yolande knell reporting there from jerusalem.g — of killing someone for an alleged offence without giving them a trial — is still not a federal crime in the us, as the legislation had never been passed by both houses of congress, until this month. that's when the senate finally adopted the emmett till antilynching act, named after a black teenager who was brutally murdered in mississippi in 1955. and now president biden has signed it into law making the act of lynching a hate crime. anyone convicted under the new law will face up to 30 years in prison. it's taken more than 100 years and 200 failed attempts by us lawmakers to pass legislation. when i spoke earlier to our north america correspondent david willis, i asked him whether it was any more than an event for the history books. this word lynching has been misused over the years, and consequently has lost some of its impact. it is defined as the public killing of an individual who hasn't received the due process of the law. very often it also involves mutilation, kidnapping,

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell. have come a long way in less than a month. from a war zone to a party. there were bombings near the children's home where they lived on the first morning of russia's invasion, forcing them to flee. "i was asleep when i thought i heard something fly by the window," ii—year—old hani says. "then we were all woken up and told to get ready really quickly." "i was scared," adds kayla, who's ten. "and i was happy to leave knowing i would get away from the danger." the children are now being looked after in israel. enjoying fancy dress and gifts donated for the festival of purim. this holiday�*s a reallyjoyful one. it celebrates jews escaping from persecution, from danger in ancient times. so, of course, for these children, this year, it's got a really special significance. but mixed in with relief, there's fear for those left behind. some of these children are orphans. but most of them are from families that were unable to look after them, and they're still in ukraine. "i've got my relatives

yolande knell, our correspondent _ countries. yolande knell, our correspondent in _ countries.de knell, our- correspondent in jerusalem, thank you. let's return to that news is that in a late—night video address president zelensky urged western countries to supply more planes, tanks and missile defence systems. we rejoin the former nato commander rear admiral dr chris parr, and thank you very much for your patience while we just tuned in there to see what antony blinken had to say in israel. we were discussing, though, the difference in your view between the west supplying offensive and defensive weapons, if you are able to pick up on that, i would be grateful. to pick up on that, i would be crateful. , ~ , ., , ., grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy _ grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy of _ grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy of providing - grateful. yes, i think people have l been very shy of providing offensive weapons like fighter jets been very shy of providing offensive weapons like fighterjets and tanks and things like that, but in

our correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem.t confused, but i can say at this stage, this is the deadliest attack of its kind in years in israel, and it's only a week since i last said that. we had a medic in the ultra—orthodoxjewish neighbourhood of bnei brak to the east of tel aviv describing finding victims spread out at intervals along the street and some of them had been on foot and one of them had been in a car and there was some reports from witnesses in the neighbourhood saying that they earlier heard gunshots being fired towards apartment balconies. video footage that appears to show the man dressed in black, walking with a rifle on the street, and what israeli media are saying at the moment quoting security officials they're saying that this attacker that was shot dead was from the northern occupied west bank affiliated with a palestinian military group, that is different from attacks we've seen in the others in the past week. which have been associated with israeli arab citizens who were linked to islamic state group.

yolande knell, bbc news, bnei brak.acting. a statement from the 67—year—old's family, says he's been diagnosed with a language disorder, caused by brain degeneration. it means his cognitive ability, is impaired. tom parker, a singer with the boy band, the wanted, has died of brain cancer. he was 33. he told fans he'd been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour 18 months ago, and his treatment battle was followed by millions. tim muffett looks back at his life. formed in 2009, the wanted enjoyed number one hits, global acclaim, and even a hug from michelle 0bama during a trip to the white house. how are you? good, thank you. yourself? so good to see you. but last year, band member tom parker revealed he'd been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer, and that he decided to stop his gruelling chemotherapy treatment. done my six cycles, did 30 rounds of radiation. the body was crying out for help by the end. it was just really intense. his candid approach to his condition won him huge admiration. here he was ahead of a charity

our correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem.ts kind in years in israel, and it's only a week since i last said that. we had a medic in the ultra—orthodoxjewish neighbourhood of bnei brak to the east of tel aviv describing finding victims spread out at intervals along the street and some of them had been on foot and one of them had been in a car and there was some reports from witnesses in the neighbourhood saying that they earlier heard gunshots being fired towards apartment balconies. video footage that appears to show the man dressed in black, walking with a rifle on the street, and what israeli media are saying at the moment quoting security officials they're saying that this attacker that was shot dead was from the northern occupied west bank affiliated with a palestinian military group, that is different from attacks we've seen in the others in the past week. which have been associated with israeli arab citizens who were linked to islamic state group. bnei brak is an ultra—orthodox jewish neighbourhood and a place where peo

yolande knell, our correspondent in jerusalem.den has not called for a regime change in russia, despite his unscripted comments about vladimir putin not staying in power. in a late—night video address, president zelensky urged western countries to supply more planes, tanks, and missile defence systems — saying his country could not defeat russian forces with machine guns alone. more now on the situation in ukraine. as we've been hearing, the western city of lviv was struck by missiles yesterday — but up to now, has largely escaped the attacks that russian forces have unleashed on other parts of the country. it has also become a hub for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing other parts of the country. our correspondent anna foster is at a refugee reception centre in lviv. thalys a little more about what you are seeing and hearing there. this is a lace are seeing and hearing there. this is a place that _ are seeing and hearing there. ti 3 is a place that people come to, as you rightly say, because so far during this conflict lviv,

our correspondent yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem.still a bit confused, but i can say at this stage this is the deadliest attack of its kind in years in israel, and it's only a week since i last said that. we had a medic in the ultra—orthodoxjewish neighbourhood of bnei barak to the east of tel aviv describing finding victims spread out at intervals along the street and some of them had been on foot and one of them had been in a car and there was some reports from witnesses in the neighbourhood saying that they earlier heard gunshots being fired towards apartment balconies. video footage that appears to show the man dressed in black, walking with a rifle on the street, and what israeli media are saying at the moment quoting security officials they're saying that this attacker that was shot dead was from the northern occupied west bank affiliated with a palestinian military group, that is different from attacks we've seen in the others seen in the past week. which have been associated with israeli arab citizens who were linked to islam

our middle east correspondent yolande knell has more on the historic summit.t. it has now gone up to four arab foreign ministers that are going tojoin the arab foreign ministers that are going to join the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates, bahrain and morocco, all countries with which israel has had one of these us brokered normalisation deals, the so—called abraham accords, in the past year also, egypt will be here, the egyptian foreign minister is coming and egypt has actuallyjust marked 43 years since it signed its peace treaty with israel, but of course that peace treaty was described as producing a cold peace. it is very much a different situation with those other arab countries. israel is finding lots of common interest with them and it will be very much about iran, the priority for them, talking to the americans. because the us and world powers are moving so close to a new nuclear deal with iran, to really air their misgivings about that. and we heard from antony blinken talking and he said that really the 2015 nuclear deal he felt was the

are hearing they are speaking these words again, the final solution. 0ur israel correspondent, yolande knellort when he has spoken to groups of lawmakers around the world. and he has really proven very skilful at honing his message, at really targeting the people he is talking to, so when he spoke to the british parliament he brought up winston churchill, when he addressed the israeli parliamentarians on this mass zoom call he brought up golda meir, the israeli prime minister who was born in kyiv, and he quoted her words where she famously spoke about how, "we intend to live, but our "neighbours want to see us dead. "that doesn't leave much room for compromise." and then he went on comparing the actions and words of russia, as we were hearing, to those of nazi germany in the second world war. this was a very short speech, really, only about 15 minutes, but quite strong and to the point and really he was questioning israel's position of official neutrality, if you like. because israel has close relations with both ukraine and with russia, it has tried to walk a sort of diplomatic tightrope du

our correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, told me that mr blinken was focusing on two issues at the told by the state department ahead of time that really antony blinken's visit to this region was very much putting ukraine as a top priority. he's looking for greater support from us allies in this region for the american position, which is really very much to isolate russia and to condemn its aggression in ukraine. there have been powers in this region that have held off from doing that. he mentioned as we know that the israeli foreign minister has condemned russia's actions in ukraine, but we know there has been this position of official ambivalence when it comes to the israelis, and the prime minister has said he doesn't want tojeopardise his role as a mediator by renouncing russia's actions. he's talked instead about support for the ukrainian people. this will be a chance for the secretary of state to catch up on israel's mediation efforts and to try to get greater unity between america's allies when there is this summit later between these four arab countries. on iran, we know ve

joining me now is our correspondent yolande knell.or denial of the regime change or denial of the regime change before we talk about this summit. did that do any damage to president biden�*s diplomacy on this visit, do you think? i president biden's diplomacy on this visit, do you think?— visit, do you think? i think it was something _ visit, do you think? i think it was something that _ visit, do you think? i think it was something that really _ visit, do you think? i think it was something that really needed - visit, do you think? i think it was - something that really needed urgent clarification, because they were commentators that came out very quickly— commentators that came out very quickly saying that those words could _ quickly saying that those words could he — quickly saying that those words could be misinterpreted and that could _ could be misinterpreted and that could he — could be misinterpreted and that could be very dangerous when you are talking _ could be very dangerous when you are talking about russia, which is of c

our middle east correspondent yolande knell has more on the historic summit.b foreign ministers. the foreign ministers _ foreign ministers. the foreign ministers from the united arab emirates, _ ministers from the united arab emirates, bahrain, and morocco, all countries _ emirates, bahrain, and morocco, all countries that israel has had one of these _ countries that israel has had one of these us— countries that israel has had one of these us brokered normalisation details. — these us brokered normalisation details, the so—called abraham accords, — details, the so—called abraham accords, in— details, the so—called abraham accords, in the last year and a halt _ accords, in the last year and a halt also, _ accords, in the last year and a half. also, egypt will be here. the egyptian _ half. also, egypt will be here. the egyptian foreign minister is coming, and egypt _ egyptian foreign minister is coming, and egypt is actuallyjust marked 43 years— and egypt is actuallyjust marked 43 years since — and egypt is actuallyjust marked 43 years since it marked its peace

yolande knell reports from tel aviv. you can see the candles here.ctually out with his small child. there was an israeli arab citizen killed as well. he was a police officer who shot and killed the palestinian attacker, man who came from the north of the west bank. people here, in this religious neighbourhood, talk about the deep shock that they feel about this very sudden attack and there is fear, too, notjust here but across much of israeli and palestinian society, that this could lead to another round of deadly violence. israel has been hit by two other attacks in the last few days — those were carried out by arab israelis with links to the islamic state group. on sunday two police officers — both 19 years old were killed in an attack by two gunmen in the northern city of hadera. the assailants were shot dead by counter—terrorism officers who happened to be at a restaurant nearby. the islamic state group said it was behind the attack last week, an man killed four people in a stabbing and car ramming attack outside a shopping centre in the southern

hearing what they are speaking these words again, the final solution. 0ur israel correspondent yolande knelld the world. he is seemed very _ lawmakers around the world. he is seemed very skilful _ lawmakers around the world. he is seemed very skilful at _ lawmakers around the world. he: 3 seemed very skilful at honing his message are truly targeting the people he is talking to so when he spoke to the british parliament, he brought glickman brought up winston churchill, when he spoke to the israeli parliamentarians on this mass zoom call, he brought up golda meir, the israeli prime minister brought up in israel and he quoted herfor brought up in israel and he quoted her for famously speaking about how we intend to live but our neighbours want to see is dead, that does not leave much room for compromise. then he went on comparing the actions and words of russia as you are hearing to those of nazi germany in the second world war and this was a very short speech really, only about 15 minutes but quite strong and to the point, and really he was questioning israel's position of official neutrality

here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. the issue did not slip off the agenda.a northerly wind in the next few days. these are the temperatures we're looking at on thursday. gold is weather today has been across northern parts of england. there's been some rain around as well and that rain is tending to ease overnight also we'll see rain moving into the north of scotland. mist and fog coming back and off the north sea, but that will push into the midlands. some places will stay grey all day, but i think for many, may brighten up. that will lead to a few showers. that band of wet weather is pushing further south across scotland and turning to snow. it will be colder tomorrow, maximum temperatures 1a and the west, a lot colder across northern parts of scotland. bringing that rain southwards. this is where the wet weather is. to the north of that, really cold air will mean sunshine and wintry showers as a colder air continues to push down behind that front where it is. temperatures continue to drop. we still have got wet weather into wednesday night, and could well

here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell.king place. she ends this edition of outside source, thank you for watching. all the best. goodbye. hello, the weather will look and feel very different through the rest of this week. today it was warm enoughin of this week. today it was warm enough in the sunshine. most temperatures around —— higher temperatures around —— higher temperatures in glasgow, and some magnolias too. cold air is sitting to the north of scotland and that will get swept southwards as we develop a northerly wind in the next few days, so these are the temperatures we are looking at on thursday. maximum temperatures. with those sort of numbers, we are likely to find sleet and snow falling almost anywhere from mid week onwards. coldest weather today has been across northern parts of england, where we have been stuck under the cloud, there has been rain as well. the terrain is easing off overnight, we still have the threat of rain coming in from the channel across southernmost parts of england and we will see a ban

let's cross to our middle east correspondent yolande knell. know you spent the last few minutes try to get the latest, what more can you tell us? the minutes try to get the latest, what more can you tell us?— minutes try to get the latest, what more can you tell us? the picture is still a bit confused _ more can you tell us? the picture is still a bit confused but _ more can you tell us? the picture is still a bit confused but i can - more can you tell us? the picture is still a bit confused but i can say - still a bit confused but i can say at this stage this is the most deadly attack of its kind in israel in years and unfortunately it is only a week since i last said that. we had an ultra orthodoxjewish neighbourhood of bnei brak to the east of tel aviv finding victims spread out at intervals along the street. some a bit on foot and one had been in a car. and there were some reports from witnesses in the neighbourhood saying they had earlier heard gunshots being fired towards apartment balconies. there is some video footage that appear to sh

iranian nuclear deal and the war in ukraine. joining me now from jerusalem is our correspondent yolande knellummit are. first of all, this meeting is historic and so, it is symbolically very important for israel to show that he does now have his other allies in the region with the us on site as well all the us priorities are very much talking about ukraine crisis, it is looking for allies in this region to show more support for the us position of isolating russia so far and leaders of the region of also held back from doing that in putting their own national interests first but for israel and arab countries, the priority is especially on the reports that other world powers are edging closer to a return to the nuclear deal and already we have seen the us secretary of state meeting israeli leaders and it's been extremely friendly but they have not held back from their warnings about what they really fear could happen here. and israeli foreign minister say for example, it would do anything they believe is necessary to stop the iranian nuclear programme at the iranian nuclear programme at the ira

let's speak to our middle east correspondent yolande knell.rea. we are hearing that he is a palestinian who come from the north of the occupied west bank. some reports that he was affiliated with a palestinian militant group and certainly palestinian social media have been sharing a picture of this man in his mid—20s saying that he is the one responsible. the man in his mid-20s saying that he is the one responsible.— the one responsible. the third attack in a _ the one responsible. the third attack in a week. _ the one responsible. the third attack in a week. thank - the one responsible. the third attack in a week. thank you i the one responsible. the third i attack in a week. thank you very much indeed for that update. parties in downing street are back on the agenda, but for first time in the partygate saga, confirmation that coronavirus laws were broken by government officials, but we don't know by who. so what do we know, the metropolitan police are investigating 12 events that may have breached coronavirus rules, at least three attended b

the bbc�*s yolande knell joins me from jerusalem.others in the region tojoin in. there participants for others in the region to join in. there were also talks about common security threats from iran. this is really the interest that binds them all very closely together. they have all committed to making sure that iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. they are worried about its regional ambitions. the israeli foreign minister talked about that are being built. he said these will intimidate and deter our common enemies first and deter our common enemies first and very most iran and its proxies. her dimension from mr lincoln. it did not slip off the agenda, that was an important notice for the palestinians and domestic audiences in the different arab countries. the as us secretary of state spoke their continuing commitment to a two state solution. the palestinians have been very dismissive of this meeting taking place. there was a lot of condemnation, too, inevitably, ofan attack that took place last night when two police officers wer