in gaza every day as israel continues its bombardment of the territory. speaking at the un security council, catherine russell said the numbers sourced from gaza s hamas controlled health ministry should shake council members to the core. israel says it is targeting hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments, following the attacks of october 7th that killed moo people and saw more than 200 taken hostage. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has rejected calls for a ceasefire in gaza but ms russell urged the security council to press for one. i implore the security council to immediately adopt a resolution that reminds parties of their obligations under international law. it calls for a ceasefire that demands parties allow safe and unimpeded humanitarian access, demands immediate and safe release of all of the children and all parties to four children the special protection to which they are entitled stop. live now to amman whe
say they were a family. they ve issued a statement, saying they re devastated by the death of their co star matthew perry. and coming up in sport on bbc news, saudi arabia set to host the men s football world cup in 2034 as australia pulls out of the race to stage the tournament. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two of borisjohnson s closest aides while he was prime minister have been giving evidence to the covid 19 inquiry. lee cain, who was mrjohnson s director of communications, said there was a lack of clear leadership at the beginning of 2020, but that the government thought it was well prepared for the pandemic by march of that year. mrjohnson s former chief aide, dominic cummings, has given a scathing assessment of cabinet government during the pandemic. he said the cabinet wasn t a place for serious dicussion and that important decisions about covid had been taken elsewhere. ellie price reports from the inquiry. lee cain should have appeared here yes
nation. his first visit to a commonwealth country since becoming king. king charles expressed his greatest sorrow and deep regret for the atrocities suffered by canyons during the struggle for independence but stop short of making a full apology for the british empires bloodiest insurgency. more than 10,000 were killed and many others were tortured. in 2013 the uk compensated more than 5000 people in a deal worth £20 million. it is a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly special a dealworth £20 million. it is particularly special to - a deal worth £20 million. it 3 particularly special to be able a deal worth £20 million. it 1 particularly special to be able to return to this extraordinary country in the 60th year of your independence. today, mr president, you and i stood by the mighty tree which marks the spot where almost 60 years ago the kenyan flag was first raised. it seemed to me that the tree is thriving strong
afternoon? i think you ve got to think of the afternoon? i think you ve got to think of the evidence afternoon? i think you ve got to think of the evidence itself - afternoon? i think you ve got to think of the evidence itself and | afternoon? i think you ve got to i think of the evidence itself and the tone and the language issues and some of this evidence we ve seen. the issue about older people, the moment that we heard a take from the chief scientific officer which he talked about conversations he had with boris johnson talked about conversations he had with borisjohnson which he was sure the borisjohnson with borisjohnson which he was sure the boris johnson felt that old people, we should allow old people to get a virus so other people, younger people could get on with their lives and not crash the economy. they should accept their obviously he lost somebody, particularly in the older person that s really not what you want to hear. aside from the fact it sounds quite