the humanitarian situation in gaza has been described by the un as an "unfolding catastrophe". it's estimated that more than 1.4 million people have been forced to leave their homes. since the start of the war, people inside gaza have been documenting their life for the bbc. khalid had been living injabalia, caring for his young cousins. and english teacher farida is from gaza city. they've been keeping gaza diaries and their story begins two days after hamas launched its attacks in israel. killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage.

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website. let's talk more about the violence in the west bank. as we've been hearing, the palestinian authority says, at least 13 palestinians have been killed — and at least 20 wounded — during an israeli army raid onjenin refugee camp there. since the hamas attacks on israel last month, more than a hundred and sixty palestinians have been killed by israeli troops in the west bank. issa amro, is a palestinian human rights activist who campaigns for non—violent change. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. tell us about what you have been seeing in recent weeks where you are in the west bank. since october the _ you are in the west bank. since october the 7th _ you are in the west bank. since october the 7th israeli - you are in the west bank. since october the 7th israeli soldiers | you are in the west bank. 6.» “ice: october the 7th israeli soldiers and israeli settlers, the army is affecting the lives of palestinian communities much more before the war

talking palestinians, burning fields, shooting palestinians. the israeli military has checkpoints, many communities are isolated from each other. people don't go to work, students cannot go to universities. many schools have closed. and palestinians are facing real intimidation and real violence and dark violence from these settlers and israeli soldiers. around until he met a large number have left their communities because of the settler violence. their communities because of the settlerviolence. every their communities because of the settler violence. every night there is a raid on ramallah and around 2000 palestinians were arrested. the majority are kept under administrative detention, it means without trial and without knowing why they are in jail. i

without trial and without knowing why they are in jail.— why they are in “ail. i 'ust want to “um in. why they are in “ail. i 'ust want to jump in. just _ why they are in “ail. i 'ust want to jump in. just «ah why they are in jail. i just want to jump in. just to clarify _ why they are in jail. i just want to jump in. just to clarify what - why they are in jail. i just want to | jump in. just to clarify what you're saying. we were talking aboutjenin, how widespread have clashes been? you mentioned some other places in the west bank. how widespread has the west bank. how widespread has the violence been? m0. the west bank. how widespread has the violence been?— the violence been? no, it's not normal. the violence been? no, it's not normal- the — the violence been? no, it's not normal. the situation - the violence been? no, it's not normal. the situation in - the violence been? no, it's not normal. the situation in jenin l the violence been? no, it's not i normal. the situation in jenin and normal. the situation injenin and nablas, has been seen, but there have been more raids tojenin and other camps in the south we have much less clashes and there are protests inside the cities because the israeli army shoots without following the normal israeli army instructions. they shoot from afar, she palestinians and kill them without showing any real threat on the israeli shoulders. i saw people

shotin the israeli shoulders. i saw people shot in straight, there were videos walking in the straight in the palestinians were shot for driving on them so there is a real hostility from these soldiers and huge violence. palestinians are terrified and they are in a bad situation and where i live, 3a days, people are not allowed to leave their homes. they give us six hours a week. one hourin they give us six hours a week. one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening to go and come back. it is a, very hard for families who cannot survive with the circumstances. and it is torture and attacked by israeli soldiers and settlers and worst of all, the settlers and worst of all, the

settlers with their fanatic attitude they are in army without an army and they are in army without an army and they want to fight on behalf of the israeli army and they intimidate palestinian citizens and make their life much harder. es, palestinian citizens and make their life much harder.— life much harder. a palestinian human rights _ life much harder. a palestinian human rights activists - life much harder. a palestinian - human rights activists campaigning for nonviolent change, thank you for joining us was that i should say that the israeli military said it conducted counterterror operations injenin. and has used a drone to strike a group of armed militants. the israeli military often says when it targets areas, it is doing that as a function of an anti—terror operation. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories 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 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 sold about 900 burgers, so it will affect us big time, i'm afraid. already some in the village are asking if there is any way to save the event, and i'm meeting is due to be held and a meeting is due to be held here on friday evening to discuss possible ways forward. you're live with bbc news. 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 recent bbc investigation in which more than a hundred current and recent staff alleged sexual assault, harrassment, racism and bullying. 0ur 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. here in the uk, the nhs is launching a five—year study to see how blood tests might help diagnose people with early—stage alzheimer's disease. experts say spotting the condition sooner,

could allow people to have new treatments to slow the disease. currently, there is no single test for alzheimer's, and patients can wait years for a diagnosis. the five—year project, run by dementia charities and the national institute for health and care research, has five—million—pounds of funding from the people's postcode lottery. we can speak to dr susan kohlhaas, executive director of research & partnerships at alzheimer's research uk. what is your reaction to these projects? what is your reaction to these ro'ects? . ~' , ., what is your reaction to these ro'ects? ., ~' , ., ., what is your reaction to these ro'ects? ., ~ , ., ., ., projects? thank you for having me on. this projects? thank you for having me on- this is — projects? thank you for having me on- this is an _ projects? thank you for having me on. this is an exciting _ projects? thank you for having me on. this is an exciting and - on. this is an exciting and important study for the dimension of research community at this moment in time. the reason is because currently, only 2% of people who get a dementia diagnosis are getting that through gold standard methods such as a pet scan or lumbar

puncture and these are methods that we will need to use in order to diagnose dementia well and make sure we understand who can benefit from new treatments that may be coming through in the next 1—2 years. the issue is, unfortunately, we do not have very many pet scanners across the uk so they are not available to very many people and most people would not want a lumbar puncture in order to diagnose their dementia. so it is really important that we start to look at new methods to start to diagnose dementia. that are simple easy to administer blood tests are a good solution. we already have blood tests that are being tested in the context of research. in this project is any to take us for to make sure we can start to implement that within the nhs which is exciting and much needed. it within the nhs which is exciting and much needed-— within the nhs which is exciting and much needed. it could really make a difference. much needed. it could really make a difference- i— much needed. it could really make a difference. i was _ much needed. it could really make a difference. i was reading _ much needed. it could really make a difference. i was reading that - difference. i was reading that nearly four in ten people who have dementia have not received a diagnosis. dementia have not received a diagnosis-— dementia have not received a diaunosis. . , ., , , diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the tar: et

diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the target that _ diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the target that the _ diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the target that the nhs _ diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the target that the nhs sets - diagnosis. that is absolutely right. the target that the nhs sets itself| the target that the nhs sets itself for dementia diagnosis is around 66% so they want roughly two thirds of people to be diagnosed. but we know we are not meeting that target at the moment. we also expect with these new treatments to come through, we have seen a steady increase in the number of people who would be a willing and keen to seek out a diagnosis if they had symptoms. so around 89 for some people so nine and ten people would want to do that. so with new treatments coming through, we think there would be a surge in demand for diagnosis we have to look at new ways of making sure we are delivering that diagnosis. we are really not wanting to tinker around the edges to make steady improvements. this is the idea of this project, is can we transform that diagnostic pathway and really get ourselves ready for when there are treatments that can slow the disease's course.— are treatments that can slow the disease's course. this is a british

study with _ disease's course. this is a british study with the — disease's course. this is a british study with the nhs. _ disease's course. this is a british study with the nhs. how - disease's course. this is a british study with the nhs. how does i disease's course. this is a british study with the nhs. how does it| study with the nhs. how does it compare with advances in diagnoses in other countries, for example in the us? 50 in other countries, for example in the us? ., , the us? so there are some blood tests that are _ the us? so there are some blood tests that are already _ the us? so there are some blood tests that are already being - the us? so there are some blood l tests that are already being used in the united states. i think one of the united states. i think one of the really important things that we are trying to do in this work is we will expect that this work to link up will expect that this work to link up to other work internationally and we work across the uk and across the world to make sure that the research we fund is internationally focused. but one really important thing that we are trying to do in this study is make sure we measured these blood tests in the context of real—world populations so people coming into clinics, on the grounds, day today. it is those people different that you may traditionally look at in a research setting and we want to make sure that those blood tests will work in a broad population. we also want to make sure that we understand what the issues are in terms of

scale it for the nhs and how cost—effective it is compared to standard methods we currently use. so those are things we are trying to find out in this project and it will be really important over the coming years to discover that work. thank ou, years to discover that work. thank you. executive _ years to discover that work. thank you, executive director— years to discover that work. thank you, executive director of - years to discover that work. thank| you, executive director of research and partners at alzheimer's research uk. thank you for bringing us to lead us on that development. actors in the us are expected to resume work after their union agreed a tentative deal with hollywood studios to end a four—month strike. the action, ombined with a separate writers' strike, stopped most film and television production. the actors�* union says the agreement resolves disputes about streaming revenue and the use of artificial intelligence. david willis reports. cheering. euphoria greeted news of a breakthrough in hollywood's longest ever strike involving film and tv actors, a dispute that has brought production to a stand—still. all: union power.

it has been really challenging, you know, we have a lot of our strike captains on the line that have been close to eviction and have had their only meal of the day while they are striking, so it has not been easy. it is such a feeling - ofjoy and of triumph over adversity, and not quitting. the breakthrough means production can now resume on the superhero franchise blade... and your blood is the one they seek. ..as well as box office blockbusters such as the mission impossible series. and british actors such as anna mulvoy—ten, who is also a member of the american union, can finally look forward to going back to work. we can go back to telling for stories and doing what we love. i don't think anyone loves going to work as much as an actor so we are excited to get back.

as well as a greater share of the profits from streaming programmes, at issue in this dispute was greater protection against the use of their likeness, through the use of artificial intelligence, orai. president biden welcomed the breakthrough, saying it allows the entertainment industry to, as he put it, continue telling the story of america. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. you're watching bbc news. staying with that story. i spoke to entertainment journalist kj matthews, who told me how hollywood actors are feeling about the end of the strikes. they are thrilled. and it seems like the studios were willing to budge just a little bit more than what they were willing to do about three months ago. i mean, the actors stood tall. they were out on the picket lines for the last couple of months. they said they weren't going to budge on certain items. they had their negotiating committee ready to come to the table every

single month, every single week. there were times when it seemed like the studio didn't want to meet with them and then there were times where it seemed like the actors were saying, "unless you bring us something new, we're not willing to come to the table again." but finally, finally, it's here. and today, on friday in los angeles, the negotiating committee, which is a part of the screen actors guild, after a union is going to ratify the deal. and it looks like the actors will probably be back to work today, will probably be back to work today. which is good news for many films that have been on hold and on pause and indeed even for award ceremonies as well. one of the things that struck me when i saw coverage of the strike was the concerns over the use of artificial intelligence. now, did these studios in the end have a climb—down on this? yes, there were two really sticking points. they were the residuals when it comes to the streaming platforms like netflix and amazon and what have you. and then there was the use of ai because many actors had talked about they felt threatened by it

that they could just be replaced. it looks like the studios and the networks did move just a little bit more to compensate them and give them what they want in terms of full compensation of their likeness, even going as far to say if an actor should pass away and you want to use their likeness, you still have to go to that actor's estate to get permission. so they've come a long way. they've come a long way. and how does this or how did this strike, i should say, impact the industry in terms of finances? how much of a blow was it to the studios? yeah, billions of dollars here in the southern california economy, even more when you look at all the states that were looking for those productionjobs, as far as the state of georgia, new york, louisiana, a lot of those states in the midwest and the south depend on that revenue from hollywood when it comes to productionjobs, and vendorjobs.

and they were losing out because of the strike, in addition to the writers strike that was going on. so they really were losing out. here in los angeles, the studios, i think, felt that they couldn't go any further. i mean, we have the award season coming up really at the end or the middle of december. we've got the golden globes, we've got the screen actors guild awards, and of course, we have the oscars coming up. and this strike threatened to put all of that aside. there were already award shows that had to be rescheduled. if you recall, the emmy awards were supposed to happen in september. they were rescheduled forjanuary with everybody with their fingers crossed, hoping that the strike would end. and now, as we're getting close to the holiday season, i think that the studios and of course, the actors wanted it to end so they can get back to work, because if they don't get back to work soon, we're going to go into another shortage because of the holiday season. ahead this weekend's remembrance events here in the uk, 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. ioa—year—old group captainjohn hemingway has been speaking to our ireland correspondent, chris page. i don't think we ever assumed greatness of any form. group captainjohn hemingway was 21 when he took part in the battle of britain, engaging in dogfights with enemy aircraft at close range. we just went up and did the best we could. he recorded in his logbook 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 not one of them. chris laughs. that's you you're pointing to! you're the last, you know, surviving fighter pilot from the battle of britain, the group of people who sir winston churchill famously described as "the few." what does that mean to you? it was just luck. irish luck. irish luck? it must have been something like that, because here i am talking to you, an irishman. i was shot down many times and i'm still here. some people went up and were shot down for the first time and that was the end of them, but i was lucky —

and i'm still lucky. with that we end this programme, but christian is back next with the context.

hello. there have been no shortage of big shower clouds out there today, some really hefty downpours, as you can see from the earlier satellite picture. the speckled shower clouds racing in from the atlantic, all circulating around an area of low pressure. that low sticking with us through tonight and into tomorrow, so there will be further showers. some clear spells between the showers overnight tonight. but this clump of showery rain will move away from the republic of ireland and then into wales, parts of the midlands and south—west of england. by the end of the night, the winds will strengthen here as well. so it will be mild across this south—west corner, 8 degrees for plymouth, but the northern half of the uk will get quite cold. some parts of scotland, —3, “4 celsius, so frost and fog for some. into friday, low pressure still with us. with the isobars squeezing together first thing in the south—west corner, we could see a spell of gales for exposed parts of south—west england and the channel islands as this clutch of heavy thundery downpours moves out of wales and the midlands and down into southern counties of england.

that should then clear during the morning. behind that, some sunny spells. but with the winds turning more northerly, that'll focus the showers into areas exposed to the wind, so the north coast of northern ireland, north wales, merseyside, eastern parts of england and perhaps most especially northern scotland by the end of the day. that's where we'll see the bulk of the showers. temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees. as this area of low pressure rolls away eastwards into the start of saturday, we see this brief window of mainly fine weather. light winds, so some fog patches around on saturday morning, frost for some. but then, actually, this looks like the driest and brightest day of the weekend. very few showers, a little bit of sunshine, temperatures generally between 6 and 12 degrees. could be a little bit colder than that if mist and murk lingers for any length of time. now, as we head into saturday night, one frontal system tries to push in from the south—west but then breaks apart. it will provide some extra moisture, though, to give rise to some quite widespread mist and fog, i think, on sunday morning, and some of that could be really slow to clear. it could be quite a murky day.

the further north and east you are, a decent chance of staying dry. further south and west, it looks like we'll see rain moving in from the atlantic. it will start to turn a bit milder down towards the south—west and the channel islands. so to sum things up for this weekend, saturday looks mostly dry, sunday will bring rain for some. and overnight, we will see some frost and some fog.

hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. we've seen her words this morning — attempting to rip up the operational independence of the police, attacking their impartiality in the crudest and most partisan of ways. being home secretary, having seen a number of other friends do the job, is a tough and pressurised job. i would not want to second—guess a ministerial colleague. in this country, politicians do not have day—to—day direct _ control over the police. they can't tell - people who to arrest. they can-t teu — people who to arrest. what protests must be policed and in what manner. this is very dangerous rhetoric, and i am totally amazed

that the home secretary is not being spoken to very seriously, if not sacked. since she first stepped into the job, the home secretary has had a licence to speak her own mind, but tonight suella braverman�*s job is on the line. officials in downing street say her criticisms in the times newspaper of the uk's most senior policeman had not been signed off by number10. we will get reaction from our political editor chris mason, and we will speak to a former member of the met police. also tonight, the armed wing of the palestinian islamicjihad group in gaza has released a video of two israeli hostages, an elderly woman and a boy. and the white house says it has assurances from israel there will be daily humanitarian pauses to allow civilians to escape the fighting

and to let more aid in.