and we head to the island of ailsa craig, off scotland's west a high—tech solution to help manage type one diabetes. 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. israel says it is conducting a thorough review of the incident. there's been an angry reaction around the world, the polish foreign minister said he had asked the israeli ambassador to poland for an explanation.

the australian prime minister said there needed to be accountability. this is what the uk cabinet minister gillian keegan 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 to protect civilians, but also to allow aid to get into gaza. but we haven't yet had this confirmed and i think the idf are reviewing this, probably as we speak. let's speak to juliette toumas from the un relief and works agency for palestine refugees. thank you forjoining us on the programme. i wondered thank you forjoining us on the programme. iwondered if thank you forjoining us on the programme. i wondered if i could ask you what impact the fact that two charities now have paul's operations in gaza after the incident will make in gaza after the incident will make in gaza after the incident will make in gaza itself. —— have paul's operations. in gaza itself. -- have paul's operations-—

in gaza itself. -- have paul's operations. we are absolutely devastated — operations. we are absolutely devastated at _ operations. we are absolutely devastated at this _ operations. we are absolutely devastated at this news. - operations. we are absolutely devastated at this news. tool operations. we are absolutely - devastated at this news. too often, aid workers are being killed in gaza. we alone have lost 176 of our team members. some of them were in the line of duty. this is really very sad, because world central kitchen was giving food supplies to people in need. this is also why it is absolutely fundamental that the israeli authorities allow unrwa once again to travel to the north of gaza, where farming is looming, because we have been banned from getting to that area of gaza. what getting to that area of gaza. what are the day-to-day _ getting to that area of gaza. what are the day—to—day difficulties that your workers and the ones from world central kitchen have? ida your workers and the ones from world central kitchen have?— central kitchen have? no one is safe in gaza. central kitchen have? no one is safe in gaza- what _ central kitchen have? no one is safe in gaza. what happened _ central kitchen have? no one is safe in gaza. what happened overnight i central kitchen have? no one is safe in gaza. what happened overnight isi in gaza. what happened overnight is only a testament to that. not even aid workers, not even aid workers

driving in armoured vehicles, on a deconstructed route. quite often what happens is when we travel to riskier areas, what happens is when we travel to riskierareas, because what happens is when we travel to riskier areas, because everywhere is risky in gaza, what we need to do is we need to coordinate with the israeli authorities. at least on three different occasions at unrwa we had our convoys hit by israeli forces, either on their way up to the north or coming down after delivering food assistance. haw the north or coming down after delivering food assistance. how key our world central _ delivering food assistance. how key our world central kitchen _ delivering food assistance. how key our world central kitchen and - our world central kitchen and getting aid in, in particular in the northern part of gaza? lama; northern part of gaza? any organisation _ northern part of gaza? any organisation that _ northern part of gaza? sin; organisation that delivers humanitarian assistance to people in needin humanitarian assistance to people in need in gaza is key. any interruption in the delivery of humanitarian assistance is going to have severe consequences on the population, which is already going

through quite a lot, to say the least, including and especially in the north, where children are dying of dehydration and hunger, it is critical of the israeli authorities reversed the decision of the last and allow unrwa once again to travel by road to northern gaza, to deliver food assistance and nutritional supplies, including four children. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. there is much more on the situation in gaza on our special live page on the bbc news website. now, from the beginning of this month, people will see an increase to the price of council tax, road tax, broadband and mobile phone across the uk. so what can we do to help with the squeeze that a lot of us are facing? let's speak to emmanuel asuquo, financial adviser at 0nestopsave.com. thank you forjoining us. outline all of the changes that were made yesterday and are coming up in the

next week? there are a lot of them? yes, every april we see this change where companies increase their prices based on inflation, and we all know what inflation is after the cost of living crisis and what we have been through over the last few years. so we have seen council tax, broadband, loads of household bills going up. luckily we have seen gas come down, but that's the only one. there are loads of other ones that have gone up. it is tight for people. things like mobile phones, that seems to be very unfair because people have been put into contracts and then mid—contract they are seeing increases. people need to be aware that when they are renewing their contract, to really look at what the price is going to be for the whole year, as opposed to what they are getting at the beginning. the regulator is looking at this, where they go up by inflation, plus a little bit extra. there are some companies that don't do that, so you need to shop around?—

need to shop around? exactly, there are companies _ need to shop around? exactly, there are companies that _ need to shop around? exactly, there are companies that promise - need to shop around? exactly, there are companies that promise to - need to shop around? exactly, there are companies that promise to keep| are companies that promise to keep it frozen throughout the whole term. again, sometimes we are losing because we are so loyal to these companies, because we have been there for a long time. but actually we need to be loyal to ourselves and say, actually, what is the best deal for us, especially at a time like now when pockets are tight. rather than looking at the deal and comparing it to the price you are going to get now, factor in the fact that the price might go up, and it might be cheaper to get one that might be cheaper to get one that might be cheaper to get one that might be slightly more expensive now, but is not going to change through the term.— now, but is not going to change through the term. that's the bad news, through the term. that's the bad news. the _ through the term. that's the bad news, the fact _ through the term. that's the bad news, the fact that _ through the term. that's the bad news, the fact that broadband i through the term. that's the bad news, the fact that broadband is | news, the fact that broadband is going up. the price of stamps is even going up. but there is a little bit of good news in the fact that the energy price cap has come down slightly, hasn't it? the the energy price cap has come down slightly, hasn't it?— slightly, hasn't it? the energy rice ca- slightly, hasn't it? the energy price cap has _ slightly, hasn't it? the energy price cap has come _ slightly, hasn't it? the energy price cap has come down, - slightly, hasn't it? the energy l price cap has come down, which slightly, hasn't it? the energy - price cap has come down, which is good news to a lot of people in regards to energy prices coming down, because it has been one of the most expensive things. it's the lowest it's been for the last two years. however, people that were receiving additional support from the government, that has now

stopped. the additional payment people are getting to help with energy prices, that has now stopped. we are going into the summer months, hopefully our usage should be less, but with the weather, who knows? hopefully, the leases should be less and the prices come down, that should be good news for a lot of people. should be good news for a lot of --eole. ., ~' ,, should be good news for a lot of --eole. ., ~ ,, ., ., should be good news for a lot of --eole. ., ~ ., ., , ., people. thank you for “oining us on bbc people. thank you for “oining us on sac news. — people. thank you for “oining us on sac news. .f h people. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. if you _ people. thank you for “oining us on bbc news. if you are _ people. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. if you are facing - people. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. if you are facing a - people. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. if you are facing a costl bbc news. if you are facing a cost of living crisis, there are lots of tips and advice on the cost of living section that is on the bbc news website. around the world, millions of people have to deal with type 1 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 ten of thousands of people who could benefit from a pump known as an artificial pancreas. experts say the technology will be a game—changing 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. for many people who have a serious blow to the brain, physical recovery

is just the first of their problems. depression and other mental disorders are far more likely to develop following head trauma. the results of a small us study suggest taking a widely used antidepressant in the weeks after the injury could actually help prevent severe depression. and now a much larger trial is being held across england, looking into whether those findings can be replicated in a wider group of patients. our health correspondent jim reed has this report this video was three hours before the accident. four years ago, shannon was working on this building site in east london. i don't remember what actually happened to me, but from reports i was hit on the left hand side of my head with the digger. i was told that i was going to die. but i was given a chance, had surgery, and then i was in the coma for three weeks.

she needed operations to repair the damage to her body. the full impact, though, was not always visible. it took a real impact on my mental health. i wasn't going out. i wasn't taking care of myself. ijust completely let go of myself. i put on weight. yeah, any self—respect that i had was just gone. hi, shannon, it's nice to see you. come and take a seat. every six months, shannon's progress is checked by a psychiatrist. how have your headaches been? headaches, i've not had any. a head injury can change the way the brain works, affecting thinking skills, memory and personality. in particular mood, depression is something which we see very commonly after traumatic brain injury in around about 50% of people. that's around about ten times higher than we see in the background population without brain injury. this is a really significant problem.

now, a large scale study is being run at this and eight other major trauma centers. this commonly—used antidepressant is being given very quickly after the injury itself. the hope is it might better protect the brain from long—term damage. up to now, most of the research has been on the treatment _ of depression once it's set in, which we know can be - quite difficult. this would be one of the first. large—scale studies in the world that's actually trying to prevent itj from happening in the first place. five years ago, sean was knocked off his motorbike on his way home for dinner. broke all my left side, broke my leg, broke a couple of fingers, and i had a bleed on the brain. he now volunteers here, at the charity headway east london. we're waiting on rice, though, unless it's crispy. he's had to come to terms with differences to his brain and his personality. things that you used to do make you feel depressed, in a way.

like, you know, because i want to be that guy. i want to be on that side of that guy. i want to be that guy again. but that's the hardest thing. you just have to accept a new person in your life. group therapy, like this art class, is one route to recovery. it's hoped new approaches to medication might help as well as the nhs tries to better treat a complex injury to the most fragile part of the body. jim reed, bbc news. if you're a fan of winter sports, you'll know all about curling — whose contestants slide heavy stones along the ice , and frantically scrub their path with brushes. but where do the blocks of granite come from? in the lead—up to the world men's curling championships we've been to the island of ailsa craig, off scotland's west coast, for a glimpse of a unique process. what's stood the test of time is certainly this type of rock that's here. this metamorphic rock from this small island.

it's hard to believe that take it from a rough rock like this, ends up into a masterpiece and somebody throws that rock that then ends up winning the gold medal. this is kays of scotland. we manufacture curling stones for the olympics and the world championships in over 17 different countries. we've been here for 174 years. this is where we use all the hand tools. and it's really the skill of the crafter that gives it that final finished shape of the curling stone. the operation was known as three hand turning and grinding. it meant that the success of the product was dependent on the skill of the operator. the operator had to coordinate hand and eye to get the proper size and shape of the stone.

all the curling stones that kays curling makes and has made over the years has come from this island. we have been taking granite here for the last 170 odd years. these are the stones that's been accredited by the world curling and have been used in every olympic games since 1998. so out of that one boulder, you'd probably get something like 70 to 80 curling stones, out of this one boulder. we do this harvest roughly every ten years, and the product we take, like, this material we've got here should last us ten to 12 years based on the market growth at that point. the ailsa craig is definitely far and away the best material that's ever been located anywhere because of its unique composition. very, very fine micrograin granite which resists wear and tear. ice can be very abrasive so the ailsa craig material resists the wear and tear of the ice.

the ailsa rock. that's the beginning _ of all the world's curling stones. hard to imagine they're stood here and over 100 years ago, there's people like me coming across here to dig out the stone, to then manufacture the stone and then rough cut it here. such a unique and interesting job with such a great and fantastic story. we wa nt we want to return to our top story, the death of seven aid workers in gaza, including a british national. the foreign secretary lord cameron has just tweeted and says the news of the air strike that killed world central kitchen aid workers in gaza

is deeply distressing. british nationals are reported to have been killed. we are urgently working to verify this information and we will provide full support to their families. so, that'sjust in from the foreign secretary, lord cameron, reacting to the incident in gaza. he is calling a deeply distressing and they will, as you can see, provide full support to their families, the government urgently working to verify that information. it's now six decades since marie mcdonald mclocklin lorrie traded her four names forjust one — lulu. when she released "shout", in 1964, it catapulted her to chart success across the globe. this weekend sees the start of lulu's farewell tour — and she's been looking back on a career full of highlights with our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. # you know you make me wanna shout, look, my hand'sjumping # look, my heart's bumping...# 1964, a 15—year—old lulu in the film

uk swings again, making a big noise with a first single, shout. now, exactly 60 years later, she's about to embark on herfinal ever tour. to be honest with you, if when i was 15 years old and i would have, someone would have suggested i'd be doing a farewell tour when i was 75, i'd have said, you're having a laugh! how difficult a decision was it? you almost need an army to go on the road, and... i don't want to do it like this any more. i was 75 in november and it 60 years this year.

60 year career. to sir with love made her the first scottish solo act to have a us number one. # my heart goes boom—bang—a—bang, boom—bang—a—bang, when you are near. she also won eurovision. # an assassin that's second to none # the man with the golden gun... and recorded a bond theme. 60 year career. how much of an achievement is that? to be living at 75 is an achievement and to still be able to sing and to have energy and have your health is an incredible blessing in life. i feel very... i've always said i feel lucky and i'm grateful. i think that is really important. i get down on my knees every morning and thank god forjust being alive and for what i've got. for being lulu. for being lulu, i mean, wouldn't you want to be lulu? no, thanks! # we—e—e—e—ell.

do you ever wish you had an easier signature song? because that is one you have to belt out. with shout, you either get "we—e—e—e—e—ll..." people try to get it, but as you can see, i can still do it. so why would i think it was a... i should have something easier? i think because i'm working class and i've thought about this recently as i'm getting older, because i'm working class, i have a very strong work ethic and i don't look for things to be easy necessarily. lots of singers lose their voice over the years. how have you kept yours? i'm very disciplined. i've learned, in fact, to use my vowels and to speak like this and use the whole range of my voice right down to there. and also exercise my voice. sings operatically.

all that stuff. watch my diet, i exercise, and i don't speak before 12 noon when i'm on tour. whoa, not at all? not a big deal, you know, that's not a big deal. i mean, i've done total silence for weeks, and it's all about being disciplined. i don't know why, but i find that hard to believe having met you a few times. i think i'm lying? after crying all the way to the altar, lulu emerged as mrs lulu gibb. hubby maurice was a lucky guy. he got the girl thousands of fellows would give their right arm for. from a young age, lulu had to get used to life in the public eye. at 20, her marriage to maurice gibb from the bee gees made headlines around the world. what have you learnt about fame over these decades? that's a very good question. what have i learnt about fame? just to be famous is quite a difficult thing to cope

with and is not the answer to all your dreams. fame is only what's on the outside. it seems like they're rich, famous, got everything at their fingertips. that's not really what it's all about. i think i'm lucky again because i am good at recovering from maybe a bad spell, a tough, you know, marriage, you know, i always wanted to have lots of children, i thought, and then when it came to it, i didn't. that was a heartbreak for me. but you come through, you know, you come through. and what i've trained myself to do is to look at what i've got and not so much what i don't have. # you're face to face with the man who sold the world. among her many collaborations was a hit single she made with david bowie. that was a special

moment in my life. he said, "i'm going to make a hit record with you." true to his word, he made that single and we were going to do much more together. we had planned to do an album, and i went to new york and did a couple of recordings and they've disappeared. i'd love to get the other song, though. # can you hear me? # can you feel me inside? # show your love # take it in right, take it in right. oh, my god. that was the song, one of the songs that i did with him. and it's lost. can you hear me, mm. # you gotta be strong enough to walk on through the night # there's a new day on the other side. and such has been lulu's longevity that even her number one with take that was 31 years ago. it was an incredible thing. and they were very, very respectful, is the word, i think, because, of course, they were like in their teens, i think, and i was 40.

but i've had many reinventions in my life and that was a big one. and now we're family. # relight my fire! lulu, lovely to speak to you. nice to speak to you. you ready for the tour? i was born ready. i think that's been said before, but i stole it! days after releasing her country album, beyonce has been rewarded with the innovator award in los angeles. she thanked the innovators that came before her including michaeljackson, tina turner and michael jackson, tina turner and stevie michaeljackson, tina turner and stevie wonder, who presented beyonce with the award. stevie wonder, who presented beyonce with the award-— with the award. sasha fierce, beyonce. _ with the award. sasha fierce, beyonce. no _ with the award. sasha fierce, beyonce, no matter- with the award. sasha fierce, beyonce, no matter what - with the award. sasha fierce, | beyonce, no matter what you with the award. sasha fierce, - beyonce, no matter what you call her, she is our 2024 innovator.

innovation starts with a dream. but then you _ innovation starts with a dream. but then you have to execute that dream, and that _ then you have to execute that dream, and that role — then you have to execute that dream, and that role can be very bumpy. being _ and that role can be very bumpy. being an— and that role can be very bumpy. being an innovator is seeing what everybody — being an innovator is seeing what everybody believes is impossible. it often _ everybody believes is impossible. it often means being criticised, which often _ often means being criticised, which often wiii— often means being criticised, which often will test your mental strength. being an innovators leaning — strength. being an innovators leaning on faith and trusting that god will— leaning on faith and trusting that god will guide you. to every radio station, _ god will guide you. to every radio station, record labels, award show, my hope _ station, record labels, award show, my hope is— station, record labels, award show, my hope is that we are more open to the joy— my hope is that we are more open to the joy and _ my hope is that we are more open to the joy and deliberation that comes from enjoying art, with no preconceived notions. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. the weather this week remains unsettled, but it is turning milder by the time you get to next weekend. still cold though for the next few days across parts of scotland, represented by the blues here. we've got a keen northeasterly wind but milder yellows and then ambers across england, wales and northern ireland spread steadily northwards all the way up to the northern isles by the time

we get to saturday. but that does not mean it's going to be bone dry. we're going to see quite a bit of 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, falling on already saturated ground. what we have today, though, is a lot of cloud across scotland producing some rain, keen northeasterly wind, making it feel cooler. some scattered showers for england, wales and northern ireland and some sunny intervals. but we also have a band of rain coming in across the southwest with strengthening winds. temperature six in the north to 15 in the south. through this evening and overnight we hang on to the rain across scotland. the rain across southern england pushes steadily northwards through the course of the night. it's going to be a breezy night for most, brisk winds in the north, some clear skies and mild in the south. 11, for example, in london. only three in lerwick. somas we head on through the rest of wednesday, the low pressure bringing this rain pulls into the north sea. but we've got 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've got the highest temperatures of 15 degrees. still five in lerwick as we head on into thursday, we lose this area of low pressure. but it will leave a legacy of cloud in eastern and northern areas with a few showers, brighter conditions in central and some western areas until the next area of low pressure comes in, bringing in more rain across the southwest. so, for friday, we start off with some snow across scotland. that's going to quickly push away, it'll be mostly a high ground feature. and then we've got a mixture of bright spells, sunshine and showers. it's also going to be windy as well. the other thing you'll notice is temperatures starting to creep up, six in lerwick to 16 in london. but it's saturday when we're all in double figures.

live from london, this is bbc news. a briton is among seven aid workers, mostly foreign nationals, killed in what a us—based charity says was an israeli airstrike in gaza. ijust spoke to

i just spoke to wck founder and expressed their deepest condolences to the families and the entire world central kitchen family. a school shooting in finland — police say the gunman was just 13 years old. an expanded childcare scheme rolls out across england — but critics of the plan claim it's not enough. donald trump posts a $175 million bond in his new york civil fraud trial. we start this hour in the middle east. the aid organisation world central kitchen 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 central kitchen logo. the us—based charity says

it's suspending food distribution operations in gaza after the air strike.