in the last hour or so news? in the last hour or so the grow) — news? in the last hour or so the group hamas _ news? in the last hour or so the group hamas have - news? in the last hour or so . the group hamas have released news? in the last hour or so - the group hamas have released a video of a hostage. one of the last hundred thought to be held in gaza. he is speaking to the camera, he looks bearded and gaunt, but clearly alive in the video. we do not know exactly when it was taken, but he references the war in lebanon. we think it would be in the last month or so. people not to use forget hostages.— use forget hostages. thank you for bringing _ use forget hostages. thank you for bringing that _ use forget hostages. thank you for bringing that to _ use forget hostages. thank you for bringing that to us. - use forget hostages. thank you for bringing that to us. in - for bringing that to us. in terms of the situation on the ground, we know that the united states has given israel a 30 day deadline in which to improve the conditions on the ground. the deadline has now expired. has the situation

improved at all? if expired. has the situation improved at all?— expired. has the situation improved at all? if you speak to the united _ improved at all? if you speak to the united nations, - improved at all? if you speak to the united nations, eventl to the united nations, event and it has got worse. this was and it has got worse. this was a letter written by antony blinken, the secretary of state 30 days ago. last night was the deadline for humanitarian access and aid to improve. it said israel has not done everything it could do, but it has done enough, it is improving and so the threat of sanctions and armaments, arm is being withheld have gone away. at the united nations, charities and international aid agencies working there describe it as bad as ever. last week it was described as apocalyptic. for some of the numbers, before the conflict started, 500 or 600 trucks a day went into the gaza strip. the american said there needed to be about 350 and during. and the un said that figure over the last time

has been around 30. it is important to point out that israel denies starvation exists in gaza. the situation in the north is dire.— north is dire. thank you for bringing — north is dire. thank you for bringing that _ north is dire. thank you for bringing that breaking - north is dire. thank you for| bringing that breaking news regarding the hostage video. thank you. when we get more on that, we will come back to you. the biden administration says it will not withhold weapons shipments to israel and that comes as the 30 day deadline for israel to significantly alleviate the humanitarian crisis in gaza expired. we were discussing that there. the us in bassett said while israel has taken important steps, their actions will continue to be monitored. last month, the us secretary of state antony blinken gave israel a

ultimatum. to increase the trucks going into gaza or risk losing supply of weapons. there is aid crossing into gaza, but the un agencies are saying that israel has not done enough to meet the threshold. this deadline comes as the israeli president isaac herzog is in the us holding talks withjoe biden. we can talk to our united nations special reported on special aid to food. we know the deadline has expired and the deadline has expired and the trucks going and are not enough. give us an insight into your impression of what is happening on the ground in gaza. the situation in gaza continues to be incredibly dire. what we hearfrom continues to be incredibly dire. what we hear from famine experts and humanitarian workers on the ground is it is just days away from getting even worse. i just days away from getting even worse.— just days away from getting even worse. i will give you an example- _ even worse. i will give you an example. the _ even worse. i will give you an example. the last _ even worse. i will give you an

example. the last two - even worse. i will give you an| example. the last two weeks, for all of november, israel has denied all un request to access northern guard gaza. there is one exception with one truck rizz teaching —— reaching northern gaza with food, and medical supplies. what will happen the next day as israel attacked civilians, forcing everyone to be displaced again. even when humanitarian relief finally makes it through, we have seen civilians targeted and civilian infrastructure targeted. it is notjust humanitarian aid, it is the destruction of civilian infrastructure and the food substance itself.— substance itself. you are “oininu substance itself. you are joining us _ substance itself. you are joining us from _ substance itself. you are joining us from qatar - substance itself. you are | joining us from qatar and substance itself. you are - joining us from qatar and we know that qatar is withdrawing from its role as mediator, saying the two sides are refusing to negotiate in good faith. what you do going forward if qatar steps away

from this? i forward if qatar steps away from this?— forward if qatar steps away from this? i cannot speak to their position _ from this? i cannot speak to their position directly. - from this? i cannot speak to their position directly. what| from this? i cannot speak to | their position directly. what i can as to the situation for civilians in gaza and the american's complicity. they continue to ignore facts on the ground, their own staff that have reported famine and starvation in gaza and politicians are continuing to provide weapons to israel, this makes them complicit in genocide and starvation. what everyone knows is to prevent starvation and genocide in gaza requires an immediate ceasefire, but israel is not being pressured in any real way. this requires an arms embargo and sanctions from the entire international community. we cannot negotiate out of genocide. we must end immediately.— genocide. we must end immediatel . , . ., immediately. israel will always refute the _ immediately. israel will always refute the use _ immediately. israel will always refute the use of— immediately. israel will always refute the use of that - immediately. israel will always refute the use of that word - refute the use of that word genocide. but for the time being, thank you very much for

speaking to us here. for speaking to us here. for speaking to us about the ongoing crisis in gaza. thank ou. ongoing crisis in gaza. thank yon some — ongoing crisis in gaza. thank you. some breaking - ongoing crisis in gaza. thank you. some breaking news i ongoing crisis in gaza. thank you. some breaking news to| you. some breaking news to brin: you. some breaking news to bring you — you. some breaking news to bring you from _ you. some breaking news to bring you from spain. - you. some breaking news to bring you from spain. this i you. some breaking news toj bring you from spain. this is from our europe correspondent who is reporting that rescue teams searching for the bodies of two younger brothers swept away in the valencia floods two weeks ago have now said that they have found their bodies. the image you are seeing is the five—year—old and three—year—old brothers. they were taken, wrestled from the father's arms when a torrent of water ripped through their home on the evening of october 29, when valencia experienced those floods, those intense floods. we can now say that rescue teams have found the bodies of these two young brothers. there

aren't has confirmed to the bbc that the bodies have been found. they were found in different locations. a family friend is describing," my little angels, we have finally found you. two stars shine brighter in the sky." just that breaking news that the rescue teams that were searching for these two young boys have found these two young boys have found the bodies. of course, much more on our website. to a bbc undercover investigation that has exposed failures in a safety scheme that is meant to forget vulnerable —— protect people in bars and pubs. the ask for angela initiative is now in place at thousands of venues nationwide and provides a discreet lifeline for people who believe

they are in danger to use the codeword "angela" to get help. but secret filming by bbc researchers found that in half of the london venues they visited, including major chains, staff failed to know what to do. the bbc received similar reports from across the uk. guy lynn has this exclusive report. is there anyone called angela here? erm, no. a bbc undercover researcher pretending she's on a date asks for angela. angela's not a person, but a code word for "i need help." this bar, like many others we discover, is subscribed to the safety scheme but fails to do it in practice. is there anyone called angela around? angela? anyone called angela ? no? ask for angela is a national safety scheme running in thousands of pubs, bars and clubs with a simple concept. if you're in distress, go up to the bar and ask for angela. specially trained staff should help you to safety straight

away. after tip offs, our undercover journalists are secretly recording to see if pubs and bars are doing it properly. at this music venue in brixton, it's a pitch perfect response. is angela around the corner? is she working today? yeah. i'm just getting uncomfortable, that's all. our researcher is led to safety immediately and gets help from the manager. anything that we can help with or anything you want to talk to us about? absolutely. contrast with this. is angela working tonight? is she — angela? no. numerous pubs advertise online they're running the scheme. posters in toilets reassure women and everyone else that they will be helped out

if they feel in danger. but the reality time and again when we ask for angela. it is this. angela? no. angela? i'm the manager. i know my stuff. okay. for this investigation, the bbc visited 25 venues across various parts of london. i3. more than half of them had no idea what we were talking about, and we heard reports of similar problems across the uk. a lot of people check in advance to see, and if ask angela is at a bar, you're like, okay, they'll have my back if anything happens. god forbid. we're already telling our friends where we are. we're already telling people, track us, have us track our phones. we think that we're in an area that we're going to be safe, and it's really more than disappointing. it's putting women at risk. a number of bars and clubs were run by some of the uk's largest chains. the ask for angela charity running the scheme, said it was disappointed at what we found. many councils now make ask for angela a key part of getting an alcohol licence at all. yet in too many cases,

this investigation has shown angela is nowhere to be found. guy lynn, bbc news. and guy lynn isjoining me now. thank you for your investigation. i'm finding this very surprising. when you go into a female toilet in a pub across various london pubs, as you are describing that, you see these posters saying to ask for angela. this is frustrating to hear. �* , , for angela. this is frustrating tohear. , to hear. and this is across thousands _ to hear. and this is across thousands of _ to hear. and this is across thousands of venues - to hear. and this is across. thousands of venues across to hear. and this is across - thousands of venues across the uk. the thing about this, these places are taking the credit for explaining to women and others that they have their back if they have a problem. and what our investigation has shown is that in many places, it is not working. what was shocking doing the investigation, i was talking to women who choose bars to go on

a date with a stranger. i was talking to mums and dads with teenage children who actively choose bars that they know their children are going on a date with a stranger. so when we ask for angela and there is a blank face, they don't know what we are talking about. that is shocking because in those situations, it had been a problem, what happens? you are highlighting _ problem, what happens? you are highlighting the _ problem, what happens? you are highlighting the awareness - problem, what happens? you are highlighting the awareness has i highlighting the awareness has been raised and arguably now after this reporting, the venues i have not trained their staff, will. venues i have not trained their staff, will-— staff, will. some of the chains that have _ staff, will. some of the chains that have been _ staff, will. some of the chains that have been involved, - staff, will. some of the chains that have been involved, it. that have been involved, it was, we are talking here about a number of bars that you have there included, greene king, wetherspoon, both big chains and they were among those with staff in the bars that did not

recognise the word. greene king said they were concerned about the findings and would review the findings and would review the scheme. wetherspoons said they had dealt with many distressed women using the scheme, but they would now provide extra training. if you advertise your doing it in a pub, the obligation is on you, the pub, to make sure it actually happens.- the pub, to make sure it actually happens. the pub, to make sure it actuall hauens. ., ., actually happens. thank you for our actually happens. thank you for your reporting _ actually happens. thank you for your reporting for— actually happens. thank you for your reporting for bringing - your reporting for bringing that to our attention about the failings in the ask for angela scheme. more on our website. stay with us here and around the world. you are watching

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lebanon where you can see more israeli air strikes taking place. we are monitoring this because we know that in the past few days at least 23 people have been killed in israeli hair delete my air strikes in central lebanon, where people are also displaced. israel said it has hit a number of hezbollah target in the southern suburbs. they are known to have high population areas where hezbollah are located. we are keeping across the live shot in beirut and watching developments. also had the breaking news in gaza where we had reports from a colleague there saying that a hostage video has been released. we are looking into that as well. keeping an eye across the middle east for you. the mystery of why a tame beluga whale wearing a harness swam up to fishermen in norway

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