it's part of its promise to tackle what is says is an increased threat since the hamas attacks in israel last october. the intention is to stop extremist groups or individuals from having a platform to spread their views. but concerns have been raised that any definition could be seen as unfair and undemocratic. with the details, here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. the aftermath of the october 7th attacks on israel, the government says, has been increasing concern about radicalisation here in this country. so it's come up with this new definition of extremism, saying it means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance that aims to negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others, undermine the uk's system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. this month outside downing street, rishi sunak promised robust action. we will redouble our support for the prevent programme to stop young minds being poisoned by extremism. we will demand that universities stop extremist activity on campus. we will also act to prevent people entering this country whose aim this isn't a new legal standard, but his government will draw up a list of extremist groups. islamists and neo—nazis, it says, whose actions, while not illegal, are deemed threatening. some conservatives worry it could impinge on ourfreedoms. radical islamists pose a serious threat to our nation's security. and i agree with my right honourable friend that we must urgently address this. but reports that the government wishes to broaden the definition of extremism are concerning because in separating the definition of extremism from actual violence and harm, we may criminalise people with a wide range of legitimate views and have a chilling effect on free speech. this is absolutely not about silencing those with private and peaceful beliefs, nor will it impact free speech. the government insists the bar will be high so individuals attending marches won't be named, religious beliefs and strongly held convictions will be unaffected. but it says groups seeking to organise events that aim to subvert democracy will be listed, denied official meetings and funding so they can be identified and marginalised. critics say the government should be seeking a broad consensus, not deciding on its own what constitutes extremism. damian grammaticus, bbc news. rabbi charley baginsky is the co—lead of progressivejudaism. she told me the new government definition would make it difficult for communties to speak to each other. i think ithinki i think i worry with this new legislation is that it will make it more difficult to talk. already it is already a difficult environment for communities who live side by side and in other moments have managed to have really good sharing of resources, sharing of support for the communities. evenjust of resources, sharing of support for the communities. even just times to eat and share food together, in the current circumstances finding it difficult to meet. the worry is that this adds fuel to the fire and makes it more difficult for those communities to find spaces to be together. zara mohammed is the secretary general of the muslim council of britain. she told me her concerns about the new definition. some communities are very concerned right now about being unfairly targeted. what i should first say is that, of course, we all want to tackle extremism and we want a safe britain. what we feel michael gove and this government is doing is playing politics with extremism at the expense of certain communities, and this isn't illegal, criminalising of groups, but this is a list that the government will be putting together two label who it deems to be extreme. now, we have had reports that this is going to be impacting muslim community groups and palestinian advocacy groups, groups like ourselves. and the muslim council of britain which has been around for 26 years has been actively working with faith communities to tackle inequalities, social mobility, fight back on covid, elderly care. so it is really appalling and quite worrying for us that groups like us could also be on this list. let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller. —— henry's ferman. there are two groups of critics, one root root fear is that in redefining extremism, the government risks creating more division. that was the message from the archbishop of canterbury and the archbishop of york, that has also been the message from some labour mps and we heard from some labour mps and we heard from three former conservative home secretaries who warned against the politicisation of extremism as an issue. another group of critics, generally on the libertarian wing of the conservative party are people who are warning that groups such as anti—abortion campaigners or those with gender critical views could be captured by this definition. though the government insist they won't be. it is also worth mentioning that this comes after a few days in which the government has been grappling with questions over alleged comments made by a donor to the conservative party. that is something that michael gove, the cabinet minister responsible for the announcement has been facing questions on. i take these things _ been facing questions on. i take these things exceptionally - these things exceptionally seriously, it would be the case that any assessment of whether or not an individual_ any assessment of whether or not an individual or— any assessment of whether or not an individual or organisation is extremist would have to follow a rigorous — extremist would have to follow a rigorous process. it wouldn't be me making _ rigorous process. it wouldn't be me making a _ rigorous process. it wouldn't be me making a decision based on a quote, however_ making a decision based on a quote, however horrific. it would be a due diligence _ however horrific. it would be a due diligence process that will be conducted very carefully. it is interesting — conducted very carefully. it is interesting that _ conducted very carefully. it 3 interesting that typically the conservative party has been saying that it conservative party has been saying thatitis conservative party has been saying that it is against cancel culture. certainly that has been a dynamic for a long time, you heard some people, government minister on tuesday warning just after these comments were first reported in the guardian newspaper, saying these comments were five years ago, he said he was wary of cancelling people for comments made in the past. frank hester, must be noted, says he is deeply sorry for the comment although he insists they were not about diane abbott's race or gender. that was the conservative party position but now as we heard from rishi sunak, the position is that these comments were racist but that these comments were racist but that doesn't mean that they should hand back £10 million they received from frank hester. let's talk about this little bit more with our political correspondent. thank you for “oininu political correspondent. thank you forjoining us. _ political correspondent. thank you forjoining us. i— political correspondent. thank you forjoining us, i want— political correspondent. thank you forjoining us, i want to _ political correspondent. thank you forjoining us, i want to pick- political correspondent. thank you forjoining us, i want to pick up . political correspondent. thank you forjoining us, i want to pick up on j forjoining us, i want to pick up on what henry was talking about, the mp diane abbott wasn't able to ask a question, she wasn't called upon at prime minister is question, how she said anything?— said anything? diane abbott try to seak said anything? diane abbott try to speak more _ said anything? diane abbott try to speak more than _ said anything? diane abbott try to speak more than 40 _ said anything? diane abbott try to speak more than 40 times - said anything? diane abbott try to speak more than 40 times in - said anything? diane abbott try to l speak more than 40 times in prime minister is questions, trying to get the attention of the speaker. she didn't manage to be called, the speaker said he wasn't following established procedures and precedent and didn't have time in the session. it is something that he has previously been very clear on, trying to keep to time. but that is something that he has come under criticism for from something that he has come under criticism forfrom a something that he has come under criticism for from a number of mps and diane abbott herself. she said that she wanted to use prime minister's questions to put a question to the banister about frank hester and what she described as his racist comments. she say she is not convinced about the reasons the speaker gave for not calling her. she has also written in an article, she has criticised the delay in the prime minister calling out the abuse that she received. she suggested that she received. she suggested that there has been no apology for what she describes and what the prime minister's spokesperson has said are racist comments that were made. he apologised for being rude but not for being racist. and denied the fact that he has —— he denied that he doesn't believe that he is racist. while the comments have been described as such. diane abbott has said that she is upset but not surprised by everything that has gone on, she says she has been hardened to this kind of abuse, she receives hundreds of abusive e—mails and phone calls every month and she is calling on all parties to tackle racism in politics and in the parties. racism in politics and in the arties. ., ~' , ., racism in politics and in the arties. . ,, ., ., parties. thank you for that. there is much more _ parties. thank you for that. there is much more analysis _ parties. thank you for that. there is much more analysis on - parties. thank you for that. there is much more analysis on our- parties. thank you for that. there is much more analysis on our bbc news website and app, our live page has more analysis from several correspondence and experts at the bbc. we will also have live coverage from the house of commons later this hour as a reminder, from the house of commons later this houras a reminder, michael from the house of commons later this hour as a reminder, michael gove is expected to speak, the uk community secretary will outline plans in the house of commons. let's turn to the situation in the middle east. israel says it wants to move displaced palestinians to what its called humanitarian islands in the middle of the strip. let's get the latest from our correspondent anna foster. thank you. this is a hint from israel about what it might do when it wants to begin a ground operation in the southern part of the gaza strip to give you some of the background and context, this is something that israel has said it is vital to reach its stated aim of fully removing hamas from gaza. the population are sheltering in tents with lack of food and medical supplies. israel has made it clear it will carry out a ground offensive but it hasn't said exactly when that will happen. what we have here is an indication of what might happen first and that is moving people from rafah to what i've been described as humanitarian islands in the central part of the gaza strip. that will have logistical challenges trying to move so many people. use of the word islands is interesting because that central part of gaza has been repeatedly targeted by air and ground attacks over the last months, what people would going back to our islands amid a wasteland of destruction. the us secretary of state has said that he is yet to see these detailed plans and he has made it clear that he expects to see detailed plans before israel carries out any kind of ground offensive in rafah. it isjust out any kind of ground offensive in rafah. it is just an out any kind of ground offensive in rafah. it isjust an indication of what israel plans to do next, it certainly doesn't mean a ground operation in rafah is imminent, to do that it will take time to move people and they will have to bring back a lot of reserve soldiers who have been stood down since the war began. i spoke a little earlier to the un special rug raptorfor the past and territories about how these humanitarian islands may work for palestinians. very concerned about what this might mean, because israel has been using humanitarian language to cover what is in fact the commission of crimes in gaza, safe zones, evacuation corridors, nothing has worked according to international humanitarian law. among the more worried, i know that the conditions of life in the gaza strip are very difficult wherever we look at because 70% of the civilian infrastructure has been destroyed. so, where this 1.4 million people going to go? which houses? there are not even enough tents to host these people. so, no, i am extremely concerned and i think the only way to get out of this tragedy is to have a ceasefire. this is the only way to provide a shelter to the millions of survivors of this catastrophe in gaza. i wonder, when you look at the words that the international community are using at the moment, joseph borrell from the eu said in the last couple of days that israel was using humanitarian aid aid as an arm of war. i wonder, we keep hearing, don't we from world leaders that they are telling israel that more needs to be done to improve access for humanitarian aid, but it doesn't seem to be happening at the speed required. what conversations are you having around that? first of all, i think there are two enormous limitations in the public discourse, primarily in the west. first is that israel is not only to allow unfettered, unimpeded humanitarian aid. israel, as the occupying power should be the first one to provide that humanitarian aid and shelters and safe areas to the affected civilians in gaza. which has not happened. in doing so, israel has not only violated interim measures recommended by international court of human justice on the 26th of january. now, those measures are binding and then the order of the icj is binding on international communities. and i still cannot see any meaningful and effective act, measures taken by israel for it to apply international law and the icj order. therefore, there is the usual, business as usual attitude to israel, while it violates international law. it might lead also to complicity at a certain point, if the charges of genocide are confirmed. israel has said that it is cooperating with that icj investigation, i wanted to ask you, your role takes in the whole of the occupied palestinian territories, we were in bethlehem yesterday, in the west bank and talking to people there who, unlike palestinians in gaza are not at the front line of the war, they are actually suffering economically at the moment with the tourist trade badly damaged. with people's movement through checkpoints not being able to happen since the 7th of october. i wonder, is that something that you are also looking into, that economic fallout for palestinians elsewhere? of course, i am looking at the situation in the entire occupied palestinian territory, although, as you rightly acknowledged, the situation in gaza is so dramatic that it takes most of our attention. the people in the west bank, eastjerusalem are notjust suffering because of the economic fallout of the situation and the lack of tourism, there are heightened movement restrictions, there are heightened violence both from the army and armed settlers towards palestinians, which is also reflected in the higher number of arbitrary arrests and detentions that have taken place. so the situation is extremely serious and extremely concerning for anybody seen living under the israeli rule at the moment. and, of course, the economic suffering of the palestinians is something that shouldn't be overlooked because this is what they need to live, to survive beyond. i mean, this is beyond the current situation in gaza. the situation for the palestinians, economic situations was extremely dramatic even before the 7th of october, owing to the economic costs of occupation. that was the un special rapporteur for the occupied palestinian territories. is want to show you some live pictures from gaza. this is by the coast, in the eastern part of the strip and you can see the conditions that so many displaced people are living in at the moment. in tents rather than homes that they have had to flee from. you can see the smoke rising, that is a very common scene in gaza at the moment. also live pictures of the mediterranean. these are particularly relevant because we have been tracking the movement of what will be the first ship have been tracking the movement of what will be the first ship to have been tracking the movement of what will be the first ship to use this newly inaugurated maritime aid corridor between cyprus and gaza. the first ship is a spanish ship, run by charity, it is closing in on the coast of gaza, you can see where it is due to arrive. this ship is carrying with it a barge holding 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid, meals from world central kitchen which has been building a temporary makeshift dock. the ship looks like it could arrive in the next few hours, the charity have said from the start that they didn't want to put a timescale on this because logistically there are different issues that they need to consider, one is how and how quickly they will be able to unload onto this temporary structure and then how they will safely distribute it. much more to come from here. back to you in the studio. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. breaking news, a 17—year—old boy has admitted to killing a schoolgirl who was stabbed at a bus stop in south london. the 15—year—old was attacked in croydon on her way to school. during an appearance at the old bailey, the teenager who can't be named because of his age pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder. an anti—corruption hotline launched by the metropolitan police will be rolled out across all uk forces. people can call the hotline to report concerns about officers and volunteers. the initial scheme saw more than 700 investigations into the conduct of staff members since 2022. the number of middle—aged people dying from cancer in the uk is at a 25—year low, according to new data. a study from cancer research uk found deaths among those aged 35 to 69 have fallen, thanks to screening, better treatments and policies aimed at reducing smoking. you are life with bbc news. the spanish parliament is due to vote on a controversial bill about amnesty for people involved in the catalan independence. let's go to our correspondent. what exactly will the members of parliament be voting on? i am outside the congress building where they are currently debating the amnesty issue. this amnesty was sent to congress back injanuary the amnesty issue. this amnesty was sent to congress back in january and it was rejected by a narrow margin because of concerns by catalan nationalists who would have benefited from it that it wasn't legally watertight enough. since then, a new version has been sent and that is the version that will be voted on today. the idea is that it will be a tighter amnesty law and it will be a tighter amnesty law and it will provide protection for more than 300 catalan nationalists who have been facing legal action or legal charges for separatist activity. any legal charges pending against them would be removed. most of those charges relate to that 2017 failed bid for independence. to that oint, failed bid for independence. to that point. some — failed bid for independence. to that point. some of— failed bid for independence. to that point, some of people _ failed bid for independence. to that point, some of people might - failed bid for independence. to that - point, some of people might remember the leader in 2017 who had to leave and flee after having tried and a know unilateral independence for catalonia. could we see him return? it is possible, he is certainly the most high—profile of the potential beneficiaries of law. and he has said that he has the intention of returning if possible. yesterday, the current catalan president announced a snap catalan election for may 12. in theory, if congress today votes in favour of this amnesty, it will go to the senate and then we'll come back to congress for a final vote in mid—may, just after that election. but the leader has suggested that he would like to be a candidate in that election and it is quite possible that if the law is in place by may, he could be a candidate and if he wanted he could even be back here in spain for the investiture. that will be if he won the election. but he certainly wants to return and it is looking possible if congress approves this law. we will bring you more information is that vote happens. the headline acts for this year's glastonbury festival have been announced. pop sensation dua lipa tops the bill alongside sizza. it's the first time in the event's history that female acts have taken two of the three headline slots. glastonbury veterans coldplay are the third headliner. earlier, we heard from our music correspondent mark savage the festival has made a pledge to make its line—up 50—50 male female. it felt last year like it was a bit of a let down, the organiser said that they had a major female artist pull out at the last minute. this year they have made good on that, dua lipa has announced her new album, she's playing her global hits, which have previewed in that album. and a us artist sza, her second album one grammys, it spent ten weeks at number one and the single, kill bill sold millions of copies in the uk. she is a huge booking and won that point the direction for the festival. it needs to replenish its audience over the next few years, it needs to move away from those heritage acts like those heritage acts. and it is to find new audiences which is where this headline is pointing. i find new audiences which is where this headline is pointing.— this headline is pointing. i want to brina ou this headline is pointing. i want to bring you some — this headline is pointing. i want to bring you some live _ this headline is pointing. i want to bring you some live pictures - this headline is pointing. i want to bring you some live pictures from | bring you some live pictures from the house of commons, as we have been reporting the uk government has set out a new definition of extremism to tackle what it says is the increased threat from some groups. the uk community secretary will outline those plans in the house of commons shortly and we will bring you the latest, we also encourage you to go on the life page where we have analysis from our experts as well as our political correspondence. stay with us here on bbc news as we continue to bring you that coverage. hello again. it's going to be mild for many of us today. then there's the dip in temperatures, and then they pick up again as we head into the weekend. you can see today we've got the ambers across us, but then we've got a slight change as blues return. but they are pushed out of the way on saturday and sunday as the milder weather returns. it will be with us on monday and tuesday. and then it looks like temperatures will dip a touch as we head through wednesday and the end of next week. what we've got today, though, is rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland, showers in the west drifting eastwards. not all of us will catch one. and windy across england and wales. not as windy as yesterday in the far northwest, but temperatures could get up to 17 degrees somewhere in the southeastern quadrant of the country, dependent on sunshine amounts. so as we head on through the evening and overnight, the rain continues to push north for a time and then starts to move south eastwards. we'll have some clear skies ahead of it, but more showers coming into the southwest and still brisk winds across england and wales. here, too, its going to remain mild but a bit cooler in the north as the wind turns round to more of a northerly. so into tomorrow, then, our band of rain slowly sinks south eastwards. ahead of it, we're looking at some showers, some sunshine. some of the showers could be heavy and thundery. windy, strong winds through the english channel, but brighter skies for scotland and northern ireland. but we still have that northerly wind, so feeling cooler. and even as we come further south, the temperatures will be lower than today. but still, we're looking at 13 or 14 as our top temperatures. friday night's going to be cold with a widespread frost, some mist and fog forming. in fact, temperatures could even fall as low as minus five in some sheltered glens. now, all of that will lift, leaving us with a dry and bright and sunny start to the day. but the clouds going to build in from the west ahead of this weather front coming in, introducing some rain to western areas through the course of the day. temperatures, 5 in lerwick to about 12 or 13 as we push across england and wales. moving on into sunday, we've got the dregs of the rain to clear away from the south east. it will start misty and murky, some low cloud around, but it will improve through the day with some sunshine developing. just some patchy rain coming in from the west through the day. these are our temperatures, 7 in the north to 15 or 16 further south. but again, we could possibly see a 17. you're watching bbc news with me catherine byaruhanga. we will cross to parliament shortly where the communities secretary michael gove is due to unveil the government's new definition of extremism. these are live pictures coming in from the house of commons, where the communities secretary is due to unveil the government's new definition of extremism. under the government's new definition, extremism means the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance. that aims to either negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms or others —— of others, or to undermine the uk's system of democracy and democratic rights, or to intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. for more on this, let's bring in our political correspondent, rob watson. rob, tell us why this definition is so important today?