currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
the crown divides critics. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza city, where israel says its soldiers have found a tunnel shaft and a vehicle containing a large number of weapons at al shifa hospital as the military operation there continues. israel is under pressure to back up its allegation that al shifa gaza s biggest hospital has been used by hamas for military purposes. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments denies locating a command centre in tunnels beneath the buildings. nearal shifa, israeli soldiers also found the body of a 65 year old woman, one of the 240 hostages who was kidnapped by hamas last month. we begin our coverage with this report from lucy williamson who was taken into the hospital by israeli forces. we are inside the gaza strip with the israeli army. this with the israeli army. is what israel says hamas has this is what israel says hamas has been tr
out of water and oxygen. in a statement, dr mohammed abu salmiya said israeli troops had blown up the main water supply line. he described the conditions as tragic, with patients screaming from thirst. and he said israeli tanks are surrounding the hospital, drones are flying overhead and soldiers are moving inside. rushdi abualouf reports from gaza. all communication is down tonight in gaza, and is going to be down for a long time because this time is not by israel. it s because of the lack of fuel. the telecommunication company announced this morning that they are running out of fuel. and since the egyptians are only allowing about 25,000 liters of fuel to to run the essential transport transporting of aid from gaza into from egypt into gaza only going to be used by the un. all of the communication is down, internet is down, and the two mobile carrier here is down. and getting the information is very difficult. last call i made to our contact in shifa hospital. he was talkin
the agency supporting palestinian says that there will be no more without fuel. we will hear from a representative who says they cannot move the aid even if it were sent and from tomorrow, the operational end. the lifeline will be a three day pause which could be negotiated and returned for the relief of small stitches. it is complicated by the israeli forces at the al shifa hospital. found in the grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hear from joe grounds of the hospital by israeli soldiers, will hearfrom joe biden was meeting the leaders of the country in san francisco. for a second consecutive day, the israeli military is continued in operation inside because of possible his biggest hospital as he continues to search for hamas numbers and there is little information of what is happening in al shifa because of the severe communication problems one phone contact with mr paris this afternoon, a spokesman f
and the state of texas actually did a taking of our property, which is unconstitutional, it s against the law and it s against our wishes. they were travelling from south america, from venezuela, and they crossed the darien gap. they walked through several states through mexico. this is not going to stop them. they re coming across. do you feel like you re in the middle of a political football here? 0h, completely. we ve seen quite a few candidates that are running for president who ve been down here. we ve seen a lot of people from congress on both sides, republican and democrat. you know, you don t have to, it doesn t matter whether you re a republican or a democrat. there s right and wrong, and what s happening here is wrong. it doesn t matter what spectrum or side you re on. most people here in eagle pass happen to be democrats, but they ll tell you they re not happy. once the migrants are across the river and through the wire, they re taken into custody by border patro