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
and lower consumer confidence are to blame. our business editor simonjack has been to cardiff to talk to small businesses about the financial pressures they re facing. going, going gone. this wine merchant is picking up the last of the stock as he shuts down his business. 2023 shaping up to be a little shop of horrors. the number of companies in critical financial distress up caught in the last three months and this year is expected to see business failures than any since the crisis of 2009. i realised the shot wasn t valid anymore, i had to close the shop i went back online where i started originally but there was not the same, not the same spending power in the markets i could not make ends meet, i could not make ends meet, i could not make ends meet, i could not pay my suppliers or myself and the additional cost. that s when i realised it was not a valid business. insolvency experts say thousands of other business owners may find themselves in the same boat. it owners may