injured people have been evacuated jenny hill went to meet some from the gaza strip. stay with us of the families who've fled here on bbc news. from the east of the country where russia has launched renewed offensives in recent weeks. the full weight of russian aggression continues to bear we are going to live now to the down on this country. covert inquiry set to resume today after hearing evidence yesterday from two the conflict seemingly endless, of boris johnson's more victims every day. hearing evidence yesterday from two of borisjohnson's reform at top aids. —— out covid inquiry. let's more refugees, too. find out what is in store today. we these families fled their homes near the front line will hear after the government ordered them find out what is in store today. - will hear from helen mcnamara today, she was the second highest serving to get their children to safety. civil servant at the time. she was no—one knows when — if — mentioned yesterday in a rather they'll ever return. expletive ridden testimony from lives packed into bags — room only for the most dominic cummings, which has hit many precious of belongings. of the newspapers today and it was her stilettos and a very unpleasant safe now, but look at word which i will not repeat on tv, the shock on their faces. that he called her. i should think she will be replying to that today. they're here with their mum, who told us their dad she wrote a report during her time has stayed behind. their grandparents refused to leave. about what she called the toxic atmosphere in number 10, she talked about at macho scene of young women translation: our house has been shelled ten times. - in meeting is being talked over by older male colleagues, and this it is destroyed and, right behind the house, there is still a shell that hasn't exploded. super idea where experts thought they were more important than each getting help in and people out other and nobody listened to each of ukraine's war—torn other. i think we will get more on towns and villages is that and this all feeds into a bigger picture of some of the difficult and dangerous. problems at downing street at the this is footage taken by a special time. ,, ., ,., problems at downing street at the police unit, the white angels, time. ,, ., , problems at downing street at the time. ,, ., ., problems at downing street at the time. ,, ., , ., ., problems at downing street at the time. ,, ., ., ., . time. she also spoke about a toxic who rescue civilians — and tes , children from the donetsk region. time. she also spoke about a toxic and testy. toxic— time. she also spoke about a toxic and testy, toxic and _ time. she also spoke about a toxic and testy, toxic and unpleasant i and testy, toxic and unpleasant place to work, but she also spoke we spoke to one of the team. about the push and pull between the political side of his team and the translation: the danger. civil service and she said there was is there because the russians don't stop shelling. a feeling amongst the political team evacuation has to happen fast. that they should really tell the whole place down and start again. someone has to talk can you talk a bit about what she with the children all the time to keep them distracted said previously on that? that was from the dangers on the road or any other stressful moment. touched on _ said previously on that? that was touched on yesterday _ that's why each crew carries said previously on that? that was touched on yesterday by - said previously on that? that was touched on yesterday by dominic| touched on yesterday by dominic cummings, who was not a civil children's toys in their car. servant, he was a political appointee by the prime minister, his there are nearly five million chief of staff and borisjohnson and internally displaced people in ukraine. dominic cummings have been together side by side through the brexit the government provides campaign and then through the early food, money, housing. this old school is now home parts of the pandemic and obviously to several families. what's really striking here is that we're a long way fell out spectacularly in november from any front line. 2020. so what dominic cummings says about the place is maybe not that nevertheless, a generation — these children — are growing up living lives entirely surprising because obviously the relationship did not end well. but we had from dominic cummings that he shaped by conflict. felt there was a problem with both the structure of government, ie within the civil service and the different departments here in the which is why varvara uk. as much as the personalities. as tries to keep up online with her old school lessons. you say, i think we will get a flip side of that today, which is helen she fled with her mum and gran mcnamara from the civil servant aside, how that felt when those after a shell hit the house. they start to tell us that life changes that dominic cummings was trying to implement, how that felt here is good, quiet, beautiful. in terms of the civil service. this but then they're overcome. is what this inquiry is trying to it seems to me you miss your home, get to the nub, exactly how these structures all work together and a though — how it was. lot of the newspapers have gone on "we want to go home," they say. "we want this to end so she can go back to school." the expletives and swelling of but peace, a return to normal life, dominic cummings and the name—calling and the unpleasantness, but obviously the bigger issue, the remains a distant prospect. thing that baroness hallet wants to get to the bottom other for this inquiry, is how those structures all work together or indeed it didn't work together or indeed it didn't work together or indeed it didn't work together and quite why there was no plan in place when the pandemic hit or indeed ability to react quickly. we heard yesterday that the decision that the lockdown government and industry would be inevitable was ten days leaders are coming together for the world's first summit on artificial intelligence today. before the lockdown was actually implemented in here. we heard from the two—day event hosted lee cain, former director of at bletchley park, the home of the second world war communications to borisjohnson, and codebreakers, will focus he said that was pretty quick. by on minimising some of the risks posed by ai. the time you get the machine of here's our technology government, different departments, editor, zoe kleinman. everything in place to get that implemented, that is pretty quick time frame, ten days. doesn't sound like it to you and i, and that's let's talk to our technology delay was obvious they crucial as we correspondent marc cieslak. had from a number of the scientists during this inquiry so far, that explain, how significant is this there still i have a massive impact summit? ., , , because obviously by delaying explain, how significant is this summit? . , , ., , ., summit? there has been great plate made of this — lockdown, each time they delayed it, summit? there has been great plate made of this being _ summit? there has been great plate made of this being the _ summit? there has been great plate made of this being the world's - summit? there has been great plate made of this being the world's first | made of this being the world's first the death rate was going up, the global ai safety summits, bringing together representatives from infection rate was going up and governments across the planet as there are those who have argued well as big players in the ai that, had you locked down earlier, the measures could have been lifted industry and in big tech. letting earlier and might not have been so strict for so long.— them be able to explore some of the strict for so long. yesterday dominic cummings - strict for so long. yesterday dominic cummings was i dangers and opportunities that this strict for so long. yesterday - dominic cummings was questioned about his own infamous trip to technology represents. last week the prime minister rishi sunak laid out barnard castle. helen mcnamara in a speech in almost apocalyptic herself was fined for attending the lockdown party. do you think she terms some of the risks that this might also be questioned? technology presents and the ability aso to maybe make it easier to create a so far, everybody who has been fined and implicated _ things like chemical weapons or the possibility that the human race a so far, everybody who has been fined and implicated in _ a so far, everybody who has been fined and implicated in that i might lose control of this fined and implicated in that lawbreaking and partygate scandal technology completely. it is worth has been questioned about it, and pointing out that a lot of ai honestly everyone has been very sorry. everyone was sorry even at scientists and experts say that is a the time, but again, it all fed into pretty unlikely scenario and there this issue where the british public is debate raging amongst some of was doing one thing, was obeying the those experts about the topics that rules, and it would seem, there was are being discussed at this summits. this picture painted that those some of them saying we are looking a making the decisions weren't paying little bit too far into the future attention to the rules, so dominic and not looking at some more urgent cummings as you said on that infamous trip to barnard castle when problems that artificial intelligence presents. things like he had covid had driven all the way from london up north, then drove theissue intelligence presents. things like the issue of bias, that if ai around a bit in his words to check technology is trained on a data it his eyesight while he was feeling will produce biased results. that unwell and then drove home. he apologised for what he called the could possibly have a very detrimental harmful effect on people handling of that, he said it was a if it is used in the public sector, disaster and a car crash, but he didn't apologise for actually doing it, and said he didn't break any of for instance, applying bias based on the rules, so let's not go over old things like religion, sexuality or territory on that, but this is a big theme here at the inquiry that those race to actual human beings. so there is quite a bit of debate that in power were breaking the rules, those are some more urgent issues and what that then meant for public than some of the stuff being confidence in the rules. it is discussed at this particular submit. and what that then meant for public confidence in the rules.— confidence in the rules. it is due to a lot of ground to cover. what is expected to come out of the summit is a lot it is unlikely we will see any sweeping regulation. the government has already said it was to move slowly _ government has already said it was to move slowly and _ government has already said it was to move slowly and cautiously - government has already said it was to move slowly and cautiously with| to move slowly and cautiously with regard to ai, which is why we are seeing this event. gathering as many people together, especially from industry, and gathering the big players in artificial intelligence around the world, representatives from the us, china, and a lot of experts say the uk is number three in that list stop getting them together and exploring some of the opportunities as well as some of the big risks. opportunities as well as some of the bi risks. ., , opportunities as well as some of the bi risks. .,, . opportunities as well as some of the bi risks. , ., ,., opportunities as well as some of the bi risks. ., ., big risks. those are some of the risks. big risks. those are some of the risks- the _ big risks. those are some of the risks- the uk — big risks. those are some of the risks. the uk is _ big risks. those are some of the risks. the uk is trying _ big risks. those are some of the risks. the uk is trying to - big risks. those are some of the| risks. the uk is trying to position itself as a global leader. but how is that being received by other countries? it is that being received by other countries?— is that being received by other countries? , , ., countries? it is widely regarded in the industry _ countries? it is widely regarded in the industry that _ countries? it is widely regarded in the industry that the _ countries? it is widely regarded in the industry that the uk _ countries? it is widely regarded in the industry that the uk is - countries? it is widely regarded in the industry that the uk is very i the industry that the uk is very probably the number three player in the ai space, with regard to investment, it regard to development. companies like deep mined, although owned by google, it was started in the uk, so the uk has a long and rich history with regard to computer science and to artificial intelligence. thank you very much- _ artificial intelligence. thank you very much- i — artificial intelligence. thank you very much. i would _ artificial intelligence. thank you very much. i would technology i very much. i would technology correspondent marc cieslak, who is at bletchley park following developments from the ai summits there. we have some breaking news now for you, as we have follow developments in gaza at the rafa crossing. the reuters news agency is reporting that the first group of injured evacuees from the gaza strip, it has entered egypt via ambulances through the rafa crossing. these are local pictures that we are showing you on your screens right now from egyptian media. they are at the border crossing, the rafa crossing. we understand that these are injured people who have managed to get out of gaza. they have been put in ambulances and those ambulances have crossed from gaza into egypt. this is a significant moment because, as this conflict has continued now, there have been very few people who have left gaza and the palestinian people who have left gaza to leave the strip. these are the first evacuees that we are hearing about, these are injured people who wear pots in ambulances and then driven from gaza through the rafa crossing into egypt. we will bring you more developments on that as soon as we get them. these are pictures from egyptian media showing some of the first evacuees from the gaza strip crossing throughout the rafa crossing, the only open border crossing, the only open border crossing from gaza into egypt. the covid inquiry is hearing more evidence from government officers today. yesterday dominic cummings explained his role during the pandemic — telling the inquiry the government had no plan and was in "complete chaos". he's been very open about his opinions of many people involved. his expletive ridden, offensive texts about senior civil servant helen mcnamara were read out during proceedings. and helen mcnamara will be in front of the inquiry today. live now to our uk correspondent ellie price who is at the covid inquiry. it has been very eventful over the last few days, what are we expecting to hear from last few days, what are we expecting to hearfrom helen mcnamara? this last few days, what are we expecting to hear from helen mcnamara? as you sa , helen to hear from helen mcnamara? as you say, helen mcnamara _ to hear from helen mcnamara? as you say, helen mcnamara was _ to hear from helen mcnamara? as you say, helen mcnamara was right - to hear from helen mcnamara? as you say, helen mcnamara was right at - to hear from helen mcnamara? as you say, helen mcnamara was right at the | say, helen mcnamara was right at the centre of these expletive ridden fairly unpleasant things dominic cummings has said to have written in text messages and in e—mails. there was a mention of her stilettos and an unmentionable word that i couldn't possibly say on television. we heard yesterday. we talked about his feelings. what he was angry about what she had done a report about what she had done a report about the toxic nature within downing street, she said there was a match oh culture, that younger women were often talked over in meetings and that's basically this was not conducive to decision—making at high level, particularly at the time of major crisis. we will get her side of the story. she wrote a report about downing street at the time so she will be questioned about that. dominic cummings obviously a very controversial figure dominic cummings obviously a very controversialfigure in dominic cummings obviously a very controversial figure in the dominic cummings obviously a very controversialfigure in the uk. he was borisjohnson�*s chief of staff, they worked very closely together during both the brexit campaign and obviously true that the early part of the pandemic. his testimony yesterday very, very important, and also very explosive. probably not surprising because they fell out fairly spectacularly in november 2020. i think what was interesting, the explosion still echo expletives, of course, that talked about —— at the expletives, but the way he talks about the governance, the relationship between number 10, the cabinet office, one of the departments here, as well as all the other government departments simply did not work. it meant that during a covid decisions and plans were not made in time and it really could have been much better. dominic cummings— have been much better. dominic cummings talking _ have been much better. dominic cummings talking about - have been much better. dominic. cummings talking about complete chaos during that time of the covered pandemic. helen mcnamara —— out the covid pandemic. helen mcnamara. where does this leave the governance standing? it is interesting _ governance standing? it is interesting because - governance standing? it is interesting because so - governance standing? it 3 interesting because so many of these witnesses have been formic government officials or former politician so of course we will hear all those criticisms of boris johnson put to him. he will appear at the inquiry in a few weeks because of course he is no longer prime minister. chancellor of the x checkout the time, rishi sunak, is now prime minister. people who made important decisions during the pandemic and those decisions will be poured over and the way they were made, and he will also have to come and face the music and face the questions here at the inquiry. we are expecting him also at the beginning of next month. ellie price at the covid — beginning of next month. ellie price at the covid inquiry, _ beginning of next month. ellie price at the covid inquiry, thank - beginning of next month. ellie price at the covid inquiry, thank you - beginning of next month. ellie price at the covid inquiry, thank you very | at the covid inquiry, thank you very much for that update. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. - zack is one of 50 meals—on—wheels volunteers known as delivery angels at harrogate neighbours, delivering 150 hot meals a day into the community — and with or without a tractor delivery, they say the service is more important than ever. it's a big help, great help. and the meals are absolutely fantastic. well, i was tickled to death — ithought, well, this is an unusual thing! the food angels are always so happy, if you want the kettle filling with water. as the population ages, demand for services like this is growing. people are living longer, budgets are cut, so the service is really, really important. people have been isolated. last year we did it in a horse and carriage. this year we thought, what can we come up with that's a little bit different? and we know a member of our team, their mother owns a tractor, so she said, yeah, you can borrow it for the morning. so that's why we're going on a tractor this morning. now the team just has to decide on the form of transport to choose for next year's national meals on wheels week. you're live with bbc news. pakistan says it has started to arrest afghans as the country begins a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals it says are in the country illegally. many millions have fled from afghanistan to pakistan over the years, most recently to escape the taliban takeover in 2021. the pakistan government says it is following its own rules, but human rights groups like amnesty international have criticised the policy which they say leaves some vulnerable groups in grave danger. 0ur correspondent in pakistan, caroline davies, told us what's been happening on the ground. initially we thought that this deadline was going to be tomorrow. but we've now heard from the minister of the interior — the same person who said this is all going to start from the 2nd of november — that people that had previously been detained are now being processed and are about to be deported back to afghanistan. now, we've also heard that there have been arrests made by the police in karachi and in peshawar, so it seems like this operation is now really under way. in terms of what is happening at the border, of course, we saw those images yesterday — we know that there are long queues of people who are trying to get across, and what will happen to them on the other side is not 100% certain. we know that there were meant to be camps to be able to find those returnees that the taliban government have talked about, being able to find them jobs, but still a large amount of uncertainty. and, of course, we also know that, while people have decided to leave, that there are large numbers of people that have decided to go back. at the same time, there are also people that have chosen not to leave, that the pakistan government considered to be here illegally. yes, just tell us, what are people saying — the afghans that you've been speaking to — and generally what the mood is amongst the community as to whether people are actually going to defy the order and try and stay. i think there's a real sense of fear and there is also a sense of confusion. you saw in the piece that we spoke to somebody who had these id cards. we've had some direction this morning from the minister of the interior to say that that is a valid form of document, and yet that family decided to leave anyway. other people that we've spoken to that have come here more recently — because they say that they were fleeing the taliban when they took power in 2021 — now, they say that the reason that they don't feel they can go back is because of the jobs that they did when they were in afghanistan, the roles that they filled in society. and so they feel like if they go back, their lives would be at risk, and so they have decided to stay here in pakistan. many of those individuals have talked about the difficulty of getting any form of documentation. and we know that amnesty international have also registered the fact that there are very long delays for people to get any of the paperwork that would allow them to stay in pakistan legally. and so many of these people are hoping that any form of document that they're able to get their hands on — even if it's temporary, even if it's not recognised by the pakistan authorities — might give them some leeway. we know that, from the pakistan side, they have said that they are making sure that they know where all of the people that they consider to be illegal in the country are, that they have been identifying them in cities, in villages, and that they will then start this operation to take people and start deporting them out of the country. from pakistan's stance, they have talked about the fact that they will treat people who are being deported with respect, and they've also said that because they have spent the last a0 years or so and continue to host many millions of refugees in this country, that they say that that record speaks for itself. but there has also been criticism and concern from human rights groups and from the unhcr, who've talked about the fact that they are worried that there are groups that are considered to be vulnerable that could potentially end up being deported, and that that would — if they were — that there could be a grave risk to them. and they're trying to get some form of reassurance from the pakistan government that some of those individuals, minorities — jobs likejournalists and also women as well — that they are are going to have some form of protection, but we haven't had anything official from the pakistan government on those groups. that was caroline davies in pakistan. on his state visit to kenya, king charles has addressed the "wrongdoings" of britain's colonial era. he acknowledged the "abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against kenyans" during their independence struggle. nicholas witchell sent this report, which contains flashing images from the start. the welcome on an african night was a warm one, but king charles knows he faces a sensitive challenge. it has fallen to him to deal with the legacy issues. there's the matter of slavery and, on this visit, britain's conduct during its colonial past. no, there was no pity in my heart. 70 years ago in kenya, there was an uprising against the then british colonial rulers. the mau mau rebellion was crushed with great brutality. many were tortured, thousands died. the king and queen were shown the tunnel of martyrs — a tribute to lost lives. at a state banquet in nairobi, the king spoke about painful times. the wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret. there were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against kenyans as they waged, as you said at the united nations, a painful struggle for independence and sovereignty. and for that, there can be no excuse. there was no apology as such. both buckingham palace and the british government believe there cannot be an apology for events for which this generation bears no responsibility. kenya wants reparations. britain wants to draw a line and move on. nicholas witchell, bbc news, nairobi. just a reminder of our top story. we are showing you pictures from the rafa crossing where the first evacuees have been taken out via ambulance to egypt. that is from gaza. you are watching bbc news. last month, dengue fever was declared endemic in burkina faso, after its deadliest outbreak in recent memory claimed more than 200 lives. the surge in cases in the west african country comes amid fears that dengue fever — a viral infection carried by mosquitoes — is reaching new areas. the who is warning it will become a major threat in the southern us, southern europe, and new parts of africa in the next decade as warmer temperatures allow mosquitoes — and the virus — to spread. bbc africa's makuochi 0kafor reports. dengue fever has been declared endemic by burkina faso's health industry as a country grapples with a significant surge in deaths and reported cases. this is one of the hospitals in the capital as it responded to the rising level of dengue fever. translation: ., a, dengue fever. translation: ., ., translation: from january to october 2023 we had around _ translation: from january to october 2023 we had around 50,000 _ translation: from january to october 2023 we had around 50,000 suspected | 2023 we had around 50,000 suspected cases of dengue fever, including around 50 deaths. at our level, the first difficulty is the lack of spaces for inpatient management for certain serious cases. the second difficulty is access to tests. we have seen that the government has issued a memo making the various dengue tests free of charge, so that's also be welcomed.- that's also be welcomed. rainy season has _ that's also be welcomed. rainy season has dried _ that's also be welcomed. rainy season has dried mosquito - that's also be welcomed. rainy season has dried mosquito breeding. preventing dengue depends on controlling mosquitoes. there is no specific care no cure but care reduces the risk in the most severe cases. it is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, particularly one found in warm and tropical climates. the majority of people who get it do not feel sick, but experience high fever, headache, stomachache and a rash. however it can be very serious and even deadly. with greater organisation and warmer temperatures recorded around the world, the world health organisations recently warned it was poised to emerge as a great threat in southern europe, the us, as well as africa. following the recent outbreaks in sudan, chad, as well as burkina faso, there is increasing concern that the fever might spread to new areas of the continent. currently, according to the who, the americas, southeast asia and western pacific regions are world has most serious affected, with asia representing around 70% of the global disease. dengue fever is endemic to pakistan, which experiences year round transition with seasonal peaks. last year there was a total of nearly 26,000 confirmed cases triggered by some of the worst flooding in the country's history. this year has seen fewer cases so far. pakistan institute of is the largest hospital in the capital islamabad with an award for dengue fever response. specifically b the end dengue fever response. specifically by the end of— dengue fever response. specifically by the end ofjuly — dengue fever response. specifically by the end ofjuly every _ dengue fever response. specifically by the end ofjuly every year, - dengue fever response. specifically by the end ofjuly every year, we i by the end ofjuly every year, we become more aggressive and one aspect of these campaigns is that we also have other health care workers because once we are dealing with epidemic, so then there is emergence