hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we begin with the conflict in gaza where the us military has carried out it's first air—drop of food aid, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory following months of war. thousands of meals have been parachuted in by three military planes. it follows a pledge on friday by president biden. a us official said today the framework for a deal that would establish a six—week ceasefire in gaza is in place — with israel's agreement — and depends on hamas agreeing to release hostages. but the violence continues — at least 13 palestinians, including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital. and 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. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? at gaza's shifa hospital, there's evidence of both. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. these events cannot be allowed to go on. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. "were the soldiers firing deliberately?" he's asked. "yes. with tanks, soldiers, aircraft." why the shooting started is not yet properly understood. the crowds were huge.

tanks were present. there's no evidence of aircraft being involved. the un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly—needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. but air drops are no substitute for a proper relief effort. no matter where we go into north gaza from or indeed all of the gaza strip. it could be from air, land, sea. it doesn't matter, as long as there is enough aid to help the more than two million people here. israel's closest allies are now sounding increasingly openly frustrated. aid flowing to gaza is nowhere nearly enough. now, it's nowhere near enough. the president with a cease—fire, but

dreadful scenes today. the president with a cease-fire, but dreadful scenes today.— the president with a cease-fire, but dreadful scenes today. gaza's health ministry says — dreadful scenes today. gaza's health ministry says this _ dreadful scenes today. gaza's health ministry says this was _ dreadful scenes today. gaza's health ministry says this was an _ dreadful scenes today. gaza's health ministry says this was an air - ministry says this was an air strike, the israeli military yet to comment. families and friends of israeli hostages mark onjerusalem, there is talk of a fresh round of negotiations in cairo tomorrow. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. kamala harris is due to meet with an israeli leader, the meeting will take place at the white house and that comes as washington seeks a dealfor a temporary and that comes as washington seeks a deal for a temporary and increase the flow of into gaza. and we can speak to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams whojoins us from jerusalem. what do you make of this meeting that we just heard about between the vice president kamala harris and benny gantz on monday? will it's not

quite the same as meeting president biden, obviously, buti quite the same as meeting president biden, obviously, but i think it is being suggested here that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not terribly happy, he thinks there is only one prime minister and i think he probably is a little concerned that benny gantz who could well be a clinical rival in the not—too—distant future is going to the white house for talks with the american administration. mr american administration. ij�*i' netanyahu, american administration. m netanyahu, by the way, we are told has a case of the flu and won't be chairing tomorrow evening's meeting of the security cabinet. but whether these internal political shenanigans result in some kind of challenge to mr netanyahu, i think that's probably a story for another day. yeah, were also hearing from the us officials in the past hour or so that a framework for a deal that would establish a six week cease—fire in gaza is in place, they said with israel's agreement, and it now depends on how mass agreeing to

conditions. what do you understand could be perhaps coming into play right now? could be perhaps coming into play riaht now? ~ , ., could be perhaps coming into play riaht now? ~ y., ., ~' right now? well, you would think that the omens _ right now? well, you would think that the omens are _ right now? well, you would think that the omens are not _ right now? well, you would think that the omens are not exactly i right now? well, you would think . that the omens are not exactly great for the conclusion of a cease—fire deal with all of the horrors that we have seen in gaza this week, and yet, may be, it is helping the process to move along. clearly the united states is extremely frustrated at the fact that worsening humanitarian situation in gaza directly led to what we saw on the edge of gaza city in the early hours of thursday morning. and it really, really wants to avoid that happening again. and there's a realisation, a strong growing realisation, a strong growing realisation that the only way to avoid it happening again is to flood the gaza strip with the aid, and the only way that is possible is if there is a cease—fire. no other change in the circumstances on the ground could possibly result in an

effective aid operation that would relieve the suffering of 2.2 million palestinians. there has to be a cease—fire and so i think we are seeing pressure coming from washington on the israeli government to conclude that deal soon, before the beginning of ramadan in a week's time. and of course pressure on hamas, too, to abide by the terms of the deal. there are an awful lot of moving parts to this negotiation in terms of how many hostages will be released, for how many palestinian prisoners. will the people of gaza, the northern part of the gaza strip be able to return to their homes? all of these things are in play, all of these things have to be addressed before a deal is in place. but it does seem tonight as if perhaps, just perhaps, we are moving in that direction. . . , just perhaps, we are moving in that direction. . ., , , ., ., direction. paul, as you reported on, the us military _

direction. paul, as you reported on, the us military carried _ direction. paul, as you reported on, the us military carried out - direction. paul, as you reported on, the us military carried out their - the us military carried out their first airdrop of aid into gaza on saturday, today. other countries have done that, including jordan and france. what are you making of the fact the us has done this now, will there be more, will it make a difference?— there be more, will it make a difference? ~ ., ., �* ., ~ difference? well, no, it won't make a difference- _ difference? well, no, it won't make a difference. 36,000 _ difference? well, no, it won't make a difference. 36,000 meals - difference? well, no, it won't make a difference. 36,000 meals to - difference? well, no, it won't make a difference. 36,000 meals to go i a difference. 36,000 meals to go round 2.2 million people, you know, it's just not round 2.2 million people, you know, it'sjust not going round 2.2 million people, you know, it's just not going to get you very far. i think it is, as i said in my report, a desperate measure, a sign that, frankly, countries are grasping at any mechanisms they can find to make even the smallest bit of difference. and it perhaps sends a political message, too, that here is israel's closest ally, reduced to dropping aid from the air when it can't be brought in by land. that is a powerful message, and not a positive one at all. but i think it is symptomatic of the growing

frustration that exists now about the inability to get aid to the people who need it so badly. pauli people who need it so badly. paul adams, people who need it so badly. paul adams. and _ people who need it so badly. paul adams, and jerusalem. thank you. some news about the attacks that have been taking place on shipping vessels off the coast of yemen. the uk maritime trade agency says there's been an attack 15 nautical miles west of the yemeni port of mokha. the crew of the vessel has been evacuated. separately, the cargo ship rubymar, which was abandoned in the red sea after being targeted by houthi rebels has now sunk — that's according to the yemeni government. here, the government is expected to lay out measures in the coming weeks to tackle what it sees as rising extremism in the uk. it follows as uk prime minister rishi sunak warned that britain's democracy is under threat from islamist extremists and the far right. in an address outside downing street he said the government and country must face down the extremists. mr sunak�*s unexpected intervention follows the by—election victory of the controversial far left politician george galloway.

jonathan hall kc,the independent reviewer of state threat legislation gave his assessment on prime minister's speech. i think that he was trying to say to the police — there's a big problem here. so i think he was trying to articulate the urgency of the situation as i think the government sees it and i think the opposition as well. and when i say emergency, what i mean is the threats to mps in particular and the threats to public life. so it wasn't a speech where he was laying out, at least to my ear, some very precise policy solutions, but he was drawing attention to the problem. the difficulty about extremism is that it's difficult to show with much extremism, actually, that the ultimate destination is violence. and you could have someone who campaigns to bring about the end of democracy, but does so in a very peaceful way and says they didn't use violence. and the government and this is not just this government,

and the government — and this is not just this government, but it's true of, i think all governments it's gone back almost ten years now, has always struggled to put a definition on on extremism, because they say it's not so much about the destination violence, which we understand it's about about the destination of violence, which we understand it's about the destination of something else. and i mean, the ways in which i've seen it, the attempts to define it. i think you can sort of do it in two ways. you can either say, what are the values that we hold dear in britain? and anyone who doesn't agree with those values is therefore an extremist. now, that is difficult because you might take, i don't know, as a touchstone tolerance towards people being gay. now, i mean, the majority of people in the uk have no difficulty at all with being tolerant. but of course there are people, i mean, let's say people motivated by religious views could be, you know, orthodoxjews or christians or muslims who would say no. and that can't be a test of whether we are extremists. otherwise, you would literally be saying someone who believes that homosexuality is a sin, as some people unfortunately do,

that you are an extremist. and it's always been quite hard to work out what those what those values are. so the other way of doing it is to say, let's look at the institutions, let's try and protect the institutions of the country against being undermined. that's also difficult because obviously our institutions include the monarchy, they include the house of lords. and you don't really i think you can't really say that someone who campaigns for the abolition of the monarchy is therefore an extremist. and that would encroach far too much, wouldn't it, into just free speech and free thought. german's chancellor says his government is intensively germany's chancellor says his government is intensively investigating an apparent intercept of military officers discussing details about the conflict in ukraine. olaf scholz, who's been meeting with the pope at the vatican, called it a very serious matter. it follows the publication in russia of what's purported to be a confidential conversation between german officers. in the recording, the participants discuss suppling to ukraine

german—made taurus cruise missiles that were meant to be used for a potential strike by kyiv on a bridge in crimea. russia's foreign ministry has demanded an explanation from berlin about the contents of the recording. let's speak now to dr thomas withington who is an analyst and writer specialising in electronic warfare, radar and military communications. welcome, good to have you on the programme. what is your analysis of this claim by moscow? it’s programme. what is your analysis of this claim by moscow?— this claim by moscow? it's very interesting. — this claim by moscow? it's very interesting, isn't _ this claim by moscow? it's very interesting, isn't it? _ this claim by moscow? it's very interesting, isn't it? i- this claim by moscow? it's very interesting, isn't it? i read- this claim by moscow? it's very interesting, isn't it? i read the| interesting, isn't it? i read the transcript this afternoon and i must say that going through it, i didn't find anything in there that was sort of staggeringly revelatory, i think it would be fair to say. it was a discussion, i think, it would be fair to say. it was a discussion, ithink, assuming it is true and it is indeed an intercept that russia has performed, a very sober discussion regarding the challenges of supplying these weapons. many of which have been already discussed in the public domain. so i think there was nothing

terribly, as i said, revelatory about it. i think the interesting thing is, if russia has the capability to regularly intercept german military communications, and strategic communications like this, that's something a question i have, and it's very difficult to answer that. it's russian, from a russian source, we can't discount the fact that it could be nonsense, we can't discount the fact that some of it is correct, it rests has been embellished, it's very hard to say. the fact that germans have launched an investigation, as you mentioned just now, that would seem to indicate there is some concern about this, and that may be a tacit admission that this is indeed the transcript of a conversation that did indeed take place. if transcript of a conversation that did indeed take place. iii it transcript of a conversation that did indeed take place.— did indeed take place. if it is an intercept. _ did indeed take place. if it is an intercept, how _ did indeed take place. if it is an intercept, how easy _ did indeed take place. if it is an intercept, how easy or - did indeed take place. if it is an intercept, how easy or difficult | intercept, how easy or difficult would it be for the russians to have

gone about achieving that? logically, it should be quite difficult because any conversations, communications like this should be encrypted and secure. this then begs another question and, which is, was this conversation, assuming it is true, was it deliberately left unencrypted? sometimes in the cloak and dagger world of intelligent something you do is you deliberately put something out there, is this assuming that's the case, an attempt to say, look, due diligence is going on, there is a proper discussion regarding supplying these weapons to ukraine and the german government is taking this extremely seriously and going to the right protocols. so this is another, if you like a donald rumsfeld style thing, but it does raise questions as to whether this was supposed to be a confidential conversation clearly that raises questions regarding the security of these communications and whether the right protocols and encryption and everything else is

being used as it should be. i suppose when a country is at work, perhaps even when it isn't, would you assume always that your enemies are trying to spy on these kind of confidential conversations? yes. confidential conversations? yes, there is, that's _ confidential conversations? yes, there is, that's a _ confidential conversations? yes, there is, that's a very _ confidential conversations? yes, there is, that's a very good - confidential conversations? ieis there is, that's a very good point. there is a sort of zero trust idea, isn't there, that you should assume that any communications you're making a heirloom being listened to, the enemy is getting, potentially getting intelligence from that, but at some point you are going to have to discuss things confidentially and possibly within another level of classification at that. if it is unavoidable using the electronic means of medication we all use every day to have very important and potentially very secret discussions, but it does focus the spotlight on levels of security. this is the first time we've seen other cases were communications that should have been secured, should have been encrypted, warrant and that caused some embarrassment. it’s encrypted, warrant and that caused some embarrassment.— encrypted, warrant and that caused some embarrassment. it's been really interestin: some embarrassment. it's been really interesting to — some embarrassment. it's been really interesting to get _ some embarrassment. it's been really interesting to get your _ some embarrassment. it's been really interesting to get your thoughts -

some embarrassment. it's been really interesting to get your thoughts and i interesting to get your thoughts and analysis, thank you for being with us. the commander—in—chief of ukraine's armed forces, general oleksandr syrsky, has indicated he'll replace some commanders on the eastern front. he said that after spending three days there, it had become clear why some battalions were managing to hold off russian attacks while others were not. general oleksandr syrsky took on the role of ukraine's top military commander following a significant shake—up of army leadership in february. the american businesswoman and fashion model, iris apfel, has died at the age of 102. 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. graham satchell looks back at her life. you're not pretty and you'll never be pretty. but it doesn't matter. you have something much better — you have style. they are the words that came to define iris apfel, who described herself as a geriatric starlet. she became a global phenomenon

at the age of 87 when her extraordinary collection of clothes and accessories were exhibited in new york. she signed a modelling contract when she was 97. i think dressing up should be fun. i think too many women — in america anyhow, i don't know how it is here — just get themselves into such a snit about what to wear and whatnot to wear that i often say it's better to be happy than, well—dressed. to be happy than well—dressed. apfel made her name as an interior designer, working on projects for nine different american presidents at the white house with her husband, carl. we're not supposed to talk about the white house. they get very upset. we had a problem withjack. stop! listening to apfel was as beguiling as watching her. she was a cross between anna wynter and joan rivers. in the words of my grandpa, a woman is as old as she looks when a man is never old until he stops looking.

apfel would scour flea markets for accessories. her more—is—more approach based on what she loved rather than price. i get more kick out of this because for $4 and change, than if my husband took me to harry winston. she had more than three million followers on social media — inspired by her honesty, creativity and razor—sharp wit. fellow designer tommy hilfiger said she was an incredible talent with a huge heart and a magic touch. the huge glasses were iris apfel�*s trademark. she even had her own doppelganger in the cartoon, the incredibles. people would say, "why do you wear them so large?" and i would say, "the bigger to see you," and that would shut them up. it's that time again! the brit awards — one of the biggest nights in british music — has finally arrived.

expect to see performances from dua lipa, raye, tate mcrae and kylie minogue — who is set to receive a brits global icon award at this year's ceremony. there's ia gongs up for grabs, with all eyes on london—born singer raye, who made history with a record—breaking seven nominations. lets get all the latest from nicky schiller, who's there. 0k, ok, i'm going to start here, we've got switch disco here come up first song of the year, track with ella henderson. ella is not with us tonight. henderson. ella is not with us toniaht. ,, henderson. ella is not with us. tonight._ she's henderson. ella is not with us - tonight._ she's there, tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there- — tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there- so _ tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there. so listen, _ tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there. so listen, how _ tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there. so listen, how does - tonight. she somewhere. she's there, she's there. so listen, how does it - she's there. so listen, how does it feel? this — she's there. so listen, how does it feel? this is _ she's there. so listen, how does it feel? this is your _ she's there. so listen, how does it feel? this is your first _ she's there. so listen, how does it feel? this is your first brit - feel? this is your first brit nomination.— feel? this is your first brit nomination. ., , , nomination. the whole thing is very

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incredible. �* be nominated for an award feels incredible-— be nominated for an award feels incredible. . ., ,, incredible. and you on tiktok. .. the bbc live stream, _ incredible. and you on tiktok. .. the bbc live stream, ella _ incredible. and you on tiktok. .. the bbc live stream, ella henderson - bbc live stream, ella henderson talking to the bbc�*s mark henderson, head to the bbc at to continue watching that. singapore's culture minister has played down reports the city state paid a substantial sum to secure taylor swift's only live shows in south east asia after a backlash from neighbouring countries. pierre—antoine denis has more from the newsroom. at the very heart of this political bad blood surrounding taylor swift in south—east asia, a press conference from the prime minister of thailand who said the singaporean government is clever. so in other words, an exclusivity clause for taylor swift against a hefty price, around £15 million. is the claims that he made in this press conference. the singaporean government neither

denied or confirm the solidarity clause, but did say that the actual amount was nowhere near that price. but has singapore gone above and beyond to get the taylor mania all to itself? looking at the scene all week in singapore, as you can see in these images, one can easily think so, but swifties are loving it. and, you know, everyone here, you know, even if they're not watching the concert, they still, you know, experienced and enjoyed it. so i do think these activations actually really emphasize that she's actually in singapore because like, it's getting real. so it's like this feeling of like it's getting real. it's getting serious. well, as you can expect, overseas fans have paid a heavy price to be part of the event. our team in singapore has collected a few testimonies, including one from a chinese tourists who said she spent over $900 in flights alone to be at the event. but it seems that there is clearly no bad blood between taylor swift and her asian fans because all

of the seats were sold out in a matter of hours as soon as it became public. you can read all about frances moore's feature on our website, bbc.co.uk. do you stay with us here on bbc news, will be back later with plenty more on all the days top stories. i'm samantha simmons, thanks so much for watching. hello. it's been quite a cold day, hasn't it? it's a lot of cloud, frequent showers. we had that snow earlier on across parts of england and wales, but the skies are starting to clear across some parts of the country. a touch of frost on the way, some fog, too, but showers never too far away in northern england and scotland. let's start with the air mass saturday evening — the blue colours indicating the relatively cold air over us and that will be

in place in the short term. if we look at the satellite picture, the recent snapshot here, these rugged, swirling cloud structures across england and wales. same in scotland, too — these are shower clouds. but in between these gaps in the clouds will become bigger through the course of this evening. but look at that, 9pm, two degrees in some spots in the midlands. still some wet weather around merseyside southern scotland. merseyside, southern scotland. but notice this persistent rain moving into central and eastern scotland. a bit of snow across the mountains there. but to the south of that, those skies clearing and the temperatures early on sunday morning, even in some city centres as far south as the south coast of england could be around freezing or below. so certainly a chilly start to sunday on the way. now, here's the weather map for sunday. weather fronts in the north sea and generally to the north of scotland. and there's another one coming our way, but we're sort of in between weather systems. that also implies it's going to be a slightly brighter day on sunday. remember, a chilly start, a frost in places, but a fog, too. and then through the day, generally bright or sunny skies, i think out towards the south

and the west, perhaps a bit more cloud around east anglia, the southeast, maybe the lincolnshire coastline with that weather front close by. but overall a brighter day for most of us. and as a result, it's going to feel a little bit, let's say, less cold. now into monday morning. another weather front moves into south western and western parts of the uk. so it moves across ireland here some some some rain strengthening winds too, but it tends to kind of stall out towards the west during the day. so that does mean that many central and eastern areas — certainly eastern scotland — should have a bright, if not sunny day, for example, around aberdeenshire. how about the outlook for the week ahead? a bit of a mixed bag, but the temperatures holding around double figures, i think, across most parts of the uk. that's it. bye.

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