detained across russia. rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin". speaking outside number 10, the prime minister expressed concern over recent protests, asking the country to "stand together" to "combat the forces of division" voting ends in iran's parliamentary elections. officials say the turnout was about 40% — the lowest since the islamic revolution in 1979. these are the first elections since anti—government protests were held in 2022 the united nations says its team visiting gaza's largest hospital has met many people wounded by gunshots as they crowded around an aid convoy on thursday. there have been international calls for an investigation into the incident, in which more than a hundred palestinians were reported killed. our special correspondent fergal keane, working with bbc verify, has been piecing together more details of what happened. and just a warning his report

contains some distressing images. although death is everywhere now in gaza, they had come thinking they would find aid to keep their families alive. then shots ripped through the night. people start to move. then ran to escape. in this section of the crowd, panic. as casualties streamed into local hospitals, the testimony of witnesses. translation: the situation was unimaginably crazy. - if aid is going to come to us in this way, we don't want it. the israelis say that at 4:40am, the convoy left from here under israeli tank escort and began to move towards the crowds waiting for food. the army supplied drone footage

but there is no way of telling the sequence of the images because there's no timestamp. at 4:16, the israelis say crowds began to surge around the trucks. in this sequence, bodies can be seen lying on the ground. also others can be seen crawling away. here someone looks as if they are dragging themselves using their upper body. what we do not see is exactly what caused these casualties. in its first statements, the idf said people had been trampled rushing the trucks and also that warning shots were fired. then shots fired by a crowd threatening troops. this tank appears to be withdrawing. later the military blamed people in the crowd for the chaos. thousands of gazans descended upon the trucks. some began violently pushing and even trampling other gazans to death, looting the humanitarian supplies.

the israel defence forces operate according to the rules of engagement and international law. no idf strike was conducted towards the aid convoy. earlier in the night, our cameraman met a local doctor waiting for food and this is what he said before the chaos. translation: | am here just. like any other person in northern gaza — everyone is here to get flour and i'm not ashamed to say it, we have reached the point of starvation. today, back at work, although wounded, he told us people panicked when shots were fired. many citizens were injured because of the trucks and some because of the shooting. a bullet penetrated my thigh and i provided cpr for myself and stabilised my situation. i went back to the injured. iforgot the reason i came, i forgot the food and the aide

and i was doing first aid treatment for the injured. a doctor in another hospital said the dead and wounded there were all gunshot victims. today, aid was dropped byjordan�*s airforce into northern gaza. the hungry rushed towards the food. but nearly five months into this conflict, there is still no operation to deliver aid on the scale needed come into place where 85% of the population is displaced. people are so desperate for food, for fresh water, for any supplies, that they risk their lives

in getting any food, any supplies to support their children, support themselves. without a secure aid operation in the midst of continuing war, the people of gaza wait for the next tragedy. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. rishi sunak warns that british so democracy is under threat from extremists in the far right. he said that the government must face down the extremists. his intervention follows a by—election victory of controversial far left politician george galloway whose campaign in a suit with many muslim voters focused on the war in gaza. the prime minister arriving at downing street last night ahead of an unusual address of

the country from outside number ten to one is extremists were spreading poison. there are forces here at home trying to tear us apart. since october the 7th, there have been those trying to take advantage of the very human angst that we all feel about the terrible suffering that war brings to the innocent, women and children. to advance a divisive, hateful ideological agenda. his speech was prompted by the election of the controversial veteran politician, george galloway, in thursday's by—election in rochdale. last night, he held a victory rally in his new constituency. he had fought his campaign promising to stand up for the people of gaza, and had this response to the prime minister's condemnation of his stance on the middle east. i won, and people are going to have to get used to it, don't ask me questions that you asked me all through the campaign. i won, and that argument is closed. my views were my views and they were

endorsed by the electorate. rishi sunak said protests about the war in gaza had descended into intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence, and claimed democracy was being undermined. the labour leader sir keir starmer said that the prime minister was right to condemn unacceptable and intimidatory behaviour. but in describing george galloway�*s victory in rochdale as "beyond alarming," the prime minister also took aim at the uk's newest elected mp. earlier, i spoke tojohn mcdermott, former director of political operations for tony blair from 2005 to 2007. i asked what he thought rishi sunak was trying to achieve with this speech. i rishi sunak was trying to achieve with this speech.— rishi sunak was trying to achieve with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying _ with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying to — with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying to turn _ with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying to turn the - with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying to turn the issue - with this speech. i think that sadly he was trying to turn the issue of. he was trying to turn the issue of division in the country, which is real, is real in our politics, he is ranked in that into a campaign issue, what we call in politics a

wedge issue, to distinguish himself from the government at, from the labour party. i thought it was a shallow speech, very low politics, i think he took a jet, an rafjet from aberdeen to come down and make a content free speech, and it seemed quite contemptuous of the people of rotherham, to be honest, they chose to vote for george galloway, the conservative party were crushed in that by—election, so were labour, and to make a speech basically attacking them as dupes, as... i am auoin to attacking them as dupes, as... i am going to dmp _ attacking them as dupes, as... i am going to dmp d. _ attacking them as dupes, as... i am going to drop d. you _ attacking them as dupes, as... i am going to drop d, you meant rochdale, not rotherham. let me divert you there. let us put aside rochdale for there. let us put aside rochdale for the moment and what he had to say about that election. what should he have said? it is unquestionable that he is responding to a series of incidents this year which are serious and concerning. i incidents this year which are serious and concerning. i wish he had named _ serious and concerning. i wish he had named the _ serious and concerning. i wish he had named the incidents - serious and concerning. i wish he had named the incidents he - serious and concerning. i wish he had named the incidents he was l had named the incidents he was talking about, because he should

have apologised for the racism of his own former party deputy chair, lee anderson. he and his cabinet refused to call lee anderson's comments about sadiq khan what they are, racism. you cannot attack division if you do not condemn the division if you do not condemn the division being whipped up by your own party member, your own former mp, your suspended mp. own party member, your own former mp, yoursuspended mp. he own party member, your own former mp, your suspended mp. he should have condemned his own party first. he showed... have condemned his own party first. he showed- - -— he showed... what would you do, then? what _ he showed... what would you do, then? what would _ he showed... what would you do, then? what would you _ he showed... what would you do, then? what would you have - he showed... what would you do, then? what would you have said l he showed... what would you do, | then? what would you have said in those circumstances? put aside lee anderson, because he did respond to that, to be clear, not in a way that satisfies you, but he didn't do response to it so. it is unquestionable that many people think we have a problem on our hands. i think we have a problem on our hands. ~ , ., ., hands. i think it is important for the prime _ hands. i think it is important for the prime minister _ hands. i think it is important for the prime minister to _ hands. i think it is important for the prime minister to actually . hands. i think it is important for i the prime minister to actually spell out what he thinks the problem is, with specific incidents. it is problem people using their right to

free speech to demonstrate about the slaughter in gaza? if it is, he should take the argument on. if he wants to aside a warsi ban... is that he wants to gaslight the nation? this is a problem. it is a general gesture towards we have a problem. you need to give the specificities. yes, we do have terrorists in our country, far right terrorists, islamist terrorists, and they are an investigation and are being tracked over time by our security services and our police forces who are really pretty good at disrupting terrorism and have been doing this for decades. they have been disrupting terrorism and jailing people before they can commit horrendous acts. if it is terrorism, the country is behind him. the idea you can use the word islamism, a word used by lee anderson to attack the democratically elected mayor of london, to use that word, islamist, and then say, in some way, that is to do with the demonstrations that are on the streets of london and

other cities... are on the streets of london and other cities. . ._ are on the streets of london and other cities... you would concede that there — other cities... you would concede that there has _ other cities... you would concede that there has been _ other cities... you would concede that there has been an _ other cities... you would concede that there has been an increase l other cities... you would concede | that there has been an increase in anti—semitic attacks? you would concede that? anti-semitic attacks? you would concede that?— anti-semitic attacks? you would concede that? there has been an increase in _ concede that? there has been an increase in anti-islamic - concede that? there has been an increase in anti-islamic attacks i concede that? there has been an l increase in anti-islamic attacks and increase in anti—islamic attacks and islamic phobic attacks. both of these things are problems. you need to diagnose what is driving it and address how to do it. at the end of the speech was: i am going to bring in a robust framework. a what? you flew down from aberdeen in an raf jet paid for by taxpayers to tell us sketchily about a problem you think exists, and then give us no idea about what your actual solution is to it. that is the problem. it is wavy and airy, and it is trying... he is trying to say: i am looking at division, we need to solve this, while creating division. that is a correlation at the start of this. he is seeking to create a division wedging the electorate and build support for a very unpopular government. aha,

support for a very unpopular government.— support for a very unpopular government. �* , , ., , government. a response to rishi sunak's speech _ government. a response to rishi sunak's speech on _ government. a response to rishi sunak's speech on friday. - three people have been injured in a shooting in a busy area of south london full of restaurants and bars. there have been no arrests so far following last night's incident in clapham. our correspondent louisa pilbeam is at the scene. police are continuing to search for two suspects who they believe were involved in a shooting here on clapham common. they say that one of the riders of a moped shot into the bellevue pub here. just take a look, you can see the hole in the window where police have told me that shotgun pellets were fired. we are not sure whether they were pedestrians at the time they were injured, we do know that two women were injured, one was shot in the head, and one was shot in the leg. their condition is not believed to be life—threatening, police have said. and another person, was injured by the moped in the incident. this whole area here in clapham common was completely shut off

yesterday by police, police cordoned surrounded and closed off this whole area. there are shops, cafes and bars here in what would have been an incredibly busy area here just opposite clapham common underground station, yesterday at around five o'clock when this shocking incident happened. commuter towns in england have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years. new data from the property website zoopla show that rents have risen by more than a third, in areas such as bolton, wigan and newport. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more on the numbers the bbc teamed up with that property portal and we asked them to track rent rises over the past three years. between 2020 and 2023, they looked at 65 areas across the whole of the uk. for the areas which have seen the biggest increases.

this graph tells a story. this is the average amount rents have gone up across the uk, just under 31%. these are the areas that have seen the biggest increases. manchester, bolton, glasgow as you would expect. but six out of these ten are areas close to cities but not cities. these are towns within touching distance of cities. they have seen the biggest rent increases, luton, newport, bolton. bolton has seen the biggest rise. 39% of the past three years, rents have gone up in bolton. 15% in just the last year. one of the estate agents we spoke to said in his 23 years, he hasn't seen anything like it, he described a staggering. studio: does that mean that

because of the pandemic, working at home became more prevalent and people are moving out or can we do something else? it is that kind of thing, our working practices have changed. people tend to be able to work from home. people work more flexibly, so they might not have to go to the office but so often. so people have been looking a bit further afield, we know prices in cities are sky—high so they can look further out, which feed these big cities. bit more room for their money, and supply and demand, there is not enough property to go round for various reasons, landlords have been downgrading their property portfolios, so there are fewer homes available to rent. i will bring your attention to another graph here. rent versus earnings, they bumbled along at the same pace for many years then in 2020 rents have soared where earnings have lagged behind. people are not earning as much but their rents are going up.

that makes it more difficult to afford. the combination of things is pushing rent upwards and upwards. where do we think this is going to go next? is the trend at an end or will we see rents continue to rise? this tells its own story, if people are struggling with earnings, their rents are going up,, they are going to find it harder on top of the other bills, bills going up across the board. one cohort that of particular concern is students, after the pandemic, lots returning to campus needing places to rent. a survey by the website save the student reported 58% struggled with the cost of rent. 20% said they struggled all the time. finally a bit of advice to get to the top of the queue if you are a renter and having to renew. some tips on the bbc website, start looking well before the tenancy ends, have all your paperwork ready,

payslips and references and previous landlord. build up relations with local agents, they will often give you tips and be prepared to widen the search area. as we see there, people tending to move further afield. make sure you know your budget up front, you have to put down a deposit, and be aware for sneak peeks on social media. keep your eyes peeled. plenty more on bbc website. the price of stamps will rise again today. this will be the fourth increase in two years for the cost of sending a letter first class. it will cost iop more for a first—class stamp, now priced at £1.35, and second—class stamps are increasing by 10p to 85p, as emily brown reports. over the past two years we've seen the face of stamps in the uk transform from the late queen elizabeth ii, to our current king charles. but we've also seen a big change in the price of our stamps, too. and in one month from today, another price rise. in fact, it's the fourth increase since 2022 for the cost of sending

a letter first class. royal mail said the price of a first class stamp would rise by 10p to £1.35. meanwhile, second class stamps would increase by 10p to 85p. that's the same price as a first class stamp two years ago. it's been a difficult time for royal mail, which made a loss of £419 million last year and was late in delivering more than a quarter of all first class post. and royal mail could be allowed to scrap saturday postal deliveries as part of a review by ofcom, which will outline how the company can save hundreds of millions of pounds. ofcom, the regulator, has to hold royal mail to account, actually start fining it properly when it misses these targets. and it can't be right that the company is just increasing prices when they're failing so badly on deliveries.

royal mail said it considers price changes very carefully, but costs have increased due to a dramatic reduction in letter volumes over recent years. the company said that adults typically spend less than £7 a year on stamp letters and the cost of stamps remain below european averages. the changes will come into effect from the 2nd of april, so you still have four weeks to beat yet another hike. but the question remains, is it the last post for our letters? emily brown, bbc news. dua lipa, blur and kylie minogue are all up for prizes at the brit awards tonight — but there's one star who's made history before the ceremony has even started. the singer raye has broken records by receiving the most nominations in a single year. our music correspondent mark savage has been taking a look at her achievement, and at who else could be ones to watch this evening. and the brit award goes to...

and the winner is... billie eilish! from billie eilish and taylor swift to the rolling stones and blur, the nominees for this year's brit awards cover decades of pop. # and baby, baby, i you could go ahead... but the biggest name on the shortlist is raye. no—one in the history of the brits has been nominated as many times in a single year. she's already been named songwriter of the year and has seven other nominations, including best album and best artist. # i don't want to feel how i did last night... it's a vindication for the pop star, who had to fight to be freed from her record label after they refused to release her debut album. as far as the industry was concerned i was down and out. never in my wildest dreams did i feel like trying again would mean seven brit nominations!

# watch me dance! this year the best artist category has been expanded to ten nominees, after criticism of an all—male shortlist in 2023. six of this year's nominees are women, including jesse ware, olivia dean, and dua lipa, who will perform at the show. also performing is nigerian star rema, who is up for best international single, recognising the increasing popularity of african genres like amapiano and afrobeats. long overdue, you know? but i feel like everything has its own time, and, you know, this is the best time for this to happen, because we're ready to take on the world. # disconnect from everything that's on your mind!

there is also a big presence for uk drum and bass, which is currently enjoying an unexpected renaissance. chase & status will perform with becky hill at the show, and newcomer venbee is up for best single for messy in heaven. i feel like it still hasn't really sunk in, to be honest. like, last year i went to the brits just to watch, and this year i've been nominated, it is a dream come true. i cried and called my mum. both messy in heaven and your debut zero experience were immersed in drum and bass. why do you think drum and bass is having such a big resurgence at the moment? ijust think it's brilliant, i think drum and bass is great, i think people are just starting to catch onto it now. drill artists headie one and k—trap are nominated for best group after they spontaneously recorded

a collaborative album in a week—long burst of creativity. headie is no stranger to the brits, having performed in 2021. but he still finds the ceremony slightly surreal. i never thought i could — i'd get to this, i never thought that, that i could ever be on tv or anything like that. i used to watch it, like, growing up. i remember the performance from drake and rhianna at the brits. it's good to actually be there, live in the flesh, definitely. # like nothing matters, and you can hold me like he held us... another act who can't quite believe their luck are the last dinner party, who've already been named winners of the rising star prize. i guess it's hard to comprehend because we haven't seen any of these people, you know what i mean? it doesn't feel real, because these people in the industry have voted for you, but it doesn't feel real unless, you know, i think the only time it will sink in for us is if we are on a stage in front

of a crowd of people who are looking at us, kind of engaging with the music and enjoying it. and this is one of the trophies that everyone wants to get their hands on tonight at the o2 arena. kylie minogue already knows she's going to walk away with one. she's being honoured with the global icon prize, in recognition of 37 years of chart hits. # ijust can't get you out of my head... roman kemp, who's co—hosting the awards, says he can't wait for her performance. i think the dance routines are going to be there, i think the outfits are going to be there. kylie's going to bring some real, i don't know, padam padam! # padam, padam... and you can see what kylie and all the other brits nominees have in store when the ceremony kicks off tonight at 8:45pm. mark savage, bbc news. the american businesswoman and fashion model, iris apfel, this has died at the age of 102.

apfel originally specialised in interior design. the textile company she ran with her husband had a white house contract that spanned nine presidencies. she became, in her own words, "a geriatric celebrity" in her eighties, known for her flamboyant clothes, signature big round glasses and bright red lipstick. she signed a modelling contract when she was 97, and was the oldest person to have a barbie doll made in her image. rocker lenny kravitz writing: �*you mastered now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, quite a start for the day for some of us. a covering of snow here

and there. a reminder that perhaps winter isn't over yet. we are technically into meteorological spring. the rest of the day, widespread showers, often cloudy, and the air overas widespread showers, often cloudy, and the air over as is pretty chilly. notice the wind coming in from different directions across the uk. the showers swirling around, but big gaps between the clouds as well, some clear weather and clear skies into the evening across a number of areas. areas of the forecast: four o'clock, most of the showers and thick cloud across central and northern england into southern parts of scotland. a chilly evening, some spots around 2—4 c. clear skies developing in the south as well as across central and western parts of scotland. the showers all the more longer spells of rain moving northwards across the eastern scotland or an outcome elsewhere, the skies are clearing. tonight, temperatures in many areas around

freezing or below outside of town. coastal areas less cold, aberdeen is closer to five in the morning. weather systems to the east and to the north of us, these weather fronts. sunday is going to be overall a brighter day for many others. fewershowers overall a brighter day for many others. fewer showers around, with the weather fronts to the north and east. i think that it'll be feeling a little less cold on sunday. the temperatures will be about the same, possibly a couple of degrees higher in some areas. typically 8—10 c. that takes us into monday's weather forecast, then. during the night, early hours, and other weather system sweeping off the atlantic with thick cloud and outbreaks of rain for south—western parts of england, eventually wales. the rain will spread across ireland during the day. eastern scotland, along the north sea coast, towards east anglia, monday should be dry and bright. some sunshine from places

like newcastle and hull, the train for plymouth. the outlook for the week ahead: a mixed bag, some sunshine, feeling a little less cold with temperatures up to 12 degrees, but certainly a mixed bag on the way.

live from london, this is bbc news. the un says many of the people injured in an aid convoy rush in gaza on thursday were wounded by gunshots. the world food programme warns that, without change, "a famine is imminent in northern gaza." translation: this child is suffering from severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she has not eaten, and there is no artificial milk. rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists

are "two sides of the same coin," who loathe britain. iran holds parliamentary elections, with officials saying turnout was around 40% — a record low. and it's the killer whale versus the great white, as a solitary orca is seen making an "astonishing" attack off the coast of south africa. hello. a united nations team visiting gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots, some to their upper bodies. there have been international calls for an investigation into the incident, in which more than 100 palestinians were reported killed. israel admits its forces opened fire, but said most of the deaths happened in a crush.

one of the un team shared what he saw at the hospital.