welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, the headlines. suella braverman hits back at the uk prime minister in a scathing letter following her dismissal as home secretary. her letter is eyewateringly excoriating. i've never seen a resignation like it. i can't recall one from history. the white house says us intelligence supports israel's claim that hamas is operating from tunnels beneath the biggest hospital in gaza. the head of al—shifa hospital says a mass grave has been dug there as it runs out of fuel. china's president arrives in san francisco ahead of a much anticipated meeting withjoe biden at the asia pacific summit.

welcome to the programme. we start in the uk, where the former home secretary suella braverman has published a scathing letter to the prime minister following her dismissal on monday. in it, she accuses rishi sunak of having "repeatedly failed to deliver" on key policies, saying he's incapable of doing so. ms braverman also accuses mr sunak of a "betrayal" of his promise to do "whatever it takes" to stop small boat crossings. she says his plan is not working and he needs to change course urgently. here's our political editor, chris mason. what's the line — it never rains but it pours? suella braverman has done it again. as you mightjust have noticed, the former home secretary specialises in verbal

downpours. her latest target — the prime minister. here were the two of them back in march... there aren't any kisses on her letter to him tonight. she claims they did a deal. she'd back him to be prime minister if he delivered on key promises, including on immigration. in her missive, she writes... suella braverman once said her dream and obsession was to see planes taking off to rwanda with illegal migrants on board. she claims she came up with ideas to stop the policy being blocked by the european convention on human rights, which the uk is signed up to.

she also repeats her criticism of the pro—palestinian marches in london, saying more should have been done to ban them. her letter is eye wateringly excoriating. i've never seen a resignation like it. i can't recall one from history. a cabinet minister finding himself on the radio had a go at claiming there's not much to see here... cabinet reshuffle are nothing new and as we go into what is probably a year before the next general election, it would be rather unusual, actually, if the cabinet was not reset at that point. what i experienced this morning when i attended cabinet was a united cabinet.

united, having got rid of suella braverman. this is what mel stride was talking about. this strong and united team is going to deliver... the new cabinet met today. new faces, old faces, and old new faces. but this rejig, including david cameron, is winding up some conservatives who say the party has moved on since the eu referendum. 2016 was a mark... should have been a line in the sand, saying we are going to move from that political consensus back towards the views of ordinary people. there was a sign of hope of that in 2019 but my fear about the reshuffle is it marks we have moved the other way. as for labour, you won't be surprised they are saying... suella braverman's letter isjust the latest instalment in a tory psychodrama that has been playing out over the last 13 years. cabinet reshuffles sometimes go unnoticed — not this one. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.

the white house and the pentagon say they have intelligence that hamas and palestinian islamichhad are operating from tunnels below hospitals, including gaza's largest — al shifa. they say they are also storing weapons there. it's the first time the us has supported israel's claims. the gaza strip has been under siege by the israel defence forces since hamas launched its attacks in israel on the 7th october. hamas — which governs gaza — is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and the us. israel says the al shifa hospital compound conceals an underground command centre used by hamas. this is a claim doctors deny. despite its new intelligence, the us says hospitals and patients must be protected. we'll hear from the pentagon spokesperson shortly, but first our chief international correspondent orla guerin has this report, which contains distressing images.

gunfire war now resounds through deserted streets. this is gaza city. israel is pushing forward, despite international concern about the cost. its forces closing in on key targets. its tanks are at the gates of al shifa hospital and the white house says they have intelligence that there is a command centre under al shifa but they say the hospital and its patients must be protected.

and here are some of the most vulnerable. in a carefully choreographed video, released by the hamas run health ministry. it appears to show premature babies being transferred to an area which is well lit with equipment working. the ministry says they had to be moved when their incubators had lost power. we cannot verify this. in the grounds, so many decomposing bodies that a mass grave has been dug. just across the gaza border, inside israel, wejoined ultraorthodox volunteers today, confronting the darkest horrors. they are still searching forfragments of human remains, inside bomb shelters, where israelis hid in terror last month from hamas gunmen.

well, the search has just begun here but, already, the team have found human remains. this difficult, painstaking work is going on every day. dna tests are continuing. funerals are still being held. for israel, october the 7th hasn't ended, it is an ongoing national trauma. what you find here could bring an answer to some families. yes, sure, this is why we do this job. and we want to bring those families the announcement about their beloved ones. of course, it's the last thing they want to hear, that they're gone. yes, definitely. it's the last thing they want to hear, but they want to hear something. you must be very hard to take away with you. it is something that will probably will remain with me for the rest of my life

but it is a sacrifice i'm ready to do. the volunteers themselves get counselling, to cope with what they see. orla guerin, bbc news, on the israel—gaza border. during an operation against hamas near the hospital and their targeting including medical teams and arabs speakers and there was a saying that israel is calling on all of hamas in the hospital to surrender at this point. once again, we are hearing that israel says its forces securing operation in the hospital that we just heard of in their targeting arabs speakers and some of the medical staff there and asking all hamas operatives in the hospital to surrender.

here's the pentagon's deputy spokesperson reiterating that the us has its own intelligence pointing towards the al shifa hospital being used as a command post by hamas we do have information that hamas and the palestinian islamichhad or using hospitals in the gaza strip, including the al—shifa hospital as a way to conceal and support the military operations and hold hostages, they have tunnels underneath these hospitals. and so, hamas members operating node from al—shifa hospital in gaza city and of weapons stored there and are prepared to respond to israeli operations against the facility. here's more from our north america correspondent, peter bowes, in los angeles

it is the first time that the white house is supporting what we have been hearing from israel, israel's view that hamas is using these hospitals, the biggest hospital in the region as a cover for its military operations. connected by tunnels that can be used to store arms and hold hostages. it is hiding behind is very sensitive building, a large hospital that is used to help people in dire situations and many reports of the last few days how dire it is there. but the view supported by washington is based on its own sources, not open sources of information, their own information, their own information to support the view of israel and the national security council spokesman saying this really highlights the challenging nature of the

operation currently being conducted by israel. the officials still at pains to point out that they do not support any attack on this hospital from the support any attack on this hospitalfrom the air and support any attack on this hospital from the air and that the needs and the lives of the civilians inside the hospital remain paramount. one of the things i can say now is that we have, learning through the news agency, they say they believe israel will use washington assessments of the situation to give it what it calls the green light, to give israel the green light, to give israel the green light to commit when he describes his brutal massacres against medical facilities there. against the gaza health care system. tens of thousands packed a rally in washington on tuesday to support israel and to condemn anti—semitism in response to weeks of largely pro—palestinian demonstrations across a deeply divided united states. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports

from the rally. since the war began there have been rallies and the nations capital and a couple of weeks ago, tens of thousands of people turned out to support palestinians and today, tens of thousands of people turned out to support israel. thinking to the stage for lawmakers, including the speaker of the house, mike johnson he was joined on stage by democrats chuck schumer who express their full support for israel, back to president biden�*s position on this as well. in front of the stage there are a lot of young jewish americans looking up posters of the israeli hostages held by hamas and that was one of the messages of the rally which was to bring the hostages home. some of of the hostages were also in attendance and giving speeches. manyjewish american students

were here as well to call out what they say is a rise in anti—semitism on some campuses across america. there was a small group of counter—protesters consisting of rabbis and there was a small stand off with other people but people are generally kept this rally very peaceful. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news scientists advising the uk government have recommended that two doses of the chickenpox vaccine should be given to all children — at twelve and eighteen months of age. thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation says data from other countries suggests the vaccine would dramatically reduce the circulation of chickenpox, and prevent the most severe cases in children. new figures show uk wages outstripped inflation by the largest margin in two years — but the rate at which they're growing

is starting to slow down. average earnings rose by seven point seven per cent in the three months to september, compared with the same period a year ago. the bbc says it has received a total of five complaints about russell brand's behaviour from when he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008. two of the five complaints about the comedian were made you're live with bbc news. in san francisco the apec summit is getting underway. the forum is meant to be focused on free trade and sustainable development, bringing together almost every country on the pacific rim. but a lot of attention is on tomorrow's meeting between us presidentjoe biden and chinese president xi jinping seen here arriving in san francisco in the last fifteen minutes. president biden

arrived in northern california earlier and was greeted by the state's governor gavin newsom. before travelling he spoke to reporters about what he wanted out from the meeting. back at a normal course of correspondence and picking up her phone and talking to one another_ her phone and talking to one another and her phone and talking to one anotherand being able her phone and talking to one another and being able to make sure_ another and being able to make sure militaries still have contact _ sure militaries still have contact with each other. we, as i have _ contact with each other. we, as i have told _ contact with each other. we, as i have told you, we're not trying _ i have told you, we're not trying to— i have told you, we're not trying to from china. but we are trying _ trying to from china. but we are trying to do is change the relationship for the better. let's get more details from our correspondent helena humphrey in san francisco i think the expectations are fairly low for any kind of grand breakthrough. this is about more of breathing room for both countries and what has become a very fractious

relationship for us president joe biden heading into an election year going to show a good grip on foreign policy and post covid—19, china is struggling to rebound economically it's about getting more stability in terms of some of the issues and some of the things that they want to make progress on, talking about when it comes to restoring those lines and no itinerary to military cooperation should it be another altercation in the south china sea involving military assets is not immediately resume this being an active war but they can pick up an active war but they can pick up the phone and speak on that and have a conversation about it in regards to intelligence and a leader in that industry maybe some discussions but some guardrails on when it comes to the use of ai and nuclear weaponry and these are some things for the us perhaps

questions may be linked because the export of chemicals which goes into the of new mexico which used to be a very deadly epidemic in this country. in competition and recently washington moving from exports and sophisticated ships needed for advanced technology and whether washington does agree to go back or not remains to be seen but right now, this is all about having those difficult conversations.— about having those difficult conversations. what are you seeinu conversations. what are you seeing in — conversations. what are you seeing in san _ conversations. what are you seeing in san francisco? - conversations. what are you i seeing in san francisco? have been thousands _ seeing in san francisco? have been thousands of— seeing in san francisco? the: been thousands of demonstrators sticking to the streets at anti—apec and anti—globalization process taking led protests with harmful contracts for workers, pro—palestinian protesters as well as anti—china protesters well as anti—china protesters we have seen that in the city

with people holding placards with people holding placards with regards to allegations of abuse by the chinese government and the handling of the muslim population there and in regards to the crackdown on civil society in hong kong. and in san francisco, there's been a big clean—up in recent weeks and questions are being raised as to where they moved with significant unannounced population to and moving the mentors for the entirety of the duration of the summit and people saying why did you not do that before the foreign dignitaries came in and in an international audience and i think san francisco is trying to put its best foot forward and denies that it is the gateway to asia and wants to be open to business and attract an expected to bring up 57 million us dollars. this enormous crack has opened up on a road in iceland today after the area was hit by hundreds of earthquakes yesterday. a bbc team filming there

were among those urged to leave the town of grindavik, which is under threat from a volcanic eruption. jessica parker sent this report. the long road into grindavik — a town on the edge of this volcanic island. those who've had to leave hope for a chance to briefly return. we get permission to go in. inside, it's a ghost town that's being violently ripped apart. there's no time to waste for residents — it's grab and go. how does it feel having to pack up all your belongings like this? horrible. yeah, just terrible. just getting things for my kids and getting out of here. they have five minutes to decide what to save from further earthquakes or a possible eruption. you really feel the town could be destroyed? yeah, i believe so. it's already, half

of it is destroyed. the next few hours or days will tell us what is going to happen. suddenly, we're told we've got to go. everybody... siren wails. evacuation? there was a bit of a commotion and we were told the whole area was being evacuated. a stream of cars, those that were in grindavik, left. everyone seemed to be packing up. it was, we later hear, alarm that magma may be nearing the surface nearby. if the magma just erupts over this area _ if the magma just erupts over this area of— if the magma just erupts over this area of the _ if the magma just erupts over this area of the segment, - if the magma just erupts overl this area of the segment, does not threaten _ this area of the segment, does not threaten infrastructure. - not threaten infrastructure. worst — not threaten infrastructure. worst case _ not threaten infrastructure. worst case scenario - not threaten infrastructure. worst case scenario is - not threaten infrastructure. worst case scenario is thatl not threaten infrastructure. i worst case scenario is that it will be — worst case scenario is that it will be affected _ worst case scenario is that it will be affected directly- worst case scenario is that it will be affected directly with| will be affected directly with this potential— will be affected directly with this potential eruption. - the recent earthquakes are beyond what anyone is used to. the wrench of having to leave your home — beyond words. jessica parker, bbc

news, in grindavik. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. president putin has pardoned the person convicted of the murder of the russian journalist, anna polit—kov—skaya. he was serving a twenty year sentence but signed a contract to serve with the russian army in ukraine. the army in mali has captured the town of kidal which has long been a stronghold for tuareg dominated separatist groups. the country's military leader said the army had inflicted heavy losses on the rebels. iraq's top court has ruled that the country's most powerful sunni politician mohammed halbousi be thrown out of parliament. the panel did not give a reason for the verdict. what if i told you that a new ai tool can now predict big meteorological events — like storms and hurricanes — with greater accuracy than traditional weather forecasts? our climate editorjustin rowlatt has this report. the weather is one

of the most complex physical systems on earth. learning to forecast it accurately has transformed the way we live. it means we know what to wear in the morning, of course, but it also saves lives, by giving us warning of extreme weather like impending storms, floods and heatwaves. the problem is traditional weather forecasts involve vast amounts of data and use some of the biggest supercomputers in the world. so it starts with about 800 million observations coming in every day. so those are from satellites observing the earth, they're from sensors on aircraft or buoys in the ocean. we then use our models to select which are going to be the most important. these are then ingested into a physics model, which then makes a prediction for the next hours and days ahead. these models have been very successful, producing more and more accurate forecasts. ai takes a different approach. instead of trying to model how the world works,

it learns how weather patterns evolve using historic data and bases its predictions on that, and it is getting very good. a new tool created by google deepmind now outperforms traditional medium range weather forecasts on virtually all measures. it uses much less computing power and can produce forecasts in under a minute rather than in hours. the main advantage of this ai approach is that it's extremely accurate. it learns from decades of data and is able to be more accurate than the industry gold standard. a second benefit of an ai model is that it's extremely fast to make prediction. it doesn't solve a complex equation, so it can make predictions extremely fast on a very small machine. proving particularly good at tracking storms like her team lead that shook the atlantic coast in september. traditional forecast predicting six days ahead, and i gave nine days

warning different communities more time to batten down the hatches. but i will never fully replace traditional numerical weather forecasting systems because that is directed at bases its predictions on. breaking news in the past hour that israeli military said its forces are carrying out an operation on wednesday against hamas against the biggest hospital al—shifa. there an idea forces were working with medical teams and arabs speakers on specific training for this complex situation and the attendant did not harm civilians. that is it. just stay tuned.

that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello. although our fairly changeable, unsettled spell of autumn weather continues through the remainder of the week, there will be some windows of drier weather, particularly on wednesday, across the southern half of the uk. so bright and breezy but cloudy and damp with outbreaks of rain at times across northern areas. all down to the fact that we've got a ridge of high pressure building in from the south, but low pressure with a couple of weather fronts drifting, particularly across parts of scotland. so through the day, wednesday, then we start with the cloud and the rain for much of central southern scotland, northern ireland, too. could even be a little bit of snow across the highest ground, the grampians highland as well. all sunshine though works for the northern isles towards caithness and sutherland into aberdeenshire later on in the day. temperatures here around 7 to 9 further south across england

and wales should be dry and bright through much of the day. temperatures here 12 or 13 degrees, but we've still got this cloudier zone in between. any of that rain tending to fizzle away overnight into thursday. but the next area of rain starts to arrive from the south—west early on thursday. it's going to be quite a cold night. it could be a touch of frost, particularly across parts of scotland with the lighter winds and the clearing skies. right, through thursday then, a couple of areas of low pressure, this one bringing some rain to parts of southern england, another one moving into northern ireland, wales, as well later in the day. should stay mostly dry for parts of eastern scotland, north—east england too, and temperatures range between around about 8 to 12 for most of us. but we're in that colder air still up towards the northern isles, but there'll be some sunshine. moving through thursday night into friday and the front�*s clear away for a time. we've got an area of high pressure trying to nudge in from the south. so that means friday is probably our driest and brightest day of the week for most places. could be the odd shower

around, but the cloud could well increase from the south—west ahead of the next area of low pressure, bringing some rain. so temperatures on friday around 7 to 12 degrees for most of us. still rather cool turns milder into the weekend, but it turns wetter and windier, too. low pressure moving in, lots of isobars on the map. so rain, but you can see the orange colours flooding across the uk. that shows that that much milder air is on the way. it's going be quite breezy with the breeze coming in from a south—westerly direction. so the next few days then we have got some rain around, particularly on thursday, drier as we head into friday for most of us. but then temperatures on the rise but wet and windy for the weekend. bye— bye.

counting down to a meeting between the leaders of the united states and china. we look at what's at stake for the world's two largest economies. plus... cleaning up what's left behind. the nuclear industry in the uk faces an existential question. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. world leaders are arriving in san francisco for the ongoing summit of the asia pacific economic cooperation, or apec. the us presidentjoe biden has landed there and so has his chinese counterpart, xijinping. they're set to meet for talks on the sidelines of the summit. the leaders of the world's two biggest economies have a lot to discuss not least their ongoing disputes over trade, technology, taiwan and fentanyl.

the bbc�*s james clayton is in san francisco