sir keir starmer had failed to listen. meanwhile burnley central east councillor resigned due to her concerns over the party's leadership. it is understood a hundred british nationals are on the list of people approved to leave gaza today by the rafah crossing. let's get more now on the reduced sentence forjordan mcsweeney, the man who murdered zara aleena as she walked home from a night out in east london last year. he was originally sentenced to 38 years in jail. that's now been reduced at the court of appeal by five years. so what is the reason behind the reduction in sentence?— reduction in sentence? jordan deeeney — reduction in sentence? jordan mcsweeney originally - reduction in sentence? jordan mcsweeney originally had - reduction in sentence? jordan mcsweeney originally had a l reduction in sentence? jordanl mcsweeney originally had a life sentence, being told he would serve a minimum of 38 years in prison before being considered for parole. thejudge made that before being considered for parole. the judge made that decision based on our crime of particularly high

seriousness it would start at 30 years minimum term, then she increase that by 13 years because of some particularly nasty aspects of the crime, including what she described as zara aleena suffering inordinately. then she took five years of that minimum term because he had pleaded guilty. the appeal courtjudges have decided that by adding that 13 years to the 13th judge had perhaps gone far. because she had already set the minimum term so high, they said it was difficult to be sure zara aleena had suffered inordinately because she had probably gone unconscious 30 seconds into the attack. they have reduced that 13 year increased 98, ten with five years for a guilty plea, that reduces the minimum term to 33 years before he will be considered for parole. even so, he will be 63 before there is even a chance of somebody considering he would be

allowed to come out of prison. what allowed to come out of prison. what has been the — allowed to come out of prison. what has been the response _ allowed to come out of prison. what has been the response of the family? clearly they are disappointed. zara aleena's adds that she understands the framework and understands this is within the sentencing framework. she agreed that the appeal court judges had made a decision within the framework, but she said it was disappointing and the family say they hope thatjordan mcsweeney will never be released, hoping that the parole board when they come to any consideration in 33 years or more time will decide thejordan time will decide the jordan mcsweeney time will decide thejordan mcsweeney is too dangerous to be allowed out of prison, he is too much of a risk to the public and should remain in prison. more now on storm ciaran, which is now known to have killed at least 13 people in other countries across western europe. a five—year—old child was one of two people killed by falling trees in belgium. 0ur reporter emily brown has been looking at the widespread impact of the storm.

storm ciaran continues to cause damage in the uk and across western europe. these are just some of the areas which have been badly affected. in tuscany in italy at least six people are now known to have been killed after heavy flooding there. several people are still missing and the army has been drafted in to rescue those people who are still trapped. meanwhile, in ghent in belgium, two people have been killed after falling tree. a monk that shall victims was a five—year—old child in a 64—year—old german will —— german women. in the netherlands one person was killed by a falling tree. the german fire service has said that a 46—year—old woman who was out hiking in the mountains was killed after bad weather. meanwhile, in slovenia and croatia, read weather alerts have been issued there with warnings of winds of up to 180 kilometres per hour. whilst the impact has eased in

some places, numerous weather warnings remain across europe in the aftermath of storm ciaran. leaving home and finding a job, a tough enough task for any youngster but more so perhaps for someone brought up in care. the uk has been marking national care leavers' week, a chance to celebrate the skills and values of young people from the care system. among them is paul, who's signed up to what's called the "care leaver covenant", a national inclusion programme designed to benefit both those leaving care and employers, as giles latcham reports from birmingham. what we also have is a thank you message from us to say thank you for what you we are doing. it is just over a year since james started working at birmingham children's hospital. he grew up in care and now helps to care for the well—being of staff. care experience makes us different in a lot of ways, otherwise i would have to look after myself and from that i have learnt how to look after others.

his foster parents were great, getting him into sport supporting his studies, but school was no picnic. it was hard because i knew i was different in some form, but i managed my academic studies. during covid he almost became homeless and his hopes ofjoining the police were dashed. but the nhs gave him a chance, one of 19 care leavers currently employed by the trust and valued. they are super—resilient and have had to navigate a lot on their own growing up and they can add that value to our services and make it easier for young people growing up in care and ultimately help us deliver a better service. i do get the sense that somel of his deep empathy for other colleagues and understanding | of diverse backgrounds comes from his own experience. you can tell he is a really caring young man. - this nationwide billboard campaign

is the brainchild of a firm from wolverhampton which persuades employers to commit to a charter helping young people leaving care and starting adult life. it is very hard for them to set up home for the first time, set up a bank account, find employment. mental health might be impacted. and what the covenant is a response to that anxiety and apprehension. james has his flat now and perhaps just as importantly, a workplace where he feels he belongs. when i first started working here, i felt at home straightaway. i feel like a normal colleague and that is what i wanted. i have never wanted people's sympathy, i just want to go about things my own way. there are a lot of positives to look forward to. i belong to the nhs and ifeel at home. just keep moving forward. care leaverjames stokes ending that

report by giles latcham. prime minister rishi sunak has asked the home secretary to do "everything necessary to protect the sanctity of armistice day and remembrance sunday". it comes amid concern about a pro—palestinian protest planned for next weekend. mr sunak expressed his worry about a risk of damage to the cenotaph and other war memorials. large protests have already taken place in london against israel's military action in gaza following last month's deadly hamas attacks on southern israel. let's hear what the security minister, tom tugendhat, had to say on bbc breakfast about the demonstration planned for next weekend. the palestinian solidarity campaign have said they want to march on remembrance sunday and that is a matter of great concern to me. i know many of my fellow veterans will be looking forward to that day, not a day ofjoy, but a day of grief. it is a day when many of us remember those who are not standing with us, who are not there to lay a wreath,

who are not there to lay a wreath, who are not there to lay a wreath, who are not there with her friends to have a beer afterwards and talk about the old days. it is a moment to remember those we have lost. for the whole country, the cenotaph is sacred ground and the idea that on a day like remembrance day he would have a protest going past it, i don't think that is acceptable and thatis don't think that is acceptable and that is why yesterday i wrote to the mayor, the metropolitan police, looking carefully at the powers that they happen considering what options they happen considering what options they have available because personally i don't think this is an appropriate moment for a protest. the metropolitan police says it will use all its powers to stop disruption during remembrance weekend commemorations. a spokesperson for the pro—palestinian group friends of al—aqsa says demonstators will not be at the cenotaph on sunday the 12th, as it understands the sensitivity of the date. in the uk, 5th november marks the anniversary of the gunpowder plot to blow up the houses of parliament in the 17th century. this year bonfire night

falls at the weekend, so you might think it would be bigger than ever, but cost pressures are taking their toll. a number of councils which stopped putting on fireworks displays during the pandemic have decided not to bring them back. but it's notjust about the cost. the wet and windy weather hasn't helped this year. so how different could bonfire night look? peter ruddick reports. they have been lighting up our night skies for hundreds of years. but have firework displays lost their sparkle? bonfires are a big deal in the east sussex town of lewes. up to 60,000 visitors have celebrated guy fawkes night here in years gone by. this time, with the big night falling on a weekend, there during the pandemic have decided not to bring them back. people who don't live locally have been asked to stay away.

and they might find there aren't too many alternatives. lots of other displays have been cancelled altogether. the weather, lack of transport options and of course the costs are all being blamed. but fireworks are still rocketing off the shelves at this shop in lichfield. as far as business is going, it is as busy as we have ever been. even coming in for the traditional fireworks. usually what you find as you get repeat custom and they come in and upgrade their orders to the next rockets or to the bigger compound firework, because they love them. if you were to go to a firework display, i believe the tickets are between £30 and £50 for a family. for one of these, you can get one of our boxes and do it in your own home. it is something we have seen since covid. it is like a behaviour that has just carried on. while some people might be looking for more bang for their buck by putting on a safe display themselves, for others, fireworks at home just can't hold a roman candle to the real deal. plenty of professional displays are still welcoming visitors. the question is once the cost—of—living crisis eases, will our bonfire night habits have changed for good?

now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. good afternoon. it's a much quieter looking day of weather today than yesterday following storm ciaran, of course, but still some heavy showers developing, including once more for the south coast. the center of that deep area of low pressure has pushed out into the north sea, that was the storm, but the associated fronts have been causing damage all over western europe, flooding across italy, strong, gusty winds. there's another deep low pushing in from the south—west over night tonight. but for the rest of today, still some blustery winds for eastern scotland. there's been some rain here. that rain gradually pushing a little further westwards. the winds are a lot lighter elsewhere and the north—westerly wind isjust pushing some more showers into northern ireland and down through western wales. a few showers too further south and east, but also some sunny spells. temperatures peaking again between ten and 1a degrees celsius, so not moving very much at all there. 0vernight tonight, with those lighter winds across scotland and northern ireland, we could possibly see

some mist and fog form. temperatures will dip back to mid—single figures for a time, but then rise again with the milder air associated with this weather front into tomorrow morning. heavy downpours of rain for much of western wales and the south—west of england into saturday morning. a tight squeeze on the isobars from this secondary deep low pressure moving through. it's not going to be as windy as with storm storm ciaran, but again, gales possible for the channel islands, particularly on saturday morning and strong gusty winds too for channel coasts. that heavy, persistent rain pushes further northwards. it gradually weakens as we head into saturday afternoon, but there will be a rash of heavy, thundery showers following on behind. northern ireland, northern england and much of scotland away from the east should stay largely dry with perhaps a few isolated showers here and there. on saturday night there will be more showers again, possibly heavy and thundery, across the south of england. that low pushes away into the north sea once again. we draw in more of a north—westerly wind as we head through sunday. this is sunday. the focus of the showers will be different with that north—westerly. mostly they will be

across northern ireland, western spots here, also western scotland and perhaps across western wales and the south—west of england. further east it is largely dry, but it could be quite cloudy for much of the day with that low still in the north sea there. temperatures ten to 1a degrees. if you're celebrating bonfire night over the weekend, be aware that the ground will be soggy. sunday will be the best night, clear spells with some showers in the west. bye— bye.

live from jerusalem — this is bbc news. the us secretary of state reinterates us support for israel — but says everything must be done to protect "civilians caught in the crossfire."

the protection of civilians must take place notjust in gaza but also in the west bank, where incitement and extremist violence against palestinians must be stopped. the leader of the iran—backed lebanese group hezbollah delivers his first address since the war began. he praises hamas's attacks against israel and says the fighting is 100% palestinian. israel's military says it has surrounded gaza city and is attacking hamas infrastructure. welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the past welcome to bbc news. i am lyse doucet injerusalem. two major speeches in the past hour. in the past few minutes, the us secretary of state, antony blinken has speaking to international media. he had earlier met israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.