new rules mean officers must attend every home break—in within an hour. and actor lee sun—kyun, star of the oscar—winning film parasite — is found dead in central seoul. the israeli military is expanding its offensive in gaza, with troops pushing into the centre of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry says more than 21,000 people have now been killed in gaza since the war began. while in the occupied west bank, the health ministry there says six people were killed in what it said was an israeli strike on a refugee camp. reports indicate the victims were killed by a drone strike on noor ashams camp, east of the city of tulkarm. israeli forces and settlers are said to have killed more than 300 palestinians in the west bank since the 7th of october. israel has not commented

on the drone strike claim. in his first interview since the war began, the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, who is based in the west bank, described the conflict as a "grave crime" against his people. translation: what is happening in the palestinian _ translation: what is happening in the palestinian territories _ translation: what is happening in the palestinian territories is - translation: what is happening in the palestinian territories is far beyond a disaster and far more than a genocide. the palestinians have never seen anything like this. even during the catastrophe of 1948, what is happening today is far worse. a huge crime is being committed against palestinians over the past 79 days, notjust in gaza, but also in the west bank and jerusalem. unfortunately, whenever the international community, the un, security council and the general

assembly tried to stop the war, the us disrupts these attempts by using its veto and refusing to bring fighting to a halt. it is notjust mortars and people wounded in gaza, everything has been wiped out. houses, mosques, institutions, schools, everything. you cannot recognise gaza any more. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem and gave us this update on how the war is expanding beyond the gaza strip. we've had the palestinian ministry of health saying that some 300 palestinians have been killed by israeli forces and by israeli settlers. and just overnight, we saw that there was an israeli raid on tulkarem, on the nur shams refugee camp close there, and that has killed six palestinians, according to palestinian health officials. it really shows just how there is this constant fear of an expansion beyond gaza, into the west bank as well. and we've actually had the israeli defense minister

yesterday also warning about a multi—front war, including the west bank in that, saying that there are seven theatres in which israel has to kind of look around the region at the moment. it's operating, he said, in six of those, without specifying where. also along the border with lebanon, things have been extremely tense. lots of cross—border exchanges in the past few days. we've had the houthis, backed by iran, from yemen, who've been launching attacks on ships in the red sea. the israeli military shooting down drones, it says, launched by them. really a lot going on, which gives a lot of concern to this crisis spreading beyond the boundaries here into the rest of the region. i asked israeli government spokesperson, mark regev, whether the declaration by the army that the war would last for many more months was a sign that israel was not achieving its aims. no, but it means the campaign against hamas does need

to finish thejob. we have to see hamas's military machine destroyed. we have to see the end of hamas rule in gaza. without that, we're just back to square one, with hamas in power in gaza and another 0ctober seventh massacre and the continued of hamas's autocratic extremist rule over the gaza strip. that's not good for israelis, that's not good for palestinians. mr regev, what do you say to people, many people who say it's not possible to entirely dismantle hamas, in fact, israel's actions are only increasing support for hamas in gaza and also in the west bank. you can't kill an ideology. you can't kill an ideology, but you can remove them from power. i mean, isis is still an ideology, a very, very dangerous ideology, but they no longer control territory in syria and iraq because there was a military coalition that destroyed their military base. and we're going to do the same in gaza. we can't destroy hamas's ideology.

unfortunately, that's not realistic. but we can remove them from power. we can prevent them from having control over this territorial enclave. and that will do a lot to save lives and prevent future conflict in the region. on day one of this war, the israeli security cabinet passed a decision that said we place no limitations whatsoever on food, water, medicine entering the gaza strip. at the same time, we've opened up a crossing in southern israel, the kerem shalom crossing, for aid into gaza. so that's augmenting the aid coming in through rafah. and i can tell you that trucks that we've already inspected and authorized that have entered the southern part of the gaza strip are somehow being held up. and our concern is that hamas is deliberately augmenting, deliberately creating a problem with the distribution of the aid so as to put pressure on the international community to put pressure on for a ceasefire, because that's their only lifeline, because we are in the process of destroying hamas and they know the only way to save themselves

and their regime of terror is to have pressure for a ceasefire. but everyone, if one talks about moral leadership, we can't accept hamas's terms. we can't accept their rules of the game. letting hamas survive is just a recipe for more violence down the road. i'm joined now by the unrwa director of communications, juliette touma. cani can i get you to respond to some of those commentsjust made can i get you to respond to some of those comments just made to me? firstly, he said hamas's creating problems deliberately with the distribution of aid inside gaza. can you clarify what is happening with age? you clarify what is happening with ace? . ~' , ., you clarify what is happening with ace? ., ~ i. ., you clarify what is happening with ace? ., ~ ., you clarify what is happening with ace? ., ., ., age? thank you and happy holidays. but i do know _ age? thank you and happy holidays. but i do know is _ age? thank you and happy holidays. but i do know is that _ age? thank you and happy holidays. but i do know is that very _ age? thank you and happy holidays. but i do know is that very little - but i do know is that very little supplies continue to come into the gaza strip and that there needs to be more aid and i can speak to the

aid that we receive. we do know that it is very, very little and it doesn't correspond to the ongoing and increasing monetary and needs on the ground in gaza. mark and increasing monetary and needs on the ground in gaza.— the ground in gaza. mark said to me that israel puts _ the ground in gaza. mark said to me that israel puts new _ the ground in gaza. mark said to me that israel puts new limits _ the ground in gaza. mark said to me that israel puts new limits on - the ground in gaza. mark said to me that israel puts new limits on aid - that israel puts new limits on aid going into gaza. who is controlling that flow of aid?— that flow of aid? before the war started, because _ that flow of aid? before the war started, because it _ that flow of aid? before the war started, because it used - that flow of aid? before the war started, because it used to - that flow of aid? before the war started, because it used to get| started, because it used to get every single day 500 trucks of your monetary and aid, fuel and commercial supplies. monetary and aid, fuel and commercialsupplies. in monetary and aid, fuel and commercial supplies. in no day during this war have we reached anything close to that. on average we are still receiving around 100 on a good day and so much more needs to happen and be done to get to the levels of pre—war. what gaza used to get before the war. who levels of pre-war. what gaza used to get before the war.— get before the war. who or what is sto -|n~ get before the war. who or what is stepping that _ get before the war. who or what is

stopping that aid? _ get before the war. who or what is stopping that aid? it _ get before the war. who or what is stopping that aid? it is _ get before the war. who or what is stopping that aid? it is a _ get before the war. who or what is stopping that aid? it is a very - stopping that aid? it is a very com - lex stopping that aid? it is a very complex humanitarian - stopping that aid? it is a very i complex humanitarian operation stopping that aid? it is a very - complex humanitarian operation and it shouldn't be like that. there are inspections that take quite a long time from the is really authorities, trucks need to be re—routed and so it should not be like this, it should be much simpler and it should be an increase in the number of tracks allowed into gaza. it should be faster and there should be different routes that are open and made available to bring in, not only humanitarian assistance, but also commercial supplies for the markets because right now, there are no markets in gaza. can because right now, there are no markets in gaza.— because right now, there are no markets in gaza. can i ask you about what is happening — markets in gaza. can i ask you about what is happening in _ markets in gaza. can i ask you about what is happening in the _ markets in gaza. can i ask you about what is happening in the west - markets in gaza. can i ask you about what is happening in the west bank. what is happening in the west bank because we have heard the west bank could implode at any time. i also talked to mark about it but we have had reports of this drone strike, killing some palestinians. what is

the atmosphere like in those camps in the west bank at the moment, what are people fearful of there? this in the west bank at the moment, what are people fearful of there?— are people fearful of there? this is nothin: are people fearful of there? this is nothing new- _ are people fearful of there? this is nothing new. the _ are people fearful of there? this is nothing new. the west _ are people fearful of there? this is nothing new. the west bank- are people fearful of there? this is nothing new. the west bank has . are people fearful of there? this is i nothing new. the west bank has been boiling for the past 18 months. in fact, according to the united nations, 2023 is the deadliest year since the un started counting casualties in 2005 so more than 15 years ago. 0nly since the war in gaza began on the seventh of, we have recorded at least 70 children who were killed in the west bank. finally, we havejust had who were killed in the west bank. finally, we have just had this appointment of the outgoing dutch finance minister as reconstruction coordinator for gaza, this coming after the security council resolution and we will hopefully see more aid coming in. what are you hoping could change with this appointment? it is hoping could change with this appointment?—

hoping could change with this a- ointment? , . , _, appointment? it is a very welcome appointment _ appointment? it is a very welcome appointment and _ appointment? it is a very welcome appointment and we _ appointment? it is a very welcome appointment and we do _ appointment? it is a very welcome appointment and we do hope - appointment? it is a very welcome appointment and we do hope that l appointment? it is a very welcome - appointment and we do hope that with this appointment, we will see more aid coming into gaza without these complications and these hurdles that we have been facing for 80 days now. much more needs to come into gaza including commercial supplies. thank ou for including commercial supplies. thank you forjoining _ including commercial supplies. thank you forjoining us- — it's been more than eight months since the lives of millions of sudanese people were plunged into uncertainty as a result of war. fighting in the country has caused one of the world s largest displacements of people and shows no sign of ending. more than 6.5 million people have left their homes. aid agencies have struggled to access the areas where most of the fighting has occured. the bbc 5 anne soy has spoken to a family who's been trapped for months in the crossfire in the capital, khartoum. the form of an african giant. once one of the continent's most prosperous nations, sudan is now a war zone. it started with a political fallout

between two generals, one heading the national army... ..and another, its former sidekick, the now powerful paramilitary force rsf. millions of civilians have been caught in the middle of what critics have called a senseless war. it's now one of the world's biggest displacement crises. but many are trapped... hi, what's your name? ..like rasha amin and herfamily. he's so shy. are you taking pictures? her husband and children are british citizens. when foreign nationals were pulled out, they were eligible for evacuation, but she wasn't. even though the rules were relaxed later, the family remains stuck in the war zone. you can see my baby's bed over there. her house in khartoum, the capital, was hit by a missile strike. shrapnel flew across her bedroom where her baby was sleeping. all the windows and some doors were blown off.

luckily, no—one was hurt. we're still scared because we have to put our mattresses on the floor, away from the windows. we hear their cars around us. we hear their machine guns around us. so we have to stay as safe as possible, away from the windows, maybe in the corner of the house, because the corners are more safe than other parts of the house. the capital, and darfur, in western sudan, have seen some of the fiercest fighting. the region, which isjust emerging from what was described as genocide, has slipped back to anarchy. hundreds have been killed, their homes burned, and there are reports of widespread rape. western nations have described what's happening there as ethnic cleansing. we will do everything we can, along with our allies and like—minded people, to bring those who perpetrate any form of human rights abuse

and breaches of international and humanitarian law to account. ceasefires have failed to hold, and with no end in sight to the fighting, aid agencies have struggled to reach the people in need. we've only been able to reach khartoum with a convoy of trucks with food assistance once in the last three or four months. and the conflict is spreading. earlier this month, it reached one of the last—remaining sanctuaries, wad madani, where many of the displaced had sought refuge. so, yet again, they were forced to flee, but where to? the options are narrowing. anne soy, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. travellers have been warned of delays and potentially hazardous conditions as the uk braces for storm gerrit.

forcasters expect the storm to bring strong winds and heavy rain to many parts of the uk, with wintry hazards likely to follow. the met office named the storm as a warning to people heading home from christmas celebrations. the transport secretary has told the bbc that by 2026 there could be driverless cars on uk motorways and other roads. mark harper also said by the end of that year, he expected to see the owners of those vehicles being able to travel without having to watch where they re going. renowned australian chef bill granger, known as the godfather of avocado toast,has died at the age of 5a. a self—taught cook from melbourne, granger became a celebrated global restaurateur and food writer. he died in a london hospital on christmas day you're live with bbc news.

ukraine says one person died and four were injured in a russian attack on a train station filled with civilians in the southern city of kherson. ukraine's interior minister said about 140 people were waiting for a train to take them to safety when the shelling started. also, russia has confirmed one of its warships was damaged on tuesday when ukraine attacked a black sea port in russian—occupied crimea. i spoke to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, about what he's been hearing from kherson. daily shelling is part of life for the people that live in this city that was liberated last autumn. when the russian forces retreated across the dnipro river, which now forms the front line, they re—established their positions and they launch artillery strikes across the city frequently. and when you're there, the level of risk is always shocking, really, but forthose that remain, for them, they choose to stay in their homes. in their words, what you often hear is, "it is better now "than what it was like under russian occupation." but what we're hearing is

that the number of casualties is relatively low compared to the numbers of people gathered at this railway station. the authorities say around 140 people were there, but police have been credited in getting the majority of people out. a police officer, we gather, has lost their life in this attack, and four other people are being treated for shrapnel wounds. and we are told that it was an evacuation train they were hoping to take north. i think this is a train line that was established very quickly after kherson's liberation last year. the authorities very keen to restore this service, so we don't know for sure whether everyone was looking to escape the fighting, but it is a city that endures a very real danger on a daily basis. police in pakistan have re—arrested a senior opposition leader as he was about to leave prison in the capital islamabad. formerforeign minister shah mehmood qureshi, who's a close associate of the former prime minister imran khan,

was to be freed on bail. videos posted by pakistan tehreek—e—insaf party or pti show officers pushing mr qureshi into an armoured car. police said he was detained this year in connection with widespread violence earlier this year. live now to islamabad to learn more from our correspondent sahar baloch. he is a former it is not clear why he was rearrested because as it is, last week, last friday, he had given bail orders for the former prime list imran khan and him but today, while he was addressing the police authorities outside the premises, he was rearrested and so far, journalists have questioned the authorities as well, why he was rearrested but they have not given any clear answers so far. he is rearrested but they have not given any clear answers so far.— any clear answers so far. he is a former foreign _ any clear answers so far. he is a former foreign minister - any clear answers so far. he is a former foreign minister and - any clear answers so far. he is a former foreign minister and hasj any clear answers so far. he is a - former foreign minister and has been

very closely linked to imran khan many years so what are the original charges against him? he many years so what are the original charges against him?— charges against him? he was given another order _ charges against him? he was given another order in _ charges against him? he was given another order in the _ charges against him? he was given another order in the case _ charges against him? he was given another order in the case regarding maintenance of public order but even that was withdrawn. the pti is alleging he was rearrested so that their entire political election campaign can be ported by the authorities. also there is a video which has gone viral on social media in which he can be seen being manhandled by the police officers as well so so for the pti is saying they are going to now go to the high court and will see what exactly has happened to the police have not given anything as of yet so it is still unclear why he was rearrested. and you give us the broader context about the pti, this is imran khan's party stop how popular are they? pti is a popular party in pakistan the moment, only because of imran khan,

the former prime minister of pakistan as well, and he actually was ousted from the parliament last year when imran khan waved a paper during a rally, during an election campaign where he was saying that america conspired against him. after that in a series of incidents, he was, there was a lot that happened in pakistan politically and in which imran khan then landed in prison. since then, his close aide is seen as someone who can take over the political party after him. right now, his rearrest is seen by the party is an attempt to basically thwart their entire election campaign because as it is, the election commission of pakistan is now giving the election schedule which is to be held probably in february next year. i'd now, a lot of lyrical intensity is taking place. nepal says it has received complaints that about one—hundred of its citizens.. fighting as mercenaries

for the russian army.. are missing or injured in ukraine. the foreign minister said the government had raised with moscow concerns about nepali nationals fighting with russian forces. russia is believed to have attracted many fighters from asia, africa and latin america. with promises of good pay and the possibility of russian citizenship. ten people have died and at least one person is missing after severe thunderstorms battered australia's east coast over the past two days. in victoria, a woman was killed when a campsite was inundated. tens of thousands of households in queensland are still without power, after winds of a—hundred kilometres an hour brought down trees and power lines. south korean police have confirmed that the star of the oscar winning film �*parasite' actor lee sun—kyun has been found dead in a car in the capital seoul. police say they are trying to establish whether the star had taken his own life. lee had been questioned recently by police about alleged illicit drug use. now let's turn to the uk and police in england and wales

must now attend every residential burglary as soon as possible — that's under the guidance from chief constables. the national police chiefs' council has told forces that officers should prioritise getting to the scene of a domestic break—in within an hour of it being reported. our home editor mark easton reports. this burglar making off with thousands of pounds worth of power tools from a home in st albans has never been caught, despite owner and amateur detective sharon presenting a dossier of evidence to the police. i zoomed in when he came round the side here. distinctive nose. sharon has done her own house to house inquiries, collecting cctv images of the theft from neighbours, frustrated that hertfordshire police have been unable to track down the culprit. you think you've identified the burglar? yeah, he's around. he's around. i've given them information and i'm hoping they've looked at the cctv. but the police haven't made any arrests. no, i've given them the information. i've heard nothing since.

it's a familiar story. in less than 4% of residential burglaries across england and wales do police end up charging anyone. none of the burglars in these police videos has been apprehended. victims complain officers don't see break—ins as a priority. so we're going to an address of a victim of burglary. but that's about to change. police chiefs have agreed to attend every residential break—in reported to them with new guidance on how burglaries should be investigated. do you want to tell me what's happened? all the glass was broken and the window was open. pc mary leslie is among the greater manchester police officers who've been testing the policy for two years. right, so as you can see, obviously this is where they've attempted to get in. they've been attending all domestic burglaries, even when, as here in rochdale, the victim is on holiday and nothing appears to have been taken. the previous focus, i think, did take the eye off the ball in terms of burglary. superintendent chris foster says

the break in policy has seen the charge rate almost triple across greater manchester. his resolve to catch burglars strengthened by an incident when he was a little boy. i do recall when i was about eight years old, i came home and we'd been burgled and there was a footprint on the windowsill. i couldn't sleep that night. i had to go to bed with a rolling pin underthe bed. and i think we forget it's not just financial loss. someone's been in your house. burglary is not an easy crime to solve. just go into a "thief�*s on," so we call it that when there's people at the address trying to force entry. there's been a debate about the sense in throwing resources at incidents where little of value has been taken and the chances of finding the perpetrator are so low. previously it's been said, we can't do anything about it, sorry, see you later, goodbye, crime closed. now, if we do ourjob properly, if we turn up properly, investigate properly, arrest people, even if it's

negative, it's something where we can say we've done a good job. and that begets confidence. well, the good news is that your likelihood of having your home broken into is lower now than it's ever been. burglaries down 80% since the mid—90s in england and wales. but there are still more than 1,000 break ins a day. and for some victims, the psychological impact can be devastating. policing is notjust about catching criminals. it's also about showing that officers understand the emotional trauma when a home is violated. mark easton, bbc news, rochdale. the national trust has warned that the uk s increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are causing chaos for nature. the charity said climate change is upsetting the rhythm of the seasons — and the effects can be seen across its estates in england, wales and northern ireland. 2023 saw a series of temperature records, with the warmestjune and highest sea temperatures ever recorded around the coast of the uk.

an unusually warm winter allowed pests and diseases to thrive. meanwhile low water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs — caused by a lack of rain coupled with the high temperatures — has been a factor in increased algal blooms. and there were dramatic storms too, with storms babet and ciaran damaging landscapes and coastlines around the country. hello. storm gerrit will continue to bring some travel disruption across the uk during the rest of today and into tonight. rain and gales quite widely, but across parts of central and northern scotland during daytime, there could be some fairly disruptive snowfall too. the winds themselves come in two features. one is this one here, which we'll come into tonight, especially across parts of england and wales. but the strong winds quite extensively on those weather fronts which, as they hit the cold air, could bring over 20 centimetres of snow on the hills, being blown around by strong winds, so blizzard conditions, but could even see a covering

to some lower levels at times in the north of scotland. that'll have an impact to the roads. more especially, the likes of the a9. rain quite extensively at the moment. it will turn a little bit drier in the west, before dropping. up to around 90 millimetres of rain in some western hills. a wetter afternoon compared with the morning in east anglia and the south—east, and widely windy. widespread gales, 60—70 miles an hour gusts in the south—west. even wilder, touching 80 miles an hour, in the far north of scotland. that will temper the way things feel. so even those temperatures, 7 to 13 degrees, well above where we should be for this stage in december. tonight, it remains pretty wild in the far north of scotland, particularly shetland, with blizzards here. winds pick up around irish sea coasts, with winds touching 60, 70 miles an hour again. and we'll see batches of showers work their way across the country, but with some clearer skies, too. and with some more clear skies around tonight compared with last night, it will be a bit colder, especially across england and wales. a touch of frost in scotland. lighter winds here, though, for tomorrow morning. there'll still be some showers around. outbreaks of rain, though, will become more extensive in western scotland,

with longer spells of hill snow too later in the day. most of us, though, a day of sunshine and showers. some longer drier spells for one or two of you. a bit more brightness around, but the showers could be heavy and thundery. temperatures still above where we should be. things turn cooler, though, into friday. northerly winds bring wintry showers more extensively to northern scotland once again. could turn wintry. this band of rain across northern england, northern ireland, as the cold air digs in. to the south of it, staying slightly milder, but it will be a bright and breezy day, with sunshine and showers. chilly night friday night, but into saturday, the next band of wet, windy weather pushes its way in. more snow across hills in the north. sunday, though, that should clear its way southwards and eastwards, so we finish 2023 a little bit clearer, before more rain arrives on new year's day. take care.

now on bbc news. windrush: portraits of a generation, episode three.

history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19118, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild