a spokesman for the israeli military told bbc news it was looking into the incident but couldn't say if it had been caused by israeli action, although an idf social media post stated the military had conducted activities in the jabaliya region, saying they encountered terrorists and struck a large number of terrorist infrastructure. hamas claims the second strike was also on a school, tal al—zaatar, adding that 32 members of one family were killed, including 19 children. in other developments today, hundreds of people have left gaza city's al—shifa hospital on foot. doctors say israeli forces had issued by loudspeaker an order to evacuate. the israeli military denies this, saying it had agreed to expand and assist an evacuation, following a request by the hospital's director. yogita limaye has more now from jerusalem. and a warning — her report contains distressing images. people fleeing al—shifa hospital in gaza's north. the hospital's director says israel ordered civilians to leave. the israeli military says they acted on a request by the hospital and have facilitated this evacuation. a cameraman working for the bbc filmed these families today as they arrived past the israeli military checkpoint for people moving from the north to the south of the strip. this boy was injured in a bombing near his house and had been sheltering in al—shifa. "we were getting food and water at the hospital. "the israeli military would enter it whenever they wanted "and they were shooting as well. "today we were able to leave the hospital," he says. israel says military action at al—shifa targeted a hamas command centre there. hundreds are reported to have been able to leave today, but there are questions about how those with serious injuries or illnesses can evacuate. from further north in gaza, footage has emerged which shows the aftermath of an explosion at a un—run school shelter. the hamas—run health ministry says scores were killed here. the bbc can't independently confirm what caused this, but it has been able to verify that his video is from today in the jabalia refugee camp area. in central gaza, a so—called safer area, an air strike hit. the number of civilian deaths is increasing global pressure on israel to pause the fighting. from within the country, too, calls of anger and frustration are growing. a few days ago, these people started marching from tel aviv. today they arrived in jerusalem demanding the release of the hostages taken by hamas. what we're seeing on the streets ofjerusalem today is evidence of the growing pressure from people here on the government for some movement on the release of hostages, for the announcement of some kind of deal that would get the more than 200 people being held in gaza by hamas safely back to their homes. and i think talking to people here what's quite clear is that they believe the government isn't prioritising that. "bring them home now" is what they're shouting. this man's brother was kidnapped from a music festival being held in southern israel. his brother eli says it's now been six weeks since they were taken and time is running out. there is no victory if we will not bring them back home. if they stay there, we lose. and we don't only lose in that war, we also giving up on our morals and ourjewish identity. the families of the hostages are meeting members of israel's war cabinet today. they'll be looking for answers and hope. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. earlier today, thousands of family members of the 240 hostages held by hamas in gaza finished a five—day march from tel aviv to jerusalem. about 20,000 people ended the march with a rally outside the residence of prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. earlier, i spoke to gil dickmann, one of the attendees of the march. so, my cousin carmel gat, 39 years old, you can see her right here on my shirt, she was kidnapped from a house in be�*eri kibbutz, and her sister—in—law was also kidnapped from the house, she was kidnapped along with her husband and with her three—year—old child. the three of them managed to escape from the car that was driving them but their mother was running too slow, she gave the baby to her husband, her husband ran, and she is now kidnapped in the hands of hamas. i have to tell you personally that the photos you have been showing, the videos you have been sharing are horrifying, it is horrible. we want this to stop, we don't want blood, we don't want any revenge. i think many israelis who have walked the streets ofjerusalem today, who walked from tel aviv to jerusalem, don't want to see blood and revenge, what they want to see is life, life brought back to the homes of israelis, and specifically we want to see our families back home. gil, i understand your aunt was also caught up in the 7th of october, what happened to your aunt? yes, it was at the same house. she was the first to see the terrorists when they came in. she was caught by them, we don't know what happened but i scrolled through telegram videos to see what happened to her. the terrorists were posting them because they were proud of them, i guess. i found a video of her, she looked as if she was handcuffed and walked around the kibbutz, and then i found another video saying she looked as if she was murdered and we got it confirmed a few days after, she was actually murdered ten metres from the house without any reason whatsoever. that must have been traumatising in itself, looking through those videos. yes, yes. i can't even think about it right now. for me, it was the only way to receive any kind of information of what had happened because it is in such chaos. it was the only way for us to receive information, this is how we learn, this is how... i had to tell my mother and the husband of my auntie, i had to tell them all by showing them the videos and it was horrifying. gil, before we talk about the march today, and i know you have said what you and the families want, first off, have you heard from any of the two members that remain missing, or have you heard directly from them or received news about their well—being 7 they are defined and considered as kidnapped by the idf, but we didn't hear anything from them, we didn't hear anything from hamas who isn't telling us anything about them or anyone else. the red cross is trying to reach them but they cannot. it is a terror organisation, this is notjust like a hostage situation in which there are messages given from and to the people held, and we actually don't know anything for sure right now, they might be alive, they might be dead. we consider them alive because we don't know if they are dead or alive. but we didn't hear anything, they didn't contact us, it is all chaos. that was gil dickmann speaking to me here earlier on the programme. the israeli military has told the bbc that it is looking into the explosions in the jabalia refugee camp but it could not confirm whether or not it had been caused by israeli military action. but the israel defence forces twitter account has posted this message, saying that the al—shifa hospital in gaza now has fuel, incubators, baby food, medicine, food and water. it adds, "these definitely weren't provided by hamas, "but by israel." the bbc has not been able to independently confirm these claims. people are continuing to flee from the north of gaza along routes which the israeli military has designated as safe. israel says it has arranged a voluntary evacuation from the al—shifa hospital — but palestinian sources say the departures have been forced, and only around 125 patients, 2a newborn babies, and just five doctors and some nurses, are still there. one of the doctors who left al—shifa, ramez radwan, described the situation he had left behind. translation: the wounded lying on their beds, - they are badly injured. their conditions are very hard as a result of the lack of medical equipment and treatments. there is bacteria that has started growing on their feet, and i have got to say, there are maggots coming out of the wounds. not to mention the suffering of the patients from all the pain because there are no painkillers or antibiotics. the situation at the hospital, it is miserable. i was joined earlier by dr mustafa barghouti — president of the palestine national initiative. israel committed today, the israeli army committed a horrible, horrible massacre, another massacre, actually. it included attacking two schools, one is a united nations schools, one is a united nations school in the jabalia area in the north of gaza and the other one is tal al—zaatar school, also in the same area. the total of the people killed there is more than 200, and many of them, most of them are children and women, civilians, innocent people, who were taking shelter in these schools because there is no safe place to be in. they were bombarded and killed and then in addition to that, israel conducted another air strike in khan younis in the south which they are trying to push people to, claiming it is safer, so there they killed 60 other people, mainly women, mainly children, mainly civilians. these are barbaric attacks that continue around—the—clock, they have taken already the lives of more than 5000 children, probably 7000 children if we count those who are still under the rubble and nobody can take them out. nothing in the world can justify these atrocities of these massacres committed by the israeli army, and nobody believes their lives any more. each time they are embarrassed about what they do, they come up with a lie. and they continue to lie. also about the al—shifa hospital which they bombarded, destroyed most of, forced injured people, sick people, doctors, nurses, to evacuate it. just two interrupts, ijust doctors, nurses, to evacuate it. just two interrupts, i just want to make sure i get the point with you before i lose the opportunity, why 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the internal department, the internal medicine department in the internal medicine department in the hospital. look, there is no place safe now in gaza. after the pick killing of 12,000 palestinian civilians, including almost 6000 children. . . , , ., children. that was the general secretary of — children. that was the general secretary of the _ children. that was the general secretary of the palestinian i secretary of the palestinian national initiative there. president biden has outlined his route for peace in the middle east — once the war in gaza is over — in an article in the washington post. in the newspaper's opinion column, he says that gaza must never again be used as a platform for terrorism. he says that there must be no forcible displacement of palestinians from gaza, no seige, or blockade. and he says the palestinian people deserve a future free from hamas — and a state of their own. and that, he says, should be under the two state solution — and led by a revitalized palestinian authority. mr biden also expresses regret for the loss of innocent lives, on both sides of the conflict. but he does not call for a ceasefire. live now to our north america correspondent, shingai nyoka. she and guy, you have had the opportunity to read this column in full, what more can you tell us? essentially, the chrysler, this is a foreign—policy manifesto where president biden is laying out the reasons why the us provides such substantial support for both ukraine and israel. he also speaks about his support for israel, he reiterated the point that he has made from the beginning, that he believes this is an inflection point and that he doesn't want to withdraw that support, but he also draws parallels between what is happening in israel and what is happening in ukraine. in the us, there has been decreased support, public support, for the war in ukraine, especially amongst the republican party, and so he is essentially laying out the reasons why the us should continue to support both of these walls. he says that democracy is under threat but specifically on the issue of israel, he answers the question about what lies ahead after this conflict is over, he believes that a two state solution is the only solution for long—term security between these two countries, but also says that the west bank and gaza should be united under the strength —— strengthened palestinian authority. he also speaks about the attacks by israeli settlers against people in the west bank, and he has tightened sanctions. so, a wide range of issues here in which he essentially issues here in which he essentially is trying to sell america's foreign—policy to the american public. foreign-policy to the american ublic. ~ . , foreign-policy to the american ublic. ~ ., , ., public. was there anything that wasn't in there _ public. was there anything that wasn't in there or _ public. was there anything that wasn't in there or anything - public. was there anything that| wasn't in there or 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should call for an immediate ceasefire. he didn't do that and there is concern about the humanitarian situation that continues to escalate, but really what we have heard is what he said over and over again, what we have heard is what he said overand overagain, reid what we have heard is what he said over and over again, reid tried to make his point to the american people. make his point to the american --eole. ,, ., ., ~ make his point to the american neale, ,, ., ., ~' elon musk, the billionaire owner of the spacecraft manufacturer, spacex, has congratulated his team, following the launch of his starship rocket. this is despite a flight failure nearly eight minutes after a successful liftoff and just as the vessel reached space. here's rebecca morelle. the world's biggest and most powerful rocket starship getting ready for its second test flight. three, two, one... at first, everything goes to plan — the spacex rocket is on its way. after a couple of minutes, a vital manoeuvre. this is where things went wrong on the first test. but not this time. the upper and lower parts of the rocket successfully separate. so far, so good. then this. and as you can see, the superheavy booster has just experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly. but the upper part of the rocket continues, making it to space, until that explodes too. watching all this unfold, the rocket�*s owner, elon musk. elon was predicting a 60% chance of success. and i would say that they probably got 60% success. they managed to clear the tower. they didn't blow up the launch pad. i would say overall, they met some of the most important flight objectives. standing 120 metres tall, starship is even bigger than the rockets used for the apollo missions. this means it can launch much larger loads. they'll be able to take 150 tonnes. 150 tonnes means you can launch big parts of a space station, _ or perhaps infrastructure - that we want to put on the moon. and this is vital. starship is an integral part of nasa's artemis mission to return astronauts to the lunar surface. there are a lot of things that have to be completed before we can actually put americans walking on the moon again, and i would say starship is a big piece of that, so nasa needs this to be successful. so was this flight a success or failure? usually an exploding rocket is seen as far from ideal, but the spacex philosophy is to go quick, fail often and learn fast. so now they'll work out what went wrong, then try again. rebecca morelle, bbc news. joining me now for more on this is laura forczyk. she's a space scientist and the founder of space consulting firm astralytical. i hope i have said that correctly, astrological. i hope i have said that correctly, astralytical. it may seem costly to blow up a giant rocket but it can actually save money because you are not bringing in a lot of redundancy, you are not building to perfection immediately, you are building up to perfection and therefore it can save you money because 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pocket, but it is going to be quite a legacy, isn't it?— a legacy, isn't it? oh, yes, this will be a _ a legacy, isn't it? oh, yes, this will be a change _ a legacy, isn't it? oh, yes, this will be a change of _ a legacy, isn't it? oh, yes, this will be a change of how- a legacy, isn't it? oh, yes, this will be a change of how space | will be a change of how space community things about launch. whether we are going to lower orbit like the international space station or going to the moon are going to mars. ., ., , ., ., mars. unfortunately, we have to leave it there, _ mars. unfortunately, we have to leave it there, thank _ mars. unfortunately, we have to leave it there, thank you - mars. unfortunately, we have to leave it there, thank you very i mars. unfortunately, we have to i leave it there, thank you very much indeed. thousands of people havejoined protests in the spanish capital, madrid. they are angry with the agreement between the socialist party and the catalan pro—independence leaders that aim at granting amnesty to those involved in catalonia's failed independence bid. this goes back to the 2017 catalonia secession attempt, in exchange for the votes which were essentially far reaching and governing majority, mr sanchez accepted several concessions, including the adoption of this amnesty bill for separatist leaders and activists who were prosecuted back in 2017 for their involvement in those protests. so, this is why people are upset, the deal was drawn by pedro sanchez, he has just won another term as prime minister. so, there, you can see police and some of those that have been detained who have been taking part in those protests sitting on the pavement there. somebody is either being handcuffed of the handcuffs are being released, we are not sure, but we have, over the last few minutes, seen some scuffles and a certain level of violence breaking out on the streets of madrid there. we believe around 170,000 people, thatis we believe around 170,000 people, that is according to the police themselves, actually gather in the plaza mir —— the plaza bessie bellas in the heart of the capital, they were responding to a call by right—wing leaders opposed to the amnesty plans. we will watch this closely and bring you updates. those protests started at midday and continue now. finland has closed some of its border crossings with russia, in an attempt to prevent the entrance of asylum seekers. finland shares a 1,340 kilometre border with russia. barriers will go up at four of the nine crossings — the stations will remain closed for all traffic until the 18th of february. you're watching bbc news, more coming up in a couple of minutes, do stay with us. hello there. we've seen two different sides to autumn over the last couple of days. friday, i'm sure you'll remember, we had lots of sunshine across the country and temperatures generally near average, although it was a bit cold in scotland. contrast that with the weather we had on saturday, where there was a lot of cloud around but it was a lot milder. temperatures in yeovilton up to 17 degrees celsius. it was also quite windy for some, for example here in west scotland. saturday's weather was all due to this area of low pressure. sunday's weather will all be due to this area of low pressure too. it's not really going anywhere very fast at all. the south—westerly winds we have at the moment will continue to feed in some fairly thick layers of cloud, thick enough to bring outbreaks of mostly light rain and drizzle, although there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in for west scotland and northern ireland at times. so we are looking at a mild start to the day on sunday. near the centre of this low pressure in scotland, it won't be too windy but in contrast to that, the winds picking up across the south coast of england and into southern wales as well. i think towards the south—west coasts, we could see gusts picking up to about a0 mph, so it will be a noticeably blowy kind of day. some further damp weather working from west to east but you do have a chance of seeing a few glimmers of sunshine pushing through the cloud at times. here's our low pressure still with us by monday, slowly slipping away into the north sea and weakening. still bringing cloud and patches of rain but again, there should be a few more brighter spells intermingled, particularly across more inland areas. although still mild, those temperatures are just starting to edge down a little bit as we head through the course of monday. heading into tuesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure moving in off the atlantic and that should give us better breaks in the cloud, particular across scotland and northern ireland, although there could be a few mist and fog patches to start the day here. maybe one or two showers draped around coastal regions of england and wales but otherwise probably largely dry. temperatures coming down, closer to average for the time of year, about 9—12 degrees celsius for most. now, that mild weather lasting for much of the week. it will often be quite windy. towards the end of the week and next weekend, though, there is a question mark as to how far south we start to see some cooler air moving its way in. what i think we will see is a drop in temperatures and across some of the mountains of northern scotland, it could get cold enough to see some of the showers start to turn a bit wintry. this is bbc news. the headlines... blasts were reported in the jabaliya refugee camp earlier on saturday. the hamas—run health authorities say two schools, which were being used as shelters, were hit, killing at least 80 people. israel says it's investigating. people continue leaving northern gaza on foot and are reportedly leaving al—shifa hospital. israel denies ordering the evacuation of the hospital, saying it was asked to provide a �*secure route' out for those who want to leave. a huge march, demanding the release of hostages taken by hamas, arrives outside the home of israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. relatives of those who are being held hostage in gaza have met cabinet ministers benjamin gantz and gadi eizenkot. and lift off... kind of. space x's starship rocket makes it into space, but experiences a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" shortly after launch. spacex owner elon musk congratulated the team. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has categorically ruled out a full ceasefire with hamas in a robust defence of his country's military operation in gaza. he said he would consider only a temporary truce in exchange for the return of hostages kidnapped by hamas. and also stressed that israel had been ready to defy world opinion in its operations in gaza city and the occupation of al—shifa hospital. mike noyes is the humanitarian lead for �*actionaid uk'. he told me about the situation in gaza. his colleagues were hoping to distribute hot meals to around 5000 households there. i haven't been able to hear from my team today how that's gone because of the communications problems and the communications blackout. but that will be a really important thing for the families if we can get to do that today, if we were able to do that today. we're also working on getting some warm coats and blankets to affected displaced people because obviously the weather is starting to turn worse now in gaza and people are living in very flimsy shelters. but this is a drop in the ocean. this is a very small amount compared to the levels of need that we all know that these half a million or more people who have had to flee south as a result of the military incursions. we are deeply concerned about how this is going. 0k, mike, we'll discuss what your possible plans are moving forward. but first off, can ijust come back to the fact that you mentioned khan yunis and you have colleagues working on the ground there, and i'm sure you're more than aware that israel has sent out yet another warning for people to evacuate khan younis, to move to safer areas. many analysts saying that this is an indication of them moving their operation southwards. what has your advice been to actionaid staff following that warning by israel? our staff are in a very difficult situation. our staff, of course, are palestinians working and living in the communities. some of them moved to the south following the initial orders. they're now being told to move again, same as the general population. frankly, the message we get back from our colleagues, whether they're in the south, whether in the north, is nobody any longer knows where is safe. you're told somewhere is safe and it comes under attack. and then you're told again to evacuate from it. people really are living in fear. they've been living in fearfor a long time. we see up in the north today, a school, two schools maybe that are protected under the rules of war as shelters have been attacked. the israeli defense forces for the moment is not accepting responsibility for that. but two schools have been hit by these massive bombardments. 0k, mike, obviously there has been this mass movement from al—shifa hospital. people have been making their way southwards. i don't know if your staff will be receiving them. you've talked about distributing warm food and there was some fuel brought in specifically for un—run organisations. are you likely to see any of that fuel to help yourselves? are you in a position to receive those that are coming from al—shifa? and what are you going to do moving forward? with the resources available, we will do what we can. i don't know whether those people from al—shifa are going. the volunteers we had in al—shifa left a few days before the israeli military entered the hospital because because of fears for their own safety with the state of siege that the hospital was in at the time. the real problem is, of course, that there are limited amounts of aid getting in, there are limited amounts of fuel coming in. but as we all know, it's less than a tentth every day of what was coming in before that. things are running out, people are hungry, people are scared, people are not drinking clean water. relatives of the 41 workers who've been trapped in a partially—collapsed road tunnel in northern india for nearly a week say they're frustrated by delays in efforts to free them. officials say the operation is being hampered by falling debris and repeated breakdowns of heavy drilling machines. greg mckenzie has that story. the 41 labourers became trapped inside this tunnel last sunday after a nearby landslide caused heavy rubble to fall, leading to the collapse of a section of about 200 metres from the entrance. contact with the man has been established and they are currently being provided with oxygen and food. the tunnel is part of an ambitious national highway project to improve links with pilgrimage spots in the himalayan state of uttarakhand. there have been angry confrontations between rescue officials, relatives and friends of the trapped workers. translation: the authorities are promising us every - day that they will be rescued by tomorrow. it has been four days since we came here and we have been hearing the same thing every day. the arrival of a new drilling machine has created some optimism, but it is yet to become operational. translation: we had to put the work | on hold because there are vibrations. when the drilling machine runs. the surface gets uneven and there are chances that rubble could come down. officials say that if everything goes to plan the rescue of the 41 men could take another four or five days. greg mckenzie, bbc news. here in the uk, two people have been flown to hospital following a dog attack in north wales. police were called to a property near pwllheli on friday morning. two other people suffered minor injuries, and 37 dogs were seized. the dog involved in the incident has been euthanised. north wales police say their enquiries are ongoing. 0ur reporter, david grundy, told us more. this happened yesterday in a remote part of the llyn peninsula. so the western tip of gwynedd, the most north western county in wales. police were called to an address there after reports of a dangerous dog. north wales police say a total of four people have been injured, two badly following that dog attack. now this place is remote. the nearest big town is pwllheli, which is 15 miles away. it'll take you half an hour to get there by car. the nearest major hospital, then, is in bangor, which is an hour away by road. so two people were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. another two had minor injuries. the dog involved was destroyed. we don't know yet what kind of breed it was, but police say a total of 37 dogs and a number of cats were seized from the address. police have stayed at that address all day while the enquiries continue. north wales police say they are working on a joint investigation with the rspca. now in terms of the community, we've spoken to local councillor gareth williams who said as a community there's a sense of shock and concern at the news, especially now that police have released a statement confirming there were 37 dogs at this property. he said his biggest concern is that there's a public footpath not far from the house and that families live nearby. he added, though, that his thoughts are with everyone concerned and hopefully that the injured party can make a quick recovery from those injuries. now the police investigation, as i said, and they're working with the rspca. that investigation is ongoing. the winners of the 2023 international children's peace prize were last night recognised for their work supporting children made refugees by war — while also fleeing the war in ukraine themselves. ukrainian teens sofia tereshchenko, anastasiia feskova and anastasiia demchenko were awarded the prize for their work on two apps designed to help refugee children in need. 2023 is the 19th edition of the award, which is given to children �*who have made a significant contribution to advocating for children's rights'. the two apps target two age groups, and are designed to help children feel more secure in a new country. this year's finalists also included 16—year—old aaron scarth from the uk — who has been fighting to destigmatise public perception of children with parents in prison. and 14—year—old nihal tammana from the usa — he's encouraging others around the world to recycle discarded batteries, to protect the environment. live now to ely in cambridgeshire to speak to one of the winners — sofiia tereshchenko. sofiia, welcome to the programme and thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. congratulations stop how did you feel when you were given this award? i you feel when you were given this award? . ~ you feel when you were given this award? ., ~ ., award? i mean, i think we all felt very proud _ award? i mean, i think we all felt very proud and — award? i mean, i think we all felt very 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thought it was necessary or how it came about, you developing these two apps, how did the free if you meet? what were your stories?— your stories? that was actually very interesting- — your stories? that was actually very interesting. we _ your stories? that was actually very interesting. we met _ your stories? that was actually very interesting. we met online - your stories? that was actually very interesting. we met online becausej interesting. we met online because the three others were participating in this competition for a scholarship. and we were put in one group to make a socially important project. i think we just got along really well from the very beginning. we really enjoyed working together and we just thought that it was something that we wanted to continue doing, so we found this competition with the main goal of empowering young girls and women to use coding and design to solve problems in their communities. and yes, wejust thought it was something that we would like to do. so that is how we got together with our team a week before the war started and then obviously after the full—scale invasion started it changed. 50 obviously after the full-scale invasion started it changed. so what was the light — invasion started it changed. so what was the light bulb _ invasion started it changed. so what was the light bulb moment - invasion started it changed. so what was the light bulb moment where i invasion started it changed. so what i was the light bulb moment where you said, do you know what? we can develop two apps, we are going to develop two apps, we are going to develop those to help people in our position. what was the moment that defined that? i position. what was the moment that defined that?— defined that? i think it was robabl defined that? i think it was probably the _ defined that? i think it was probably the moment i defined that? i think it was | probably the moment when defined that? i think it was i probably the moment when we defined that? i think it was - probably the moment when we saw defined that? i think it was _ probably the moment when we saw the news article of an 11—year—old boy from one of the ukrainian cities who had to cross the border completely alone. he was crossing the border between ukraine and poland and he didn't have any belongings except for his passport. we saw this video of a crying child crossing the border on his own he was crying really had it was heartbreaking for us and for many ukrainians. we know that it was not the only story like this and we thought that maybe we can do something to support children in these conditions. even though it is difficult and obviously the child was scared and alone, we thought it would be nice to create something that would make them feel a little bit more safe and confident. so that is how we started working on our first application which is called... we continue to work on it for a long time and eventually publish date on google play and then later on we also realised that even those children who are scared and are now safe in many different countries, the impact that had the war made on them is very huge and quite often they feel very isolated and very misunderstood because there are language barriers, there are different mentalities. we thought that there must be something that would help them to ease calibration, so that is how we created the second application. so that is how we created the second a- lication. ., , application. sofiia, it is interesting _ application. sofiia, it is interesting because, i application. sofiia, it is. interesting because, like i application. sofiia, it is- interesting because, like i said, you have two apps. i think one from the age of four to 11 and then obviously all the children. you were building this from personal experience, and obviously talking to lots of children or young people within the opposition. what was the common factor in terms of what they needed? the key features of this app? you know what it is like when you are designing, when you are coding, you are trying to get the features in there. what were the common features that were coming up time and time again? for common features that were coming up time and time again?— time and time again? for the second a- lication time and time again? for the second application it — time and time again? for the second application it was _ time and time again? for the second application it was definitely - time and time again? for the second application it was definitely the i application it was definitely the way that everybody really struggled to start a conversation with a person from a local community. because you know we all landed in ethnic communities and all of the people around us knew each other and there were children who had to go to local schools. there were children who had to go to localschools. i there were children who had to go to local schools. i had a lot of ukrainian children especially, those who were younger, saying that even the community was super welcoming and people were nice, they still feel like they are a bit alien in this environment. theyjust don't feel like they could fit in. this was probably something that i heard many times and i thought that it was very hurtful and me and the rest of our team really wanted to come up with something that would at least give a push to solve this problem and maybe help these children and teenagers who came to different countries to kind of find somebody with similar views or similar interests and find somebody who thinks the same as them.- interests and find somebody who thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry _ thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry to _ thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry to interrupt. - thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry to interrupt. it - thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry to interrupt. it was i thinks the same as them. sofiia, i am so sorry to interrupt. it was a | am so sorry to interrupt. it was a fantastic story that you are sharing with us. ijust want fantastic story that you are sharing with us. i just want to say a huge congratulations again and good luck. i can see you are going to do a lot more in this field. congratulations and thank you. more in this field. congratulations and thank you-— more in this field. congratulations and thank ou. ., ~ , . the world health 0rgainsation has declared a new worldwide health threat but might not be what you expect. loneliness has been named as a global priority, with the us's highest ranking doctor saying its effects are equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. the who will also launch a commission on social connection. experts say its young people who are most at risk. paula allen is the senior vice—president of research and total wellbeing at organisation telus health. she joins me to discuss this. i don't know if you just heard that interview i was having a short while ago and sofiia were saying now that some of the young people, this ties in perfectly with what you have found, some of the young people, one of the hardest aspects of their new life was how to start a conversation. surely that must be something very similar when it comes to experiencing loneliness?— to experiencing loneliness? without . uestion. to experiencing loneliness? without question- we _ to experiencing loneliness? without question. we have _ to experiencing loneliness? without question. we have been _ to experiencing loneliness? without question. we have been trending i question. we have been trending towards the situation where we now have a crisis. when we look at the benefits of technology and the advancements in society, there are consequences and we really haven't been connecting in a deep way. we really haven't been giving ourselves the opportunity to reach out and build trust. largely because, in many cases, we don't need to in the same way that we did before. at least not on a practical level. but certainly we do from a health perspective. 50 certainly we do from a health perspective-— perspective. so what is the difference _ perspective. so what is the difference then _ perspective. so what is the difference then between i perspective. so what is the i difference then between being perspective. so what is the - difference then between being alone and being lonely?— and being lonely? when you are lonely you _ and being lonely? when you are lonely you have _ and being lonely? when you are lonely you have a _ and being lonely? when you are lonely you have a sense - and being lonely? when you are lonely you have a sense of- lonely you have a sense of deprivation. we as human beings need other people. we are designed that way. if you look at several centuries ago, if you didn't have a tribe are a community, if you didn't have connection, you literally died. we might not have that from a practical point of view any more, but we certainly do have that from a mental health point of view. so without that social connection, the way our responds is similar to being in pain. it impacts us to such an extent that it impacts our cardiovascular health, our immune system, there are higher risks of dementia in older years, it actually reduces our life expectancy. when we have that deprivation, when we don't have that deprivation, when we don't have that deprivation, when we don't have that sense of being connected to someone, a sense of belonging, that definitely has detrimental effects. effects that are different from being alone, which is a different state.— from being alone, which is a different state. you say that as humans we _ different state. you say that as humans we need _ different state. you say that as humans we need other - different state. you say that as j humans we need other people, different state. you say that as i humans we need other people, but different state. you say that as - humans we need other people, but you also know that some of the most lonely people can be surrounded by friends within a social circle, or, for example, can be in an absolutely awful marriage and they are still feeling lonely but still having contact. what is the root cause of the quality of contact that you are having? what should people be looking at? it having? what should people be looking at?— having? what should people be lookin: at? , , ~ looking at? it is trust. at the end ofthe looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day. _ looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day. you — looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day, you can _ looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day, you can have - looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day, you can have a - looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day, you can have a lot i looking at? it is trust. at the end of the day, you can have a lot of| of the day, you can have a lot of people around you, you can have a lot of acquaintances, but if you don't have a sense that you can be connected with somebody and depend on them in times of need, then it is really very difficult to counter that sense of isolation. and we are finding that one in five people, individuals in our study in the mental health index, say there is virtually no one in their lives that they can turn to in times of distress. not one individual. think about that. not one individual that you can turn to in times of distress. that lack of trust, that lack of support, its definitely one of the criteria for loneliness. fascinating conversation. i think relevant to most people at some point in their lives. thank you very much indeed. mr; point in their lives. thank you very much indeed-— here in the uk — the number of people in bradford's pakistani community who have married a cousin, has fallen sharply in the past 10 years, according to a new study. ten years ago, researchers found that about 60% of babies in the northern english city's large pakistani population had parents who were first or second cousins — but new follow—up research of mothers finds the figure's dropped to 46%. 0ur reporter, anisa kadri has more details. in their initial study research has suggested that cousin marriages doubles the risk of birth defects affecting 6% of children born to cousins. researchers from the born in bradford project said these health concerns are just one of the reasons for this fall in cousin marriages in bradford. some of the year of the reasons being given, intergenerational tensions over this tradition. some young people firmly rejecting the idea of arranged marriage where families are very much involved in choosing a partner. and particularly rejecting the idea of cousin marriages. the research talked about other possible reasons as well, staying in education longer is influencing young people because my choices and tougher immigration rules mean it is harder to bring a husband or wife over to the uk. so the study focused on three very specific places within bradford. it is a place where people from many different backgrounds live, but it does have a large pakistani community. in pakistan, i don't have any figures of how often cousin marriage is taking place there, but it is practised more widely than here in the uk. and over there it is seen to keep land in the family and cement family ties. and just behind me you can see an article on the bbc website looking at cousin marriages. and in that article, there are anecdotes of people sharing their experiences. 0ne anecdotes of people sharing their experiences. one woman saying that she had a cousin marriage in the 19805 and on her wedding day, that was the first time that she properly met her husband. she said that her children won't be going down that road. and another person who had a cousin marriage talks about why for them they see it as a valuable tradition. lots of thoughts and opinions on that bbc article, and you can listen to born in bradford on bbc sounds. the pop singer taylor swift says she's devastated by the death of a fan, before one of her shows, in brazil. reports suggest a 23—year—old woman suffered a cardiac arrest as temperatures soared in the stadium in rio dejaneiro. a further taylor concert due to take place in rio tonight has been postponed, whilst the government has now ordered drinking water be provided and easily accessible at concert venues. 0ur reporter, nicky schiller, is in the newsroom with more. taylor swift is in rio on the latest leg of her record—breaking eras tour. some 60,000 concertgoers were in the stadium for the sell—out gig. now, the event organisers say the 23—year—old fan was taken unwell at the stadium, some reports say she fainted. she was taken to hospital but died. an investigation into the cause of her death is under way. taylor, who was seen handing out water bottles to some fans during the gig, posted this message on social media. she said, "i can't believe i am writing these words, "but it is with a shattered heart that i say we lost a fan earlier "tonight before my show. "i can't even tell you how devastated i am by this." she went on to offer her condolences to friends and family of the fan. now, there had been due to be another taylor swift concert on saturday night in rio, but taylor posted this... "i am writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. "the decision has been made to postpone tonight's show due "to the extreme temperatures in rio." she goes on to say "the safety and well—being of my fans, "fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first." brazil has been in the grip of a heatwave and friday's show took place on the same day that rio recorded its highest ever reading of the so—called heat index. that combines temperature and humidity. it measured 59.3 celsius orjust over 138 fahrenheit. now, the government has ordered that water be made available at venues and that fans can carry in their own water bottles. thejustice minister posted, "companies producing shows with high "heat exposure must provide free drinking water," in what he described as easily—accessible hydration islands. he went on to say, "it is unacceptable that people suffer, "faint and even die due to a lack of access to water." now, taylor is due to play another concert in rio on sunday night with further gigs across brazil later in the week. we arejust going we are just going to end by showing you some pictures from madrid. these are protests — you some pictures from madrid. these are protests that _ you some pictures from madrid. these are protests that have _ you some pictures from madrid. these are protests that have been _ you some pictures from madrid. these are protests that have been taking place from around midday today. the crowds, the numbers have grown. 170,000 people gathering in central madrid there. they have been protesting against a deal agreed by the new, or rather, renewed spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, to grant amnesty to catalan separatists. stay with us on bbc news. plenty more coming up. hello there. we've seen two different sides to autumn over the last couple of days. friday, i'm sure you'll remember, we had lots of sunshine across the country and temperatures generally near average, although it was a bit cold in scotland. contrast that with the weather we had on saturday, where there was a lot of cloud around but it was a lot milder. temperatures in yeovilton up to 17 degrees celsius. it was also quite windy for some, for example here in west scotland. saturday's weather was all due to this area of low pressure. sunday's weather will all be due to this area of low pressure too. it's not really going anywhere very fast at all. the south—westerly winds we have at the moment will continue to feed in some fairly thick layers of cloud, thick enough to bring outbreaks of mostly light rain and drizzle, although there could be a few heavier bursts mixed in for west scotland and northern ireland at times. so we are looking at a mild start to the day on sunday. near the centre of this low pressure in scotland, it won't be too windy but in contrast to that, the winds picking up across the south coast of england and into southern wales as well. i think towards the south—west coasts, we could see gusts picking up to about a0 mph, so it will be a noticeably blowy kind of day. some further damp weather working from west to east but you do have a chance of seeing a few glimmers of sunshine pushing through the cloud at times. here's our low pressure still with us by monday, slowly slipping away into the north sea and weakening. still bringing cloud and patches of rain but again, there should be a few more brighter spells intermingled, particularly across more inland areas. although still mild, those temperatures are just starting to edge down a little bit as we head through the course of monday. heading into tuesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure moving in off the atlantic and that should give us better breaks in the cloud, particular across scotland and northern ireland, although there could be a few mist and fog patches to start the day here. maybe one or two showers draped around coastal regions of england and wales but otherwise probably largely dry. temperatures coming down, closer to average for the time of year, about 9—12 degrees celsius for most. now, that mild weather lasting for much of the week. it will often be quite windy. towards the end of the week and next weekend, though, there is a question mark as to how far south we start to see some cooler air moving its way in. what i think we will see is a drop in temperatures and across some of the mountains of northern scotland, it could get cold enough to see some of the showers start to turn a bit wintry. testing this microphone. live from washington... this is bbc news. patients, medicalstaff and displaced people who'd been sheltering at gaza's biggest hospital are leaving the site on foot. families of hostages held by hamas march into jerusalem demanding their release. about 20,000 people demonstrate outside the residence of prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. and taylor swift postpones her upcoming show in rio dejaneiro due to extreme heat... ..after a fan at friday's show died. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. hundreds of people have left gaza city's main hospital —— the al shifa where the israeli military has been conducting raids. there are competing claims over who had ordered the evacuations, with some medical staff saying the israeli forces ordered the evacuations, but the israeli military denies this. the hamas—run health ministry says 120 patientis remained at the hospital, as well as an unknown number of premature babies. those fleeing the hospital, include the sick, the injured, medical staff and people who'd been sheltering at the facility,