the world health organization says the last majorfunctioning 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 fifteen—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. our correspondent emir nader is injerusalem and i asked what the health picture in gaza now looks like. much worse, it has now been put out of service, we have just heard from the deputy minister of health in gaza this morning and told us that the staff at the hospital was forcibly evacuated yesterday around 100 of the staff are taken to a place to be interrogated. some of them have been released and it was a hard night of interrogation. others are understood to be detained including the director of the hospital, now, those who have been released have had a chance to go to a nearby hospital

which was itself evacuated by the israeli military earlier in the week. it has been... it has been proposed as a place where the staff could continue their work. they said the staff has said that there is no hospital to speak of, they are at the indonesian hospital. they say there is no sort of running water and electricity. the world health organization said that they are very concerned for the patients had acute needs including ventilation. it does not appear to be equipped in order to take care of their needs. now, the israeli military have cleared the hospital yesterday and said it was being used by hamas as a stronghold. it's something that hamas have denied. but, the medical picture in the north of gaza in the northernmost area is looking extremely dire now with the last major hospital put out of action.

here's the spokesperson for the world health organization tarikjasarevic who told us what healthcare options people in gaza now have left. really there is almost nothing left in the north of gaza. people who are still there will simply have no option to receive any medical care. the people who are injured, that's close to a death sentence. what we have been doing in our previous visit was to try and get the patients to al—shifa hospital, that is in the area for the south. but really we need those hospitals to function.

the only solution really is the ceasefire. amir avivi, is a retired idf brigadier general, and ceo of israel's defense & security forum. i asked him for his response to claims that israel is targeting civilians. i think it's a wrong and terrible thing to say. israel never, ever targets civilians intentionally. but you do see hamas terrorists disguising as workers. we have seen that unwra has become a terror organisation. unwra here is referred like a, you know, entity, but it's a terror organisation full of terrorists. so it's very difficult to, in gaza to differentiate between the civil side and the terrorist side, because the terrorists disguised as civilians, they shoot, they fight. and it's very, very challenging for the israeli army to really a pinpoint and see exactly who is the terrorist.

the head of the world health organisation has told the bbc that it was public knowledge he was in yemen on thursday when israel launched air strikes at houthi targets. this footage reportedly captured the incident from inside the airport. dr tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, who's now injordan, said the main target, the international airport in sanaa, was a civilian facility and should not have been hit. at least six people were killed. israel says it was targeting military infrastructure but dr tedros says he only survived through good fortune. it was very chaotic, you know, people were in disarray and running everywhere. there was no shelter. we were completely exposed. it's a matter of luck otherwise if the missile deviated slightly it could have been on our head. so, my colleague, after all that, we

escaped death narrowly. it's a civilian airport. i think there are rules for engagement and that has to be respected and that's why we have international laws. what we're saying is international law should be respected. 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. anthony venetz used to be an airline pilot — and is also — a former air crash investigator and told us where the investigation goes from here. as is the case with all investigations come of this nature, the first thing is really about gathering factual information so of course we have a tendency to come up with some preliminary theories on what might�*ve happened. but, really, the basis of a good investigation is on gathering for factual information first. there�*ll be a lot of different sources of that information so details about planned flights, even you know, back runs on the aircraft itself, its maintenance records, the flight

crew information about their qualifications and fatigued, not urological information at the time, so all that kind of background information... were going to be looking at information to do with what was going on route and in the flight path at the time. there might be satellite or radar data available, of course, data available from the aircraft itself that the flight data report, the recorderfrom investigators. they are going to be looking at the wreckage itself very closely of course are doing physical examinations on the site. potentially, some, there might be some traces of there might be some traces of the aircraft where it had originally had its problems so close to grozny it seems, potentially they could be some pieces of aircraft there. the heart is this _ pieces of aircraft there. the heart is this rule _ pieces of aircraft there. the heart is this rule information a lot of the time. if there is a lot of the time. if there is a crash in america or france or britain, one would hope all the

organisations involved would be forthcoming in natural information but we are talking about russia. we are talking but as kazakhstan, that may prove challenging. dubbed through some of the difficulties investigators are going to have here. the purpose ofthe going to have here. the purpose of the safety _ going to have here. the purpose of the safety investigation - going to have here. the purpose of the safety investigation is - of the safety investigation is to get on the bottom of what caused the accident on the first place. working back from the accident, and why the aircraft crashed, for example, one scenario might be that the hydraulics, the flight controls, but damaged. if you�*re following that information back to the root cause, how much access our investigators are going to have to the people that might have been involved in the ground with deploying a defence systems against the aircraft? that is pretty questionable.

taliban forces from afghanistan have clashed with pakistan�*s army on their border as tensions between the two countries grow. taliban officials says their forces have carried out "retaliatory attacks" on pakistani territory from where they said attacks on afghanistan were being organised. the development comes days after kabul said 46 people were killed in pakistani air strikes inside afghan territory. strikes inside afghan let�*s speak to our south asia regional editor — anbarasan ethirajan. what�*s the latest from the region? what's the latest from the reuion? . , , what's the latest from the reuion? , region? crashes were reported on the border. _ region? crashes were reported on the border. the _ region? crashes were reported on the border. the defence - on the border. the defence ministry spokesman, this is the defence ministry, said they had launched what they called retaliatory attacks. so far, we haven�*t heard any confirmation about casualties but for one source reported as saying that

there was one soldier killed and six others injured. it has triggered tensions between the two forces across the border, particularly in the province. as said, what happened was that 46 people were killed when they carried out air strikes. the militants who had been targeting it insecurity in the province so that has resulted in a war of wills between the two sides because campbell always denied the accusations that it was harbouring any insurgents carrying out attacks on pakistani security forces. this is also due to people fleeing because of this escalating tensions in the province. escalating tensions in the province-— escalating tensions in the rovince. ., , province. how does this latest incident fit _ province. how does this latest incident fit into _ province. how does this latest incident fit into the _ province. how does this latest incident fit into the bigger - incident fit into the bigger picture of the tension between these two neighbours?-

these two neighbours? now, after the taliban _ these two neighbours? now, after the taliban took - these two neighbours? now, after the taliban took over i these two neighbours? now, after the taliban took over in august 2021, when they seized power, since then the relations between islamabad and campbell have deteriorated. previously, everyone was talking about how pakistan was providing sanctuary. then, their relationship soured because of repeated attacks by the taliban. this shares common ideology with the taliban and this year alone, pakistan says that hundreds of the soldiers had been killed in flash attacks by these militants particularly in the province along the border. in march this year, pakistan carried out similar strikes that led to further violence and tensions between the two countries. the two are neighbours and afghanistan depends on trade and forfood imports afghanistan depends on trade and for food imports and a number of essential items

coming from pakistan. as the escalate, the borders are closed and that leads to complications for civilians and in fact, today, the local residents and afghanistan have been holding a protest urging pakistan not to carry out any air strikes and the un mission in afghanistan a couple of days ago said that it had credible evidence that many civilians, including women and children, were killed in the air strikes carried out by pakistan. the taliban are angry and they want to show that they want to take a retaliatory attack, they cannot be pushed aside by a neighbour like pakistan and thatis neighbour like pakistan and that is what led to the incident today. i that is what led to the incident today.- incident today. i also appreciate _ incident today. i also appreciate your - incident today. i also - appreciate your analysis, thank you very much. a 49—year—old man has appeared in court in high wycombe 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�*s also charged with possessing a knife in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a staffordshire bull terrier. he�*s been remanded in custody and will next appear at luton crown court on tuesday. a threat to poison english water supplies during the period known as the troubles in northern ireland is among the revelations in the latest release of irish state papers. each year, documents relating to the near 30—year conflict are declassified, as our ireland correspondent sara girvin reports. they give a glimpse of files dating back decades. this release details a threat received in 1999 to poison england�*s water supplies on behalf of what was called the republican revenge group.

it threatened to introduce weedkiller into drinking water through fire hydrants, unless the british government announced its intention to withdraw from what was described as occupied ireland. plans may appear far—fetched but the threat was taken seriously, it was thought that most people who drank contaminated water would suffer nothing worse than a stomach upset. but, media representatives were asked by the government not to report the story. for fear of causing panic of what could have been a hoax. the papers state that the man was arrested but never charged. other documents from 2001 show that the us administration led by george w bush was considering designating the ira as a terrorist organisation. the plans might give the distant group and unintentional boost by encouraging recruitment.

the real ira was responsible for the 1998 bomb which killed 29 people. it was the single greatest loss of life, ultimately, the us did add to the real ira to its list. this release of documents also details a football—related gaffe from the former prime minister. he is reported to support england in the 2002 world cup after ireland were knocked out. a major drone show has just got under way, 1000 drones and pyrotechnics are featuring in this inaugural show in hong kong. this is taking place over

a victoria harbour, ten minutes for the display marks the finale of the panda go festival but for the last few weeks and months has seen 2500 panda sculptures placed across hong kongin sculptures placed across hong kong in various tourist sites. pandas are going to feature heavily in the drum shell which as i say is going to be going on for the next ten minutes over victoria harbour in hong kong. the state funeral of the former indian prime minister, manmohan singh has been taking place in the capital delhi. india�*s first sikh prime minister died on thursday at the age of 92. our correspondent, arunoday mukharji, was at the funeral and says people of all political affiliations attended.

it was a massive affair as you can see just by the crowd and also the heavy police presence here because there were leaders from various political parties to several politicians of opposition parties as well. that is testament to who the former prime minister was, serving as the leader of the country from 2040 2014. prior to that, known primarily for being the finance minister and crafting india�*s economic policy which liberalised the indian economy, opening it up and many say that was the time that india�*s economic growth story really began. that�*s what he is known for. an academic in, a scholarfirst he is known for. an academic in, a scholar first and then a politician. that�*s why you see the kind of condolence messages that have been pouring in right from various political parties, including the prime minister who said that india today is morning one of the country�*s

most distinguished leaders. condolence messages continue to fall in. we seem politicians and dignitaries and citizens and dignitaries and citizens and various supporters who have come in to pay their respects. from today, all mobile devices sold in the eu must have a usb c charging port. that�*s after european mps voted in a law forcing all smart phones and tablets to have the same type of cable. fevzi turklap also known as the gadget detctive told us why this has come about. the problem was that there were so many standards with apple, using its lightning port and charging other companies a lot to license its use for accessories and that was thought to be anti—competitive

and because they were all these different charges like micro usb and usb c, people were forced to own multiple charging devices which were eventually ending up in landfills. that is not environmentally a good idea. the eu at the time said this was a move focused very much on reducing electronic waste but businesses certainly weren�*t happy about it. they�*ve had to come on board. was legislation slightly heavy—handed ? i think that the eu was in negotiation with the manufacturers for many years, and i think that most of the manufacturers, android phones and other devices, have been moving across to usb c. apple was the holdout, dragged kicking and screaming to do this, because it was making a lot of money from its proprietary standards, but that wasn�*t necessarily in the interest of consumers. this is an eu wide

law but is this only going to affect the eu or is this going to have a trickle—down effect? no, we�*ve effectively become passive recipients of eu rules because it�*s very unlikely that any major manufacturer will make a separate modeljust for the uk. not something that�*s different, so whether we follow suit or introduce a compatible law, doesn�*t really matter, as things go forwards we will end up with usb c charged devices. that go back to hong kong. the fire display going on there, it�*s not a just a few moments ago. —— it started just a few moments ago. this is marking the end of the end of the festival which has featured

panda shaped statues dotted around hong kong. 1000 drones and pyrotechnics are getting involved in this ten minute display. many of the hundreds of lighthouses dotted around the british isles have stood for centuries and despite changing technology, they continue to provide an important beacon for today�*s sailors. with their constant coastal exposure, many of these ageing structures require regular, routine maintenance, as our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been finding out. on the southernmost tip of scotland, a disc of light illuminating the darkness before dawn. well, if we start here, we can see the other end of wigtownshire. moving around, you can actually see cumberland today, which is really very unusual. barry miller is the lighthouse keeper for the mull of galloway. he�*s one of a long line of them keeping sailors here safe for close to 200 years. we don�*t normally get as close to a line in the lighthouse as this. how often does it

flash and what colour? well, this one flashes white every 20s. they�*re all different, aren�*t they? they�*re all different. yeah. each lighthouse has what�*s called its character. so mariners can tell the lighthouse from where they are from the pattern of flashing. barry retired from teaching in his mid—fifties and has spent the two decades since looking after the northern lighthouses in galloway and ayrshire. further along this stretch of coastline, another of our older lighthouses, this one guiding the ferries heading to and from northern ireland. so now it�*s been an important ferry port since about 1860. so the lighthouse was builtjust before that. and still busy today. very busy. yeah, yeah. oh, the lighthouse is absolutely used by both ferry companies as their main mark as they enter loch ryan. so it�*s here for a particular purpose to mark a particular point. what�*s the biggest part of yourjob, though? just the routine maintenance, i suppose. the routine maintenance is the biggest part, but there are always things to do.

as the light fades. our final stop turnberry. every day is different, says barry. in a job where he�*s on call 365 days a year. we�*re at another lighthouse and the sun is setting. you can have long days doing yourjob. it�*s been a long day, but it�*s very, very rewarding. these lighthouses have been there for 200 years, and there have been people exactly like me doing exactly what i�*m doing. are you enjoying it? absolutely. yeah. no. it�*s very rewarding indeed, really, to try and keep these. our modern day mariners have plenty of technology to help them, but these sentinels from another time facing out to sea are still important. and without our lighthouse keepers looking after them, our coastline would be a much more dangerous place. lorna gordon, bbc news, turnberry.

it is to view and massive panda themed firework display, they are hong kong�*s inaugural drone show. there are 1000 drones taking part to mark the end of hong kong�*s panda festival. it could be an ongoing for the last few months, it seen 2500 sculptures dotted around hong kong. this dysplasia is set to go on for ten minutes. —— this display is set to go on for ten minutes. hello, there. well, there are more travel issues again today because of the mist and the fog. that�*s likely to linger on again for most of us across many parts of england and wales, particularly towards the south. but further north,

then, we�*re seeing the breeze start to pick up, and that sets the tone for the rest of the weekend. tomorrow is looking a lot brighter, although there will be some more rain across the far north of the uk. and you can see already some rain across northern ireland and scotland this morning. high pressure still dominant further south, so the mist and the fog just likely to linger on for many. we could start to see some breaks in it. a little bit of clearance across the north midlands and into north wales perhaps as we head through the afternoon, but further south, staying very murky. some sunny spells and some showers across northern scotland as we head through the afternoon. and of course, any low cloud here likely to break up because of the strength of that westerly wind. but the winds remain very light further south. and of course, that is part of the problem. top temperatures between generally 7 and 11 celsius, although where the fog lingers on, we probably won�*t get much past 4 or 5 degrees again. now, overnight tonight, then, our very weak cold front continues to sink further southwards and eastwards, some clearer spells developing as the westerly wind picks up.

more heavy, persistent rain pushing across scotland — and into eastern scotland, too, as we head into tomorrow morning. that�*s how we�*ll start off the day. now, our weak front continues to push further southwards and eastwards. more rain across the north of scotland. in between, then, we are seeing the westerly wind start to become a little stronger. so this is helping to break up the clouds. so i think there will be a lot more in the way of sunshine, particularly across the midlands, across wales and eventually across southern and eastern england as we head through the afternoon. temperatures will of course improve. there will be a lot more brightness around — 9 or 10 celsius. some of the rain really quite heavy, though, across northwest scotland as we head through the day. and that�*s just likely to linger on as we head through sunday night and into monday. colder air tucking in towards the north of scotland, so here we�*re likely to see some wintriness, particularly over the hills, as we head into monday morning. this is how monday afternoon is shaping up. rain across the northern half of the uk, drierfurther south, and it stays mild here into the start of the new year.

it is set to turn colder, and there could be some snow for some of us — so do keep an eye on the forecast. goodbye.

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