Civilians in gaza after meeting the countrys president , rishi sunak said palestinians are also victims of hamas and expressed his condolences for the loss of lives. He also stressed the importance of opening a safe corridor to gaza. Corridor to gaza. A thing we have prioritised consists is getting the rafah crossing opening. Its been a crossing opening. Its been a feature of all my conversations and im very pleased that that will now imminently happen. We announced an increase in our funding for humanitarian aid into the region and when i met with president sisi earlier today , he and i had a good today, he and i had a good discussion about how the uk can provide practical assistance , provide practical assistance, boots on the ground to ensure the sustainability that aid the sustainability of that aid through crossing the through the crossing to the people who it. People who need it. Israel military sources have given more information about the estimated 200 hostages taken by hamas.
A second red Weather Warning for the North East Of Scotland from midnight tonight. Fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee where people had to leave their homes because of flooding. In the dark, they hadnt realised just how deep it was. The South Esk River burst its banks in brechin around four in the morning. 70 year old muriel has lived here for 20 years. Last night, she was adamant she wasnt leaving. I heard the water in the garage of our house, and this is how close weve got to escaping in our car, which is a hybrid, but we thought for a horrible moment we were trapped in it, because we couldnt get the doors open. We feel rescued now. David and isla and their beloved spaniels were sheltering in their attic before help came. We all came out through the bedroom window. Ive been up in the attic since five oclock, basically, since the water started coming into the house. This is still very much an ongoing operation. These teams have so far rescued around about 50 residents t
Few brighter skies but some heavy showers moving through. Milder in the south at colder still further north. Bye bye. This is bbc news our latest headlines. Motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk, with sub zero temperatures. Hundreds of people have spent the night at Stansted Airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. The uns special envoy to syria says he fears children who desperately need to leave a rebel held area of damascus are being used as bargaining chips. The Health Secretary has told bbc news he would like nhs funding in england to be planned much more in advance. Jeremy hunt said ten Year Spending reviews would be better for those working in the health service. At least a0 people have been killed and more than 30 others injured in a bomb attack in afghanistan. It happened at a shia Cultural Centre west of the capital kabul. A spokesman for the Afghan Government said the suicide bomb was followed by two other explosion
In history to win back to back european titles. Portugal wins eurovision for the first time, as luciejones delivers the uks best performance for six years. We will discuss that a little later. And helen has the weather. An optimistic weather picture. Still some to clear in the east. Plenty of sunshine coming through with a scattering of showers into the afternoon. Some good spells of dry and sunny weather, strong sunshine in between. I what have more the us and around 15 minutes if you can join me. We will do. Good morning. First, our main story. Most of the Health Organisations in england and scotland that were affected by a Global Cyber Attack are back up and running, but some patients face continued disruption with six trusts in england still affected. Security experts are Warning Workers to protect their devices, in case of a new wave of attacks, as our correspondent Richard Galpin reports. This unprecedented Global Cyber Attack hit the nhs hardest, leading to cancellations and del
In history to win back to back european titles. Portugal wins eurovision for the first time, as luciejones delivers the uks best performance for six years. We will discuss that a little later. And helen has the weather. An optimistic weather picture. Still some to clear in the east. Plenty of sunshine coming through with a scattering of showers into the afternoon. Some good spells of dry and sunny weather, strong sunshine in between. I what have more the us and around 15 minutes if you can join me. We will do. Good morning. First, our main story. Most of the Health Organisations in england and scotland that were affected by a Global Cyber Attack are back up and running, but some patients face continued disruption with six trusts in england still affected. Security experts are Warning Workers to protect their devices, in case of a new wave of attacks, as our correspondent Richard Galpin reports. This unprecedented Global Cyber Attack hit the nhs hardest, leading to cancellations and del