hello, i'm lucy grey. we begin with the latest devolpments in the middle east and the us, qatar and egypt have put forward a new proposal to secure a ceasefire in gaza and secure the remaining israeli hostages. although hamas reportedly have rejected the new conditions proposed. at the talks in doha the three mediators issued a statement on the second day of talks that suggested the new proposal "closes the remaining gaps". the talks have paused for the week — but willl resume next week. earlier, the uk's foreign secretary, david lammy said he was told by israeli ministers they hope they are "on the cusp of a deal" over the war in gaza. he was visiting jerusalem wih the french foreign minister stephane sejourne.

and, israel announced that the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu are expected to meet in person on monday. the un has described a deadly attack by israeli settlers on a village in the occupied west bank as "horrific". the settlers set cars and houses ablaze as they descended on the village ofjit — armed with batons, rocks and molotov cocktails. at least one palestinian was killed and others seriously injured. thousands gathered injit for the funeral of the man killed in the settler attack. david lammy condemned the violence as �*abhorrent�*. the scenes overnight, of the burning and the torching of buildings, of the molotov cocktails thrown at cars, of the widespread rampage and chasing of people from their homes, is abhorrent.

and i condemn it in the strongest of terms. the un has recorded hundreds of settler attacks since the hamas assault on israel last october. bbc verify�*s merlyn thomas has been looking at this was the scene in the village ofjit, in the occupied west bank, after a group of israeli settlers reportedly attacked various properties and vehicles. the palestinian health ministry has said that at least one person has been killed. we've been investigating online footage of the attack and its aftermath to try to piece together what happened. the village is located here, just west of nablus in the west bank, and cctv has emerged online showing a group of individuals setting a car on fire outside a house. and the time stamp on this footage shows 19.49, which appears to be consistent with what eyewitnesses told the bbc of the attack taking place just after sunset,

which is around 19.20. note also these distinctive arches here, which we used to verify other footage, like this clip. here we see those same arches, and the arrangement of the nearby buildings and roads confirmed the location of this house to be on the southern edge of the village. now, on this cctv footage, take note of the pillar here and the empty baby walker, because this video shows two men setting fire to another building in the village. we've confirmed this by matching those details that ijust pointed out to you with verified images of the aftermath. note again the baby walker here, and the pillar there. prime minister netanyahu's office has condemned the attack and said that those responsible for any criminal act will be caught and prosecuted. let's speak to our correspondent jenny hill who's in tel aviv. there jenny hill who's in tel aviv. have been quite a few developments there have been quite a few developments in recent hours. could you talk us through them? most of

all in the last few minutes we have heard a statement from president biden, saying that a truce deal in gazais biden, saying that a truce deal in gaza is closer than ever but not there yet. i gaza is closer than ever but not there yet-— gaza is closer than ever but not there et. ~' ., ., ~ , there yet. i think there are two key takeaway here. _ there yet. i think there are two key takeaway here. first _ there yet. i think there are two key takeaway here. first of— there yet. i think there are two key takeaway here. first of all, - takeaway here. first of all, reaching that deal is going to take more time. these negotiations were dubbed the last—ditch summit and now mediators are saying that they will have to get their technical teams to keep working, before officials resume their talks in cairo, by the end of next week. secondly, the us and the other mediators, qatar and egypt are determined to get this deal past the post, and that is why we are seeing the us secretary of state antony blinken due to visit the region and hold talks with the israeli prime minister, netanyahu, on monday. we have heard that hamas, also, the statement that was released by negotiators said that a

proposal had been put forward, which built on recent points of agreement, and preached remaining gaps. a senior hamas leader has told the bbc that this does not include a commitment to implement what was agreed upon earlier injuly. hamas had not participated in this round of talks because they had protested against what they said was israel's imposition of new conditions on existing proposals. they said that they were not prepared to enter new negotiations. so everything hangs essentially in the air, right now. the negotiators who met in doha know that time is not on their side. first of all there is the human cost of this war. just yesterday, the hamas run health ministry in gaza said that the number of dead was now passed 40,000 since the war broke out in october. and those negotiators know that achieving a ceasefire and halted return deal is

crucial if they are to stop the conflict in gaza from spilling over into a wider, all—out regional war. they are also painfully conscious that iran and its proxies, including hezbollah are pressing to attack israel, in retaliation for the recent assassination of hamas' political leader in tehran, ismail haniyeh. it is hoped that whilst a ceasefire deal remains in prospect, that attack could be mitigated, limited, israel —— iran could be persuaded not to carry it out at all. jenny hill in tel aviv, thank you. let's speak to laura blumenfeld, a middle east analyst and former senior policy advisor on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team. that you very much forjoining us. we'rejust seeing some that you very much forjoining us. we're just seeing some of the quotes coming through in the last few minutes. it shows how complicated this is. president biden saying that we are not there yet but closer we

have ever been, and i have seen a report from reuters quoting a senior hamas official speaking to reuters, quoted as saying that the us administration is trying to create a false atmosphere. what is your analysis of where these talks are at the moment? it analysis of where these talks are at the moment?— analysis of where these talks are at the moment? if you're asking me for a headline i — the moment? if you're asking me for a headline i would _ the moment? if you're asking me for a headline i would say _ the moment? if you're asking me for a headline i would say that _ the moment? if you're asking me for a headline i would say that the - a headline i would say that the question is, is there us, egyptian and qatari bridging proposal a bridge too far? and having worked in the state department in these negotiating teams, the devil is in the detail. we can breathe easy over the detail. we can breathe easy over the weekend, i hope, fingers crossed, that there will be no retaliatory strike but we will be on edge, at least until next week when there is a lower level teams are hammering out the details, the principal negotiators will be meeting next week and that is when we will really have an answer. you have an understanding of the gaps?

they say this new statement closes the remaining gaps. do you know what they were? the remaining gaps. do you know what the were? , ., ., ., , . _ they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding — they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding it. _ they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding it. some _ they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding it. some of _ they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding it. some of them - they were? there is a lot of secrecy surrounding it. some of them are l surrounding it. some of them are kind of obvious, which is whether hamas can rearm. the israelis say that they need to control the southern border of gaza, along the lines with egypt so that they don't have to fight this fight again in a year or two, they wanted to be a kind of one and done deal, israel is interested in a pause rather than a permanent ceasefire, it is all language because they are at permanent war, both parties so a real ceasefire is not even realistic, a permanent peace. there is conflict at — realistic, a permanent peace. there is conflict at the _ realistic, a permanent peace. there is conflict at the top _ realistic, a permanent peace. there is conflict at the top of _ realistic, a permanent peace. there is conflict at the top of the - is conflict at the top of the israeli government in terms of, you have these disagreements within the team at the top, we've had yoav gallant, the defence minister, saying certain things about criticising this aim of total victory as being nonsense, as

benjamin netanyahu saying that that is what he is after, total victory. it is so complicated, isn't it, in terms of that side of things, the political situation at the top in israel. ., , , israel. nothing quite focuses the mind like a _ israel. nothing quite focuses the mind like a gun _ israel. nothing quite focuses the mind like a gun at _ israel. nothing quite focuses the mind like a gun at your- israel. nothing quite focuses the mind like a gun at your head, . israel. nothing quite focuses the | mind like a gun at your head, and there was a gun at the head of netting out right now. the only way that iran, the western nations have said to them stand down, in terms of retaliation for those twin assassinations, they can only save face if they say that the have forced neto put�*s can't and does know a ceasefire. i have confidence, what gives me hope is the people of the region, israel is a democracy clearerfrom the right the region, israel is a democracy clearer from the right to the left they all hold out their opinions, they all hold out their opinions, they are standing there with megaphones as the negotiating team departed for doha, i saying don't come home unless you bring the hostages. and the lebanese people,

they can still taste the dust from they can still taste the dust from the rubble of 2006 when israel went to war with hezbollah was that they do not want to see their economy and infrastructure decimated. they have elected what they consider a moderate president in iran, who is interested in improving relations with the west so if they are listening to the people across the region we will get the ceasefire. you think that benjamin netanyahu is going to accept this deal? did you think that influence will work? watch the media on monday with secretary of state antony blinken. we know that they have a smooth working relationship. it is harder for antony blinken to negotiate the internal politics. let's see the looks on their faces when they come out of the meeting on monday and don't forget that there was a lot of pressure on this administration to bring this to a peaceful conclusion. part of it is electoral politics, it is ugly kind of optics but people

demonstrating outside of the rome convention are their own supporters. —— outside of their own convention. laura blumenfeld, thank you. next to the global concern over the spread of a deadly new strain of mpox from parts of africa. china has announced heightened screening for goods and people coming from areas where the new highly contagious strain of the disease has been detected. the world health organization — which declared a global public health emergency on wednesday — says more cases of the dangerous variant are likely to be found in europe in the coming days, after sweden reported the continent's first infection, and has urged wealthy nations to share treatments and vaccines. simonjones reports. in the democratic republic of congo, the country hardest hit, public health campaigns are under way to warn people of the dangers of mpox. 0riginally known as monkeypox, it is transmitted through

close contact such as sex, skin—to—skin contact or breathing close to another person. it causes flu—like symptoms and skin lesions. they often clear up within a few weeks but mpox can be fatal for people with weakened immune systems. translation: three of my children and i were infected. _ one was treated here and the other two were taken to a hospital. after two weeks they were discharged. a week later my wife was infected. now a case of a more dangerous case of mpox has been recorded in sweden. the authorities say the person became infected during a stay in an area of africa where there is currently a major outbreak. it is very probable that we will see more cases in europe in the near time. so it's important for all countries to be aware that this can happen. there have been 450 deaths

in the democratic republic of congo following an outbreak of the new strain. it's also been detected in neighbouring countries including the central african republic, uganda, kenya, rwanda and burundi. doctor meera chan from the uk health security agency has said the risk to the uk population is currently considered low. however, planning is under way to prepare for any cases that we might see in the uk — this includes ensuring clinicians are aware and able to recognise cases promptly. 0utbreaks can be controlled by preventing infections with vaccines. the uk government says it has stockpiles as part of its preparedness plans. the world health organization says a coordinated an international response is now vital. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes told us more it can be spread through close physical contact, notjust sexual

contact but shaking hands or hugging or peddling someone and as i understand it through bedding, blanket sharing, that can also, if you share bedding with someone who has these lesions, these pustules, they are absolutely loaded with virus and that can be a source of contagion. i am virus and that can be a source of contagion. iam not virus and that can be a source of contagion. i am not aware of inanimate objects doing that as well. but it is clearly, this variant that is driving this surge in cases, particularly in the democratic republic of congo and now other countries in central africa as well, it is clearly more infectious and more deadly as we understand it. there are still quite a lot that is not known about this variant. it is known as clade ib, clearly more deadly and infectious than the

variant that drove the big global outbreak in 2022—23, that affected more than 100 countries, and saw nearly 100,000 cases worldwide. 0ur correspondent simi joloaso is in lagos — she told us how african countries are dealing with this new strain. some countries have come out to say that they are putting together precautions and measures to deal with the outbreak. kenya and nigeria have said that they are increasing border surveillance. health officials in nigeria are on high alert at airports and sea ports. they have set up isolation centres working alongside hospitals. there was an increase in public health campaigns, the drc has set the same thing. they said they are planning to run at a vaccine. 0nly thing. they said they are planning to run at a vaccine. only two african countries have received the emergency use authorisation to get the vaccines, that is the democratic republic of congo, and nigeria.

nigeria has said they expect 10,000 doses. that isjust nigeria has said they expect 10,000 doses. that is just a nigeria has said they expect 10,000 doses. that isjust a drop in the ocean compared to the 10 million that the african cdc says that the continent currently needs. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

here in the uk, details of the compensation that'll be paid to victims of the infected blood scandal have been set out by the government. there'll be payouts both for people "infected" by contaminated products, and those "affected" — because it happened to a relative. around 30,000 people were given blood containing viruses they'd called for years for truth and justice, and campaigners who gathered in may to mark the publication of the public inquiry report felt that had been delivered. it said the scale of the scandal

was horrifying and that doctors, the nhs and government had repeatedly failed patients. today more details of the final compensation package have been published. payments to those infected will start by the end of this year, and to those affected, including families, some time next year. existing support schemes will continue, as well as compensation. about 3,000 people so far have been in touch with the official body running the scheme, but it's not clear how many will claim. no amount of money can make up for those people who suffered so much during their lives, nor can it make up for a lost partner, lost child in some cases, lost parent, lost sibling. i do hope today will be seen as a step on the journey to justice. the plan has been broadly welcomed by campaigners but some groups are disappointed. pupils at the treloar school in hampshire, which had a unit

to care for haemophiliacs, was subject to high—risk treatments for medical research. they'll receive £15,000 extra as well as compensation, but they say that's not nearly enough. i think the £15,000 proposed award is both derogatory and insulting, not only to the children that are still alive, the young adults that died, but also theirfamilies. and those infected with hepatitis c, or who lost loved ones, are unhappy because their maximum compensation is about half that potentially available to hiv victims. infected is infected. dead is dead. we all had the same blood. some of us have got cirrhosis of the liver, and two hepatitis c victims are dying every week. ministers say they've taken the advice of experts and followed recommendations by the head of the compensation authority. but campaigners will continue to scrutinise and sometimes challenge the detail.

here in the uk an inquest into the death of a 13—year—old girl with a severe dairy allergy, who died after drinking a hot chocolate in a costa coffee franchise, has concluded that there was a "failure to follow the processes in place to discuss allergies." the teenager died within hours of taking the drink in february last year. the coroner also said there had been "failure of communication" between the coffee shop staff and hannahjacobs' mother, and that on the day of her death, neither hannah nor her mother were carrying an epi—pen that had been prescribed. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu has more. this was quite a complicated case. the coroner dr shirley radcliffe, noted a number of failures when it came to hannah's death. she said the root cause of hannah's death was the failure to follow processes when it came to discussing allergies, combined with a failure in communication and understanding between hannah's mother, abby, and the barista at costa coffee. so last year, hannah and her mum went to costa coffee

to order some hot chocolates. hannah's mum says she asked for soya hot chocolates, but the barista misunderstood and that they were served hot chocolates with cow's milk. hannah had a dentist appointment before she had to go to school, and at the dentist, she sipped that drink and her reaction was pretty much immediate. she then rushed into the toilet and called her mum from the toilet and said, "this is not soya milk." hannah then rushed to a local pharmacy to try and get help but, because of a national shortage with adrenaline epipens, they only had one dose and it was paediatric, and that was not enough. after quite a lot of cpr and trying to revive hannah, unfortunately she passed away later on in hospital. now costa coffee said that they are going to take into account what the coroner has said. hannah's mum, abby, said after the court that she was sad that this had to happen. she was going to fight on to make sure it didn't happen

to any other family. and she said that fast food establishments used allergy training as a tick box exercise and that is unacceptable. the duke and duchess of sussex have begun a four—day tour of colombia. prince harry and meghan were invited by the country's vice—president, francia marquez, for what's been dubbed a "diy royal tour". 0ur south america correspondent ione wells has more details. yesterday was a packed day for the couple in bogota, they met the vice president for a welcome at the presidential palace before taking part in events like meeting with activists and campaigners. here in colombia, this specific issue of trying to protect young people from harm online, and things about making the raised in a panel discussion yesterday evening, that here in latin america, there are higher rates of young people checking

social media every day. she cited that the average here is that young people with czech social media account 67 times a day, higher than the global average and that was one thing the couple wanted to discuss with activists and campaigners. prince harry spoke the summit yesterday evening. he outlined how for him, one of the big concerns is this information and lies spread on social media. he said it was no longer the case that what happens online stays online, but now in his words and a matter of minutes things that are discussed online can then be seen in the streets with people acting as a result of misinformation on social media. in terms of what the couple are planning next, most of the events here are still centring on this issue of online abuse, cyber bullying, they were visiting a school today, but prince harry would visiting the invictus games team from colombia, he was due to meet the national team at some

point later today. a further eruption of mount etna in sicily has caused renewed travel disruption during a public holiday in italy. the volcano began spewing lava, ash and smoke early on thursday, leading to flight cancellations at catania airport. etna is one of world's most active volcanoes. it is the tallest in europe and has the longest documented history of eruptions among all volcanoes. finally, a rarely seen deep sea fish has been found in california and scientists want to know why. the silvery 3.6 metre—long oarfish — which looks a bit like a serpent — was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the san diego coast by a group of snorkellers and kayakers. it's only the 20th time an oarfish is known to have washed up in california since 1901. experts are now studying the fish to try and find out why it came to the surface when it normally lives in the deep part of the ocean

where light can't reach. i will have the headlines very shortly. many places will remain dry. this was the picture earlier today. that weather front has moved to the south of us. we are seeing more cloud coming into northern parts of scotland at that is where we see the showers. but there was not too much clout in the midlands today, lovely and warm in the sunshine. last night, we saw some big differences in the weather. 18 celsius in kent, three celsius in aberdeenshire, but things will be different overnight tonight. we have stronger winds,

they will tend to ease. sharon is becoming fewer, and many places becoming fewer, and many places becoming dry overnight. to the south we have the clear skies and lighter winds. temperatures as low as seven celsius in southern england and the midlands, not as cold as last night in the north—east of scotland. starting off on a sunny note for much of the country tomorrow. there will be some cloud build—up, some showers threatening the north—west of england and northern ireland and western scotland, but many places will have a dry day. we will see more sunshine across the south—east of england and east anglia. this is where we will have the highest temperatures similar to today. should be a bit warmer in the sunshine in north—east scotland. this high over the azores, the pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, which may pick up a little bit as we head into sunday, particularly in the south, where we should see a lot of sunshine on sunday, most of the build—up of cloud is further north larouci the bulk of showers coming into western scotland. for the most part it will be dry. temperatures

for most of us not changing much. there could be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. sunshine is on the way for the start of next week. pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and cloud and rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the wind is picking up, the southwest and over the irish sea. cloud thickening and resting areas to bring some wet weather particularly into northern ireland and western scotland but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the mid 20s.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president biden says we're not there yet, but closer — as the three countries trying to mediate a ceasefire and hostage release in gaza present a new proposal to israel and hamas. the uk government releases details of the compensation that will be paid to victims of the infected blood scandal. meghan gallacher has resigned as deputy leader of the scottish conservatives over "concerning allegations" about leader douglas ross. and we find out how a group of scottish islands may hold the key to understanding "snowball earth" — the longest and deepest ice age in our planet's history.

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