The Israeli Army Says it has no knowledge of shelling in the area. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the latest from jerusalem. Were hearing from the Hamas Run Health Ministry that there were more than 80 People Killed overnight in the gaza strip. Most of those, actually, apparently waiting for aid in gaza city when witnesses there say that there was shelling by israeli tanks. And still an unclear picture about exactly what has happened there. But overall, now this really grim milestone has been passed, the Health Ministry in gaza is really the only official source of data that we have for casualty numbers. And its the one thats relied on by the un and others. And its saying that the majority of those who have been killed are women and children since the 7th Of October. And also more than 70,000 people have been injured, as well. These figures rely on bodies being brought in to hospitals or seen by medical workers so they can be properly registered. But actually, its thou
What triggered the blaze. The Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza says more than 100 people have been killed in a massacre at an aid distribution point. More than 750 others are reported to have been injured. Hamas has blamed israeli troops for opening fire. Israeli sources have confirmed shots were fired, having viewed the crowds near the aid lorries as a threat. Here, an inquiry has concluded that three Different Police forces could and should have stopped Sarah Everards murderer Wayne Couzens from ever becoming a serving officer. The Inquiry Chair says without significant reforms someone similar to couzens could be allowed to operate in the police in plain sight. President Vladimir Putin has said russias forces are advancing confidently in ukraine, two years after he ordered the full scale invasion. In his annual State Of The Nation Address in moscow, he portrayed the conflict as a struggle for russias sovereignty and security. Mr putin warned western governments against considering a
Tonight is that the home secretary has told mps, Police Officers will be automatically suspended if theyre charged with certain criminal offences. The comments came after the Sarah Everard inquiry found Wayne Couzens should never have been a police officer. He killed the 33 year old in south london in march 2021. Her family says she died because she would never have got into a strangers car if he hadnt been a police officer. The if he hadnt been a police officer. The inquiry chair lady elish angiolini, warned without radical overhaul of policing practices and culture, theres nothing to stop another cousins operating in plain sight. Hotels operating in plain sight. Hotels housing, Asylum Seekers are costing the taxpayer £15 million a day, with labour accusing the government of blowing its £1 billion budget. Treasury figures suggest the home office spent £4. 3 suggest the home office spent £43 billion more than budgeted on asylum accommodation last year. On asylum accommodation last
These eastern areas, brighter conditions further north and west but with really heavy showers, so we had some sunshine earlier on today in Northern Ireland, not been a bad morning here, but showers will work their way in right across Northern Ireland, Notjust Staying in western counties and across into Western Scotland too. Today, showers with hail and thunder mixed in, in orkney and shetland windy with gusts reaching 50 60 miles an hour, temperatures on the mild side, 8 12 degrees. Overnight tonight an area of low pressure and swinging a band of low pressure and swinging a band of rain and from the west. Ahead of the rain we are looking at cold and frosty conditions setting and particularly across scotland and Northern Counties of england, then into tomorrow, this area of low pressure could bring one or two issues because weve got this occluded front stretched across parts of North West England and Northern Ireland and its along that that we could see a spell of hill snow. The amount
The false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly reports. He was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. A criminal with state sanctioned powers. Wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, and Continualflawed Vetting meant he was able to stay in his role despite a series of red flags. These are among the stark conclusions of todays inquiry report into couzens. It examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. The metropolitan Police Service told the inquiry in 2022 that it still have recruited him if provided with the same information. I found this astonishing. Now is the time for change. Without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. The report described how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down