the patients being treated in hospital corridors and the lives being put at risk. the royal college of nursing calls for urgent action. the labour mp mike amesbury pleads guilty to assault, after a video showed him punching a constituent. three, two, one, zero. lift-off. and heading into orbit — at last. amazon founderjeff bezos sees his blue origin rocket blast into space — ramping up his rivalry with elon musk. and coming up on bbc news... emma raducanu is into the third round of the australian open for the first time in her career. we'll have the latest from melbourne.

good afternoon. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has delayed his cabinet�*s vote on the gaza ceasefire deal — accusing hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. a senior hamas leader has rejected the claims, telling the bbc the group is "committed" to the truce, which is due to come into effect on sunday. our correspondentjon donnison has the latest — and a warning his report does contain some upsetting images. celebration and relief in gaza last night as news of the deal came through. survival. a victory in itself. we are very happy about the agreement. it gives us hope for gaza's future. the agreement guarantees that no more lives will be lost

— after experiencing genocide, this agreement means saving lives. the end of the war brings us an indescribable joy. but this morning, the reality that the killing hasn't stopped yet. at the baptist hospital in gaza city, they were bringing in the dead and the injured. at least 80 people, including 19 children, have been killed in israeli strikes since the agreement was announced, according to officials in gaza. still, amid the destruction, hope that the worst might be over. "enough is enough," says 14—year—old ahmed. "it's better for us to go back to our homes and sit on the rubble than deal with death every day." but not everyone is happy with the agreement. injerusalem today, outside the prime minister's office, there were protests from israelis who say the war shouldn't stop until hamas is wiped out.

this deal is expected to be approved by the israeli government this afternoon. but it's divisive. these people, many of them the family members of fallen israeli soldiers, want prime minister netanyahu to pull out. don't vote for that deal, that deal, it's a very dangerous deal. that deal is going to leave behind us in gaza strip, about 70 hostages. but as they marched in protest, some were watching who say it's now time to bring the hostages home. ronnie merits has been on a partial hunger strike for 120 days to pressure the government to do a deal. every war ever were ending by an agreement. you cannot destroy the enemy.

you cannot kill the last soldier. you need to stop and make an agreement. and i agree that this is a deal with the devil. but i don't think that we have any other option. but despite the protests, given the way the world has welcomed news of the agreement, it will be difficult for prime minister netanyahu to back out now. this deal is not over the line yet. we are still waiting for that approval from the israeli we are still waiting for that approvalfrom the israeli cabinet and israeli government. we expect those meetings to happen in a few hours. he got the sense in that report that this decision has been a divisive one in israel. prime minister netanyahu four months its been under pressure from right—wing hardline members of his coalition government not to do a deal. they have threatened to pull up of the

government of this deal goes through. one key thing is well as this is just the through. one key thing is well as this isjust the beginning this process. even if the ceasefire does start, we have to start negotiations for phase two micro—of that hostage and ceasefire release deal. those negotiations would start in 16 days but those negotiations good to be equally challenging and all the while people are dying. 80 people have least killed in gaza since the deal was announced according to hamas officials. studio: jon donnison injerusalem, studio: jon donnison in jerusalem, thank studio: jon donnison injerusalem, thank you. the chancellor rachel reeves has reiterated her promise to go "further and faster" to improve economic growth, as figures show the uk's economy grew for the first time in three months in november. officialfigures show a growth of 0.1% — lower than analysts had been expecting. our business correspondent

marc ashdown explains. bruderer in telford uses high precision presses to make for a range of industries. they're about to open the doors at this brand new factory, but are feeling under pressure as staffing costs ratchet up and orders from customers are drying up. the minimum wage rise went up. energy costs are through the roof. and then you had this knock on effect with national insurance. now, whilst a small company like this is probably not that significant, but with the big companies, you know, some of my customers had a quarter of £1 million hit on the bottom line. consequently reduced their their interest in placing orders with companies like ourselves. after two negative months, the economy grew again in november, but only marginally. and month to month figures can be volatile. there was strong trade for pubs and restaurants, and the construction industry bounced back while production shrank again.

this isn't the kind of growth that will see number 11 breaking out the bunting. but after a difficult few months, it is perhaps a glimmer of positivity. it's now all about confidence around every boardroom table and every kitchen table out there, encouraging directors and consumers alike to get spending. but right now that confidence is in short supply. we need a message shift. we need positivity. we need direction of travel, we need growth prioritisation and we need delivery. so deliver those planning reforms, industrial strategy, infrastructure plans, all of those elements which will help drive business confidence, investment and growth. wow. after her visit to china to boost trade, today's meeting with regulators is timely. as rachel reeves looks to reform the way they work to remove barriers to investment. well, it's welcome that the economy is growing, albeit modestly, and today's numbers just strengthen my resolve

that we need to go further and faster in delivering growth to make people in britain better off. the conservatives accused the chancellor of burying her head in the sand and urged her to change course. so when we actually fit the unit... economists do expect modest growth this year. but companies like here in telford still need convincing they'll get the tools they need to thrive. marc ashdown, bbc news. last week was the busiest for the nhs in england so far this winter, that's according to figures out today. they come alongside a warning from the royal college of nursing, saying that across the uk patients are dying on trollies and lives being put at risk as they're treated in corridors. our health editor hugh pym spent two days at chesterfield royal hospital, where he witnessed the staff under strain. i'm running out of oxygen cylinders. i've not got no oxygen in either. lisa has five ambulances on the way. trolleys and oxygen are needed fast.

at this moment in time, i've got 27 patients in majors with 16 stretchers. the majors area has 22 cubicles, and once they're all full... i've got 30 patients in ambulatory and one nurse. yeah. trolleys are lined up outside. nobody wants to be nursed where everyone can see. it feels uncomfortable, and it's not nice. there's privacy and dignity concerns. patients even overflow into nearby corridors. our complaints have gone up significantly over the last couple of weeks, mainly around waiting times but also on corridor care and when patients have been treated on the corridors. and ideally, you just wouldn't do it? no, absolutely. extra nurses come to help with the extra patients, hired in or sent from other wards. so she's going to send a nurse from dev to help. the emergency unit consultant dan assesses a scan of anne's leg.

we're concerned that there were some vessels in the femur that were bleeding and getting worse, but actually she's got essentially a massive bruise. her leg was trapped after her car slid on ice. hello. are you all right? james has just arrived by ambulance. paramedics fear sepsis. he's put up with it for quite a while. as a farmer, he's sort of soldiered on. but now he's really critically unwell.

we have had figures today from nhs england for last week. the latest update showing really how much pressure there still is and how busy

hospitals are. the figures show bed occupancy in hospitals across england was 96%, very close to full capacity, very little margin there. one of the reasons has been flew. flu cases are a bit lower in that week and they were the previous week, they were about 5000. now it is below 5000, but still three times lower than last year. there are pressures still from other viruses like norovirus. the word from hospital later says they are chock—a—block, jam—packed beds and we have the issue of corridor care. we saw in the piece that i did at chesterfield that they have corridor care there but they think it can be managed safely. we have had this report from the royal college of nursing suggesting corridor care can be really difficult and in some

cases leading to very bad outcomes. that was referring more generally around the uk. i think the message is fully may be down a bit but certainly winter and the pressures it brings in the nhs is farfrom over. studio: thank you. the suspended labour mp mike amesbury has pleaded guilty to assault by beating, after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground in his cheshire constituency. amesbury, who represents runcorn and helsby, admitted to assaulting the 45—year—old last october. phil cunliffe is at chester crown court for us. phil, what was heard in court? mike amesbury has been found guilty in court today of a charge of assault by beating. this stems from an incident in october last year outside a taxi rank in cheshire, around two o'clock in the morning. mike amesbury and paul fellows were involved in exchange of words over a bridge closure. both men had been

drinking. cctv shows shows mr bell's main punch by the mp in the head. he pulls done on the ground he is punished a further five times by the mp. mike amesbury at one point is also heard saying that telling mr fellowes, you will not threaten your mp again. after admitting his guilt earlier mike amesbury spoke to reporters outside court.- reporters outside court. highly regrettable _ reporters outside court. highly regrettable and _ reporters outside court. highly regrettable and the _ reporters outside court. highly regrettable and the incident i reporters outside court. highly regrettable and the incident in| regrettable and the incident in october. — regrettable and the incident in october, i am sincerely sorry for mr fellowes_ october, i am sincerely sorry for mr fellowes and his family.— fellowes and his family. difficult to hear what _ fellowes and his family. difficult to hear what was _ fellowes and his family. difficult to hear what was actually - fellowes and his family. difficult to hear what was actually said i fellowes and his family. difficult. to hear what was actually said there but the mp was apologising for his actions and were sincerely sorry to the victim and his family. for what was a highly regrettable incident. the question now is what does this mean for his political career? he has effectively been convicted of a criminal offence. he has been a long—standing labour politician first as a counsellor and latterly as an mp. he remains as an mp as he

has not resigned although now he sits as an independent. that could change next month when he is sentenced. if he was to receive a prison sentenced even if it were suspend if that would trigger a recall petition. if 10% of constituents sign that that could lead to a by—election. mike amesbury will be sentenced on the 24th of february. will be sentenced on the 24th of februa . . ~' , ., president biden has used his farewell address to warn about what he called a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a small number of extremely wealthy people. speaking four days before he'll leave office, mr biden said democracy is under threat and warned americans as being buried in "an avalanche of disinformation." winds have eased across southern california, giving fire crews some respite as they continue efforts to contain fires in los angeles. forecasters say breezes from the ocean will help battle the flames, which began more than a week ago and have claimed at least 25 lives.

the oil giant bp is to cut about 4,700 staff, more than 5% of its total workforce, in order to reduce costs. the energy giant has a global workforce of around 90,000, with about ia,000 in the uk. it has not said how manyjobs will be affected in each country. the blue origin rocket, belonging tojeff bezos, has launched from florida and entered orbit for the first time, after technical problems caused delays to its launch. bezos is the billionaire founder of amazon and wants his company to rival spacex, which is owned by elon musk. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. lift-off. jeff bezos's new glenn rocket hurtles into the night sky. its powerful engines take it toward space. pressures are good. vehicle's cleared the tower. but can it achieve its main

objective — to reach earth orbit for the first time? we got to orbit safely. congratulations, blue origin. you've gone orbital! the folks behind me are celebrating. it is a good night here up in mission control. we have lift—off. blue origin�*s rival, spacex, sent rockets into orbit more than 400 times. and last october, it did this... catching the first stage of its rocket booster on the launch pad. butjeff bezos's company, blue origin, is building more rockets for a series of test launches, and they hope to take on spacex. blue origin has been sending people into space for ten years, but briefly, and not into orbit. up until now, blue origin has been using a rocket system called new shepard.

it's 19.2 metres high, and although it can get into space briefly, it's not powerful enough to get into low earth orbit. the new system, new glenn, at 98 metres, is gigantic by comparison and it can get 45 tonnes into low earth orbit. but it's not as big as elon musk�*s starship at 121 metres. it eventually will be able to take up 200 tonnes into space. the lower stage of the rocket failed to return to this landing pad at sea as planned, but the launch itself goes down as a successful maiden flight for new glenn. pallab ghosh, bbc news. the time is 1.19. our top story this afternoon... israel has accused hamas of backtracking on parts of the gaza ceasefire agreement. a senior hamas leader has rejected the claims, saying it's "committed" to the truce.

the uk's second busiest port, holyhead on anglesey, has reopened — six weeks after storm damage shut it down. coming up on bbc news, england's hopes of regaining the women's ashes are in the balance after successive defeats in australia. heather knight's side prepare for the final odi in desperate need of victory. sir keir starmer says ukraine must be put in the strongest possible position this year as he's made his first visit to the country since becoming prime minister. earlier, air raid sirens and loud blasts rang out over kyiv during his visit there to sign what downing street is calling a landmark, hundred—year partnership. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford is in kyiv. how significant is this? we heard

those air raid _ how significant is this? we heard those air raid sirens _ how significant is this? we heard those air raid sirens going - how significant is this? we heard those air raid sirens going off - how significant is this? we heard those air raid sirens going off as| those air raid sirens going off as keir starmer was meeting president zelensky here in kyiv, and he later said that was a reminder of what ukrainians here face every day. in fact there was a drone, a decoy drone we think. at that time president zelensky and keir starmer were going to work discussing their bilateral negotiations and support from west for ukraine more than three years into this conflict. there were strong words from both men talking about relations being at a historic level, historically close, closer than ever as keir starmer said. and there was that strong message as well from the prime minister that britain will stay with ukraine in terms of military support, in terms of financial support, for as long as it takes. as there are concerns about whether us support will continue for ukraine after donald trump returns

to the white house, keir starmer today said that in fact a live support for ukraine was still strong. support for ukraine was still stronu. ., _, , . , ., strong. one of the consequences of this conflict — strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has _ strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has to _ strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has to -- _ strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has to -- has _ strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has to -- has been - strong. one of the consequences of this conflict has to -- has been to l this conflict has to —— has been to draw— this conflict has to —— has been to draw nato — this conflict has to —— has been to draw nato together, it's bigger and stronger— draw nato together, it's bigger and stronger than it ever has been, and must _ stronger than it ever has been, and must stand — stronger than it ever has been, and must stand behind ukraine for as lon- must stand behind ukraine for as long as _ must stand behind ukraine for as long as it— must stand behind ukraine for as long as it takes. but it cannot be 'ust long as it takes. but it cannot be just words. — long as it takes. but it cannot be just words, and that's why i have had such— just words, and that's why i have had such intense discussions with president — had such intense discussions with president zelensky now over the months — president zelensky now over the months i — president zelensky now over the months i have been prime minister, and will_ months i have been prime minister, and will again here in ukraine. security— and will again here in ukraine. security guarantees is what it's all about for ukraine. it has stressed again today, president zelensky said again today, president zelensky said again today, president zelensky said again today that what ukraine wants more than anything is to be a full member of nato. but two countries are currently impeding that. he also talked about the possibility of ground troops, including british ground troops, including british ground troops, including british ground troops being sent to ukraine to police any possible peace deal in

the future. those discussions are still ongoing, and generally the message from the uk and from the prime minister was that these talks will happen, that the commitment is for the long—term here in ukraine. in fact he signed a deal about a 100 year partnership between britain and ukraine. ., ., , ., ukraine. sarah, with the latest from k iv, ukraine. sarah, with the latest from kyiv. thank — ukraine. sarah, with the latest from kyiv. thank yon _ two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 15—year—old boy in south—east london. kelyan bokassa was stabbed to death on a bus in broad daylight last week. our reporter graham satchell is outside bromley magistrates' court — graham, what's the latest? we have had a brief hearing this morning at bromley youth court, a 16—year—old appeared charged with murdering 14—year—old kelyan bokassa, the 16—year—old we cannot name because he is under the age of 18 and spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. he was remanded in custody and will appear in court again next week at the old

bailey on monday. another 15—year—old has also been charged with murder and we are expecting him to appear at the youth court later this afternoon. 14—year—old kelyan bokassa was killed on board the double—decker bus in woolwich in the middle of the afternoon in broad daylight last week. police and paramedics tried to save his life but he was declared dead at the scene. a 44—year—old woman who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been released. graham, thank you. the mother of a murdered schoolboy is calling for answers following reports that his convicted murderer has been producing rap music — which appears to reference his victim — while on licence from prison. jake farhi killed 16—year—old jimmy mizen in south london in 2008. our correspondent jessica lane reports. jimmy mizen was a popular, fun—loving boy.

there's been lots written about him over the years. you know, he was known actually as the boy that sparkled as well, and he just shone. jimmy was a shining star, loved by so many — loved by his teachers, loved by his friends, obviously adored by his family. although it's 16.5 years, we still miss him greatly. and, you know, we've got a fabulous charity in his name and that's what really helps us. just a day after his 16th birthday, jimmy was attacked and killed in a bakery in south london by jake farhi. farhi threw a large glass dish which severed an artery injimmy�*s neck, leaving the teenager bleeding to death. in 2009, then 19—year—old farhi was jailed for life with a minimum term of 1a years. he was released from prison on licence injune 2023. now, the sun newspaper reports farhi is releasing drill rap music under the stage name ten, often featuring violent themes. in music videos he conceals his identity, and some tracks appear to referencejimmy�*s death with disturbing lyrics about violence and bloodshed.

the ministry ofjustice is investigating. but forjimmy�*s mum, it was a devastating shock. it's promoting violence, and i think that needs to be looked at more than anything. the fact that it's probably about our beautiful boy as well is even more so. so a few answers as to why this is allowed. and if we go back to jake and what he's been doing, 1442 00:25:22,625 --> 00