live from london. this is bbc news israel orders the evacuation of more areas of rafah in gaza — where over a million palestinians are sheltering. this is the live scene in muwasi — where they have been told to go. it comes as washington says israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. hundreds of people are fleeing continued clashes in ukraine's kharkiv region, a day after russia sent troops across the border. a contestant under investigation and protests on the streets — will politics overshadow tonight's eurovision song contest final? and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years — triggers spectacular celestial light

shows in many parts of the world. hello i'm sarah campbell.. let's start in the middle east — israel's military has ordered more residents in parts of eastern rafah to evacuate the crowded city in gaza. it's told them to go here — muwasi. this is the scene live at that location, which has been labelled an �*expanded humanitarian area' by the israel defence forces. in a separate evacuation order on monday — thousands were told to leave rafah, ahead of what israel called a �*limited' operation. there's been fighting in parts since.these developments have happened as a long—awaited us government report has criticised israel's use of american—supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it's reasonable to assess they have been used in breach

of international humanitarian law in some instances. let's cross over to rafah to speak to sam rose — director of planning at the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa. thank you forjoining us. can we talk about the evacuation orders, people being asked, thousands of people being asked, thousands of people on the move to different areas in gaza, how is that affecting the ability to provide humanitarian aid. it the ability to provide humanitarian aid. ., , the ability to provide humanitarian aid. . , . the ability to provide humanitarian aid. ., ., .,, ., aid. it has having devastating im act aid. it has having devastating impact on — aid. it has having devastating impact on the _ aid. it has having devastating impact on the civilian - aid. it has having devastating i impact on the civilian population aid. it has having devastating - impact on the civilian population of gaza, most of whom have been displaced already multiple times. the first evacuation orders on monday covered about 100,000 people, they have expanded and what we were

initially told was a limited scope evacuation towards the centre of rafah, a much more built up area so we estimate at least another 100,000 people in rafah covered by the evacuation order being instructed to move to an expanded humanitarian safe zone which is anything but in terms of the conditions of people find when they get there and our ability to provide assistance. take us throu . h ability to provide assistance. take us through the — ability to provide assistance. take us through the area _ ability to provide assistance. take us through the area they are being asked to move to, what facilities are there. , ., , , ., , are there. these are essentially sand dunes _ are there. these are essentially sand dunes on _ are there. these are essentially sand dunes on the _ are there. these are essentially i sand dunes on the mediterranean are there. these are essentially - sand dunes on the mediterranean that are crowded with hundreds of thousands of people who have already been forced to move, people living in shacks and tents by the sight of a sandy beach road, very difficult for services,

a sandy beach road, very difficult forservices, no a sandy beach road, very difficult for services, no water network infrastructure, sewage or sanitation, temporary health facilities have been set up by agencies but these are already crowded and difficult spaces and it is notjust muwasi, it is also people being ordered, the northern part of the safe zone has been largely raised to the ground and whilst the attention of the world is on a rafale be have also woken up to evacuation orders elsewhere, affecting me believe another 100,000 people and extremely built up an overcrowded areas, filled with civilians who are already very vulnerable.— civilians who are already very vulnerable. ~ ., ., ., , vulnerable. what are the conditions like in rafah? — vulnerable. what are the conditions like in rafah? a _ vulnerable. what are the conditions like in rafah? a lot— vulnerable. what are the conditions like in rafah? a lot of— vulnerable. what are the conditions like in rafah? a lot of attention - like in rafah? a lot of attention focused, whether the ground offensive will begin the still considerable number of people

remaining. considerable number of people remaining-— considerable number of people remaininu. ., ., , ., remaining. people are exhausted and de'ected, remaining. people are exhausted and dejected. they _ remaining. people are exhausted and dejected, they feel _ remaining. people are exhausted and dejected, they feel abandoned - remaining. people are exhausted and dejected, they feel abandoned and i dejected, they feel abandoned and she relegated, they will do what they need to survive but they are done with all of this, you cannot imagine what people have gone through over the past few months and when we talk about families on the movies and extended families in gaza, the family unit is very important stop when families move that has multiple generations from tiny babies all the way up to elderlyjust tiny babies all the way up to elderly just waiting to tiny babies all the way up to elderlyjust waiting to move somewhere else, gathering the poultry belongings and waiting for trucks to take them someone else. to ask the latest on how they'd whether it is a fuel or medical or food is getting in to gaza. taste it is a fuel or medical or food is getting in to gaza.— it is a fuel or medical or food is getting in to gaza. we were able esterda

getting in to gaza. we were able yesterday to _ getting in to gaza. we were able yesterday to bring _ getting in to gaza. we were able yesterday to bring in _ getting in to gaza. we were able yesterday to bring in 150,000 i getting in to gaza. we were able i yesterday to bring in 150,000 litres of fuel, less than what we need for a day of operation but it is absolutely critical because we were facing a shutdown of hospital networks and what pumps and dialysis machines, telecommunications, things we have been rationing strictly, we are able to breathe out for ad but we still have no supplies, nothing has come in to gaza from the borders since sunday. this is a population a few weeks ago but on the verge of famine that saw closing the supply lines is devastating.—

russian forces have launched a surprise new ground offensive in ukraine — crossing the border into the northeastern kharkiv region. for months fighting has been focussed in the east — where russia occupies large areas. friday's attack may be an attempt to open a new front — and intensify pressure on kharkiv, which is the country's second largest city.small groups of russian troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the front line — military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back — amid reports of sustained russian shelling. these are pictures of volunteers helping people in settlements around kharkiv evacuate , getting out before the fighting gets worse.

0ur defence correspondentjonathan beale sent this report from kharkiv in north—eastern ukraine. well, there's no doubt these are dangerous and difficult times for ukraine. remember, since the start of this year, russia has taken about 300 square miles of ukrainian territory. the focus of its efforts have been in the east, where it's been making slow but significant progress. but at the same time, russia has been massing forces, tens of thousands of troops just across the border from here, about 20 miles from the city of kharkiv, where i'm speaking to you now from. and in the early hours of this morning, some of those troops crossed the border, followed by what we're told from ukraine, massive air and artillery strikes, and that they now have a foothold in the kharkiv region. and president zelensky says they have repelled those initial attacks. but there are concerns there will be another wave in the coming days. but there's no doubt president putin

believes he has a window of opportunity here, notjust because ukraine is outgunned and outmanned, but also because of that delay in us military support, a delay of six months and that aid is only slowly coming to the front line. so these, as i say, are going to be difficult, dangerous months for ukraine. and already they're being stretched right across this 800 mile front. we were talking about the mass movement following the evacuation others, can you tell us where people are going to and from.—

are going to and from. these new evacuation _ are going to and from. these new evacuation orders _ are going to and from. these new evacuation orders in _ are going to and from. these new evacuation orders in the - are going to and from. these new evacuation orders in the eastern i evacuation orders in the eastern part of rafah suggest the israeli military is expanding its offensive. we have been hearing that as artillery shelling and the centre of the city as well as the east, is really illustrates and gunships have been opening fire, but already as really tanks having suckled an area to the east of rafah which residents were told to evacuate from so the tanks seem to be advancing, b have been told by the israeli military that this is still a limited offensive in an effort against hamas which they see as a hamas stronghold and they say they have killed a number of terrorists and phoned tunnels in the area. this falls

short, the indications are at the moment from the full—scale ground invasion of rafah that the us and other world powers have been warning israel against but we are already seeing this crisis developing and humanitarian operations with the severe shortages of food and clean water and fuel which has a big effect on the hospitals because we have had no aid coming in since tuesday when the rafah border crossing was captured by israeli forces. the eastern edge of the gaza strip, because of the fighting the baby security situation means no supplies can get into gaza that way. thousands of people on the move and there are concerns about the ad being asked to go to muwasi that there will not be facilities to deal

with the large influx of people. the is really military close essay humanitarian zone but it is not recognised as such, it has been expanded in recent days but those arriving in this tent city have told us there are shortages of everything, there are no supplies, nothing to feed their children and that situation will not improve as long as the border crossings remain closed. this is happening as the us government report as publishing it is reasonable to expect arms have been used in inconsistent ways with humanitarian war, has been an idiot from israel. —— a reaction from

israel. from israel. -- a reaction from israel. , . . , from israel. -- a reaction from israel. , , israel. israel has been seen consistently _ israel. israel has been seen consistently it _ israel. israel has been seen consistently it keeps - israel. israel has been seen consistently it keeps to i consistently it keeps to international law that investigate any alleged abuses of international law and that the faucet is using in as that is proportionate to the threat it sees from hamas, in effect an existential threat.— let's speak to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse who's in kyiv tell us about the significance of this inclusion. it tell us about the significance of this inclusion.—

tell us about the significance of this inclusion. it is the first time since 2022 _ this inclusion. it is the first time since 2022 that _ this inclusion. it is the first time since 2022 that russian - this inclusion. it is the first time since 2022 that russian forces l this inclusion. it is the first time i since 2022 that russian forces have made a meaningful crossing of the border which is essentially a front line and a significant because that creates for ukraine and unwanted new north—eastern access to the front line and this is a front line which is more than 1000, does long which ukrainian forces are struggling to contain. with the delays of the arrival of american abolition and weaponry and russia continuing to make it size count and take ukrainian territory for the south. crucially it is having to redeploy already stretched personnel to the kharkiv region to contain the incursion of which we are told as being contained for now, there has been heavy fighting for the past 204i been heavy fighting for the past 2041 was and whilst few think they are able to take cities like kharkiv because they failed the first time

but it appeals for now russia trying to form a buffer zone and extend the distance between russian territory and the fighting and ukraine because ukrainian forces have been increasingly shelling at targets inside russia so the question is what is going to happen next, we are containing it for now but is this russia building for something more. what is it tells about russia's mindset and terms of their confidence to make a move such as this. , , ., , this. over the past six months, since october _ this. over the past six months, since october when _ this. over the past six months, since october when we - this. over the past six months, since october when we saw i this. over the past six months, since october when we saw the political delays to this £50 billion military package from the us, activity, missiles, othervehicles, your defence, with the delays through politics russia has grown in size, mobilised more men at a faster

rate, also heightened its manufacturing in terms of weaponry and groan and size and confidence and groan and size and confidence and thus the momentum has gathered speed as well. it has taken territory notably any east and donetsk, settlements captured and ukrainian forces have been building new defences up to 30 kilometres from the back than the last ten we were there. we are seeing russia trying to take as much territory as possible, that aim has never disappeared and given that ukraine liberated some of that in 2022 you would imagine russia would be keen to keep hold of what it takes, the big? what what we are seeing an kharkiv is whether russian forces have equip to to make a meaningful incursion to take all settlements and even cities and keep hold of

them, it is never the ice concerning for ukraine and piles the pressure on kyiv to make the western weaponry account for something. prince harry and meghan are in nigeria this weekend as part of the duke's promotion of the invictus games. on friday they launched their tour in the capital abuja with a visit to the lightway academy college — which receives support from their foundation to educate young girls affected by conflict. later today they will meet wounded soldiers who are representing the country at next year's event in canada. 0ur africa correspondent simijolaoso has more. they have been getting a really warm welcome here in abuja. prince harry went to the ministry of defence headquarters where he received a military salute

and they are the department behind their visit. and as you mentioned, they went to a school here in abuja where they were greeted by a group of really excited and enthusiastic schoolchildren there. they spoke about mental health and prince harry told the students to promise to be open about their mental health and not to lock in their emotions and also to kind of kick the stigma around mental health into the long grass, he said. he also told them that he wants them to remember that it's ok to not be ok. after their visit, i spoke to a couple of the students. one girl told me that she was left really inspired by their message, especially having such a high calibre couple come to visit their school and that she herself had suffered or struggled with anxiety and depression. and now she feels the courage to be able to speak out about her mental health. now — the eurovision song contest reaches its grand final on saturday night,

with croatia, israel and switzerland among the favourites to win. meanwhile, joost klein, the entrant for the netherlands, has not performed in the second rehearsal for the grand finale on friday — while an investigation into an unspecified �*incident�* continues. klein's song �*europapa' is considered one of the front—runners at this year's contest — which final takes place later tonight. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, has the latest. malmo and its giant cross stage. the lighting cube above it weighs around 200 tonnes. modern eurovision is all about spectacle, and the people in charge are florian and frederick. i've got one word for this, wow. the new design with all the lights and technical wizardry is there to give countries more options, something which ireland has truly embraced.

that is what makes this year's show so difficult and complex and challenging for the entire team, because there are so many options of what you can potentially do with this. each act, how long have they got to get onstage and get sorted? it's a very short time frame. 40 seconds. 40 seconds? # i went to hell and back. and the spectacle has changed the way performers write songs. switzerland's nemo, for instance, wrote his song the code like a film script. going with the approach of writing something and imagining how- it could look onstage is not- something i have ever done before. you wrote the song thinking, "how is this going to look on a big stage", and how to create an event. yeah! i think that was definitely a big part of it. _

# rim tim tagi dim... but while staging is important, so too is a catchy song, a good performance — and then there are the other factors. take the netherlands — joost klein and europapa. following an incident that the swedish host broadcaster described as an altercation with a photographer, it was decided to pull him from the dress rehearsal while investigation took place. the fans were not pleased. crowd boos. and the conversation about israel's presence in this year's contest has had little to do with the quality of their song. but they are one of the favourites to win — it's going to be an interesting evening. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. let's speak to our correspondent sarah rainsford who's in malmo

politics is never far away from you division but it feels particularly tricky this year. tickets to what has happened. still tricky this year. tickets to what has happened-— tricky this year. tickets to what has happened. still waiting to get the full picture, _ has happened. still waiting to get the full picture, what _ has happened. still waiting to get the full picture, what the - the full picture, what the organisers of eurovision as saying as there was an instant and they are investigating, the dutch perform other not turn up for the final rehearsal which is one thejudy get to vote on, the props had been rolled out on stage and there was an announcement he would not be performing and there was quite a dissatisfied reaction, booing and jeering at that point. there will also booing when the israeli performer took to the stage, some people even turned their back because the major controversy is

about israel participating in the event. that have been protests against that here for days, the is another big one expected this afternoon, people who do not believe israel should be allow to take part in eurovision and that has overtaken in eurovision and that has overtaken in many senses the kind of normal eurovision party. there are plenty of people here for the music event but the protests are the loudest thing you hear these days and as well as the colourful banners and stickers that are a lot of stickers protesting against israel so it has an event which more than ever before politics has intruded on the usual party of cheesy euro pop.- politics has intruded on the usual party of cheesy euro pop. thank you. we will be back _ party of cheesy euro pop. thank you. we will be back throughout _ party of cheesy euro pop. thank you. we will be back throughout the i party of cheesy euro pop. thank you. we will be back throughout the day l we will be back throughout the day to sweden. the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades has

been hitting the earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world — and bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids. such storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles, known as "coronal mass ejections" with scientists expecting this one to persist into the weekend. it's meant many people across britain have been able to see the northern lights — a phenomenon which isn't normally visible to people in southern england. this was the scene in the skies over 0xford. but these scenes in switzerland may have trumped the skies over the uk. these are pictures of the northern lights over swiss alps. helena wilkinson reports a tantalising glimpse

of the spectacular light show that was about to unfold across the uk. at crosby beach in liverpool, people gathered to witness the breathtaking sight, a burst of colour lighting up the clear overnight sky. the northern lights made a rare appearance across the uk. this was manchester, the city bathed in a bright, colourful glow. clear conditions meant parts of the country were treated to dramatic displays. this was the dazzling scene in hornsey in yorkshire. liam james, who captured the moment, described it as the best display he'd ever seen. even more southerly areas like basingstoke in hampshire were treated to the spectacle. the northern lights are caused by the earth's atmosphere reacting to charged particles from the sun. this is sort of a huge explosion that can be associated with the flare. but basically what happens is part of the sun actually lifts off the surface. so this plasma, the charged

particles, the magnetic field that makes up the sun, part of it actually lifts off the sun and streams away into space. if you missed last night's display, there might be a chance to capture it this evening. helena wilkinson, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. settled and one on friday and tipped as rising into the 20s. it is set to last through the beacon, temperatures remaining above average, warmest and the east and still dry for the majority on saturday, scattered showers and a real breakdown happening on sunday, heavy and thundery showers towards the west of the uk, further east

should stay dry. here is the area of high pressure keeping the dry unsettled conditions, eventually pushing east and to scandinavia. an easterly breeze has been dragging mist and workload from the north sea, lifting across the south—east through saturday morning, still may be some workload towards yorkshire and lancashire coasts. lots of sunshine to start and keeping it through the afternoon but showers across scotland pushing north, perhaps some heavy and fund the but fairly isolated, still very warm. 24 and gaza, the chance of a show and northern ireland and north wales. cool in the north sea coasts, 25 or 26 and london and the south—east. the high pressure pushes further east through sunday, it allows the low pressure systems from the west

and that will bring thickening cloud in the west on sunday morning, showers on the western isles and western scotland pushing into northern ireland at the chance of thunderstorms across the western half of the uk but should stay dry out further east, a lot of sunshine here and we could see temperatures and the low to mid 20s but could not too once the west. here is the low pressure system through monday, quite a widespread rain, especially through the afternoon, expected to turn more showery through next week and a drop and temperature as well so unsettled and: through next week.

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this is bbc news, the headlines... israel orders the evacuation of more areas of rafah in gaza — where over a million palestinians are sheltering. it comes as washington says israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. hundreds of people are fleeing continued clashes in ukraine's kharkiv region — a day after russia sent troops across the border.

a contestant under investigation and protests on the streets — will politics overshadow tonight's eurovision song contest final? and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years — triggers spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world. hello. let's return to our top story. israel's military has ordered more residents in parts of eastern rafah to evacuate the crowded city in gaza. it's told them to go here, muwasi. this is the scene live at that location, which has been labelled an �*expanded humanitarian area' by the israel defence forces. in a separate evacuation order on monday, thousands were told to leave rafah, ahead of what israel called a �*limited' operation. there's been fighting in parts since. these developments have happened

as a long—awaited us government report has criticised israel's use of american—supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it's reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances. but the carefully worded review by the state department said it did not have "complete information" in its assessment and concluded that the findings shouldn't stop more us weapons shipments to israel. it's been a difficult week for us—israel relations. president biden said the us could suspend certain arms shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion into rafah. our state department correspondent tom bateman sent this update. well, this report has been three months in the making. it was ordered by the white house back in february, with president biden under growing pressure from human rights organisations, from parts of his democratic base over the way that american weapons were being used by the israelis in gaza.

and what we have so far are the key findings that the state department here have released. and there is a key line in this report, and it is this that, "it is reasonable to assess," they say, "that weapons supplied by the americans have been used "by israeli security forces since october the seventh, "in instances inconsistent with international humanitarian law." so that is a deep criticism by the american administration of its key ally in the region. but the report then goes on to effectively couch this in quite a lot of caveats. they say, for example, they don't have enough information to specifically say that in certain instances there has been a breach of international humanitarian law. and they also say, crucially, that israel has given assurances that there is what they call remediation, that there's an accountability process if there are any potential breaches of law. and this report says it's satisfied with those. and therefore, it gets to

the fundamental end point of this, that it stops short of saying there should be any further withdrawal or withholding of american weapons to the israelis. and i think that's one of the ways in which this report appears to sort of come down, try to come down in two places at the same time. and so perhaps it won't satisfy either part of the pressure that's being exerted on president biden. he's caught in a deep political bind over his support for the israelis in gaza, pressure from both sides. and that is why a ceasefire for hostage release negotiation remains politically the only way out for president biden. but those talks broken down or at least suspended for the moment in cairo with no sign at the moment of a visible breakthrough. returning to ukraine, where hundreds of people have fled continued fighting in the ukrainian region of kharkiv,

a day after russia launched a surprise attack across the border. ukraine has sent reinforcements to the area. the clashes are concentrated on three villages just inside ukraine. let's speak to maria avdeieva, a security analist from ukraine. thank you forjoining us here. i believe that you live in kharkiv, even though you are in kyiv at the moment. what are you hearing from people that live there?— people that live there? thank you for havin: people that live there? thank you for having me. — people that live there? thank you for having me, the _ people that live there? thank you for having me, the suggestion i people that live there? thank you for having me, the suggestion is. for having me, the suggestion is different for the city itself and the cities and areas around the border. because the constant shelling from the russian side is going on for more than a day now, russia has moved into ukrainian

territory and captured several villages. but these villages are just on the border between russia and ukraine, so in a way for two years they were a grey zone with few people living in the area. but now because of the constant threat of attacks, there is evacuation from this area, so these are mostly elderly people who ukraine evacuated to the city of kharkiv. the situation in kharkiv remains more or less calm, yesterday there was the longest air raid alert for more than 12 hours, the situation is calm, there is no panic. it didn't catch people by surprise, this russian attack, there were numerous reports that russia was amassing troops, so

this was known that they will attack, distilling catch people in shock like in the beginning of the invasion because people who returned back from having evacuated, they know what to prepare for. is back from having evacuated, they know what to prepare for. is there a concern about _ know what to prepare for. is there a concern about what _ know what to prepare for. is there a concern about what happens - know what to prepare for. is there a concern about what happens next? | concern about what happens next? ukraine has prepared for this attack. there are numerous lines of defence and president zelensky has inspected the himself a month ago. there is no chance that russia can go further, closer to the city but they will try. we know that the amount of troops on the russian side around 50,000, this is a group of troops and there is a question where the main attack will happen. what is happening now looks more like a

probing and testing the defence lines here and there, in multiple directions, but there will be another move and for that move ukraine is preparing because all the troops already in the kharkiv region are also deployed more and more troops are concentrated around the city. troops are concentrated around the ci . . ., troops are concentrated around the ci . ., ~' , ., troops are concentrated around the ci. ., ., troops are concentrated around the a police officer has been shot in the leg with a crossbow in buckinghamshire. after responding to a reported stabbing in high wycombe in buckinghamshire last night. let's speak to our reporter frances read, who's at the scene this morning. what can you tell us? if you have a look behind — what can you tell us? if you have a look behind me, _ what can you tell us? if you have a look behind me, we _ what can you tell us? if you have a look behind me, we have - what can you tell us? if you have a look behind me, we have a - what can you tell us? if you have a look behind me, we have a big i what can you tell us? if you have a l look behind me, we have a big police cordoned in place, we have seen police officers coming in and out of here this morning. the police officer had been responding to

reports of a stabbing yesterday evening when he was apparently shot with a crossbow. a54—year—old man was then shot by armed police and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. he was taken to hospital and is under police guard, his condition is under police guard, his condition is said to be serious but not life—threatening. this is quite a residential area, there were quite a lot of families around who spoke of their fear. lot of families around who spoke of theirfear. we spoke lot of families around who spoke of their fear. we spoke to neil who was with his two—year—old son. i with his two-year-old son. i was -la in: with his two-year-old son. i was playing with _ with his two-year-old son. i was playing with my _ with his two-year-old son. i was playing with my son _ with his two-year-old son. i was playing with my son and - with his two-year-old son. i was playing with my son and my i with his two—year—old son. i was playing with my son and my partner, isaw— playing with my son and my partner, i saw someone hiding in a bush. i knew_ i saw someone hiding in a bush. i knew something was about to go down, but in _ knew something was about to go down, but in the _ knew something was about to go down, but in the park it was silent and normah i— but in the park it was silent and normal. i grabbed my son and told them _ normal. i grabbed my son and told them to— normal. i grabbed my son and told them to get home and in a few minutes— them to get home and in a few minutes it _ them to get home and in a few minutes it was all kicking off and it was— minutes it was all kicking off and it was pandemonium everywhere. and then a _ it was pandemonium everywhere. and then a couple of minutes later, there _ then a couple of minutes later, there was— then a couple of minutes later, there was gunshots and the suspect was shot— there was gunshots and the suspect was shot in—

there was gunshots and the suspect was shot in the park where we aren't nuts with _ was shot in the park where we aren't nuts with their families were playing — nuts with their families were playing moments earlier. police say the are playing moments earlier. police say they are not — playing moments earlier. police say they are not looking _ playing moments earlier. police say they are not looking for— playing moments earlier. police say they are not looking for anyone i playing moments earlier. police sayi they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. assistant chief constable from thames valley police said, our thoughts are with the injured officer, we are doing everything to support him and his colleagues as well as others affected by the incident. he said the assault victim had been taken to hospital was serious but not life—threatening injuries. they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident at the time. the force has made a mandatory referral for itself to the independent 0ffice made a mandatory referral for itself to the independent office for police conduct. that is normal under circumstances where a firearm is discharged, so they will take a look at that case. but the police activity at the moment is expected to last for some hours.— the charity, help for heroes, says many veterans living with chronic pain are not receiving the compensation they deserve

from the uk government. it's calling on the ministry of defence to recognise the condition in its own right and to expand financial support for those affected. ministers say they're continually reviewing policies — and owe a debt of gratitude to all veterans — as john maguire reports. vicki ross lives her life in constant pain. always active and fiercely competitive, she plays wheelchair rugby, which you may be amazed to hear helps her to deal with the pain. it's a distraction, but not a cure. is that ever a time where you're not in pain? er, i don't think so, other than when i'm on the operating table. so, yeah, everything hurts at some point. especially in my knees and my feet and kind of in my shoulder as well. butjust depending on what i do through the day, so whether i'm sitting down too much or whether i stand too much or whether i walk — you know, that increases the pain and increases the time

to recover back to that kind of baseline of pain. she had a very successful military career, but was medically discharged after 22 years. the army had followed playing football for manchester city. a lifetime of sport and physical endurance has taken its toll and despite the scars, she says chronic pain affects her life in so many ways. the kind of mental health impact it has, you know, itjust makes everything a lot more difficult, so it makes socialising difficult, it makes work difficult, and then, you know, you start to doubt yourself. even when you have this pain, it changes your life, it changes the person you once were. you know, that has its own kind of mental health impact. she's backing the campaign by help for heroes, a charity for the armed forces, to have chronic pain diagnosed as a medical condition in its own right. it's one of those, i guess, disabilities that you can't see,

and people just don't understand. so it has a huge impact on your life — notjust your life, if you look wider, yourfamily, yourjob, how you are as a member of society. it can be crippling for some people. having achieved so much in her personal, professional, and sporting life, vicki's determined to continue being as active as she possibly can. and when chronic pain is doing its utmost to defeat her, that determination is this former soldier's most valuable weapon. john maguire, bbc news, staffordshire. more than 200 people in afghanistan have died in flash floods caused by heavy rains in the northern province of baghlan, according to the un. more than a hundred people have been injured after torrents of water swept through several villages.

meanwhile in brazil. the country's sports minister has asked the football confederation to temporarily suspend all national football competitions because of the floods that have devastated the state of rio grande do sul. at least 126 people have died and more than 400,000 have been forced to leave their homes. this week, the uk's media regulator, 0fcom, set out new rules for social media companies — aimed at protecting children from harmful content online. over 40 measures have been set out — including making firms change their algorithms and perform more rigorous age checks. around the world, governments are considering — or have already passed — similar legislation. analysis editor ros atkins looks at what other countries are doing to try and protect children online. in many countries we're seeing a new approach to protecting children online. governments are saying this is no longer a mystery to us. governments are now saying, okay,

we feel like we know what the levers of control are and we're willing to pull them. in the uk, new rules are being proposed. at the moment, teenagers, younger children up and down the country can experience harmful content on their social media feeds again and again. and this has become normalised, and that has to change. to do that, over 40 steps for tech firms have been set out, including robust age checks and changing their algorithms so harmful content isn't recommended to children. these proposed rules follow the uk's 0nline safety act, which was passed last year. the us is in a different position, one industry commentator notes, "we're in 2024 and the us has virtually no regulation." injanuary, five tech ceos were asked by us senators about keeping children safe. one was mark zuckerberg who had this exchange. senator, ourjob and what we take seriously is making sure that we build industry leading tools

to find harmful... to make money. ..take it off the services... to make money. and to build tools that empower parents. but to many politicians in washington, it's not enough to rely on the tech firms. they're seeking to do more with the kids 0nline safety act. among many provisions, it wants to ensure that platforms are required to enable the strongest privacy settings for kids by default, as well as creating a duty for online platforms to prevent and mitigate specific dangers to minors. and while this act has bipartisan support, it's not law, yet. many hurdles remain. not least, as one analyst says, this bill still rests on the premise that there's a consensus around the types of content and design features that cause harm. there isn't, they add. and if the us is considering legislation to keep children safe online, the eu is already acting. it is really the time now for europe for us to set our own rules. we will make the online environment

saferfor everyone in europe. the eu's digital services act was passed two years ago. it's a vast piece of legislation. it includes a raft of rules to protect children. the eu calls this a world first instrument, addressing issues such as cyber bullying, illegal content and the simplification of terms and conditions. and then within the eu, each country can set further rules. for example, in france, parental controls are mandatory on all new devices. social media platforms must verify a user's age and obtain parental permission for under 15. in fact, president macron wants to go further with a curb on children's screen time and social media use. and he's compared the online world with a jungle. does anyone send their child into the jungle at five, ten or 12 years old? no one. today, for several hours a day,

we open the door to the jungle. but getting political consensus on what to do about this is hard. that's not an issue in authoritarian states like china, children there can only play online games for an hour on fridays, weekends and holidays. the chinese version of tiktok, douyin limits under 14 to 40 minutes a day. and across all platforms, china has screen time limits by age. so if you between the ages of 16 to 18, you can spend 2 hours a day on social media platforms. if you're between the ages of 18 and 16, you can spend one hour, and if you're under eight, you can only spend 40 minutes a day on social media platforms. these restrictions in china require users to provide a lot of personal data. in the west, the issue of users data and privacy is contested, as are many aspects of how best to keep children safe online. and the challenge keeps changing. regulation probably needs to move quickly. it needs to be highly responsive, it needs to be empowered with sufficient resources and to try

and ensure that regulation is as agile and as versatile as the tech firms it's trying to regulate. even if governments are agile, enforcing new regulations brings challenges of its own. but there's no doubt a period of increased regulation is beginning. it's an acknowledgement that the approach to keeping children safe online so far hasn't been enough. now — the eurovision song contest reaches its grand final on saturday night, with croatia, israel and switzerland among the favourites to win. meanwhile, joost klein, the entrant for the netherlands, has not performed in the second rehearsal for the grand finale on friday — while an investigation into an unspecified �*incident�* continues. klein's song �*europapa' is considered one of the frontrunners at this year's contest — which final takes

place later tonight. for more eurovision updates we can speak now to alesia michelle, who is an eurovision blogger. hello to you. how is the atmosphere? you will be going over to malmo for the final. , ., , ., ., ., ~' the final. yes, lots of other folk are having _ the final. yes, lots of other folk are having that _ the final. yes, lots of other folk are having that two _ the final. yes, lots of other folk are having that two city - the final. yes, lots of other folk i are having that two city advantage of being in copenhagen and been able to cover what is happening in eurovision.— eurovision. this is your fifth eurovision, _ eurovision. this is your fifth eurovision, how _ eurovision. this is your fifth eurovision, how does i eurovision. this is your fifth eurovision, how does the i eurovision. this is your fifth - eurovision, how does the atmosphere compare to other years that you have attended? we have heard a lot of talk about the protests that have been going on, does it feel different? it been going on, does it feel different?— been going on, does it feel different? it definitely feels different- — different? it definitely feels different. i— different? it definitely feels different. ithink— different? it definitely feels different. i think when i different? it definitely feels different. i think when you | different? it definitely feels i different. i think when you are in the arena, listening to the songs and sing the performers, it feels like business as usual. 0nce and sing the performers, it feels like business as usual. once you step out of that environment, watching these amazing performers, it feels different. the pressroom

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the exciting story. we are looking at pictures from _ the exciting story. we are looking at pictures from the _ the exciting story. we are looking at pictures from the semifinals, l the exciting story. we are looking l at pictures from the semifinals, the staging is extraordinary, so the acts are so complex, i don't know how they are managing it. it is a real spectacle, how they are managing it. it is a realspectacle, isn't how they are managing it. it is a real spectacle, isn't it? how they are managing it. it is a realspectacle, isn't it? it is how they are managing it. it is a real spectacle, isn't it?- real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast, real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast. it _ real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast. it is — real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast, it is really _ real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast, it is really cool - real spectacle, isn't it? it is a beast, it is really cool and i real spectacle, isn't it? it is a | beast, it is really cool and one real spectacle, isn't it? it is a i beast, it is really cool and one of the things about your vision that people forget is that this is supposed to be a innovative place to try out new bits of technology and i would say the uk, 0lly alexander has a amazing stage show, a visual feast. the swiss act is doing a very cool trick, almost acrobatic on the stage. you have the irish act doing... i would say a tour de force of camera angles. she is really putting on a show. the innovations on stage, the performances people will see are absolutely amazing. 0nce will see are absolutely amazing. once again, your bid for who will

take the top spot? israel, we have been talking about the controversy, they are one of the favourites. i mean, i have been telling people for a while that israel has opportunity to win. israel does eurovision well, we knew that the show was going to be good and well executed. do i think it is one of the best entries this year, especially when we have some of those other innovations? i don't know about that but i still think that croatia has the opportunity to get it done. i even still think that switzerland does. i think the jury at eurovision will appreciate the vocal and visual performance that switzerland is giving. but i think on the backs of last year, i do think that croatia could still have a chance. brute last year, i do think that croatia could still have a chance. we could talk for a lot _ could still have a chance. we could talk for a lot longer _ could still have a chance. we could talk for a lot longer but _ could still have a chance. we could talk for a lot longer but i'm - could still have a chance. we could talk for a lot longer but i'm afraid i talk for a lot longer but i'm afraid the time is up. enjoy this evening. for decades, conservationists across the uk have been culling grey squirrels to help protect the remaining red squirrel population.

however, there's bad news for the reds at a sanctuary on anglesey, where after a long absence, a breeding colony of greys has been discovered. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more. the island of anglesey is the last stronghold of red squirrels in wales, thanks to this man. dr craig shuttleworth has been trapping and killing grey squirrels since 1997. we're using live traps. in fact, we've got one in here. i can here it growling away. we take boxes like these we put them up on the trees. his aim was to clear the island so these guys could flourish. and it worked! craig and his colleagues caught the last grey in 2013, the 40 reds that were left have multiplied to 800. but a couple of weeks ago and islander sent craig this — a photo of a mature male grey squirrels. and he isn't alone! camera traps caught

images of these guys too. we've had animals on the island before, but this was different. when i saw the images i thought "this is a breeding colony." why is it so urgent? the urgency is because they breed, they compete with the red squirrel but also they can carry squirrelpox virus, which always kills reds. now, craig has caught eight grey squirrels in the last couple of days, but you know there are more out there, don't you? unfortunately, yes, we've got some images on a camera trap. so he's put some real traps out and we're going to see if we have caught any. there is something in the first trap. but it's a red. nothing in those, but you can see the doors are still open. the other traps are empty, but craig says he will keep on going until he catches these rogue squirrels. so you are a red squirrel warrior.

that was our climate editor. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, settled and warm again on friday with plenty of late spring sunshine and temperatures rising across the nations. the sun is set to last as we go through the weekend, temperatures above the seasonal average, woman's to the east and drive for the vast majority on saturday. a scattering of showers with a real breakdown happening on sunday. heavy thundery showers out to wards the western half, the rest should stay largely dry. here is the area of high pressure that is keeping these dry conditions for the time being, it will eventually push further eastwards. we have a easterly breeze and that has been dragging mist and low cloud in from the north—east then that will lift and clear over south—east england,

still a hand of cloud towards yorkshire, lincolnshire coast. lots of sunshine to start the day, we will keep the sunny skies for most but a scattering of showers across scotland pushing northwards perhaps heavy and thundery but fairly isolated. warm at 24 celsius. chance for showers in northern ireland and northern wales. cool it will eventually push further eastwards. we have a easterly breeze and that has been dragging mist and low cloud in from the north—east then that will lift and clear over south—east england, still a handbag of cloud towards yorkshire, lincolnshire coast. lots of sunshine to start the day, we will keep the sunny skies for most but a scattering of showers across scotland pushing northwards perhaps heavy and thundery but fairly isolated. warm at 24 celsius. chance for showers in northern ireland and northern wales. cooler towards the north 25 or 26 celsius. in london and south—east england. the high pressure starts to move eastwards and that allows for this low—pressure system to roll in from the west. brings thickening cloud on sunday morning. some showers across the western isles and western scotland pushing in an chance of thunderstorms developing across the western half of the uk. it should stay drier further east and there will be further sunshine here and

once again we could see temperatures in the low to mid 20s, cooler out was the west under the cloud and with the eventual rain. here comes that low—pressure system, swinging in on monday and giving widespread rain on monday, especially through the afternoon. expected to turn more showery as we head through next week and there will be a drop in temperature too. unsettled and cooler as we head through next week, goodbye for now.

live from london. this is bbc news israel orders the evacuation of more areas of rafah in gaza — where over a million palestinians are sheltering. israel orders the evacuation of more areas of rafah in gaza — where over a million palestinians are sheltering. it comes as washington says israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in gaza. hundreds of people are fleeing continued clashes in ukraine's kharkiv region — a day after russia sent troops across the border. prince harry and meghan are in nigeria — as part of the duke's promotion of the invictus games. a contestant under investigation and protests on the streets — will politics overshadow tonight's eurovision song contest final? and the most powerful solar storm in 21 years — triggers spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world.