of my mind...# the funny girl on the way we were. barbra streisand reflects on the challenges of being a woman at the top of her profession during her six—decade long career. i was so appreciative of being in england, where you had a queen and margaret thatcher was the prime minister. you know, in other words, you weren't intimidated by me being a woman. good morning. some fabulous sightings of the aurora borealis north_ sightings of the aurora borealis north to — sightings of the aurora borealis north to south last night. the book is this_ north to south last night. the book is this week— north to south last night. the book is this week is one of sunshine and showers _ this is gaza this is gaza strip this morning. the first reports come from your land now. the relentless bombardment continues. the latest strikes in northern gaza among the most intense. this was yesterday's aftermath. locals say dozens were killed. saeed's wife and daughters wounded. he searches for neighbours. we can get more from yolande now, who joins us from jerusalem. yolande, what's the situation there this morning? more there this morning? smoke could be seen hanging the more smoke could be seen hanging on the horizon over the gaza strip this morning. according to the palestinian news agency, what has happened has been unprecedented bombardment over the last couple of days. really quite intense, particularly in the north. israeli military says it has carried out significant air strikes and is continuing to say its pulses and circle gaza city, which of course is the biggest, most populated city of the biggest, most populated city of the gaza strip and it is believed there are still a few hundred thousand civilians who are in this northern part of the gaza strip. at the same time, it is saying it has split the gaza strip into house. -- in two split the gaza strip into house. —— in two halves. and anthony blinken has arrived in turkey this morning, as he continues his diplomatic tour of the region. what's he hoping to achieve? it is twofold really. one is to try to stop the conflict from escalating. he is hearing that from all different arab foreign ministers he has been meeting over the last few days and now he is in turkey. also he wants to try to get this idea of a humanitarian pause more widely accepted. israel has completely willed a ceasefire out until it's hostages are released. if progress can be made on releasing the hostages, though, perhaps some kind of humanitarian pause in fighting could be considered. at the moment, it is really a very desperate situation. some aid has been getting into gaza but the rafah crossing has been closed for the last few days with a dispute going on about getting palestinian safely back out of the gaza strip. even foreign nationals who had been using that route had not been able to get out. . ~ that route had not been able to get out. ., ,, , ., the leader of burnley council, and ten of his colleagues, have resigned from the labour party over sir keir starmer�*s refusal to back a ceasefire in the war between israel and hamas. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, what might this mean for mr starmer? morning. in some ways, this is not that surprising because the leader of burnley borough council called for keir starmer to resign as labour leader last week. perhaps resigning from the labour party himself flows naturally from the call he made last week. nevertheless, this is unusual and this is a sign of how some parts of the labour grassroots, large parts of the labour grassroots have not taken well to keir starmer�*s position on this conflict. his view is there should be a humanitarian pause to allow aid to get into gaza but he says he doesn't want a full on ceasefire because he believes that would freeze the conflict in its current state with, he argues, hamas retaining the ability to make attacks like it made on october the 7th. that is similar, in fact the same, as the position of the uk government of rishi sunak, but also as you have been hearing of the us government as well. this is a reminderfor keir government as well. this is a reminder for keir starmer and the labour party, as parliament prepares to return tomorrow for the king's speech, where rishi sunak will set out the government agenda next year. a reminder that as much as they want to focus on attacking the conservatives, domestic policy and all sorts of issues, this problem for them is not going away. there are mps on the left of the labour party who want to force a vote on this question and keir starmer will have to keep defending his position. thank you very much indeed. around 50 young people have clashed with riot police in edinburgh, with fireworks and petrol bombs being thrown at officers. videos posted on social media showed the police being bombarded with explosives — while bystanders watched the violence. there was similar disorder in the neighbourhood on bonfire night last year. thousands of people in surrey are without water this morning and a major incident has been declared, after a technical issue at a thames water treatment works. our reporter aruna iyengar is at a temporary water station in godalming for us this morning. good morning. i guess we can see the water piled up. that will have to be handed out to people in the next few hours, is it? it handed out to people in the next few hours. is it?— hours, is it? it is. people here are re hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry- _ hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry- water— hours, is it? it is. people here are pretty angry. water supply - hours, is it? it is. people here arei pretty angry. water supply started drying up saturday into sunday and now large areas of surrey are without water. thousands and thousands of households affected by this. obviously, hospitals, schools, nurseries. thames water says it is dealing and trying to help vulnerable people and are transporting water to the hospitals. i saw someone driving up and say, when will the water be available? they are giving out water at this car park. those piles behind me are all the water. joining me now is pull fellows, leader of waverley council. good morning to you. what have people been saying about thames water and how they have dealt with this? ., , ., , water and how they have dealt with this? .,, ., , ,, this? people have been quite upset. on the ground _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the guys _ this? people have been quite upset. on the ground to the guys have - this? people have been quite upset. | on the ground to the guys have been fantastic _ on the ground to the guys have been fantastic. we have had almost no communication from thames water i’ilht communication from thames water right from _ communication from thames water right from the start. trying to get hasic— right from the start. trying to get basic information about the problem, how they— basic information about the problem, how they are resolving and when it will he _ how they are resolving and when it will be result has been a challenge. myself— will be result has been a challenge. myself and local councillors have been _ myself and local councillors have been having to enact them to get basic— been having to enact them to get basic information out. how been having to enact them to get basic information out.— basic information out. how many --eole basic information out. how many peeple have _ basic information out. how many people have been _ basic information out. how many people have been affected? - basic information out. how many people have been affected? all | basic information out. how many| people have been affected? all of godalmin: people have been affected? all of godalming and — people have been affected? all of godalming and just _ people have been affected? all of godalming and just north - people have been affected? all of godalming and just north and south. thousends— godalming and just north and south. thousands of people as it is affecting some parts of guildford as well. ,, , _, ., , affecting some parts of guildford as well. ,, , ., , ., , �* well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had — well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all— well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this _ well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain _ well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain and - well. seems incongruous, doesn't it? we have had all this rain and it - we have had all this rain and it seems unbelievable you cannot have drinking water. fin seems unbelievable you cannot have drinking water.— drinking water. on large parts of saturday we _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told _ drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told there - drinking water. on large parts of saturday we were told there was drinking water. on large parts of. saturday we were told there was no water _ saturday we were told there was no water. people turned on the taps and there _ water. people turned on the taps and there was— water. people turned on the taps and there was no water yet there was flooding — there was no water yet there was flooding on the other side of the town _ flooding on the other side of the town. ~ ., flooding on the other side of the town. ~ . , ., flooding on the other side of the town. ~ ., i. ., ., , ., town. what you want to see from thames water _ town. what you want to see from thames water today? _ town. what you want to see from thames water today? this - town. what you want to see from thames water today? this car i town. what you want to see from l thames water today? this car park will be full of people coming to pick up the water they have not had this weekend. terra pick up the water they have not had this weekend.— this weekend. two centres were rivinr this weekend. two centres were raivin out this weekend. two centres were giving out water _ this weekend. two centres were giving out water and _ this weekend. two centres were giving out water and one - this weekend. two centres were giving out water and one close l giving out water and one close yesterday because it ran out. what do you want to see from thames water? ~ ., do you want to see from thames water? ~ . ., do you want to see from thames water? . . ., ., water? we have had them run out here as well. water? we have had them run out here as well- good — water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes _ water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes from _ water? we have had them run out here as well. good comes from thames - as well. good comes from thames water— as well. good comes from thames water about what is happening. it .oes water about what is happening. it goes back— water about what is happening. it goes back to the wider issue, their weter— goes back to the wider issue, their water system in this country is clearly— water system in this country is clearly crumbling. i have questions for the _ clearly crumbling. i have questions for the county not declaring a major incident _ for the county not declaring a major incident earlier and also about the state _ incident earlier and also about the state ahte — incident earlier and also about the state able to structure because it is cteariy — state able to structure because it is clearly failing. not state able to structure because it is clearly failing.— is clearly failing. not very happy --eole is clearly failing. not very happy peeple here- — is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting _ is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting to - is clearly failing. not very happy people here. waiting to see - is clearly failing. not very happy - people here. waiting to see whether they will get some water this morning. back to you. irate they will get some water this morning. back to you. we will come back to you — morning. back to you. we will come back to you and _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out _ morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out how - morning. back to you. we will come back to you and find out how things| back to you and find out how things are going during the morning. donald trump is due to give evidence at his civil fraud trial in new york later today. the judge has already ruled that the trump organisation massively inflated the value of properties in order to obtain preferable rates on loans and insurance deals. donald trump has attended several sessions of this trial, listening impassively as prosecution witnesses accused him of fraud. today, he's expected to take the stand in a case that threatens his new york business empire. over the last month, various witnesses took to the stand. his former attorney turned foe, michael cohen, among those who testified that the former president had a history of misrepresenting the value of assets to gain favourable loan terms and tax benefits. and last week, his two adult sons and co—defendants, eric and donald junior, testified. they took over the management of the trump organisation after he became us president in 2017. they deny any wrongdoing and say that they relied on others to verify the documents. trump is expected to say the same. the assets are much more valuable, as opposed to less valuable that are in the statements. it can't be fraud when you've told institutions to do their own work. this case is a fraud and it's a scam. he's repeatedly accused the new york attorney general, letitia james, and thejudge arthur engoron, both democrats, of being part of a broader political witch hunt. james, who trump has called venomous and racist, sued the former president under a new york law that gives her office the power to investigate and prosecute corporate fraud. trump is the frontrunner in the republican race for the 2024 presidential elections. it's a scam, its political interference. it's a fight against a political opponent that's leading into the polls. this is a scam case. but the judge had already ruled that the former president and his sons and the wider trump organisation lied about the values of properties, such as trump towers. this case will determine the penalties, if any. donald trump is facing multiple cases on both criminal and civil fronts, including for trying to overturn the 2020 us presidential election. but this trial, unlike the others, goes to the heart of his identity as a businessman in the city where he built his name, he and his trump organisation could be fined up to $250 million, lose control of some of his iconic real estate to a court—appointed receiver or be banned from doing business in new york. shingai nyoka, bbc news. prince william has begun a four—day trip to singapore, where tomorrow he'll announce the winners of his earthshot environmental prize. five projects from around the world will be given £1 million each, for their innovative solutions to climate challenges. from singapore, our royal correspondent daniela relph, reports. against the singapore skyline, an energetic start to the day for the prince of wales — in the white t—shirt in the searing heat. he was an enthusiastic extra crew memberfor some dragon boat racing, with a team made up of ex—pats from the uk and commonwealth countries. always competitive, he seemed very able to keep up with the regular dragon boaters in his squad. very good drum — the drum was very good. it was a chance for prince william to meet some of those, who've made their life here in singapore — an informal moment after the hard graft of a morning out on the water. he really had a nice time. and yeah, he had some some jokes with the people on the boat. i think one of our members is now buying everyone on the team 40 pints because prince william said he must. so, so... it's going to be an expensive one. but yeah, no, absolutely amazing. this has been a brief change of scene for prince william in a week that will now be dominated by his earthshot prize, as he rewards those offering solutions to the big climate challenges. at singapore's theatre at mediacorp, they've got a show to get ready. tomorrow, the earthshot prize awards will be hosted here by actress hannah waddingham, and the five projects winning £1 million will be announced. preparing the best seats in the house for the a—listers and the nominees, hoping to triumph and secure the support of prince william. he's the world's most influential cheerleader. so ultimately, for us to get this exposure really, you know, not only is a wonderful opportunity in terms of raising awareness, but also to raise funding. bringing earthshot to singapore — a place seen as a gateway to asia — for a prize that's trying to find answers to the toughest environmental questions. daniela relph, bbc news, singapore. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. and she has some spectacular images to share with us. good morning. goad to share with us. good morning. good morninr. to share with us. good morning. good morning- the — to share with us. good morning. good morning. the northern _ to share with us. good morning. (13mm morning. the northern lights were seen widely across the country last night from north to south. here is a spectacular one from aberdeenshire, from our weather watchers. this a lot further south in penzance. we also saw them in folkestone in many places in between as well. hopefully you did. today we are looking at a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. some will be heavy, potentially century as we go through the day in the west. that is where the day in the west. that is where the most prolific and western areas. also moving south through the english channel. in the afternoon we see a you pop up in the midlands, north—east england. a lot of dry weather and sunshine. north—east scotland and south—east england. in between the showers they will also between the showers they will also be sunshine as well. temperatures today, we are looking at ten to 13, 14. a little bit down from where they should be at this time of year. this evening and overnight go once again we hang on to the showers. still the odd rumble of thunder in western parts of england and also wales. some clear skies. western parts of england and also wales. some clearskies. underthe clearskies wales. some clearskies. underthe clear skies it will be a chilly night, particularly across the north—east of scotland where it'll be cold enough for a touch of frost. we will start with clear skies first thing in the morning tomorrow. tomorrow is still a view showers by very similar to today. you can see how this ridge of high pressure builds in. that will mean some showers will ease but does not mean it will be a heatwave. here are the temperatures, up to about 13 degrees. its. temperatures, up to about 13 decrees. �* . temperatures, up to about 13 decrees. . , ., degrees. a little bit calmer than last week- _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank you! _ degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank you! yes. - degrees. a little bit calmer than last week. thank you! yes. our| last week. thank you! yes. our pleasure- _ last week. thank you! yes. our pleasure. see _ last week. thank you! yes. our pleasure. see you _ last week. thank you! yes. our pleasure. see you again - last week. thank you! yes. our pleasure. see you again later i last week. thank you! yes. our - pleasure. see you again later stop. one million volunteers have now signed up for the uk's biggest medical research project — our future health. the pr