on a bridge that connects the us and canada, near the niagara falls. the uk's chancellor sets out the government's tax and spending plans, which he says will help grow the economy. the biggest package of tax cuts to be implemented since the 1980s, an autumn statement for a country that has turned a corner. an autumn statement growth. hello, i m lewis vaughan jones, welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with our breaking news. a suspected vehicle explosion on the rainbow bridge between the us and canada, near niagara falls.

these are live pictures of niagara falls. we don't have a great number of details right now but we falls. we don't have a great number of details right now but we can bring you what we do know. this is the border — bring you what we do know. this is the border area _ bring you what we do know. this is the border area between _ bring you what we do know. this is the border area between the - bring you what we do know. this is the border area between the us i bring you what we do know. this is l the border area between the us and canada. there are a series of bridges connecting the two countries. one of them is rainbow bridge. it is on, or close to, that bridge, where this incident is. a suspected vehicle explosion has taken place. the fbi says it is investigating what happened. we do have one post on social media. from the fbi in buffalo. the field offices investigating an explosion at the rainbow bridge. the fbi is coordinating with our local state and federal law enforcement. if we

go back to these live pictures, we have seen vehicles moving back and forth and driving towards that cordoned. we don't have many details, otherthan cordoned. we don't have many details, other than an explosion, vehicle, on or near that bridge. i just want to bring you the latest coming into us here. i am just going to find where this report is coming in from. from fox news, citing cited sources. it is not verified by the bbc. two people in a car at the us canada bridge crossing are dead. one border patrol agent injured. this is the first sense of any detail about what has happened here. this is coming from fox news in the us, citing an unnamed source. not from the bbc and not verified by the bbc.

two people in the car at that bridge crossing are dead. one border patrol agent injured. we do know there is that incident in a car, an explosion in a vehicle at the border crossing at that border, as vehicles continue. that is the fourth now vehicle that we have seen heading towards that cordoned in the last few minutes or so. a lot of different authorities and agencies involved in these early stages of investigations. new york state governor said this. if we go back to the live pictures, this is a bridge that connects canada and the us. there is a series of these bridges around niagara

falls connecting the two countries. we know there has been vehicle involved, an explosion, and unconfirmed reports at the moment of loss of life. as we get any more details we will come back to these live pictures there of the us canadian border. let's turn to our other top story today. in the next 2a hours, fighting in gaza is due to pause for four days. israel and hamas have agreed a deal that will see hostages released, palestinian prisoners released and more aid allowed in. let's look at the detail:|srael�*s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said this.

hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and several other countries, says the deal will also allow hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid, medical supplies and fuel to enter gaza. and the group says the pause in fighting will begin at 10am on thursday. but ahead of that pause, there's been no let—up in the bombardment of gaza. israel says the war will continue, to ensure the "complete elimination of hamas". our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports — and a warning, there are distressing images from the start. a reminder of how all this began on the 7th of october. hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage.

among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two young sons, an image that went around the world. now they and their mother could be freed as part of a deal to release 50 women and children. kfir is just ten months old and always smiling. ariel is four and loves climbing and batman. shiri's cousin is caught between hope and torment. i don't know what kind of children will come back to us. the trauma, what they saw. and until i see them with my own eyes, i don't believe any lists of names and i don't believe any news coming today from anywhere. i need to see them with my own eyes.

i need to hold my cousin in my arms. sobbing. but for many in gaza, just the anguish of goodbye. hassan is mourning his niece, three brothers and his grandmother, killed by an israeli air strike on a residential building, relatives say. this was in khan younis in the south, which israel said would be safer. if a four—day ceasefire starts tomorrow as planned, it is too late for this family. gaza is teeming with grief and desperation. this was the struggle for a few bottles of water. hundreds of trucks of food,

fuel and medical supplies are to be allowed in during the ceasefire. for now, gaza keeps burying its dead, with more than 100 bodies in this mass grave. we don't know exactly how they died, but some came from al—shifa hospital. israel released the remains on the eve of the truce. live now to sacha deshmukh, amnesty international uk s chief executive. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme._ what l thank you very much for coming on | the programme._ what is the programme. thank you. what is our the programme. thank you. what is your reaction _ the programme. thank you. what is your reaction to _ the programme. thank you. what is your reaction to the _ the programme. thank you. what is your reaction to the details - the programme. thank you. what is your reaction to the details that - the programme. thank you. what is your reaction to the details that we | your reaction to the details that we now know of this pause in the fighting, if it kicks in tomorrow? of course any pause is welcome, but i think it is important to realise that a brief respite is sadly not nearly enough to alleviate the appalling civilian suffering that we

have seen in this crisis over the last six weeks. i think it is critical that the parties involved in negotiation keep every effort, in fact double efforts, towards pushing for a meaningful and effective ceasefire. that means a ceasefire that does allow the movement of civilians and humanitarian workers in gaza, that cover all of gaza, whose duration is genuinely long enough to alleviate suffering, to allow the burying of the dead, to allow the burying of the dead, to allow a proper time for mourning, to allow a proper time for mourning, to allow for the repair of hospitals and medicalfacilities, as well as treatments. and critically allows human rights experts, such as amnesty international, but also the un and international criminal court to have access and to be properly investigating some of the appalling human rights abuses and war crimes that we have seen in the last six

weeks. ., that we have seen in the last six weeks. . , , ., weeks. can we “ust focus on the hosta . es weeks. can we “ust focus on the hostages and — weeks. can we just focus on the hostages and the _ weeks. can we just focus on the hostages and the palestinian i hostages and the palestinian prisoners. let's take the hostages first. what you make in the numbers here? 50 initially, and of course the number of people being held is much higher. {iii the number of people being held is much higher-— much higher. of course, for any individual _ much higher. of course, for any individual family _ much higher. of course, for any individual family member, - much higher. of course, for any individual family member, a - much higher. of course, for any - individualfamily member, a hostage being released is critically important. all armed groups must release all civilians held in hostage in gaza and the taking of civilians as hostages, the holding of those civilians as hostages, that is a war crime and it is unacceptable. at the same time is really authorities, importantly, must realise, and the international community must be clear with israel too, about the importance of the release of all unlawfully detained palestinians, and that includes those held without charge or arrest

in so—called administrative detention. amnesty international has recorded alarming deteriorations in the treatment of palestinian detainees. both points i think are critically important. but of course, for any family, the release of a hostage, a family member, for whom they have such anguish over the last weeks, is an incredibly important moment for that family. to weeks, is an incredibly important moment for that family.- moment for that family. to your oint a moment for that family. to your point a little _ moment for that family. to your point a little earlier, _ moment for that family. to your point a little earlier, we - moment for that family. to your point a little earlier, we are - moment for that family. to your point a little earlier, we are just| point a little earlier, we are just getting this from afp news agency, saying the israel hamas truce must work towards a lasting ceasefire. how optimistic are you that that is what will actually happen? i how optimistic are you that that is what will actually happen?- what will actually happen? i think the international _ what will actually happen? i think the international community, - the international community, including the uk government and, i understand, the new uk foreign secretary, david cameron, will be visiting israel tomorrow, need to be

pressing strongly for a meaningful and effective ceasefire. i would say to david cameron as well, the uk, and others, must also ensure that there is an arms embargo against all parties in this conflict, and for the uk, that means critically ensuring that there is no longer the simply, ensuring that there is no longer the supply, for example, the components for f—i6 and f 35 fighter aircraft, which there is evidence that israel has been uniting in acts of potential war crimes. david cameron has a history in other situations in the world of speaking out strongly about the crime of apartheid, of speaking strongly about his belief that any kind of lasting solution cannot be based on that form of discrimination, those biases, that crime against humanity. i think this is a critical moment, notjust to be pushing for meaningful and effective

ceasefire, which i do think is critical, but also for governments around the world, including the new uk foreign secretary, to be talking about a critically strong, human rights —based journey out of the current crisis, and working strongly towards that. current crisis, and working strongly towards that-— towards that. thank you very much for coming — towards that. thank you very much for coming on _ towards that. thank you very much for coming on the _ towards that. thank you very much for coming on the programme. - we will bring you some breaking news that we have been covering, from the border area between canada and the us. these are live pictures. you can see this police presence. rainbow bridge specifically. it is an incident involving a car and an explosion. the car exploding. detail is pretty thin but the fbi have released statements, various agencies in new york and canada to,

release their statements, saying on social media that they are investigating and that it is a fluid situation. they are working together. live now to our washington correspondent garry o'donoghue in washington dc. what we know? what we know is the bare bones- — what we know? what we know is the bare bones- a _ what we know? what we know is the bare bones. a car— what we know? what we know is the bare bones. a car appeared - what we know? what we know is the bare bones. a car appeared to - what we know? what we know is the bare bones. a car appeared to come | bare bones. a car appeared to come from the canadian side of the border. according to one official, hit part of the rainbow bridge, went out of control, and then exploded at high speed. we don't know what caused that explosion. certainly some of the pictures that are appearing from niagara are quite dramatic. what's happened now is that all those border crossings, and there are four of them in that north—western part of new york, all those international border crossings with canada have been closed. the fbi are investigating, along with local law enforcement, local police.

that does also includes the joint terrorism centre. there is no indication at this stage that this was anything terrorism related, but the fact that they are involved in something they are clearly looking into. i would say that, of course, we are the day before thanksgiving here in the united states, and that is a huge moment. a lot of people travelling, obviously, but it is also a huge moment where people are concerned about security incidents and it is potentially a target. all those things will be considered in the investigation as it is taking place now. really very few facts. the governor of new york is heading up the governor of new york is heading up there to see what is going on as well, and we are awaiting more official statements from the police and the fbi etc. 5m? official statements from the police and the fbi etc.— and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank ou and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for— and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for that. _ and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for that. just _ and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for that. just in - and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for that. just in the - and the fbi etc. stay there for us, thank you for that. just in the last | thank you for that. just in the last couple of minutes we got in a statement, someone interviewed on

camera, an eyewitness, it mightjust to explain, the way that forecasting organisations around the world work, it is a partnership arrangement and the bbc�*s partnership right now is with cbs news. they are clearly newsgathering on the ground there in the us. they have spoken. mr; newsgathering on the ground there in the us. they have spoken.— the us. they have spoken. my wife and i the us. they have spoken. my wife and i were — the us. they have spoken. my wife and i were walking _ the us. they have spoken. my wife and i were walking down _ the us. they have spoken. my wife and i were walking down main - the us. they have spoken. my wife l and i were walking down main street and i were walking down main street and the car was coming flying back here, overioo and the car was coming flying back here, over 100 miles and the car was coming flying back here, over100 miles an and the car was coming flying back here, over 100 miles an hour. we could hardly see it, it was going that quickly stop there was a car in front of them, he swerved around it, and then it looked like he hit the fence and the fire started. then all of a sudden he went up in the air and there was a ball of fire, 30 or 40 and there was a ball of fire, 30 or a0 feet high. i have never seen anything like it. irate 40 feet high. i have never seen anything like it.— 40 feet high. i have never seen anything like it. we got some new details there. _ anything like it. we got some new details there. we _ anything like it. we got some new details there. we will _ anything like it. we got some new details there. we willjust - anything like it. we got some new details there. we willjust try - anything like it. we got some new details there. we willjust try to i details there. we willjust try to keep that up again and take another listen to what he said. that man there gave a pretty detailed description of what he saw. we will

just try to listen to that again in a few seconds. let's take a look at the live pictures we have right now of the police incident, response effectively. this is by that bridge at niagara falls, which of course many people will know. it is a famous tourist location. it is also the border between the us and canada. there are bridges connecting the two. on one of those bridges, the two. on one of those bridges, the rainbow bridge, there has been this incident involving a car and an explosion. i would just want to check if we can listen to the eyewitness again. let's listen to this description of what he says he saw. mr; this description of what he says he saw. ~ , ., this description of what he says he saw. ~ , . . ~' ., saw. my wife and i were walking down main street here _ saw. my wife and i were walking down main street here and _ saw. my wife and i were walking down main street here and the _ saw. my wife and i were walking down main street here and the car- saw. my wife and i were walking down main street here and the car was - main street here and the car was coming flying back here, over 100 miles an hour. we could hardly see it it was going that quick. there was a car in front of him. he swerved around it, and then it looked like he hit the fence and the

fire started. and then all of a sudden he went up in the air and then there was a ball of fire, 30 or a0 feet high. i've never seen anything like it. it was really incredible.— incredible. are quite a vivid description _ incredible. are quite a vivid description from _ incredible. are quite a vivid description from our - incredible. are quite a vivid - description from our eyewitness. our broadcast partners are cbs and they are on the ground gathering various interviews. we got that through them. let's go to gary o'donoghue. ourfirst description them. let's go to gary o'donoghue. our first description there of potentially what happened. yes. our first description there of potentially what happened. yes, and it does sound — potentially what happened. yes, and it does sound very _ potentially what happened. yes, and it does sound very dramatic- potentially what happened. yes, and it does sound very dramatic and - it does sound very dramatic and there will be lots of questions that are raised by that, from what that eyewitness said, the scale of the explosion that took place. clearly that could be something to do with the car itself with the petrol tank. it could be something to do with something else inside the car. we just don't know at this particular time. forthis just don't know at this particular time. for this to happen at the border, where generally speaking, car traffic travels slowly, this

happening at high speed, suggests there was something irregular going on with that car. but we would be speculating at this stage. we know that the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has been kept abreast of the situation. that has just become clear. we know the governor of new york is heading for that area as well. as you say, these bridges thatjoin that part of new york to canada, right by niagara falls, we are talking about one mile away from the falls themselves, all those bridges have been closed in both directions. clearly security services think that they need to be cautious and they are also looking at searching cars in places like buffalo, which is nearby, and the airport there. they will be extra security checks on passengers moving through those airports. this is not,

at this stage, being treated like just a car accident. people are being very cautious that this might being very cautious that this might be something more. but we don't know yet. be something more. but we don't know et. , , ., ., yet. indeed. gary, i “ust want to see if yet. indeed. gary, i “ust want to twe— yet. indeed. gary, i “ust want to see if we have h yet. indeed. gary, i “ust want to see if we have got _ yet. indeed. gary, i “ust want to see if we have got a]— yet. indeed. gary, ijust want to see if we have got a map - yet. indeed. gary, ijust want to see if we have got a map to - yet. indeed. gary, ijust want to see if we have got a map to tryl yet. indeed. gary, ijust want to i see if we have got a map to try to give us a rough idea of the geography here. many people will know, niagara falls, famous thomas area, but the way the water winds and the bridges cross, it will be interesting to see. we will try to get hold of that to work out exactly where it is. clearly this is the wrong graphic, do ignore that. we will be returning to events in the middle east a little later. let's return to what our eyewitness described, effectively a car moving at high speed, crashing, and a huge explosion, ball of flames shortly after that. as to what exactly

happened, why the car was travelling at seemingly high—speed, white exploded, white was travelling in the direction it was, all clearly will be key questions to establish what happened behind this. there is a live pictures, if you arejust joining us, of niagara falls. this is the police called in there that you can see next to one of the bridges, rainbow bridge is the bridges, rainbow bridge is the bridge in question if you know the area. it is one of a number of bridges connecting canada with the us. just in the last hour or so we were getting news of an incident. let's try to zoom in and work out where this exactly as. you can see there the usa and canada. this rainbow bridge there, one of the bridges, that connects the two. clearly, from a security perspective, this is a particularly sensitive area, as any border

crossing in any country on earth would be. there is a series of bridges and and crossings or pinch points between the two countries, which is why any incident of any description at all at one of these points, clearly, is sensitive, and clearly would lead to investigations from a number of agencies. we have heard that police, local and federal, fbi, are all beginning their investigations into exactly what happened. you can see there, high police presence there on the scene. as for details, we know initially, reports coming through of an incident involving a vehicle and that was it. then an explosion involving that vehicle on the bridge there, rainbow bridge, and then from that eyewitness in the last few minutes, some more details. a car travelling at high speed, crashing into something at the bridge crossing there. and then that

leading to a large explosion. we are continuing to be in contact with our partners at cbs news in the us. we are also continuing to try to verify as many details about what has happened and why. let's try to listening now to an official. let's take a listen. that was very brief, and in french. that was very brief, and in french. that was very brief, and in french. that was a canadian public safety minister. he that was a canadian public safety minister. ., , , that was a canadian public safety minister. . , _ ., minister. he was saying that basically there _ minister. he was saying that basically there will _ minister. he was saying that basically there will be - minister. he was saying that basically there will be more | minister. he was saying that - basically there will be more details soon coming back to us. we will get a full translation and more details about what was said just then. let's

go quickly back to washington, dc and our correspondent, gary o'donoghue is standing by. we are getting some reports from our partners, cbs, with law enforcement is saying that there were two individuals in the car who both died individuals in the car who both died in the explosion. we haven't had any details about their identities at this stage. we are still waiting for official confirmation from the police up there. our partners reporting that there were two individuals in that car who died, and we are also being told now that the white house is keeping across the white house is keeping across the situation closely, and also obviously liaising with the canadian authorities on this. that is the latest we are hearing on the situation on the ground. we had heard that from some local sources earlier on, but now our partners also confirming that detail. gary,

thank ou also confirming that detail. gary, thank you very — also confirming that detail. gary, thank you very much _ also confirming that detail. gary, thank you very much that - also confirming that detail. gary, thank you very much that that. i also confirming that detail. gary, i thank you very much that that. that is gary o'donoghue there, life is in washington, dc as we keep across these pictures. these are live pictures of niagara falls, right up there on the border between the us and canada. they are investigating that significant police presence there, as you can see, incident involving a vehicle explosion at a border crossing bridge. to stay with us here. i am lewies vaughanjones. this is bbc news. hello there. there were a number of you that would have woken up to a stunning sunrise in england first thing this morning. we had a sheet of cloud overhead with just a few gaps at the right time to allow those sun rays through to illuminate that cloud sheet. and it really was spectacular. today has been dominated, though, by this warm front, bringing milder air, cloudy weather conditions, bit of drizzle here and there.

some more persistent rain for the western side of scotland. but of course, that warm front�*s also been bringing much milder air with it. and you can see that in the kind of temperatures that we had across parts of northern england and scotland yesterday, compared with today. well, temperatures have been about seven degrees up. now heading through this evening and overnight, it is going to stay predominantly cloudy for northern ireland, england and wales. we'll continue to see an odd spit of drizzle here and there. no great amounts, but some heavy rain slides southwards across the hebrides and the highlands of scotland in particular. for most, though, it's a mild frost—free night, temperatures staying well up into double figures. but we are going to see a big change through thursday and friday as this cold front pushes its way southwards, introducing some much colder air. it's going to feel like winter has arrived. and that change takes place behind this cold front. this is what's bringing the rain to scotland. that moves southwards, reaching northern ireland and northern england through the afternoon. ahead of that you might see one or two cloud breaks, so you might see a slightly better chance of seeing some sunshine. but the best of the sunshine will be

in the colder air that will be arriving in scotland through the course of the afternoon, where temperatures will continue to drop through the afternoon. it will feel a good deal colder, cold enough for some wintry showers across the northern isles and with some strong winds developing here on friday, we're talking about gusts reaching around 60 or 70 miles an hour. that's going to make it feel really cold. wintry showers here. one or two showers pushing down the north sea coast to affect easternmost areas of england. probably one or two showers coming into parts of norfolk. but for most, it's a much colder day. six to eight degrees celsius — might be colder, but there will be lots more sunshine to go around. and it's a similar story, really, on saturday. still quite windy, but the winds losing some of their strength. so probably not gales any more for orkney and shetland. we'll still have a few wintry showers here running down into some of the north sea coastal areas. otherwise plenty of sunshine but staying cold. temperatures around six to 8 degrees on saturday.

this is bbc news, the headlines israel and how mass agree a four—day pause in fights and in a deal to free 50 hostages and ally vital it into gaza to ease the humanitarian crisis. i had of the pause there is no let up i had of the pause there is no let up in israel's bombardment of gaza,

with more air strikes hitting khan younis, apologies there were clear that the wrong pictures there. next, the fbi said suggests it is investigating a explosion as a bridge, live pictures there, it connects the us and canada at niagara falls. more details on what is happening live in niagara falls, the border area between canada and the us, and number of bridges connecting the two countries in that part of the world, or one of them called rainbow bridge, and in the last hour or so we got details of an explosion, a vehicle exploded. on that bridge, since then we have had social media statements from the fbi and authorities in canada and the us

saying they are investigated, it's a