a happy ending to one of the longest strike in the us entertainment history. hello, i'm sally bundock. we begin in the middle east, where israel is saying hamas has lost control of northern gaza. a military spokesperson said people were fleeing because hamas has lost control of the north. our middle east editor jeremy bowen, has been with the israeli defence forces, inside the territory. while the bbc retained editorial control of the report, the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idf. they know they cannot win a pitched battle so they are using hit—and—run tactics. that

will intensify as israel tanks and troops moved deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike that were digging for survivors. the town is in an area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe but no—one is safe. israel says this is self defence, palestinians call it genocide. this man had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was head. , , family inside the house when it was head-— was head. this is the river of israel, kids _ was head. this is the river of israel, kids inside, _ was head. this is the river of israel, kids inside, women . israel, kids inside, women inside. it israel, kids inside, women inside. , , inside. it is the mighty vengeance _ inside. it is the mighty vengeance promise . inside. it is the mighty vengeance promise by| inside. it is the mighty - vengeance promise by israel's prime minister after the hamas attack a month ago. in tel aviv, the empty table set for hostages, the mounting and 24—hour vigil. the national trauma is not listening, in

fact they are reassessing everything, notjust relations with the palestinians but also with the palestinians but also with arab countries they thought they were getting closer to and who are now condemning everything they are doing in gaza, and there is the issue of the safety ofjewish people. in places around the world where the palestinians get a lot of support. even though israel is more secure than a month ago, many more people are out and about, a real sense of threat, notjust from gaza, remains. israel insists force not negotiations will bring the hostages back. this family hoped she was a hostage until she was confirmed dead a week ago. she was at the music festival that was attacked. music festival that was attacked-— music festival that was attacked. ., , ., , attacked. we got this horrible video that _ attacked. we got this horrible video that was _ attacked. we got this horrible video that was shown - attacked. we got this horrible video that was shown all- attacked. we got this horrible| video that was shown all over. a friend said this is her, on the pickup truck.—

a friend said this is her, on the pickup truck. this is where she was. _ the pickup truck. this is where she was, face _ the pickup truck. this is where she was, face down. _ the pickup truck. this is where she was, face down. she - the pickup truck. this is where she was, face down. she was. the pickup truck. this is where l she was, face down. she was in a weird position, _ she was, face down. she was in a weird position, looked - a weird position, looked unconscious, blood on her head and people don't make the pickup was driving inside the gaza strip and people were shouting and celebrating and spitting on her and it was terrible and we were just in shock. terrible and we were 'ust in shock. , ., ~ terrible and we were 'ust in shock. ~ , ., , shock. do you think israel is doinu shock. do you think israel is doing the — shock. do you think israel is doing the right _ shock. do you think israel is doing the right thing - shock. do you think israel is doing the right thing now? | shock. do you think israel is doing the right thing now? i| shock. do you think israel is i doing the right thing now? i do not know what _ doing the right thing now? i if not know what indian it will be because there are many innocent civilians in gaza and they should not suffer but there needs to be something radical with the terrorists to be done because if not we will be back in this again. people get weapons and train again. the pounding _ weapons and train again. the pounding of _ weapons and train again. the pounding of gaza has not stopped, neither has its rage diminished. jeremy bowen, bbc news, gaza. well, while the world's attention has been

on the situation in southern israel and gaza in recent weeks, lives are also being lost in the west bank, which has been occupied by israel, since 1967. jon donnison in tulkarm, in the north of the west bank, where tensions are rising between palestinians and israeli settlers. this war is not only being fought in gaza. this funeral, in the west bank town of tulkarm, forfour gunmen killed by israel this week. there's anger and defiance, but also grief... screams ..and fear of what's to come. even before the war, the west bank was at boiling point and the fury of what's happening in gaza, as well as israel's crackdown on militants

here as well as civilians, has seen the temperature rise to a whole new level. it's a dangerous moment. "we have been refugees in this camp for 75 years," says this 82—year—old. "everyone hasjust been laughing at us." the stress on the people, they cut the streets, cut the cities, kill people, kill children. everything is stress. does it feel like war here as well? maybe. maybe in two months stand the war here in the west bank, with gaza. it's connected. there is no gaza and the west bank. it's all palestine. and in parts of the west bank over the last month, it's already looked like war. israel, it says, targeting terrorists, including from hamas, who are fighting back. and israel has been using bulldozers to rip up the streets.

it says as punishment for palestinian attacks. "they came and destroyed the camp, and then they came again with bulldozers," he tells us. "it's always like this." israeli raids of palestinian towns and villages are happening night and day. taha was just 15 when he was shot dead by an israeli soldier, as his sister looked on in horror. the un says the majority of palestinians being killed in the west bank are civilians, including children. and they are suffering notjust at the hands of the israeli army, but also armed jewish settlers in attacks like this last month, which left the victim still in intensive care. in the background,

an israeli soldier looks on. palestinians say israel allows settlers to act like a militia, with impunity. in this case, the army says it's investigating what happened. and for some, it's become too much. mohammed khalid's family has farmed this land in the occupied west bank for generations. but this week, they were packing up to leave. translation: we have lost our land _ because we couldn't confront them. we escaped out of fear. no one was there to protect us. land has always been at the heart of this decades—long conflict. and palestinians are losing. jon donnison, bbc news, in the west bank. our website is updating all the time with the latest on what is happening in israel and gaza so take a look at what we have for

your online, analysis and the latest breaking news as it happens. now, let's take you to the us. rival candidates for the republican nomination for next year's us presidential election have been taking part in their third debate with the front runner, donald trump, again not attending. the five alternative candidates still in the field, florida governor ron desantis, businessman vivek ramaswamy, former south carolina governor nikki haley, south carolina senator tim scott, and former newjersey governor chris christie. live now to our correspondent, shingai nyoka, in washington. what can voters take away from this debate? this was specifically targeted at republican voters i had of those primary elections that are just a couple of months away, well, at least the first round. essentially republican

voters had said they wanted to hear about how these candidates propose to tackle problems with the economy and inflation. there has been a rise in the price of gas as well as in the price of gas as well as in the price of gas as well as in the price of food but what we really heard from the get go was a focus on foreign policy. this is the third debate but the first one sent those hamas attacks on israel on october seven and all of the candidates were quite unanimous and spoke quite strongly about their support for israel but they were divided about what should happen with ukraine and nikki haley, the former ambassador to the un was in support of helping ukraine, she said, preferring to give military equipment rather than cash and set the world is on fire. vivek ramaswamy, who is quite radical and who many have described as and who many have described as a younger version of donald trump, said he would pull

funding for ukraine and described president zelensky as a dictator. there were other issues up for debate, one on abortion, but that was the end of this debate. and what we was really a softer response from a lot of the candidates. nikki haley in the past has talked about a consensus approach and she does not want to judge women who get abortions and she does not want to see them jailed but what we saw differently was also a softer approach from some of the other male candidates and this is on the back of the republican party's heavy losses on tuesday at elections in ohio and virginia. at elections in ohio and virginia-— at elections in ohio and viruinia. ., , virginia. some softer tones as it were but — virginia. some softer tones as it were but there _ virginia. some softer tones as it were but there were - it were but there were badtempered moments, as you would expect. let's listen to this exchange between haley and ramaswarmy over a ban on tiktok. in the last debate, she made fun of me for actuallyjoining

tiktok while her daughter was using the act for a long time. she might want to take care of yourfamily... she might want to take care of your family- - -_ your family... leave my daughter— your family... leave my daughter out _ your family... leave my daughter out of - your family... leave my daughter out of this! . your family. .. leave my l daughter out of this! you your family. .. leave my - daughter out of this! you have supporters _ daughter out of this! you have supporters propping _ daughter out of this! you have supporters propping her - daughter out of this! you have supporters propping her up... | supporters propping her up... here is the truth... supporters propping her up... here is the truth. . .— here is the truth... what has been the _ here is the truth... what has been the reaction _ here is the truth... what has been the reaction to - here is the truth... what has been the reaction to that - here is the truth... what has been the reaction to that so l been the reaction to that so far? ., been the reaction to that so far? . . , . far? that was quite an extraordinary - far? that was quite an l extraordinary exchange. probably the most heated of this debate where essentially the question had been about banning the use of tiktok. many of those candidates were in support of that. because this is owned by china, they spoke about the fact that it has not just impact on secrecy and privacy but also a cultural impact. but i think a lot of people really wanted to see more of those heated exchanges and more substantive exchanges

on issues of the economy but also significantly, nikki haley came under a lot of attacks from the candidates because even though she is third, according to polls, she really has had quite a rise in terms of the public perception and we saw that in the number of times she came underfire saw that in the number of times she came under fire from the candidates.— candidates. interesting as ever. thank _ candidates. interesting as ever. thank you _ candidates. interesting as ever. thank you so - candidates. interesting as ever. thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a breakthrough in talks between the rail delivery group and the rmt union has been announced, which could pause any possible industrial action for the next six months. union members will now vote on the proposals, which include job security guarantees and a backdated five percent pay rise for last year. the northern ireland secretary, chris heaton—harris, has announced a support package of 15 million pounds to help businesses affected by last weeks severe flooding.

business owners say the money, which will be created by reallocating existing funds, is not nearly enough to cover the damages. it is estimated that up to 200 businesses will be eligible for the support. a study to assess whether blood tests could help diagnose people with very early alzheimer's disease, is being launched by the nhs. experts say spotting the condition much sooner would mean people could have more support and new treatments to slow the disease. more details on our website. you are live with bbc news. a number of former mcdonald's employees are taking legal action against the fast food chain, after a bbc investigation exposed a toxic culture of sexual harassment, racism and bullying. the firm's uk chief executive, alistair macrow, said he's determined to root out any behaviour that fell short

of the high standards expected at the company. our correspondent zoe conway reports. ed is studying for his a—levels. he started a newjob at mcdonald's at the beginning of the year. very soon, one of the senior managers at the store repeatedly pestered him for sex. store repeatedly pestered him forsex. ed store repeatedly pestered him for sex. ed was 16. this happened _ for sex. ed was 16. this happened in _ for sex. ed was 16. this happened in front - for sex. ed was 16. this happened in front of. for sex. ed was 16. this - happened in front of others. but then behind closed doors, in the fridge or the call room, or the stockroom when no—one else was there. he would very much give the impression that he was being absolutely serious. it is gross and disgusting and horrified that someone with that much power in the workplace could say something like that to a i6—year—old such as myself. the 16-year-old such as myself. the harassment _ 16-year-old such as myself. the harassment went _ 16—year—old such as myself. the harassment went on for several months until adequate in april. i was really upset. —— and quit

in april. it did take a toll on my mental health. i did have some shifts where i would get upset about going into work and would cry a lot before going into my shifts. ed quit in april. into my shifts. ed quit in aril. ., g , �* �* april. yeah. injuly, bbc investigation _ april. yeah. injuly, bbc investigation revealed i april. yeah. in july, bbc i investigation revealed that more 100 current and recent employees and experienced a culture of harassment and bullying at the company. several workers told the bbc there were too scared to complain to managers because they didn't think they would be believed. he went to a senior manager and ask for help. what happened? i manager and ask for help. what happened?— happened? i tried to explain to a senior manager _ happened? i tried to explain to a senior manager that - happened? i tried to explain to | a senior manager that someone who was much older than me was sexually harassing me and making sexual comments to me. i was informed by the person i tried to reported to that if

they heard anymore about it i would face severe consequences, including not being eligible for promotion. ed including not being eligible for promotion.— including not being eligible for promotion. ed isn't one of a number _ for promotion. ed isn't one of a number of _ for promotion. ed isn't one of a number of ex- _ for promotion. ed isn't one of a number of ex- mcdonald's. a number of ex— mcdonald's workers taking the company to court. it could be one of the first #metoo group action in the uk. --ed first #metoo group action in the uk. ——ed is one of a number. the uk. --ed is one of a number-— the uk. --ed is one of a number. . ., ., number. on examination, there were some _ number. on examination, there were some clear— number. on examination, there were some clear themes - number. on examination, there were some clear themes that i were some clear themes that were some clear themes that were coming through about the way mcdonald's practices and systems were happening and, in particular, in relation to how vulnerable the youngest workers at mcdonald's are. and we felt that they should — mcdonald's should be held accountable by this young group of people. after the bbc investigation into mcdonald's was broadcast into mcdonald's was broadcast injuly, another 160 people contacted us with allegations of bullying and harassment and 200 people contacted their

quality watchdog, the hrc, with their complaints. several current employees have told us that the workplace culture of mcdonald's has not changed much since july. mcdonald's has not changed much sincejuly. steve reed contacted the bbc injuly about what he said was a sexist and bullying culture at the store his daughters worked out. live decided to quit at the beginning of summer. she says one of the senior managers was openly racist about a new employee. openly racist about a new employee-— openly racist about a new emlo ee. ., , ., employee. there was a member of staff, fairly — employee. there was a member of staff, fairly new _ employee. there was a member of staff, fairly new to _ employee. there was a member of staff, fairly new to the _ employee. there was a member of staff, fairly new to the store, - staff, fairly new to the store, about two or three weeks in, and she was sikh, and pretty much there was a comment made about how it was her type of people that bomb us stop hearing something like that disgusted me. —— that bomb blast. —— hearing something like that. you're supposed to be supporting people but you

are openly and freely saying things like that.— are openly and freely saying things like that. you are still workin: things like that. you are still working there. _ things like that. you are still working there. has - things like that. you are still working there. has a - things like that. you are still| working there. has a changed since liv left? it working there. has a changed since liv left?— since liv left? it is the same. it since liv left? it is the same. it hasn't _ since liv left? it is the same. it hasn't changed. _ since liv left? it is the same. it hasn't changed. it - since liv left? it is the same. it hasn't changed. it is - since liv left? it is the same. j it hasn't changed. it is meant to be a friendly environment. and it isn't. the language that is there is just unacceptable. it is heartbreaking. the worst thing — it is heartbreaking. the worst thing is — it is heartbreaking. the worst thing is probably that nothing has been done about it. nothing has been done about it. nothing has changed, you know, since july. _ has changed, you know, since july. in — has changed, you know, since jul . ., has changed, you know, since jul . . , . has changed, you know, since jul. july. in a statement, alistair macrow, _ july. in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo _ july. in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo of— july. in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo of mcdonald's| july. in a statement, alistair i macrow, ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said "i am completely determined to root out any behaviour that falls below the high standards of respect, safety, and inclusion we demand of everyone at mcdonald's." "that is why in july i immediately ordered measures to address critical areas we needed to strengthen. i initiated a companywide

programme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings. while we are confident in the first steps we have taken, i am determined to understand what more we can do, and our efforts will need to be far—reaching and constantly evolving." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it is failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. now, the uk prime minister says he's received assurances from the commissioner of the metropolitan police that the force is taking "every step necessary" to safeguard events marking armistice day on saturday. rishi sunak summoned sir mark rowley to downing street after the commissioner resisted calls to block a pro—palestinian march through central london. protests have been held in the capital and other cities globally, each saturday since

the israel—gaza war began. there will be a protest this weekend. parliament is very clear about that. the law provides no mechanism to ban a gathering, a static protest, a rally, anything like that. there is no mechanism whatsoever to ban such a thing. let's get some of the day's other news. steve wozniak, one of the co—founders of apple, has reportedly been hospitalized in mexico city. the 73—year—old entrepreneur was scheduled to participate in a world business forum event in the mexican capital. police in italy and the united states have arrested 16 men suspected of links to the gambino mafia syndicate. charges against the men include racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and fraud. the arrests come after an two year, anti—mafia operation carried out by the fbi and italian police. the pablo picasso painting woman with a watch, considered to be one of his masterpieces, has sold at auction at sotheby�*s in new york

for almost $139 million. the figure is the second highest ever achieved for the artist's work. the hollywood actors union says it has reached a tentative agreement with studios to end a strike by actors that has put productions on hold for months. union members had been asking for an increase in minimum salaries, a share of streaming service revenue and protection from being replaced by ai. let's cross live to los angeles and our correspondent peter bowes. peter, i bet tinseltown is breathing a sigh of relief. tell us what has happened. yes, a siuh of tell us what has happened. yes, a sigh of relief _ tell us what has happened. yes, a sigh of relief and _ tell us what has happened. yes, a sigh of relief and i _ tell us what has happened. yes, a sigh of relief and i get - tell us what has happened. yes, a sigh of relief and i get a - a sigh of relief and i get a lot of celebrating over the next few days. it has been a long time coming. 118 days this

dispute has been going on, one of the longest labour disputes in the entertainment industry's history. at a lot of hardship caused because of this stoppage. billions of dollars of damage done to the california economy. and some very conjugated issues to be worked around by the studio. three key issues. overall they cover the union wanted a significant pay rise across the board. residuals of repeat fees that actors receive when they appear in series, but especially streaming series, series that might come and go, then there is a long allow time for actors. they wanted a new contract that reflected that. but perhaps most critically, artificial intelligence and the fact that studios now have the technology to clone an actor's likeness and use that clone in subsequent productions. the union wanted safeguards for those actors that they would be

respected in terms of a contract but also paid for those subsequent appearances. and it seems from what we have heard so far that they have achieved that. the union is saying there is an unprecedented provision in this new contract to protect actors from, as they put it, the threat of ai.— from, as they put it, the threat of ai. ., , , threat of ai. peter, does this mean actors _ threat of ai. peter, does this mean actors are _ threat of ai. peter, does this mean actors are now - threat of ai. peter, does this mean actors are now back. threat of ai. peter, does this mean actors are now back to | mean actors are now back to work on thursday? potentially, es. the work on thursday? potentially, yes. the strike _ work on thursday? potentially, yes. the strike is _ work on thursday? potentially, yes. the strike is being - yes. the strike is being officially suspended. the union's national board will discuss this on friday. we assume they will give it the rubber stamp. assume they will give it the rubberstamp. but assume they will give it the rubber stamp. but the strikers being suspended immediately so in theory actors can go back to work. it will take a bit of time for hollywood and actors to start working again, it involves a tremendous number of people and organisations, but the door is open for them to return to work and in many cases return to the sets that they had to abandon several

months ago on productions that are half finished. bhd months ago on productions that are half finished.— are half finished. and we have seen the impact _ are half finished. and we have seen the impact here - are half finished. and we have seen the impact here in - are half finished. and we have seen the impact here in the i are half finished. and we have i seen the impact here in the uk. of course there is so much crossover, what hollywood is doing is often filmed here or what have you. so many people in the industry, freelancers, make—up artists, engineers, camera people, who have lost months of work as a consequence. months of work as a conseuuence. .. y , months of work as a conseruence. .. , , ., , consequence. exactly. this has caused widespread _ consequence. exactly. this has caused widespread hardship i consequence. exactly. this has caused widespread hardship in | caused widespread hardship in industries that you might not normally think are associated with the entertainment industry. so the catering companies, the companies that make the hardware that build the sets and provide the woodwork. all those industries, especially here in los angeles, have really been laid off several months. many people and really dire straits. so a sigh of relief on their part. a sigh of relief on their part. a sigh of relief on their part. a sigh of relief that this seems to be a substantial three—year contract that will safeguard the situation at least for the future you will future. thank ou so future you will future. thank

you so much- _ future you will future. thank you so much. -- _ future you will future. thank| you so much. -- foreseeable you so much. —— foreseeable future. peter bowes in los angeles for us. we have a story online as well. i know many were affected by this. the details on this deal that has been struck with actors. more on that after the break at the top business news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. wednesday brought us some pretty big weather contrasts across the country. for the southeast of england, we have a persistent band of rain, it was raining for most of the day, bringing these rather grey skies, quite windy as well. most of the uk have actually managed to see something a bit brighter through the afternoon with some sunshine, shower clouds getting in here to northern ireland. and here are the showers on the radar picture from wednesday. the speckled shower clouds extend right out into the atlantic to near greenland. and all of those shower clouds are coming our way. so it is going to be quite an unsettled looking weather picture over the next few days, really. now, over the next few hours,

a bit of rain crosses northern england, a few showers here and there. most of them will be across western areas. these are the kind of temperatures that you'll start off thursday with. so quite a chilly start to the day, cold enough for a nip of frost across northern scotland, mostly eastern scotland, central and eastern england, east wales starting off on a dry and sunny note, the showers across western areas. but as we go through the day, you could see an odd shower just about anywhere. they'll always be most frequent, though, towards wales and southwest england where they could merge to give some slightly longer spells of rain. and as well as that, it'll be quite windy around the coast, gusts of around 40, perhaps the low 50mph. now, friday is another kind of showery day, but this time the winds are generally coming in from a northwesterly direction. and that means the showers are going to tend to be draped around coastal areas. if you live away from the coast, you've got a much better chance of it being dry and sunny as well. temperatures running quite close to average for the time of year, about 8 to 11 degrees. now, as we head into the weekend, saturday looks all right.

sunday, the big question mark isjust how quickly this band of rain comes in off the atlantic. at the moment saturday, the better of the two days of the weekend, plenty of sunshine around, maybe a few early morning mist and fog patches. but for the vast majority, it's a dry day. perhaps just one or two showers rolling in to the far northeast of scotland. temperatures not really changing too much, around 8 to 11 degrees celsius. the big question mark on sunday is just how quickly this band of rain gathers and moves in from the west. it might be a lot slower coming in. and if that happens, well, sunday could also be a dry day with plenty of sunshine around as well. so there's a bit of a question mark about sunday's forecast in terms of whether we do see that band of rain spreading its way in.

live from london, this is bbc news. tinseltown back in business — actors sign a tentative deal with hollywood studios to bring to an end the longest strike in us entertainment history. also coming up, regaining its super powers — disney's turnaround plan, under veteran ceo bob iger continues to pay off. overstaying its welcome — the boss of airbnb denies it's to blame for housing shortages and rising rents, after new york cracks down on short term lets.

if you run a technology company and you put a tool in other peoples hands, unintended consequences will happen. plus, deflation fears — why falling prices in china could be a worry for the rest of the world. and dressing the 0.001% — how a tailor known as the �*billionaire's outfitter�* is coping with a global economic downturn. hello and if you have just joined us, you are very welcome. we start in hollywood, where as you've been hearing the longest strike ever to hit the us entertainment industy could soon be over. the main screen actors' union sag—aftra says it has reached a tentative deal with studio bosses to end the walkout

in the next few hours, after 118 days on strike.