this is bbc news, the headlines: israel is under pressure to prove its claim hamas was using gaza's main hospital as a command centre. soldiers continue to search the facility. the uk opposition leader suffers a major rebellion. more than a quarter of his mps vote for an immediate ceasefire in the israel—gaza war. spanish elections power pedro sanchez.

the uk government says it's in the final stages of negotiating a new treaty with rwanda as it tries to revive its plan to send some asylum seekers there. it was a narrow margin but a victory nonetheless. just it was a narrow margin but a victory nonetheless-_ nonetheless. just a more than half the 350 seats _ nonetheless. just a more than half the 350 seats in _ nonetheless. just a more than half the 350 seats in the _ nonetheless. just a more than half the 350 seats in the house - nonetheless. just a more than half the 350 seats in the house for- nonetheless. just a more than half i the 350 seats in the house for pedro sanchez but it is a rather fragile majority. he has the support of the socialists and various national parties, most controversially catalan nationalists. the country remains divided, _ catalan nationalists. the country remains divided, does _ catalan nationalists. the country remains divided, does it - catalan nationalists. the country remains divided, does it not? i l catalan nationalists. the country l remains divided, does it not? i am outside the — remains divided, does it not? i am outside the congress _ remains divided, does it not? i —n outside the congress building and there are protests against pedro sanchez andy amnesty he has negotiated with catalan nationalists in exchange for their support. an

amnesty where he will drop legal charges against more than 300 catalan nationalists facing charges for their role and sceptre racist separate arrest activity over the last decade. we expect a bumpy start. we will see more protest like this stop ——seperatists. another big protest against the amnesty and against mr sanchez is organised far saturday and there have been

speaking out against the majority seeing it is not a legitimate majority because of the sanchez has paid for it will see a lot of tension politically and a lot of protest on the streets over the coming days and the coming week the home secretary has said he doesn't think the uk will need to leave the european convention on human rights in order to restore its policy of sending some asylum seekers to rwanda. james cleverly said the government was working on a new treaty with the east african country, to address concerns raised by the supreme court which ruled the original plan was unlawful. meanwhile, prime minister rishi sunak has announced that he will introduce emergency legislation designating rwanda as a �*safe country�* in an effort to stop all legal challenges. with me isjoelle grogan.

what was wrong with the ruling? the policy is not unlawful for the uk to send asylum seekers to a third country where claims are processed and to stay and a third country. what the court found yesterday is that rwanda is not a safe country for those asylum seekers to be sent. they highlighted it is not a set place for asylum seekers but important to underline that the policy itself (removing asylum seekers to a third country for their claims to be processed) was not unlawful under british, or international law, but rather rwanda is not safe place to send asylum—seekers. interesting too that the court

implied that leaving the echr wouldn't make the policy lawful. how bring in and will make any difference? we are seeing a two—pronged response, james cleverly announced a new treaty will try to address all the concerns highlighted by the court. we have a precedent for this. by the court. we have a precedent forthis. former by the court. we have a precedent for this. former home secretary theresa may agreed a treaty with jordan to ensure single individual would receive a fair trial. but in rwanda systemic issues have been identified, legal representation and in court notjust to safety people and rwanda but here in the uk. one of the big questions as well it resolve the issues? there was an indication they would agree with

rwanda that anyone who didn't meet the refugee status in rwanda would be sent back to the uk. that would be a bit confusing politically but also legally, especially right now in british law it is not possible to have someone sent to a third country return to the uk. but also if we look at the plan from rishi sunak to introduce emergency legislation, an act of parliament saying rewind safe, that is not guaranteed. to get fast tracked or emergency legislation through parliament the house of commons and house of lords will need to be convinced it is important it is necessary. even if we sell this pass quickly through the house of commons government does not control the house of lords and on the weight of evidence we saw yesterday from the supreme court, the unanimousjudgment, it is unlikely the lords will push it through quickly.— unlikely the lords will push it through quickly. let's talk about

reality versus — through quickly. let's talk about reality versus what _ through quickly. let's talk about reality versus what we _ through quickly. let's talk about reality versus what we are - through quickly. let's talk about i reality versus what we are hearing. i'm sure rishi sunak will say he wants planes take off by the spring. how likely is that? the wants planes take off by the spring. how likely is that?— how likely is that? the only feasible alternative, - how likely is that? the only feasible alternative, and . how likely is that? the only| feasible alternative, and the how likely is that? the only - feasible alternative, and the policy itself is not unlawful, is to seek a different country. if rwanda is not safe, another country could be safe. the lawless 56 other countries, 86 —— eight of which are for men only. i have no doubt the government is looking at these countries to try to make an arrangement by the problem as the majority of those countries also face migration challenges and a majority of the european countries listed have been looking very closely at the uk policy is a legal outlier stop closely at the uk policy is a legal outlier sto— sir keir starmer will begin

putting together a new team of shadow ministers after eight of them quit or were fired yesterday for voting in the commons for a ceasefire in gaza. a total of 56 labour mps supported an snp amendment in defiance of party orders. live now to our deputy political editor vicki young. i think of the labour leader was helped by the fact that there was another massive new story happening, keir starmer saying he wants longer humanitarian pauses but not going for the full coal for a ceasefire. 56 labour mps defied him and voted for the motion put down by the snp and it did include frontbenchers. it was made clear to them that if they back the snp motion they would lose theirjobs. he has one of them, the labour mp, that might here is one of them, jess phillips. i mean, ifelt like i had to follow both my head, heart and most importantly,

my constituents in birmingham yardley who had made themselves very, very clear how they felt about yesterday's vote, specifically, but also there has been a huge outpouring of grief and pain about the situation in israel and gaza from my constituents. and ultimately, i was sent there to represent them and to listen to them, but i also agree with them. and that is, you know, it makes decisions much easier when you are in concert with your constituents and i agree with them that i don't feel the current military action that is currently ongoing is doing anything to secure a stable future in the middle east. clearly it will be seen as an attack on the authority of sir keir starmer and those around him so this is a one—off issue and not really a sign of any deeper descent and i think you can tell from the tone adopted

ljy you can tell from the tone adopted byjess phillips this was done in sorrel rather than anger and that shadow cabinet team, none of them to fight him, so that probably made a difficult night slightly easier. the united nations is concerned over the escalating conflict in myanmar. they say the number of people displaced by the fighting has reached two million, and the secretary—general, antonio guterres appealed to all sides to protect non—combatants and open access for humanitarian aid. live now tojonathan head our south east asia correspondent. the fighting is a lot more serious nearly three years ago when the military seized power and lots of burmese people took up arms to try to resist. it is a very harsh

military regime and we have had a slow burning conflict that has displaced huge numbers of people in difficult to get to parts and villages across myanmar where the military has bombed and burned villages don't. in the last three weeks we have seen insurgents will become better armed and better experienced making significant advancesin experienced making significant advances in the north east of the country and that has involved other opposition groups, right across myanmar. the military government public control is a lot less than half the country and the advances they are making sure the military is quite weak at the moment and overstretched, so i think it is unlikely anyone is immediately going to heed the call of the united nations secretary general and the humanitarian needs are acute in myanmar and have been for some time and getting worse. the fighting on the ground is spreading and we know from this military government it

show no concern at all for humanitarian concerns on the ground so it is a pretty grim situation. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. cheap street. when the call comes in on the radio, pcso brooks has got to be quick. you have received all my mail. she's chasing after hundreds of pounds worth of designer handbags. managed to catch up with him, and goods were recovered to the value ofjust over £300.

at house of fraser it's a problem the store is taking seriously. have facial recognition cameras on each of the doors. so as people come in, it picks up a face. if you have committed a crime in store before. we will get an alert to say this face has come in. some, like lots of the security guards now know the faces to look out for. sometimes even he's surprised there is a woman recently who is in a hostel because she'd been in an abusive relationship and she came in stealing food for her son. he was in a pushchair and i felt really bad for her. i paid for it. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. president biden has described his talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, as their most mr biden said they agreed to resume high level military—to—military communications. he said �*clear and direct contact�* was necessary to avoid accidents or misunderstandings. mr xi described china's relationship with the us as the most important in the world. our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue reports from san francisco.

it's the first time in a year these two men have even spoken, let alone meet face—to—face. they spent around four hours together, discussing everything from taiwan and technology, to ukraine and the war in the middle east. both sides agreed to resume high—level communications between the two militaries. and china agreed to crack down on chemicals used to make the opioid fentanyl, the biggest killer of young americans. at the press conference afterwardsjoe biden was asked if he trusted president xi. after the meeting chinese state media said president xi had told his counterpart planet earth was big enough for both countries to succeed, and that conflict and confrontation would be unbearable for both sides.

it is the first time in a year these two men have even spoken, let alone meet face—to—face. they spent around four hours together, discussing everything from taiwan and technology to ukraine and the war in the middle east. both sides agreed to resume high—level communications between their two militaries, and china agreed to crack down on chemicals used to make the opioid fentanyl, the biggest killer of young americans. after the meeting, chinese state media said president xi had told his counterpart planet earth was big enough for both countries to succeed, and that conflict and confrontation would be unbearable for both sides. translation: if we see each other as the primary competitor, - the most consequential challenge of geopolitics and a pressing threat, this will lead to misinformed policies, misguided actions, and unwanted results. china is ready to be a partner and friend of the united states. at the press conference afterwards, joe biden was asked if he trusted president xi. do i trust? yeah, trust but verify, as the old saying goes.

that's where i am. at times he read from prepared briefing cards. off script he was more forthright about president xi. would you still refer to president xi as a dictator? it is a term that you used earlier. well, look, he is. i mean, he is a dictator in the sense that... some advisers won't have liked that one bit. translation: such a remark is . extremely wrong and is responsible political manipulation. china firmly objects to this. the meeting is in itself a sign of improving relations, but what really counts is what comes next, and events can easily derail progress. i'm joined now by kerry brown, professor of chinese studies and king's college london. ido i do not know if it is a warming of relations but it is taking them off at the life support machine and allowing them a bit of a heartbeat. the issue is underneath all of these problems are deep structural issues. you have a united states which i think china finds unpredictable and for the first time does not know what will happen next year. you have for america china which is politically very different to it but economically very strong so this issues have been growing for a long time and will not go away and what we have today is a recognition from both sides they have to deal with reality as it is and neither will disappear and they have to find a way to manage the relationship with each other and make that their strategy going forward. what

each other and make that their strategy going forward. what about taiwan, strategy going forward. what about taiwan. always _ strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a _ strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a bit _ strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a bit of _ strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a bit of a _ strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a bit of a bone - strategy going forward. what about taiwan, always a bit of a bone of i taiwan, always a bit of a bone of contention? a diplomatic tightrope been walked by force. president xi used rhetoric about unification and of course taiwan will be an issue because there is presidential issue in january because there is presidential issue injanuary which because there is presidential issue in january which lurks because there is presidential issue injanuary which lurks behind a lot of the issues today because one of the candidates with a good chance of winning has historically supported independence so has changed his tone recently. you also have other candidates who might get through but it will be difficult. with uncertainty in the american election later in the year next year will test the dialogue the two have had to date to the maximum so it is good they had the dialogue but the big test will come next year. xi a bbc investigation has found the uk's second—most senior general received written evidence alleging that war crimes were taking place

in afghanistan but failed to inform the military police. general gwynjenkins, who is now vice chief of the defence staff, was warned back in 2011 the sas were executing handcuffed detainees. the ministry of defence says it's fully committed to supporting the public inquiry i'm joined now by panorama reporter richard bilton. what is the background to this? we have been investigating allegations of extra judicial killings by the sas in afghanistan and last year we reported one squadron alone was linked to sa suspicious deaths on a six—month tour that ended in 2011. those allegations are subjected to an ongoing public inquiry and although bad things were happening on the ground it was being laid back and senior officers knew about it was texas auntie where we are today.

general —— texas to where we are today. —— matt it is taking us to where we are today. the general heard reports about sas members killing people and in one formal statement from an officer he was told about unarmed people and detainees being killed and meals on night raids being killed and things like weapons being left next to unarmed victims to justify their killings. he was given that inner document and rather than hand on to the military police he put it in a secret dossier and put it in a safe where it stayed for four years as generaljenkins was through the ranks and it only became known because of a special forces whistle—blower. it is the duty of a

commander in the british military to report any allegations of potential war crimes to the military police. we should not forget how important generaljenkins says. he went on to be the head of the special forces and is now the vice chief of the defence staff. in a statement the ministry of defence have told us they are fully committed to supporting the public inquiry and it would not be appropriate to comment on allegations that may be within the scope of the inquiry and general jenkins himself did not answer our requests for a comment. millions of women in england will soon be able to access free contraceptive pills by going to their local pharmacy without having to see a gp. the nhs scheme starts in december, and will give women more choice over where to get the pill. nhs england says it expects almost half a million women to be able to access the pill next year without needing to contact their gp

first, with the figure rising after that. we are expecting that one in four women will be able to access or choose to access to contraception through the pharmacist, which actually will release half a million appointments in gp practices, which obviously is great news. live now to drjanet barter who is president of the faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare. why is this important question contraception is really important. contraception enables women to make their own choices about whether and when they want to get pregnant and so empowers women. the choice of where you can access contraception is also extremely important. we know that progressive cuts to contraceptive services have made it difficult for women to access contraception but services are still there and it can still access contraception from your gp. but this gives women no choice of where they

can go and many women may feel more comfortable going into a local pharmacy then perhaps trying to get an appointment at a service. we were talking briefly about how important gp services are of which are stretched and also it is important to note the abortion rate in this country is rising. i to note the abortion rate in this country is rising.— country is rising. i would like to think it may _ country is rising. i would like to think it may reduce _ country is rising. i would like to think it may reduce the - country is rising. i would like to think it may reduce the number country is rising. i would like to i think it may reduce the number of abortions. we see a lot of women having unplanned pregnancies because they run out of pills and can get an appointment. forthose they run out of pills and can get an appointment. for those women this could be ideal. there are other methods of contraception that will not be available through pharmacies so it is important the other services are still there but the pharmacist will be able to give women information about other methods of contraception and other places they can go to as well as help them out in the short and long—term by providing pills. for

long-term by providing pills. for an one long—term by providing pills. for anyone living in england watching this if you want to get the pill and not see a doctor is what? this this if you want to get the pill and not see a doctor is what?- not see a doctor is what? as the services develop _ not see a doctor is what? as the services develop the _ not see a doctor is what? as the j services develop the information about which pharmacies are involved in this will be on the nhs website so you can talk to your local pharmacist to see whether they are part of this project or look on the nhs website for that information. and then go and have a conversation with your pharmacist and see what they can offer you and help you. and if they can't give you the pills there and then they will be able to tell you about other services available. tell you about other services available-— tell you about other services available. ., ,, ., available. talk me through the unplanned _ available. talk me through the unplanned pregnancy - available. talk me through the unplanned pregnancy issue - available. talk me through the unplanned pregnancy issue in l available. talk me through the i unplanned pregnancy issue in this country. is it true that there are around 50% of pregnancies in the uk unplanned? about 50% of pregnancies are unplanned and honestly some will go on into maternity but even in that situation it means that women may not have been getting herself as healthy as possible before the

pregnancy. but we also know about 25% of pregnancies in this country will lead to an abortion which is a perfectly safe form of health care but not what most women choose to do. if women have access to information and contraception they can take control of this in a way that will be much better for them. it is only november but things are already getting pretty christmassy around london. at kew gardens in london. more than one million lights have been strung across the famous grounds at the royal botanic

gardens. and the work was all done by hand. it took four climbers about three weeks to complete the job. the installation has become a staple in london this time of year with with about 6,000 people expected to visit each night across its six—week run. i also have tickets over the next six weeks. i won't tell you when but i am taking my children and my husband or he is taking me and the children. stay with us here on bbc news. thanks for watching.

hello. last night was the coldest night of the autumn so far — in northern scotland temperatures dropped below —7 celsius with some fog patches, too. but that is where we've seen some of the best of the sunshine today. whereas further south, this hook of cloud, which was named storm frederico by the french weather service, has brought some rain and some brisk winds in the far south of england and the channel islands that is now clearing away south east. we do have this frontal system pushing in from the west, some outbreaks of rain with that, but actually quite a lot of dry weather as we end the afternoon and head into the evening. and then overnight, this band of cloud and rain will make some further progress eastwards. some showers following on behind. in the north east of scotland, if we hold on to clear skies once again, we will see some fog patches developing. temperatures again dropping well below freezing. and actually, it is going to be a chilly night for many of us. a chilly start to friday morning. friday is going to be a quieter day.

still a few residual weather fronts in the mix to start the day. but broadly speaking, this brief and quite weak ridge of high pressure will be just about in charge. so, yes, a bit of cloud to start off in eastern parts, a few showers out towards the west, but a decent amount of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, the winds relatively light, temperatures north to south, six to 13 degrees. and then a band of cloud and rain pushing into the south west of england later in the day. that rain will make some progress northwards and eastwards across the south west of england, wales, northern ireland, some other western parts turning wet as we head deeper into the evening, and as we get into the start of the weekend this frontal system drives eastwards, outbreaks of rain with that low pressure firmly in charge for the weekend, but with south westerly winds, it is going to be mild. with that, though, we'll see quite a lot of rain, wet weather for many of us to start saturday morning. and even as the main rain band clears, we will see a mix of sunny spells and hefty blustery, perhaps thundery showers. some strong winds, strongest winds

likely to be in northern spells and hefty blustery, perhaps thundery showers. some strong winds, strongest winds likely to be in northern and northeastern parts, could see gales in places, and temperatures for most of us in double digits. in fact, cardiff and plymouth could get to 16 degrees, very mild for the time of year. into sunday, further showers or longer spells of rain, the strongest winds this time across western and south western parts. there will be some spells of sunshine and still mild, just about all of us up into double digits.

today at one... inside gaza's biggest hospital — the target of recent

israeli operations. the bbc is taken through part of al—shifa by the israeli army, which says the hospital was a command centre for hamas. they say that among the things they've uncovered are more than a dozen kalashnikovs, grenades, personal protective equipment, some of it with the hamas military brigade insignia on it. it comes as the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to deteriorate — we'll be live in israel with the latest. also on the programme... maternity units in england have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital services, the health care regulator tells the bbc. the first trip abroad as foreign secretary — lord cameron visits kyiv, promising continued support for ukraine. i couldn't point out to you where it is, but the names of them are so filled with romance. and to the moon and back without leaving earth —

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