region, while the russians have launched this fresh assault. israeli forces say they've recovered the bodies of three hostages — shani louk, amit buskila and yitzhak gelernter — in northern gaza. more bottled water deliveries for people in south devon, where the numbers confirmed ill from contaminated water more than doubles, to 46. golf's world number one, scottie scheffler, is charged with assaulting a police officer. he says the incident was �*a big misunderstanding'. a compelling premier league title race is going the distance. i will be live here at the arsenal training ground ahead of the final weekend of matches. they are hoping for a first title in 20 years but champions manchester city are the favourites. 0n bbc london: the funeral

is held for daniel anjorin, the 14—year—old school boy who died in a sword attack near his home in east london two weeks ago. good evening. after russian troops crossed the border into north eastern ukraine last week, president putin has said there are no plans to capture the country's second city kharkiv — at least for now. the area around kharkiv has been under frequent attack since russia's incursion. mr putin, on a visit to china, said his forces were advancing to protect the russian border region. here is the latest battlefield situation from uk military intelligence. the red areas are russian—occupied, with the arrows showing several likely points of russian attack. the recent focus of attention is here, in the north east, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place.

the yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this special report from the front line. near the village of lipsi, the russians are closing in. the fire from a recent rocket attack near a ukrainian position. we are told to immediately head to a bunker. taking shelter, recently arrived ukrainian reinforcements. a week ago, they were fighting elsewhere on the front. andrei tells me the situation is dynamic and tense. from a drone feed, they are nervously watching and waiting for another attack. he says it's time to leave. theyjust spotted enemy forces advancing. this is where they are directing artillery fire.

they are telling us to get out. they said this area is under threat, and we are going to go. at a field hospital further from the front, medics are treating viktor. he has lost his fingers in a mortar explosion. he says he and his men were fending off wave after wave of russian attacks. they were outnumbered and also outgunned. translation: they have everything, whatever they want, and we have - nothing to fight with, but we do what we can. ukraine's been starved of ammunition, but president zelensky says the shortage is now being addressed. at an artillery line outside the town of bohdjansk, they've just received another batch of shells for their old, soviet—era gun.

ukraine is just about holding the front here in the kharkiv region, where the russians have launched this fresh assault, but only by pulling units like this from elsewhere on the front, in places where the russians have been advancing. these guys have just been given a new target. but they are frustrated, too, that the russians were so easily able to cross the border. translation: we could have built some sort of fortifications and lost | less human lives, fewer villages. now, we will have to fight for it again. we will need to use more resources. we could have used logs and concrete. now we will have to use shells and people to take this land back. kharkiv was fortified, but these defences were built well away from the border, beyond the range of russian artillery.

too far to make a difference. further east, where the russians are also gaining ground, ukraine is building more defences. a recognition it may have to pull back here as well. but digging so close to russian lines is dangerous and difficult, as we are about to find out. johnny, johnny! get down. we are told to take cover. quick, quick. is a russian armed drone hovers right above us, scanning for potential targets. there is a palpable relief when it passes. this is a war in which it is getting harder to hide, where the enemy is watching your every move.

yes, let's go. jonathan beale, bbc news, kharkiv. israel's army says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages whom it says were killed by hamas on 7th october and taken into gaza. the idf say the bodies of shani louk, amit buskila and yitzhak gelernter were recovered in an operation overnight. meanwhile, the us military says the first aid shipment for gaza delivered via a temporary pier has gone ashore. it's hoped this will help some of the 2.2 million palestinians in dire need of food and shelter. lucy williamson is injerusalem. israel's army has said tonight the 3d but returned to israel were all killed as they were trying to flee the nova festival site and one of them, shani louk, had already been confirmed to have been killed and her body was filmed on the back of a

pick—up truck being taken into gaza, surrounded by hamas fighters. in response to this news, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu described it as a terrible and heartbreaking loss and vowed he would return all the remaining hostages, both living and dead. but that promise is starting to sound pretty thin to a lot of the hostage families here, still waiting for their relatives to return, and increasingly worried about their safety, the safety of those still living, as israel's war with hamas in gaza continues. yitzhak gelernter, shani louk and amit buskila, three israeli hostages killed at the nova music festival on the 7th of october, their bodies taken hostage and brought back home this week. by israeli forces. according to the credible information we have gathered, shani louk, amit buskila, yitzhak

gelernter were murdered by hamas while escaping the music festival on october seven and their bodies were 0ctober seven and their bodies were taken into gaza. october seven and their bodies were taken into gaza.— taken into gaza. israel's army is fiuuhtin taken into gaza. israel's army is fighting in _ taken into gaza. israel's army is fighting in areas _ taken into gaza. israel's army is fighting in areas to _ taken into gaza. israel's army is fighting in areas to the - taken into gaza. israel's army is fighting in areas to the south i taken into gaza. israel's army is| fighting in areas to the south and centre of gaza and jamali to the north where it says it found this hamas arsenal with its stockpile of heavy weapons. this video from hamas released today weeks after israel said the area was cleared. in the south, aid routes into gaza have been largely blocked by the israeli operation in rafah. the un says more than half a million people have fled, seeking safety, shelter and food. today, the first test of a new peer and modular causeway, built by us and british forces to get aid in. a lifeline for gaza to relieve the pressure on local populations and distant politicians. un lorries

waited onshore to receive the shipment. temporary shelter kits from the uk alongside aid from the us and united arab emirates. we welcome us and united arab emirates. - welcome it, we hope it can be effectively scaled up, but it is no substitute for a proper opening of borders. it is expensive and it is inefficient but we hope it will work. �* , ., , work. but the new peer was little comfort for _ work. but the new peer was little comfort for some _ work. but the new peer was little comfort for some of _ work. but the new peer was little comfort for some of those - work. but the new peer was little i comfort for some of those watching from the shore. translation: the? from the shore. translation: they want to bring — from the shore. translation: they want to bring as _ from the shore. translation: tie: want to bring as food? they should bring us back to our homes, they should stop the bloodshed. they should stop the bloodshed. they should come and see how we are living on the streets.— living on the streets. israel's allies are _ living on the streets. israel's allies are taking _ living on the streets. israel's allies are taking on - living on the streets. israel's allies are taking on gaza's i living on the streets. israel's - allies are taking on gaza's growing humanitarian crisis. with a $300 million response that will salve, not solve. a moroccan asylum seeker has been jailed for life for murdering

a pensioner in hartlepool. ahmed alid told police he launched the attacks in support of palestine and to oppose israel and the gaza conflict. the judge described the attack, in which 70—year—old terence carney was killed, as a terrorist act. danny savage has the details. ahmed alid, a terrorist who prosecutors say followed an extreme interpretation of islam. he murdered a pensioner in the street and tried to kill another man. he did it in protest against israel and the gaza conflict. him, him, him! this is the moment of his arrest last october, at 5:30 in the morning in hartlepool. go! down on the ground! you don't have to say anything... minutes earlier, he had stabbed a housemate who had converted to christianity. he survived his injuries. alid had then taken to the streets with a knife. along here he came across 70—year—old terence carney, a complete stranger who was just out for an early morning walk. alid stabbed him repeatedly. terence's wife says she can't

come down here any more because of the awful memories. you attacked and murdered terence carney in a terrorist act. you intended it as revenge for the actions of a foreign country — israel — and to intimidate and influence the british government in its international relations. you hoped to frighten the people of britain to undermine the freedoms they enjoy. iwould have killed more. he said he would have taken more lives if he had not injured his hand during the attack on his housemate. he was even violent towards officers once arrested. he was hell—bent on violence that day. his extremist views had fuelled him so much that he wanted to cause harm to anybody he could in retribution for what he was seeing online, on his online media, events happening in gaza. alid has beenjailed for a minimum of 45 years. quick work by police stopped this

potentially being a much worse terrorist incident. danny savage, bbc news, hartlepool. a jury at manchester crown court has found a teacher guilty of having sex with two schoolboys. 30—year—old rebecca joynes groomed the youngsters from the age of 15. she was on bail for sexual activity with the first child when she became pregnant by the second. neither teen must be identified. the number of confirmed cases of the bug cryptosporidiosis in south devon have now more than doubled to 46. the water—born parasite causes vomiting and diarrhoea and around 16,000 homes and businesses have been told to boil their water before using it. this morning the boss of south west water apologised for the outbreak, caused by contamination. jenny kumah is in brixham. the latest figures show more than 386,000 bottles have been given out

and people here have been telling me they feel stressed and worried as this outbreak continues to have an impact on their health and finances. investigations continue around this reservoir in the affected area. yesterday came the news that the potential source of the outbreak had been found. a faulty air valve on a pipe possibly contaminated with animal waste in a nearby field. it is hard, watching your children in pain and being poorly and there is nothing you can do about it. people living close by say they have been very ill. this woman's son ended up in a&e recently. he obviously had both sickness and diarrhoea. his sick had blood in it so that is why 11! advised to go to a&e. when he was at a&e they said that he was really dehydrated. he had to stay in because he had to go on an iv because every time he would take a sip of the water, it would come straight back up.

residents here say the water company took test samples from their supply on tuesday. i think it is disgusting, that they took samples from my neighbours and even said them, 2a hours until we get the results. and two hours later, they are mentioning on social media that it was fine to drink the water in brixham when clearly it wasn't. south west water say their monitoring found no issues initially but further testing in the early hours of wednesday did find traces of the parasite and that is when they issued the boil water notice. so what is cryptosporidium? it is a waterborne parasite found in human and animal waste that causes illness in people and some animals. infections can be caused by drinking contaminated water. symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach pains and fever. anyone can get infected and there is no effective drug treatment although most people recover within a month. south west water are ramping up their supplies of bottled water. they have set up this third distribution site this morning,

that is after long queues at the other two in recent days. customers can get £115 in compensation. this business says it has been hard hit with all weekend bookings cancelled. our business has been wiped out this weekend, we have no business. we have a vacancy sign up and no one in. running expenses remain the same, we have an empty bed and breakfast. we have had covid which was severely challenging. we recovered from that and then we had the beginning of the season which has been diabolical because of the weather. and now we have this hitting us. south west water say they are working round the clock. their customers here face at least a week of disruption. jenny kumah, bbc news, devon. world number—one golfer scottie scheffler has been charged by police in kentucky with four offences, including assault on a police officer. he was arrested after allegedly avoiding traffic caused by an accident which officers

were dealing with near to the valhalla golf club, just hours before his second round of the us pga championship. he denies any wrongdoing. guys, guys. his driving under scrutiny, this was world number one golfer scottie scheffler being detained by police on arrival at the pga tour championship. please help me, he said to the media as he was handcuffed and taken off in a police car. a month ago, the american donned the greenjacket car. a month ago, the american donned the green jacket for his masters win. today it was an orange jumpsuit for a police mug shot as he faced four charges, including second—degree assault of a police officer and reckless driving. to the shock of the golfing world. he is an extraordinary _ shock of the golfing world. he is an extraordinary talent. _ shock of the golfing world. he is an extraordinary talent. the _ shock of the golfing world. he is an extraordinary talent. the fact - shock of the golfing world. he is an extraordinary talent. the fact that i extraordinary talent. the fact that this has occurred on the morning of the second round of the major championship with him as the world number one golfer, the reigning

masters champion, it really is extraordinary. as i say, a sense of shock here. it extraordinary. as i say, a sense of shock here-— shock here. it is understood scheffler — shock here. it is understood scheffler had _ shock here. it is understood scheffler had been - shock here. it is understood scheffler had been trying i shock here. it is understood scheffler had been trying to | scheffler had been trying to navigate traffic that had built up in the area following a fatal collision involving a bus and a male pedestrian who had been working at the course. afterward, he explained on social media it was a very chaotic situation and there was a big misunderstanding of what i thought i was being asked to do. i never intended to disregard any of the instructions. i am hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf. despite arriving with less than an hour to spare before his second round, scheffler appeared relaxed. with all eyes trained on him, he made a solid start on a surreal and sombre day for all those involved in the tournament. laura scott, bbc news. bbc news.

the time is 6:18. our top story this evening: as heavy fighting intensifies in ukraine's north east, president putin insists there are no plans for russia to capture ukraine's second city, kharkiv, for now. the vatican is tightening it rules on supernatural phenomena for the first time in over 50 years. and on bbc london: a five—year—old boy who died after falling from a block of flats is named locally as aalim makail. the renters facing no—fault evictions that say changes to the law aren't coming fast enough. this extraordinary image is of 10—year—old zulaikha moments after she was rescued from floodwaters a few days ago in afghanistan by a teenage boy who risked his own life to come to her aid. devastating floods in the last week have detroyed homes and roads and killed hundreds of people in the north—east of the country. caroline davies reports from baghlan province. friday afternoon, the main street of fulool village is a raging torrent. 0n the roof, noor ahmed and his family, barely visible. minutes later,

the building collapses. translation: when the wall fell, i remember thinking, "i have lost everything. "we are all finished." i was under water and hoping, "oh, god, please take my life "so my problems will be over." noor survived, clinging to an almond tree. his ten—year—old daughter, zulaikha, had disappeared downstream. a few kilometres away, abdul—ahad showed me where he spotted her, caught in the branches of an uprooted tree. his son pulled herfree. translation: my father and mother said, "don't go there. "you will be taken by the flood." but my heart felt for her. there was a feeling i had in myself that i could do it. i took her on my back and i got here to our house. most parts of her body were injured. shaken, muddied, but alive.

zulaikha is now recovering at a relative's house, with no home yet to return to. this is the first time her father has seen the family that saved her. and he is in here. would you like to meet him? how do you feel now meeting the people who saved your daughter's life? translation: right now, i don't have anything. if i give them the whole world, it won't be equal with what they did for us. 0ne corner of one village. those who did what they could to save others from the waters. caroline davies, bbc news. plaid cymru has ended its co—operation deal with labour in wales with immediate

effect, piling more pressure on first minister vaughan gething. plaid's leader rhun ap iorwerth said he was proud of what the agreement had achieved, but had deep concerns about matters. 0ur correspondent hywell griffith can tell us more. yes, vaughan gething has only been in thejob as yes, vaughan gething has only been in the job as first minister for some eight weeks but already he seems to be in survival mode, going from one bad headline to another. the announcement by the plaid cymru leader, rhun ap iorwerth, means cutting short an agreement between the two parties to get legislation here because labour only control half the seats and so depend on other parties. in that announcement by plaid cymru, they questioned the judgment of mr gething and all those other bad stories that have been following him around — the acceptance of a £200,000 donation from a company whose owner was prosecuted for illegally dumping waste, and just yesterday the sacking of labour minister because

of the leak of a message by mr gething. mr gething will want reassurance because there is every chance now he may face an opposition vote of no confidence. thank you. weeping statues, divine apparitions and miraculous healing relics. guidelines on supernatural phenomena like these have been updated for the first time in almost half a century by the vatican, which says that catholics need to be more cautious about accepting that such events are genuinely miraculous. here's our religion editor aleem maqbool. millions of catholics make a pilgrimage to holy sites around the world. lourdes in france, fatima in portugal, medjugorje in bosnia are all associated with apparitions of the virgin mary. but in a social media age, new sites are quickly inundated without claims being verified. and there have been high—profile controversies, like the crying statue in new mexico whose tears, on analysis, were found to have been olive oil.

so to speed things up, the vatican has changed its guidelines. translation: we are not going to definitively say i something is supernatural, just whether there are clear obstacles to it being. put in exceptional circumstances, if he is interested in a particular phenomenon, a pope can ask for further investigation. the vatican has made it clear today there is no pressure on catholics to believe these things, while recognising also that mysticism plays an important part in the faith of many and it has said, in some cases, these supernatural events can stimulate the community. the bishop of salford says his pilgrimages have given him spiritual nourishment, and that the new rules are important. if there are extraordinary events and they are proven beyond all doubt to be true, that is very important for our faith, but they are few and far between and we must not

create or manufacture things and claim they are divine and supernatural when clearly they are not. some will be sceptical about any such events being proven beyond doubt. but, for the sake of the millions of faithful who do, the vatican is trying to keep up with the times. aleem maqbool, bbc news. the football association has announced a plan to phase out deliberate heading in matches involving all players under the age of 12 over the next three seasons. new rules are being introduced to help reduce the risks linked frances read is outside a community football pitch in central london. tell us more. yes, this will be introduced _ tell us more. yes, this will be introduced gradually, - tell us more. yes, this will be introduced gradually, starting| tell us more. yes, this will be i introduced gradually, starting with the youngest first. under sevens next season, under tens the season after, and by 2026—27, it will be in place for the under 115 as well. deliberate head ofs will be

punishable with a free kick. that will be in place for all leagues, clubs and school matches, this after a two—year trial to try to reduce the risk of injury to children. the fa did previous research saying that professional footballers are almost 3.5 times more likely to develop dementia than the average population. it is also recommended that they do no more than ten full force header in any week of training. one of the closest title—races in premier league history will be decided this weekend. manchester city are favourites to be crowned champions for the fourth time in a row, but if they slip up, arsenal, under manager mikel arteta, could still claim their first title in 20 years. our sports editor dan roan has been to meet him. without doubt, the best team in the land is arsenal. - 20 years have passed since the gunners' legendary team of invincibles were crowned champions. after years of decline and disappointment, they are contenders again. and today the man who has masterminded arsenal's revival

told mejust how much regaining the title would mean. you have enjoyed a special moment as a player and as a coach. where would this rank if you do this? probably the best. because i didn't achieve it as a player when i came here and i had a dream and this opportunity we have on sunday... hopefully the excitement and happiness and the trophy in our hands. this is what i want to feel. arteta has put the belief back into arsenal since starting his managerial career here five years ago. his team has led for large parts of the season but manchester city have also enjoyed imperious form and are two points ahead. arsenal must now win against everton and hope city fail to beat west ham. do you believe? i do believe. we wouldn't be in this position, where we have the right

——we wanted to be in this position, where we have the right to have a beautiful day in front of our people on sunday. would you be able to celebrate coming second? not to celebrate, i can celebrate second. despite all the progress? the people deserve a lot of gratitude and recognition for how far we have come. but actually, after we have to be able to do it. you need that competitiveness somewhere else to drive the best out of you and raise your demands and try to improve. and adding intrigue is the fact that arteta was previously assistant to city boss pep guardiola. what was the key thing you learned from pep? it's all about heart, you have to work regardless, and then maintain that will, that ambition, that enthusiasm every single day. pep is extraordinary at that. and so are his team's achievements. city, just one win from a record fourth title in a row. we are in the best position. 0ne game left, destiny in our own hands, to win one game to be champion? every team would love to be in our position, that is for sure. at the same time we are busy? absolutely not. the sixth title in seven seasons it would underline a level of domination

the like of which english football has never seen before, a testament to the quality of this team and its manager. but questions over how the foundations for such a success were achieved remain unresolved. well over a year after city were charged with more than 100 alleged breaches of premier league financial rules, the date of a hearing is yet to be confirmed. the club denies wrongdoing and, in the meantime, many expect them to now extend their supremacy. unless the season produces one final dramatic twist. in fact, this will be the tenth time in the premier league era that the title race has gone right to the wire and the final weekend. remarkably, manchester city have one like the title byjust one point on two occasions in the last five years. arsenal know there is every chance that they will suffer the same fate and come agonisingly short of premier league glory, but they will take comfort, i think, from the

resurgence in progress they have enjoyed under mikel arteta, and the senseis enjoyed under mikel arteta, and the sense is that that will set them up for the years to come. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. another day of contrast, with the blue skies and highs temperatures across northern scotland — 2a celsius and out the hara. compare that to just to just 13 or ia celsius or 03 kos. a cool onshore breeze there, and for many irish sea coast. more coastal mist and fog rolling in overnight tonight as well. lots of dry weather around but just this rain moving into east anglia and the far south—east of england for tomorrow morning. clearer skies in the west and a mild start to the weekend. through the weekend, temperatures will remain slightly above the seasonal average.

not a bad weekend of weather. sunny spells and some showers, more mist and fog patches at times. the emphasis is on dry weather, with this large area of high pressure in the atlantic edging in. this rain across south—east england, southern england, gradually tracking west through the morning. a lot of the low cloud, mist and fog will be burnt back by the warm sunshine. a scattering of thundery showers in western spots, some of the sea fog lasting through the day. a lot of sunshine around. colour across many areas of northern scotland and parts of northern ireland as well, but still 2a celsius perhaps in the central belt. elsewhere, the high teens and low 20s in celsius. the same on sunday. we start with lots of low cloud, mist and fog. watch for a scattering of showers towards the south coast of england and perhaps across south—west scotland as well as we had through the afternoon. temperatures will lift to around 20—22 c in the best of the

sunshine. lots of that and it is