at ten — extraordinary scenes tonight as parliament descended into chaos. mps walked out in protest over a vote on whether to call for a ceasefire in gaza — and the speaker had to apologise i regret how it has ended up. it was not my intention. the speaker now has to regain the trust of the house of commons, and he has promised to speak to party leaders about what happens next. after israeli special forces rescue two hostages in gaza last week, fergal keane investigates what happened in the aftermath. i have had so many wonderful messages and cards. ican imagine. they reduce me to tears most of the time. king charles thanks the country for the support since his cancer diagnosis. what now for old trafford? the new co—owner of manchester united suggests there could be

a new stadium for the club. and could this revolving restaurant make a comeback? now one of london's most famous landmarks, the bt tower, on newsnight at half ten... chaos in the house of commons — an emotional speaker sir lindsay hoyle apologises for his handling of a debate on a cease—fire in gaza. can he survive the anger of the conservatives and the snp? good evening. there've been extraordinary scenes in parliament tonight. the day began with mps preparing to vote on calling a ceasefire in gaza. but instead of ending the day with a clear decision on what to say about the israel—gaza conflict, the house of commons descended into chaos as mps argued about arcane voting procedures and how a vote could be held.

our deputy political editor vicki young has been following it all, and joins us now. yes, those events in the middle east really have led to some very emotional and fraud and often angry debates in the house of commons over that, particularly over the idea of when and if there should be an immediate ceasefire. today it was shaping up to be pretty tricky for labour leader sir keir starmer because it was the snp's day, they chose the topic and were going to force a vote on whether they should be an immediate ceasefire, which of course was going to expose divisions in the labour party. but none of it turned out as anyone expected. there was confusion, there were angry demands for the speaker to explain himself... where on earth is the speaker of the house of commons? how do we bring him to that seat?!

..and there was a walk—out by the snp and conservatives, an unlikely alliance. chaotic scenes in the commons after mps had been debating one of the most serious foreign policy issues of the day. outside parliament, feelings were already running high... chanting: ceasefire now! ceasefire now! ..with hundreds of people queueing for hours to lobby their mps. today the rules meant the only motion that was being considered was one from the snp, calling for an immediate ceasefire. lots of labour mps were tempted to vote for it, against their leader's wishes. but that all changed when the speaker, going against official advice, said this. i think it's important on this occasion that the house is able to consider the widest possible range of options. i have therefore decided to select the amendments both in the name of the prime minister and in the name of the leader of the opposition.

furious snp mps felt that was bending the rules to help sir keir starmer out of a sticky situation. and now we completely appear to be doing things in a way that has never been done before. can i ask for your advice, mr speaker? what is the point of an opposition day if it's going to be done like this? later, just before the votes were due to happen, the leader of the commons weighed in. the government will play no further part in the decision this house takes on today's proceedings. i would like to stress that the government's position on israel and gaza remains unchanged. by the time the votes on the ceasefire were being called, there was so much noise very few could hear what was going on. shouting drowns speech. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. to the side, watching all this unfold, was sir lindsay hoyle, who had had no choice but to come back to apologise for the mess.

i am honest to this house, i am true to this house, i believe in all members of this house, and i tried to do... i have tried to do what i thought it was the right thing for all sides of this house. it is regrettable, and i apologise. all this meant labour avoided another damaging rebellion over gaza, and they were happy to defend sir lindsay's decision. the speaker was rightly playing his role. he is there to protect the rights of all mps. he was wanting to ensure the widest possible debate. the serious issue of what's going on in the middle east was debated today. it was never going to change uk foreign policy, but several mps have said this was an embarrassing episode for parliament. when it comes to the house of commons, the speaker really is the

referee. he needs the respect and authority of mps, and that certainly has been dented today. but others i spoke to said he has a reputation of being evenhanded and fair—minded and even though many think he made a big mistake today, some even want a rerun of the votes, many others will back him because they think he was genuinely trying to do the next thing even though it did not turn out as he had wanted. studio: vicki young, thank you. in gaza, last week israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped on october seventh by hamas. they were being held in southern gaza in the city of rafah. there was huge relief for the families of 60—year—old fernando simon marman and 70—year—old louis har. but the miltiary raid to free them reportedly left more than 70 people dead and dozens wounded. the bbc�*s special correspondent fergal keane has been hearing the stories of civilians and medics caught up in a night of fear. his piece contains distressing details. they were rescued from here.

the two israeli hostages that were kidnapped by hamas in the massacre of october 7th are now home. this is the story of the price paid by the civilians of rafah on the night of february 12. the rescue began around 1:45am. by the time the hostages were safe, more than 70 people were reported killed, a high number civilians. in this house, a doctor from medecins sans frontieres lay across her children to protect them. she has asked to remain anonymous. voice messages to colleagues afterwards convey her horror. in our home, we found pieces of human flesh.

some of the wounded were brought to an internationalfield clinic. drjaved ali from pakistan has worked here for the last two months. it was very close to the hospital. the windows and the doors were rattling. it was extremely scary. all in all, we saw more than 20 patients. a lot of women and children were trying to come and seek refuge in the hospital. it is in the stories of individualfamilies that the impact of the raid is most painfully expressed. nawara al—najjar is a mum of six, and pregnant with a seventh child. she woke after being injured by an explosion.

nawara remembers happy days with abed—alrahman, 32 years old when he was killed. here, some of the couple's children in hospital on the night their dad died. 12—year—old samaya, treated for minor physical wounds but traumatised. and 13—year—old malak, who lost her eye in the raid.

israel accuses hamas of using civilians as human shields. in a statement to the bbc, the idf said it was committed to mitigating civilian harm. military lawyers advise so strikes complied with international law. commanders analyse, take into account expected military advantage and the likely collateral harm to civilians. the war goes on.

civilians keep being killed. in the voice message of the msf doctor, a sense of the despair felt here. but the memory of their father will endure for all of their lives. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. king charles has revealed he has been reduced to tears by the messages of support since he was diagnosed with cancer. he was speaking to the prime minister in his first face to face audience since his diagnosis was made public. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the prime minister, your majesty. good evening, your majesty. they usually meet every week, but it has been a disrupted start to the year.

wonderful to see you looking so well. well, it's all done by mirrors, you know. well, we are all behind you. the country is behind you. you are kind. i know, because i have had so many wonderful messages and cards. ican imagine. it has reduced me to tears most of the time. clearly moved by the public�*s good wishes, this was a hint of normal royal business for the king. the audience with the prime minister has been an important moment, a sign that the king is coping well with his cancer treatment and can still do those core duties. it is now three weeks since the king left hospital after treatment for a prostate condition. it was during his stay here that his cancer was discovered. he is not expected to return to a full schedule of engagements for several months. the audience lasted around 45 minutes, during which the king also recognised how going public with his diagnosis had highlighted the work of cancer charities, many of which have him as a patron.

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, has tonight insisted that the uk's nuclear deterant is effective. it has emerged that a test firing of an an unarmed trident missile failed for the second time in a row. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has the story. it's britain's weapon of last resort. the nuclear missiles carried on these royal navy submarines meant to deter any aggressor. trident is the us—made ballistic missile on board, and this is what is supposed to happen. but in the most recent test it didn't get this far — itjust plopped into the ocean, and it's now the uk's second test fire fail. this test actually took place injanuary, but only now have details been revealed. the missile was launched

from britain's hms vanguard off the coast of florida. it was supposed to fly about 3,700 miles and land harmlessly in the sea off west africa. instead, the unarmed test missile hit the water close to the launch site. so what do we know about the missile itself? its us manufacturer says it has a range of more than 4,500 miles and can carry multiple nuclear warheads, each of which can be directed towards different targets. there have been 191 successful test launches, most carried out by the us, just a dozen by the uk. and the last two of those uk tests have gone wrong. of course, when the launch is announced in advance and the defence secretary is on board, it doesn't look good. and of course, it's not good, i think, for the morale of the crew, which now goes on patrol, and morale across the submarine

service, you know, to have this kind of scrutiny. malfunctions like this one in the �*80s, the early days of trident, are relatively rare. but in 2016, another uk test missile also veered off course. the mod still insists the system is safe, secure, and effective. the defence secretary, who was on board the submarine, watching these kinds of drills before the missile prematurely plummeted, called it an anomaly. he insisted the weapon worked — as did the foreign secretary tonight. i've got nothing to add to the statement that's been made, but i am absolutely clear that our independent nuclear deterrent is effective. this won't change policy. labour, too, is committed to trident. but for the public, it might raise doubts — and britain's adversaries will also take note. jonathan beale, bbc news. the public are being put at risk

because the government's flagship prevent programme is failing to identify extremists. that is the verdict of the man who the government asked to review its strategy. sir william shawcross, the writer and historian, says ministers have ignored some of his key recommendations. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins me now. he is not happy? not at all. prevent is a crucial — he is not happy? not at all. prevent is a crucial part _ he is not happy? not at all. prevent is a crucial part of— he is not happy? not at all. prevent is a crucial part of the _ is a crucial part of the government's counterterrorism strategy. it works with public bodies, schools and the place and places them under a legal duty to identify people who may tend to extremism. in 2021, the covenant asked sir william shawcross to review how it works and a year ago he concluded essentially that the programme had lost its way. let's see what he had to say about how the government has responded since. the government has published a report saying that they have made some of those changes that i asked for, that i proposed, but not enough. the government has ignored some of my key recommendations, and i think as a result the public is at risk —

could you just describe a little bit what the recommendations you made, that you think the government is ignoring, would do? i said that they should pay much more attention to the hamas support network. there are, unfortunately, quite a lot of hamas sympathisers and some operatives in this country and prevent and the police should have been working much harder against those hamas people in this country. what specifically could prevent have been doing and what could the government have been making sure prevent does to address what you described? well, what i said was prevent should return to first principles, which is stopping people supporting terrorism and stopping people becoming terrorists. that's what prevent's duty is, and the government should be emphasising that, and they're not emphasising that enough. the government insists it is implementing sir william shawcross' review and it says of the 3a recommendations, it has already delivered 13 and will act soon on the rest. it is worth noting he was

a controversial choice in some quarters to conduct this review. there are civil rights organisations and others who have said he was too focused on islamist extremism but crucially, the government has always backed his approach. that is why it is damaging for them that he is criticising them now.— is damaging for them that he is criticising them now. thank you for joining us- — a senior civil servant has denied telling the man who was chair of the post office to stall compensation to victims of the horizon it scandal. sarah munby has written to the business secretary kemi badenoch, saying that "at no point" did she suggest delaying payments to sub—postmasters. mr staunton, who was sacked last month, has published the notes he took during a meeting with ms munby in january last year. here's our business editor, simonjack. thanks, sophie. new chapters in this very unusual and bitterfeud between the business secretary and this man. 75—year—old henry staunton — veteran of boardrooms including legal and general, new look and wh smiths, and until last month,

chair of the post office — has found himself in a bitter row with the business secretary. in an explosive interview with the sunday times, he said he was effectively told a year ago by the business department's top civil servant to stall compensation payments to the victims of the post office scandal. that claim was fiercely rejected by kemi badenoch in the commons on monday, who called the claims a disgrace and accused him of spreading falsehoods. mr staunton claimed that when he was first appointed as chair of the post office, he was told by a senior civil servant to stall on paying compensation. there is no evidence whatsoever that this is true. today, henry staunton produced a memo he wrote and sent to himself and the post office ceo nick read right after that conversation in january last year. that note quotes the civil servant saying, "this was not the time to tackle long—term issues" and the plan should be to "hobble" to the next election. mr staunton said he took "long—term issues" to include

the horizon scandal, which was one of, if not the most pressing and long—running issue facing the post office. in another stinging rebuke this morning, the government said that was not the case. a statement read, "the long—standing issues around post office finances are a matter of public record and do not include postmaster compensation, which is being fully funded by the government. henry staunton is either confused or deliberately mixing up the two issues." well, earlier this evening, the civil servant at the centre of the row, sarah munby, released a letter, saying, "it is not true that i made any instruction, either explicitly or implicitly, to mr staunton to in any way delay compensation payments. i did not." since then, mr staunton has released another statement, sticking to his guns, saying his notes are made at the time and sarah munby�*s a year later. the matter was raised at prime minister's questions today. the leader of the opposition

mentioned a bbc report on how a 2016 investigation into whether individual post office branch accounts could be altered remotely was stopped before it was completed — a fact that ministers in government at the time were aware of. had that investigation revealed that they could be altered, which we now know to be the case, the livelihoods of those wrongly prosecuted could have been saved. what did government ministers know about it at the time? in response, the prime minister said the investigation into what happened was ongoing. it was actually following a landmark 2019 high court case that the previous government established a statutory inquiry, led by sir wyn williams, which is uncovering exactly what went wrong. and as that inquiry continues, hundreds of sub—postmasters continue to wait for compensation. £1 billion has been earmarked and less than £150 million has so far been paid. sophie. the british billionaire

sirjim ratcliffe, who's become a co—owner of manchester united, says he wants to build a new national stadium for the club that can also "serve the north of england." sirjim says reviving the club is an enormous challenge — but thinks that after two or three seasons, they could "knock their rivals off their perch." he's been speaking to the bbc�*s sports editor dan roan. already one of the country's wealthiest businessmen, petrochemicals billionaire sirjim ratcliffe is now intent on leading a revival at manchester united. today, speaking for the first time since officially becoming co—owner of the club he has supported since childhood, the ineos founder told mejust how much it meant to him. it is a very proud moment. i am very honoured to be in this position where i can influence the future of manchester united. of course, it's not something i would ever have contemplated in my younger years, but here we are. you do have to pinch yourself, really, because it is a sort of a boyhood dream, but they never normally come true, do they? this is the exception to the rule. it is a nice one for me.

bruno fenandes! but while united have enjoyed a recent improvement in form, 11 years have now passed since they last won the premier league. how determined are you to restore this club to its former glories? the only reason i have got involved in manchester united is because i want to see manchester united restored to where it should be. it is not switching a light switch, it is notjust about a new coach, it is a two to three season challenge to get the organisation and environment right. but less than 2a hours after ratcliffe's purchase of a 28% stake in the club was confirmed, he told me he wants to make an immediate impact when it comes to the club's stadium, old trafford. what is your latest thinking about old trafford, its future, the state it is in? a bit tired, frankly. it is in need of refurbishment. it is about time someone built a national stadium or a stadium capable of taking national games in the north of england, rather than building everything in the south. it sounds like your preference,

sirjim, is for a new stadium, if it can be achieved. if it can be achieved, yeah, clearly that would... i would be very excited about that prospect. ratcliffe had wanted to buy the club outright, but has had to settle for a minority share that sees him take control of football operations from the american glazer family, who put the club up for sale after years of protests from fans over the club's debt and decline. do you understand that anger from the fans? i understand the frustrations and the anger, but where i sit today is looking forward, not looking backwards. you know, what i would like to say to the fans is that, give us a little bit of time, try to be patient, and we will try to build manchester united back to where it should be. but there will be worries from fans that the glazers remain in ultimate overall control. you know, i cannot give people assurances or guarantees about the future, but my personal view is that there is a good level of trust and it will work.

so what of mason greenwood's future at the club? the striker on loan in spain after charges against the player, including attempted rape and assault, were dropped last year. he denied all the alleged offences. we need to look at the facts, not the hype. we need tojudge fairly, and we need to take into consideration what the values of the club are. then we come out of that with a decision. 20 years ago, legendary former manager sir alex ferguson famously vowed to end liverpool's dominance. now ratcliffe wants to do the same to both them and champions manchester city. i am on exactly the same page as sir alex ferguson. i want to knock them all off their perch. how far behind are you to them? a long way behind at the moment. sirjim ratcliffe speaking to our sports editor dan roan. germany has the largest economy in europe, but now its government has officially slashed its forecast for economic growth in 2024, warning that germany is in troubled waters. last year, its economy

shrank by 0.3%. business leaders are urgently calling for less bureaucracy, as our berlin correspondent jess parker reports. carmaking, chemicals, heavy industry — how we perceive the german powerhouse economy. but europe's engine of growth is stuttering. germany will be the sick man of europe, like 20 years ago. andrei runs a building firm and has a common complaint — that german red tape and environmental rules are punishing his industry. the higher regulations we have in germany are slowing down the economy because we are taking too long to finish the apartments we need really here, especially in the capital, in berlin. building things, making things — it's something germany's supposed to be good at, but demand has slumped, notjust in construction, and it's dragging the economy down. charts in hand, germany's economy minister also pointed to acute labour shortages as he talked

of troubled waters but better times to come. in germany, global shocks have combined with longer term problems. we fell — especially under the government of angela merkel, i have to say — we fell a bit asleep and we were very comfortable in general. so i think we have to catch up. i think we had, like, bigger dreams and we thought we were going to be able to live bigger lives and more financially free. but now the reality hits us and it's not as good as we thought is going to be. forecasts vary, but look at this — germany's lagging behind among g7 major economies, though european countries, including the uk, also look set for lacklustre growth. the sluggish growth in germany is certainly also going to affect our neighbours and our trading partners worldwide. the german economy is running the risk of not being the growth engine of europe anymore, but rather slowing growth down. back on the building site, 16 new apartments will eventually stand here.

a substantial task — but lifting up the german economy will be a mammoth one. jessica parker, bbc news, in berlin. it's one of london's most famous landmarks — now, the bt tower is set to be turned into a hotel after it was sold for £275 million. once britain's tallest building, work started on buildig the 600=foot tower in 1961 and it was originally called the post office tower. it was first used to carry telecommunications signals around the country. it was opened in 1965 by the then—prime minister harold wilson. on average, a500 people a day... it even had a famous revolving restaurant, which took 22 minutes to fully rotate and served hundreds of meals every day, but the restaurant closed in 1980. for almost 20 years, it was london's tallest building until it was overtaken by the natwest tower in the city of london. now it's being turned

into a hotel with great views. who knows — the revolving restaurant may be about to make a comeback. the actor ewen macintosh, best known for playing keith in the bbc�*s the office, has died at the age of 50. he also appeared in miranda and little britain. our arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. keith... ..you've left this section completely blank, keith. you haven't done the q&a. ewen macintosh as keith in the office. and appraisal day, a scene made special by ewen macintosh�*s spectacular display of... you just tick one of the boxes. "not at all, to some extent, very much so, don't know." what would you tick? don't know. ..glorious indifference. when he landed the role, keith was just a name given to a person in the accounts department. one thing in the script said,

"someone leaves a message on his answerphone." it was ewen. hello. you are through to keith. and he was just cracking us up. i will be at training all day today. we just started writing more and more scenes for him. i he just very quickly became one. of our sort of beloved characters, and also in the audience's eyes as well. _ ewen macintosh, a performer who could bring uncontrollable laughter with just a perfectly timed scotch egg. all laugh. ricky gervais: that was so good! the actor ewen macintosh, who's died. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. hello. good evening. temperatures are expected to drop at the end of tomorrow and through friday, saturday and sunday will be much cooler than what we have been used to, a view showers around which could be wintry is well over northern and western hills. that is

certainly what