live from london, this is bbc news. washington calls for an immediate surge in aid deliveries to gaza, after the un security council voted in favour of an immediate ceasefire. for the first time russia's president putin admits that radical islamists carried out the deadly attack in moscow. and, new zealand, the us and britain accuse china of a large cyber espionage campaign that targeted millions. hello, i'm sally bundock. good to have you with us. the united states has

called for an immediate surge in desperately needed aid to gaza, just hours after the first un security council vote in favour of a ceasefire. the israeli government has responded angrily to washington's abstention in monday's security council vote which allowed the resolution to pass. israel's prime minister has cancelled meetings between israeli and american officials, suggesting a growing rift between the two allies. here'sjohn sudworth. please raise their hand. this time, for the first time, none of the five permanent security council members used their power of veto. abstention? instead, the us only abstained. after multiple failed attempts, a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire was finally passed. the draft resolution has been adopted. israel responded with anger. while the resolution does call for the release of hostages, it argues that should be

made a prior condition for any ceasefire. your demand for a ceasefire without conditioning it on the release of the hostages not only is not helpful, but it undermines — undermines — the efforts to secure their release. palestine�*s representative at the un on the other hand welcomed the vote. this must lead to saving lives on the ground. this must signal the end of this assault of atrocities against our people. the us decision to abstain, thereby allowing the resolution to pass, is another sign of its growing frustration over the way israel is prosecuting the war. and it's a rift that is only deepening. in response, the israeli government has announced the cancellation of a high—level delegation due to visit the white house this week. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. as well as calling for a ceasefire, the un is also warning that

northern areas of gaza could face famine within weeks. israel says it's opening new routes to let aid through, and the israeli army chief in charge of aid coordination says there's no shortage of food. i should warn you that this report from our middle east correspondent lucy williamson contains some distressing images from the very start. gaza's border fence divides more thanjust land. on one side, food supplies. on the other, sick, malnourished children. agencies say israel is blocking aid. israel says the only holdup is the agency's ability to deliver it. a ceasefire could help get aid in. but israel has said it won't work with the un's main relief agency, unwra, accusing it of links to hamas. unwra's chief said the ban was outrageous.

gate 96, a newly opened crossing point, takes trucks straight to gaza city, where the un says people are weeks away from famine. on the night we were there, the army said 20 trucks were approved to cross, but only seven showed up. we took a lot of measures in order to enlarge the amount of humanitarian aid. but the un and other international organisations have some bottlenecks. they have issues and challenges regarding logistics of amount of trucks, the amount of truck drivers, manpower, working hours and etc. on board one of those trucks, the local head of the world food programme, with a different explanation. on this particular convoy, we were given a limit of 15 vetted drivers by the idf that were cleared to use this route, but only seven were available to us. some had already gone up

to gaza city the day before and they simply hadn't been able to return yet. we literally need 50, 60, 70, 80 truck drivers cleared to use these routes every single day. israel is keen to show the world it's allowing more aid into gaza, but it says it's not responsible for the amount of aid going in. international law says different. it says israel has a duty not just to open the gates, but to get food and medicine to the people under its control. do you think children are starving in gaza? i know that they are not. so when you see those pictures of children starving in hospital, what do you think? i said, and i will say it again, as much as i know, there is no starvation in gaza. two things are crossing this border — aid and the army. they bring food and war. life and death. lucy williamson, bbc news,

on the gaza border. let's speak to shahin berenji, assistant professor in the strategy and policy department at the us naval war college. good to have you on bbc news. the un security council has now been able to reach agreement that a ceasefire should begin. israel is angry about this. took us through its response? first off, a pleasure to be here. the position i am about to present here are my own and do not reflect the position of the department of the navy and defence. yes, a ceasefire was agreed to today at the united nations security council. it calls for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages. it is a signal

that there is a bit of tension between the united states and israel. the united states in fact only abstain from it, did not support the resolution and the united states did not support it for one reason that it did not condemn hamas and it did not condemn the horrific october seven terrorist attack it launched and, two, the ceasefire is not conditional upon hamas releasing all of its hostages. these were two sticking points for the israelis and these were two reasons why the united states did not vote yes but it abstain.— did not vote yes but it abstain. ., ., , ., , abstain. for now israel is even more isolated, _ abstain. for now israel is even more isolated, would - abstain. for now israel is even more isolated, would you - abstain. for now israel is even| more isolated, would you say? yes, i would say so. the un security council resolution creates international obligations for israel to

follow the immediate ceasefire, but this ceasefire is short lived. it is temporary. it is only meant to last until the end of ramadan, so only two weeks. and this is fire is really unenforceable unless the un security council members want to come together to in fact say that they would be measures or steps that would punish the parties that violate the ceasefire, but that is not foreseeable, and so in many cases, the ceasefire has low limitations.— cases, the ceasefire has low limitations. , . . limitations. the israel defence forces have — limitations. the israel defence forces have been _ limitations. the israel defence forces have been poised - limitations. the israel defence forces have been poised to . forces have been poised to enter rougher and continue its defensive. talk us through the impact in terms of diplomacy and the relationship between israel and egypt. —— rafah. it

israeland egypt. —— rafah. it presents a number of complications. it will cause the relationship between egypt and israel to deteriorate for a variety of reasons. most of which have to do with the palestinian population. one million palestinians that have been displaced now seek refuge in rafah. the egyptians are worried that one million people will move into the sunday if israel moves into rafah. that worried for three reasons. the first reason is hamas might use civilians and move into sinai and they are ready battling groups there and they do not want to have additional militants. the second reason is the egyptians are worried if they use egyptian soil to launch attacks against israel or against israeli forces in

gaza, there is a distinct possibility that israel could retaliate and if it does retaliate, that would violate the letter and the spirit of the letter and the spirit of the egyptian israeli peace treaty, something that we are celebrating the 45th anniversary of that treaty this month and something that has been a corner stone of regional stability. been a corner stone of regional stabili . . ~ been a corner stone of regional stabili . ., ~ , ., ., been a corner stone of regional stabili . ., ~ ., stability. thank you for your analysis- — stability. thank you for your analysis. sadly _ stability. thank you for your analysis. sadly we - stability. thank you for your analysis. sadly we have - stability. thank you for your analysis. sadly we have to l analysis. sadly we have to leave it there but thank you for talking to us on bbc news. a pleasure to be with you. president putin has conceded for the first time that the deadly attack on a concert hall in moscow on friday was carried out by islamist extremists, but he maintained that it was likely that ukraine was behind the attack — an accusation kyiv describes as absurd. let's take a listen. translation: we must, of course, answer _ translation: we must, of course, answer the - translation: we must, of| course, answer the question, why was it ukraine the

terrorists tried to go to after the crime? he was waiting for them there? this can be there to support the regime want to be supporters and sponsors of terrorism but there are many questions. for their part the islamic state group have claimed responsibility for the concert hall attack and many analysts point the finger at its afghanistan—based off—shoot, isis—k. mina al—lami, who monitors jihadi media for the bbc, has this report. so who carried out this attack. its as claimed responsibility. as evident it also released a picture said to show the attackers but with their faces blurred. however, is did not say it is its afghanistan base branch isis—k was responsible although many analysts have claimed this group mainly based on the pentagon wanting they were capable of large external

attacks. what do we know about them? isis—k was set up in 2015 in afghanistan. in 2021, it grew stronger after western forces left. this is when isis-k forces left. this is when isis—k declared a new campaign of attacks in afghanistan which started with the couple airport bombing. but why russia? —— kabul airport. bombing. but why russia? —— kabulairport. it bombing. but why russia? —— kabul airport. it is a must consider russia is enemy. i suggest it's consider russia is enemy. i suggest its attack was revenge. this appears to be against military action against operatives in russia. lets speak now to matthew sussex. he's a associate professor of strategic and defence studies at the australian national university and joins me now from canberra. welcome to the programme. how significant is it that vladimir putin has recognised islamic

state were behind these attacks?— state were behind these attacks? ~ , . attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance _ attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that _ attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that the - attacks? will it is a grudging acceptance that the kremlin | attacks? will it is a grudging - acceptance that the kremlin and russian state media have tried for a number of days to concoct a very shadowy ukrainian conspiracy and even so, putin has a still said that ukraine was culpable in some way, something that really stretches the boundaries of credibility, i think, having us believe that for some reason ukrainian nazis are in league with radical islamic fundamentalist. it is a partially significant shift but it will have implications for the way that russia views of people within its regions and in central asia and also, of course, as a justification for increase violence against ukraine as well.- increase violence against ukraine as well. many are sa in: ukraine as well. many are saying that _ ukraine as well. many are saying that the _ ukraine as well. many are saying that the kremlin i ukraine as well. many are l saying that the kremlin did

ukraine as well. many are - saying that the kremlin did not have its eye on the ball here which is why this was able to happen in the first place. your thoughts on that, presumably, obviously, they are considering the threat coming from elsewhere as opposed to just ukraine now. elsewhere as opposed to 'ust ukraine nomi elsewhere as opposed to 'ust ukraine now. , , , , ukraine now. yes, they must be and one of— ukraine now. yes, they must be and one of the _ ukraine now. yes, they must be and one of the golden _ ukraine now. yes, they must be and one of the golden rules - ukraine now. yes, they must be and one of the golden rules of. and one of the golden rules of intelligence and counterintelligence is that you should look for what is there rather than what you would like to be there and it has been apparent that isis has been wanting to attack russia for some time. of course, the lengthy history of russia and his previous soviet engagement in places where muslims have not been treated well, whether it was at the soviet invasion of afghanistan, whether it was that sue was in chechnya and the associated terrorism, as we saw in the theatre into 2002 and at the school siege in 2004 and at the school siege in 2004 and most recently the russian

activities in syria so there is plenty for isis to have a grudge against russia for, and typically it has carried out and attack in a very showy, very brutal and horrific way and as a result russian intelligence services are going to have to be focused on the potential for further attacks. matthew sussex, good to get your take on what is happening. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

us department of homeland security agents have opened an investigation of hip—hop star sean �*diddy�* combs, searching his homes in los angeles and miami. the inquiry was being directed by homeland security investigations agents in new york, where he was accused by a former girlfriend, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in november, of engaging in sex trafficking.

new zealand has joined the united states and britain in accusing china of being behind a cyber espionage campaign that targeted millions of people. britain's deputy prime minister said attacks had hit the electoral commission and mp5. in washington, the fbi said china's operation had been conducted over more than a decade, aiming to repress regime critics, compromise government institutions and steal trade secrets. the chinese embassy in london rejected the accusations. our political editor chris mason has more details. who is watching? who is listening? china, an economic powerhouse, a one—party state, a world view a world away from our own. right honourable oliver dowden... beijing spying and meddling, a cyberattack on the elections watchdog — the electoral commission. this is the latest in a clear

pattern of hostile activity originating in china. two people and a company linked to the chinese state are to face sanctions, banned from travelling to the uk and their assets here frozen. we will support the government in efforts to counter attempts by china or any other state to interfere with or undermine the democratic process. america is accusing china of a vast and brash illegal hacking operation. it's bringing criminal charges against seven chinese nationals. and from beijing? dripping contempt. translation: one should not pin the blame on some - certain countries without any factual basis. don't let's politicise this issue. back in westminster, a campaign group gathers. the chinese state media says this alliance, which has members in more than 30 countries, is sinister, extremist.

this is a challenge to the very way that we live our lives, to our belief in democracy, human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of worship. sir iain reckons the uk's still too soft on china, and plenty of mps on all sides agree. things have changed though. look at this! it's less than 10 years since the now foreign secretary, david cameron, was swigging a pint with the chinese president in buckinghamshire. there is much more scepticism now but there was one key question i wanted to ask for you, when i spoke to this former secret service official. i wonder how worried we should be as individuals, maybe scared even, about china? the overwhelming majority of the british people probably have nothing to be worried about, but if you are engaged in politics or in areas such as human rights promotion then you can safely assume that china is going to want to be on your case.

cybercrime in the shadows, the world's newest superpower — dealing with china, one of the challenges of our age. chris mason, bbc news. let's get more on the scale of this cyber—attack, with alex stamos. he's the chief trust officer of sentinel one, and a lecturer at stanford university. thank you for staying up to talk to us on bbc news. what do you make of all of these? of course, sense it is emerged in the news in the last 24 hours so much has been said about what china could be doing. this is not a huge — what china could be doing. ti 3 is not a huge surprise to those of us who work in the summer security space. china has been the most persistent and the most aggressive country out that when it comes to attacking the west. obviously we talk a lot about russia and there is lots of activity from russia

especially cybercrime activity but in this case a us indictment and the evidence released by the uk and new zealand and other allies really points to state—sponsored activity that is specifically for the benefit of the people's republic, not for the personal benefit of actors themselves, this is about shaping world events to the benefit of the prc as well as creating the opportunity for potential attacks to disrupt american infrastructure, especially in case of a future conflict in the pacific.— case of a future conflict in the pacific. what evidence is there to show _ the pacific. what evidence is there to show what - the pacific. what evidence is there to show what they - the pacific. what evidence is there to show what they are | the pacific. what evidence is i there to show what they are up to? they are looking a potential ways to disrupt key infrastructure within say the us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the — us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the scary _ us, the uk or elsewhere? that is one of the scary thing - us, the uk or elsewhere? t�*isgt is one of the scary thing for those of us who investigate these attacks. one of the changes in the way the chinese have acted in the last couple of years. it is nothing new. we have been dealing with 15—20

years but it has often been focused on international property, breaking into pharmaceutical companies, companies that are industries in china wants to be competitive in or dominate but in the last couple of years they have been attacks which we call the volt typhoon series of attacks against infrastructure providers that in some cases are particularly focused on the areas of the united states would use to respond to an attack in the pacific so guam, where there is a massive military base, one of the closest to taiwan, pearl harbour, san diego, the kind of places you need electricity, the road system, telecom to work if the us was going to organise a response. they built backdoors into those companies and we are not shop how they are going to do it.— are going to do it. briefly because _ are going to do it. briefly because we _ are going to do it. briefly because we are - are going to do it. briefly because we are almost . are going to do it. briefly i because we are almost out are going to do it. briefly - because we are almost out of time. —— not sure. iwe

because we are almost out of time. —— not sure. i we too soft on china therefore? i think we. i think we need a coalition of democracies starting with the us and the uk to stand up to chinese aggression and to deter these kinds of attacks through economic needs.- kinds of attacks through economic needs. good to get our economic needs. good to get your take _ economic needs. good to get your take on _ economic needs. good to get your take on that. _ economic needs. good to get your take on that. thank - economic needs. good to get| your take on that. thank you. they're known as ghost particles and scientists believe they might account for 95% of the particles that make up the universe. but do they actually exist? europe's centre for particle research, cern, has approved an experiment designed to find evidence for them. here's pallab ghosh. our universe is as mysterious as it is beautiful. but, in recent years, astronomers have discovered that what we can see accounts for only 5% of the cosmos. some scientists think that the rest might be made up of other "ghost particles" that can't be detected by earthly instruments. instead, they pass right

through our reality. if we could detect these ghost particles, it would really transform our understanding of fundamental science. we could really try and start to understand why the universe is the way it is, what the missing matter is, or how some of these properties come about, and therefore why we're here at all. researchers at the large hadron collider near geneva have been searching for them for years. but haven't found them yet. the ghost particles appear extremely rarely, so the researchers are building a much more sensitive instrument. normally, in particle accelerators, bunches of particles are sent on a collision course, but only one in a billion hit each other. the new instrument crashes them against a block of material, so they all get smashed into smaller bits. and this greatly increases the chances of creating ghost particles. the discovery of the ghost particles would shed new light

on the true nature of our universe. pallab ghosh, bbc news. now, we have some good news for you. the giant gorilla stature that was stolen from a garden centre in the uk has been reunited with its owner. this is the good news. the fibreglass ornament you can see here, named gary that gorilla was reported missing in march and in weeks are similar primate was spotted across highways in the uk. this was later established, this was another version made by the same manufacturer. the real gary was later discovered by the side of a right in a five. so a happy ending. he was lost and now he is found. i will be back with a top business stories injust back with a top business stories in just a back with a top business stories injust a moment. don't

go anywhere, i will see you in a second. hello. an area of low pressure is going to sit around on top of the uk over the next few days, and that will drive some very heavy downpours of rain, with some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder, some of the showers over high ground will be wintry, and we will often have some strong and gusty winds. so here is our area of low pressure. you can think of this as the engine room of the weather, driving things over the next few days. a couple of different slow—moving fronts. one which has been bringing some rain and snow across scotland, that tending to pull away eastwards but leaving a residue of cloud across southern scotland, northern england, northern ireland, some quite murky conditions, damp and drizzly, too. and then another weather front�*s just bringing some rain northwards across central southern england, into parts of the midlands, the southeast eventually getting into parts of wales, something a little bit brighter into the south—west of england, also brighter but with some wintry showers in northern scotland, highs of 6—12 degrees.

now, during tuesday night, we'll see this rain band journeying northwards and then bumping into cold air across scotland with some snow, especially over high ground, but to relatively low levels in the northern half of scotland. behind that, some clear spells, but bands of showers pushing in from the west, some of which will be heavy with some hail and thunder. that theme continues on into wednesday. you can see one band of heavy thundery rain here moving its way northwards and eastwards. plenty of showers following on behind. it's going to be a windy day for just about all of us. and our area of rain and snow still affecting the far north of scotland. temperatures struggling a little bit, 6—12 degrees. our area of low pressure still with us through wednesday night and into thursday. further bands of very heavy rain circulating around the lows. so expect more intense downpours on thursday with some hail, some thunder, could be some wintriness over higher ground, gales likely through the english channel and quite windy elsewhere, particularly across eastern and north—eastern parts. and those temperatures, again,

between 8—12 degrees. now, as we move into good friday, there are some signs that this area of low pressure will loosen its grip a little. so not as many showers on friday, more in the way of sunshine and actually a decent amount of dry weather on saturday as well. so drierfor a time over the easter weekend. it's certainly going to turn a little bit warmer, but it does look like rain will return through sunday and monday.

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