israel s prime minister is meeting the families of israeli hostages held, who are worried about the intensifying attacks on gaza. and right now we are striking from the air every single day when we do not know where my cousin is, where we do not know where over 200 hostages are and we don t know if any of our bombs have killed them. here in london, pro palestinian demonstrators turn out in force. we demonstrators turn out in force. will talk to our co| a we will talk to our correspondent in a moment. protests are also taking place in other capital cities, with calls for a ceasefire. fresh aid enters gaza, and the un tells the bbc they ve managed to reestablish some contact with their teams on the ground. communications have been down for such a long while. we have been talking to the un who have been using satellite phones to get some contact with their teens, but broadly the situation of communications blackout is still in place. that is the backdrop in gaza. our corresponde
But could it mean other prices rise as a result . Ill have the details. In sport, the only interesting thing about chelsea v arsenal last night . The var was called into action properly for the first time but no goals in the League Cup Semi final first leg. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Some frost around this morning but also fold, especially so in western parts of the uk, where summons and run southern parts of england and eastern england, slow to live, someone at all, but the brighter skies later will be in the west. More details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The Prime Ministers setting out plans to tackle plastic pollution, by wiping out all avoidable waste by 2042. Two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings at all as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. Environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless theyre written into law. Heres our
At britains best new building, and other contenders for the the prestigious design award the Royal Institute of british architects stirling prize 2017. Six startling buildings, and behind each one, the story of people, problems and some beautiful solutions. All competing for the biggest prize in british architecture. The stirling prize. What are you looking for . We are looking for the very highest level of architectural achievement. What were doing here is celebrating civitas, the idea that cities have a role in bringing together the social, economic and cultural well being of their citizens, and i think these buildings, this short list, really does i think mark out oui list, really does i think mark out our contribution to that territory. Look at that city of dreams. Its like walking into the gates of heaven. It looks seriously so dope. It looks so it looks seriously so dope. It looks so cool. And its tremendous fun, its like a haven of quietness and freedom and madness. Itsjust bril
Bonfire night itself tomorrow night, it will turn very chilly with a touch of frost. That is all for now. Hello. This is bbc news with lukwesa burak. The headlines labours shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has called on all the main Political Parties to agree a new independent system to tackle Sexual Harassment at westminster. When all the Political Parties meet, my view is that there should be an element of independence in there, particularly for support as well so people can feel confident about where they can report these things and at the same time how it can be dealt with. The conservative mp Charlie Elphicke has been suspended by the party after it said serious allegations had been passed to the police. He denies any wrongdoing. Police in new york say they have a viable case against the hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein after an actress accused him of raping her seven years ago. Mr weinstein has denied allegations of non consensual sex. A report by 13 us federal agencies has c