unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the gaza strip. this happens in war. we are checking this thoroughly. we are in touch with the governments and we will do everything for this not to happen again. iran warns of a harsh response to a suspected israeli attack on its embassy in damascus — that killed two senior commanders. at least one child has been killed and two seriously injured in a school shooting outside finland's capital helsinki. police say the suspect was just 12 years old. senegal�*s new — and youngest — president is sworn in. his election is seen by many as a symbol of hope and a triumph for democracy in west africa. hello and welcome to bbc news now. seven aid workers have been killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the strike was "unintentional". the group of aid workers,

mostly foreign nationals were working for us aid organisation world central kitchen. the charity says they were travelling in a �*deconflicted zone�* in branded armoured cars, and had co—ordinated movements with israeli forces. those who died were australian, polish, british, palestinian, and a dual us—canadian citizen. 44—year—old lalzawmi "zomi" frankcom was among those killed. her family say she was a kind, selfless, outstanding human being. we can now listen to benjamin netanyahu. translation: unfortunately, in the last day there was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the gaza strip. this happens in war. we are checking this thoroughly. we are in touch with the governments and we will do everything for this not to happen again. 44—year—old lalzawmi "zomi" frankcom was among those killed. her family say she was a kind, selfless, outstanding human being. the australian prime minister paid tribute, but also demanded answers. the truth is that this is beyond any reasonable circumstance,

that someone going about providing aid and humanitarian assistance should lose their life. the uk government says it's working to investigate the reported death of a british national. here's prime minister rishi sunak. shocked and saddened to hear the reported deaths of aid workers in gaza. we're urgently working to confirm all the details, but my thoughts right now with their friends and family, they're doing fantastic work, bringing alleviation to the suffering that many are experiencing in gaza. they should be praised and commended for what they're doing. they need to be allowed to do that work unhindered. and it's incumbent on israel to make sure that they can do that. and we're asking israel to investigate what happened urgently, because clearly there are questions that need to be answered. other governments are also demanding answers from israel, including poland — authorities there have named damian sobol as another of those killed. world central kitchen is one of the biggest providers of food aid in gaza, having delivered more

than 42 million meals since october. the charity's ceo called the strike "unforgiveable" and "an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations, where food is being used as a weapon of war." the israel defense forces say they are "conducting a thorough review at the highest levels" into the incident, saying it makes "extensive efforts to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid". it has provided more than a0 million meals to people in gaza since it began its operations and it has been very much involved in bringing in supplies through this new maritime route. it was the second shipment which had

come in through this route, but these aid workers had been unloading, when they were targeted in their convoy. the cypriot authorities have said they are going to keep the sea route open because of its great importance for people in gaza, despite what they said was the tragic news, and i have also been speaking to other aid organisations and they feel this has shone a spotlight on the risks that their workers take and we have the database, the aid worker security database, the aid worker security database, which has kept a tally and says nearly 200 aid workers in gaza, most of them locals, working for the un's biggest agency there, unrwa, have been killed since the start of the bore in different circumstances, and i have been speaking to the head of another us charity that was working very closely with world central kitchen, and he has told me they are also pausing their operations in gaza because of their

concerns right now about style security and he told me that in the course of the war they have lost six members of staff and they are worried about what had just happened and he said pausing the operations means that will mean 2 million meals are not being given out to people in gaza every week. i5 are not being given out to people in gaza every week.— gaza every week. is there a system in lace gaza every week. is there a system in place that _ gaza every week. is there a system in place that happens _ gaza every week. is there a system in place that happens every - gaza every week. is there a system in place that happens every time i gaza every week. is there a system| in place that happens every time an aid shipment goes in? could that be improved in some way? the system as i understand it. improved in some way? the system as i understan: improved in some way? the system as i understan— i understand it, there are areas which require — i understand it, there are areas which require a _ i understand it, there are areas which require a special- i understand it, there are areas which require a special kind - i understand it, there are areas which require a special kind of. which require a special kind of coordination given in advance by the israeli military in orderfor aid vehicles like those with paramedics, to go into those places, and there are also systems in place for areas

which are not scenes of active conflict, where you would keep the israeli military informed of your movements and this is something i have had to do as a journalist in the past when i was allowed, and although journalists are not allowed into gaza right now. but keeping a named identifiable vehicle, the israeli military informed of where you are intending to go, in the hope that you will not be hit as a result of that, and of course this is not a very safe system and we have heard from aid organisations that despite making these efforts towards coordination, they have had attacks in the past as well. aha, coordination, they have had attacks in the past as well.— coordination, they have had attacks in the past as well. a huge sense of shock amongst _ in the past as well. a huge sense of shock amongst the _ in the past as well. a huge sense of shock amongst the aid _ in the past as well. a huge sense of shock amongst the aid community | in the past as well. a huge sense of i shock amongst the aid community and tributes have been pouring in. earlier i spoke with jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. he gave an insight on the legacy left behind by those who died these are colleagues, really, and

there are thousands of humanitarian workers inside gaza, most of them are palestinians, but many are also international. i have 60 colleagues myself from the norwegian refugee council in gaza, most of them in southern gaza, and i visited them a few weeks ago. and then the meals from the world central kitchen, we exchanged tense for food, in between the organisations, and i saw the good work of these very compassionate people who came there as unarmed neutral independent people helping the civilian population, and then they were repeatedly targeted by this attack drone from israel. it repeatedly targeted by this attack drone from israel.— drone from israel. it takes a secial drone from israel. it takes a special kind _ drone from israel. it takes a special kind of _ drone from israel. it takes a special kind of person - drone from israel. it takes a special kind of person to - drone from israel. it takes a special kind of person to do| drone from israel. it takes a i special kind of person to do the work that they do as well. how do

your colleagues and others continue to work in these environments knowing how unsafe it is? why are they so special? knowing how unsafe it is? why are they so special?— knowing how unsafe it is? why are they so special?— knowing how unsafe it is? why are they so special? there is no nobler task and i think _ they so special? there is no nobler task and i think many _ they so special? there is no nobler task and i think many of _ they so special? there is no nobler task and i think many of us - they so special? there is no nobler task and i think many of us feel- task and i think many of us feel very privileged to be able to help people in their hour of greatest need. but we are not reckless. world central kitchen colleagues had notified their presence and their movement with the israeli defence forces so they expected to be safe and they had many operations and movements before. what this proves is that the so—called deacon fiction system which is what we have in war zones, notifying the armed groups about what we are doing and how we work and where we are going, and

thereby being respected according to international law. [30 thereby being respected according to international law.— international law. do you find it reassuring _ international law. do you find it reassuring that _ international law. do you find it reassuring that we _ international law. do you find it reassuring that we have - international law. do you find it reassuring that we have heard l international law. do you find it i reassuring that we have heard from the idf today that they are conducting a thorough review at the highest levels so that this will not happen again? ha. highest levels so that this will not happen again?— highest levels so that this will not hauenaaain? ., . . . happen again? no. i have heard that too many times _ happen again? no. i have heard that too many times from _ happen again? no. i have heard that too many times from the _ happen again? no. i have heard that too many times from the israeli i too many times from the israeli defence forceful stop this is a war machine totally out of control in gaza and there is no other way to describe it. they have killed more civilians than in any other war in recent memory, they have killed more children, more women, the innocent, and then on top of that, more aid workers, than in any other conflict. there were 200 aid workers killed before this attack on world central kitchen. morejournalists, colleagues of yours, killed, than in any other conflict. more hospitals, more ambulances, more doctors and nurses killed than in any other

conflict. this is an indiscriminate campaign which is furnished with the arms from the us, germany, uk, and other western countries. it has to end. comments from all over the world, from leaders of different governments. and a reminder we have a special live page running with the latest on those aid workers killed in gaza and the other developments on the israel gaza war — you can follow that on the bbc news website or app. police in finland say one child has been killed in a school shooting outside the capital helsinki. the attack happened in vantaa — which is a cityjust north of the capital. police say the suspect — a 12—year—old child — shot three students, also aged 12 — and then ran off. two others were seriously injured in the attack. ben woolvin has this report. an anxious wait for parents trying

to collect their children shortly after the start of the school day, as news of this morning's shooting spread. police were on the scene within nine minutes of the emergency call. they say all of the victims were 12, two of them have been seriously injured and another died at the scene. according to the latest information, one of the victims died almost immediately at this location in the school. and two other victims were transported to the hospital in helsinki. police say the suspect, a 12—year—old boy, initially fled the scene but was quickly arrested a short distance away in helsinki. they say the license for the handgun he is believed to have used was held by a close relative. the finnish prime minister says incidents like this remain rare, but he says every one

is one too many. the police say they don't yet know why a 12—year—old might have carried out this attack on other children. ben woolvin, bbc news. in england, the government says 150,000 children should benefit from new childcare support. working parents of two year olds are now eligible for 15 hours of childcare a week during school term time. but there are questions about the number of staff and spaces available as demand rises, and labour is asking whether the scheme can be delivered. our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. childcare for these toddlers is becoming a politicalfootball. parties competing to score a goal with the parents. the government now funding 15 free hours in term time for two—year—olds whose parents work. childcare providers say costs are rising faster, so their other charges to parents could go up. i know a number of local nurseries

have put fees up for a second time. they went up in september and they are going up again in april. i willjust have to review it and see what happens by the end of august, and then — the fees will go up, they have to go up in september, in order to accommodate the wage rises. as a working mum, kirsty will benefit from september. but she is struggling to find a nursery place for her daughter. i've been to three nurseries and put her down on three waiting lists, because they all have massive waiting lists now, because there's not enough nurseries for the hours that are funded. it will help if i can get her in somewhere. the prime minister was upbeat, visiting a nursery in hartlepool today, insisting parents will be able to access the new free hours. we have fully funded the programme and increased the rates we are paying to nurseries, making sure there are more childcare places available, more childcare staff available and the future looks bright. this is a really positive intervention, whichm when it is fully rolled out,

it will be worth about £7,000 of support to working parents. it's an elephant! from this september, children nine months old will be included. working parents, funded for 15 free hours in term time. by september 2025, the conservatives are promising 33 hours. labour says it won't outline its plans untiljust before the election, arguing they will make realistic promises. if you're going to make commitments, you have to have a plan to make it happen. there is a total absence of that from the conservatives. parents know it, they see it every day. the rhetoric from the government, i think, will ring very hollow for parents when they try to access childcare places, only to discover they just aren't there. the lib dems also warned that places might not be available. we are really concerned that because over 3,000 nursery providers have closed in the last year alone, that although we support

the aspiration to provide better childcare for a wider range of families, it is not going to be deliverable on the ground. and many families are going to find themselves disappointed, expecting to get something that will help them, and being unable to access it in practice. for working parents in england, childcare is one of the biggest bills. expect to hear a lot more about it as the general election approaches. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bassirou diomaye faye has been sworn in as president of senegal, becoming africa's youngest elected leader.

heads of state from around the continent attended the inauguration ceremony in the capital dakar. late last month, mr faye won the delayed elections, securing 5a% of the vote, ahead of his main challenger amadou ba. on friday, the constitutional council confirmed mr faye as the winner. let's speak to our west africa correspondent, thomas naadi. what is the mood like in the country? he what is the mood like in the count ? ., , , what is the mood like in the country? what is the mood like in the count ? , , ., country? he has been sworn in as the president and — country? he has been sworn in as the president and the _ country? he has been sworn in as the president and the feeling _ country? he has been sworn in as the president and the feeling is _ country? he has been sworn in as the president and the feeling is very i president and the feeling is very excited and he wants to address the rising cost of living and also reform of the institutions of the country, but he indicated that he knows the challenges ahead but he will do his best to address them. what did he say after he was sworn

in? in what did he say after he was sworn in? . ., , , . in? in the inaugural speech he said he was going _ in? in the inaugural speech he said he was going to — in? in the inaugural speech he said he was going to work _ in? in the inaugural speech he said he was going to work tirelessly i in? in the inaugural speech he said he was going to work tirelessly to i he was going to work tirelessly to strengthen democracy and stability in senegal and he was also going to make sure that senegal engages in trade that will lead to a mutually beneficial relationship and any country that will engage with senegal will have to respect the sovereignty of that country and he also reaffirmed the commitment of the country to make sure on security and stability and integration. part of his campaign — and stability and integration. part of his campaign was cracking down on corruption. how difficult is that going to be? it corruption. how difficult is that going to be?— corruption. how difficult is that going to be? corruption. how difficult is that auoin to be? , ., ., ., , ., going to be? it is not going to be a walk in the — going to be? it is not going to be a walk in the park _ going to be? it is not going to be a walk in the park because _ going to be? it is not going to be a | walk in the park because corruption has been a big issue in this country and a lot of senegalese want him to take a critical look at it and to address it. he said it is one of his priorities, and you have to investigate all corrupt practices

and he says that anyone found to have engaged in any corruption should be held accountable because it is an issue that is very difficult to deal with in this country and many are watching to see how he addresses this particular concern. ., ., , , ., ., how he addresses this particular concern. ., , ., , concern. thomas, it is good to see ou. a concern. thomas, it is good to see you- a region _ concern. thomas, it is good to see you. a region been _ concern. thomas, it is good to see you. a region been afflicted i concern. thomas, it is good to see you. a region been afflicted -- i concern. thomas, it is good to see| you. a region been afflicted -- that you. a region been afflicted —— that has been afflicted with so many coups but we are happy to see that things are in good spirits today. let's return to the middle east now. iran has vowed retaliation for an israeli air strike against its consulate in syria. iran's revolutionary guards say seven officers, including two senior commanders, were killed in that strike in damascus. iran and syria's governments condemned the attack, but the israeli military says it does not comment on foreign media reports. however, it has previously acknowledged hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria,

that it says are linked to iran and allied armed groups. our diplomatic correspondentjames landale told us what possible scenarios we might expect now. it might not be immediate, it might be calibrated, we will have to see, if you think, whenever there were previous attacks, this is not the first time this has happened, there is a lot of military exchange between israel and syria, iranian targets in syria, so the calculation of the iranians want to make is that on the one hand they want to respond proportionately and there will be people within the regime it will be demanding justice for the deaths of their senior commanders —— who will. equally they do not want to trigger all that conflict with israel and the allies of israel because that could spell the end of the regime ultimately so that is what they have got to balance. you could have, for example, and this happened, this strike was against a diplomatic mission and in theory they are protected by the un convention so it is possible that iran tries to strike some kind of israeli diplomatic position and it could be

in the short term something like a cyber attack. the most likely response is to have iran's proxies that it response is to have iran's proxies thatitis response is to have iran's proxies that it is supporting in the region, could attack us positions in syria and iraq where there are still little pockets of special forces and other us service men and women who have been attacked before during this war and could be attacked again. so that would be i think the the more straightforward response is to step up those attacks against us targets in syria. have we had any response from the us? no.

te us at the moment has been denying, there have been some reports suggesting that the us is somehow responsible for this. the us has been trying to sort of counter those reports because the iranian ministers and officials have been saying ultimately the us bears responsibility for this attack because of its support for israel. but at the moment they haven't overtly responded to this. events have just been caught up by the attack on the aid workers in gaza. and when you mention iran's proxy forces, briefly, where are they? they're in countries right around that region. there's an entire picture, if you imagine iran sees its way of promoting its national interests is by exerting what it calls an axis of resistance throughout the middle east to defend its interests. so in gaza, that means hamas, hamas supported and armed, directed by iran. in lebanon, there's hezbollah, the political movement, but also an armed militia that is guided, supported very much so by iran. the links are very, very close. the military commanders who were killed in this strike in syria were core lynchpins between iran and that hezbollah militia. you've also got militia groups in syria, in iraq, that are supported by iran. and then further down the south in yemen, you've got the houthis, more loosely allied with iran. they're slightly more their own organization.

they do things off their own bat. but certainly the missiles, for example, that the houthis are using to strike western shipping in the red sea, those are iranian made missiles and they've been launched by people who've been trained by iran. so that's the sort of broad picture, and that's the broader war that we sometimes forget about when we're focused mostly on the humanitarian crisis in gaza. the next time you have to come and unroll the map in front of us. around the world, millions of people have to deal with type i diabetes — meaning they have to inject themselves with insulin every day to balance their sugar or glucose levels. well, in england, health authorities will shortly begin contacting ten of thousands of people who could benefit from a pump known as an artificial pancreas. experts say the technology will be a game—changing treatment. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more.

i'm just going to pull this down, just do your height. two years ago, we reported on how six—year—old charlotte was taking part in a trial of a device that could radically change the way she manages her type i diabetes. this around yourarm... rather than regular fingerprick tests to check her blood glucose and then injecting insulin, charlotte was using what's known as an artificial pancreas. the device continually monitors a person's blood glucose, then automatically adjusts the amount of insulin given to them through a pump. now, thousands more people will be assessed to see if they, too, can use the pumps, something that experts say will be a game changer. for many people with type 1 diabetes, managing their condition means a lot of thinking of before they do a lot of things, such as eating, such as going for a run. but with this technology, a lot of those day—to—day thinking and working out things will be reduced. more than 300,000 people are living with type i diabetes in the uk. the devices will be rolled out to children and young people under 18 with the condition as well as pregnant women and those

adults with type i diabetes who have an elevated blood sugar level. retired engineer les is one of those who, like charlotte, took part in the trial. i very quickly, my blood glucose control, itjust was a tremendous improvement. to the point where i'm now below the diagnostic threshold for type i diabetes. i feel healthier in myself, more able to do everything. what's my glucose? computer: 0k, viewing. you're 5.9 and steady. i the devices are already available in scotland to some patients, but they don't suit everyone. and nhs bosses have warned of challenges in getting enough supply of the devices, plus the need to train more staff in how to use them. that means it could take five years before everyone eligible has the opportunity to have one. dominic hughes, bbc news. an exciting development. stay with us here on bbc news.

we have the business report next. hello there. there's been a lot of cloud around today and whilst we'll see some sunshine in the next few days, there will be some more rain as well. this is the rainfall accumulation. as you can see, we're all going to get some rain through the rest of this week. the wettest weather over the hills in the west and into central southern scotland. it won't be as wet in the far north of scotland, perhaps, but it's quite cold here. temperatures struggling to around six or seven degrees, whereas with some brighter skies in between the showers in england and wales, ia or 15 is likely. those showers are going to fade away because we've got this rain coming up from the southwest that's going to head northwards overnight, eventually into southern scotland and northern ireland. some patchy rain further north in scotland as well.

so keeping a lot of cloud overnight should keep the temperatures a bit higher than last night, maybe no lower than ten or ii degrees in the south. we've got that rain heading into northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. some wet weather for a while here and the rain could be followed by some heavy showers in northern england. the odd shower further south in england and wales where we're seeing some sunshine around it as well. these are the temperatures. they're not really changing very much, but it's still quite cold across many parts of scotland. and that's because we've got this north easterly wind. but it's south—westerly winds that will bring wet weather in from the south west. again, as we head later on into the week, another area of low pressure moving in, bringing some outbreaks of rain on wednesday night, heading away during thursday. we may see things becoming a bit drier and brighter. hopefully some sunshine around. not too many showers, but more rain arrives again in the southwest during the afternoon. those temperatures reaching ia, perhaps 16 degrees in the southeast of england. still disappointingly chilly in that north easterly wind in scotland.

and that's going to be the story through the rest of the week. further south, the winds are more from the southwest, hence the higher temperatures. but we've got all the wet weather coming in from the southwest as well. and by friday, there's another area of low pressure, this one taking more of a northerly track. it will take the wetter weather into scotland and northern ireland. and for a while there could be some snow over the scottish mountains before temperatures rise. we've got a few showers coming into england. wales drier further east and not quite as windy, but some gales are likely through the irish sea. temperatures are slowly rising in scotland, higher temperatures in england and wales, but some windy and warm weather for saturday.

retail inflation falls to its lowest level in two years, but experts warn we're not out of the woods just yet. and what's a centi—billionaire? according to forbes, there are more of them than ever before. stay with us to find out more. welcome to world business report. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the uk and some news that may put further pressure on the bank of england to cut interest rates sooner rather than later. shop price inflation has eased to its lowest rate since december 2021,

coming in at 1.3 percent in march, down from 2.5 percent in february.