live from london, this is bbc news. a special report on the forgotten war in yemen — eight years of conflict, where children are paying

we have travelled here to hear directly from young children who are living in the line of fire. and in algeria, severe blazes bill at least 3a people — thousands more are being evacuated. and seeing the future? in exchange for a scan of your eyeball. interviews and reaction. we start with the forgotten war — the long—running conflict in yemen that grinds on,

with children stuck in the firing line. the un says at least 11,300 children have been killed or maimed since the conflict started nine years ago. when the houthi rebel movement seized control of the capital, sanaa, forcing out the government and sparking a civil war. iran backed the houthi rebels, while saudi arabia backed the internationally—recognised government and launched a coalition, backed by the uk and us, to restore it to power. the effects of the fighting have been devastating. estimates at the start of 2022 suggested 370,000 people have been killed. the un estimates that at least 4.5 million people have been displaced since the start of the conflict. and 24.1 million people — that's 80% of the population — are in need of humanitarian aid and protection. we'll speak to our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin live in yemen in a moment. but first, her special report from the city of taiz.

yemen's young know nothing but war. eight years on, the guns are quieter, in the city of taiz. it's home to badr al—harbi, who's seven. he and his brother hashim were hit by houthi shelling last october, they no longer go to classes. their physical wounds may have healed, but their trauma remains, like the danger. conflict echoes around them. do you hear a lot of

sounds from the war? "bullets, explosions, air strikes, shells," he says. hashim, is it very scary when you hear the explosions and the gunfire? "i feel scared and run. there's a lot of explosions." he wants to help people. first, the brothers need to return to school. "i want to go back," he tells me, "but my leg has been cut off. "how can i go out of the house?"

amir was maimed on the same day last october in a second amir�*s father, sharif al—amri, shares his pain. he says his sleeping son, who's just three, needs another operation and has deep wounds of memory. translation: he remembers every moment - from - the shelling to the hospital. he says this happened to my uncle, this happened to my cousin. he talks about the smoke and the blood. it's always on his mind.

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love, you're a man." but he's just a child who has seen too much. he asks amir what he wants in the future. "buy me a gun," he says. "it will go right to them." have been victims of the houthis. but some died in air strikes by the saudi—led coalition. if peace comes — and many yemenis have their doubts — and we can speak to 0rla. she's live in taiz for us now.

a harrowing account in your report of those children living in extreme danger. they are important stories to tell. i want to go behind these headlines and a look at how you are able to do that reporting. give me a sense first of all about how you are able to travel around the country given the security situation, and the challenges you face reporting those stories? i should say first of all the greatest risks are for the yemeni people, particularly civilians like those children who we met living on the front line. forge unless it is hard to enter yemen, you need a long and difficult visa application process which begins with the yemeni government but we understand the final say comes from saudi arabia. if you want to travel from the south of the country where we are now which is government held, to the

north which is in the control of the houthi rebels, you need a separate set of permissions entirely, it is as if these are two different countries. we were given permission to travel north, we had a lot of questions we wanted to ask the houthis. after we arrived in yemen, that permission was revoked. travel is difficult, complicated, there security issues, there are precautions we are lucky enough to take. have had an armed take. and we have had an armed security escort on ourjourney to here. the point to remember is for security escort on ourjourney to here. the point to is member is for security escort on ourjourney to here. the point to is no mber is for security escort on ourjourney to here. the point to is no protection, local people there is no protection, no safety, no safe place. even though the conflict now is on a lower flame and the level of violence has been reduced, since a ceasefire last year, what violence has been reduced, since a ceasl one last year, what violence has been reduced, since a ceasl on the tyear, what violence has been reduced, since a ceasl on the ground what violence has been reduced, since a ceasl on the ground in rat violence has been reduced, since a ceasl on the ground in the last three seen on the ground in the last three weeks is innocent seen on the ground in the last three weeks is in children are still particularly children are still falling victim to this conflict.

i wonder also, we said in the introduction, some 80% of the population in need of humanitarian aid and population in need of humanitarian aid ai pressing :ion,, ,, ,, population in need of humanitarian aid ai pressing risk , ,, ,, population in need of humanitarian aid ai pressing risk for ., ,, population in need of humanitarian aid ai pressing risk for them, aside most pressing risk for them, aside from the safety concerns? i think there are threats i think there are so many threats here and so many needs. staggering here and so many needs. a staggering 21 million people need humanitarian assistance, that is two thirds of the population, 4.5 assistance, that is two thirds of the popula 2.2, 4.5 assistance, that is two thirds of the popula 2.2 million children are displaced, 2.2 million children are severely malnourished. the numbers are enormous. in parallel, what we are enormous. in parallel, what we are seeing is less and less money coming in from international donors. people who work here in agencies people who work here in aid agencies will tell you the war in ukraine has taken away a lot of the focus, then the earthquake which devastated there turkey, then the war in sudan. there is a feeling here what was already a neglected and forgotten conflict has

pushed further down to the bottom of the list, and the un food programme aid has already had to make cuts in aid it is distributing here and is warning it to take several warning it may have to take several million people off food rations as early as next month if it does not receive more aid. people here have always felt forgotten but now that feeling is stronger than ever. what is your assessment right now of what happens next here? i think the chances for peace are slim and there is a very big disconnect between the kind of statements you hear from the international community who are talking about the hopes for a peace process here. and the harsh realities on the ground. on the ground the reality is yemen is governed by different armed groups with competing agendas. there is a unified government, there hasn't been since 2014. there are fears among many people here we have spoken to that this lull in violence

could come to a sudden end, the houthi movement could try to advance on another city. and in the south there is an organisation called the southern transitional council who have made it clear they wish to break away from yemen, they want the south to be independent as it was until 1990. south to be independent as it was until1990. so south to be independent as it was until 1990. so you have a complex overlapping series of conflicts, a very complicated civil war. there is no peace process yet involving the various factions, the warring factions inside yemen. we have seen some progress between saudi arabia and the houthis, and progress between the regional powers, saudi arabia and iran who are conducting a proxy war here. the fact remains that this was a civil war to begin with, fuelled and if you like stirred up by foreign intervention. but basically a yemeni civil war and there is no resolution to that on there is no resolution to that on the horizon. good to have you read us on the

programme, thank you. it is worth saying there is much more on that special report including details of exactly what is happening on the ground but also as we touched on that forgotten war and the children caught up in the fighting. much more of that to come on the programme. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news across the uk. the energy regulator has fined the scottishpower company, sse, nearly £10 million for breaching its licence. 0fgem said the firm billed the national grid excessive fees when it switched off its supply of renewable power — at times when the electricity grid had too much supply. the mobile operator virgin media 02 is to cut up to 2,000 jobs by the end of the year. that number includes 800 post closures that have previously been announced. earlier this year, its rivals bt and vodafone also revealed plans

to axe thousands of roles. british actorjulian sands�* final cause of death has been deemed undetermined. the room with a view star's body was recovered injune, and no other factors were discovered during the coroner's investigation. you're live with bbc news. the number of people living in temporary accommodation in england has hit a record high. official data shows that at the end of march, almost 105,000 households were living in temporary accommodation. the figure includes a record 131,000 children. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been looking at the figures. they have started collating the numbers of people in temporary

accommodation in 1988 and numbers have never been so high, almost 105,000 households, 131,000 children officially classed as homeless, both figures are record highs. and just under 14,000 of them living in hotels or in bed and breakfasts, very close to a record high. itjust shows the pressures on the housing system in england at the moment, and the problems councils are having in trying to help people who cannot find accommodation for themselves. returning to our other main story. the greek island of crete has been put on high alert because of an "extreme risk" of fire. wildfires are continuing to burn on several other greek islands, as well as some parts of the mainland. greece's prime minister is expected to discuss the crisis with his cabinet today. around 20,000 people have fled the flames on rhodes, where wildfires are still out of control. fires are also burning on the islands of corfu and evia.

nearly 2,500 people have now been evacuated from corfu as fires burn there. greece has been sweltering under a lengthy spell of extreme heat, with daily temperatures well above 40 degrees. with the very latest here's our reporter azadeh moshiri. i am outside the village of masari and you can see behind me there's some charred trees. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is localised in southern roads. this is what is difficult for fire fighters to respond to, water bombers have come here several times and that fire truck is clearly trying to respond. the weather conditions are difficult. the winds have been fanning the flames. they were not so close before but are now. rememberthis were not so close before but are now. remember this is southern

roads, officials say this is localised. these fires are affected less than 10% of hotels. but this is why the greek prime minister and officials have been saying there will be a hard time for the next few days. the difficulty fire fighters are having is with rising temperatures and weather conditions which are clearly not over. extreme weather conditions are causing problems in other parts of the world. in algeria, at least 34 people have beeen killed by wildfires — including ten soldiers who were deployed to bring the flames under control. more than 1,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, and forecasters are warning of more extreme heat and dry conditions to come. north eastern italy has been hit by torrential rain and strong gusts of wind. a number of trees were blown over, and there was damage to cars and buildings. there are warnings in the areas around milan and monza that there could be more thunderstorms on tuesday. and a sudden heavy storm caused flash flooding in berlin.

some trees were brought down, traffic lights stopped working, and there was disruption to overland metro train services. well, a group of scientists have concluded that extreme weather events — of the type that we're seeing in greece and other parts of europe — would have been "virtually impossible" without human—induced climate change. the world weather attribution group warns that future heatwaves will be even more extreme if greenhouse gas emissions are not cut rapidly. 0ur climate and science reporter georgina rannard gave us more details of the study. so this is a study by leading climate scientists from around the world. what they wanted to do is, they looked at this extreme heat millions of people have been suffering from in recent weeks. these heatwaves were in southern europe, in the us, and in china. and they wanted to say what was the link between climate change and this extreme weather. and what they have said is in southern europe and in the us, that heat would have been virtually impossible without the effects of climate change.

in china, they said the heatwave was made 50 times more likely by climate change. the way they do this is they look at a world without the impacts of climate change. they can use models to do that. and they compare that to the real world temperatures that we have been seeing. and they say this is the effect of decades of burning fossil fuels which have pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. they are saying these extreme heatwaves are now normal. they are no longer unusual. and we can expect more of them. the latest on the wildfires and evacuations of tourists from these areas, being brought back. one line of breaking news from china, and the chinese foreign minister has been removed from his post, removed from office on tuesday, after not being seen in public for around a month. we are

told the top nobody has voted to vote in his replacement. who previously served as foreign minister. a suggestion he is returning to post. the only line we have there is the removal from post as foreign minister after not being seenin as foreign minister after not being seen in public for around a month. we will speak to our correspondent who is in beijing with the latest on that little later. elsewhere. here in the uk... radiographers who carry out scans that can diagnose disease have begun a 48—hour strike this morning in some parts of england. staff at 37 nhs trusts walked out after rejecting the government's pay offer of a 5% increase plus a one—off payment. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. scanning for problems, it is estimated the vast majority of nhs patients undergoing tests

or therapy with a radiographer while being treated, including mri, ct, ultrasound and radiotherapy. i qualified in 2017 and since then 20% of my class has left radiography after doing a degree for three years specifically for radiography. that is a great shame. 30—year—old john kelly worked as a radiographer in liverpool but he still lives with his parents because he says he can't afford to move out. he insists the pressure of the job and poor pay have made it intolerable. not being able to give the care you want to patients, the uk lags behind a lot of other countries in ct scanners but we don't have the staff for them either. that is where we need to invest in radiography which is why people are going on strike. this two—day strike follows a series of walkouts by nhs staff,

radiographers have rejected a 5% pay increase for this year plus a one—off payment, but ministers say the rise is reasonable and are calling for an end to the disruption. so the nhs can focus on cutting record—high waiting lists. delays in appointments particularly for patients with cancer who know how vital it is to be treated quickly, can cause huge anxiety as centres like this know only too well. meeting people's needs in a timely and organised fashion, that doesn't change. it is critical to people feeling they have confidence in their clinical team, in the cancer outcome, and they can get on and face the life—changing challenges cancer causes for them. maggie's centres provide support and advice for cancer patients across britain. we have two or three meetings, men's group. it helps you to feel better?

it makes a huge difference. but there are times... it can be hard. yes, very hard. it is a bit frightening. what does that feel like if you are a cancer patient waiting for an appointment and there is a delay? very worrying, i have had several appointments cancelled. if you are waiting for results or a scan, that leaves you in limbo for longer. with a million people estimated to be waiting for radiography services, the strike will inevitably cause problems. radiographers have apologised but insisted there could be more walk outs if their concerns are not addressed. doctors across israel have started a 24—hour strike in protest againstjudicial reforms that curb the powers of the country's supreme court. 0vernight, police clashed with demonstrators after parliament passed the first in series of laws that have sparked deep divisions. security forces used water cannon and made dozens of arrests. the demonstrators see

the reforms as a power grab by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu — but he says the change was necessary to correct an imbalance of power. 0ur correspondent paul adams sent this update from jerusalem. were full of angry protesters reacting to passage of the government's bill, there is a real sense of everyone this morning taking stock. down in the park next to the knesset, which had been filled with tents of protesters who arrived in the last two or three days, that is now emptying. they are all packing up their belongings, packing up their tents and heading home, probably to reflect on what happened yesterday. everyone there in the protest camp recognising that they suffered a defeat yesterday, that benjamin netanyahu's government has succeeded in passing the first of its expansive reforms to thejudicial system.

and everyone now wonders where this story is going to go next. there may well be challenges at the supreme court, the very body that the government is trying to limit the powers of. there may be challenges to the bill that was passed yesterday. there are going to be other consequences facing the government. the possibility of industrial action by the country's trade unions. also, worryingly for the security establishment, the possibility that thousands of reservists will react to the passage of yesterday's bill by simply not showing up for reserve duty. in israel, that is a very big deal. but, for now, there is a real sense that everyone is taking stock. the prime minister, in a televised address last night, called for unity and calm, but also indicated that his government was determined to press ahead with its judicial reforms. where that happens, in what form that happens next, no—one quite knows, but, for now, the situation, here injerusalem at least, is very calm.

the latest on those protests in israel. ijust want the latest on those protests in israel. i just want to show you the latest pictures from parts of greece, we have been reporting some of those wildfires that continue to burn out of control. you can see some drones being used to drop water on the most badly affected areas. coming on the date in new report suggests those heat waves battering europe and the united states would have been virtually impossible without human induced climate change, according to a new study suggesting europe is now 2.5 degrees hotter as a result of climate change. also seeing many societies are not prepared this deadly extreme heat. hello again. 0ur weather over the next few days is going to remain fairly unsettled, with rain or showers and windy

by the time we get to the weekend. today is no exception to that. sunny spells and scattered showers sums it up quite nicely. the showers particularly heavy across parts of scotland and later north—east england, but they are quite well scattered, we won't all catch one, and in between them there will be some sunshine. we're also pulling in this keen north—westerly breeze, which will accentuate the cooler feel to the day. temperatures this afternoon ranging from 13 in the north to 21 in the south, so just a little bit below average for the time of year. as we head on through the evening and overnight, there still will be some showers. if anything, our weather front sinking south will pep up across the north coast of northern ireland, south—west scotland and also northern england. 0n either side of that, we're looking at some clear skies. it will be chilly in sheltered glens. 0vernight lows here three or four degrees, but in our towns and cities we're looking at between seven and 12 degrees. that leads us into tomorrow. tomorrow, we've got this weather front, a warm front, coming our way.

ahead of it we've got a ridge of high pressure. behind it, we're going to be in muggier conditions. that weather front�*s going to be bringing us rain, as well. so we start with our overnight showers. there will also be some clear skies, there will be some sunshine, and then in comes the rain. of a southerly component in it. we're looking at temperatures 14 to about 23 degrees. alongside this rain will follow the muggy conditions. as we move from wednesday into thursday, there go our weather fronts crossing the uk. as we move from wednesday into thursday, there go our weather fronts crossing the uk. north—east scotland, so here we will hang on to the rain. we start with quite a lot of cloud

and murky conditions, especially so on the coasts and the hills, but through the day we should see a little bit of brightness break through, but it will feel muggy. temperatures 15 to about 23 degrees. beyond that, the unsettled theme does continue. as we head through friday into saturday, we have some showers, some of those heavy, potentially thundery, especially so across the north of the country. then we have a windy weekend, with some rain coming our way.

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