to tell us more about this new service from bbc news, arabic. new service from bbc news, arabic, i'md by tareq kafala, who's the head of languages for the bbc world service. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. it is a volatile situation in gaza. how easy has it been to set up this service? we're quite practised now at launching emergency services. as you mentioned, we set up in may an emergency service for sudan. after six months, we've we've reduced that to one edition a day and replaced it with one additional day for the gaza emergency lifeline service. so we're moving resources from one place to the next to launch the service. it's a... emergency services are by their nature, they have a small footprint. and they're a flexible service, which we can throw up and reduce at short notice. and what do you want to do? what sort of content are you broadcasting? yeah, we're producing news content specifically focused on on gaza and israel, but we're also providing a public service or which is based around emergency information that people need updates on, what's happening in terms

this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. ith input from some of those who have first—hand experience. i've been finding it so much easier recently. today, 16—year—old luka is in charge of wardrobe, but this time last year, their depression was so bad, they were off school for a month. yeah, i couldn't get out of bed. ijust spent time in bed staring at the ceiling. i was that sad. my friends at school stopped talking to me afterwards, but i've got friends again now and that's really good. so, rehearsals are all done now, and so now it is time for the filming and the teenagers will get to do every part of the production. they are on the sound, they are on the clapper, and they are even starring in the production itself. 0k, camera. it helped me with my self esteem and my confidence overall, i have become a more... just a more accepting person. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. he will live with bbc news. -- you are live with _ he will live with bbc news. -- you are live with bbc— he will live wi

hannah miller, bbc news.is our chief political correspondent henry zeffman in westminster. the resignations were expected in the labour party, is this likely to change labour's stance on the gaza conflict do you think? i change labour's stance on the gaza conflict do you think?— conflict do you think? i don't think it the will change _ conflict do you think? i don't think it the will change labour's - conflict do you think? i don't think it the will change labour's stance. i it the will change labour's stance. i think the resignations reflect the fact that labour's stance is not changing. this is a big rebellion, the biggest parliamentary rebellion there has been against keir starmer�*s authority and leader ship and his whip in westminster since he became labour leader almost four years ago. that is embarrassing for him. on the other hand, his supporters say, well, look he was under a lot of pressure from his mps, who in turn are under pressure from some of their constituents. and he held firm. and given that

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alex forsyth, bbc news, bedfordshire. park. there are already ten in england, along with three in wales and two in scotland. our environment correspondent, claire marshall has the story. there are thousands of square milesj of country and coast which should be made into national parks. extensive districts to be preserved in their natural aspects and kept . for public enjoyment and health. national parks, the road to freedom, freedom of england's country. - post—war, this road to freedom was taken. a network of national parks created to help protect the jewels in the crown of the british countryside. 15 so far across the uk. now, there are plans for a new one. they're a really important part of our way of life — that's why we're launching this competition for a new national park. but we're going further than that. we're putting in an extra 5 million this year, an extra 10 million next year. people enjoy the national parks for a reason. we want to expand that and really build on the history we have and have a further nation

welcome to bbc news.sted the director of gaza's largest hospital, al—shifa. they say mohammad abu salmiya has been transferred for questioning by the israeli security agency. they say they followed evidence that 'al shifa hospital, under his direct management, served as a hamas command and control centre'. they added that there was 'extensive hamas terrorist activity�* at the hospital under the his management.

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hugh pym, bbc news. ll not return to our screens for the foreseeable future after one of the programme's presenters, freddie flintoff, was seriously injured during a crash while filming last december. our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports. that looks very, very dangerous. top gear, and freddie flintoff... 0h, here we go. ..the car show�*s charismatic daredevil. here — dramatically running out of road. but in december of last year there was an accident at the dunsfold park track in surrey that left him with serious facial injuries. filming of the show came to an end, and even months later, freddie's injuries are still visible. however, little is known about what actually happened that day. his co—host chris harris told bbc breakfast that everyone had agreed to say nothing. he's healing, you know? it was a serious incident, i'm not going to say any more than that, and i'm so proud of the fact that team top gear kept everything quiet. even the report into the accident is not being made publi

tulip mazumdar, bbc news. t beaglehole who's emeritus professor at the university of auckland, and chairperson of ash — action for smokefree 2025. the new zealand government has said it is doing this to fund tax cuts, what do you make of their reasoning? well, that is absolutely shocking. unforgivable. people and i am outraged by that. however, the good news is that new zealand is already on track to achieve our goal by 2025 of an adult smoking rate of less than 5%. we will reach that goal so long as we continue to help people who want to stop to quit, to move to a safer option. figs who want to stop to quit, to move to a safer option-— a safer option. as one of the key campaigners _ a safer option. as one of the key campaigners for _ a safer option. as one of the key campaigners for this _ a safer option. as one of the key campaigners for this law, - a safer option. as one of the key campaigners for this law, are - a safer option. as one of the key| campaigners for this law, are you going to keep fighting, and

it's bbc news. it's newsday. —— this is bbc news. welcome to the programme.rowing concern about the dire state of hospitals in gaza. the biggest, al—shifa, is "not functioning at all" — that description coming in the past few hours from the world health organization. this map shows all of gaza's hospitals, marked by the red dots — the un says 20 out of 36 are no longer working. at al—shifa, premature babies have had to be moved out of their incubators, and there are reports that gaza's second—biggest hospital has run out of fuel. the bbc has managed to reach a surgeon inside the al—shifa hospital in gaza. here's some of what marwan abu sada had to say about conditions there. at al—shifa, out here we cannot see, everything is in total darkness, really. without electricity, without fuel, without water, even without food. and still, we are having more than 600 injured people. and we are suffering now with our babies, who we can't move from our neonatal icu. we are talking now about the 36 — it was 39 — who lost their lives. two of them was due to a lack of oxyge

katy austin, bbc news.rgh zoo for 12 years now. today the public had their last chance to say goodbye — because they're returning home to china. it was hoped they'd mate while they were here — but that didn't happen. but they have drawn visitors from all over the world who came to see them, as lorna gordon reports. going straight to antony blinken in israel, the system. fin going straight to antony blinken in israel, the system.— going straight to antony blinken in israel, the system. on my last visit here i discuss _ israel, the system. on my last visit here i discuss the _ israel, the system. on my last visit here i discuss the potential - israel, the system. on my last visit here i discuss the potential of - here i discuss the potential of humanitarian pauses to discuss the release of hamas hostages, to get aid and protection of palestinian civilians. i said there were issues that needed to be worked through but the united states was committed to achieving the goals. today, march the 7th day of the humani

erin del mar, bbc news, new york.way the need to work, and the biggest challenges in the future will be how to find meaning in life. at a public event with britain's prime minister might turn against us. our political editor chris mason reports on the ai summit at bletchley park. the world of artificial intelligence... i'm standing in front of a picture of parliament, a real picture of parliament. but here is the twist. if we zoom out, this technology, ai, has the capacity — of its own accord — to fill in the blanks. now, i can tell you, that is not what parliament actually looks like, but it is believable. and we can also choose what to add, so how about we spruce up this place? well, we could add a flower bed, for instance. and the possibilities are endless. this is just a very small example of the power of this technology, being discussed a few stops away from here, in buckinghamshire. some reckon artificial intelligence will mean another industrial revolution — shaking up the workplace, healthcare, education — but

you're live with bbc news. ncy tycoon sam bankman fried is facing decades in prison after being found guilty of fraud and money laundering. our new york business correspondent erin delmore reports. from a $30 million caribbean penthouse to a federal prison. sam bankman—fried's fall has been as swift as his rise. until last year, he was the most prominent mogul of the crypto world. he ran the world's second largest crypto exchange. as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin soared in value, so did his personalfortune, which at one point totalled $26 billion. but as their values slumped and financial markets shifted, his companies collapsed, leading to bankruptcy, arrest and extradition. now a jury in new york has found him guilty of seven counts of fraud and money laundering. prosecutors convinced them the crypto king was, in fact, a crook. the cryptocurrency industry might be new. the players, like sam bankman—fried, might be new. but this kind of fraud, this kind of corruption is as old as time, and we have no patience f

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ed his first king speech to parliament the traditional address as an occasion of great p°mp address as an occasion of great pomp and ceremony but also a political one, it outlines the government �*s priorities for the year ahead and is drafted by the government. rishi sunak pot economy and law and order at the centre of the address. my at the centre of the address. my government will act to keep communities safe from crime, antisocial behaviour, terrorism and illegal migration. my government will continue to take action to bring down inflation to ease the cost of living for families and help businesses fund newjobs and investment. businesses fund new 'obs and investment. this was the first official king — investment. this was the first official king speech _ investment. this was the first official king speech for- investment. this was the first official king speech for more | official king speech for more than 70 years following the death of the queen last year, it was also mr soon and

your live | with us here on bbc news. we are in the centre of— with us here on bbc news.el aviv _ with us here on bbc news. we are in the centre of tel aviv in _ with us here on bbc news. we are in the centre of tel aviv in an _ with us here on bbc news. we are in the centre of tel aviv in an area - the centre of tel aviv in an area that has become known as hostages are square. you can see why because the posters, the faces of the missing men, women and children who are being held hostage everywhere to be seen in the square. that is why so many people have come out here notjust so many people have come out here not just over the so many people have come out here notjust over the last almost so many people have come out here not just over the last almost seven weeks, but also the last few days as well as it became apparent there is a deal was becoming close to becoming a reality. we saw this morning, i was down in sderot in southern israel this morning, watching across the border, watching across the perimeter to gaza as the ceasefire started, a crucial part of this deal.

jenny hill, bbc news, odesa.at an awards ceremony. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. for the arrival of the prince of wales, on came the world's biggest indoor waterfall at this oasis inside singapore's changi airport. amid a walkabout and endless selfies, prince william comes to asia for his earthshot prize — a search for solutions to the big climate challenges. flying from the uk to singapore is a long journey for an environmental prize. but the prince's team has offset its travel and stress that this is a global project and its impact relies on prince william taking his earthshot vision around the world. is there a chance we could get you an earthshot burger? one of last year's winners has seen the benefit of having prince william on board when promoting their project. coming right up. morning, everyone! the packaging for these burgers was made by the company notpla. thank you very much. so i'm going to apply a little bit of it. based in london, they turn seaweed into packaging, lining boxes with

you are with bbc news.— are with bbc news. israel and hamas are — are with bbc news.ael and hamas are on _ are with bbc news. israel and hamas are on the _ are with bbc news. israel and hamas are on the cusp - are with bbc news. israel and hamas are on the cusp of- are with bbc news. israel and| hamas are on the cusp of what could be a critical moment in the course of the war in gaza. the israel cabinet has been meeting to vote on a proposed deal that will see hamas released dozens of hostages. they were seized when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the us and uk launched its attack on israel on october seven. it is thought, in return, israel will release more than 100 palestinian pill prisoners and there will be a four day paul's infighting. amid the hope an announcement from the palestinian islamichhad group that one of the hostages it was holding has died. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent who is in tel aviv. after six long weeks, there is hope. here are some of those who could soon be coming home. oriya is four and lo

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. n smoking. the legislation, introduced under the previous government, would have banned cigarette sales next year to anyone born after 2008. health organisations say they are shock and appalled by the decision. tulip mazumdar reports. more people die from smoking in new zealand than any other preventable cause. the problem is most acute among the country's indigenous maori population. it's why back in 2021, new zealand's then health minister made this bold announcement. we want to make sure young people never start smoking, so we are legislating for a smoke free generation. the legislation was passed last year and was due to come into force later next year. but as the new centre right national party led government were sworn in earlier today, the landmark policy had been scrapped, with ministers insisting cash raised by the duty on tobacco sales should be used to fund tax cuts. as well as banning those born after 2008 from smoking. the measures also included restricting the number of s

for its part, bbc news said... ral viewers told us they thought the on—air apologies and explanations were overdone. here's amanda roy. that strong language was indeed bleeped out when the story was covered on bbc one's evening bulletins. you called ministers useless bleep, morons, bleep, in emails and whatsapps to your professional colleagues. dave briggs was watching that report on the news at ten and asked... although most live viewers did receive the full, unadulterated proceedings of the inquiry, that wasn't the case for everyone. lisa egan describes herself as hard of hearing and uses subtitles to catch the odd words that she can't hear on television. she recorded this video for us. people who are wholly dependent on subtitles, either because they can't hear at all or because their condition affects their ability to process spoken audio, would have no idea that foul language was being used because none of the swear words appeared on the subtitles. at one point, the kc read out a stream of expletives and it was

the bbc launches a new emergency radio service for the people of gaza. er this year. does the new gaza daily program show that was a mistake? and was it appropriate to call the state opening of parliament the fanciest fancy dress party you'll ever see? alongside the very real conflict in the middle east, we've been seeing a propaganda war too, and that reached new heights last friday. jeremy bowen reported on the news at six about an attack on an ambulance convoy outside gaza's al—shifa hospital. palestinian red crescent later said at least 15 people were killed in the strike. the controversy centred on this man — who filmed a selfie video outside the hospital in the immediate aftermath of the attack with victims visible in the background. claims quickly emerged online that the man was hired by hamas as a so—called crisis actor with his apparent previous performances posted here, and that the footage shown by the bbc and elsewhere was fake. nigel mcmahon emailed newswatch to say... and keith mccormick added...

this is bbc news. among the things they've uncovered are more than a dozen kalashnikovs, grenades, personal protective equipment, some of it with the hamas military brigade insignia on it. ukraine's president zelensky welcomes britain's new foreign secretary, former pm david cameron, for his first overseas trip in the role. and, president biden and china's xijinping meet for the first time in a year, agreeing to resume high level military communications. scotland's health secretary admits a charge on his ipad was caused by his sons watching football on holiday. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. israel's military said her body was found in a building near gaza's biggest hospital al—shifa. israeli media said she was 65 years old and worked as a kindergarten teacher. her body has been identified by forensic examiners and her family have been informed. meanwhile, the director of the al—shifa hospital says israeli soldie

this is bbc news.you different stories from across the uk. it's an investment which some hope will transform this part of whitby. this 2.3 million, i think, could change the way that people use the bridge, certainly how they use the areas around it. these ideas and drawings have already been put forward by the council with pedestrianised walkways aiming to make this part of whitby feel more connected. as yet, though, nothing has been agreed with, members of the public now being asked to give their ideas as to how the money should be spent. a general tidying up of the the harbour side and the coastal frontage areas. to make the bridge a bit safer for people to cross and for pedestrians to cross over safely with children and dogs. i'd have at least a dozen more sculptures. the improvement work could start next year. a future that could now be shaped by those that live here. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. let me bring you the latest lines from

you are alive with bbc news. nge summit gets underway in dubai, the president of cop28 is facing calls to resign after leaked docments seen by the bbc appeared to show that the united arab emirates has been using its role as host as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals. greenpeace said the allegations, if true, were a "scandal". tonight the un secretary general, antonio guterres, expressed astonishment at the bbc�*s findings. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt has this report. and now more than ever, we need to unite on climate. the man in charge of the latest round of un climate talks has bold ambitions for cutting carbon. the united arab emirates government appointed dr sultan al—jaber to head up its cop28 team, but he is also the head of adnoc, the uae�*s huge state oil and gas company, and its renewable energy business masdar. leaked documents obtained by the bbc and the centre for climate reporting show in meetings with at least 27 foreign governments, arranged as part of the climate process, drjaber was

let's get more now on — you are watching bbc news.een - you are watching bbc news. let's get more now on this row between the i more now on this row between the government and the opposition labour party after the home secretary suella braverman accused the metropolitan police of bias over the policing of the pro—palestinian marches, and allowing a march to go ahead this saturday on armistice day. there has been an urgent question in the house of commons over this as we have been showing you. we canjoin the shadow over this as we have been showing you. we can join the shadow minister for the cabinet office now, pat mcfadden. the home secretary was not there, as chris fill the policing minister explained, she has to attend a family matter. what did you make of his defence where he insisted the government truly believes in the independence of the metropolitan police, something that the labour party has been questioning? i the labour party has been questioning?— the labour party has been questioning? the labour party has been truestionin

sarah smith, bbc news, san francisco. ancisco. expecting remarks from us president we're expecting remarks from us presidentjoe biden in the coming minutes. we can show you live pictures of his press conference, which will take place. our correspondent is standing by in san francisco. what is the state of the relationship, was the state of the relationship going into this meeting?— the relationship going into this meetinu? ., ., , , this meeting? the relationship was the most _ this meeting? the relationship was the most strained - this meeting? the relationship was the most strained it's - this meeting? the relationship| was the most strained it's been for some a0 years. will have to see the status coming into the press conference which should get going within the hour. those talks of wrapped up after several hours, a long time for both leaders to be sitting down, tackling a range of issues. we did see a post on x, saying the talks held with the chinese president were candid and constructive and going into those talks aft

this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. damning report on his conduct from a us house ethics panel. it found mr santos "blatantly stole from his campaign" and exploited his position in congress for "his own personal financial profit." 0n social media, mr santos responded, calling the report a "politicised smear". a man who attacked the husband of former us house speaker nancy pelosi with a hammer has been found guilty of assault and attempted kidnapping of a federal official. prosecutors argued he broke into the pelosis' san francisco home a year ago to target the former speaker, but instead assaulted her husband paul. mrs pelosi wasn't home. david depape could spend up to 50 years in prison. he's also awaiting trial on state charges. fans of pandas in the united states are celebrating some other news out of apec. chinese president xijinping has signaled china will send new pandas to the us. you're live with bbc news. returning to the israel—gaza war, as israel continues operations on the ground in gaza. earlier, i spoke wi

marc cieslak, bbc news. reignty of the falkland islands after argentina's new president—elect suggested it was time to "get them back". javier milei reportedly said that buenos aires had "non—negotiable sovereignty" over the falklands. in 1982 britain sent a task force to recapture the islands after argentina invaded and briefly occupied the territory. the tiktok prankster mizzy has been sentenced to 18 weeks' detention in a young offenders institution. bacari—bronze o'garro, his real name, was found guilty at stratford magistrates court of two counts of breaching a court order banning him from sharing videos of people without their consent. thejudge told him... "your pranks are not funny." the department of health says officials will visit turkey to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism. 31—year—old melissa kerr died in hospital in istanbul in 2019 during what's known as brazilian butt—lift surgery. a coroner has raised concerns that she and others were not given enough information before t

ben chu, bbc news. d in the stephen lawrence murder case was corrupt, according to a secret metropolitan police report from the year 2000 — that has been uncovered by the bbc. it said ray adams was cleared by a corruption probe which relied on false testimony from a man linked to the family of one of stephen's killers. the revelation contradicts years of police denial about the role of corrupt officers in the case. daniel de simone reports. the spectre of police corruption has long haunted the stephen lawrence murder. for three decades, scotland yard kept the secret we now expose. the met knew about it. that's what's so shocking. today we reveal a met police report concluded that a senior officer involved in the case, ray adams, was corrupt. the early failure to bring stephen's killers to justice led to suspicion that corruption infected the investigation. father of one killer was clifford norris, a gangsterfrom a criminalfamily known for suspicious contact with police. the public inquiry into the murder

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. ed to pay his former assistant more than $1.2 million in damages. a new york court found that canal productions engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against de niro's long time employee de niro's long—time employee graham chase robinson. earlier i spoke to entertainmentjournalist kj matthews about the reputational impact of this lawsuit. what's interesting is, i think people are getting lost in translation. she wasn't fired. she quit robert de niro's production company. and then he filed suit — first, after he filed suit, then she filed suit. so her verdict is coming before his. but, yes, it is some some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable, but they said his company, canal productions, was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes, i think people forgot these different trials were going on because they've been going back and forth for a number of years. but it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million ruled against

this is bbc news. and damage climate change is already wreaking on poorer countries. this whole neighbourhood is destroyed. it has been a bone of contention between the developed and developing world for decades. it is great that we got it adopted here, at the start. it's been over 30 years in the making. and it's time now to get the job done, so that we can get money into the areas affected by the harms of climate change. more than £300 million has already been promised for the fund, including £60 million from the uk. so, what else is on the agenda? here are the three most contentious issues on the table. first up, cutting carbon. will countries be persuaded to include food and agriculture, a third of all emissions, in their carbon cutting targets? second up, cash for developing countries. the rich world caused the climate crisis, burning fossilfuels. poorer countries say now you've got to pay to solve the problem. and, finally, the future of fossil fuels. will the conference agree to phase down or ma

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are with bbc news.of kharkiv has come under russian air attack at night time. the mayor of the main city of kharkiv said civilian infrastructure in one district had been hit and a fire had broken out. the regional governor added that the russians were carrying out drone strikes and reported an attack on a settlement. the un says more than 25,000 people have been displaced across myanmar, by a week—long conflict between the ruling military and ethnic insurgents in the north—eastern shan state. reports suggest dozens of military outposts have fallen. the three rebel groups say their goal is to overthrow the military dictatorship. at least one person has been killed in flooding in northern italy. the tuscany region was badly hit by storm ciaran, which swept through north west europe on thursday. the storm brought strong winds and driving rain, forcing the closure of schools, airports, rail and ferry services. you're live with bbc news. iam anna i am anna foster here injerusalem. the leader of hezbollah is

this is bbc news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has held talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. his visit comes as the israeli bombardment of gaza continues. the gaza health authorities say more than 30 people were killed in an israeli airstrike on a refugee camp. they are still looking under the rubble of about three or four buildings which were destroyed overnight. this is al—maghazi refugee camp. it's in the safe area where israel advised 1.2 million in gaza city and the north to flee south. the gaza health ministry says 9,770 people have been killed so far — 4,800 of them are children. german police say the hostage situation at hamburg airport is over. they say a suspect has been arrested without resistance. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape against an mp. prince william is in singapore, to announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. hello, i'm vishala. we

you're live with bbc news. a bit of aviation history in the making. s has travelled from london to new york. airlines see the flight, supported by uk government funding, as proof that a greener way of flying is possible. last year aviation accounted for about 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions. here's more from our transport correspondent katy austin. does this journey take us closer to guilt—free flying? there's no kerosene on board, only fuel made from fats and corn production waste. progress, but not a silver bullet for an industry that's particularly hard to decarbonise. short—haul people can, and most likely should, go by train. long—haul across the atlantic or across the pacific, they have no choice. and so, it's up to our industry to try to make it sustainable for them. airline bosses say this flight shows what can be done. it doesn't mean it's about to become the norm. for alternative fuels like this to be used more widely, much more will have to be produced, and they're expensive. plus, other technologies will be needed to hit emissions red

michelle roberts, bbc news.ld be the result the car company's decision to discontinue the once popular model. last month, over 100 cars were stolen by criminal gangs, it's thought for second hand parts. back injuly, the last ford fiesta rolled off the production line, bringing to an end almost 50 years of history which made it the uk's best—selling car. harry fell reports. at 1am, two people approached jeff sandford's beloved ford fiesta outside his home in rayleigh, essex. they unlock it and then return a few minutes later and drive it away. essex police say it is just one of more than 100 ford fiestas stolen in the last month alone. the porch light comes on... injeff�*s case no suspect has been identified. and it was as brazen as that. it's very frustrating. i mean, my wife has had an operation. it was stolen on the 26th, she was in hospital on the 30th and had an operation on herfeet, so now we haven't got a car that she can get into to go anywhere so the nurses have to change dressings next monday and we've

this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news.imes and channel 4�*s dispatches revealed allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand has previously denied the claims. people in west cornwall woke to earth tremors in the early hours of sunday, when a 2.7 magnitude quake hit the area. one local said the impact felt "like a juggernaut had hit the house". seismologists at the british geological survey say the epicentre was in the mounts bay area on the south coast. anyone who felt the quake is asked to fill out an report to help seismologists better understand the event. police have arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of murdering a woman in a "domestic—related incident". a woman in her 20s was found seriously injured on sunday evening. she died a short time later in the ravensthorpe area of dewsbury in west yorkshire. you�*re live with bbc news. the us secretary of defense has made a surprise visit to ukraine to meet with the country�*s leaders. lloyd austin posted this image on s

this is bbc news, the headlines. the head of gaza's biggest hospital says a mass grave is being dug there as it runs out of fuel. israel says it's co—ordinating the transfer of incubators to gaza, but it's unclear whether hospitals will have enough power to use the extra equipment. claims senior officer involved in the stephen lawrence murder was corrupt. iceland evacuates thousands of residents as it braces for a volcanic eruption in the coming days. and the lifelong friendship between the harry potter star and his stunt double. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. a blow for stefanos tsitsipas at the atp finals in turin — he had to retire hurt, against holger rune who claims his first of the round robin phase. tsitsipas was 2—1 down in the first set before having to leave the court, and confirmed afterwards it was due to a back problem.... in a match which lasted just 1a minutes. hubert hurkacz will now step in to play tsitsipas�* final match against novak djokovic, with no chance of progressin

david willis, bbc news. david willis, bbc news, los angeles.al towns were hit by heavy rain this week. but for many businesses it could be a while until they are able to assess the damage to their premises. as our northern ireland environment correspondent, louise cullen, reports. unprecedented, apocalyptic, and now the aftermath. after two days of drier weather, it is time to push the water back. the pumps have been working away for hours here, pumping thousands of litres two kilometres away from here. the water level has receded, but it has been far from a simple operation. the complications we are encountering, obviously everyone has heard downpatrick is in a bowl, so there is a lot of floodwater draining down into the bowl. the water levels in the river are quite high, thankfully they have now subsided. this is as close as she can get to her shop floor. my stock is just floating about. it is very hard for a family business. we have been here for 100 years almost and my grandfather started it up. it is hard for everybody but we are a lovely

zoe conway, bbc news.ing a five—year study to see how blood tests might help diagnose people with early—stage alzheimer's disease. experts say spotting the condition sooner, could allow people to have new treatments to slow the disease. currently, there is no single test for alzheimer's, and patients can wait years for a diagnosis. the five—year project, run by dementia charities and the national institute for health and care research, has five—million—pounds of funding from the people's postcode lottery. we can speak to dr susan kohlhaas, executive director of research & partnerships at alzheimer's research uk. what is your reaction to these projects? what is your reaction to these ro'ects? . ~' , ., what is your reaction to these ro'ects? ., ~' , ., ., what is your reaction to these ro'ects? ., ~ , ., ., ., projects? thank you for having me on. this projects? thank you for having me on- this is — projects? thank you for having me on- this is an _ projects? thank you for having me on. this is an exciting

samira hussain, bbc news, uttarkashi. age at the un climate summit in glasgow. but since then, the prime minister has been accused of backtracking on climate action, by approving the opening of a new coal mine and issuing new oil and gas licenses. so the coming week's cop28 summit in dubai could prove tricky for rishi sunak, as our environment correspondent jonah fisher explains.? welcome to a checkley wood wind farm. bigger and better technology has turned wind power into one of the cheapest ways to generate electricity. but when these huge blades start turning in bedfordshire, this will be just the second onshore turbine to be completed in england this year. it's tough. it's very tough. onshore wind is being left behind in the uk's renewable revolution. planning regulations make it almost impossible to build a turbine on english soil. they're cheap. they�* re safe. we produce home—grown energy. what's not to like? offshore it's very different. huge wind farms, this one is the size of greater london are being built in the

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this is bbc news.other stories making news. a murder investigation has been launched after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed near a school in leeds. emergency services were called to town street in horsfoth, near st margaret's primary school, just before three o'clock this afternoon. the boy, a former student at nearby horsfoth school, later died in hospital. police say two teenage boys have been arrested in connection with the incident. at the covid inquiry, lord udny—lister, a former chief of staff to boris johnson, confirmed that early in the pandemic, the then prime minister offered to be injected with covid—i9 on television to "demonstrate to the public that it did not pose a threat". the family of captain sir tom moore have lost their planning application appeal, meaning they have to demolish an unauthorised spa building in their garden. hundreds of people have attended a memorial service for bbc news presenter george alagiah, who died injuly. colleagues and family members paid tribute to one of brit

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news. the us presidentjoe biden says he believes a hostage deal between hamas and israel is near. the white house says it is closer than ever to freeing some of the 240 hostages taken by hamas last month. it comes as a group of 28 premature babies who were trapped by the fighting around al shifa hospital in gaza city arrived in egypt for medical treatment. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. alive, against the odds — premature babies rescued from al shifa hospital. parents cluster around before they are transferred from gaza. this man seems to be identifying his son. nora hasjust been reunited with her twin girls. translation: | didn't know. anything about their condition. today, i saw them for the first time since the day they were born. thank god, i have been reassured that they are fine. then they are wrapped up for the journey across the border — faces of the war in gaza whose suffering caught the attention of the world. in egypt, specialists standing by with a w

joe wilson, bbc news.ointment for india, but still plenty to be proud of says coach rahul dravid. but first here's the winning captain — a delighted pat cummins: that's huge, i think that's the pinnacle of international cricket. winning a one—day work up, especially over in india in front of a crowd like this, it would be big yearfor everyone, but cricket is big for here in india, ashes, or a world cup but to top it off with this mondays the moments you remember. we were confident if we played with they would get through, but unfortunately on the day they played better than us. for us, of course it is difficult pointed, there is disappointment in the dressing room and disappointment among the boys and support staff but i think in time when the dust settles, we can reflect on what has been a really good campaign. manchester city have leapfrogged manchester united in the women's super league and are up to third tonight after a 3—1win in the derby at old trafford. it was an eventful game — played in front of

tom symonds, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.tle bit. i learned that you have to make all sides of your teeth, make sure they're clean. callum�*s one of the children here at whitleigh community primary school who�*s been campaigning for better access to an nhs dentist. it all started after a school—wide survey found nearly 50% of pupils here weren�*t registered with a dentist. so i thought we should try to make that happen. and it's worked. i'm really happy that it's worked. so everyone in our school is having a dentist now. and it has worked. the students are now celebrating the news the university of plymouth�*s peninsula dental school has stepped in to offer appointments. the children, to take the decision to campaign about something like oral health, which normally is something that they wouldn�*t think about, i think, is amazing. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you�*re live with bbc news. negotiations over the fate of hostages in gaza have been going on for weeks. area i spoke to a man who

lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. seven weeks since hamas launched its attack in what has been described as israel's largest intelligence failure for 50 years. bbc verify and the bbc�*s arabic service have found that hamas — a designated terrorist group by the uk government — held multiple training exercises planning the attacks in plain sight of israel — and posted the evidence on social media. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale with more details. the scale and brutality of the hamas attack on october seventh shocked the world. it was the biggest loss of life in israel since thejewish state was created and it shook and traumatised the country to its core. it's also raised many questions for israel's much—vaunted security and intelligence services. bbc arabic and bbc verify have been analysing evidence posted on the online messaging service telegram. it shows that hamas in gaza had been openly training for attacks inside israel for almost three years. these red dots show the sites, from the far north of t

emily brown, bbc news. you're live with bbc news. from tel aviv, and interest, you can see the flag there, the microphones are set up because were expected at some point to hear from israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu, where we expect for him to address the issue of the truce, of the hostages being released and present to palestinian prisoners going in the other direction. 8pm is the latest guidance we are being given, but i want to put a warning around that because we are expected that sometime earlier but these things are movable as you can appreciate but we are keeping abreast of that in israel and get to it straight to as we get more information on it. straight to the store we've been following for the last hour or so, this is niagara falls, the border area between canada and the us, a series of bridges connecting the two countries there and on one of them, rainbow bridge, a vehicle exploded. we started to get details in the last hour or so, started to get details in the last hour orso, and gary started to get details in

welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches welcome to bbc news.bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the past welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the past hour. in the past few minutes, the us secretary of state, antony blinken has speaking to international media. he had earlier met israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.

this is bbc news.200 families week on week now. that is a huge average. at the bottom of this poverty there's a small child, and that child needs help, so that's what we do. emilie only thought her baby bank would last a couple of weeks and finish once the donations dried up, but almost five years on, many struggling families rely on it. they're not coming because they're flash, they're not coming because they've got lots of things. they're coming because they are desperate, because they need a winter coat for their child, a pair of sturdy shoes. they're coming because they're facing incredibly difficult, challenging circumstances and theyjust need that little bit of help. sarah knows how many of these families feel. she came here after her baby was born. my baby was six weeks old and i needed a sling for her. i didn't have 40, £50 for a sling. but now she volunteers for the charity, helping families who are in the same situation. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. - you

kevin peachey, bbc news. et its housebuilding target last year, according to new figures. there were around 234,000 additional homes built in 2022—2023. the last conservative manifesto promised to build 300,000 homes a year in england by the mid—20205. in its autumn statement earlier this month the government announced plans to remove the requirement for planning permission to convert a house into two flats to try to boost new homes numbers. large parts of scotland, north east england and northern ireland are being warned to prepare for snow and ice later today and tomorrow as the met office issues a yellow warning. the uk health security agency has also issued an amber cold health alert for large parts of england for the next eight days. sharon barbourjoins us from north sheilds. well, a very chilly north shields here, jane. it was really the first morning that very parts of the north and scotland woke up to a real covering of snow. in scotland temperatures were down to —8 overnight. here in the north of engl

thank you forjoining i us on bbc news. foreign editor ofjewish news.n israel and you see these pictures of what's happening in gaza. still the very large plume of smoke on the skyline here, black and grey smoke that is rising into the sky, 14 minutes after the ceasefire was due to take effect this morning. i say you to there is no official suggestion saying the ceasefire has been broken but as you listen to a stalk you can see in the background the occasional sound of small arms fire, without explosion still coming from inside gaza, things are peaceful and quiet at the moment because this is an important step, this is the beginning of this deal which will run notjust drop the day—to—day but over the next four days which begins with the ceasefire, with the cessation of hostilities and firing inside gaza, it moves on to additional humanitarian aid being allowed into gaza through rafah from egypt, we are told 200 trucks a day of humanitarian aid potentially along with some fuel as well. as we move through the day today, we expect to see if all goes accord