Last 48 hours. Thats as a second red weather alert is issued in some parts of the uk. With more details on the weather, heres alex. Further heavy rain today is expected to cause more flooding problems in eastern scotland. We do have a met Office Red Warning in place. Join me later for a full forecast. The latest on storm babet and the prospects where you are for this weekend and aidan magee is here with your latest sport. Yes, good morning. Yes, good morning. New zealand awaits in the Rugby World Cup final for england. If they can spring a surprise against the springboks in and in the in paris tonight and in the premier league we look ahead to derby. Derby day. Aiden. You. Good aiden. Thank you. Good morning. Im Stephen Dixon and im anne diamond and this is breakfast on. Gb news. Well breakfast on. Gb news. Well straight to the middle east this morning because israels confirmed that two american hostages who were held by hamas have been released there. Judith and natalie rhiannon, and
Bbc has had a terrible week in terms of its coverage of israel weve asking is the bbc biased against israel and well be speaking to roger bolton, the former bbc man, to get his take on whether or not the bbc is indeed biased. And of course, we indeed biased. And of course, we want to hear what you think about all of these stories and anything else thats concerning you. So anything else thats concerning you. So us. Joining the you. So email us. Joining the conversation , conversation, gbviews gbnews. Com. But before all of that, we get stuck into all of that, we get stuck into all of that, we get stuck into all of those things. Heres the latest headlines with the wonderful sophia. Wonderful sophia. Good morning. Its 10 01. Wonderful sophia. Good morning. Its10 01. Im sophia wenzler in the newsroom. Sophia wenzler in the newsroom. Aid has started flowing into gaza with the foreign secretary James Cleverly describing it as a lifeline for palestinians. The a lifeline for palestinians. The
Crossing opening for the first time in two weeks. Trucks carrying supplies have been entering the strip and more are now waiting to cross the border. Now waiting to cross the border. Israel bombarded the territory and imposed a blockade preventing the delivery of food , preventing the delivery of food, water and fuel. After the hamas terror attack on october the 7th. The group says todays delivery wont be enough to change the catastrophic medical conditions in gaza. A peace summit is being held in cairo. The secretary general and United Nations, Antonio Gutierrez, says gaza needs more than aid trucks. Gaza needs more than aid trucks. Full trucks on one side, empty stomachs on the other. The trucks need to move as quickly as possible in a massive, sustained and safe way from egypt into gaza. A 20 truck convoy of the egyptian red crescent is moving today. And i want to express my deep gratitude to egypt for the essential role egypt is playing in this regard. But the people of gaza need a
In the middle east from spreading. Earlier, the Prime Minister spoke to his israeli counterpart in jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, where he stressed that britain would stand by the country as it prepares for a possible Ground Offensive into gaza. For more on that Ground Offensive, dr Ahron Bregman a professor at the Department Of War Studies at Kings College who served with the Israeli Defence force in 1982 as an Artillery Officer in lebanon joins me now. In 1982 as an Artillery Officer thank in 1982 as an Artillery Officer you very much forjoin here thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. Letsjust thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. Lets just first ask you about your first hand experience, away from being an academic, perhaps, and what people must be thinking, those who are signed up, ready to fight right now, as they wait to hear from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in israel. Minister Benamin Netanyahu in israel. ,. , minister Benamin Netanyahu in israel
Pressure on the uk from egypt to do so too. Would you welcome a refugee . Gb news presenter nigel farage will join us to give his take. And red weather warning the uk s brace for the impact of storm babet 70 mile an hour gusts and over one months worth of rain could hit scotland today. Well send one unlucky reporter there to stand outside in it. In it. And well see how many times we can say rare red weather warning like a tongue twister between now and midday. Get in touch with us this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the email address. First, though, heres your very latest news with Rhiannon Jones. Rhiannon jones. Good morning. Its coming up to 932. Your top stories from the newsroom. Im rishi sunaks the newsroom. Im rishi sunaks arrived in israel on a two day trip to the wider region amid growing concerns the conflict with hamas could escalate at the Prime Minister will hold talks with his israeli counterpart , with his israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as president isaa