within. home and to weaken us from within. but they have lost, this is evident. this is the scene live as but they have lost, this is evident. this is the scene live— this is the scene live as he continues _ this is the scene live as he continues to _ this is the scene live as he continues to address - this is the scene live as he i continues to address russia's parliament. the uk prime minister has warned britain is facing "mob rule" because of violent protests, but human rights groups have accused him of exaggerating. hello i'm lauren taylor. another equates to about 1.3% of the 2.3 million population there. let's go live tojerusalem and middle east correspondent yolande knell. quite an extraordinary toll, isn't it? it

is indeed. we are hearing from the i must—run health ministry that they were more than 80 people killed overnight in the gaza strip, most of those actually apparently waiting for aid in gaza city when witnesses there say that there was shelling by israeli tanks. and still an unclear picture about what has happened there. but overall, now this really grim milestone has been passed. the health ministry in gaza is really the only official source of data that we have four casualty numbers. and it is the one that is relied on for the un and others and is saying that the majority of those who have been killed are women and children since the 7th of october. and also more than 70,000 people have been injured as well. these figures rely on bodies being brought in to hospitals or seen by medical workers so they can be properly registered.

but actually it is thought that the real death toll is going to be much higher than this because there are several thousand people who are still considered as being missing in gaza, many of them buried under the rubble of buildings that have been hit by israeli air strikes. it is important to say that these figures do not differentiate between those who are civilians and throws who are fighters with hamas or other groups in gaza. when we have asked the israeli military for comment here, it says that some 10,000 people terrorists are estimated to have been killed during their operations. and tell us about the latest progress on moves towards a ceasefire. progress on moves towards a ceasefim— ceasefire. well, still in the background _ ceasefire. well, still in the background here, - ceasefire. well, still in the background here, we - ceasefire. well, still in the background here, we have| ceasefire. well, still in the - background here, we have this big diplomatic effort going on to try to get a new longer term truce agreed that would see more of the israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza free at the same time, you have an

israeli delegation, a hamas delegation who are in qatar, qatar a key mediator here. and the real hope has been that a new deal can be agreed in time for the islamic holy month of ramadan, which starts on about the 10th of march. there is a lot of us involvement here, president biden has spoken very optimistically about an agreement being in place by the start of next week, but the other parties involved have sounded much more cautious, saying there are still big gaps to be bridged. i saying there are still big gaps to be bridged-— saying there are still big gaps to be bridged. i suppose one of the issues is if _ be bridged. i suppose one of the issues is if they _ be bridged. i suppose one of the issues is if they do _ be bridged. i suppose one of the issues is if they do do _ be bridged. i suppose one of the issues is if they do do an - be bridged. i suppose one of the l issues is if they do do an exchange of prisoners for hostages, the concern in israel is who they let out, as they saw that one of the people they let out in a prisoner exchange before was someone who then went on to plan the october the 7th attacks. , ., , went on to plan the october the 7th attacks. ,., , ., attacks. indeed, so it is often mentioned — attacks. indeed, so it is often mentioned by _ attacks. indeed, so it is often mentioned by israelis - attacks. indeed, so it is often mentioned by israelis that - attacks. indeed, so it is often| mentioned by israelis that the biggest prisoner exchange there ever was for an israeli soldier held

captive by hamas in gaza saw the release of ya hya captive by hamas in gaza saw the release of yahya sinwar, the local hamas leader in gaza, seen as the mastermind of the attacks. that makes it very difficult for people to accept the notion of these prisoner swaps, and it is thought that in exchange for some a0 of the remaining israeli hostages held in gaza, that is really a minority of them, that we would have in exchange for that some a00 palestinian prisoners released from israeli jails. this is according to the reports that have been leaked out, they would indeed, we are told, include some who have been convicted of serious offences, of terrorism, by israel. it would be seen as having israeli blood on their hands. yolande knell with the analysis from jerusalem, thank you very much. with more on the 30,000 deaths, let's speak to bbc verify. ibibic more on the 30,000 deaths, let's speak to bbc verify.— more on the 30,000 deaths, let's speak to bbc verify. bbc verify has been covering _ speak to bbc verify. bbc verify has been covering this _

speak to bbc verify. bbc verify has been covering this war _ speak to bbc verify. bbc verify has been covering this war from - speak to bbc verify. bbc verify has been covering this war from the i been covering this war from the very beginning, tracking the damage across gaza from the israeli offensive following the hamas attacks on israel on the 7th of october. at the start of the war, 0ctober. at the start of the war, the gaza strip was one of the most densely populated places on earth, home to over 2 million people. today, the hamas—run health ministry has said that since the start of the war more than 30,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza. several experts have told the bbc that the number of dead could actually be much higher than this. that is because many hospitals in gaza where deaths are recorded are no longer operating. let's take a look at this graph, it is a breakdown of who has been killed. as you can see, the majority of those who have been killed on women and children. how does this compare with previous conflicts in gaza? this chart shows deaths in the first war in 2008, you can see there were more men killed when women and children. it is a similar picture in the second war in 201a. now have a look at the current war, that you can see, the bar

showing the deaths of four women and children in red and purple are significantly higher than the one for men. keep in mind this war has been going on for months, whereas the other is that weeks. to the death toll here has been much higher. israel has questioned the death toll but hasn't provided its own figures on how many civilians in gaza have been killed. so how are these casualty figures counted? counting the dead in any war zone is a challenge, an expert told the bbc that the real scale of those killed is likely to be significantly higher than 30,000. the figures only include bodies counted in hospital, like this one. so those buried under rubble are not included in this tally. and the world health organization's regional emergency director has previously said he considers these casualty figures to be trustworthy. since the beginning of the war, the israeli army has said it takes precautionary measures in order to avoid damaging the civilian population, israel also says that hamas uses the civilian

population as human shields. now nearly five months into the war, this latest death tally will intensify the pressure to pause the fighting. intensify the pressure to pause the fiuuhtin. . ~' intensify the pressure to pause the fiuuhtin. . ~ i. intensify the pressure to pause the fiuuhtin. . , . fighting. thank you very much indeed. the russian president vladimir putin is still delivering his annual address to parliament and the nation. putin usually uses the state—of—the—nation address to send signals to audiences both at home and abroad. this time, the attention to the speech is especially high. not only because of the presidential elections that will likely grant him another six years in the kremlin but also due to the ongoing waragainst ukraine, and the suspicious death of opposition leader alexei navalny. putin started his speech of accusing western countries and interfering in russian internal affairs and tried to bring disco to his country. translation: we to bring disco to his country. translation:— to bring disco to his country. translation: ~ ., , translation: we will develop -- t in: to translation: we will develop -- trying to bring _ translation: we will develop -- trying to bring discord _ translation: we will develop -- trying to bring discord to - translation: we will develop -- trying to bring discord to his - trying to bring discord to his country. translation: ~ ., translation: we will not let them interfere in our _ translation: we will not let them

interfere in our affairs. _ translation: we will not let them interfere in our affairs. these - interfere in our affairs. these colonial customs and the habit of creating conflict around the world is not only trying to stop our development, but they want instead of russia, they want a decadent space where they can act as they will. in essence, they want to do what they have done in many other regions in the world. including ukraine. to bring discord to our home and to weaken us from within. but they have lost, this is evident, they have lost and they have encountered a steadfast opposition of our people officers and soldiers, and those who are of thejewish faith, buddhists, they have proven in more than a thousand words that are centuries of unity among the

russian people is a force that is invincible. applause let's speak to vitali shevchenko from bbc monitoring, he has also issued a strong warning to the west, against going to war with russia. yes, he warned of tragic consequences if a western nation decided to deploy troops to ukraine. president putin said that russia has weapons which could strike western nations in their own territory. and yet again, he reiterated his warning that russia's nuclear weapons are in full combat readiness. but by and large, there have been no surprises in the russian president's speech so far. he spent the first half an hour

talking about the so—called special military operation in ukraine. at one point, he called it a war. he said that russian forces were making progress and maintaining initiative in ukraine. and, yes, he described the west is a destabilising force, provoking conflict, according to the russian president, in ukraine, in the middle east and elsewhere across the middle east and elsewhere across the world while russia, according to him, is a nation that defends its legitimate interests. find him, is a nation that defends its legitimate interests.— him, is a nation that defends its legitimate interests. and there is stuff which is _ legitimate interests. and there is stuff which is directed _ legitimate interests. and there is stuff which is directed to - legitimate interests. and there is stuff which is directed to the - stuff which is directed to the domestic audience as well, was there any recognition of some of the dissatisfaction or the protests for people who have lost a loved ones in russia? hot people who have lost a loved ones in russia? ., . , people who have lost a loved ones in russia? ., ., , , ., people who have lost a loved ones in russia? ., , ., ~' russia? not really. it is not like the russian _ russia? not really. it is not like the russian president _ russia? not really. it is not like the russian president to - russia? not really. it is not like the russian president to focus l the russian president to focus on such issues. at one point, he briefly said that there are problems in the russian army, but the russian

government knows how to solve them. and he said that russia will always remember the soldiers who died in ukraine. but apart from that, he focused on the more upbeat issues, upbeat for the kremlin, he described russia as a country that successfully fought off various forms of aggression, including western aggression, terrorist aggression. and then he moved on to talking about one of his most preferred subject, the so—called traditional values of russia. he urged russians to have more children, and spoke about the measures that he is proposing to take to encourage russians to have more children. of course, russia is holding a presidential election in two weeks' time, which putin is all

but guaranteed to win. so these remarks can be seen from the point of view of him reaching out to russians and making promises to them ahead of the polls. find russians and making promises to them ahead of the polls.— ahead of the polls. and with all of this happening. — ahead of the polls. and with all of this happening, there _ ahead of the polls. and with all of this happening, there is _ ahead of the polls. and with all of this happening, there is also - ahead of the polls. and with all of this happening, there is also the l this happening, there is also the funeral of alexei navalny tomorrow on friday. what is your impression? because newly in a family, his wife, seems to think she wasn't sure if there would be processed there, what you think will pan out? so there would be processed there, what you think will pan out?— you think will pan out? so far, we haven't heard _ you think will pan out? so far, we haven't heard or— you think will pan out? so far, we haven't heard or seen _ you think will pan out? so far, we haven't heard or seen anything i you think will pan out? so far, we i haven't heard or seen anything that would clarify how easy or difficult it is going to be for supporters and the family of the late russian opposition leader alexei navalny to hold a memorial service and a funeral tomorrow. there are still concerns that it can somehow be disrupted. and going back to what vladimir putin has said and not

said, i wouldn't expect him to shed any light on that issue during his state of the nation address today. vitali shevchenko, thank you very much indeed. some are breaking news, dave myers, best known as one half of the presenting duo title at the hairy bikers of has died at the age of 66. that is according to a statement from his co—star. he had been living with cancer for a from his co—star. he had been living with cancerfor a number from his co—star. he had been living with cancer for a number of years, dave myers, one half of the hairy bikers of state at the age of 66. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. voting has begun in rochdale in greater manchester to choose a new mp. the by—election was called after the death of the labour mp sir tony lloyd.

11 candidates are standing. the result�*s expected early friday morning. a bbc investigation has shown millions of chickens sold in uk supermarkets show skin burns after being left in their own waste. it means a third of birds in all supermarkets suffer so—called hot burn. a woman has died and two people are missing, after a migrant boat had to be rescued in the english channel. french authorities say a small boat carrying around 50 migrants got into difficulty yesterday. passengers told rescuers three people had gone overboard. former leeds rhino player rob burrow and his family have met the princess royal, as a special thank you to those raising awareness of motor neurone disease. over the last four years, more than £8.2 million has been raised for the mnd association.

you're live with bbc news. health experts have warned that children are "suffering needlessly" because fewer parents are taking up the offer for routine childhood vaccines. a public health campaign has now been launched, aiming to remind parents of the serious risks of diseases like measles, amid a rise in cases across england. 0ur reporter charlie rose has more. 0ur generation's risk of illnesses... like measles and whooping cough is rising. if we're not vaccinated... we're not protected. a new campaign with a serious and urgent warning to parents to get children protected against a range of dangerous diseases. over the last decade, uptake of all childhood vaccines offered through the nhs programmes has been falling, including vaccines that offer protection from things like meningitis, measles, whooping cough and polio. so england no longer has the immunity levels recommended by the world health organization needed to prevent outbreaks. and this is why we're tragically seeing measles cases spreading

around the country with far too many children becoming seriously ill and being hospitalised. since the beginning of october last year, the total number of confirmed cases of measles in england has now reached 650, including 183 newly confirmed cases in the past four weeks. a3% of those have been reported from the west midlands, followed by 19% in the north west, 1a% in london and 10% in the east midlands. and in each of those areas, vaccine uptake is below the crucial target of 95%, the level needed to stop measles from spreading. in many ways, vaccines are a victim of their own success. we know from the research that we've done in preparing for this campaign that parents may not feel that infection like measles is a real and present danger for their children because they're no longer common, because in

general, vaccine uptake is high. so what we need to do is actually he needs his mmr. health officials say complacency, busy family lives and parents' lack of knowledge of the illnesses may also play a part. working with the nhs, they're now anxious to protect any children who've missed out, such as these in peterborough. we really don't know when we might get the measles or any other invisible diseases, and i think all parents should make it a priority for their kids to have these immunizations. it is important because it prevents people from diseases. and those diseases can also kill young children and adults. that's why it's really important. but health officials say they know reversing this decline in vaccine uptake will take time and are planning to launch similar campaigns like this during the rest of the year. charlie rose, bbc news.

prime minister rishi sunak has warned of a "growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule" in the uk. speaking to police chiefs, he warned of a pattern of increasingly violent and intimidatory behaviour stopping mps from doing theirjobs.he said he wants more robust police responses to protect politicians. but the human rights group amnesty international says the prime minister "wildly exaggerates the issue". 0ur political correspondent iain watson gave us more details on mr sunak�*s comment. there has been frustration parishioner on the continuing pro—palestinian demonstrations here in london and elsewhere across the uk. he was particularly upset i think about the projection of the slogan from the river to the sea, seen as an anti—semitic, onto the elizabeth tower and big ben during a recent demonstration. during a recent demonstration, and yesterday effectively he brought

in police chiefs, police and crime commissioners for a roundtable session, as it was described in downing street, he wagged his finger at them and said, "look, you have existing powers and you should be doing more to use the existing powers to police these demonstrations." in particular, he was concerned about demonstrations outside mps' homes, there has been footage we have broadcasted on the bbc too of a demonstration outside the conservative mp tobias ellwood's home, for example. he says there are existing powers in the law, police don't need new powers for this. for the police to disperse these demonstrations that, in effect, they can regard them as intimidatory, and that would allow them to get rid of the people who are protesting, at least to get rid of them from that particular location. he also wanted to see more notice given by organisers of demonstrations to the police so they can decide what is an appropriate response. and as part of a £31 million package helping not just to improve the safety of mps

but also in the general election year, candidates from all parties. there will also be a provision for surge policing, so if something appears to be getting out of control, the funds will be there for the police to increase their numbers. effectively that was his message. people have been a bit concerned about this because demonstrations are nothing new, and demonstrations against the poll tax, iraq war, and characterising pro—palestinian demonstrations as mob rule has been controversial in some quarters. you mentioned amnesty international, also groups such as liberty as well, they are exposing concerns. ——liberty as well, they are expressing concerns. 0n whether there will be some kind of clearing of the ground to try to further restrict those protests in the first place, that will not be met by a positive reaction from the organisers. they are making it very clear that even though it has been very costly to police these demonstrations, they will continue for as long

as the conflict continues. we are approaching the budget, any idea floated about in the newspapers today? there is quite an interesting wheeze floated at the moment, wealthy foreign individuals can avoid paying tax on their income outside the uk for up to 15 years, known as so—called non—doms for tax purposes. labour says it would get rid of that tax break and that would give more than £2 million to spend on the health service, breakfast clubs at primary school. it now would appear that the chancellor has not made a final decision but is considering doing the same thing, in other words, taxing these rich, wealthy foreign individuals. but he might well devote the money to cutting taxes for working people, cutting the rate of national insurance further. if he did that, then it provides something of a challenge to labour, because effectively it would say, "right, what are you going to do? are you going to reverse that tax cut for working people or are you going to raise taxes elsewhere if you still

want to pay for that investment in the health service and in children's breakfast clubs?" i think you can see, in an election year, budgets are often more about politics than economics. south korea's government has threatened to arrest thousands of striking doctors if they don't return to work by the end of thursday. it also says it will suspend their medical licenses. the doctors have been protesting against the government's plans to increase the number of people admitted to medical school each year. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie sent this update from seoul. this is a spectacular showdown betweenjunior doctors and the government. the doctors have walked out for over a week now over government plans to increase the number of doctors in the country. starting from next year, the government wants to admit 2,000 more medical students to university each year. now, this is to address a shortage of doctors in the country because korea's population is aging rapidly and there are already shortages in care, particularly in some rural areas and in some specialisms.

but the doctors argue that more doctors won't necessarily address these shortages. there are much more fundamental flaws in the system. they say that some areas of medicine are overheated, they're too competitive, that doctors are choosing to enter the more lucrative fields such as cosmetic surgery. so, by increasing the number of doctors in the system, you would just increase the competition in these already competitive areas and do nothing to address the actual areas of shortage. but underlying this really is a frustration among junior doctors in this country that they are being overworked and underpaid. the government is standing firm on its threat to remove the medical licenses of the doctors that do not return to work by the end of the day. the health minister has come out today and said that they will be pressing on with this. now, yes, the government is using this as a tool to try and force the doctors back to work. some people have argued that it might be unlikely to follow through because if its ultimate goal is to get the doctors back to work, then this would be

a counterproductive move. and the doctors have very little public sympathy here. most people in this country want there to be more doctors here. so there is very little incentive for the government to back down over this. the first commercial firm to land a spacecraft on the moon has given new details about why there was a difficult landing and limited communications after it touched down last week. after a successful ta ke—off of the uncrewed odysseus, it emerged that the lasers that were supposed to measure the distance to the lunar surface were not working. the firm behind the mission says that despite efforts to make corrections, the craft had hit the ground harder than planned. one of its legs broke, making the craft tilt with its main solar panel facing the ground. just a reminder of our main news this hour, we have been monitoring the speech of president vladimir

putin addressing the nation before those elections, presidential elections which are coming up. he said that it is important for russia to strengthen ties with arab countries, and he also warned quite strongly against any incursion from the west russia, saying that there would be catastrophic consequences if that were the case. do stay with us here, plenty more analysis and information about putin's speech on our website. information about putin's speech on ourwebsite. bye information about putin's speech on our website. bye for now. how thankless have warned that children are suffering needlessly because fewer parents are taking up the offer for routine childhood vaccines. a public health care...

health experts have warned that children are "suffering needlessly" because fewer parents are taking up the offer for routine childhood vaccines. a public health campaign has been launched, aimed at reminding parents of the serious risks of diseases. such measles — as case numbers rise across england. how serious is the drop in the uptake of this disease for this vaccination, rather? it has been relatively slow but has been steady over ten years now, and that means giving civilly we have seen quite a large decline, which means that hundreds of thousands of children have not had the full run of protection that they need. and what would _ of protection that they need. and what would you _ of protection that they need. and what would you say the main factors are behind reluctant with people to get their children vaccinated? weill. get their children vaccinated? well, i think, as i — get their children vaccinated? well, i think, as i said, _ get their children vaccinated? well, ithink, as i said, it— get their children vaccinated? well, i think, as i said, it has _ get their children vaccinated? well, i think, as i said, it has been i get their children vaccinated? -ii i think, as i said, it has been over ten years, but particularly bad after the pandemic. i think the main factors include things like complacency and people perhaps forgetting how serious these diseases are, perhaps not getting round to having their children vaccinated because of other priorities in their lives. and it got worse during covid because you will be aware obviously there was

much more disruption, people were not going into gp surgeries is often so we weren't getting reminded by the gp, people were, the system was very disrupted by other things, children were not going to school, so some of the routine processes of work as normal, and that made things worse. so we want to catch up on anyone who missed out, particularly during the last three years. mas during the last three years. was there any factor _ during the last three years. was there any factor of _ during the last three years. was there any factor of a _ during the last three years. was there any factor of a lack of trust, partly because of the doubts some people through on vaccines for covid, has affected other vaccinations as well? well, it doesnt vaccinations as well? well, it doesn't seem _ vaccinations as well? well, it doesn't seem to _ vaccinations as well? well, it doesn't seem to affect i vaccinations as well? well, it doesn't seem to affect it i vaccinations as well? well, it doesn't seem to affect it too | vaccinations as well? well, it i doesn't seem to affect it too much. we know that overall, parents do believe that vaccines are effective and they trust the health service, they particularly trust their health care professional. if anyone has any concerns about particular vaccines then they need to talk to their doctor or their practice nurse or health visitor, who can advise them about how important vaccination is. and for measles in particular, if

the rates continue to go down, what will the effect be?— will the effect be? measles is the most infectious _ will the effect be? measles is the most infectious disease, - will the effect be? measles is the most infectious disease, so i will the effect be? measles is the most infectious disease, so as i will the effect be? measles is the i most infectious disease, so as soon as the rates fall, we begin to see cases, we are already seeing cases in birmingham and help the west midlands and other cases around the country. but we have the potential for very large outbreaks, because as i said, there are hundreds of thousands of children unprotected, and that means potentially tens of thousands of children. with the biggest risk being in london where coverage has been lower for biggest risk being in london where coverage has been lowerfor longer now. coverage has been lower for longer now. �* coverage has been lower for longer now. ~ ., coverage has been lower for longer now. �* ., , coverage has been lower for longer now. ., , ., ~ ., now. and for people who don't know that much about _ now. and for people who don't know that much about measles, _ now. and for people who don't know that much about measles, what i now. and for people who don't know that much about measles, what kind of symptoms are there and how dangerous disease it?— of symptoms are there and how dangerous disease it? yes, at best, it is a really — dangerous disease it? yes, at best, it is a really unpleasant _ dangerous disease it? yes, at best, it is a really unpleasant disease. i dangerous disease it? yes, at best, it is a really unpleasant disease. a i it is a really unpleasant disease. a lot of doctors are seeing it for the first time in this outbreak and are shocked at how ill the children seem. most children will recover, they have a rush, a fever, cough and cold, red eyes, but there are serious rates of complications which can occur. they are uncommon, but the more cases you have, the more

likely you will have a serious publications, and that includes encephalitis the swelling of the brain, very rarely it can cause death. so if we have lots of cases, we are at risk of having deaths from measles, and we really want to avoid that. �* , , , that. and 'ust briefly, some «aunties— that. and just briefly, some countries have _ that. and just briefly, some countries have mandatory i countries have mandatory vaccinations, is that something you think could be brought in eventually this country? i think could be brought in eventually this country?— this country? i think most people will accept _ this country? i think most people will accept the _ this country? i think most people will accept the advice _ this country? i think most people will accept the advice of - this country? i think most people will accept the advice of the i this country? i think most people. will accept the advice of the health service, so we don't really think thatis service, so we don't really think that is necessary. we don't think many people, it would make much difference, the main thing is to make the vaccine as accessible as possible to parents who are busy, make sure they can get it, perhaps catch up their children in school as well, so all of those things we are trying to work with the health service on to make sure it is as easy as possible for parents to come forward. ., ., easy as possible for parents to come forward. ., ~ , ., easy as possible for parents to come forward. ., ~' , ., , easy as possible for parents to come forward. ., ~ i. , . forward. thank you very much indeed. doctor mary — forward. thank you very much indeed. doctor mary ramsay _ forward. thank you very much indeed. doctor mary ramsay from _ forward. thank you very much indeed. doctor mary ramsay from the - forward. thank you very much indeed. doctor mary ramsay from the uk i doctor mary ramsay from the uk health security agency.

an independent review into the murder of sarah everard is due to be published shortly and it will examine whether any red flags were missed in catching her killer, police officer wayne couzens. the former armed met a police officer will never be released from prison after abducting, will never be released from prison afterabducting, raping will never be released from prison after abducting, raping and murdering sarah everard in south london in march 2021. the 51—year—old abused his position as a police officer to trick her into thinking he could arrest her for breaking lockdown rules which were in place at the time. the murder of sarah everard saw an outpouring of anger and grief, and concerns for women's safety. the metropolitan police was criticised for its heavy handling of a vigilfor sarah everard in 2021, during which some women were bundled to the ground and arrested. the met subsequently made payouts to two women. after the murder, it emerged there had been

earlier concerns