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welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we begin with a dramatic day in uk politics. the former prime minister david cameron has astonished westminster by returning to government as britain's new foreign secretary. it's part of a major cabinet reshuffle by the current prime minister, rishi sunak. mr cameron, who was pm between 2010 and 2016, said, although he disagreed with some of mr sunak�*s decisions, he believed he was a "strong and capable" leader. the move comes on the same day suella braverman was sacked as home secretary following days of speculation about her future. mrs braverman had angered many in government after writing a newspaper article criticising the policing of pro—palestinian marches in london. here's our political editor, chris mason. what the hell...? people express surprise in a variety of ways. here's mine. cor blimey! the guy who used to be prime minister back where he used to live. and back in government. are you the new foreign secretary, david cameron? the accidental instigator of the biggest shift in british foreign policy in a generation, brexit, back as the face and voice of british foreign policy. lord cameron, you were the future once. is this back to the future? from number ten to the foreign office. david cameron's career, yes, and his walk this morning. lord cameron, foreign secretary. quite a thing! i know it is not usual for a prime minister to come back in this way, but i believe in public service, the prime minister asked me to do this job and it's a time where we have some daunting challenges as a country — the conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine. of course, i hope that six years as prime minister, 11 years leading the conservative party gives me some useful experience, contacts, relationships, knowledge. david, or lord cameron's return, as we will get used to calling him, is not universally popular among conservative mps, but plenty are making the case it is a good move. i was in david cameron's government as chief whip. he is a fantastic team player. i think the prime minister has brought him into strengthen the team and, at a time when foreign affairs are incredibly important with what's going on in ukraine and the conflict in the middle east, i think having a really experienced player at the top table is a good move. are you getting sacked for telling the truth, home secretary? - a downturn in the political weather, for now at least, for suella braverman, sacked at breakfast time. in less than a week, she had suggested the police were biased, some homeless people lived in tents as a lifestyle choice and had challenged the prime minister's authority over a newspaper article written without his sign—off. here she was at the weekend — yesterday's home secretary standing alongside today's. by this morning, james cleverley was in downing street, wherever you looked. he is suella braverman�*s replacement. shall we toughen the rules on protests, home secretary? it is only mid—morning and already this is one heck of a reshuffle, with a new home secretary, a new foreign secretary, who used to be prime minister. and down the road, a few minutes later, the new home secretary rolled up at his new office. i am absolutely committed to stopping the boats, as we promised, but also making sure that everybody in the uk feels safe and secure. and do you want to distance yourself from the rhetoric of the previous home secretary? well, i intend to do thisjob in the way that i feel best protects the british people and our interests. meanwhile, the prime minister had been in parliament to fire people, the promoted walked the downing street catwalk, the sacked might be humiliated, but aren't usually humiliated publicly. mind you, the environment secretary, therese coffey, still turned up in downing street. she wasn't to be environment secretary much longer. the former health secretary steve barkley has taken herjob. and here is the new politician overseeing england's health service, victoria atkins. richard holden is the new conservative party chairman. laura trott becomes chancellorjeremy hunt's deputy as chief secretary to the treasury. the prime minister promised change and one thing this reshuffle isn't is change. it won't change the fundamental problems of the country, it won't do anything to fix the cost of living or nhs waiting lists. we've got rather used to shake—ups around here in the last few years. here is another one, prompting just two questions that really matter. what difference will it make to government? and what difference, if any, will it make to its popularity or lack of it? chris mason, bbc news, westminster. for more on this we can speak now to our uk political correspondent rob watson. good evening to you. i look back at your 7am briefing to your colleagues saying i'm going down to westminster. could you have imagined this is the way that they would have worked out?— worked out? absolutely not! it is virtually impossible _ worked out? absolutely not! it is virtually impossible to _ worked out? absolutely not! it is virtually impossible to keep - worked out? absolutely not! it is virtually impossible to keep a - virtually impossible to keep a secret in british politics. i have been doing this for 30 odd years on and off and you don't normally keep things like this a secret, but this was. i think that it is why it is such a dramatic impact. looking at what people _ such a dramatic impact. looking at what people are — such a dramatic impact. looking at what people are searching - such a dramatic impact. looking at what people are searching for - such a dramatic impact. looking at. what people are searching for online around this topic in the uk and abroad, lots of people saying, hold on a second, david cameron is not an mp, how does it work? it on a second, david cameron is not an mp, how does it work?— mp, how does it work? it works because we _ mp, how does it work? it works because we have _ mp, how does it work? it works because we have two _ mp, how does it work? it works because we have two chambers| mp, how does it work? it works l because we have two chambers in mp, how does it work? it works - because we have two chambers in the british parliament, the elected chamber where you have mps, the other is the upper house, the house of lords, where you either inherit your title or are nominated be one. so, david cameron, now lord cameron! it is not unprecedented. it has happened over the last hundred years or so. happened over the last hundred years orso. it happened over the last hundred years or so. it is unusual, but not unprecedented. he becomes lord cameron hunt holds high office in the house of lords. hat cameron hunt holds high office in the house of lords.— cameron hunt holds high office in the house of lords. not many bosses would bring — the house of lords. not many bosses would bring their— the house of lords. not many bosses would bring their former _ the house of lords. not many bosses would bring their former boss - the house of lords. not many bosses would bring their former boss back. would bring theirformer boss back into work underneath him. is this a gamble for the current prime minister? , ., gamble for the current prime minister?— gamble for the current prime minister? , ., ., , , , , minister? the short answer is yes. i don't think— minister? the short answer is yes. i don't think so _ minister? the short answer is yes. i don't think so much _ minister? the short answer is yes. i don't think so much for— minister? the short answer is yes. i don't think so much for that - minister? the short answer is yes. i i don't think so much for that reason. 0ne view of this would be it is a sign of desperation that rishi sunak and the conservatives are so far behind in the opinion polls that it is pretty much worth trying absolutely anything. the danger, of course is people might say, i'm a bit confused about the identity of the conservative party. you, rishi sunak, proudly right and pro brexit, but wasn't david cameron a centrist who was very passionate about remaining? 0verall, who was very passionate about remaining? overall, the bigger .1 might make is yes, bold, risky move, but you might say that with the conservative so far behind in the opinion polls that this or anything else like this is just really are rearranging of deckchairs on the titanic politically speaking. thank ou. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. thousands of mourners have lined the streets of manchester for the funeral of one of english football's greatest ever players, sir bobby charlton. the world cup winner's cortege passed many places associated with his long career with manchester united. guests included the the prince of wales. sir bobby died last month, at the age of 86. royal mail has been fined £5.6 million by the uk communications regulator, 0fcom, after what what it calls a "significant" failure to meet its postal delivery targets in the past financial year. the watchdog found that the company had fallen short in the delivery of both first and second class mail. the uk's doctors' regulator is warning that there are "worrying signs" that a growing number of doctors are planning to leave the health service due to burnout and dissatisfaction. the general medical council also says that attracting skilled doctors from overseas will remain "crucial" in maintaining an efficient service.. you're live with bbc news. the world health organization says the main hospital in gaza is no longer functioning. almost without power and running low on food and water, it says the situation in al—shifa hospital is "dire and perilous". a doctor there says some premature babies have already died and 30 more need to be moved to egypt urgently if they are to survive. there's still fighting around the hospital in gaza city. israel says hamas, which is designated as a terror organisation by many governments, including the uk and us, has a command centre underneath the building and insists it's not targeting the hospital itself. with more, here's our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin. a warning her report contains some distressing images. war is closing in and they are running out of time. these premature babies at al—shifa hospital fighting for life without incubators. since these pictures were taken at the weekend, seven newborns have died, according to a localjournalist who has seen the bodies. the hospital grounds already look like a war zone. palestinians say this was the aftermath of a recent israeli air strike. israel denies targeting the hospital. the world health organization says there are constant bombings in the area. and crammed inside, along with 600 patients, about 2,000 people who have sought refuge. israel says it has opened a safe evacuation corridor. a source in the hospital told the bbc that's totally untrue. translation: there are bullets everywhere, especially - near the windows, so nobody inside the hospital can move. some people left through the corridor they are talking about, but the men were taken. only the women escaped. one man was shot. when we tried to reach him, they fired at us. he was shot again in the chest and he died. israel claims that hamas hides beneath al—shifa and operates a command centre below ground. hamas denies this and so do doctors at the hospital. further south in khan younis, more wounded today. more children who witnesses say were bombed in their own homes. there is growing concern internationally about how israel is fighting this war, about who is being killed. but the country's foreign minister says significant international pressure might be two to three weeks away. 0rla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. doctor rebecca inglis is an intensive care doctor who travels to gaza each year to train medical students in trauma management. she gave me her reaction to the reports from al—shifa hospital. i can barely believe how things are getting worse day—in, day—out. this is an absolutely unprecedented catastrophe that's unfolding. i think that, in the words of my colleagues who are messaging me regularly from inside shifa, they say there are dead people on the streets, we are being shot at, we can see injured people and hear them crying for help, but we cannot do anything. it's too dangerous to go outside. they say their souls are smashed. these are these are messages that i've received within the past 2a hours. so it's an absolutely unbearable situation at the moment within shifa. so your colleagues are trying to treat people who are injured, civilians, whilst at the same time themselves, as you say, being shot at. how on earth can they continue to work? how are they working? at the moment they are barely functioning, is what people are telling me. in a message i received under an hour ago, it says, "more than 100 doctors still there. no electricity, water or food. the israelis bombed the oxygen tank and the icu and the bodies are piling up in the front yard because we are unable to go outside and bury them". under those conditions, fearing for their loved ones, fearing for their own safety, it will be almost impossible to do any form of actual medical care. there's a lot of mention of the 30 babies, but the reality is that every single person inside that hospital, so that's over 600 patients and between 300 and 500 staff, as far as we can tell, and all of the displaced people, every single person is at risk of dying, notjust those babies. every time we interview someone from either the israeli government or the israeli military, they say they are not targeting the hospital or staff or patients. they are targeting terrorists who are basing themselves around and underneath the hospital. you mentioned those 600 patients that your colleagues and friends are treating. what kind of injuries are they seeing? so the patients who'd arrived there, they would have arrived at shifa when it was actually possible to access because the key thing at the moment is they are trapped inside shifa. no—one can get in or out and so no ambulances are able to bring new injured patients. so the patients inside shifa are all predominantly injured in the bombing. so they will have the kind of crush injuries that you get from being bombed inside a building. but they are unable to access any sort of external help whatsoever. and supplies are running ever, ever lower. the situation before this targeting of the hospital was dire, absolutely dire, and now, undersiege, it would be almost impossible to provide any sort of medical care for these patients at all. i think the important thing to say, though, is it's understandable all of this focus on shifa at the moment because the situation there is catastrophic, but there are other bospitals in the north that are in similar situations and the palestinian red crescent tried to evacuate one of them today, but were unable to because of the ongoing bombardment. so all of the people in the northern territories trying desperately there are people trapped under the rubble as we speak and they are desperately calling the ambulance number and they are unable to respond because of the fighting there. so there are men, women and children currently trapped under the rubble, unable to access any form of medical help either. so there's shifa, complete disaster, but there's also all of the rest of that area and then the worsening crisis, the public health crisis and the ongoing bombings in the south of the strip. so it's terrible in shifa, but that's not to lose focus on, really, everyone else within gaza who is still in an absolutely perilous situation. of course, there is a bigger picture here. there is particular concern for these babies at al—shifa. do you have much hope that they will be moved to a safer facility? well, it's difficult to say, but i think the main thing i would say about the babies is it's notjust the babies. i think that everyone there is at risk of dying. every single person in that besieged hospital is at risk of dying. my friends, my colleagues, the health workers who have stayed to be with their patients, the patients themselves. and, you know, every people's loved ones are there. they want to have as much kind of care and treatment as these 30 babies. and so, yes, i very much hope that people come up with a solution for the babies. but likewise, we're in desperate need of a solution for the rest of the people who are currently under siege. the brother of a british—israeli man killed by hamas on 7th october says he's never felt more fearful as a jewish person living in the uk with a rise in anti—semitic incidents, such as those by some protesters in london at the weekend. bernard cowan, originally from glasgow, was murdered in his home on a kibbutz in southern israel. now his brother colin has spoken to the bbc about him and about the fears within the britishjewish community. lucy manning reports. amongst the mango and banana trees on kibbutz sufa, hamas gunmen came to kill — first shooting an ambulance, and then those who lived there, murdering bernard cowan from glasgow, who came to the kibbutz nearly a0 years ago, raising his family. a grandchild bornjust a few months ago. bernard loved to live. he loved to travel. he loved to go diving. he was a free spirit. if you were to look at bernard as a soul who wanted to do nothing but good for the world and for his country, and to love his family, that would be the perfect epitaph. as the gunmen hunted them down, bernard hid with his wife in their safe room. bernard was claustrophobic. he went out into his kitchen, and two terrorists walked by, saw him there, shot him dead. our world fell apart. it's been a tough time. i'm so sorry. and this one was last year in tel aviv... but in glasgow, colin doesn't just mourn his brother. the grief is mixed with deep anxiety. i feel fearful for myself, for our family, forjews who are in the uk. am i at risk? i have never thought that, living in the uk. and it fills me with dread. from the river to the sea... palestine will be free! the pro—palestinian protests in england and scotland, even though many have marched for humanitarian reasons, have left manyjews feeling scared. people have a right to protest. the problem with the protests is, there is an element which is about hamas and supporting that organisation, and that's where the fear comes in. do you remember feeling this fearful in the uk as a jew? never. never in my whole life. this woman shouts, "death to all the jews!" pictures of hostages held by hamas are ripped down. paint attacks onjewish schools add to more than a thousand anti—semitic incidents reported in the last month. my nephew said to me, would i come and live in israel because of the rise of anti—semitism in the uk? there is not ajewish person who i've spoken to who is not fearful of the situation we're in at the moment. it's a fearjews have known for centuries. lucy manning, bbc news. donald trumer has returned to the witness stand for a second time in a civilfraud trial in new york. former us president donald trump and his two eldest sons are accused of fraudulently overstating the value of their real estate empire to obtain favourable loans. the defence has argued that banks made money from mr trump, and they didn't rely on his financial statements. they also say prosecutors have failed to prove that banks wouldn't have loaned him the money even if they had known about inflated assets. it comes as a new poll says that mr trump would beat president biden in the electoral college if the election were held today. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has been in court and gave me the latest update. one of the defence's main arguments, and we have heard donald trump spoke about this and his children, is that h

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