israel says it has pulled out of gaza city's main hospital — after a two—week military operation. a new hate crime law comes into force in scotland — amid criticism from the likes ofjk rowling and elon musk. and welcome to teddy bear hospital. a new scheme in bristol to help children find trips to the doctor a little less scary. energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator's new price—cap comes into force.

a household using a typical amount of energy will pay £1,690 a year. that's a saving of more than 200 pounds. the cap sets the maximum amount suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity — but not the total bill — so if you use more, you'll pay more. here's our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. spring has arrived in the gardens of this east kent community centre, promising warmer months ahead. i love the daffodils. but locals are still feeling the chilling impact winter bills had on their finances and lifestyle. it's been quite a harsh winter and i haven't been able to afford to have the central heating on. so it's been rather challenging. and so i've been using hot water bottles. i invested in a battery—operated vest. inside the centre we find caz, who's found ways to stay warm, too. wrap up in a blanket or one of those big snoods that you get now,

and big fluffy slippers. and how paying the bills has been a juggling act. some months you rob peter to pay paul, and that'sjust the way it is. and as long as you let people know that you're struggling and that... i'm not the only person who's struggling. there's thousands and thousands. quite a few of my friends are struggling, as well, you know? but hopefully, fingers crossed, things are going to start coming down now, which is going to make it a lot more manageable with everything. manageable because today the cost of each unit of gas and electricity in the home has come down. energy prices are now at their lowest level for two years. but at the same time, some government support is being wound down, and other bills — water, council tax, phone and broadband — are on the way up. financial pressures aren't over, theyjust look a bit different. that will pay for itself on the energy saving. that's why this former mining community is part of a project sharing good habits to save energy and money. if you use more energy, you pay more. so sarah, who leads the discussion,

says simple tips are best even at this time of year. three tips would be... one, your hot—water setting. if it's too hot to wash your hands with, your boiler�*s too high. two — your draughts, from your chimney to your windows and your doors, manage those draughts. and three, your showers. you need to stick to four minutes. find a four—minute song — less bohemian rhapsody — in the shower. and, again, that's £70 a year just on water and energy that you could save. one water charity has even compiled a four—minute—song playlist, keeping people here and around the country to time, and their finances on song. kevin peachey, bbc news. joining us is our money and work reporter peter ruddick. is the 1st of april and a lot of changes are coming in for families and businesses today? yes. changes are coming in for families and businesses today?— and businesses today? yes, the government _ and businesses today? yes, the government was _ and businesses today? yes, the government was keen - and businesses today? yes, the government was keen to - and businesses today? yes, the government was keen to say . and businesses today? yes, the | government was keen to say that overall the changes are positive. ministers talking today about a

nearly £4000 boost to certain households. that figure essentially combines today's lower price cap, a fall in typical energy bills, and also in increase to the minimum wage. water bills in england, wales and scotland are going up. we know local authorities are planning to charge more in council tax. and, of course, phone and broadband firms are putting costs up too, even for customers in the middle of a contract. similarly for businesses, we have a boost to some small firms today because of changes in the way they pay certain taxes. but many companies say, look, that will not offset the highest staffing costs we got. as ever, there are financial winners and losers. everyone's individual circumstances will be different. the issue is, it's not just questions about the financial reality. this is also about the perception. calculations aside, do

people feel that this financial year is going to be more positive than the last? . ~ is going to be more positive than the last? ., ~ and you can get full details of all the changes happening this week on the bbc news website, where you can find information and help on how to deal with the cost of living. after two weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around gaza's biggest hospital and all troops have left the area. during the operation at al shifa hospital here in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was "preventing harm" to civilians. hamas officials say dozens of bodies have been found at the complex. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. left in ruins. this was once the beating heart of gaza's health care system. but israel says it had become a terrorist base. two weeks

ago, its troops returned to al shifa hospital for ago, its troops returned to al shifa hospitalfor a ago, its troops returned to al shifa hospital for a second time, launching a surprise attack. they say they shot dead 200 palestinian gunmen and arrested top hamas figures without harming civilians. palestinians say many innocents were hurt and killed. translation: there are so many — hurt and killed. translation: there are so many bodies _ hurt and killed. translation: there are so many bodies here. _ hurt and killed. translation: there are so many bodies here. we - hurt and killed. translation: ti” are so many bodies here. we have been getting them out ever since this morning. it's shocking. we've never seen anything like it. the fierce fighting _ never seen anything like it. the fierce fighting entered al shifa wards and razed homes nearby. israel's military says this is one of its most successful operations of the war so far, dealing the enemy a major blow. but critics say is also a worrying sign of the ability of hamas to regroup in areas that israel previously conquered, and it shows the need for a convincing post—war strategy. questions over how this war is being waged are now bringing israelis back onto the

streets. after the deadly 7th of october attacks, streets. after the deadly 7th of octoberattacks, months streets. after the deadly 7th of october attacks, months of mass anti—government protests abruptly stopped, in a show of national unity. now, israel's political divisions are back on full display. protesters accuse the prime minister of putting his own political survival before a deal to bring home the hostages held by hamas. he denies that. translation: the calls for elections — denies that. translation: the calls for elections now, _ denies that. translation: the calls for elections now, in _ denies that. translation: the calls for elections now, in the _ denies that. translation: the calls for elections now, in the middle - denies that. translation: the calls for elections now, in the middle of. for elections now, in the middle of the war, just before the victory, will paralyse israel for at least six months, eight months in my estimation. they will paralyse the negotiations for the release of our hostages and bring the war to an end before the completion of its objectives, and the first to bless it will be hamas. and that says everything. it will be hamas. and that says everything-— everything. back at al shifa hosoital. — everything. back at al shifa hospital, palestinians -

everything. back at al shifa hospital, palestinians take | everything. back at al shifa i hospital, palestinians take in everything. back at al shifa - hospital, palestinians take in the latest destruction. the battle here is now over. but an end to israel's longest and bloodiest ever war in gaza still looks a long way off. yolande, what's the latest? this lunchtime we have more and more reports coming through from gaza city. one of those we can't yet verify is that two palestinian doctors, a mother and her son, were among the bodies found at al shifa hospital. meanwhile, here in jerusalem you have israeli anti—government protesters still camped outside the israeli parliament building. they say they are going to remain there until it goes into recess later this week. and we've got more reminders of how the fierce fighting in gaza can potentially spread around this region. there are still exchanges of fire going on between israeli forces and lebanese armed groups across israel's northern border, and the israeli military says there was an aerial attack earlier on the red sea resort, with no casualties there.

but an iran backed group in iraq says it was behind that. yolande knell, who live in _ says it was behind that. yolande knell, who live in jerusalem, - says it was behind that. yolande i knell, who live in jerusalem, thank knell, who live injerusalem, thank you. a new hate crime law has come into force in scotland today with jk rowling and elon musk among its critics. it's now a crime to act in a threatening or abusive manner with the intention of stirring up hatred — relating to someone's age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. let's get more detail on this from our scotland correspondent david wallace lockhart who joins us from glasgow now. so, a controversial piece of legislation, what are the concerns? yes, that law comes into effect today, hence the big public information campaign encouraging people to report hate crime. but plenty of critics of this bill, some are upset that biological sex is not one of the protected characteristics, concern from the police about what it means for

workload and resources, and concerns about free speech, including from prominent critics like harry potter authorjk rolling. she is concerned how this will affect debate around transgender issues, she has taken to social media to say that free speech is at an end if the accurate description of biological sex is forbidden. government ministers are stressing that freedom of speech is baked into the legislation, and the first minister was defending it earlier today. there is a rising tide of hatred against people because of their protected characteristics, and scotland having this hate crime legislation, protecting people, giving that protection from hatred, while at the same time protecting people in terms of their freedom of expression, for me ensures that we have got a piece of legislation that will be enacted and implemented in a way that is balanced. the scottish government are stressing that this law isn'tjust about clamping down on free speech.

they are saying you can still say controversial things, you can still say things that offend people, it is about trying to stop the steering up of hatred against those protected groups. talking about it today because this legislation, which was passed in 2021, hasjust because this legislation, which was passed in 2021, has just come because this legislation, which was passed in 2021, hasjust come into effect today. i suspect it won't be the last time we are talking about it. more than 250 patients a week in england may have died unnecessarily last year — due to very long waits for a bed in a&e. that's according to a study of nhs figures by the royal college of emergency medicine. the department of health and social care said it's making progress in reducing waiting times, including adding an extra 5,000 permanent staffed beds this winter to increase capacity. ministers are facing a revolt from conservative mps over plans to criminalise rough sleeping. some tory mps are expected to rebel against plans

in the criminaljustice bill which would allow the police to fine, or move on "nuisance" rough sleepers. our political correspondent georgia roberts is here. what more do we know? well, around ten conservative mps have so far signed this amendment to this very wide—ranging bill, introduced by former home secretary suella braverman, who said she wanted to give the police more powers that they needed to tackle crime. in this bill, there are powers that gave police in england and wales the power to potentially fine orjail rough sleepers who are deemed a nuisance. there's lots of concern amongst conservative mps and opposition mps that this could really be quite punitive in practice, and it could, for example, mean that those who are sleeping rough because they have nowhere else to go see themselves punished. and a large amount of conservative mps in particular in the centre of the party are prepared to vote against this bill, if they don't see those

changes stripped from the bill. that will potentially hamper its passage through parliament, and embarrass the prime minister. so this is yet another party management problem, potentially, for rishi sunak. it would embarrass him at a time when lots of his own mps are already questioning his authority. it's not the first time he's had difficulty with a big bill. it probably won't be the last. the government says it is engaging with mps and the usual way and it also says it spent £2 billion tackling homelessness in the last couple of years.— last couple of years. georgia, thank ou. the turkish president has described his party's worst—ever defeat in the country's local elections as a turning point. president erdogan acknowledged that his ak party had lost ground — and promised not to act against the national will. the main opposition party achieved its biggest victory in nearly half a century. it won in all five of the largest cities including istanbul. salvage crews at the us port of baltimore have removed the first

section of the bridge that collapsed on tuesday, when it was hit by a container ship. six people working on the bridge at the time were killed. the coastguard said a section of the francis scott key bridge had been cut free, and was being transferred onto a barge to be taken ashore. a charity that supports people affected by mental illness has said anti—depressants shouldn't be handed out to children simply because there's nothing else to offer. the warning from the charity, sane, comes after government data showed 450,000 anti—depressant prescriptions are issued to children in england each year. guidelines from the national institute for health and care excellence say they should only be given in the most severe cases. germany has legalised cannabis as the government tries to tackle the black market trade in the drug. germans over the age of 18 can now grow marijuana plants at home and carry the drug for personal use.

the new law remains contentious because of health concerns and questions over whether it will help reduce or increase the illicit trade. drug laws in the uk means being caught in position of cannabis carries a minimum fine of £90. from berlinjessica parker reports. # three little birds- pitch by my doorstep...# it's out in the open. adults in germany can now possess up to 25 grams of cannabis in public — enough to make dozens ofjoints — and grow up to three plants at home. while people like marcel are planning newly—permitted cannabis social clubs. not for tourists, though — just german residents. every gram from cannabis which goes from the cannabis social club is one gram that's not on the black market. what do you say to people who say, look, cannabis is addictive and it is harmful, especially to young people?

everything has dark sides. and you have to know about the dark sides and only when it's not illegal, you can freely talk about these dark sides. but these cannabis clubs in cities like dresden won't pop up overnight, and come with their own rules — exacerbating fears that demand will quickly outstrip legal supply. translation: we assume that the black market - will be strengthened, particularly at the beginning in the chaos phase, when demand would be great because of the signal this law sends. the black market and criminal networks will adapt and they will also infiltrate the social clubs. into the highly secure halls of a medical cannabis grower, who are also seeing some deregulation. cannabis will not be a narcotic any more in germany. it will be just as any other pharmaceutical product, which makes it much more easier for patients to get it from a doctor

and to get it from the pharmacy. they keep this room at around 23 degrees, but it's also really quite humid. now, there are 650—ish plants in this room and they are almost ready to be harvested. and the psychoactive substance is... the benefits of medical cannabis are debated, while the relaxation around recreational use has been contentious. this is an argument in germany that likely hasn't yet reached full maturity. jessica parker, bbc news, in dresden. a trip to the doctor's is something that can be a bit frightening for some children — so medical students from bristol university have been helping primary—school pupils by teaching first aid using teddy bears. the children also learnt some potentially life—saving skills, including how to apply a bandage. our reporter harriet robinson has been to one of their classes.

oh, no! and i fixed it. this is teddy bear hospital, and these children are learning how to put bandages on their injured fluffy friends. we're having a lot of fun. all the kids were so excited about it. they were so engaged. we had so much fun. we learned loads of stuff. it was really, really good. the sessions are run by medical students from the university of bristol to make any potential hospital trips a little less scary, and to teach these year one and two pupils some basic first aid. teddies are usefuljust because it's something that children are really familiar with, and it's quite common in hospitals and doctors to maybe put your stethoscope on a teddy first to show a child that it's not going to be painful and that it's... ..and what's going to happen before it happens to them. as well as learning how to put bandages on and make slings, they also get to listen to each other�*s hearts using a stethoscope, and learn more about different parts of the body.

i was listening to my friend arlo's heart. hello! giggling. ilike... oh, i like doing that. kate said they're told the children often go home and tell their parents all about what they've learnt. although, at the time, it can sort of look a bit chaotic and like there's lots of things going on, i think they tend to actually pick up quite a lot from it. hearts don't actually look like a normal heart. what do they look like? they're kind of looking like a blob. did you learn how to put a bandage on? were you good at it? wrap it, wrap it around. when you've nearly finished the bandage, you just- put it back inside. looks like we're in safe hands. harriet robinson, bbc news. a burial crypt close to the resting place of marilyn monroe has sold for more than £150,000 at auction. the buyer — a us tech investor — said he had always dreamt of being

next to the hollywood star. one of the actress's dresses also sold for eight times the asking price. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. it is the end of easter weekend and the first day of april. any april showers. march was wet, except in scotland and the pattern won't change a great deal through the next few days. we will keep colder air and a north—easterly wind in scotland. in the south it is a south—westerly breeze. that is where the rain will come from. we have seen some sunshine today, but a few showers are break out in oxfordshire. those showers follow the rain that is continuing to move slowly north. that rain still affecting southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland. that will peg back

temperatures here. further south we will see sunshine, but more showers break out and some will be heavy. temperatures 15 at best. the showers in england and wales, a lot will fade away tonight. but we will keep some showers in the's south. the rain moves out from northern england and northern ireland and coming to rest in scotland. the lowest temperatures will be in the north—east of england. after a chilly wet day, the cloud breaks. still some showers in the south—east first thing. some rain in scotland. otherwise sunny spells. and then the cloud builds up and we get the april showers. a scattering of showers ahead of rain in the south west. temperatures likely to reach 15 degrees through midlands and eastern england. again colder in northern and eastern areas of scotland. the rain in the south—west will push north during tuesday night and on wednesday we are left with low

pressure over the uk. that means more wet weather. and we will find the showers or longer spells of rain moving north across england and wales on wednesday, into scotland and northern ireland, southern parts of england and wales may well cheer up of england and wales may well cheer up in the afternoon with more sunshine. and that will boost the temperatures. but look at the temperatures. but look at the temperatures in scotland, some rain and that north—easterly wind and it is keeping it colder. these are the upper level winds, the jet stream pattern. that will be the story over the next few days w that pattern of the next few days w that pattern of the jet, the next few days w that pattern of thejet, you pick up the next few days w that pattern of the jet, you pick up areas of low pressure and fronts and move them up from the south—west and bring rain. that is going to be the story as we head into thursday. some rain in northern scotland and another band of rain from the south, followed by showers and more rain comes into southern parts of england and wales. the temperatures not changing too much. milder in england and wales, but temperatures lower in the colder wind in northern and eastern scotland. wind in northern and eastern scotland-—

and that's the bbc news at one. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. hello from the bbc sport centre. it's a big day of football league action with full round of fixtures taking place and the battle for promotion to the premier league is certainly hotting up. leicester city, who were top of the championship for so long, have slipped to third. they're taking on norwich in the early kick off and it's currently one—all. top of the table ipswich have a tough game against fourth placed southampton. and second—placed leeds united are involved in the evening match, they're at home to hull city. the arsenal boss, jonas eidevall, said it was irresponsible of chelsea counterpart emma hayes to refer to male aggression when asked about an altercation between the two managers

during the women's league cup final. the clear animosity between the two at the end of the match somewhat overshadowed arsenal's 1—0, extra time win. somewhat overshadowed arsenal's1—0 extra time win. the chelsea manager, emma hayes, accused eidevall of male aggression on the sidelines towards her player, erin cuthbertson, while eidevall said chelsea were moving the goalposts to suit themselves. we had a discussion before the game where both clubs had to agree if we're going to play with multiple system or not. and chelsea said they only wanted to play with one ball and we said we wanted to play with multiple. and then when it suits them in the last minute of the game, when they want to take another ball to take a quick throw—in, then all of a sudden they want to use that. and i only said that you guys wanted to play with one ball, so it's not my problem. i think there's a way to behave on the side of the pitch and not for the first time, you know, i've been in women's football a long time. i don't think we should tolerate male aggression like we did today.

and, you know, fronting up or squaring up to a player is something that's unacceptable. i've never been booked in 12 years of my career. but i think there's a way to behave on the touchline. and obviously he received a yellow card and perhaps should have got more. amyjones hit a superb unbeaten 92 to lead england to victory in the first one day international against new zealand. they'd slumped to 79—6 in wellington, chasing the hosts' total of 207, before being rescued by a record unbroken seventh—wicket stand of 130 betweenjones and charlie dean. it meant they reached the target with nearly nine overs to spare. every game is important. but to start a series well makes it that little bit extra. obviously you don't want to be behind early on in the series. to get that win i think was huge for us. under tricky circumstances

the entire group will get confidence in how we manage to get over that line today. jannik sinner won his third title of the season as he finally became the miami open champion, beating grigor dimitrov in straight sets. the italian, who won the australian open injanuary, put in a convincing display to become the new world number two. he wins the title after losing in the final in 2021 and 2023. his defeat by carlos alacraz in indian wells a fortnight ago remains the only time he's been beaten so far this year. it is really special. but it is a moment. you live this moment. you are happy, then you fly to cincinnati, the day after you play again. so there is not so much time to enjoy this. i know that i don't have so much time to prepare for monaco so this is now trying to get confidence with clay.

nelly korda hit a bogey—free 7—under—par 65 to claim her third lpga tour victory on the trot in arizona. the world number one, who started the day two shots off the lead, closed with two birdies in herfinal three holes to set the clubhouse target on 20—under. australian rookie hira naveed finished second, while lexi thompson's challenge ended in the water on the 16th as she faded to third. and lebronjames secured a place alongside fellow great michaeljordan in the nba record books as his 40—point haul helped the los angeles lakers beat the brooklyn nets 116—104. james is only the second player, afterjordan, to score 40 points in more than one nba game after the age of 39. jordan, who played until he was 40, achieved the feat three times, while james, who is 39, having now done it twice — and judging from this performance, you wouldn't bet against him doing it again. and that's all the sport for now.

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a record number of migrant crossings in the uk, more than 5000 people have arrived in the uk since the beginning of this year. from today the mean rate of the national living wages going up by more than £1 per hour, it will apply to all workers over the age of 21 rather than just over 23. working to all workers over the age of 21 rather thanjust over 23. working in of two—year—olds in england should be able to access 15 hours of free childcare per week from today. but a number of providers say they will struggle to offer those extra hours.

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