were mistreated by israeli forces , we'll bring you a special report. a ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid has left cyprus�*s larnaca port for gaza. also on the programme... haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, resigns and calls for calm , after gang violence plunged the country into chaos. social the country into chaos. media influencer andrew t; and social media influencer andrew tait and his brother arrested by romanian police over alleged six offences committed in the uk. serves up on the river severn, it's time to ride a tidal... hello, i'm anna foster injerusalem.

we have a special report to start the programme. we have a special report to start the programme. the bbc has seen evidence that doctors, nurses and other hospital staff were detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties when israeli forces overran the nasser hospital in gaza last month. we've also heard accusations that some detainees were stripped and kept in stress positions for several hours. israel said it occupied nasser believing it was used by hamas and several released israeli hostages have said they were held there. wyre davies reports — and a warning, you might find some parts of his report distressing. not for the first time in this war, israeli soldiers have been filmed standing over stripped and kneeling detainees in gaza. but these are medical staff, detained after the israeli army overran the nasser hospital in khan yunis. most of them are still held captive.

for weeks, the medics had witnessed israel's military advance closing in around their hospital. the fighting in khan younis was fierce. thousands of people who'd sought refuge in the grounds, fled under gunfire. what should have been a place of safety was completely the opposite. one nurse was shot inside a hospital operating theatre through a window. another person shot at the main entrance. the hospital was under siege. on february the 15th, after giving warnings, israeli tanks overran the hospital. there were chaotic scenes as troops took control. patients who'd been unable to evacuate were moved by medics from collapsing wards. israel says it found hamas weapons,

also medication which they say supports accounts from israeli hostages that they were held there. in the idf�*s own footage, you can see that hospital patients had their hands zip tied, detained outside in their beds and wheelchairs. this was when troops also detained the medical personnel, more than 50 of them forced to leave their posts and remove their surgical clothing. —— at least 49 of them. israel says it did so in case there were concealed weapons, and that among the 200 arrested at nasser were terrorists posing as medics. dr amira assouli had remained at nasser throughout the siege, before the israeli incursion, risking her own neck to save lives, as people were shot inside the grounds. she later witnessed what happened to her fellow doctors. translation: it was tough for us to see how the doctors, _ who had bravely stayed at the hospital despite the dangers,

were stripped and beaten. their hands were tied behind them and they were left in the sun for hours. his hand broken in captivity, dr ahmed sabha is one of the very few medics to have since been released. he shows the positions they were forced to adopt for hours, and says they were also tortured. translation: they forced us to kneel down with our eyes blindfolded. - there was a pit in the ground, and we thought they would execute us and bury us there. we said our prayers, but they were just intimidating us. israel says any abuse of detainees is against idf orders and is strictly prohibited. but crucially, according to the hospital manager who dealt with the israelis during the raid, the detention of so many of his staff left his hospital

woefully short of doctors. translation: eight doctors and 15 nurses were left - treating 250 patients. you can imagine the level of care we could give with no water or electricity in the hospital at that point. during this time, 13 patients and injured people died. the israeli army says it operated within nasser in a precise and focused manner, and says it provided equipment enabling it to function and treat patients. but with the war continuing, and at least 46 medics still detained or missing, the hospital has been closed for weeks. wyre davies, bbc news. the humanitarian situation in gaza remains incredibly difficult. a ship has set sailfrom

remains incredibly difficult. a ship has set sail from cyprus this morning. it's the first tee is a new maritime aid corridor is planning to bring supplies to gaza by c. quentin, it will face challenges when it gets to gazza. tell us more about the logistics stop and leftjust before 9am this morning and it's a long journey. we morning and it's a long “ourney. we think morning and it's a long journey. - think supra territorial water and is moving slowly because of the weight of the cargo, about 200 tonnes of desperately needed food. normally it would take 15 hours to get to gazza from here but it will probably take 50 hours so two days and when it gets there it's going to be very complicated because at this moment, world central kitchen, which of the charity behind this operation is building a jetty. they are using the debris from destruction in gaza to create the jetty and gaza has no working port facilities to be able to off load the cargo and then

distributed. that itself has challenges and there is a great degree of lawlessness in gaza and many aid groups. delivering aid to the northern territory so they will have challenges with that but they are quite confident and have a network of some 60 kitchens which are providing much needed food to palestinians.— palestinians. briefly, this will still only be _ palestinians. briefly, this will still only be a _ palestinians. briefly, this will still only be a drop _ palestinians. briefly, this will still only be a drop in - palestinians. briefly, this will still only be a drop in the - palestinians. briefly, this will l still only be a drop in the ocean when it comes to meeting the need in gaza. , ., . ~ ., gaza. yes, i did a back of the envel0pe _ gaza. yes, i did a back of the envelope calculation - gaza. yes, i did a back of the envelope calculation and - gaza. yes, i did a back of the envelope calculation and you | gaza. yes, i did a back of the - envelope calculation and you would need 50 of these barges leaving every single day to meet the most basic needs in gaza.— every single day to meet the most basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank ou. more basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank yom more to _ basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank you. more to come _ basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank you. more to come from _ basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank you. more to come from here - basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank you. more to come from here and l basic needs in gaza. quentin, thank i you. more to come from here and back to sarah in london. haiti's prime minister, ariel henry, has called for calm and a return to stability after agreeing

to resign to make way for a transitional authority. he's been stuck in puerto rico, unable to return, as his country wrestles with growing anarchy. us officials say he's welcome to remain on us soil if he wishes. mr henry has held the unelected role since the assassination in 2021 of the country's last president. but armed groups have been calling for him to step down. news of his resignation came during a high—level meeting of the caribbean community injamaica. the instability has led the country in chaos as will grant reports. the past few days have seen relentless escalation of violence as gunmen roam the streets firing on police and attacking government

buildings. the police and attacking government buildinus. , ., ., buildings. the situation was already at breakin: buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. _ buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. gangs _ buildings. the situation was already at breaking point. gangs opposed . buildings. the situation was already | at breaking point. gangs opposed to the country's unelected prime minister have rained bullets on the international airport closing it down. when he attempted to return to haiti last week his plane was turned around. in his absence, gangs now control more than 80% of the capital, police stations are a particular target. there are growing fears of exodus. millions of patients now haitians and face famine. a humanitarian emergency on top of the britain of law and order and a lucky few did get out, us military personnel is as nonessential embassy staff to safety. meanwhile, the situation in the general hospital of port—au—prince is especially dire. a dead body lies with them and patients waiting in vain for treatment. except for the patients, hospital is abandoned.—

treatment. except for the patients, hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors, hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors. they _ hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors. they all— hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors, they all fled _ hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors, they all fled last _ hospital is abandoned. there are no doctors, they all fled last week - doctors, they all fled last week said this patient. we doctors, they all fled last week said this patient.— said this patient. we heard expl°5i°ll5 _ said this patient. we heard explosions and _ said this patient. we heard explosions and gunfire - said this patient. we heard - explosions and gunfire outside we must have courage and stay here. others have no choice but to take the chances amid the violence and chaos. i the chances amid the violence and chaos. ., . ., chaos. i have three children, and their mother _ chaos. i have three children, and their mother and _ chaos. i have three children, and their mother and father. - chaos. i have three children, and| their mother and father. gunmen chaos. i have three children, and - their mother and father. gunmen came here to _ their mother and father. gunmen came here to another mother but when your three mouths to feed what can you do? . , three mouths to feed what can you do? ., , , three mouths to feed what can you do? . , . ~ three mouths to feed what can you do? ., , , ~' ~ ., do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i do? the anxiety is killing me. what ifi aet do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot — do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot dead? _ do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot dead? who _ do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot dead? who will- do? the anxiety is killing me. what if i get shot dead? who will take i if i get shot dead? who will take my children_ if i get shot dead? who will take my children then? _ if i get shot dead? who will take my children then? with— if i get shot dead? who will take my children then?— children then? with no sign of an inch of the _ children then? with no sign of an inch of the crisis _ children then? with no sign of an inch of the crisis in _ children then? with no sign of an inch of the crisis in sight, - children then? with no sign of an inch of the crisis in sight, haiti i inch of the crisis in sight, haiti is now perilously close to becoming an rebel state. they speak to the cbs correspondent. christian, thank you forjoining us. we heard a correspondent saying that haiti is close to becoming a failed state. what difference do think the

resignation of the prime minister can to that? it resignation of the prime minister can to that?— resignation of the prime minister can to that? . ., . ~ ., can to that? it unclear. we know the leader of the — can to that? it unclear. we know the leader of the gangs, _ can to that? it unclear. we know the leader of the gangs, the _ can to that? it unclear. we know the leader of the gangs, the person - leader of the gangs, the person that's essentially orchestrating this mass break and led to this uprising by gangs that he has said he has called for the resignation of henry, what happens next, we will have to wait and see how he reacts to that and have a gangs react to that. at the end of the day, the us is promising there are going to give military assistance in the sense of money so bolstering up some security assistance, about 100 million is what secretary blinking has pledged. we know there are security assistance coming in the form of money and there is also humanitarian aid coming to the country, but how that plays out is still unclear because the gangs still control

about 80% of port—au—prince and whoever it is this going to be in charge, they are going to have to find a way to retake port—au—prince to be able to bring some stability. and the pictures we were seeing their in the report, the country is in chaos and obviously caught in the middle of all of this is the civilian population. middle of all of this is the civilian --oulation. . , . civilian population. certainly, and the civilian _ civilian population. certainly, and the civilian population _ civilian population. certainly, and the civilian population is - civilian population. certainly, and the civilian population is running | the civilian population is running out of dwindling supplies. food, fuel, which could eventually lead to having no electricity for certain areas. it's quite dire for so many of these people. a lot of these folks have been told to stay in their homes by the gangs. they are scared for their safety and are scared for their safety and are scared to leave their homes but out of necessity to get food and goods, they have to find a way so you can just imagine their predicament, the

predicament these poor people is certainly a difficult and dire situation and as i mentioned, food and fuel are running low for so many patients. and fuel are running low for so many atients. . . and fuel are running low for so many atients. , ., ., �* ,, patients. christian, our cbs correspondent, _ patients. christian, our cbs correspondent, thank - patients. christian, our cbs correspondent, thank you l patients. christian, our cbs i correspondent, thank you for bringing us that update on the developing situation in haiti as we have been reporting. the big development today. the prime minister of haiti is calling for calm and a return to stability but has agreed to resign after a particularly difficult period. we will have much more analysis and that in a little later in the programme with our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. it's very nearly time to say goodbye to the viewers on the bbc thank you for watching around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— bbc

two. this havoc on the other stories. the rate of unemployment in the uk rights to 3.9%. that's up from 3.8% from the previous three months. the new labour market figures also showed that more than one fifth of 15 to 64—year—olds in the uk were not actively looking for work. some prisoners in england and wales could be released up to two months early in order to relieve overcrowding in jails. the justice in order to relieve overcrowding in jails. thejustice secretary in order to relieve overcrowding in jails. the justice secretary said the policy would only apply to certain low—level offenders and would be in place for a limited period. officialfigures show would be in place for a limited period. official figures show the prison population is nearing the operational capacity. more than 900,000 people in england who do not get their measles, mumps and rubella jab is of children have been invited to take part in a catch—up campaign. mmr vaccine coverage is the lowest

it has been for more than one decade. it has been prompted by a rising number of measles cases. you are alive with bbc news. thank you for watching. the controversial influencer andrew tate — and his brother tristan — have been re—arrested in romania... on an arrest warrant issued by the uk for sex abuse charges. tate, a self—proclaimed misogynist, and his brother, also face separate rape and human trafficking charges in romania. they deny all the allegations. earlier i spoke to our correspondent nick beake. good morning. we have confirmation from both the romanian authorities and some representatives for the tate brothers. the police in bucharest, the remaining capital, said they arrested the pair last night, just after 11pm local time and they said that was because of concerns over alleged sexual offences committed in the united

kingdom, apparently a european arrest warrant request for one to be carried out was issued by the british authorities and what happened was a prosecutor in romania decided that the brothers be detained for 2h hours so that's what the authorities are saying. in terms of representatives for the tate brothers, they put out quite a lengthy statement today saying that these charges relate to between 2012 and 2015 and is representatives are claiming they were previously considered by british police and the british authorities, british prosecutors and no action was taken. that has not been confirmed but this is what the two sides of the story, to key players in the story, are saying today. basically, the background that many viewers may recall here. there have been a number of allegations made against both the brothers, they have been in jail in romania over alleged trafficking and sexual offences

there. they were then moved to house arrest and they were basically told they had to stay within the country but they would not have to be monitored all the time. what is significant and new today is this does relate to alleged offences that took place in the united kingdom and as i said, representatives for the two brothers have said that these are dated, old charges and they strenuously deny that they committed them and say that they haven't done anything wrong at all and that they have faith in the legal system but as we were saying there, the legal process is now one that will play out in romania, even though it seems this latest development seems to have come from the united kingdom and the possible investigations that british police have been carrying out there. breaking news in the army in sudan says it has captured the state broadcaster after heavy fighting with a paramilitary. this

appears to be a significant victory for the sudanese army which has been trying to recapture large areas seized by the sf during the initial stages of the war. with more details will come as and when we get them. boeing employee who would raise concerns about the companies production standards has been found deadin production standards has been found dead in the us. he had been given evidence in a whistle—blower lawsuit against boeing in the days before his death. the coroner said the 62—year—old had died from self—inflicted wound. are investigating. one of the conservative party as biggest donors has been accused of making racist remarks about the mp diane abbott. frank hester has accepted he was rude but he said comments that were made in 19 two 2019 hadn't to do with her gender skin colour. our chief political

come to a correspondent has more. in recent times he one of the conservative party is biggest donors. he gave £10 million to the party, a lot in british terms, just last year. how did this come out? yesterday afternoon the guardian newspaper produced an article in which it claimed that in a meeting at his business in 2019, frank hester said this. "it's like trying not to be racist but you see diane abbott on the tv and you just want to hate all black women because she is there and i don't hate all black women at all, but i think she should be shot." it's important to say bbc has not independently verified those alleged remarks. diane abbott, a long—standing mp, first black woman mp elected in 1987. while frank hester was my team have not confirmed he made those comments as alleged by the guardian, he has issued a statement through his company where he says he accepts he was rude about diane abbott in a private meeting several years ago,

but he also says his criticism had nothing to do with her gender, nor her colour of skin. interesting that is similar to her colour of skin. interesting that is similarto an her colour of skin. interesting that is similar to an argument made by mel stride, the work and pensions secretary when he was asked the commons today. it’s secretary when he was asked the commons today.— secretary when he was asked the commons today. it's clear that what he said was — commons today. it's clear that what he said was inappropriate. - commons today. it's clear that what he said was inappropriate. he - commons today. it's clear that what he said was inappropriate. he has, i he said was inappropriate. he has, as i understand, apologise for those remarks _ as i understand, apologise for those remarks i_ as i understand, apologise for those remarks. i critical point here is i don't _ remarks. i critical point here is i don't think— remarks. i critical point here is i don't think what he was saying was a gender— don't think what he was saying was a gender biased or a race based comment_ gender biased or a race based comment but it was clearly inappropriate and he has apologised and i inappropriate and he has apologised and i think— inappropriate and he has apologised and i think we need to move on from that _ and i think we need to move on from that. ., , ., ., , ., that. the conservative party would like --eole that. the conservative party would like peeple to _ that. the conservative party would like people to move _ that. the conservative party would like people to move on, _ that. the conservative party would like people to move on, in - that. the conservative party would like people to move on, in his - that. the conservative party would i like people to move on, in his words from this. i certainly don't think is for opposition parties in this. labour's shadow secretary said the commons were revolting, the alleged comments i should say, racist and insightful and called on the

conservative party to return the 10 million party £2 that they got from him last year. the liberal democrats have made the same call. it's clear the conservative party wants the have made the same call. it's clear the conservative party wants to resist that but let's see whether the pressure builds on them or whether it dissipates somewhat. that was a chief political correspondent. a short while ago diane abbott released a statement in response to his comments. it's frightening. those are the words of diane abbott

and will bring you for the reaction we get on that statement. the government has committed to building a new gas—fired power station. which it says will help prevent the risk of blackouts. the new plants will replace stations that are due to expire. but environmentalists say it's a backward step. aianb says it will ban most indoor security cameras at the properties it lists. it follows complaints they've been found in areas where a guest would expect privacy. they'd been allowed in common areas such as hallways and living rooms, if clearly visible and listed in the property description. the new policy comes into effect at the end of april. there have been a series of

ukrainian drone attacks across seven regions in russia. many targets were fuel depots and power stations. there are also reports of strikes near the capital and in st petersburg there is a fire on the grounds of one of the city's biggest power stations. the footage released by pro—ukrainian militias shows an alleged drone attack on a russian armoured military vehicle. this is in the village and the kursk border region. take a look at these. remote—controlled sea drones have been taking ukraine's fight of the heart of russia plasma black sea fleet. these weapons are widely used

ljy fleet. these weapons are widely used by kyiv to attack and destroy russian warships. the bbc correspondent got rare access to a unit carries out these operations and is in this report from odesa. this is a ukraine's new deadly weapon. see drone. it has become a major threat for russian warships in the black sea. this unit has destroyed five russian military vessels since it was set up last year. they are called group 13 and they're part of ukraine's military intelligence agency. this drone model is called after anna's slavic war goddess. its main advantages are size and speed. when russian sailors that act as drones, it is often too late to defend their ships. the drone doesn't _ late to defend their ships. tue: drone doesn't emit late to defend their ships. tte: drone doesn't emit a late to defend their ships. t'te: drone doesn't emit a lot late to defend their ships. tte: drone doesn't emit a lot of heat so it's almost invisible for thermal cameras. it is made from plastic therefore even radars struggle to see it. . . therefore even radars struggle to see it. ., , ., therefore even radars struggle to see it. .,, ., ., , see it. last month, group 13 destroyed — see it. last month, group 13 destroyed a _ see it. last month, group 13 destroyed a russian - see it. last month, group 13| destroyed a russian warship. see it. last month, group 13- destroyed a russian warship. its crew members desperately tried to stop the drones but it's a very

difficult target to hit especially among the ways in the dark. last week, they sank another russian ship, a corvette. such frequent attacks already forced moscow to move its fleet away from crimea to safer ports further east. these vessels have revolutionised naval warfare because they are relatively cheap but can destroy military ships that are worth tens and hundreds of millions of dollars and thanks to these naval drones, ukraine can successfully resist russia's attempts to dominate in the black sea. drones like this can sail hundreds of kilometres thanks to its long lasting battery and satellite connections. the war in ukraine is a war of new technologies. military innovations have helped kyiv to gain advantage in the sea, despite all

odds. bbc news, odesa. just before i leave you for a little break i want to bring you some pictures from gloucestershire. this is the river severn which has experienced the only expected five star... this is a natural phenomenon that causes a series of waves, they are powerful enough to ride and there... look out for the canoeist. as a result of rising tides, this is from the atlantic ocean which moves into the bristol channel so the event sees surfers and kayakers gather from all over the world in an attempt to break records and spend time riding the waves. doesn't that look like fun? stay with us and bbc news. hello again. today's turning out to be fairly

cloudy and also wet, the heaviest rain across england and wales, and that will be quite slow to clear. and as we go through this week, although it's turning milder, there will be spells of rain. now, if we take a look at the rainfall accumulation chart, you can see the key is here. we've got a lot of dark blues in the chart, meaning 20 to 30 millimetres of rainfall. but locally we've got the bright greens, which is even more than that, and it's falling an already saturated ground, exacerbating the risk of localised flooding. so a lot of cloud on the cards today. for most of us it's been producing some rain. but even as the rain pushes steadily eastwards behind it will have a legacy of cloud, murky, dank conditions, hill and coastal mist and fog. the brightest skies with some sunshine will be across the far north of scotland. temperature wise, seven in lerwick to 13 in belfast, birmingham, london and plymouth. now as we go through the evening and overnight, we start off on a largely dry note, but we've got two weather fronts. here's the first one pushing

eastwards, taking some rain. here's the second one moving south—eastwards, bringing heavier rain across scotland and northern ireland, eventually into the far north of northern england. the wind picking up behind it, but a very mild night ahead of it. so tomorrow we start off with this rain again, slowly sinking southwards. there will still be a fair bit of cloud ahead of it, but we'll see some breaks in the cloud tomorrow with some sunshine. whereas for scotland and northern ireland it's going to be windy with sunshine and showers, gales across the far north, temperatures 8 to 15 degrees. but in the sunshine in the south—east, we might see a little bit higher than that. wednesday night into thursday, our weather front retreats northwards once again taking its rain with it. there's another one coming in from the atlantic as well. so thursday is looking fairly cloudy, wet as the rain moves northwards. showery rain coming in from the west pushing eastwards. these are the temperatures — eight to about 16 degrees north to south. again, in any breaks in that cloud, we might see a little bit higher. and that's illustrated here.

we've got this south—westerly wind coming in across much of the country, but note how we've got more of a north—westerly in the far north. so here temperatures will dip temporarily. so the outlook remains unsettled with rain or showers.

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