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, israel will temporarily reopen the erez crossing in northern gaza. ashdod port will also be opened for humanitarian deliveries. and more aid trucks from jordan will be allowed to cross israel to gaza. the call between mr biden and mr netanyahu was their first since an israeli air strike killed seven international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a "dramatic" increase of aid into gaza within "hours or days." sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and a clear message from the us president that his patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians and aid workers in gaza, if he wants american support to continue. it's no secret that tensions between the two leaders have been bubbling for some time, but the us is israel's most powerful ally. in his strongest criticism yet, joe biden said the growing humanitarian crisis is unacceptable

and he expects steps to be taken towards an immediate ceasefire. the president made it clear that our policies with respect to gaza will be dependent upon our assessment of how well the israelis make changes and implement changes to make the situation in gaza better for the palestinian people. and how much time are you giving them to make these changes, to implement these concrete steps? again, we would hope to see some announcements of changes here in the coming hours and days. a clear message, and one israel's been quick to hear. shortly after, they opened several new humanitarian aid routes. this was the leaders' first call since seven aid workers were killed in an israeli air strike on monday. among the dead, three british citizens. it is a claim jacob flickinger�*s family doesn't accept. i grew up without having a father and now my grandson will grow up

without having his father. the united nations said 500 aid trucks would be needed every day to support civilians in gaza. right now, though, any progress is being welcomed by those who desperately need food, water and medicine. sean dilley, bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been speaking with eu leaders in belgium about the humanitarian situation in gaza. let's take a listen to what he said. we welcome the steps that have been announced by israel, opening erez as a new crossing point, having shipments go directly from the ashdod port, maximising the route from jordan. these are positive developments, but the real test is results, and that's what we are looking to see in the coming days and in the coming weeks. before that, our reporter will vernon sent this

update from washington. this was quite a dramatic intervention byjoe biden. for many weeks and months now, the president has shown increased frustration with the way the israelis are waging this war. and it appears that those tragic deaths of the seven aid workers in gaza on monday may have been the final straw. and in that phone call, president biden essentially gave an ultimatum to mr netanyahu that us policy on gaza could change if israel doesn't improve the humanitarian situation and protect aid workers in gaza. and that was a significant shift in us policy. this was the first time that washington has tried to leverage american aid in order to influence the conduct of the war. and initial signs suggest that perhaps there is some sort of shift in israel now. we'll have to see what happens in the hours and days ahead.

but perhaps that us tactic is beginning to have an effect. we saw at that announcement, that three aid corridors would be reopened or widened. but i think now the americans will want the israelis to do even more, to take concrete steps to demonstrate that they are protecting civilian life. of course, president biden is under huge pressure here in the us. there is a growing chorus of voices in congress from his own party who are saying that america should put more conditions, attach conditions to the aid it sends to israel. the us is the main supplier of military equipment to israel and provides $3.8 billion of military aid to the country annually. but also many ordinary voters as well, many of them traditionally democrat voters, joe biden�*s own party, they too are very unhappy with the biden administration's support for israel. and in a crucial election year, when the polls are more

or less neck and neck, that will be a huge concern for the white house. earlier, i asked our middle east correspondent yolande knell when new humanitarian corridors are likely to open... we haven't yet got announcements on specific timings or quantities of aid that will be allowed through, the kinds of items or what kinds of new security checks that israel might be demanding here. but i should say these are routes which really aid agencies and foreign diplomats, including briton�*s lord cameron, the foreign secretary, have been asking for, pressing for, really for many weeks now. it has been pointed out that the ashdod port, just 20 miles, 30km along the coastjust to the north of the gaza strip, this is a large container port which has capacity to let in much, much more aid than has been allowed through so far, really because of domestic pressure in israel that that has not been opened up more to aid going into gaza.

then you have the erez crossing. for years, that has been the main people crossing for gazans, for aid workers and diplomats and journalists going in and out of the gaza strip, but it was overrun on the 7th of october by hamas gunmen and ever since then it has been kept firmly shut. now we're told it's going to be temporarily reopened for aid to enter, and of course this is important because if aid can come in through that route, going straight into the north of the gaza strip, this is where the threat of famine is the highest. and the other thing that diplomats have been telling me they've been pushing for is for an expansion of this route via jordan, bringing in shipments through southern israel, through the kerem shalom crossing, into the south of the gaza strip. so all of these moves are being welcomed, but you can also see why because there are lots of details still to emerge, the us has said it is waiting to see, really. it's going to assess if these moves go far enough. how significant is this,

do you think, the fact that this came after that call between netanyahu and biden? we have known that this has been called for for some time, so how significant is it that this is now happening? i think it is very significant, because very often we have seen that israel appeared kind of impervious to some of the international demands that have been made, including from its biggest ally, the us. and up till now, the us has looked very reluctant to try to use leverage that it has over israel because of the diplomatic shield that it provides at the un security council in particular, but in general on the world stage for israel. and also, you know, the huge amount of military assistance and military sales that come from the us to israel. it hasn't looked like those were injeopardy, even when there have been growing strains between the two allies.

now, it wasn't made explicit what exactly president biden said in this half—hour call to the israeli prime minister, but obviously this time the warnings that he gave were stark enough that there could be a change in us policy if there weren't changes in israel's conduct of the war in gaza, if there weren't more steps taken specifically to protect civilians and to protect aid workers. those warnings this time seem to have made a difference. earlier this morning, speaking on radio 4's today programme, the chair of the uk foreign affairs select committee, alicia kearns, said the british government needs to suspend arms sales to israel. so i believe we have no choice but to suspend arms sales. and it's important the public understands this isn't a political decision, as some seem to want to present it as legal advice is advisory. the government can choose to reject it, but uk arms export licences require a recipient to comply with international humanitarian law. and that's why emergency handbrakes, for example, exist in the change of circumstances.

and i think on ihl, it is important to reiterate that ministers were unable to answer when i asked in the chamber whether israel is demonstrating a commitment to ihl, they said they had a capacity or they were with the issue around the switching on of water and of deliveries. and i would point out that you had suella braverman on earlier this week saying that she'd seen trucks of aid going in. that is not somehow a defence that enough aid is going in is preposterous as a defence. the problem is the volume that is going in. the un human rights council has adopted a resolution calling for a global ban on weapons sales to israel because of its conduct of its war in gaza.

this is the moment the result of the vote was announced in geneva. the resolution 30 is adopted by the council by 28, yes... please, please, just... 28 countries voted in favour of the non—binding resolution and six against, with 13 abstentions. they included france, which described the humanitarian situation in gaza as "catastrophic". the vote, while not binding, does come from the un's top human rights body and will increase the diplomatic pressure on israel to change course. earlier, i asked our geneva correspondent imogen foulkes whether this result was expected. i think by last night, when myself and otherjournalists were looking at the kind of discussions that were going on between diplomats, it was looking very likely that this resolution would be passed. i think what surprised some of us and clearly disappointed israel, whose ambassador i have just heard talking about this being a dark day for the united nations, is that the support i think what surprised some of us and clearly disappointed israel, whose ambassador i have just heard talking about this being a dark day for the united nations, is that the support that was so strong for israel from europe at the start, you know, the start of this conflict, seems to be drifting away. we saw france and the netherlands abstaining, we saw finland, belgium and luxembourg actually

voting in favour of this motion, and in europe, just germany and bulgaria i think voted against. and this will worry israel. even though this resolution is not binding, this is a reflection of the thinking of countries which traditionally have been very supportive of israel, who may well be selling some form of military equipment to israel who may now, because of this vote, also decide unilaterally to suspend arms exports to israel, so i think again not binding but it really does show that israel is becoming more diplomatically isolated. and in light of this today, what do you think could be the next steps now? well, we are seeing some movement from israel. we see some of the things

that the aid agencies here in geneva have been calling for for months, which is more crossings open to get aid in, some of the ones in the north of gaza for example which are just minutes away by road from people which the un has said are now on the brink of famine. i should say also that the discussion at the human rights council today, although we say the vote reflects frustration at israel's conduct of this war, there were many warm words of support and sympathy for israel because of the dreadful attack it suffered, there were calls, repeated calls for the release of the hostages. everybody said israel has a right to defend itself but it must be done within international law. geneva's the home of international law, it's the right place to discuss it, and the consensus is israel could do a lot better in respecting international law than it's doing at the moment.

breaking news and senior doctors in england have ended their dispute with the government. members of the british medical association and the hospital specialists association have backed a new deal. the offer will mean that some consultants will get a pay increase of nearly 20% in the financial year of 2023—2024. junior doctors remain in dispute with ministers over pay and have a fresh mandate to strike. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the senior british conservative mp william wragg has reportedly admitted passing phone numbers of 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. more now from our political correspondent nick eardley. william wragg is a senior conservative mp, pretty well connected, he chairs a committee in parliament, he is also on the 1922 committee of conservative backbenchers. he has given a statement to the times where he admits to being the centre of a story developing over the past few days. he says he met a man

on the dating app grindr, that they shared pictures, and this man started asking for the numbers of other people who worked in parliament, including some mps. i want to read you a particular quote from william wragg in the times, quite important, he says, "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 has manipulated me and now i have hurt other people." the bbc has tried to speak to william wragg, so far without success. i think there are a couple of questions outstanding this morning, one is about the judgment of william wragg to send pictures to someone he had met online and does not appear to have known all that well and perhaps more importantly to share the details, contact details, of some of his colleagues. and then the second question which arose from this is,

how significant a security issue this might be? the suggestion from reports from politico and others, around a dozen people involved, but that is at least a dozen people, it could be more. as i say, it raises the question about whether mps have enough training about how to avoid this sort of thing and whether there could be more questions to come over the next few days. is there some kind of guidance for mp5? it's perfectly feasible that this is the bad judgment of one or a few people that led to this situation but what tends to happen when the stories crop up is that it raises

the wider implications as to whether this is something that could happen again and whether more could be done to avoid it. regarding the specifics, it's hard to say for sure whether this raises a wider security issue but it's definitely a question thatis issue but it's definitely a question that is going to be asked over the next few days. i should also point out that leicestershire police have said they are investigating an allegation of malicious communication after an mp in the area made a complaint to them so this doesn't appear to be a story thatis this doesn't appear to be a story that is going away and, as i say, i suspect you'll hear a lot more questions about the potential implications but alsojudgment questions about the potential implications but also judgment of will wragg himself. implications but alsojudgment of will wragg himself. in taiwan, emergency workers

are still trying to reach around 600 people either trapped in highway tunnels or cut off in remote areas after wednesday's earthquake. almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who are unable to leave because of damaged roads. ten people were killed and more than 1,000 injured after the island's biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. strict building regulations in taiwan helped prevent a major catastrophe, as our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports. so this is the base of operations for the rescue efforts that are taking place up in the gorge, taroko gorge, up behind me here. you can see rescue teams taking a rest who've come out of the gorge. here is where they are directing operations and this is where they bring the people who've been rescued. they're dropped off here. we saw a group being dropped off

a few minutes ago and they're brought to here where they are met by paramedics, who give them a checkup, see if they've got any injuries, dress any wounds. we've seen about 60 or 70 people brought out of the gorge today. there's another helicopter going up. this operation is continuing. what we've found out today is, of the 634 people reported as still trapped inside the gorge, they are all safely accounted for and they are all in some form of shelter. so there's around 400 people being kept in a hotel up there and the rest are in a community centre and a school. so although they are still trapped inside the gorge, we understand that they are all now safe, they're in shelter and they are being provided with food and water. so this is really a matter now of, as and when they can, bringing people out. but that's the difficult bit because the road is blocked by landslides and they're having to do a big chunk of it on foot with rescue teams guiding people out to where they can be picked up

by buses and brought here. so although there is still a large number of people trapped and it is going to take some time, the situation has absolutely stabilised compared to yesterday. a piece of boxing memoribilia from one of the greatest fights ever is going up for auction. these are muhammad ali's white satin boxing trunks from his epic thrilla in manila bout with rivaljoe frazier. it's expected they could sell for up to $6 million. he wore them in his bruising victory over frazier in the philippines in october 1975. the shorts go under the hammer next week. these shorts are one of ali's iconic designs. so, the white satin with the black stripe on the side is something that he wore throughout his career. you can see on the label that it says, "made specially for muhammad ali." and we've done a process called

photo matching where we've actually lined up minute details of threads and different wrinkles in the shorts to authenticate them back to the match in 1975. this $6 million. that's $6 million. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. snow for some across scotland this morning, but the contrasting conditions this weekend will be fairly stark. what we've got at the moment is this area of cloud developing across the azores, bringing up air from the mid—atlantic. this is going to be storm kathleen, which will pass to the west of the uk as we go through saturday and into sunday, bringing the potential for some disruptive winds, but bringing some very mild air to our shores. so after seeing some snow, we could

see temperatures in scotland into the high teens, and across some eastern parts of england maybe as high as around 22 degrees through saturday afternoon. at the moment, though, it's still chilly across scotland. still a little bit of snow around 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, but for england and wales a better chance of some sunnier breaks, especially the further south and east you are. a few heavy showers, but in the sunshine between those showers, and the south—westerly wind, we could see highs of around 18 or 19 degrees, contrasting with six or seven in the north of scotland. here temperatures won't drop much through the night. further batches of rain this time rather than snow and moving from south to north, the heaviest of which will be in western areas. the odd rumble of thunder can't be ruled out too. note the temperatures — a very mild night for all as we go into the start of the weekend. but, of course, still a big easter travel weekend with us, so if you are on the move, be wary. there could be some travel disruption, certainly to the ferries and bridge restrictions, as well. northern and western areas greatest affected by the strongest of the winds.

they could be topping 60, maybe 70mph for some. not a huge amount of rain, although a very wet start in northern scotland. then we'll see showers, particularly across the west trying to push their way eastwards. not going to see much if any wet weather across some parts of eastern england and, even in the west, it should brighten up into the afternoon. the winds here, though, strongest, as i said — gusts of 60, maybe 70mph for one or two. but those winds coming in from the south, the south—west. 17 in the inverness area, maybe 22 degrees in parts of east anglia. that feel, of course, tempered by the strength of the wind, which remains strong through the night and into sunday. storm kathleen passes to the north—west of the uk by this stage and so it's here where we'll see the strongest of the winds on sunday. the hebrides seeing 60 to 70mph gusts. still a windy day across the board, but sunday will be a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of the showers heavy with hail and thunder. not as mild as saturday, but temperatures still above average for this stage in april. take care.

some breaking news to bring you now, from the idf, concerning the 78 workers killed in an israeli air strike. the statement says the investigation plus might findings indicate that the incident should

not have occurred. those who approved the strike were convinced that were targeting armed how mass operatives are not the employees of the world central kitchen, the aid agency. they go on to say that the strike on the aid vehicles was a great mistake stemming from our failure based on errors in decision—making and an attack contrary to the standard operating procedures. they go on to say that after being presented with the investigation�*s findings come at the idf chief of general staff said the following command measures will be will be dismissed from his position, the brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve will be dismissed from his position. the brigade commander at

the 162nd commander will be