it's seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in israel, whose closest ally the us says there will be a daily four—hour military pause in areas of northern gaza to allow civilians to flee. hamas — designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — says more than 10,000 people have died in israeli attacks in gaza since october 7th, when hamas killed moo israelis and took more than 200 hostages.

today, two of those hostages have been seen in a video released from inside gaza. two humanitarian corridors will open in the territory — on the salah al—din road, along which hundreds of thousands of people have already fled south, as well as on the coastal al—rashid road. there are growing concerns about the conflict spreading — bringing in countries like yemen. 0ur international editorjeremy bowen reports from israel. more palestinians left their homes — moving along salah al—din street, the road to southern gaza, after israel said they would not be attacked if they left the battle zone to the north. pauses in israeli combat operations were welcomed by the americans. all this raises the ghosts of 1948 for palestinians, when more than 700,000 of them fled or were expelled byjewish troops as israel won its independence.

israel never allowed them home. two of the gaza hostages were in new videos. hanna katsir blamed benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, for their plight. so did yagil yaakov, who's 13. hostage videos are usually made under duress, so the bbc is not broadcasting them. and across the west bank, the other side of the occupied territories, more palestinians were killed as armed groups fought israeli raids. the gaza war is igniting the west bank. the israeli army's reprisals included the destruction of roads and infrastructure. existing tension and hatred have been deepened. the danger remains of the war spreading across the middle east. in yemen, the houthi regime, an ally of iran, posted more videos of attacks on israel with missiles and drones. so far, they've all been intercepted by american and

israeli air defence systems. muhammed ali al—houthi, a senior man in the regime, gave the bbc an interview from yemen's capital, sana'a. he said islam legitimized attacks on israel, which he called "the entity". do you think the war here in gaza and israel can spread elsewhere in the region? translation: if the americans and the british and the french l continue backing this entity, or to participate in the war alongside this entity, this would be a normal response and result of the american and european attacks and movements. there are people who say that you're attacking israel because iran told you to. translation: we in yemen en'oy freedom and democracy more b than the british people are given these days, jeremy. the british people these days are unable to express

themselves freely. the secretary of state, ie home secretary, is calling to stop all demonstrations that back palestine. where is the freedom and the democracy that you enjoy in britain? not a straight answer. they were digging through the ruins in khan younis, part of the area of gaza israel has ordered civilians to get to. what is certain is the dispossession and loss suffered by palestinians caught up in israel's war to crush hamas. they might have dreams of home. many already know that israel has turned their homes to rubble. jeremy bowen, bbc news, southern israel. earlier i spoke to our north america correspondent shingai nyoka about the latest developments. president biden confirming this significant new development, a breakthrough in this negotiation with israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu. what he said is that essentially that there will be daily four—hour pauses of military operations in northern gaza to allow civilians, palestinians, to be able to move from the areas that are being heavily bombarded to safer areas, even though it has been acknowledged really by a lot of people there that there are no real safe spaces. what we also understand is that these pauses will be marked by a warning of three hours beforehand. but really what president biden in his tweet spoke about the fact that this has been as a result of weeks of negotiations with israel. he says that this is a step in the right direction and also gave his word that he would try to increase the supplies of humanitarian aid. he said that we are doing everything

in our power to increase these supplies and assistance and that there are 96 trucks of supplies that went through the border two days ago and 106 trucks yesterday. but we need to see more and more. we're aiming for at least 150 a day. so continued negotiations. but as he said, this is really a step in the right direction. shingai, has there been any response from the aid agencies regarding this news? not as far as we're aware, but as you are aware, the united nations has been pushing for what it calls a humanitarian cease fire. i'm not sure whether this will satisfy that condition. what they wanted was a cessation in hostilities and in the bombardments that would last days to allow a lot more people to get out and a lot more aid to get in.

but what we hear, what we heard earlier from the national security council's adviser, john kirby, was that calling for a cease fire would essentially be a betrayal of israel's right to defend itself, to defend itself. but i'm sure that this move has been welcomed, but it's just it's not clear to what extent it will actually fulfil what the united nations says is required to be able to meet gaza's needs. the humanitarian situation in gaza has been described by the un as an "unfolding catastrophe". it's estimated that nearly 1.5 million people have been forced to leave their homes. since the start of the war, people inside gaza have been documenting their lives for our colleagues in bbc news arabic. khalid was living injabalia, caring for his young cousins. and english teacher farida is from gaza city. they've been keeping their gaza diaries,

and their story begins two days after hamas launched its attacks on the 7th of october. on 9th october, israeli fighter jets carry out a deadly air strike onjabalia, north of gaza city. israel says that it's targeting hamas infrastructure. khalid stays in north gaza. he's now caring

for his young cousins.

tonight, she says she's still at home in gaza city. she says she's trapped and very afraid, as they are surrounded by the idf. earlier i spoke to professor ashok swain from the uppsala university in sweden about how a humanitarian pause might affect the trajectory of this conflict. it's a good development, but it's too late and too little saying that because of, as you discussed before, that is a large—scale population movement. more than 1.5 million people

have been already displaced, more than 10,000. even in american population. officials are saying that even more than that, whatever the gaza health ministry saying, even more people have been killed. so but say, i mean, it has come more than after a month of war. what? it's a good thing that there is a certain some way that netanyahu government has agreed to give that pause, which it has agreed it has been resisting for a long. of course, it's fallen far short of having going for a ceasefire, which we the world is asking for. and people were expecting that. but it's a small step in the right direction. but i don't think we should be very hopeful at this stage that it is going to be leading to somehow a negotiated settlement. what do you think this means for the west bank? obviously, it's administered very differently from gaza, but we're already hearing of attacks there. yes.

the west bank, as you know, has been, is not a new thing which has not developed the kind of violence or settler violence has been quite at least more than one—year—old now. and there has been increasing violence, particularly has come after 7th of october. we all know that the kind of palestinian authority authority we all know that the kind of palestinian authority or abbas, who is quite unpopular, his rating, approval rating, even not double digit. so what is happening now that the way, what is happening in gaza and the kind of reactions or the israeli security actions as well as the settlers violence against palestinians in the west bank is taking out whatever little legitimacy the palestinian authority and abbas had. so i think we are getting into a situation where either

west bank can erupt, or you pull a long term. it's, i think we are particularly losing any kind of moderate leadership who will be governing palestine, west bank. so west bank is probably going in a direction what hamas really wanted to achieve. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... myanmar�*s president — who was installed after a coup in 2021 — says the country is in danger of breaking apart if the government can't control fighting in border regions with china. the warning was issued at an emergency meeting, after anti—military insurgents overran dozens of army posts, capturing roads and border crossings. the vatican has announced that transgender people can be baptised in the catholic church, as long as it doesn't cause scandal or "confusion". the church's doctrinal office also said trans people could be godparents at a baptism, and

witnesses at a wedding. it follows attempts by pope francis to make the church more welcoming to lgbt people. the authorities in ghana are searching for those responsible for cutting down a 300—year—old tree which was widely considered to be sacred. the kola tree was chopped down with a machete in the early hours of tuesday morning by unknown perpetrators. it dates back to the ashanti kingdom, part of modern—day ghana. many local people believed the black and white seeds could cure ailments and curses. 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 woodhall spa's

1940s festival has itself become a part of history, a victim of its own success. the free event had grown so much since it started 12 years ago 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, really disappointed that this has happened without any notice as such, you know, nothing's really been said beforehand. it was a bit of a shock, to be honest. we heard yesterday, we did, was probably sell about 900 burgers outside over the weekend. so it will affect us big time, i'm afraid. already some in the village are asking if there's any way to save the event, and a meeting is due to be held here on friday evening to discuss possible ways forward. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — the prime minister

is facing calls to sack the home secretary after she heavily criticised the metropolitan police in a newspaper article, accusing them of bias in the israeli—hamas conflict. it is very unusual for a home secretary to criticise the police in public and it has emerged that the article was not cleared by number ten. suella braverman said that what she calls "pro—palestinian mobs" are being "largely ignored", while right—wing protesters are met with a stern response. she questioned whether the metropolitan police are playing favourites in the way they deal with protests. here's our political editor chris mason. those in charge here at the home office command one of the great offices of state — home secretary. the latest tenant here, suella braverman, approaches the job with a bluntness unlike any of her predecessors. writing in the times, she says...

so close, yet so far apart — look at their body language the other day. a penny for what it would look like now. rishi sunak�*s spokesman said number 10 had not signed off suella braverman�*s article, so she undermined his authority and divided her party. who it's right that the home secretary should supply it's right that the home secretary should suppine on the way the police do theirjob, especially on these important matters, and what we are seeing here,

i'm afraid to say, as the home secretary says, a double standard. not deliberate — i don't believe it's intentional but there's what you might call an unconscious bias. i think she's gone overthe line. - it's part of a history of ill. judgment and loose words. and of all the jobs _ in government, home secretary is one of those where you have to be particularly careful. - to clear views from the back benches, and then this two clear views from the back benches, and then this from a cabinet minister deploying multisyllabic vocabulary to say... diddly squat. suella's a friend of mine, and one of the things i know is that being home secretary, having seen a number of other friends do the job, is a tough and pressurised job. but do you agree with her? well, again, i...would not want to interpolate myself into that conversation. but one minister was willing to willing to be more candid, but one minister was willing to be more candid, and ultimately critical of the home secretary's view. the veterans minister encourage people to come here to the cenotaph in central london this weekend, and added... i've always found the police without fear and favour, they do a really good job, they have a really tough job

at the moment, particularly with what's going on. the key context of all of this is suella braverman has form when it comes to saying stuff that delights some and leaves other people's jaws on the carpet. there was this last month. the wind of change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming. and here is how she describes the pro—palestinian marches. to my mind there's only one way to describe these marches. they are hate marches. and mrs braverman said some homeless people live in tents as a lifestyle choice. the labour leader was asked if she should be sacked, and said, "it's not my call." i think the question really is for the prime minister. he must know that this isn't the way in which a home secretary should behave. he's got a home secretary who is out of control and he is too weak to do anything about it.

the job's not finished yet, there's still a lot more to do. well, it might be, you know. what does rishi sunak do next? and is suella braverman�*s critique of the police reasonable? chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. hollywood actor robert de niro's production company has been ordered to pay his former assistant more than $1.2 million in damages. a new york court found that canal productions engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against de niro's long time employee de niro's long—time employee graham chase robinson. earlier i spoke to entertainmentjournalist kj matthews about the reputational impact of this lawsuit. what's interesting is, i think people are getting lost in translation. she wasn't fired. she quit robert de niro's production company. and then he filed suit — first, after he filed suit, then she filed suit. so her verdict

is coming before his. but, yes, it is some some sort of reputational damage. they did not find him personally liable, but they said his company, canal productions, was liable for the gender discrimination. so, yes, i think people forgot these different trials were going on because they've been going back and forth for a number of years. but it is a surprising verdict with her walking away with $1.2 million ruled against him for him to pay her in two payments. and $1.2 million. what does that tell you about the judgment and the allegations as well? and did any details come out in thejudgment? yeah, you know, they probably did. there were some... it appears to me that perhaps the jury found that there was some truth to what she was saying. remember, she did initially request, i think, around $12 million.

so she actually requested more than $1.2 million, but was only awarded $1.2 million. but both sides actually made accusations. she said during the trial that there were many times that she was asked to do stuff that she shouldn't be doing. she said at one point that he asked her to scratch his back and she said," why can't you just use a back scratcher?" he said, because i want you to do it? on the other side, you had robert de niro testifying and his new his girlfriend, who is a mother of his youngest child, six month old baby, basically saying that they bumped up her income from 100000 to $300000 and that she misappropriated funds and used thousands and thousands of dollars of frequent flyer miles that weren't hers and that she had aspired to do more and go further than what her position was. so both sides were making allegations at one another. and at one point, i'm told that robert de niro actually

raised his voice and kind of screamed when he was on the stand testifying. so it's been quite a tense situation, testifying all week long. and finally, we have this verdict today. the father of the liverpool footballer, luis diaz, has been released by a colombian rebel group, nearly two weeks after his abduction sparked a big manhunt. luis manuel diaz was handed over to united nations officials. the footballer�*s parents were kidnapped by the eln rebel group as they were driving in the family's home town, barrancas, in northern colombia. his mother was freed within hours but his father was kept captive by the guerrilla group who later described the kidnapping as a mistake. drone footage from japan has captured a rare moment, when a volcanic eruption gives birth to a new island. the unnamed undersea volcano started its latest eruptions on 21 october. earlier this month the island measured roughly 100 metres

in diameter and was as high as 20 metres above the sea. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. the weekend is just around the corner and it could be cooler, but quieter. more details on that injust a moment. but for friday, we still got some showers around and they'll be a real nuisance first thing in the morning across wales and south west england, driven along by some strong to gale force gusts of winds on exposed coast. the good news is that'll push those showers through at quite a pace, moving south of the m4 corridor during the early morning and probably clearing the kent coast before lunchtime. behind it quite a clearance, some sunny spells coming through. the winds still coming from a northerly direction, that'll drive in a few showers across exposed coasts of scotland, northern ireland and maybe running down through the irish sea. but temperatures generally a little bit more

subdued than of late. we're looking at 7—12 degrees as the overall high. now, into the start of the weekend, it looks likely that saturday will be mostly fine and dry — there'll be some sunshine around. there will be some rain on sunday, but into the west and it will take its time. frost and fog could be an issue, too. so with this little ridge of high pressure building on saturday, hence the reason the quiet start, the wind direction still coming from the north — a cooler source. so temperatures are going to be struggling a little, but there will be plenty of sunshine. early morning fog will lift, sunshine come through and highs again peaking between 6—11 celsius, generally, across the country. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, that frontal system starts to push in from the atlantic. it's going to take its time in doing so, but it will throw in a little bit more moisture into the atmosphere. so there's a greater chance of some more dense fog which could linger. so early on sunday morning, if you're heading out for remembrance services, it's certainly worth bearing

in mind that it could be chilly and it could be pretty murky. widespread fog, some of that pretty stubborn to clear away. and if that does happen, the temperatures really will be impacted. there will be some rain by the end of the afternoon out to the west as well, highs of 6—11 degrees once again. now, as we move into monday and tuesday, we're back to more of a south—westerly wind and more frontal systems pushing in from the atlantic, which means it will get that little bit milder once again. but unfortunately, there's going to be showers or longer spells of rain returning for most of us. that's it. have a great weekend.

the us treasury secretary and chinese vice premier meet in san francisco — ahead of the two country's leaders meeting in the coming days. and why investing in green tech in emerging markets might be the way forward. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm suranjana tewari. us treasury secretary janet yellen is holding a two day meeting with her chinese

counterpart, vice premier huh lifung and a range of economic issues are likely on the agenda. it comes ahead of a meeting between presidentjoe biden and chinese president xi jinping next week on the sidelines of the apec summit in san francisco an annual event that brings together top government and business leaders from the 21 economies in the pacific rim. from new york, here's the bbc�*s north america correspondent michelle fleury. the us is so sick this years asia pacific corporation summit, an annual event to promote trade between its members build up ahead of next week's gathering in san francisco there's already been a flurry of diplomatic activity, including a meeting between america and china's top finance officials. at between america and china's top finance officials. fit a between america and china's top finance officials.— finance officials. at a time of intense competition - finance officials. at a time ofj intense competition between finance officials. at a time of- intense competition between the two nations janet yellen had this message for china's new economic tsar.—

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