went into overtime, but many aren't happy, as some nations, including india, say the deal falls far short of what is needed. lebanon's health ministry says 3,670 people have now been killed in israeli attacks since october 2023, with more than 50 people killed on saturday. at least 20 people were killed in beirut, and more than 60 others were injured. storm bert continues to batter the uk, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing flooding to many areas. there are weather warnings for wind and rain covering much of the country, and over 200 flood alerts in place. thousands of homes are still without power. thank you forjoining us. the ukjustice secretary,

shabana mahmood, has attacked the assisted dying bill as a state death service, ahead of a vote on the proposals by mps on friday. if it passes, it would give some terminally ill people the right to choose to end their own life. faith leaders have also voiced their opposition to the measure, as simonjones reports. those backing the bill in parliament argue it would stop some terminally ill people having to endure harrowing deaths. those against warn that people could be put under pressure to end their lives. now 29 faith leaders have published a letter. among them, the bishop of london, the roman catholic cardinal of westminster and the chief rabbi and in it they say...

it is a view shared by the bishop of bath and wells. i'm very concerned that, as it stands, the bill does not have sufficient safeguards to ensure that no—one can be pressurised into choosing an early death, either because they feel a burden themselves or potentially that they are caused to feel a burden by others. the bill would give someone expected to die within six months the right to choose to end their own life. the legislation would require two independent doctors and a judge to determine whether the person satisfies the criteria, including a clear wish to do so, free from coercion. the medication to end life must be self—administered. the bishop of london, who signed the letter, is a former chief nursing officerfor england. she and the other signatories argued that what is needed is better palliative care for people at the end of their life. they say that, at present, such care is worryingly underfunded. but a leading rabbi believes religious leaders are out of step with their flocks.

we all hope to have as good a life as possible. why shouldn't we have as good a death as possible? so, providing people are terminally ill and mentally competent and they want to have it of their own free will, then who am i to deny them and who is anybody else to say because of their theology, someone else has to suffer in the last few weeks or months? last night, thejustice secretary, shabana mahmood, warned the bill could be putting the country on a slippery slope towards death on demand. in a letter to her constituents, she wrote... mps will vote on the issue on friday. simon jones, bbc news. a british businessman caught on camera confessing to illegally selling millions of pounds of luxury perfume to russia is not facing criminal charges, the bbc has learned. david crisp was arrested last

year, but his case was later dropped by hm revenue and customs, the tax collecting agency which is also responsible for enforcing sanctions. selling luxury goods to russia is a serious offence punishable by up to ten years in prison, but campaigners say the uk is far behind other countries when it comes to punishing violators. will vernon reports. i'm from london. oh, no kidding? i live in dubai. how's your russian market? cani... don't tell anyone, we're doing really well. oh, good for you! we ignore government edicts. that was british businessman david crisp confessing to violating sanctions against russia in an undercover video shared with the bbc. crisp sold luxury perfume, he rubbed shoulders with celebrities, but they didn't know about his activities in russia. his business partner didn't know either, but david garofalo got a tip—off and hired the private investigators who filmed the undercover video. he also contacted the hmrc.

and then, many months went by, disinterested in further evidence that we'd found, and we learned that they had appeared to drop the case. i was stunned. i couldn't think of a case which is more cut and dry or more of a slam dunk case where all of the evidence was there. hmrc told us they've implemented the most severe sanctions on russia and fined companies for violations. they wouldn't tell us why they dropped the david crisp case, as they don't comment on individual investigations, but the bbc understands there hasn't been a single criminal conviction for breaching trade sanctions since russia invaded ukraine almost three years ago. but mr garofalo took the evidence to a civil court to remove his partner from the company. in the provisional ruling, the judge said the video was compelling evidence that mr crisp knew he was breaching sanctions, and documents showed david crisp tried to conceal

sales of more than £1.7 million to russia. if we don't prosecute people, who the hell is deterred from breaching sanctions? sir iain duncan smith mp says the david crisp case shows that sanctions enforcement is inadequate in britain. we all say, "this is outrageous. "we've got have to sanction these people," and all the rest of it, but then, without any prosecutions, you think "well, that's gone away now". there needs to be arrest, prosecution and incarceration if we're going to get on top of this, and if we don't do that, then there's no such thing as sanctions. in a statement, david crisp told us he refutes the allegations made against him. he says the trade were known to his colleagues. ukrainians are still dying

every day at the hands of russia, but experts say some other western businesses continue to trade illegally, making millions in moscow in violation of the law. will vernon, bbc news. storm bert continues to batter the uk, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing flooding to many areas, as well as causing disruption on the roads storm bert continues to batter the uk, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing flooding to many areas, as well as causing disruption on the roads and on the railways. there are weather warnings for wind and rain covering much of the uk, with thousands of homes still without power. and a man died when a tree fell on his car in hampshire on saturday. louisa pilbeam reports. the uk and ireland are dealing with the mess caused by storm bert today. and the wild weather is not going away. new weather warnings are in place for either for heavy rain, strong winds or flooding. yellow warnings, meaning travel disruption and moderate danger

are likely, are in place from scotland down to the south coast of england, and more than 200 flood alerts. northern ireland has seen some of the worst flooding with 6500 homes without power at one point and roads and railways submerged. we're the only ones out of the houses. we left and moved the cars, doing all the sandbags. and while we were out, the water reached the properties and we can't get back in and everybody else is stuck inside. disruption to travel on the roads and for train services will continue today with passengers urged to check online schedules. where thick snow fell in scotland and northern england, a quick thaw will lead to concerns of flooding with local authorities in areas ready with plans in place. the roads becoming quite full of water quite quickly, meaning road closures in place, massive disruption to events that are happening and to businesses as well. and we've seen it recede somewhat but very live

to the fact that the rain's still there and the winds are still there and we've still got flood warnings in place. parts of south wales have been lashed with the equivalent rainfall for the whole of november in just a day. 0n the south—west coast of england, yellow met office warnings are in place for winds until nine o'clock tonight. the wintry weather is set to ease by tomorrow morning. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. let's speak to thomas pringle, who is a councillor of killybegs, in ireland, which was hit hard by storm bert. thank you forjoining us. i understand your office was flooded along with many other businesses on the street. talk us through what happened and the damage caused.— us through what happened and the damage caused. yeah, i got a hone the damage caused. yeah, i got a phone call— the damage caused. yeah, i got a phone call from _ the damage caused. yeah, i got a phone call from one _ the damage caused. yeah, i got a phone call from one of - the damage caused. yeah, i got a phone call from one of the - a phone call from one of the other business owners at seven o'clock yesterday morning. i got up and went down and i was

not expecting to see what i saw. there was a river that had burst its banks and was flowing down the street in the town itself. along the coastline, a fishing port, the river runs down the back of the street into the tide and it burst its banks and was running down the road flooding all of the premises along the street. probably about ten, 11 businesses were flooded and about ten houses as well. very bad, took about... the fire brigade were there. took until 1230, one o'clock until we could enter the buildings to assess the damage. basically, they were all destroyed. the clean—up yesterday afternoon and we cannot really assess the

full damage probably entail we start to dry them out properly to see what needs to be replaced. to see what needs to be replaced-— to see what needs to be relaced.~ . , ., ,, replaced. what is happening there this — replaced. what is happening there this morning? - replaced. what is happening there this morning? how- replaced. what is happening| there this morning? how big replaced. what is happening i there this morning? how big is there this morning? how big is the clean—up? there this morning? how big is the clean-up?— there this morning? how big is the clean-up? well, we got most ofthe the clean-up? well, we got most of the furniture _ the clean-up? well, we got most of the furniture of, _ the clean-up? well, we got most of the furniture of, that _ the clean-up? well, we got most of the furniture of, that had - of the furniture of, that had to be taken out yesterday and destroyed, flooring lifted as well, removed yesterday. we are basically in the process of trying to dry out the building, all of the buildings. remove any excess water. see what damage has been done to the structure, if any, the walls might have to be replaced, the floor. another couple of days before we can actually see for definite. get there dried out and see what survives. thomas, how would _ and see what survives. thomas, how would you _ and see what survives. thomas, how would you say _ and see what survives. thomas, how would you say this - and see what survives. thomas, how would you say this stone i how would you say this stone compares with the previous weather events in killybegs?

definitely the worst that we have seen. the street was flooded about seven years ago as well. but it was flooded by high tide coming in and rainfall, the water could not get away, flooded by a tidal event. but this was an event from higher ground around killybegs, very heavy snowfall in the night, i was not aware of it at all, i went to bed at 12 o'clock, it was raining. very heavy snowfall and extremely heavy rain on top of that, a massive flood, basically, it all came down the street and did the damage. even if there was plans to put in flood protection from the sea side of it, that would not have made any effect, it would not have protected against this damage at all. it came from higher ground.— higher ground. difficult situation _

higher ground. difficult situation there - higher ground. difficult situation there for - higher ground. difficultj situation there for you, thomas, and the other residents of killybegs. we wish you all the best for clean—up and recovery following storm bert. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. a number of unidentified drones have been spotting flying over a number of british airbases that are used by the us air force. the incidents involving the unmanned aerial systems took place at three rafs sites in the east of england this week. a spokesperson for the us air force declined to say whether the drones were considered hostile but did go on to say they had the right to protect�* installations. 0ur correspondent graham satchell gave more details. well, the american air force have confirmed that there were a number of what they call small unmanned aerial systems — we would call them drones — that have been buzzing around over these air force bases in the east of england over the last couple of days, last week. they say the number of drones fluctuated. they ranged in size and configurations. and they say they were actively monitored. they wouldn't go into much

detail about what that actually means, being actively monitored. these air bases are pretty important. they're owned by britain, the raf, but they're run and operated by the americans. and it's part of the sort of international agreements that we have, part of the nato commitment that america has to europe and beyond to maintain the peace. so, raf lakenheath, for example, is where the us keeps its fighterjets — the f—15 and the f—35. raf mildenhall is a refuelling base, and feltwell is a logistics centre. so, you know, it's pretty serious, if there are drones buzzing around over the top of those fairly sensitive sites. and who is thought to be likely responsible for these drones? i mean, nobody�*s saying that out loud. the finger of suspicion is being pointed firmly at the russians. we have had senior western officials saying recently, warning of increased russian sabotage operations, obviously linked to the war in ukraine. it's not unusual for

the russians to fly aircraft over uk airspace, particularly near scotland and places. it may well be that this is sabre rattling on behalf of the russians. if it is, it's an escalation of sorts, because getting that close in over a us airfacility is potentially worrying. but as i say, we've had no confirmation of that. that's just the finger of suspicion. the americans are saying that they don't discuss what they call protection measures. there have been unconfirmed reports in the newspapers today that they scrambled fighterjets. they're not saying they did that, but they are saying they retain the right to defend themselves. the bbc is running an awareness campaign to help keep you safe from scams. as part of that, countryfile has been investigating scams targetting farming communities. they've been looking at schemes like invoice faud, where criminals impersonate genuine businesses to steal money. tom heap reports.

alan steven runs a family farm near st andrews on the fife coast. they farm everything from brussels sprouts to wheat here. but a few years ago, all of that was put at risk. we were working with a new contract for doing some concreting in the yard, and this sort of email comes and goes, "pay £12,000". another email is for fertiliser to the normal grain merchant for 16,000. alan saw two email invoices he was expecting from suppliers he recognised, so he paid the £28,000 requested. but scammers had hacked into his email address, taken the genuine invoices he was expecting and sent them with different bank details. of course, it's not until afterwards you realise, you know, you've been hacked. they've pinched your money. got 10 back from insurers

and i think two from the bank but still out of pocket 16,000. well, you're completely gutted. you're never going to see that money back again. alan isn't alone in falling forfake invoices. last year, some £50 million was lost to invoice scammers, with 80% of the frauds starting with an email. and it's notjust this kind of invoice fraud where farmers are being targeted. rob alderson, who farms near ludlow in shropshire, was caught out last year when he spotted farm machinery for sale for around £6,000 on facebook marketplace. when he sent me back pictures within10 or 15 minutes, the questions i was asking him, it was leading me to believe he was looking at the machine outside his office. i was hooked. and watching this video now, it looks genuine. you were convinced and you paid? absolutely. it was due to be picked up the following monday and i contacted the guy. he wouldn't pick up and that's when i really realised. kyle lomas is an

agricultural insurer. he has seen claims for these types of scams rise in recent years. historically, 1% to 2% of all claims we paid are related to fraud. in the last two or three years, we've seen that go threefold. we're now paying 9—10%. the sums can run into tens of thousands in one transaction. so, that's how serious it could be. and you think some farms only make £10,000 to £20,000 profit in a year. and so that can wipe out the whole profit for a number of years for a farmer. and could be the end of that farm. the criminals behind rob and alan's scams haven't been caught, but alan wants people to learn from their experiences. well, you've got to speak out sometimes to kind of help other people. i mean, it's these people that are causing the fraud are forever upping their game. they're, you know, probably three steps ahead of everybody else that's trying. you know, they're very professional at what they're doing.

soldiers from the indian sub continent played a vital role in world war i, travelling from across the globe to fight with their british comrades in the trenches. now, there's been a renewed effort to recognise their contribution and the unique role played by a military hospital in bournemouth. many indian soldiers injured in battle were cared for there and now a plaque has been unveiled in their memory. sophie seth has the story. during the first world war, tens of thousands of indian troops were based in the south of england as they trained and waited to go to france and to recuperate, after returning after serving on the front line. for the injured, it was a chance to regain their strength. an indian hospital had been created in brockenhurst at the beginning of november 1914. the meerut indian general hospital was in place there. it's pretty well known that hospitals for the sick and wounded were set up

in brockenhurst and barton on sea, but what's less known is that this building, which now is the town hall in bournemouth, also had a part to play to look after indian soldiers, after king george v saw how stretched hampshire's facilities were getting, with huts and marquees being used to cope with the numbers. let's think about this for a moment. this is november 1914 and you've got sick and wounded soldiers trying to recover under canvas in the new forest. the king came down for a royal visit on 17th november 1914 and he was really unhappy at the way his indian soldiers had been treated. two days after the king's visit, a senior medical officer came down here and commandeered this building, the mont dore hotel, the biggest hotel. as time has gone by, that memory is fading and has largely been forgotten, other than by historians.

nick tells me, over the period of around a year, more than 1,000 indian soldiers were treated here in bournemouth. as soon as they got well enough in the hospital, they were allowed out and they were taken by charabanc — old—fashioned coach — on trips around the local area from the bournemouth hospital. and we have a photo of them. 0h, incredible. and you can see the pier there. and here we are with the pier behind us. this picture is actually published in the times of india in 1915. and the caption is, "they would obviously rather be "walking along back bay, bombay." so, yeah, here they are on the beach. this is part of their recovery. and we're in the spot pretty much where they took that photo. we're just about in the spot where they took the photo, and i've now been made aware that members of the indian community, the asian community,

come down here to try and replicate that image of the indian soldiers on the beach with bournemouth pier behind them. after recovering, the indian soldiers would have been medically assessed to see if they were fit to return to the front line and, if they were, they would take a train from new milton on their way back to france and flanders. for me to realise that over 100 years ago, indian soldiers, once they were feeling better, were actually walking the beaches of bournemouth. and yet i thought i was the first...one of the first indians ever to walk on these beaches. despite living in dorset for 25 years, ramesh lal only recently discovered the indian soldiers' connection and has campaigned to get a plaque put in at the town hall to remember the soldiers, like they are remembered in barton on sea. it's very special for me because of the sacrifices they've made, coming

from a faraway land to a very nasty war, and then ending up in a place like bournemouth, which didn't have anybody else of their community. but the good part is some of the letters that have been read about when they wrote home have been one of complimenting their hosts. i'm pleased to unveil this plaque. applause and today the plaque was unveiled. it makes me feel really proud, just being a british indian, being a bournemouth resident. itjust feels like there's a shared legacy that's being honoured. having grown up in this area, never realising that indian . soldiers were here and seeing today that recognition - of what they did for this country and being part. of that is tremendous. we chose it mainly as a remembrance, so that the legacy continues, so that the new generations of indians have a connection

with bournemouth as well. no matter how great your diy is, it's unlikely to match up to ten—year—old alfie's. in fact, his skills are so good he's set up a business with his grandad. the pair have been doing woodwork together since alfie was four, and now their wally boy workshop has found success selling high—end chopping boards. alfie's mum can tell us more. he is very different to all my other boys. they were sports mad and football mad, and he is really different and kind of found his voice now to show that and to do what he wants to do. i'm really proud of him for that. i always knew he would be practical — even from a little toddler, he was practical. he had a builder's set, make things, quickly got a real drill when he was about five or six with his dad.

i could see early on he was different, tojust being out there kicking a ball around or sitting on a screen. it has grown very quickly. he is only ten but it's great. ijust said to my grandpa, "do you want to start a business?" he said, "yeah, why not?" i go on my laptop and searched up chopping boards and it gave me an idea of what i could sell them for. what's your favourite thing about doing it? to spend time with grandpa. every sunday and wednesday i pick him up at 7.30. we have been approached by worcester college, a tree got blown down in wind a few years ago and it went through their new building. the tree had been left to stand for a couple of years and hopefully they want loads of stuff to be made from the tree. we have enough wood to last a year to make many things. this could be thousands of units. it would take a lot of time for both of us. he can do everything as well as i can. i think he will remember it for

the rest of his life, won't he? before we go, we are hearing from a councillor in the rhondda valley, a major incident declared because of significant flooding including river flooding at several locations across the rhondda valley area, news coming in from a councillor in the rhondda valley. we will follow the news for you and when it to you here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. hello there. storm bert refuses to relinquish its tight grip across the uk. today, it's all going to be about heavy rain and gale force gusts of winds. and these are some of the rainfall totals we're starting to see now. over the last 36 hours, it's parts of wales that have seen the heaviest of the rain — just shy of 100mm. and it's here where we're likely to see further heavy rainfall as we go through the day today. in fact, in the last few hours, we've seen some

heavier pulses pushing up through the south—west into wales and north—west england. flood warnings are starting to arrive now. there could be some localised flooding before storm bert moves away. the centre of the low starting to hook itself to the north—west of the uk. but that trailing weather front will stay with us throughout the day. it's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards, the rain becoming light and patchy through the midlands by lunchtime as the rain heads into east anglia and the south—east. a frequent rash of sharp, squally showers driven by severe gales, though, around the far north and west of scotland. some areas close to the coast could see gusts of wind widely 60, possibly 70mph. but it's a mild story as well. double figures right across the country, 17 or 18 degrees. if we get that, that could be a date record. now, as that rain starts to ease away overnight, things will quieten down for england and wales. but the centre of the low, storm bert, starts to drift its way across scotland, so here it stays showery and windy through the night. not a cold start to our monday

morning, and monday will be a day of mixed fortunes. we keep squally showers and strong winds through scotland and northern ireland. england and wales on the whole will be drier and quieter with some sunshine. just a few scattered showers as the wind turns round to a westerly. and a little bit fresher as well, with that westerly wind — 8—10 degrees the overall high. moving out of monday and looking at a little bit further ahead, bert will finally ease over into scandinavia. little ridge of high pressure quietens things down for tuesday. we will keep a close eye on this front, which could threaten more rain into south—west england and wales, but overall, it's a quieter but slightly cooler story as we go through the week ahead. take care.

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at the cop29 climate summit comes nowhere near addressing the environmental challenges they face. whilst some celebrate, other nations including india say the deal falls far short of what is needed. sir keir starmer promises to tackle the uk's "bulging benefits bill" — warning that it is "blighting our society". i know from speaking to ourjob coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches, ourfantasticjob coachesin coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches in job centres, coaches, ourfantasticjob coaches injob centres, that there are people who can work and who aren't. israel's government says an israeli rabbi missing in the united arab emirates has now been found dead. thousands of homes in the uk remain without power because of storm bert, with heavy rain and thawing snow bringing flooding to many areas.

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