good afternoon. winds of more than a hundred miles an hour have been battering jersey, as storm ciaran hits the channel islands and much of southern england. major incidents have been declared on the isle of wight and in hampshire. hundreds of schools are closed in southern england. in some areas people are being urged to stay indoors. the latest from the south coast in a moment, but first graham satchell on the situation injersey. storm ciaran hit the channel islands with a bang, thunder and lightning and massive hailstones. the power of the storm, remarkable. winds reached more than 100 miles an hour, ripping rooves from buildings. this terrifying moment was caught on a baby monitor. the woman grabs her baby and makes her escape. the emergency services injersey said they responded to hundreds of calls overnight. they work through horrendous conditions to clear roads and rescue people. there's been a lot of structural damage, a lot of roofs and chimneys down, trees down obviously, a lot of roads are blocked, there is a lot of debris on the roads. at first light, people ventured out to assess the damage. there are trees down all over the island. some buildings have been almost completely destroyed. the power of the wind has blown walls down. that was my car, evie�*s car, big, big tree. in some places it is a scene of utter devastation. charlie's car was parked here and it's moved over there. with the extensive damage to buildings and properties, more than a0 islanders have been evacuated to local hotels. terry and angela had a lucky escape after their chimney came through their roof and fell on them in bed. i thought it was a lot of lightning, then the next thing, everything came down on top of me. so, i suppose i was lucky because i did manage to pull my legs out. and she wasjelly, that's what my wife was like. i was shaking. jersey is still being battered. all flights and ferries have been cancelled, schools are closed. not since the great storm of 1987 have the channel islands seen something as bad as this. graham satchell, bbc news. a few minutes ago our correspodent danjohnson sent this update from one of the worst affected streets on the island. there was a huge clear up job to do here, you can see the slate that have come off the roof and damaged the cars, they are all over the roads there. this is the destruction that was caused by the high winds that was caused by the high winds that hit around midnight last night. people are telling us. they say it sounded like a tornado pulling through, you can see the tree down, even more damage to the cars. if you look up the house, look at windows, that are smashed through. that is why people had to evacuate last night and why they are now moving out whatever they can, salvaging whatever they can from their homes and considering what they do next, trying to work out where to go. because they are homeless at least temporarily, and evacuees. there is going to be a huge clear upjob to do here and a lot of repair work needed. and it's notjust this street, there are a couple of streets here where so many houses have been affected. and we know that about a0 people across jersey had to be relocated during the night, either to hotels or to community centres where they were staying. this is one of the properties that has been badly damaged on the corner. what was it like last night? awful, it was like the airjust sucked — awful, it was like the airjust sucked in _ awful, it was like the airjust sucked in and it blew out, the windows_ sucked in and it blew out, the windows blue, there is point, it felt like — windows blue, there is point, it felt like the roof actually lifted a dmpped — felt like the roof actually lifted a dropped and that's what i thought the problem was. how dropped and that's what i thought the problem was. dropped and that's what i thought the roblem was. ., ., , the problem was. how frightening was it? a bit scary. — the problem was. how frightening was it? a bit scary. i _ the problem was. how frightening was it? a bit scary, i was _ the problem was. how frightening was it? a bit scary, i was a _ the problem was. how frightening was it? a bit scary, i was a bit _ it? a bit scary, i was a bit shaken out, since we came out of the bedroom we relied the windows had gone. bedroom we relied the windows had one. �* , ., ., gone. and then this morning we have come out preperly — gone. and then this morning we have come out properly and _ gone. and then this morning we have come out properly and saw— gone. and then this morning we have come out properly and saw the - come out properly and saw the devastation.— come out properly and saw the devastation. what you do next? housin: devastation. what you do next? housing have — devastation. what you do next? housing have turned _ devastation. what you do next? housing have turned up - devastation. what you do next? housing have turned up now - devastation. what you do next? housing have turned up now so | housing have turned up now so h0pefuiiy— housing have turned up now so hopefully they will get things sorted — hopefully they will get things sorted out for us.— hopefully they will get things sorted out for us. thank you, we will let you _ sorted out for us. thank you, we will let you go — sorted out for us. thank you, we will let you go on, _ sorted out for us. thank you, we will let you go on, sorry - sorted out for us. thank you, we will let you go on, sorry to - will let you go on, sorry to interrupt. people assessing how much damage there is, what they have lost in terms of their property and their car, people checking on family members, making sure that others are safe and really trying to assess how much damage there is and what they can best do next. dan much damage there is and what they can best do next.— can best do next. dan johnson reporting- _ having hitjersey, storm ciaran has continued its path along the south coast of england. major incidents have been declared on the isle of wight and hampshire where all schools have closed for the day. some train services have been disrupted and drivers have been told to avoid coastal roads. jenny kumar reports from the cornish seaside town of bude. dramatic scenes from st ives on the north coast of cornwall to tidworth on the south coast of devon. no one escaped a pounding from the huge waves and strong winds of storm ciaran. the peak of the winds was forecast for before dawn but at the money has continued, the strong winds have and there have been reports of gusts of up to 95 mph here on the north cornwall coast. that can bind with heavy rain has caused widespread disruption. around 200 trees fell down here in cornwall. thousands of properties were left without power. high winds in the south—east blew the front window out of this bus near folkestone in kent. most transport has been disrupted everywhere. here in dover, all crossings have been cancelled. and for the person staying in this caravan in kent, a lucky escape. this tree crashed through the roof moments after he had woken up. but there has been no escape from flooding for some. at this hotel in south devon, guests had different breakfast experience when water came gushing in. it has when water came gushing in. it has been a bit of _ when water came gushing in. it has been a bit of a _ when water came gushing in. it has been a bit of a shock, _ when water came gushing in. it has been a bit of a shock, we _ when water came gushing in. it has been a bit of a shock, we walked i been a bit of a shock, we walked down the stairs this morning to find the reception was awash with sea water. a , , ., the reception was awash with sea water. a, , , ., ., the reception was awash with sea water. ,, ., ., , ., , water. massive wave, long story short, hit the — water. massive wave, long story short, hit the doors, _ water. massive wave, long story short, hit the doors, smashed . water. massive wave, long story - short, hit the doors, smashed them open _ short, hit the doors, smashed them open and _ short, hit the doors, smashed them open and they completely came off their hinges. open and they completely came off their hinges-_ open and they completely came off their hinues. .,, . , ., ,~ their hinges. people have been asked to stay away — their hinges. people have been asked to stay away from _ their hinges. people have been asked to stay away from coastal _ their hinges. people have been asked to stay away from coastal areas. - their hinges. people have been asked to stay away from coastal areas. as i to stay away from coastal areas. as winds began to ease here in the cornish coastal town of bude, people have beginning to come out. for these holiday—makers it was not quite the winter break they had envisaged. quite the winter break they had envisaued. ., , quite the winter break they had envisaged-— envisaged. harsh, very harsh, certainly wakes _ envisaged. harsh, very harsh, certainly wakes you _ envisaged. harsh, very harsh, certainly wakes you up. - envisaged. harsh, very harsh, certainly wakes you up. quite | certainly wakes you up. quite shocked to — certainly wakes you up. quite shocked to find _ certainly wakes you up. quite shocked to find it _ certainly wakes you up. quite shocked to find it as - certainly wakes you up. quite shocked to find it as stormy l certainly wakes you up. quite l shocked to find it as stormy as certainly wakes you up. quite - shocked to find it as stormy as this but we _ shocked to find it as stormy as this but we are — shocked to find it as stormy as this but we are out and about, there you no. but we are out and about, there you go it's_ but we are out and about, there you go it's really— but we are out and about, there you go. it's really fun, like it, don't we? _ go. it's really fun, like it, don't we? ., , go. it's really fun, like it, don't we? . , ., ., ., , we? the amber warning for wind has been downgraded _ we? the amber warning for wind has been downgraded for _ we? the amber warning for wind has been downgraded for this _ we? the amber warning for wind has been downgraded for this afternoon. having made its mark, storm ciaran is due to ease but heavy rain will continue which could make the job of clearing up challenging. we can speak to our correspondent duncan kennedy who's in hastings for us this lunchtime. what is the picture where you are, duncan? ~ , ., ., ., ., duncan? well, still a lot of weather pummelling — duncan? well, still a lot of weather pummelling through _ duncan? well, still a lot of weather pummelling through here. - duncan? well, still a lot of weather pummelling through here. we - duncan? well, still a lot of weather pummelling through here. we have duncan? well, still a lot of weather- pummelling through here. we have got pulses of rain and gusts of wind of something like 50 miles an hour, even 55 miles an hour. you can see what it is doing to the sea state behind me. we drove over here from southampton, about 90 miles also, lots of localised flooding all the way along the route. we saw two cars in two ditches with emergency services in attendance. lots of problems of the transport system, southern railways, south—eastern railways, a mixture of cancellations and revised timetables. ferry services also hit, no ferries out of portsmouth. we have learned in the past hour or so that dover will be opening to some services but not yet passenger services, that will come in the next few hours. also, something like 300 schools right across the south coast are closed today, just a matter of precaution. and although this is being downgraded from an amber warning, there is still a very long tail in this, a very uncomfortable afternoon for thousands of people. {lilia this, a very uncomfortable afternoon for thousands of people.— for thousands of people. 0k, thank ou, for thousands of people. 0k, thank you. dunean _ for thousands of people. 0k, thank you, duncan kennedy— for thousands of people. 0k, thank you, duncan kennedy reporting. i now, the latest on the war in gaza and we can cross to israel and join my colleague lyse ducet who is injerusalem for us this afternoon. lyse. thank you. after another night of intense bombardment and fighting in gaza, the palestinian health authority says the death toll has now risen above 9,000. israel says it's killed dozens of hamas fighters. including senior commanders. the group is considered a banned terrorist organisation by the uk government. the strikes follows a hamas attack inside israel on october 7th which saw i,a00 mainly israeli citizens killed. today more foreign nationals are hoping to use the rafah to escape the conflict in gaza, into egypt, after the un said a00 did so yesterday. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. i should warn you, you may find some of the images in her report distressing. waiting to exit the war zone. for the second day, palestinians with foreign passports gathering at egypt's rafah crossing. susan's american passport is her ticket to leave but she has to say goodbye to her grandmother in gaza. right now, i'm between ice and fire. i don't know that i'm going to be able to see their family that i left behind or the friends that i left behind, people are dying, everybody is dying, nobody is safe. and injabalia, in northern gaza, that is the feeling as again rescuers scramble in the rubble after a third israeli strike in three days. families distraught. this father is missing his son. and this little boy weeps. "we did nothing wrong." 0n the ground in the north, israeli forces say they are advancing in their operation to dismantle hamas. and that they're at the gates of gaza city. translation: idf fighters continue to advance in the gaza city area - and conduct face—to—face battles with hamas terrorists and deepen the fighting. during the night, the forces fought against many terrorists who tried to ambush them. meanwhile, away from gaza, these were among the latest in hundreds of israeli army arrests since the war began. three palestinians, two children, were shot dead in raids in the occupied west bank. and a shooting attack near a settlement killed an israeli. while attention is diverted, tensions here are rising dangerously. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf joins us from the crossing. —— hejoins us from khan younis in southern gaza. i know you have been following the situation at the rafah crossing, what are you hearing this morning about how the exit is proceeding?— morning about how the exit is proceeding? morning about how the exit is ”roceedin? �* :::: , ., proceeding? about 200 people more manaued proceeding? about 200 people more mana . ed to proceeding? about 200 people more managed to cross _ proceeding? about 200 people more managed to cross this _ proceeding? about 200 people more managed to cross this morning, - proceeding? about 200 people more managed to cross this morning, and | managed to cross this morning, and about 20 or so injured people. the process seems to be slow, not what the palestinians and medical officials here want. they say 30,000 people, half of them kids, are in real need for medical treatment. but the number of people allowed in is very small. but we understand that egypt will keep the border crossing open until they evacuate 7000 people, and a big number of people injured. because they are building a hospital outside the border. so the process is working but slowly. i have to say, lyse, in the last half an hour or so, there was an air strike in the so—called safe area, about ten kilometres from here where 15 people were killed and 50 people are missing and there will be under the rubble. most of them are displaced from gaza city. rushdi abualouf, thank _ displaced from gaza city. rushdi abualouf, thank you _ displaced from gaza city. rushdi abualouf, thank you very - displaced from gaza city. rushdi abualouf, thank you very much l displaced from gaza city. rushdi l abualouf, thank you very much for bringing us the latest from khan yunis in the south of gaza. among those trapped in gaza are at least 30 children thought to be among the more than 200 hostages still being held by hamas. among the youngest are two sisters from the asherfamily, kidnapped along with their mother more than three weeks ago. theirfather, yoni has been speaking to our correspondentjon donnison. # happy birthday to you...# two sisters. raz, four, and aviv, just two. a birthday sing—song for their dad earlier this summer. but the girls, along with their mother, doron, are now hostages in gaza. and he is home alone. how can you hate a child, you know? it's painful to see a child getting hurt. anywhere, in any situation. children need to be off limits. i can't hate not even the children of my so—called enemies. yoni wasn't with the girls when they were taken on october 7th. along with their mum, they'd been staying with their grandma efrat for the holidays in the nir 0z kibbutz. efrat was killed. this video posted by hamas in gaza — confirmation of a father's nightmare. my little daughter, you see a little hand here, getting covered on her right. and this is my older daughter, raz, with the pink dress. tell me what you felt when you saw that video. it's hard to describe. the only thing i can put in words that can be close is i suffer. to experience these hours, those hours, it was the definition of hell. she came with from the kindergarten with, you know, a bunch of.. inside the family home, everywhere you look are memories. ..so she gave it to me and told me, "daddy, this is for you. this is a superhero." so how has he felt seeing the hostage videos posted by hamas? it was not easy to watch, mainly because, people, humans, are captive, taken advantage by the one who kidnapped them. in a cynical and the lowest way possible in order to make some kind of psychological battle. i have two small children — mine are four and eight, you know... i mean, i can't imagine what the last three weeks have been like. i seriously considered to offer myself instead of them in order to exchange. specifically me, in exchange for my family. how can i sleep when i don't know if they are cold or hot? but all yoni can do is wait and tell their story. jon donnison, bbc news, in central israel. the unbearable pain of the families, israelis and cousins, day 27 of the punishing israel—gaza war. —— gazans. back to london. thank you very much. the bank of england has kept interest rates on hold at 5.25% for the second time as it waits to see if the rate rises of the previous two years are having enough of the desired effect on curbing inflation. 0ur chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. the rates may not have changed today but the hikes over the last couple of years of being felt across the building bricks of the economy. sales of new—build homes are suffering, shaking the foundations of prosperity. suffering, shaking the foundations of prosoerity-_ suffering, shaking the foundations of prosperity. there is a correction ha enin: of prosperity. there is a correction happening and _ of prosperity. there is a correction happening and there _ of prosperity. there is a correction happening and there is _ of prosperity. there is a correction happening and there is definitely l of prosperity. there is a correction happening and there is definitely a marked slowdown at the moment within the industry without a doubt. the industry as a bellwether because once you have bought your house and the people moving in, day by carpets, they buy food from the local shops, day by petrol, they drive here, it drives the local economy. drive here, it drives the local economy-— drive here, it drives the local econom . . , . ., economy. and the structure of future house-building _ economy. and the structure of future house-building plans _ economy. and the structure of future house-building plans could _ economy. and the structure of future house-building plans could also - economy. and the structure of future house-building plans could also be . house—building plans could also be shaken as the industry reacts to its higher borrowing costs and weaker demand. , , . ., . , demand. unless confidence returns, develo ers demand. unless confidence returns, developers will _ demand. unless confidence returns, developers will not _ demand. unless confidence returns, developers will not borrow - demand. unless confidence returns, developers will not borrow money i developers will not borrow money from the banks because they need to know. ten the houses will sell and if they are not going to they will not do it —— they need to know. ten. not do it -- they need to know. ten. fewer new — not do it -- they need to know. ten. fewer new homes _ not do it -- they need to know. ten. fewer new homes will _ not do it -- they need to know. ten. fewer new homes will not _ not do it —— they need to know. ten. fewer new homes will not help ebony trying to save for her first home. it will not —— it feels like a mounlain— it will not —— it feels like a mountain gets bigger. you cannot put as much— mountain gets bigger. you cannot put as much in _ mountain gets bigger. you cannot put as much in it— mountain gets bigger. you cannot put as much in. .,, , mountain gets bigger. you cannot put as much in. ., , ., ., , ., as much in. it has been a hard slog phil burrows. _ as much in. it has been a hard slog phil burrows. interest _ as much in. it has been a hard slog phil burrows. interest rates - as much in. it has been a hard slog phil burrows. interest rates have i phil burrows. interest rates have been increased ia times by the bank of england since 2021 —— for borrowers. the blue line, still high, but it takes time for rates to work through curbing spending. the bank may feel it has done enough. the bank has to weigh up the impact on the economy and it now thinks thatis on the economy and it now thinks that is basically flatlining and will continue to do so in t2025. it will continue to do so in t2025. it subdued, we see the evidence monetary policy and the rate rises we have done are having an effect, we have done are having an effect, we think it is coming through in the profile of growth.— profile of growth. stubborn inflation pours _ profile of growth. stubborn inflation pours pain - profile of growth. stubborn inflation pours pain onto i inflation pours pain onto households, constructing a defence against it is not easy. the bank has indicated interest rates may stay high for a while. almost 2 million homeowners are due to remortgage by the end of 202a, facing higher repayments. for builders and borrowers, the heavy lifting is not over yet. borrowers, the heavy lifting is not overyet. dharshini david, bbc news. our top story this afternoon... storm ciaran has hit the uk and channel islands, bringing strong winds and destruction, as forecasters warn lives could be at risk. the fab four reunited — the latest and last beatles single is out today. coming up on bbc news, australia all—rounder mitchell marsh flies home from the cricket world cup in india for personal reasons and will miss saturday's match against england, with no details yet of a return. fire brigades are increasingly concerned about the risks of e—bike fires. take a look at this — a blaze caused by an overheating e—bike battery in west yorkshire. meanwhile in cambridge this summer, scott peden's girlfriend and his two children died in a fire after his e—bike caught fire as it was charging overnight at their home. he's been talking to tim muffett. i screamed, "gemma, the kids, pass me the kids!" i heard a voice from her saying, "i can't get out." injune, scott bought a replacement battery online for his e—bike. the original one had been stolen. cambridgeshire fire and rescue service believes that replacement battery caused a devastating blaze in his home the following week. it was the day before work. i had put the bike on charge, as i do every single night. we were all woken by an almighty bang. my bike was spitting out flames from the ground floor all the way up to the second floor. it was a scene out of a nightmare. i proceeded to jump out the window to try and fight the fire, while my missus was sorting the kids and the two dogs out. badly burned with a broken ankle, scott was taken to hospital and placed in an induced coma for four weeks. my mum and my dad broke the news to me. and, yeah, i lost my girlfriend, my son, my daughter, and our two dogs. she was the most amazing person in the world. she was nice to everyone. i miss her so much. lily, she would have been nine injanuary. her and her brother, 0liver, had the most amazing relationship. they played constantly. i'm dreading this new life that i've been forced to start. i want my old life back. lithium ion batteries contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal runaway, demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. this incident happened in illingworth in west yorkshire in february, when an electric motorbike was left on charge overnight. because we've pretty much got the responses for that ready... chelsea and westminster hospital burns unit. the team here say they're treating more and more people injured by fires caused by faulty lithium ion batteries. as they go up, they have a huge amount of heat to them. patients are a lot of the time needing grafting, surgery and maybe even intensive care support. it's incredibly life changing for these patients, not only with the nature of the injury, but also the long term. so, they may have lost their homes and so actually discharging these patients, sometimes they don't have anywhere to go to. the rise in the number of fires started by faulty lithium ion batteries is causing widespread concern. in london, it is the fastest growing fire trend, according to the london fire brigade, with a blaze on average every two days. there needs to be a law about buying second—hand batteries. they need to be checked and mot—ed. do not put them on charge near your exit, because you don't want to be the next person that has to go through what i've just gone through. tim muffett, bbc news. an australian woman has been charged with murder, after the deaths of three people by suspected mushroom poisoning. erin patterson's alleged victims died after eating a family lunch she had served at her home — a dish thought to have contained death cap mushrooms, as richard galpin reports. police have been searching erin patterson's home in the small town of leongatha, south—east of melbourne, from early today. the arrest and charges of the a9—year—old come more than three months after the suspected poisoning took place at a lunch. she had invited her ex in—laws, gail and don patterson, and gail's sister, heather wilkinson, and her husband ian wilkinson to her home. within days, three of them were dead. 0nly ian wilkinson survived. toxicology reports suggest the victims had consumed death cap mushrooms. in a written statement to police, erin patterson said she had bought button mushrooms at a supermarket and dried fungi at an asian grocery store and used them in a beef wellington dish. today's arrest is just the next step in what has been a complex and thorough investigation by homicide squad detectives and one that is not yet over. we are being assisted by the afp's technology detector dogs. erin patterson has been charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. she denies the charges. richard galpin, bbc news. the covid inquiry has been hearing that former health secretary matt hancock suggested it should be him who decided who should live and who should die, if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. the claim came today from a former chief executive of nhs england. live now to zoe conway who's been listening to the proceedings. zoe. lord stevens took us behind—the—scenes to a meeting that happened in whitehall in february 2020, and at the meeting officials were discussing a worst—case scenario where the nhs became overwhelmed by the pandemic. in that scenario, who would decide who lived and who died? it is said in the meeting matt hancock said it should be in decided who lived and who died, not medics and not the public. lord stevens told the inquiry he thought this was highly undesirable and said he had discouraged the idea the secretary of state should take this decision other than in the most exceptional circumstances. he also made clear that the inquiry that scenario never came to pass. what is interesting is a few months ago jeremy hunt, anotherformer jeremy hunt, another former secretary jeremy hunt, anotherformer secretary of state for health, told the inquiry he thought ministers should not be asked to play god and decide who lived and who died in a pandemic. decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ~ decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ,, , ., , decide who lived and who died in a andemic. ., ~' , ., , . it's been more than sixty years since the beatles released their first single, but today they've got another one coming out. it's called now and then and based on demo vocals john lennon recorded in 1978 — with the song finally completed last year. here's our music correspondent mark savage. how have they managed to do this? the beatles tried to record this for over a quarter of a century. john lennon recorded now and then in his apartment in new york in 1978 and the quality of the recording was really poor, you could hear his voice on the piano but also the home of the electricity, terrible tape hiss and for years paul mccartney wanted to make this song happen but they could not extract the audio. the advent of machine learning technology and artificial intelligence meant they could train a computer onjohn lennon's voice and pull out the vocal and enhance it. instead of the thin, really vocal on the original cassette, it sounds like he is singing in abbey road, duetting across space and time with paul mccartney.— with paul mccartney. extraordinary. mark savage. _ with paul mccartney. extraordinary. mark savage, thank _ with paul mccartney. extraordinary. mark savage, thank you. _ with paul mccartney. extraordinary. mark savage, thank you. now - with paul mccartney. extraordinary. mark savage, thank you. now the l mark savage, thank you. now the latest weather. we mark savage, thank you. now the latest weather.— mark savage, thank you. now the latest weather. we have heard about the damaue latest weather. we have heard about the damage and _ latest weather. we have heard about the damage and disruption _ latest weather. we have heard about the damage and disruption caused i latest weather. we have heard aboutj the damage and disruption caused by storm ciaran. very pretty looking on the satellite picture, gradually tracking further east, strongest gusts of wind on the southern flank of the very deep area of low pressure. you may well have wanted to tap your barometer a couple of times earlier this morning, record low pressure in the south for november, 953 millibars in plymouth earlier on, very close to the values we saw in the 1987 great storm and the storm of 1990. the strongest wind earlier in the channel islands, still read weather warning in place for strong winds issued by the jersey met service. the strongest gusts of winds we saw earlier on, jersey airport, 93 miles an hour, dover, 78 miles an hour gusts. the amber weather warnings for strong winds have expired but still localised yellow weather warnings in place for wind and rain but gradually easing, still some gusts on exposed coasts of