jailed former pakistan prime minister imran khan has been sentenced to an additional 1a years over a [and corruption case. new data suggests levels of carbon dioxide, the most significant planet—warming gas in our atmosphere, rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year. spacex's upgraded starship rocket has exploded minutes into its latest test flight. hello, i'm nicky schiller. israel and hamas have officially signed a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after overcoming last—minute disputes. israel's security cabinet is due to meet later to ratify the agreement. some ministers, including the far—right security minister itamar ben—gvir, have threatened to resign if it is approved, calling it a reward for hamas. the civil defence agency in gaza says more than 80 palestinians have

been killed by israeli strikes since the deal was first announced on wednesday. the ceasefire is meant to begin on sunday, with the release of the first three israeli hostages. simonjones reports. "we want an end to the war, we're broken." that was a message from some of the families of the israeli hostages still being held in gaza, as they took to the streets in tel aviv. the first phase of the ceasefire would see 33 hostages, including women, children and elderly people, exchanged for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. we really hope and pray that these efforts will be fruitful and we can get all our hostages back as soon as possible. this has been a tremendous amount of pressure on the families, and we just hope this period will be over.

but opponents of the deal have also been making their feelings clear. injerusalem, israeli protesters blocked the road. the ceasefire agreement can't be implemented until it is approved by the israeli cabinet. that is now expected to happen today, after last minute disputes with hamas were overcome. but the far right security minister is in no mood to compromise. translation: if this reckless deal is approved and implemented, - the jewish power party will give the resignation letter to the prime minister. thejewish power party will not be part of the government and will withdraw from it. the deal would allow displaced palestinians to return to their homes. hamas insists it's committed to the ceasefire. despite the agreement, huge blasts have been seen over the gaza skyline from southern israel. the international community is calling for calm on all sides. on the ceasefire, yes, i am confident and i fully expect that implementation will begin,

as we said, on sunday. look, it's not exactly surprising that in a process, in a negotiation, that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end. the ceasefire would see hundreds of aid lorries allowed into gaza each day. but if the deal comes in this weekend as planned, and holds, the reconstruction of the territory will still take years. simon jones, bbc news. our corresondent, jon donnison, is injerusalem and has details on what we can expect from today. well, we expect there are going to be two meetings here in israel possibly this morning. the first will be the security cabinet who will need to approve this deal and then the full government needs to approve it. we do expect the deal to be approved but you will know that there are two hardline right—wing ministers who will say they will quit the government if this deal goes

ahead, they said this deal is letting hamas off the hook and accuse the government of doing a deal with the devil, in other words with hamas in their view. they have fudged things a bit, those ministers, and really backed down. they have said although they will resign their position as ministers within the government, they will not vote with the opposition to bring the government down yet. they say, as long as the war continues, when the first phase of the ceasefire deal is over in six weeks' time, they will not vote with the opposition forcing elections here in israel. so it buys prime minister netanyahu another six weeks. and obviously things could look quite different in six weeks' time if we have got 33 hostages out of gaza as planned. that is going to go down pretty well here in israel. i'm interested in that,

the politics, what in the normal streets of israel, what do normal people think about this deal? well, you can't talk about everyone as a single group, because this country is very divided on this issue. it's a very divisive issue. so, we were outside the israeli prime minister's office yesterday with protesters from the far right who were saying the deal should not be done, they say that the government has failed in its main war aim of totally eliminating hamas and they say they are letting hamas off the hook. at the same time there were protests down the street from another group which includes some families of some hostages, and they say the government has been delaying on this deal for months, they have not been prioritising the return of the hostages, that they are really not achieving anything militarily in gaza now and it's time to do this deal. so you cannot speak for the people as a whole, it's a very divided issue,

it divides the government, but the deal has been done and it should come into force on sunday if things go to plan. meanwhile, we should say, the fighting still continuing at the moment in gaza. yeah, ijust saw reports that nine palestinians have been killed in israeli strikes in gaza at dawn this morning according to officials there, and by my count, that brings the total number of people killed just since this ceasefire was first announced on wednesday evening to close to 100, many more people have been injured. i was looking at some awful pictures yesterday that showed a three—year—old boy still alive being pulled from a huge pile of rubble, with gravel, all sorts in his mouth, covered in dust. so the suffering goes on. and i think that will continue to be honest, right up until when this ceasefire comes into place.

we have a live we have a live page we have a live page up we have a live page up and we have a live page up and running we have a live page up and running with the very latest of elements ahead of the expected cabinet meeting in israel, you can find all of the details of the bbc news website and app for the latest developments. some breaking news we are getting from russia. three lawyers who represented the late russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, have been givenjail terms for belonging to an extremist group. a courtjust outside moscow sentenced vadim kobzev, alexey liptser and igor sergunin, who were arrested in october 2023, to prison sentences ranging from three and a half to five and a half years in a trial conducted behind closed doors. mr navalny�*s anti—corruption foundation was declared an extremist organisation by the russian

authorities in 2021. mr navalny collapsed and died in a remote siberian jail in last february. that breaking news just coming into us from russia. levels of the most significant planet—warming gas in our atmosphere, carbon dioxide, rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year. that's according to a study from the uk's met office which has warned that co2 at current levels are incompatible with the target of keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees. concentration of c02 are now 50% higher than before humans started burning large amounnts of fossilfuels. last year was the hottest on record with global temperatures 1.6 degrees above pre—industrial levels. we've been speaking to dr pep canadell who's a chief research scientist at the commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation in australia and has sat on the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change.

doctor canadell explained a bit more about what these figures mean and what can be done to help the situation. so, to what extent, what we're seeing is a reflection of both the continuing increase in fossil fuel emmisions, but when we see these huge spikes as we have seen in 2024, we see how what we have called the carbon dioxide sinks, that is the ocean and the biosphere, the terrestrial vegetation, the forests of the world, are becoming to be a little less efficient in uptaking carbon dioxide and it is really a response to very high temperatures that we are seeing. so what can be done about that? so, the land sinks and the ocean are responding to global temperatures so the only thing we can do is stabilise the climate as the paris agreement is trying to do and reduce fossil fuel emissions and emissions from deforestation as fast and aggressively as possible.

so how worried as individuals should we be about it? often in everyday life, we don't necessarily take on board exactly what is going on globally. i think the biggest thing we are learning in the past few years is even the temperatures that we have at 1.5 degrees, which is still well below what the paris agreement is trying to agree on the below two degree stabilisation to global temperature, we see the extreme climatic events and their impact on the economy, to resources that we use in our economies, and to the life of people and of course other life forms are much bigger than what perhaps we were able to imagine or to anticipate a decade ago when we were thinking that 1.5

degrees was still a reasonable temperature to stabilise the climate. so we know we are moving quickly past 1.5, and i think the amount of impact we will see will be much more concerning than we were thinking ten years ago. to some breaking news out of pakistan. the former prime minister, imran khan, has been sentenced to 1a years in jail in the so—called al-qadir corruption case. he was also fined by an accountability court. his wife was sentenced to seven years and also fined. mr khan has been injail since august 2023 and has called all the charges against him "politically motivated". let's speak to our correspondent in islamabad azadeh moshiri. just remind us of the background to

this case. ~ , . this case. well, they were indicted nearl a this case. well, they were indicted nearly a year _ this case. well, they were indicted nearly a year ago _ this case. well, they were indicted nearly a year ago in _ this case. well, they were indicted nearly a year ago in february, - nearly a year ago in february, shortly after the national elections here in pakistan and the verdict has been postponed three times but we now have this sentence. prosecutors allege that hundreds of hectares worth of land were donated to the al-qadir trust, an organisation that had only two main trustee and his wife bushra bibi. the court has now has found that this was a bribe, and imran khan is found to have assisted a business tycoon here in pakistan in settling a fine in front of the supreme court. the uk national crime agency had risen about £190 million worth of funds from this businessman, who were suspected of money—laundering. the government has argued that that money should have gone to the treasury here in

pakistan but instead it was sent to the supreme court to settle his company's fine here. as for mr khan's lawyers, they have argued that not a single penny went into the pockets of the accused, and instead this is the case about political revenge. 50 instead this is the case about political revenge.— instead this is the case about political revenge. so what exactly has the court _ political revenge. so what exactly has the court ruled _ political revenge. so what exactly has the court ruled in _ political revenge. so what exactly has the court ruled in terms - political revenge. so what exactly has the court ruled in terms of. has the court ruled in terms of sentences today?— has the court ruled in terms of sentences today? well, as for imran khan, he sentences today? well, as for imran khan. he has — sentences today? well, as for imran khan, he has been _ sentences today? well, as for imran khan, he has been sentenced - sentences today? well, as for imran khan, he has been sentenced to - sentences today? well, as for imran khan, he has been sentenced to 14 l khan, he has been sentenced to 1a years in prison, that was the maximum charge, as well as a fine of more than £11000. and his wife bushra bibi was found guilty of having assisted, aided and abetted in these corruption charges, so she received seven years as well as a fine of more than £2000.— seven years as well as a fine of more than £2000. have we had any reaction from _ more than £2000. have we had any reaction from mr— more than £2000. have we had any reaction from mr khan, _ more than £2000. have we had any reaction from mr khan, who - more than £2000. have we had any reaction from mr khan, who of - more than £2000. have we had any i reaction from mr khan, who of course has been injail as we mentioned since 2023 over a series of other legal disputes? since 2023 over a series of other legal disnutes?_ since 2023 over a series of other legal diaputes?_ since 2023 over a series of other leual disutes? ., ., , .,

legal disputes? foreign media is not allowed to attend _ legal disputes? foreign media is not allowed to attend the _ legal disputes? foreign media is not allowed to attend the proceedings, i allowed to attend the proceedings, they are in this makeshift court in they are in this makeshift court in the prison that he is being held. but his party did release statements they say he made to media and he questioned the legitimacy of the case. again talking about the fact that this is about, this has political motivations. he also questioned why his wife is involved in this, in a statement he said that his wife is a housewife. in the backdrop to all of this is significant, because the pti, mr khan's party, is currently in talks with the government, they have had several rounds of talks. 0ne with the government, they have had several rounds of talks. one of their key demands is the release of political prisoners, people that they deem political prisoners, including imran khan. if imran khan was hoping for any sign that today would be a step closer to any form of early release, it's clearly a setback for him.— of early release, it's clearly a setback for him. azadeh moshiri, from islamabad, _ setback for him. azadeh moshiri, from islamabad, thank— setback for him. azadeh moshiri, from islamabad, thank you. - around the world and across the uk.

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to poland next. the british prime minister is visting warsaw today. sir keir starmer will meet president duda and prime minister tusk for talks in the polish capital. 0ur correspondent will vernon has the latest from warsaw. the uk prime minister is due to arrive here in warsaw a little bit later today, he will be holding talks as you say with the polish prime minister donald tusk. they are expected to sign a defence and security agreement that will lead to more military cooperation between the countries and some investment announcements will be made as well. but expected to be high on the agenda is ukraine. the pm is on his way here from kyiv, yesterday he signed a 100 year pact with the country, pledged more support for ukrainian troops and he also discussed with president zelensky potential western security guarantees for ukraine. there's been a lot of talk recently about potentially the start

of ceasefire negotiations or peace talks between ukraine and russia, but in return for that, ukraine wants the west to guarantee its security, ensure that russia does not use any pause in the fighting to re—equip and rearm and attack ukraine again. yesterday the two leaders also discussed the uk perhaps committing troops to some sort of european peacekeeping contingent in the future, that would be to police the front lines in case there is a ceasefire. sir keir did not commit to that but he said that discussions were ongoing and the uk would play its full part in those discussions. although it is not officially on the agenda here in warsaw today, i think it's highly likely that sir keir starmer and donald tusk will discuss exactly that. security guarantees for ukraine in general and more specifically some sort of european peacekeeping contingent, potentially in the future. it seems a long way off now,

doesn't it, but if there is some sort of negotiation, then perhaps there will be discussion of some sort of peacekeeping contingent. the deaths of at least 56 babies, and two mothers, at an nhs trust over the past five years may have been preventable, a bbc investigation has found. maternity services run by the leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust are rated "good" by england's health care regulator but two whistle—blowers say they believe they're unsafe. the trust said the vast majority of births were safe, and mother and baby deaths were very rare. divya talwar reports. my whole world just exploded in that moment. i wasn't listened to. we deserved good care. i nearly died. this nursery was decorated for amarjit�*s first baby. the cot has never been slept in. the baby clothes still have tags on.

so this was the blanket she was in. and we're probably never going to wash it. when amarjit was 32 weeks pregnant, she went to leeds general infirmary�*s maternity unit with severe abdominal pain twice within 2a hours. both times, she says, she was told she had ligament pain. days later, amarjit needed emergency surgery — a massive internal bleed was found. she survived, but her daughter asis was stillborn last january. we see families with newborn babies and it's like, you know, we're missing out on this. um... i don't want to be here. and i say it to him a lot. yeah. cos... and my whole family said... "it'd be painful for us not to have you." but for me, it's, like,

more painful not to be with her. amarjit believes she was treated differently because of her ethnicity. there was a white woman in the bed opposite, and i heard the midwife say, "well, you're not in active labour, but you're in pain. but you can stay as long as you want." and the only difference between me and her was the colour of my skin. but i was in so much pain i couldn't move. a review of amarjit�*s care by leeds found her pain wasn't managed according to guidelines, and identified care issues which may have made a difference to the outcome for mum and baby. we've spoken to almost 20 families who received maternity care at leeds between 2019 and 202a. they say inadequate care has led to avoidable harm. i was — what? — 2a years old, having to birth a dead child. and it comes down to the care that people are receiving is way, way below standard. i saw her beautiful little face | and i held her hand and ijust

wanted to warm her up because that's what any mother wants to do. - we've all been made to feel like it's a one—off. you're the first person who i've met who has been into hospital multiple times previous, to then lose the child, who hasn't been listened to — because that's what happened to me. data we obtained from the trust through a freedom of information inquiry shows 56 potentially preventable deaths of babies and two mothers between 2019 to mid—2024 at leeds. the trust told us it cares for the most poorly babies as a specialist centre. it said the vast majority of births are safe, and potentially avoidable deaths are very small. the cqc rates the two maternity units run by leeds as "good", but a clinical staff member there — who wants to stay anonymous — says it's unsafe. their concerns are echoed by this former maternity support worker, who carried out shifts in 2023. maternity services at leeds, i think, are truly disgusting.

how chaotic it is, the lack of listening to patients — that's when disasters happen, unfortunately. fiona and dan say the cqc hasn't held leaders accountable. they sent an email to the regulator in november 2020, raising concerns. they don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds could be independent, with sirjulian hartley as its chief executive. he was previously chief executive of leeds for ten years, and in his post when their daughter aliona died after gross care failings. there's a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not going to be the case — we're going to be fair and transparent and accountable about this," you wouldn't have anyone believe it. the cqc told us it had policies to manage conflict of interest. it said leeds' maternity services were inspected last month in response to concerns raised by families, and risks identified through ongoing monitoring. leeds told us it apologises to these

families, and says it's committed to providing safe care. this group want an independent review of leeds' maternity services, so lessons are learnt, and no others experience their grief. divya talwar, bbc news. the latest test of spacex's giant starship rocket has failed. two, one... standing at over 120 metres tall, the starship rocket separated from the booster four minutes into the flight. but the test turned out to be unsuccessful with spacex's communications manager saying he lost contact with the ship just minutes after that. however spacex did repeat the stunning chopstick capture move with the booster returning to the lanchpad as planned.

the mission came hours after the first flight of the space x competitor, the blue 0rigin new glenn rocket system, backed by amazon boss jeff bezos. and, have a look at this, these are pictures of the debris from spacex's starship rocket hurtling through the night sky. they were taken by a family on holiday in the turks and caicos islands. after the rocket exploded, elon musk posted "success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" now we know donald trump will enter the white house for a second time on monday. well ahead of the inauguration his team has shared the official portraits of mr trump and vice president—electjd vance. here'sjd vance — this a first for the former senatorfrom 0hio. smiling, hands folded across his chest. a different approach from the president—elect. a more serious expression. and if you feel this image seems familiar, you might not be alone.

a number of people online have pointed out the striking similarities with mr trump's infamous 2023 fulton county mugshot. this is the newest photo side by side with an official presidential portrait taken in 2017. and a reminder we will have full live coverage of donald trump's inauguration here on bbc news, with a special programme from washington, starting at 12 gmt on monday. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. there were winners and losers when it came to the weather story on thursday. for parts of northwest england and wales in particular, we had blue sky and sunshine, even somejanuary warmth with a high of 1a degrees. but it was a different story across the midlands. we had quite a lot of fog in the morning that lifted to low grey cloud. the misty conditions lingered for parts of hereford and worcestershire, while temperatures only climbed just up to four celsius. it was also quite windy

and there was a weak weather front, bringing some outbreaks of showery rain to the northwest of scotland. but most of us under the influence of high pressure and with light winds that high pressure is going to stay with us for the next few days. further areas of fog could be an issue as well that could bring poor visibility, and if it lingers, it will also impact the temperatures once again. the fog shouldn't be too widespread though. on friday it lifts quite readily and we're chasing cloud amounts around, particularly for england and wales. still quite a fresh wind up into the far north and west. still outbreaks of drizzly rain from that weak weather front. but temperatures here 11 or 12 degrees seven or eight, degrees, seven or eight, perhaps a maximum across england and wales. as we move out of friday into saturday, still under this area of high pressure, it's blocking this weather front from making that much of an impression, but still the isobars squeezed together the further north and west. so more wind, more cloud here. but for england and wales it could be quite a cold start to saturday morning. temperatures dipping below freezing

and there will be some fog around. and some of that fog has the potential to linger all day across central and eastern parts of england and also parts of wales. if that happens, it will have quite an impact on the temperature. the wind out to the west breaking the cloud up. there will be some sunny spells and again those temperatures at ten or 11 degrees. but where the fog lingers, we once again could see a maximum ofjust four orfive. moving out of saturday into sunday, the wind direction changes again, and it's a cooler source, dragging in some cooler air from the near continent. so that means a colder day for all of us. this weather front still being kept out into the west. it is going to arrive on monday, but before that potentially sunday could be a cold, cloudy, murky day for many of us. until then, take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines: israel and hamas officially sign a ceasefire and hostage release deal after overcoming last—minute disputes. israel's cabinet will now vote on whether to ratify it. these are the live pictures of the skyline near the gaza border. the ceasefire is meant to begin on sunday, with the release of the first three israeli hostages. we'll bring you the latest thoughts from the israeli

and palestinian sides. also ahead... a new report describes the state of potholes in england as "a national embarrassment" that is putting people at risk. and can trump stop the clock for tiktok? fans and influencers hope the app will get a reprieve — ahead of a us ban on sunday. archaeologists in italy have unearthed a huge bathhouse in pompeii, the roman city destroyed by a volcanic eruption nearly 2000 years ago. hello, i'm nicky schiller. more now on our main news this hour — the confirmation by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that a deal to secure the release of israeli hostages in gaza has been agreed. the arrangement was first announced on wednesday — but votes to approve it in israel were delayed when israel accused hamas of seeking last minute changes. if everything goes as expected in the coming hours,

those votes will be held in israel, and then the ceasefire is expected