donald trump posts a $175—million dollar bond in his new york civil fraud trial. a high—tech solution to helping manage type—one diabetes. it's an artifical pancreas. and we have a special report from south africa's border, as illegal immigration dominates the political agenda in the run—up to the election. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour in the middle east. the aid organisation world central kitcken says seven of its aid workers in gaza, including a british national, have been killed in an israeli air strike. these are some of the latest pictures we've received from the scene of the incident. you can see damage to the roof of that vehicle marked with the world food kitchen logo. the us based charity says it's suspending food

distribution operations in gaza after the air strike. the israeli military says it's conducting a thorough review of what it called a tragic incident. world food kitchen says those killed are from the united kingdom, australia, poland, a dual us/canada citizen, as well as palestinians. in a statement, it said the convoy was hit as it was leaving the deir al—balah warehouse after unloading aid, and that it had co—ordinated movements with the israeli military. it said... "this is not only an attack against wck, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war. this is unforgivable. " the australian prime minister anthony albanese confirmed one australian woman , "zomi" frankcom , was among those killed. while polish officials named damian sobol as another of those killed. here in the uk, the foreign, commonwealth & development office said it was aware of reports of the death of a british national

in gaza and was urgently seeking further information. our first report this hour is from our correspondent graham satchell. the bodies of six aid workers being brought to a hospital in central gaza. officials say at least three were foreign nationals, one british, one australian, one polish. all were working for the charity world central kitchen, and they were hit by an israeli air strike while driving the charity says seven were killed from all corners of the world, britain, poland, australia, america, canada and palestine. the smiling face of australian, a woman who lost her live, she has been working in gaza helping to organise the preparation of food. the australian government is demanding answers. the truth is government is demanding answers. tue: truth is that government is demanding answers. tte: truth is that this is beyond, beyond

any reasonable circumstances, that someone going about providing aid and humanitarian assistance should lose their life. this is a video produced by the charity, it is one of the biggest providers of food aid in gaza, and has delivered more than 42 million meals since last october. in a statement the israeli military said it was conducting a review at the highest level, to understand the circumstances of what it called a tragic incident. but the deaths have been condemned by the founder of the charity. he said the israeli government needs to stop this indiscriminate killing, it needs to stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop restricting humanitarian aid, stop killing civilians and aid works and stop using food as a weapon. in the syrian capital damascus the clear up has started after an israeli air strike on irons consulate. two senior commanders of the revolutionary guard were killed.

it the clearest sign this conflict is escalating. the iranian ambassadors in damascus hinted at retaliation. translation: , , ., , translation: definitely the zionist re . ime translation: definitely the zionist regime knows _ translation: definitely the zionist regime knows better— translation: definitely the zionist regime knows better than _ translation: definitely the zionist regime knows better than anyone i translation: definitely the zionist i regime knows better than anyone that such crimes and violating international law will have its response in an appropriate time. the deaths of foreign aid workers in gaza will put international pressure on israel. governments around the world will want assurances that charities and their staff can operate safely. our international editor, jeremy bown, is in northern israel and has this update on the aid worker deaths. the latest that we know is that this incident occurred. the reports out of gaza are they co—ordinated their movement with their vehicles, that were apparently clearly marked with the israelis, before they moved, and yet it still happened. the israelis say it is a terribly tragic mistake — well, a terribly tragic incident,

and they are looking into what exactly happened. my supposition is that it is a function of the terrible deadly chaos that is going on in gaza, the lack of governance there for their own quite complex domestic political reasons. the israelis, particularly the prime minister mr netanyahu, have not wanted to exgage with the whole business of who runs gaza, notjust after this war has ended, but what about when israel's been operating with its military in a certain area and then they pull out? so it's a chaotic situation, and i think that operating in that situation is dangerous, and is difficult and we saw this morning deadly. while we have been on air another american aid organisation has said it is pausing its operation in gaza,

this is the american near reeves gee aid organisation, it plays a key role in providing food for hungry palestinians and it has said it is freezing operations in gaza, it issued a statement saying we are pausing our gaza operations, together with the world central kitchen, to provide some 2 million food meals a week in gaza. they added our battered broken hearts are with our friends at world central kitchen today and every day, so a second aid operation pausing their operation in gaza after the deaths of the seven aid workers. in gaza after the deaths of the seven aid workers. let's go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. can you bring us up to date about the circumstances round the deaths of those aworkers? —— aid workers? we had quite a thorough statement from world central xichen saying the team had been involved in unloading

more than 100 tonnes of food aid that had arrived on the new route because the ngo has been very involved in opening up that sea routes bringing food into gaza that has been prescreened in cyprus and that the second shipments had just arrived, we are told, they were at a warehouse in deir al—balah in the centre of the gaza strip and they were in cars at a convoy of three cars, two of them armoured and you can see from the images that the world central kitchen logo is on the roof, it should have been visible and they said they were co—ordinating movement with the israeli military when this stream happened and the bodies were taken to the nearby hospital where we got grim images of the corpses that were taken in. and we have got, you know, the ceo of the organisation calling this an attack on humanitarian organisations, very strong words,

saying you know, they are showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war, this is unforgivable, the israeli military has said it is still investigating exactly what happened, it will be an in—depth examination at the high levelses to understand the circumstances of this tragic dins dent and they said they had been working with the organisation as it goes about its humanitarian work in gaza, but, we understand from israeli radio, that the head of the israeli military has spoken to the head of the us central command giving preliminary findings and is going to get back to world central kitchen one 3. we and is going to get back to world central kitchen one 3.— central kitchen one 3. we have ictures central kitchen one 3. we have pictures of— central kitchen one 3. we have pictures of the _ central kitchen one 3. we have pictures of the hospital - central kitchen one 3. we have pictures of the hospital where l central kitchen one 3. we have i pictures of the hospital where you were talking about the bodies being taken. we have this eked aid organisation saying they are going to pause their operation, what effect do you think will have on getting aid that much—needed aid,

into gaza? getting aid that much-needed aid, into gaza? , , , ., ., into gaza? yes, this is going to have a big _ into gaza? yes, this is going to have a big impact _ into gaza? yes, this is going to have a big impact on _ into gaza? yes, this is going to have a big impact on the - into gaza? yes, this is going to i have a big impact on the workings of all humanitarian organisations, i mean most of the aid distribution that goes on in gaza is carried out by the un agencies, but when it comes to the remaining aid that comes? especially food ate world central kitchen has been an important player, they have been running kitchens in rafah in the south of the gaza strip, distributing food to large numbers of people, i mean world central kitchen alone said more than 40 million meals had been given out during the course of the war so far, this was in a statement they made last month, and then as i said they have been involved in bringing this food aid by sea, that was a move that was welcomed by different players all round the world, including the israelis, who said it would be important for this humanitarian effort. now, that too could be injeopardy.

could be in jeopardy. thank could be injeopardy. thank you very much for bringing us the very latest and a remind we are have a special live page up and running with the latest on those aid workers killed in garz, and all the other developments on the israel—gaza war. you can follow that on the bbc news website or app. some developing news we are getting in. police in finland say there's been a shooting at a school outside the capital helsinki. three children have been injured, but there are no reports of fatalities. police have detained a suspect, also a minor, but they haven't released any more details. school shootings are relative rare in finland — the last fatal one happened in 2008. that's a breaking story, we'll bring you more information when we get it.

next, an issue that faces working parents of young children — childcare. here in the uk the government says it expects more than 150,000 children to benefit from the first phase of the expansion of childcare support in england. working parents of two—year—olds are now eligible for some free childcare. but there are questions about the number of staff and spaces available as demand rises. vanessa clarke reports. yay! from a quick stumble to the back of the net. the two—year—olds here at monkton nursery in liverpool are quick learners. some of their childcare hours are now being paid for by the government, giving their parents a helping hand. but balancing the books is proving tricky for the nursery. the only way that we can remain financially viable is by asking the parents for a supplement to the funding, a subsidy allowance. parents are unclear as to how the funding works, so in a way, they're blaming the nurseries

for charging extra because they think it's all going to be free. the first part of the roll—out is aimed at eligible working parents of two—year—olds who can now access 15 hours. the next step will be for younger children. for kirsty, who works in a children's home, the changes are a chance to increase her hours at work. that's if she can find a place. i've been to three nurseries and i've put her down on three waiting lists because they're all got massive waiting lists now, because there's not enough nurseries for the hours that are funded. so yeah, it will help — if i can get her in somewhere. the department for education says it is confident in the strength of the childcare market to deliver this expansion, and that as demand grows, the plans rely

on nurseries and childminders providing even more places like this. with the annual cost of a nursery space now more than £15,000, any help will be welcome news to parents. but as the sector prepares for the next expansion in september, which will include even younger children, questions over funding, availability and staffing will continue. vanessa clarke, bbc news, liverpool. in the united states, donald trump has posted a $175—million bond in his new york civilfraud case. and financially, it could have been a lot worse for the former president. in february, he was found to have fraudulently inflated property values. he was initially ordered to pay $1164 million, but a court said he could pay the smaller sum within ten days while he appeals the penalty. the payment means the former president wards off asset seizures by the state. mr trump claims its all a political witch hunt.

it's just one of several court cases he's facing, as he looks toward the november election. our correspondent peter bowes has more. donald trump was originally ordered to pay $451; million, that was the judgment against him in the case in which he was found to have used fraudulent business tactics to increase the profits of his company. donald trump has indicated that he is appealing that decision, but his lawyers have said that it has proven to be a practical impossibility, getting a bond of that huge amount almost half a billion to satisfied the legal system in new york, while the appeal process moves forward, so there was an appeal of that and a panel ofjudges last month slashed that amount

to $175 million, which has now been met by a bond company here in california. we have heard from one of donald trump's lawyers, who has issued a short statement saying as promised president trump has posted bond, he looks forward to vindicating his rights on appeal, and overturning what the lawyer calls "this unjust verdict". now this appeal could take several monthw, it could go on well beyond the november election. in the meantime, the former president faces no less than four criminal trials, they won't all necessarily happen before the election, but the first is due to take place soon — this is the hush money case, involving adult film actress stormy daniels. weeks' time, in manhattan. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

around the world, millions of people have to deal with type one diabetes, meaning they have to inject themselves with insulin every day to balance their sugar or glucose levels. well, in england, health authorities will shortly begin contacting tens of thousands of people who could benefit from a pump known as an artificial pancreas. experts say the technology will be game—changing for treatment. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. i'm just going to pull this down, just do your height. two years ago, we reported on how six—year—old charlotte was taking part in a trial of a device that could radically change the way she manages her type one diabetes. this around yourarm... rather than regular fingerprick tests to check her blood glucose and then injecting insulin, charlotte was using what's known as an artificial pancreas. the device continually monitors a person's blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. now thousands more people will be

assessed to see if they, too, can use the pumps, something that experts say will be a game changer. for many people with type one diabetes, managing their condition means a lot of thinking of before they do a lot of things, such as eating, such as going for a run. but with this technology, a lot of those day—to—day thinking and working out things will be reduced. more than 300,000 people are living with type one diabetes in the uk. the devices will be rolled out to children and young people under 18 with the condition as well as pregnant women and those adults with type one diabetes who have an elevated blood sugar level. retired engineer les is one of those who, like charlotte, took part in the trial. i very quickly, my blood glucose control, itjust was a tremendous improvement, to the point where i'm now below the diagnostic threshold for type one diabetes. i feel healthier in myself,

more able to do everything. what's my glucose? computer: 0k, viewing. you're 5.9 and steady. the devices are already available in scotland to some patients, but they don't suit everyone. and nhs bosses have warned of challenges in getting enough supply of the devices, plus the need to train more staff in how to use them. that means it could take five years before everyone eligible has the opportunity to have one. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's look at the war in ukraine. european and ukrainian foreign and justice ministers are in the hague for an international conference focusing on alleged war crimes committed by russia in ukraine. russian forces have been accused a string of atrocities since the 2022 invasion. live to the hague and our correspondent anna holligan. anna, what can we expect from this conference today?—

conference today? well, as you can see, the conference today? well, as you can see. the flags _ conference today? well, as you can see, the flags and _ conference today? well, as you can see, the flags and security - conference today? well, as you can see, the flags and security are i conference today? well, as you can see, the flags and security are out | see, the flags and security are out at the world forum, justice and foreign ministersjust at the world forum, justice and foreign ministers just arriving here, what can we expect? first they will be discussing the amount of evidence gathered today, looking at a tax on hospital, schools, the power infrastructure, allegations of murder, rape and torture, all of those challenges. the gathering of evidence, the preservation of evidence, the preservation of evidence, there is a broad agreement on how that should be conducted, and indeed there are already mechanisms indeed there are already mechanisms in place, in order to do that, partly run by the euro just, partly by the european commission and another companies plus the icc. what they are focussing on here today is allegations of the crime of aggression, because there is a gap here. the ic kerr the —— icc has

issued an arrest warrant for president putin for transferring children into russia, the icc doesn't have jurisdiction over the crime of aggression when it comes to russia, and ukraine, because russia is not a member of the icc, and in this context, the crime of aggression refers to the actual invasion, so that is the challenge here, they have to try to come up with some form of agreement, in order to prosecute that very specific crime. so they will be looking at various models and that is the main issue on the agenda here today. t is the main issue on the agenda here toda . ., , , is the main issue on the agenda here toda. , today. i assume russia can 'ust ianore today. i assume russia can 'ust ignore anything i today. i assume russia can 'ust ignore anything that i today. i assume russia can 'ust ignore anything that has i today. i assume russia canjust ignore anything that has been l ignore anything that has been agreed? ignore anything that has been aareed? ~ , , ., ignore anything that has been aureed? ,, ., , ., ., agreed? well, russia first of all doesnt agreed? well, russia first of all doesn't recognise _ agreed? well, russia first of all doesn't recognise the _ agreed? well, russia first of all doesn't recognise the icc's i doesn't recognise the icc's jurisdiction and absolutely, but i just wanted to turn the camera round because there is a good example just over here. you may remember this

building, this is the yugoslav tribunal or rather it was, because it has finished its work and that is one of the models they are considering, some kind of ad hoc specialist tribunal and supporters of internationaljustice, those who have faith in it, will refer to institutions like the yugoslav tribunal. like the kosovo specialist chambers because in the past many sceptics said it wouldn't be possible to prosecute the likes of car vic and yet they were brought to the hague, the former leader oafs the bosnian serbs so they look at the bosnian serbs so they look at the model, the historical context and see that as a potential future way to bring the perpetrators of the alleged crime of aggression to justice here in the hague and the netherlands has volunteered to host such a specialist ad hoc tribunal but the real issue they have to try

and gauge here, the amount of political and financial support available for such an institution, and they also have to try and iron out any potential duplication between the work oaf the icc and a future possible specialist tribunal. anna holligan in the hague, thank you very days after releasing her country album, beyonce has been honoured with the innovator award at the 2024 iheart radio music awards in los angeles. she thanked the innovators who came before her including michaeljackson, tina turner and stevie wonder, who presented beyonce with the award. bey. queen bee. sash a that fierce, beyonce, no matter what you call her she is our 2024 iheart innovator. tt she is our 2024 iheart innovator. it starts with a dream but then you have _ starts with a dream but then you have to — starts with a dream but then you have to execute that dream and that role can _ have to execute that dream and that role can be _ have to execute that dream and that

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weren't born, but a lot of that is che retchings. this is the scene live at the hospital. deiral—balah this is the scene live at the hospital. deir al—balah where they were taken at the bodies were taken, the seven were killed working for world central kitchen and just dropped off supplies as. world central kitchen says it is pausing operations in gaza after those deaths of the aid worker, much more to come. stay with us here on bbc hello. the weather this week remains unsettled but it is turning milder by the time we get to next weekend. still cold though, for the next few days across parts of scotland, represented by the blues here, we have a key north—easterly wind, but milder yellows and then ambers

across england and wales and northern ireland, spreads steadily north quarts up to the northern isles by the time we get to saturday, but that does not mean it be bone dry, we will see rain through the rest of this week, as indicated by the blues, and the greens on this rainfall accumulation chart, the greens up to 70 millimetres following a saturated ground, what we have today, though is a lot of cloud in scotland, producing some rain, key north—easterly wind, making it feel cooler, some scattered showers for england, wales and northern ireland, but we have a band of rain coming in in the south—west with strengthening rinds, temperatures six in the north, to 15 in the south. through this evening and overnight we hang on to the rain in scotland, the rain across southern england, pushes steadily northwards, through the course of the night. it will be a breezy night for most, winds in the north, some clear skies and mild in the south. 11 in london for example. only three in scotland. the

rest of wednesday the low pressure bringing this rain, pulls into the north sea but we have this arm of rain left behind. it will clear in northern ireland but linger across parts of northern england and scotland. to the north and south of that, fairly cloudy, the sunniest skies in southern england where we have the highest temperatures of 15 degrees. still five elsewhere. as we head on into thursday, while we lose this area of low pressure but it will leave a legacy in cloud in eastern and northern areas with a few shower, brailling brighter conditions in central and western areas until the next area of low pressure comes in, bringing in more rain across the south—west. so for friday we start off with some snow across scotland, that is going to quickly push away, be mostly a high ground feature, and then we have a mixture of bright spell sunshine and shower, it will be windy as well. the other thing you will notice is

temperatures creeping up. it is saturday when we are all in double

this is bbc news — the headlines... a briton is among seven aid workers, mostly foreign nationals, killed in what a us—based charity says was an israeli airstrike in gaza. we have a special report from south africa's border, as illegal immigration dominates the political agenda

in the run—up to the election. and we head to the island of ailsa craig, off scotland's west coast, to learn how the granite used for the winter sport curling is crafted. more now on our top story. a food charity is halting its work in gaza after seven staff members were killed in what it says was an israeli air strike. world central kitchen accused israel of assaulting humanitarian groups working in difficult conditions, and said food was being used as a weapon. the charity called the strike an attack on humanitarian organisations working in the most dire situations. israeli military says it's conducting a thorough review of what it called a tragic incident. the education secretary, gillian keegan, was one of the first british government members to comment on the deaths. here's what she had to say. well, i mean, obviously we haven't had it confirmed yet, but we are very, very concerned

by the situation. actually, i think we do know that we've urged israel to do more