from thejewish labour movement for all of those elected politicians who were present to be suspended because they were at a meeting where anti—semitic comments were apparently made, and those don't appear to have been reported at the time when it happened back in october. as for graham jones, he at the time when it happened back in october. as for grahamjones, he has suggested in this meeting, he apparently suggested thatjewish apparently suggested that jewish people apparently suggested thatjewish people shouldn't be fighting for israel. that is clearly anti—israel, and again it is the issue of being a

bystander there, which may prove to be a problem for him as a labour party seeks to suggest it has eradicated anti—semitism from the party, a key pledge for a keir starmer. it is uncomfortable for them to be seen to have these kinds of candidates and they are insisting they are doing due diligence and all they are doing due diligence and all the candidates for election. that was hannah _ the candidates for election. that was hannah miller _ the candidates for election. that was hannah miller at _ the candidates for election. that was hannah miller at westminster. former french president — nicolas sarkozy — has been found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re—election bid — confirming a previous ruling by a lower court. sarkozy was given a one—year prison sentence in 2021, but that was suspended. sarkozy was president from 2007 to 2012 and remains an influential figure among conservatives. here's hugh schofield our correspondent in paris. i think that the only thing that

interests anyone in this story, ongoing story of sarkozy�*s legal problems is whether or not he's actually going to go to jail. every three or four months, we get another twist in the sarkozy saga. it's notjust this legal problem, this legal battle. there are other legal battles that he's facing. there's already been another conviction and a sentencing to a year in jail on a completely other matter. the only question that the french are asking, i can assure you, is, is he going to go to jail? and the answer to that is, no, he's not going to go to jail. certainly not now. there is the chance of another appeal on this story, he can go the highest court of appeal. he may well do that. he did it on the other conviction. and even if he doesn't, and the six month sentence kicks in, he won't go to jail. in french law, there is a rule that says if you get sentenced to six months or under, there has to be what they call a kind of adaptation of the prison sentence into another form. he would either have to spend it with an electronic bracelet or do some kind of public works or even

pay a fine. so he is not going to go to jail. and i think to that extent, you know, it'sjust kind of another twist in this long, ongoing saga, which is going to see him fighting the legal battles, i think, for the rest of his life. now it's valentine's day — so a little bit of romance, but not the type you'd expect. in china, more and more young people, are opting for so—called ai boyfriends. sofia bettiza reports. wang is a 22—year—old student. she says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner. except he's not real. he's a chatbot on an app. translation: for me, i he plays a more important role than a real person. a real person cannot be with you at any given time of day but my ai boyfriend can. he's given me a lot of emotional comfort. wang is not alone, a growing number of women in china are resorting to so—called ai boyfriends. so, what makes them more desirable than humans?

dating in real life can consume a lot of energy and everyone is different, which can lead to conflict and fighting. with al, i can set it up to meet my preference, so why should i choose a real person? the fast pace of life in big cities like beijing, the long working hours, can make it difficult to date. translation: a lot of people feel l lonely at times but not everyone l is lucky enough to have their family and friends by their side all the time. an ai boyfriend can be online 24/7, solve your problems and listen to your worries. and who wouldn't want to hear these words? "you are very cute, especially when you smile," he's saying. but is there a risk that the desire

for companionship at the click of a button could be taken too far? these systems will say things like "i love you," — they don't love anything, they're just moving numbers, and that means the customers of them can get hurt. in that way, they're almost like sociopaths, they're just telling you what you want to hear. the technology still has some way to go but for wang, her experience is very real. i think the ai boyfriend that i created has flesh and blood, he has his own personality and his own joys and sorrows. i even think he may actually exist in another world. we will take a short break, when we are back i will have the latest headlines on our main stories and the latest business news. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello, there. there was a great view of the northern lights last night across northern parts of scotland helped by clear skies, a temperature of —4. it was a lot milder elsewhere, but we still have a lot of cloud around today and over the hills in particular its grey, misty and murky. still on the chilly side across northern parts of mainland scotland with the cloud coming in after that cold start, but very mild elsewhere and temperatures are higher than they were yesterday. but we still have a lot of cloud, still some rain and drizzle. nothing particularly heavy so far, but after dark i think it may well get wetter, the rain becoming more persistent and heavier and moving northwards into scotland, so getting much wetter here and it will lift the temperatures here as well. otherwise, those temperatures not really changing very much at all overnight. it will be a very mild start to thursday. that milder air is coming in on that southerly breeze, that is ahead of this weather front here which will start

to take some rain eastwards through the day on thursday. we've still got the overnight rain in scotland, a wet start here in the morning, that rain pushes northwards, the rain clears northern ireland, heads back into scotland but we could see some heavier rain coming into the south—west of england and the midlands. but ahead of that further east may well brighten up, there should be some sunshine coming through as well. our average maximum temperatures at this time of the year are around about 8 or 9 degrees, but tomorrow it could be even milder than today, particularly across eastern parts of england —15, 16, maybe 17 degrees if the sunshine does come out. it will probably feel a little bit more like spring. but we have some way to go to beat the all—time february record, that was set in 2019. that weather front does take some rain eastwards on thursday night, there are more weather fronts in the atlantic. that one is going to fade away. this one, though, will bring some rain in from the west over the weekend. but after the overnight rain clears away from east anglia and the south—east, we're left with some sunshine here and there, a few showers becoming more confined to england and wales. a lot of places will be dry, though, on friday. temperatures not quite as high but still on the mild side,

12 in the central belt of scotland and 14 in the south—east of england. quickly onto saturday, a fair bit of cloud around, it could be misty and murky to begin with. some sunshine for eastern areas. out towards the west, our band of rain on that weather front arrives, so turning wetter here, but ahead of that, the air is still quite mild for this time of the year.

this is bbc news, the headlines: reports from gaza say the israeli military has ordered palestinians to evacuate a hospital in the southern city of khan younis. we'll bring you nato's message to donald trump — after the former president again suggested he might pull out of the military alliance if he's re—elected. protesting indian farmers clash with police after resuming their march towards the capital, delhi. and scientists say they've established the first detailed proof that apes like to tease each other, just like humans. we will hear from the lead researcher. all of that is coming at any moment or two. all of that is coming at any moment ortwo. now all of that is coming at any moment or two. now we will catch up with

all the day's business news with mark.