tonight at ten — the un accuses israel of trying to cut off northern gaza, killing large numbers of civilians, as airstrikes intensify. this a deadly attack that hit a hospital compound in gaza — civilians there say they have nowhere safe to go. also tonight — the prime minister says some of the world's biggest businesses are investing 60 billion in the uk, as he promises to scrap regulation that holds back economic growth. the american rapper sean "diddy" combs faces new allegations of rape, sexual abuse and sexual assault dating back to 1995. is too much being asked of top flight footballers? players and leagues complain to fifa that they're having to play too many matches. and blasting off on a six year

journey — the nasa spacecraft off to search for alien life on one ofjupiter�*s moons. later in the hour of the bbc news channel — we round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discussed the biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. good evening. the united nations has condemned the large number of civilian casualties in northern gaza after more than a week of heavy air strikes. it says tens of thousands of palestinians are trapped in their homes and shelters with no access to food or other supplies. israel says it does not target civilians and is attacking hamas positions. our special correspondent feargal keane reports on two attacks in the last 2a hours in gaza, which killed at least 62 people according to the hamas—run health ministry.

one a camp next to the al aqsa hospital. another was in northern gaza, with the injured being taken to al ahli hospital. israel is not allowing international journliasts including the bbc independent access to gaza. fergal�*s report contains distressing images. people are burning. the israeli strike set the refugee tents on fire. helpless to stop the flames spreading. gas canisters exploding. a figure enveloped by the inferno. too distressing to show here, but all of it witnessed by the refugees. translation: it was around 1am and we were sleeping in our tent. i have eight daughters. we woke up to the fire over our heads. our daughters are all burned

and our sons are injured. israel says it targeted a hamas command centre next door to the hospital. the eu's top diplomat said violations of international law, disregard for civilian casualties, wouldn't make israel safer. this 11—year—old, carried by a relative, was wounded along with her mother, father and six other family members. we first met her eight months ago, when she was seeking food for her family. a confident child then, but terrified of the bombing. last night, the bombing came to her. small wounds on her body. to her spirit, the wounds that last.

the dozens of casualties in central and northern gaza are being treated in hospitals already under huge strain. among them, al—ahli hospital, run by the anglican church. a senior british cleric said he is alarmed by the escalating violence. i met him injerusalem. i'm terrified by where they are at the moment. i mean, the level of suffering is unprecedented. we don't know what the ultimate aim is for the civilian population. you know, what are they supposed to do? where are they supposed to go? in gaza, no safety. not in hospital grounds or un schools. a grandmother mourning 18—month—old yamam. "i'm the one who raised

you, yamam," she says. "i'm the one who raised you." to the north, the children killed by a strike in the al—shati camp. among the casualties, boys who were playing marbles at the time. wael naim was grieving his 14—year—old son, rami. translation: he wasn't holding a weapon or anything else - unless children's toys have become a threat to them. that's something else. in this place, childhood vanishes fast. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said his troops will target hezbollah in lebanon without mercy, a day after the group's deadliest strike on israel since the start of the conflict. four israeli soldiers were killed at their base by a hezbollah drone attack yesterday, with dozens more injured.

our international editor jeremy bowen is injerusalem — despite the international pressure, israel seems to be continuing to push hard on all fronts. i israel seems to be continuing to push hard on all fronts.- israel seems to be continuing to push hard on all fronts. i think the two thins push hard on all fronts. i think the two things emerging _ push hard on all fronts. i think the two things emerging at _ push hard on all fronts. i think the two things emerging at the - push hard on all fronts. i think the i two things emerging at the moment, first, israeli isolation and that determination to go ahead. as for isolation, today, britain, france, germany, italy said attacks on the peacekeeping force in south lebanon are not acceptable and are violations of international humanitarian law. the israelis deny they have attacked that peacekeeping force but there are lies do not appear to be buying that argument. there has also been criticism from the un secretary—general saying they are killing too many civilians but the other theme, israel's

determination to go on. they regard the un as an enemy to the country. they said they will hit back very hard after that drone attack. they hit a christian area for the first time further north in the country and then those plans to retaliate against iran for the missile attacks seem to be coming to fruition. they seem to be coming to fruition. they seem to be coming to fruition. they seem to have been agreed. the americans have brought in and we'll be here in the next day or two, some sophisticated anti—missile system which seems to suggest they think what is already there, which is israel's and the us navy's isn't enough. also, when israel retaliates, that iran's response will come and it may well be heavy so they will need those weaponry. what we are looking at is more and more restoration. —— escalation. the chancellor has given her

clearest signal yet that business will face a rise in national insurance contributions, as she warned that her budget in a fortnight would be "tough". her warning comes on the day of the government's international investment summit in london. the government gave details of around £60 billion of investment in the uk, as the prime minister told business leaders that now is a great moment to back britain. our business editor simonjack reports. london's financial district was brought to a standstill this morning as the roads around the guildhall, a place of commerce for nearly 600 years, were closed for some very important people. inside that ancient room there, there are a couple of hundred of the world's most powerful business people, with hundreds of billions to invest. and the idea of the summit is to get them to spend as much here in the uk as possible. now, the precincts may be ancient but the message is modern: we are laser focused on growth. that seemed like news to the former boss of google. i was shocked when labour became strongly in favour of growth. wealth creation is the number one

mission of a labour government. his promise to these high rollers was a new area of stability after four prime ministers and six chancellors in eight years. we have a golden opportunity to use our mandate, to end the culture of chop and change, the policy churn, the sticking plaster politics that makes it so hard for investors. that seemed to go down well. stability for investors, - and predictability, is always important for us as an investor. while a promise to speed up planning and regulation also got the thumbs up. i think the mood in the room is really positive. we can commit to doing projects but if you can't get the planning permission, you could be sitting with the project for two to three years when you've got money ready to go to work, that isn't being put in place. but new employment regulations that will make it more expensive to hire and harder to fire new workers worried some rich labour fans. i'm not very keen on that, actually, at all, as you might well imagine.

i think it's a real burden on businesses. but it's all about balance, and labour have always been for workers' rights, so i expected something like that when i voted for them. and that's not all. the chancellor also refused to rule out an increase in employers' national insurance contributions — a direct tax rise on business. look, we were clear in our manifesto that it is working people _ |who bore the burden of higher taxes| under the last government, so we've made that commitment not to increase taxes on working people... _ but not necessarily their employers? ..national insurance, vat or income tax. those were the commitments we made in our manifesto. i further detail on what we will be doing will. be set out in our budget on the 30th of october. | these events are predictably upbeat, but the budget is likely to see businesses like these hit with higher costs and taxes — an altogether more painful affair. simonjack, bbc news, the guildhall. the old bailey has heard that a ten—year—old girl, found dead in her home in surrey

last year, had suffered dozens of injuries. sara sharif�*s father, urfan sharif, her stepmother, beinash batool, and uncle, faisal malik, all deny murder. the jury was told the three fled to pakistan before the body was discovered and her father then called police to admit that he'd killed his daughter. urfan sharif now claims he did that to protect the child's stepmother. the american hip—hop star sean combs, known as "diddy", is facing a series of new sexual assault allegations in the us. six new lawsuits were filed in court today by men and women accusing him of sexual assaults and rape. sean combs is currently in prison awaiting trial for criminal charges involving sex trafficking. let's talk to our los angeles correspondent emma vardy. what are the latest allegations? a lot of the latest allegations centre around the high—profile

parties that sean combs held. in one of these lawsuits, a man who said he was 16 at the time alleges sean colmes groped him, telling him he could help him into the music business. in another woman alleged he raped her in a hotel room. the latest allegations linked to new york and sean colmes property in the hamptons. there are also a series of lawsuits, lots of those linked to los angeles and the high—profile parties he held that lots of celebrities attended. in the last few months, a picture has been built of sean combs is someone who allegedly used his power and influence in the music industry to pressure men and women into sex and he is also now facing a criminal case alongside these lawsuits in which he is accused of sex and of dragging his victims. through his legal team he has denied all the allegations against him but one of the big questions hanging over this now is who the facilitators were at this alleged behaviour and who else

might be held to account for this in the months to come. councils across the uk, reponsible for services from adult social care to bin collections and pothole repairs, are planning additional cuts to meet a shortfall in funding. bbc research found they are making around £3 billion worth of savings this financial year alone. but they'll still face a total shortfall of more than £5.5 billion by 2026. during the general election campaign, our regional political reporters told us what were the issues affecting their towns and cities, and tonight, we're finding out what their councils are doing. gemma dillon is in leeds, hugh casswell�*s in nottingham, but first, here's rob trigg on the challenges faced by shropshire council. here in shropshire, the council is at serious risk of running out of money. it needs to save £62 million from its budget this financial year, which is almost £200 per resident. the council is blaming a rise

in the demand for services, especially around social care, which makes up almost 80% of its budget. to save the money, the council wants to focus on people and places. firstly, it thinks it can save almost half by removing one in every ten jobs. and forget big buildings — the council wants to move its entire headquarters to a small office here in the town centre. then there's the downgrading of shrewsbury�*s cctv network. up until now, the cameras here have been monitored 24/7 by a team at the council. but in future, those cameras will still roll but no one will be watching in real time. we have had multiple break—ins over the years. you know, to know that there is not someone manning it, looking at the cctv, is a worry. the council says it has to make savings. here and across the country, councils will continue to investigate ways to keep their budgets on track.

how does a council save over £270 million in the next five years when it's already had to save almost three times that amount in the last 14 years? that's the challenge facing leeds city council, which has to make more savings than almost any other council in the country. one of the things it's planning to do is hand back the lease on this place, thwaite watermill, one of the last working watermills in the country. they've already increased council tax, introduced more car parking charges. they're proposing to cut around 300 full—time jobs this year, when they've already lost over 3000 jobs. all of this as they try to balance a budget that is coming under severe financial pressure, including a big rise in demand for those needing support with special educational needs. but leeds city councillors aren't alone in having to make this wide range of difficult decisions.

fireworks — plenty of those in council funding meetings across the country, but no actual official fireworks here in nottingham, with the council funded display cancelled for the fifth year in a row. and i'm told it's unlikely to happen ever again. far from the most significant cut, but perhaps a sign of the sort of thing that's just nice to have, but councils can't commit to any more. few places have had as much difficulty as nottingham. this is one of the authorities which has effectively declared itself bankrupt in recent years. there have been changes, including a new leader. but the challenges don't seem to be getting any easier. it's only when you're in the hot seat, you actually look- at the figures you have access to, and realise the demand is not - slowing down, it's getting... the gap's getting bigger. so we need to make - fundamental changes here. there have already been huge cuts to things like council

jobs and youth services, and now libraries like this one are at risk of closure. and all the signs are there is more pain to come for nottingham, with predicted gaps in the council's budget over the next few years totalling more than £170 million. and our political correspondent alex forsyth joins me now. so that is a snapshot of three areas. give us a sense of the scale and what the government can do about it? . ., and what the government can do about it? ~ ., , ., ., and what the government can do about it? ~ ., i. ., ., and what the government can do about it? ~ ., y., ., ., ., ., it? what you heard from around the country there _ it? what you heard from around the country there is _ it? what you heard from around the country there is the _ it? what you heard from around the country there is the crux _ it? what you heard from around the country there is the crux of - it? what you heard from around the country there is the crux of the - country there is the crux of the problem, there's growing for services including social care, support for children including special educational needs, and also support for homelessness. but funding hasn't kept up with demand, so councils are spending more of their budgets in those areas, other areas are getting squeezed. ministers acknowledge this and say they inherited a crisis in local government, and they are talking to councils about things that might

help, things like clarity and stability over how much money they will get each year, and eventually giving more power to local councils to make decisions about their areas. at the bottom line is this won't be fixed quickly, we have heard about the public finances ahead of the budget, reform of this could become to get it and take a lot of time, and a lot of people say what is key is a plan for social care, so in the meantime i think we will see services squeezed with all the consequences that brings for local communities. football now — and it's been a good night for wales. the national team beat montenegro by 1—0 in the nations league in cardiff. manager craig bellamy has now avoided defeat in all of his first four competitve games in charge. great result for wales, but are top flight footballers being put under too much pressure to play too many games? a union representing the players and a group of european leagues — including the premier league — have all filed a legal complaint against fifa, world football's governing body, saying they're being made to play too many matches. they're calling it an abuse of dominance. laura scott reports from brussels.

on england duty last night, jude bellingham, projected to play more than 1,200 matches in his career, replaced by phil foden, who last season played 72 matches for club and country. this fixture fell as football's busy calendar continues to dominate discussion... and england are in front! ..a cause for concern for players and administrators, whose ire today was aimed at fifa. enough is enough. we can't take it any more. we have now an international match calendar which is beyond saturation, an international match calendar which creates risks for players, for their health. billed as one of the most important days in football, the players' union and top european leagues came together to lodge a complaint here at the european commission in brussels over what they call fifa's abusive and anti—competitive behaviour as both governing body and competition organiser.

this was manchester city midfielder rodri, limping off with a season—ending injury, just days after suggesting players could strike over their workload. the players are clear, and it was clear — if nobody heard it and fifa don't heard it, it will go to strike. we just need to manage the player, but if they press on the button, the players will go. fifa, who are introducing a 32—team club world cup every four years from next summer, insist the current calendar was unanimously improved by the fifa council, following consultation with stakeholders, and accuse leagues of acting with commercial self—interest and hypocrisy over pre—season friendlies and summer tours. but on a day when the sport was accused of eating itself, the debate rages on about quality over quantity and — whisper it quietly — whether there is currently too much football. laura scott, bbc news, brussels. a spacecraft has blasted off

from florida on the hunt for signs of alien life. its destination is europa — a deeply mysterious icy moon orbiting the distant planetjupiter. it has a long journey ahead — it won't arrive until 2030, but what it finds could change what we know about life in our solar system. here's pallab ghosh. two, one. ignition. and lift off. up and on its way, on a mission to see if life could exist on another world. the europa clipper spacecraft sets off on a 1.8 billion milejourney. it'll passjupiter and head towards the ice covered moon the spacecraft is named after. europa is almost the same size as our own moon but that's where the similarity ends. it doesn't have any craters. instead it has an icy surface because it's so far away from the sun. and you can see cracks and ridges, which has been caused byjupiter�*s powerful gravity stretching

and squashing it. and it's that movement that scientists believe has melted the ice underneath to create a vast, salty ocean, which has got twice as much water than all the earth's oceans combined. these telescope pictures show what seem to be jets of water spurting from europa, more than 100 miles into space. europa clipper is making 50 different flybys around the moon's surface, catching any particles that might have been thrown up into the atmosphere, and then it can do a chemical composition analysis to find out, are there any amino acids? are there any sulphites? those really key building blocks that we know are essential for life here on earth. the results will take us a giant step forward in knowing whether life is possible on this icy world. pallab ghosh, bbc news. over the past year, two young

people who live in gaza — 23—year—old aya and khalid, a father of five, have been filming their daily lives. aya and herfamily are now displaced in southern gaza, while khalid has stayed in his home in the north. a new bbc documentary, life and death in gaza, has been made almost entirely from their footage and airs tomorrow across the bbc. it's a film put together by world service's bbc eye investigations for storyville. here's a first glimpse of it

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