the truth behind them. here, the government has set out a new definition of extremism. it's part of its promise to tackle what is says is an �*increased threat�* since the hamas attacks in israel last october. several groups were named in parliament as possibly facing restrictions under the new definition. concerns have been raised that it could be seen as unfair and under erratic. with the details, here's our political correspondent peter saull. this has become a regular sight at weekends in our cities, thousands of people taking to the streets in protest at israel's actions in gaza. the current conflict in the middle east has prompted a political debate notjust about the fighting there, but about the impact on community cohesion here. in recent weeks and months, we have seen a shocking increase in extremist disruption and criminality. in a surprise speech two weeks ago, the prime minister warned that extremists were trying to tear us apart. who exactly are these so—called extremists? well, today the government has published a new definition of extremism. it is described as 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, and undermine the uk system of democracy and democratic rights, or intentionally create a permissive environment for others to do that. it is the brainchild of the community secretary. michael gove told the commons that groups that fall foul of the term will in effect be blacklisted, excluded from government meetings and funding. we are in no way intending to restrict freedom of expression, religion or belief. but the government cannot be in a position where, unwittingly or not, we sponsor, subsidise or support in any way organisations of individuals opposed to the freedoms we hold dear. he proceeded to name some of those organisations. the british national socialist movement and patriotic alternative, who promote neo—nazi ideology, argue for forced repatriation, a white ethno state, and the targeting of minority groups for intimidation, are precisely the types of groups about which we should be concerned and whose activities we will assess against the new definition. he also said some muslim groups gave rise to concern. labour, though, want more. today's statement does not go far enough. regardless of how workable and effective this new definition and centre of excellence is, this announcement will not be enough. and some organisations already feel got at. communities are very concerned at this time as to how the government is going to apply this consistently and equally, given it is not a legal definition but one that they have arbitrary power to choose. all of this is pretty fundamental to our democracy. we expect our politicians to defend people's right to speak out, no matter how unpalatable their views might be, but we also expect them to protect the values that most of us hold dear. those currently in power hope they have struck the right balance. the leader of the labour party says he welcomes a review of how extremism is defined but stressed that it should be a cross—party process. do that it should be a cross-party rocess. ., process. do we need to review the situation, process. do we need to review the situation. yes _ process. do we need to review the situation, yes we _ process. do we need to review the situation, yes we do. _ process. do we need to review the situation, yes we do. other- process. do we need to review the situation, yes we do. other new i situation, yes we do. other new friends, yes there are what is most important is that this is truly cross—party. this is the test of the government, are they reaching out to other parties as something that can go forward as a matter of consensus, or are they going to try to use this for party political point scoring as we going into the election? our home and legal correspondent, dominic casciani, is in the newsroom. takeis take is why there was a need for a new definition of extremism. this has been a _ new definition of extremism. this has been a long _ new definition of extremism. ti 3 has been a long and complicated journey that this government and the one before it had been on. the argument goes back 20 years to tony blair and the aftermath of the 2005 london terrorism attacks, about could you ban groups for being extremists rather than just being there far more serious category of terrorists. they have been repeated attempts to come up with a definition. in 2011 the government came up with that a extremist was someone who was expounds views at odds with british values. the problem is how do you define a fundamental british value, that could be everything from being against free speech to wearing a hanky on your head at blackpool. people have said it is unworkable. michael gove has been heavily involved in those debates and i think he is probably taking an opportunity to strike now because he sees an opportunity to form this debate. this new definition is quite wordy but it's worth going through in stages. michael gove says extremism will be defined as the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on hatred or intolerance that aims to destroy fundamental rights or freedoms of others or undermine our democracy or intentionally create an environment intentionally create an environment in which others can do the same. that is quite complicated but his argument is that there is a conveyor belt from groups which are arguably extreme which lead to more extreme acts and violence for a small minority. this is a deeply divisive and controversial concept. many people disagree with him about how he is characterising this. today he said that his new unit in the government is going to assess the case for banning... sorry for defining certain groups as the extremists. they will be then named on the list. he has named five groups today, to our five right groups. three come from a muslim background. the muslim association of britain which is part of the muslim brotherhood group of organisations. the other is cage. it has been involved in rights for terrorism suspects. although it says its activity is lawful and it has never been banned as a terrorist group. if those groups do get named as extremist it doesn't mean they are banned. but it means the doors to government are close to them and they cannot access ministers or take part in public policy and they won't get funding. however, the government's watchdog on terrorism laws has warned that unintended consequences of this plan are that law—abiding people going about their lives in the uk could find themselves, because of their unpleasant views, labelled as extremists and then they could effectively lose their bank accounts and things like that. he also says that some people who are labelled as extremists who are foreign nationals could then argue that they cannot be removed from the uk because the extremist label would leave them at risk of torture in their home countries. he says this is far more complicated than ministers have suggested. i would complicated than ministers have suggested. iwould put complicated than ministers have suggested. i would put money on this ending up in court battles if it pans out the way the government hopes it does. pans out the way the government hepes it does-_ pans out the way the government hopes it does. thank you for taking us throu~h hopes it does. thank you for taking us through this. _ hopes it does. thank you for taking us through this. one _ hopes it does. thank you for taking us through this. one of _ us through this. one of the organisations you heard as named by the community secretary is mend. muslim engagement and development. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. take us a bit more closely through what mend does.- news. take us a bit more closely through what mend does. thank you. what we do is — through what mend does. thank you. what we do is that _ through what mend does. thank you. what we do is that we _ through what mend does. thank you. what we do is that we are _ through what mend does. thank you. what we do is that we are setup - through what mend does. thank you. what we do is that we are setup to i what we do is that we are setup to eradicate challenge is a phobia and we have seen a rise in islamphobia since october the 7th. the number one ranking religiously motivated hate crime provided by the home office is islamphobia. ourjob is to raise awareness about this issue. we do that by organising in the community and empowering them. we also work with members of the community, charities, hospitals, the police force and to teach them about this issue and why it is important and how to support muslim staff and also schools and how to support muslim students. i also schools and how to support muslim students.— also schools and how to support muslim students. . , ., ., ~' muslim students. i have been looking throu~h muslim students. i have been looking through your — muslim students. i have been looking through your website _ muslim students. i have been looking through your website and _ muslim students. i have been looking through your website and the - through your website and the partners you work with, the electoral commission, the cbs, teaching unions, schools... what is your reaction to michael gove saying that you are one of the organisations that, that gave rise to concern for their islamist orientation.— to concern for their islamist orientation. ., ., , . , orientation. we totally re'ect his osition orientation. we totally re'ect his position on i orientation. we totally re'ect his position on this. * orientation. we totally re'ect his position on this. michaelh orientation. we totally reject his position on this. michael gove . orientation. we totally reject his i position on this. michael gove has orientation. we totally reject his - position on this. michael gove has a track record of supporting a policies. he formed a neo—conservative think tank that we know has an anti—muslim agenda. his own writings bear that out. we have seen his track record, especially in birmingham. the trauma that he has created following the trojan horse fiasco. this is a personal crusade. what other potential ramifications this. i realise they have been leaks for the last few days, but what do think this means for your organisation and the work you do? the work we do will continue. our work important and necessary. we are seeing an increase in as a phobia and so people are calling out to us —— an increase in islamphobia. i think this is part of why we are where we are. most of the organisations, especially muslim organisations, especially muslim organisations mentioned today have a clear thread between them which is their support force palestinian matches and the legal process that have been taking place over the past three months. —— legal protests. over a million people up and down the country speaking out against britain's complicity in supporting the genocide in palestine. we are going to continue doing the work we do. ourwork going to continue doing the work we do. our work is 100% community funded. we are here for our community and to support them in the issues that the muslim community faces. ~ ., ., ., ., ., faces. were going to have to leave it there. clearly _ faces. were going to have to leave it there. clearly lots _ faces. were going to have to leave it there. clearly lots of _ faces. were going to have to leave it there. clearly lots of issues - faces. were going to have to leave it there. clearly lots of issues to i it there. clearly lots of issues to be discussed, thank you for your time. the us senate leader chuck schumer has called for new elections in israel. the israeli military says it plans to move nearly 1.5 million displaced civilians to what it calls humanitarian islands in the gaza strip. aid agencies have insisted that moving such a large number of people in a war zone would be almost impossible and that an assault on rafah could be disastrous. the israeli military has said it will move displaced civilians in gaza towards what it calls humanitarian islands in the centre of the territory, ahead of a planned ground attack over a million displaced palestinians are sheltering there after being full to leave their homes because of the israeli offensive elsewhere. this is the satellite image from december. look at this road and this area. this is one from late february and you can see just how many people are there. tents are everywhere, even on roads. where will people go from rafah? we don't know. the israeli statement doesn't specify where. there are already questions on where in rest of gaza has the the infrastructure and facilities. this is a map of all the errors that have been damaged, that's the red patches. those are areas damaged or destroyed since the beginning of the war. the people who came to rafah came because they were fleeing intense bombing in the rest of gaza. one of the most heavily affected areas is khan younis. this is a satellite image from december. this is from february. you can see how some of those neighbourhoods can have been completely flattened. this is central gaza from october and this is from march. you can seejust how extensive the damage is. getting anywhere in gaza is a huge challenge. there is only one main road from the south to the north thatis road from the south to the north that is fully operational. that is being used to transport aid. it is the coastal road here called. the coastal road here to being used to transport aid. it is the coastal road here to move more than 1 the coastal road here to move more than1 million people, safety routes will have to be created. israel has said this planned evacuation to humanitarian islands would be carried out with international actors. but last night, the us secretary of state said he has seen no details of an evacuation plan. any evacuation of more than 1 million people will take time. the plans for how that will happen is unclear. �* , ., ., plans for how that will happen is unclear. �*, ., ., unclear. let's go to jerusalem now the lans unclear. let's go to jerusalem now the plans for— unclear. let's go to jerusalem now the plans for this _ unclear. let's go to jerusalem now the plans for this evacuation - unclear. let's go to jerusalem now the plans for this evacuation are i the plans for this evacuation are quite vague. what exactly do we know? ., . ., ., ~ ., know? not much. it would take not 'ust time know? not much. it would take not just time but _ know? not much. it would take not just time but also _ know? not much. it would take not just time but also manpower. - know? not much. it would take not just time but also manpower. more than half of the entire population of gaza is down there in the southern part of the gaza strip. even though the government has talked about these humanitarian islands, there is no sense that an incursion into rafer is imminent. —— rafah. the us has said it has not received concrete plans and this shows that israel has not presented that to its closest ally. president biden said that an israeli incursion into rafah would be his, red line. this was rejected by benjamin netanyahu. we don't get a sense this is imminent, but by talking about it, it suggests that is the thinking that they would have to do in order to safely evacuate the civilians from rafah before the army went in. we have this statement from the senate majority leader saying that benjamin netanyahu risks make israel a pariah. has there been any reaction?— reaction? not yet but it will further erode _ reaction? not yet but it will further erode their - reaction? not yet but it will. further erode their relationship which is already in a bad state. benjamin netanyahu was in the west bank today visiting israeli troops. you can bet your bottom dollar he will snipe back at this. chuck schumer, who also happens to be the highest ranking jewish z official said that he has called for new elections. he said that netanyahu is allowing his political survival to take part in sense over the interests of israel. he said israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. strong words from chuck schumer. possibly stronger publicly than joe schumer. possibly stronger publicly thanjoe biden would make at this stage, but gives you a sense of how delicate and bad the relationship is between the two sides. even though israel will push back, remember the us is its most important ally. it is traditionally its protector. if the israeli government and military does push into rafah, with the us counter that by trying to restrict military aid? would it begin to put more pressure on the israeli government if netanyahu so publicly defies the biden administration by pushing into rafah? we would have to see what the response would be if they are israeli government follows through. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories today a 17—year—old boy's admitted killing a schoolgirl, who was stabbed at a bus stop in south london. 15—year—old elianne andam, was attacked in croydon, in september, 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. 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. labour has set out plans to cap re—sale prices for concert tickets, to crack down on people who buy them to list online, at an inflated cost. sir keir starmer said access to music, art and theatre should not be "at the mercy of ruthless ticket touts". the government says it's already introduced tough enough measures. you're live with bbc news. a migrant charity says at least 60 people are feared to have died on a dinghy while trying to cross the mediterranean sea. the group were trying to reach italy from libya. 25 people were rescued. with more on this, i'm joined from the newsroom by sofia bettiza. all of this is an account from that ngo and what they said is that last week a group of migrants set off from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach italy. from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach ital . �* from libya on day dinghy, trying to reach holy-— reach italy. after three days there ng broke down _ reach italy. after three days there ng broke down and _ reach italy. after three days there ng broke down and the _ reach italy. after three days there ng broke down and the dinghy - ng broke down and the dinghy capsized. the bbc has been able to speak to the ngo. people were adrift forfour speak to the ngo. people were adrift for four days. speak to the ngo. people were adrift forfour days. people speak to the ngo. people were adrift for four days. people started to die. they had no food and no water. some of them died from severe sunburn, according to italian media. the n60 sunburn, according to italian media. the ngo says they spotted the dinghy after four days, the ngo says they spotted the dinghy afterfour days, rescued the ngo says they spotted the dinghy after four days, rescued 25 survivors who told them that at least 65 people died including women and a child. d0 least 65 people died including women and a child. ~ ., least 65 people died including women and a child. ~' ., , and a child. do we know where they are now, and a child. do we know where they are now. the _ and a child. do we know where they are now, the survivors? _ and a child. do we know where they are now, the survivors? they - and a child. do we know where they are now, the survivors? they are i and a child. do we know where theyj are now, the survivors? they are all bein: are now, the survivors? they are all being cared — are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for— are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for but _ are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for but are _ are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for but are under - are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for but are under a - are now, the survivors? they are all being cared for but are under a lot l being cared for but are under a lot of stress and in shock. the bigger picture here is interesting, the international organisation for migration said that in 2023 it was the deadliest yearfor migration said that in 2023 it was the deadliest year for migrant since records began. more than 8500 people died last year on migration routes worldwide. when it comes to the mediterranean, that is according to the un, one of the most dangerous migrant roots in the world.- migrant roots in the world. thank ou ve migrant roots in the world. thank you very much- — the pioneering starship space x rocket has made its longestjourney so far. space x confirmed that the craft was destroyed on re—entry. it completed nearly an entire test flight, sending a stream of high definition images back from orbit. let's speak to a senior lecturer in astrophysics at the university of central lancashire. thank you for joining us. it was exciting when it took off. clearly more successful than the previous two launches. yes this is the than the previous two launches. yes this is the third test than the previous two launches. 123 this is the third test flight. the first two were not as successful as this one. they managed to get through several of the milestone is that they got through last time. it got through several extra milestones on top of what they have done before, proving more of the technology works. it is a great step forward for them. all the data that they got back will help them develop their technology further so that the next one will be even more successful and do that landing step as well. all of this is getting us towards hopefully sending humans back to the moon in the next few years as part of nasa's artemis programme. it is notjust a successful space expert nasser will have been watching this closely. what what they have learned? what could they do this time that they couldn't last could they do this time that they couldn't las— could they do this time that they couldn't last timeon the previous occasion they _ couldn't last timeon the previous occasion they managed _ couldn't last timeon the previous occasion they managed to - couldn't last timeon the previous occasion they managed to do - couldn't last timeon the previous occasion they managed to do the| couldn't last timeon the previous - occasion they managed to do the hot stage separation, separating the booster and the starship, while the rocket�*s engine were firing. shortly after that there was a explosion. that separation went perfectly this time and both elements of the rocket continue to function perfectly after that. the booster managed to come back. it didn't quite go entirely to plan back very nearly. it got down and landed where they were expecting it to. there was never an intention of recovering the technology from this test flight. the plan was not to land them safely and recover them and use them again. but that is the ultimate aim. hopefully they will be “p ultimate aim. hopefully they will be up to do that more successfully next time. starship made it to space this time, which it didn't do last time. it spent about an hour in orbital space and then came back down into the atmosphere. the re—entry systems worked, we could see hdv video coming back, which was fantastic. we saw the plasma build—up you get around a rocket when it hits the earth's atmosphere. it worked quite well back into the atmosphere and only at the last minute —— stage that it disintegrated. only at the last minute -- stage that it disintegrated.— that it disintegrated. what difference _ that it disintegrated. what difference does _ that it disintegrated. what difference does having - that it disintegrated. what| difference does having elon that it disintegrated. what difference does having elon musk and that private finance involve? it means they can do give them things to nasa. nasa have to plan carefully and be certain it's going to work before they try because congress is watching. if they get it wrong congress don't want to fund them. elon musk can take risks with the finance. . ~ elon musk can take risks with the finance. ., ~ , ., elon musk can take risks with the finance. . ~' ,. elon musk can take risks with the finance. ., ~ i., . ., finance. thank you so much for takin: finance. thank you so much for taking us _ finance. thank you so much for taking us through _ finance. thank you so much for taking us through that. - finance. thank you so much for taking us through that. it - finance. thank you so much for taking us through that. it is - taking us through that. it is fascinating stuff. do stay with us on bbc news. hello. you may have noticed things feeling a little milder out there today. certainly temperatures have been on the rise, but we're paying for it because it's another fairly cloudy day for many of us with outbreaks of rain, too. this is the picture in bedfordshire. we have had some spells of hazy sunshine in the south and the east, but really through the rest of today, showery rain affecting much of the uk. but it is certainly feeling mild, particularly in the south. that's down to the fact that we've got the air coming in from the southwest, this warm front sitting across parts of scotland in particular. a cold front does follow on behind, so something a little cooler and showery later in the day, particularly out towards the west. but we could see 16, possibly 17 degrees in the warmest spots across parts of eastern england, butjust single figures across scotland. and that's because we're sitting in the slightly cooler air and more persistent rain here across central scotland. some patchy rain for northern ireland, northern england and wales just drifting slowly eastwards as we head through the evening hours. so you may well catch a shower almost anywhere through this evening and overnight as well. the next band of showery rain moving into the south—west for the early hours of friday. for most of us, it's a mild night, certainly frost free, but a little bit chillier across central and northern parts of scotland first thing tomorrow. so we've still got that more persistent rain across scotland. nothing particularly heavy, and it'll turn to snow for a time, just on top of the highest peaks. should tend to dry up a little bit tomorrow for northern ireland into wales, the south—west as well. so some sunnier spells, still a few scattered showers elsewhere working their way eastwards on that breeze. and top temperatures, 15, possibly 16 degrees, so a degree or so down on what we've got out there today. but friday night now we're looking at heading into saturday morning, it's quite a cold night, particularly in the north. certainly a chance of some frost around here. could be some mist and fog patches for parts of southern and eastern england, for instance, as well. more cloud on saturday, than starts to work in from the south—west. so we'll see some showers, potentially northern ireland, wales and south—west of england, whereas further north and east you're more likely to stay dry through the day. and temperatures for most of us, ranging between around six in lerwick to 13 in norwich. heading through the second half of the weekend, then, into sunday, this frontal system makes its way further east. so, yes, it will bring a spell of rain around. it could be lingering for some eastern areas first thing on sunday. but then it does look like we see a return to sunny spells and a few scattered showers moving in on that breeze. not a bad day, actually, for many of us. some sunshine looks like it could break through. and, again, we're in that milder air with temperatures up to around about 1a to 16 for most of us. k�*p°p this is bbc news, the headlines: a new definition for extremism — the uk government names groups that are a cause for concern and could face restrictions.