live from london, this is bbc news. hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release of the remaining hostages, as israel's military says it killed 3 hostages in gaza by mistake. maybe now someone will understand that there is only one way to free the hostages. the aljazeera tv news networks says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza after an israeli air strike — we'll speak to the bbc�*s gaza correspondent who knew him. italy's prime minister hosts a right—wing festival — .rishi sunak and elon musk among the attendees. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. we start with the war in gaza and the reaction in israel to the news that the country's military mistakenly killed three of the hostages

who were taken by hamas during its operations there. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el—talalqa were shot by israeli troops in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisation, during the attack in israel on the 7th of october. with the latest from jerusalem, here's our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. israel's army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of shejaiya. not hamas gunmen, but the captives

israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28—years—old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mother spoke to the bbc last month. they are talking about releasing a few here, a few there. i know that they are playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. we must have hope. another of those killed was 25—year—old samer el—talalqa, the eldest son of ten children who worked with his father and brother in a hatchery and loved motorcycles. and alon shamriz was kidnapped from kfar aza. israel's army said yotam, samer and alon were mistakenly identified as a threat. prime minister benjamin netanyahu called it an unbearable tragedy. israel's armed forces are once again

bearing the weight of their failure to protect the vulnerable. the idf mistakenly identified three kidnapped israelis as a threat. the force fired at them and they were killed. after the shooting an immediate suspicion arose about the identity of the dead, and their bodies were quickly transferred for examination in israel and there the hostages were identified. the torment expressed by the families of hostages has cut deeper tonight. already angry with israel's prime minister for not negotiating the release of more hostages. they also have his promise ringing in their ears that israel's military campaign in gaza would help bring their relatives home. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the tv news network aljazeera says one of its camera operators has been killed in the south of gaza by an israeli strike. aljazeera says samer abudaqa was killed by a drone strike

on a school in khan younis. the committee to protectjournalists said at least 6ajournalists have been killed since october when israel began its war on hamas. samer had been working with another aljazeera journalist, wael al—dahdouh, who was injured in the strike on friday — he was taken to khan younis�* nasser hospital. in october, wael al—dahdouh�*s wife, teenage son and young daughter were all killed at a refugee camp in central gaza. joining us now is rushdi abulaouf our gaza correspondant who is now in istanbul. what do we know about what happened? it was the day before they went to khan younis, he said there was a big story in khan younis and i want to go back, because most of the journalists, they lived in the

nearby city. they decided to go back to khan younis to cover the ongoing israeli assault. they were going to build a school that was bombed earlier and suddenly they were hit by israeli drone, according to wael al—dahdouh, spoke to him to offer condolences for up to decade of working with samer abudaqa, terribly sorry to lose him in this way. they were together and he was injured in his arm, so he could walk, so he walked for about ten minutes and then he reached the car. samer abudaqa was hit in his leg and could leave, he was left bleeding for five hours and they were trying hard in hospital to the international red cross and other organisations to call for a pause to evacuate samer

abudaqa from the area. but he was killed, he died as he was catastrophic bleeding from his leg, according to doctors in the hospital in khan younis. wael al—dahdouh was injured and he also needs surgery quite soon because his hand was damaged and they need some sort of urgent operation for him. very sad news for the journalists, especially for those two people, we worked together for the last 20 years. we were in the same building for about 12 years, working together, seeing him everyday. such a nice guy, not only a good journalist but also good father and one of the best camera operators in gaza. one of the people who once all the time connected to the story and dedicated to it. in order to keep his family safe, he

asked them a couple of years ago to leave gaza, to go to europe. he remained in gaza doing hisjob until the last moment, the last moment of his life. ., ,. , ., , his life. you describe him and his work there. _ his life. you describe him and his work there, give _ his life. you describe him and his work there, give us _ his life. you describe him and his work there, give us a _ his life. you describe him and his work there, give us a flavour- his life. you describe him and his work there, give us a flavour of. work there, give us a flavour of what he was like, a space when he wasn't working. we are seeing a picture of him with his thumbs up to the camera, next to the camera, but what kind of man was he? how will he be remembered? he what kind of man was he? how will he be remembered?— be remembered? he is the man who alwa s be remembered? he is the man who always brought _ be remembered? he is the man who always brought joy — be remembered? he is the man who always brought joy to _ be remembered? he is the man who always brought joy to any _ be remembered? he is the man who always brought joy to any place - be remembered? he is the man who always brought joy to any place that| always broughtjoy to any place that he was, he is to visit aljazeera and was always the guy laughing, making jokes in spite of all the sadness around gaza. he was always trying to make their herculean strength. when i left gaza, the last day, i went to see my bbc colleague and we were, all the generaliseds,

aljazeera tent was closed where we operate, so it was raining and he was holding his umbrella, smiling and, you know... sorry. i can't speak any more about him, he's just a nice guy and i wish i spent more time with him that day because i didn't know that it was going to be the last meeting with him. ijust say, look, i had a chance to leave and we will keep in touch and, as i was, you know, waving my way out to the car and outside gaza, he was just waving his hand to keep in touch and... he is somebody, you know, we worked together for 20 years, we used to see each other almost everyday. in a place like gaza where the story is always moving, especially in this war, we were working together and gather city, in khan younis, working

togetherfor city, in khan younis, working together for about four weeks in the hospital. it is really very sad to see him leaving in this tragic way. he is almost the same age, we were born in the same year, we were always close to each other. especially in the last four weeks. we spent in the hospital in khan younis. also one of my students we were together in the same university, graduating together on the same university, and i was with him when he lost his family and he was strong and continued to report the story, and yesterday he was injured. it was bad for me, watching gaza from outside and not being able to support his family and be with them in this tragic situation that he is living. the old genuss are in a state of shock, they don't know

what to do any more —— all journalists about 64 genus two and cameramen have been killed, the highest number i have ever seen in a war anywhere. highest number i have ever seen in a waranywhere. really highest number i have ever seen in a war anywhere. really very shocking news for the genuss, they don't know what to do. many of them called me this morning, you know, medication is really difficult, but the journalist two, some of them still have this is really where they can work and operate, it was really, they were in a bad mood, we were outside watching them in this war, it is really tragic. i outside watching them in this war, it is really tragic.— it is really tragic. i know it is still so raw _ it is really tragic. i know it is still so raw and _ it is really tragic. i know it is still so raw and personal, i it is really tragic. i know it is i still so raw and personal, thank it is really tragic. i know it is - still so raw and personal, thank you very much for talking to us, we appreciated. returning to the three israeli hostages held by hamas in gaza, who

were killed by israeli forces in gaza. we have now been getting an update from israel's forces. there are up live interesting developments on this. three is very hostages who were killed mistakenly in gaza by israeli forces had been holding up a white flag, that is according to initial inquiry into the incident. that is from a military official on saturday, today. the incident happened in an area of intense combat were hamas militants operate in civilian attire. and use deception tactics. that is according, again, to the official. the hostages were fired upon against israel's rules of engagement. the official said. that breaking news, just getting some reaction to that,

our teams are working on it. those developments from the israeli military, giving more details about what happened to those three israeli hostages. we will come back to that in a moment. kuwait's emir, sheikh nawaf al—ahmad al—sabah has died at the age of 86. the emir had been suffering from poor health and was admitted to hospital last month. emir nawar had led the oil—rich nation for the last three years, following the death of his half—brother. kuwait's crown prince sheikh meshal al—ahmad al—sabah, seen here meeting with the uk prime minister in august, has been named as the new emir, according to state tv. a a 40—day period of mourning has been announced in the nation. the british prime minister rishi sunak is in rome today to take part in a political festival hosted by his right—wing italian counterpart, giorgia meloni. illegal migration is high on the political agenda in both countries, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the issue during mr sunak�*s visit. the rome bureau chief

for bloomberg, chiara albanese, is at the festival. this festival really is bringing, this event is an annual gathering of giorgia meloni's far—right party to the global stage. the guestlist is pretty sensational. rishi sunak isjoining later, elon musk right now, there will also be some rock stars and tv actors coming, very popular in italy. the atmosphere here is like a christmas village with mulled wine, beer, an ice rink, so it's a mix of a popular festival for families that will enjoy listening to people they don't often get to see. elon musk is not a regular here. the roots of this event lie on the far

the rome bureau chief for bloomberg, chiara albanese, is at the festival. elon musk may still be speaking or has just finished with his session. what we know is happening next is there will be a away from this visible, there will be meetings between rishi sunak and giorgia meloni, and also trilateral meetings where we are expecting the prime minister of albania to also take part. and then rishi sunak will give his speech at this festival. the question, we're not expecting anything new in terms of announcements, we probably expect meetings and a speech to focus to an extent on migration and the issue of bout crossings, a big issue both in

italy and here in the uk. the question has been asked their why has rishi sunak gone there? he is the only really big g7 leader to go there. it is a coup for giorgia meloni. i think there is a number of answers. one is about those issues, migration and the stance on ukraine. the two seem to be very close on these issues, there seems to be some chemistry between the two as well, and i think they need each other. for giorgia meloni, this is about legitimacy and in the mainstream. since last year, it is about her moving into the mainstream of politics and the rishi sunak as well, the british prime minister needs allies. particularly in europe when it comes to putting on issues like migration where he perhaps doesn't have as much in common with other european leaders. so it is a moment he is doing, we will wait and see what he says but i suspect that when there's is oliver eddie heads

back to london, the fact that he was here will be just as important as anything he has to say at the festival itself. a british teenager, who was missing for six years, is expected to fly home this weekend. alex batty, who is now 17, disappeared while on a family holiday to spain with his mother and grandfather in 2017. he was found on wedensday morning by a motorist who saw him walking through the rain near toulouse. french authorities said he fled his mother because she wanted to take him to finland. joining me now is dal babu, a former chief superintendent with the met police. he has previously dealt with missing children's cases. thank you for coming. what is your reaction when you were learning new details of this case? it is reaction when you were learning new details of this case?— details of this case? it is a heart-warming _ details of this case? it is a heart-warming story, - details of this case? it is a - heart-warming story, particularly heart—warming story, particularly saunier christmas, that a young lad who was abducted by his mother when

he was in fact under the custody of his grandmother is now being reunited with his grandmother. i think the mobility of questions asked about what has happened in those intervening six years and why he wasn't recovered sooner, but i think in the meantime this is a massive story in this country, certainly in the uk. that young man who is coming home and will be reunited for christmas with his grandmother. he reunited for christmas with his grandmother.— reunited for christmas with his arandmother. . ~ ., grandmother. he talked about the lane grandmother. he talked about the large timescale, _ grandmother. he talked about the large timescale, years _ grandmother. he talked about the large timescale, years and - grandmother. he talked about the large timescale, years and years, | large timescale, years and years, hereafter yeah, what is the nature of police investigations in situations like this? clearly there are not the resources to continually be investigating for all that time. you are right, i think the key thing is publicity. once you have publicity, i remember on one particular case we had a missing child that had been taken abroad and we were looking at spreading the word at a football match. there was a football match from the country where he had gone. you need

innovative ways of pursuing the story, making sure it stays in the public domain. here there will be a lot of questions asked in the french authorities about and indeed in spain, of why a child who hasn't been to school for six years, he is still a child under the age of 18, there will be questions asked about why the authorities didn't identify him sooner. there will be questions asked about what happens to his mother, who abducted him, and how will she will be brought to justice. and this young man has not been to school, he would have been at an age when probably like a lot of 10—11 —year—olds you would have been fascinated byjk rowling books, harry potter, he hasn't been to school for six years, so there is a lot of work since supporting alex, making sure he is able to acclimatise back into normal living. from what we gather, he was in some

kind of alternative society, moving from place to place, and just about had enough. it wasn't what he wanted, it wasn't what his grandmother wanted, and maybe that was the reason why he was in the custody of his grandmother. thank ou. officials in los angeles say the death of the actor matthew perry was an accident caused by the acute effects of ketamine. the actor — best known for playing chandler bing in friends — was found unresponsive in a pool at his home in october. he was 54. our culture reporter noor nanji has more on this

including drowning and coronary artery disease and the effects of a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. it ruled that the manner of his death was an accident. at the height of his fame, matthew perry had been battling various demons, battling addiction to comic trading painkillers and alcohol, and he had also attended rehabilitation clinics on multiple occasions. in his memoir, he wrote that he had been mostly separate since 2001 save for about 60—70 mishaps. mostly separate since 2001 save for about 60-70 mishaps. extraordinary career, extraordinary _ about 60-70 mishaps. extraordinary career, extraordinary kind _ about 60-70 mishaps. extraordinary career, extraordinary kind of- about 60-70 mishaps. extraordinary| career, extraordinary kind of comedy talent, and that outpouring of affection for him when the news first broke. i am sure now lots of people will be distressed by the details. . . , people will be distressed by the details. . ., , , ., people will be distressed by the details. . ., details. ya, as you say, he was a really well _ details. ya, as you say, he was a really well loved _ details. ya, as you say, he was a really well loved character - details. ya, as you say, he was a really well loved character and i details. ya, as you say, he was a| really well loved character and he rose to fame playing chandler bing in the us sitcom friends which was following the lives of six young people, living in new york, battling

all sort of things like dating, navigating careers and friendship, he was one of the key characters. it aired for a whole decade between 1994 and 2004. there was more to matthew perry than friends. he also starred in the whole nine yards and its sequel. he also wrote a play in 2016 called the end of logging. he was found unresponsive at his home on the 28th of october, paramedics were called to the scene and pronounced him dead. at that point tribute started flowing in, including in the weeks following his death from his fellow friends co—stars. jennifer aniston who played rachel said that having to say goodbye to him was such an insane wave of emotion, that she had never experienced. the actor david schwimmer who played ross thanked matthew perry for ten years of

laughter and creativity. one in ten amylase had been waiting two hours for a space in a&e. control: female has collapsed at the side of the road _ and has had a seizure. can you squeeze my hand? do you know what's happened? this woman needs taking to hospital after a seizure. a jogger called 999 after seeing her collapse. she has not spoken at all. an hour into the shift and things are looking busy for technician aaron and paramedic david. a&e is already filled, but a space managed by paramedics has been converted into a holding area for patients so that crews can get back on the road. we call that the corridor which is basically an area we can take patients into, sort of assess them, monitor them by ambulance staff so they remain

there under their care and then when there is space in the main department they move into the care of hospital staff. the next call is categorised as yellow, it's been in the system for several hours but moments later... we have been diverted so we have now gone to a higher priority call, a one—year—old that has got breathing problems. who have we got here? hello. it sounds all up here, but deep in his lungs sound ok. charlie is heading to the hospital for further checks. he has developed a chest infection but is now recovering at home. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? i will stay on the line with you for as long as i can. in the control room, the picture is of scotland—wide pressures, the first test of winter. david and aaron had returned

to base after seven hours on the road. another red call. this crew here are en route to a high—priority emergency for a young baby currently having a seizure. let'sjust see what we're dealing with. theyjoin a critical care team on site. did she start to choke or anything? did she go rigid? there was a red call and we were the closest crew so we did not get a break but thankfully, by the time we got there, the baby was alert and all smiles but we thought it's best to get her checked out at hospital. outside edinburgh royal infirmary accident and emergency, ambulances queue up. over half the ambulances on duty are now here. there are 14 ambulances outside the hospital at

the moment, despite efforts to try and speed up the process by which patients can be brought in for further treatment. you can see it does not take much for them to stack up. before last year or the year before, did you ever really...? no. pressures in the hospital were always manageable but now hospital demand on services, it is increasing year on year. today is exceptionally busy — the air ambulance comes in with a&e ambulances waiting outside. a big list of emergency calls and a small list of ambulance resources, and we need to balance and juggle. just because you come by ambulance it does not mean you will be seen any quicker by triage. it is coming to the end of a 12—hour shift for david and aaron, but there is no let—up in the 999 calls.

backin back ina back in a couple of minutes, this is bbc news. this was a scene in guernsey, quicks cloutier, mild as well despite the club, the air coming all the way from the south—west and you can see that right across the uk, those milder conditions. in the far north we have a weather front not moving very far over the weekend, that will bring significant rain, especially because the far north—west of scotland where there is an amber warning from the met office. we could see up to 200 millimetres of rain falling by the end of sunday. that has the potential possum flooding and destruction. for the rest of the day, the rain continues

across the north—west of scotland, further south looking largely dry, as i said there are decent breaks in the cloud on the whole fairly hardy circuit around coastal areas of the way she will see the cloud continuing, maybe if you sponsor rain, some drizzle, maximum temperature 12—13, well above average for the time of year. tonight, the rain continuing across northern scotland, the breeze picking up here as well. further south it will remain fairly cloudy through into sunday morning but it will be a mild night, temperatures nola than 8—11 c. throughout sunday almost a repeat performance by many, fairly cloudy to start but there will be decent holes breaking in the cloud to give sunny spells across england and wales, but the rain continues around western scotland, the amber warning in four throughout sunday in western scotland. sun rain entering into northern england later. top temperatures sunday

afternoon, ten — 14 celsius. next week, a few weather fronts moving south and eastward. tuesday we could see quite a significant rain pushing to england and wales, keep a close eye on that. north—western when setting up as we go through the rest of the week on wednesday. that will bring temperatures down, roundabout 6-11 c, bring temperatures down, roundabout 6—11 c, more like the average for the time of year. it stays unsettled their rain at times, wintry showers as well as the higher ground of the north of the uk. goodbye.

decided that this is bbc news, the headlines after israel's military says it killed 3 hostages in gaza by mistake, hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release of the remaining hostages held by hamas. aljazeera — the tv news network — says one of its camera operators has been killed after an israeli air strike. italy's prime minister host a right—wing festival —— rishi sunak and elon musk among the guests. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been ordered to pay 148 million dollars in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. let's go back now to our coverage of the israel—gaza war, and the reaction in israel to the news that the country's

military mistakenly killed three of the hostages who were taken by hamas, during its operations there. alon shamriz, yotam high—eem and samer al talaa—kay — seen here left to right — were shot by israeli troops in asha—jigh—uh, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat — and that they were carrying a white cloth on a pole. israel says that they were fired against israel's rules of military engagement. i spoke earlier to lior peri, whose father, haim is still being held hostage by hamas in gaza. i was devastated. completely devastated and also the frustration of knowing that we have been shouting about it ever since the ground attack started. we have been shouting about it that this is not

the way to release hostages. the only way to release hostages safely without any casualties on either side is a ceasefire and a negotiation and nobody seems to listen and now, yesterday, we've got the worst confirmation for our fears. , , ., many observers with the scale of the military operation in gaza, events like we just witnessed, though not inevitable are highly likely, given the intensity of the military oeration? , �*, ~ ., you go into a ground attack on gaza, you will have casualties. so far, we have almost 120 soldiers dead, 20% of which are through accidents of our fire, what is being called

friendly fire. 20%. and now we are looking at hostages. people who have managed to survive the 70 days after that horrendous attack, only to be killed, by accident by the idf. that is horrible and that could have been prevented if negotiation challenge would have continued. we are seeing hundreds of people out on the - streets of tel aviv, trying to put pressure on to keep the hostages as the top priority. what would you like to see? the options are a pause in the fighting for negotiations, negotiations while the fighting continues, a full ceasefire. what are the kind of options you would

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demonstration in front of the government in tel aviv so our energy is running _ government in tel aviv so our energy is running low and i can only imagine _ is running low and i can only imagine what happens to the hostages bein- imagine what happens to the hostages being held in captivity. what happened to their energy and their belief _ happened to their energy and their belief. how do they manage to survive — belief. how do they manage to survive even one more single day. i'm survive even one more single day. i'm afraid — survive even one more single day. i'm afraid that we will see more hody— i'm afraid that we will see more body recovery operations unfortunately if we don't do something fast.— unfortunately if we don't do something fast. unfortunately if we don't do somethin: fast. ., ., something fast. our thanks to him s-ueakin something fast. our thanks to him speaking to _ something fast. our thanks to him speaking to us _ something fast. our thanks to him speaking to us in _ something fast. our thanks to him speaking to us in the _ something fast. our thanks to him speaking to us in the last - something fast. our thanks to him speaking to us in the last few- speaking to us in the last few hours. ajury in the united states has ordered donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, to pay 148 million dollars in damages to two election workers he falsely accused of vote tampering. mr giuliani had already been found liable for defaming the mother and daughter during the twenty—twenty election in georgia.

after the ruling mr giuliani slammed the order in comments to reporters. the absurdity of the number merely underscores the absurdity of the entire proceeding way not been allowed to offer one single of evidence in defence. of which i have a lot. so i am quite confident when this case gets in front of a fair tribunal will be over so quickly that it will make your head spin. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has been covering the story. a judge had already decided that rudy giuliani had shared false information about the mother and daughter and during the civil trial, they both described how their lives had almost been destroyed after december 3rd 2020 when rudy giuliani suggested both women who were election workers and counting ballots that they had somehow taken part in election fraud to try and

turn the election result against donald trump in the key swing states of georgia. both women gave a really emotional testimony in which they talked about in detail they had received racist and threatening messages, phone calls, people turning up at their homes: calling for them to killed and that even a teenage boy was targeted in such a way he could not finish school education in terms of what rudy giuliani had to say, he never actually gave evidence, his lawyer said he should not their responsibility for the abuse directed towards these women. whether or not he can actually pay this huge amount, we do not actually know because during the actual civil trial, he refused to disclose just exactly how much he is worth.

when russia invaded ukraine, normal life came to a halt for millions of people in the country. while the front lines haven't changed much over the last year, the fighting continues — with russia frequently launching air strikes over a wide area. our correspondent in kyiv, jess parker, has been to see what that means for the people of kyiv. a school day in ukraine can often end up here. underground, but safer from missile threats that pepper their days and nights. it is very scary when you manage sleep and you heard "boom". 13—year—old ivan dreams of being a pilot — and at peace. we need in future to build our country, and it will be very hard, but i know that we will do it.

teachers�* wages are among the many things that eu aid helps pay for, but fresh funds are stuck. so is new us defence money. we need this help very much now, don't be, you know, just a side. participate, help our children, we do our best, but with the help of other countries, we will do even more. we have been down here for more than an hour now, and of course it is highly disruptive to the children's education, they can't be taught properly down here. that being said, everyone's very calm, they are getting on with it, they are used to it. this is the reality of daily life for ukrainian children. on the streets of kyiv, patriotism can't disguise these difficult days, after efforts to take back territory from russia stalled. an application to join the eu did progress this week, but for elena it is the story of her home, occupied luhansk, which absorbs her.

translation: it is very painful for me to watch | what is going on in our territory. do you feel hopeful for ukraine at the moment? i believe ukraine will be free, and willjoin the eu, but i don't know when it will happen. getting on the next step of a long ladder to possible eu membership is a boost for morale here, but you also need money, and lots of it, to fight a war. if president zelensky wanted to counter narratives of wavering western support, this hasn't been the week he would have hoped for. back in the bunker, the children wait to hear when it is safe to leave. a generation raised in the exhausting realities of war. jessica parker, bbc news, in kyiv. nearly 2,000 illegal vapes — many up to six times stronger than the legal limit, have been seized from shops in greater manchester.

a team led by police officers and trading standards has been established, to tackle underage vaping and child exploitation. our correspondent abbiejones was given exclusive access to the operation. 3.30pm in the afternoon and children are hanging out after school in rochdale. some of them primary school age are openly vaping. we can't show their faces because of how young they are. then we meet this teenager. she turned 18 last month, but has been vaping since she was 16. she says her age has never stopped her. you can just go into any shop and they'lljust serve you. so it's easy. very easy. it's like ten—year—old kids just go to the shops and they'lljust serve you. you never get asked for id. i've never been once asked for an id. she shows me a social media site where vapes can be ordered online to your door like a takeaway delivery. you canjust message her and be like, drop me an e—cig off here, whatever e—cig you want, and then they'lljust bring

it to you. this is the sunrise team, made up of police trading standards, children's services, leading the way nationally in tackling child exploitation. tonight, it's targeting shops selling vapes to children. you go in the shop, try and buy a vape, any vape that you want. a teenage tester�*s sent in to a store. minutes later, he's back with a vape. they'll give you one ? so they've not asked for id. that seemed frighteningly easy. this is one of our biggest worries. you've got 14, 13, 15 year old children going in shops, getting vapes. a lot of shops that do sell to these underage children. a short drive away the teenage tester does get another sale. so you've got another one. he did not id you? but the team are also looking for illegal vapes, super strength, potent e—cigarettes that are particularly harmful to children.

and in this store, they hit the jackpot. a secret stash in a hidden compartment behind a wall. the sort of sophistication you go to hide it. you can see my colleagues pulling the tap underneath. that's lifted the paneling up where these are hidden. these are 4000 plus puffs, really strong. so that's six times over the legal limit and they're advertising it as skittles as well. how worrying is it if a child gets hold of one of these? very because you don't know what's inside them. it could be anything. they're not being tested. so these are all the vapes that we've seized this afternoon, as a general rule, we look for compliant vapes being 600 to 800 puffs. some of the ones that we've seized today are 10,000 puffs. so that is incredibly strong. yes, it is. and as you can see from the colours and the flavours, these are all really child appealing. so that's what we're worried about, that these are getting into the hands of children. as well as being really harmful

for children's health police say these vapes are also being used for a more sinister purpose to encourage children into criminal and sexual behaviour. vapes now because it's so easy to get become a big tool for sexual exploitation and criminal exploitation. young girls have been into shops to buy vapes, but it becomes the case that the shop owners are asking for sexual favours in return for vapes. local drug dealers, they get young males to start by selling vapes to their friends, and they sort of do it as a as a test then. so then it shows if these children are capable of selling, making money, and then that's when the drugs take over. the sunrise team can target physical shops. but what about the online dealers? it is quite challenging. it is one of the challenging areas of our operations. but we can trace offenders from their social media, which can bring us to addresses, names, telephone numbers, anything. more illegal vapes are carried to the van. these are now out of reach of children. but the team know

more are out there. it's notjust a problem in rochdale, it's a nationwide problem. so we're going to continue doing these operations to disrupt the exploitation, obviously, and protect the vulnerable children. abbiejones, bbc news, rochdale. ijust want i just want to take you back to gaza now, this is the live feed that we have, the images, as we watch these pictures we have been getting new details from officials in israel about the events that surrounded the shooting dead of three israeli hostages by israeli forces. we now know from them that they were holding a white flag, that is according to military officials. the incident happened in an area of intense conflict where how hamas were. the hostages were fired

against israel's rule of engagement. the hostages were fired against israel's rule of engagement. for the first time in six years, doctor who is part of the christmas day lineup on bbc one in the uk. and there's a new time lord taking control of the tardis. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has been speaking to the new doctor. the new doctor, an anxiety inducing role. thanks to the level of pressure and expectation. from the moment i pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake _ pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake up _ pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake up to _ pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake up to the _ pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake up to the men - pressure and expectation. from the moment i wake up to the men to i pressure and expectation. from the j moment i wake up to the men to go pressure and expectation. from the i moment i wake up to the men to go to bed it is anxiety. but people tell me that means that i care. and i do. i love the show massively. i love the role massively. it is so hard, it is a hard role, it is a prestigious role and it means that it is complex and difficult and i

try to do my best. yes, you're anxious to do a good job. anxious to do a good 'ob. every doctor brings h anxious to do a good 'ob. every doctor brings in _ anxious to do a good job. every doctor brings in particular- doctor brings in particular characteristics to the part. you seem to bring a real passion, real energy. and if i can say so a useful sexiness. d0 energy. and if i can say so a useful sexiness. ~ sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we have all been _ sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we have all been sexy _ sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we have all been sexy in _ sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we have all been sexy in our - sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we have all been sexy in our own . sexiness. do 1? cool. ithink we i have all been sexy in our own way. i think i've just tried to bring energy and fun. if this christmas day special is anything to go by, there will certainly be plenty of that. with his dog the and new companion, battling singing, dancing, goblins,. tote

companion, battling singing, dancing, goblins,.— companion, battling singing, dancing, goblins,. companion, battling singing, dancinu, roblins,. ~ . , . dancing, goblins,. we are bringing a little musical— dancing, goblins,. we are bringing a little musical flair— dancing, goblins,. we are bringing a little musical flair to _ dancing, goblins,. we are bringing a little musical flair to be _ dancing, goblins,. we are bringing a little musical flair to be special. i little musical flair to be special. it little musical flair to be special. it will— little musical flair to be special. it will he — little musical flair to be special. it will be seen as symbolic, the first black actor to play the lead in the show. what will that mean to people? i in the show. what will that mean to --eole? ., , in the show. what will that mean to --eole? .,, ., in the show. what will that mean to --eole? ., ., , ., people? i hope that it means that --eole people? i hope that it means that peeple feel _ people? i hope that it means that people feel seen _ people? i hope that it means that people feel seen and _ people? i hope that it means that people feel seen and a _ people? i hope that it means that people feel seen and a part i people? i hope that it means that people feel seen and a part of- people feel seen and a part of something and also that they don't have to apologise for themselves. can you give us any non—spoiler hints about the first series? i can't, please don't get me into trouble now. i am so bad. oilers. don't do this to me. how i felt playing it's that i was joyous and triumphant and i loved it. i quite simply loved it. find

triumphant and i loved it. i quite simply loved it.— triumphant and i loved it. i quite simply loved it. and q so much for talkin: to simply loved it. and q so much for talking to us- _ here in the uk, after 12 weeks of fancy footwork and glamourous outfits tonight, the winner of this year's strictly come dancing will lift the coveted glitterball trophy. layton williams, ellie leech and bobby brazier have been rehearsing all week for the final, and our entertainment reporter sophie van brugen has been to meet them. the final students remaining on the classroom in strictly 2023 are the youngest yet. and they say they are delighted to have got this far. how would it feel to win? it would be amazing but if we do not, i already feel like i've won, i've had the most incredible journey. i feel like well done, you ate that, and also it is for the audience, everybody at home, the public, the majority of them are behind you. all i want to do is scream and thank the audience and cuddle diane, i

it will feel like that, i but maybe even double that, you know? i cannot even comprehend three words to summarisej the strictly experience. good luck with that. wow. joy- stress. i've got two of them. life changing. genuinely. what is your one big takeaway? i think now people have seen my personality and me for me which is what i really enjoyed, being myself for a little while. the show continues to grow its fan base in next year it will celebrate its 20th birthday and some of this years finalists had onlyjust been born! it is as old as i am. i would have been three years old.

did you watch it when you were growing up? strictly has a ways been a huge part of my family, my parents and grandparents have always watched it. people love it, people have loved it for as long as i have been - alive and keep showing up and they maintain- the kind of enthusiasm. what lovely messages have you had from fans? teachers, parents reaching out, my son or my daughter, they've been struggling and it's a very simple story about a little boy, aged seven, he was embarrassed to wear his pink watch that he loved to school and he saw us do our thing and i must have been in some fabulous outfit and the next day he said i want my watch, i am going to do it on something like that, so small, it causes a lovely beautiful effect. it's been a very emotional series, with dancers dedicated to lost loved ones. this dance is a tribute to my mum!

bobbie was just four years old when his mother died from cervical cancer. i knew if i had the opportunity- to dance to a song like that and do ia dance like that i would take iti but the way i feel about that song is that it is perfect _ so to put my stamp on something perfect is quite scary. but i am so glad we did. what have you learned about yourself? before i was really scared of the unknown and now i feel like i'm going to embrace it because if you say yes at least you give yourself the opportunity but if you said no, you might have passed up an opportunity that could be amazing. how will this change your life? i do not think it will. change my life at all. i can still go and do things, i i might have to wait to someone or give someone a wink but that is fine! -

nothing changes. the finalists have one last message. remember, keep dancing! and five, six, seven eight! i would be back at the top of the hour— i would be back at the top of the hour so— i would be back at the top of the hour sojust _ i would be back at the top of the hour sojust a _ i would be back at the top of the hour so just a couple _ i would be back at the top of the hour so just a couple of - hour sojust a couple of minutes' time _ hour so 'ust a couple of minutes' time. ~ ., .. ., ., time. we will get more reaction to those events _ time. we will get more reaction to those events in _ time. we will get more reaction to those events in gaza. _ time. we will get more reaction to those events in gaza. these i time. we will get more reaction to those events in gaza. these are i time. we will get more reaction to l those events in gaza. these are the live pictures from southern israel over towards gaza. we are getting details in the last 90 minutes or so from an israeli force officials talking about the three israeli hostages that were shot mistakenly by the forces in gaza. the idf saying they saw one of the soldiers emerging from a building holding a white stick with a white cloth. the shoulder felt threatened and opened

fire. this bbc news. hello. there are some decent holes developing in the clouds, not only today but as we go through the weekend. this was the scene earlier on in guernsey. you can see the thick cloud here, it is mild despite the cloud. the air is coming all the way from the south—west and you can see that right across the uk. we have got those mild conditions. in the far north we have this by the frontier which does not move far over the weekend. it is going to bring us some significant rain especially across the north—west of scotland where there is number one in from the met office. we could see up in from the met office. we could see up to 200 millimetres of rain by the end of sunday. that has the potential to cause some flooding in some disruption. for the rest of today the rain continues across the

north—west of scotland. further south it is looking try as i said there are some decent breaks there. in coastal areas will see that rain continuing. maximum temperatures are 12 or 13 celsius. well above the average for this time of year. three to 90 rain continuing across northern scotland, the breeze picking up here as well. further south it is going to remain further cloudy, three into sunday morning, it is going to be a mild night, temperatures no lower than eight to 11 celsius. throughout sunday 80s almost like a repeat performance really. it'll be cloudy but there will be some decent holes the cloud. across england and wales, the rain continues across western scotland. the amber warning in force across sunday. some of the rain can edge its way much further southward. top temperatures on sunday afternoon,

about ten to 14 celsius. into next week we have got a few weather fronts moving south—eastward. on tuesday we could see some significant rain put into england and wales. we will keep a close eye on that one. then we have a north—westerly wind, as we go through the rest of the week on wednesday, that will bring temperatures down. around six to ten degrees celsius. more like the average for this time of year. it stays unsettled, there will be some rain, and some wintry showers over high ground of the north of the uk. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. hundreds gather in tel aviv, calling for the release israel says three hostages waving a white flag when they were shot by israeli forces. the killings of increased the pressure on the israeli government to resume negotiations with hamas on the release of those still held captive. maybe now someone will understand that there is only one way to free the hostages. the aljazeera tv news network says one of its camera operators has been killed in gaza after an israeli airstrike. italy's prime minister hosts a right—wing festival — the missing british boy found six

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