in the last hour, downing street have said it did not clear suella braverman�*s controversial newspaper article about the police for publication. also this lunchtime... in gaza, israeli troops now say they're in control of the northern half of the territory, as they intensify their ground assault against hamas. former mcdonald's workers in the uk are taking legal action against the company. they say it failed to protect them from a culture of sexual assault, racism and bullying. and ahead of this weekend's remembrance services, we talk to the battle of britain's last surviving fighter pilot — now ioa—years—old. he says luck kept him alive. and coming up on bbc news: lioness manager sarina wiegman says it's only a matter of time before a female manager takes full—time charge of an english professional men's team.

good afternoon. downing street says it did not clear a controversial newspaper article in which the home secretary suella braverman has claimed police are biased in the way they treat pro—palestinian demonstrations. the home secretary said scotland yard treat left wing protests more favourably than other groups, and she accused officers of double standards. she said they largely ignore what she calls �*pro—palestinian mobs�* even when they break the law. labour say suella braverman is inflaming tensions. our political correspondent peter saull reports. another pro—palestinian march like this in london is planned this weekend, on armistice day. but not at the same time as the

commemoration and away from the cenotaph. the police believe the risk of major unrest is not high enough to warrant calling it. there is an almighty row about in westminster, though, with the home secretary at its heart. take a look at the language suella braverman uses here in an article for the times. she writes... she goes on... and then adds... she was called to explain herself in the commons but the policing minister went on her behalf, explaining that suella braverman was with a close family member who has been having an operation. this weekend should _ been having an operation. ti 3 weekend should first and been having an operation. ti 1 weekend should first and foremost be about remembering those who gave

their lives in defence of this country. any disruption to remembrance services would be a completely unacceptable and an insult to their memory. i have confidence the metropolitan police and other police forces will ensure this weekend passes off police fully and without disruption. the this weekend passes off police fully and without disruption.— and without disruption. the home secretary's _ and without disruption. the home secretary's political _ and without disruption. the home secretary's political opponents - and without disruption. the home l secretary's political opponents were not holding back, though. she secretary's political opponents were not holding back, though.— not holding back, though. she is deliberately _ not holding back, though. she is deliberately inflaming _ not holding back, though. she is| deliberately inflaming community tensions— deliberately inflaming community tensions in the most dangerous of wave _ tensions in the most dangerous of wave she — tensions in the most dangerous of ways. she is encouraging extremists on all— ways. she is encouraging extremists on all sides. — ways. she is encouraging extremists on all sides, attacking the police when _ on all sides, attacking the police when she — on all sides, attacking the police when she should be backing them. it is highly— when she should be backing them. it is highly irresponsible and dangerous and no other home secretary— dangerous and no other home secretary would ever have done this. a key— secretary would ever have done this. a key question here is whether or not the prime minister sanctioned the home secretary's words. and this morning, downing street confirmed that rishi sunak did not clear the article, with number 10 adding that it was looking into what had happened. for now, though, we are

told she does still have the full confidence of the prime minister but beyond westminster, there are wider concerns about the impact of words will have on the ability of the police to do theirjob. it is police to do their 'ob. it is frau:ht police to do their 'ob. it is fraught with _ police to do theirjob. it 1 fraught with difficulties and there is a heavy political element to many of the things police in london have to tackle. but the police are not political. they must police without fear or favour. political. they must police without fear orfavour. their political. they must police without fear or favour. their operational independence is in is extremely important. independence is in is extremely important-— independence is in is extremely imortant. , ., important. this is a politician who knows how _ important. this is a politician who knows how to _ important. this is a politician who knows how to get _ important. this is a politician who knows how to get tongues - important. this is a politician who l knows how to get tongues wagging important. this is a politician who - knows how to get tongues wagging and maybe, just maybe, she has one eye on being conservative leader one day. but is her current position on increasingly shaky ground? pete saull, bbc news. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is in westminster. henry, tell us more about the political fallout from this article by the home secretary, and in particular, downing street making it clear they didn't clear this article for publication? what has happened today is really

unusual. it is not at all common for the prime minister because my official spokesperson, a man who speaks with all of the authority of downing street and its office to advertise the fact that the home secretary did not follow the boss' instructions and that could have serious political consequences. this morning, the row over suella braverman' article for the times was taking place on two fronts. there were questions about her language and about how the article fitted into the rules around the operational independence of policing, with the police making operational decisions and politicians making political and strategic decisions. i wonder if the row is now a little bit more simple. it is a question of insubordination, because we know that the prime minister, or his team, requested edits to the article that were then multiplied by the home secretary. downing street say that they are

going to launch a process to get to the bottom of what exactly happened and they also say they have full confidence in the home secretary. i would not be at all certain that by the end of that process rishi sunak will still have full confidence in the home secretary.— will still have full confidence in the home secretary. henry, thank you very much- — the home secretary. henry, thank you very much- henry _ the home secretary. henry, thank you very much. henry zeffman _ the home secretary. henry, thank you very much. henry zeffman there. - meanwhile, in gaza, the israeli military say hamas has now lost control of the north of the territory. tens of thousands of palestinians are said to have fled the area, as israeli troops intensify their ground offensive there against hamas, classified as a terror group by the uk government. a corridor has again been opened today for more people to leave northern gaza. in a moment, we'll talk to our gaza correspondent rushdi aboualouf, and our correspondent injerusalem, john donnison. but first, our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports.

the exodus continues, on foot, with donkeys or using their last drops of fuel, gazans from the north are arriving in the south of the strip again today after israel's military opened up the road. exposure magga israel's fire power is on display in the very north. while gun battles are still rage, it says it is making progress in its mission to depose hamas but the islamist group has already lost control here. the bbc was among the media giving a close—up view of the fighting behind israeli lines. it is close-up view of the fighting behind israeli lines.— israeli lines. it is not an operation. _ israeli lines. it is not an operation, it's - israeli lines. it is not an operation, it's a - israeli lines. it is not an operation, it's a war. i israeli lines. it is not an| operation, it's a war. it's israeli lines. it is not an - operation, it's a war. it's going to last time, it will take us time. until hamas no longer exists. at last time, it will take us time. until hamas no longer exists. at the bi est until hamas no longer exists. at the biggest hospital— until hamas no longer exists. at the biggest hospital in _ until hamas no longer exists. at the biggest hospital in gaza _ until hamas no longer exists. at the biggest hospital in gaza in _ until hamas no longer exists. at the biggest hospital in gaza in its - biggest hospital in gaza in its biggest hospital in gaza in its biggest city, they are feeling the israeli forces close in and rushing to deal with the wounded. growing hardship here are pushing more residents to flee. but this is where they have been told to move to and

it's also seeing deadly air strikes. nowhere feels safe in gaza, life is upended. thousands are now living under canvas, including this family, who came south with their cats after their home was bombed. it is hard to contemplate the future. translation: all the luxury of life that we had is gone. there is no pleasure any more. we do our laundry by hand, we go and fetch water. we are having trouble everywhere we go and there no cleanliness. meanwhile, more close quarters fighting and destruction. this was the occupied west bank today after israel killed palestinians in what it called a counterterrorism raid. as the war in gaza reaches a critical point, the whole region remained on edge. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. our gaza correspondent

rushdi abualouf is in khan younis in gaza. rushdi, what is the latest day of? more people arrived in the southern part of gaza today, fleeing the fighting gaza city first up today the focus is in gaza city. very serious exchange of fire around most of the neighbourhood in the west southern side of gaza city. a refugee camp and a hospital, real fighting. i would just managed to speak to somebody in the hospital and he said exchange of artillery fire, air strikes and he said exchange of artillery fire, airstrikes in and he said exchange of artillery fire, air strikes in some of the area. he said an exchange they have never witnessed or seen before for a very long time, maybe since 1967, as the guy in the hospital told me. we understand also that the tanks are

moving but very slowly because the militant group hamas is saying that they are confronting the israelis with everything they have in their hands. they said they are using grenades, they are using automatic rifles and anti—tank missiles to defend the city. the information is very... information is really hard but still a few people are still in the area and managed to talk about unbelievable exchange of fire. this is the western southern part of gaza city, gaza is the biggest city in the entire gaza strip, with about 800,000 people. most of them have fled but they are still in the neighbourhoods in the middle of gaza. so this is gaza like a strip, in the eastern part, fighting. in

the western part, there is battles and in their neighbourhoods in the middle, all of that area now is still full of people. people are there. most of the people flee either from the north or from the western part of the city.- western part of the city. rushdi, thank ou western part of the city. rushdi, thank you very _ western part of the city. rushdi, thank you very much _ western part of the city. rushdi, thank you very much indeed. - western part of the city. rushdi, j thank you very much indeed. we western part of the city. rushdi, - thank you very much indeed. we can go tojon donnison injerusalem. obviously a lot of violence continuing in gaza but also some violence today as we heard in the report from yolande knell in the occupied west bank?— occupied west bank? yes, this unfoldin: occupied west bank? yes, this unfolding in — occupied west bank? yes, this unfolding in jenin, _ occupied west bank? yes, this unfolding in jenin, an - occupied west bank? yes, this| unfolding in jenin, an extensive unfolding injenin, an extensive israeli operation which began in the middle of the night. we were actually injenin in our hotel and i was awoken to the sound of heavy gunfire. i looked out the window to see israeli bulldozers moving in. that lasted for several hours but the israelis apparently then pulled out, we went down tojenin refugee camp, the focus of israel's

operation to see what they had done and just as we got there, we were told by two small boys that the israelis were coming back and they were actually undercover israeli operation is ongoing within the camp. so we had to pretty quickly get out of there to avoid beat de elite macro being caught in the crossfire. moments later they were apparently at least two drone strikes and that is how some of the eight people died, including two small boys. that operation as i say very much ongoing. the camp in jenin, which is tightly packed with streets, densely populated, surrounded now by the israeli army and the tension in the west bank is certainly unlike anything i have known in my years reporting there. thank you very much. jon donnison is that we can speak to caroline hawley who is with me now. growing calls for at least some humanitarian pauses if not a ceasefire in what is happening in gaza. that pauses if not a ceasefire in what is happening in gaza.— happening in gaza. that is right,

there is mounting _ happening in gaza. that is right, there is mounting alarm, - happening in gaza. that is right, there is mounting alarm, really, | happening in gaza. that is right, i there is mounting alarm, really, at there is mounting alarm, really, at the situation in gaza. the un's most senior official said the rapidly rising civilian death toll is unconscionable. he wants a ceasefire but what most world leaders and diplomats are talking about and what they seem to think is achievable is humanitarian pauses. there was a call for humanitarian pauses after a meeting of g7 foreign ministers in japan yesterday. james cleverley, the home secretary —— foreign secretary was there, he has now gone to saudi arabia where he is talking about a whole range of very vital issues, including the fears of a regional escalation which he wants to deter. there is huge concern about how you can keep the iranian—backed hezbollah in lebanon and the houthis in yemen. the houthis shut down a us surveillance drone. there is a massive effort to keep a lid on the conflict. at the

same time, we are hearing there are renewed negotiations over the hostages. there has been no outcome yet but what has been reported, and this is mediated by kattar, is the release of 10—15 hostages in return for some kind of a halt, a pause in the bombardment in gaza. caroline, thank ou. the government is writing to universities in england for the second time in the past few weeks, warning them not enough is being done to stop the rise of anti—semitic incidents on campuses. some pro—palestinian students say they've also been let down by the way universities have responded to the conflict in the middle east. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to students to hear their experiences. to mark we are seeing so much intimidation, so much hatred, so much abuse whichjewish students are getting. at the union ofjewish students, they've been inundated with incidents of anti—semitism. there's been a significant increase injewish students saying they no longer feel safe at university.

there arejewish students reporting threats of physical assault. there are jewish students who are questioning whether they should be outwardly displaying theirjewish identity. there are jewish students who are questioning whether they should even be attending their lectures. on the phone, there are images and messagesjewish students have received — most are too graphic to show. it's calling for violence. it saying there should be violence towards israelis, towards jewish people. and again, i can imagine these poor students who are seeing these things. these postgraduate students are members of a palestinian society in oxford. activism has replaced academic life. they feel let down by the university and say whilst they have been offered mental health support, the conflict in gaza has not had the same response as other wars. when russia invaded ukraine, the university made a clear and strong statement condemning the russian invasion of ukraine — rightfully so. it makes us wonder when and why the university decides to act

in some cases of humanitarian crisis and not in others. in a statement, the university of oxford says it's been clear in calling for a peaceful solution for the peoples of israel and palestine. universities play a critical role in encouraging debate and freedom of speech, but with a conflict where words have failed to describe the grimness or find a solution, managing discussions and demos on campuses are difficult. we want to recognise and ensure that the right for all of views is maintained and we create a circumstance for those to be articulated — provided its not violating the law, it's not inciting hatred. when people put our safe space at risk, we will act. and i will do so not only to protectjewish students, but i'll do so to protect palestinian students. ceasefire now! ceasefire now! for some students, the war and a humanitarian crisis thousands

of miles away has brought fear and anger to university life here in the uk. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the time is 1.17. our top story this afternoon... downing street says it did not clear a newspaper article in which suella braverman claimed the police are biased in favour of pro—palestinian demonstrators. and coming up — the actors' strike that stopped film and tv production in hollywood for months is finally over. coming up on bbc news — sri lanka are bowled out for 172 in bangalore, as new zealand look to be on course to get to the semifinals of the cricket world cup. the chief executive of mcdonald's in the uk is to be questioned by mps, over allegations of a toxic workplace culture at the restaurant chain.

it follows a bbc investigation in which more than a hundred current and recent staff alleged sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying. our employment correspondent zoe conway reports. ed is studying for his a—levels. he started a newjob at mcdonald's at the beginning of the year. he says that very soon, one of the senior managers at the store repeatedly pestered him for sex. ed was 16. this happened in front of others when he would pass it off as banter. but then, behind closed doors, in the fridge or the crewroom, or the stockroom, when no—one else was there, he would very much give the impression that he was being absolutely serious. the harassment went on for several months, until ed quit in april. i would get really upset about going into work and i would cry a lot before my shifts.

and...yeah. injuly, a bbc investigation revealed that more 100 current and recent mcdonald's employees alleged a toxic culture of sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying at the company. steve reid contacted the bbc injuly about what he said was a sexist and bullying culture at the store his daughters worked at. liv decided to quit at the beginning of the summer. she says one of the senior managers was openly racist about a new employee. there was a member of staff, fairly new to the store, about two or three weeks in, and she was sikh, and there was a comment made about how it was her type of people that bomb us. you're still working there.

yeah. has it changed since liv left? it's exactly the same. the behaviour is still as she left, exactly the same. it hasn't changed. in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said... "i initiated a company—wide programme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy is due to appear before magistrates in leeds, after being charged

with murdering another teenager. alfie lewis, who was 15, was stabbed in horsforth on tuesday. his alleged attacker has also been charged with the possession of a knife. the number of people falling behind on their mortgage payments rose sharply over the summer months, according to new figures from a group representing lenders. rising interest rates have put pressure on homeowners, with the number of people in arrears up by 18% compared with last year. colletta smith reports. good morning, nationwide, donna speaking, how may i help? with rates on the up... i'm sure we can get to the bottom of this. ..more people have been struggling to pay their mortgage bill. don't worry, i'm sure we can get this sorted out for you. and an increasing number are now officially in arrears. you know, no—one wants to send debt collectors to your door. that is, you know, nobody wants that. that's not what we want. we want to help you. we want to get a solution in place with you. but we can only do that if you give

us a call and let us know. the number of people falling into arrears has been climbing throughout the year, tracking those interest rate rises. today's figure shows anotherjump between july and september, with more people tipping over from managing their bills to suddenly not. the sadness that... ..you feel you're helpless, you feel absolutely helpless in our situation. it's just really difficult and we keep trying to plug away, you know, paying off what we can, when we can, trying to pay that bit extra each month. but obviously, because the interest ratesjust soared and soared, it's, you know, it's really — it'sjust tough. moving home isn't an easy option for lisa, who's wheelchair—bound because of ms and extra government help towards her mortgage is a loan she's struggling to pay back too. i'm disabled, my husband's my full—time carer. and when you're in that situation, you know, it's...

it'sjust demoralising. if you're struggling to make your mortgage payments, there are things that can help. if you extend the term of your mortgage or if you switch to interest only, that will reduce your monthly payments. and don't forget, there's also the option of breathing space, which is a couple of months off from debt collection, which often gives people enough time to have the headspace to sort their finances. there's more information and advice on the bbc news tackling it together pages. repossessions are still very rare, but figures today also show an increase in the number of cases reaching the first stage in that process. like those in mortgage arrears it's a small but growing number, as the impact of the last year's mortgage rate rises play out across the country. colletta smith, bbc news. the waiting list in england for routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high — nearly 7.8 million at the end

of september, and some of that number are actually patients on several different waiting lists. let's get more on these latest figures with our health correspondent nick triggle. and it's a pretty grim picture? it is. the waiting list has been rising for more than a decade and it's been particularly sharp since the start of the pandemic, as we can see from this chart, the numbers are getting ever closer to 8 million. the target is for patients to be seen within 18 weeks but the yellow and red micro parts of this chart show nearly half of people have been waiting longer than that but what's also been revealed for the first time is how many patients are on multiple waiting lists. the backlog contains 6.5 million individual patients. most of those need may be two or three different treatments, but some need as many as five. many will be elderly waiting for

treatment such as knee and hip replacements alongside drug treatment or physiotherapy and it's an illustration ofjust how difficult it will be for the government to get the waiting list down, which after all is one of its key priorities. down, which after all is one of its key priorities-— down, which after all is one of its key priorities. nick triggle, thank ou. a deal has been reached to end a strike by hollywood actors, which has stopped most film and television production for nearly four months. the actors' union says the agreement resolves disputes about streaming revenue and the use of artificial intelligence. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports from los angeles. hollywood is nothing without actors and writers! for many in hollywood, it was a strike that felt like it would never end. actors and their studio bosses were deeply divided. car horns to0t. their differences went much further than pay, with the use of artificial intelligence in storytelling a defining issue for the future of the industry. jane fonda expressed her fears when she joined a picket line in hollywood.

that i'll be replicated without my consent in a context that i'm not aware of and i won't be paid for it. coming up on our right is the famous historical landmark — the capitol records building. most actors are not famous. they work when they can... the nickname for the movie business was tinseltown. ..but often have to supplement their income doing otherjobs. take ben. i mean, i'm not an a—list actor. i'm a journeyman actor who's trying to make a living doing this. but during the strike, ben says he was forced to spend more time on the back—upjob as a hollywood tour guide. ijust basically had to get back to the grind, or what we call the la hustle, ofjuggling jobs and trying to make a career, an entertainment career. in an industry that can be fickle at the best of times, the la hustle is what many actors are used to doing, which is why fighting for better residuals, or repeat fees, was a key issue for their union.

we rented many pieces to succession. the end of the strike means the entire entertainment industry will now get back to work. sound engineers, camera operators, make—up artists and the companies that provide props — they've all suffered. for some, the past year was worse than during the pandemic. it's going to be one of those years that we look back on and we say, oh, well, it used to be 2020, now it's going to be 2023 is the year that people are going to talk about as, like, the really dark time. as actors return to the set, they'll also be allowed to appear again on chat shows — promoting the movies they made before the walk—out. like barbie and oppenheimer, blockbusters that could dominate hollywood's upcoming awards season. but the biggest prize of all goes to the industry itself, which is back in business. lights, cameras, and action. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.

the queen has visited westminster abbey to pay her respects to fallen servicemen and women, ahead of armistice day this weekend. queen camilla placed a cross at the field of remembrance, which commemorates those who have lost their lives serving in the armed forces. the field, where anyone is permitted to plant a poppy in memory of loved ones, is a tradition dating back nearly 100 years. and ahead this weekend's remembrance events, the last surviving pilot from the battle of britain has been talking about the part he played in one of the second world war�*s most pivotal moments. 104—year—old group captainjohn hemingway has been speaking to our ireland correspondent, chris page.

group captainjohn hemingway was 21 when he took part in the battle of britain. he recorded in his log book how he was shot down twice in eight days. more than 500 of his fellow pilots were killed during the battle. john spent most of the war in 85 squadron. lots of aces. yeah. that's you, you're pointing to! you're the last known

surviving fighter pilot from the battle of britain, a group of people who sir winston churchill famously described as "the few". what does that mean to you? an extraordinary man. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. a dramatic picture, a huge cloud off the coast of cornwall and there are plenty more where that came from. all these shower clouds racing in from the atlantic stop its all driven by an area of low pressure centred to the north—west of us. we'll see lots more showers through the afternoon, some heavy with hail and thunder particularly in spots exposed to the wind, quite a strong wind around south wales and southern

england but