ground troops in ukraine after the french president left open the possibility to do so. a new study finds a lack of chemotherapy and radiotherapy means cancer survival rates in the uk are lagging behind other major countries. and scientists discover that one of the world s tiniest fish produces sounds as loud as a pneumatic drill. sport now and a full round up from the bbc. hello from the bbc sport centre. kristoffer olsson is in hospital collapsing at home. the swedish international defender reportedly lost consciousness last tuesday — with his club saying he is suffering from an acute—brain related illness that is not due to self—harm of any kind, nor is it caused

by external factors, they said. midtylland also confirmed that a team of medical experts are still trying to make a diagnosis and initiate the correct treatment. the chelsea manager, mauricio pochettino, says he does have a very good relationship with the club's owner — but his future is not in his hands. he, and his team, have come under criticism after losing the league cup final to a very young liverpool side at the weekend. it is not in my hands. it is not in my hands. we have a very good relationship, with the owners and the sporting director, but it is up to them. it is always about them... it is not the coach's decision. meanwhile, manchester united manager erik ten hag has leapt to the defence of his winger anthony. the brazilian has endured a tough season so far — scoring just once in 26 appearance — and has struggled to live up to his £80 million price tag. i'm sure, i'm very confident he will do well in the future, and i know he

is resilient, he is a character, and he will fight back. i back him in that place. he now has to wait for that place. he now has to wait for that chance and once he is there, he has got to pick it. mexico's women have won their group at the concacaf gold cup after an historic win over the united states. it finished 2—0 in california — as mexico ended a 16—match losing streak against the usa. it's also just the second time since 1991 that mexico has won a fixture between the two teams — with the previous victory in 2010. despite just one win in their first three matches of this year's six nations, france head coach fabien galthie is not under pressure — according to the country's rugby federation president florian grill. france drew against italy on sunday — but could have lost, had paolo garbisi not missed a last second penalty. galthie has been in the role since 2020, won the grand slam in 2022 and lost only twice in almost two years before last

year's world cup in france. to a big, and rather emotional, retirement in the world of international cricket. neil wagner calling time on his new zealand career. the 37 year old made the announcement after being left out of the side for their upcoming test against australia. wagner, who was born in south africa, played 64 tests for new zealand — taking 260 wickets in a 12 year career. it is never easy. it is an emotional road and a big roller—coaster but i feel the time has come, to pass on the baton and to leave the blackcap in a good place. the new zealand public and the fans, i can't thank you enough for the support for making me feel welcome and to make me feel like a kiwi. and for the chance throughout the years. to be able to do what you do, you have

played a huge role. and there's been a moment of cricketing history as namibia's jan nicol loftie—eaton set a new record for the fastest century in t20 internationals. it took him just 33 balls to reach the milestone in his side's match against nepal. loftie—eaton hit 11 fours and eight sixes before he was out for 101 but then took two wickets with the ball to help namibia to a 20 run win. and that's all the sport for now. according to the hamas run health ministry — nearly 30,000 people have been killed in gaza since the start of the israeli military campaign in the territory following the hamas attack on israel on october the 7th. and in gaza city an attack last december is thought to have killed december is thought to have killed 103 members of the same family. middle east correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to one of the surviving family members — who lost his wife and 3 young daughters.

it took ahmad al—ghuferi a decade to build the family he loved. it took a split second one winter evening to destroy it. ten—year—old tala, five—year—old lana, and najla — not yet two — killed with ahmad's wife in a powerful strike on a residential building in gaza city. along with his mother, four of his brothers, their families and dozens of aunts, uncles and cousins. 103 relatives in all, a family obliterated. translation: i feel i am in a dream. i still can't believe what happened to us. my daughters are little birds to me. ahmad survived because he was 50 miles away in the occupied west bank, stuck outside gaza

since the start of the war, working in tel aviv to fund the couple's dream of owning their own home. he was on the phone to his wife when the attack began. translation: she knew she would die, and she asked me to forgive her - for anything bad she might have ever done to me. i told her there was no need to say that, and that was the last call between us. the house ahmad built with his tel aviv salary in gaza city is still standing — just. the homes around it flattened — including his uncle's house, metres away, where the family fled for safety. translation: it was a fire belt. there were strikes here on four houses next to ours. they were hitting one house every ten minutes. the family are still searching for bodies buried in the rubble.

among those killed, they say, a 98—year—old grandmother and a baby boy born nine days before. only a handful of survivors. "we were sitting in the house and we found ourselves under the rubble," umm ahmad told us. "i was thrown from one side to the other. i don't know how they got me out." two months on, israeli forces are fighting hamas in gaza city — as they were a few blocks south of ahmad's house around the time the compound was hit. the army said it wasn't aware of any strikes there that day. ahmad no longer wants to return home. last monday would have been najla's second birthday. "who am i going back for?" he said. "there is no—one left there to call me darling, no—one to call me dad." lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. when the conflict in gaza began,

internationaljournalists weren't allowed into the territory — they still aren't. so we relied on the expertise and bravery of our local colleagues on the ground to tell us what was happening. one of them was rushi abualouf — who, along with his team worked for several months, facing difficult conditions to bring us the story. he's now left gaza. we'll speak to rushdi injust a moment — but first, not long after that, rushdi and his colleagues had to leave gaza for safety reasons. i'm pleased to say, rushdi joins me now. 0ne one thing 0ne thingi one thing i remember is how you are balancing your own safety and that if your family, as well as bringing the story to our viewers —— that of your family. the story to our viewers —— that of yourfamily. it the story to our viewers -- that of your family-— your family. it has been very hard to do this balance _ your family. it has been very hard to do this balance especially - your family. it has been very hard | to do this balance especially when you have to leave three times the place, first my house, and then

gaza, you were then told to go to khan younis, and then we were displaced a few times because of air strikes, this is very hard to explain to a nine—year—old girl, why she has to wake up overnight and pack up her stuff and to leave to an area, and why she has to do it again and again, it was difficult to explain this to the kids, and also tried to keep them safe. i was trying to report my story because i lived the story like 2 million people, 2.3 million people in gaza, living in the same situation, and when i did thisjourney from gaza city into khan younis, my family were with me in the car and my wife was filming me and i was trying to explain to the bbc audience, this

journey and how hundreds and thousands of people, some of them walking, the animals and cars, trying to get a snapshot from the car. it is hard but i tried because the people there deserve their story to be told and it is a big story. my wife was always taking the job further and further and it is great that she has been able to do this. unfortunately i was not able to support the family most of the time because reporting a big story like this requires you being on air all the time and doing live after live. i remember speaking to you after an air strike that hit near where you were, and i wonder now you are sitting here, you always held it together, on air, but at times did

you want to cry and stop doing the reporting? you want to cry and stop doing the re ”ortin ? , you want to cry and stop doing the re-aortin? , ., , , reporting? yes, i said many times, i can't do it today. — reporting? yes, i said many times, i can't do it today, because _ reporting? yes, i said many times, i can't do it today, because you - reporting? yes, i said many times, i can't do it today, because you are i can't do it today, because you are human, and it is yourfather and your brother and your son and your wife, she was nearly killed in one of the air strikes, and it took me a while, sometimes it would take hours to recover, to regain the power to stand and speak again. this is something that was not easy all the time. there was an occasion when i said, i can't do this. this is on the roof at the top of my building, i could not go to the office, and i decided to record from the rooftop, that house does not exist any more, it is completely destroyed. iuntimely that house does not exist any more, it is completely destroyed. when you look at the reporting _ it is completely destroyed. when you look at the reporting that _ it is completely destroyed. when you look at the reporting that people - look at the reporting that people are still managing, we are still

trying to tell the story of what is happening in gaza, how do you feel about your old neighbourhood? you wrote about how he used to enjoy walks along the beach, enjoying a coffee and ice cream, do you think you can go back? the coffee and ice cream, do you think you can go back?— coffee and ice cream, do you think you can go back? the war will stop one day and _ you can go back? the war will stop one day and they _ you can go back? the war will stop one day and they will _ you can go back? the war will stop one day and they will rebuild, - you can go back? the war will stop one day and they will rebuild, but| one day and they will rebuild, but who will bring back the memories? i have been living in this house for about 20 years and i grew up in this neighbourhood which does not exist any more. i don't know where my neighbours are. we used to enjoy our time in this place. gaza was not heaven and we used to suffer even before, but not as big as what we are facing right now, and they can bring back the walls but they cannot

bring back the walls but they cannot bring back the memories. the time that we lived in this place.- that we lived in this place. thank ou for that we lived in this place. thank you for the _ that we lived in this place. thank you for the work _ that we lived in this place. thank you for the work you _ that we lived in this place. thank you for the work you do - that we lived in this place. thank you for the work you do and - that we lived in this place. thank - you for the work you do and continue to do for us. it is a pleasure to have met you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hair salons had to close during the covid 19 pandemic. those with insurance policies, including this one at beeston in nottinghamshire, thought the insurance companies would pay out to cover their losses, but they kept refusing. you know, our billsjust didn't stop because covid came and because the government closed us down. if anything, we still had all of our bills. we still had to pay our insurance premiums every month. now, hundreds of salons have won their legal case and insurers will have to pay. delighted. do you know what i'm going to say? another word — relieved.

while it's a legal victory there's a problem. insurers want to deduct the amount the government paid to staff in furlough payments from what they agree to pay to salons. the largest insurance company for the personal care sector, called canopus, said it welcomes the clarity this arbitration brings and will abide by the decision and apply it to all the relevant policies and claims. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a study suggests cancer survival rates in the uk are lagging 15 years behind other major countries. experts found that 31.5% of uk cancer patients received chemotherapy. rates are higher in australia, norway and canada. an nhs spokesman said more people than ever are being diagnosed at an earlier stage of the disease. let's speak to drjohn butler, clinical lead for the international cancer benchmarking partnership and an ovarian cancer surgeon. thanks forjoining us. first of all,

tell us more about the study and what you make of it? it is tell us more about the study and what you make of it?— tell us more about the study and what you make of it? it is good to be here. what you make of it? it is good to be here- this— what you make of it? it is good to be here. this is _ what you make of it? it is good to be here. this is a _ what you make of it? it is good to be here. this is a really _ what you make of it? it is good to be here. this is a really important study and we know cancer survival is a key indication of the performance of the health care system and we have known over 20 is that the uk lags behind similar countries, those with comprehensive health care and universally funded health care systems. what we have been exploring in the last 10—15 years is why there's difference in survival and this is for the first time an international study to compare key components of cancer treatment, chemotherapy and radiotherapy across countries, and what we have found is that patients in the uk with cancer wait longer to receive their treatment and they also receive less treatment and they also receive less treatment and they also receive less treatment and those differences are amplified in older patients. we know

that for some aggressive cancers like lung cancer, the time is crucial to increase the chance for a patient to survive.— patient to survive. what needs to chan . e? patient to survive. what needs to change? the _ patient to survive. what needs to change? the good _ patient to survive. what needs to change? the good news - patient to survive. what needs to change? the good news is, - patient to survive. what needs to | change? the good news is, things patient to survive. what needs to - change? the good news is, things are caettin change? the good news is, things are getting better. _ change? the good news is, things are getting better. huge _ change? the good news is, things are getting better, huge amount - change? the good news is, things are getting better, huge amount of- getting better, huge amount of investment has taken place in cancer since 2000, major cancer reforms, so if things are getting better all the time, and the cancer workforce is working incredibly hard but we have an overstretched workforce and one in ten jobs vacant at the moment and there are huge challenges in terms of access to diagnostics and primary care and waiting times of the nhs, so we need to double down on exploring the differences in data within the uk and nationally and internationally but also where we can meet greater demand and diagnostic treatment capacity to the ever—growing demand as patients get

old and we see more cancers. ever-growing demand as patients get old and we see more cancers. looking at the countries _ old and we see more cancers. looking at the countries that _ old and we see more cancers. looking at the countries that you _ old and we see more cancers. looking at the countries that you compare - at the countries that you compare the uk with australia, norway, for example, 47% of pancreatic cancer patients were given treatment compared with 27% in the uk. turning the question on its head, why are countries like norway and australia doing better? the countries like norway and australia doing better?— countries like norway and australia doing better? the speed with which the can doing better? the speed with which they can diagnose _ doing better? the speed with which they can diagnose cancers - doing better? the speed with which they can diagnose cancers is - doing better? the speed with which they can diagnose cancers is often i they can diagnose cancers is often faster and i know when we did a study with australia, about delays with imaging, they said, what delays, there are maybe fewer bottlenecks in their in the steps from them being diagnosed to getting the best treatment, and the other thing is emergency presentations, and another study looked at much higher rates of emergency presentations which means patients with symptoms of cancer reaching a

crescendo and so they come through emergency and the disease is often too advanced for them to receive adequate treatment. it really is about access to both diagnostics and the health care system and we know there are enormous challenges with waiting lists. there are enormous challenges with waiting liste— waiting lists. really important sto . waiting lists. really important story- thanks _ waiting lists. really important story. thanks for _ waiting lists. really important story. thanks forjoining - waiting lists. really important story. thanks forjoining us. i waiting lists. really important - story. thanks forjoining us. thank story. thanks for “oining us. thank ou. scuffles have broken out between protesting farmers and the police in warsaw in poland. the farmers are demonstrating against eu regulations and cheap ukrainian grain imports. on monday, farmers blocked a border crossing between poland and germany to demand action on cheap supermarket prices, and what they say is unfair competition from abroad. the farmers spilled and destroyed 160 tonnes of ukrainian grain from freight trains at a polish border crossing — which led to ukraine s deputy prime minister demanding that those responsible be punished. after weeks of protests across europe, agriculture ministers convened in brussels to discuss the crisis — promising to do

more to cut red tape. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in warsaw adam easton about what the farmers are demanding. the march started in central warsaw, more than 10,000 may be tens of thousands of people, from all over the country, to take part in this march. they are marching to the parliament and to the prime minister's office to demand essentially that poland close its market to all ukrainian agricultural produce. because the people here are angry that they say that cheap ukrainian goods, grains and other agricultural

products are flooding the polish market and depressing prices. that basically made it difficult for them to make a living. so that's their main demand. we've also got demands about eu proposals for the use of limiting the use of chemicals, greenhouse gases, which they also say adds to their costs and burdens and makes it more difficult for them to earn a living. and it has to be said that actually the people are going to see the prime minister's office, the parliament are sympathetic to their demands. they say, look, we are still staunchly supportive of ukraine in terms of military support, in terms of humanitarian aid. but this can't come at the expense of our farmers. "your demands are legitimate." so basically they're trying to reach some sort of compromise between brussels, between warsaw, between kyiv, which would regulate in some way in future the inflow of ukrainian agricultural goods into the polish market. you might want to turn your tv down for this next item.

researchers have discovered that a tiny, transparent fish known as a danionella cerebrum can make a sound as loud as a jackhammer. the creature, which isjust over a centimetre long, uses its muscles to drum out a 140 decibel rhythm on its swim bladder. in the waters close to the fish, this is as loud as a gunshot. let's have a listen. harsh reedy whine let's speak to verity cook, lead author of the study, and a phd student at charite university, berlin.

you are recording a huge sound from these tiny fish? yes, it is a chamber of gas inside the fish used to control it and the fish have the specialised muscles and inside the muscle there is a rib and a piece of cartilage and when the muscle contracts it pulls on the red, and then the cartilage properly is shot out so you can imagine it like hitting a drum, so you hear this buzzing sound that we heard earlier. how did you find out about the noise? ~ ., how did you find out about the noise? ~ . , , , ., noise? we have used high-speed video recordinas, noise? we have used high-speed video recordings. and — noise? we have used high-speed video recordings, and you _ noise? we have used high-speed video recordings, and you can _ noise? we have used high-speed video recordings, and you can see _ noise? we have used high-speed video recordings, and you can see what - noise? we have used high-speed video recordings, and you can see what is - recordings, and you can see what is going on inside their bodies, so we recorded videos up to 8000 frames per second and when you slow them down you can see the swim bladder

being suppressed by the cartilage movement. ~ ., , being suppressed by the cartilage movement-— being suppressed by the cartilage movement. ~ . , , movement. what is the point in terms of knowin: movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about _ movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about this? _ movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about this? in _ movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about this? in our- movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about this? in our lab - movement. what is the point in terms of knowing about this? in our lab we l of knowing about this? in our lab we are focused — of knowing about this? in our lab we are focused on _ of knowing about this? in our lab we are focused on neuroscience - of knowing about this? in our lab we are focused on neuroscience and - are focused on neuroscience and because the fish are so small and transparent we can use special microscopes to see inside the brain and see what is going on at a neuron level and because they communicate with each other acoustically we can get insights into acoustic communication and the underlying networks making this happen. [30 communication and the underlying networks making this happen. d0 rare networks making this happen. do we know why the _ networks making this happen. do we know why the tiny — networks making this happen. do we know why the tiny fish _ networks making this happen. do we know why the tiny fish make - networks making this happen. do we know why the tiny fish make this - know why the tiny fish make this huge sound?— know why the tiny fish make this huge sound? because they are so small, huge sound? because they are so small. they _ huge sound? because they are so small, they become _ huge sound? because they are so small, they become very - huge sound? because they are so i small, they become very vulnerable, so when they are by themselves they don't make sounds, only when they are with other fish, so we think it is a communication signal and only the males make sounds. we think it is probably to do with aggressive behaviour and also with males and females, may be courtship or a mating ritual.— females, may be courtship or a matin: ritual. �* , ., , mating ritual. are these the loudest fish in the world? _

mating ritual. are these the loudest fish in the world? are _ mating ritual. are these the loudest fish in the world? are there - mating ritual. are these the loudestj fish in the world? are there others? there are many loud fish, actually, at the loudest i have ever come across is the black drum which can make sounds at 180 decibels at a metre away. but this smidge is the loudest fish at this size that we know about —— this sound is the loudest fish. know about -- this sound is the loudest fish.— know about -- this sound is the loudest fish. ., , ., ,, loudest fish. you were 'ust walking ast a fish loudest fish. you were 'ust walking past a fish tankh loudest fish. you were 'ust walking past a fish tank and _ loudest fish. you were just walking past a fish tank and you _ loudest fish. you were just walking past a fish tank and you notice - loudest fish. you were just walking past a fish tank and you notice the | past a fish tank and you notice the noises? ., , ., past a fish tank and you notice the noises? ., ,., ., , _ noises? there are some hobby aquarium _ noises? there are some hobby aquarium people _ noises? there are some hobby aquarium people who - noises? there are some hobby aquarium people who reportedj noises? there are some hobby - aquarium people who reported that the fish made sounds, and we could hear them walking past the tanks, so we have microphones you can submerge into water to record high quality recordings and then to discover the mechanism we used specialised cameras where you can record very fast frame rates.— fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author _ fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author of _ fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author of that _ fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author of that study - fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author of that study on - fast frame rates. verity cook, the lead author of that study on loud | lead author of that study on loud fish, thanks forjoining us.

fish, thanks for “oining us. thank ou for fish, thanks for “oining us. thank youforhaving— fish, thanks forjoining us. thank you for having me _ fish, thanks forjoining us. thank you for having me on. _ now we can show you one of the most watched videos on the bbc website. a pod of dolphins spot in the river thames near northfleet in kent. the rna lights the adults and a calf on sunday. —— rnli. the river thames is home to 125 species of fish, marine and terrestrial mammals. it is on dolphins that we enter the hour but there is plenty more on the bbc news website. i will be back after a short break.

it was a beautiful start earlier on this morning across england and wales, red skies for many ahead of the weather front. as the old adage goes, it's introducing a lot more cloud and rain as we head through the rest of the afternoon. but the rain is fragmenting as it slowly pushes its way southwards and eastwards. sojust thickening cloud really across much of central southern england and the south east of england, perhaps still a bit of hazy sunshine here, the mist and fog having lift and cleared. there will be some heavier downpours of rain perhaps across north west and wales into the midlands for a time. thickening cloud, too. behind the front, some brighter skies, sunny spells and quite a brisk southwesterly wind, possibly gales across the northern isles. very blustery here. temperatures are really quite mild behind the front across the north and the west. northern ireland, ten or 11 degrees celsius, maybe. cooler underneath the cloud and the rain, seven or eight degrees celsius for the south and the east. 0vernight tonight, that front clears away with just a few outbreaks of perhaps light, patchy rain and drizzle, clear skies for much of england and wales, particularly towards the east.

and here we could see a touch of frost, maybe some fog developing. a little cloudier and milder, also really quite breezy further north and west so here we should stay frost free. and then into wednesday, there's another weather front approaching and that is a warm front. it's going to drag behind it much milderfeeling air, although colder conditions again expected as we head into the latter part of thursday. so for wednesday, we'll start off the day with outbreaks of rain across western scotland, moving across north west england, possibly prepping up for a while. heavier downpours of rain may be developing across western wales and the far south west of england. temperatures creeping up into double figures, maybe 1a celsius for the far east of northern ireland. but then behind that warm front comes another set of cold fronts. and this is going to be with us on thursday. initial rain, i think, across the far south east of england, possibly heavier downpours across many central southern areas of england. and in that cold feeling air, towards the north and the west, things will brighten up. but there could be some wintry showers with the snow levels dropping as we head through the day. so temperatures starting to drop as we head through thursday and friday.

for many, it is going to be a cooler feeling weekend again and it will stay rather unsettled.

live from london, this is bbc news. concerns that hamas could reject the terms of a gaza ceasefire deal — but president biden says he hopes a pause in fighting could begin as soon as monday.

germany rules out deploying european or nato troops in ukraine, after french president emmanuel macron said "nothing can be ruled out". vetera n veteran russian human rights activist 0leg 0rlovjailed in moscow for denouncing the war in ukraine. and scientists discovered one of the world's tiniest fish produces sounds as loud as a pneumatic drill. hello, welcome to verified live, hello, welcome to verified live. there are growing concerns that hamas may reject the terms of a gaza ceasefire deal drawn up in paris over the weekend. the group is still studying the draft framework and has yet to respond. the deal would include a pause in all military operations for more than a month, and the exchange of palestinian prisoners held by israel for israeli hostages.