at least 50 deaths in the uk linked to a website that promotes suicide. despite warnings from coroners, it still hasn't been closed down. the government tells schools in england to share with parents the material they use in sex education lessons. music. and a new memoir by britney spears reveals her life was so controlled she couldn't even choose her own meals. and coming up on bbc news, manchester united will remember sir bobby charlton tonight in theirfirst home match since his passing, as they take on copenhagen in the champions league at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live

from southern israel. one of the two israeli women released last night, after being held hostage by hamas, has been speaking about her ordeal. yocheved lifschitz, who's 85, said she'd been through hell. her husband is still being held. israel estimates more than 200 hostages are still in gaza after being abducted in the attacks of october 7th. hamas, which is designated a terrorist group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. at least 700 people have been killed in gaza in the last 2a hours, according to hamas officials who also say the total number killed is now more than 5,700, including more than 2,000 children. here's our middle east

correspondent, yolande knell. he correspondent, yolande knell. may find some of ti her report he may find some of the images in her report distressing. the moment of release. in a video sent out by hamas, they were handed over to representatives from the international red cross. but then she turns, shaking the hands of a masked gunman and saying, peace. soon the women were whisked out of gaza to egypt's rafah crossing and flown to israel. as they arrived at hospital, her daughter, was on her way from london. she spoke to the bbc. �* ., , �* , ., bbc. anger doesn't help at the moment _ bbc. anger doesn't help at the moment i _ bbc. anger doesn't help at the moment. i feel— bbc. anger doesn't help at the moment. i feelvery _ bbc. anger doesn't help at the l moment. i feel very determined bbc. anger doesn't help at the - moment. i feel very determined to move on and anger will come. hate?

no. i think that is the problem, hate. we cannot afford to hate, we cannot afford to turn it into hate. what needs to be done, needs to be done. but hate is an emotion but mine after an emotional reunion, yocheved lifschitz was brought out to speak to journalists, talking about her capture and how she was held in gaza. my mum is telling the horrific stories. she is saying many, many people, a swarm of people came through the fence. the fence cost 2.5 billion shekels and it didn't help that even a little bit. my didn't help that even a little bit. my mum is saying she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her legs on one side. but she was taken through the ploughed fields with the men in front on one side, a man

behind her and while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks. my mum is saying they were very friendly towards them and they took care of them, they were given medicine. today, the french president, emmanuel macron, arrive, meeting french israelis whose loved ones were killed by hamas, or are still missing. this was a trip of wartime solidarity, but the message was also about the need for peace with the palestinians long time. let about the need for peace with the palestinians long time.— palestinians long time. let me exress palestinians long time. let me exwess once _ palestinians long time. let me express once again, _ palestinians long time. let me express once again, my - palestinians long time. let me i express once again, my solidarity and my friendship and france stands with you in this awful terrorist act. in with you in this awful terrorist act. ,. . with you in this awful terrorist act. ., �*, act. in gaza, where israel's military _ act. in gaza, where israel's military says _ act. in gaza, where israel's military says it _ act. in gaza, where israel's military says it is _ act. in gaza, where israel's military says it is keeping l act. in gaza, where israel's. military says it is keeping up relentless attacks to crush hamas,

the situation grows more and more desperate with severe shortages of food and water and the lack of shelter for more than a million homeless people. there is still not enough aid getting in. to homeless people. there is still not enough aid getting in.— homeless people. there is still not enough aid getting in. to make sure we are reaching _ enough aid getting in. to make sure we are reaching as _ enough aid getting in. to make sure we are reaching as many _ enough aid getting in. to make sure we are reaching as many people - enough aid getting in. to make sure we are reaching as many people are| we are reaching as many people are possible, we have to reduce the ration of food we were providing per person, to make sure it is stretching out to as many people. children are paying a heavy price in the fighting. atjust over a year old, this girland hertwin the fighting. atjust over a year old, this girl and her twin brother survived an overnight israeli air strike in southern gaza but their relative says how their mother did not. translation: ~ , not. translation: g , , translation: my sister was protecting — translation: my sister was protecting the _ translation: my sister was protecting the boy, _ translation: my sister was protecting the boy, ahmed, l translation: my sister was . protecting the boy, ahmed, said translation: my sister was - protecting the boy, ahmed, said he wasn't injured. but the girl, as you can see is injured. what did they do to deserve this? med is at home, i'm sure he misses his sister. twins are connected, he is always crying at home and she is in the hospital. with the death toll rising

dramatically and more than 200 hostages from israel still held captive, the suffering in gaza has never been greater. let's get the latest on this story from our correspondents around the region. but first to our gaza correspondent, rushdi abualouf, who's in southern gaza. these rarely say they will not let up these rarely say they will not let up in the aerial bombardment of gaza, it was another intense night, what is the situation this morning? also intense morning, intense shelling in the morning, afternoon and night, every day. last night about 300 air strikes across gaza, like 100 of them were in khan younis, the place israel asked people to evacuate and come. he had me is the mourgue of the hospital, about 100 bodies were buried out of this because this is the main

medical centre for southern gaza, said the people killed in khan younis and in villages around it, they all brought their bodies overnight and this morning to the hospital. i have been to one of these funerals, about 15 people from one family. they fled their house in gaza city and they came here to shelter in khan younis following the israeli warning and they have all been killed. i was talking to the only survivor from the family and they said they were sleeping and suddenly a big explosion happened and we were all, he said all of my family were killed. i have never heard this number within 2a hours ever covering this conflict. local authorities here run by hamas, they said 705 people were killed in the last 2a hours across the gaza strip. the latest where in khan younis. it

is very heavily populated area already. and hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in this place because house was destroyed and about 20 people were killed in the two hours. d0 and about 20 people were killed in the two nonre— and about 20 people were killed in the two hours-_ and about 20 people were killed in the two hours. do take care, thank ou for the two hours. do take care, thank you forjoining _ the two hours. do take care, thank you forjoining us _ the two hours. do take care, thank you forjoining us again _ the two hours. do take care, thank you forjoining us again from - the two hours. do take care, thank you forjoining us again from the i you forjoining us again from the south of the gaza strip. yolonde knell, this is intensifying but hostages are being released. will this put more pressure on israel to delay that widely expected ground attack? still no sign of the ground offensive starting, but what we had from the israeli military chief of staff is this promise of what he called relentless attacks on hamas, to dismantle it in gaza. and that strong rhetoric is matched by the events we have been seeing on the ground, with what seems to be the

biggestjump in the death toll we have seen on any day so far. at the same time, it does look like israel's international allies are putting on more pressure for something like a humanitarian pause, for a space in which there could be more negotiations about freeing hostages, with more than 220 people still in gaza. of course, that is something their families desperately want to see, they want to see them coming home. and also for more aid to get into gaza because up to now all we have had going in there is just a trickle.— just a trickle. yolonde knell in jerusalem. — just a trickle. yolonde knell in jerusalem, thank _ just a trickle. yolonde knell in jerusalem, thank you - just a trickle. yolonde knell in jerusalem, thank you very - just a trickle. yolonde knell in l jerusalem, thank you very much just a trickle. yolonde knell in - jerusalem, thank you very much for jerusalem, thank you very much for joining us. day 18 of the israel gaza war, of war that has drawn in so many countries with the nationals having either been killed in the hamas attacks or taken hostage. in the last hour, downing street has confirmed that while british nationals were killed in the hamas

attacks on october the 7th and five britons are still missing. now it's back to ben in the studio in london with the rest of the day's news. a search is under way for a number of people missing after two cargo ships collided in the north sea. a british—flagged vessel named verity is believed to have sunk. the authorities in germany say one person is known to have died. hywel griffith is here. details are still coming in, what can you tell us so far? we details are still coming in, what can you tell us so far?— details are still coming in, what can you tell us so far? we know the shi - , the can you tell us so far? we know the ship. the verity _ can you tell us so far? we know the ship, the verity left _ can you tell us so far? we know the ship, the verity left the _ can you tell us so far? we know the ship, the verity left the german - ship, the verity left the german city of bremen last night. if you furrow the maritime tracking data you can see it is on course to go towards and hull in the north—east of england. at about 5am local time, of england. at about 5am local time, of the german coast, just south of an island, it passed crossed —— path

crossed with a much larger cargo ship. there were seven on the verity, 22 on the larger ship. we know everybody was safe and uninjured on the larger ship but it is understood the verity sunk and those seven people went down with it. there has been a large search and rescue mission all morning, a german authority, the german navy and six rescue ships. they have covered two of the sailors, who have been transferred to hospital alive. sadly, they have found one crew member dead but there are four other sailors unaccounted for. we don't know their nationalities. we do know the ship was on course to go to britain. the german authorities saying they will do everything possible to try and find the missing sailors. ., ~ , ., possible to try and find the missing sailors. . ~' , ., , possible to try and find the missing sailors. ., ~ , ., , . sailors. ok, thank you very much indeed. a fresh deluge of rain is expected to hit some parts of england already badly hit by flooding after storm babet. at least seven people are now thought to have died as a result of the

storm across the uk. the met office has issued a new weather warning for rain, for large parts of yorkshire, the east midlands and the east of england. we've been speaking to one father from chesterfield who's had to move out of his home with his terminally ill daughter. richard galpin has this report. the clean—up in the wake of storm babet is now under way. after causing extensive flooding, it has left up to seven people dead. clearing this up will take a long time. wow, that's awful. but for this father, who sent us pictures of his house in chesterfield, time is of the essence. his 18—year—old daughter emily has terminal cancer. she's just come out of hospital, she's just had her treatment of chemotherapy. so she is so vulnerable at the moment because obviously her

immune system is going to be rock bottom. she said she didn't want to be in a hospice. she wants to be in her comfort zone, which is her house. we're in a hotel at the moment, but the insurance company have stated we can only stop there till sunday because of the cost of it. they said they'd house me in an apartment, but now they've come back to me and said, no, we can put you in a hotel, when i've said we need a hospital bed. at the end of the day they've said they will not facilitate that. storm babet is now losing its force, but a yellow rain warning is set to last until 4pm in parts of yorkshire, the east midlands and the east coast of england. richard galpin, bbc news. plans to reduce the number of hotels which are used to house migrants, will be outlined by the government today. the aim is to stop using 50 hotels byjanuary, and a hundred by march. currently around £8

million is spent each day on the hotel accommodation, a bill the prime minister rishi sunak has promised to reduce. our political correspondent, ione wells, is at westminster. talk us through what the government are planning and the politics behind this. the government's big problem is currently hundreds of hotels are housing a record number of asylum seekers, costing the government £8 million a day. so robertjenrick is set to announce the government is set to announce the government is set to announce the government line down the use of hotels by 50 in january. they are trying to increase the number of beds in each trunk, mandating people to share rooms. the root cause is the backlog of people waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. rishi sunak pledged to clear the so—called legacy backlog, people who had claims put in before june 2022, by the end of this year.

that backlog has come down and ministers have doubled the number of caseworkers processing claims, although labour want to appoint 1000 more. but the total backlog remain stuck, largely due to large numbers of people arriving. the rate of arrivals has come down since the government introduced a returns agreement with albania and also increased policing in france, for example. but while that number remains high, this question remains of where to how's everybody. if not in hotels, will have more barges, student accommodation and former military bases need to be used in said? ., ~' ,, military bases need to be used in said? ., ,, ,, , . our top story this afternoon. one of two israeli hostages freed by hamas last night has said she's been through hell. still to come, as uefa schedule more matches we look at football's growing carbon footprint. coming up on bbc news, fresh

from their record win over england, south africa make a good start in their latest cricket world cup match, hoping a win against bangladesh in mumbai strengthens their place in the semifinal picture. a bbc investigation has found the authorities have failed to act on warnings from coroners about a website that promotes suicide. at least 50 people in the uk have taken their own lives after visiting the pro—suicide forum. but as angus crawford reports the site remains active. you may find parts of his report upsetting. the sad, the lost and the lonely. at least 50 people in the uk we've identified who ended their lives afterjoining a pro—suicide forum. one was immy nunn. yeah, ifeel terrible... a deaf mental health campaigner,

immy had millions of views on tiktok, but she was finding life increasingly hard. immy bought poison and in january ended her life. it'sjust heartbreaking to know that she had resolved to go in on a site like this. but we've discovered the authorities have known about the site for years. we've seen multiple reports to the government from coroners warning the forum gives detailed instructions on how to end human life. and is breaking the criminal law. i think, why is nothing being done? why? when will something be done about it? how many lives have got to be lost? former home secretary sajid javid. his own brother died by suicide. surely this can be stopped. just consider what the intent is, how dangerous it is. i mean, it must be countless

lives that the site has already cost globally, notjust here in the uk. so it would require action. catherine and melanie know that only too well. the government are failing people. police are failing. they've been campaigning to shut the forum down for years. catherine's son joe ended his life in 2020. and this is the man they hold responsible, an american, lamarcus small, one of the forum's founders. that's lamarcus, isn't it? what i'd love to do to that smile on that face. we managed to track down lamarcus small to huntsville in alabama. one of the reasons the site is still up is because the authorities say they don't know who is behind it. but we know that lamarcus helped set it up and he lives just there. we wait into the night and for two more full days. hi, lamarcus.

i'm angus from the bbc. i want to talk to you about the suicide forum you set up. you know hundreds of people have died after going on that? children are even going on that. have you got anything to say to the relatives of the dead? the government says the new online safety bill should tackle these kinds of sites, but the forum has already said it won't comply, and for now it remains up, preying on the vulnerable. angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. if you've been affected by any of the issues in angus's film you can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations which can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now or you can call forfree to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. hundreds of thousands of uk workers are getting a 10% pay rise from today,

because their employer is signed up to the voluntary real living wage scheme. meanwhile, new figures show that the unemployment rate was up slightly in the three months to the end of august. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. tell us what all this means about the current state of the jobs market in the uk. the current state of the 'obs market in the uk. ,, ., in the uk. starting with the good news, we in the uk. starting with the good news. we all _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet _ in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, - in the uk. starting with the good news, we all meet that, don't i in the uk. starting with the good i news, we all meet that, don't we? almost half a million workers have had that boost to their pay, those that work at ikea, everton football club, for example. if you are outside london, that minimum wage, the voluntary is £12 an hour, and if you are inside it is over £13 and our. calculated by the living wage foundation who take into account a wider range of cost of living presence than the government minimum wage. make the most of it if you haveit wage. make the most of it if you have it because things are changing and the jobs market. have it because things are changing and thejobs market. you mentioned there the slight rise in unemployment we have seen. there are some problems with the way the

figures are calculated, they are a bit uncertain, but if you add in the other evidence we've had in the last couple of weeks about vacancies, what's happening on firms of�* payroll some you can see clear signs of high interest rates and high prices impacting on employers' hiring plans. already businesses are telling us they are having to make tough choices between paying higher wages and hiring more staff. we expect that to intensify as we get into the winter because of the impact of high interest rates. economists are predicting a rise in unemployment, less generous pay rises. a sting in the tail of course. on the other hand we have an interest rate decision next week and these numbers might make it less likely for the bank of england to raise interest rates again. we will see what happens. _ raise interest rates again. we will see what happens. dharshini - raise interest rates again. we will l see what happens. dharshini david, thank you. the government has told schools in england they must share with parents material that's used in lessons on sex, relationships and health education. the education secretary, gillian keegan, says that companies which provide teaching resources can't use copyright law to stop schools from making

the material available. here's our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. so we've been looking at friendships and what makes a good friendship... these are important life lessons for seven—year—olds at sacred heart roman catholic primary in bolton. what kind of things can we do? maybe we could listen. parents are also in school learning about what their children are being taught in relationship and health education. the fact that we received a letter from school, that the curriculum is on the website, it's quite easy to access. it's also based on facts, and i support the school, it builds that relationship. but i also trust the teachers at the same time to teach it. for teachers, these lessons are crucial in keeping children safe. they build relationships with us as staff, pastoral staff. - we've had three disclosures that - have been made there that probably wouldn't have come out, i so that shows the enormity of the need for things like this, and the importance of them. i sex education in schools can be a contentious issue and there are claims and concerns

that outside organisations are using material that is too graphic and explicit, and that they are using copyright laws to stop parents seeing it. today the government has sent a letter to head teachers warning them that all material must be made available. we are extremely concerned that this doesn't go far enough. we still want to push for a public inquiry to find out how on earth we got in this position in the first place. with issues ranging from drug use to pornography, relationship, sex and health education in secondary schools is about growing up. for children it can be a confusing and challenging time, made even harder because of social media. they have access to everything. they can access pornography. some of the phrases they'll come outwith, you think, "do you actually know what that means?" then you have to have that discussion. but again, it's creating that open forum, that open discussion, so you can get rid of any misconceptions. i've given you examples... whilst these children are learning about relationships, there is a wider debate about whether schools are overstepping boundaries.

the government is due to launch a public consultation into relationship, sex and health education later this year. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in bolton. an appeal hearing has started in cyprus against the sentencing and verdict of a british man who killed his seriously ill wife. david hunter, a retired miner from northumberland, was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year. he'd been accused of murdering his wife janice at their home in cyprus in 2021, but said it was an assisted suicide. bbc sport has discovered there could be a 30% increase in the air miles of teams and fans travelling to mens football games around europe next year. the projected figures for next season would equate to 4,000 trips to the moon and back, releasing nearly half a million tonnes of greenhouse gases. european football's governing body,

uefa, has added 177 fixtures to its various tournaments, despite a promise to reduce its carbon footprint. our sports editor dan roan reports. winning a european trophy is something that clubs and theirfans dream of. but with uefa set to expand the three men's club competitions it runs, the potential cost to the environment is now becoming clearer. the bbc has estimated teams and their supporters travelling to european away fixtures already rack up around 1.5 billion air miles each year. but from next season there'll be 177 extra european club matches, taking the total to 981 each year. the projected air miles rises to almost 2 billion, equating to an estimated 480,000 tonnes of co2 emissions annually. in a statement, uefa said the expansion came after an extensive consultation in which they listened to the ideas of fans, coaches,

national associations and leagues. and although they mandate the sale of away tickets, uefa added they have no operational control over the travel of teams and ticket holders. instead of being a positive force for good, they're actually exacerbating the problem and actually pushing us closer to a real serious, like, situation with a climate crisis or a climate emergency. ijust think it's a dereliction of duty. uefa was criticised by campaigners for staging a pan—continental euros across 11 countries in 2021, but has committed to a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2040. it's here at its headquarters on the banks of lake geneva that uefa has masterminded an unprecedented expansion in european club football. but as the game's carbon footprint has grown, scrutiny of its commitment to sustainability is now mounting. we are increasing number of matches, but we are providing all the clubs

with a carbon footprint calculator to start to understand how is the carbon footprint and pushing them to reduce the emissions. i'm always trying solutions... but one solution will be to not grow the competition? but another solution could be to engage all the clubs to come in this journey. uefa says fans at next year's euros in germany will be offered discounted rail tickets in a bid to reduce air travel. but one former executive at the governing body told us that for club games, more drastic action was needed to tackle away fans taking flights. you won't have the no away ticket allocation during the group games, the knockout phase. and i would make an exception, obviously, for the finals. i think we need to look at fundamental behaviour change and i think that would be, you know, a good way to start. spurs playing fulham in the premier league last night.

the race to qualify for europe has increasingly come to dominate the domestic game and elite level across the continent. but it also shows the challenge in balancing sport and sustainability. dan roan, bbc news. britney spears' autobiography is out today. the highs and lows of the singer's life have been pretty well documented — early fame with hits like baby one more time, mental health problems and the highly publicised conservatorship of her father. but many fans have wanted to hear what the singer herself has to say. well, our music correspondent mark savage has read the book. what have we learned? like you say, it goes over britney's korea from rural louisiana to one of the most recognisable pop stars in the most recognisable pop stars in the world will stop almost half the book is concerned with that conservatorship. she talks about being held down on hospital beds and forced to take medication. she was not allowed to take a bath in

private for 13 years. her meals were chosen for her, she couldn't drink coffee or eat chocolate in a time. although she was freed on that arrangement two years ago she is still very angry about it and above all blames her fatherjamie who was in control for most of the 13 year period, painting him as a cruel and reckless manner, saying he put his financial well—being over her own health. we have contacted him for a response and so far he hasn't commented on the book but has said in the past the conservatorship was imposed out have an abundance of care for britney's health. having emerged from that she says she now suffers physical consequences, constant migraines, she has lost her love for music. but she ends on a glimmer of hope saying she is finally able to live her life as an aduu finally able to live her life as an adult woman.— finally able to live her life as an adult woman. ~ ., ., adult woman. mark savage, i would corresoondent. _ adult woman. mark savage, i would correspondent, thank _ adult woman. mark savage, i would correspondent, thank you. -- - adult woman. mark savage, i would correspondent, thank you. -- our. correspondent, thank you. —— our music correspondent. the actress amanda abbington has pulled out of strictly come dancing after failing to appear on the show

last weekend because of what were described as "medical reasons". in her last appearance on the show, the sherlock and mr selfridge star scored 31 for a quick—footed foxtrot to everywhere by fleetwood mac. time for a look at the weather. here's christopher blanchett. good afternoon. we have seen a lot of unwelcome rain in recent days and for the week ahead more rain on the way, unfortunately. this is earlier on. you can see bands of rain working northwards. we have a met office yellow warning in four through parts of the east midlands, lincolnshire, east yorkshire and the humber, with rain falling on already saturated ground. the weekend is unsettled, areas of low pressure, rain persistent at times. to give you an idea of the accumulation, building up over the next few days and certainly falling in areas we don't want it. parts of eastern scotland could see further issues by the end of the week. back to the here and now, wet weather through parts of the north—east of england.

to the south, it is drier with