then i think the idf is inept. the un human rights council has adopted a resolution calling for a global ban on weapons sales to israel because of its conduct in the war in gaza. a senior conservative mp has told the times he was manipulated into giving the personal numbers of fellow mps to someone he met on a dating app. more now on the deaths of seven aid workers killed by israeli air strikes. the parent of an american canadian man told the bbc they regarded as a crime. john flickinger and sylvia labrecque paid tribute to their son — jacob flickinger — as a loyal and devoted humanitarian worker. they told our correspondent in washington, tom bateman, they rejected israel's explanation of a tragic mistake and have called for an independent investigation. the idf knew exactly

who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, then i think the idf is inept and incompetent and i think israel owes the families and the world an explanation.

do you accept that explanation they have given so far that they say, that it was a mistake? i think that is a joke. they say it to protect themself. but, i mean, you know, i think it was meant. they wanted to do it, in a way that they want to keep on starving refugees out there. when you heard the israeli prime minister say that this happens in war, in relation to the death of your son and these other aid workers, what went through your mind? that is an irresponsible comment. anyone looking at the situation, 200 aid workers killed delivering in the process of delivering food aid to starving populations. what does that look like to you? it looks like using food as a weapon. and i know this is a few days

in and i cannot imagine how things are feeling for you. how do you feel about the hole this leaves in your life going ahead now? there is definitely a hole in my heart. when i first heard the news ofjacob�*s death, as i said, i was crushed and shattered and what i thought of immediately was sandy, jacob's life partner and his son who is only 18 months old. their dreams have been completely shattered. the only thing that i think will help us tremendously is jasper. knowing that through jasper there is still part ofjacob's life, you know? and that is one main reason why we are doing

what we are doing right now. i'm an old man. jacob was a young man and sandy is a young woman, they had their whole lives ahead of them. so what my mind went to was that... ..all of his hopes and dreams, sandy's hopes and dreams for the future, the life they were building together was destroyed. my father was killed. my father was us military and served in world war ii, the korean war. he was a fighter pilot and died when my mother was pregnant with me, i never met him and i grew up without having a father. and now my grandson will grow up without having his father. earlier i spoke to cbs news

correspondent, jared hill, for more details on the discussions betweenjoe biden and benjamin netanyahu what we are hearing from the white house in relation to this 30 minute phone call that they have called a tense discussion, it was a clear discussion from president biden�*s perspective. there is a reiteration that while the us and the white house is supporting israel large—scale in their efforts to uproot and end hamas, they are also really stressing here that they want to make sure that civilian lives are being taken care of and that aid workers also are being allowed to do the work that they need to do. the work they need to do to keep people fed and alive in gaza. civilians, keeping them alive in gaza, as well. it was a really tense discussion from president biden, with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. overnight, we learned there were three new humanitarian corridors that were opened up, going back to the sound

bite you were playing from the secretary of state, antony blinken, again, the discussion of making sure that why all those corridors have been opened, is the aid getting to the people that need it? that will be a big question going forward. things are developing quickly, the un rights council has also demanded a halt on arms sales to israel, and that is coming from geneva where the human rights council has been meeting this morning. it seems as though the call that happened between biden and netanyahu, there have been significant developments since that call. of course, not all calls between world leaders are made public. the world was waiting on the details of this one, and it seems to have had some significant results. that's right. the us is a major supporter, a major ally of israel. and so seeing these calls within the united states for president biden to change his rhetoric or at least the us approach to supporting israel almost seemingly unconditionally, that has been a really big point

of interest for a lot of people here and around the world. what will the united states do in relation to this, especially as we have now seen that this us canadian dual citizen killed in this air strike, which israel has said was unintentional, was accidental, there are questions of whether this was, if nothing else, negligence, question is ongoing. people wanted to see a president biden or change and adjust his tone in relation to supporting israel's war effort in gaza. where does this leave the us israeli relationship? i guess that might depend on how israel responds further. that's exactly it. a lot of what we are hearing from this call, and also

from the vice president yesterday, the us saying that we will make sure israel has the support that it needs in its efforts to defend itself, at the same time, the vice president said if there are no changes to their approach, it is very likely we are going to change our approach. this point of a much more conditional relationship than we have heard in the past, in regards to the united states' support of israel in its efforts on the gaza war at this present moment. it's an issue that we've been talking about a lot over the last few months, the kind of things that children are looking at on their phones and how it might influence their behaviour. teachers are concerned about it as well and the national education union is now calling for more regulation from techology companies and the government. our education editor branwenjeffreys reports . growing up, the whole world in their phone, teenagers navigating

their social lives online. but it's what they might encounter that parents fear. teachers told me they're worried, too, about the sexist attitudes, degrading language, which they believe is fed by online content. we asked them about their experiences. i've heard students in year 8, who are between the ages of 12 and 13, talking about the different plastic surgeries that they plan to have once they're old enough. i had one young man... i'll put it politely. he wanted to have sex with me. and sometimes it comes from girls as well. - it's notjust boys doing it. i think there's sort of this - self—replicating misogyny that girls show to other girls, i like, "oh, why haven't you put makeup on today?" 0r, "you've put too - much makeup on today." i think there's a great pressure to conform to a certain standard of, for example, outfit or body type or makeup. and the access is it's all around them and it's 24/7. they have not got the ability to switch off.

this teachers union is already campaigning, saying sexist behaviour or hateful language is not ok in schools. young boys at the moment are accessing a lot of content that goes well beyond just influences but is very extreme. and big tech really do need to be social partners in dealing with some of this. we need some regulation from government as well. this isn't about smartphones, which teenagers can use to learn and to connect with each other socially. it's more about harmful content, which they can access online, which is changing attitudes towards girls and women, particularly. i've been bullied before. cyber bullying on facebook. i think there is quite a lot- of hateful words and comments. there's lots of racial slurs and things like that - that i've come across. the government says its online harm bill will help.

tech companies will have to enforce minimum age limit orface large fines. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. let's speak to sakshi ghai a postdoctoral researcher at the oxford internet institute, which is part of the university of oxford. thank you for your time. can you start by telling me how technology, particularly phones, can actually directly affect young people's well—being? directly affect young people's well-being?— directly affect young people's well-beinu? . ~' . directly affect young people's well-beinu? . ~ . ., well-being? thank you so much for havin: well-being? thank you so much for having me- — well-being? thank you so much for having me- i— well-being? thank you so much for having me. i understand _ well-being? thank you so much for having me. i understand the - having me. i understand the increasing concern among parents, teachers and clinicians about how social media use might be driving and increasing anxiety and depression, especially among young children. a lot of these are cautionary tales, but some of these are very important, especially when considering the exposure to harmful content that kids might be exposed to. as an example, this bill,

increasingly significant rise in severe digital harms, which include online grooming, sexually explicit content and harassment of young children. some of the biggest risks that children face. much of the media attention and much of the attention in the community has been focused on this construct of screen time, how kids spend time online. naturally, the answer is not removing screen time or reducing screen time, because social media is used for a host of diverse activity, from socialising, entertainment, social connection. really, the key is to unlock the potential, but ensure we are protecting children from harmful content. the evidence base are currently from the scientific literature is very mixed. the link between social media use and rising mental health amongst young children remains debated. most

of the research is based on correlational findings. of the research is based on correlationalfindings. really, we need to build a more nuanced understanding of the relationship and the many mental health factors, genetic or environmental, that might lead to the increase we may see. we have one of the young people saying that it have one of the young people saying thatitis have one of the young people saying that it is 24-7, i think have one of the young people saying that it is 24—7, i think that is the thing that can be very difficult. when i was at school, there were not smartphones, whatever was happening at school stayed within those school hours. now this is impacting when they are at home. they can access social media or messages at any time? ~ , ,., , ~' social media or messages at any time? ~ , ~' , time? absolutely. i think this really brings _ time? absolutely. i think this really brings to _ time? absolutely. i think this really brings to light - time? absolutely. i think this really brings to light how - time? absolutely. i think this really brings to light how we | time? absolutely. i think this - really brings to light how we need to almost as a community, whether it is technology companies or policymakers, even law enforcement and national governments, who are both regulating technology companies, but also are picking up on new crimes are merging against

children, online child six abuse, to hold technology companies to account and really ensure that we are investing in a lot of the community time on increasing online safety commitments. that really comes down to what children are being exposed to, within their bedrooms, and it comes down to content moderation and how we can make sure that the kids are not being sent to the sexually explicit requests, or exposure to racist or homophobic content. in terms of the amount of use, as well, we are often told four adults that reducing screen time can improve your mental health. is there any data that shows that can help for young people, or is it a case that young people, or is it a case that you need to be, as you are saying, making sure they are getting the right thing when they are looking at their screens?— right thing when they are looking at their screens? again, their research on this was —

their screens? again, their research on this was very _ their screens? again, their research on this was very mixed _ their screens? again, their research on this was very mixed and - their screens? again, their research on this was very mixed and heavily l on this was very mixed and heavily debated. on the one hand, complete cessation of social media use is impractical. digital is so embedded in the daily lives of young children. on the other hand, unregulated and unsupervised use is also equally not helpful. for example, parental mediation, parents helping children navigate their lives online, it can really help them stay better protected. a lot of research has increasingly started to point towards that. equally, what happens with unregulated screen time is notjust that happens with unregulated screen time is not just that the happens with unregulated screen time is notjust that the parents or young children can do much about it, it really comes down to how technology companies are moderating their content online. everything the kids are being exposed here, everything from social body image comparisons to the kind of content and the really explicit content they

are exposed to. i think it really does require the community coming together and urging and calling technology companies to be more accountable. we technology companies to be more accountable.— technology companies to be more accountable. ~ . accountable. we will leave it there. thank ou accountable. we will leave it there. thank you very _ accountable. we will leave it there. thank you very much _ accountable. we will leave it there. thank you very much for _ accountable. we will leave it there. thank you very much for your - accountable. we will leave it there. thank you very much for your time. a vigil has taken place in hull for bereaved families affected by the legacy funeral directors investigation. humberside police says it's impossible to get dna from the cremated ashes so hundreds of relatives may never know if they have received the actual remains of their loved ones, as our reporter jessica lane explains. in pickering park in west hull last night, they came 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 on hessle road. you can't understand it, there's no way to understand exactly what's gone on. and that's the hardest bit, is not understanding and not having no answers. but i know... i know it's going to take a while.

and that's the whole point of this. we're not going to forget what's happened. we're never going to forget what's happened, and we're going to make sure people don't forget what happened. oh, yeah, you've got to feel for them all, haven't you, like, you know? she's come up for a friend of hers because she's that heartbroken she daren't come out, like, you know what i mean? karen used legacy for her mum and dads cremations. she organised the vigil. shocking. really upsetting and... 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. 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 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 that we are unable

to attribute any of the human ashes, or identify them. humberside police say they've also received a number of reports that relate 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, and we're not going nowhere. they're 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. rail passengers are being warned of major disruption as the latest wave of strikes by thousands of train drivers starts today. i6 rail companies are carrying out industrial action over the next four days, which is likely to lead to cancellations, delays and no services in some areas.

our transport correspondent katy austin reports. a series of strikes on the railway began in the summer of 2022, and while several disputes have ended, the one between train drivers in the aslef union and more than a dozen train companies continues. a ban on working overtime days at all the operators involved started yesterday, and carries on until tuesday — although sunday's not included. that's likely to cause some last—minute cancellations. then a handful of train companies are affected by strike action today, and different ones tomorrow. it's another strike day on monday — again, affecting a different list of train companies. they'll all run a limited service or no trains at all on strike days. a settlement in the dispute still feels far away. it's approaching a year since the last offer was rejected, and things haven't moved since then. i think we are in deadlock when you've got a government refusing to talk to you, got employers who haven't spoken to you in 12 months.

but let's not forget — my people haven't had a pay rise for half a decade. and unless we maintain the profile of this — would you be here talking to us today? so we're trapped in a cycle of that we have to do this to maintain the voice of the people we represent. the group representing train companies insists it wants to find a resolution. we're three out of the four unions who represent people who work for the railway, and we want to find a solution to this dispute. we absolutely can't continue on as we are. we need the aslef leadership to accept that the financial situation that the railway finds itself in is really severe. a strike on the london underground on monday has been called off, but for many passengers around the country, there's more rail misery to come over the next few days. and once again, the advice is check yourjourney before setting off. katy austin, bbc news. i spoke to our correspondent ben woolvin about the impact of the strikes. this dispute has been going on for a very long time now. it is very quiet here at london's euston station today. even the pasty shop in the station is closed. that is because this is the first

day of three days of rolling strike action planned by train drivers here in the uk who are in dispute about their pay and working conditions. this station would normally connect london to the uk's major cities, including birmingham, manchester, liverpool, glasgow and edinburgh. but none of those mainline services are running today because of the industrial action. the only services running from here are transport for london trains. the aslef union is the union in question and its general secretary is one of those on the picket line here this morning. well, the people behind me haven't had a pay rise for half a decade, and at the core of this is the right for everybody in the cost of living well, the people behind me haven't had a pay rise for half a decade, and at the core of this is the right for everybody in the cost of living crisis to have a pay rise and enjoy it. now, we have done 17 pay deals in the last 12 months — scotland, wales, freight, open access, elizabeth line, tube, and numerous others. this is a westminster problem driven by government. the government does not

want to resolve it and doesn't care. so, ben, there is going to be a further disruption on the network, isn't there? yes, today's strike action is affecting avanti west coast trains, the east midlands railway, west midlands trains and crosscountry trains, but there are further strikes planned for tomorrow and monday. different companies are affected on different days. so, the advice to passengers is to check the national rail website before you travel. there's also more details on the bbc news website. now, they have many many songs that you can't help but sing along to and one of abba's biggest hits is going to be played all over brighton this weekend to mark a special moment in music history. fiona lamdin has more. a very good evening to you. and from me, david vine,

welcome to the eurovision song contest of 1974. and welcome to a saturday night out in brighton. 50 years ago, brighton was electric with eurovision fever. waterloo by abba for sweden. watch this one. as they strutted on to the stage in platform heels and satin knickerbockers, these swedish artists were still relatively unknown. # surrender # oh, yeah, # and i have met my destiny in quite a similarway...# even after they'd performed, some of the judges still weren't convinced. i know it sounds odd now, but they made no impression on us at all. # waterloo...# we gave them no votes. some old folk in monaco, who were on theirjury, they gave them no votes. greece gave them no votes. belgium gave them no votes. five countries out of the 17 gave abba no votes. sweden, five votes.

and then the results were in. abba. we won! it was one of those moments, you know, when life changes from one day to another. suddenly, the world is open to us. the whole world is open. # waterloo...# and that was that. overnight, they became a household name, dominating the charts for decades to come. jacqui was there. she was 15 and remembers everything. the lift door opened and out came these zany costumes. but more importantly, men in silver platform boots, lilacs, pearls, satin, silk. and we alljust stopped. # waterloo. # i was defeated. # you won the war. # waterloo...#

well, 50 years on, brighton is remembering and celebrating the eurovision glory. and this drag bus will be touring the city, making sure abba is played from every street corner, making it absolutely impossible not to sing along. # whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, waterloo. # finally facing my waterloo # waterloo, i was defeated you won the war...# and just around the corner, more abba. brighton gay men's chorus getting ready for this weekend. # waterloo, couldn't escape if i wanted to...# back outside the dome, where it all started, a special plaque. sandra and frank travelled from belgium to see it. we love very much abba, - and we are following them all over the world, also for an event l like this, so it's unbelievable. five decades on, they're still arguably the biggest stars eurovision has ever created.

now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. snow for some across scotland this morning, but the contrast in conditions this weekend will be fairly stark. at the moment we have this area of low cloud developing across the azores, bringing up airfrom the mid—atla ntic. this is going to be storm kathleen which will pass to the west of the uk on saturday and into sunday, bringing potential for disruptive winds and very mild air. after snow, temperatures in scotland in the high teens. eastern parts of england, maybe as high as 22 on saturday afternoon. at the moment, still chilly in scotland, still a little snow for a short while over the hills, but turning back to rain for many. further cloud, outbreaks of rain here, and indeed in northern ireland this afternoon. in england and wales, better chance of sunny breaks, especially further south and east. a few heavy showers,

but in between the showers, south—westerly wind, we could see highs of18, 19. contrasting with 6—7 in the north of scotland. here, temperatures will not drop much overnight. further batches of rain rather than snow moving from south to north, heaviest in the western areas, thunder cannot be ruled out. note the temperatures, very mild night for all. still a big easter travel weekend, so if you are on the move, be wary, there could be travel disruption to the ferries and bridge restrictions as well. northern and western areas affected the most by the strong winds. could top 60—70mph for some. not a huge amount of rain, although very wet start in northern scotland, showers particularly in the west, trying to push east. but not seeing much if any wet weather across parts of eastern england, and even in the west, it should brighten up in the afternoon. the winds here strongest in the west, 60—70mph for one or two.

the winds coming from the south, south—west. 17 in the inverness area. maybe 22 degrees in parts of east anglia. but the feel is tempered by the strength of the wind, remaining strong into sunday. storm kathleen passes to the north—west of the uk by this stage. we will see the strongest of the winds here on sunday. the hebrides, 60—70mph gusts. a windy day across the board. sunday, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some heavy with hail and thunder, not as mild as saturday, but temperatures still above average for this stage of april. take care.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel says it will open new aid routes into gaza, after biden warned israel must do more to prevent humanitarian suffering if it wanted to maintain us support. the un human rights council has adopted a resolution calling for a global ban on weapons sales to israel because of its conduct in the war in gaza.

a senior conservative mp has told the times he was manipulated into giving the personal numbers of fellow mps to someone he met on a dating app. and emergency workers in taiwan are still trying to reach around 600 people trapped by wednesday's earthquake. hello. welcome to bbc news. the un human rights council has backed a resolution demanding a halt to all arms sales to israel, because of its conduct of the war in gaza. the vote, while not binding, does come from the un's pressure on israel to change course. it comes as the us welcomed news that israel will allow three humanitarian corridors into gaza following a phone call between president biden and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu.

for the first time since the start of the israel—gaza war,