cleared by the government, suella braverman accused the metropolitan police of "playing favourites" by treating pro—palestinian marches differently to demonstrations by right wing groups. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has the latest. the war in the middle east has led to weekend pro—palestinian protests in london... ..and other cities around the uk. and tomorrow, once again, demonstrators are due to be on the march in the capital. they're scheduled to set off after the armistice day two minute silence. suella braverman has denounced these demonstrations as hate marches and, controversially, she's accused the police of showing favouritism to left wing groups. the met police commissioner sir mark rowley insists there are currently no grounds to ban tomorrow's march, and now he's being backed by another senior officer. the chair of the national police chiefs' council, gavin stephens, says in policing we need the space to make difficult operational decisions in an independent manner. however, some politicians are adamant the march should be banned and there was this message to the met. i am begging them, and i use that word advisedly, begging them for the sake of all of those servicemen, ex—servicemen and the public, who hold this as a sacred day, think again. from one of his conservative colleagues, there was a different appeal. i would just say to every minister and every political leader, we've got tojust use our language carefully and we've got to make sure that we concentrate on dampening things down rather than fuelling that sort of hatred and that division. so this weekend, as the country remembers so many lives lost in wars past, it's the response to a current conflict which is causing division. june kelly, bbc news. our political correspondent hannah millerjoins us now from the cenotaph in central london. very worth going through the ministerial code when it comes to this article and the rules that surround ministers. absolutely. we are at the cenotaph _ surround ministers. absolutely. we are at the cenotaph this _ surround ministers. absolutely. we are at the cenotaph this morning i are at the cenotaph this morning where there are due to be remembrance commemorations over the weekend. the main one happening on remembrance sunday. tomorrow is armistice day march is due to happen. it doesn't actually go exactly passed this spot. this has an almighty rowjust behind those gates in downing street. rishi sunak is in difficult spot. he has admitted suella braverman did not have sign off on the word she used and that means she can either be left in place, in which case she would have been seen to undermine him or he can sack her. downing street are looking at the ministerial code, the rules ministers have to follow while they remain in post. it says all major announcements have to be cleared by downing street. the question is whether this opinion piece really was a major announcement. there are disagreements about language used. quite senior conservative mps feel she has stepped over the line and are calling for her to go. her team would argue the article she wrote yesterday was was not a major announcement as search and for that reason she has not necessarily breached the ministerial code. ultimately, rishi sunak will decide whether or not she has and whether or not she should go.— whether or not she has and whether or not she should go. thank you very much. or not she should go. thank you very much- let's — or not she should go. thank you very much- let's get _ or not she should go. thank you very much. let's get an _ or not she should go. thank you very much. let's get an update _ or not she should go. thank you very much. let's get an update on - or not she should go. thank you very much. let's get an update on what . or not she should go. thank you very much. let's get an update on what is happening in the middle east. charlie. israel's prime minister says the country's goal is not to conquer, occupy or govern the gaza strip after its war with hamas ends. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. meanwhile, israel is implementing daily four—hour pauses to allow civilians to flee northern gaza. here's our middle east correspondent yolande knell with the latest. even as the war rages on in gaza, the debate is intensifying about what comes next if israel deposes hamas. israel's prime minister recently said his country would keep security control here indefinitely — but that idea was criticised by washington, and he's now shifting his position. we don't seek to govern gaza, we don't seek to occupy it, but we seek to give it and us a betterfuture in the entire middle east. fleeing israel's advances and in search of food and water, tens of thousands of palestinians have been heading south this week, at times when israel's army is allowing safe passage. the us says it's a step in the right direction. it's pushing for longer pauses — short of a full ceasefire — to get aid into gaza. in gaza city, israel says its forces are tightening their stranglehold. there have been fierce battles near two major hospitals — including al—shifa, which israel says is in the heart of the hamas military quarter. but with every day of fighting, fears grow of a humanitarian catastrophe. more than a month after the deadly cross—border attacks of hamas brought heavy israeli bombardment, civilians in gaza are paying a grave price. many thousands killed and wounded, and 1.5 million displaced. the suffering is immense. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. yolande joins us now from jerusalem. i suppose we had two things to talk about this morning, comments from benjamin netanyahu. so many people asking about the end game and how things end in any way at all and the practical issue of these pauses, these four hour pauses. that practical issue of these pauses, these four hour pauses.- these four hour pauses. that is ri . ht. these four hour pauses. that is right- first _ these four hour pauses. that is right. first of _ these four hour pauses. that is right. first of all, _ these four hour pauses. that is right. first of all, on _ these four hour pauses. that is right. first of all, on the - these four hour pauses. that is right. first of all, on the issue | these four hour pauses. that is i right. first of all, on the issue of the future of the gaza strip after the future of the gaza strip after the war, that is something that is coming up increasingly. it was very much the subject of some of the conversations that us secretary of state antony blinken was having when he went around the region and met israeli officials. the americans in particular want to know what the endgame is. there was alarm in washington with some of the comments that came from mr netanyahu said earlier in the week which opened the way for occupation of the gaza strip. the americans came out and said they saw a different sort of future where the whole of the gaza strip should remain palestinian land and that a palestinian should have governance of both the west bank and the gaza strip together. it should be a step on the path to palestinian statehood, the international long formula for peace in this part of the world. then we have seen a slightly different comments coming from mr netanyahu in the past 2a hours where he is saying, we do not want to have an occupation of gaza, we want to make sure that future terrorist threats cannot emanate from there. that is on the one hand. otherwise, what the us has really been pressing for other humanitarian pauses. what the israelis are saying is we are already and now allowing those and in the last few days we are giving for our windows which are sometimes extended for people in the north of the gaza strip to flee from the south. we have seen that with many people making the journey using the last bit of fuel in petrol tanks of their cars and even taking the donkeys and carts, not carrying many possessions at all. they are fleeing the fighting that is increasingly encircling part of gaza city, different neighbourhoods, and also complaining as they leave, they have not been able to get drinking water orfood supplies. not been able to get drinking water or food supplies.— government plans to reform adult social care in england are behind schedule — according to a report from the spending watchdog. plans for a decade—long overhaul of the system in england were set out in december 2021 but the national audit office says more than half of the budget has since been diverted elsewhere. the government says it remains committed to reforms. a production company owned by the actor, robert de niro, has been ordered to pay a former employee more than one million dollars over claims of gender discrimination and retaliation. it ends a year—long legal battle after graham chase robinson alleged she was abused, demeaned and underpaid. jurors did not find the actor personally liable in the civil trial. vehicle breakdowns caused by potholes have reached a record high due to the "substandard state" of local roads. the rac said it received almost 6,000 call—outs due to poor road surfaces in the uk, betweenjuly and september. the government says an extra £8 billion has been allocated to help fix the problem. new figures released later this morning, will give us an indication of the health of the uk economy. the latest gdp figures forjuly to september will be released at 7:00 this morning. peter ruddick is at a factory in cardigan for us this morning. it is one of those significant days when everyone has a moment, a snapshot of where we are at. that is ri . ht. snapshot of where we are at. that is right- these — snapshot of where we are at. that is right. these figures _ snapshot of where we are at. that is right. these figures matter, - snapshot of where we are at. that is right. these figures matter, not - right. these figures matter, not just in downing street where there will be watched very closely but they have really important real—world impact. a growing economy means businesses expand where they can invest and create jobs. means businesses expand where they can invest and createjobs. a slowing economy, that means firms and livelihoods are at risk. i am jeans factory today in cardigan, where they know all about the impact of economic ups and downs. at one point it was the largest factory for jeans. now it is under new ownership. owners have re—employed lots of local people. rising costs mean operating a business at the moment is still a challenge. if we look at the national picture. the uk economy has actually proved relatively resilient. between april and june it expanded by 0.2%, helped by hotels, restaurants and live events. today the figures are about to in that period we are expecting a knot .1% decrease in gdp, essentially a shrinking of the economy due to both bad weather but also the rising impact of interest rates. that is a problem in downing street. the prime minister has made growing the economy one of his five priorities for the year. you'll get those figures at seven this morning. there could be signs that things will get worse before they get better. the bank of england says we are in a 50% chance of a recession. that is a worry and notjust politically. that is a worry and not “ust politicallvi that is a worry and not “ust oliticall . ., ~' , ., , . in a major scientific feat, surgeons in new york have performed the world's first eye transplant. aaronjames underwent 21 hours of surgery, in an operation that replaced half of his face after a work—related accident. our reporter sean dilley has the story. this is a medicalfirst. aaronjames is the first human recipient of a whole transplanted eye. they told me, they said, "honestly, we never expected it to make it to the transplant, you know?" i mean, never expected it to work at all. and they told me that from the get go. but just the fact that it's allowed... i mean, you know, that's... that's the first step. surgeons here in new york spent 21 hours removing part of their donor's face and left eye, including the optic nerve, then skillfully grafting them on to their patient. this is a day that could so easily have never come for aaron james. the 46—year—old electrical worker from arkansas suffered life—changing injuries injune 2021 after his face contacted a 7,200 volt live wire. the accident cost him his left arm, nose, lips, front teeth and left eye, as well as his chin and part of his cheek. do you have any pain at all? no. it's been six months since the experimental surgery. so far, the transplanted eye sees nothing, but surgeons are positive about what this means for the future. well, i'm pretty impressed with what we're seeing this early on. at this point, the mere fact that the eye is alive and looks healthy is pretty special. for aaronjames, the cosmetic benefits are plain for others to see, even if his new left eye can't. but doctors say the first whole human eye transplant offers real hope that what they've learned here could one day restore sight to those who cannot see. sean dilley, bbc news. that is an extraordinary story. the —— bbii is alive and healthy but he cannot actually see out of it. —— the eye. music legend sting has officially accepted the freedom of his home borough of north tyneside, 13 years after it was offered. the singer and bass player was awarded the honour in 2010, but his touring schedule delayed him receiving it. sting said growing up in the area, was central to his career success. everything i've achieved in life was dreamt up in north tyneside. so in a way, it's coming full circle and having the borough acknowledge that is a kind of fantasy in itself. i'm not sure whether i dreamt it up, whether i fantasised that one or not, but it is a fantasy. he has a very strong bond with the place you came from. better late than never, that award. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. perfectly placed under a rainbow. not a pot of gold! fix, perfectly placed under a rainbow. not a pot of gold!— perfectly placed under a rainbow. not a pot of gold! a double rainbow. a lovely day — not a pot of gold! a double rainbow. a lovely day to _ not a pot of gold! a double rainbow. a lovely day to come _ not a pot of gold! a double rainbow. a lovely day to come in _ not a pot of gold! a double rainbow. a lovely day to come in north - a lovely day to come in north tyneside are more of us will see the sunshine over the next couple of days. we do have a few lively downpours particular towards wales and the southwest. some strong wind. more sunshine developing across the country. in the best of the sunshine you have that trickiest of starts. parts of scotland down to —5. cooler start to a morning since april. temperatures down to seven, 11 in some southern coastal counties. here the wind is whipping up. longer spells of heavy and re—rain will get us through the morning rush hour. that is heading south and east. come north, a few showers close to the coast will fade away. a few shows to the north of northern ireland and scotland. a dry start. if the patches of mist and fog. the sun will be up in a couple of hours and it should be a fine day. one or two showers into the north of northern ireland and it will turn wetter in the north—east of scotland. the rain and strong winds were clear through, just clearing away from the far south—east corner as we head into the second half of the afternoon. temperatures on the cooler side will stop with clearer skies quit lighter winds tonight, it will be a colder night for many. the exception will be in scotland. a greater chance of frost in central and eastern scotland and down through northern and eastern england. it leads us into a lovely day on saturday. the vast majority, there will be plenty of sunshine around to get your weekend under way. still sunshine around to start on sunday that more cloud and rain will gather data. i5 cloud and rain will gather data. is mist a new thing in your graphics? i mista new thing in your graphics? i have mist a new thing in your graphics? i have never seen that before. it will! have never seen that before. it will be a case of _ have never seen that before. it will be a case of mist _ have never seen that before. it will be a case of mist and _ have never seen that before. it will be a case of mist and fog _ have never seen that before. it will be a case of mist and fog around i be a case of mist and fog around this weekend, some of it can linger. thousands of people will march past the cenotaph this sunday, to remember those who've fought for their country. among them will bejilly and her sons austen and cooper — their dad christopher, an armed forced veteran, took his own life in 2017. it's the first time the boys are taking part in the remembrance day parade — supported by a charity for bereaved military children. they've been speaking to our reporterjohn maguire. what are we talking about? pretty, isn't it? it is. do you like it, cooper? yeah. it's nice. it's a very good place to share your memories. this is a place of comfort, peace and solace forjilly and her two sons, austen and cooper. we were driving on the top of here, and cooper got really upset. so we stopped and we kind of all had a cuddle and we talked about dad and we got out and i think we all stood and realised, "oh, wow, look this place is amazing! why did we not come and stand here?" so itjust became somewhere that we came on dad's birthday. on remembrance, we do father's day. the boys were just seven and three years old when their dad, chris, a photographer in the army, took his own life seven years ago. both boys were so young. so initially i'd done the whole story that daddy was a star and not really been honest with them about what had happened. and it was quite a tough journey. since chris's death, they've been supported by scotty's little soldiers, a charity that helps bereaved children from military families. genuinely believe if we hadn't have met scotty's, the journey for all three of us would have been really, really different. ijust remember us not really talking about it. and you would do things you didn't think we'd notice — like you'd just go into the bathroom and cry, while we'd sit in the living room and just pretend to ignore it — we started talking about it and we started doing it through ways that would help us. like, i always did it through art, and you would just do it whenever you felt. you'd just talk because you're good at that and you'd make up little stories that you remembered and you'd tell us things about that, and that would be your way of connecting. and then we joined scotty's and it's just... it's helped us so much. the charity provides services such as counselling, but also organises parties and activities for the children. they can take part in a council and have a say on how it's run. austin is a member. i love being on the council because obviously you get to put your say, you get to say what you want to do and put that into scotty's. recently, we brought out a video for kids especially. remembrance can mean a lot to us as it's the one time of year when the whole country is invited to pay their respects to the men and women who have served our country, including our parents. and it'sjust saying, well, you're not alone and it probably feels like it, but you're not. and there's everyone here. it's really important to know that you're not alone. the precious box of keepsakes helps them talk about chris. the charity has shown them how to have those conversations and to ensure he remains part of the family. now we will say to people, "no, we talk about dad all the time, and we're still really close to dad's family. we spend lots of time with them as well." so it's really, really special. and it is all down to the fact that they opened us up to start those conversations.