gaza's health ministry says 200 people have been killed and hundreds of others injured over 2a hours as israel's bombardment continues. a woman in the us with a rare double womb has given birth twice in two days — after a "one in the million" pregnancy. and rebecca welch makes history — becoming the first female premier league referee. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the czech republic. a minute's silence has been held for the 1a people shot dead by a student at a university in the captial, prague. thursday's attack also left dozens injured. the czech prime minister has described the "pain and sorrow" of an entire societyjust before christmas. the gunman killed himself after he was surrounded by police. from prague, sarah rainsford sent this report.

bell tolls. a nation paused today to remember the victims of an attack people here can't make sense of, but has brought pain and suffering. church bells rang out across the czech republic to mark the moment. to honour those killed when a student attacked his own university, shooting in the corridors and classrooms. so far, we know three of the dead, including lenka hlavkova, a teacher, who was 49. here at the arts faculty that was attacked, some have personal connections to the victims. a friend of these women survived by locking herself into a classroom to hide. translation: she cowered under the table. _ i saw her yesterday and felt sorry for her. she was still shaking.

images from a bodycamera show the police hunt for the gunman inside charles university. at this point, the 24—year—old was prowling the corridors above. we are told most of his victims were female, but we have no idea of his motive. in the end, he turned his gun on himself. many people were seriously injured, carried out of the building by police. this attack has not only brought horror here to prague, it is a national tragedy. there are so many questions to answer about how exactly it was possible, and how to prevent anything like it in the future. but for now, the focus is on mourning the dead, and on remembering the injured. the mass shooting is the worst this country has ever known, and it targeted young students and teachers who should have been returning home to theirfamilies now, for christmas. sarah rainsford, bbc news, prague.

to the middle east next, and gaza's health ministry says more then 200 people have been killed in the past 2a hours as israel's bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid into gaza, has been criticised for not going far enough. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has thanked the us for abstaining at the un security council and reiterated tojoe biden that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. lucy williamson reports. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas.

if you want a ceasefire, that, from israel's perspective, can only happen with the release of hostages. as you know, hamas continues to hold over 100 hostages. there's a chance, because they want that ceasefire, they need that ceasefire, they will agree to the hostages but to be frank, had we agreed to the un secretary—general�*s proposal over a month ago for this unilateral ceasefire, we would never have got the 110 hostages out that we did in november. israel's army said this week it had killed tens of hamas fighters in an ambush near gaza city. and that it's preparing to expand operations to new areas in the south. israel is keen to show its making progress against hamas. its security forces say 700 palestinian fighters have been taken to israel for questioning. 200 of them in the last week. but palestinian groups are still firing rockets into israel

and there's no sign of the hamas leaders israel blames for the 7th of october attacks. strikes in khan younis yesterday reportedly killed around 50 people. gaza's hamas—run government says most of those killed in the war are women and children. mass funerals, daily, at hospital morgues. translation: the mask of humanity has fallen. i what's going on in the corridors of the un security council is nothing more than theatre and farce. confirming the continued murder and extermination of civilians. this is a genocide. israelis were told this war would bring security. to gazans, it's bringing the opposite. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. i spoke to ahmed bayram from the norwegian refugee council. we can all agree it's a while. it's a step in the right direction.

what we need here is a giant stride towards achieving a lasting ceasefire. this is not going to cut it. this is not enough. and while there's clearly a political will to help people, to help the people in gaza, i think the negotiations that are happening will decide the fate of two million people. over the next period, we are entering a very, very dangerous territory, in terms of the weather, in terms of displacement, in terms of the famine that we are risking now, as reported by the un. all these factors come together to test really the humanity of the world, the humanity of the political leaders of the world and the political powers of this world. so what we need to see next is serious negotiation for a lasting ceasefire in gaza.

how are your team operating within gaza? i mean, are they getting any aid at all at the moment? very little, compared to what we can do. i have 50 colleagues on the ground. they are doing an impossiblejob. they are literally risking their lives. they have to spend the day, of course, fending for their families, trying to find whatever clean water or whatever canned food they can get hold of. the market is being, is obviously empty. there's very little coming, little aid coming in. at the same time, they have to provide for people who need, desperately need this aid, particularly in areas around rafah, which is now probably one of the most densely populated areas in the world. they're working under impossible circumstances and conditions, really, just like all other aid workers in gaza. what they are what they have to do is provide aid while at the same time checking in, make sure that their family are still alive with every air strike that that keeps creeping closer and closer to rafah.

you know, this environment is simply unsustainable. and we need, we need the safety for aid workers who can deliver for people in gaza there, two million of them. and of course, that cannot happen without a surge in the number of aid trucks that come in and the quality of aid that comes in. and, of course, negotiations for a ceasefire. ahmed, do you understand what's likely to happen next? because obviously organizations like yours need to know in order to put plans into action. absolutely. and that's the question that we're all asking. we have been appealing all this time, 75 days for this ceasefire to take hold, for the hostages to be released, for the siege to be lifted, for aid to come in. it's, i mean, we need we need to understand that we are asking the impossible of these aid workers. they are working across very small

pockets of not even safe, but, you know, little pockets of shelters, of overcrowded tents, schools, of un shelters. and now with israel continuing to order hundreds of thousands to leave the areas, the very areas that it has asked them to go to. it's even makes it even more impossible. so what we want to see next street is hopefully a window, a hope, a hopeful series of negotiations that can push us towards a ceasefire and an end to this misery for two million people in gaza. about half a million palestinian refugees are currently registered in lebanon — they were mostly displaced there in 1948 and 1967. for many of them, the current war in gaza is both a traumatic flashback — and a worrying development for the future. lina sinjab reports

from the shatila refugee camp. a slum in the south of beirut. shatila camp is home to thousands of palestinian refugees. translation: 0ur| house was on a hill. it was very beautiful. dawood is originally from nazareth. he arrived in lebanon with his family in 1948 when he was six. translation: we walked from palestine. _ like him, many arrived in 1948. up until may that year, britain had governed palestine under a un mandate on a promise to establish a national home there werejewish people. in the war that followed israel's declaration of statehood in may 1948, about 700,000 palestinians were expelled or forced from their homes. dawood's family members now live in lebanon, europe and gaza.

this latest war has reopened old wounds and has pushed people to the extreme. translation: if you look. at hiroshima, it is not as bad as what they did in gaza. they want to exterminate all palestinians, not only hamas. the bloodshed has been going on since 1948. the israeli defence forces say they are trying to minimise civilian casualties in gaza, but here, there is a widespread sense of anger. many share dawood's views as now, over 20,000 people have been killed in gaza. nearly half of them are children. because of the sectarian divisions in lebanon and the palestinian involvement in the lebanese civil war in the mid—70s, to this day, the lebanese government does not recognise any rights to palestinian refugees, not even property ownership. and poorly paid jobs are the only ones allowed for young people in this camp. the united nations agency unwra has been providing

help here for decades. security is very bad. sanitation, water is always a problem and unwra is struggling to provide these very basic services to the palestine refugees that should be standing on their own feet, 75 years later. this museum connects personal belongings of refugees. some people have even kept their old house keys, hoping one day to be back. but as war continues in gaza, the future for many looks bleak. netanyahu does not want a state of palestine. so what can we do? we are in need of a partner that will also say ok to peace. today, people in the camp have taken to the streets to express solidarity with people in gaza. generation after generation here keeps palestine in their heart and mind.

a drone strike has damaged a ship in the arabian sea, off the coast of india. a british maritime security firm said the attack happened 200 miles southwest of veraval. it caused a fire on board, but there were no casualties. the strike came amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by iran—backed, houthi rebels, in yemen. they're targeting vessels passing through the red sea, forcing shipping companies to change course. our south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan, is following the story from delhi. according to one of the maritime security agency, this particular cargo ship, which was carrying chemical products, which has started from saudi arabia, on its way to one of the indian ports in southern india, it came under attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle. this happened just 200 nautical miles off the coast of the western part of india,

from the state of gujarat into the arabian sea. now what is significant here is that we have been hearing about attacks on cargo ships and container ships passing through the red sea by the houthi rivers. they have attacked about ten ships so far, but this particular incident happened probably approximately about 2,000 kilometres away from that area, which shows how far this conflict can spread, and it is also a big question who could have carried out? no group or country has said they were responsible for this attack. there was fire on boat, it was put out, there was some structural damage to the ship, it also took some water and there were 20 indian crew, so it is a big danger to all these commercial vehicles carrying huge amount of cargo, because this security firm also says this ship was linked to israel and that is why probably it came under attack.

it is a warning sign for countries in the region, including india. the un special envoy to yemen says the warring sides in the long—running conflict have agreed to engage in a ceasefire to end the fighting. hans grundberg said he welcomed the breakthrough, adding that a nationwide ceasefire would improve living conditions in the war—torn country. in a statement he added that the parties had agreed to join preparations for the resumption of an inclusive un—led political process. in russia, a former tvjournalist has been barred from challenging president vladimir putin, in the country's upcoming presidential elections. our reporter, naomi choy smith, is in the newsroom with more. it was a short lived presidential bid. she threw her hat in the ring just three days ago, one of 29 contenders

for president so far. the candidates are expected to gather thousands of signatures from supporters before they qualify to have their name on the ballot. the russian electoral commission banned duntsova from running saying she had mistakes in her application. when asked about concerns for her own security, and fears for her safety and running for president, duntsova did admit she did have some fears and concerns, those include kremlin, critics, who is serving consecutive prison sentence, alexei navalny. when asked about her fears for her safety, in running for president, she did admit she did have some those include kremlin, critics, who is serving consecutive prison sentence, alexei navalny. when asked about her fears for her safety, in running for president, she did admit

she did have some fears and concerns, saying "any sane person taking this step would be afraid but fear must not win. " she also said she believed russians were looking for an alternative to president putin at the ballot box. take a listen. a , putin at the ballot box. take a listen. , , .,, ., i. listen. many people write to me, you ave us listen. many people write to me, you gave us hepe. _ listen. many people write to me, you gave us hepe. if— listen. many people write to me, you gave us hepe. if you _ listen. many people write to me, you gave us hope, if you manage - listen. many people write to me, you gave us hope, if you manage to - listen. many people write to me, you gave us hope, if you manage to get l gave us hope, if you manage to get register— gave us hope, if you manage to get register wed will definitely vote for you — register wed will definitely vote for you. they do not see any alternative and consider boycotting the elections. disqualification leaves no shire notable opposition candidate to challenge newtonabbey the presidential elections in march. presidential elections in march. president putin for his part is seeking a sixth term in office, is she has been in power as president of prime minister since 1999, and the up coming elections will mark the up coming elections will mark the first presidential ballot since russia launched its war in ukraine nearly two years ago. let's get some of the day's other news now. a man has been arrested on suspicion of theft and criminal damage, after a street sign featuring work by the famous elusive artist banksy was removed.

the piece of street art — a red stop sign with three military drones — was unveiled on friday, in peckham. it was taken by a man with bolt cutters shortly after banksy confirmed he was the artist. detectives say the man remains in custody and investigations are ongoing. an attack by rebels in burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them being civilians. the attack in the west of the country was claimed by the red—tabara rebel group, which in its own statement said it had killed ten members of the security forces. the attack occurred on friday evening in the town of vugizo, near the border with the democratic republic of congo where the rebels have a base. the chinese government says it could revise proposed changes to the online gaming industry, after financial markets reacted badly to plans to curb the sector. on friday, beijing said it was considering limiting incentives used by gaming companies to encourage people to continue playing. that led to tens of billions of dollars being wiped off the stock

value of several chinese online companies now to one of the most read stories today on the bbc news website and app. and it's quite a remarkable one. a mother from alabama, in the united states, with a rare double womb, has given birth to two babies in two days. kelsey hatcher delivered one daughter on tuesday — and the second on wednesday — after a total of 20 hours in labour — at the university of alabama hospital. experts say it's a "one in a million" pregnancy. a double uterus affects 0.3% of women. kelsey and her husband, caleb, called them "miracle babies". the girls are fraternal twins — with rare separate birthdays. earlier, we spoke to dr shweta patel, assistant professor in the obstetrics and gynecology

department at the hospital and was one of the doctors who helped manage the delivery. kelsey was coming in for her first new visit and we knew she had a condition with a double uterus. that is when we found out that not only was she pregnant in one uterus, she was also pregnant in the other uterus. it is very, very rare. that is something that obstetricians go through their whole careers and never see. biologically her uterus developed in an atypical way. a normal uterus forms by having two ducts that fuse together. hers did not fuse and that led to two separate uterus and two separate cervixes. she likely ovulated separately with separate eggs going down each uterus and sperm being fertilised separately as well, leading to two separate babies in each uterus. as most babies they had a mind of their own and one came... the first baby on the right uterus came in about ten hours later

the baby came by c—section. mum is great and both babies are doing well. the baby on the right is called roxy and the baby on the left side, who came by c—section, is called rebel. appropriately named. football, and rebecca welch has made history by becoming the first female to referee a premier league match. she took charge of the game between fulham and burnley. welch began her refereeing career 13 years ago, with university and sunday league games, before climbing through the ranks. burnley manager vincent kompany says women in football, but also in general, will see her progression as "a way to achieve at the highest level". live now to cardiff and we can speak to rosheen khan. she is wales' first muslim female football referee. it is fantastic to have you with us here, on the programme, today, so

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mainland, the snow falling here has since turned to rain and it is misty and murky, very wet at the moment but the rain will ease off, the main rain band pushing down to southern england and across the northern isles. it will be followed by clearer spells for northern uk and a few showers and it will be a mild start to sunday morning, christmas eve. it will be a windy day, so over into the eels of the pennines, it could be difficult for driving high sided vehicles, windy conditions widely in scotland. 70mph in parts of the mainland and across orkney. and they will drive in blustery showers, sunshine and showers will follow to northern ireland, north england and the north midlands eventually. it will bring rain for a while this wales. temperatures could reach 15

degrees in the east but those numbers drop a bit. bit. cooler air. that is bringing rain and cloud, that will sit round overnight and will still be there into christmas morning but we have another weather system to the north, they will combine to bring rain. some snow over the hills where the air is colder but another my lord day. the. those two weather systems will sweep away overnight. thing also calm down as we head into boxing day, the winds will be lighter, blustery in the north and west with a few wintry showers for a while. a lot of dry weather, plenty of sunshine round there, is rain in the channel, that will push back towards the far south—west later on in this day. temperatures will be lower. let us summarise the next few days. could bring some travel disruption, then

raise developing for christmas day,

this is bbc news. the headlines. the czech republic holds a minute's silence for the 1a people who died in thursday's mass shooting at a university in prague. gaza's health ministry says 200 people have died and hundreds of others have been injured over

a period of 2a hours, as israel's bombardment continues. it comes as a watered—down un security council resolution for more aid into gaza has been criticised for not going far enough. a woman in the us with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days, after a "one in the million" pregnancy. 32—year—old kelsey hatcher delivered one daughter on tuesday, and a second on wednesday, and rebecca welch makes history, becoming the first woman premier league referee, after taking charge at the match between fulham and burnley earlier today. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night live from the bbc sport centre.

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