iran denies serious damage but says that two of its soldiers were killed. growing calls for de—escalation are pouring in from around the world. egypt, qatar, the us and the uk among countries encouraging iran to show restraint, and break the cycle of violence. iran should not respond. we will continue to work with allies to de—escalate the situation across the region. elsewhere in the region, the un warns that northern gaza now faces its darkest moment, warning that israel's actions there may amount to crimes against humanity. the un's head of human rights has said the darkest moment is now unfolding in northern gaza, warning that israel's actions there may amount to crimes against humanity. volker turk says the area is under siege, with hospitals

and civilian shelters bombed daily and the entire civilian population at risk of starvation. he says the un convention against genocide requires foreign governments to intervene. figures just out from the hamas—run health ministry show 42,924 people have been killed in the conflict, most of them civilians. israel denies it's aiming to force all palestinians out of northern gaza: around 400,000 people. it says it's targeting hamas fighters and complying with international law. israel does not allow the bbc and otherjournalists to enter gaza and report independently. our special correspondent fergal keane reports from jerusalem. at jabalia's kamal adwan hospital, an evacuation team arrives. so much need. "he's dying in my arms," this mother says. "what can i do?

whom should i ask for help? why should he die in my arms?" many more evacuations are required. today there is more than, it's close to 200 patients, close to 200 patients, we see multiple trauma patients from all over the north of gaza. and there is approximately 300 to 500 idps in and around the hospital, many, many women and children. since then, the un says the israeli army entered the hospital, arresting medics. it has now lost contact with kamal adwan, whose director sent this appeal at 1pm local time. we appeal to the world to intervene to preserve our hospitals. and we want international protections for our medical staff. because we are working under distress and under fear. the processions out of jabalia

tell their own stories. behind them, bodies trapped under rubble. the men, stripped, hands bound, arrested by israel as it searches for hamas. now the un's most senior human rights official has called on the international community to hold israel to account. the israeli government's policies and practices risk emptying the area of all palestinians. we are facing what could amount to atrocity crimes, including potentially extending to crimes against humanity. the un criticised hamas for operating from within the civilian population. i have repeatedly expressed alarm at the methods and means of warfare and the gravity of the violations committed by all sides. the chief of israel's military was in jabalia today, telling his troops they were beating hamas. translation: because we are better, we are more . justified, and also

because we are stronger. another achievement, jabalia is falling. for those who escaped the north, there is no secure refuge. childhood and the desperation and dust of khan younis. "get back," he shouts. there has been warning after warning, plea after plea from the international community, but still this hunger. translation: how will i feed my kids? i i have no flour, no bread, nothing at home. much happens away from the cameras, but there is a lot we are seeing, day after day. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to areej al masry, who is an aid worker for anera american near east

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programme... the chancellor rachel reeves is set to increase the amount uk employers pay in national insurance, when she announces the budget next week. the move is expected to be the single largest revenue raiser. with me is our political correspondent shelley phelps. what is the plan here? budget isn't even _ what is the plan here? budget isn't even here _ what is the plan here? budget isn't even here but _ what is the plan here? budget isn't even here but were - isn't even here but were already finding out quite a lot about what is going to be in the budget. the chancellor is going to be increasing the amount of national insurance contributions paid by employers. we also understand that the chancellor is going to lower the threshold at which employers begin paying national insurance company to be a shins. this is likely to be controversial. and the government will be accused of breaking a promise on this because it said in its manifesto that it wouldn't put up manifesto that it wouldn't put up taxes for working people when it came to national insurance, vat or income tax.

conservatives will look at this and say labour wasn't honest about its plans during the general election. business also has concerns about this, particularly the federation for small businesses saying that employers, where they aren't able to absorb this it will affect things like whether you hire and take on new staff, but also things like will the cost being passed on to workers because what'll happen is they won't put up wages the following year. the government will argue they will not breaking a manifesto promise and they will say this money is going to be used to fund investment in the nhs. but it is likely to be controversial. in other news we've heard today is an announcement on housing. the chancellor say will in the budget that they will be half £1 billion for affordable new homes, so as we get closer to wednesday, we are finding where

the government is planning to save and where the government is going to spend by no means is going to spend by no means is this an exhaustive list but thatis is this an exhaustive list but that is what we've heard today. ahead of next week's budget, council leaders say they're facing severe financial strain and have urged the chancellor to give them extra support. authorities say that spiralling numbers of residents are in financial difficulty, and have asked the government to prioritise funding for councils with the highest levels of deprivation. 0ur cost of living correspondent, colletta smith, has been looking at this in more depth. right across the uk, millions more people are closer to the cliff edge. doing okay a couple of years ago, but now classed as financially vulnerable, and councils in some areas are facing a tidal wave of need. i got raising rent, i got a raise on the utility bills. 18 months ago, adam had a decent wage, a rented house and life was good. but after a mental health crisis, he struggled returning to work and very quickly spiralled downhill.

when i came out of hospital, i was homeless and having to call up the council. so it's like, yeah, you have sort of pride because i've been working for quite some time and in those days we had nowhere to go. i would have to just sit in the a and e at night and hope the security don't kick me out. adam's getting back on track now, thanks to a low interest loan from his local credit union and this council flat. i'm grateful that the council has helped me out, but the longer time progresses and as time moves on, more and more people are going to be vulnerable, and more and more people are going to be falling into this sort of pool. two years ago here in leicester, 49% of adults were in financial hot water. now 59% are classed as financially vulnerable. that means you have a household income of less than £25,000, or you're struggling with debt. or maybe you're using savings as a source of income. or perhaps you don't have a permanent home.

it's up to local councils to pay the bill to support those individuals, and some areas are picking up a much bigger tab than others. in south shields, there's been high levels of deprivation for decades, but now it's impacting more people, like adele. she seriously hurt her back, so lost herjob as a care worker. universal credit wasn't covering the bills. i was just getting further and further behind in arrears until the landlord said, sort of, look, you're just going to.. you're going to have to move out. ijust thought i was going to be homeless forever. sofa surfing. but now, like adam, adele has her own council flat. i've got an address. i can go back to work. got my own place, i feel safe. but that comes at a cost for councils facing the most need. and that impacts everyone here. hi. welcome to south tyneside. because then councils can't spend on other things. we're under a lot of- pressure because those areas with the most needs in terms of tackling deprivationj

should be given - special consideration. right now, charities are carrying much of the burden. the government say it's focussed on fixing the foundations of local government, and want to provide greater stability to areas like south tyneside. but how much money is added to council coffers and how it's divided will impact millions more people now finding themselves in need. colletta smith, bbc news. at the top of this programme we were getting a sense of conditions in gaza. we are trying to speak to areej al masry, who is an aid workerfor anera — american near east refugee aid — in gaza city.

give us a sense of the challenges you are facing. my challenges you are facing. ij�*i neighbourhood challenges you are facing. m: neighbourhood was challenges you are facing. m; neighbourhood was the first neighbourhood was the first neighbourhood to be forced to evacuate, but me and my family refused to go to the south because we don't have any place to go there. we refused to leave our home. so, since october the 7th 2023, i left my home, i'm sheltering in a school since that day, but during a whole year, i was

forced to evacuate more than seven times... this is the seventh time of evacuation to the east gaza city, as a safe area as they are called. we don't find any safety here. on october five, don't find any safety here. on 0ctoberfive, 2024, we were going to my shelter after a day of work, and suddenly there was bombing from aeroplanes and from the military tanks of the idf forces. during this time i was only thinking about my family and where they were, so

when i reached the shelter, the only thing that was good for me was that my family members were well. then the night came and it was a very bad night. it was a nightmarish night. there were very extensive bombing from military tanks and the israeli forces were coming to the camp and surrounding the whole camp. their drones were spreading through the whole streets. they were shooting the anything that moves, oranyone were shooting the anything that moves, or anyone at the windows or outside. there was a very bad moment and movement

restrictions through the night. and when the daylight came the soldiers were behind our shelter. so we were forced to leave the shelter, without taking anything with us, without food or clothing, or at least. we didn't take anything but ourselves with the children and the elderly people. we were running on the streets and the drones of the israeli forces were shooting on us, unfortunately, my younger brother was trapped in the camp. they cut all connections, the internet collections and we hardly connect with my brother. he was telling us very bad things about the current situation in the camp, but

thank god, he was able to reconnect with us. he was forced to leave the camp he was successfully, he went through the cameras of the soldiers, the cameras of the soldiers, the soldiers arrested him and they put women and children in a whole and were going round and round the whole trying to frighten the children and the mothers. they were all were crying and were very scared, also... i crying and were very scared, also... �* ., ., also... i didn't want to interrupt. _

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the situation there. next we going to get the latest from the american elections. superstar performer beyonce, alongside former bandmate kelly rowland, has endorsed kamala harris, in the us election at a campaign event in texas last night. as the race for the white house enters its final stages, donald trump is also campaigning in the traditionally republican state. 0ur north america correspondent, emma vardy, has more. # tell me how- you feel about this entering the stage as the presidential race nears its final act, beyonce is the latest musical icon to bring her star power to the kamala harris campaign. i'm not here as a celebrity. i'm not here as a politician. i'm here as a mother. a mother who cares

deeply about the world. my children and all of our children live in. a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies. kamala harris came to texas to put a spotlight on one issue in particular. abortion has been one of the most divisive subjects of this election, and texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the us. kamala harris has promised to guarantee women's rights to abortion nationwide if she wins the presidency. we are fighting for an america where no matter who you are or where you live, you can make decisions about your own body for yourself. so moving forward, all of this is to say reproductive freedom is on the ballot in this presidential election. and in 10 states around the country, including arizona, florida and nevada.

and with the work of everyone here. freedom will win. meanwhile, also in texas, donald trump has been on his most comfortable electoral terrain, visiting austin to return to his favourite campaign talking point: illegal immigration. over the past four years, this state has become kamala's staging ground to import her army of migrant gangs and illegal alien criminals into every state in america. this is what's going _ on in springfield, ohio, right? during the campaign, donald trump has cancelled some traditional broadcast interviews in favour of other media appearances. in texas, he spent time recording with america's most popular podcaster, joe rogan, who has a huge and particularly male following. are we ready to say, madam president? this houston crowd are. but the polls remain extremely close.

it's impossible to say who'll be calling on election night with a problem. emma vardy, bbc news, houston, texas. the number of migrants who've crossed the channel in boats so far this year has almost reached the total number for 2023, according to the home office. more than 29,000 people have now arrived in the uk since january. numbers are down from the equivalent period in 2022. the government says it's working to disrupt people—smuggling gangs. the prominent far—right activist, tommy robinson, is in police custody, charged with terrorism offences, after refusing to tell police the code to access his mobile phone. the 41—year—old, whose real name is stephen yaxley—lennon has been urging his supporters to gather for a rally in london later today. new figures show that the amount of illegal meat seized at uk borders has doubled in a year — raising concerns about a spread in disease. the home office data suggest more meat is entering

the country in fewer vehicles, which experts say indicates a rise in organised crime. the climate change watchdog has set out what it calls an ambitious target for the uk to cut emissions over the next decade. the government is thought to be preparing a new international pledge on emissions reductions at the un climate conference next month. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt has the latest. reaching this new target will mean big changes in all our lives, the climate change committee says. it says urgent action is needed to get us to switch to electric cars, to replace our gas boilers with heat pumps and as a nation, to plant more trees and lots of them. but the goal is achievable, the committee believes. mainly what's changed is that all the core technologies have got cheaper and they keep getting cheaper, and that's what gives us more and more confidence that we'll be able to achieve this very ambitious level of emissions reductions. ecole de paris at acceptee.

when virtually all the countries of the world signed up to the paris climate agreement back in 2015, they agreed to set targets every five years, outlining how they plan to cut carbon emissions over the next decade. the latest nationally determined contribution, or ndc, as these pledges are known, is not due until next year. the uk government is planning to announce its goal early for two reasons. firstly, to signal a renewed leadership on the climate issue globally and second, as a way of trying to call forth bold action from other countries. the idea is that these ndcs are stepping stones on a pathway to net zero. that is when the country will be adding no additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. the uk has made a legally binding commitment to reach net zero by 2050. the 81% emissions cuts on 1990 levels would represent a significant toughening of the existing

pledge, which requires emissions cuts of 68% by 2030. the steelworks at port talbot is switching from coal to electricity, an example of the kind of changes the uk needs to make. the proposed 2035 target sounds very ambitious, but is actually broadly in line with the uk's current carbon cutting strategy. the problem is we're already off track, which is why the climate change committee is saying urgent action is needed. justin rowlatt, bbc news. all five of one direction�*s studio albums have reached the uk's top 40 list — as fans mourn the death of former member liam payne. the 31—year—old singer died last week after he fell from a third floor balcony of the casa sur hotel in buenos aires in argentina.

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor hello. we'll all see some sunshine at times this weekend, best of which overall will be across england and wales. lots of dry weather to come here for the vast majority. scotland and northern ireland — whilst there will be some sun, also expect some wet and windy weather, more especially during the afternoons of tomorrow and indeed today. and today's wet weather comes courtesy of this bank of cloud, which earlier in the day was to the northwest of the country. also a finger of cloud, just extending out of france and towards central and eastern england. it's continuing to nudge its way eastwards, but will still produce the odd spot of light rain here and there. then lots of sunshine, light winds to the south and the west, making it feel quite pleasant. more of a breeze blowing across scotland and northern ireland and whilst east of scotland — dry and reasonably sunny, west of scotland, northern ireland — it's here where the rain will become extensive this afternoon. heaviest in the highlands and islands. 11—12 degrees under that rain band. 13—16 elsewhere so feeling reasonably warm for late october.

rain this evening then, eastern scotland, overnight through parts of northern england, north and west wales for a time. but our weather front, with its cloud and outbreaks of rain, fizzles out to virtually nothing as it heads towards southern england and south wales. but what it does do, it introduces widely colder conditions thank last night. scotland and northern ireland, a touch of frost tomorrow, but a sunny start again before cloud and rain starts to push in from the west. england and wales, though — a lot more sunshine more widely through sunday. it will be a very pleasant day, although later on the cloud increases. north west england, isle of man, north and west wales too. and temperatures, after that chillier start, not as high as today. 11—14 celsius — about average. now, as we go into the evening, rain will extend across the rest of scotland into northern england, north and west wales. that pushes its way southwards for monday. fizzling out a little bit. there's going to be a lot of cloud around on monday. a few brighter breaks to the east of high ground, but outbreaks of rain or drizzle possible just about anywhere. it will be milder again though, even with that cloud —

13—16 or 17 the general highs. quick glimpse into next week. high pressure is going to be more dominant, especially to the south and later into the west. that's going to keep things largely dry for much of the week. bit of rain at times in the far north of scotland. what i will say though — temperatures dropping later in the week, return of overnight frost, and some of the mornings could still be quite misty and foggy. sunset as well will be an hour earlier. and that's because tonight we set back those clocks one hour. take care.

live from london, this is bbc news. iran gives its first response to israel's bombardment overnight, saying it's "obligated" to defend itself, but recognises its "responsibilities towards regional

peace" and security. iran denies serious damage but says that two of its soldiers were killed. growing calls for de—escalation are pouring in from around the world. egypt, qatar, the us and the uk among countries encouraging iran to show restraint and break the cycle of violence. iran should not respond. we will continue to work with allies to de—escalate the situation across the region. in other news — with less than two weeks to go until the us election beyonce becomes the latest pop superstar to endorse kamala harris's bid to become president. i am not here as a celebrity. i am not here as a politician. i am here as a mother. cheering

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