israel's prime minister — benjamin netanyahu — prepares to address the us congress as hundreds of activists protest against his visit. 18 people have died after a plane crashed during take—off in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. officials say the pilot has been taken alive from the wreckage and is being treated in hospital. a public inquiry in new zealand finds some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. and this is the scene in taiwan as the country prepares forfor the imminent arrival of typhoon gaemi. here in the uk, sir keir starmer will face his first prime minister's questions this afternoon — just a day

after he suspended seven labour mps for rebelling against the government. they'd voted for a scottish national party amendment to scrap the two—child benefit cap. the prime minister has previously said it's unaffordable to ditch the policy. but many within his party disagree, and hope he'll change his position in the coming months. here's nick eardley. the ayes were 103, the noes were 363. so the noes have it, the noes have it. unlock. less than three weeks in power, the new government has had its first rebellion. it was small, but the prime minister has responded with his first show of force. mps have been debating the king's speech, keir starmer�*s plan for his first months in power. it included almost a0 bills, but nothing about overturning a controversial conservative policy limiting some benefits to the first

two children in most low income families. last night, the snp forced a vote on scrapping the two—child cap, saying it was pushing people into poverty, and a small number of labour mps backed them. the single most effective way of tackling child poverty is immediately lifting 300,000 children out of poverty by scrapping this cruel policy. here are the seven, including the former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell, and rebecca long—bailey, who stood against keir starmer for the labour leadership. they have now been told they are being suspended from the labour party in parliament for six months. the government argues it would be expensive to scrap the two—child benefit cap, and it says it wants to be careful with the country's finances. i strongly support the removal of the two—child cap. this government is less than three weeks in, and it has a pretty terrible economic inheritance.

and i do think they need to be given time and space to be able to look at things in the round. the emphasis should be on, you know, unity and giving the government that space to bring forward their thinking. i now call the prime minister, sir keir starmer. _ cheering. but many more labour mps want a change of heart, and for the government to scrap the two—child benefit cap, so this issue is unlikely to disappear. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. live to westminster now and our chief political correspondent henry zeffman. after making a decision to suspend seven labour mps from the party, the prime minister is due to address other mps are. it prime minister is due to address other mps are.— prime minister is due to address other mps are. it would be a real moment for— other mps are. it would be a real moment for cert _

other mps are. it would be a real moment for cert keir _ other mps are. it would be a real moment for cert keir starmer - other mps are. it would be a real| moment for cert keir starmer and other mps are. it would be a real - moment for cert keir starmer and for all of us it will look very odd. we have seen keir starmer and rishi sunak do so many sessions of prime minister is questions against each other but the rules will be reversed, notjust sitting on other side of the chamber but also rishi sunak asking the questions for the first time, the first conservative leader to be in a position of asking rather than answering the questions at prime minister's questions per 1a years. i am sure when it comes to backbenchers other mps asking questions this issue of the two—child benefit cap will come up and i expect keir starmer to make a virtue of his ruthlessness. it is a word that he has been very happy to adopt as part of his political personality, when he was in opposition, and he clearly wants to carry on in that vein in government. todayis carry on in that vein in government. today is a key day for the opposition conservatives as well. the nominations officially open with the party's leadership race. how can we expect to put their hat in the ring? it we expect to put their hat in the rim ? , ,

we expect to put their hat in the rin. ? , , ., we expect to put their hat in the rin i ? , , ., , we expect to put their hat in the rim? ,, ., . ., we expect to put their hat in the ring? it is still a bit unclear as and when _ ring? it is still a bit unclear as and when people _ ring? it is still a bit unclear as and when people might - ring? it is still a bit unclear as. and when people might declare publicly. nominations open today but between today and monday, all the candidates need to do is get ten conservative mps to send their nomination papers, they don't necessarily have to say anything publicly. their electorate at the moment is the 120 conservative mps but one person has put their head above the parapet and gone public, james cleverly, a foreign secretary and former home secretary and he explained earlier how he wants his leadership bid to play out. what we need to do is to make sure that we speak with one voice, that we do the serious thinking about policy, how we reduce taxes, how we protect our borders, how we defend ourselves and our allies in an increasingly dangerous and difficult world. but doing the heavy lifting on policy, if we don't then speak with one voice as a united, disciplined party, is putting the cart before the horse.

some of the other leading contenders, a fellow former cabinet minister, robertjenrick, tom tugendhat, kemi badenoch. that even though on monday we will know which conservative candidates were able to get the support of ten of the colleagues we still want to know until november the 2nd, almost four months after the general election, who will be the next leader of the conservative party, so there is another lot of twists and turns in this conservative leadership election still to come. the presumptive would democratic candidate for the election, has has spoken up for gun measures and abortion rights were ones. she re—energised party supporters with a vigorous campaign opener in the key battleground state of wisconsin.

speak to cbs news correspondent jarrett hill in new york for us. so far we know a huge amount of money has been raised by the harris campaign, perhaps a sign she is attracting supporters. the campaign is re ”ortin attracting supporters. the campaign is reporting record _ attracting supporters. the campaign is reporting record numbers - attracting supporters. the campaign is reporting record numbers of - is reporting record numbers of fundraising, in the past couple of days, since she was named by president biden as his endorsed candidate for this position here. talking about $100 million injust candidate for this position here. talking about $100 million in just a matter of two days. that showcases that there is a significant amount of interest in vice president kamala harris as someone at the top of this ticket, she is seen as someone with a different type of energy from president biden, significantly younger. we know that was a concern for a lot of voters in the months and weeks ahead of his departure from this race. the question will be whether she can maintain this momentum, continue building this momentum, continue building this momentum to both a victory at the

democratic national convention where she will be named the formal non—a as well as to the white house in november. the non-a as well as to the white house in november-— in november. the latest opinion olls in november. the latest opinion polls conducted _ in november. the latest opinion polls conducted after— in november. the latest opinion polls conducted after presidentl polls conducted after president biden pulled out of the race shows that kamala harris is narrowly ahead of trump but crucially within the margin of error here. i of trump but crucially within the margin of error here.— of trump but crucially within the margin of error here. i think it is important _ margin of error here. i think it is important to _ margin of error here. i think it is important to frame _ margin of error here. i think it is important to frame this - margin of error here. i think it is important to frame this as - margin of error here. i think it is important to frame this as there j margin of error here. i think it is l important to frame this as there is this margin of error. according to this margin of error. according to this writer is a plus boat which was conducted on monday and tuesday, harris is leading 2% over former president trump but there is a 3% margin of error with this. the harris campaign will likely tap into just a week ago they were tied, so they will potentially see this as a sign that there is this momentum going forward. we sign that there is this momentum going forward-— sign that there is this momentum going forward. we are still waiting to hear from _ going forward. we are still waiting to hear from president _ going forward. we are still waiting to hear from president trump - going forward. we are still waiting to hear from president trump and | to hear from president trump and thatis to hear from president trump and that is expected to happen later today. that is expected to happen later toda . ., in that is expected to happen later toda. ., in today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the — today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the united _ today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the united states - today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the united states we - today. tonight, 8pm eastern time here in the united states we are i here in the united states we are going to be hearing from president

biden, from the white house, his first on camera appearance and address to the american public not only since he made the announcement that he will be leaving the rice but also since he was essentially hold up also since he was essentially hold up at his home in delaware because he had covid—19. we are expecting a statement that will both cover his reasoning for leaving the race, what he plans to do with the rest of his term in office because he still has about six months, and then potentially tapping into politics here, what he sees as the future of the democratic party with his vice president kamala harris now presumed to be to be potentially the nominee for the democratic party.— to be to be potentially the nominee for the democratic party. in the middle east — the united nations says more than 150,000 people have fled khan younis in southern gaza since monday. the israeli army issued an evacuation order for parts of the city and reduced the size of al—mawasi — a designated humanitarian zone, claiming

it was being used by hamas fighters. the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, said 80% of the gaza strip was now either under an evacuation orders or labelled a no—go zone. our special correspondent fergal keane has this report — and a warning there are distressing images throughout. so many escaping, in such a small place. chased by the war, in the heat and fear of 2a hours in khan younis. a place of encounters such as these. iman is running with a child. not for a doctor — the child is past that — but to a mortuary.

"who can accept that their son will be like that," he asks. "whose fault is it their family is blown up?" the idf is back, fighting in khan younis, because hamas is resurgent here. urban war, where nowhere is safe. to the south, in rafah, hamas attacking israeli armour. hit and run, from inside houses. the days of war are now in their hundreds. and each day in khan younis, a breaking point for someone. the shattered hospital system is struggling with new wounded. before the war, sami, aged four, and his sister, sila, who is seven.

here they are now, in nasser hospital. sila's legs are paralysed. sami has severe abdominal injuries. translation: the situation has been very difficult for me, _ with one child in intensive care and the other outside. i asked an ally of israel's prime minister to respond to international concern about the plight of wounded children in gaza. the priority for me, in parallel to humanitarian aid that i allow, is to bring back my hostages, including a baby. thejewish bibas children, four—year—old ariel, one—year—old kfir, were taken hostage with their parents by hamas. there are conflicting reports about whether they have survived. you neverask us, i mean, how does israel feel? how does israel live with the fact that two little boys, we don't even know where they are? it's always about the kids on the other side.

so i will tell you something, if you really care about the kids on the other side, make sure that israel wins the war and hamas does not reign in gaza. at nasser hospital, iman leaves the mortuary, bearing the shrouded child to his grave. before night comes on, to cover the grieving and the dead. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to javid abdelmoneim, msf doctor at nasser hospital in khan younis. thank you forjoining us. what have you witnessed yourself following the latest israeli air strikes in khan younis? ., ~ , ., latest israeli air strikes in khan younis? ., ~ ., ., . younis? thank you for having me. we have resoonded _ younis? thank you for having me. we have responded to _ younis? thank you for having me. we have responded to four— younis? thank you for having me. we have responded to four mass - younis? thank you for having me. we have responded to four mass because of the incidents in nine days, the last of which was two days ago when

this order going for the humanitarians. almost immediately casualties arrived to the hospital and they came all day. by the end of the incident which was a rolling incident all day there were approximately 230 injured and 80 dead. let me tell you about the first four or five cases i saw myself. 0ne first four or five cases i saw myself. one was a child whose face was blown open. the second was a woman whose entire back had shrapnel injuries and burns and her perfect almost amputated dramatically. the third was a male with his cast almost entirely excluded. the third was a girl with an eye injury and burns to her three limbs. i want to say that we are at breaking point and we cannot continue to manage mass casualties in this way. blood levels two days ago, the amount of blood we had in the laboratory was

down to two figures. when we have to manage mass casualties like this it is notjust emergency room that can't do its work that day, but it is every other part of the hospital that becomes inundated with injuries. the intensive care unit should be 12 beds, it had 28 beds. the paediatric unit has two or three children in every single bed at the moment. we are entirely overwhelmed. but what does that mean? the last case i saw, the day before yesterday as i left emergency room, we had to leave because it is insecure and we can stay after 3pm, the last case i saw was a girl behind the curtain, at least she had the dignity to be on a trolley, but she was dying alone. i don't know who herfamily were. she had no company with her. she had a twisted left leg. she had a brain injury. she could have been salvageable in any british emergency room i have worked, but because the

system simply cannot cope, we cannot receive that many injuries from a so—called safe zone, day in, day out. so-called safe zone, day in, day out. ., ~ , ., so-called safe zone, day in, day out. ., ~ i. ., so-called safe zone, day in, day out. ., ~ ., , , so-called safe zone, day in, day out. ., ., , , out. thank you for bringing us your sto and out. thank you for bringing us your story and what _ out. thank you for bringing us your story and what you _ out. thank you for bringing us your story and what you have _ out. thank you for bringing us your story and what you have witnessed | story and what you have witnessed there in khan younis. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

a reminder of that breaking story here in the uk. the home secretary yvette cooper has described the stabbing of a soldier near an army barracks in kent as shocking and appalling. police have arrested a 24—year—old man on suspicion of attempted murder. after the attack yesterday evening near brompton barracks in chatham. the soldier, who was in uniform at the time, was

airlifted to hospital where he is in airlifted to hospital where he is in a serious condition. 0fficials airlifted to hospital where he is in a serious condition. officials say they do not believe it was a terror —related incident. the head of the army has tweeted about the attack. he said... his tweet confirms the victim was an officer in the army. you can always go to the bbc website, where you will get the latest developments

there on that story. an army officer now being confirmed to have been injured in the stabbing in chatham injured in the stabbing in chatham in kent. let's get some of the typos make other news now. the number of people known to have died in two landslides in southern ethiopia has risen to almost 230. search and recovery operations are continuing in the isolated and mountainous gofa district. there are fears the number of dead could rise. the united states has invited the warring parties in sudan to ceasefire talks co—hosted by saudi arabia next month. it urged them to approach the talks constructively with the aim of saving lives and creating a path to a political solution. the rapid support forces paramilitary says it will attend the talks — there has so far been no word from the sudanese army. dozens of people have been detained in the ugandan capital kampala after joining scattered

anti—corru ption protests in defiance of an official ban. lawyers said around 60 people, including a prominent tv presenter, were hurriedly brought before courts and remanded in custody following a march on the country's parliament on tuesday. president museven, who has ruled uganda for almost four decades, had warned before the event that protesters were "playing with fire". a breaching bell has capsized the boat and sent to people flying into the water. a breaching whale has capsized a boat and sent two people flying into the water. video shows how a humpback whale suddenly appeared out of the water before flipping over a small, 23—foot vessel. two people can be seen falling

into the ocean as the huge mammal turns their boat upside down. the royal family has unveiled plans for a sustainabilty push — with state cars running on biofuel after the first solar panels were installed on the roof of windsor castle. 0ur senior royal correspondent daniela relph has more. a year of celebration, alongside personal challenges. the sovereign grant of £86.3 million funds the running costs of the monarchy. new figures reveal around £800,000 of it were spent on the coronation, covering everything from staffing to the modification of the crown jewels. travel remains a major outgoing. the state visit to kenya, this year's most expensive trip, atjust over £166,000. the royal train was used just once

lastjune, for a two—day trip to yorkshire. that cost £52,000. its use will be kept under review. helicopters remain widely deployed, with palace officials saying they are a key component of travel plans. two new ones will replace older models in the coming year. but the accounts also show more money being spent on sustainability. the state bentleys will be converted to run on biofuel. eventually, all royal cars will be fully electric. work on windsor castle saw a leaky lead roof replaced with the castle's first solar panels. and more sustainable aviation fuel will be used on aircraft carrying the royal family. the multi—million pound modernisation of buckingham palace is ongoing, helped by a profit boost from the crown estate. latest accounts show the monarch's land and property portfolio made a profit of £1.1 billion last year, some of which will continue to fund the palace work.

how are you feeling? the royal accounts note the cancer diagnosis for the king and the princess of wales, and its impact on the royal postbag. 138,000 items of correspondence had to be processed. the vast majority were get well messages or coronation congratulations. these annual financial reports are the best insight we have into the cost of the royal family. the figures don't include security, which is a significant expense, but they do give us an idea of where the family's priorities lie. for the prince of wales, that focus will continue to be on tackling homelessness, supporting mental health initiatives, and his earthshot environmental prize. senior officials in the prince's household also explained some differences between the way father and son work. the king, they said, likes to pick up a phone and call people, whereas his son is more likely to send a whatsapp message.

daniela relph, bbc news, buckingham palace. janet jackson is one of the best—selling artists of all time, with more than 180 million records sold worldwide and a string of hits that have left a lasting impression on pop culture. ahead of her together again tour coming to the uk later this year, she caught up with our music correspondent mark savage. # edit, four, three, two, one. i'v e i've got a beauty so they would say i've got a beauty so they would say i am not talking might button up and she hit me, i was young, i was little. ,, ., , ., ~ little. second attempt taking classes in — little. second attempt taking classes in her _ little. second attempt taking classes in her teens - little. second attempt taking classes in her teens also - little. second attempt taking l classes in her teens also went wrong. i

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been my role. bhd that support system. that has always been my role-— been my role. and you still do some ofthe been my role. and you still do some of the dance — been my role. and you still do some of the dance routines _ been my role. and you still do some of the dance routines from - been my role. and you still do some of the dance routines from those - been my role. and you still do somej of the dance routines from those old videos. two people in the audience to them back at you? share videos. two people in the audience to them back at you?— videos. two people in the audience to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes- i — to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes- i see _ to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them _ to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing _ to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing a - to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing a lot - to them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing a lot of. me? yes. i see them doing a lot of stuff. it is also trust like me. i stuff. it is also trust like me. i can only do the countdown. shall we do it together? you can only do the countdown. shall we do it together?— do it together? you did it very well. likely. _ you can watch the full interview �*janetjackson: life in the spotlight�* this weekend here on bbc news. stay with us. we will be back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines.

live from london. this is bbc news... kamala harris says the us presidential election is a choice between freedom and chaos, at her first rally since becoming the presumptive democratic nominee a british army soldier has been seriously injured after being stabbed while walking in uniform near an army barracks in kent.

israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to address the us congress as hundreds of activists protest against his visit. eighteen people have died after a plane crashed during take—off in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. officials say the pilot has been taken alive from the wreckage and — is being treated in hospital. a public inquiry in new zealand finds some 200 thousand children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years. and this is the scene in taiwan as the country prepares forfor the imminent arrival of typhoon gaemi. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.