meanwhile, the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewells been killed in gaza. more than 300 have died following devastating flash floods in northern afghanistan — relief workers struggle to deliver aid. voting is underway in catalonia where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. hello, welcome. israel has continued its airstrikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial evacuation orders to palestinians. the israeli military said its troops had found many tunnels used by hamas at the rafah crossing into egypt. the israel defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al—mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. the us is still urging israel not to mount a

meanwhile, the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewells been killed in gaza. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. hello and welcome. israel has told tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah and go to al—mawasi, a narrow coastal area which israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone". it comes as the palestinian health ministry says that eight people have been killed after houses in the central area of the gaza strip were hit. israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. from jerusalem, paul adams reports. one by one the people of rafah are leaving. parts of the city now all but deserted. translation: i but deserted. translation: �* ., translation: i wasn't planning on anoin. but translation: i wasn't planning on going- but since — translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no _ translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one _ translation: i wasn't planning on going. but since no one is

nadav popplewell was seized with his mother on october 7th from the nirim kibbutz in southern israel.well died of wounds sustained in an israeli airstrike more than a month ago. the israeli military is yet to comment and a foreign 0ffice spokesperson said it was urgently seeking more information. like everyone else, i watched the video on twitter last night, put out by hamas of nadi out of answering a question as to who he was, and you watch the video and you just think of the callous people that they are to do that, to play with the family's emotions in that way. i met his family and his sister, and i know the heartbreak they have been going through for over 200 days and when you see what hamas are prepared to do you realise that the terrible, dreadful, inhuman people frankly we are dealing with.— are dealing with. david cameron the 're are dealing with. david cameron they're speaking _ are dealing with. david cameron they're speaking to _ are dealing with. david cameron they're speaking to laura - they're speaking to laura kuenssberg. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has mo

the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim — that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewell, haskilled in gaza. the un says more than 300 people have died in flooding in northern afghanistan — as relief efforts are stepped up. voting is under way in catalonia where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament. it's switzerland! cheering. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. welcome to bbc news. let's return to the middle east, where israel has launched further air strikes on the gaza strip. these are live pictures coming to us from the israel gaza border. palestinian officials say two doctors were killed in the central city of deir al—balah, and more than 30 civilian deaths were reported on saturday. it comes as the un chief, antonio guterres, has repeated his calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, and the unconditional release of all hostages. the foreign secretary has reiterated the government doesn't support a �*maj

meanwhile, the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim — that british—israeli hostage — nadav popplewelleen killed in gaza. it is switzerland! and: after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. hello i'm catherine byaruhanga. israel has continued its air strikes on several parts of the gaza strip even as it continues issuing controversial evacuation orders to palestinians. the israeli military said its troops had found many tunnels used by hamas at the rafah crossing into egypt. the israel defense forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al—mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no running water or proper sanitation. israel says that since monday, about 300 thousand palestinians have already fled rafah. the us is still urging israel not to mount a full—scale assault on the city and today the un says a full scale offensive "cannot take place". in the north — there are evacuations in the city of jabalia as the idf says that it has been carrying out air strikes. it says hamas fighters are regrouping t

meanwhile the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewells been killed in gaza. relief workers are struggling to deliver aid to those hit hard by devastating flash floods in northern afghanistan. the un says more than 300 people have died and thousands more have been injured after rivers of water and mud swept away houses. it is switzerland! cheering. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. voting is under way in catalonia where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament. now on bbc news, it's the second part of a special the travel show: antarctica: the frozen frontier. welcome to one of the most breathtaking and extraordinary places on earth. i'm in antarctica... ..on a journey across the coldest, the windiest... ..and surely one of the world's most awe—inspiring continents. i'm sharing the experience with 400 passengers on an expedition cruise ship. in the second part of my journey, i'l

the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim — that british—israeli hostage — nadav popple—welln killed in gaza. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. israel has told tens of thousands more palestinians to leave rafah and go to al—mawasi, a narrow coastal area which israel calls an "expanded humanitarian zone". it comes as the palestinian health ministry says that eight people have been killed after houses in the central area of the gaza strip were hit. israel has also sent tanks north of there after a night of heavy aerial and ground bombardments. from jerusalem, paul adams reports. one by one, the people of rafah are leaving. outlying parts of the city now all but deserted. "i wasn't planning on going," hassan says, "but since no one is left "here, i decided to leave. "i have to find out where my wife and daughter are." the un says 300,000 people have left already. that's almost a quarter of those sheltering in rafah. most are heading for the coast, to places barely able to sustain life, where exhausted, hungry people fend for themselves. zainab and her children have brought their

meanwhile, the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage, nadav popplewellbeen killed in gaza. relief workers are struggling to deliver aid to those hit hard by devastating flash floods in northern afghanistan. the un says more than 300 people have died and thousands more have been injured after rivers of water and mud swept away houses. it is switzerland! cheering. after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests — switzerland are crowned this year's winners. now on bbc news, unspun world withjohn simpson. hello and welcome to our new season. what is benyamin netanyahu planning in gaza now and why?— what is benyamin netanyahu planning in gaza now and why? netanyahu would sa the onl in gaza now and why? netanyahu would say the only way — in gaza now and why? netanyahu would say the only way to _ in gaza now and why? netanyahu would say the only way to have _ in gaza now and why? netanyahu would say the only way to have pieces - in gaza now and why? netanyahu would say the only way to have pieces for - say the only way to have pieces for israel to

raised again last weekend in the wake of a video released by hamas showing the british israeli hostage nadavell, who the group said had died in gaza. here's the foreign secretary, lord cameron, speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg. when you see what hamas are prepared to do, you just realise the terrible, dreadful, inhuman people, frankly, that we are dealing with. and maybe it's a moment, actually for the bbc to ask itself again, "should we describe these people as terrorists"? they are terrorists. if you kidnap grandmothers, you kidnap babies, you rape people, you shoot children in front of their parents — what more do they need to do for the bbc to say, "look, these are terrorists"? they really are. bbc news has instead used a formulation picked up on by a viewer named mark, from aylesbury, who asked... but kate prasher observed recently... well, we'll be exploring that question in a moment — but it's not the only use of terminology in this area which has caused concern among newswatch viewers. the bbc regularly describes the conflict as the israel—gaza war — unlike other organisation

hamas says nadav popplewell, who was kidnapped dunng popplewell, who was kidnapped during the october attack in israel, was injured during an airstrike a month ago. undated footage of the 51 year old with a black eye was also released. the government says it's seeking more information after the terrorist group made the claim. in a video, deputy foreign secretary andrew mitchell is condemning the actions of hamas . condemning the actions of hamas. >> my heart goes out to the family at this extraordinary time with the barbarism of these appalling terrorist who, have treated, the family in such a cynical, cruel and heartless, way . and, we must wait for way. and, we must wait for further information , to become further information, to become available. but, what an appalling, dreadful experience for this poor family to have to suffer at the hands of this this absolutely dreadful terrorist organisation . organisation. >> tory defector natalie elphicke denies she lobbied the justice secretary over her then husband's sex offences trial. sir robert buckland claims the mp who crossed the floo

the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage nadav popplewell has beenled in gaza. relief workers are struggling to deliver aid to those hit hard by devastating floods in northern afghanistan. the un says more than 300 people have died. voting is underway in catalonia, where pro—independence supporters wanting to break away from spain are hoping to maintain their majority in the regional parliament. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests, switzerland are crowned this year's winners. you're watching bbc news. the best programmes of last year will be honoured at the bafta tv awards in a few hours time. arrivals are under way at the awards ceremony in london. colin paterson and the team are on the red carpet. let's join them now. the writing has been phenomenal, the ability to make a drama filled incredibly human and rounded, and i think it wasjust incredibly human and rounded, and i think it was just the fact that you had actors at the top of their game just doing absolutely sublime work, and i think it will mean that it will be r

hamas says nadav popplewell , who was kidnapped popplewell, who was kidnapped dunng popplewell, who was kidnapped during the october attack in israel, was injured during an airstrike a month ago. undated footage of the 51 year old with a black eye was also released . a black eye was also released. the government says it's seeking more information after the terrorist group made the claim. in a video, deputy foreign secretary andrew mitchell is condemning the actions of hamas. >> my heart goes out to the family at this extraordinary time with the barbarism of these appalling terrorists who, have treated the family in such a cynical, cruel and heartless way. and, we must wait for further information to become available. but what an appalling, dreadful experience for this poor family to have to suffer at the hands of this, this absolutely dreadful terrorist organisation . terrorist organisation. >> tory defector natalie elphicke denies she lobbied the justice secretary over her then husband's sex offences trial. sir robert buckland claims the mp , who crossed the floor to mp, who crossed th

hamas says nadav popplewell, who was kidnapped dunng popplewell, who was kidnapped during the octoberk in israel, was injured during an airstrike a month ago. the government says it's seeking more information after the terrorist group made the claim. in a video. undated footage of the 51 year old with a black eye confirming his name was also released, the foreign office reiterated it's working with partners to secure the release of all hostages, including british nationals. deputy foreign secretary andrew mitchell condemned the actions of hamas. >> my heart goes out to the family at this extraordinary time with the barbarism of these appalling terrorists who , have appalling terrorists who, have treated the family in such a cynical , cruel treated the family in such a cynical, cruel and heartless way. and we must wait for further information to become available. but, what an appalling , dreadful experience appalling, dreadful experience for this poor family to have to suffer at the hands of this this absolutely dreadful terrorist organisation . organisation. >> tory defector natalie e

but today hamas has said british—israeli nadav popplewell, captured from his home in a kibbutz last octoberdied of wounds from an israeli air strike. meanwhile, with israel's capture of one main border crossing and another blocked off by fighting, no aid is getting into southern gaza. there are now severe shortages of food, deepening the humanitarian crisis. so far, israel's military is describing its offensive in rafah as limited but the world is watching, to see if this turns into the full scale invasion that the country's allies have been warning against. and as israeli tanks and troops await orders near the gaza border, there has been another strong statement from washington. it says that with some of the strikes in gaza, israel may have used american supplied weapons in breach of international law. israel has consistently denied any violations and yet, the new report may have an impact on plans back here in rafah, where there is already a growing sense of emergency. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. for more, i spoke to aaron david miller, a senior fellow at the carnegie endowment fo

the foreign office is investigating a hamas claim that british—israeli hostage nadav popplewell has beenled in gaza. an entire section of a ten—storey apartment block in the russian city of belgorod has collapsed leaving 20 people injured after what the local governor said was a direct hit during a ukrainian bombardment. the best television programmes of 2023 will be honoured at tonight's bafta tv awards in london. bbc�*s police drama happy valley has five nominations. and after one of the most controversial eurovision song contests, switzerland are crowned this year's winners. you're watching bbc news. the best programmes of last year will be honoured at the bafta tv awards in a few hours time. arrivals are under way at the awards ceremony in london. colin paterson and the team are on the red carpet. let's join them now. can you ever get a your head around what an impact you have made on people's lives? what an impact you have made on peeple's lives?— what an impact you have made on people's lives? every day of my life bein: told people's lives? every day of my life being told that. _ p

earlier, hamas posted a video claiming a british israeli hostage , nadav british israeli hostage, nadavth. the government says it's urgently seeking more information, while deputy foreign secretary andrew mitchell told gb news it's not unfeasible to suggest a palestinian vote in the un could happen before the middle east conflict is resolved . conflict is resolved. >> it is right to recognise palestine as a state at the united nations at the right time , and that doesn't have to be at the end of the process for peace, it could be as part of those negotiated lie—ins and britain will support palestine, become , a state at the un when become, a state at the un when we feel the time is right. that isn't now, but it may, as i say, be before the end of the peace process . pi'ocess. >> process. >> at least seven people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, after an apartment block collapsed in russia , state media says russia, state media says fragments of a ukrainian missile, which were downed by russia's air defences, landed on the building in the city of belgorod. a ukrai

so can we just start by talking about nadav popplewell?who we think now has been killed by hamas . now has been killed by hamas. one of the hostages. can you tell us any more about that, mr mitchell ? because the family mitchell? because the family must be in pieces. they see this video of this chap who's alive, and then hamas seem to be now saying that he's dead , i can't saying that he's dead, i can't add anything to what is publicly known, but my heart goes out to the family at this extraordinary time with the barbarism of these appalling terrorists who, have treated the family in such a cynical, cruel and heartless, way . and, we must wait for way. and, we must wait for further information , to become further information, to become available. but, what an appalling, dreadful experience for this poor family to have to suffer at the hands of this this absolutely dreadful terrorist organisation. >> i mean, you're talking about hamas being dreadful. it's a proscribed terrorist group. yet at the same time, there is this sense that we're get

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earlier, hamas posted a video claiming the british israeli hostage nadav popplewell has died after beingnjured in an airstrike last month. the government says it's urgently seeking more information. deputy foreign secretary andrew mitchell told gb news it's not unfeasible to suggest a palestinian vote in the un could happen before the conflict is resolved . resolved. >> it is right to recognise palestine as a state at the united nations, at the right time, and that doesn't have to be at the end of the process for peace, it could be as part of those negotiations. and britain will support palestine becoming a state at the un when we feel the time is right. that isn't now , but it may, as i say, be now, but it may, as i say, be before the end of the peace pi'ocess. >> process. >> at least seven people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, after an apartment block collapsed in russia, state media says fragments of a ukrainian missile , which were downed by russia's air defence systems, landed on the building in the city of belgorod. ukraine's regularly targeted that region

earlier, hamas posted a video claiming a british israeli hostage, nadav popplewell, has died after being injured in an airstrike last month. the government says it's urgently seeking more information. andrew mitchell has told gb news it's not unfeasible told gb news it's not unfeasible to suggest a palestinian vote in the un could happen before the current conflict is resolved. >> it is right to recognise palestine as a state at the united nations at the right time, and that doesn't have to be at the end of the process for peace , it can be as part of peace, it can be as part of those negotiations and britain will support palestine becoming a state at the un when we feel the time is right. that isn't now, but it may, as i say, be before the end of the peace process. pi'ocess. >> process. >> the third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a house fire in wolverhampton. emergency services were called to a property in the dunstall hill area at 2 am. yesterday, where two women in their 20s were pronounced dead at the scene. four people were also injured. police have been gra

nadav cameras inside the courtroom, but i'm going to hop off my soapbox for a second and note that the judge isn't even in clear on whether they want the entirety of the jury instructions re-read or just portions that appears in the judge is not keen to repeat those over 50 pages i've instructions that he already gave adjust this morning. now we're learning that the first request that they made for portions of four different pieces of testimony that read back or learning from her colleagues inside. that's going to take about 30 minutes according to the court reporter. so they're going to hear back these portions of testimony that they asked for three different pieces of testimony from david pecker and then a piece of testimony from david, michael cohen now what's interesting is they want to hear from both david pecker, and michael cohen. again out the trump tower meeting, and that's notable because you have two people in this critical meeting, the prosecutors argued in their closings yesterday, set off this alleged it's conspiracy to help trump in the 2016 campaign by using the nationa

yesterday, hamas said a british israeli hostage, nadav popplewell, had been killed in an air strike —'s impossible to verify. in the southern city of ashkelon, evidence that palestinian groups can still launch rockets — three israelis lightly injured in this direct hit overnight — and no sign of any fresh negotiations to bring the war to an end. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. dr yassar qureshi, a british surgeon who's just returned from working at the al aqsa matyr hospital gave us his analysis of the humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza. i was stationed at al—aqsa hospital, which is in the centre of gaza, and that place was already way beyond its capacity. so, just to give you an idea, this hospital, which was one of the few remaining partially functioning hospitals left in gaza, the capacity in normal times should be 150 patients. but at this stage, there were well over 1,000 patients, and each patient with several family members staying with them because they had no other place to go. so it's completely chaotic. it really is quite a catastrophe. there's two or three maybe

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raised again last weekend in the wake of a video released by hamas showing the british israeli hostage nadav that question in a moment — but it's not the only use of terminology in this area which has caused concern among newswatch viewers. the bbc regularly describes the conflict as the israel—gaza war — unlike other organisations such as sky news, who refer to it as the israel—hamas war. anthonyjones asked... another use of language which has proved controversial is the frequent reference to the "hamas—run health ministry" as a source of statistics quoted on the news. jack berger wrote to us, saying... well, let's discuss those questions with richard burgess, the director of news content for bbc news. thank you, richard, for coming on the programme. now, we've discussed the way the bbc describes hamas at the very start of this conflict. can you see why people like the foreign secretary are thinking the bbc needs to think again now? well, we've always understood that many people don't agree or necessarily understand this policy, but we think it's an important one. it's in our editorial guid