aid agencies say hunger and disease are spreading in gaza, we have rare access to a british they're about to open the door, and flyout, and land in northern gaza, and get help to the people of gaza. here in the uk, over 50 mps call on the commons speaker to quit after wednesday's ceasefire vote chaos. former barcelona footballer dani alves is sentenced to four and a half years injailfor rape. hello, i'm kylie pentalow. 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. it's not a long flight over gaza.

we were in a c130 hercules cargo plane flying with they have been on the situation for some time.

you know, the circumstances are pitiful where people are going without food, without water, without proper medical care. and they've been in that situation for some time. they are barely existing there. the situation�*s made all the more complicated by the fact that civil order has broken down on the ground. most of the population, of course, were driven out in northern gaza. it was the most densely populated part of the gaza strip. they were driven south. there's still about 300,000 palestinians struggling to survive there. they've been dependent on the un for their basic needs. but recently, in the past few days, the world food programme has said it can no longer send convoys into northern gaza because it's too violent. it's complete chaos on the ground. so that's why airdrops like the one we were on last night are so important. they're a tiny fraction of the need for northern gaza, and gaza as a whole. and it's worth remembering, too, that for many months now, the un has been warning if more aid doesn't get into gaza and it is tightly controlled by israel, then there's a risk of famine in northern gaza. just a few weeks ago, the british foreign secretary david cameron, was visiting the region. he was asking for israel

to get 500 trucks crossing into gaza every single day. before the war, that was the level. before the catastrophe, that was the level. so that's still not even enough. it's averaging about just over 100 a day. but ijust checked the numbers before i came on air. there's some days where only four trucks make it, only two trucks make it. and remember those circumstances that i describe for people, not only are they hungry, not only are they terrified, not only are they sick, but they're in desperate need of all of life's basics and they're not getting them when only a hundred trucks a day are making it across the borderfrom egypt after israeli approval, into the gaza strip. quentin somerville there. here in the uk, more than 50 mps now say they have no confidence in speaker sir lindsay hoyle after wednesday's debate on a call for a ceasefire in gaza

descended into chaos. sir lindsay hoyle is to hold talks with party leaders after he broke with convention to allow a vote on a labour amendment to a scottish national party proposal. this was a walk—out of members of the snp and the conservatives in protest at the way the vote was handled. it was after the speaker was acccused of hijacking the debate by selecting both labour and government amendments. he later apologised. 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 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. 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. and 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... hear! 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 mp5. 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 ian blackford gave his reaction to the last night's debate. it's an embarrassing day for parliament because we should have been voting on an snp opposition motion which called for a ceasefire, because what's really important is the leadership that we show in the midst of this crisis.

which is of our choice, then we put down a motion. and typically what would happen is the government of the day will decide as to whether or not it seeks to amend that motion. but then what would happen is that our motion would be put to a vote so that we have got the opportunity to test whether or not we have support in the house of commons. what happened yesterday was a breach of the normal order. let's get more on this with our political correspondent damian grammaticas.

is it 53 mp mps for scotland's oil, the house of commons, but it is worth saying that he needs to command the confidence of the house of commons, in order to do hisjob. i think it's fair to say that there is mounting pressure on him, and the growing number of mps calling for him to go, it seems i got it every time i refresh the page, more mps are signing up. think there will be questioned today about how many more do sign up and particularly whether other parties like plaid cymru, like the liberal democrats, also sign up for it, or at the moment, whether it is the snp and conservative mps who

are really angry, as you had, in the report there. who are angry at the speaker, and how that —— how that debate was handled. what speaker, and how that -- how that debate was handled. what happens now? we have _ debate was handled. what happens now? we have heard _ debate was handled. what happens now? we have heard that _ debate was handled. what happens now? we have heard that there - debate was handled. what happens now? we have heard that there will be talks today, so what are we expecting? we be talks today, so what are we meeting?— be talks today, so what are we exectinu? ., , . expecting? we are expecting the seaker expecting? we are expecting the s - eaker to expecting? we are expecting the speaker to meet _ expecting? we are expecting the speaker to meet with _ expecting? we are expecting the speaker to meet with the - expecting? we are expecting the| speaker to meet with the leaders expecting? we are expecting the i speaker to meet with the leaders or representatives of the main political parties here in westminster. i think they will be discussing and reflecting on that debate, how it was handled, and you have from ian blackford there, the snp mp, he has been calling for those motions to be rerun, on gaza, i think that would be extra if that happens. it is certainly what the snp are calling for, and we heard from stephen flynn, the snp's westminster leader yesterday, saying he would take some convincing to have confidence in its lindsay hoyle, and i think maybe that would be one thing that they are asking for is, to have that original —— original snp promotion, which called for an immediate ceasefire in gaza,

and accused israel of collective punishment against the palestinian people, which amounts to a war crime, to have that original motion debated on again. we don't know whether that will happen, but that is certainly one option that the speaker could offer. find is certainly one option that the speaker could offer.— speaker could offer. and of course this is all somewhat _ speaker could offer. and of course | this is all somewhat overshadowed with what is a very serious issue. you might guess, completely, and in many ways, i was reporting from the central lobby in the house of commons yesterday, and this debate, sent into farce, as mps walked out, shouting at the speaker, and the debate about the house of commons procedure, ratherthan debate about the house of commons procedure, rather than the substance of the issue. actually, if we go back to what was at the start of yesterday, there were three different wordings, you could say that diplomacy was about that fine tuning of that diplomacy was about that fine tunin: ., ., ., that diplomacy was about that fine tunina ., ., ., that diplomacy was about that fine tuninua ., ., ., ., , that diplomacy was about that fine tunina ., ., ., .,, ., , tuning of wording, to get as many --eole on tuning of wording, to get as many peeple on board _ tuning of wording, to get as many people on board as _ tuning of wording, to get as many people on board as possible, - tuning of wording, to get as many| people on board as possible, there

were three different wordings on the order paper,... the call from the snp is for humanitarian pause, because they argue that conditions need to be in place before they can call for a ceasefire.— call for a ceasefire. thank you, har . you can keep up to date on the bbc live page, harry is updating that with the increasing number of snp mps, it seems. 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. the attacks come ahead of the latest visit to israel by a senior us official seeking a ceasefire deal for gaza. in the last hour i spoke to our correspondent, jenny hill, in jerusalem. early morning commuters were sat in their cars waiting to go through a checkpoint on a road that's notorious for traffic jams.

when three palestinian, according to police, gunmen arrived with automatic weapons and opened fire on the lines of traffic. at least eight people were injured. as you say, one person has died. two people are said to be in a serious condition. the gunmen themselves, who are said to come from villages near bethlehem, two of them were apparently brothers, were all killed either at or near the scene. israel'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 that foreign governments and agencies are so keen to bring israel's war on gaza launched in response to the hamas attacks of october the seventh to a conclusion and negotiations are continuing. the us�*s top middle east adviser is due in israel today for talks. yesterday, the political head of hamas was in cairo for talks with egyptian officials. the other concern, though, amongst the international community

and it's one which is really growing now, is for the humanitarian fallout of this war. 0vernight, the hamas—run health ministry said that 99 people were killed during 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, too. jonny hill. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. companies have been told they should make workplace adjustments for women going through the menopause, including relaxing uniform policies and offering working from home on warm days. the equality and human rights commission guidance also states that using language that ridicules someone because of their menopausal symptoms could be harassment. an inquest has heard that

a grandmother attacked by xl bully dogs died from a bite wound to her upper right limb. 68—year—old esther martin was visiting her grandson at a house near clacton—on—sea in essex, when she was injured earlier this month. an inquest opening in chelmsford was told police found her with "unsurvivable injuries". epilepsy charities are warning that ongoing shortages in the supply of life—saving medication are putting patients at a higher risk of seizures. they say many more people are calling their helplines, after struggling to get hold of the drugs they need. industry experts say there are also problems with the supply of many other medicines. 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. his lawyer says he will be appealing this conviction. he's been ordered to pay 150,000 euros to his victim. the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe is in madrid and gave us the latest. well, we heard there the the judges in this case found that this was a non—consensual encounter between dani alves and a 23—year—old woman who he had sex with in this nightclub in barcelona in december 2022. he had alleged throughout the trial that it was a consensual encounter. he had also said that he was drunk when he met this young woman. the the accusation against him could have led to a jail term of up to 12 years in the end. what we've seen is a four and a half yearjail term. but after that, once he's released from prison, he will be under vigilance, as they put it, by the police for another five years. he has, of course, already served

around a year of that four and a half yearjail term. what will people make of that sentence? well, 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 as well. there is a relatively new sexual consent law which is 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's a strong push behind that law and behind the sentiment that drives it. so i'm guessing there may be people who feel that this four and a half yearjail sentence isn't enough, but it's still very early to know the response. football broadcaster semra hunter told me more about the reaction in spain.

so far, the reaction isjust, ithink, everyone kind of coming to terms with what's happened because of course, the news has just 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 lot of people in the football world, especially here in barcelona, where he's regarded as a huge legend, they really stepped away, they went quiet. nobody defended him. and so i think in that sense, everyone had a very bad feeling as to what the eventual outcome would be. and so having said that, no one has really come out to say anything as of yet. as of speaking right now, no one's come out in his defence or in support of him, at least in the football world. that may change, of course, throughout the day, but it'll be interesting to see what the wider reaction is across here in spain, because as your colleague

was mentioning, there is a lot of debate going on around this law that is called 0nly yes is yes, which is around consent, and it has failed in the past. so perhaps people feel as though this actually has been a case in which justice has probably been served. for those who don't know, can you just take us through dani alves' reputation, his career? you know, we said in the intro there that he's hugely well known as a footballer. he's notjust super well known. i mean, he's really like an idol, especially for people here in the city of barcelona. until lionel messi recently, he was actually the most decorated footballer of all time. i think he has 42 or 43 trophies in his glass cabinet. and he was also considered, and still is, the best right back at least in the history of fc barcelona and perhaps one of the best right backs in the world of all time, consistently for a period of ten years, in the first stint that he was with the club, he won a significant amount of trophies. and the connection

that he had with lionel messi was almost telepathic. i mean, he was incredibly attack minded. he was more like a winger than he was a defender. he was allowing the team to play a very attractive style of football. he provided a lot of assists to the forwards and goals himself. and so that is why, at least in the football point of view, he's very well liked, regarded and he also brought a sense ofjoviality to the game. he was always smiling, he was always happy. he had a lot of charisma and i think a lot of people were very attracted to that beyond what he brought from a football point of view. and so i think for a lot of people, this really does feel like a crushing blow. it's the fall of one of their idols that they had on a pedestal, someone that they really looked up to and someone who was considered one of the best footballers in the game. so we are talking about a major figure here, a major sports figure as well that has, unfortunately for him, of course, by his own doing, has tarnished his legacy. albania's parliament has approved a controversial asylum deal signed with italy in november. it involves reception centres being set up on albanian territory for people seeking asylum in italy. albania's parliament has approved

a controversial asylum deal signed with italy in november. it involves reception centres being set up on albanian territory for people seeking asylum in italy. i spoke to our balkans correspondent guy de launey earlier for the latest. it was a very quick ratification indeed. the parliamentary session started just about, let me see, about 35 minutes ago. it ratified the deal in double quick time, about 15 minutes from the start of this session, to the ratification, 77 mps voting in favour, none against, no abstentions, this reflects the fact that prime minister's socialist party has an unassailable majority in parliament, that the opposition, he did not like the deal at all, basically did not bother to vote on this occasion, that is how they registered their objections to the deal. registered their ob'ections to the deal. �* ., ., . , deal. and we have had concerns, haven't we. _ deal. and we have had concerns, haven't we, about _ deal. and we have had concerns, haven't we, about this, - deal. and we have had concerns, haven't we, about this, about. deal. and we have had concerns, l haven't we, about this, about how migrants could potentially be treated. , ., , , ., treated. yes, there has been a coule treated. yes, there has been a coume of _ treated. yes, there has been a couple of different _ treated. yes, there has been a couple of different concerns, l treated. yes, there has been a l couple of different concerns, the opposition in albania, it wasn't so much the human rights issue that bothers them, as the sovereignty

issue. they were saying that, under this deal, italy wouldn'tjust be sending people to albania to be accommodated while their asylum claim to a process, but italy itself would be running these asylum centres in albania, two of them, one for an initial processing, the other for an initial processing, the other for return accommodation. it will hold about 3000 people at a time in all. italy is saying it hopes to process the claims in about one month. potentially, about 36,000 people a year, coming through the centre is in albania, run by italy. the opposition would say that was unconstitutional, it would violate sovereignty, the constitutional court did not agree, though, they are voted by a narrow majority, to say the mps could vote on this deal, and it wasn't unconstitutional, and incidentally, the european union has also said it doesn't break any eu regulations. the other concern, as you have mentioned, is the rights issue, organisations from amnesty international, through to local

rights organisations, saying, once again, this is people who are claiming asylum, they asked coming from environments in which they're not safe, and you are just making their quest for safety all that much more difficult. instead of processing people's asylum claims directly, italy, they would be sent from another —— on another sea journey, where they will face uncertainty, if nothing else. 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. cbs correspondent jarred hill told me the latest. there are obviously people who are seeking ivf treatments right now in the state of alabama who are saying they don't know what happens next. they don't know whether they will be able to continue with their ivf treatment, with the facility treatments, in their home state

or if they are going to have to drum up the money, potentially thousands of dollars, on top of this already expensive process and to do this somewhere else. 0n the other side there are some anti—abortion rights advocates who say they hope this changes the way ivf treatment is done and considered in the united states especially considering how the destruction of embryos is something that can routinely happen depending on the discretion and the desires of the family. whether those embryos would be considered viable, all of these questions coming into this argument so there are some advocates for tightening abortion rights saying that they hope that this changes the industry. this must be a concern for those people who are trying to go through ivf at the moment? definitely, there have been a number of families speaking about this saying that essentially their hopes for having children are now indefinitely on hold and they don't know exactly what to do, how long they can wait out for, because the hospital system is saying it doesn't know how long it's going to be doing this pause on ivf treatment.

stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. currently, there are a lot of flood warnings in force across england, in particular, but there's also a few in wales — something to keep a close eye on because today, again, it's going to be a wet and windy day and it's also turning colder, particularly through the day in the south. and that's with the passage of this weatherfront, bringing the rain. it's moving eastwards. another one following in hot in its heels and it's behind that that we see a return to some cooler conditions. so we start the afternoon with the milder conditions. but look how the colder air follows through as we go through the course of the rest of the day. this is the band of rain and squally winds, both of them pushing eastwards. we could well see in the back edge of this some wintry mix on the hills in the midlands, for example, the welsh hills, the south west, with gales,

even severe gales at times through the english channel and strong winds across the coastlines of kent and east anglia. but inland, you can see from the black circles the strength of the gales we're looking at. now, it will brighten up behind those bands of rain. and for scotland, for northern ireland, it's a day of sunny spells, but some showers and the showers could be heavy and thundery with hail, wintry in higher ground. and later, we could see some of that wintry mix getting down to lower levels across the northwest. the rain pulls away through the course of the evening. some clear skies follow on behind, but there will be a lot of showers coming in on the wind in western areas. it's going to be a colder night, especially further south than it has been of late. we're looking at some frost and the risk of ice in the northeast. as we head into tomorrow, this weather front is going to enhance the showers coming in to the west. we still have a westerly wind, most of the showers will be in western areas, but some of them will blow over towards central and eastern parts of the country. but equally, there'll be a lot of dry weather. but some of those showers, because we're now in the cold air

mass, could well be wintry, especially so in the hills and temperatures, 6 — 10 degrees, so more like we'd expect in february. as we head from friday into the weekend, we have a slight ridge across us, so things fairly settled. but then we also have this area of low pressure skirting past the southwest on sunday. it may bring some rain and windier conditions here, but into the weekend there'll be some mist and fog around. it will be slow to clear in the mornings there'll be some frost and there'll be some showers at times.

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