israel carries out fresh strikes on parts of gaza — as it tells palestinians to leave the southern city of rafah. meanwhile, the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewell, has been killed in gaza. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. hello and welcome. israel has told tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah and go to al—mawasi, a narrow coastal area which israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone". it comes as the palestinian health ministry says that eight people have

been killed after houses in the central area of the gaza strip were hit. israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. from jerusalem, paul adams reports. one by one the people of rafah are leaving. parts of the city now all but deserted. translation: i but deserted. translation: �* ., translation: i wasn't planning on anoin. but translation: i wasn't planning on going- but since — translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no _ translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one _ translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one is - translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one is left - translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one is left here | going. but since no one is left here i decided to leave. i have to find out where my wife and daughter are. the un says 300,000 people have left already. that is almost a quarter of those sheltering in rafah. most are heading for the coast to places barely able to sustain life, where exhausted and hungry people fend for themselves. this woman and her

children have brought their makeshift tent to the beach. translation:— makeshift tent to the beach. translation: , ., , , ., , translation: they dropped leaflets on us four times. _ translation: they dropped leaflets on us four times. after _ translation: they dropped leaflets on us four times. after the _ translation: they dropped leaflets on us four times. after the fourth - on us four times. after the fourth time _ on us four times. after the fourth time we _ on us four times. after the fourth time we came here. when i arrived i found _ time we came here. when i arrived i found my— time we came here. when i arrived i found my tent was worn out. we stayed _ found my tent was worn out. we stayed in — found my tent was worn out. we stayed in it — found my tent was worn out. we stayed in it for five months in rafah — stayed in it for five months in rafah i— stayed in it for five months in rafah. i want to try and stitch it but it _ rafah. i want to try and stitch it but it is— rafah. i want to try and stitch it but it is no— rafah. i want to try and stitch it but it is no good.— rafah. i want to try and stitch it but it is no good. back in rafah, israel's ground _ but it is no good. back in rafah, israel's ground operation - but it is no good. back in rafah, israel's ground operation is - but it is no good. back in rafah, i israel's ground operation is almost a week old. the military says it is destroying tunnels, killing hamas fighters, but acting cautiously. fiur fighters, but acting cautiously. our 0 erations fighters, but acting cautiously. oi" operations against hamas in rafah remained limited in scope and focus on tactical advances, tactical adjustments and key military advantages. and have avoided densely populated areas. but advantages. and have avoided densely pepuiated arm-— populated areas. but some israelis are not reassured. _ populated areas. but some israelis are not reassured. angry _ populated areas. but some israelis are not reassured. angry protests. are not reassured. angry protests again last night. these people want the water stop and the government to go. and for much more to be done to hostages home. yesterday, hamas said

a british israeli hostage had been killed in an air strike, nadav popplewell, claims it is impossible to verify. in the southern city of ashkelon, evidence that palestinian groups can still launch rockets. three israelis slightly injured in this direct hit overnight, and no sign of any fresh negotiations to bring the war to an end. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. and we will be speaking to paul live injust a bbc news, jerusalem. and we will be speaking to paul live in just a few minutes. the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, has defended the government's decision not to withdraw arms export licenses to israel. speaking on laura kuenssberg on sunday, he said that restricting arms deliveries to israel because of its war in gaza would strengthen hamas and make a deal to free israeli hostages less likely but said that decision was being constantly reviewed. israel has not had a clean bill of health. on humanitarian aid, there have been realfailings and they need to do better. but on the crucial question

we have to answer which is, is there a serious risk of exports being used for a serious breach in international law? up to now, in the assessments we've done, we've continued with the export licensing, but it's a rolling process and it looks at what is happening on the ground. the uk foreign office is investigating claims by hamas that a british—israeli hostage has died in gaza. nadav popplewell was seized with his mother on october 7th from the nirim kibbutz in southern israel. hamas claims that mr popplewell died of wounds sustained in an israeli air strike more than a month ago. the israeli military is yet to comment. the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, was asked about the claim on sunday with laura kuenssberg. like everyone else, i watched the video on twitter, x, last night, put out by hamas of nadav answering a question as to who he was. and i watched the video and you just

think, what, you know, callous people they are to do that. to play with the family's emotions in that way. i met nadav�*s family, his sister, and i know the heartbreak they have been going through for over 200 days. and when you see what hamas are prepared to do you just realise the terrible, dreadful, inhuman people, frankly, that we are dealing with. returning to israel's military operations in southern gaza. ealier we spoke to humanitarian media specialist for action aid uk, isabella cipirska. right now in rafah, there isjust absolute fear and confusion and panic on the ground. hundreds of thousands of people have already fled. these are people who've had to flee, carrying their belongings under a scorching hot sun, not knowing where they can go that is safe, that they can, you know, start a new life for themselves. remember, most of these people have

had to flee multiple times. we're talking five, six, seven times already. our teams on the ground have spoken to some people who have arrived in one of the so—called safe zones. they've described absolutely horrendous journeys, travelling by bus while bombardments took place all around them. they've talked about arriving and having more scenes of chaos greeting them basically, with none of the kind of essentials that they need. one man told us that he was trying to build a tent for himself and his disabled mother, and he was unable to source the materials he needed because they were so limited and supply in the prices had gone up so much. so i mean, really, the situation isjust utterly, utterly dire right now and there'sjust so much uncertainty. so these areas that you describe one there, of course, al—mawasi, khan younis.

they're being described as humanitarian zones. but in your opinion, they don't account for that? absolutely not. i mean, these are places that were already before these latest evacuations began, were already completely overcrowded. al—mawasi, which is a tiny strip of land, which is mostly sand dunes, was already home to about 400,000 people. and there just isn't the infrastructure to accommodate all these new arrivals. there's no—one to meet them. there's no—one to...there's nothing basically to give them. you know, it's absolutely dire. yeah. isabella, in terms of actionaid, in terms of your organisation, how does it operate under these circumstances on the ground where there is so much need? i mean, as always, we're doing everything we can, but there is just such difficult circumstances and things are changing day to day. i mean, we've had some of our colleagues and partners already had to flee rafah. so even in the last few days, the situation has changed so quickly. but i mean, right now

the situation with getting and distributing aid isjust incredibly, incredibly difficult. i mean, in rafah right now, rafah, remember, is the main area through which aid arrives. two of the main aid crossings are located in rafah. one of these, the rafah crossing, is still closed. the other, kerem shalom, has opened, but aid is not able to be delivered through that crossing because of the kind of intensity of the fighting and because it's just so dangerous right now. so the humanitarian situation in rafah, which was already, you know, incredibly on a knife edge, isjust deteriorating by the minute, really. i mean, the health care system has all but collapsed. one of the main hospitals in rafah had to evacuate earlier this week. that leaves just two smaller hospitals and a few other medical facilities, which are, you know, warning that they are running out of fuel, you know, due to the sustained lack of aid.

people in rafah, you know, they're starving, they're hungry, they don't have enough water. 10% of children under the age of two are acutely malnourished. i mean, it really is an incredibly dire situation. and there's, you know, aid organisations like ours are doing everything they can, but it's incredibly, incredibly difficult. a spokesperson from actionaid uk, an organisation that supports people in gaza describing situation on the ground. for more on that, we are joined now by our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. we have just been hearing about some of the really difficult conditions that people who are leaving rafah and going into these areas that are being designated as humanitarian sense by israel, that they are in fact experiencing in reality. i was talkin: to fact experiencing in reality. i was talking to a _ fact experiencing in reality. i was talking to a couple _ fact experiencing in reality. i was talking to a couple of _ fact experiencing in reality. i was talking to a couple of western - talking to a couple of western officials last night, officials who are trying as best they can to

manage of some the fallout from this desperate long war. there was a discussion about the extent to which israel has responded to repeated requests from the united states, from britain, from others, to put in place a viable plan to look after the safety, the welfare of the hundreds of thousands of people that are going to be displaced as a result of their operation in rafah. they thought about this for awhile and then they agreed that israel so far has done nothing. nothing, there is no plan in place, no provisions for accommodating people, no assistance to ensure that aid reaches those people. it is simply not there. and so i think that gives you a sense of the sheer level of frustration that people are experiencing in the face of this sort of resolute, single—minded is really determination to finish off

hamas, come what may.- really determination to finish off hamas, come what may. paula, the uk foreian hamas, come what may. paula, the uk foreign secretary _ hamas, come what may. paula, the uk foreign secretary has _ hamas, come what may. paula, the uk foreign secretary has been _ hamas, come what may. paula, the uk foreign secretary has been speaking, l foreign secretary has been speaking, lord cameron has been talking to our colleague laura kuenssberg and has been defending the government's decision not to stop the export licences of arms, not to withdraw those export licences of sending arms to israel.— those export licences of sending arms to israel. , , . , arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does — arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does not _ arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does notjust _ arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does notjust want _ arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does not just want to - arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does notjust want to be - arms to israel. yes, his argument is that he does notjust want to be in l that he does notjust want to be in the business of sending messages, he wants to be exerting real pressure. it is not quite clear what pressure britain is able to exert right now. and he is right to say that the amount of assistance that britain offers israel militarily is utterly dwarfed by the billions of dollars of annual military aid that the united states offers. evenjoe biden's threats to withhold weaponry

should israel embark on an all—out invasion of rafah, even that is to a certain extent sending messages, because even though they are very powerful messages, demonstrating american displeasure, most people reckon that israel has more than enough equipment at its disposal to carry out such an operation. we don't know what israel's intentions are right now. the military spokesman continues to talk about limited, cautious israeli operations that are not entering heavily populated areas and yet the prime minister continues to talk in these very maximalist terms about destroying the last few battalions of hamas. it is not clear exactly what israel's intentions are, and in that ambiguous environment it is clear that many, many people in and around rafah are not taking any chances. and we are now looking at 300,000 people who have moved in the last week, that is getting on for a

quarter of the population sheltering in rafah before a week ago. so clearly palestinians there are deeply apprehensive about what the coming days hold. find. deeply apprehensive about what the coming days hold.— coming days hold. and, paul, in terms of the _ coming days hold. and, paul, in terms of the claims _ coming days hold. and, paul, in terms of the claims by - coming days hold. and, paul, in terms of the claims by hamas . coming days hold. and, paul, in - terms of the claims by hamas about the british— israeli hostage, did not, then add to that? ha. the british- israeli hostage, did not, then add to that?- the british- israeli hostage, did not, then add to that? no. i think the british — not, then add to that? no. i think the british government _ not, then add to that? no. i think the british government is - not, then add to that? no. i think the british government is being . the british government is being extremely cautious about this. we heard yesterday from hamas saying that nadav popplewell had been killed in an israeli air strike. we have seen these videos before, we have seen these videos before, we have heard of these claims before, about other hostages and there is simply no way of verifying them at all. it is part of what often appears to be a pretty cynical manipulation of imagery and the very real and raw emotions of the

families of the hostages themselves. the british government says it is trying to establish more about nadav popplewell�*s fate, that is not easy, but clearly hamas wanted to put out a message which is that as long as israel continues its military operation that poses a threat, not just to the civilian population as rafah but also to those israeli and dual national hostages still in its hands. ., dual national hostages still in its hands. . ., , ., , hands. paul, for the time being, as alwa s, hands. paul, for the time being, as always. thank— hands. paul, for the time being, as always, thank you _ hands. paul, for the time being, as always, thank you so _ hands. paul, for the time being, as always, thank you so much. - hands. paul, for the time being, as always, thank you so much. paul. always, thank you so much. paul adams live injerusalem. here in the uk, the mp for dover, nathalie elphicke, who defected from the conservatives to labour last week, has been accused of lobbying ministers over her former husband's sexual assault court case. her spokesman has dismissed the claims. our political correspondent nick eardley sent this report. the latest allegation is that nathalie elphicke effectively lobbied ministers before her then—husband's trial. the allegation if she spoke to thejustice secretary robert

buckland and suggested that at the time of the trial should be moved to avoid extra publicity. sir robert buckland, who was thejustice secretary at the time, has told the sunday times that she was told in no uncertain terms that it would be "completely inappropriate to speak to the judge about the trial at all. " the bbc has spoken to the robert and he has confirmed that account. ms elphicke, through a spokesman, has said the claims are nonsense, while the labour party has questioned why the allegations were only made after she defected from the conservative party to the labour party. it is another awkward question for the labour party about their newest mp. remember, many labour mp as were pretty uncomfortable with nathalie elphicke being allowed into the party.

she was seen as being on the right of the conservatives and a lot of labour mp the a saying why she in the labour party now. nick eardley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ramjaun. a lot of excitement on the women's fa cup final. just one game in the english premier league today — and it's one arsenal have to win, if they're to go back to the top of the table. manchester city lead the way after their 4—0 victory at fulham — which means if they win their final two games, they will be champions again. so arsenal go to manchester united this afternoon knowing a victory at old trafford is crucial. and their manager is feeling optimistic. my brain is always talking to the players, we are lifting the premier league. that is where my brain is going at the moment, i follow my brain and my gut, and this is how i feel and this is how i want everybody to think, and hopefully we can achieve it. one of the best teams,

probably the best team, and you can discuss about this. are city the best team, is arsenal at this moment the best team? they are very ball secure. very good touches. we have to play to absolutely our maximum levels to get the result in, but we are capable of it. in just over an hour's time manchester united and tottenham hotspur will go head to head at a sold out wembley, in the final of the women's fa cup. neither club has won the competition before, so we're guaranteed a new name on the trophy. it's the biggest game in tottenham's history, whilst united were beaten by chelsea in the final last season. our correspondent katie gornall is there. well, one way or another, pastry will be made at wembley today with manchester united and tottenham hotspur is bagging to lift their first major trophy. i am delighted to say the former england international is here to talk to me

all about it. i need to, you know what it is like to lift this trophy. you have played for the likes of arsenal and chelsea, but how good is it for the women's game but we will get a new name of the traffic? absolutely fantastic. i think signals the growth in the game, a competitive league in the wsl, we are going to get a new winner edge, trophy and that is fantastic. manchester united, obviously they were here last season beaten narrowly by chelsea, a bit of an underwhelming season in the wsl, so how much do they need this to salvage their campaign? i think manchester _ salvage their campaign? i think manchester united _ salvage their campaign? i think manchester united will - salvage their campaign? i think manchester united will feel - salvage their campaign? i think| manchester united will feel that they really need this trophy. they need to lift it for themselves but also for their supporters. especially because of what they achieved last season finishing runners—up in the wsl and obviously getting to be fa cup final. bud getting to be fa cup final. and tottenham _ getting to be fa cup final. and tottenham have _ getting to be fa cup final. and tottenham have never beaten manchester united, they are so excited of course to be here. can they change that? can they do the business here today? i they change that? can they do the business here today?— they change that? can they do the business here today? i don't see why

not. a cu business here today? i don't see why not- a cut final— business here today? i don't see why not. a cup final is _ business here today? i don't see why not. a cup final is a _ business here today? i don't see why not. a cup final is a one-off - business here today? i don't see why not. a cup final is a one-off game, . not. a cup final is a one—off game, it is about who shows up on the day and all of the pieces coming together. i think tottenham will come with a bit of a fearless attitude today, i would expect. the pressure really is on manchester united. it pressure really is on manchester united. , ., united. it is indeed. thanks so much, united. it is indeed. thanks so much. and _ united. it is indeed. thanks so much, and eta. _ united. it is indeed. thanks so much, and eta. it— united. it is indeed. thanks so much, and eta. it is— united. it is indeed. thanks so much, and eta. it is a - united. it is indeed. thanks so much, and eta. it is a close i united. it is indeed. thanks so i much, and eta. it is a close one united. it is indeed. thanks so - much, and eta. it is a close one and a sell—out wembley awaits. lauren price has become wales' first female world champion boxer after beating america'sjessica mccaskill. price is an olympic champion, a former kickboxing world champion and former international footballer. this was just her seventh professional fight. an accidental clash of heads in the fifth round saw mccaskill unable to continue beyond the eighth. as a result, thejudges awarded price the wba, ibo and ring magazine welterweight titles on points. i was an eight—year—old girl once and kelly holmes - inspired me to go to the olympics. i if you work hard enough, | you can achieve anything. i said i had a great camp - but this is years of dedication and hard work, but ifj you put it in, you can reach your dreams i and achieve anything.

and that's all the sport for now. gavin, looking forward to more spot later. prince harry and his wife meghan are in lagos as part of their 3—day visit to nigeria. they're there to promote the upcoming invictus games. one of their engagements today has seen the duke and duchess of sussex join a basketball clinic. let's cross over to lagos to speak to our africa correspondent. what have they been up to today? thea;r have they been up to today? they sent have they been up to today? they spent their— have they been up to today? they spent their first _ have they been up to today? iie: spent their first morning here have they been up to today? i"ierg spent their first morning here in spent theirfirst morning here in lagos, they were welcomed by the state governor in a private event and then they came to the school here in an area where they met children who are being supported by a charity that they support through the foundation, the charity is called the giants of africa and they empower young people through

basketball. they spent the morning here talking to them about the power of sport, and then prince harry also partook in some of the basketball drills with them. sport seems to be a sort of a running theme in their trip to cost later this afternoon they are going to be lagos polo club and there they will observe a charity match that is taking place to support another organisation that they support called nigeria unconquered. and that organisation helps wounded service people and veterans through sport, which we know is something that is passionate due prince harry. he know is something that is passionate due prince harry.— due prince harry. he is very passionate. _ due prince harry. he is very passionate, and _ due prince harry. he is very passionate, and of- due prince harry. he is very passionate, and of course i due prince harry. he is very i passionate, and of course they due prince harry. he is very - passionate, and of course they are there promoting overall be upcoming in victors games. i guess in terms of what else is on their agenda, talk is fluid, it has been very busy so far. , , , _ talk is fluid, it has been very busy sofar. , __ y so far. yes, very busy. as i mentioned, _ so far. yes, very busy. as i mentioned, that _ so far. yes, very busy. as i mentioned, that charity - so far. yes, very busy. as i l mentioned, that charity that so far. yes, very busy. as i - mentioned, that charity that they are going to see at the lagos polo club is also in charge of putting

together nigerian's in victor's games team. nigeria became the first african country to partake in the games last year and that has led to their visit here. of course we now know that megan herself is of nigerian heritage and actually if you play those pictures of prince harry and megan here at the court early this morning you will see that she was wearing a sort of traditional attire, and that attire is a blue wrap that is around her waist which is actually hand woven here in south—west nigeria. she was gifted that yesterday at a reception that they attended. even yesterday she spoke about finding out that she is nigerian and she has called this experience humbling and eye—opening, saying that she feels that she is in very good company with over nigerian women. ., ~' very good company with over nigerian women. . ~ i. very good company with over nigerian women. ., ~ ,, y . very good company with over nigerian women. . ~ i. , . ., women. thank you very much for brinuain women. thank you very much for bringing us _ women. thank you very much for bringing us up — women. thank you very much for bringing us up to _ women. thank you very much for bringing us up to date _ women. thank you very much for bringing us up to date on - women. thank you very much for bringing us up to date on that. women. thank you very much for| bringing us up to date on that jam bringing us up to date on thatjam packed schedule of the suffixes. our africa correspondent simi

jolaosho live in lagos. much more of course as and when we get updates from then. a busy, busy schedule. at the eurovision song contest final, pro—palestinian protesters clashed with police over israel's participation — and the israeli entrant, eden golan, was booed at the malmo arena in sweden. the build—up to the show also saw the dutch entry disqualified for a backstage incident. but ultimately, switzerland were crowned the winners of this year's competition — one of the most controversial song contests of recent times. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from malmo. switzerland, winning one of the most extraordinary eurovision song contests of all time. fans had had to file into the arena amidst a small melee of police and protesters. the presence of israel in the final has provoked demonstrations and discomfort from some of the competitors. but when israel's eden golan took the stage,

all passed without incident. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said her presence alone meant she'd already won. there were, though, jeers from some parts of the crowd at the end. for the uk, olly alexander's performance of dizzy was definitely dizzying. the cheer at the end, whatever the voters thought, the uk's pride was in tact. and then the mysteries of eurovision voting, which began with boos for the eurovision's martin osterdahl. booing what can you tell us about the result? and the politics of the evening led to some last—minute changes of presenters. but it was soon apparent there was a runaway victor — switzerland with nemo's spinning, operatic the code. for the uk, 18th place. but after the withdrawals, the disqualification and the protests, by the end, it feels very eurovision and very

much switzerland's night. david sillito, bbc news, malmo. more big images of the night on a website, so do check that out. newly—released body camera footage shows the shock and confusion among police officers as they watched the collapse of a major bridge in the us city of baltimore. there is no bridge. the one—point—six mile long francis scott key bridge fell into the river after being hit by a container ship in march. six construction workers who were repairing potholes on it at the time, were killed in the incident. just some of the video and the audio showing the shock and confusion of police officers at the time. you have been watching bbc news,

goodbye. the skies may look a little threatening where you are today, that is certainly not the case everywhere but storms are building across western parts of the uk. the warmer and sunnier weather will be further to the east across the country. let's see what is happening then in the second half of the afternoon. showers will be breaking out across more western parts of scotland but even here they will be quite scattered. the same goes for northern ireland and the same goes for other western parts of the uk. but where they do occur they won't be very big, they could only be a few miles across. torrential showers may occur and even flash flooding in places. warmer and sunnier weather is reserved for more eastern parts of the uk. this evening, skies will be clear across some parts of the country and there is a chance again of seeing the northern lights, the aurora borealis. the problem is that there will be

showers around and of course we are going back to work tomorrow so perhaps we won't be inclined to stay up for too long. here is the forecast for the morning. temperatures into double figures and a distinct weather front with rain approaching. that really sets the scene for the week ahead. it is going to turn a bit cooler and showers are expected. when i say cooler, not a chill in the air, temperatures still above the average it is just not going to be as warm as it has been. here is the weather front for tomorrow. it is going to be slow—moving so if you are stuck underneath this cloud and rain it may be a pretty miserable afternoon. cooler here, yes, 15—16 , but outward to the east in the sunshine temperatures will still have around the lower 20s. for example across yorkshire and into east anglia. it is a very slow moving weather front and the reason is this area of low pressure is basically packed itself in the south—west of these weather fronts are just

rotating around the low, rather than his whole weather system just barrelling across the uk. i think for all of us by the time we get to tuesday, temperatures will be typically in the high teens, which is not far off the average for the time of year. that low will just sit around here until it fizzles out. high pressure will try to build into towards the end of the week but i think the overall message is one of shower clouds for the week ahead and those temperatures are still a little on the warm side for the time of the year. that is it from me. thanks for watching.

this is bbc news, the headlines: israel tells tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah — as it intensifies military operations in southern gaza carrying out fresh strikes. meanwhile the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewell, has been killed in gaza. relief workers are struggling to deliver aid to those hit hard by devastating flash floods in northern afghanistan. the un says more than 300 people have died and thousands more have been injured after rivers of water and mud swept away houses. it is switzerland! cheering. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. voting is under way in catalonia where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament.