live from london. this is bbc news aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading in gaza — we have rare access to a british military flight air—dropping fuel and food into the strip. we are about to open the door, fly out, land in northern gaza. this is one of the few remaining ways to get help to the people trapped there. here in the uk, a vote on a potential ceasefire brings parliament to its knees — leaving the speaker of the house fighting calls to resign. former barcelona footballer dani alves is sentenced to four—and—a—half years injailfor rape. hello and welcome. there's growing concern about the humanitarian situation in gaza. it's particularly acute in northern

gaza, which has received little aid in recent weeks and food and animal feed has run out. aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading, with children particularly at risk. the war also continues to have an impact on other countries around the world. in a moment we'll take a look at the fallout of the gaza ceasefire vote in the house of commons. first though — a uk funded consignment of medicines, fuel and food has been air— dropped by thejordanian air force to the area, close to the tal al—hawa hospital. our correspondent quentin sommerville who's in amman was on board the flight which dropped aid into gaza. the men arejust the men are just sitting up the men arejust sitting up here. the men are just sitting up here. we the men are “ust sitting up here. we are the men are just sitting up here. - are getting close to the drop zone.

the first time we are using in their job to get help. the reason is there is pretty much no other way to get help to the main population. normally gas it is the most densely populated area. it's now a wasteland and most of the people that make people have been forced out. they're still about 300,000 palestinians there and the un says there's too much violence. they can no longer get aid there to that part of gaza so this ain't drop, the parachutes on top, they are about to open the doors, fly out, land in northern gaza. this is one of the few remaining ways to get help to the people there. here in the uk, the controversy over calls

for a ceasefire in gaza has led to scenes of chaos in the house of commons. this was a walkout of members of the scottish national party and the conservatives in protest at the way the vote was handled. it was after the speaker of the house sir lindsay hoyle was acccused of hijacking the debate by selecting both labour and government amendments. the speaker later apologised. he's to hold talks with party leaders later today. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young reports. that is... there was confusion. there were angry demands for the speaker to explain himself. where on earth is the speaker of the house of commons? loud cheering. how do we bring him to that seat? and there was a walkout 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. 0utside parliament, feelings were already running high... chanting: ceasefire now!

..with hundreds of people queuing for hours to lobby their mps. the rules meant the only motion that was being considered was one from the snp, calling for an immediate ceasefire. lots of labour members 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. now, we completely appear to be doing things in a way that's 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. loud heckling: ayes! the ayes have it. to the side, watching all this unfold was sir lindsay hoyle, who'd 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 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's 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. it was never going to change uk foreign policy but several mps have said this was an embarrassing episode for parliament. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. former leader of the scottish national party in the house of commons and mp for or ross, skye and lochaber, ian blackford gave his reaction to the last night's debate.

what is important is the leadership that we show. we know that people in the north of the gaza strip art starving and rather than talking about these fundamental issues we are talking about the procedure is parliament and i have to say when your correspondent was talking he responded to us as a small party. we are the third largest party in westminster, we have rights when it comes to speaking time, we were granted up to three opposition days a year and what is important and thatis a year and what is important and that is when you call a debate of our choice and be put down a motion and typically what would happen on the government of the day will decide whether it seeks to amend that but then what would happen is our motion would be put into a vote so we have got the opportunity to test whether or not we have support in the house of commons but what happened yesterday when the breach of the normal order...

earlier i spoke to our political correspondent damian grammaticas who told us more about the confusing situation that took place. this goes to the arcane rules of how parliament works, which is based on lots of written in tablets of stone, but it's up to the speaker to decide how to handle votes. what he decided yesterday was that there was a motion being put by one of the smaller opposition parties, the scottish national party about gaza and calling for an immediate ceasefire now. because all sorts of divisions in amongst all the parties because their mps have differing views so he said he was going to allow amendments to be debated to that by mps, two different versions, one from the main opposition labour party and one from the conservatives. now that angered many

mps, conservatives and scottish mps because they said this was a break from president, from tradition. that he was giving, showing favouritism to the labour party because there are one was going first. and then there were these chaotic arguments and scenes and the snp said they had no confidence in the speaker, that he was favouring one party and the government side said he had been saying and changing the rules of the last minute so they worked out so the only one that was voted on through a verbal vote of mps in the chamber and past was the labour one. in essence, there was a bit of politics going on with every party trying to outmanoeuvre the other and shore up their position over what is a very serious issue but each of them also say they had reasons for that because they all have different views on the topic so he ended up with a mess and the speaker having

to apologise. the labour party and the conservative saying he had been put under pressure to change his position that the labour party say no pressure was applied and they simply argued their vote should be put to the floor as well. there's been a shooting in the west bank settlement of ma ale adumim — east ofjerusalem. israeli police say one person has been killed and eight wounded. casualties have been taken to a hospital injerusalem. in the last hour i spoke to our correspondent, jenny hill, in jerusalem. early morning commuters were waiting to go through a checkpoint on a road notorious for traffic jams when according to police, three palestinian gunmen arrived with automatic weapons and opened fire on the lines of traffic. at least eight people were injured, one person has died, two people are said to be in a serious

condition and the gunmen who were said to come from villages near bethlehem, two of them were apparently brothers, and they were all killed either at or near the scene. irrael�*s war on gaza has really intensified existing volatilities, notjust in the west bank but across the region. that of course is one of the reasons foreign governments and agencies are so keen to bring the war on gaza, launched in response to the hamas attacks of october the 7th, to a conclusion and negotiations are continuing. the us top middle eastern adviser is due in talks in israel today, yesterday hamas representatives were in egypt for talks with officials and the other concern in the international community which is growing is for the humanitarian fallout of the war. 0vernight, the hamas—run health ministry said 99 people were killed

during an israeli air strikes in gaza but in addition to that, aid agencies have been expressing their deepening concern in recent days saying it's notjust air strikes and fighting which are putting lives at risk in gaza but hunger and disease as well. brazil's foreign minister has criticised the paralysis of the un security council on the wars in gaza and ukraine as he opened a g20 meeting in rio dejaneiro. mauro vieira said international institutions were not adequately equipped to deal with current challenges, and this inaction resulted in the loss of innocent lives. 0ur south america correspondent, ione wells, is at the conference and sent this report. well, there was certainly a tense atmosphere at the g20 summit in rio today, and that's partly because of some of the differences of opinion in the room when it comes to russia's actions in ukraine. now, present at the meeting today was russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov. i'm told that directly in that room,

many of the other foreign ministers used the opportunity to call out russia both for the war in ukraine, but also for the death of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, in prison. these included the uk, canada, france, germany, australia, among others. and i'm told that lord cameron, the british foreign secretary, used the opportunity to ask other nations in the room whether there was anything more important to them than sovereignty and the ability to not be invaded by another nation. he said that he hoped that this was a message that was particularly important to be heard by some of russia's allies who were also present in the room, including the hosts, brazil. now, in response, sergei lavrov, i'm told, effectively continued to deny allegations of murder against alexei navalny, dismissing that as a fabrication. but certainly a tense finish, i think to the day that was meant to be an opportunity for these g20 nations to try and find consensus about how to tackle ongoing international tensions.

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the existence of their baby. all parents who have experienced baby loss since september 2018 can apply. you're live with bbc news. a court in spain has sentenced the brazilian footballer — and former barcelona star — dani alves, to four and—a—half years in jail for rape. he was convicted of raping a woman in a barcelona nightclub in december 2022. he's been ordered to pay 150,000 euros to his victim. alves, who's 40, is one of the most—capped brazilian internationals. he's won numerous titles and cups with both the national squad and club sides, including barcelona, paris st germain and juventus. the bbcs guy hedgecoe is in madrid and gave us the latest. as we heard, thejudges in this case

found that this was a nonconsensual encounter between dani alves and the 23—year—old woman who he had sex with in this nightclub in barcelona in december 2022. he had alleged that throughout the trial is was a consensual encounter and it also said he was drunk when he met this young woman. the accusation against him could have led to a jail term of “p him could have led to a jail term of up to 12 years, in the end what we saw was 4.5 years but after that, once he is released from prison, he will be under vigilance by the police for another five years. he has served around a year of that 4.5 yearjail term. has served around a year of that 4.5 yearjail term-— yearjail term. what will people make of the — yearjail term. what will people make of the sentence? - yearjail term. what will people make of the sentence? it's - yearjail term. what will people | make of the sentence? it's very earl to make of the sentence? it's very early to know — make of the sentence? it's very early to know the _ make of the sentence? it's very early to know the response - make of the sentence? it's very| early to know the response right now. but i'm guessing it might

divide opinion. the issue of sexual consent is a very hot one in spain, it's become even a political issue. there is a relatively new sexual consent law in place which puts much more emphasis on someone who is accused of sexual assault or rape to prove that they gained consent from a potential victim and a lot of people feel very, very strongly about this. there is a strong push behind the law on the sentiment that drives it so i'm guessing there may be people that feel this 4.5 year jail term is not enough but it's still very early to know the result. live to barcelona now to speak to football broadcaster semra hunter. thank you forjoining us. can you just take us through the reaction from the sporting world on the sentencing? so from the sporting world on the sentencing?— from the sporting world on the

sentencing? from the sporting world on the sentencin: ? ., .,. ., , sentencing? so far, the reaction is 'ust sentencing? so far, the reaction is just everyone _ sentencing? so far, the reaction is just everyone coming _ sentencing? so far, the reaction is just everyone coming to _ sentencing? so far, the reaction is just everyone coming to terms - sentencing? so far, the reaction is| just everyone coming to terms with what has happened because of course the news has just been announced. what has happened because of course the news hasjust been announced. i think a lot of people are not very surprised when the news broke a year ago that this was happening and that he was taken to jail and that there was sufficient evidence to believe that this would at least go to trial. a letter people in the football world, especially here in barcelona, he is regarded as a huge legend, they stepped away and no one defended him so in that sense everyone had a bad feeling about what the eventual outcome would be and so having said that, no one has really come out as of yet, no one has come out in his defence to support him, at least in the football world. that may change throughout the day. but it will be interesting to see what the writer reaction is a cross here in spain because as you mentioned, there is a lot of debate going on around this law which is called yes ses, which is around consent and which has

built in the past and people may believe this is a case in which justice has not been served. for those who _ justice has not been served. for those who do — justice has not been served. for those who do not know, can you take us through the career and reputation of dani alves, we said in the introduction he is hugely well—known a footballer. he introduction he is hugely well-known a footballer. , ., introduction he is hugely well-known a footballer-— a footballer. he is not 'ust super well- known. h a footballer. he is not 'ust super well-known, he _ a footballer. he is not 'ust super well-known, he is _ a footballer. he is not 'ust super well-known, he is an _ a footballer. he is notjust super well-known, he is an idle - a footballer. he is notjust super i well-known, he is an idle especially well—known, he is an idle especially for people here in barcelona and until lionel messi recently he was the most decorated footballer of all time, numerous trophies in his glass cabinet and he was considered and still is the best right back in the history of barcelona and perhaps one of the best in the world of all time consistently for a period of ten years, when he was with the club he won a significant amount of trophies and the connection he had with lionel messi was almost telepathic. more like a winner than a defender, allowing the team to play a very attractive style of football and

provided lots of assists as well and thatis provided lots of assists as well and that is why from a footballing point of view he is very well liked and regarded and he also brought a sense ofjoviality regarded and he also brought a sense of joviality to the regarded and he also brought a sense ofjoviality to the game, always smiling and happy and had charisma and people were very attracted to that beyond what he brought from a football point of view and so for a lot of people this feels like a crushing blow. it is the fall of one of their idols that they had on a pedestal and someone they looked up to. so we are talking about a major figure here, a major sports figure that has unfortunately, by his own doing, has tarnished his legacy. thank you forjoining us. ivf fertility treatments have been put on hold at alabama's main hospital after the us state's top court ruled that frozen embryos were classified as children. the hospital authorities say they are concerned patients or doctors could face prosecution. the court ruled last week that any human life from the moment

of conception was sacred. cbs correspondent jarred hill told me the latest. there are a number of people who say they do not know what is happening now. on the other side, there are some anti—abortion rights activists who say they hope this changes the way that ivf treatment is done and considered in the us, especially seeing as how the destruction of embryos are something that can routinely happen, depending on the discretion and the desires of the family, whether those embryos would be considered viable, all those

questions coming into the argument so there are some advocates for tightening abortion rights and saying they hope this changes the industry. saying they hope this changes the indust . , , , ., saying they hope this changes the indust. , ,,., . saying they hope this changes the indust . , , , ., . ., industry. this must be a concern for those people _ industry. this must be a concern for those people trying _ industry. this must be a concern for those people trying to _ industry. this must be a concern for those people trying to go _ industry. this must be a concern for those people trying to go through i those people trying to go through ivf at the moment?— those people trying to go through ivf at the moment? definitely. there have been a — ivf at the moment? definitely. there have been a number— ivf at the moment? definitely. there have been a number of— ivf at the moment? definitely. there have been a number of family - have been a number of family speaking about the saying essentially their hopes for having children are now indefinitely on hold and so they do not know exactly what to do and how long they can wait out for because the hospital is insisting it does not know how long it will be doing this paws on ivf treatment. albania's parliament on thursday ratified a migration deal with italy allowing it to build processing centres for migrants in the balkan country. i spoke to our balkans correspondent guy de launey earlier for the latest. there was a very quick ratification indeed. the parliamentary session started about 35 minutes ago and it

ratified the deal in double quick time, about 15 minutes from the start of the session, 77 mps voting in favour, none against and no abstentions and this reflects the fact that the prime minister �*s socialist party has an unassailable majority in parliament and the opposition who did not like the deal at all basically did not bother to vote on this occasion and that is how they register their objections. we've heard concerns about this and type migrants could potentially be treated. , �* , , ., , treated. yes. there's been a couple of different — treated. yes. there's been a couple of different concerns. _ treated. yes. there's been a couple of different concerns. the _ of different concerns. the opposition in albania, it wasn't so much the human rights issue that bothers them but the sovereignty issue and they say under this deal at liquid notjust send people to albania to be accommodated while their asylum claim is processed but italy itself would be running these asylum centres in albania, two of

them, to monitor initial processing and the otherfor longer them, to monitor initial processing and the other for longer term accommodation. they will hold about 3000 people at a time in all, at least saying it hopes to process claims in about a month, potentially 36,000 people per year coming through the centres in albania run by italy. the opposition saying it violates sovereignty, the constitutional court did not agree and they voted by a narrow majority to see the mps could vote on this deal but it was not unconstitutional and incidentally the european union has said it does not break any eu regulations. the other concern as you mentioned is the rights issue. 0rganisations from amnesty international through to local rights organisations have said again, this is people who are claiming asylum, saying they are coming from environments they are not safe and you are making their quest for safety all that more difficult so instead of processing

asylum claims directly in athlete they will be sent on another sea journey across to albania, they will face uncertainty if nothing else. king charles has revealed he's been reduced to tears by the messages of support since he was diagnosed with cancer. he was speaking to the prime minister rishi sunak in his first face—to—face audience since his diagnosis was made public. while he receives treatment, the king has stopped carrying out public visits, but he is continuing with his duties as head of state. beyonce is breaking new ground, this time in the country music world. her new hit "texas hold �*em" is the first song by a black woman to debut at the top of the billboard country chart. the achievement comes after a us country station last week had to reverse a decision not to play the song. stay with us here on bbc news

hello again. currently there are a lot of flood warnings across england in particular but also some in wales. something to keep a close eye on, it will be wet and windy and also turning colder, especially through the day in the south. that is with the passage of this with front bringing rain, moving east, another one following hot on its heels and behind that we see cooler conditions. we start the afternoon with milder conditions but look out the cold air follows through as we move through the rest of the day. this is the band of rain and is squally wind, both of them pushing east, we could well see on the back edge of the someone dryness on the hills, in the midlands, the welsh hills, in the midlands, the welsh

hills, the south wales, strong winds through the english channel and around the coasts of east anglia but you see from the black circles the strength of mind we are looking at. it will brighten a behind us and for scotland and northern ireland it is a day of sunny spells and showers, some of them heavy, wintry on higher ground and later some of the wind rain is getting down to lower levels in the north—west. the rainfalls away during the evening, clear skies behind but there will be showers coming in on the wind in the west and it's going to be cold tonight especially further south than it has been lately. looking at frost and the risk of ice in the north—east. heading into tomorrow, this weather front will enhance the showers coming into the west. this westerly wind, most of the showers in the west, some of them blowing over toward central and eastern parts of the country but equally a load of dry weather. some showers because we are now in a cold air mass could be

wintry especially so on the health and temperatures 6—10 or more likely what we expect in february. heading into the weekend, we have a slight ridge across us, fairly settled but we also have this area of low pressure in the south—west. 0n of low pressure in the south—west. on sunday it may bring rain and windy conditions here but into the weekend there will be mist and fog around, slow to clear in the morning, first and showers at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines. aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading in gaza , as uk aid supplies are air—dropped into the strip for the first time since the war began. a warning from police about drivers under the influence of illegal drugs. and london's iconic bt tower will become a hotel after being sold welcome to the programme. police in some areas say they're now catching more drivers under the influence of illegal drugs than of alcohol — with one force describing what they called an "epidemic" of drug driving.