they don't understand the damage they are doing to a young child. the children, women and men who survived domestic abuse — linked to covid lockdowns. in hull, a vigil is held as humberside police say it's not possible to identify any of the cremated ashes in an investigation into a funeral directors. the remarkable man from cardiff — who saved the town hall from fire in world war ii — is honoured on his 100th birthday. it was possibly the most tense call ever between these two men — joe biden and benjamin netanyahu spoke for the first time since monday's attack on the aid convoy. is israel's key international alliance now in danger of fracturing? that is newsnight at 1030.

good evening. in a notable hardening of tone, president biden has told israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that washington's future support for his war in gaza will depend on israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers. it was their first phone conversation since an israeli air strike killed seven aid workers — including three british nationals — in central gaza on monday. mr biden called it unacceptable and urged israel to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. it's the first time there has been a public warning to israel about us support. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in _ president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients— president biden here. reeta, there's been mounting in patients with - been mounting in patients with israel's conduct in the war here in washington over recent weeks, but

since the killing of those seven aid workers that impatience has turned to frustration and outrage. a 30 minute phone call today betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu, in whichjoe biden demanded an immediate ceasefire and urged mr netanyahu to put pressure on his negotiators to bring that about. but also saying, look, if you don't change your policy on protecting humanitarian workers and civilians inside gaza, bringing more aid in, then our policy will change as well. what could that mean? that could mean putting restrictions on the amounts of arms that are shipped to israel from america, $3.8 billion a year go from here to there in military aid. it could mean doing less to protect israel at the united nations. we've already seen the americans abstain during a resolution there last week and it could mean being less of a buffer with the rest of the world as it criticises america. the world will

be watching to see whether those demands for those actions in the next hours and days will be followed up next hours and days will be followed up by next hours and days will be followed up by concrete actions here in washington. will they really hang their ally out to dry?— their ally out to dry? gary, thank ou. and their ally out to dry? gary, thank yon and lucy. — their ally out to dry? gary, thank yon and lucy. in _ their ally out to dry? gary, thank you. and lucy, in jerusalem, - their ally out to dry? gary, thank| you. and lucy, in jerusalem, how their ally out to dry? gary, thank. you. and lucy, in jerusalem, how is you. and lucy, injerusalem, how is israel likely to react to this? well, this seems to have been the toughest call of the gaza war so far. it's no secret that relations between these two leaders are pretty abysmal at the moment, as gary was saying, pressure from the us has gone up and up over the course of the war and gone up and up over the course of the warand benjamin gone up and up over the course of the war and benjamin netanyahu has largely resisted that pressure. but he is going to have to decide how to play this one, because the language has really changed here and he is going to have to decide what to do about that without losing face at home. one consolation he might have his the clear us statement of support for israel in the event of a direct attack by iran. that is

something mr netanyahu has been talking up tonight actually before a cabinet meeting, and amid all the talk of whether arms deals could be used as leveraged against israel in the gaza war, this statement of support by washington on this issue is also a clear signal to iran that it won't leave its ally undefended. to see, thank you very much, lucy williamson reporting there and thank you too to gary 0'donoghue in washington. the senior conservative mp william wragg has reportedly admitted passing phone numbers for some fellow mps to a person he met on a gay dating app. speaking to the times, mr wragg apologised and said he was scared the individual would have �*compromising things�* on him. the bbc has attempted to contact mr wragg. around 12 people working in westminster are believed to have been targeted, all receiving unsolicited whatsapp messages from suspicious mobile numbers. 0ur political correspondent hannah miller reports. good afternoon, prime minister. good afternoon. questioning the prime minister last week, the senior

conservative mp, william wragg. now reported to be at the centre of a romance scam that targeted some of the most powerful people in the country. william wragg told the times newspaper he handed over the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on the dating app grindr. he apologised, reportedly saying, "they had compromising things on me, they wouldn't leave me alone. they would ask for people, i gave them some numbers, not all of them. i told him to stop. he's manipulated me and now hurt other people." among the victims, one former mp who last month received this message from a person going by the name of charlie. "long time, no speak", they said. "miss you in westminster". the former mp told me "it seemed so realistic". the last part of that message was "westminster misses you", and that was basically something thatjust friends usually do say anyway to make me feel better.

i was embarrassed, thinking i'm speaking to someone who knows who i am. the messages continue and the former mp admits he doesn't have the number saved. "you should have said," comes the reply, "i used to work in will wragg's office when you were here". that reassured him for a while, but it turned out not to be true. when the attacker went on to send a sexually explicit image, the former mp blocked the number. tonight, after william wragg made his disclosure to the times, the former mp says he feels awful for his friend. will is just a victim as much as the rest of us, he said. i hope the authorities can find out who it was. for now, the scale of the scam and who is behind it remains unclear, with the website politico reporting there are at least 12 victims. as leicestershire police said they have opened an investigation into malicious communications targeting one person in their area, a parliamentary spokesperson said

they take cyber security extremely seriously and work closely with the government in response to such incidents. hannah miller, bbc news. humberside police have had to tell hundreds of people whose relatives have been cremated by a funeral directors — which is under investigation in hull — that they'll never know if they've been given the correct remains. 0fficers said it is impossible to get dna samples from the ashes. some 2,000 calls have been made to a helpline by bereaved families. tonight, a small group of relatives gathered in the city for a vigil for their loved ones, asjessica lane reports. in pickering park in west hull, they come together in memory of their loved ones. just some of the hundreds of people affected by the police investigation at legacy funeral directors. michaela is related to one of the 35 people police removed from the building in hessle road. you can't understand it, there's no way to understand

what's gone on. and that's the hardest bit, not understanding. and not having no answers, but i know it's going to take a while and that's the whole point of this. we are not going to forget what's happened, we are never going to forget what's happened and we are going to make sure people don't forget what happened. yeah, you've got to feel for them all them, like, you know. she was just telling us she's come up for a friend of hers because she's that heartbroken she daren't come you know what i mean? karen used legacy for her mum and dads cremations. she organised the vigil tonight. shocking, shocking. really upsetting, you think you've done your best by your loved ones when you sort these things out for them and give them a decent send—off, or what you think is a decent send—off. it's not great. karen, like hundreds of others is devastated by the news from police today. i remain committed to keeping bereaved families at the heart of this investigation. whilst the expert opinion provides us with an assurance that proper crematorium processes have been

followed, unfortunately given the high temperature required to carry out a cremation, the dna will have been broken down and degraded to such a level that we would not be able to recover a meaningful dna profile. this means we are unable to attribute any of the human ashes or identify them. humberside police say they've also received a number of reports related to suspected financial and fraudulent activity. the 46—year—old man and 23—year—old woman who were arrested remain on bail. we wantjustice, we want answers, we are not going nowhere. they are planning another vigil in a month's time and another a month later, and every month until the police investigation is finished and the families and loved ones have answers to all their questions. jessica lane, bbc news, hull. nearly 20 years after the west yorkshire police officer sharon beshenivsky was killed in bradford, the last member of the gang responsible for her death has been convicted of murder. piran ditta khan, who's now 75,

fled to pakistan shortly after pc beshenivsky and a colleague were shot when they interrupted an armed raid on a travel agents. danny savage reports. killed in the line of duty. pc sharon beshenivsky, shot dead responding to reports of a robbery. she was murdered on her daughter's fourth birthday. this was the scene in november 2005. an attack alarm had been activated at a travel agent's in bradford. pc beshenivsky�*s patrol car pulls up opposite. she and her colleague, pc teresa milburn, cross the road to investigate. john brambani watched it happen from his nearby business. as sharon was approaching the door to the universal express, the guys inside burst out and bumped into her and shot her, seemed to shoot her down her vest. this memorial now stands on the spot where pc beshenivsky died.

although only three men were involved in the actual raid here, there were seven members of the gang altogether. six of them were subsequently caught, but the seventh has only today been convicted. he fled the country soon after the shooting, and it took a long time to get him back. piran ditta khan went to pakistan. in 2020, he was arrested and last year was sent back to the uk. 30th of november 2005, murdered police constable sharon beshenivsky. he planned the raid and was a lookout on the day. i'm not murder anybody. but he did murder a west yorkshire police officer. pc sharon beshenivsky lost her life in the most horrific of circumstances, in the line of duty. she will always be remembered. i would like to acknowledge the respect and dignity that sharon's family have shown over

the past 18 years, and i do hope that today's conviction goes some way in enabling them to move on with their lives. after her murder, sharon beshenivsky�*s husband paul visited the scene. he's had to live with those events since. i loved her very much, and she were very full of herself in what she did and enjoyed herjob to the full, sort of thing, enjoyed life to the full. he has been in court for some of this last trial. for the detective who led the original hunt for her killers, there is one thing which still needs to be done. it would be nice for both officers to be formally recognised - for the bravery which they showed in going to those premises - in the knowledge that there was something seriously i taking place there. west yorkshire police never gave up on hunting down all those responsible for their colleague's murder. danny savage, bbc news, bradford. one of the most devastating legacies of the covid lockdowns has been

the impact on vulnerable women, children and men suffering domestic abuse. in the first year of lockdown — 2020 — a third more people across the uk contacted the domestic abuse helpline — that's tens of thousands more seeking help. now, several charities and the domestic abuse commissioner have told us that the figures remain stubbornly higher than pre—pandemic levels. as part of a series looking at the legacy of covid lockdowns, i was given rare access to see how children who are victims are helped. i spoke to people who've inflicted abuse — and to those who've survived it. i was scared to be in the house and scared of what he would do to me. i didn't dare leave a child alone with him. driving through the yorkshire countryside to meet a woman who is educated, professional, successful. abuse knows no bounds and can happen to those who least expect it. we're keeping her anonymous

for her own protection. constantly looking over my shoulder, feeling watched, feeling hunted. i didn't feel free. sometimes i'd feel like a prisoner. the abuse escalated in 2020 during the pandemic. i think covid was a factor for things getting worse, because you get trapped behind doors and you can't see people, you can't talk to people. and that's perfect for a perpetrator. they would want you to be locked away from your family and friends. he was violent and at one stage attacked their child, but mostly, the abuse was threatening and controlling. my heart would be racing. it was when i realised our child was so impacted, i realised i would have to get out. i was fairly sure he would try to kill me if i stayed. this art project in halifax was set up as a direct result of the deaths of women and children in england from domestic violence in the first three weeks of lockdown. children are helped to heal through art. their work is presented to perpetrators to make them confront their actions.

sometimes ijust need a bit of courage to say about things that happened at home but i didn't have the confidence to say it. she is only nine, but she has seen misery and abuse at home and is now with art therapist georgia, who is helping her to express her thoughts. is that you that - you're painting there? yeah. this doll, like, goes from younger me to older me now that i've turned nine and i'm worried about the future and if there's going to be any more worries that i'm going to be having at home. it made me feel like family was not safe. i was only ten... the diary of an 18—year—old girl who has been coming here since last summer. the violence of her father haunts her. he was using anger against us, the kids, which would be strangling, smacking, sometimes even throwing us out. it was going on since

i was in year six. the damage he did made her come close to total despair. it came to a point when it was ruining my life. no matter how good i were doing in my life, i wanted to end it just because of one man. because they don't understand the damage they are doing just to a young child. we've still got little minds. we are still growing up. we are still learning things and we've had to cope so young. if mothers and women generally make up the vast majority of victims, there are also men who face domestic abuse, and they say they find it even harder to know where to get help. i have an overwhelming fear that i cannot get out, that i will be pulled back in, that no matter how much i struggle, how much i scream, how much i ache, i will not be let free. a leading charity says there has been an over 80% rise in calls relating to the abuse of men from 2018 and right the way through lockdown until now.

although in england and wales, women are twice as likely as men to face abuse. i asked this survivor in wales what living with his abuser during lockdown was like. she kicked the hell- out of me emotionally. i was very emotionally fragile, i i was at the worst i've ever been. i tried to kill myself twice. he said he carried a rope around with him and that thoughts of suicide were a crutch to lean on to stop the pain. i asked him whether it was hard for him to be listened to because he is male. if you would talk within a group of four blokes and you were inl an abusive relationship, _ chances are at least one will make fun of the situation. there is very little awareness - of the male side of abuse and how it works for male victims. i would also think. very little empathy. he eventually contacted a domestic abuse service and has spoken to us because he wants to help others, but not everyone finds the support they need. the domestic abuse commissioner says that 2 million people every year

who suffer face a postcode lottery as lockdown and then the soaring cost of living have placed a huge pressure on services. we need to quit lurching from crisis to crisis, whether it's covid—19 or cost—of—living or now bankruptcy for local authorities. we must have a strategic way to fund services. we have always depended on these services and never adequately funded them. and that has a direct impact on victims. i was an idiot, an absolute idiot. i pretty much lost everything. for over a year, i lost my children, lost my wife. this man is having to face up to what he did to his family through another programme in east london set up during covid for men wanting to address their abusive behaviour. it all started when i was constantly, and i mean obsessively, treating my wife like a possession. and i mean bombard herwith...

numerous messages. i mean, hundreds of text messages a day. you got arrested — why? for coercive control. because she felt threatened? yeah, she felt threatened by me, yeah. she used to say to me that she felt like she was walking on eggshells. the courses made him understand how frightening his behaviour was. there are other ways to react other than throwing a tantrum and getting aggressive verbally. i would never punch my wife ever, but i used to punch doors as a frustration. but i suppose in her eyes, me punching the door, to her she probably thinks, is he going to punch me next? he was lucky he got the chance to change and is now able to see his children and his wife. the government says since 2021, it's given over £500 million to help councils provide support. but for every success story, there are more cases of abuse and suffering behind closed doors — yet another of the enduring

and painful legacies of life in lockdown. if you suffer domestic abuse, details of help are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. emergency workers in taiwan are still trying to reach around 600 people either trapped in highway tunnels or cut off in remote areas after yesterday's major earthquake. almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel, who can't leave because of damaged roads. ten people were killed and more than 1,000 injured after the biggest quake there for more than 20 years. from taiwan, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. in a high valley gorge in the eastern mountains of taiwan, a badly injured survivor of yesterday's quake is winched aboard a rescue helicopter.

down below another team works frantically to free someone trapped in a massive rock fall. the huge rescue effort in the mountains here in eastern taiwan is relentless and exhausting. but a steady stream of survivors have been emerging all day. they are being brought to distressing station to this dressing station to have their injuries are assessed by teams of paramedics. their wounds are quickly cleaned and bandaged, but the mental scars may take much longer to heal. i asked this singaporean couple to describe what they've been through. your worst nightmare coming true. it's like they show in the movies. you never think you are going to experience it. we were in the tunnel when it happened and we felt the earth tremble and we just held on to each other for i don't know how long, until it passed.

and so we stayed there overnight but the night was a terrible, terrible ordeal with aftershocks, tremors and rocks falling every few minutes. so these are more rescue teams heading up into the mountains here behind me. this is called taroko gorge, and this is a very famous tourist spot, it's a very narrow, deep gorge that runs way up into the mountains here. and this is where most of the more than 600 people now listed as trapped are thought to be. this lady has run a little restaurant at the mouth of the gorge here for more than 30 years. she has experienced many quakes living here before, but none prepared herfor this one. "it was completely different," she says. "so much of the mountain has come down. this morning there were still rocks falling over here. when i was sleeping last night there was an aftershock and as soon as it hit, i leapt up and i ran outside".

in hualien city, the buildings badly damaged by yesterday's quake still pose a serious threat. frantic work has been going on all day to sure them up and stop them from toppling over. here too, the physical scars from the quake will soon be removed. but not the memory of what it felt like for the people who experienced it. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in hualien, eastern taiwan. the number of trees lost in the brazilian amazon fell by almost 40% last year, according to scientists. they say that direct political decisions by the brazilian government helped protect the forest. but global losses overall were up by a quarter, mainly due to forest fires in canada, as well as increased logging and fires in bolivia, laos and nicaragua. scotland, the home of golf, is in danger of losing some of its oldest courses — due to climate change,

recent storms and rising sea levels. the situation is particularly bad on the east coast with courses like montrose golf club suffering from erosion as the sea advances. in all, a total of 3a courses have been affected. if you're flying off on holiday this year you'll still need to remove liquids and laptops from your hand luggage at many uk airports. that's because new security scanners were due to be installed byjune, which would have meant an end to putting tiny toiletries into clear bags — but many airports including london heathrow and manchester now won't be ready in time. here's katy austin. heading off on holiday today, passengers at teesside airport in the north—east of england can already leave liquids in their hand luggage when going through security. it makes it a lot easier. i mean, when you get to my age, you have that many lotions, potions, medications. it'sjust going to make each trip marginally easier for me, which is obviously a benefit to me as a passenger. it speeds things up. you don't have to slow down. unlike larger airports,

teesside and london city, which only have a few security lanes, have already finished installing high—tech new scanning equipment and switch to new rules. at the moment, any liquid you take through in your hand luggage have to be no more than 100 millilitres and you have to take them out and put them in a plastic bag like this. with the new machines in place, they can all stay in your bag and you can also take two liquids that are up to two litres in size. there we go. laptops can stay in the bag as well. the boss at teesside says it's not only about convenience. it is enhancing the passenger safety. we're giving security staff more detailed images of what people are carrying, but the big thing is obviously, it is getting people through a lot quicker. the uk's biggest airports, such as heathrow and gatwick, are set to miss the government's deadline ofjune1st for completing their installations. reasons include supply chain issues. because they're heavy kit, lots of airports are having to do construction work to strengthen

floors or to reconfigure the layout, so that's another challenge. and of course, you know, making sure that all of the staff that then are having to operate it are fully trained and aware of it. ministers have now confirmed they will allow a number of airports more time, no longer than a year extra and on a case—by—case basis, so whilst some do expect to have their scanners ready for the summer holidays, many won't. it's worth checking before you travel, but people should assume the liquid rules stay the same for now. katy austin, bbc news. it's never too late to celebrate a hero — ronald brignall wasjust 16 when he saved cardiff city hall during the blitz in world war ii with just a sandbag and a fire hose gripped between his teeth. today, on his 100th birthday, he is being honoured for the first time. tomos morgan reports. on his 100th birthday, ronald brignall is finally being honoured.

honoured not for his age, but for an heroic act performed 83 years ago. during the second world war, uk cities did their best to protect themselves, but cardiff wasn't alone in taking heavy damage. praise and thanks were given to all of those involved in the effort, with today's birthday boy playing a vital role in saving this particular building in the welsh capital. it was in 1941 that a 16—year—old ronald brignall was walking home from college when he spotted an incendiary bomb land on the roof of city hall. they're designed to start fires. he then took it upon himself to climb on the drainpipes of this building twice to help extinguish the flames. firstly with a hose pipe between his hand in his mouth, and secondly with a sandbag. the local paper described a local lad who was daunted by nothing, acting with daring and courage. there we are. ronald's family were present as he received a special certificate today for his efforts

from the lord mayor of cardiff. # happy birthday to you...# a celebration for a centurion, for a courageous act performed in the most testing of times. tomos morgan, bbc news. football now and a 3—1 win for liverpool against sheffield united in the premier league moves them top of the table. meanwhile chelsea beat manchester united in a dramatic finish at stamford bridge. jo currie reports. in the three—way title race which has already seen twists and turns, it was over to liverpool for the next move. a win would see them back into first. the opening goal was a gift. this lack of urgency was costly. the home side heading top of the premier league, courtesy of darwin nunez�*s backside. for a team that haven't won at anfield for 30

years, sheffield united struck a blow after the restart. neither keeper having a very good night. liverpool needed a goal. mcallister provided this with this sweetly struck effort to the relief of the crime. a third was added to seal the deal. liverpool with a two—point advantage and eight games to go. elsewhere, a clash at stamford bridge so conor gallagher put chelsea in front.— bridge so conor gallagher put chelsea in front. though nacho is the one running _ chelsea in front. though nacho is the one running through - chelsea in front. though nacho is the one running through the - chelsea in front. though nacho is i the one running through the middle. that was doubled before manchester united staged a comeback. a penalty in extra time had the match heading for a draw. before this deflected effort in the dying seconds stover went on a memorable night in south—west london. joe currie, bbc news, stamford bridge.

it was possibly the most tense call ever between these two men.