tonight at ten — the un says gaza is close to starvation as palestinians say they face a slow death. nearly six weeks into the war — israel says fuel to allow "minimal" support for water and sewage systems will be allowed in — the un says more is needed. bring them home now! the families of israelis held hostage by hamas march to call for their return — as another body is recovered. we'll report from jerusalem

and on one family's battle for survival in gaza. also tonight... the biggest points deduction in premier league history as everton are found to have broken financial rules. openai sacks its chief executive sam altman — a year on from releasing chat gpt. and the story of napoleon — in the latest film from sir ridley scott. he's so fascinating, revered, hated, loved, and more famous, probably, than any man or leader or politician and on newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's front pages. good evening. palestinians in gaza are facing

the "immediate possibility of starvation", the un said today, as it warned a lack of fuel is preventing aid being distributed. it will be six weeks tomorrow since the october 7th hamas attacks on israel — and the start of an israeli military offensive on gaza. the un human rights chief says one in every 57 people in gaza has been killed or wounded. services of many kinds have been badly affected — from hospitals to flour mills and bakeries. the israeli government says two tankers of diesel a day will now be allowed in to prevent the sewage system collapsing. the un says much more is needed. our correspondent yogita limaye has been working with journalist majdi fathi in gaza for tonight's first report — it includes the story of one family brought into al aqsa hospital in central gaza, including a young child who later died. there are distressing images from the start. monday in central gaza... shouting

tuesday... he cries wednesday... thursday... and today, another airstrike, all in so—called safer areas, away arom the north where israel is conducting ground operations and had asked civilians to evacuate. this family was bombed in deir al—balah. "we're being killed and no one is doing anything about it," this man shouts. abed is still breathing, in critical condition. doctors scramble to treat the boy. on the floor, by his bed, they check his father for a heartbeat.

they can't hear it. his family in shock, still finding out... ..who�*s been rescued, who's survived and who hasn't, from 30 members. this is their youngest. injured, but not seriously. the family had fled to deir al—balah for safety from zeitoun in the north. a bit later, brother ali is taken to identify the bodies. four of the family have been killed. little abed didn't make it. "we thought we'd come to a safe place "but no one is safe in gaza," ali says. these were four of thousands of gazans killed.

"goodbye, my dear," his mother says, "you're with god now. "you were such a good son." grief is one form of suffering in gaza. this is another. hundreds gather outside one of the few flour mills still running. the manager tries to pacify people. "we haven't eaten for two days," some in the crowd shout. translation: we've escaped death but now are dying slowly because of a severe shortage of food, flour and basic needs. we are a family of eight. i bring discarded paper cups to keep my children warm. people are also struggling to find drinking water and there's not close to enough aid coming

in for gaza's 2.2 million. all but a tiny handful of whom can't get out. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. in israel, families of those held hostage by hamas — which is designated as a terror organisation by the uk — have been marching from tel aviv tojerusalem calling for them to be brought home. the more than 230 hostages include young children, women and elderly people — and the funeral took place today of one whose body was recovered by israeli soldiers from gaza. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from jerusalem. an israeli hostage, held by hamas, home only to be buried. noa marciano was a soldier. she wasjust i9. the army says she her body was found near al—shifa hospital in gaza.

translation: we tried i everything to get you back. for a0 days we turned every stone and searched every path. today, we ask for your forgiveness. and no safe homecoming for another hostage, 65—year—old yehudit weiss. she too was found close to al—shifa according to the army. yehudit was a grandmother of five. her family has a message for benjamin netanyahu, the un and the red cross. such tragedies could have been avoided if we only had someone who really cared about all those kidnapped. bring them home now! there are about 240 hostages in gaza.

their families and friends are marching towardsjerusalem, heading for the prime minister's office with one demand, bring them back, whatever it takes. the marchers have been on the move for days now. they want to keep their loved ones in the public eye. they want to keep up the pressure on the government. hopes have been raised of a deal that might bring some of the hostages home, but for now, all they have is the agony of waiting. i can't stop thinking about it. this is my days. these are my days. tagit zin has two much—loved nieces who are among the hostages. ella is eight and a keen dancer. 15—year—old daphna is into tiktok and make up. hamas livestreamed the attack on their home on october 7th.

theirfather, noam, in the black t—shirt, was killed, with his partner and her son, who were seated alongside him. tagit believes her nieces saw it all. she says it is clear in a picture of daphna in captivity issued by hamas. you can see the despair in her... ..face. you can see how she is despaired. do you have hope that they will come home? i know that they will come home. i know they will be back. but it takes too much time and our government, they are the only ones that can stop this in this minute. for now, there's no deal and the hostages are at risk, notjust from hamas, but from israel's air strikes on gaza. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem.

orla's in jerusalem tonight. nearly six weeks into the conflict. how long do you think it might go on? _ ., ., how long do you think it might go on? ., ., ., ., on? day 42 and no indication that this is slowing _ on? day 42 and no indication that this is slowing down. _ on? day 42 and no indication that this is slowing down. in _ on? day 42 and no indication that this is slowing down. in fact in . this is slowing down. in fact in areas of southern gaza to which palestinians were told to flee, they are now being told by the israeli military to leave, so palestinians fear they are going to see an escalation in the south on top of what has already been witnessed in the north. we have had the un warning of the immediate danger of starvation and we have most of the hospitals out of action and we have growing international pressure not just from france and the uk, but increasingly from the us which is talking about the need to protect civilians. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has admitted for the first time that his forces have failed in their attempts

to minimise civilian casualties. he is blaming hamas for that and he has set himself a very broad target, very ambitious and very vague, to destroy hamas in gaza, but what does that look like? and who is to say when the target has been achieved? if he has a timeframe for exiting gaza and a clear plan for the day after, he is certainly keeping it to himself, but it is worth saying that because of what israel experienced on the 7th of october, because of the horror of those attacks, that killed 1200 people and the manner in which they were killed, and that horror is still reverberating here, he has very strong support from the israeli public. there is no sense here of israelis telling him enough is enough. people in the region for your that this offensive in gaza, this war which has been so devastating for the palestinians, it will only be brought to an end when the americans really tell the

israelis that enough is enough because at the end of the day it is the americans that the israelis listens to and we are not hearing that yet. the israeli foreign minister said there were 2—3 weeks before real pressure would start to come, so the pressure is building but it does not seem to have reached a tipping point yet as far as israel is concerned.— a tipping point yet as far as israel is concerned. there's more coverage on our website including international editorjeremy bowen's analysis of the continuing israeli search of al shifa hospital in northern gaza. here, everton football club say they will appeal against the points deduction that sees them drop to close to the bottom of the premier league table after they were found to have broken financial rules. they were found to have breached the limit of how much clubs can overspend, as our sports editor, dan roan, explains. commentator: it's everton who win! everton have been on a decent run of form in recent weeks, but today any sense of optimism

around goodison park evaporated, the club stunned after being docked ten points by the premier league for breaking financial rules in an unprecedented punishment. in a statement, an independent commission said... the premier league had wanted everton docked 12 points after claiming that under owner farhad moshiri, it had far exceeded its spending limits, which permit losses of £105 million over three years. everton said costs of their new stadium and the impact of the pandemic should be factored in, but the commission ruled that its losses were £19 million more than allowed. today the club released this video statement... we believe the sanction is disproportionate and wholly unjust.

the club's view is that the harshness and severity of this punishment are neither a fair nor a reasonable reflection of the evidence that was submitted to the commission. for that reason, the club intends to appeal the outcome. today's ten—point deduction comes into effect immediately, plunging everton from 14th to 19th in the table and into the relegation zone. they've jumped through the hoops asked of them. they've gone through the last few seasons with a salary cap in place. that's already having hands tied behind your back with regards to sporting integrity, and yet found this huge points deduction come on top of that. so the feelings are a bit raw at the moment. having narrowly avoided the drop in recent seasons, everton�*s fans have been increasingly unhappy with how the club's been run and now face the prospect of another relegation battle. officials here at goodison today said they were shocked by the severity of the punishment, and there will no doubt be concern over the potential for clubs relegated in recent seasons taking legal action and uncertainty over what this may all mean

for a prospective takeover by american investors. but everton are not the only premier league club whose finances are under scrutiny. chelsea are under investigation by the league for alleged payments linked to former owner roman abramovich. champions manchester city were charged with more than 100 breaches of the premier league's rules, denying wrongdoing. many feel this marks the beginning of a period of turbulence. dan roan, bbc news, goodison. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has hinted he may cut benefits and reduce taxes, when he delivers the autumn statement next week. in a bbc interview, he suggested cutting tax on business would be his priority, to boost growth. he's today announced £4.5 billion in subsidies and grants for companies in key manufacturing sectors, as our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. what britain makes and how we make it is transforming, from electric vehicles to heat pumps

to this facility in sheffield, producing a key machine for clean hydrogen energy. this is actually turning hydrogen into clean energy. across the world, governments are throwing hundreds of billions at the green industries of the future. today, ahead of the autumn statement, we got britain's admittedly more modest version of this. their competitors are getting loads of money from their governments. what about you ? well, we are putting in support. we're not going to get into a great big subsidy race. we recognise you've got to be pragmatic. sometimes you have to offer targeted support. 400 miles to the north in aberdeenshire, also at a hydrogen energy facility, the labour leader, sir keir starmer, was making rather a similar—sounding offer on greenjobs. what you would have with a labour government is a real drive forward to the jobs of the future, which bring with them lower bills, which bring with them security so putin can't put his boot on our throat, and of course, the next generation ofjobs. today the chancellor allocated

£4.5 billion in green industry grants from 2025. just under half will go to the electric vehicle industry after existing funds were drained. £1 billion will go on green energy like hydrogen. back in sheffield, it's clear some future industries need a leg up to compete. adam, tell me what i need to do. but with a stagnant economy, the government too could also do with some nicely timed factory openings. could we imagine that you'll attract kind of famous american electric vehicle entrepreneurs, for example, to open a factory in britain? i would love to have a tesla factory in the uk any time, let's be clear. is that what are the couple of billion are for? well, we are putting £2 billion, this is targeted support. but actually, i spoke to elon musk about this and he said it's not about the support, its about the environment. and he loves london. let's see what happens there. but the chancellor is facing political pressure to find some space for festive cheer or anything for households too. in terms of tax cuts, you'll have to wait and see,

but i will say that the priority is helping businesses like this to succeed. but you could squeeze benefits? it was due to go up by 6—7% and you could use the different inflation figure and save £2 billion or £3 billion, apparently. well, we will always be a compassionate conservative government, but part of how we make our economy successful is by making sure that companies like this company can find the staff they need. and that is a clear hint that billions could be squeezed from the welfare budget by changing the usual measure for the annual uprating of benefits, and that money could be used for more general household tax cuts. the big message, though, from the chancellor is that after a tricky political week, next week's autumn statement is all about getting growth going again, and business investment. and so, for all the hot air about tax cuts, its business taxation where the big action will be at next week's autumn statement. faisal islam, bbc news, in sheffield.

lets ta ke lets take you back for a moment to these scenes from months ago. storm babet triggered record rainfall, destroyed thousands of homes and left seven dead across the uk, including three in scotland. scottish councils are now saying they need urgent financial help to cope with the effects of climate change. our scotland editor, james cook, has been back to see how people are coping in some of the worst affected areas. it has been a tough autumn in aberdeenshire and angus. storm babet left three people dead, hundreds of homes flooded and here in brechin, a clear up operation which is not over yet. on the date of the floods, this was really high?— was really high? yes, very high, hard to believe _ was really high? yes, very high, hard to believe it _ was really high? yes, very high, hard to believe it was _ was really high? yes, very high, hard to believe it was way - was really high? yes, very high, j hard to believe it was way above was really high? yes, very high, - hard to believe it was way above our heads and reached above the park towards the building.— heads and reached above the park towards the building. graham daly is

head infrastructure _ towards the building. graham daly is head infrastructure at _ towards the building. graham daly is head infrastructure at angus - head infrastructure at angus council. is it a bit of a wake—up call? i council. is it a bit of a wake-up call? ~ , council. is it a bit of a wake-up call? ~' , ., , council. is it a bit of a wake-up call? ~ , .,, ., , call? i think this has really punched — call? i think this has really punched us _ call? i think this has really punched us straight - call? i think this has really punched us straight in - call? i think this has really punched us straight in the | call? i think this has really - punched us straight in the face and said that climate change is real and this is what it looks like here at home in scotland. the this is what it looks like here at home in scotland.— this is what it looks like here at home in scotland. ., ., , ., home in scotland. the town does have flood defences _ home in scotland. the town does have flood defences but _ home in scotland. the town does have flood defences but they _ home in scotland. the town does have flood defences but they were - flood defences but they were breached as the river reached a record high point of the council says the scheme, which opened in 2016, was not designed to allow for climate change, leaving some residents on river street worried they may never be safe here. we have had a lona they may never be safe here. we have had a long tradition _ they may never be safe here. we have had a long tradition of _ they may never be safe here. we have had a long tradition of enjoying - had a long tradition of enjoying living _ had a long tradition of enjoying living next to water bodies because they bring — living next to water bodies because they bring many well—being living next to water bodies because they bring many well— being benefits and things like that but also, when we are _ and things like that but also, when we are building in the flood plain, we are building in the flood plain, we are— we are building in the flood plain, we are restricting the natural abilily— we are restricting the natural ability of— we are restricting the natural ability of that river to cope with extreme — ability of that river to cope with extreme events.— ability of that river to cope with extreme events. . , . , ., , extreme events. humans have reshaped the rural landscape _ extreme events. humans have reshaped the rural landscape as _ extreme events. humans have reshaped the rural landscape as well. _ extreme events. humans have reshaped the rural landscape as well. in _ extreme events. humans have reshaped the rural landscape as well. in the - the rural landscape as well. in the 19th century, by misstating the river above brechin but that made flooding worse and now it has been

wiggled again. flooding worse and now it has been wiggled again-— flooding worse and now it has been wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to — wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to slow _ wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to slow the _ wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to slow the flow _ wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to slow the flow to - wiggled again. what we are trying to do now is to slow the flow to hold i do now is to slow the flow to hold more water in these areas where it cannot do any damage, which will ultimately protect areas downstream. that has not necessarily helped brechin. it that has not necessarily helped brechin. ., , ., , brechin. it will not stop the floodin: brechin. it will not stop the flooding but _ brechin. it will not stop the flooding but what _ brechin. it will not stop the flooding but what we - brechin. it will not stop the flooding but what we hope | brechin. it will not stop the l flooding but what we hope is brechin. it will not stop the - flooding but what we hope is that it will reduce the peak of the flooding is of the floods will not be as damaging. in is of the floods will not be as damaging-— damaging. in the west of the count , damaging. in the west of the country. they _ damaging. in the west of the country, they have _ damaging. in the west of the country, they have been - damaging. in the west of the - country, they have been struggling as well point of landslide came during scotland's wettest two days since records began in 1891 and now they are considering re—routing the road away from the cliff. the drivers who were on this vote at the time, it must have been a terrifying experience for them as the boulders came crashing down from the hillside. it is now a big engineering challenge but also a big challenge for the community here. that means children heading to school not by bus but by boat. scotland is adapting but none of this comes cheap and councils are calling for more help to cope with

the costs of climate change. james cook, bbc news. open ai, the company that created the ai tool chatgpt, has dismissed its ceo. the microsoft—backed company said it no longer had confidence in the ability of sam altman to lead the firm. zoe kleinman is in glasgow now. what happened? this zoe kleinman is in glasgow now. what ha ened? , , zoe kleinman is in glasgow now. what ha--ened? , ,, . zoe kleinman is in glasgow now. what hauened? , ,, . ., happened? this is such an extraordinary _ happened? this is such an i extraordinary announcement happened? this is such an - extraordinary announcement and happened? this is such an _ extraordinary announcement and the whole of the ai community is really quite astonished and shocked tonight. if you haven't heard of sam altman and his company open ai, you have probably heard of the most famous product which was chatgpt, the viral ai chat bot that exploded onto the world literally a year ago in two weeks' time. the firm was gearing up for the first anniversary of this product that has arguably changed the world. we don't know a lot about what has happened here, the board on open ai said it had lost confidence in mr altman and

said that it was worried that he had not been consistently candid in his communications and they questioned something about his honesty which begs the question, if there was something he has or has not told them and has somehow been caught out on a lot of people are now scrambling to try to work out what is going on. he has posted on x, formerly twitter, that he had a good time at open ai and is looking forward to what is coming next. i think it is pretty obvious he did not know this was coming to. just last week he gave a big speech in which he was very optimistic and confident about the future of chatgpt and the future of open ai it was here in the uk at the beginning of the month, at the world's first ai safety summit, and he is very much part of the furniture and a very powerfulfigure in much part of the furniture and a very powerful figure in the whole of the west's ai community i think all eyes are now going to be on what he does next and what comes out about why he suddenly and so dramatically has been fired. zoe

why he suddenly and so dramatically has been fired.— has been fired. zoe kleinman, thank ou. as byatt — the novelist, critic and poet has died at the age of 87. dame antonia byatt won the booker prize for her 1990 novel possession. in a statement her publisher, penguin random house described her as, "one of the most significant writers and critics of our time". her work was translated into 38 languages. now to some football, and england achieved a 2—0 win over malta in their euros qualifying group game this evening. having already qualified for the finals, the three lions struggled to break down their opponents as natalie pirks reports. a final sendoff for one of england's greatest. a grateful wembley said thank you and goodnight to sir bobby charlton. for england's new guard, the euros loom large but their injury hit line—up needed to concentrate first. malta almost enjoying their san marino moment. the maltese are, though,

one of the poorest sides in europe, and this unfortunate defending showed why. own goals aside, though, malta were frustrating england. wembley was flat and lacklustre england were flagging. they needed some inspiration. harry kane's 62nd england goal was quickly followed by a declan rice thunderbolt. but var had other ideas. the final score, then, only 2—0. england'sjob done but it wasn't much fun. well, that was far from a vintage england display but a win nonetheless ensures they are top seeds for next month's draw for a euros where better performances are notjust hoped—for, but expected. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. from gladiator and the roman empire, to france at the beginning of the 19th century, sir ridley scott's latest film is about napoleon bonaparte — soldier and emperor. it's an epic that's gone down well with british critics — less so with some french ones — and our culture editor,

katie razzall, has been speaking to him. i'm blessed with a good eye, i think. that's my strongest asset. wait! and that asset is on show in sir ridley scott's napoleon, played byjoaquin phoenix, a visual spectacular about the french soldier turned ruthless emperor who battled his way across europe and beyond. i'm not built like other men. there have been 10,400 books written about napoleon bonaparte, you know that? he is so fascinating, revered, hated, loved, and more famous, probably, than any man or leader or politician in history, so how can you not want to go there? follow in the footsteps of alexander the great... the film is under fire from some historians for inaccuracies. napoleon bonaparte didn't fire a cannon at the pyramids, for example. you really want me to answer that? i do. i'll answer it. it'll have a bleep in it. get a life, is his response — in coarser language. any historian, the first thing is, excuse me, were you there?

you can't tell me there is not 98% conjecture. give me a break. why are you staring at me? am i? uk reviews have been good, but french critics have trashed scott's napoleon. one bonaparte biographer even called it anti—french. the french don't even like themselves. i don't care. what's interesting is, the audience i showed it to in paris, they loved it. scott made an early name for himself in hollywood with alien, after huge success as an ad director. thelma and louise was another triumph, and with 28 films now under his belt, scott tells me he has a rule for how long a movie should be. you can bore the ass off people if you're running for three hours, three and a half hours. there's a moment that i call the bum ache factor. you start saying, "oh, god. oh, my god, another hour. are you kidding me?" my name is maximus decimus meridius... i scott's gladiator won best picture

at the oscars, but the coveted best directing academy award has so far eluded him. is it because they don't like big blockbusters, and you make blockbusters? i've never thought. i don't really care. and more than 20 years after gladiator, he is now making the sequel in malta and has also written and cast another film that's still a secret for now. you are 85. a lot of 85—year—olds might be slowing down, but you're not. no. how are you planning on spending the rest of your years? are you just going to keep working? yeah. i mean, i go from here to malta. i shoot in malta, finish there, and i've already recce'd what i'm doing next. what is the film you're most proud of... i like them all. and what would you say to your younger self? no advice. i did pretty good. i got there. katie razzall, bbc news. if you've been watching bbc one already this evening, you'll have seen this year's children in need telethon has raised more than £33 million for charity.

even before the live event, with mel giedroyc and other hosts including 14—year—old bafta winning actor lenny rush, bbc radio 2's vernon kay had raised more than £5 million after four days of gruelling runs. during the live show, david tennant also made a one—off special appearance as doctor who. you might have heard that a meteor shower was scheduled to be visible tonight but i'm not sure but still the case. louise lear can tell us, any chance of seeing it? if you look up in the sky, you will see a lot of cloud and may be some rain as well i'm afraid. it will rain as well i'm afraid. it will rain on that parade, i'm afraid. we have had a real roller—coaster with the weather recently and in fact this morning it was really cold and temperatures down as low as minus five degrees in the highlands of

scotland and even in northern ireland and parts