thousands of people have been attending funerals for palestinians killed in the protests in gaza. tensions are high and clashes have continued, after up to 60 people were killed and thousands injured in yesterday's violence. there is shock here in gaza at the scale of the killing. yes, they were of course expecting casualties. but more than 50 is a lot. we'll be live on the israel—gaza border. also this lunchtime. will meghan markle‘s father he at the royal wedding? her half—sister says their dad has been misrepresented by the press. i think my father has really suffered at the hands of the media. i mean, they have presented him in the most horrible ways, highly inaccurate, and the goal of those photographs was basically because he was feeling defenceless. an end to the wage squeeze? salaries are rising faster than inflation for the first time in more than a year. facial recognition technology. our correspondent finds out how well it's working, after police are warned that

it's not accurate. and, when the us president upset the rolling stones. the band says they're preparing to reclaim their song. and coming up on bbc news. former watford boss marco silva has emerged as the main candidate to replace sam allardyce who could leave everton afterjust six months. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first funerals have taken place of the palestinians killed by israeli troops in gaza yesterday. up to 60 people were killed, in the deadliest day of violence there since 2014.

the situation remains tense, as today marks the 70th anniversary of what palestinians call the catastrophe — when hundreds of thousands of people fled, or were expelled, from their homes as a result of the creation of israel. paul adams has the latest. in gaza this morning, fresh volleys of tear gas, is released and palestinians bracing for another day of violence. little sign so far of yesterday's crowds, after such a shocking death toll and with dozens of funerals planned, it seems the protesters might be taking stock. the palestinians have called yesterday's file is a massacre, israel's use of live fire against mainly unarmed protesters has been condemned around the world. israel says it had no choice.

translation: we have concrete evidence hamas had plans to cross the border fence to come evidence hamas had plans to cross the borderfence to come into israel to harm soldiers. the army is intent on fulfilling its mission of ensuring security for the residents and communities along the border. so far, no israelis, soldiers or civilians, have been harmed, as the army prepared for another day of violence along the border, their tactics and orders of once again in the spotlight. the un says the mere threat of violence does notjustify the use of live ammunition. lethal force may only be used as a measure of last, not first, resort. and only when there is an immediate threat to life or serious injury. ona threat to life or serious injury. on a visit to austria, the un secretary general also had words of advice for the palestinians. it is important hamas and the leaders of the mistresses keep the protesters away from the fence to prevent all violence —— the leaders

of protests. to avoid the situation becoming even more serious. across the palestinian west bank, sirens on a day of national tragedy, shops were shattered and streets silent, a general strike ordered by the palestinian president, along with three days of mourning. in bethlehem and ramallah, sporadic clashes but these streets have seen these thieves hundreds of times in these thieves hundreds of times in the past. it is for both sides wearily familiar. 70 years ago, hundreds of thousands of palestinians fled or were driven from their homes as the new state of israel came into being, the postings call this the catastrophe. for the past six weeks, their descendants have gathered along the border to commemorate the event and dream ofa border to commemorate the event and dream of a return, some have tried to breach the fence.

that for israel is a red line. our middle east editor jeremy bowen is in gaza. he's been to the hospital where many of those injured in yesterday's clashes are being treated. this is the outside wall of shifa, gaza's main hospital, celebrating paramedics, firefighters. emergency services were very busy yesterday and inside the hospital, there are a lot of people with gunshot wounds. they are in shock here in gaza at the scale of the killing. yes, they were, of course, expecting casualties, but more than 50 is a lot. that's the biggest number killed since the war of 2014. the thing about gaza, the thing about the conflict between israelis and palestinians, is that the issue at the heart of it doesn't change. that issue, that there are two peoples on one piece of land, and until they can find a way to share it, they will continue to suffer.

our middle east editor jeremy bowen, in gaza. yollande knell is on the israeli side of the border with gaza near to mefalsim kibbutz. so far today, is it fair to say mercifully there hasn't been quite the level of tension of yesterday? that is correct. here at the border if we look across, we can see one of the palestinian protest camps, there isa the palestinian protest camps, there is a palestinian flag and several white tents. what we don't see is the numbers of people or the same kind of violence we saw a day ago. instead, the big numbers have been turning out to the funerals of those several dozen people killed on what was the bloodiest day in gaza for

several years. on the israeli side there is a big military presence, the soldiers are on high alert still. there has been that international criticism of israeli forces, accusations they have used excessive force. but israeli military officials are rebuffed in their defence saying they are acting in the defence of israel tried to stop people crossing illegally into israeli territory, stop militants planting explosive devices close to the fence. you can see some devices close to the fence. you can see some of devices close to the fence. you can see some of the damage caused by firebombs attached to kites which came across the border and set fire to farmland. israel is backed up in its position by the white house which defends israel's right to defend itself. both israel and washington firmly blaming hamas which controls gaza, for stirring up violence along the border, they say. thank you. and you can read more analysis

of what's been happening there on the border, and the background to the violence, on the bbc news website. doubts about whether meghan markle's father will walk her down the aisle continue, with only days to go until her wedding to prince harry. this morning, meghan‘s half—sister samantha markle said their father had faced an "unbelievable amount of stress" following accusations that he posed for photographs for the paparazzi. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. she is said to have a close relationship with her father, and has been looking forward to having him at her side for the wedding ceremony. that, though, is now very much in doubt. it was this security camera footage obtained by the mail on sunday which showed a freelance photographer allegedly colluding with mr markle to take a set of pictures of him which were sold to newspapers around the world. and all of this at a time when kensington palace was appealing to the media to respect his privacy. ms markle and prince harry were said to have been taken aback last night when reports emerged that mr markle

had decided not to attend the wedding. he was quoted as saying he wanted to avoid causing the couple any embarrassment. kensington palace issued a statement saying this was a deeply personal moment for ms markle, and asking for understanding and respect to be extended to mr markle in what they called "this difficult situation". this morning, mr markle's daughter by his first marriage defended what he had done. i think my father has really suffered at the hands of the media. they have presented him in the most horrible ways, highly inaccurate, and the goal of those photographs was basically because he was feeling defenceless. they had the advantage of portraying them however they wanted, which was entirely inaccurate. and i think a person has a right to say, wait a minute, enough is enough. whether kensington palace could have done more to guide mr markle is open to debate. he is a private american citizen living thousands of miles away, the royal mail is producing a set

of stamps to celebrate the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. they will feature the couple's engagement photos taken by photographer alexi lubomirski at frogmore house in windsor. the stamps will be released on the morning of the wedding, this saturday. the year—long pay squeeze is over. wages have grown faster than inflation, although there's a long way to go before people feel significantly better off. new figures from the office for national statistics suggest wages increased by 2.9% compared with an inflation rate of 2.7. andy verity reports.

it used to be normal for people to get pay rises to beat inflation but not for the last seven years. the average pay rise is finally beating inflation, are we killing it? no, everything is far too expensive. not really. it is not. definitely not. not at. the number of jobs in definitely not. not at. the number ofjobs in the uk has hit a new record as it has each month for years, some are well—paid, enough to support a family but many are enough to support a family but many a re low enough to support a family but many are low paid service jobs told by workers from countries such as romania whichjoined workers from countries such as romania which joined the workers from countries such as romania whichjoined the eu workers from countries such as romania which joined the eu after 2004. productivity hasn't grown much and neither in real terms has pay. this is the sort of economic growth we once used to expect, investment in new technology me that saved

labour so more could be done per worker which meant employers could afford to pay inflation beating pay rises. but this is the sort of ignite growth we have been used to a new services businesses that don't require investment just new services businesses that don't require investmentjust a supply of people willing to work hard for modest rewards. unofficial estimates —— on official estimates, the first time in eight yea rs, estimates, the first time in eight years, the number of jobs estimates, the first time in eight years, the number ofjobs for by eu nationals is down. those from countries such as the czech republic whojoined in 2004 countries such as the czech republic who joined in 2004 are down by 90 1000. offset by an increase in workers from romania and bulgaria. what sort of jobs workers from romania and bulgaria. what sort ofjobs market do we have? we have seen another record would implement rates, 75%. and implement ata implement rates, 75%. and implement at a low. the number of women in implement at a record, and the number of employed young people has gone down.

bigger pay rises are sustainable if more can be produced per worker. on the latest figures, productivity is falling. productivity is a puzzle to policy makers. it has been very weak for a long time. unfortunately it does mean it will be difficult for wages to accelerate rapidly as long as we see weak productivity growth, wage growth will remain relatively subdued. the squeeze on living standards may be over for now, but u nless standards may be over for now, but unless the amount that can be produced per worker improves, the risk it might return can't be brushed aside. our top story this lunchtime. tensions are high and clashes have continued after up to 60 people were killed and thousands injured in yesterday's violence in gaza. and coming up. when the us president upset the rolling stones. the band says they're preparing to reclaim their song.

coming up on bbc news, who will be on the plane to russia? speculation is increasing withjust a day to go before gareth southgate names his 23—man england squad for this summer's world cup. a constitutional crisis is looming between the scottish parliament and westminster. holyrood is expected to vote this afternoon, formally refusing to give consent to theresa may's brexit legislation. after months of wrangling about where powers returning from brussels should go after britain leaves the eu, the scottish government has submitted a motion making clear it does not consent to the european union withdrawal bill. our scotland editor sarah smith is at holyrood. this is where i fully expect msps

will vote against that bracelet legislation this afternoon and if they do it will be the first time they do it will be the first time they have ever refused to give consent to westminster legislation they have been asked to approve. it isa they have been asked to approve. it is a long—running dispute about what should happen to powers over policy errors like agriculture after brexit. nicola sturgeon said those powers should come from brussels directly to the scottish parliament once we leave. theresa may said in order to make sure uk regulations stay the same throughout the country, those powers must come to london. there have been months of meetings between senior government ministers but they haven't been able to find a copper mines. the welsh government did agree to a deal last month. if the scottish parliament goes ahead and votes against, what happens? msps don't have the power to lock the withdrawal bill. tereza may has

the withdrawal bill. tereza may has the authority to impose it on the scottish parliament but if she does, she will break 20 years of cottages regional conventions. it is not something she will do lightly. it would be a serious move and shows what will happen today is just one more headache for the prime minister. thank you. sarah smith there. well, also this afternoon, the cabinet's brexit sub—committee is meeting as discussions continue about customs arrangements after brexit. much of the debate is about how open borders will be. technology could help limit disruption at borders, but there may well still be delays. here's chris morris from our reality check team. as we have often reported, one of the most difficult issues in the entire brexit process is how to ensure there is no return to a hard border between northern ireland and the irish republic, once this becomes the external border of the european union, the single market and the customs union. that is what has been promised —

no physical infrastructure or checks of any kind at the border, so that it continues to look much like this. so, what can we learn from other eu external borders around europe? first of all, let's head north to the border between norway and sweden. sweden is in the eu, here in blue, norway isn't. it is part of the single market, but not the customs union. now, this is one of the simplest customs borders to cross in the world and lorries only ever have to stop once. at the main border crossing, norwegian customs say they deal with about 1300 lorries every day, which is less than a tenth of the number that pass through dover. the average time from when a lorry arrives to when it leaves here is about 20 minutes. impressive, but certainly not entirely frictionless. next, we go south to the border between turkey and bulgaria. again, bulgaria is in the eu

and turkey isn't, but turkey does have a customs union with the eu for most manufactured goods. here, though, the delays are much longer, huge queues of lorries are normal. it takes hours for goods to cross the border and sometimes drivers have to wait for more than 24 hours. so being in a customs union does not automatically make your border with the eu disappear, if you are outside the single market and its common set of rules and regulations. then our third border, right in the middle, between france and switzerland. france, of course, is a founder eu member, while the swiss are not in the eu but are part of the single market, thanks to a series of bilateral agreements. again, though, they are not in the customs union. this is often held up as an example of what could be achieved in ireland, but here too there is physical infrastructure at all the main crossings. it is still a hard border and the average waiting time for lorries carrying goods, according to the international road transport union,

from 20 minutes to more than two hours, if full inspections have to be carried out. in other words, technology is improving things and streamlining customs procedures at borders, and it will do more of that in the years to come, but if the uk leaves all the eu's economic structures, there is currently no example anywhere around europe, orfurther afield, that can keep the irish border after brexit as open as it is now. chris morris there. well, our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. how much chance of any agreement where you are this afternoon?m tells you something that even for this crucial brexit meeting got under way 15 minutes ago, theresa may's aides were briefing us not to expect any breakthrough —— even

before this crucial brexit meeting. deadlock territory. in an effort to break the deadlock, mrs may had split the ministers into two teams to examine the two rival customs options to reach a compromise. seemingly to no avail. the scottish secretary david mundell this morning said both options have now been tested to destruction. the reason i think we are still in deadlock is in pa rt think we are still in deadlock is in part because the customs issue has become the key dividing line between brexiteers and former remainers, neither willing to blink, in part because the best brains in whitehall have been trying to come up with some sort of compromise arrangement meeting everyone's concerns since last august, again to no avail, and in part because of mrs may's natural caution, she does not want to move until she knows where the balance of opinion is in her party and until she is confident she has got a new custom steel that is not only

deliverable but technically will actually work —— customs deal. there are some in her party, safely out of her heroine, who are saying, for heaven ‘s sake, just make a decision. —— safely out of her hearing. thank you. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will hold talks with iran's foreign minister and european counterparts later in an effort to rescue the iran nuclear deal, after president trump's decision to withdraw from it. our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, is in brussels for us. how are people viewing the prospects of salvaging this? i think there is a lot of pessimism here. we did not see that today so far, we saw the foreign minister of iran meeting the eu foreign policy representative, and in that meeting, they were all smiles, looked very relaxed and happy, javad zarif emerged to say it

was good and constructive, on the right path to move forward, he said. over dinner this evening, boris johnson, his french counterpart, german counterpart, they will be talking to a javad zarif, urging him to stick with the deal, essentially teaching keeping the curbs, mr johnson saying it is important the european security. the iranians want to hear whether they can keep investment going? what diplomats are saying the americans have made clear there will be no exemptions, european firms will still be subject to sanctions, if they try to do business with iran, and so the key question for europeans is, can they find a way around that? quite a lot of pessimism here that it will be very difficult and the future bodes very difficult and the future bodes very difficult and the future bodes very difficult times between europe and the us, if they cannot breach the divide. thank you. the pilot of a plane which crashed during

the shoreham air show, killing 11 people, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. andy hill, who's 54 and from hertfordshire, was flying a hawker hunterjet which came down on a busy road in west sussex in august, 2015. his trial has been set forjanuary. inspectors have expressed concern about what they've described as excessive use of restraints on asylum seekers who were being removed from the uk on a charter flight. immigration staff had been warned about possible disruption during an operation injanuary, so all but one of the asylum seekers were made to wear arm restraints, but the inspectors said most of the detainees had not presented a risk. the home office described the report as troubling. police forces are being urged to stop using facial recognition technology. a report by the civil liberties group big brother watch claims the technology is inaccurate in more than 90% of cases, though police forces say it is improving. rory cellan—jones reports. champions league final in cardiff

last year and south wales police are trying out a new way of monitoring the crowd, but the facial recognition technology isn't a great success. it ends up wrongly identifying people as being on a police database 93% of the time. at the notting hill carnival, the same technology has performed even worse for the metropolitan police, with a 98% failure rate in identifying people on a watchlist. now a civil liberties group says the whole experiment should end. what we are building is essentially a mass surveillance system that can biometrically track, locate, identify, or misidentify people everywhere they go. and i think we need to stop and ask ourselves the question, is this something that we want? technology to identify faces in the crowd is pretty hit and miss at the moment, but it is making rapid progress and the police say they need to work out whether it could help them protect the public at major events. the metropolitan police say

they always make additional checks to confirm whether someone has been correctly identified by the technology. south wales police released this video showing how the system works and defended it against its critics. those very lurid headlines you see and the very negative reports really don't tell the full story of how much it does help us. china is way ahead in the use of facial recognition with a vast database of its citizens, but big brother watch is asking whether the uk really wants to go down the same path. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. athletes who disappeared from last month's commonwealth games in australia have been told by authorities to hand themselves in before the end of the day orface deportation. more than a dozen competitors from cameroon, uganda, rwanda and sierra leone went missing during the games on the gold coast. as our correspondent hywel griffith reports,

their visas are about to expire. 4500 athletes came to the gold coast in search of medals and for a few, the chance of a new life. eight members of cameron's team disappeared, some without competing. athletes from uganda, rwanda and sierra leone are also missing. to stay, they must seek asylum. this is... it isa stay, they must seek asylum. this is... it is a path this man understands after competing in the cameroon at the 2006 melbourne games, he walked out of that athletes village into an uncertain future. you do not know where to go, we do not know how to speak english, how to write. i slept on the street. what did you do the food? for about three days, i ate nothing, just drinking water. he now lives in

melbourne and represents australia but he says he does not know where the latest missing athletes will have gone. i understand the feeling, i understand the pain. i do not even know them particularly. those guys made the decision to leave the village, making a huge commitment. australia's home affairs minister has also made a commitment to track down and deport athletes if they overstate but finding them may not be easy. we have spoken to contacts across australia and understand some of the athletes are in hiding, being supported by community groups. i have just spoken to someone in direct contact with the missing athlete from rwanda, she is too scared to speak to us directly, she is worried about the repercussions for herfamily, is worried about the repercussions for her family, but is worried about the repercussions for herfamily, but it is worried about the repercussions for her family, but it does sound like she may be planning to seek asylum, clearly like she may be planning to seek asylu m, clearly fea rful of like she may be planning to seek asylum, clearly fearful of going back home. to claim asylum, they

will need legal help, this person ru ns will need legal help, this person runs a support service in melbourne and a certain most of the missing athletes are in the city.|j and a certain most of the missing athletes are in the city. i can tell you now, with assurance, that there will be about 60, 70% of them in melbourne because the community is large here, the problem in this country to live without money, it is not easy. the number of missing athletes is small compared to previous games. at the sydney olympics, more than 100 went awol. the australian government says it is determined to send home anyone who has outstayed their welcome. hywel griffith, bbc news. keith richards has told the bbc that he once pulled out a knife to make sure donald trump left a rolling stones concert. but that didn't seem to put the us president off the band, because he used their track you can't always get what you want at the end of his acceptance speech when he won the election. colin paterson reports.

# you can't always get what you want. ..# when donald trump was elected us president, his acceptance speech ended with a blast of you can't always get what you want by the rolling stones. the band had not given their permission. mick jagger says he thought it was a very strange choice. when he finished the speech, he played out on this sort of doomy ballad about drugs in chelsea. it's kind of weird, if you think about it! but he couldn't be persuaded to use something else. it was an odd thing, really odd. keith richards confirmed that he had his own run—in with donald trump back in 1989 when they were playing a show at one of his casinos. when we got to atlantic city, "donald trump presents the rolling stones! " in miniature. that was the last time i got angry. i pulled out my trusty blade, stuck it in the table and said, "you've got to get rid of this man." now america has to get rid of him.

don't say i didn't warn you. the rolling stones say that the song donald trump appropriated, you can't always get what you want, will be on their set list when their tour starts in ireland this thursday. colin paterson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louse lear. gorgeous at the moment. i suspect we will pick today with the best of the temperatures and the sunshine, a few nervous brides out there, don't worry, looking quite good weather for the rest of the week. glorious today, this weather watchers' picture from wakefield. showery rain in northern ireland at the moment. this weather front introducing the