scotland we are looking at clear skies and a frosty start. in southern scotland, england and wales, a cloudy start with rain, but brightening up later from the west. i will have the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday the 5th of december. the home secretary james cleverly is on his way to rwanda this morning. he s due to sign a new deal which he hopes will mean that the uk government will then be able to send some be able to send some asylum seekers to the the east african country. the visit comes just hours after mr cleverly announced a series of measures to reduce the levels of legal migration into the uk. our political correspondent peter saull has the details. immigration has long been a tricky issue for the government. successive conservative prime ministers have promised and failed to bring the numbers down. the new plan a ban on foreign care of workers bringing family members with them. an increase in the minimum salary for skilled workers of almost 50% to
night into thursday that we have a taper of low pressure. this has been named storm ciaran by the met office. the risk of damaging winds is most likely in the south of the uk. amber warnings already in force in spots, gusts of around 70 miles per r. some exposed coasts, gusts of 80 mph or a touch more. although not covered by the met office warnings, the channel islands could see gusts potentially of 80 to possibly 90 mph, we are talking about damaging wind gusts, certainly a lot of disruption and on top of that sum really heavy rain across parts of england, wales, southern scotland, may be into eastern parts of northern ireland, rain in places where we really do not need it. temperature wise, 10, ii or 12. so storm ciaran brings the risk of disruption with heavy rain and strong winds in the south through wednesday night. and that s bbc news at six. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where yo
diane sawyer about going to open houses to steal prescription drugs from strangers medicine cabinets, and matthew perry in his own words. how he wanted to be remembered. kayna whitworth in los angeles with late reporting. the other major headline overseas. protesters in russia surround a flight from tel aviv, shouting anti-semitic slogans. it comes as israel says it s expanding ground operations inside gaza, releasing images of tanks and troops across the border. gaza now on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. hundreds storming u.n. warehouses in desperate need of basic supplies. matt rivers standing by in israel. here at home, new reporting on the suspected gunman who went on that massacre in maine. were there missed warning signs? abc news is now learning he tried to buy a gun silencer months prior. trevor ault from maine. the horror on the ice. what a hockey team is calling a freak accident that claimed the life of a former nhl player. weather whiplash sweeping
hi there, thank you for being with us. we begin with the latest on the israel gaza war because a key hospital in gaza city has been told by israel to evacuate according to the palestine red crescent which warned that 400 patients and 1a thousand displaced people were sheltering there. israel hasn t confirmed the order but a military spokesperson said that they had killed what he called dozens of terrorists during bombing of the territory including senior commanders of hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk, us and other governments. the red crescent director says the area around the al quds hospital has been under attack, causing panic. further south, thousands of people broke into aid depots taking flour and other basic supplies after an israeli blockade severely limited amounts into gaza. our international editor jeremy bowen is in southern israel and sent this report. people are living in the ruins in gaza. the israelis insist that they