16 people still at least 16 people still missing. at least 16 people still missing-— at least 16 people still missinu. ,, a, missing. strong winds are threatening _ missing. strong winds are threatening further - missing. strong winds are - threatening further destruction across the city. three fires threatening further destruction across the city. three fires are still rage as firefighters are still rage as firefighters try to gain control. israel and try to gain control. israel and hamas consider a so—called hamas consider a so—called final draft of a possible final draft of a possible ceasefire deal. and ceasefire deal. and disappointment forjeff bezos, disappointment forjeff bezos, the blue origin rocket launch the blue origin rocket launch is cancelled in florida. is cancelled in florida. lets go back to our top story lets go back to our top story this morning. wildfires this morning. wildfires continue to rage in los angeles continue to rage in los angeles so far claiming the lives of 2a so far claiming the lives people. there are warnings that forecasted high winds can people. there are warnings that forecasted high winds can further fuel the flames over further fuel the flames over the coming days. crews are the coming days. crews are fighting to contain the fighting to contain the infernos, including the largest infernos, including the largest one in the palisades area. one one in the palisades area. one of the victims of the fire was of the victims of the fire was 32—year—old rory sykes, a child 32—year—old rory sykes, a child actor who starred in the late actor who starred in the late 90s actor who starred in the late 90s actor who starred in the late 905 tv 905 tv actor who starred in the late actor who starred in the late

90s tv show kiddie kapers. he 90s tv show kiddie kapers. he had cerebral palsy and struggled with mobility. his mother says she escaped but couldn't save him. rory�*s mother shelley sykes spoke with our correspondent emma vardy. when the second one came, i said to rory, you know, "we've got to go down to the main house. we're on a standby." he said, "i'm not leaving, mum, you just go." isaid, "no, rory, get ready, be prepared." he said, "no, i'm not going — you sort yourself out." he is stubborn. but then he showed me he couldn't walk. he was already on crutches but his feet had swelled so badly. anyway, it got thicker and thicker. and then the fire actually came behind the property and the smoke was just intense. at three o'clock or four o'clock in the morning they sent the emergency — you've got to evacuate. so i wrapped myself up, went to the cottage and said to rory, "we've got to either come to the house or let's jump in the car and go down."

he just didn't want to leave. again, i think we were a little bit overly confident because they've stopped the fires within a day and a half with all those other... you couldn't believe it could get so bad? no, never. rory did lock the door. i kept banging on the door. he'd locked the door and he said, "no, you sort yourself out." i raced down to the fire station up the road. five minutes, ten minutes. the guys were all stood at the gate with the trucks inside.

they were on the radio, just check if it's the third cottage or wherever he is in. within an hour they came back and said, "we want you to come up." i was thinking, "oh, my god, they haven't brought rory back with them." i was holding my breath, thinking, "oh, my god, they have grabbed him and he is not breathing" or something. when i got there, i had the shock of my life. three cottages within an hour had burnt from top to bottom to cinders and ash. there wasn't any tiles in his bathroom, there was no sides. it was just... well, you've seen it now. the cottage he was in was gone. all three cottages. all of them were levelled totally to the ground within a0 minutes. i can't... that bit doesn't seem real. i don't seem to get emotional about that because it doesn't seem real. how are you processing

what happened? the biggest fear i had was that it might burn and hurt. i think burning must be the most painful death and the fire department chief said, "no, he would have died from carbon monoxide poisoning first," which made me feel a bit better. he would have gone to sleep first? he would have had gone to sleep first and stopped breathing. i'm just... sorry. no. ijust can't believe my baby is not going to be here. i cannot even turn on the phone. i didn't have any computer cable. he would have been so cross with me. "mum, why didn't you get your hard drives and your laptop and your telephone cables? " he looked after that side for the whole team. it is going to be sadder without him as my techie

guy and my rock. shelley sykes speaking to our correspondent emma vardy. the municipality expressed sympathy but denied her claims saying that the water service remained available and uninterrupted to her property and the surrounding communities throughout the fire. we will of course be following the story of the la fires throughout the day. there are reports this morning that israel and hamas have been given a final draft of a ceasefire and hostage release deal to end the war in gaza, according to the reuters news agency. a breakthrough was reportedly reached in doha after midnight following talks between israel's spy chiefs, president elect trump's middle east envoy

and the prime minister of qatar. it comes as president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu held talks over the phone for the first time in three months. for more on this let's speak to our middle east correspondent who is injerusalem for us. obviously negotiations have stalled numerous times so why optimism this time round? if is optimism this time round? it is uuite optimism this time round? it is quite hard _ optimism this time round? it is quite hard to — optimism this time round? if 3 quite hard to define exactly what's happening behind closed doors in qatar, in doha. but we are receiving positive signals it seems like from all parties. as you mentioned, the phone call between president biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu last night is being seen as a positive development. israeli intelligence chiefs stayed in qatar over the weekend to continue negotiations there. again that is being seen as a positive development. we heard last night that prime minister benjamin netanyahu was meeting

with some of his cabinet colleagues, ministers who are opposed to a deal, who want the war to continue and want in fact to resettle gaza. we understand he was trying to persuade them not to resign from the government. it seems like he is doing the work politically inside israel in order to pave the way for a deal but we don't know exactly when it might come. obviously president biden�*s term finishes in a week and behind all of this there is a threat from the incoming president trump that if some sort of deal isn't reached before he takes office then all hell will be unleashed. so the momentum seems to be heading in the right direction but it is hard to wade through all the briefings to various media outlets. ~ ., ., , outlets. do we know the details ofthe outlets. do we know the details of the ceasefire _ outlets. do we know the details of the ceasefire and _ outlets. do we know the details of the ceasefire and hostage - of the ceasefire and hostage release deal?— of the ceasefire and hostage release deal? the latest we are heafina release deal? the latest we are hearing is _ release deal? the latest we are hearing is that _ release deal? the latest we are

hearing is that it _ release deal? the latest we are hearing is that it would - release deal? the latest we are hearing is that it would be - release deal? the latest we are hearing is that it would be a - hearing is that it would be a 2—stage deal. the first stage would comments with the exchange of hostages and prisoners, hostages held in captivity in gaza by hamas, in exchange for palestinians in prisons in israel. that would coincide with the withdrawal of israeli military from various sites in gaza. the second stage is the stage which is perhaps more critical. because hamas has been asking for the first stage immediately, to lead inevitably to a permanent ceasefire and a full withdrawal of israeli forces from the gaza strip. whether an initial stage would lead to that second stage is yet to be seen but that's one of the key details which is seen as one of the sticking points in the negotiations between the two sides. will we see this initial ceasefire leading to a permanent

cessation of hostilities between the two sides? emir nader in jerusalem, - between the two sides? emir nader in jerusalem, thank. between the two sides? emir nader injerusalem, thank you. nader injerusalem, thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

welcome back. the bbc has found that workers in chinese factories making clothes for the fast fashion giant shain are labouring for more than 75 hours a week in contravention of the country's labour laws. these working hours are not unusual in the southern city of guang joe but the findings will add to a growing list of questions about working conditions in factories. our china correspondence laura bicker has more. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush. for those who work in this warren of more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they'd be expected to do.

they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make. translation: it depends how difficult the item is. _ something simple, like a t—shirt is i to 2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little — how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: i think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating

heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour laws. most have only one day off a month. and by the door, the end product, ready to be shipped to europe, the uk or the us. there's an almost constant supply of fabric from nearby vendors. shein�*s success has been possible because this city in china has everything it needs. spending the day here, it's clear that shein�*s meteoric rise has had a positive effect on the local economy, but it's also come with increased scrutiny. there have been allegations of forced labour. they themselves have found incidents of child labour, a and there are accusations

that their staff are overworked and underpaid. we found that a 75—hour week is not unusual for many companies in this industrial heartland. well, it's not unusual, you say, but it's clear that it's illegal and it violates basic human rights. so it's a human rights issue. it's an extreme form of exploitation that happens. and this needs to be visible. people need to know under what conditions clothing is being produced, especially in such an opaque company that does not really report what they are doing. hard work is a way of life here. translation: i am proud that our textile industry i is providing the world with cheap and good quality goods. as a chinese person, this is the contribution i should make. the thrum of machines continues

well into the night. in a statement, shein told us it's committed to ensuring the fair and dignified treatment of all workers within its supply chain, and it's investing tens of millions of dollars in strengthening governance and compliance. they added that they strive to set the highest standards for pay, and that all partners adhere to their code of conduct. but the work here will go on as long as someone in london or new york continues hunting for their next bargain. laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. it's the world's largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people, many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using

military force to take control of the island, describing acquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... ..that�*s suddenly been overtaken by a diplomatic crisis. this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump.

those who live here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival. you need to be hardy for this every day. but again and again, i would hear this is their land. welcome to...home! welcome to this wonderful place. angutimmarik hansen and his family hunt and raise sheep for a living. what do you feel about trump? what a stupid human in the world, like trump. that's what you feel? yeah. i mean, we think about the us and trump. this is different. we need to maybe work together with us and not trump. there's worry here. an inuit culture that struggled against danish colonialism doesn't want any

new power taking over. this man is a village pastor. this isn't an argument about owning greenland, he says. it's about a people's culture and history. translation: in our opinion, it's wild and weird to hear himj speak of our country is something that can just be bought. we don't view it as a purchasable land. we have been here for a long time. we're used to our ways of living. in the capital, nuuk, there's a feeling that the trump intervention has brought world attention to greenland's campaign for independence. and there's pragmatism. a desire for strong links and financial help from america and denmark. donald trump is a politician. he's a hard businessman and we know his rhetoric. and that rhetoric is something we have gotten used to since 2019. but what is necessary

here is that greenland, as a sovereign state, should negotiate directly with the united states and not denmark. newsreel: the eskimo are very primitive, and the danish - government is doing its best to keep civilisation from spoiling them. to understand what greenlanders feel about the colonial past, it's important to know about racism and abuses. ..when a ship comes in. hedvig frederiksen was only iii when danish officials fitted her with a contraceptive coil without her permission in the 1970s. she's one of over 100 women suing denmark for its efforts to limit greenland's population. translation: it was i a very awful experience. i was still a child. it wasjust awful. i think the danish people looked down on us, - especially back then. what do you need denmark to do? translation: iwant them to apologise. i however mighty, those wanting to control this [and must

reckon with an enduring struggle for dignity and self—determination. fergal keane, bbc news, greenland. a 37—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a nurse was stabbed at a hospital. the woman, in her50s, was was stabbed at a hospital. the woman, in her 50s, was left with life changing injuries in the attack at royal oldham hospital on saturday night. health secretary wes streeting said nurses should be able to care for patients without fear of violence. we can bring you some breaking news that we have had in the last few minutes from the reuters news agency. regarding the chagos islands, it says britain and mauritius said on monday they were making good progress in its negotiations to reach a treaty over the future of the us

british military base in the chagos islands. a statement provided by the british government said that good progress has been made and discussions are ongoing to reach an agreement that is in both side's interests. it says both side's interests. it says both countries reiterated their commitment to providing a treaty that says mauritius is sovereign over the chagos islands and it would serve long term and effective operations on the base at diego garcia. there are updates throughout the day on our website on the la fires. you can keep across what is happening there as the pasadena fire chief has said that the fires could take off again on tuesday and wednesday because of the wind. leading obesity experts have warned weight loss jabs would bankrupt the nhs in england if

all eligible patients were prescribed to them. the bbc�*s panorama programme has been following nhs patients on the drugs for several months. doctors say they could ultimately produce savings by cutting the cost of treating the health complications linked to excess weight. with more, our medical editor fergus walsh. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it might be a six, six or a seven xl. he got a shock a few years ago when about to have surgery. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre and they said, we can't operate on him, he's too big for this table. it's july 2024 at london's guy's hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos, or 23 stone. in trials, patients on wegovy lost an average of 15% body weight in just over a year.

right, so we're ready to go. 0k? — 0k. there you go. good luck. the weeklyjab works by mimicking a gut hormone, which makes you feel full. it can cause unpleasant side effects in the stomach, which some can't cope with. give it a bit of seasoning. patients know they have to play their part too, eating healthier, smaller portions. fergus, you'll have to come round for a dinner, or a sunday dinner, put some weight on them old bones of yours! laughter. you'll be more like me. and hopefully, i'll be more like you. if ray can lose weight, it would help him and the nhs. we treat a lot of the complications associated with obesity. if we take ray, for example, you know, he has pre—diabetes. we're hoping to go into remission.

hisjoints, he might needjoint surgery in the future, you know, but actually achieving weight loss can prevent a lot of the complications and ultimately save the nhs a lot of money. good boy. but those savings will take years to filter through. hello, nicola. how are you? so for now, only a small proportion of the 3.4 million adults in england eligible for weight loss drugs on the nhs are likely to get them. naveed sattar heads the uk government's obesity healthcare goals programme. the cost of these drugs is still at a level where we cannot afford to treat several million people within the uk with these drugs, it would simply bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so, if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. i would estimate perhaps more

than nine out of ten people within the uk are currently getting these drugs privately, who perhaps stand to benefit the most, who perhaps are less affluent in more deprived communities, are simply not able to afford these drugs. so no, it's not necessarily fair, but it'sjust the reality of the economics of the situation. jean is hoping another weight loss jab, mounjaro, will help her get in shape. who's that? that's me. well, this is the girl. i mean, i know this was over a decade ago, but i still think it's achievable. i was a fitness fanatic, and i'd go to the gym practically every day. and i'd work out at home with my weights. jean is getting mounjaro as she has type two diabetes and injects insulin daily. after five weeks on the jab, she's lost two kilos and her diabetes has improved. last week, thursday was the final insulin injection.

wow. after five years. i think it's mounjaro and willpower as well. i have to give myself some credit! the mounjaro silences the food noise, and i'm not constantly sitting around thinking about what i'm going to eat. after two months on mounjaro, jean has lost more than half a stone. in a key trial, patients lost around 20% body weight over eight months. ray is doing well. after five months on wegovy, he's lost 1a kilos — more than two stone. well, look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food n