hello, i m ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story hamas says its deputy head saleh al arouri has been killed in a blast in beirut, in lebanon. local media have described the explosion as an israeli drone attack on the hamas office in the south of the city. reports say five other people were killed in the blast. video footage shows a car in flames and damage to buildings in a busy residential area known as a hezbollah stronghold. the israeli military has told the bbc it will not comment the israeli military said whoever did this it was a surgical strike against hamas leadership. we did reach out to them after local media as you mentioned, attributed this blast to an israeli drone attack, we reached out to the idf who came back to the bbc and said they would not comment on reports from foreign media. we did get confirmation that saleh al?arouri, the deputy head, or deputy chairman of hamas political bureau has been killed in this blast, and
glimpse of what s left to find of the pliosaur s body. we ve got a few neck vertebra, a shoulder bone and the team is certain that the rest of the pliosaur is still in the cliffs, and they want to get it out. now, the skull is two metres long, so there s another eight metres left to extract. so there may be more of this beast to come, but if it is recovered, the museum may need to build a new extension to fit it all in. rebecca morelle, bbc news. scary stuff. the weather is quite scary impact of the country as well. bent reaches here. we have the first storm of new year? yes, first of the year. if you are hoping it would bring a change in the weather, it hasn t. not yet. what we have today is storm henk, named by the met office. it is bringing heavy rain in places where we do not need it. not far off 150 flood warnings across various parts
vertebra, a shoulder bone, and the team is certain that the rest of the pliosaur is still in the cliffs and they want to get it out. now, the skull is two metres long, so there is another eight metres left to extract. there may be more of this piece to come, but if it is recovered, the museum may need to build a new extension to fit it all in. rebecca morel, bbc news. it s called the ultimate killing machine for a reason. we ll be back with the headline shortly, stay with us on bbc news. hello. storm henk certainly made its presence felt today with numerous flood warnings issued, particularly across england and wales. we also had this amber warning from the met office, this warning expiring through the early parts of the evening. some very strong winds, though, easing eastwards as the area of low pressure responsible storm henk
we ve got a few neck vertebra, a shoulder bone, and the team is certain that the rest of the plesiosaur is still in the cliffs, and they want to get it out. now, the skull is two metres long, so there s another eight metres left to extract. so, there may be more of this beast to come. but if it is recovered, the museum may need to build a new extension to fit it all in. rebecca morelle, bbc news. junior doctors in england go on strike from 7am tomorrow for six days in what could be one of the longest walkouts in the nhs s history. the stoppage is part of their long running dispute over pay. hospital authorities say the industrial action will have a significant impact on routine care and comes at a time when services are already stretched. a 16 year old boy who was arrested after a teenager was stabbed to death on new year s eve has been released on bail. harry pitman, who was also 16, was attacked after what police described as an altercation as he waited to watch fireworks near the pr