against palestinians and has proposed sanctions. speaking in brussels, he didn't specify names, but he did say he would ask member states to consider imposing sanctions against individuals. he initiated the procedures and in order to ask the member i initiated the procedures and in order to ask the member states if they wanted, if they would consider it appropriate, including in our list of sanctions, some israeli ministers that have been launching hateful messages. unacceptable hateful messages against the palestinians and proposing things that goes clearly against international law and a solicitation to commit war crimes. israel has yet to respond. mr borrell�*s remarks come as the israeli armed forces continue with what they say is an operation against terrorists in the occupied west bank.

let's speak to aisha mansour, the west bank director for medical aid for palestinians. thank you for being with us. tell us about your work and what you are seeing on the ground at the moment. thank you for having me. our work focuses on assisting the health care system and also the aid response. we have seen the largest invasion of the israeli military into the west bank since 2002. israeli forces have invaded a number of towns as well as cutting off the north and limiting access to the north with major, major attacks going on in those towns. �* ., ., , ., ., ., towns. and what does that mean for eo - le ou towns. and what does that mean for peeple you are _ towns. and what does that mean for people you are working _ towns. and what does that mean for people you are working with? - towns. and what does that mean for people you are working with? yes, | towns. and what does that mean for people you are working with? yes, i | people you are working with? yes, i mean, to people you are working with? yes, i mean. to the _ people you are working with? yes, i mean. to the is _ people you are working with? yes, i mean, to the is that _ people you are working with? yes, i mean, to the is that there _ people you are working with? yes, i mean, to the is that there have - people you are working with? yes, i | mean, to the is that there have been 18 people killed with our partners,

reporting that accessing health care and accessing the injured has been very difficult during this invasion there is one —— regrouped the palestinian red crescent society say they have difficulty being able to access patient and the injured in orderfor them to provide access patient and the injured in order for them to provide the access patient and the injured in orderfor them to provide the health care needed. we also hear the hospitals have been blocked, it that people are being id checked by the israeli military. in people are being id checked by the israeli military.— israeli military. in terms of can ou cive israeli military. in terms of can you give us _ israeli military. in terms of can you give us a — israeli military. in terms of can you give us a sense _ israeli military. in terms of can you give us a sense of - israeli military. in terms of can you give us a sense of how- israeli military. in terms of can you give us a sense of how big | israeli military. in terms of can - you give us a sense of how big your charity is? you give us a sense of how big your chari is? ., you give us a sense of how big your chari is? . , , ., charity is? our team members are based here — charity is? our team members are based here in _ charity is? our team members are based here in a _ charity is? our team members are based here in a manner— charity is? our team members are based here in a manner where - charity is? our team members are based here in a manner where i i charity is? our team members are | based here in a manner where i am based here in a manner where i am based and yesterday on the day of the invasion, they were supposed to go

the invasion, they were supposed to 9° up the invasion, they were supposed to go up tojenin to meet with some of our partners, but they were not able to go because of the invasion. these kinds of regular innovations that have been occurring since 2023 but even more frequently since the war on gaza started last october, these inpatients are really limited to the ability for our team to travel and access those areas to follow up with our partners. it has also limited to the work with our partners who have more and more difficulty accessing health care facilities and accessing patients, and really under international humanitarian law, health care workers should be able to do their work. they should be able to access patients, patients should be able to access health care services they need, and they should be able to do that safely without being attacked. the who reported that since last october there have been over 500 attacks on health care personnel and facilities, against international humanitarian law. the

israelis might push back on the term invasion and they say they are targeting militants, terrorists, as they put it. in terms of the risk to civilians, of any military operation, can you give us a sense of what life is like in terms of where people live and how densely packed people are? yes. where people live and how densely packed people are?— where people live and how densely packed people are? yes, well, based on the reports _ packed people are? yes, well, based on the reports we _ packed people are? yes, well, based on the reports we are _ packed people are? yes, well, based on the reports we are receiving - packed people are? yes, well, based on the reports we are receiving from | on the reports we are receiving from our partners, people are unable to leave their homes. they are basically stranded in their homes, while all of this is happening. while this is happening, the israeli forces are destroying the infrastructure, the waters system is destroyed, electricity and communication lines are impacted. people are stranded in their homes without electricity, without water, without electricity, without water, without being able to go out in the snipers, and one of our partners reported that some people tried to

leave their homes were shot at an it with —— immediately went back to their homes. about a month ago we visited a camp to visit one of our partners and on the way to the camp, we saw the destruction that had happened from a previous incursion, israeli incursion. the whole side of the road, one side was fixed, and we were able to drive despite it being a dirt road still, but the other side of the road was extremely dug deep and become a very deep down. people on that side of the road living there would not be able to leave their homes because the road is i don't know how many metres down from where their homes are. this is the situation. from where their homes are. this is the situation-— the situation. 0k, aisha mansour, west bank director _ the situation. 0k, aisha mansour, west bank director for _ the situation. 0k, aisha mansour, west bank director for medical - the situation. 0k, aisha mansour,j west bank director for medical aid of palestinians, thank you for being with us today. a court in hong kong has found two editors of a news media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a case that

has drawn international scrutiny. the two editors, of the now—defunct stand news media outlet, could face a maximum jail term of two years. this is the first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since 1997. authorities in hong kong have resurrected the sedition law as part of a crackdown on dissent following mass antigovernment protests in 2019. 0ur correspondent martin yip in hong kong explained the case. back in december 2021 when the national security police led a raid to the newsroom of stand news in hong kong. stand news was an online multiplatform publication that is fairly popular among people who support the pro—democracy camp, especially after the demise of the broadsheet paper which some may argue is a tabloid paper, but that was a major pro—democracy publication, apple daily, and once it is down,

stand news somehow took over the place. so after the raid, the publication shut it down almost immediately and the two editors and publishing company were then charged with this publishing of seditious material charge. and after so much of a delay since the arrests and the raid in december 2021, today, in august 2024, we are finally hearing a guilty verdict and we just heard from the court that the two defendants have now been released on bail, pending sentencing, scheduled later in september. millions of people in southern africa are being pushed into hunger because of the worst drought in decades. about a third of countries in southern africa are on red alert having declared emergencies after crops failed. the head of the regional development community for southern african countries,

says up to 68 million people are in need of assistance, and has launched an appeal for $5.5 billion dollars in aid. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka reports now from mudzi in zimbabwe which is one of the areas worst affected. the worst drought in living memory is sweeping across the land. here in mudzi, it's wiped out over 90% of the crop and put pressure on water supplies. an entire community and their animals gathered to extract the last drops from this river. it normally never runs dry, we were told. gracious is now walking further three hours every day to fetch water. but she fears that sharing a water pit with animals could make herfamily sick. "i've never seen anything like this," she told me. dry spells are increasing

in frequency in this part of the world. poor families unable to withstand the climate shocks are becoming more and more vulnerable. this is a familiar picture in many rural areas across southern africa, water bodies that are bone dry. it means that the hundreds of families that used to sustain themselves through rivers like this are now dependent on food aid. this woman planted acres of maize, cowpeas and peanuts and harvested nothing. she told me that she often supplies markets in the capital, but this year she's among millions of zimbabweans relying on hand—outs. breakfast today is wheat from a neighbour. translation: we have gone from - eating what we want and when we want to limiting meals. the older girl

understands and accepts that we don't have enough. but at times i can see that my youngest is hungry. about a third of southern african countries are on red alert, having declared a state of disaster. at least three million tonnes of maize is required immediately to meet regional demand. this is the second highest deficit in 15 years, and this is a region where up to 70% of the population relies on agriculture. meanwhile, it's getting hotter and drier and the hunger season is yet to peak and the next rain is still months away. there are concerns that families like this might not get the help they need. the kremlin has stepped into the row over the arrest of the russian—born founder of the messaging app

telegram saying that france should not allow "political persecution." pavel durov, who is a french citizen, has been placed underformal investigation in france, after being detained last weekend. the judge said he was suspected of being complicit in allowing illicit transactions, including images of child sex abuse, and drug trafficking, on telegram. let's speak tojordan wildon, who's an expert on telegram and the ceo of prose intelligence, an open source intelligence agency. cani can i initially ask you to explain, what is telegram?— can i initially ask you to explain, what is telegram? thank you for havin: what is telegram? thank you for having me- _ what is telegram? thank you for having me. telegram _ what is telegram? thank you for having me. telegram is - what is telegram? thank you for having me. telegram is a - what is telegram? thank you for - having me. telegram is a messaging platform similar to whatsapp, primarily put together to be as private and secure as possible or at least give the illusion of being private and secure. there is the idea that it is encrypted, parts of it are equipped it, it's not necessarily all encrypted. that means that many people who are dissidents or whistle—blowers or who have reasons to be as secure as possible have use of telegram as

their main application of communication.- their main application of communication. , ., communication. tell us about panel door, the russian _ communication. tell us about panel door, the russian born _ communication. tell us about panel door, the russian born -- - communication. tell us about panel door, the russian born -- pavel- door, the russian born —— pavel pavel durov, he has now been placed under arrest in france, what is the true figure for this? it under arrest in france, what is the true figure for this?— true figure for this? it seems that the trir aer true figure for this? it seems that the trigger is _ true figure for this? it seems that the trigger is that _ true figure for this? it seems that the trigger is that we _ true figure for this? it seems that the trigger is that we need - true figure for this? it seems that the trigger is that we need to - true figure for this? it seems that| the trigger is that we need to have a deeper look at how telegram is being moderated in the eu at least. the moderation is very lax, it doesn't do a lot, there are three points in its terms of service which i don't spam or scam people, don't promote —— pro promote violence publicly or don't promote illegal pornography publicly which includes child sexual abuse material. that is the only thing that telegram does moderation on. the idea is that france wants to make sure that telegram is doing a betterjob of

that and the eu more broadly as well. �* u, that and the eu more broadly as well. �* ., ., ., well. and can international governments _ well. and can international governments regulate - well. and can international - governments regulate telegram differently in order to control it the way they want to? it’s differently in order to control it the way they want to? it's difficult to sa , the way they want to? it's difficult to say, international— the way they want to? it's difficult to say, international governments j to say, international governments can regulate anything which is used on their own turf, so we have looked at this in different ways, telegram was blocked in russia, telegram found ways around being blocked in russia by having technologically different groups and being able to be accessed there. the application itself makes it difficult because of the fact that it is based outside of the fact that it is based outside of the us, outside of russia and the eu, it has technological roots which make it difficult for people to ban or block it. the best route seems to be regulation, which means that there has to be fines if things are not being done like moderation, and tightening that kind of route in all —— rather than trying to block it because they work around that. in

terms of the types of areas of debate and messaging that international governments have been most concerned about, do you think ultimately that is controllable and where are the key concerns right now? ., �* , , . ., where are the key concerns right now? ., �*, '. now? for me, it's difficult to say. it's a now? for me, it's difficult to say. it's a really _ now? for me, it's difficult to say. it's a really difficult _ now? for me, it's difficult to say. it's a really difficult question - now? for me, it's difficult to say. it's a really difficult question to l it's a really difficult question to answer. it's not something which is necessarily controllable, there will be ways that people find around it, there will be another place that someone can go to always sew another application will come up or another form of messaging. so that's a very difficult thing to get a grip on. but looking at the way that they have been trying to regulate either the industry more holy, like the online harm's act, and the dsa across europe, and the way the us is looking at regulating platforms themselves, that looks to be a good step forward in terms of trying to get a step forward on what happens online and how we go about mitigating the harm there. thank you

ve much mitigating the harm there. thank you very much indeed _ mitigating the harm there. thank you very much indeed for— mitigating the harm there. thank you very much indeed for being _ mitigating the harm there. thank you very much indeed for being with - mitigating the harm there. thank you very much indeed for being with us. | around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

80 years ago, during the second world war, at least three million people died in a famine in bengal, in india. at the time, they were living in the british empire and subject to decisions taken by the british prime minister, winston churchill, and his government in london. the victims aren't remembered anywhere in the world with a memorial or even a plaque. there are only a handful of survivors left. kavita puri travelled deep into the countryside in west bengal in india to meet some. they were speaking about it for the first time. some of the recollections are distressing. this man is a survivor of the bengal famine 01:1943. 80 years on, the fear of hunger

is still so real he carries a plastic bag of food with him wherever he goes. the famine is a dark chapter in britain's colonial history, and it's still hugely contentious. british colonial policies, as well as a cyclone, were among the many complex causes. at least three million indians died. it's one of the largest losses of civilian life on the allied side during world war two. survivors like him have almost never been asked about their memories of the famine, but they never forgot it. to this day, the impact endures. the rural areas of bengal were the most devastated. so we've driven a couple of hours outside of kolkata,

and we're now deep in the jungle in the sundarbans, and i'm here to meet some of the last survivors of the bengal famine 01:1943. this woman was nine when her father put her on his shoulders and took her to calcutta. on that train ride, she witnessed harrowing scenes. in calcutta, many people were begging forfood or money. soon shejoined them.

whether it's taking food wherever they go, remembering an act of kindness, or grief, for those who survived, this isn't history. there is no memorial to the three million people who died, but 80 years on, those who survived the famine never forgot it.

a court in the us state of nevada has sentenced a former politician to life in prison for murdering an investigative journalist. robert telles killed jeff german two years ago, after the reporter wrote critical articles about his time in office. during the trial, prosecutors presented the jury with dna evidence found under mr german's fingernails that they said belonged to telles who had pleaded not guilty. ajury of 12 returned a guilty verdict on wednesday, after two days' delibrations. hollywood's all—important summer movie season is drawing to a close and traditionally the summer months account for a major share of the annual revenues for the big studios. this year there have been some big summer hits with the disney animation inside out 2 and the superhero picture deadpool and wolverine. but despite the successes this has not been a summer season of unalloyed joy for the film industry as tom brook reports

from new york. in welcome news for cinemas around the world moviegoers have been out in force in recent weeks, eager to see hollywood's latest releases. hello! the disney and pixar animation inside out 2 has been a massive hit. i don't know anything about saving worlds. as has the superhero picture deadpool and wolverine, starring ryan reynolds and huthackman. the number of films available at cinemas was depleted by last year's actors and writers strikes. after indifference at the start of the summer, filmgoers seemed happy with the studio offerings. you know, a lot of people are just like, oh, should i go to the movies? should i go? yes, you should go to the movies. there's a lot of things going on at the movies. one of the reasons why inside out 2, the biggest hit of the year was such a triumph, was because it appealed to a very broad swath of moviegoers. i think inside out 2 was such a huge hit, in part because there really haven't been many big releases that people could take their kids to.

and obviously, there is an enormous audience there for something like inside out 2. it's the biggest film of the year. you know, it's over, i think $1.5 billion at the global box office. i don't know that anyone expected that, and it really feels like a sign that people do want to take their children to the movies. i think that moviegoing is not this, you know, leftover experience that no one really wants to partake in anymore. people want to go out. despite the success of a slew of blockbusters, overall, box office is still below pre—covid levels. it's also been a challenge for independent cinemas venues showing arthouse films. most people are used to watching movies at home on their televisions, and it's hard to crack through that. people got used to it during covid and they're still used to it. it's difficult to break that, but i think there's something about stepping foot into a movie theatre. an unexpected benefit that stringency imposed

on the independent sector as it chases audiences and revenues, is that producers have become creative in raising funds and, in so doing, generating original projects. the crime thriller santosh, a film set in india, a european co—production, was part of the british offering at the cannes film festival this year, as was september says, a drama involving two sisters set in ireland. ajoint uk, irish, german and greek venture collaborating on co—productions, drawing on talents in diverse lands, is changing the face of uk independent filmmaking. i think you're seeing britain and british cinema represented in so many different ways. it feels very global. i think it speaks to the fact that filmmaking, independent filmmaking, is international. it's really hard to get films made simply out of the financing from one country alone. so you also feel itjust through the nature of co—production. also, while older arthouse audiences haven't returned since covid, one recent us survey shows the gap is being filled by filmgoers under the age of 35,

and many of them want to see old classics, old movies. the classics movie is like, must, everybody should watch them. i think that people that really like love cinema are more interested in older movies. it's hard to draw firm conclusions on the fate of the movie business from the summer months. there are some grounds for optimism, but cinemagoing around the world is undergoing a transition, and cinemas once thriving linchpins of the community still face a challenging future. tom brook, bbc news, new york. stunning images of the natural world have been shared by the natural history museum as part of its wildlife photographer of the year competition. this jaguar with a caiman in its jaws was captured in the pantanal wetlands in brazil, by british photographer ian ford. this stoat was seen "dancing" over the snow in france. the image was taken by manuel grandio, who called it

and a colourful david bowie spider was photographed carrying an egg sack in the cameroon highlands in malaysia. it was taken by lam soon tak. this year's competition received more than 59,000 entries from photographers all over the world. the winners will be announced on the 8th of october. hello again. yesterday we reached 30 celsius in cambridge. quite a bit cooler and fresher today but sunshine around, earlier shower is increasingly becoming confined to the north—west of scotland keeping it cool here. one or two showers potentially across western areas but in the east and the dry weather and sunshine, temperature is 22 or 23 degrees. this evening a lot of the cloud will melt away, the showers across scotland will become confined towards the far north and the winds are easing here as well. clear skies

and quite chilly air so it will turn quite cold overnight. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland could be as low as four or 5 degrees and quite chilly in england and wales. the clearer skies mean plenty of sunshine to start the day, it will warm up quite quickly. the showers will move away from northern scotland and the wind continues to drop, sea breeze developing keeping coastal areas and sunny. some cloud develops overland but it should be dry. temperatures are still 17 or 18 in scotland and northern ireland, 2a in scotland and northern ireland, 2a in the south—east. high pressure to end the week. 0ver in the south—east. high pressure to end the week. over the weekend it starts to move away and on saturday allows a weather front to move up from the south, and that will bring much more cloud across england and wales on saturday. maybe the odd shower but a lot of places will be dry, sunny spells further north. the winds will be picking up on saturday, for much of england and wales it isn't easterly wind which will keep the preschooler and the

wind picks up in scotland and northern ireland but we have sunshine here so it could be a warmer day from scotland and northern ireland with temperatures in glasgow potentially the same as london where we have got more cloud later in the day. that cloud moves north, high pressure moving away, this weather front slides in from the atlantic and ahead of it we start to draw up some heat and humidity and the potential for some storms. that is further north as we head into sunday, following that some sunshine which will allow cloud which developed which will trigger a few thunderstorms especially later in the day and some heat and humidity coming in from the near continent. temperatures could peak at 26 or 27 degrees. more cloud in scotland and northern ireland so temperatures lower.

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5p aren't seeing any benefit from the 5p fuel duty cut, which could be scrapped in the next budget. parents in england are urged to get their children vaccinated against measles before a predicted surge in cases when the school term starts. the 2024 paralympic games get under way in paris after a spectacular opening ceremony on the city's streets. and the round the world cruise are stuck in belfast, three months after their ship was due to set sail.— ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every _ ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every restaurant - ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every restaurant in - eaten in every restaurant in belfast? �* ., ., eaten in every restaurant in belfast? ., ., ., belfast? and what have you had in every pub? — belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a _ belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! _ belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! and - belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! and lee i every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will— every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce _ every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce his - every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce his first i carsley will announce his first squad in our�*s time, it looks like arsenal's ben white be in it. —— won't be in it.