this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the moment an israeli airstrike destroys an apartment block in gaza city — residents had been warned to leave. as rockets reach a suburb of tel aviv — benjamin netanhayu says the palestinians will pay a heavy price. some 30 people, israelis and palestinians, have been killed. a teenage gunman in russia opens fire at a school, killing at least seven children and two adults. drivers in the us line up at the pump, fearing the cyber—attack on a vital fuel pipeline could leave them with empty tanks. we've got an audience, we've got dancers, we've got pop stars, we are back! and, no masks, no social distancing — just a negative test

is the ticket required for 4000 people at tonight's brit awards in london. hello and welcome to the programme. there's been a major escalation in the violence between israel and the palestinians, 33 people have died in the last 2a hours. hamas firing large numbers of rockets into israel — and the israelis destroying two high rise blocks in gaza. palestinian groups say they've launched i30 rockets into southern israel — some of them reaching as far as tel aviv, around 60 kilometres from gaza. the new barrage came after an israeli air strike destroyed an apartment building in gaza city following a warning to its residents to leave.

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has now said that the palestinians will pay �*a very heavy price�*. the palestinians say they are ready for any escalation. at least 31 people have already died in some of the worst violence in years. three people have been killed in israeli areas while at least 28 palestinians have been killed by israeli air strikes. on monday night a large number of rockets were fired from gaza towards the israeli city of tel aviv and its suburbs. at the centre of the latest violence is the al—alqsa mosque in east jerusalem. the complex where it stands is a highly sensitive site — sacred for both muslims and jews. during ramadan— palestinians have complained of severe restrictions on the site imposed by israeli police who accused rioters of hurling rocks at them. and there were further tensions over a proposal to evict dozens of palestinians from an east jerusalem neighbourhood. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has this report from jerusalem, which contains scenes that some may find disturbing. a street ablaze on israel's

normally bustling coastline. people run for shelter. others have a lucky escape. in a nearby suburb, a woman was killed as a building took a direct hit. in a single barrage, militants fired i30 rockets from gaza, deep into israel. a clear sign both sides are into a round of steep escalation. translation: hamas and islamichhad have paid, i and i tell you here, will pay a heavy price for their aggression. i say here tonight, their blood will be on their heads. earlier, israel struck a gaza tower block that had been evacuated. it was home to members of the palestinian militant group hamas, that warned it would target tel aviv if the building was hit. israeli air strikes have pounded gaza.

panic arrives here just after the war planes. inside this block, says israel, three militant leaders were killed. some of the worst fighting in years is leaving live scattered. among gaza's victims, ii—year—old hussein hamad. why did you kill him?, asks his uncle. they kill and there is no one to make them answer for it, the whole world is watching. israel says hamas is endangering civilians on both sides with its rocket fire. it follows weeks of boiling tensions injerusalem, always at the heart of this conflict. it spilled over at al—aqsa mosque compound, with further confrontation before dawn today. with the fighting reaching a fierce level of intensity tonight, both sides are vowing

to continue their attacks. we spoke to tom bateman injerusalem a short time ago — he says there are no signs of the situation de—escalating. well, that's not going to happen anytime soon. and the reason for that is over the last couple of hours a really unprecedented volley of rockets, in terms of its firepower from the gaza strip, deep into the heart of israel reaching come as you said a0 miles north to the mediterranean coast around tel aviv. at least one woman killed in that strike this evening. and air raid sirens which had continued over several minutes creating scenes of panic and streets ablaze. there was a direct hit on a bus which was empty at the time. so this has added to this sense of fierce escalation. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying that blood will be on the heads of hamas for such strikes. meanwhile, his defence minister has said that israel has a further targets in the pipeline that it

will strike, and at the same time the political leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, has said tonight, vowed that they will continue fighting. so i think this feels like an escalation that will, for the time being, continue despite those repeated international calls for calm. at least seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in russia. more than 20 others were injured, many seriously. some childrenjumped out of third floor windows to try to escape. police have arrested the suspected attacker — a 19 year—old former pupil. he'd been carrying an automatic weapon, and was wearing an explosives vest. moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. a day of learning turned into a day of bloodshed. school 175 had come under attack. this cctv footage shows

the gunman on his way there, looking completely calm, weapon at the ready. when the shooting began, there was panic. some children barricaded themselves in classrooms, and then escaped this way — down a ladder. there were screaming children running under your apartment. the children were running on the sports grounds and they were running to the fence and getting over the fence, screaming, "oh my god, they're killing us." the little girls screamed. that was the moment i realised that it was not some sort of accident. some of the schoolchildren waited inside to be rescued. tenth grader elisa says she felt stress and panic as she hid in a room. at one point the gunman had banged on the door. the attacker, former student ilnaz galyaviev, was eventually arrested.

under interrogation, he is said to have claimed he believed he was god and consumed by hatred. all day, people have been coming to the school to honour the victims. set up outside, this makeshift shrine. flowers, soft toys and and one russian word — skorbim — "we mourn." what happened here has shocked not only the city, but the entire country. in russia, school shootings are relatively rare, and in response to this tragedy, president putin has ordered an urgent review of gun control laws. kazan is struggling to come to terms with this tragedy. the question you hear most here is "why?" steve rosenberg, bbc news, kazan. let s get some of the day s other news a former soldier who has

confessed to killing an eight—year—old girl in a case that horrified france has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of murdering another manjust months before. police initially said after he was arrested in 2017 that they were looking again at a0 unsolved disappearances and cold cases. but nothing has emerged to back the theories that he was a serial killer. he has insisted that both killings were accidental. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has proposed a progressive lifting of us sanctions — in return for the country's president, nicolas maduro, agreeing to hold new general elections. mr maduro has remained in power despite the us saying he has no authority. the us state department has said president biden is �*in no rush�* to lift the sanctions. the british government says its priority for the next 12 months will be national recovery. ministers have promised in the queen's speech to support businesses and growth — and to "level up" opportunities across the united kingdom. manchester city has won the english presmier league title — after the only other team which could finish ahead of them, manchester united,

lost their game to leicester. it's city's third title in four seasons. later this month, they'll hope to add their first champions league trophy, when they play fellow english side chelsea in the final. the knock—on effects of last week's cyberattack on a major us fuel pipline, have become all too real for some americans. the colonial pipeline says it hopes to have substantial operations back underway by the end of the week, but some drivers are already panic—buying fuel. this was a scene in tallahassee, florida earlier on tuesday, with long lines of cars, as customers try to fill up their tanks in case prices rise in the days ahead. the colonial pipeline normally carries nearly half the east coast's supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. drivers in the states along the pipeline are worried about fuel shortages. it's unbelievable. when i was riding today i thought that it was a catastrophe coming, i was like what's going on?

i saw all these cars parked everywhere and i was just like, 0mg, i have to fill my tank up. i went down to the exxon station but the line was so came down here. i tried two or three more and there were empty. l they didn't have any. michael tran is energy strategist at rbc capital markets in new york. he's been telling me more about what this cyber—attack means for the eneregy market in the us. this was not an attack on a us pipeline, this is an attack on the us pipeline. colonial is the biggest and most important refined product artery in the entire country. this could not come at a worse time and a more vulnerable part of the country. timing wise, we are all heading into summer driving season in the us, we are expecting a very robust summer driving season, and number two the us northeast is the most densely populated us region, and also it's the least energy secure region

in the entire country. significant portions of the us east coast feeds himself gasoline and diesel car really hand to mouth pulling barrels off that pipeline for near immediate consumption. at the pipeline has been off—line for for days now and you're already seeing gas stations in north carolina empty. 8% in virginia bone dry, 5% in georgia. the list goes on and on. i remember hearing from my colleague in washington that when he grew up in texas in the late 70s when president jimmy carterwas urging americans to save fuel in the middle of the oil crisis of the 70s he said there was a bumper sticker that had along the lines of, drive a long distance, freeze a yankee. because the idea was that the east coast need our fuel,

let's burn up our fuel and they will suffer. but the reality is the case that parts of the us are much more energy dependent and others. texas turned out to not be as good as it thought it was at it the electricity supply but the oil pipeline issue, saying we are energy independent. it's just not true. this is a fantastic point. there's a real disconnect between what is policy and what's practical. american energy sufficiency sounds great on the campaign trailfrom politicians like you say and calling the us a net exporter of oil is mathematically accurate but misleading from the practical standpoint. you cannotjust look at oil exports being greater than imports and calling this country enters a seeker. simply because this country itjust so large and geographically bifurcated in terms of energy production and what part of the country like texas and energy demand coming from major populations like the northeast

or the west coast. the colonial pipeline is leaving a large stretch of the us population with a big shortfall in gasoline, but what would happen if this took place in the middle of winter? there are significant portions that relay on heating oil to warm their homes. thank you, fascinating subject. the requirement to attend this year's brits awards as 4,000 people watch the ceremony in london. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism had come to the vatican. the man they call the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the

gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never. looked like a womanjust sentenced to six years in jail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication shel felt — the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake. the worst to hit the country for 30 yea rs. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion garry kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! cheering. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... an israeli air strike has destroyed an apartment block in gaza city as the unrest intensifies. residents had been warned to get out.

benjamin netanhayu says the palestinians will pay a heavy price. some 30 people, israelis and palestinians, have been killed. the world health organisation has said the covid variant found in india is now of global concern — because of the speed with which it spreads. the bbc�*s vikas pandey, along with cameraman anshul verma, sent us this special report on how the pandemic is affecting delhi. this is delhi. usually a bustling and vibrant city which has been my home for more than a decade. but i can hardly recognise it now. just look at the lines of ambulances. that's the scene so common outside and a hospital you go to. it has the look of the city under siege. anyone you speak to has lost a family member or a friend to covid, or know somebody who has. and it's just not delhi.

several indian towns, cities and villages are witnessing similar scenes. it seems the city's the very existence is now limited to four places. hospitals, medicine stores, oxygen refuelling stations and crematorium. we are going to go to for such places in the city today, but our very first stop is gtb hospital in delhi. families here are constantly bringing in patients, and it shows the wave is not slowing down in delhi. some of them are able to get a bed, but the most sick ones, they have to be taken from one hospital to another, because the city ran out of icu beds at least two weeks ago. the visuals you are seeing are from the hospital in gurugram. it ran out of oxygen, and the hospital staff abandoned the patients. at least six patients died, devastating the families. sometimes you are able to help people, but often you are not. so many people have stories of sheer helplessness, of not being able to find a bed

for a sick person, and then later learning about his or her death. i too have a similar story when i couldn't find a ventilator bed for a loved one, and he died. our second stop is an oxygen refuelling station. when families can't find a hospital bed, they look to procure one such oxygen cylinder to help their patient keep breathing. but even getting one cylinder is a difficult task. so many people here have been standing for five to six hours to get a cylinder. but there's no guarantee they will get one. remdesivir? so we are now outside one of the busiest medicine markets in delhi. medicines like remdesivir and tislelizumab are not available here. 0urfinal stop is this crematorium in delhi. this one, and so many

others saw long queues in the past two or three weeks. i remember a friend sending me a text and asking me if i had a contact in a crematorium. because he could not get his aunt cremated who had died of covid. it was the most heartbreaking text i have ever received. another friend told me that his father was cremated along with 20 other bodies, and hejust did not know at which fire to look at to say his final goodbye. as he put it, there was no dignity even after death. for my friend, and many like him, it will take a long time before they can call delhi their home again. and the scars this wave has left may never heal. a state in australia has become the first to issue a public health order that makes it mandatory for some employees to vaccinate against covid—i9. the order requires frontline workers in queensland to take both doses of the vaccine to mitigate the risk of spreading the disease.

dr giuseppe carabetta is an employment law expert from the university of sydney business school. he says mandatory vaccinations will raise questions over workers' rights. we need to understand the context, the context as you say is not surprising because it applies only to front—line workers. hospital and health workers essentially who may come into contact with covid positive persons. the question in my mind is we've had some debate about this with people in residential homes because some staff declined to get the vaccine because they have various recent they are looking to take the vaccine and some the commonwealth has not acted on this but it will come down to the states. but what this essentially does is that queensland have said even working here for some time and regardless of that we are now issuing a public health order, so it becomes mandatory and they will have exceptions. such as persons with medical concerns or allergies or that kind of thing. but the legislation is basically a directive. if you are working with persons

who may be covid positive, say you are on the front line, you are essential, then you must undertake the vaccine. actor, producerand director norman lloyd, has died aged 106. lloyd was best know for his title role in hitchcock s saboteur and as dr. daniel auschlander on nbc s st. elsewhere . during his 92—year career he also collaborated with legends such as charlie chaplin and orson welles. minds me of a british actress who was still acting at the age of 101.

who was still acting at the age of101. she who was still acting at the age of 101. she said something along the lines of, you don't ask a lady her age. a new study suggests that an area of forest, the size of france has regrown naturally across the world, in the past 20 years. the restored forests have the potential to soak up the equivalent of 5.9 giga—tonnes of carbon dioxide — more than the annual emissions of the united states. a team from the world wide fund for nature used satellite data to build this map of regenerated forests. you can see them marked there in light green. click on any one of them, and it will tell you the location and reason for the regeneration, this one in brazil is down to government policies that encouraged natural forest regeneration. helen briggs has more. now, one of the simplest ways to remove carbon dioxide from the air is to plant more trees, but conservation groups say as well as planting more trees and tackling the causes of deforestation, we must also put more emphasis on forest regeneration. that's essentially leaving natural forest, old—growth forests around the world to regenerate on their own with

very little human intervention. now, a new map of forest regeneration over the past 20 years has produced some encouraging signs. it found that an area of forest the size of france has regrown. at the compensation group wwf which is behind the study says we must not get complacent because every year, vastly more trees are lost to deforestation than are regenerating naturally. the brit awards have been held at the o2 arena in london in front of an audience largely made up of key workers. the ceremony is being used by the government to test the impact of gatherings on the transmission of covid. colin paterson reports. a dual win for dua lipa. she performed with 50 dancers, gave a nod to geri halliwell with her dress, and won both

best female and album of the year for future nostalgia. # don't go... released last march during the very first week of lockdown, her modern take on disco became the soundtrack to many people's year at home. cheering. in 2018 i said that i wanted to see more women on the stages and i'm so proud that three years later we are seeing that happen. little mix! it was a night dominated by women, winning four of the five mixed categories. after ten years together, little mix became the first all—female line up in the history of the brits to be named best group. it's not easy being a female in the uk pop industry. we've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity. while a live highlight was eltonjohn�*s duet with 0llie alexander from the channel 4 aids drama it's a sin.

# it's a sin... the brit awards are part of the government's pilot scheme to help live music return. to gain entry tonight, everyone had to provide a negative covid test, both the audience... negative, clear. negative! ..and the stars. they stick the swab down the back of your neck and yourlike, oh! a little bit! not your normal preparation for the brit awards, is it? no, not really. more than 4,000 mask—free fans were inside with half the tickets going to covid front line staff. these gorgeous faces belong to none other than key workers! cheering. such a pleasure to have you in the room tonight. and if this event helps bring about the return of live music to the uk, then all fans will be the winner. colin paterson, bbc news, the o2 arena.

special congratulations to a little mix who proved that those tv talent shows really are worth their salt. hello there. we saw plenty of showers across the country on tuesday. particularly for the midlands, wales and northern england where we had some thunderstorms as well, producing very heavy hailstones like this weather watcher picture shows, in flintshire in north wales. now, for today, it's going to be another one of sunshine and showers, but they shall resume not be quite as intense as what we had on tuesday. but our area of low pressure, which has been sitting on to the west of ireland and the uk for the last few days, will slowly start to fill. weakend as it pushes its way eastwards across the country. so we will start off again, good deal of sunshine around, but then the showers will start to get going. a bit more cloud, though, for the northern half of scotland. we've seen showery bursts of rain here. and this area of rain in the channel is going to bring some wet weather

through the channel islands through the day and start to push northwards into central southern england, southwest england at times. again, temperatures pretty much what they have been the last few days, around the mid—teens celsius for those. a bit colder than that across the northern half of scotland. now, that wet weather across the south pushes further north into parts of wales, the midlands. it could be quite wet through wednesday night across the south. elsewhere, the showers will tend to fade. there will be some clear spells, but also quite a bit of cloud across northern scotland. and again, for most of us, it's going to be another frost free one. so for thursday it could start rather cloudy, quite wet for parts of wales, the midlands into southern england. it will eventually ease away and then it's another one of sunshine and showers, and the odd shower could be on the heavy side again with a rumble of thunder. but a bit more cloud again from the north and east of scotland. temperatures again range from around 14 to 17 degrees, particularly where we have the sunshine, but the cloudy skies across northern scotland, there it will feel cooler than that. the airflow turns quite slack on friday. we are almost in between weather systems. and it could be friday will be a cloudier day across. that will inhibit the showers that develop. but where we get some sunshine across northern ireland,

wales, southern england, this is where we could see some of the showers there developing which could be on the heavy side again. it is here where we will see temperatures reaching around 15 or 16 degrees, otherwise a bit cooler across the board where we have the cloud. so that's how was looking for thursday and friday. if i run the sequence on through the weekend and into the start of next week dominated by low pressure. so we are likely to see spells of rain followed by sunshine and showers. and this temperatures remaining around orjust below the seasonal average. notjust for the weekend, but even as we head throughout much of next week.

this is bbc news,

the headlines. an israeli air strike has destroyed an apartment block in gaza city as the unrest intensifies — residents had been warned to get out. as rockets reached a suburb of tel aviv — benjamin netanhayu said the palestinians would pay a heavy price. some 30 people, israelis and palestinians, have been killed. seven school children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the russian city of kazan. security forces stormed the school and detained the suspected attacker — a nineteen year old former pupil. in the us, there have been long lines at petrol stations, as some drivers have been panic—buying fuel in case prices rise in the days ahead. it's a knock—on effect of last week's cyber attack on a major us fuel pipeline — the colonial pipeline says it hopes to have substantial operations back under way by the end of the week. now on bbc news — hardtalk.