good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
of gaza for a third day having told more palestinians to leave areas in and around khan younis immediately. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says more than 15,500 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. these pictures from earlier today. children are among those being driven to the hospital, carried inside by family and friends. 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. a short time ago the israel defense forces held a briefing, on the back of the news of the new ground operation. take a listen. translation: the idf continues. where there translation: the idf continues. where there is translation: the idf continues. where the
of insulting scotland, after the labour leader praised margaret thatcher in a newspaper article. sir keir said she, along with tony blair and clement attlee, had brought about meaningful change in britain. mr yousaf said many communities in scotland still bore the scars of what he called mrs thatcher s disastrous policies. the home office says more than 500 migrants crossed the channel in 11 small boats yesterday. the french authorities rescued a further 190 people after they got into difficulty at sea. the home office says the numbers making the crossing this year, though, are down by around a third compared with last year. the government of peru has announced it s increasing the number of tourists allowed at the isth century inca citadel machu picchu, its most famous historical site. the move is aimed at helping tourism rebound, after the decline suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. now on bbc news, tecthlore: japan. around the world, people are looking to tech for c
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
As the clock ticks towards the point when it is thought the Secretary Of State will call elections. And we will be taking a health check of the state of the nhs in england. Good morning. It is monday the 16th of january. I am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Donald trump has promised that a trade deal between britain and the United States will be a priority when he takes office on friday. He was speaking to the former Justice Secretary and prominent Brexit Campaigner michael gove for the Times Newspaper in his first british interview since becoming us President Elect. Heres our Political Correspondent vicky young. Theresa may is about to tell us more about how she thinks the uk can prosper outside of the European Union. Her critics say the economy will suffer if britain leaves the Single Market and is no longer able to trade freely with the eu. But the President Elect donald trump says he will offer britain a quick and fair trade deal with america within weeks of taking of