in in policy towards israel. the last few minutes, an earthquake in the last few minutes, an earthquake measuring 4.8 has shaken new york and the surrounding area. the parent firm of the uk's largest water company defaults on a loan worth hundreds of millions of pounds. hello, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. lets go to that developing story which is coming to us from new york, and that is reports that there has been an earthquake which struck new jersey, and the impact has been reported in new york city. you can see the new york skyline there. we can go straight to our correspondent in new york, john southworth, to get the very latest. just tell us the very latest about what you know, and

did you feel it yourself? i very latest about what you know, and did you feel it yourself?— did you feel it yourself? i did. re orts did you feel it yourself? i did. reports are — did you feel it yourself? i did. reports are coming _ did you feel it yourself? i did. reports are coming in - did you feel it yourself? i did. reports are coming in from i did you feel it yourself? i did. - reports are coming in from across the city of people having experienced the shock of this quake, reports of building shaking, certainly what i felt here in manhattan. it lasted for some 15 or 20 seconds or so in terms of the highest intensity shaken. i have to say, these things are rare, but not completely unknown in the city of new york. at the moment, the united states geological survey in its early reports are suggesting the epicentre of this quake was some 50 miles west of manhattan, over in the state of newjersey. a magnitude quake of some 4.8 in terms of its measured scale, and i think reports from that side of the hudson river,

overin from that side of the hudson river, over in the state of newjersey, suggest as you would expect that residents felt even more intensely. these things do happen from time to time. there was one as recently as january of this year a couple of months ago, felt again by residents of manhattan early in the morning, and on that occasion, although people could feel the shock, very few reports of any real damage. we have also heard from the mayor of new york saying there is no reports of major impact, but what you are saying there is that it is quite unusual, i mean, if you are in san francisco you expect of your trams quite regularly, but new york city? not so much. you quite regularly, but new york city? not so much-— quite regularly, but new york city? not so much. you don't, and that is wh it not so much. you don't, and that is why it makes _ not so much. you don't, and that is why it makes the _ not so much. you don't, and that is why it makes the news, _ not so much. you don't, and that is why it makes the news, and - not so much. you don't, and that is why it makes the news, and it - why it makes the news, and it certainly is at the moment. local news reports, of course, switching very quickly to the story. a huge amount of interest in it. it is a story that new yorkers see and feel themselves and experience

themselves. because these things aren't that frequent, it is of news interest. as you say, at the moment, it doesn't look like this is an anyway serious. reviewers who living part of the world where this is frequent, this would hardly register as an event. the eastern seaboard of the united states does have mountain ranges, these things do happen, and looking at the historical record, hundreds of recorded quakes in new york over the past century or so, but always very, very small, and unlikely to pose anything like a real risk to residents here. i remember living in delhi and killing earthquakes on a very regular basis there —— feeling earthquakes in a very regular basis there, but as you say, a lot of interest because this is happening in new york city, where it is not as frequent. the israeli military has said that air strikes on a convoy in gaza, which left seven aid workers dead,

happened after a series of "grave mistakes". israel has sacked two senior officers, and reprimanded others. it's now given its first detailed account about how and why it carried out the attack. here are the key points. the idf says the strike should not have happened, and expressed its deep sorrow for the incident. it says those who approved the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in "serious violation of standard operation procedure" and that the brigade chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, and the brigade fire support commander with the rank of major will be dismissed from their positions. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been monitoring today's events and gave us the latest. the investigation�*s findings are stark — this should never have happened. monday's devastating attack, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision—making. the israeli army has been giving more details about what they say happened on monday night.

they say about half an hour after the convoy left the pier near gaza city, a gunman was seen boarding one of the aid trucks. after the aid arrived at its destination in deir al—balah, point three on the map, the convoy appeared to split — one vehicle, with clearly visible gunmen on board, headed to a nearby hangar, numberfour. mistakenly believing that hamas gunmen were inside the other three vehicles, all three were hit, one after the other, over the course of four terrifying minutes. the army's statement is clear — the strike on the aid vehicles was a grave mistake, stemming from a serious failure due to mistaken identification, errors in decision—making and an attack contrary to the army's the standard operating procedures. the army says two senior officers will be dismissed and another formally reprimanded. world central kitchen calls these important steps but israel's apologies represent cold comfort, they say. "without systemic change," they said this morning, "there will be more military

failures, more apologies, more grieving families." israel claims it was a tragic accident. i think there needs to be an independent investigation. if it is a tragic accident, as they claim, i think the idf is inept and incompetent, if a known humanitarian convoy operating in their zone... meanwhile, signs from israel it will do more to get aid into gaza, especially the north. after months of resistance, it says it will allow humanitarian supplies into its container port at ashdod, close to gaza. it is finally opening the major erez crossing, attacked and ransacked by hamas gunmen on october 7th. both moves came after there was a tense phone call between president biden and israel's benjamin netanyahu. future american support, the president warned, could depend on how israel responds.

we welcome the steps announced by israel, opening erez as a new crossing point and shipments going directly from the ashdod port, maximising the route from jordan. these are positive developments, but the real test is results, and that is what we are looking to see in the coming days and weeks. as hunger and disease take hold in gaza, aid workers say things need to change quickly, food, medicine and personnel all needed to bring a desperate population back from the brink. paul adams, bbc news. lieutenant colonel peter lerner from the idf spoke to the bbc news channel a short while ago — he was asked what went wrong. the identification of the gunmen raised the red flags in the brigade level. the fire support officer raised the issue to his senior commanders asking for approval.

he did not receive approval to strike because they were delivering humanitarian aid, despite the fact that the gunmen were identified. and then what happened was that the convoy of the world ck vehicles, four vehicles in total, joined the convoy of the trucks, which the field, the operations in the field, did not have that information. so this is failure number two. and as the the incident continued, the assumption which was made was that the vehicles that were accompanying the trucks were actually hamas vehicles. and this, i think, weighs on that assumption that that was a failure, which was a mistake and was the result of this unfortunate, tragic incident. us secretary of state antony blinken has been responding to the idf report too, let's hear

what he had to say. it's very important that israel is taking full responsibility for this incident. it's also important that it appears to be taking steps to hold those responsible accountable. even more important is making sure that steps are taken going forward to ensure that something like this can never happen again. prime minister netanyahu indicated to president biden that israel would be making further changes to his procedures to make sure that those who are providing assistance to people who so desperately need it in gaza are protected. so we're going to be looking very carefully at what those steps are, how it achieves better deconfliction, better coordination, so that aid workers are protected. us secretary of state, antony blinken, earlier. for the latest from the ground, here's our correspondent, correspondent, hugo bachega.

we know there was a massive breakdown in communications on the ground. those units had not been informed by the israeli military leadership that this was a massive aid operation that was happening, that the movements of this convoy had been coordinated with the idf and this was a route that had been agreed by the israeli military to be used by these aid workers. and then the suggestion here is that the threshold for the use of lethal force is extremely low because we had seen that this convoy was repeatedly targeted by the israeli military after this misidentification. so we now know that this unit misidentified one of the workers in this convoy, that was carrying a bag, as being a gunman that had been spotted earlier. so lots of difficult questions for the idf. but what is also very concerning here is that aid organisations are saying this is not an isolated case, that aid convoys, aid workers have been

targeted in the past. what aid organisations are saying is there is a culture of impunity, that these cases are not fully investigated by the idf, there is no transparent investigation of those cases, so we really never get to know the truth behind those incidents. so lots of very difficult questions from the idf after this report that was published today. in a separate development, the un human rights council has backed a resolution demanding a halt to all arms sales to israel, because of its conduct in the war in gaza. the vote, while not binding, comes from the un's top human rights body, and will increase the diplomatic pressure on israel to change course. this is the moment it happened. ..for delegations to express their vote. the vote is closed.

then resolution l30 is adopted by the council by 28... applause. yes, 13. please, please, just. i request please to let me just announce the result for the council, for the council... so, the result is as follows. yes, 28. abstention, 13. and no, six. the resolution is adopted by the council. let's speak now to daniel levy. he is the president of the us/middle east project, a not—for—profit policy institute focusing on the situation in gaza and israel. he formerly worked as an adviser in israeli prime minister ehud barak�*s office. good to talk to you here on bbc

news. let's start with a report from the idf about what happened, an admission of failure is and what happened this week.— admission of failure is and what happened this week. well, indeed. i think the first _ happened this week. well, indeed. i think the first question _ happened this week. well, indeed. i think the first question that - happened this week. well, indeed. i think the first question that comes l think the first question that comes to mind is absolutely tragic what happened to the seven world central kitchen aid workers. where are the investigations regarding the 13,000 plus palestinian children, the 30,000 plus mostly civilians? there were 189 humanitarian aid workers killed in israeli actions prior to this incident, over 100 un workers, the highest number in such a short period of time in any conflict anywhere in the world. 100 plus journalists. i won't carry on the list, but is an horrendous list. so

yes, the fact that there is a celebrity chef behind this, they were mostly westerners, but president biden has apparently pushed for a serious investigation of the first time, all of that matters, but so do all those other wives, and so do the lives that will continue to be lost in the future —— those other lives, if things don't actually change, and perhaps if the us and others desist from sending others unless and until israel stops committing these indiscriminate and horrendous acts, because this is not going to bring peace and solace and the humanitarian aid needed to the palestinians, but will also not bring security for israelis. some --eole bring security for israelis. some people have _ bring security for israelis. some people have been _ bring security for israelis. some people have been asking - bring security for israelis. some people have been asking whether this is a tipping point when it comes to the way that the us interacts with israel over what has happened in the last six months. you mention the number of children who have died,

the number of casualties, other aid workers who have also been killed, but it took this tragedy really to change some of the tone. when you see the us' position going from here? , ., , , ., , ., here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will — here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will not, _ here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will not, and _ here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will not, and i _ here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will not, and i say - here? thus far, the suggestions are that this will not, and i say this - that this will not, and i say this hesitantly but also with sorrow, that this will not be the tipping point. we got to this place because we should not have needed world central kitchen to do this work in gas. there are mechanisms in place. the un relief works agency, unrwa, but has been defunded by countries, the existing mechanisms were in place. we have done air drops and see channels, because israel was not

allowing aid through the normal routes. we shouldn't have needed this assistance. the question is, as you asked it, will this now will lead to the very real leverage, this constant flow of weapons without which israel could not be prosecuting this war, will that change? i am prosecuting this war, will that change? iam not prosecuting this war, will that change? i am not yet... prosecuting this war, will that change? iam not yet... i'm hearing the frustration, i am not yet hearing the policy commitment. find hearing the policy commitment. and what about this vote at the un that we do should before you came on? it is certainly, for some people who say that weapon sale should be halted, a step in the right direction. of course, it is non—binding. direction. of course, it is non-binding.— direction. of course, it is non-bindina. ~ , ., �* non-binding. well, it is. i don't know if you _ non-binding. well, it is. i don't know if you have _ non-binding. well, it is. i don't know if you have had _ non-binding. well, it is. i don't know if you have had a - non-binding. well, it is. i don't know if you have had a chance l non-binding. well, it is. i don't. know if you have had a chance to non-binding. well, it is. i don't- know if you have had a chance to see who were the six no votes? well, they included the us, because why would the us vote against what it is doing, which is sending the weapons? but that should have the alarm bell ringing as to whether this is a

tipping point. you just had an important report in an israeli news outlet, 972 magazine, telling us that an ai tool called lavender has been used as part of the drone targeting, which has created a kill ratio of one person affiliated in any way to hamas to 20 civilians. you have the vote in the human rights council, you have a resolution in the security council, you have a case in the international court ofjustice of plausible genocide, urgent provisional measures that haven't been implemented, and i think where the rubber hits the road is will back my fridge of weapons may be used, and will the us push much harder, including using that leverage, to get a ceasefire deal which will also allow the israeli hostages to return home, those who are still alive, and it is the only way significant number will get back and will end this devastation and destruction in gaza? because if you bring those

things together, you could end this will stop if you are just going to wag a finger and say, this happened, you have done an investigation, now you have done an investigation, now you can carry on, then it is the six—month anniversary and a couple of days, we will be talking about six months further down the line. while not only does the situation in gaza continued to produce the appalling reality is that it does, we'll also still see the prospect of a regional conflagration the israeli attack on the iranian embassy in syria. this goes much broader. daniel leavy, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on the event of this week. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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company back on a more secure footing. the regulator said no, and at that point, kemble, the parent company, said without that we are not going to put more money in and we will run out of money. they told us last week this was going to happen, and now the dominoes are beginning to fall, that is beginning to pay out. they can't refinance a £190 million loan at the end of this month, and today they informed us that they have not paid the interest on £400 million worth of loans elsewhere. that renders the company effectively insolvent. it doesn't mean that the actually company itself which supplies the water and waste services goes bust yet. it is ring fenced and has enough cash and overdraft facilities to last until may of next year, but at some point they will need to raise fresh cash. it is very unclear whether that money is going to come from, and both the regulator and the new chief executive have admitted that nationalisation, temporarily, possibly, is a possibility eventually. a lot of people, a lot

of talks going on behind—the—scenes about war—gaming for that scenario. let's bring you an update on an earthquake which happened earlier this week, a devastating one in taiwan. rescue teams in taiwan are searching for dozens of people still missing after this week's earthquake. many are trapped in highway tunnels — or cut off in remote areas after wednesday's earthquake. at least 10 people were killed and more than a thousand injured in the island's biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. rupert wingfield—hayes gave us the latest from taipei. well, it seems the situation has improved quite a lot today with those people who are trapped up in a gorge about 15 kilometres, or about ten miles, to the west of here. that is a very deep gorge. there are many landslides that have blocked the roads in there, but rescue teams have managed to get in to where the people are stranded. there's about 640 people trapped up there in a village where there is a hotel and there are other buildings. so they are being sheltered there.

we understand around 400 of them are sheltering in the hotel and the others in other buildings there, so they are safe. they're not in immediate danger. they are now getting supplies in there by helicopter. but it is very difficult to get them out because the road is blocked by landslides. you can only get in and out by foot. they are bringing them out in small groups. we saw about 40 people brought out today, including people with young children and elderly people. a group of elderly tourists from america were brought out. but it is going to take just quite a long time to get so many people down that road in small groups, especially as we've had a lot of aftershocks here today. and every time there's an aftershock, that operation has to stop because it's bringing more rock coming tumbling down the mountainsides. let's bring you a development on our main story, and that is of course that we have heard from the idf a report admitting failure is following the death of those aid workers in those israeli air strikes

earlier this week. we have now heard from the uk foreign secretary, lord david cameron, a statement which has appeared on the reuters news agency. he says, we are carefully reviewing the initial findings of israel's investigations into the killing of the aid workers, and we welcome the suspension of two officers as a first step. it goes on to say it is clear that major reforms of israel's deacon flexion mechanism is badly needed to ensure the safety of aid workers. —— deconfliction. more cameron also says these findings must be published in full and followed up by a wholly independent review to ensure the utmost transparency and accountability. those comments coming in, as you can see there on x. we will be following all the reaction on that story, and the earthquake in new york. to stay

with us. do stay with us. hello there. we saw some very big temperature contrasts from north to south across the country this morning. it was cold with some disruptive snow across scotland through the morning period. it stays rather grey here with further outbreaks of rain. it stays on the chilly side, as well. but for northern ireland, the rest of england and wales, a lovely bright afternoon to come. plenty of sunshine around. a few passing showers being blown on a very brisk south—westerly wind and very mild for the time of year at 18 or 19 degrees. it's still quite chilly across the north. that rain pushes its way northwards across scotland. through the night we see the next batch of wet, windy weather spreading up from the south. some of this rain could be quite heavy in the north and the west as it pushes its way northwards. by the end of the night, though, temperatures will be lifting, even across scotland, so turning milder here, but very mild further south. that takes us into saturday. this deepening area of low pressure hurtling towards the west of ireland has been named by the irish met service storm kathleen, as it's across ireland where we'll see the biggest impacts with the winds.

but it's the feel of the weather as we head through saturday. it's dragging in some very warm air from southern climes. it could be up to 21 or 22 degrees across eastern england on saturday, despite the strong wind. so storm kathleen is likely to cause some impacts on saturday. northern and western parts of the uk could see some travel disruption, especially to the ferries around irish sea coasts. that rain pushes its way northwards early in the morning across scotland and we'll see further showers across western areas. a few of them trying to get in towards the east, but a lot of dry weather around and plenty of sunshine too. despite the widespread gales it's going to feel very warm indeed, but gusts could be up to 60, maybe 70mph across the north and the west, so this could be disruptive. despite that, with the sunshine around and those warm southerly winds it could be up to 21 or 22 degrees in the east of england. mid to high teens across scotland, so much warmer there, as well. saturday night stays very windy. storm kathleen passes to the north—west of scotland. a real squeeze in the isobars here as we move into sunday, so we could see severe gales across the hebrides for a time on sunday.

elsewhere, it stays very windy. we'll see more showers in the mix, some of them heavy with some hail and thunder mixed in. there will be some sunshine around too, but it won't be quite as warm on sunday as what we have on saturday. but still, those temperatures are above the seasonal average. it stays unsettled into next week. we could see another spell of windy, wet weather for southern britain and then just signs of it perhaps settling down by the end of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: israel's investigation into the killing of seven aid workers — the idf admits it was a grave mistake and sacks two officers. we need to ensure that humanitarian organisations like the world central kitchen can conduct their activity, their essential humanitarian activity, and we have clearly failed in this instance. an earthquake measuring 4.8 has shaken new york and the surrounding area. rail passengers across england, scotland and wales are being warned of major disruption as the latest wave of strikes by train drivers starts today. # my, my # at waterloo, napoleon did surrender... # and 50 years after abba's eurovision win, the city that hosted the 1974 competion marks a special moment in music history.