uk health minister andrew gwynne is sacked from the government for sending abusive messages on whatsapp. voting is underway in ecuador for a new president. whoever wins will be tasked with restoring security to the country. security to the country. and one of the world's biggest sporting events returns to new orleans as the eagles to new orleans as the eagles take on the chiefs take on the chiefs in the us super bowl. in the us super bowl. hello, i'm rich preston. hello, i'm rich preston. after israel withdrew corridor, which splits its troops from the netzarim the territory in two. around 700,000 people fled around 700,000 people fled south before israel's ground invasion following the october south before israel's ground 7th hamas attacks in 2023. the withdrawal of israeli troops from the corridor formed part of the ceasefire deal part of the ceasefire deal between israel and hamas. between israel and hamas. the bbc, along with other international broadcasters, is not allowed by israel is not allowed by israel to report from inside gaza. to report from inside gaza. 00:01:00,871 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 report from jerusalem. 0ur correspondent,

wyre davies, sent this report from jerusalem. carrying whatever they can, however they can, thousands of people made homeless by the war in gaza, heading home or at least to where their homes once stood. israel's withdrawal along a strategic road, the netzarim corridor, that divides gaza in two, is a vital part of the ceasefire agreement. once they get there, it's a case of picking through what's left of their lives after one of the biggest bombing campaigns in military history. more than 60% of buildings particularly in the north have been destroyed or badly damaged. translation: we are steadfast and we have been patient under| the rockets and strikes. they've deprived us of food and water, but they have not

deprived us of foos and air. gaza is the centre of life for us, says this man, determined to rebuild his life in the ruins of the north. but the ceasefire that allows this is fragile. yesterday's images of weak and gaunt hostages angered the israeli government, but polls suggest an overwhelming majority of israelis still support a continuation of the truce. it's an agreement that's brought tangible benefits for palestinians too. more than 500 prisoners have been released from israeli jails under the deal. as benjamin netanyahu returns from america, where he heard donald trump's controversial plans to rebuild gaza, all eyes now on if the israeli prime minister will back an extension of the ceasefire. if not, and the war resumes, today's small steps towards progress will count for little. wyre davies, bbc news. president trump's plan to resettle gazans in nearby countries and for the us to take over gaza from israel when the fighting ends threatens to overshadow talks on the next phase

of the ceasefire. arab neighbours who'd be expected to take in the palestinians have condemned the idea and the foreign minister of egypt is travelling to washington for talks. but israel's president, isaac herzog, told the bbc that president trump's gaza plan is an attempt to find a new way forward. president trump basically came forward and said something which i read as follows. going back to the same routine of getting to a ceasefire, an arrangement, and then hamas attacks you, and then we go to war and then terrible things happen cannot go on. we have to look for new ideas. the israeli military have shot dead two palestinian women, one of whom was pregnant, in the occupied west bank, according to palestinian health ministry. israeli troops said their forces were scanning a house for a militant and will investigate the incident. israel has increased its military operations in the areas of nur shams refugee camp, the city ofjenin and the town of tulkarm. thousands of palestinians have fled their homes in the latest

israeli military campaign. 0ur correspondent, wyre davies, is injerusalem.

0ur correspondent, wyre d the ;, is injerusalem. 0ur correspondent, wyre d the ;, is irjenin alem. 0ur correspondent, wyre d the ;, is irjenin and i. around the city ofjenin and particularly thejenin camp. particularly the jenin camp. let's particularly thejenin camp. let's talk particularly the jenin camp. let's talk now about this return for many people to northern gaza, the phrase that gets around as gets bandied around as returning home, for many of the homes are not there, i them the homes are not there, i know you have not been able knew you have not been. able to into gaza know you have not been. able to into gaza itself but what get into gaza itself but what scenes have seen? get into gaza itself but what scenes have - seen? scenes have you seen? most of these peeple — scenes have you seen? most of these people will— scenes have you seen? most of these people will have - these people will have been displaced many times over eiaolaoee many times beer f” the of aiaalaeea many timea ayer f” the of the war, during the course of the war, 700,000 people were more than 700,000 people were to leave gaza forced to leave northern gaza of the israeli bombing forced to leave northern gaza of one israeli bombing forced to leave northern gaza of one ofaeli bombing campaign, one of the biggest bombing campaigns in military it left 60% historyljt has left 60% of particularly in buildings particularly in northern either destroyed mortham'fiaaa either'destroyed damaged, so people had but to leave to no choice but to leave to refugee camps in the south, refugee camps in the south. are now being slowly they are now being slowly allowed to return, partly . . . of israel's partial because of israel's partial withdrawal of area known as withdrawal of an area known as the corridor, an area the netzarim corridor, an area towards the centre of gaza are

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israel and in the in israel and in the palestinian territories what that ceasefire to continue for reasons, hostages are obvious reasons, hostages are being freed, aid is getting in and prisoners are being released from jails, but there this bizarre distraction, is this bizarre distraction, trump's plans which are donald trump's plans which are illegal, donald trump's plans whichara illegal, to hand over, the israelis to hand over for the israelis to hand over gaza to the us and for gaza tot—he us and for hundreds thousands of to 777d7isplac7e7d77777 7 7 7 777d7ispla7ce7deither 7 7 7 7d7isplac7e7d can; forcibly 7 7 7 7d7isplac7e7d can; forcibly7o7r7 7 7 be displaced either forcibly or voluntarily. has voluntarily. egypt has the idea, it condemned the idea, saying it cannot happen and denies palestinians their own national aspirations and also it would palestinians their own national aspir set 1s and also it would palestinians their own national aspir set the nd also it would palestinians their own national aspir set the demographicsd palestinians their own national aspir set the demographics of have set the demographics of arab countries, so the the arab countries, so the and position of the is steadfastly that says donald trump is israel says donald trump is thinking outside the box and thatis thinking outside the box and that is exactly what is needed because gaza cannot continue as it is, we can't keep on going back to war every four �*five back to war every four or five years, and i suppose in that yeacs, and i suppose in that they are right.

of the three israeli hostages released by hamas yesterday, i want to thank the of all the people israel and all the people around who have been around the world who have been there for us this past year. i there for us this past year. i to thank the whose leafed ones families, whose loved ones sacrificed their lives, and to soldiers who fought so my =:- 77777�*7c70uldbe7777777777 77am be77h§7n§§j7 77 egon beige: 77 77| father could be home. lastly, i want to thank the staff of the hospital for the incredible care of my father and our family, we will not give up, and we will continue to fight until everyone is home. we must

until everyone is home. we must until all phases of continue until all phases of deal are done. five thai farm labourers, who were working in israel they were released from captivity last month and reunited with family and friends at bangkok airport. and tech billionaire, elon musk, will help find and waste in us federal agencies. and that his next targets would be education and the military. on friday, a federaljudge ordered a temporary pause to the administration's plan to put 2,200 usaid workers on paid leave.

at the super bowl football championships. let us take a listen. i don't know if it's kickbacks or what's going on, but the people... who's been terrific. 0h, he's not gaining anything. he's so into it. but i told him do that. he's going to find the same thing. and, you know, the people elected me on that. president trump has told us media that he's spoken by phone to russian president vladimir putin about efforts to end

denied the reports. it comes amid speculation that mr trump may meet on the trump administration's ability to end russia's wouldn't want a peace deal because it believed the trump deadline has already been extended once. and buy more time in order to capture more ukrainian territories and weaken the ukrainian state.

a british member of parliament has apologised for what he messages criticising constituents, fellow mps and councillors were leaked to the mail on sunday. he's been an mp for 20 years. andrew gwynne. constituent who'd raised

concerns about her bin all outs are council elections where all seats are contested. so he has been suspended by the party and sacked as a minister. the comments that andrew gwynne made, let's be clear, are completely unacceptable. the deputy prime minister angela rayner too. he has now apologised on social media, posting, have already offended some.

that type of person. what's coming to basically. supportive, extremely suriportive _ i had a lot of problems - about two years ago with some planning of new houses being built _ the conservatives say mr gwynne's posts anti—semitic comment too. that was a big whatsapp group with a lot of other labour doesn't take action against anybody in the group with the labour party. could action too. reform uk's leader, nigel farage, is hosting

in south—west england. of the labour party, which was around 370,000 at the end of 202a. the labour party have 309,000 members and, when we overtake them, we will be the biggest political party in this country. newspapers, you'll see there's much talk of me doing deals with the conservative party. but, sadly, they betrayed the country with open—door

sir, because we are going to replace them! the integration of the baltic states lithuania, latvia ursula von der leyen said the chains of power lines linking them to hostile neighbours will now be a thing of the past. ms von der leyen was speaking in vilnius, baltic leaders. the plans for this move away from russian and belarusian grids has been discussed for decades but gained momentum after russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. ursula von der leyen emphasised the historical let's have a listen. today, history is made. european electricity grid.

are being dismantled. this is freedom. freedom from blackmails. it's truly a big, big deal. and the soviet past because this connection, dependent on russia. for cyber attacks in many countries and in many regions. the only thing

belarus appeared on the other side, and i hope one day belarus will do the same step and will connect to people have been marching in spain to protest housing the sa investors are in. they sayainvestors are prioritised amid those a 77 a place 77 aplace live. 77 declared housing 7 declared housing to be banners declared housing to be a right and privilege. it's the biggest annual sporting event the american football superbowl will kick off later 0ur sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor, is there too — cheering and applause.

let's go, go, chiefs! the words three—peat mean anything? are we going to see one? no, it's not gonna happen, not when the birds are in town. it will be an upset — when we upset the eagles. and when it comes to tickets, you've either got your hands on one... $2,500 a ticket... same thing, yeah. so hoping for the same. i'm doing the exact same thing. let's go. is over 100,000 strong, and there's plenty to keep you occupied until game time. where you can see if you've got what it to make the league. whoo! game's on the line. ..how about celeb spotting?

ijust barely got here on a three—wheeled bike, most are happy to face the cameras. but... stormzy, stormzy! two words, two words! you've flown across the atlantic to be here, man. why? # they not like us...# us rapper kendrick lamar will be or do you bring out the family? oh, that's a good question. i think a bit of both and also whatever you feel.

sometimes it's like... you know what i mean? you'll instinctively feel, and i think someone another megastar, taylor swift, is town and also like to grab attention. she's here to support travis kelce, boyfriend chiefs' player travis kelce, and don't forget, and don't forget, for the first time, for the first time, the president will be at this game. the president will be at this game. so here is a prediction so here is a prediction from donald trump...jr. from donald trump...jr. i went to school in philadelphia, but as a new yorker but as a new yorker i'd probably have to go with the chiefs but, you know... i'd probably have to so will the chiefs reach a historic new height? or will it be the eagles flying high? we'll find out tonight. we'll find out tonight. nesta mcgregor, bbc news, in new orleans. presidential elections are taking place in ecuador. polls opened at 6am local time. voters are also casting ballots in an election for the national assembly — for the national assembly — ecuador�*s only legislative chamber. ecuador�*s only legislative chamber.

the vote takes place against a backdrop of a bloody drug war, economic contraction and an acute energy crisis. the centre—right president, daniel noboa, cast his vote in 0lon on the pacific coast. he's hoping to be re—elected afterjust 15 months in office. he's popular with younger voters and has given

candidates, haven't we? that's certainl candidates, haven't we? that's - certainly these _ candidates, haven't we? that's - certainly these two - we re were in the run—off candidates were inethe a�*ee“ the last presidential intfetaef’afeei’deanaf lebeau onlyr been only been in poorer himself has only been in power . 15 months after his for 15 months after his predecessor down so he predecessorsteppeddewn so he asking for predecessorsteppeddown so he asking for a mandate to moment, there are certainly m asking saying moment, there are certainly m asking for saying moment, there are certainly m asking for a aying moment, there are certainly is askingfora mandate to with is askingforamandate to m asking for a mandate to is asking for a mandate to continue with his policies, his with his policies, his continue with his policies, his tough crackdown on violent drug tough crackdown on violent drug gangs in ecuador, he has gangs in ecuador, he has tough crackdown on violent drug gangs in e newir, he has powers introduced new sweeping powers introduced new sweeping powers the security forces and his for the security forces and his message main message throughout the 7 messag7ethroughout e .e campaign has been asking voters has been 77 has been asking voters campaign has been asking voters to give them to to give them the invitation to continue. in the past, he was e= 77 in the past, he was underdog, 7 an underdog, now he is the underdog, now 7 the luisa gonzalez, facing luisa gonzalez, she has luisa77gonzalez, she has promised 7 promised tough also promised a tough crackdown also promised a tough crackdown criminal gangs but has not on criminal gangs but has not on criminal gangs but has not really spelt out that much of really spelt out that much of what she do differently what she would do differently what she would do differently but speaking some people but speaking to some people here are one of the polling ——ee::t z: here are one of the polling stations today in the capital, stations today in the capital, is a country at the it is a divided at the it is a divided country at the there are certainly it is a divided country at the moment, there are certainly

moment, there are certainly many saying many people saying they do want daniel noboa, they think it is the best candidate to tackle crime and boost the economy, they have seen improvements when it comes to crime and foreign businesses investing in ecuador, but there are also people who say they want change, no matter what that looks like, and for them luisa gonzalez is the best option to deliver some form of change in the current government so both candidates hoping to get people's votes today, but there is not a definitive result if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote and we may well see a run come april. end of the vote and we may well see a run come april.— a run come april. and can you cive us a run come april. and can you give us a _ a run come april. and can you give us a sense _ a run come april. and can you give us a sense of— a run come april. and can you give us a sense of the - a run come april. and can you give us a sense of the drugs l give us a sense of the drugs picture in the country, how much is a locally produced or a trafficking route, how big a deal as this? ln trafficking route, how big a deal as this?— trafficking route, how big a deal as this? in terms of the dru: deal as this? in terms of the drug problem. _ deal as this? in terms of the drug problem, most- deal as this? in terms of the drug problem, most of- deal as this? in terms of the drug problem, most of the l drug problem, most of the work's cocaine is produced in colombia and peru, but why it

has had such an impact in ecuador is because ecuador has big ports so much that gets shipped to other parts of the world to europe, the uk and the us, and that is why we have seen this growing problem with violent criminal gangs controlling that key drug

running miles away from the uk. indeed, it's unusually far north at the moment, with these ridge patterns with these ridge patterns building high pressure to our north, and it's on the southern edge of high pressures that we get easterly winds at this time of year. and so those easterly winds building high pressure will continue to drag cold air our way for much of the week ahead. 0vernight tonight, we'll keep extensive cloud with rain and drizzle, particularly persistent across east anglia and southern england. and southern england. but there could be bits and pieces elsewhere. it's cold enough to get a bit of snow over the tops of the pennines, but you have of the pennines, but you have to go high above 300m or a00m to go high above 300m or a00m elevation, and it's a cold elevation, and it's a cold night with a widespread frost night with a widespread frost in scotland and lowest temperatures down to about —4c, —5c here. about —4c, —5c here. for monday's forecast, expect a repeat performance of the grey and gloomy skies. east anglia and south—east england looking particularly damp as well with light rain and drizzle for much of the day. for much of the day. there will be patches of drizzle elsewhere for eastern england, eastern scotland seeing some of this, and across of this, and across

the midlands and eastern the midlands and eastern areas of wales. areas of wales.

troops have completed �* withdrawal. troops have completed �*withdrawal. the pull—out their withdrawal. the pull—out is part �*the is part of the ongoing ceasefire deal. health ceasefire deal. uk health minister andrew gwynne been minister andrew gwynne has been sacked �* it's been revealed sacked after it's been revealed he sent abusive messages using

whatsapp. heavy security is in place ecuador place in ecuadorfor ecuador facing increasing gang and football violence. and in football high—flying have high—flying liverpool have been dumped out of the fa cup by argyll a massive shock. more argyll in a massive shock. more of course on the bbc website. and i'm sure that will be high and i�*m sure that will be high on . .j . .. .......-.. ... ..-... af!!! l itl elite u'lé! will de hist! on running and i�*m sure that will be high on running order on up on the running order on sports day. i'm gavin ramjaun. plymouth argyll knock out premier league leaders

a similar fate for rangers in the scottish cup —