james. england make a dramatic comeback against the netherlands to keep team gb's olympic hopes alive. just want to rub their noses in it. and the satirical film about race that's an early oscars favourite — we sit down with its writer and director. and on newsnight at 10:30pm... we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players the truce is over, but with thousands of civilian casualties, or israel's western allies now changing their town? israel's western allies now changing theirtown? —— changing israel's western allies now changing their town? —— changing their tone? good evening and welcome to the news at ten. israel resumed its deadly bombardment of gaza today, as a seven—day ceasefire with hamas came to an end. the israeli military says it struck more than 200 of what it called "terror targets". hamas, which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the uk government, says at least 178 people were killed. before the pause in fighting, israel's military had focussed on the north of gaza, including places like gaza city. this morning, israeli jets dropped leaflets near the city of khan younis, telling people to get out immediately and seek shelter in rafah in the south of the territory, near the egyptian border. but israel's military has hit targets today, both in rafah and khan younis. in a moment we'll have a report from bbc arabic�*s adnan el—bursh on what life has been like for families in khan younis over the last week. and we'll been speaking to our international editor jeremy bowen live injerusalem. but first, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from sderot, just across the border from gaza. gaza awoke to this. a new day of israeli bombing. skies darkened by ash and debris. in rafah, survivors snatched from the rubble. a baby brought out alive. but palestinians say 12 members of one family were killed here in their own home. in khan younis, frenzied digging with bare hands. israel says it is striking hamas in its strongholds. tell that to this girl. she says they were sleeping and woke to the sound of a strike. we didn't know where it was, she says, we ran to see and it was our home. from southern israel we could see and hear the return to battle. the view now from inside gaza is of black smoke on the horizon, the ceasefire well and truly over. israel is blaming hamas for all this, saying it fired rockets early this morning and refused to release all the women it's holding. once again, inside gaza, there is war. and more than two million palestinians are trapped. with israel promising to hit hard. having chosen to hold on to our women, hamas will now take the mother of all thumpings. as of now, after hamas violated the framework for a pause in the fighting, hostilities have resumed and the idf has resumed combat against the hamas army of terror in the gaza strip. but this family is mourning a civilian. he leaves behind four children. ahmed says a last goodbye and tries to keep the flies away. then his brothers take their turn. the family told the bbc the man was killed when israel bombed their apartment block. ahmed's mother told him his daddy is going to heaven. hour after hour, more wounded children. aun a un official was inside a gaza hospital when the truce ended. this hos - ital hospital when the truce ended. ti 3 hospital simply cannot take more children with the wounds of war. there are children everywhere. these children were sleeping. there was a bomb literally 50 metres from here. hamas blaming israel for the collapse of the ceasefire. this time around, as gaza is bombarded, america insists israel must do more to avoid massive loss of civilian life. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. well, as we heard, israel dropped leaflets in southern gaza directing people to what it called "specific places for their safety". on the leaflets is a qr code, which links to a map of the gaza strip, broken down into hundreds of separate blocks, with numbers and areas people could go to. our bbc arabic correspondent adnan el—bursh and cameraman mahmoud al—ajrami are both from gaza and are currently based near khan younis. over the past week they've been following one family forced to move from their home, and now living in a makeshift camp in the south. upbeat music plays. an ordinary family in an ordinary house in gaza city. but the music stopped... explosion. ..and was replaced by the sound of shelling. their home destroyed, this is their new reality. meet this mother of three and granny to a little child who is just a year old. translation: in the rain we struggled a lot. - the rain entered our tent and drenched our mattresses, which we had to take from the dump. in the morning i had to bathe my grandchild in freezing water. she showed me a video of what her home used to look like. every tent tells a story, each one of a family and how their lives have been changed forever. their houses replaced by plastic, held down by stones. here, food is hard to find. the camp is dirty. water is scarce. their old life is gone. translation: we want to go back to our homes in the north - because we feel like strangers here. adnan el—bursh, bbc news, khan younis in gaza. our international editorjeremy bowen is injerusalem tonight. watching all of this, people will think where on earth does this conflict go now?— think where on earth does this conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very — conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very violent _ conflict go now? well, it's going i think to a very violent place. - think to a very violent place. events appear to be moving pretty fast. there are indications, some observers say, that around the town of khan younis israel may be preparing a ground incursion at the moment. now, the americans have said, the secretary of state mr blinken said when he was here yesterday and he is still in the region, he's gone to dubai, he said that it has to be different this time to the way it was before the ceasefire. fewer civilian casualties. israel, he says, has to fight differently and they have to be safe areas. but at the moment there is, as you heard, some very belligerent rhetoric coming out of the israelis, and we'll soon see whether or not they are fighting in a different way. in terms of humanitarian access, first thing this morning when the ceasefire ended some of the un agency, refugee agency for palestinians, received a message from the israelis are saying they were halving the amount of fuel to 60,000 litres a day that they were allowing in. in the event no humanitarian aid, the un says, got into gaza today, so what we are talking about at the moment is massive pressure being put on those people in the south. israel says its fighting terrorism, hitting terra bases. hamas put out a statement saying it was a genocidal war against the palestinian people. jeremy bowen, thank you. world leaders at the un climate conference in dubai have signed a major declaration recognising, for the first time, that what people grow and eat is a crucial factor in global warming. the agreement involves more than 130 countries. among the signatories is rishi sunak, who was attending the summit, and said the uk was still a leader in tackling climate change. from dubai, our deputy political editor vicki young reports. this was a flying visit by rishi sunak, who spentjust12 hours here in dubai — plenty of time, he said, to get things done. he's been accused of being uninterested in green issues, but insists he's proud of the uk's achievements. the day began with a speech by king charles — words that were government—approved. his choice of tie maybe wasn't — covered in greek flags, a few days after mr sunak had cancelled a meeting with the greek prime minister. the king said the dangers of climate change were no longer distant risks. ladies and gentlemen, in your hands is an unmissable opportunity to keep our common hope alive. i can only urge you to meet it with ambition, imagination and a true sense of the emergency we face. all the talk here is about countries doing more to cut carbon emissions. mr sunak denies he's watering down uk targets, after his decision to delay the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. the british people care about the environment. they know that the costs of inaction are intolerable. but they also know that we have choices about how we act. some of your recent announcements suggest that you feel we've done our bit for now and can leave future progress to others. is that the case? we can meet targets that are already more ambitious than anyone else's, but we can do so in a more pragmatic way that saves families £5,000, £10,000, £15,000. why wouldn't you do that, is my question. and i think that's the right thing to do for britain — demonstrate global leadership on this issue, notjust in the past, but in the future. in recent weeks, rishi sunak has been trying to create a dividing line with labour over environmental policies. specifically how much they cost the taxpayer. it's an attack on labour's plans to borrow up to £28 billion a year on green projects. but sir keir starmer is here in dubai too, making the case for more action. we need to lead by the power of example, not use that as a reason for going no further. this is a huge obligation for britain, because many people watching this will be struggling with their bills, they want their energy bills to go down, quite understandably. the only way they go down for good is if we transition to renewables. there's no disagreement though about the huge challenge ahead. the king wants this summit to be a turning point, because at the moment, he says, things are dreadfully far off track. vicki young, bbc news, dubai. the former health secretary matt hancock has told the covid inquiry that if the government had acted more swiftly, school closures could have been avoided in january 2021. he's been giving evidence to the inquiry for a second day and our political editor chris mason was watching. in the chair of scrutiny, matt hancock, the health secretary for england when the pandemic struck. five hours of questioning yesterday, more today, and a consistent theme. tougher restrictions earlier would have been better, he claimed. on reflection and with hindsight i think that if we'd taken action sooner in september of 2020, then we might, for instance, have avoided the need to close schools, which in the end we had to because cases were so high byjanuary. mr hancock was asked today about his affair with a university friend who worked for him at the department of health, a revelation that did little for his dignity or political career. you obviously transgressed yourself. there were a number of transgressions in public life. it is important that those who make the rules abide by them, and i resigned in order to take accountability for my failure to do that. matt hancock accused the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, of unhelpful spin during covid. nonsense, she insists. and on the decision to discharge people from hospital into care homes in england without knowing if they had covid, he had this to say... every decision was a choice between difficult options, and nobody has yet brought to me a solution to this problem that was...that was...that i think, even with hindsight, would have resulted in more lives saved. larry byrne caught covid in a care home and later died in hospital. his son, also called larry, was in the public gallery here today. did matt hancock say anything that changed your mind? no, nothing at all. was there anything he could have said? no, no. sorry's too late in the day. sadly, my dear father and many other loved ones have died. borisjohnson will be here next week. rishi sunak is expected the week after. tonight the covid inquiry has published matt hancock's written testimony and in it he says that borisjohnson testimony and in it he says that boris johnson apologised testimony and in it he says that borisjohnson apologised to him for the appointment of dominic cummings. and talking of borisjohnson, those around him are letting it be known the tone of what he is likely to say next week when he appears for two days of scrutiny. he will apologise and acknowledge his government didn't get everything right, but he will defend what he thinks he did get right — what he describes as the big calls, not least the vaccine programme. we will expect to hear a lot of detail in 10 hours of scrutiny of borisjohnson. it is a reminder of two things — the reputation management of those who appear and face questions and then the inquiry trying to answer the big questions in the round, which is how do we as a society learn the lessons of covid? thank you. train drivers who are members of the aslef union have voted to continue strike action for the next six months — as they've begun a new round of industrial action. an overtime ban will be in force until a week tomorrow, with a series of strikes over the next week that will see most train companies affected. a us congressman accused of money laundering, lying about his past, and stealing campaign funds, to pay for everything from luxury holidays to botox treatment, has been expelled by the house of representatives. an ethics report said that congressman george santos had exploited "every aspect" of his role for personal financial profit. the story has gripped america, as gary o'donohue reports from washington. i will go to washington to fight for the american dream. a first—generation senate brazilian immigrants, george santos's version of the american dream has him into a laughing stock, fodder for late—night comedians. because i was the first openly gay jewish republican latino to walk on the moon. do you have a problem with that? in fact, the dream was one long series of overinflated and fictitious tales ending with today's ignominious exit from congress. well, good morning everybody. with that goes a comfortable pension and a £138,000 salary. this is bullying! but george santos is far from a victim. when i first started in my career at citigroup, i was told, "oh, you're a really smart guy." he lied about working on wall street. he lied about attending prestigious universities. he even claimed falsely his grandparents escaped the holocaust and that his mother died from the effects of being in the world trade center on 9/11. she was, in fact, in brazil. i'm very proud of my jewish heritage. after claiming to be a proud americanjew, he produced perhaps the most jaw—dropping of all his explanations. i'm catholic, but i'm alsojew—ish, as an ish. i'mjew—ish. laughter. can you tell us the details of your alleged assassination attempt? but more than the lies, it was the alleged crimes that kept piling up that did for him. he's facing 23 criminal charges, among them, multiple counts of wire fraud, two counts of identity theft, three of money laundering and lying to congress — all designed, say prosecutors, to enrich himself and some of it spent on botox, fancy clothes and subscriptions to the onlyfans website. he denies all the charges. it's just the sixth time in the 233 year history of the house of representatives that a member has been expelled. and in a country that has become use to its leaders talking and in a country that has become used to its leaders talking about so—called alternate facts and subjective truths, george santos's downfall is perhaps surprising. the new york constituents who voted him in now not so sure. i think he's a crook, and i'm glad he's no longer going to be serving in congress. it's not an extraordinary thing for a politician to lie, - but there's got to be l some truth sometime. the now former congressman could face years in prison if convicted. this american dream looks set for less than a happy ending. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, washington. questions have been asked about why pontins, once a holiday park giant, has suddenly shut two of its sites. the firm hasn't explained why it's closed the resorts in prestatyn in denbighshire, and camber sands in east sussex, as duncan kennedy reports: home to budget family holidays since 1968, today it was the end for the pontins park at camber sands. like the one at prestatyn, it's been closed without warning. not even the workers knew what was going on. we've been told its closing, yeah, but that's as far as i'm saying. sorry. have thry told you you might have lost your job? possibly, yeah. are they saying why it is closing? no. a statement, pontins said the parks at... some people have suggested that the site here and the one at prestatyn could now be used to house asylum—seekers. but the home office said today that it had no plans to do that. from blue coats to boating lakes, pontins, like this one at prestatyn, were the dependable postwar option for generations of families. the original "staycation" before spain and other places beckoned. pontins once had 30 sites, nowjust four. a partial end to a cherished part of our holiday history. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at camber sands. in a nail—biting match tonight, england's women have kept alive team gb 5 chances of qualifying for next summers olympics. the lionesses beat the netherlands 3—2 at wembley. our sports correspondentjo currie was watching a tense game. lioness fans have roared their team on to two trophies at wembley in the last 18 months, but tonight england faced a different kind of challenge. with a hopes of a spot at next summer's olympics hanging by a thread. england have enjoyed so much success here in the last 18 months and with so much at stake they will need to rediscover some of that magic. the home side stepped out in an imposing mood — dominating the opening minutes. but beerensteyn showed one error would leave them punished. england stretched and the dutch score. and they didn't learn their lesson there. beerensteyn again took advantage of more chaotic defending and an uncharacteristic errorfrom captain on the night, mary earps. the dutch looking for a second and it's through. frustration started to boil over. as the temperature dropped, so did england's hearts. but after the break, a lifeline. that's not a bad ball. sta nway. georgia stanway with a well taken header to spark life into england. no time to celebrate, more goals were needed. and they came. stanway teeing up hemp who curled it in off the post. two goals in two minutes. wembley started to believe. they had to wait, but in the 90th minute a brilliant ball from james found substitute toone, who blasted it into the net to complete a sensational come back. the olympic dream still very much alive. too soon for a christmas miracle? well it is december! well england won't have too long to enjoy this moment, because the job isn't done yet. they need too top their group to make it through to their group to make it through to the semi—finals. their result tonight and belgium drawing with scotland means england are level with the dutch at the top and with a game to play. so they will travel to scotland on tuesday knowing they need to win. but tonight proved again that you can never count this team out. thank you very much. are white audiences only comfortable with clich d stories about black people's lives? that's the question posed in a savagely satirical film — and early oscar favourite — american fiction. the new movie follows an african american writer whose publishers only want black stories that feature drug dealers or slaves. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba sat down with the film's writer and director, cord jefferson. how did you come to write this book? what really struck me was too few books were about my people. where's our stories? where's our representation? would you give us the pleasure of reading an excerpt? - you're surrounded! girl, you be pregnant again? if i is, ray—ray's going to be a real father this time around. at the heart of american fiction, a writer frustrated that audiences in the film only seem interested in hearing stereotypical black stories. how powerful can satire be in delivering both entertainment and a message? i think that satire can be, you know, a more inviting way for people to come in and have discussions than if they were to come in and sort of to something very self—serious and "lecture—y". ijust want to rub their noses in it... the satirical edge comes from the author deciding to write the most cliched book that he can. there be dens, rappers, crack. you said you wanted black stuff. that's black, right? i see what you're doing. mr lee? this is he. it reflects the writer/director's own experiences in a film world he believes often feels comfortable only with certain types of black story—telling. yeah, god damn it! when you tell stories of slavery and you know the civil rights era, i think what it allows people to do, white audience members to do, is to say that, "this depiction of racism does not harm myself, because i'm not burning a cross on anybody�*s lawn, i don't own slaves. and so this is not... i'm not a racist." but, does he think that's fair to audiences who have applauded past movies that have highlighted injustice? those stories centre white characters as well. you know, you can't have no slavery movies without the white slave owners. those are a couple of reasons why i think those stories might continue to be retold over and over again. ijust think it's more comfortable story telling for people. it's already won acclaim at festivals, where it's drawn audiences of all types. i think that this is a movie that's finding resonance with large groups of people who aren'tjust black and i think that to me has also been nice to see, that you hope the themes translate to other people and it seems like it has. one reason why some critics already have it as their favourite for best film at next year's oscars. lizo mzimba, bbc news. many of us may be feeling chilly at the moment — and we'll have more on that in a moment — but there are visitors coming here to escape even colder climes. there's been an increase in the number of short eared owls seen along the east coast — and they've come from scandinavia and russia. the sight is proving quite a treat, as danny savage has been finding out. on open land to the east of the industries of hull, is a bit of a head—turner. no, they don'tjust come out at night — short—eared owls hunt during the day. they're causing a bit of a stir among bird watchers and the winter light is good for photographers like david. everybody likes owls! and because they're so easy to see, people get to here and they want to come and see them. further up the east yorkshire coast is the rspb reserve at bempton. it's great to see you. we're out for an owl walk this afternoon. owls and birds of prey we'll be looking for. here, there's guided walks to see the owls. they're just great! | i think it mustjust be somethingj about the big eyes, the fluffiness of them, they are really beautiful birds. - and to think an owl, _ with all those feathers on it, has just flown across the north sea, that'sjust incredible. _ retired bricklayerjim took up photography during covid and he's not bad it at — he snapped these this afternoon. it's become like me park bench up here, you know what i mean, you meet so many people, that's what it's all about. like one chap told me, it's good for the soul. and you agree? i do agree, 100%. the truth is that you don't need lots of expensive equipment and long lenses to see these owls. as somebody said to me this afternoon, "be quiet and be still and they can come quite close". this year has seen an above average number of these birds along this coastal area. there is still much to learn about these endearing hunters. danny savage, bbc news, east yorkshire. the cold snap has brought snow to several parts of the country. how about this? a walk through a winter wonderland scene in the cairngorms. or a stroll in the snow around the white lighthouse at seaburn in sunderland. it was crisp and cold across the country. here's a view of wintry conditions on dartmoor in devon. here is flossie — a giant schnauzer dog — enjoying the snow and sunshine in north yorkshire. and this is of course the angel of the north, presiding over the a1 near gateshead. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. hello. it will get warmer through next week. but it is going to be cold and frosty this weekend. some hazardous weather for anybody travelling this weekend, because there are some areas of fog already. and there is a continued risk of snow and ice, but this time probably further south. we have a few wintry showers moving away from eastern coasts and some snow in south—west scotland and icy conditions following the showers and fog