in beijing. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday-_ it's newsday. thank you for bein: it's newsday. thank you for being with _ it's newsday. thank you for being with us. _ it's newsday. thank you for being with us. it _ it's newsday. thank you for being with us. it has - it's newsday. thank you for being with us. it has been l being with us. it has been exactly a month since hamas gunmen stormed across the borderfrom gaza into israel, massacred moo people and took more than 200 others as hostages. israel retaliated with air strikes on the gaza strip, targeting hamas infrastructure and members of the group, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk and us. the hamas run health industry in gaza says more than 10,000 people have now been

killed by israeli strikes since the start of the war. all major un agencies are now calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. jeremy bowen sent this report from southern israel near the border with gaza. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel's justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead. palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, "a missile came down on us. "bricks fell on us. "i asked, where's my dad and where's my mum?" she is asked, "where were you?" "i was here, in the house. "we were at home, and the roof came down on us."

we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force, but what happens then? history shows israel's army cannot suppress palestinian nationalism and anger. the israelis seem to be making steady progress in terms of territory inside the gaza strip, at the cost of a large number of civilian lives. israel has set itself a very ambitious objective, to make sure that hamas can never again threaten the lives of its citizens. there's a big question — do prime minister netanyahu and the rest of his war cabinet believe that can be achieved by purely military means?

or, longer term, are israelis prepared to try to get a political deal with the palestinians, to try to end the conflict once and for all? this was beach refugee camp this morning in gaza city, where israeli strikes killed dozens during the night. four weeks of bloodshed has destroyed the illusion that the conflict could be managed. other terrible wars produced peace treaties. optimists hope this might, too. optimism, though, is hard to find in khan younis, where some of gaza's more than one million displaced people are living in their cars, hopes of finding a safe place all gone. translation: our home, - where we used to feel comfort and security, was destroyed by rockets in an instant. we came here in hope to find safety and security. but that doesn't exist. we survived death to find death again. from flakjackets in baghdad

to handshakes in turkey, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, is back in the region. look, we know the deep concern here for the terrible toll that gaza is taking on, palestinians on, men, women and children in gaza, innocent civilians, a concern that we share and that we are working on every single day. we have engaged the israelis on steps that they can take to minimise civilian casualties. the only way out of this for the us, uk and others is an independent palestine alongside israel, an old idea that two decades of talks could not deliver. the horrors of the last months and those to come will make it even harder to achieve. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. more than half of the victims are thought to be children. the

united nations has said, on average, a child has been killed and two injured for every two minutes —— ten minutes of the war and the un secretary general has described gaza as a graveyard for children. fergal keane reports on the children suffering in gaza. apologies. that report wasn't running but hopefully we can bring it to you later. more than 100 nobel laureates have released a joint statement, which calls for the protection of children and a just and lasting peace for all children living in israel and gaza. the statement was conceived by kailash satyarthi, who won the nobel peace prize in 2014 for his work in safeguarding children around the world. he told me more about this

initiative.— he told me more about this initiative. u, , ., , initiative. never caused wars and armed — initiative. never caused wars and armed conflicts, - initiative. never caused wars and armed conflicts, but - initiative. never caused wars | and armed conflicts, but they are forced to bear the highest cost. they are not responsible for the crime, but they have to pay the price for all their life. it is not that their parents or their loved ones are killed, or they are maimed, but the psychological trauma, the emotional loss, the spiritual loss, educational loss are long lasting. i have come across many such children in the past. in germany, in england, in jordan, turkey, many places, and i come across many images. the children asked, are we

responsible for these things? children asked me who is going to give us back our parents? one child in one of the refugee camps, the boy asked, who lost two of his legs, he said can i ever play football? you can give them artificial limbs but you cannot give them childhood emotions, you cannot give them dreams of the future. so it is a long lasting impact of wars, and they are not responsible for, i repeat again. secondly, if we try to find the world solutions all the war solutions based on what divides us, perhaps it is very difficult. i think we have to start from the place where the issue could be identified which unifies us, and the cause of children, in a

very simplistic manner, could be the starting point, because the concern for children can unite us to think in one way. sorry to interrupt. we have been seeing some horrifying pictures from both sides, but aside from what you mentioned, the access to information and basic rights of children, one could argue that this enormous impact on children could repeat the cycle of anger and even revenge. are you worried that this conflict is possibly radicalising a whole generation?- radicalising a whole generation? radicalising a whole ueneration? ., ., ., generation? you are right, that is not only _ generation? you are right, that is not only in — generation? you are right, that is not only in israel— generation? you are right, that is not only in israel and - is not only in israel and palestine. the images which are repeating on the media every day, social media especially, it is dividing the world. it is dividing the mines and sentiments of the young people, and that can be very, very dangerous, i can say. it can cause a sense of rebellion, a

sense of taking revenge, or hatred, so that hatred is growing due to that. and that is the reason we have to take strong measures right away. and this is a long lasting thing for the rest of the children in the world. for the rest of the children in the world-— the world. and in your statement, _ the world. and in your statement, you - the world. and in your statement, you have i the world. and in your i statement, you have said the world. and in your - statement, you have said that many protests and leaders have only thought about one group of children. do you have any examples of that and why that might be happening? actually, when i requested _ might be happening? actually, when i requested my _ might be happening? actually, when i requested my noble - when i requested my noble laureate friends and fellow laureates, i had to speak to a number of them, and they had one or other position. they started taking one or other position two weeks ago, and thatis position two weeks ago, and that is the case with many of the politicians in the world. but i was asking myself that when you go for war, when you go to one side, have you ever asked those children? i've asked those children? i've asked those children at the time of the india pakistan was in the past, i have asked those

children in south sudan, i have asked children and they don't want wars, they don't want armed conflicts, they want a peaceful life. so we have completely denied the existence of those children, those who have no say. they are invisible, they are unheard, and if you ask them, they will never go for war. and that is the case where we, the so—called wise people, the so—called wise people, the so—called people in power, the so—called people in power, the so—called people in making decisions, they keep on making the decisions without asking the decisions without asking the children, without knowing, recognising the sentiment or feeling the sentiment of children who don't want war. that was kailash satyarthi, speaking to me earlier about that petition of nobel laureates to protect children on both sides. the un secretary general has described gaza as a graveyard for children. we can now bring you this report by our special correspondent fergal keane. they cannot

choose what they witness. the deaths of others, and the grief of their elders. thousands have died. farah hassan was two and a half years old and was killed ijy a half years old and was killed by an air strike on october 27. she came late in the life of her parents. reaching now for the comfort of memory.

forfour for four weeks now, forfour weeks now, our for four weeks now, our journalists forfour weeks now, our journalists in gaza have recorded the impact of the war on its children. those who survive live with the trauma. but there is another story that speaks of gaza's children, and a longing. 12 years ago, they created a world record for kite flying. a transcendent moment. and even now, amid all the war has taken, there is also resilience. children making worlds of their own within the war. this 12—year—old finds comfort in her family when the bombing starts. "my mum because

my brothers and sisters to hug them" she says, " and we held hands". in the grounds of this hospital, staff and the children of refugees. surgical gloves make little balloons. this, after one of the happiest nights of air strikes yet. —— heaviest nights of air strikes yet. in another part of the hospital, more of gaza's children were being mourned. little mariam elmar serie.

but who can console who here? fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. around the world and across the uk can visit bbc news. villagers who gathered to meet their mp in a pub car park in nottinghamshire had just found out about the latest proposal for a solar park. the great north road scheme plans for a battery chain for the great and solar islands linked by our underground cables circling the village. i think the majority of the village probably isn't against solar but the dimension of this project is so huge and fast. the proposals we are seeing cover dozens of villages, thousands of acres, and will have a profound impact on the landscape and the quality—of—life of people living in this area. quality-of-life of people living in this area.- living in this area. the company _ living in this area. the company behind - living in this area. the company behind the i living in this area. the company behind the plan says, if it goes ahead, they will pay £1 million a year to project

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they see it and they don't like it. it is political warfor as you would call it all political law fair rather than a couple of other names for it. usually takes place in third world countries. nobody has ever seen that to this extent here. but we will go along and we will hopefully do very well in every regard. we will win the election and make america great again. that's what we're going to do. we will make america great again. to do. we will make america great again-— great again. our gary o'donoghue - great again. our gary o'donoghue is - great again. our gary o'donoghue is in - great again. our gary - o'donoghue is in washington great again. our gary _ o'donoghue is in washington and has been following the trial. . we expected that but he did go on the offensive from the stand, attacking thejudge in

the new york attorney general, pointing at her in court, saying you are a political hack and repeatedly being acknowledged by the judge. and repeatedly being acknowledged by thejudge. —— admonished at one point, he said if you don't control them i will. a faraday as we expected and wants a game of the stand, afterwards, again attacking the whole process. really shaping this as part of a political attempt to undermine him and election interference. all key messaging for his supporters. china's leader, xijinping, has praised his country's improved ties with australia, saying the two sides had "worked out some problems". mr xi made the comments as he met the visiting australian prime minister, anthony albanese, in beijing. mr albanese said progress had been made. in recent years, china and australia have clashed on a number of political issues. beijing imposed restrictions on australian imports, some of which have now been lifted. earlier, i spoke to former

australian ambassador to beijing, geoff raby. i began by asking him what he made of the meeting. well, the meeting is very significant. it is the first visit to china by an australian prime minister in seven years. so, it really was an icebreaker. the australian icebrea ker. the australian prime icebreaker. the australian prime minister set out the main objective was to meet, to re—establish direct personal contact which had been broken now for such a long time. there are number of bilateral issues and broader issues which were discussed and the reports are that those issues were advanced. certainly, on the run—up to this meeting a number of issues have been cleared away, for example, a lot of the chinese, quite unjustified tariff measures on barley, call, timber, as well as the release of the australian journalistjohn may had all

happened in the lead—up to this meeting. there has been quite a lot of preparation to this meeting and a lot of outcomes even before the leaders met. there have been some positive progress but at the same time some of the sticking points, for example australia asking for example australia asking for that independent investigation on the origin of covid—19 or human rights issues or even security, they have not really change, obey? so why is the improving now? i really change, obey? so why is the improving now?— the improving now? i think those issues _ the improving now? i think those issues have - the improving now? i think those issues have been - those issues have been satisfied to some extent. on human rights, such an enduring issue between china and australia. but what is an important, and this is what the australian prime minister has emphasised, as we return to diplomacy and that we find ways to make a view is clearly known to make a view is clearly known to chinese leadership. and the best way is direct one—on—one contact, such as we have seen in the last 36 hours. there has

been progress in those areas. something like the former prime minister's call for the independent enquiry into covid something that was very badly misjudged by the australian government at the time and i think that has been satisfied. what comes out of this so there i think, is a forward—looking agenda on how to co—operate and consult and share views in these contentious areas so they do not end up being subject of conflict but rather can be managed through discussion and resolution. �* , ., ., managed through discussion and resolution. , ., ., , managed through discussion and resolution. �* , . ., ., resolution. australia is also a close ally _ resolution. australia is also a close ally of _ resolution. australia is also a close ally of the _ resolution. australia is also a close ally of the united - close ally of the united states. you have worked with the chinese officials in your career. can australia be good friends with both the us and china? ~ ., , friends with both the us and china? ~ . , ., china? well, that is always wanted the _ china? well, that is always wanted the great _ china? well, that is always. wanted the great challenges china? well, that is always - wanted the great challenges for australian policy and certainly

over the last three decades. we have managed to do it pretty well. it went off the rails for reasons on both sides — the chinese and australian side — over the last half dozen years. but open, frank dialogue, such as we see heaven being initiated by this visit in the last couple of days is the best way of managing that. everyone is very aware here and clearheaded about this. we are now in a period of quite substantial us, china geopolitical petition. it is elevated to a level we have not seen before and clearly a country where its security is based predominantly in its relationship with the united states, its economic interests are derived mainly from china. it has a very challenging

diplomatic task ahead of it. it's take a look at other stories in the headlines for you. the polish president has said he will give incumbent prime minister the first opportunity to form a new government following elections three weeks ago. his law and justice policy... three pro opposition parties led by former opposition leader donald tusk could be given a touch... airbnb is facing the prospect of a tax bill worth hundreds of billions of euros following an italian court ruling on a tax evasion case. prosecutors in milan say it relates to an alleged failure to comply with laws that require airbnb to pay tax, italian tax authorities 21% of landlord rental income. deli remains trapped in a thick toxic haze of smog. measures to tackle it now include a

temporary halt to construction projects plus a ban on diesel vehicle. half of all employers have been told to work from home. the pollution which is partly caused by crop burning is dozens the time of the world health organization's recommended amount. now it's been described as the "holy grail of shipwrecks" the spanish galleon, the sanjose, located in 2015 off colombia's caribbean coast. and now the colombian president has said its recovery is a "priority" before the end of his term in office. meghan owen has the story. pictured here is the sanjose, which became what is known as the "holy grail of shipwrecks". it was carrying the largest amount of treasure ever lost at sea, including silver from bolivia, emeralds from colombia, and around 11 million gold coins. now, the value of all of this is estimated to be at around £16 billion. now, recently, colombia's minister for culture has said that there will be a renewed push to bring the ship back to the surface as a priority

for the government. but let's just go back to 1708 when the ship was travelling from panama to spain. now, in a battle with britain, the ship was sunk and now the wreckage lies off the coast of colombia at cartagena. here's some pictures of it there. but the exact location has never been revealed by colombia's government. for the last few decades, there's been a legal dispute over who actually owns the treasure. here's bbc monitoring's luis farda. colombia says it belongs mostly to it. however, there is a us company that was involved in a previous rescue attempt several decades ago, which is also claiming part of the treasure. the government of spain says it should belong to humanity because of the cultural importance of it and even communities in bolivia where the mines were. many of these treasures were originally extracted from. they are also saying

they have a claim. 315 years after she sank, the wreckage is set to be brought to the surface from 600 metres down. now, colombia's government says that the haul will be put on display in a national museum. but the battle for custody of the sanjose's riches remains. that's all for now. a lot more on a website so do check that in. i will be back with business news shortly. but for now, hank you for watching. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it's not been quite so colourful overnight, there hasn't been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north—east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies

in southeastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is going to be a day where we see some sunny spells. we see a scattering of mostly light showers, in scotland, most of the showers in the far west. once again, there may be fewer showers than monday in northern ireland. and those showers will get blown eastwards across england and wales, very few are reaching east anglia and the southeast of england on that westerly breeze and temperatures very similar to monday, so 11—13 celsius — and that's near normal for the time of year. so leave the showers aside, though, i want to take you back into the atlantic. this was a satellite picture from earlier. this massive cloud really looming large there. and that's a band of cloud and rain and that's going to whistle its way eastwards overnight in time for wednesday morning. we're all getting the rain overnight and it may well have cleared away from northern ireland by wednesday morning. windy first thing through the irish sea. the heaviest rain is going to be over the hills of wales and western scotland, but the rain soon moves away from here in the morning following that band of rain as it chases away eastwards, we'll see plenty of sunshine, but then the showers come rattling in on that westerly wind, and temperatures may be a bit

lower actually in scotland, 8—9 degrees. now, there may not be too much rain in the south—east of england, but the rain could linger into the afternoon. and we have seen quite a number of flood warnings across southern parts of england, but river levels have been dropping. the number of flood warnings has been reducing as well. and after that spell of rain on wednesday, we'll get back into sunshine and showers really through the rest of the week. as the weather front is out of the way and the rain band out of the way. we see the low pressure areas that are driving it, drifting down from the north west, bringing the showers, probably bringing some stronger winds as well on thursday. as you can see, the bulk of the showers in the west, but also driving through the english channel and some of those showers will move into eastern areas during the day. the showers could be heavy and there may well be some hail and thunder in there as well. and those temperatures as we head into thursday back to 8—12 celsius.

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hello. welcome to asia business report with me mariko oi. let's start in beijing where australia has met prime minister has met chinese prime minister has met chinese prime minister xijinping. the two leaders have expressed a desire to work together and move on from recent tensions. their relationship soured during the pandemic after australia's form government called for an independent intervention into the origins of covid—19. beijing imposed tariffs which were only left of this year. this is the chinese leader. translation: fit, this is the chinese leader. translation:— this is the chinese leader. translation: a healthy and stable relationship _ translation: a healthy and stable relationship is - translation: a healthy and stable relationship is on - translation: a healthy and stable relationship is on the i stable relationship is on the common interest of our two countries and people and meets the common expectations of countries in the region. we will push forward the development of the china — australia strategic partnership. australia strategic --artnershi. ,, ., , , partnership. simon baptist is the global— partnership. simon baptist is the global chief _