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good evening. thousands of people have been returning to their homes in southern lebanon, in areas which have been devastated by the conflict between israel and hezbollah. a ceasefire between the two sides came into force this morning — brokered by the us and france. it's halted more than a year of fighting. the head of the un called it the first ray of hope in the middle east conflict. presidentjoe biden said fresh efforts would now be made for a ceasefire in gaza. as part of the deal with lebanon, israel will gradually withdraw its troops from the south over a 60 day period, while hezbollah fighters and weapons will be removed from the area. they will be replaced by lebanese government forces. in a moment, we'll hearfrom our correspondent lucy williamson, who has been to kibbutz menara in northern israel, where some people are worried about their safety. but first, our correspondent hugo bachega has been with people making their way south from beirut and is in the southern city of tyre.

this war has been devastating for lebanon. more thani million people have been displaced because of the violence across the country. for many, the first day of the ceasefire was a not a date to discuss what may come next, it was a day to start the journey back home. early in the morning, they grabbed what they could and headed south. forced to flee because of the war, they didn't wait to see if the ceasefire would hold. they were already driving back home. this was a moment of celebration. there were hezbollah flags, and posters remembering the group's late leader, hassan nasrallah. this is the main road between beirut and the south of the country. and for hours, thousands of people have been trying to go back to their homes. they say they haven't been defeated in this war and that this

is a sign of victory. translation: what i happened is very good. this is a victory for the resistance. the resistance is our honour and pride. without its existence, there would be no homeland, no south, nothing. translation: it doesn't matter if the house - is still standing or not. the important thing is that we're returning, thanks to the blood of our martyr nasrallah. five hours later, we arrived in tyre — a journey that usually takes only one hour. this is the city centre of tyre, the largest city in the south of the country, and i remember being here before this conflict. it was a vibrant place. now there's widespread destruction and it's completely empty. this family was visiting their flat for the first time. an israeli air strike

destroyed a building nearby. the attack was so powerful, it damaged almost everything here. i am so sad. i am so sad here because my building is so damaged. i don't like this. recovery for this country will be long and difficult. for lebanon, it means that this crisis isn't over. hugo bachega, bbc news, southern lebanon. around 60,000 israelis were moved from their homes in the north of the country during the months of hezbollah attacks. many have expressed their unease about the ceasefire, concerned that the group will be able to continue its campaign. from northern israel, lucy williamson sent this report. from the burnt—out windows of kibbutz manara, it didn't sound like a new beginning. israel's army, firing

a suspects spotted in the lebanese village of mais al—jabal, just across the border. one of several similar encounters, the army said, with four people arrested. inside the kibbutz, the ceasefire drew people home. it was the first time that meital and her daughter, gefen had to see it. this is unbelievable. it's like a, it's like a nightmare. it's your first time back in a year? after one year and two months, yeah. we left in the 8th october �*23. you've heard the small arms fire outside? yeah. do you trust the ceasefire? not so much. three quarters of the buildings here have been damaged during the war. anti—tank missiles punched straight through their walls.

the entrance point is over there. for the rocket, the missile? yeah. in the dining room, 0rna shows me the hole left by a rocket. she's lived through two previous wars here, but says this ceasefire is different. it won't be the same. 0ur forces will not, will not leave these villages and will not allow terrorists to come back here. and you can, you can hear it yourself while you're here. whenever someone will try to come back, they will be shot. the ceasefire is triggering the first discussions of what it would take for residents to return. this family home was burnt out after a missile came through the living room wall. with the ceasefire in place, people are coming back to see what's happened to their border communities. damage like this isn'tjust

a practical challenge, it's also a reminder of what hezbollah weapons can do. rebuilding this will take months, but rebuilding a sense of security could take much longer. through the living room window, the shattered houses of their lebanese neighbours. as close as ever but the distance between them has changed. gunfire. lucy williamson, bbc news, manara. the conflict has taken a heavy toll but where does it leave the two warring sides? and what hope for a sustained peace? 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley is here. sophie, it has been the deadliest war between israel and hezbollah in decades, creating a humanitarian disaster in lebanon. so what has been the toll must

more than 3,800 lebanese people killed — among them 230 children, more than 15,000 injured. close to one million people have been displaced. it's a small country, so that's about one in five of the population and billions of dollars�* worth of damage. 0n the other side of the border, since october last year when hezbollah began attacking, 47 israeli civilians have been killed and 82 soldiers. the stated objective when the army invaded southern lebanon in early october was to stop the rockets being fired and to allow tens of thousands of israelis to go back to their homes close to the northern border. there's no doubt israel has dealt hezbollah a very heavy blow — benjamin netanyahu says it's not the same hezbollah it was a year ago. remember those crippling pager attacks on the group's operatives in september? israel then targeted infrastructure, including tunnels and weapons stocks. it's taken out many fighters and senior leaders as well. and this has sent a powerful message also to hezbollah�*s main ally and backer, iran.

hezbollah is hugely weakened but not destroyed, and it remains a powerful political force in the country. so what happens next? both sides are supposed to observe a truce for 60 days, with the hope it'll then become permanent. as the israelis withdraw south and hezbollah moves north, the lebanese army will move in — though it's never been a match for hezbollah in past. and the un peacekeepers who've had a long—term presence there have been pretty powerless — the enmity�*s not gone away. hezbollah agreed to this cease—fire with encouragement from iran, even though it had vowed to fight on in solidarity with hamas in gaza. israel has warned it'll respond fiercely to any violations, but now wants to concentrate on the war in gaza. so what about gaza, where well over 40,000 people have been killed? joe biden said the us would make another push for a ceasefire there — frankly, much, much more difficult. hamas still has about 100 hostages and it wants israel out of the whole

of gaza before it'll give them up. israel won't agree to that — it still wants to destroy hamas. for benjamin netanyahu, there's another consideration — his own political survivial. i don't think we can expect an imminent breakthrough for gaza. the former boss of the hospital where the nurse lucy letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others has been speaking publicly about her for the first time and has defended telling her "we've got your back". tony chambers has been giving evidence at the inquiry into letby�*s crimes. he apologised to the victims�* families, and said it was difficult to deny personalfailings in how he handled concerns about letby. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz reports from the inquiry. now serving 15 whole life sentences, lucy letby has already been made to answer for her crimes, but there are still many questions about how countess

of chester hospital bosses dealt with her. the chief executive was tony chambers, who promoted himself as a good manager. as the chief exec, i pledge to support a culture where the front line staff are supported in raising concerns and, more importantly, me listening to them when they do. but hospital consultants say he didn't listen to their warnings that letby might have been murdering babies and backed the nurse instead. he told her that her resilience astounded him and remarked, "don't worry, lucy, we've got your back," and he met letby with her parents and told them she'd be allowed to return to nursing duty. today, he was asked to explain that. letby�*s father was very angry. he was making threats. he was making threats that, uh, would have just made an already difficult situation even worse, by threatening gmc referrals

for the doctors, he's threatening guns to my head and all sorts of things. at a meeting in early 2017, tony chambers ordered the hospital consultants to apologise to letby and draw a line under the matter. i'm going to give you an opportunity to answer the allegation that some people have made that you behaved in an oppressive or overbearing or bullying way in that meeting. and i want to give you the opportunity to say whether you recognise that description of yourself. didn't feel that i was raising my voice. i certainly wasn't angry. ifelt i behaved professionally, as they did, as everybody in the meeting did, and that's my recollection of that meeting.

tony chambers resigned from running the hospital in 2018 after lucy letby was arrested. he'd been facing a possible vote of no confidence, but today, he said he hadn't been aware of that at the time and said he hadn't left his post to avoid scrutiny of his leadership. tony chambers left the inquiry tonight having reflected that his biggest personal failing had been his communication with the families of babies letby harmed and killed, which he said could and should have been better. judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. and you can keep across all the latest developments with the podcast lucy letby — the public inquiry, on bbc sounds. the fbi has said it is investigating numerous bomb threats aimed at members of donald trump's incoming white house administration. it is not believed that mr trump was among those targeted. 0ur senior north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue is in washington.

tell us more about this. well, we are looking _ tell us more about this. well, we are looking at _ tell us more about this. well, we are looking at around _ tell us more about this. well, we are looking at around half - tell us more about this. well, we are looking at around half a - tell us more about this. well, we | are looking at around half a dozen confirm threats against members of donald trump a's potential incoming cabinet, and a bunch of others that are so far rumours in the media, but unconfirmed at this stage. they range from bomb threats, pipe bomb threats, right through to swatting incidents, where police are called to a house, suggesting there is a problem, they turn up armed to the teeth, and in the past that has resulted in people getting killed. that has happened before to politicians in this country. it is a thing. the trump administration, the incoming administration, says that they are monitoring the situation, they are monitoring the situation, they will continue to do their work, joe biden has been kept informed and the white house has also condemned it. it's worth bearing in mind that this whole range of threats and swatting incidents came over a period of time, quite a short period

of time, which means the fbi will be looking closely into whether there was a single mind coordinating these incidents. one of the rescue team involved in the search for survivors after a yacht carrying 44 people sank in red sea on monday has been describing how five people were found alive yesterday trapped in their cabins for more than 2a hours — a0 feet under the water. the diver khattab al—fara—mawy told the bbc the yacht was almost completely submerged with less than a metre still showing above water — but that allowed some air into the yacht. they dived down using torch lights and were eventually able to open cabin doors and get the survivors out. among them was his own 23—year—old nephew who'd been working on the boat as a diving instructor. his nephew was stretchered on shore along with the other survivors. 33 of the 44 people on board the sea story have been rescued so far. two britons are thought to be among those still missing.

this tourist who was brought out of the yacht described his relief. the reception on board with a warm shower, dinnerafter, and all the care they took, because we were shaking with cold and shaking... and they warmed us up. the united nations says sudan is the invisible crisis — the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, with thousands killed and millions displaced and facing acute hunger. now, on his first visit to the country, the un's new humanitarian chief, tom fletcher, has urged authorities to allow more aid into the war—torn country. even before the current conflict, sudan was one of the poorest countries in the world, but after 19 months of fighting, violence, disease and hunger are on the increase. the war started in april last year when simmering tensions between the sudanese army

and the paramilitary rapid support forces broke out in the capital khartoum. it's estimated 11 million people — nearly 30% of sudan's population — have been displaced and tens of thousands killed. the world food programme says over 25.5 million people are facing acute hunger. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, travelled to the east of the country to meet some of those fleeing the fighting. the only building block in this child's life. the only stability. mygoma 0rphanage, in eastern sudan. we're not filming their faces for their safety. even the littlest, even those unable to walk, were forced to flee when sudan's army and a paramilitary force turned their guns on each other last year in the capital, khartoum. the orphanage was trapped.

mahmoud was displaced twice, abandoned twice. his wish — a home. translation: my wish | is to be a state governor. i want to solve all the problems in my country. if i get the chance, i will rebuild all the destroyed houses. a house — a safehouse for women in the north of sudan, built by the woman they call mama noor. she too, started life as an orphan at mygoma. in this merciless war, sexual violence is also a weapon deployed on a staggering scale. even mama noor is starting to break. you can't understand what happened for us. all the sudanese people have died. children, women, girls, old people. i can't say it.

the invisible war — that's what it's called. a dreadful war, destroying lives of a people not getting much of the world's attention or aid. that's why the un's new relief chief came to sudan first. what do you most need? uh, the need is very high, as the conflict is ongoing. and also the displacement every time it's a continuous. so the need of the humanitarian, it is very huge. it is very difficult. nowhere in the world are so many people on the run. so many children fleeing for their lives, so many people starving. this is the invisible crisis and we can't let it be invisible. it's not invisible to me and my team. but we can't do this alone.

this is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world right now. 25 million people needing support today. another stop, another displaced camp. they turn up to hear what the un has to say. so we have to do better. we must do better. you are not alone. the people living through the world's worst humanitarian crisis, suffering all of the horrors of war and wondering why no—one can stop it. and today, hoping against hope that these words are not just words. they sing their own stories to try to ease their pain and to try to make their own voices heard. lyse doucet, bbc news, port sudan. 0n bbc two shortly its newnight, and victoria derbyshire can tell us what's coming up. tonight, is keir starmer�*s deal to hand over the chagos islands in

trouble? we will hear why an island home to a secretive uk us military baseis home to a secretive uk us military base is suddenly at the centre of uk relations with the incoming us president donald trump. that is newsnight in about ten minutes. the conservative leader, kemi badenoch, has said her party "got it wrong" on immigration. in a speech in westminster, she outlined her plans on migration policy, saying the tories would impose a "strict numerical cap", with visas only issued to those who would "make a clear contribution". the latest figures on immigration will be published tomorrow. the former prime minister david cameron has said he has changed his mind and now supports a bill to legalise assisted dying. mps are two days away from voting on assisted dying — on a proposed bill that would give the right to terminally ill adults in england and wales. 0ur political correspondent joe pike is in westminster. david cameron has written about this in the tomorrow's times newspaper, why does he say he has changed his

mind? , , why does he say he has changed his mind? ,_, , , mind? firstly because he believes the safeguards _ mind? firstly because he believes the safeguards in _ mind? firstly because he believes the safeguards in kim _ mind? firstly because he believes the safeguards in kim lead - mind? firstly because he believes the safeguards in kim lead beta's| the safeguards in kim lead beta's bill are robust but argues the legislation is limited, tightly drawn. his intervention is significant because he has changed his mind, secondly because he is the first former pm to back the bill after four first former pm to back the bill afterfourformer pms first former pm to back the bill after four former pms have opposed it. they are his predecessor, gordon brown, to since mps last voted to reject assisted dying predecessor, gordon it. they are his predecessor, gordon brown, to itisafree itisafree it is a free vote, and also it is a free vote, and also potentially change mps mines and potentially change mps mines and also because it is a serious debate also because it is a serious debate that has spanned decades and spanned that has spanned decades and spanned assisted dying in 2015, premierships, too. will lord cameron premierships, too. will lord cameron or other pm is a change other or other pm is a change other people's minds? we will find out on people's minds? we will find out on friday afternoon. friday afternoon. assisted dying is still illegal assisted dying is still illegal in most parts of the world, in most parts of the world, but more and more places but more and more places are offering it. are offering it. our medical editor, our medical editor,

fergus walsh, explains. fergus walsh, explains. since mps last voted to reject since mps last voted to reject assisted dying in 2015, there's been a dramatic rise globally in the number of countries changing the law. now, more than 300 million people live injurisdictions where the state will help eligible people to end their lives. one of the first was oregon in the united states in 1997, where it's available to terminally ill, mentally competent adults expected to die within six months. it must be approved by two doctors. patients self—administer the lethal dose. so, it's very like the system being proposed for england and wales. but here a high courtjudge would also need to approve it. two thirds of patients who die have cancer, around one in ten have a neurological condition, and one in ten heart disease. asked about their end—of—life concerns, nine in ten worry about losing autonomy.

two thirds cite loss of dignity. four in ten worry about being a burden on family and friends. around one in three prescribed a lethal dose don't use it. across the united states, assisted dying has spread to ten states — more than double the number a decade ago. in 2016, canada introduced medical assistance in dying, initiallyjust

austria and spain recently changed the law. in all these countries in europe, you don't have to be terminally ill to qualify. it's also now offered in new zealand and most parts of australia, but solely for the terminally ill. patients can self—administer the lethal dose or ask a health professional to do it. campaigners here who want assisted dying promise that the safeguards in england and wales will be the tightest in the world. but opponents say the experience of other countries show it will be a slippery slope, putting the vulnerable at risk. the radio and tv presenter mishal husain has announced that she's leaving the bbc in the new year after 26 years at the corporation. she has spent the last 11 years at the helm of radio 4's today programme and she has also reguarly presented here on the news at six

and ten, as well as fronting the recent uk general election debates. mishal says she isjoining bloomberg to host a new interview series. the football association is investigating an allegation that top—flight referee david coote discussed giving a yellow card with a fan, before a championship match in 2019. david coote, who's been suspended as part of a separate investigation into allegations about his conduct, says the new claim is �*false and defamatory�*. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. david coote is one of the premier league�*s most experienced referees. yet once again, he�*s mired in scandal. this is him in 2019, refereeing a championship match between leeds united and west brom. he gave a correct yellow card to the leeds player ezgjan alioski. so far so normal. but the sun newspaper claims he discussed booking that same player with a fan the day before. coote then allegedly messaged

after the match to say, "i hope you backed as discussed." there�*s no suggestion of any financial gain by the referee, who says the allegations in the paper are false and that he always refereed matches impartially. but this isn�*t the first story about david coote. earlier this month, he was suspended by the referees�* body the pgmol after this video, where it�*s alleged he made derogatory remarks about the former liverpool managerjuergen klopp. think of bleep juergen klopp. bleep. the fa started an investigation the next day. the sun then published photos it says were taken during the summer�*s european championship, where coote was working as a match official, allegedly showing him sniffing white powder. european football�*s governing body, uefa, launched an investigation, as did the pgmol, which today says the facts needed to be established in light of what it called "these latest a very serious allegations".

we see it week in, week out, didn�*t they? fans questioning the integrity of the premier league, of the efl. they need to conclude this investigation as soon as possible so we can all get back and hopefully david can recoverfrom this. the referee�*s job is already one constant scrutiny. these latest allegations have made the spotlight brighter. natalie pirks, bbc news. british clubs have been in action tonight in the champions league including liverpool. a reminder match of the day highlights do follow the news. our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching at anfield where the reds took on real madrid — andy. liverpool fans have seen a few famous european nights over the years and they were hoping for another famous years and they were hoping for anotherfamous night years and they were hoping for another famous night here against real madrid. real madrid are of course the reigning champions but

liverpool have had a terrific start to the season and they have continued that terrific start with a tu— zero win over real madrid, the goals coming from alexis macallister and coady gakpo. it was a dramatic match, both sides also missed penalties but liverpool held on for a win which puts them top of the champions league table, so delight for the fans here at anfield. at villa park meanwhile, aston villa drew 0—0 with the italian giants juventus. there was a controversial finish when morgan rogers had a goal ruled out right at the end for villa but a draw for aston villa and that could be a valuable point for them. there was also a draw at celtic park as celtic drew against the belgian champions club bruges, daizen maeda with the equaliser after the break after celtic had gone behind in the first half. a draw for celtic as

well but here at anfield, it is a victory for liverpool. they have now won all five of their champions league matches so far. they are right on course for a place in the knockout stage and their terrific start to the season continues. time for a look at the weather. and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one, or you can watch on the iplayer. next, it�*s newsnight.