i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc that the organisation could also be far more empathetic, following t
doomed to we come on air with some breaking news, a hamas. was killed. three other people were killed. three other people were killed in the attack, the deputy head of hamas political bureau deeply involved in his military affairs. and the founder of its military wing. this took a stronghold of the hezbollah group. you can see there at these pictures just coming into us at the moment. this is of course a developing story, and it s been confirmed by an official from hamas that they are deputy has been killed. in that attack, and these pictures there just coming into us from beirut, and we are, at the moment, awaiting a response from the israeli government and we will have more on that at the moment, just showing you those pictures that are just coming into us of the aftermath of that attack. a statement said more than 200 people have been killed by israeli strikes, israeli forces have stepped up strikes, israeli forces have stepped up their bombardment of khan younis in south
over the last couple of hours in the middle east. middle east hamas says its deputy leader has been killed in an explosion in lebanon. hezbollah says his kidding will not go unanswered . saleh al arouri was deputy chairman of hamas s political bureau but is also known to have been deeply involved in its military affairs. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. this is the aftermath of the explosion thought to be hamas office in beirut. reports six people killed. local media have described this as an israeli drone attack. the bbc hasn t verified that. the israeli military has told the bbc that it will not comment on reports in the foreign media. the un has described the beirut strike as extremely worrying . a spokesperson for the un secretary general. we know that the secretary general urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint and take urgent steps to de escalate tensions in the region. i mean, he was very clear in mentioning that th
and crew did manage to escape the aircraft before it was engulfed in flames. injapan officials say at least 48 people and died in many others trapped beneath rubble after monday s powerful earthquake. will stay with that story in japan because 48 people are now known to have died in monday s earthquake. the countries prime minister says rescue teams are facing a race against time to find survivors still trapped beneath the rubble. the quake that measured a magnitude of 7.6 hit the province of noto. my correspondent reports from the epicentre. sirens this is a race for survival. rescue workers stream through japan s isolated noto peninsula, the roads blocking their way. they re trying to reach these worst affected areas in the north where people are trapped under their collapsed homes. many families were out at temples, celebrating new year s day, whenjapan was hit by its strongest earthquake in 12 years. nomura san thought his shrine was going to collapse. the whole gate w
performance ahead of europe league cups match. there are growing hopes of another truce in gaza with the potential release of more israeli hostages. the united states says serious negotiations are taking place to secure a pause in the fighting between israel and hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. the british foreign secretary, lord cameron, is in egypt today, calling for what he calls a sustainable ceasefire . meanwhile, israeli forces say they ve uncovered of hamas tunnels in the heart of gaza city with entrances connected to the homes of the organastion s leaders. here s our middle east correspondent yolande knell, and just a warning that you may find some of her report upsetting. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit