thick fog is causing travel disruption around the uk, with flights cancelled and drivers warned to be careful on the roads. indians gather to pay their respects to former prime minister manmohan singh at his state funeral. over 1,300 critically endangered tiny snails have been released in the remote portuguese island of desertas, in the atlantic ocean. the world health organization says the last major functioning hospital in northern gaza has been put out of service after it was evacuated by the israeli military. the kamal adwan hospital has been under siege by the idf for weeks. staff say airstrikes there

on friday killed 50 people. the head of the hospital's nursing department told the bbc the army gave them only a 15—minute warning to evacuate patients and staff before the israeli army entered the hospital and removed anyone that remained. israel says the hospital was being used by hamas as a command centre, but has not provided any evidence to support this. let's speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, emir nader. what is the picture now for the people in northern gaza, on health? ~ . ., , health? much worse after this hosital health? much worse after this hospital has _ health? much worse after this hospital has been _ health? much worse after this hospital has been put - health? much worse after this hospital has been put out - health? much worse after this hospital has been put out of l hospital has been put out of service. we heard from the deputy minister of health in gaza this morning who told us the staff after the hospital

was forcibly evacuated yesterday, around 100 were taken to be interrogated, some have been released and said it was a hard night of interrogation, others are still understood to be detained including the director of the hospital. those who have been released, some of the staff have had a chance to go to a nearby hospital which was itself evacuated by the israeli military earlier in the week and was proposed by the israeli military as a place where staff and patients could continue to work in. the staff have said there is no hospital to speak of at the indonesian hospital, they said there is no running water or electricity. the who says they are very concerned for the patients who had acute needs including ventilation equipment, where the indonesian facility does not appear to be equipped in order to take care of their needs. the israeli

military, after clearing the hospital yesterday, said it was being used by high mass as a terrorist stronghold —— hamas by hamas as a terrorist stronghold, which hamas have denied. the situation for health is looking increasingly dire with that hospital put out of action. drjames smith is an emergency doctor who has been to gaza twice in the last year to carry out emergency procedures in hospitals there, including at the kamal adwan hospital. thank you forjoining us. i know you are in touch with colleagues in gaza. what have they told you? i colleagues in gaza. what have they told you?— they told you? i think you're re orter they told you? i think you're reporter has _ they told you? i think you're reporter has painted - they told you? i think you're reporter has painted a - they told you? i think you're| reporter has painted a pretty accurate picture. we lost contact with staff from kamal adwan yesterday morning. they

were forcibly displaced from the hospital. there are about 30 individuals, health care workers and patients, taken to the indonesian hospital a short distance away. the indonesian hospital itself was heavily damaged by the israeli military last week. patients there yesterday had no water or electricity, or medicine. as we speak now, we understand the ministry of health in gaza and of the who are trying to negotiate with the israeli military to bring in some supplies and repair of the facility or otherwise remove the patients from what is left of the indonesian hospital. kamal adwan has been destroyed. it has been besieged for more than 80 days, there was director sniper fire than 80 days, there was director sniperfire into than 80 days, there was director sniper fire into the hospital, shelling is, quad copter is dropping explosives into the courtyard, palestinian

health workers killed and injured. now, more than 100 people, including the director of the hospital, have been forcibly detained and we believe as of this morning that the director has been arrested by the israeli military. fix, by the israeli military. a spokesperson from the who says that for those severely injured in gaza, this is a death sentence. is that fair? i think it is more _ sentence. is that fair? i think it is more than _ sentence. is that fair? i think it is more than fair, - sentence. is that fair? i think it is more than fair, probably| it is more than fair, probably an understatement. i think it has been a death sentence for palestinians in gaza four months, more than 1a months of what amnesty international and the un special rapporteur described as ethnic cleansing and genocide. the liberty ——

deliberately targeting health care infrastructure as part of that. kamaladwan care infrastructure as part of that. kamal adwan was the last remaining hospital in gaza, last estimates by the un said there were about 75,000 people still sheltering and fearing for their lives in northern gaza without any access to health care, water, food, medicine. what is left other than to die, to be killed, or be forcibly displaced to the south? ~ ., ., ., south? we have to leave there. thank yom _ the united states says it's seen "early indications" that suggest an azerbaijani airlines plane which crashed in kazakhstan this week was possibly brought down by russian air defence systems. russia has so far refused to comment on the allegations. the airline says preliminary results of an investigation into the incident found there was "external physical and technical interference". but the report stopped short of accusing any group or country of being responsible. the azerbaijan transport

minister said all of the 29 survivors of the crash "without exception" said they heard three blast sounds when the plane was flying above grozny in southern russia. the head of russia's aviation authority says the plane was unable land at grozny airport because of a ukrainian drone attack. 38 people died when the plane came down, two miles short of the runway, at aktau airport, in kazakhstan. this report from jon donnison. this is the moment the plane went down. it's remarkable anyone survived. but emerging from the wreckage, some did. the flight had been diverted to kazakhstan after passengers heard bangs when it tried to land at its original destination, grozny, in chechnya. translation: they say there were two bangs, l but i only heard one. it was quite substantial.

i honestly didn't hear the second one. at first only some of the oxygen masks fell out, not all of them. investigators are now examining the damage to the outside of the plane. the owner, azerbaijan airlines, said only that it had suffered external physical and technical interference. the kremlin has again refused to comment on speculation that it was mistakenly brought down by a russian air defence system. translation: i'd like to point out that the situation on that l day during those hours in the area around grozny airport was very difficult. ukrainian military drones were carrying out terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure in the city of grozny and others nearby. in azerbaijan today, the first funerals for some of the 38 people who were killed.

why they died will take time to find out, and will likely be disputed. jon donnison, bbc news. the state funeral of the former indian prime minister manmohan singh has been taking place in the capital delhi. india's first sikh leader died on thursday at the age of 92. live to delhi and our correspondent, arunoday mukharji. a state funeral in the capital, talk us through what you have seen today. talk us through what you have seen today-— seen today. just a short while auo, seen today. just a short while aao, the seen today. just a short while ago, the former _ seen today. just a short while ago, the former prime - seen today. just a short while i ago, the former prime minister was laid to rest at the cremation ground where i am and this entire area was chock—a—block with dignitaries, across party lines, from prime minister narendra modi to several political parties

across the spectrum and is testament to the kind of politician that manmohan singh really was, a man known to have built consensus during his political career, but he was india's prime minister from 2004 until 2015 but prior as finance ministers when he made a name for himself because he was credited as the architect of india's economic reforms in 1991 as finance minister when he opened up the economy bringing in liberalising economic reforms and opening up to foreign investment and that is where many people see the start of becoming an economic superpower began. the former prime minister being laid to rest and the current prime minister narendra modi saying that india is morning one of its most distinguished leaders today. let's speak to paranjoy guha thakurta, who is an author and political commentator.

we will come onto the legacy and a short moment but first of all can you talk to us about manmohan singh's route into public life? he manmohan singh's route into public life?— public life? he came from a very humble _ public life? he came from a very humble background, . public life? he came from a i very humble background, very poor background, growing up in a place in west punjab in what is today pakistan. he walked for miles to go to school, a very good student. many years later he would remark that the reason he wore thick spectacles was because he had to study under the light of a lantern. his family, when the indian subcontinent was partitioned, they moved to the indian side, and then through sheer grit he studied and studied at two universities in the uk, oxford and cambridge, on a scholarship. he worked very hard and he was praised by some

of britain's best known economists, including john robinson, nicholas coulter. then after he returned to india he was in academics for a while and then he went on to hold positions in the economic ministries, ministry of finance, ministry of commerce, the central bank, the reserve bank of india, he headed just about every important position. he entered politics in 1991 when he was made finance minister and as your correspondent told you he is often deemed to be the architect of india's economic liberalisation programme. let's focus on that _ liberalisation programme. let's focus on that because - liberalisation programme. let's focus on that because there - focus on that because there were numerous achievements in his career but it was really the economy he was remembered for. what did he do to india? you must remember he was part of the indian establishment and

also part of the un, he headed the south commission. ideological he espoused left of centre views, while he was with the un as well. 1991 after the fall of the berlin wall and the disintegration of the erstwhile soviet union, what we saw was india's economic policy regime shifting distinctly right and that was when he was finance minister, dismantled the licence regime, devalued the currency, opened up to foreign imports, removed controls on indian industry. in the process his critics said he was presiding over a financial scandal, that he didn't pay adequate attention to health care and agriculture or education, but one thing i must say about him, he never shied

away from answering his critics. i met him several times, interviewed him several times, interviewed him several times, and unlike our present prime minister narendra modi, he had several media conferences, interviews, dozens of them, and he never shied away from answer however difficult the question. irate away from answer however difficult the question. we are tiuht difficult the question. we are ti . ht for difficult the question. we are tight for time _ difficult the question. we are tight for time and _ difficult the question. we are tight for time and we - difficult the question. we are tight for time and we will. difficult the question. we are l tight for time and we will have to leave it there unfortunately. thank you for joining us. demonstrators have taken to the streets of seoul, a day after mps ousted south korea's acting president, han duck—soo, less than two weeks after he was appointed. the impeachment vote of mr han was boycotted by the governing party and there were unruly scenes in the chamber as mps surrounded the speaker's chair, shouting and raising their fists. and it's being reported that south korea's suspended president yoon suk yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law.

live to yuna ku from the bbc korean service. just gone 6:15pm in seoul. another impeachment in the form of the prime minister. how is the south korean media reporting it?— reporting it? the media coverage _ reporting it? the media coverage of _ reporting it? the media coverage of this - reporting it? the media | coverage of this appears reporting it? the media i coverage of this appears to reporting it? the media - coverage of this appears to be more divided compared to the impeachment of president yoon suk yeol. arguments that prime minister han duck—soo who himself bears some responsibility for the martial law incident, hindered attempts to expedite the impeachment process. some conservative outlets have been critical of the impeachment, insisting that it is an overreach by opposition lawmakers who are taking the majority seats in parliament. some are even worrying that the next acting president could also be impeached if he doesn't play in

favour of the opposition party, which could further destabilise asian. i5 which could further destabilise asian. , , ., asian. is this not political bullying _ asian. is this not political bullying for _ asian. is this not political bullying for the _ asian. is this not political| bullying for the opposition asian. is this not political- bullying for the opposition to throw around their weight like this? , ., ., this? they have their own reasoning _ this? they have their own reasoning for _ this? they have their own reasoning for this - this? they have their own - reasoning for this impeachment, prime minister han duck—soo for example blocked the appointment of three judges selected by parliament to oversee the case. they insist this kind of hindering and blocking of the laws could eventually delay the impeachment process of yoon suk yeol which could further destabilise the country. airline passengers are being warned they could face further travel disruption today as thick fog — which led to dozens of cancellations and delays across uk airports yesterday — continues. our reporter simon jones has the latest.

as the fog descended at heathrow airport, so did the gloom for the passengers caught up in the delays and cancellations it has been causing. hundreds of flights at several airports, including gatwick and glasgow, have been effected at one of the busiest times for travel during the festive break. at manchester, there returning to the uk after christmas abroad were relieved finally to touch down, even if it was much later than expected. we were an hour late boarding, then when we got on the plane, they said it was going to be another hour and a half, because they were queueing up at this end because of the fog. so otherwise we would have been flying around with no fuel. i think it was delayed by two hours or something like that, due to the fog and stuff. i'm glad to be back home. this was the murk at cardiff. the uk's main air traffic control provider nats put in place temporary air traffic restrictions due to

the widespread fog. in a statement, it said... but there are warnings that this might not be quick to resolve. the airlines, despite all their best efforts last night, will be faced with a big problem this morning, that their planes and their pilots aren't necessarily in the right place to start getting people where they need to be. so i'm afraid disruption could continue all day, and if fog remains, then that is going to be very disruptive for tens of thousands of passengers. drivers are being urged to take care on the roads too, as many make the journeys home from family and friends. the tricky conditions have been created by persistent low cloud, mist and fog being trapped in place by a slow—moving area of high pressure. the moist air has created a lot of cloud, which has

got lower and lower, so lots of misty and murky conditions, particularly on friday, which had a few impacts of some roads and airports. the good news is, through saturday, winds will pick up, so will see the cloud start to break up in the north, still a pretty misty and murky day for much of england and wales. the fog has created some stunning scenes, but those hoping to travel today will certainly be glad to see the back of these wintry wonders. simon jones, bbc news. a 49—year—old man is to appear in court charged with two counts of murder after two women died following a suspected stabbing in milton keynes on christmas day. jazwell brown is accused of killing joanne pearson and teohna grant and is also charged with the attempted murders of another man and a teenage boy. he'll appear at high wycombe magistrates�* court. the actress olivia hussey,

who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of romeo and juliet, has died aged 73. the argentinian—born actress, who grew up in london, 1534 00:20:11