the main un agency in gaza says society is on the verge of a full blown collapse . but it s hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a heinous crime against innocent civilians . there s also been fresh violence in the occupied west bank today. funerals have taken place for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in a raid on al faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some are believed to be members of a militant group known as the al fara brigade. 272 palestinians have been killed in the west bank by israeli forces and settlers in the last two months. a warning that this report from our middle east correspondent yola
wash out, and it will be windy, particularly on saturday. saturday s low pressure hurtling in will bring a band of wet weather, tight isobars. on sunday, more low pressure moving through. you will notice how much milder it will feel than last week. rainfall totals will continue to mount up over the next few days, particularly southern and western areas, and we have a number of severe flood warnings or flood warnings in place across the uk. this is likely to increase over the next few days with all the rain expected. if you have concerns, head to the bbc weather website to check out the details. this afternoon, it looks unsettled for large parts of scotland, northern ireland and north west england and wales. heavy rainfall at times, blustery winds, very windy across the northern isles, with further rain. the south east quadrant of england escaping the rain, not a afternoon, with sunshine. double figure temperatures in central and southern areas, single digits in the north. ton
to the bbc news at one. ministers have been defending the cost of the government plan to relocate asylum seekers to rwanda, after it emerged that the scheme has already cost £240 million, with more money due to be paid next year. the prime minister rishi sunak is under pressure after vowing to finish the job of reviving the plan which is aimed at discouraging people from crossing the channel in small boats in the wake of the resignation of his immigration minister. our political correspondent peter saull has the latest. this bustling central african country is getting plenty of cash from the uk. in exchange for taking on migrants who cross the english channel, rwanda is receiving millions to boost its economy. but while the bill goes up and up, for flights carrying asylum seekers, the opposite is true. priti patel was the home secretary who first announced the arrangement with rwanda. the initial outlay, £140 million. then earlier this year, under her successor suella
Here protesting, demanding governments act on Climate Change right now. This is massive. The streets have been closed off. They are making their way to battery park. Weve seen tons of signs including kids all right. We spoke to a couple teens earlier today. Theres so much to be done. I cant wait any more. We have to act before Climate Change becomes irreversible. We need to start now, as soon as possible. Reporter thousands of strikes have been planned across the world. Over 150 countries, over 300,000 people showing up in australia. Organizers estimate there. They are protesting australia, because they believe their country, the largest coal producer, needs to do more. There have been protests throughout europe, including the u. K. , germany and poland, as thousands of young people there demanding that more be done. This has all been spear headed by greta sussberg, an activist from sweden. Last year she began skipping class on fridays to bring attention to the need to do more on Clima