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
ropes to extract it from the crumbling clay. 0ver ropes to extract it from the crumbling clay. over the next ten months, layer upon layer of rock was painstakingly removed until the player s pliosaur emerged. i painstakingly removed until the player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in fact player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in fact a player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in fact a young player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in fact a young adult, - player s pliosaur emerged. i think this was in fact a young adult, or| this was in fact a young adult, or not fully grown pliosaur, there are certain features on the skull that suggest that. for example, some of the bone fusions are not quite complete, which is a feature of young specimens. i mean, this is a hugely important specimen because of its beautiful preservation and the fact that it s been prepared in such a way so we can see all the important features.-
it took a team dangling off ropes to extract it from the crumbling clay. over the next ten months, layer upon layer of rock was painstakingly removed until the pliosaur emerged. researchers think it s a species that s new to science. i think that this is, in fact, a young adult or a not fully grown pliosaur. there are certain features on the skull which suggest that. for example, some of the bone fusions are not quite complete, which is a feature of young specimens. i mean, this is a hugely important specimen because of its beautiful preservation and the fact that it s been prepared in such a way so that you can see all the important features. there s no doubt this huge skull is impressive, but where s the rest of it? come and have a look in here. inside this drawer is a tantalising glimpse of what s left to find of the pliosaur s body.