hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start with the middle east, us presidentjoe biden says he thinks the israeli prime minster, benjamin netanyahu, is making a mistake in his approach to the war against hamas in gaza. mr biden also urged israel to agree to a ceasefire for six to eight weeks. he made these comments whilst speaking to univision, which is a us spanish—language tv network. let's have a listen. i think what he is doing is a mistake. i don't agree with that. i think it is outrageous that. i think it is outrageous that those three vehicles were hit by drones. and taken out on a highway, wasn't like it was on the shore or a convoy etc. what i am calling for the

israelis to call for a ceasefire. i've spoken with everyone from the saudis, to thejordanians and to the egyptians and they are prepared to move in, move the food in, and i think there is no excuse to not provide for the medical and the food needs of those people. on tuesday, nine countries took part in the biggest coalition aid airdrop in a single day into gaza. the scale of the delivery was timed to mark the end of ramadan. 14 aircraft delivered 10 tonnes of food and essential aid in an operation led by thejordanian airforce. the uk was among the participating nations. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, said thousands of people in desperate need would benefit. israel has been under international pressure to allow

more aid trucks access by land and work is continuing on a maritime aid corridor. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, joined the royal air force flight delivering aid to gaza on tuesday. at an airbase injordan, piles of humanitarian aid — stacked into individual pallets adorned with their own parachute, all of it bound for gaza. on the tarmac, 14 military aircraft getting ready for the largest coalition air drop since they began last month, a special delivery to mark the end of ramadan. inside, pilots and crews from nine nations being briefed on the operation, safety a key concern in the small airspace over gaza. outside, the raf plane is loaded, each palette containing flour, rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water — the basics for a meal — this, the raf�*s sixth

airdrop so far. it is not that much, but i tell you what — it's the effort that counts. as in, every little helps. i'm quite proud and privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. but is it enough? will it meet the needs of the people in gaza? the aircraft's carrying 12 of these pallets. now, each of them are about a tonne, so that means this entire payload is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. the aircrews here insist that, cumulatively, the air drops are beginning to have an impact. this is a sustained effort. we've been here for three weeks now, and we're continually delivering the aid. the people of gaza are very grateful for the efforts that we're going to and we'll keep delivering and keep delivering until we can't give them any more. in the air, we fly the short distance to gaza, then we're over the drop zone. the pilots are satisfied no—one�*s below and the back

ramp lowers. these airdrops are expensive and inadequate, a symbol of the failure to get aid in by other means. but, we're told, they're better than nothing and they are making a difference. 12 boxes out, all on target on the northern shore. these airdrops can be dangerous — people have been crushed in the stampede to get to the pallets — but there's little that can be done from the air. so, today, the skies over gaza were filled with parachutes. israel says more aid trucks are getting through, but how many is not clear. this aid from the air will not fill the gap, but the aircrews involved hope — believe — that it is making a difference to so many facing famine on the ground. james landale, bbc news over gaza. the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage at a high—level meeting in washington between america

and britain's top diplomats. the british foreign secretary, david cameron, says his government has grave concerns about humanitarian access in gaza, but would not be suspending arms exports to israel. he also defended his earlier meeting with former president donald trump as entirely in line with precedent. meanwhile, secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us does not have a date for a potential israeli military operation in rafah but added the state department is working closely with qatar and egypt to establish a ceasefire. no, we do not have a date for any rafah operational at least not one indicated to us by the israelis. on the contrary, what we do have is an ongoing conversation with israel about any rafah operation. the president has been very clear about our concerns, our deep concerns, about israel's ability to move civilians out of harm's way,

to care for them once they are out of harm's way, and to have any kind of major military operation that doesn't do real harm to civilians, children, women, to men. with me is now is mohamed from bbc arabic. lovely to have you with us here. the ceasefire, where are we with that?— we with that? first of all, best wishes _ we with that? first of all, best wishes to _ we with that? first of all, best wishes to those - best wishes to those celebrating today. william burns, the cia head will be in cairo today for final talks on what happened last week between the israelis and the hamas delegations and the indirect negotiations that happen. there will also be a meeting in the israeli cabinet today to look into what they have agreed. we don't know much about what they have agreed on, but we know the

position of each party. hamas with a full withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza. they want the return other refugees northern gaza. they want talks about permanent ceasefire. israel wants to continue the war, obviously, after opposing fighting where hostages and would be exchanged and hamas want to avoid people being killed in that exchange. where are we in this position? we really do not know. we know also about the numbers that are going to be exchanged. there will be a0 hostages in the hands of hamas, mostly women and elderly, including women soldiers. an exchange of 700

palestinian prisoners in israeli prisons. this is roughly what we know about it. the position of the israeli cabinet is also clear. they want to pursue the war and as the bbc article said by aggression bask who helped in the negotiations, benjamin netanyahu has himself is a hostage to the right wing cabinet may not be able to except the hamas conditions. benjamin netanyahu has been adamant, hasn't he, he said yes to rafah but hasn't given the green light. where are we on that? �* ~ , that? indeed. i'm melissa surprised _ that? indeed. i'm melissa surprised when _ that? indeed. i'm melissa surprised when antony i that? indeed. i'm melissa - surprised when antony blinken said, that he does not have a date for rougher and benjamin netanyahu date for rougher and benjamin neta nyahu yesterday date for rougher and benjamin netanyahu yesterday said there is a date for the rafah

information and it shows the divide between israel and united states on that at the moment. it is the case now whether israel will carry on doing the rafah operation with all the international warnings that this will be a humanitarian disaster, or he will accept the hostage exchange deal, which the whole world is waiting, gaza people is waiting any day to hear this news and everybody is looking forward that this thing will happen. forward that this thing will ha en. . ~' ,, a trilateral summit between the leaders of the united states, japan, and the philippines is set to take place on wednesday in washington. as tensions continue to heat up in the south china sea, particularly between china and the philippines, a likely key topic will be the present—day worry that

binds their relationship — namely, concerns regarding china. joining me live from tokyo is stephen nagy, professor at tokyo's international christian university, where he teaches and researches international relations and indo—pacific regional matters. welcome to the programme. thank you forjoining us. firstly, this is a significant trilateral meeting, that is going to be taking place between the philippines, the us, and japan. how significant is this? is us, and japan. how significant is this? , , is this? is coming friday this is this? is coming friday this is a first time _ is this? is coming friday this is a first time we have - is this? is coming friday this is a first time we have seen l is a first time we have seen the trilateral meeting at the leadership level in washington that was specifically focused on cooperation between manilla, washington and tokyo in terms of the south china sea and trying to provide some redlines or pushback against chinese assertive behaviour. the south china sea and in particular the tensions between philippines

and china is ace point that could cascade into regional conflict that could disrupt $5.5 trillion of trade that goes to the south china sea. before we get to the trilateral, we have a discussion today betweenjoe biden, and fumio kishida. what will they be focusing on? fine. will they be focusing on? one, focusin: will they be focusing on? one, focusing on — will they be focusing on? one, focusing on strength _ will they be focusing on? one, focusing on strength in - focusing on strength in deepening the usjapan alliance meaning perhaps establishing a joint command or deepening the co—ordination between the top military officials in the united states and the self defence officials injapan. secondly, talk about how to enhance deterrence across the taiwan strait, preserve peace and stability and how they can broaden cooperation notjust bilaterally but with regional pouches — partners such as philippines or australia or india to again provide peace and stability that is required for trade and stability in the

region and regional growth. we had a us ambassador to japan speaking. we also had the japanese ambassador to the us speaking. each and every time they brought up china. the us ambassador has specifically said that the us strategy is to isolate china. how will this be regarded by china watching all of this? ., ., ., ~ ., of this? china will look at this as traditional - of this? china will look at this as traditional cold . of this? china will look at | this as traditional cold war mindset. this is that expression it uses, to describe how the united states works with allies and partners around the world. in reality, i think the world. in reality, i think the united states is thinking about how to work with allies and partners within the region to shape the behaviour of china so it follows rules that have been established by the global community in post—world war ii period. we will the criticism, which is typical, but the criticism will not be founded on any real evidence. the united states welcomed china

into the wto, japan continues to have $390 billion a bilateral trade. these countries are not isolating china, rather, they are trying to send a message that work with us, work within the rules established, and we can have a prosperous and peaceful and stable relationship.- stable relationship. talking about relationships, - stable relationship. talking about relationships, therel stable relationship. talkingl about relationships, there is comment that the us japanese relationship may be stray because of the us steel deal, quickly, aukus, and talk of a new partner?— new partner? potentially we will see japan _ new partner? potentially we will see japan join _ new partner? potentially we will see japan join what - new partner? potentially we will see japan join what is i will see japan join what is called the second pillar of the aukus agreement, focusing on emerging technologies such as ai, quantum computing, cyber security, cyber sonics, seen as key technologies that will shape relations between governments and people, the future economy and how the global economy will be moving, moving forward. japan was to be at the table, not on the menu

in terms of the regulations, and where these technologies go. this is why i thinkjapan is working with the united states and other aukus partners such as the uk and australia, to find a way to be part of this important agreement. ok. this important agreement. ok, professor. _ this important agreement. ok, professor, thank _ this important agreement. ok, professor, thank you _ this important agreement. 0k, professor, thank you so much indeed. reminding viewers, we would discuss this further in the business news in 15 minutes. on wednesday, south koreans are voting to elect all 300 of their members of parliament. the elections, which happen every four years, do not decide the president but they are largely being seen as a vote of confidence on the current conservative leader, yoon suk yeol, who has led the country for the past two yea rs. we spoke to lim eunjung who is an associate professor in international studies at kongju national university. she gave us her assessment on why the result of this election is important for president yoon.

south korea, it is a liberal democracy and republic system which resembles of the american system a lot. the president does have very strong power for the executive branch, however, at the same time, the national assembly, the parliament, they can't check and balance against the president, especially when the president, especially when the president's governing ruling party is different from the majority party of the national assembly. the majority party of the nationalassembly. for national assembly. for president yoon nationalassembly. for president yoon suk yeol, during the last two years, became the majority party in the national assembly was different from his own party, so he did have many conflicts and stalemate situations in the korean politics. for president yoon suk yeol he does have still have three years and so long as

he wants to maintain his own executive power or as long as he wants to pursue what his party and himself want to suggest for the country, i'm very sure he and his party want to get enough seats to get in the national assembly. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

to the us now. the parents of a school shooter in michigan have been sentenced in a landmark case. james and jennifer crumbley are the first to be held responsible for a gun attack carried out by their teenage son. ethan crumbley killed a classmates and injured 7 others in 2021 at oxford high school. he is serving life in prison without parole. his parents were both found guilty of four counts

of involuntary manslaughter and face 10 to 15 years in prison. here's our north america correspondent, john sudworth. ethan crumbley was just 15 years old when he was given the semiautomatic handgun as an early christmas present. he put it in his backpack, took it to school, and carried out the mass shooting that claimed the lives of four of his fellow students. such is the epidemic of gun violence in this country, of course, that his sentencing last year, to life imprisonment without parole, may have been just another footnote, except for this unique development, the charging of both of his parents with involuntary manslaughter. there were convicted in two separate trials of the past few months and i think you are right, gun—control campaigners will be hoping that this very stringent sentence handed down, a minimum of ten years for each parent served, will send a message that will resonate in every home in america where guns are kept

within reach of children. we should say, though, some legal experts suggest that the possibility can be overstated, there are particular circumstances in this case, the negligence being alleged was so severe the parents' inability to secure the guns, their failure to heed their son's own warnings about his declining mental health that we can overstated, nonetheless, for those of you there is a failure political action here they will take some comfort today in this message from the courts. here in the uk, children have been let down by a lack of research and remarkably weak evidence on medical interventions in gender care, according to a landmark review published today. paediatrician dr hilary cass, who carried out the review for nhs england, is calling for gender services for children and young people to match the standards of other nhs care, saying the toxicity of the debate meant professionals were afraid to openly discuss their views. our health editor hugh pym reports.

sonia wanted to transition from the age of 15 but she found she could not get access to care, and was putting on a waiting list. by the age of 18 she had not had her first appointment and was transferred to adult services. after hearing she had another long wait, she opted to go private until she could be seen by the nhs. sonia says the long delays were hard to cope with. pall long delays were hard to cope with. �* ., , , ., with. all in all, i spent four ears with. all in all, i spent four years on — with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting _ with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists, - with. all in all, i spent four years on waiting lists, to i with. all in all, i spent four| years on waiting lists, to be seen by a nhs specialist. it was incredibly frustrating in the period between being told that we will not see a bridge before you were 18 and being referred on, and then me gaining private healthcare, was an incredibly dark period in terms of my mental health. it was the lowest i have ever been. during the course of my transitioning.—

been. during the course of my transitioning. expanding gender services is a _ transitioning. expanding gender services is a key _ transitioning. expanding gender services is a key focus - transitioning. expanding gender services is a key focus of - transitioning. expanding gender services is a key focus of the . services is a key focus of the latest independent review, recommendations include a separate pathway for young children and their families, allowing early discussions to take place, and follow—through service for 17—25 —year—olds, and assurances the same standards of care and other parts of the nhs will be provided. genderservices provided. genderservices provided by the controversial tavistock clinic in london ended last month, two new centres in london and liverpool have been set up. the use of drugs to stop the onset of puberty has now stopped until further research is done. the author of the report says hormone treatment should in future be used with extreme caution, a16—18 —year—olds, and said children were let down by the quality of services. i think it's very important to be concerned about a group of children and young people who are not getting the services they need and they deserve in

order to thrive and be well, as they grow into adults. i, of course would hope that considerable note is taken of this report. considerable note is taken of this report-— this report. kira bell started takin: this report. kira bell started taking puberty _ this report. kira bell started taking puberty blockers - this report. kira bell started| taking puberty blockers aged this report. kira bell started . taking puberty blockers aged 16 after being referred to the tavistock clinic and then took legal action arguing she was not challenged enough at the clinic and regretted her decision. the lawyer responded to the review findings.- to the review findings. while it is very _ to the review findings. while it is very reassuring - to the review findings. while it is very reassuring for - to the review findings. while | it is very reassuring for young people — it is very reassuring for young people who are going through gender— people who are going through gender questioning at the moment, and their parents, hopefully, there will be a new service — hopefully, there will be a new service developed that will make _ service developed that will make meet their needs appropriately, it is, unfortunately for many people, too late — unfortunately for many people, too late. they live with the ongoing _ too late. they live with the ongoing consequences of poor clinicai— ongoing consequences of poor clinical treatment in their lives _ clinical treatment in their lives are _ clinical treatment in their lives are forever changed. for sonia, lives are forever changed. for sonia. the — lives are forever changed. fr?" sonia, the priority now is for the report's findings to be implemented, for more resources to be provided and for karma and ferry discussions around

gender and identity. and ferry discussions around genderand identity. —— fair and calm discussions around gender and identity. hugh pym, bbc news. the king has been presented with a new set of banknotes by the bank of england. in a ceremony at buckingham palace, andrew bailey, the bank's governor, and sarahjohn — the chief cashier — explained the new security features, and said this was first time there's been a change of monarch on the notes, as the late queen was the first to feature. they'll go on general distribution injune. here's the moment the king was presented with the new notes. we have come to present you with a banknotes and this is a big moment because the queen was the first someone to be on the banknotes. mattel has launched the first major redesign of scrabble for 75 years. the classic board game will now be sold with a simpler version printed

on its underside and with helper cards so people can team up and play together. it comes after feedback from some younger players, who said they found the traditional game too difficult. the hope is that it will reduce the competitive nature of the game. finally this half hour, beyonce has made us music chart history again. # texas... it's after her latest album, cowboy carter, took the number one spot in the us billboard country albums chart. it makes her the first black woman to top the chart since its inception in 196a. beyonce's has spoken of how the album was inspired by her experience of not feeling welcomed within the genre, which motivated her to explore country music's history and the role of black artists.

stay with us here on bbc news. the top business stories are coming up after this short break. hello there. tuesday, unfortunately, brought more stormy weather with it and coastal flooding with the high tides, as well as inland flooding. a brief ridge of high pressure is pushing that low pressure out the way, but the weather fronts are hot off the heels again off the atlantic with more rain to come through the day ahead. this is what we had on tuesday — 60 millimetres and more across beddgelert in north wales. many of the other wettest places seeing 30—a0 millimetres of rain. and despite the showers having ease, the rain and the winds through the night and it turns chilly with a touch of frost, potentially a few areas first thing and some mist and fog in the south. already, temperatures are rising in the west ahead of the next band of rain that you may have seen there. so wet through the morning rush across northern ireland, underneath this weather front.

and as it comes in, it's introducing milder atlantic air. so it will turn misty and foggy over the hills as well as the fog first thing further east. once it sets in across scotland on and off through the day, early brightness and sunshine in the east replaced by that rain as it meanders its way eastwards through the day. you can see it does ease off a little bit in southern parts, but it's got a legacy of cloud left in its wake. so a mild day, where we see any breaks — perhaps 16 in northern ireland. but there's a met office warning for the west of scotland. again, another a0 millimetres, possibly more over the hills. further south, there'll be a steady spell of rain and lots of misty, murky weather over the hills. another pulse comes in through the evening overnight, particularly scotland and northern ireland. it tends to weaken as it pushes southwards, but all the cloud and the wind and the winds will be strong again today, perhaps not as strong as yesterday, but they hold the temperatures up through the night. and a fairly brisk wind will continue with us on thursday. maybe some mist murk first thing, particularly in the south under the remnants of this weather front. but actually, once that clears out the way, we might see some brighter skies and sunshine

coming through before the next pulse of rain starts to materialise across western parts again. but look at the temperatures on thursday. it's looking mild, in fact, warm in the strengthening april sunshine. and that milder, warmer atlantic air is with us through thursday and indeed friday to end the week, perhaps even start the weekend, but not for long because we get some colder air starting to dig in behind it. and you can see for the weekend or by the end of the weekend, it's a return to slightly cooler weather for most.

live from london, this is bbc news. seeking common ground — president biden welcomes the japanese leader, fumio kishida, to the white house. boeing shares nosedive as the company slows production and the regulator launches a new investigation. and we look at the role artificial intelligence plays in video language translation. welcome to our look at the business news. a summit betweenjapanese prime

minister fumio kishida and president biden takes place today as part of mr kishida's official visit to the us. the leaders are expected to focus on cooperation, dealing with china and economic security. but amongst the expected rhetoric, how are relations between the two leaders? last month, mr biden announced that he opposes the planned sale of pittsburgh—based us steel to japan's nippon steel — an issue that could spark tensions. but mr kishida has been defending bilateral investments between the two countries. translation: japan welcomes investments — translation: japan welcomes investments from _ translation: japan welcomes investments from the _ translation: japan welcomes investments from the united i investments from the united states that puts forward cooperation in critical and emerging technology. the economic growth out of territory obtained through investment shall serve as the funding source of further

investments into the us by japanese