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up its criticism of the way israel is carrying out its military offensive in gaza. antony blinken said there was a gap between the governments declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties and what was happening on the ground. it comes as the uns top aid official has said theres no longer any meaningful humanitarian operation in southern gaza. it does appear, however, that the israeli border crossing kerem shalom could soon be opened to improve the flow of aid. currently ...

to the bbc news at one. ministers have been defending the cost of the government plan to relocate asylum seekers to rwanda, after it emerged that the scheme has already cost £240 million, with more money due to be paid next year. the prime minister rishi sunak is under pressure after vowing to "finish the job" of reviving the plan — which is aimed at discouraging people from crossing the channel in small boats — in the wake of the resignation of his immigration minister. our polit...

from new york in just a moment. right now, lets take you live to khan younis in southern gaza. this is the hospital and there has been another day of intense fighting there. our international editor jeremy bowen reports, and a warning, it contains some images you may find distressing. gaza is on the brink of a full—blown collapse, says the un. almost 2 million people have been driven from their homes by israeli forces. civil order, the un warns, is breaking down. in deir al—balah, ...

between the governments declared intention to protect civilians and what is actually happening on the ground. israel says its hit more than a50 targets from land, sea and air in the last 2a hours. the main un agency there says society is "on the verge of a full—blown collapse". but the flow of aid could soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, new images appear to show dozens of ...

orders in southern gaza but "there is nowhere to go". israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south — particuarly around the city of khan younis. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis — and you may find some of the images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled sout...

israels foreign minister, has sharply criticised mr guterres, saying his tenure was a "danger to world peace." it comes as the uns human rights chief says palestinians are living in �*utter, deepening, horror�*. israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south — particularly around khan younis. israeli officials said the idf had surrounded the home of hamas�*s chief, yahya si...

breakfast. its thursday the 7th of december. our main story. rishi sunak is considering who to appoint as immigration minister following robertjenrick�*s dramatic resignation. he left in protest against new legislation designed to give the government the power to send migrants to rwanda. mrjenrick says the bill, which will be presented to parliament today, doesnt go far enough, because people arriving in small boats can still challenge their deportation to rwanda at the european cour...

they are expected to iron out the final details on the eus artificial intelligence act. if it becomes eu law it will mark the first attempt in the world to police artificial intelligence. what should be in the bill has seen heated debate based on als capacity to cause harm. european countries will be discussing possible concessions in negotiations on whats being called the ai rulebook. for more detail im joined by kirsten rulf, partner and associate director at boston consulting group....

good morning. a frosty and foggy start to the day—to—day. some freezing fog will linger for much of the day. the sunnier skies will be the day. the sunnier skies will be the further east you travel. a return to wet and windy conditions in the west. all the details later on in the programme. its wednesday, the 6th of december. our main story. the former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to the covid inquiry today and face two days of questions about his time leading th...

recently released hamas hostages and the families of those still being held that currently it was not possible to bring all the captive israelis back. meanwhile, more details are emerging of the 7 october attack. the bbc has been hearing evidence that women in israel were sexually assaulted, raped and mutilated by hamas. israeli investigators have gathered more than a thousand testimonies from witnesses and those who handled the bodies of victims after the attack. our middle east corre...