mass shooting in prague — more than fourteen people are killed as a gunman opens fire on his fellow students. and atop eu court rules that uefa's ban on a european super league is unlawful. we start in new york. this is live at the un security council. we're waiting for a key vote on a draft resolution aimed at increasing humanitarian aid to gaza. the vote has already faced multiple delays this week. negotiators dont seem to be able to agree on the exact

wording of the resolution. it comes down to aid and the monitoring mechanism that is in the draft resolution. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has more from new york. diplomats are in consultation and what i heard from one diplomat is that they have made more progress today and they have all week and they are narrowing the gap and we have received the latest draught resolution and it is different and key aspects from the last proposals and the suspension of hostilities the draught now calls for urgent steps to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access with creating conditions for sustainable station of hostilities and from the original draught in the

resolution on the table now also appoints senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator that will appoint a mechanism to try to speed up aid into gaza. it's quite a mouthful but these are the proposals on the table and this was made to try to prevent a veto to get the united states on board with this resolution and of the councilmembers feel they can get to a vote this evening, they will know is the question ofjust evening, they will know is the question of just what this means for the un because this will now put them in a position of having to vet somebody who would be acceptable to israel and other parties to be appointed as the coordinator it would put time to create that mechanism and the security council is calling for it and it's in there trying to do to help relieve the suffering of palestinians there in gaza. and

the resolution is about increasing humanitarian aid into gaza and the military operation is humanitarian aid to gaza. israel's military operation has turned life upside down for almost everyone in gaza — and one of the major issues facing the people is food — or a lack there of. the latest analysis says almost the entire population is facing shortages. the ipc data shows that twenty—six percent of gazans — more than half—a—million people — have exhausted their food supplies. so what does that mean? well — those people are now facing the prospect of what's described as catastrophic hunger and starvation. according to the world food programme's executive director — cindy mccain — the situation is desperate, and no one in gaza is safe from starvation. i'm joined now by shaza moghraby in new york — a spokesperson for the world food programme. thank you so much for your

time. we have been hearing about food shortages for quite some time. how serious is the situation in gaza when it comes to food shortages? i think the report released today clearly depicts the horrific situation that is on the ground and the images are seeing from malnourished children were shaking from the court whether because of the inadequate shelters, the lack of food, the lack of fuel to keep them warm and the most alarming findings is the number of people who are facing the most severe levels of hunger from this fight scales such as lumber number five is over half a million that's four times higher than the number of people facing the same level of food insecurity around the world and this gives you a

picture of how severe the situation is and i have seen his analysis from others and i and many colleagues were 20 plus years to see something more unprecedented with the sheer scale and this speed in which the situation has deteriorated and this is extremely worrying and people who have been lucky to escape death through the shelling and are facing the threat of starvation that's only going to get worse if action is not done right now to avert potential famine in the coming months. the discussion seems to include a pause in fighting is that which you need to get the aid

and? ~,,. , which you need to get the aid and? absolutely, also the restoration _ and? absolutely, also the restoration of _ and? absolutely, also the restoration of rapidly - restoration of rapidly shrinking operational space that we been facing and the people that we should and want to deliver is essential to stop this from happening. and the direct impact that we are not getting as much aid as we want in the safe consistent quota of supplies and it's important that we have that consistency to rise up to the challenges on the ground and you need them to be open and we are able to facilitate through jordan and facilitate throuthordan and that was a good step in the direction but we need more. and we need an immediate humanitarian cease—fire in order to go in and really scale

up order to go in and really scale up to the love that we need to scale up to in order to avert this them catastrophe —— eminent. this them catastrophe -- eminent-— this them catastrophe -- eminent. . . ., eminent. what challenges or teams facing _ eminent. what challenges or teams facing on _ eminent. what challenges or teams facing on the - eminent. what challenges or teams facing on the ground i eminent. what challenges or. teams facing on the ground he gives a sense of how it is for them in the cause of right now? the biggest issue is a series of issues and number one, the operational spaces shrinking edit is not safe for staff to distribute aid and we are providing aid because the bombardment whatever the blade is making it, we are also facing roadblocks in terms of coming through this, we need fuel to transport from one place to the other to reach the people that we need. in the

food in the shops, providing cash assistance powering the local economy that is already fragile beforehand let's remember, two thirds of the population was required of assistance in providing data more because food is not available on the shelves. the supplies were depleted and communication blackouts are connections with their partners and retailers and people that would support his severed and our staff were in the thick of the crisis or doing a remarkablejob with the crisis or doing a remarkable job with the situation that they been dealt with but not safe, there in the thick of the crisis in the same conditions as those of us a tremendous loss and we are trained to adapt to the situation that is changing by the minute and deliver his much

as they can to the people who need our support.— as they can to the people who need our support. thank you for our need our support. thank you for your time- _ staying in gaza, the israeli army says it has killed more than two thousand palestinian fighters since the one—week truce collapsed at the start of this month. tonight they released this video — showing the demolition of what they say was a vast network of tunnels in northern gaza used by hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. the health ministry in gaza says more than twenty—thousand people have been killed there since the israeli offensive began. and thousands have fled their homes. they include a cameraman who works for the bbc�*s arabic service — jehad el—mush ha—rawi. last month his family left their home in northern gaza and headed south along the salah al—din road, a route that israel's military

said was a safe corridor theirjourney took them to khan younis and then onto rafah in the south by the egyptian border. this is his story — voiced by a bbc colleague. dada. i didn't want to leave my home. we were comfortable. we had power, food and water. all my bbc colleagues had already fled south. they told me how bad the situation was. no electricity, no water. i didn't want to go. i wanted to delay the suffering my family would have to face for as long as possible. but the houses opposite our home were being bombed, one after another. explosion. i knew our time would come next. there were israeli soldiers staged in demolished buildings along the road. we didn't want to use our phones to film as we were worried about being targeted. we walked for hours and knew eventually we'd have to cross the israeli army's checkpoint. we were nervous. my children kept asking, what will the soldiers do to us? we came to a stop about

a kilometre from the checkpoint itself, joining a long queue of people that stretched across the entire width of the road. we spent more than four hours waiting, sometimes only taking one step forward in half an hour. a few metres beyond the checkpoint i saw four detainees in their underwear being blindfolded. beside a demolished building there was a wall of sand. the blindfolded men were taken to the sand hill by soldiers and then took steps down out of my vision. then we heard gunfire. i'm not sure whether they were shot or not.

further along the road, i saw corpses and rotting body parts. i screamed at the top of my lungs, telling my children to look at the sky and continue walking. the next morning, we set off early for khan younis. we got on a bus with a capacity for 20. there wasn't enough room for us, so some of us clung to the doors and windows. i knew that the ground operation would move towards khan younis. i knew there would be nowhere safe. in rafah we are renting a small outhouse.

the roof is made of tin and plastic bags. if shrapnel falls there's nothing to protect us. we have hardly anything to eat and nowhere to go. all i want to do now is leave gaza and be safe with my children. in the czech republic — police say fourteen people have been killed in a mass shooting at a university in prague. twenty five others were injured, ten of them seriously. the gunman, who was a student at the university, was also found dead. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford has more from there. this mass shooting took place just across the bridge from where i am tonight lit up at the end, that is the university in the arts faculty and that is are the gun man shot so many people in this deep shock here in prague and across the czech republic and seen taking place of the government, the cabinet in the president also telling

that of parliament that the prime minister is very talked about deep sadness and discussed at this attack, there can be no justification discussed at this attack, there can be nojustification for discussed at this attack, there can be no justification for it. details of what is happened of the man at the heart of it in their own operation to try to apprehend him. but what we do know at this moment was that this is an attack carried out by a 24—year—old man against fellow students and his own university. fellow students and his own university-— university. the centre of pra . ue university. the centre of prague was _ university. the centre of prague was transformed | university. the centre of- prague was transformed today into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a university building as a gunman stalked the corridors there, at this point, he was still on the loose. these are the scenes at the university, desperate students clinging for their lives to alleging the fear of falling overtaken by the fear of the gunman metres away on

the roof. is the shooting began, students at the barricade themselves in the classrooms and taught to hide with the lights off.— with the lights off. students had to lock _ with the lights off. students had to lock themselves - with the lights off. students had to lock themselves in i with the lights off. students i had to lock themselves in their rooms and the furniture in front of the doors and they were ready to fight with the suspect if the suspect came inside the room where they had been locked in.— inside the room where they had been locked in. crowd scattered and fear, ordered _ been locked in. crowd scattered and fear, ordered to _ been locked in. crowd scattered and fear, ordered to take - been locked in. crowd scattered and fear, ordered to take cover| and fear, ordered to take cover although many did not know what kind of danger they were running from. prague is full of tourists this time of year and some described hearing shots fired in panic, multiple ambulances sent to the scene and some insured are in a very serious condition. the gunshots. _ serious condition. the gunshots, i _ serious condition. the | gunshots, i remember serious condition. the - gunshots, i remember the serious condition. the gunshots, i rememberthe first one and — gunshots, i rememberthe first one and i— gunshots, i rememberthe first one and i looked in i said, is,

iwas— one and i looked in i said, is, i was questioning myself and these — i was questioning myself and these are people running here to view— these are people running here to view streams and you are like, — to view streams and you are like. it— to view streams and you are like, it cannot be. you see it on the — like, it cannot be. you see it on the news and you think, you always— on the news and you think, you always think you're not going to he — always think you're not going to he and _ always think you're not going to be and it, that situation and — to be and it, that situation and then— to be and it, that situation and then you're another one and another— and then you're another one and another one and the nuclear police — another one and the nuclear police sirens and it becomes clear. — police sirens and it becomes clear. we _ police sirens and it becomes clear, we need to get out of here — clear, we need to get out of here. ., ., . ~ clear, we need to get out of here. . ., . ~ ., clear, we need to get out of here. . . . ~ .,, , here. the attacker has been named and _ here. the attacker has been named and they _ here. the attacker has been named and they say - here. the attacker has been named and they say he - here. the attacker has been. named and they say he made disturbing posts leading up to the shooting on his social media accounts. i the shooting on his social media accounts.- the shooting on his social media accounts. i have no understanding _ media accounts. i have no understanding of - media accounts. i have no understanding of the - media accounts. i have no i understanding of the motive media accounts. i have no - understanding of the motive and retype _ understanding of the motive and retype hy— understanding of the motive and retype by but _ understanding of the motive and retype by but a _ understanding of the motive and retype by but a high _ understanding of the motive and retype by but a high performingl retype by but a high performing students — retype by but a high performing students another— retype by but a high performing students another heinous - retype by but a high performing students another heinous act i students another heinous act elsewhere _ students another heinous act elsewhere in— students another heinous act elsewhere in the _ students another heinous act elsewhere in the world. - students another heinous act elsewhere in the world. thisl elsewhere in the world. this evening. _ elsewhere in the world. this evening. the _ elsewhere in the world. this evening, the czech - elsewhere in the world- evening, the czech government had been talking about how the gunman had been eliminated and his father had been found dead at his home in the government

says no link to international terrorism. it is the worst shooting in this country indicates an acute shock. —— and everyone is in huge shock. we know the government had a licence and pass the test required in order to have a firearm and they're suggesting that he may be linked to another killing, a man and a tiny baby or chilled earlier this week but that is still an open investigation. police are saying this gunman had a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition when he was found in the consequences of this deadly attack could have been even worse. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. judge has ruled the two i6—year—olds found guilty of murdering brianna jai

in a park in cheshire in february can be named. the pair have been referred to only as girl x and boy y due to their age. trialjudge mrsjustice yip said they could be named when the sentencing hearing takes place in february. junior doctors in england are on strike for a second day as part of their three—day walkout. charities and nhs leaders have warned that some patients who are well enough to be discharged could be stranded in hospital over christmas as a result of the action. the government says british sign language will be taught as a gcse in england from september 2025. it says the qualification will be open to all pupils —— who will learn an important life skill... and that the plans will advance inclusivity. you're live with bbc news.

the uk government has tonight rowed back on its plan to raise the minimum salary that britons need to earn to bring foreign family members to live in the uk. currently, applicants need to earn at least £18,600 — that's more than $23,500 — to apply for a family visa. a few weeks ago the government announced plans to raise this threshold to almost 39—thousand—pounds, nearly $50,000, from april next year. a document published today indicates that threshold would in fact, be set at 29—thousand—pounds, almost $37,000, as part of an initial implementation. 0ur uk political correspondent ione wells has more on what these changes mean for both british citizens and migrants working in the uk. for what this change means is

that effectively when it comes into force in the spring, it would not mean that someone was in the uk a would not mean that someone was in the u 1 ., �* , would not mean that someone was intheu�* ,. in the uk a british citizen in the uk who _ in the uk a british citizen in the uk who wants - in the uk a british citizen in the uk who wants to - in the uk a british citizen in the uk who wants to bring l in the uk a british citizen in| the uk who wants to bring a family member, dependent to come and live with them will now only need to earn £29,000 as opposed to a higher threshold that was initially proposed. that will mean effectively that will be potentially more people eligible to bring dependence to uk on the family visa however, there's been a mixed responses with some nonprofit groups represent is affected by this unhappy with the confusion this is causing for people who either may be british citizens are settled here mind to bring family or maybe family members are people crying in the uk lived abroad were wondering where that threshold is going up where that threshold is going up because we do not know from ministers when they plan to implement the higher threshold that they pledged.

to some sport now, and a revamped plan for the european super league was released on thursday. it came just hours after the european court ofjustice ruled that banning clubs from joining the league was unlawful. in 2021, twelve clubs — including six from the english premier league — announced they were joining a european super league. but the plan quickly collapsed amid opposition from fans, football's governing bodies and even the british government. in its ruling on thursday, the the european court ofjustice said the actions of uefa and fifa - who run european and world football — were "contrary to competition law and the freedom to provide services". the people behind the super league, a22 say... but uefa said it was

european football journalist and author guillem balague spoke to us earlier this evening to give us his thoughts on the ruling. we got there has been sent and it's another step in the right direction they want to create a competition that brings more money allows fans to watch the games for free and more control over the future of the clubs and ua from the leaks, the premier league, liga in saying this doesn't change anything and is a battle for control and money and that's what it's at the end of it right now, there were no real winners, these judicial processes have not finished and the commercial will take this resolution and look at it and take another

decision that will delay what happens next with the european super league and it looks like a one hand leave may be winning thejudicial a one hand leave may be winning the judicial battle and without that the battle is lost. we head to hong kong now — where the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere — the winter solstice — is no time to be glum. adele wong is a publisher and author based in hong kong. she spoke to me about the festivities in hong kong at this time of the year. winter solstice is quite a big deal here even though it's the shortest day of the year, there is much to celebrate and it means we have only longer and brighter days going forward and employees, workers get a half day off and the day is meant to be celebrated with family, and eating dumplings with sweet glutinous rice which symbolise union and celebration.

a lot to look forward to in the day and coincidently come to the winter solstice is not a holiday, we have a lot of a holiday weekend in hong kong we have christmas day and boxing day off as well. very happy celebrations towards the end of the year. hong kong has gone to a great deal of change in the last few years, covid—i9 being one of the main ones what is the sense of feel like an atmosphere of the city this year? so many years of upheaval and general unrest in this year, it feels a lot different and we finally lifted up to 18 lifted all covid—19 restrictions and no more mandatory mask wearing a defeat of the vibe is quite different

in the streets again were crowded, people are venturing into the night and will have been more night—time activity picking up and if you're this general sense of optimism in the air for hong kong. and do you think that optimism is going to carry on to 202k? i definitely hope so. there is much to look forward to and there are covid—19 variants and constraints, and residue for 2024 but were going to celebrate the end of 2023 because things are looking up. thank you very much. that's all for now — stay with bbc news.

hello. at long last, we've reached that turning point to the year in which days gradually start to stretch out. once again, it is the winter solstice today, barely five hours and 50 minutes of daylight at lerwick. but come the 20th ofjune next year, there'll be nearly 19 hours. now, the weather today, though, not quite as windy as it was yesterday, this is the remnants of storm pia and it's going to cause huge problems around parts of north east germany and poland. we're though still in the wake of it with plenty of cloud pushing its way in and weather fronts, which will stop the temperature from dropping too much tonight across much of the uk, the exception being northern scotland. so cold and winter here, icy conditions around, more snow flurries in shetland and a bit of snow mixed in with the rain in northern scotland but turning bright at later in the day. brightening up too across wales, southern parts of england, the channel islands after a cloudy start with some patchy drizzle. but this zone from south west scotland, northern ireland through northern england towards east anglia, staying rather cloudy throughout the day. outbreaks of rain. now, whilst it's not as windy as yesterday, that northwest wind is still going to be quite gusty in places and it will limit the way things feel. maybe not quite as mild as it was during thursday, but barely above freezing in shetland.

now with that cold air in place, weatherfront pushing its way in through friday night into saturday, we could see some significant snow in the mountains of scotland, icy conditions around as well. but you can see just how limited that cold air is. place to the blue colors on the chart elsewhere, place to the blue colours on the chart elsewhere, another very mild night to take us into the weekend. but for the weekend, high pressure is established way towards the southwest, toppling around it, the cloud, more weatherfronts, but also much, much milder air. if anything, temperatures will creep up even further this weekend. the exception being on the northern side of that weatherfront, significant snow, as i said in parts of scotland, even to lower levels for a time, never reaching the mild air towards shetland through the day and rain will continue to fall across western scotland throughout. so, there could be some flooding issues here. six degrees in aberdeen, three in lerwick, most though around 12 or 13 degrees. as we go into sunday, well, we've got a weather front which willjust straddle the country bringing more cloud outbreaks of rain. so christmas eve, there will be some scattered rain, a little bit of brightness, but it could potentially be one of the warmest christmas eves on record.

temperatures up to around 15 degrees. that warmth continues into christmas day, a gray one rather than a white one. but if you wanted to get out for a good walk on boxing day, it's looking good.

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with warnings of more pain to come. for korean food to bollywood cinema — the search trends of 2023. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. let's begin in the us where nike has unveiled plans to cut 2 billion in costs over the next three years. the announcement came after the sportswear company missed market expectations for quarterly sales and warned of lower revenues ahead. its shares fell by around 10% after the closing bell. michelle fleury has the latest from new york. once a taste maker, sneaker giant nike is falling behind, adidas and new balance are allowing the fashion set with their new styles and colour waves while runners increasingly have more choice thanks to new brands. nike set sales of footwear

in north america, which is its largest market fell 5%.