live from london. this is bbc news. tens of thousands of protesters — block major roads across israel — demanding the government secure a deal, to release the hostages held in gaza. victory for germany's afd — who've become the first far—right party to win a regional election since world war ii. after public anger over the cost of oasis tickets — the uk government says it will investigate the use of �*dynamic pricing'. and sir ian mckellan tells the bbc he has no intention of retiring after falling off stage and injuring himself injune. a nasty fall in

that it was a shock. hello. welcome to today's verified live. us presidentjoe biden says the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not done enough to secure a hostage deal. not done enough to reuters newsagency also quotes the president saying a final hostage deal is very close. he was speaking after a court in israel ordered people to end the general strike and return to work. the nationwide industrial action — designed to pressure the government to reach a hostage agreement with hamas — caused flight delays and also hit medical centres, schools and businesses. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. israel is boiling. the streets of tel aviv thronged with protesters again this morning, blocking the country's main highway, pleading with the government to do more to bring israel's remaining hostages home.

last night, on the same streets, despair turned to anger and violence. saturday's shocking news that the bodies of six hostages previously thought to be alive, had been found in a tunnel in rafah, triggered fury at the government's failure to reach a deal, a deal which could have saved them. the fate of the hostages is tearing the country apart, many here accusing the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, of repeatedly throwing up obstacles to an agreement. today, for the first time since the war began, a national strike, the country's main airport briefly thrown into chaos with flights delayed or cancelled and baggage not loaded. a court ordered the strike to end a short time ago, the country's largest union said it would comply. but with businesses closed, streets blocked

by angry demonstrators and the government deeply divided over how to proceed in gaza, the sense of crisis is palpable. paul adams, bbc news correspondent. one of the bodies found on saturday was that of american—israeli hostage hersh goldberg—polin. these are live pictures from the cemetery injerusalem where his funeral is taking place. large, large crowds gathered there for this funeral service. his fatherjon polin spoke at the funeral paying tribute to his son and calling for other hostages to be released. what you're pushing for is to make sure that the deaths are not in vain. make sure that the deaths are not in vain-— not in vain. the starting point would be _ not in vain. the starting point would be returning _ not in vain. the starting point would be returning all- not in vain. the starting point would be returning all the - would be returning all the hostages. for330 would be returning all the hostages. for 330 days, we sought the proverbial stone we could turn over to save you.

maybe, just maybe, your death is the stone, the fuel that will bring home the remaining 101 hostages. let's speak to professor jonathan dekel—chen. his son has been held hostage since october seven. in the protests we have seen every weekend and today with the general strike, what do you make of it in terms of the central message and so many people turning out? this central message and so many people turning out?— people turning out? this is... has been _ people turning out? this is... has been quite _ people turning out? this is... has been quite the _ people turning out? this is... has been quite the day - people turning out? this is... has been quite the day and i l has been quite the day and i think things will only intensify moving into the evening. ijust heard a statistic that comparatively speaking it was like having 35 million people out in the streets in the united states by comparison. israel has spoken,

just regular, everyday people, to the government of israel saying enough of the delaying, enough of obstructing, any chance to get you a negotiated agreement and this idea that the government and our prime minister have been selling to its own base, the idea of total victory and if we do another military step of this type or another, hamas will simply come begging to get hostages —— might give hostages back. that is not happening. we had six hostages' bodies return to oz yesterday. young, beautiful people who are alive a few days beforehand and last week we had another group of six hostages murdered by hamas in recent months and all of whom could have been saved by having signed a deal with hamas, with the devil at an earlier stage. i will come back took some of

the political questions you raise in a moment but on a human level, give me an idea of what it is like with your son being held, how tough it is, how frightening it is, starting every day when you do not know whether you will end the day with terrible news. i whether you will end the day with terrible news.— with terrible news. i would ho -e it with terrible news. i would hepe it is _ with terrible news. i would hope it is something - with terrible news. i would hope it is something no i with terrible news. i would - hope it is something no parent orany hope it is something no parent or any family member can actually imagine. the pain of that, knowing your loved one is in the hands of brutal savage terrorists, committing mass terrorists, committing mass terror and mass rape in israel and being totally at their mercy. we have no way of communicating with our son, or any of the hostages, and i will remind your viewers that hamas has denied risk that make red cross, red crescent or any

other organisation access since it to a seventh and we are perfectly aware of continued israeli military operations have very little chance of recovering any of these hostages alive, those who remain alive we know for sure that several dozen have already been murdered and the israeli military operations are most absolutely risking the lives of the hostages and every hour. there is no way of knowing. let me return _ there is no way of knowing. let me return to — there is no way of knowing. let me return to where you started because benjamin netanyahu because benjamin neta nyahu keeps because benjamin netanyahu keeps blaming hamas for the fact there is no deal and for the murders of the hostages over the weekend saying freeing the hostages is his priority. when he says those things, what are you, as a family member, thinking?— thinking? there is some truth in this. israeli _

thinking? there is some truth in this. israeli soldiers - thinking? there is some truth in this. israeli soldiers and . in this. israeli soldiers and certainly the prime minister did not pull the trigger to execute these six young people are the six people before that all the other bodies returned to israel by the idf, that is hamas, hamas sparks of this horrific series of events that brings us to where we are. that is the core truth and your viewers need to own that, but that being said, we do not get to choose our adversaries. what we have is a fundamentalist islamist terrorist organisation, not a country or a state, that is who we have to negotiate with. if, through the good graces of intermediaries, when an opportunity arises to get the deal done, it must get done. israel has, for their own domestic political reasons, benjamin netanyahu's government has avoided and obstructed the

finalisation of any kind of agreement with the devil but it's who we have. in order to avoid any more needless death. 0ur hostages are no less important than the civilians in gaza. the problem here of course is hamas could have ended this on october eight by returning them 240 hostages ripped from their homes and could have ended it in 30 minutes right now by returning those hostages but again they are the adversary we have. we are the adversary we have. we are grateful — are the adversary we have. we are grateful for your time and what we know is a busy day for you. thank you for taking your time to speak with us on bbc news. ., ~ time to speak with us on bbc news. . ,, , ., the un chidren's charity unicef says the first full day of a mass polio vaccination campaign in gaza went well — with more than 72,000

children treated. palestinians have been taking their children to three health centres in gaza in the first phase of the campaign. the aim is to vaccinate some 640,000 children. let's speak to dr richard peeperkorn, who is the who representative for the occupied palestinian territory. tell me more about how sun they went. , , went. yes let me first tell you what you're — went. yes let me first tell you what you're trying _ went. yes let me first tell you what you're trying to - went. yes let me first tell you what you're trying to do and l went. yes let me first tell you what you're trying to do and it is of course a whole group of partners, w unicef and unrwa, tens of community organisations so we need to vaccinate into round campaigns, 640,000 children in gaza and we need to reach at least 90% vaccination during each round to stop the outbreak in gaza and the transmission but also to prevent international spread of polio, so we welcome as well the so—called area specific

humanitarian causes so there is three for this polio campaign. in different zones and in the each zone we will focus three days campaign, like the another one, three plus one, and then we moved to the other zones are so yesterday ended we started in the south. the community outreach workers have a massive operation and the targets population in the central zone is 156,583. 340,000 in the south and 150,000 in the north. how did it go yesterday? it was a good day i think. in how did it go yesterday? it was a good day i think.— a good day i think. in terms of the basic— a good day i think. in terms of the basic challenges _ a good day i think. in terms of the basic challenges you're . the basic challenges you're facing, tell me about that. bk. facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all— facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all i _ facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all i want _ facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all i want to _ facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all i want to say - facing, tell me about that. 0k, first of all i want to say it - first of all i want to say it was a good day because i think more children vaccinated than expected. we reached 86,600 83

out of the amount. —— 80 6683. i went through seven or eight of those sites and i saw droves of those sites and i saw droves of parents, fathers, mothers, coming with enormous amounts of children and actually it was a positive vibe in the streets for the first time i've seen that i have been five or six times in gaza for a long period since this crisis and children were happy they got vaccinated and very clear and today, i was with some of the mobile teams and we went through maybe you've seen this coastal rose and the endless makeshift camps and the endless makeshift camps and we went with his mobile teams to those camps and almost every other child was vaccinated so that is the good news. of course the challenge is, is this an ideal campaign? we cannot plan much better, you

can go house to house but there is not many houses left on gazza. also having more days, but we think this is a workable campaign and of all the parties stick to the so—called area specific humanitarian causes and go on as possible. i want to say, if this is feasible in gazza, then much more is feasible because we should not forget as well in what kind of situation we are. if you look at the broader health situation, it is and currently concerning. situation, it is and currently concerning-— concerning. thank you for takin: concerning. thank you for taking -- _ concerning. thank you for taking -- incredibly - taking —— incredibly concerning. thank you and we have had they won of this so we might perhaps talk in the coming days. thank you for talking to us here. mr; talking to us here. my pleasure. _ the so—called "dynamic pricing" of tickets to gigs and concerts is going to be investigated by the government, after thousands of oasis fans

complained they were charged extra after queing for hours for the band's reunion tour. the practice allows official ticket sellers to inflate prices when demand is high. leigh milner�*s report does contain flashing images. first came the hype... when both come together, you have greatness. ..then the disappointment. millions of oasis fans spent saturday morning battling lengthy online queues and technical glitches in the hope of bagging tickets to next year's reunion gigs. many of those who did get through then faced another hurdle. tickets costing hundreds of pounds more than expected thanks to so—called dynamic pricing. that's when high demand pushes up costs, a practice more commonly seen on taxi hailing apps or airline websites. the cheapest tickets were between 70 and 205, i think, which you can kind

of sort of, well, yeah, ok, that's not too bad. but then the only ones that were available were the platinum, so it was like £500. we didn't want to pay that. so, um, no. so we're not going. # i'm a rock and roll star.# the government had already pledged a consultation to tackle ticket touting, that's the resale of tickets by secondary vendors. # i said maybe # you're gonna be the one that saves me.# now it says it will add dynamic pricing, which is done by the primary vendors, to that consultation. this must be welcome news. dynamic pricing was an odious business product that was brought over from north america and really does disadvantage a significant number of consumers. it's vitally important that government actually understands how this industry works, not just what they're told by ticket companies.

# you gotta roll with it # you gotta take your time.# the society of ticket agents and retailers has stressed that ticket prices are set by artists and their management. whoever�*s responsible, music fans will be hoping prices come down. leigh milner, bbc news. that story is getting so much response and in 20 minutes we will talk more about that whole area of dynamic pricing, the cost of those oasis tickets over the weekend. there was one ticket, let me tell you on a retail site going for over £7,000. plenty more on that story here on today's verified alive. —— plenty more on that story here on today's verified live. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the german chancellor has urged mainstream parties — not to lend support to the far—right alternative for germany party or afd — which he called

extremist. 0laf scholz described afd's success in thuringia and strong showing in saxony as �*worrying' — and said the party was dividing society. the afd has become the first far—right group to win the most votes in a state election since the second world war. let's speak to katja hoyer, historian and author of beyond the wall: east germany, 1949—1990. welcome to the programme, what is your assessment of these results? i is your assessment of these results? ~ ., ., , results? i think olaf scholz is riaht to results? i think olaf scholz is right to be — results? i think olaf scholz is right to be worried _ results? i think olaf scholz is right to be worried about - results? i think olaf scholz is l right to be worried about them because it is a shock to the political system in germany if you have a right wing, notjust right—wing but extremist right—wing but extremist right—wing political party as a major political force but i think the mainstream parties also need to look to themselves to find the answers to what has gone wrong here in terms of putting up a better offering that could get some of these voters back to the political

centre. in voters back to the political centre. , ., ., , . centre. in terms of that basic question _ centre. in terms of that basic question that _ centre. in terms of that basic question that explains - centre. in terms of that basic question that explains some | centre. in terms of that basic. question that explains some of this success, why? what is your view in terms of why they have done so well? it view in terms of why they have done so well?— done so well? it should not come as — done so well? it should not come as a _ done so well? it should not come as a surprise - done so well? it should not come as a surprise really i come as a surprise really because the polling has been going in that direction for quite a long time now, there are many concerns people have, immigration obviously tops the list but it is not the only one and there is a deep sense of disgruntlement with the status quo and many people i have spoken to have the last few months and weeks have said to be well in the past. the political parties to the mainstream, tried to tell them through our changing voting patterns we want change and it did not happen so many have now taken their votes to the extreme ends of the political spectrum in order to register their concerns and fears. figs their concerns and fears. as well as the _

their concerns and fears. as well as the afd in this selection in the far left party did well and they were campaigning on sending the weapons to ukraine so when olaf scholz said the mainstream should not work with the far right, does that give that left—wing party more leveraged with the things they have been saying? it with the things they have been sa in: ? ., , . with the things they have been sa inc? ., ,., ., with the things they have been sa inc? ., ,. ., , ., saying? it does and that should be added that _ saying? it does and that should be added that these _ saying? it does and that should be added that these are - be added that these are regional parliaments, they do not have power over foreign policy but what the far left party have basically been saying is that they will make their collaboration, which is needed to keep the far right out, independent, on a stronger stance on sending weapons to ukraine so this is certainly a dynamic that plays into it very much now in both of the states, saxony and thuringia, and will impact the federal election next year. might make a brief thought, why is olaf scholz so unpopular? there are many reasons for that. he has been falling in the polls for quite

some time and i think he is seen as the head of a coalition thatis seen as the head of a coalition that is deeply divided, squabbles amongst itself while people want real change and therefore he is not really exercising enough control i think as much as people are concerned over the way the government is not moving forward so what people see is basically their own lives changing for the worse while he heads a government that is very much busy with itself basically.— much busy with itself basicall . ~ ., ., ., basically. we have to leave it there but _ basically. we have to leave it there but thank _ basically. we have to leave it there but thank you - basically. we have to leave it there but thank you so - basically. we have to leave it there but thank you so much | basically. we have to leave it i there but thank you so much for joining us on the programme. thank you. one word inspection assessments for england's schools are being scrapped with immediate effect. last year, an inquest found an inspection by the education standards office, ofsted, had contributed to the suicide of a primary headteacher, leading to widespread calls for change. the government said, the overall grades weren't fair or accurate, but the change has been criticised by the conservatives for removing what they called "a vital indicator for parents".

the wife of a tory councillor has pleaded guilty to publishing a social media post that stirred up racial hatred during the recent unrest across england and northern ireland. 41—year old lucy connolly called for mass deportations and attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers in a post on x on the day three girls were killed in southport. she'll be sentenced next month. when legend of stage and screen sir ian mckellan fell off a stage injune — breaking his wrist and chipping a vertebrae — there were worries, it could be the end of his career. but the star of hit films, including the lord of the rings trilogy has now recovered — and at the age of 85 says, he has no plans to retire. he's been talking to tim muffett. sir ian mckellen has lived next to the river thames for more than 40 years. it's never the same — the sky is changing all the time, and the river traffic, always interesting. a place where this notoriously hard—working actor can relax

during an enforced career break. injune, sir ian — who is 85 — suffered a nasty fall whilst on stage in the west end. it was a shock. i fractured my wrist — it's what every kid does when he falls off his bike — and chipped a vertebrae. and do you remember how it happened? i am moving about, got my foot caught in the remains of a chair, which i tried to kick off — and in doing that i propelled myself forward, as it were on a skateboard, on the newspaper—shiny surface, down to the forestage and then off the stage, which was a three—foot drop. partly broken by a member of the audience on the front row. i was extremely lucky in that i was wearing a padded suit because falstaff — the part i was playing — is fat. it wasn't that i'd got dizzy or anything like that. it was a pure accident. i shall take the rest of the year off and then get back to work in january.

retirement is not on sir ian's agenda. i shalljust keep at it as long as the legs and the lungs and the mind keep working. iforget names. and, of course, when you say that to somebody, they say, "ohh, me too." and you think, well, is it the human condition? when you're older, you've got more to remember than people who are young. nevertheless, it's a nuisance when you can't remember your best friend's name, you know? i am the chief drama critic of the daily chronicle. sir ian's latest film sees him play a much—feared, savage theatre critic. "for here is - theatrical sewage." it's set in the 1930s, and sir ian's character is gay at a time when that was illegal. it was a secret you had to hold close to your breast. and if other people discovered your secret, you could get into trouble with the law. you came out publicly as gay in 1988, whilst

you were campaigning against clause 28 — the laws which banned the promotion of homosexuality in schools. do you regret not doing that before? oh, yes. oh, my life would have been very different. looking back, i wish i'd been able to say to my blood family, long before i did, that i was gay. you shall not pass! widely considered one of the finest shakespearian actors of all time, many will know sir ian best for his performances as gandalf in the lord of the rings trilogy. lord of the rings is my casablanca, you know? another one — the hunt for gollum — is due to be made. will you be playing gandalf in it? well, i've had some indication from the powers that be — gandalf will make an appearance. i'm not letting anybody else put on the pointy hat and the beard if i can help it. tim muffett, bbc news.

great stuff, we have a special report from ukraine next up on verified live. good afternoon. today is a classic transition day, weather—wise. a change is taking place from the very warm and humid air that brought some of us temperatures of up to 30 degrees yesterday, to some cooler and fresher conditions heading in from the west for the middle part of the week. but as that transition takes place, the cooler air bumping into the warm and humid air, we have a lot of mist and murk out there some very gloomy scenes across many parts of the uk and also some outbreaks of rain. this is a really messy transition. yes, we have low pressure in charge, but various different frontal systems bringing showers or longer spells of rain. it does look like this heavy and persistent rain will continue to move north—eastwards. the chance of some thunderstorms across the northeast of scotland. as things brighten up further

south and west we will see some sharp showers again, with the potential for some heavy downpours and some thunder and lightning. still up to the middle 20s across eastern england. cooler and fresher further north and west. as we go through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see those areas of showery rain pushing northwards and eastwards. some clearer spells spreading from the west. i think we will keep a fair amount of cloud, perhaps some mist and murk around here and there. another rather warm night in the southeast corner, but a much cooler, fresher one further north and west. that fresher air will continue to make progress southwards and eastwards during tomorrow. this band of cloud and patchy rain affecting parts of western scotland and northern ireland, perhaps into northwest england and parts of north wales. some cloud and showers further south and east, but equally some spells of sunshine and those temperatures 16 for aberdeen and for glasgow, 22 in london. this big area of high pressure in the atlantic is going to try

to extend its influence for the middle part of the week. still, though, some weak frontal zones in the picture, so that means a lot of dry weather, thanks to that area of high pressure, but those weak weather fronts still bringing some areas of cloud and some bits and pieces of showery rain at times. those temperatures will be lower — 14 to 21 degrees covers things north to south for the middle of the week. for the end of the week, well, there is a lot of uncertainty about the detail, but it looks like low pressure may develop to the south of the uk bringing some outbreaks of rain, with some drier conditions further north.

this is bbc news, the headlines: tens of thousands of protesters block major roads across israel, demanding the government secure a deal, to release the hostages held in gaza. ukraine says it's seizing more land in russia after its surprise incursion last month — we have a special report. recent incursion into russia has given a big morale boost and it has also given this war and it has also given this war a new dimension. the uk government will investigate the use of dynamic pricing after some fans look back in anger over the cost of oasis tickets.

now with all the latest sport here's olly foster.