israel's military says it has effectively split gaza in two with its operations following the attacks by hamas on the seventh october. the judge at donald trump's civil fraud trial in new york tells his lawyers to "control" their client — he calls the proceedings a political attack. a man with advanced parkinson's disease says a new spinal implant that helps him walk has given him a second chance at life. more now on the israel—hamas war. more than m00 israeli families have been told, that at least one of their relatives was killed in the hamas raids on southern israel four weeks ago. thomas hand, originally from ireland, was informed his daughter emily, who's eight, had perished in the massacre, at kibbutz be�*eri. at the time, he was relieved that she hadn't been taken

hostage. now he's been told..she could be alive. grief so profound. when three weeks ago, he had grief so profound. when three weeks ago, he had been grief so profound. when three weeks ago, he had been told grief so profound. when three weeks ago, he had been told his grief so profound. when three weeks ago, he had been told his daughter had been killed on october the 7th and the hamas attacks. his response was that of a loving father, wanting nothing but the best for his dear child. , ., ., child. the weirdest thing for a arent, child. the weirdest thing for a parent. to _ child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to hear _ child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to hear that _ child. the weirdest thing for a parent, to hear that their - child. the weirdest thing for a i parent, to hear that their child is dead. and you are relieved. i just... ijust knew she wasn't in gaza. i knew she wasn't terrified out of her life. i knew she wasn't going to be... in any more pain or stress. it wasjust going to be... in any more pain or stress. it was just all over for her.

stress. it was 'ust all over for her. . ., ~ , , her. yet, in all the darkness, there is liuht. her. yet, in all the darkness, there is light- time _ her. yet, in all the darkness, there is light. time has _ her. yet, in all the darkness, there is light. time has now— her. yet, in all the darkness, there is light. time has now been - her. yet, in all the darkness, there is light. time has now been told i is light. time has now been told there is no proof that emily is actually dead. with all the evidence suggesting she was taken to gaza. that flame of hope that she might be home one day now banishes all fears. heartbreaking moment. and you said a number of things. how do you feel about that now? in number of things. how do you feel about that now?— about that now? in some ways i recret about that now? in some ways i regret that _ about that now? in some ways i regret that view. _ about that now? in some ways i regret that view. i _ about that now? in some ways i regret that view. i do _ about that now? in some ways i regret that view. i do regret - regret that view. i do regret it? some of the things i said, yeah. some of the things i said, yeah. some things that might have put her in danger. we move on now with the strong possibility that she is in gaza being held captive. now it is hope. we can only hope that we get her back alive. it's her birthday

this month, the 17th. she's not even going to know it's her birthday. she won't know it's her birthday. there will be no cake, no party, no friends celebrating. she was just still be there living in terror every day. we just want her back, we want to see her again, we want to love her again, hugged her want to see her again, we want to love heragain, hugged heragain, kissed her again. love heragain, hugged heragain, kissed heragain. never love heragain, hugged heragain, kissed her again. never let her out of my sight again. that was my colleague reporting there. let's speak now to omer bartov — he's a professor of holocaust and genocide studies at brown university. good to get you on the programme. thank you you for your time. let's talk about all the different aspects that we can get in and the time we have together and talk about potential diplomatic resolution to this. given how far we've come from

it will be a mum tomorrow at since the october seven hamas attacks. where does resolution come from at this point? where does resolution come from at this oint? ~ ., ~ ,, where does resolution come from at this oint? ~ ., ~ ., this point? well, thank you for havin: this point? well, thank you for having me- _ this point? well, thank you for having me- i— this point? well, thank you for having me. i resolution - this point? well, thank you for| having me. i resolution doesn't appear to be forthcoming right now, but i would say that without plan, the fighting and the killing will just continue. one major problem is that it doesn't appear like the israeli government at the moment has a politicalfuture israeli government at the moment has a political future scenario. israeli government at the moment has a politicalfuture scenario. the only thing that it seems to want to do is to destroy hamas, and that is not sufficient as a political scenario. i think there is one, one could conceive of one, but there needs to be political leadership in israel that is willing to carry that through as well as the new palestinian leadership, and that right now doesn't exist. [30

palestinian leadership, and that right now doesn't exist.- palestinian leadership, and that right now doesn't exist. do you find that political— right now doesn't exist. do you find that political leadership _ right now doesn't exist. do you find that political leadership in - right now doesn't exist. do you find that political leadership in israel, . that political leadership in israel, do you believe that the current political leadership can get to that point? or do you think there needs to be new political leadership to get people to that point where their areas some sort of diplomatic resolution?— areas some sort of diplomatic resolution? . ., , , resolution? the current leadership is entirely discredited. _ resolution? the current leadership is entirely discredited. the - resolution? the current leadership is entirely discredited. the sooner| is entirely discredited. the sooner it is out of power, the better for israelis, palestinians and certainly better for a israelis, palestinians and certainly betterfor a political israelis, palestinians and certainly better for a political solution, much of what we are seeing is a result of israeli policy over decades, mostly directed by prime minister benjamin netanyahu, which was to keep hamas strong enough and to keep the palestinian authority weak enough so that he could argue that there is no one to speak with, and therefore israel can hold on to the territory. so in a sense, the idea was to... over that time, to

keep settling the west bank so as to make it impossible to create an independent palestinian state. now, that idea of managing the conflict as benjamin netanyahu put it and many of his supporters has now blown up many of his supporters has now blown up and everyone's faces, but i don't think that he can leave that. the people who support us government are very extreme settlers. they actually see the events of october seven curiously enough as a wonderful moment because now they believe that with legitimacy for the israeli military, they can entirely empty both the gaza strip and gradually also the west bank, so as to create a greater israel. and next, they are not very different from hamas, which wants the same thing, only to create a palestinian state without anyjews and it. is

a palestinian state without any jews and it. , ., a palestinian state without any jews and it. , . ., _, a palestinian state without any jews and it. , ., ., ., , and it. is that what you really think? i and it. is that what you really think? | think _ and it. is that what you really think? ithinkthat_ and it. is that what you really think? i think that the - and it. is that what you really i think? i think that the elements that suaports — think? i think that the elements that supports benjamin - think? i think that the elements i that supports benjamin netanyahu has administered, such as this, they are messianic, anti—democratic and racist. and what they want to create, and they have made many statements in that sense, what they want to create is a purelyjewish palestine on the borders of historic palestine on the borders of historic palestine that is mandatory palestine. netanyahu until he formed this government reallyjust wanted to manage the conflict somehow, but now that he is with this coalition and he cannot afford to lose it because he is afraid of going to jailfor a because he is afraid of going to jail for a whole lot of corruption scandals, that is the way that they are pushing. so to have a political deal with this particular prime

minister at the head would be impossible. minister at the head would be impossible-— impossible. how much does international— impossible. how much does international pressure i impossible. how much does. international pressure matter impossible. how much does i international pressure matter in israel? it international pressure matter in israel? . , ., international pressure matter in israel? . ., ., ., israel? it matters a great deal, and particularly — israel? it matters a great deal, and particularly american _ israel? it matters a great deal, and particularly american pressure, i particularly american pressure, because since we have seen since the beginning of the work of the united states gives israel diplomatic support can economic support, military support. israel is being resupplied, for instance, the antimissile missiles because it did not have enough for it this volume of missiles from hamas, and now increasingly from lebanon from the hezbollah. and israel needs the united states and the united states is the main power that can put pressure on israel, and i think they are doing it behind the scenes to accomplish a political goal and not simply a military one, but under benjamin netanyahu, i think that would be very, very difficult. professor, it is so good to get your analysis. thank you once

again for talking to the.— british steel is closing two blast furnaces its scunthorpe plant in north lincolnshire, a move which unions say will put 2,000 jobs at risk. the chinese owned company wants to replace them with two electric arc furnaces — one in scunthorpe, the other at its teesside site. they are are more environmentally friendly but need fewer workers. danny savage reports. scunthorpe steel works, traditional, heavy industry, but the government says the method of making steel here loses £1 million a day and isn't green. so british steel is proposing a fundamental change to the way this site works, closing the coal—fired blast furnaces and replacing them with two electric arc furnaces, one here and the other in teesside. british steel say this is its biggest transformation in its history, an investment that will make it clean, green and sustainable by going electric.

for scunthorpe it is absolutely devastating. but the unions say it means up to 2,000 job losses. we accept that we need to change, we need to become green, but we need to do that in a fair and justified way. at the moment it doesn't feel fair and it certainly doesn't feeljust. you know, it's not right that progress should mean 2,000 people's careers are thrown over the side. many of this local bowling alley�*s customers work at the plant. 100%, definitely it can be a town killer. what effect does that have on scunthorpe? well, the average working man, he's going to be out of work, he is not going to be able to take his family to the bowling centre to have a bowl, go out for a meal, holidays, the knock—on effect, it's... i can't grasp. the concern here is where will any replacementjobs come from? there is not 2,000 jobs in scunthorpe that is readily

available for people, especially earning the money they can earn in the steelworks. tata steel said earlier this year it would close its two blast furnaces in port talbot. losing such facilities will see the uk with no site to make what is known as virgin steel. the government says the output from new electric arc furnaces will cover most of the uk's needs. this will turn into a tussle with the unions. they say change must be done without losing jobs. danny savage, bbc news, scunthorpe. the marvellous miss barbra streisand. prime minister rishi sunak has described allegations that a conservative mp committed multiple rapes as "very serious". he urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to go to the police. the party's former chairman sirjake berry wrote to police to make them aware of the claims. our political editor chris mason has more. this on the eve of the state's opening of parliament, where any government seeks to seize

and shape the political agenda. and yet, the conservatives are on the defensive — and on the defensive because of this intervention of the former party chairman, sirjake barry, revealed by the mail on sunday newspaper. now he wrote to the police and reckons it was a failure of others within the party to act more quickly that meant that this mp — unnamed mp — continued to offend. today, we've had the first response to all this from the prime minister. he described them as "very serious, anonymous allegations," and said that because they may be subject to a live police investigation, he couldn't say much more, but claimed the party had "robust, independent complaints procedures in place" and anyone with information should go to the police. now the nature of a situation like this is a lot of people can't say very much publicly — but it is worth pointing out that since saturday night, the conservative party has had the chance to deny a suggestion that they paid to the private medical bills of an alleged victim. they have not denied this. around the world and across

the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different strays from across the uk. it was one of lincolnshire's biggest annual events attracting visitors from around the world, but now the 19405 festival has itself become a part of history, a victim of its own success. the free event had grown so much since it started, that the volunteers who run it say operating costs are too high to carry on. the news came as an unwelcome 5urpri5e news came as an unwelcome surprise to local businesses and residents. really disappointed this has happen without any notice as well. nothing is really being said before hand. it was a bit of a shock, to be honest. probably— was a bit of a shock, to be honest. probably sold about 900 burgers, so it will— probably sold about 900 burgers, so it will affect us big time, i'm afraid — it will affect us big time, i'm afraid. �* . , it will affect us big time, i'm afraid. �* ., , ., afraid. already some in the village are askin: afraid. already some in the village are asking if— afraid. already some in the village are asking if there _ afraid. already some in the village are asking if there is _ afraid. already some in the village are asking if there is any - afraid. already some in the village are asking if there is any way i are asking if there is any way to save the event, and i'm meeting is

due to be held here on friday evening to discuss possible ways forward. from our strays from across the uk can head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. a man with advanced parkinson's is been helped to walk with the use of a special implant that stimulates the nerves in his spine. for years, marc gauthier�*s illness caused him to fall several times a day leaving him afraid to leave his home. but thanks to the work of a french swiss medical team — he's managed to circumvent some of his symptoms — and is now enjoying a new lease of life. our health correpsondent michelle roberts has his story. 63—year—old marc, from bordeaux, used to struggle to walk because of his progressive parkinson's disease that he has lived with for nearly 30 years. navigating steps or going through a doorway can be particularly hard. patients often freeze at these obstacles. translation: getting - into an elevator sounds simple, for me before it was impossible. marc says he has been given a second chance in life.

he can now walk almost normally, being the first person to try out a new treatment, an implant that sits on his spinal cord. translation: it allows me to walk better, it allows me to do five i kilometres without stopping. the simulator helps tell his legs how to walk. my role was to implant electrodes on the top of the spinal—cord that are linked to a neuro stimulator located under the skin in the region of the abdomen. marc is still in control but, as you can see, in the top image the implant really helps. it took weeks to programme the device using sensors on his legs and shoes. we truly believe that millions could benefit from this therapy. not everyone will respond to the therapy, we need to understand the responder, but we believe many can benefit for an improvement in their daily life. the team will now use the device in six more patients with parkinson's. marc is delighted that for him it

has worked so well and hopes it will help others too. michelle roberts, bbc news. police have said a recent surge in thefts of ford fiestas in essex could be the result the car company's decision to discontinue the once popular model. last month, over 100 cars were stolen by criminal gangs, it's thought for second hand parts. back injuly, the last ford fiesta rolled off the production line, bringing to an end almost 50 years of history which made it the uk's best—selling car. harry fell reports. at 1am, two people approached jeff sandford's beloved ford fiesta outside his home in rayleigh, essex. they unlock it and then return a few minutes later and drive it away. essex police say it is just one of more than 100 ford fiestas stolen in the last month alone. the porch light comes on... injeff�*s case no suspect has been identified.

and it was as brazen as that. it's very frustrating. i mean, my wife has had an operation. it was stolen on the 26th, she was in hospital on the 30th and had an operation on herfeet, so now we haven't got a car that she can get into to go anywhere so the nurses have to change dressings next monday and we've got nothing to get to that thing. so, yes, it has made things very, very awkward. the ford fiesta was once the most popular car in britain and even though the company stopped making them injuly, demand has not dropped. last year, the fiesta was the most stolen car in britain. police believe thieves are stripping the cars and selling the parts. they urge owners to make sure they have good security. i don't think it is to do with the fact that the fiesta has been stopped any more. ijust think it's to do with the fact it is very fashionable, it's very in vogue and the price of parts has risen dramatically, so second hand parts, second—hand market, very lucrative. since it first rolled off the production line

nearly 50 years ago, more than 22 million fiestas have been produced globally. the spate of thefts shows there is still an enduring appeal. harry farley, bbc news. people have clashed with police. it is posted on social media showed the police being bombarded with explosives. by standards watched the violence. there was similar disorder in the neighbourhood on bonfire night last year. now it's been described as the "holy grail of shipwrecks: the spanish galleon — the sanjose — located in 2015 off colombia's caribbean coast. the flagship galleon was sunk by the british navy injune 1708, during the war of the spanish succession and its precise location had remained a mystery for three centuries. the treasure on board — including gold, silver and emeralds — is estimated to be worth 16—billion dollars. and now the colombian president

has said its recovery is a "priority" before the end of his term in office. earlier, i spoke with bbc monitoring's luis fajardo, in miami, who had the latest on the shipwreck. it's been called the holy grail of shipwrecks. there's an enormous amount of treasure, equivalent to about one year of production of south american mines in the 18th century — and it's all lying in the sea bed off the colombian coast. the minister of culture of colombia was suggesting, however, a few days ago that the government would start a new push to try to recover this treasure. this will become a very substantial point of discussion, of conversation in colombia where for many years, this has been discussed,

the possibility of an enormous riches being found just off the colombian coast in this shipwreck. and who exactly is claiming all these riches, where's the problem here? there's many people and many different parties claiming the treasure — columbia says the treasure belongs mostly to it, however there is a us company that was involved in a previous rescue attempt which is also claiming part of the treasure. the government of spain says it should belong to humanity because of the cultural importance of it. and even communities in bolivia, where the minds, where many of the treasures were originally extracted, they are also saying they have a claim to this enormous treasure. so a big legal case coming up because of this. and who is going to win, who will win the claim, do you think? it's extremely difficult to predict that. what is sure is there'll be a lot of time and effort to try to secure this, both for its cultural importance, and also for the enormous amount of money that would clearly make a different in a country like colombia or bolivia, or some of the other ones that

are claiming this treasure. you are watching bbc news. 61 years ago, a penniless singer entered a talent competition in new york, hoping to win a free meal. her name was barbra streisand, and not only did she win, she went on to become one of the world's biggest stars. she's sold more than 250 million albums, won ten golden globes and two oscars — and now, she's written an autobiography about her award—winning career. she's been speaking exclusively to our music correspondent, mark savage. the most wonderful voice, the marvellous miss barbra streisand. what i realised in writing this book, this is my legacy. # memories.#

it's a built—in echo. it was great sound. that's what i remember very distinctly. you fell in love with acting so much you took a job as an usher in a theatre so that you could get in to see the plays you couldn't afford to see otherwise. yeah, and got paid. but i hid my face. i hid my face because i thought, some day, i don't want them to recognise me when they see me on the screen. in 1964, streisand secured her break—out role in the broadway musical funny girl. hello, gorgeous. but she couldn't enjoy the success because her co—star, sidney chaplin, was constantly undermining her. i don't like to even talk about it, you know, it'sjust a person who had a crush on me and when i said to him, "i don't want to be involved with you," he turned on me in such a way that was... very cruel i think. he started muttering under his breath while i was talking on stage.

it threw me into analysis. # who told you you were allowed to rain on my parade?#. there is a great passage in the book where you discover that the iphone can't say your name correctly. streisand i said, my name isn't with a z it's strei—sand, like sand on the beach. ifigured i'd better call apple, the head of apple. and he had siri change the pronunciation of my name. shall we check that it works? i've got my phone here. who sings papa can you hear me? barbra strei—sand sings the song papa can you hear me? isn't that right? it worked. whoo! at the age of 81 streisand says she doesn't intend to make any more films, in fact shejust wants to enjoy life. i want to get in my husband's truck and just wander, go around, hopefully with the children somewhere near us. i haven't had much fun in my life, to tell you the truth,

and i want to have more fun. # in my world...# an absolutely incredible career, interviewed by mark savage. now, let me show you a little bit of uplifting news, or pictures. parts of england have been treated to a rare and spectacular display of the northern lights. this was st mary's lighthouse at whitley bay in the north east of england. on the other side of the country in kendal in the lake district — scout scar was bathed in a green glow. you may take the strap off so that we can see the picture properly? thank you very much.

and this is dunstanburgh castle in northumberland — with a vivid light show illuminating the ruins. an ethereal fearing that not feeling here. a very clear sky tonight. anyone in the north would like to go out and have a look and take some photos for us, we always love a photos for us, we always love a photo of the northern lights here at bbc news. that's it for me. don't go anywhere. good evening. an unusually strong solar wind meant that last night's aurora borealis was seen as far south as kent, here in the uk. now we've still got some clear skies, but the aurora won't be as strong tonight. we're looking out to the atlantic, though, now for our next area of rain to come in not for tomorrow, but for tomorrow night. so we've still got the low pressure with us, and that will continue to push showers eastwards across scotland, in particular as that lowjust drifts its way eastwards, it will pull those

showers through the central belt, for example, and eastwards. but for many, as we go through the early hours, the showers die back to the coasts in the west, allowing the temperatures to dip away. there'll be some mist and fog, as well as some ground frost as we get towards tuesday morning. so the fog around for the rush hour, particularly across scotland, northern scotland, and then, it's another day of sunny spells and showers. but with a ridge of high pressure building in as the day goes on, that means that hopefully we'll see fewer showers for northern ireland, western parts of england, wales, and scotland as we go through the day, the odd one popping up further east, as well. and temperatures on a par with those of today, with slightly lighter winds. so not too bad again, but then, as we get into tomorrow evening, the temperatures will fall away ahead of our rain — so you can see the blue hue here, the frost developing in northern and eastern areas — but it doesn't last, because that next weather front pushes in. so we are talking about another spell of wet weather as we go through tuesday night and into wednesday.

so a fairly wet start to our wednesday morning across many parts of scotland, england, and wales. wet through the evening, early part of the night across northern ireland. another inch of rain, 20—30mm — not good news. remember, of course, the ground is still saturated, the river is running high. it should pull away as we go through the early part of the afternoon from southern and eastern areas, but the timing a little bit uncertain at the moment. again, very similar temperatures, 9—13, but starting to feel a bit cooler in the north — and that's because we're sort of pulling in some arctic air around this area of low pressure, which will continue to feed in lots of showers through thursday and friday. so, slightly cooler before we see the return of the atlantic air perhaps into the weekend, and probably with it the next dose of rain. so, some rain tuesday night into wednesday, and it's sunny spells and showers, but it could well turn quite wet again through saturday and into sunday. as ever, we'll keep you posted, and there's more on the website.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. gaza is becoming a graveyard for children. hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. translation: our home where we used to feel comfort and security _ was destroyed by rockets in an instant. we came here in hope to find safety and security, but that doesn't exist. we have survived death to find death again.

any decent person can't not be heartbroken by what is going on, but nevertheless hamas has to go. it's the root cause of everything bad happening in the gaza strip today. do prime minister netanyahu and the rest of his war cabinet believe that can be achieved by purely military means? 0r, longer—term, are israelis prepared to try to get a political deal with the palestinians to try to end the conflict once and for all? the un secretary—general has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza, and warns no party to any conflict is above the law. the number of palestinians killed since hamas attacked israel on october 7th, has surpassed 10,000, according