a love story for the ages — actors timothy west and prunella scales reflect on their 60—year marriage. he is the person i love. i enjoy being with. that's about it, i think. being with. that's about it, ithink. good morning- _ that's about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy _ that's about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and - that's about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet - that's about it, ithink. good morning. cloudy and wet at l that's about it, i think. good - morning. cloudy and wet at times today across parts of scotland and northern england. for the rest of england, wales and northern ireland, sunshine and showers, with the blustery winds easing. details later. good morning. it's wednesday, november 15. israel says its military is carrying out an operation against hamas in gaza's largest hospital. al—shifa hospital is in nothern gaza, and thousands are said to be inside. we are still getting details in every moment, but israel is describing this as a precise and targeted action at the site in the north of the territory. an eyewitness from the hospital has told the bbc that they saw tanks and soldiers enter the building. the bbc has not yet been able to verify those claims. but we have just received this report from our gaza correspondent which we can play for you now. the bbc was told by two i inside that israeli soldiers are storming five buildings of the hospital. one of the witnesses told the bbc that they sought six tanks and about 100 israeli commandos entering the main department, the emergency room. and if they were shouting in arabic, don't move. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. i know this is a situation that has been developing in recent hours. can you tell us what we know so far? for da 5, you tell us what we know so far? for da s, of you tell us what we know so far? er?" days, of course, we have been really focused on gaza's al shifa hospital. it has been the focus of a big stand—off in the war with a lot of fighting happening, with israeli ground forces and hamas ground forces nearby. in the dead of the night we heard of that israeli forces had entered into the compound. there were those reports from different eyewitnesses speaking to the media a short time ago. a short time ago there was a spokesman from the hamas health ministry who said it forces had gone into the basement of the hospital. that is where the israelis say they have evidence that hamas uses an underground tunnel network as a command and control centre. and then we have for the first time yesterday the us coming out and saying that it had from its intelligence sources evidence that corroborated those claims. all we also heard from the white house during the course of the day that hospitals and patients must be protected, kind of a warning going to the israeli forces as they obviously were planning some kind of a ride. hamas denies consistently it is misusing the hospital. and it has accused washington of giving a green light to this rate. caught up in all of this, estimates vary slightly, but you have more than 2000 people, some cite as many as 4000, including medics, patients in the hospital, and some of the people who have been sheltering there that originally, when they were thinking this was a safe place after the neighbourhoods they lived in or on the front line of israel's bombardment... some of the patients are extremely vulnerable. doctors have said it is not possible to move them. they include more than 30 premature babies who had to be taken from their incubators because of the lack of power. they have been very much the focus of attention in the last few days. what could be done to evacuate this tiny number of children, the most vulnerable, still inside of the hospital, where conditions are said to be dire? yolande knell reporting live from jerusalem. we will keep you up—to—date with the latest developments as we get them confirmed. but nowjon confirmed. but now jon has confirmed. but nowjon has more of the news. some really big stories. the supreme court will today deliver its ruling on whether the government can go ahead with its plan to deport some asylum seekers to rwanda. the plan was first unveiled in april 2022 in an attempt to deter crossings on the english channel on small boats, but the scheme was ruled unlawful by the appeal court injune. our home editor mark easton has more. the new home secretary has barely got through the door of his office, but james cleverly faces the real threat that, within 48 hours of his arrival, the centrepiece of his department's illegal migration policy will be in tatters. i had a very good conversation with the prime minister, who's made it very clear that he wants us to deliver on our promises to stop the boats. thank you. with the prime minister's demands still ringing in his ears, civil servants will have briefed him on his narrowing options should today's supreme court judgment be that sending asylum seekers to rwanda is unlawful. the government believes that by swiftly relocating cross—channel arrivals to east africa, the business model of the people smuggling gangs will be fatally damaged. 615 arrived on the kent coast on sunday alone. there is a serious and pressing need to take effective steps that will act as a deterrent. the government wants the supreme court justices to overturn the appeal court's conclusion that genuine refugees sent to rwanda might end up back in the country from which they fled, breaching their human rights under the european convention. this lawyer represents asylum seekers who originally challenged the lawfulness of the rwanda policy. the supreme court will be considering whether rwanda is a safe third country and will be considering a wealth of evidence, including from the unhcr, about fundamental deficiencies in rwanda's asylum system. if the government wins, ministers are hopeful that flights will take off for rwanda before christmas. if they lose, its thought the home office will seek a new treaty with the rwandan government to take account of the concerns of the supreme courtjustices. but there are some in the conservative party who argue the real problem is the uk's commitment to the european convention on human rights. as foreign secretary, mr cleverly said he was not convinced the uk needed to leave the convention. as home secretary, will he still think the same later this morning? mark easton, bbc news. let's speak now to our chief political correspondent henry zeffman, who is at downing street this morning. whatever the court decides today there are big implications for the government?— there are big implications for the government? there are big implications for the covernment? ~' ., ., , government? like london buses, big olitical government? like london buses, big political days — government? like london buses, big political days in _ government? like london buses, big political days in westminster - government? like london buses, big political days in westminster seem . political days in westminster seem to come in threes. on monday we had the reshuffle and the extraordinary resurrection of david cameron. yesterday, a full attack from suella braverman on the man she had called boss until the day before. and today the government's key immigration policy lies in the balance. we will find out from the supreme court this morning, a short walk away from here, whether planes can take off for rwanda potentially within weeks, or whether the government is going to have to go back to the drawing board. we know that conservative mps and many conservative voters are desperate to see a small boat stopped crossing the english channel. we also know that making progress in that direction was one of the five vows that rishi sunak made at the start of this year, in which he asked the public to judge his leadership. so, it is no exaggeration to say that today is a huge day for the government. i guess we miaht huge day for the government. i guess we might get — huge day for the government. i guess we might get a _ huge day for the government. i guess we might get a fourth _ huge day for the government. i guess we might get a fourth bus _ huge day for the government. i guess we might get a fourth bus as - huge day for the government. i guess we might get a fourth bus as well- we might get a fourth bus as well when we hear from we might get a fourth bus as well when we hearfrom suella braverman. an extraordinary letter yesterday but she might have more to add? there is no word you can use to describe this letter which wouldn't be an exaggeration. excoriating, angry, explosive, really. we knew that suella braverman would make a big intervention after her sacking. and it's worth noting, this is not a resignation letter. she didn't quit. she was sacked. she has written this in response. we knew she would respond. the way she has responded is amazing. she accused rishi sunak of being weak and indecisive. but ultimately, of lying to her. she said they signed a document, we haven't seen it, i don't know if she will produce it, but she said they signed a document when she agreed to support it for the leadership last year, in which he agreed to make various commitments on which she now says he has a night. it is one to watch, to see how many conservative mps might, or might not, follow her in attacking the prime minister. henry, thank you. a big economic story as well. the latest uk inflation figures are due out later this morning, telling us how much prices are rising. ben is here to tell us what we should be looking out for. yes, good morning. what we are getting today is a measure of how much prices have gone up on average compared to a year ago, for the goods and services that we'll typically spend our money on. that is what we mean when we talk about inflation. in september it was at 6.7%. remember, it is on average. some things went up more sharply. others went up by less. some will have fallen. what we are expecting is that prices on average were still rising in october. but probably not as quickly as they were in september. the rate of price rises has actually slowed down a lot since the end of last year, when it was over 11%. the end of last year, when it was over11%. back the end of last year, when it was over 11%. back then, the prime minister pledged to have inflation by the end of this year, to below 5.4%. economists think that might have happened. we will find out for certain when the inflation figure is released at seven o'clock this morning for october. a couple of reasons for inflation possibly falling. the first is a falling energy prices. the lower energy price cap came in last month. that means gas and electricity costs have now come down. food prices from one month to the next, a fall in those could have helped to bring down the overall average rising prices. despite some groceries following a month on month, food and drink prices are still generally higher than they were a year ago. and of course, interest rates. the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing since last year, with the maine rate now at 5.52%. —— 5.25%. if borrowing is more expensive, it deters people from spending and a drop in demand tends to lead to price rises are slowing, or in some cases, prices even falling. as i say, we will find out the inflation figure for october in just under an hour. thank you. we will be back with you to get those numbers. the nhs has pledged to wipe out cervical cancer in england by 2040. around 850 women die from cervical cancer each year in the uk. but amanda pritchard, who is head of the nhs, says the combination hpv vaccines in schools and an increase in cervical screening means the disease is on track to be eliminated in the next 20 years. about 400 people have spent an anxious night away from home after being told to evacuate a bristol tower block. major structural faults have been found in barton house, which mean it wouldn't be safe if there was a fire or explosion. the council says there's no immediate risk to health or life, and emergency services are on standby as a precaution. our reporter amanda parr was there last night. just the bare essentials, hastily packed cases and rucksacks, and around 400 people left their homes with no idea when or if they might return. we've never, ever had anything like this before. fires, yeah, but, erm... ..not having to move out. where i'm going? i have four kids. where i take it now at this time? the mosque is full. where i'm going? it is burning, because you don't see the people when they knock our door and everybody rushing out, and, "what's happened? what's happened?" start asking people, everybody pass it to the other one. and he didn't know, he didn't know — "we are waiting for the council. and somebody is going to..." it's not like that. so, shock, angerand in some cases complete despair. where are they going to stay? how we manage to get them to school tomorrow? how am i going to go to work tomorrow? that's what things are. i don't have no friends. i don't have nowhere to stay. it's tough, to be honest. i'm panicking. i'm so panicked. it's so difficult to me. i'm so sorry. sorry you're going through it. i know. i'm so horrible, so horrible. the city council declared a major incident. they said surveys showed the building would not be safe in the event of a fire or explosion. there are significant structural faults. so we surveyed three flats out of the 98 within the building. it gives us a smattering — a smaller bit of evidence that led us to believe, actually there could be a wider problem. so we're now going to conduct a range of surveys over the next week. housing officers and welfare support workers have been on hand, but many have called for better communication after the shock announcement that left them reeling and out in the cold. amanda parr there. and our reporterjohn maguire is there this morning. what a nightmare for the people who live in that block?— live in that block? yeah, i think as ou live in that block? yeah, i think as you gathered _ live in that block? yeah, i think as you gathered there _ live in that block? yeah, i think as you gathered there from _ live in that block? yeah, i think as you gathered there from that - live in that block? yeah, i think as i you gathered there from that report, clearly people shock, surprise, very upset. it is the uncertainty, of course, wondering whether all of a sudden their home is a dangerous place for them to be. that would have been their first reaction. there is barton house. 14 stories. built in 1958, 65 years old. bristol city council says it is the oldest property in their estate. it has unique characteristics within its architecture. it therefore says that other buildings may not be as affected as they think this one might be. you heard they had surveyed just a few of the flats. i was talking to a resident area was jointly cracks within their building which he felt were perhaps part of the problem. it is that uncertainty, i think. residents were told yesterday afternoon to pack enough stuff for one or two nights away, to try to find somebody locally to stay with, family or friends, try to find somebody locally to stay with, family orfriends, or if not, there were provisions put aside by there were provisions put aside by the council to at least give someone a bed for the night. but it is the uncertainty that is the issue. they will be an urgency to make sure this building is properly surveyed to come up with a plan. the council saying at the moment it is a proportionate response to try to ensure people don't spend, didn't spend the night there, just to keep them out of any potential harm pass way. there will need to be further surveys before there is a definitive answer for those residents, surveys before there is a definitive answerfor those residents, 400 of them who normally call this place home. . ~ them who normally call this place home. ., ~ i. them who normally call this place home. . ~' ,, , them who normally call this place home. ., ~ i. , . them who normally call this place home. . ~ ,, , . ., home. thank you very much indeed for the update — friends stars courteney cox and matt le blanc have both paid their first individual tributes to co—star mathew perry following his death last month. cox, who played perry's on—screen wife monica, said she was "so grateful for every moment" they worked together, while le blanc, who played his room—matejoey, said, "it was an honour to call you my friend." they have taken their time to make their statements. there was i thought they would all do something a little bit more coordinated and together. that meant coming to come. yeah, clearly choosing their words very carefully. doing it at the right time. 17 minutes past six. i am delighted to say that our friend carol is in the studio with a gorgeous picture behind you. is this what we can expect? behind you. is this what we can exect? ., is this what we can expect? some of us. this is this what we can expect? some of us- this picture _ is this what we can expect? some of us. this picture will _ is this what we can expect? some of us. this picture will change - is this what we can expect? some of us. this picture will change in - is this what we can expect? some of us. this picture will change in the i us. this picture will change in the nanosecond. for others as it is not going to be quite as pretty. good morning. this morning some of us are starting off with a view like this in terms of the blue skies. it is going to be bright and breezy today in the south. however, as we push further north, this is the picture you can expect. more cloud. we have also got some rain. the rain has been with us through the course of the night, extending through northern ireland, south—west scotland and northern ireland. it weakens through the day. showers in eastern scotland are sinking further south. more sunshine will develop in the far north of scotland. as we push for south across england and also wales, we are looking at a mixture of sunny spells, bright spells and showers. the showers are becoming less frequent through the course of the afternoon. and although we start off on a blustery note, the wind will ease. temperatures eight to 40 degrees north to south. as we head on through the evening and overnight at the front still with us as a weak feature. showers in south—east scotland, north—east england. some clear skies. scotland, north—east england. some clearskies. mist scotland, north—east england. some clear skies. mist and fog patches forming where we have got the lighter winds in the north of the country. you can already see rain from the south—west. that will be accompanied by strengthening winds, especially in the south—west. it will be a cold night in scotland. these temperatures you see represent what you can expect in towns and cities. in rural areas, what you can expect in towns and cities. in ruralareas, in what you can expect in towns and cities. in rural areas, in the highlands especially, we could get as low as —5. we are looking at not just some fog but also some frost as well. when you said it was changeable, you were right. let's take a look at today's papers. for the second day in a row, the aftermath of suella braverman�*s sacking as home secretary leads many of the front pages. the telegraph focuses on mrs braverman�*s "brutal attack" on her old boss rishi sunak. it pulls out a quote from mrs braverman�*s letter in which she says: "i must surely conclude now, you never had any intention of keeping your promises." the mirror goes with the headline, "tories are revolting" with the strapline, "maybe they could try running the country for a bit instead". i think they are suggesting revolution type of revolting. "revenge served hot" is the �*i's' headline in reference to what they call suella braverman�*s "blis