carrying aid us officials say trucks carrying aid into gaza had become moving ashore amid concerns over humanitarian access. the head of the uk water company south west water apologises for the outbreak of a diarrhoea —type illness in south devon due to a parasite found in the supply. and a parasite found in the supply. and a pause in former president's trial in new york, we find out why. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in ukraine, as fighting continues around the city of kharkiv, after russia made its biggest territorial gains in 18 months. in the past few hours, russian president vladimir putin has said russia has no current plans

to capture the city of kharkiv, in the north east of the country. but, in kharkiv region, police are going door to door in the town of vovchansk to evacuate the remaining residents, as russian shelling intensifies. these images are from vovchansk. russia launched a surprise offensive there last week, with one analysis suggesting russian forces have advanced by about 10 kilometres, creating a new front in the war on ukraine. a sixteen—and—a—half hour air raid alert has now been lifted in kharkiv itself. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv with the latest. this war has now firmly moved from trench warfare in this north—eastern part of the front line. i don't think the words of vladimir putin, where he said at a press conference in china, that there were no plans, for now, to try and capture the city of kharkiv. i don't think that will bring

a collective sigh of relief for the thousands of people still living in the city. i think there are two things at play. firstly, i don't think this collection of russian forces, between 5,000 to 10,000 troops who have made this incursion across the border. it is not yet thought they are capable of surrounding the city, especially when you consider around 80,000 russian troops were involved in capturing a town called avdiivka further south, which is a fraction of the size of kharkiv. but secondly, i don't think anyone believes vladimir putin when he talks about this plan for continued invasion. once upon a time, in 2022, he said he had no plans to invade ukraine. i think that has shaped the common ukrainian view since then. he also talked about, i think, he almost reflected his lack of willingness to compromise. he talked about ukraine's conditions for peace, which include restoring its original borders — that would include crimea, which has been occupied since 2014 — for russian forces to

withdraw completely. he described those conditions as being based on wishes and not the realities of the battlefield. i think that is the rub at the moment in time. that is why we can expect fierce fighting to certainly continue. amid that fierce fighting what sort of assessments are you hearing from the ukrainian side about their capability to hold the line as they wait for resupply of munitions from america and elsewhere? you just need to look at what president zelensky is saying. he has cancelled international travel. he has visited the city of kharkiv and he described the situation is being very difficult but under control. the authorities have said this before when ukraine has ultimately

lost more territory. he is claiming that the russians advance has gone around ten kilometres at its deepest. he blames a lack of air defences which is still pushing the west for, for then being able to push him this far in terms of the heavy bombardment is that they have been able to launch, these russian forces. so he is blaming that but it is clear his troops are struggling. they are moving reserve forces away from towns coming under heavy attack. they are moving personnel from zaporizhzhia, even further south, and what that means is, what ukraine tries to plug this gap and slow this russian advance in the north—east, it thins the front line elsewhere. it is a front line that is creaking, and crucially for ukraine, it is growing, to. james, thank you very much. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is in kharkhiv with the latest. well, i think there are some people here, i'vejust been well, i think there are some people here, i've just been speaking to the

governor of this region who thinks that there was a plan. which included trying to capture, eventually, the city of kharkiv but president putin has also been talking about creating this buffer zone between russia and ukraine to prevent ukraine firing into russian territory and that is the focus, he says, these operations. he says his forces are advancing every single day. what ukraine says is that they are slowly stabilising the front of their weaving ukraine's top military commander admits that russian forces are expanding offensive operations and that there will be difficult battles ahead. i think, last night, what we saw here was a large attack by russian kamikaze drones and missiles to a long sustained attack overnight since the war began. the

buzzing of drones followed by loud explosions often only met by machine gun fire. and what ukraine also needs, of course, is notjust more ammunition, and it is slowly getting that after that delay in us military support, need air defences. that, president zelensky says, is the top priority after what was experienced here last night so clearly, russia is targeting kharkiv city which is ukraine's second largest city but i think, at the moment, the fighting is contained to that front, russia has penetrated about five miles across into the ukrainian border but they have been met now by ukrainian artillery who do say they have the ammunition for this operation that they need. find ammunition for this operation that the need. �* ,., ammunition for this operation that the need. �* ., ~ .,, they need. and some talk as well from the chief _ they need. and some talk as well from the chief of _ they need. and some talk as well from the chief of ukraine's - they need. and some talk as well from the chief of ukraine's army | from the chief of ukraine's army about ukrainian troops preparing to defend another area as well. what can you tell us about that? we know that the area — can you tell us about that? we know that the area north _ can you tell us about that? we know that the area north of—

can you tell us about that? we know that the area north of here - can you tell us about that? we know that the area north of here is - can you tell us about that? we know that the area north of here is one . that the area north of here is one area where ukraine believes russia could launch another offensive. and, if they did that, it would clearly stretch ukrainian limited defence lines and resources even further, make life much more difficult for them. we know that been some villages in the region which had been cleared, which have been evacuated. civilians told to leave close to the russian border. it is a concern of ukraine's military that president putin's forces could try to launch another assault there. i think most people, most military analysts believe the russian focus is still in the east. the goal is to try to take the whole of the donbas area and they are making advances. they want the city which is a key strategic route for ukrainian supply lines, who are defending that area. but it is really about fixing this

operation in kharkiv, i think. ukrainian forces down, possibly, if there were to be another offensive, that would do the same, and that would expose their fronts as well. we know that reinforcements have been moved from one part of the fund to another here, to make sure that the line holds. but clearly, that means that other areas of the front, 800 mile front, are going to be weaker. 800 mile front, are going to be weaker. on to the situation in gaza now, where the first shipment of humanitarian aid to be sent into the territory via a floating pier has been brought ashore in the last few hours. the uk, which has helped the us to build and operate the pier, says this shipment is expected to provide enough provisions to feed 11,000 people for a month. the structure opens up a new route to get food, shelter and other supplies to around 2.2 million palestinians inside gaza, but there've been

warnings that the pier is only temporary, and appeals for israel to do more to secure routes to get aid into gaza via land. israel's bombardment of gaza has continued, this the scene at nuseirat camp in central gaza after a strike earlier today. meanwhile at the un's top court, the international court ofjustice in the hague, lawyers acting for israel have been responding to south africa's call for an end to israeli military action in rafah and across gaza. it is going to make a difference. the construction work has been completed this morning and the first aid shipments are now coming through that system. it is quite a complicated system. the ships have to dock first come out at sea, a floating platform, said that the bigger aid shipments can then be

shipped over, transferred and split it down into smaller consignments which are then brought to the shore in the new extended jetty that sticks out into the sea there. we know the first trucks have been brought onto gaza's shows this morning and that aid is now being distributed to the palestinians who need it, feel for them to eat or medical supplies to treat them or the sort of materials that they need to shelter because so many hundreds of hundreds of thousands of palestinians are displaced. but the key message is that this will make a contribution. it is a success, it is a moment. but the emphasis from the united states and the united nations is that they should only supplement and not replace the land which that, traditionally, have been used to bring trucks of aid into gaza. those land routes that have been restricted, particularly over the past ten days with the closure of the wrapper border crossing with egypt. that has put serious strain of aid that has been able to get into gaza and a further desperate

circumstances for the palestinians who are already displaced. many of them fleeing from rafah having already sought sanctuary earlier in this conflict was getting worse and worse that the un is warning that people are desperately heading towards famine if not more aid does not come in. towards famine if not more aid does not come in-— towards famine if not more aid does not come in. and to that point about the situation — not come in. and to that point about the situation on _ not come in. and to that point about the situation on those _ not come in. and to that point about the situation on those land - the situation on those land crossings. what is the latest you're hearing about the israeli offensive on the ground and what sort of activity has been happening and obviously from hamas as well? israel sa s its obviously from hamas as well? israel says its military _ obviously from hamas as well? israel says its military operations _ obviously from hamas as well? u»--i says its military operations around rafah limited. it has not performed the all—out assault, the offensive that had been warned about and warned against. when military activity started there. has intensified and caused hundreds of thousands of palestinians to three for safety. the un says now more than 600,000 palestinians have left rafah in the past week or that is a huge number of people who had

already fled from their homes or other parts of gaza to seek sanctuary in rafah so that is a huge displacement again and leaves people with the challenge of where to actually go for safety, then how to find enough aid to survive. the military operation continues in rafah and the israeli say that is necessary because there are still groups of hamas fighters that are holed up in that city, dug into tunnels and fighting back and they are determined to eradicate those hamas units before they declare any sort of end to the military campaign. but whether that will actually happen, when that is achievable, is an enormous question because we know the idf has had to go into other areas further north in gaza that it had already declared and that puts even more palestinian lives at risk. and and that puts even more palestinian lives at risk-— and johnson. more now on the case at the international court ofjustice. where israel's lawyers have said biased and false claims relying on hamas sources have been presented to the court. they insisted that israel has acted

in accordance with international law and its humanitarian obligations. south african lawyers had told the court that israel had intended from the start to destroy palestinian life and that palestinians needed protection from genocide. let's have a listen to israel's response. south africa presents the court yet again, for the fourth time within the scope of less than five months, with a picture that is completely divorced from the facts and circumstances. israel is engaged in a difficult and tragic armed conflict. south africa ignores this factual context, which is essential in order to comprehend the situation and also ignores the applicable legal framework of international humanitarian law. it makes a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide. as israel has previously stated before this court when dealing with the law, facts matter. truth should matter. words must retain their meaning.

calling something a genocide again and again does not make it genocide. repeating a lie does not make it true. correspondence saying the court's ruling could come by the end of next week, potentially. now, at this time in the last couple of weeks, we've been giving you updates and bringing you live pictures of donald trump's hush money trial in new york. but today, at the former president's request, his trial will be paused and he will be allowed to attend his son barron's high school graduation. but this hasn't been without controversy. let's go to new york now

and speak to jarred hill who is a correspondent for cbs news. tell us about the controversy surrounding this. i tell us about the controversy surrounding this.— surrounding this. i think the controversy _ surrounding this. i think the controversy that _ surrounding this. i think the controversy that we've - surrounding this. i think the controversy that we've seen j surrounding this. i think the - controversy that we've seen over the past couple of weeks is coming from both sides, in particularformer president trump saying the judge in his criminal case was not allowing him to go to his son's graduation. what we do know is thatjudge initially said, depending on how things are going with the trial, he would see if that would something that could happen. as we are seeing now, court is on hold today and former president trump is going to be going to his son's graduation. is not my only though, goma going to the graduation today because in addition to that happening in florida he is also going to be travelling to another part of the country to do a campaign event as well. some of the things we have heard from former president trump over the course of this trial is that this is keeping him off the campaign trailso again,

that this is keeping him off the campaign trail so again, he's going to use this today, where he has the graduation of the sun, but also he's going to have a campaign event. and going to have a campaign event. and are we going to see mr trump is my youngest child making a foray into the world of politics, as we have seen the several of his other children?— seen the several of his other children? ., ~ ., ., , , seen the several of his other children? ., ~ ., , ., seen the several of his other children? ., ~ ., children? you know, it has yet to be seen. children? you know, it has yet to be seen- here — children? you know, it has yet to be seen- here is— children? you know, it has yet to be seen. here is what _ children? you know, it has yet to be seen. here is what we _ children? you know, it has yet to be seen. here is what we do _ children? you know, it has yet to be seen. here is what we do know. - children? you know, it has yet to be seen. here is what we do know. you are selected as a republican delegate for the state of florida put up a delegate here is someone who helps the party to officially name the during the summertime conventions. but he turned that down. 0nly citing prior commitments. exactly what that means and whether that means that you will be or won't be entering the political arena any time soon, we don't quite know yet. he is 18 and just starting to get out of high school and go into whatever happens next. just looking ahead to next _ whatever happens next. just looking ahead to next week, _ whatever happens next. just looking ahead to next week, what _ whatever happens next. just looking ahead to next week, what are - whatever happens next. just looking ahead to next week, what are we i ahead to next week, what are we likely to see happening with the trial? 50 likely to see happening with the trial? ~' ~' likely to see happening with the trial? ~ ~ ., trial? so next week, i feel like a broken record _ trial? so next week, i feel like a broken record sometimes - trial? so next week, i feel like a broken record sometimes when | trial? so next week, i feel like a| broken record sometimes when i trial? so next week, i feel like a - broken record sometimes when i say this. we are going to see michael coburn back in the stand again put a

cross examination will continue from former president trump's defence team as they really work hard to sew any kind of doubt in thejury around michael cohen's credibility. repeatedly showcasing, in their minds, that he is a liar who has lied, and potentially could be lying again this time around as he says that there is evidence that former president trump not only knew about this alleged hush money scheme but also was a composite party in this. after that, also was a composite party in this. afterthat, it also was a composite party in this. after that, it is going to be the defence's cans. we will see whether or not they bring any witnesses to the stand and can make that witness less from the defence includes former president trump, someone that cbs news sources have been telling us that he at least is considering this or talking about this, but it would be highly unlikely for a defendant in a case like this so we will have to wait and see. we defendant in a case like this so we will have to wait and see.- will have to wait and see. we will. jarrett, will have to wait and see. we will. jarrett. thank— will have to wait and see. we will. jarrett, thank you _ will have to wait and see. we will. jarrett, thank you very _ will have to wait and see. we will. jarrett, thank you very much. - will have to wait and see. we will. | jarrett, thank you very much. javid hill, in new york. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

french police have shot dead a man after a synagogue was set on fire. he reportedly approached police armed with a knife and an iron bar. the mayor said the attack on the synagogue did notjust affect the mayor said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect the jewish community but the entire city is battered and in shock. the synagogue rabbi said he was in great shock after the attempted arson. mr; shock after the attempted arson. m wife heard shock after the attempted arson. m1 wife heard gunshots and screams. she thought it was the street that was lively and then she saw smoke coming from the synagogue so she immediately went down. she helped the firefighters get in the synagogue and that was it. taste the firefighters get in the synagogue and that was it. we had a reat synagogue and that was it. we had a great fright- — synagogue and that was it. we had a great fright. more _ synagogue and that was it. we had a great fright. more than _ synagogue and that was it. we had a great fright. more than 100 - synagogue and that was it. we had a great fright. more than 100 people l great fright. more than 100 people have attended the funeral of a teenager who was killed in a sword attack in east london last month. the 14—year—old died near his home as he walked to school. the attack also left four people injured

including two police officers. the pastor who led the funeral service said it was gentle, peaceful and a celebration of daniel's life. the current world number one golf player has been handcuffed and detained by police before the start of the second round of the pga championship in kentucky. play has been delayed following an accident in which a pedestrian died after being struck by a shuttle bus, according to louisville metro police department. he was attempting to get to the course to prepare for his round when he was detained at a local media reports he was charged with assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic. the price of olive oil has skyrocketed in the past year due to diseased crops in italy, wildfires in greece and

france in spain for that the average cost has gone up almost 39% in the past 12 months even the uk. that means that the average 500 millilitre bottle now costs just over £80, or $10. whereas last year, it was £5. 50 over £80, or $10. whereas last year, it was £5. ,, ., , , over £80, or $10. whereas last year, it was £5. , , ., it was £5. so we use this for their ci u arettes it was £5. so we use this for their cigarettes and — it was £5. so we use this for their cigarettes and starting _ it was £5. so we use this for their cigarettes and starting sips. - cigarettes and starting sips. beautiful stuff. cigarettes and starting sips. beautifulstuff. but cigarettes and starting sips. beautiful stuff. but it is too expensive now. in this deli like millions of restaurants in kitchens across the country, one key ingredient is skyrocketing. 0live ingredient is skyrocketing. olive oil has gone up, yeah. much quicker than the rest of it. and shoppers and supermarkets are noticing it to. ijust and supermarkets are noticing it to. i just picked and supermarkets are noticing it to. ijust picked up this 500 millilitre bottle of olive oil. it is in a plastic bottle and it is pretty much the average price at the moment which is £80.04 for a bottle this size. way more expensive than wine, no wonder they call it liquid gold. not going to live. i stopped buying

it. i not going to live. i stopped buying it ijust— not going to live. i stopped buying it. ijust buy the spray instead. changing — it. ijust buy the spray instead. changing to other alternative products. i like to use olive oil but it— products. i like to use olive oil but it is— products. i like to use olive oil but it is too— products. i like to use olive oil but it is too expensive to use any more _ but it is too expensive to use any more do— but it is too expensive to use any more. do you avoid olive oil altogether? not altogether but only that is— altogether? not altogether but only that is on— altogether? not altogether but only that is on offer. they call it holy oil in _ that is on offer. they call it holy oil in italy _ that is on offer. they call it holy oil in italy-— that is on offer. they call it holy oil in ital. ., ., ., , ~ ., oil in italy. someone who does know wh it is oil in italy. someone who does know why it is costing _ oil in italy. someone who does know why it is costing more _ oil in italy. someone who does know why it is costing more to _ oil in italy. someone who does know why it is costing more to make - oil in italy. someone who does know why it is costing more to make olive| why it is costing more to make olive oil is claire. she and her husband andy own a little olive farm in southern italy. you harvest olives using these. they sell the oil here in the uk. the weather huge impact. it has got a lot hotter. 0ver in the uk. the weather huge impact. it has got a lot hotter. over 40 degrees in the high summer, it is normal now. in spain, two summers of droughts have had a huge impact on their euro's biggest olive oil producer. in greece, wildfires have roared through olive groves and come as well as well as the heat, claire and andy are facing a new disease. in italy, we have got to the service of bacterial infections which has wiped out huge numbers of olive groves.

wiped out huge numbers of olive roves. . .,, wiped out huge numbers of olive roves. ..,, ., wiped out huge numbers of olive roves. . ., , a ., groves. the cost of picking and -aressin groves. the cost of picking and pressing a _ groves. the cost of picking and pressing a much _ groves. the cost of picking and pressing a much more - groves. the cost of picking and i pressing a much more expensive groves. the cost of picking and - pressing a much more expensive too. it cost 30 or 40% more. fuel prices have _ it cost 30 or 40% more. fuel prices have gone — it cost 30 or 40% more. fuel prices have gone up at about the containers have gone up at about the containers have all— have gone up at about the containers have all gone up so tins are probably— have all gone up so tins are probably nearly double what they were a _ probably nearly double what they were a few years ago. and probably nearly double what they were a few years ago.— probably nearly double what they were a few years ago. and brex at real changes _ were a few years ago. and brex at real changes mean _ were a few years ago. and brex at real changes mean andy - were a few years ago. and brex at real changes mean andy and - were a few years ago. and brex at - real changes mean andy and cliodhna had to ship the oil over little and often. �* . had to ship the oil over little and often. �* , , ., , , , often. and i first started shipping the olives for _ often. and i first started shipping the olives for under _ often. and i first started shipping the olives for under 100 - often. and i first started shipping the olives for under 100 kilos - often. and i first started shipping the olives for under 100 kilos of. the olives for under 100 kilos of odd delays but other well it will cost 100 euros. it odd delays but other well it will cost 100 euros.— cost 100 euros. it is now at 210 euros. another _ cost 100 euros. it is now at 210 euros. another bad _ cost 100 euros. it is now at 210 euros. another bad harvest - cost 100 euros. it is now at 210| euros. another bad harvest this cost 100 euros. it is now at 210 - euros. another bad harvest this will keep prices high as olive oil slides from a staple to a luxury item. sir paul mccartney has become the first uk musician to become a billionaire, according to the sunday times rich list. 0ur reporter has more on this and a warning that have a part contained flash photography. the first uk musician to become a

billionaire, sir paul mccartney, according to the sunday times rich list put up in the past year, the 81—year—old boosted his wealth by £50 million. hejoined quite names on the list including sir elton john, lord lloyd webber and david and victoria beckham. but sitting at the very top of the list is this family, crowned the richest people in the uk again. their wealth is the largest fortune ever recorded by the paper. £37.2 billion. this year's let out a combined wealth of more than £795 billion which the sunday times said was a larger sum than polenta's economy that at some well—known names had big financial setbacks. sir richard branson's wealth fell to £2.4 billion after a difficult yearfor virgin wealth fell to £2.4 billion after a difficult year for virgin and space tourism company galactic. sirjames dyson saw his wealth drop. there are some new names on the list. including sir lewis hamilton. the formula 1 driver is from mercedes to

ferrari for the 2025 season. the compiler of the list said this year's new entries include people have made money from al, and virtual worlds as well as plumbing supplies. but he also said that the fall in fortune suggest that britain's billionaire beam has in fact, come to an end. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it was a bit of a misty, murky start for some of us, but for most places, the sunshine has broken through and there's a lot of dry weather on the cards for the rest of today.

this was the picture in freshwater on the isle of wight a little bit earlier on. we can see that cumulus cloud that's bubbling up, and for some places, that willjust spark off one or two showers, but many of us are seeing some dry and sunny weather. now, to the south of the uk, we've got a couple of nondescript areas of low pressure here, so they are going to throw a little bit of rain our way at times through the course of the weekend. but for the rest of the afternoon, a few showers, particularly so for the west of scotland, the odd thundery one here. one or two further south across parts of england and wales, but many of us avoiding them. temperatures for most of us between 20 to perhaps 23 celsius, warmest across the west of scotland, a little bit colder around this east coast where we've got a little bit of lingering low cloud and fog. through this evening tonight, we'll start seeing more of that sea fog rolling in, becoming more extensive for parts of northern, eastern england, down the east coast. further inland we've got some clearer spells, but there could be some patchy fog almost anywhere to start saturday morning. fairly mild first thing, we've got those light winds around. low pressure close to the near continent

on saturday morning, though. we can just see this warm front moving through and that could very well bring some outbreaks of rain to parts of kent and sussex, essex, for instance, first thing in the morning. down towards the channel islands, some of that rain could be quite persistent. sea fog still lingering for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps northeast england, burning back during the day, but as those showers drift westwards, there could be the odd thunderstorm, perhaps wales and southwest england for instance as well, but any of the showers are fairly hit and miss on saturday. a good deal of dry, settled weather if you've got outdoor plans. temperatures again a little above average, but always a few degrees cooler close to that northeast coast. similarly, on sunday, we've got low cloud again moving in from the north sea. scotland is a little bit cloudy. i think one or two showers, not quite as warm, but for the rest of the uk, any showers are fairly few and far between, so some good spells of blue sky and sunshine, light winds after early mist and fog clears, and top temperatures around 22 celsius, but cooler around that east coast where we keep that low cloud and murk. head on into monday and tuesday, we've got low pressure starting to dry and approach, so although the next few

days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards. a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

a milestone moment: markets open flat on wall street after a record—breakng day for the dow. results expected today — as some 5000 mercedes workers

in alabama here in the us voting on whether to join the uaw union the uk tightens up controls on indian spices — amid fears they could contain pesticide residues linked to cancer. and china makes a big move to stabilise its property market; pledging to buy up unwanted apartments. welcome to business today, i'm erin delmore live from new york, where us shares have opened flat — after the dowjones index hit a record high thursday and after other indicies notched fresh records through the week. it comes as investors grow more confident that the us is heading for an economic soft landing, where the federal reserve is able to tame inflation without restricting growth. also this week, we've seen the return of the meme stock — with shares in gamestop spiking on monday. joining me now is sean o'hara — president at investment firm pacer etfs. we saw the dow top 40,000, now on

pace for its fifth positive