i'm catherine byaruhanga.used extensive travel problems in the uk. parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland have seen the strongest winds in ten to 20 years. gusts of up to 99mph were recorded in northumberland and yellow rain warnings remain in place for many areas. for the latest we can go live now to the travel journalist simon calder. he joins us from liverpool street station. for what is usually a very busy train station there, it doesn't seem very busy. what is the situation there and across the country? liverpool street station, one of the biggest stations in london, it serves east anglia and the counties of essex, sussex and norfolk, except right now there are problems on the line between ipswich and norwich and that means it is one of many locations around the uk which are sane problems. scotland has been worst hit. they have cancelled is some services at seven o'clock on sunday night and they didn't open on monday morning until after the rush hour. many of the lines are still closed b

i'm catherine byaruhanga.ry will continue fighting in gaza until hamas is toppled and all israeli hostages are brought home. his speech to the israeli parliament comes as pressure mounts for a ceasefire deal. a us special enovy, brett mcgurk, is meeting qatari government representatives following his talks in egypt on tuesday. gaza's health ministry says more than 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, amid some of the heaviest fighting yet seen in the campaign. israel's military has given fresh evacuation orders for part of khan younis, southern gaza's biggest city. the un says the demand will affect half a million people. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, is also on a trip to the region, where he'll be meeting palestinian and israeli leaders as well as travelling to qatar and turkey. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, has more. we knew there were serious talks go on via qatari and egyptian mediators come up with us involvement as well, to try and bring about a new hostage relea

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.defamed. ejean carroll had claimed the former us president had destroyed her reputation by saying she'd lied about him sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. she said the ruling was a "great victory for every woman". nada tawfik reports from new york. ejean carroll has now taken on donald trump twice in court, both times emerging victorious. last may, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered to pay her $5 million in damages. the second defamation trial looks set to cost him

i'm catherine byaruhanga.—elect, william lai, on his victory in the island's election on saturday. but william lai's campaign has angered beijing, as he promised to protect the island's sovereignty, and maintain a separate national identity. china, however, considers the island state part of its own territory. rupert wingfield—hayes has more, from the taiwanese capital, taipei. o nto onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. the chinese

i'm catherine byaruhanga. the united nations�* chief has vowed to hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror, after israel presented evidence that some staff at the un agency working in the palestinian territories were involved in the october 7th hamas attacks on israel. but antonio guterres also appealed to governments to continue supporting unrwa, after nine countries paused theirfunding, including the us and the uk. mr guterres says "the tens of thousands of men and women who work for unrwa, many in some of the most dangerous situations for humanitarian workers, should not be penalised. the dire needs of the desperate populations they serve must be met." israel has called for the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, to resign. we'll look at how these developments could affect the people of gaza in the short and long term, but we begin our coverage with this report from our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen. crushed from the air. lives, homes, families, and now the very mission set up to he

i'm catherine byaruhanga. united nations secretary general has implored governments not to defund the un agency for palestinian refugees. antonio guterres also vowed to hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror, after israeli allegations that several unrwa staff were involved in the deadly attacks by hamas last october. nine countries have paused their funding, including the us and the uk — although scotland has not changed its policy. mr guterres says: israel has called for the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, to resign. the israel military is pressing ahead with its operation against hamas in the south of the gaza strip. palestinians continue to stream out of khan younis, where the israeli army says it's involved in intense fighting. multiple israeli air strikes have been reported there. the hamas—run health ministry says a hundred and sixty five palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, taking the total number killed since the start of the war to more than 26,400. let me take yo

i'm catherine byaruhanga.trump says he'll appeal against a court order to pay $83 million in damages to a woman he defamed. ejean carroll had claimed the former us president had destroyed her reputation by saying she'd lied about him sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. she said the ruling was a "great victory for every woman". nada tawfik reports from new york. ejean carroll has now taken on donald trump twice in court, both times emerging victorious. last may, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered to pay her $5 million in damages. the second defamation trial looks set to cost him far more — $83 million. donald trump was not present when the verdict was read and earlier he stormed out of court when ejean carroll's lawyer was delivering her closing statement, arguing that the former president acted as if the law didn't apply to him. afterward, he slammed the verdict on social media as absolutely ridiculous and a politically—motivated witch hunt, directed by president biden. we will i

i'm catherine byaruhanga.ored governments not to defund the un agency for palestinian refugees. antonio guterres also vowed to hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror, after israeli allegations that several unrwa staff were involved in the deadly attacks by hamas last october. nine countries have paused their funding, including the us and the uk — although scotland has not changed its policy.

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.nited nations secretary general has implored governments not to defund the un agency for palestinian refugees. he also vowed to hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror, after israeli allegations that several unrwa staff were involved in the deadly attacks by hamas last october. here's un spokesman, stephane dujarric. the secretary general is horrified by this news and asks mr lazzarini to investigate this matter swiftly and to ensure that any unrwa employees shown to have participated or embedded in what transpired on october 7th, or in any other criminal activity, be terminated immediately and referred for potential criminal prosecution. nine countries have paused their funding for unrwa, including the us and the uk, although scotland has not changed its policy and is urging others to continue with the funding. mr guterres says... israel has called for the head of unrwa, philippe lazzarini, to resign. the israel military is pressing ahead with its operation against

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. a fire on board an oil tanker off the coast of yemen has been put out, a day after it was struck by a houthi missile. the operator of the ship, trafigura, paid tribute to the dedication and bravery of the captain and crew. the company also thanked the indian, us and french navies for their help. in a statement it said: the marlin luanda was travelling in the red sea off the coast of yemen when it was struck. the uk government says it reserves the right to respond appropriately. it is the latest attack in and around the red sea, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. this is the marlin luanda carrying russian oil from greece to singapore. the latest houthi target. the houthis were quick to take credit. their spokesman saying once again that this was being done to support the palestinians in gaza and in response to what he described as american—british aggression. it's been two weeks since britain and the us first hit back, striking m

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.operator of the ship, trafigura, paid tribute to the dedication and bravery of the captain and crew. the company also thanked the indian, us and french navies for their help. in a statement it said:

i'm catherine byaruhanga. the us has launched a fresh strike against the houthis in yemen. military officials say they hit a radar site with missiles fired from the uss carney, based in the red sea. they've described this latest strike as a follow—on action to joint attacks yesterday, which authorities say are designed to degrade the houthis�* ability to attack maritime vessels. earlier, president biden had warned the us would respond if the iran—backed group continued what he called outrageous behaviour in attacking shipping in the red sea. on friday, the us and uk hit around 30 sites across yemen, including the capital city of sana'a. houthi leaders said five people were killed and have warned of more retaliation. our correspondent graham satchell has more. before and after — satellite images show the impact of the american and british bombing raids. the american say airfields and weapons storage depots were destroyed. the raf didn't take part in the attack overnight, but both the british and american say the raids are vital to keep shipping routes openin vital to keep sh

i'm catherine byaruhanga. international leaders have been congratulating taiwan's new president—elect, william lai, on his victory in the island's election on saturday. but william lai's campaign has angered beijing, as he promised to protect the island's sovereignty, and maintain a separate national identity. china, however, considers the island state part of its own territory. rupert wingfield—hayes has more, from the taiwanese capital, taipei. 0 nto onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. the chinese president xi jinping tried to intimidate voters here not to choose him, but failed. this supporters say, if anything, but failed. this supporters say, ifanything, it but failed. this supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect. i say, if anything, it had the opposite effect.— opposite effect. i think it probably _ opposite effect. i think it probably says _ opposite effect. i think it probably says t

hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga.d governments not to defund the un agency for palestinian refugees. he also vowed to hold to account any un employee involved in acts of terror, after israeli allegations that several unrwa staff were involved in the deadly attacks by hamas last october.

i'm catherine byaruhanga. the us has launched a fresh strike against the houthis in yemen.latest strike as a follow—on action to joint attacks yesterday, which authorities say are designed to degrade the houthis�* ability to attack maritime vessels. earlier, president biden had warned the us would respond if the iran—backed group continued what he called outrageous behaviour in attacking shipping in the red sea. on friday, the us and uk hit around 30 sites across yemen, including the capital city of sana'a. houthi leaders said five people were killed and have warned of more retaliation.

i'm catherine byaruhanga. evidence to the uk covid inquiry. ms sturgeon is expected to face questions about lockdown, her style of decision—making and an accusation from her critics that she used the pandemic to advance the cause of scottish independence. she's also expected to be questioned about her missing whatsapp messages, as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. let's go live now to our scotland political correspondent david wallace lockhart, who is in edinburgh at the inquiry. lovely to have you on the programme. ms sturgeon was the woman in charge in scotland during the pandemic and i guess evidence is key for the inquiry. i guess evidence is key for the inuui . , , ,.,, , inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inuui , inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inquiry. a _ inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inquiry. a uk — inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inquiry, a uk wide _ inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inquiry, a uk wide one, - inquiry. yes. the purpose in this inquiry, a uk wide one, is- inquiry. yes.

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