we as the largest aid agency gaza, we as the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry—out any humanitarian operations. an israeli woman, abducted by hamas and now set free — describes the "hell" she experienced. whilst she was being taken she was hit by sticks by shabab? shabab. yeah, shabab people. following his earlier meeting with israeli president benjamin netanyahu, french president emmanuel macron travels to the west bank to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. more on all of those stories. time for a look at the business news now with lukwesa. good afternoon, welcome to the business used. good afternoon, welcome to the business used. the us auto workers union has announced in the past hour that it

has extended its strike to a giant general motors truck plant in texas, saying the company's strong profits meant workers should get "their fair share." earlier today, general motors reported its latest quarterly results showing better than expected profits, thanks to strong sales — and what seems to be a limited impact — for now — from the strikes that have been going on for several weeks. general motors has however withdrawn its full—year forecast due to uncertainty over the strikes, which are costing the company $200 million a week. let's speak to our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york. general motors occurred be general motors occurred be the general motors occurred be the focus general motors occurred be the focus of an extension of the strikes. they

want their workers to get the fair share. , ., ., , ., share. yes, we heard from general motors this — share. yes, we heard from general motors this morning _ share. yes, we heard from general motors this morning when - share. yes, we heard from general motors this morning when they - motors this morning when they released their quarterly results and it showed revenue was up 5% from one year ago. they continue to do well despite the fact the strike is costing them already $800 million, and there's no end of the strike, and there's no end of the strike, and in site. this morning, they asked for members at the texas general motors facility to walk out and join the strike, another 5000 of their members. in total almost one third of the entire union membership working at these big three car—makers is of the job and working at these big three car—makers is of thejob and on strike. the reason given for this expansion of the strike, let me quote you what the president said, the latest offer fails to rewards members for the profits they have

generated. unsurprisingly, general motors responded by expressing disappointment of the escalation, calling the strike irresponsible. the uk's financial regulators have announced they will scrap the cap on banker's bonuses — coming into effect at the end of the month. the cap limited bonuses of employees of banks, building societies and investment firms to twice their base salary. the rule was introduced in 2014 when the uk was part of the eu. let's get more on this with our business correspondent, emma simpson. hello, emma. what reaction has third been to this confirmation? this hello, emma. what reaction has third been to this confirmation?— been to this confirmation? this move has been in — been to this confirmation? this move has been in the _ been to this confirmation? this move has been in the offing _ been to this confirmation? this move has been in the offing for _ been to this confirmation? this move has been in the offing for quite - has been in the offing for quite some time, but it is politically controversial in a cost of living crisis. the eu put this cap on bonuses in the aftermath of the

financial crisis to rein in excessive risk—taking by bankers. the uk has always opposed the move, it even mounted a legal challenge to try to oppose it. it was our growing if the banks can't give big bonuses, that'll simply push up a fixed pay, which has indeed happened and limit the ability for companies to cut costs in a downturn. you have city bosses complaining the cap was a block to recruiting and hiring top talent. the former chancellor said it was a way of making the uk a more attractive place to do business. it was one of the few policies to remain in place after the budget. after a lengthy consultation, the cap has been scrapped. the regulator say it has unintended consequences with firms not only pushing up basic pay but with more freedom and

prudent risk taken.— pay but with more freedom and prudent risk taken. emma, thank you very much- — prudent risk taken. emma, thank you very much- we _ prudent risk taken. emma, thank you very much. we are _ prudent risk taken. emma, thank you very much. we are continuing - prudent risk taken. emma, thank you very much. we are continuing with i very much. we are continuing with the business news. tens of thousands of women in iceland, including prime minister katrinjakobsdottir, are refusing to work today. the "kvennafri", or women's day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender—based violence. it's the first event of its kind since 1975, when 90% of icelandic women refused to work. industries including health care, education and air travel are expected to be disrupted. earlier i spoke to one of the organisers of the strikes from the icelandic federation for public workers just before the start of the march. we will bring you that clip later. in the meantime, davos in the desert is taking place.

the future investment initiative is a high profile conference bringing together world leaders, senior bankers and business leaders to discuss the current challenges facing the global economy. you can see i've got a guest with me on this particular subject. joining me isjoseph mcconnell. first off, it is interesting, saudi arabia is positioning itself to move away from its reliance on oil. what do you make of it and its journey and the initiatives it has put in place? they are doing a lot here on the energy transition. people think of saudi arabia and think ofjust oil.

they are building the bigger screen hydrogen plant in the world on the red sea. they are building, competing with other countries to build the latest, biggest solar facility. they are doing a lot here, and they are also investing a lot in something they call the circular economy, to look at trapping carbon emissions and either storing it or reusing it in other products. there's a lot of investment going on here in the transition, and so they are trying to play two roles. supply oil for the world powers, are trying to play two roles. supply oilfor the world powers, but are trying to play two roles. supply oil for the world powers, but be a trailblazer... i oil for the world powers, but be a trailblazer. . ._ trailblazer. .. i apologise for interrupting. _ trailblazer. .. i apologise for interrupting. it _ trailblazer. .. i apologise for interrupting. it is _ trailblazer. .. i apologise for interrupting. it is not - trailblazer. .. i apologise for interrupting. it is notjust . trailblazer. .. i apologise for- interrupting. it is notjust about saudi arabia, this is a global

impact, and there are global leaders there. there is the parish, this is part of something which came out of a report by the iaea, saying the transition to clean energy is unstoppable, 1.5 limit set in the paris agreement. how do you ensure everyone gets over the finish line at the same time?— everyone gets over the finish line at the same time? well, i think we have to recognise _ at the same time? well, i think we have to recognise in _ at the same time? well, i think we have to recognise in order - at the same time? well, i think we have to recognise in order to - at the same time? well, i think we have to recognise in order to meet| have to recognise in order to meet our 2050 goals, wind and solar only get us halfway. this is a technology report, by the way. it is the same agency. the other half has to come from new technologies like hydrogen and fusion. those technologies are not commercialised or ready to be implemented yet. until we do that, we have to keep investing in hydrocarbons so that volatility

doesn't go crazy honours. what i'm most concerned about is losing progress on the transition, because the public suddenly stop supporting the public suddenly stop supporting the transition because that is high prices and volatility for heating their homes. we have to do both, keep assuming the transition in order to meet our climate goals, and we have to find new technologies. 0k, thank you very much, from the international energy forum. don't forget, we are around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. pa rents parents protesting against a lack of support for children with special needs. logan is the son of one of the organisers and has special needs. his mum has been fighting for two years to get him into a

specialist school. we two years to get him into a specialist school.— two years to get him into a specialist school. we have a new school being _ specialist school. we have a new school being built _ specialist school. we have a new school being built in _ specialist school. we have a new school being built in margate - specialist school. we have a new| school being built in margate and one in great yarmouth, and i could feel that school twice over. for lu and feel that school twice over. for lucy and logan _ feel that school twice over. for lucy and logan their lives are on hold, the wait for a specialist school plays goes on. it’ll hold, the wait for a specialist school plays goes on. it'll have to be the same _ school plays goes on. it'll have to be the same situation _ school plays goes on. it'll have to be the same situation we - school plays goes on. it'll have to be the same situation we are - school plays goes on. it'll have to l be the same situation we are stuck in where he will go to school everyday and risk either me getting a focal he's been excluded for the day, or he will have a good and then you start again and the next day it is probably an exclusion again. lucy's story is one of many. there were 100 parents at the protest, but thousands of struggling with a system that isn't coping. you're live with bbc news. the un meeting is ongoing. in the last few minutes, antony blinken has

been addressing, so let's have a listen. ., ~' , ., been addressing, so let's have a listen. ., ~ , ., ., been addressing, so let's have a listen. ., ~ ., , listen. thank you for convening this ministerial council. _ listen. thank you for convening this ministerial council. and _ listen. thank you for convening this ministerial council. and thank - listen. thank you for convening this ministerial council. and thank you i ministerial council. and thank you very much, deftly special coordinator, for your important measures. we are grateful for your leadership in this challenging... to the entire un team, make no mistake, their dedication... to all the members of the council, if you want to prevents this council, in public, do not open another front.

that puts more civilians at risk. you will hold them accountable. activists are security for the entire region and beyond is on the line. because it is. we must condemn hamas barbarity. young people hunted down and gunned down. young people beheaded.

families burnt alive in a final embrace. parents executed in front of their children. children executed in front of their parents. taken hostage in gaza. indeed it must be asked, where is the revulsion? where is the rejection? where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors? we must affirm the right of any nation to defend itself and prevent such horrors repeating itself. no member of this council, no nation stoppers goal would tolerate the slaughter. as this council have confirmed, all acts of terrorism are unlawful and

unjustified. they are unlawful, whether they target people in nairobi or istanbul or mumbai, new york. they are unlawful and not justifiable. whether they are carried out by isis, or other organisations. they are unjustifiable, whether targeted for faith... we will come away from antony blinken. and apologies for the sound, two separate feeds interfering with getting a clear view of what antony blinken said. we will bring you more from the us secretary of state later. let's turn away to a different story that happened. donald trump has returned to his new york civil fraud. the former president will hear his former lawyer

michael cohen testify against him in the trial. as he went into court mr trump called michael cohen "a proven liar", whilst mr cohen told reporters that "this about accountability, plain and simple." new york attorney general letitia james is seeking a fine of $250m and a ban on trump doing business in his home state for misrepresenting his wealth by hundreds of millions of dollars. the investigation started after mr cohen gave congressional testimony in 2019 where he claimed trump inflated his property values. meanwhile, another of donald trump's former lawyers has struck a deal with prosecutors in the us state of georgia, where the former president and others have been charged with trying to overturn the 2020 election. jenna ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements. she has agreed to cooperate with local prosecutors. those are the developments.

live now to nomia iqbal, our north american correspondent. we saw my gold going, and donald trump also talk about him being a proven liar. his former lawyer was his fix it for many years. this proven liar. his former lawyer was his fix it for many years.— his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown _ his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown because . his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown because as| his fix it for many years. this is - search a showdown because as you outlined, michael cohen used to be loyal to donald trump. he has gone from being a passionate backer of mr trump to now his most passionate critic. in the last five years, since they saw each other, michael cohen has been somewhat a prominent voice in this country. he's got his bestselling books, he's been on tv. you mention the congressional probe he gave evidence to which was the impetus for this trial trump is facing. michael cohen hasn't taken to the stand yet, but he will at some point. they haven't seen each

other in five years. they are already going at each other. donald trump saying he is a proven liar, a felon, and mr cohen hitting back the reporters, saying that is the pot calling the kettle black. this will be a big showdown. donald trump doesn't need to attend here, but he has. i doesn't need to attend here, but he has. . ., ., doesn't need to attend here, but he has. _, ., , ., ., ., ., has. i will come to georgia and that development. _ has. i will come to georgia and that development, but _ has. i will come to georgia and that development, but in _ has. i will come to georgia and that development, but in terms - has. i will come to georgia and that development, but in terms of - has. i will come to georgia and that development, but in terms of this l development, but in terms of this case in new york, i mentioned the sanctions, what the attorney general is pushing for, because that could be really decisive for the whole trump organisation, couldn't it? it could be. this is about damages. if donald trump is convicted, what he could face are huge damages in terms of the amount the attorney general is asking from him. she is also

saying donald trump and his sons should be banned from ever doing business in new york, so it could lead to the breakdown, of how he has made his name. that is the punishment that could be awaiting him if he is found guilty. let’s him if he is found guilty. let's turn to those _ him if he is found guilty. let's turn to those events - him if he is found guilty. let's turn to those events in - him if he is found guilty. let's l turn to those events in georgia, because another lawyer settling and pleading guilty and potentially flipping. pleading guilty and potentially fli inc. , pleading guilty and potentially fliuuin. , g ., pleading guilty and potentially fliuuin. _ ., , pleading guilty and potentially fliuuin. ,, ., , , flipping. yes, jenna ellis is another very _ flipping. yes, jenna ellis is another very loyal - flipping. yes, jenna ellis is another very loyal person i flipping. yes, jenna ellis is| another very loyal person to flipping. yes, jenna ellis is - another very loyal person to donald trump. she appeared in court and her voice was breaking, she appeared to be crying when she said she had a great deal of remorse for what had happened and she wished she had done her duty is an challenged voter fraud claims presented by other trump lawyers. she is the third

former donald trump lawyer to take this plea deal. there was also another trump ally that has taken a similar deal. in exchange for this, she will face a prison sentence, potentially a large fine, but more crucially, she could be asked to give evidence against donald trump and the remaining co—defendants. to put simply, this is good news for prosecutors in georgia. it means these people once loyal can help them in their case against donald trump and his co—defendants when their trial takes place. £311" trump and his co-defendants when their trial takes place.— their trial takes place. our north american correspondent, - their trial takes place. our north american correspondent, thankl their trial takes place. our north i american correspondent, thank you for taking us through those developments are the last couple of hours. thank you forjoining us on the programme. let me take you through some of the key lines from antony blinken. we had a problem with the sound. he said to the un, we must affirm the right of any

nation to defend itself, but then talks about humanitarian pauses. we must consider them to allow aid into gaza, and again he warned iran the us would respond decisively to any attack. another repetition of the warning not to broaden what is happening there in the conflict. you are watching bbc news. a bbc investigation has found authorities 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 0nline 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. and uk viewers who have been affected by any of the issues in this report, can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. the address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. one person has died, and four are missing after two cargo ships collided off germany's north sea coast, the german rescue agency says.

the collision is understood to have involved the british registered vessel the verity, seen here in 2017. german authorities say the ship sank. here in the uk, the government has confirmed plans to end the use of 50 hotels to house migrants by january. in march, the bbc learned around 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers. the announcement was made in the house of commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. ever since the prime minister, the home secretary and i assumed office a year ago, we have made it clear that this was completely unacceptable and must enter soon as practical. these hotel should be assets for their local communities, serving businesses and tourists, hosting the life events that we treasure like weddings and birthdays, not housing and legal migrants at unsustainable cost to the taxpayer.

mrjenrick also outlined the government's action and what happens next. today, the home office wrote to local authorities and mps to inform them that we will now be exiting the first asylum hotels, hotels in all four nations of the uk. the first 50 of these exits will begin in the coming days and will be complete by the end of january with more tranches to follow shortly. we leave you with pictures from a vigil — held here in london, to mourn the children killed in gaza. around 60 people gathered for the event, which was organised by the charity medical aid for palestinians. each person had the name of a palestinian child killed in the conflict written on the palm of their hand — something the children in gaza have started to do as a means of identifying their bodies, in the event that they are killed.

those are the pictures from the virtual in london. we will have all the latest from the middle east, from our teams on the ground, the meeting going on in the un. all the latest in the next couple of minutes. we will catch up with the weather details with christopher. hello there. well, the week ahead looks fairly unsettled, with low pressure systems bringing outbreaks of unwelcome rain, weather fronts, and that wet weather persistent at times. turning windy by the end of the week, as well. earlier today, we've had outbreaks of rain working their way northwards through parts of the midlands, in towards the north of england. we do have a met office yellow warning for heavy rain through parts of the east midlands, in towards yorkshire and the humber. whilst in itself that wet weather not particularly heavy, it's falling on already saturated ground, so the potential for some further issues with flooding as a result. south of that band, drier with some sunshine through wales, in towards the south midlands and the south—east.

wet weather pushing in towards the south—west later on. sunshine and showers for northern ireland and parts of scotland. brightest in the west through the highlands and islands. as we head into this evening, the wet weather across parts of the midlands clears and then heavy rain pushing in towards parts of the south of wales, in towards devon and cornwall and tracking east through dorset, hampshire, the isle of wight, in towards sussex and kent. a further met office yellow warning in force because of that. elsewhere, dry with clearest conditions in the west. chilly in glasgow at three degrees. perhaps a bit of mist and fog around as well under clear skies. looking ahead to midweek, this is wednesday, you can see that area of low pressure pulling away, taking the overnight rain with it. then, for many, it's a quieter day on wednesday. it's a dry day for many, certainly through parts of wales, the midlands, in towards western scotland, northern ireland, as well. drying up in the south. cloudier skies across scotland compared with elsewhere, with some light and patchy outbreaks of rain in the east. temperature—wise, around about ten to 1a celsius north to south. then looking ahead towards thursday,

that broad area of low pressure i showed you right at the start is still with us. further weather fronts bringing yet more unwelcome rain. that wet weather persistent in nature at times, particularly in areas where we don't want it, so late on thursday into friday becoming concentrated across parts of the east of scotland. elsewhere, showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere, really. temperatures around about nine to 15 celsius north to south. certainly, a very unsettled picture through the course of the week. temperature—wise, well around about ten to 15 celsius north to south, but certainly rain at times. that's the forecast for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. the un security council meets to discuss the israel—gaza war. the secretary general calls for an immediate ceasefire. even war has rules. we must demand that top parties uphold and respect their obligations under international humanitarian law. as hamas reports more than 700 people have died in the past day, the un tells verified live its gaza operation will end tomorrow if fuel supplies don't arrive. if we do not get more fuel into gaza, we, as unrwa, the largest aid agency in gaza, will not be able to carry out any humanitarian operations.

an israeli woman, abducted by hamas and now set free, describes the "hell" she experienced. while she was being taken, she was hit by sticks by shebab...? shebab. yeah, shebab people. one week since the explosion at a gaza hospital, we hear from a father who lost five members of his family in the blast. and a bbc investigation finds the uk government failed to act on multiple warnings about a website promoting suicide and linked to at least 50 deaths. welcome to verified live. the united nations secretary general

antonio guterres has addressed the security council, giving his assessment