staff, large numbers of displaced people are sheltering in the hospital. live now to juliette touma, director of communications for the un's relief and works agency for palestine refugees. it just give itjust give us a sense of what the latest is at al—shifa hospital as you are hearing it? we latest is at al-shifa hospital as you are hearing it?— latest is at al-shifa hospital as you are hearing it? we are only caettin you are hearing it? we are only getting reports _ you are hearing it? we are only getting reports that _ you are hearing it? we are only - getting reports that communications network has been restored gradually in the gaza strip, so we are only seeing what you are seeing. talk to us about the _ seeing what you are seeing. talk to us about the age _ seeing what you are seeing. talk to us about the age picture _ seeing what you are seeing. talk to us about the age picture more - us about the age picture more broadly speaking in gaza at the moment. aid picture. yell sent to date there have been reports about delivery of fuel, but i can confirm to date that we have not received any fuel deliveries as of yet, and we urgently need fuel for humanity and operations across the gaza strip. do you know why you have not received these fuel deliveries? we have received these fuel deliveries? - have been pleading for weeks on end kneu have been pleading for weeks on end knell for the fuel. none of the tracks that have been coming in since october 21 had failed on numb, and we urgently needed at least 120,000 litters every single day, if organisations are to continue delivering assistance to people in need across the gaza strip. what delivering assistance to people in need across the gaza strip. what is this fuel use _ need across the gaza strip. what is this fuel use for? _ need across the gaza strip. what is this fuel use for? it _ need across the gaza strip. what is this fuel use for? it is _ need across the gaza strip. what is this fuel use for? it is very - this fuel use for? it is very critical for _ this fuel use for? it is very critical for the _ this fuel use for? it is very l critical for the humanitarian operation. we are going to use it to pick up the trucks that are coming in supplies from the border with egypt. we will need it for the water pumps. we will need it for our own cars so we are distributing aid to people in the shared printers. we have 800,000 people in shelters that we manage. we will need it for medicalfacilities. it is we manage. we will need it for medical facilities. it is absolutely critical. it has been used as a weapon of war. humanitarian organisations should not be pushed into a corner begging for fuel. you are based in _ into a corner begging for fuel. you are based injordan. one of the issues we often hear about on the ground in gaza is communication. can you talk to us about the practicalities of how you are in touch with people in gaza and the issues they face when it comes to communications?— issues they face when it comes to communications? that has been a total communications _ communications? that has been a total communications blackout - communications? that has been a. total communications blackout over the past hours. it is now gradually being restored. but let's remember this is the fourth time that gaza has gone through a total communications blackout, which means for us not being able to deliver assistance, not being able to go to the borderers and pick up those very pressures trucks that are coming in with much needed supplies. it means that people in gaza cannot check in on each other. they are in a war zone, so they will not know who is dead and who is alive. they will not be able to call ambulances and it further deepened the sense of isolation that people in gaza have been going through in the past six weeks. it is terrifying. we been going through in the past six weeks. it is terrifying.— weeks. it is terrifying. we have heard over _ weeks. it is terrifying. we have heard over several _ weeks. it is terrifying. we have heard over several weeks - weeks. it is terrifying. we have| heard over several weeks about weeks. it is terrifying. we have - heard over several weeks about the rafah border crossing and various windows which has allowed people to leave gaza and to allow aid in. what is the latest picture at the rafah crossing? is the latest picture at the rafah crossin: ? ., ., . , ., crossing? the rafah crossing from the laimer— crossing? the rafah crossing from the laimer perspective, _ crossing? the rafah crossing from the laimer perspective, we - crossing? the rafah crossing from the laimer perspective, we have l crossing? the rafah crossing from - the laimer perspective, we have been using it to pick up trucks of supplies. we call those shipments a drop in the ocean of need, because the number of trucks coming into gaza are really not much in comparison to the huge needs. the number of trucks coming in via those shipments needs to increase, and those shipments need to have fuel in support of unrwa, a humanitarian organisation in the gaza strip. eco in addition to this feel you are still waiting for, what else do you need to physically in terms of resources on the ground? i need to physically in terms of resources on the ground? i think we ma have resources on the ground? i think we may have lost _ resources on the ground? i think we may have lost juliet _ resources on the ground? i think we may have lost juliet layer _ resources on the ground? i think we may have lost juliet layer from - may have lost juliet layer from unrwa may have lostjuliet layer from unrwa for palestine refugees. let's bring jack rutland into the conversation, he is a warfor bring jack rutland into the conversation, he is a war for i wonder if you can give us your military assessment of the idf operation as it currently stands? the israeli defence forces pushed into gaza — the israeli defence forces pushed into gaza north of the gaza river, they— into gaza north of the gaza river, they managed to break through to the ocean, _ they managed to break through to the ocean, and _ they managed to break through to the ocean, and then pivoted north and have _ ocean, and then pivoted north and have essentially cut gaza city from the sea _ have essentially cut gaza city from the sea. they are now conducting deliberate — the sea. they are now conducting deliberate clearance operations into the urban— deliberate clearance operations into the urban terrain to try and fight their— the urban terrain to try and fight their way— the urban terrain to try and fight their way through positions held by hamas _ their way through positions held by hamas. obviously there is still a lot of— hamas. obviously there is still a lot of civilians in those areas as welt _ lot of civilians in those areas as welt what _ lot of civilians in those areas as well. what we see at the moment is a fairly slow_ well. what we see at the moment is a fairly slow and methodical clearance of dense _ fairly slow and methodical clearance of dense terrain to try and identify tunnels, _ of dense terrain to try and identify tunnels, infrastructure, and to destroy— tunnels, infrastructure, and to destroy hamas's infrastructure in gaza _ destroy hamas's infrastructure in gaza city — destroy hamas's infrastructure in gaza ci . ., destroy hamas's infrastructure in gazaci . ., . ~' destroy hamas's infrastructure in gaza ci . ., ., ,, ., , gaza city. you talk about this deliberate — gaza city. you talk about this deliberate and _ gaza city. you talk about this deliberate and slow- gaza city. you talk about this deliberate and slow military i deliberate and slow military operation. but as you mention, these are areas where there are a lot of civilians. is this an appropriate military method that israelis taking? are they going about things, from an island political point of view, in the right way? the initial strikes we _ view, in the right way? the initial strikes we saw _ view, in the right way? the initial strikes we saw use _ view, in the right way? the initial strikes we saw use a _ view, in the right way? the initial strikes we saw use a very - view, in the right way? the initial strikes we saw use a very heavy l strikes we saw use a very heavy ordinance. _ strikes we saw use a very heavy ordinance, partly because they were trying _ ordinance, partly because they were trying to— ordinance, partly because they were trying to target subterranean infrastructure. there was proportionality judgment infrastructure. there was proportionalityjudgment made i proportionality judgment made i think— proportionality judgment made i think in— proportionalityjudgment made i think in that instance. but the law is actually— think in that instance. but the law is actually very forgiving in that context — is actually very forgiving in that context because it is largely down to the _ context because it is largely down to the commander tojudge. the israeli _ to the commander tojudge. the israeli defence forces have followed very sound military logic. they have tried to _ very sound military logic. they have tried to be — very sound military logic. they have tried to be fast and their initial strikes — tried to be fast and their initial strikes to— tried to be fast and their initial strikes to disrupt hamas. they have then try— strikes to disrupt hamas. they have then try to— strikes to disrupt hamas. they have then try to secure the ground lines of communication in order to isolate hamas _ of communication in order to isolate hamas. then it has used pauses in fighting _ hamas. then it has used pauses in fighting to — hamas. then it has used pauses in fighting to try to encourage civilians _ fighting to try to encourage civilians to leave, and at length inducted — civilians to leave, and at length inducted assault into specific areas — inducted assault into specific areas. from a military point of view, _ areas. from a military point of view, it— areas. from a military point of view, it makes sense. but there is a wider— view, it makes sense. but there is a wider issue. — view, it makes sense. but there is a wider issue, we saw the same thing in morsel— wider issue, we saw the same thing in morsel and raka, civilians don't always— in morsel and raka, civilians don't always leave and they can't always be supported. the law is very permissive in terms ofjudgments of proportionality. and so many, many civilians _ proportionality. and so many, many civilians are — proportionality. and so many, many civilians are being killed. one proportionality. and so many, many civilians are being killed.— civilians are being killed. one of the key moments _ civilians are being killed. one of the key moments of _ civilians are being killed. one of the key moments of focus - civilians are being killed. one of the key moments of focus right| civilians are being killed. one of- the key moments of focus right now is the al—shifa hospital. israel says there are tunnels underneath the hospital that hamas uses as military bases and which they say potentially have kept hostages in. hamas has denied that. but at the core of this, we are talking about military operations and on a hospital where there are patients and medical staff sheltering. he'd talk about the complications are on this as a military operation? ae you have civilians _ this as a military operation? ae you have civilians relying on the hospital— have civilians relying on the hospital for medical treatment and for shelter. but at the same time you have — for shelter. but at the same time you have hamas which has built an extensive — you have hamas which has built an extensive underground infrastructure, it does go out on the civilian— infrastructure, it does go out on the civilian buildings, schools and hospitals, — the civilian buildings, schools and hospitals, for example. we have seen hamas— hospitals, for example. we have seen hamas use _ hospitals, for example. we have seen hamas use at the introductory to fight _ hamas use at the introductory to fight from — hamas use at the introductory to fight from. basing command command control— fight from. basing command command control there is something they have done _ control there is something they have done for— control there is something they have done. forthe israelis control there is something they have done. for the israelis there control there is something they have done. forthe israelis there is always— done. forthe israelis there is always this calculus about military necessity, — always this calculus about military necessity, where it is the military objective, — necessity, where it is the military objective, and they need to engage those _ objective, and they need to engage those fighters when they are deliberately fighting from the middle of the civilian population. one of— middle of the civilian population. one of the challenges is that international law, as written, essentiallyjudges proportionality in the _ essentiallyjudges proportionality in the moment. so if i apply this military— in the moment. so if i apply this military effect to try and kill this fighter— military effect to try and kill this fighter that is engaging me, the hospital— fighter that is engaging me, the hospital has lost its absolute protection because it is being used for military— protection because it is being used for military purposes. i still have to make — for military purposes. i still have to make a — for military purposes. i still have to make a proportionalityjudgment, but that— to make a proportionalityjudgment, but that is— to make a proportionalityjudgment, but that is only about the civilians, the media collateral damage — civilians, the media collateral damage of the strike. where is if you damage of it like a hospital critical— you damage of it like a hospital critical to— you damage of it like a hospital critical to civilian infrastructure, that has — critical to civilian infrastructure, that has collateral damage that lasts _ that has collateral damage that lasts for — that has collateral damage that lasts for years because there is no longer— lasts for years because there is no longer treatment and a refuge. sol think— longer treatment and a refuge. sol think there — longer treatment and a refuge. sol think there are some real deficiencies in how we deal with this because this is going to be a recurring — this because this is going to be a recurring problem. it is notjust an issue _ recurring problem. it is notjust an issue in_ recurring problem. it is notjust an issue in gaza — recurring problem. it is notjust an issue in gaza today, it is one that will croo — issue in gaza today, it is one that will crop up — issue in gaza today, it is one that will crop up again and again in conflict — will crop up again and again in conflict |n— will crop up again and again in conflict. , ., . , conflict. in terms of resources, the idf are relatively _ conflict. in terms of resources, the idf are relatively well— conflict. in terms of resources, the idf are relatively well resourced i idf are relatively well resourced military organisation supported by intelligence bodies. how does that stack up against what hamas has on the ground?— the ground? hamas has a fairly significant _ the ground? hamas has a fairly significant number _ the ground? hamas has a fairly significant number of _ the ground? hamas has a fairly significant number of fighters l the ground? hamas has a fairly i significant number of fighters and it has— significant number of fighters and it has built up a substantial arsenal— it has built up a substantial arsenal of anti—tank weapons and also rocket's, which can continue to be fired _ also rocket's, which can continue to be fired at — also rocket's, which can continue to be fired at israel if hamas is not under— be fired at israel if hamas is not under attack. many of its fighters are fairly — under attack. many of its fighters are fairly determined. having said that, _ are fairly determined. having said that, it _ are fairly determined. having said that, it doesn't have the same sensors — that, it doesn't have the same sensors that the idf has, it doesn't have _ sensors that the idf has, it doesn't have armoured vehicles. so, hamas is very decisively losing this fight, they are — very decisively losing this fight, they are being deliberately cleared out of _ they are being deliberately cleared out of the terrain and inflicting fairly— out of the terrain and inflicting fairlv few— out of the terrain and inflicting fairly few casualties in the process, _ fairly few casualties in the process, partly because the idf is using _ process, partly because the idf is using firepower to reduce the number of times— using firepower to reduce the number of times they need to expose their infantry— of times they need to expose their infantry in— of times they need to expose their infantry in this terrain, and therefore _ infantry in this terrain, and therefore they are using firepower to reduce — therefore they are using firepower to reduce their own casualties, which — to reduce their own casualties, which has _ to reduce their own casualties, which has an understandable judgment, but obviously has serious implications for the civilians. live now to tom bateman injerusalem. we are seeing this report that the israeli military has denied ordering the evacuation of al—shifa hospital. what more do we now? thea;r the evacuation of al-shifa hospital. what more do we now?— what more do we now? they have denied ordering _ what more do we now? they have denied ordering it, _ what more do we now? they have denied ordering it, but _ what more do we now? they have denied ordering it, but they - what more do we now? they have denied ordering it, but they don't| denied ordering it, but they don't deny that an evacuation is taking place. we have had a report from the afp news agency, a journalist working for them at the scene said that via loudspeakers there was an order to evacuate the hospital within the hour earlier this morning. he reported the director of the hospital had been found by the military and instructed for everyone to leave, for patients and staff and displaced people to make their way on foot to the seafront. the israeli military has since issued a statement saying there was no order for people to evacuate. it said it was assisting an evacuation operation at the request of the hospital's director. it also said that medical personnel would be able to stay there for people who couldn't get out. but clearly there are further moves now to evacuate people from the hospital. we have had a localjournalist who has been at the hospital and in touch with the bbc repeatedly over the last couple of weeks telling us in the last few minutes, he says, the group he is with has left the hospital. the hospital has been allocated apart from patients who could not be moved and a small number of doctors. we raise our hands and carried white flags. last night the sounds of gunfire and explosions was terrifying. the bulldozers create huge holes a0 metres deep in at the hospital guard and swept away some buildings. the context of all this is that the military of israel has had the hospital surrounded four days, it has made some raids into it. it has set according to its intelligence that is a hamas command and control centre in an under that compound. we know in these raids it has found some weapons and release pictures of what it said are weapons to support this. but of course we have not seen evidence yet of a command and control centre by hamas. this becomes a really critical issue. we know the israelis have exposed what they said is a tunnel shaft close to the hospital they are, pictures of that were released over the last a8 hours. it would appear that from all of this that those attempts to find more evidence now continue. those attempts to find more evidence now continue-— those attempts to find more evidence now continue. when we talk about the evacuation of — now continue. when we talk about the evacuation of patients, _ now continue. when we talk about the evacuation of patients, the _ now continue. when we talk about the evacuation of patients, the question i evacuation of patients, the question always comes up where these people will go. that is not always a clear answer. there we have any more information from the israeli government or its military on where it says these patients could be taken to it that is safe? earlier on the week they _ taken to it that is safe? earlier on the week they said _ taken to it that is safe? earlier on the week they said there - taken to it that is safe? earlier on the week they said there was - the week they said there was effectively a an evacuation corridor from one direction out to the other of the hospital compound, they said that was safe. we heard from at least one doctor inside that it was safe because of the shelling and bombardment going on outside. more broadly, israel has said that people should evacuate to the south of the gaza strip. they generally have created what they call these evacuation corridors, there is effectively to the south of the gaza strip. they generally have created what they call these evacuation corridors, there is effectively two main south in the gaza strip, and along one or either of these routes evacuation corridors to get south. but it is extremely dangerous. the un and the red cross have spoken on several occasions of that route being littered with bodies, that when people reach wider guards are, the line that effectively separates the line that effectively separates the more from the south with these two points of access, that people are making their way on foot there and are arriving generally exhausted and are arriving generally exhausted and desperately in need of food and water. agencies have been able to supply some at that particular point. but that would be the route essentially that israel says people evacuating the hospital should take. organisers say there will be a pause in marches planned for this weekend in london, after five weeks of large—scale pro—palestine rallies. the groups behind the protests say they will hold smaller gatherings in cities across the uk including manchester and newcastle with the next large national march in central london due to take place on the 25th of november. protests are continuing in madrid today, as prime minister pedro sanchez wins another term in office. after weeks of haggling, mr sanchez secured a four—seat majority, after securing an amnesty deal for catalans involved in a failed bid to secede from spain in 2017. the amnesty deal with the catalan nationalist party has prompted protests in the spanish capital, which in some cases have turned violent. today the main political parties against the deal — the people's party and the extreme—right—wing group, vox — will rally on the streets. live now to our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe. good morning, what are you watching out for today? we good morning, what are you watching out for today?— out for today? we are expecting this demonstration _ out for today? we are expecting this demonstration in _ out for today? we are expecting this demonstration in central _ out for today? we are expecting this demonstration in central madrid - out for today? we are expecting this demonstration in central madrid to l demonstration in central madrid to be a very big. it has the support of the main parties on the right. it is being organised by civic organisations with links to the mainstream and far right. we are expecting it to be extremely big. but this is nothing new. you mentioned the recent protests, that had been lightly protest outside the socialist party headquarters for the last two weeks. there were again last two weeks. there were again last night, there are a constant clashes between protesters and police. we have seen pretty much every weekly is much bigger weekend matches. i think this one is expected to be pitifully big because of the fact that pedro sanchez did manage to form that majority earlier this week. so that is that anger of those who are against the amnesty and who are expected to turn out today. and who are expected to turn out toda . ., and who are expected to turn out toda . . ., ., , ., today. that ma'ority for the socialist today. that majority for the socialist leader, _ today. that majority for the socialist leader, pedro - today. that majority for the - socialist leader, pedro sanchez, is a small majority. what has he been saying about these demonstrations? he has been talking about them as an example, in many cases, particularly with the more violent demonstrations, of it being a reflection of the far right, in particular the vox party, saying that this is what the far right once, is in favour of these violent protests. he has been saying that is why it has been a good thing that i formed this government, a government based mainly on left wing support, but also the support of those regional nationalists as well, saying that the left—leaning government is keeping the right out of power, and it is a right that would probably include the far right in it. so he is saying that is a good thing and we have to push ahead with our progressive social agenda and try to forget about the noise on the street. but obviously like that is going to be an easy thing for him. ~ , ., ., ., is going to be an easy thing for him. . , ., ., ., , ., , him. where is the catalan separatist movement go _ him. where is the catalan separatist movement go from _ him. where is the catalan separatist movement go from here? _ him. where is the catalan separatist movement go from here? i - him. where is the catalan separatist movement go from here? i think- him. where is the catalan separatist. movement go from here? i think they now feel they — movement go from here? i think they now feel they have _ movement go from here? i think they now feel they have an _ movement go from here? i think they now feel they have an opportunity - now feel they have an opportunity right now because they really are the focus of the political debate at the focus of the political debate at the moment. because they are supporting this government of pedro sanchez. they have this amnesty agreement with him, which doesn't come into effect until next year. in the meantime there is a feeling they were tried to push for that ultimate aim, which is a referendum on catalan independence with the blessing of madrid. pedro sanchez has repeatedly said he will not allow a referendum, a scotland style referendum, if you like, that is not constitutional. however, he did say that about the amnesty if few weeks ago before changing his mind. so i think there are many people wondering if there is enough pressure from the independence movement he might change his mind. he insists he will not hold a referendum. but i think the independence movement is looking at this as an opportunity to try and push forfurther this as an opportunity to try and push for further concessions from the central government. fill]? the central government. guy hedgecoe. _ the central government. guy hedgecoe, thank _ the central government. guy hedgecoe, thank you very much. some of the biggest names in entertainment — including disney, comcast and warner brothers discovery — have become the latest companies to pause their advertising on x, after the platform's owner, elon musk, responded approvingly to an anti—semitic post earlier this week. the company's owner denies it was anti—semitic. he's said this morning he will be filing what he called "a thermo—nuclear lawsuit" against all those who colluded in a fraudulent attack on x. open ai, the artificial intelligence firm behind chapgpt, has sacked its ceo sam altman — saying it's lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. the board said mr altman had not been "consistently candid with his communications", hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. spacex will attempt to launch their biggest ever rocket — starship — from texas later today. it's their second attempt — the first try earlier this year ended in an explosion minutes after take off. elon musk says he wants to use the rocket to go to the moon and on to mars. our science editor, rebecca morelle, reports. waiting on the launch pad. will it be second time lucky for elon musk�*s starship? the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built. this is what happened first time round in april this year. the rockets got off the ground successfully, but a few minutes into the flight it was time for the lower part to separate. instead, starships started tumbling, and then this... but it wasn't only the rocket that exploded — the launch pad was wrecked, too. i think they should not have taken that risk to try to launch on a flat launch pad that was made out of concrete, it literally blew up like a volcanic eruption, and there's a lot of speculation that maybe the the chunks of concrete blown out of the launch pad may have knocked some of those engines out. so, we don't know to what degree the launch pad explosion contributed to the failure on the first flight attempt. starship stands 120m tall and has two main parts. at the bottom is the booster, which has a record number of engines, 33 of them. above this is the starship's spacecraft, which can carry cargo 01’ crew. what's unique is both components are designed to land and be cleverly captured, making them fully reusable. it's the scale of the rocket, the rocket is itself absolutely huge. it's a similar size of rocket to something like the saturn 5 rocket that went to the moon as part of the apollo program. but it's also a fully reusable rocket. so, what that means is, it's massive, it can put a huge amount of stuff into space, and it can do it time and again and again and again — and that makes the cost of putting stuff into space so much cheaper. the plan is for starship to return astronauts to the moon. it's an integral part of nasa's artemis mission, but there's a lot of work still to do. they'll need multiple successful launches and to find a way to refuel in space. they'll also need to work out how to land and lift off from the lunar surface. what will success look like? the spacex philosophy is to go quick, fail often and learn fast. so don't be surprised if the rocket explodes again. the hope is, it will make it a bit further than last time. rebecca morelle, bbc news. finally — qualifying for this weekend's las vegas grand prix is due to get under way later. the first practice on the new street circuit lasted only nine minutes, after the ferrari of spain's carlos sainz hit a loose manhole cover. the session was cancelled for officials to check the other drains on the track. it's the first time in over a0 years that a grand prix has been held in the nevada desert city. hello, for many of us the weekend has started off on a fairly grey, wet and windy sort of note. the weather will slowly improve for some of us today as the persistent morning rain clears these words. heading to the afternoon, blustery showers following behind. this is the weather front that brought the rain overnight and early on saturday morning, it is pushing eastwards, lingering longest towards kent, but also across parts of northern and eastern scotland we have that rain into the afternoon. gales developing especially towards the north—west, but you will notice the wind wherever you are. more sunshine breaking through across the bulk of england and wales through the afternoon, still more showers for northern ireland, western scotland. some clear spells in the evening in the south, but plenty of showers rattling through on the brisk winds to was the norm. they will crop up almost anywhere to was the early hours of sunday. it is windy and mild overnight and frost—free. through the day tomorrow, no pressure with others just starting to drift a little bit further eastwards. if you are close to the centre of that low pressure, it will not be as windy as it is today out there. plenty more showers that i think their way eastwards on the breeze, if parts of southern and eastern scotland. mild egg in the coming temperature is perhaps a degree down on today. thundering into monday we may see some heavy rain from a frontal feature for a time, looks like that literally early on monday, and then higher pressure builds from the atlantic. potential for heavier rain first thing in the south. temperature is not quite as mild as recent days. once the showers easily, as higher pressure builds it is looking drier through next week across england and wales in particular. still a few showers across the north and west of the uk, temperatures down a notch, not as mild as they will be through the weekend. this is bbc news, the headlines israel denies reports it's ordered the evacuation of the biggest hospital in gaza — the idf has previously claimed hamas has a command centre in the tunnels underneath it. it comes as the government has agreed to allow two fuel tankers into the strip a day for humanitarian agencies to distribute aid. protests continue in spain as prime minister pedro sanchez signs a controversial amnesty deal with catalan separatists. the deal means the socialist party leader is able to win a vote in the spanish parliament which will allow him to form a government. elon musk says he will launch a �*thermonuclear�* lawsuit against the american media watchdog — media matters — for alleging adverts were being placed next to extreme content on x, the social media site formally known as twitter. it comes as a number of major firms such as ibm and disney pause advertising on the platform after mr musk appeared to agree with an anti—semitic post. the chancellorjeremy hunt has refused to rule out claims that he's considering cuts to inheritance and business taxes in next week's autumn statement — despite previously claiming any reductions would be impossible. a treasury source insisted no final decision had been made. let's cross to the newsroom and speak to our political correspondent hannah miller. it feels like there is more speculation than usual ahead of the autumn statement so what do we need to know? , . ., ., ., ., to know? yes, clear determination to crab the to know? yes, clear determination to grab the headlines _ to know? yes, clear determination to grab the headlines and _ to know? yes, clear determination to grab the headlines and make - grab the headlines and make something of this autumn statement. another opportunity for the government to capture the imagination in that sense. i think what we are seeing is a real shift in tone, we previously heard the chancellor said tax cuts would not be possible. now writing in the telegraph newspaper he says he wants to demonstrate there is a path towards them and i use and emphasise that word path, we should be careful in working out exactly what might be to come. it might be the case what he announces is his intention to cut taxes rather than necessarily anything that will make an immediate impact. the kind of thing being discussed prominently this morning is a potential cup to inheritance tax. that would be quite controversial because of the moment it only affects a% of the states, the former prime minister boris johnson has written saying he supports a cut to inheritance tax and it certainly popular with conservative backbenchers but whether it really puts money in the pockets of the vast majority of people in the country is very questionable and it comes at the same time as speculation that benefits and welfare may not go up by quite as much as had been expected so you would expect the labour party and the opposition to make something of that. there are also other tax cuts perhaps being looked at and floated, things around business taxes, in particular and it may be the chancellor chooses to do something broader. the tax burden in the uk is particularly high at the moment and the conservative party want to see it come down. you mention the — want to see it come down. you mention the support _ want to see it come down. you mention the support amongst the backbench mps, it's been a tumultuous week for the conservative party with some different factions splitting. how does this on potential announcements but the chancellor play into how the conservative party feels at the moment? i conservative party feels at the moment? ~ , ., ., conservative party feels at the moment? ~ ., . ., , moment? i think you are particularly at the right-wing _ moment? i think you are particularly at the right-wing of _ moment? i think you are particularly at the right-wing of the _ moment? i think you are particularly at the right-wing of the party - moment? i think you are particularly at the right-wing of the party who i at the right—wing of the party who are concerned about what happened with the supreme courtjudgement on sending migrants to rwanda earlier this week. they want to see progress very quickly around that particular issue and they also are the same people who particularly want to see these tax cuts so i think ifjeremy hunt can be seen to talk about tax cuts in this autumn statement that would be something that will please that thing of the party who are perhaps a little bit disgruntled and tetchy at the moment and they feel like they need to see something from rishi sunak and his chancellor jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment. ok. jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment.— jeremy hunt in order to keep them onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much. — onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much. as — onside at the moment. ok, thank you very much, as always. _ the chancellor is being urged by the drinks industry not to raise alcohol duty for the second time in four months. some pubs, brewers and distillers say too many other costs have already increased — and they fear a tax hike could be the final straw, as richard moss reports. labelled with love, derek has been crafting gin at his north yorkshire distillery for eight years. but recently turning a profit got tougher. on top of rising costs in august, the government hiked tax on each bottle of spirits by 10%. raw material costs have gone through the roof. everything from juniper through to the bottles, the glass — the last thing we really want is another increase within the business. so it has gone up around about 85p per bottle. so what was a growth industry is under pressure. the combination of spiralling costs and the 10% hike in duty, means that according to the trade body the spirits alliance, more 80% of distillers are concerned they might not make it through to the end of next year. but things could get worse. the chancellor will deliver an autumn statement next week with the potential of another tax hike. it is a worry. you can't keep passing it the end—user and cuts keep cuts keep squeezing your bargains. someone will fall off the end. we don't to be one of those businesses. we would strongly request that duty stays where it is or hopefully improve. the government did cut duty in august on this — beer served in pubs. the aim, to reduce the price in locals like this inn in barnard castle. so has landlord roy felt the benefits? has it made any difference? no, it hasn't. that benefit has not passed on to us. because i think it is stopping at the brewer levels. what the brewer or brewery tells us is they are holding costs, not increasing prices because they are also struggling with their energy costs. so to answer your question, no, it is not passed onto us. and regulars like ian see no benefits of a boost to the bars they love. i can't say i've seen any sign of it whatsoever, frankly. i see a lot of people buying drinks in supermarkets and so i take the view that a lot of people are having their beer at home. the government insists it is designed a tax regime to support pubs and producers. but both remain under pressure and they sayany increases in taxes next week will drain further life from local businesses. richard moss, bbc news. figures seen by the bbc show reported sexual offences and harassment on trains and trams across britain have risen again in the past two years. it's happened as passenger numbers recovered from their pandemic lows, with charities warning that these figures could be just the tip of the iceberg. our transport correspondent katy austin has been looking at how the industry is tackling the issue. evening rush hour in central london, we film with a plainclothes officer from british transport police as he patrolled the underground. our camera was hidden so we would not compromise his work. on the rail and metro network across britain, most reported sexual offences and harassment incidences at this time of day when it is busy, he is trying to spot potential offenders. upkirting, exposure, flashing offences, sexual touching, stalking and harassment offences. the officer sees a passenger behaving in a way that seems unusual, and gets on to see what happens next. this time, he decides it's nothing untoward, and moves on with his patrol. what are you actually looking for? anything that is different really, they are not doing a logical travel plan, so if you see that, that sparks our interest. people who are physically looking at people, hovering around the potential victim. an empty carriage with a random man... maya, in her early 30s, knows what it is like to be targeted. a few years ago a man sat on the tube opposite her and a friend staring. he had a bag on his lap and then he just lifted the bag off his lap and his genitals were just there exposed and from what he had seen, he had cut out a square in his crotch area, purposely for that. at the time she did not report it but believes she might feel more confident doing so now. i spoke it through with my friend and we try to forget about it as you do, but you can't take away the shock. maya is not alone in having a troubling experiences. i have had friends who have had men rub their crotch near them or trying to touch them, under the guise of it's busy, we are just bumping against each other, but i always have some apprehension about how busy a train will be, the time of day, but sometimes i can't help it if it is work, i have to get on the train. experts say offenders can be drawn into public transport as a place to target victims. passenger numbers plummeted during covid lockdowns as people have returned, so has the problem. most of the millions ofjourneys made every day pass safely without incident, but on britain's rail network, including some local tram and metro services, more than 5,000 sexual offences are nearly 3,000 incidences of sexual harassment have been reported since august of 2021. harassment reported particular have risen which british transport police believe this due to rising awareness following campaigns. the statistics are likely to be the tip of the iceberg - and the reasons for that may be that women feel like they are not - going to be believed or takenj seriously, or that really much will happen after they report. the police and the rail industry are encouraging people to step in to help if they see something. is it not more the responsibility of british transport police or staff to assist people rather than then having to get involved themselves? we can absolutely understand that yes and we're not asking people to intervene if they feel uncomfortable in any way, but that is why it is important for people to the other mechanisms so if you are not comfortable stepping in, and often if someone the railway guardian app, speak to a member of staff on the train, there are other ways to intervene in a less harmful. maya says she has intervened herself in the past. i have seen quite a few adult men discreetly recording, often much younger girls, schoolgirls and uniform, trying to fill up their skirt and all this kind of disgusting stuff, and i've actually called them out, i didn't want them to get away with that and i did not want that young girl to feel like she didn't have a voice. the rmt union says the danger of sexual harassment underscored the need for properly staffed trains and stations. the approach police and the industry are taking is to try and prevent these sorts of situations developing in the first place. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in that film, help is available from bbc action line — just visit bbc.co.uk/actionline. fighting fires is dangerous work but more crews are also having to deal with an extra hazard — attacks by groups armed with bricks, bottles and fireworks. official figures for england and wales showed that in 2021, there were almost 2,500 assaults on emergency workers, not including police officers. by 2022 that figure had risen to nearly 3,500. our reporter lizzie rose spent some time with humberside fire and rescue to see the sort of things they have to deal with while responding to emergency calls. these new recruits are training, training to put out fires and training to locate people in burning buildings. but how do you prepare for this? i was getting spat at, i had bottles thrown at me. the gentleman had hepatitis, which is disgusting. i was lucky that nothing came of that. it happened on boulevard in hull. we got called to a house fire with myself and watch manager in charge. quickly deployed our teams in o extinguish a fire and start searching to see if there was any casualties. so there's quite a lot going on at this... at this time. the two occupiers then ended up having a little bit of an altercation with the other residents of the street. so, the crew manager at the time trying to pacify everyone just to sort of take some of the tension out of it. they started hurling abuse at first and then started throwing bottles. i got struck by a bottle in the face and there was a lot of people were filming it, but nobody doing anything about it or stopping it. we had to request a police and another appliance, which then draws another appliance to the incident, so there's less cover in the city. and it sort of escalated into them ripping their shirts off and attacking myself and my watch manager. threw a punch and hit the side of my helmet. and again, it wasjust almost really surreal. you know, you're there to deal with an incident, to extinguish a fire and potentially rescue some casualties, and you've got somebody wanting to fight you in the middle of the street. it's really difficult to deal with because you've got to be a professional. you know, that was just a fist. if he had a bottle, potentially, he could try and strike me with that, or if he had a knife or anything like that. and again, you know, with the increase in knife crime, that's something that i shouldn't really have to think about, but that's now in the back of your mind. it's not the only place where firefighters are being attacked — but humberside fire and rescue service says incidents like this are on the rise. we're typically seeing this from a younger generation and our don't cross the line campaign that is on social media is very much asking communities, including parents, to understand what is happening across their communities and understand how they can report these these issues to us. it's a difficult, difficultjob. why do you still do it? it's, ithink, the best job in the world. and ultimately, i think everybody thatjoins the fire service does it because they want to help people. and that's certainly why ijoined, to make a difference. on sunday, argentinians go to the polls in the final round of presidential elections. there are two men going go head—to—head — the current economy minister, sergio massa, and a former pundit and political outsiderjavier milei who's trying to capitalise on the dissatisfaction of a country facing hyperinflation and a deep economic crisis — our south america correspondent katy watson now reports. evita still looms large in argentina. the country's most famous politician and the original champion of the poor is missed by many, especially in these days of economic hardship. as argentina prepares to vote in a new president the two remaining candidates are promising the world when it comes to improving a country on its knees. but here in one of buenos aires poorest neighborhoods, it's hard to muster enthusiasm for what feels like endless broken promises. in the shadow of the city's port the people of maciel island struggled daily. lourdes, who runs a corner shop, says soaring inflation means paying for the basics is impossible. money becomes worthless quickly, and people here are tired. they want change. translation: i personally have a little notebook of people who can't make ends meet. and i give them items on credit. they can never pay it back because they pay me back and then they end up owing again. so it's a vicious cycle they can't get out of. the candidates know this all too well. the economy is the number one thing that everyone wants fixing, and the argentineans have a choice. sergio massa, a man who's currently in charge of an ailing economy but is part of the political establishment, orjavier millay, a total outsider who's proposed drastic changes like destroying the central bank and replacing the national currency with the us dollar. the two candidates couldn't be further apart politically as they showed in their final debate. translation: ask yourself if you prefer inflation over stability. if you want to continue supporting this corrupt, parasitic and useless political caste that just destroys our wealth generation and sinks us deeper and deeper. but his proposals, which also include more liberal gun laws and banning abortion, make many people nervous. and that's something sergio massa is trying to use to his advantage. i know there are some who are voting for me, not because they are convinced, but just as a way to avoid choosing a path of violence, hatred and harm. and i want to tell all of them that i will ensure they feel that they didn't throw away their vote, but that they trusted someone. the political style of millay has captured attention. he's been likened to donald trump and closer to home, brazil's former leader, jair bolsonaro. for good reason, say experts. because they have this idea that the markets solve everything. and the state is not a society. you don't need to plan. you don't need to have government. you don't need to rules. we know that this is not true. there is no county, no developed country that follows this stupidity. but forget the political football, back at the port, politics hardly feels relevant here. there's little faith that a new leader will change anything for the average argentinean. it feels safer to back sporting heroes instead. katy watson, bbc news. for land has closed four of its borders with russia. the government in helsinki has accused russia of channelling migrants to the crossings in retaliation for a churning meta earlier this year, and accusation russia has denied. sean diddy combs has settled a lawsuit filed by a us singer which claimed she was a victim of rape and sex trafficking during the ten year relationship. the lawyers said claims had been settled to their mutual satisfaction a day after they were found in a new york federal court. the rapper has denied the accusations. this year's bbc children in need appeal has raised more than £33—million for disadvantaged young people across the uk. that includes more than five million pounds pledged to the radio 2 dj vernon kay, who ran 116—miles from leicester to bolton, over four days. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the details. hello, everyone. i'm delighted that children in need have invited me to open this evening's show... the princess of wales kicked off this year's children in need live programme, which featured music, sport and television royalty. david tennant was back as doctor who, encountering one of his oldest and deadliest foes, a dalek. we will wake up the supreme race in the universe! your sponge is moist and its light. that was me! and a special edition of masterchef saw puppets, including basil brush... how would you expect us tojudge this? ..take on a culinary competition! fear not, judges, i canjudge it for you. with, as you can imagine, mixed results. boom boom! # i want to let you know| i was going through...#. a medley of 80s hits saw presenters mel giedroyc and jason manford don shoulder pads and wigs. you all right, love? while one of eastenders most dysfunctional couples, cindy and ian beale, had to work together to race across yorkshire — and cope with a culture shock. chips and gravy, ta. gravy on chips? no, sorry, mate, that'sjust wrong. come on, get a move on, it's dinnertime. vernon kay also learnt how much money he'd raised from his ultra marathon challenge. it is an incredible {5,067,847! it was a big night for lenny rush too — the 1a—year—old actor made his debut as the youngest ever presenter of the show. i negotiated some pretty tough contract terms, you know, a non—stop supply of sweets in my dressing room, and i can go to bed whenever i want. so, yeah. this year, children in need raised more than £33 million for good causes. that's slightly down on last year — but the money will go a long way helping children and families across the uk. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. 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,a00 books written about napoleon bonaparte, you know? 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, 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 called the bum ache factor. you start, "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 a 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. that is it from me for now. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. a minibus that weekend started on a fairly grey and wet and windy note. the weather will be improving for some of us today is a persistent morning rain clears eastwood so heading towards the afternoon sunny spells and blustery showers follow on behind. low pressure very much in charge through today and tomorrow. here it is moving into the north—west of the uk. this is the weather front that brought the rain overnight and early on saturday morning. it's pushing its way eastwards lingering longest i think down towards kent but also across parts of northern and southern scotland. we've got that drain into the afternoon. strong winds rotating around that area of low pressure, dell is developing especially towards the north—west. but you'll notice the wind wherever you are, more sunshine breaking through across the bulk of england and wales through the afternoon. still some showers in northern ireland. western scotland too could be one or two for northern england. sam pearce the seating in the south are plenty more heavy showers rattling through on brisk winds towards the north and through the early hours of sunday. that area of low pressure, dell is developing especially towards the north—west. but you'll notice the wind wherever you are, more sunshine breaking through across the bulk of england and wales through the afternoon. still some showers in northern ireland. western scotland too could be one or two for northern england. sinclair spurs the seating in the south are plenty more heavy showers rattling through on brisk winds towards the north and through the early hours of sunday. there are up almost anywhere. so further east so if your cursor to the centre of the low pressure particularly across scotland it will be as windy as today. strongest winds down towards the south—west of england, 50 miles an hour, perhaps stronger than that. plenty more showers. you can see showers drifting eastwards on the breeze, fewer for parts of southern and eastern scotland, and improved sort of day there. temperatures down a delay on today, eight to 1a degrees. and vanessa look through saturday night into monday missing some heavy rain from the frontal feature for a time. looks like back tears away later on monday and tire pressure both from the atlantic. potentially a bit of heavy rain in the south and south—west, a few showers following in the breeze, turning more and more than through the day. going to bring the temperature down a bit compared to recent days, not quite as mild, 8-13 recent days, not quite as mild, 8—13 on monday. once the shower seems the pressure builds its seems the pressure builds it's looking drier through next week. bullet live from london, this is bbc news. israel denies reports it's ordered the evacuation of the biggest hospital in gaza — the idf claims hamas has a command centre in the tunnels underneath it. elon musk says he'll launch a quote "thermonuclear" lawsuit against the american media watchdog, media matters, for alleging adverts were being placed next to extreme content on x, formely known as twitter. protests continue in spain as prime minister pedro sanchez signs a controversial amnesty deal with catalan separatists to ensure four more years in power. hello, i'm rich preston. hundreds of people have been leaving al—shifa hospital in gaza city on foot. doctors said israeli forces had issued an order to evacuate by loudspeaker, but the israeli military has denied this. it said it had agreed to expand and assist the evacuation following a request by the hospital's director. the israeli military claims hamas has a command centre in tunnels below al—shifa, something hamas denies. as well as patients and medical staff, large numbers of displaced