the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15 and a half thousand people have now been killed there since the start of the conflict between israel and hamas, which is considered a terrorist organisation by the uk government. this is the scene live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis. an area that has been under frequent assault. the scenes both inside and ouside the hospital are traumatic. these pictures were shot today. children are among those being driven to the hospital. carried inside by family and friends. for many, the journey to hospital was too late. a senior adviser to the israeli prime minister has insisted israel is doing all it can to minimise the number of civilian deaths in gaza after the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said israel had a moral responsiblity to minimise casualties not linked to hamas. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has this report and a warning it contains images some viewers may find distressing in gaza s overcr
a hero s welcome for kevin sinfield as he finishes day two of seven ultra marathons in seven days to raise awareness for mnd. we know that the rugby community care about people that need them in this event, this community really needs you. what we have seen today is some unbelievable support. it s sunday december 3. good morning. our main story today: a major incident has been declared by police in cumbria after heavy snowfall caused huge disruption and challenging conditions on the roads. people are being urged to stay away from the county and only travel unless it is necessary. meanwhile, a yellow weather warning has been issued across the midlands, northern england and wales. with the latest, here s louisa pilbeam. north west of england has seen up to 15 centimetres of snow in the 2a hours. kendall, cars came to a standstill. on the motorway, drivers were stuck for hours. in grasmere, more people were stranded in their vehicles. and in ambleside, these scenes when drivers
israel has intensified its military operations in the south of the gaza strip. the idf says it s hit more than 400 targets since a week long truce between israel and hamas collapsed on friday. this is live outside al nasser hospital in khan younis. a place that many people in the north have lied to. fled to. palestinian health officials say at least 200 and a0 people have been killed since the end of the truce. at least seven palestinians were killed in an israeli attack in the early hours of sunday near rafah. we re also keeping an eye on what s happening further north. this is the view from southern israel, looking at the gaza skyline. all this as israel has come under renewed pressure from top figures in the biden administration. the defence secretary, lloyd austin has said israel driving the civilian population into the arms of the enemy and that would be a strategic defeat. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega has the latest. khan younis in southern gaza. p
In the hour on bbc news, the investigation into ben stokes involvement in a fight outside a nightclub has concluded and the cps will now decide whether or not he will face charges. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The government has offered to significantly increase the so called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money its willing to pay the European Union for our departure from it. Its understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros around £41; billion in an attempt to kick start talks on a future trade deal. Back in september, the Prime Minister had said the uk was prepared to pay 20 billion euros. But the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier insists we are not there and negotiations are continuing. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg has more. There is no substitute for personal diplomacy. The Prime Minister, the first major leader to visit iraq since so called is were driven out of mosul. Thousands of miles away, dealings between westminst
The uk will pay double what it offered the eu just two months ago in the hope it will pave the way to trade talks. Get in touch with us using the hashtag beyond100days. Hello, i am katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london and donald trump is causing outrage on both sides of the atlantic. We dont know why the president of america chose to retweet incendiary, unverified, anti Muslim Videos posted by the convicted leader of a far right British Group but we do know that doing so has incensed americas closest ally. The videos are from the account of the british fascist jayda fransen, the deputy leader of the group, britain first. She was convicted last year of a hate crime on a muslim woman. Currently, she is on bailfacing four charges of religiously aggravated harassment. Membership that often endades to raise its profile. Early this morning, it received a huge propaganda gift from donald trump, the America First president. On his twitter feed, he retweeting three inflammator