tensions along the unofficial israel—lebanon border are rising. israel and the lebanese armed group hezbollah trade strikes across the frontier almost every day. andrea tenenti, a spokesperson for the united nations interim force in lebanon, explained more about the investigation. three ogl observers, military observers, unarmed, were in the area together with their language assistants and they were injured. luckily, they are stable at the moment, so we have launched an investigation to look into this incident and into the explosions. i know there are a lot of speculations at the moment, but in relation to what we do as an organisation, we need to verify the information through our own investigations. so i hope we will be able to find out more shortly. we have been in touch with everyone, with both sides, and we have been in touch even when we are doing patrolling. we informed the parties that we are going to different locations. and unifil, we are very visible, we have white vehicles with the un written on it, big blue flags. so very difficult to think that we are somebody else. so we have been informing the parties, we are working with them and we are coordinating also during this investigation. in recent days, we have seen more lethal targeting, and this of course is worrying. and this can create a scope for miscalculation, escalation can create miscalculation that could not be controlled and open for a wider conflict. and no—one wants it, because a wider conflict would not only be between lebanon and israel, it would be a regional conflict. that is why it is important for the parties to understand that, cease the fire, and to think about the political and diplomatic solution. meanwhile, a three—ship convoy carrying hundreds of tons of humanitarian supplies to the gaza strip has set sail from cyprus. it's the second shipment along a maritime corridor. however, aid agencies say the safest and quickest way to deliver aid is by land. this has proven difficult due to israeli restrictions and security issues, causing the international community to use sea and airdrops to help the millions at risk of famine. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson was onboard a us military flight dropping crates of aid, and sent this report. aid drops into gaza are expensive, inefficient and increasingly controversial. these ready prepared meals from the us army are being flown more than 1,000 miles from a us air base in qatar. there is plenty of food just a short drive from gaza's borders, but this american aid is being flown right across the middle east. 80 crates of food on board two c17 transport planes, dropped into a population the un says is on the brink of famine. it's not perfect, we know that there's upwards of 2 million people who need food on the ground and who are hungry, innocent civilians, who didn't ask for this conflict, and we are dropping meals in the tens of thousands. but at least it's something, so does it feel like a drop in the bucket? maybe a little bit, but if you are family on the ground who got some of this aid, it can be a life—saver. 12 people were reported to have drowned this week trying to retrieve packages from the sea, six others crushed in a stampede. what are you doing to try and mitigate those risks? literally everything we can. i know you spoke with the colonel earlier. we use a chute that falls at a slower rate to give the gazans more time to see the parachute and make sure they are out of the way. we also have assets overhead that clear the drop zone so we will not drop if there is any sort of groupings of people there. after three hours in the air, the ramp opens on gaza's devastated coastline. they have just opened the hatch, ready to release the aid down into gaza. there is no organised distribution system down there. there it goes. a drop of aid in an ocean of hunger. two of the parachutes don't open. we watch as the parcels crash into the sea. 0n the ground in gaza city a journalist working with the bbc was watching. he counted 11 separate aid drops yesterday. ahmad was one of those trying to get some of the parcels, but there isn't nearly enough to go around. translation: we have tried without luck to find _ aid twice this morning. if we can at least get a can of beans or hummus that will help. for most people hunger has consumed them. we have no energy any more. american aid is falling where american weapons have already left their mark. with demands for action growing in the western and arab capitals, how much do these eye—catching flights relieve pressure on gazan civilians, and how much the pressure on governments elsewhere? lucy williamson, bbc news, qatar. speaking to the bbc from gaza, unicef spokesperson james elder shared his thoughts on efforts to drop aid from the skies. there is an argument any aid is good aid, but the reality is we cannot be distracted. the fastest, cheapest, safest way to get aid in is across the roads. and there is a road network here. i have literally sat with parents in tears with babies that are paper—thin, that i don't know if they would still be alive now, three days later. and there are aid crossings that used to be open ten minutes away, 15 minutes away, so we have to look at what is the safest and quickest way, and it is roads, roads, roads. we've seen people killed from airdrops. yes, some aid gets to people, but we risk this being a distraction right now but we can't afford that distraction because the situation is getting so grim. there are hundreds of trucks not far from me, they are ones that need to get the aid across, they are the ones that will ultimately save lives in the sheer number and volume that we need right now. a car bomb explosion at a busy market in northern syria has killed at least seven people and injured at 30 others. the syrian 0bservatory for human rights, a conflict monitoring group, says the blast happened in the town of azaz, in aleppo province. the area is controlled by pro—turkish forces. video footage posted online shows a fire and considerable damage to shops. the market was busy with shoppers buying new clothes for their children ahead of eid al—fitr which marks the end of the fasting month of ramadan. there was no immediate claim of responsibility. global food experts have warned that a year of civil war in sudan, and a failure to deliver aid, have left millions of people facing imminent famine. a un—backed food authority, the ipc, says there must be a ceasefire and immediate action, to avoid widespread death. children underfive are most at risk. mohamed gamal is a spokesperson for the world food programme in sudan. he explained the scale of the emergency. it's unimaginable. we have nearly 18 million people who are severely food insecure. five million of these are in an emergency situation. sadly, around 90% of those are in areas that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors. that's the major problem we are facing. not only that, but sudan is currently witnessing the largest displacement crisis in the world. and the problem is that most of the people who flee the conflict areas are going to countries that are already suffering. these are south sudan and chad, for example. to better understand what is most needed on the ground in sudan, i spoke to abdullahi halakhe, the senior advocate of east, horn and southern africa with refugees international. can you explain to us the most urgent challenges that are facing people in sudan right now? thank you so much. i think the most frequent need right now is an acute, man—made, acute, food insecurity, because of the conflict. 4.9 million people are at the doorstep of famine, the ipc fell short of making that declaration, because they do not have similar access that humanitarian aid agencies do not have because of parties in the conflict, the sudanese army and the rapid support forces are denying people access to these communities. i want to make it very clear that this is not the first time that sudan is experiencing feminine. �*88, �*84 — so it is important that parties to the conflict, they should realise the could be held accountable for the man—made caused famine. where are we seeing the most acute humanitarian and security emergencies in sudan right now? once you layer on top of the conflict map, those are the areas that are experiencing this, this is khartoum, so let me make this clear. the reason why khartoum is so critical, even though sudan has had conflicts, there wasn't famine, because khartoum is the hub for transportation and processing of food, but now because, for the first time in the history of sudan, the conflict is coming to khartoum and khartoum is now also facing food insecurity. it is one of the county's breadbaskets, and the other one is darfur, so if the situation is not arrested, we would have famine and genocide going on at the same time in sudan. now, a un—backed report says action is needed to prevent widespread death and total collapse of livelihoods, and avert a catastrophic hunger in sudan, what do you think it would take to bring relief to people in sudan and what prospects are there for negotiation between sudan's government and the rapid support forces? we need to understand that access of humanitarian aid is not contingent on the ceasefire, the parties to the conflict need to understand that, because we've seen conflict go on around the world but access is allowed by parties, because it is their obligation to do that, but to your question, the parties need to allow the aid to come in across the border, that can be delivered, it was done a couple of decades ago when sudan and south sudan were fighting and many lives were saved, at the same time aid across the lines, meaning some areas are controlled by rsf, rapid support forces and some by the military. that aid needs to go from one point to the other. humanitarian aid agencies know how to deliver aid in even some of the most desperate situations, where logistics are difficult, but if the parties do not allow them, if the parties obstruct them and use the aid to prosecute this conflict, they are putting a lot of lives at risk. again, the use of siege, the use of food as a weapon of war, is a crime that one could be taken to court for, but united states, european union, united arab emirates, all of them need to lean on the parties to allow the access of aid, either through chad, south sudan, on the way through western part of the country and all the areas in need. abdullahi halakhe, thank you so much. since the collapse of a bridge in baltimore after being hit by a container ship, it's emerged that most bridges in the united states do not have impact protection that could prevent similar incidents. our us news partner cbs news says it's found thatjust over a third of the more than 4,000 bridges that allow ships to pass under them are vulnerable. bridges built after 1991 have increased protection, but the rules didn't require upgrades for older ones. for more on the situation, i spoke to dan su, the associate professor of civil engineering at embry—riddle aeronatuical university. it can be said that accidents happen quickly and recovery is so slow. talk to us about the barriers facing people before try to begin rebuilding. i think there are some barriers, i wouldn't even say barriers, but some issues that need to be taken care of before rebuilding. first of all, we have to get to the bottom of this, the experts need to do forensic study, to understand what happened. we know there's some power issue that may have caused the collision but from a structural point, what exactly happened, what we can learn from this tragedy. that's the first thing, and secondly we need to see all the data, everything needs to be studied before being rebuilt. considerations to take care of before we do the actual rebuilding and actual work. the issue of hazardous material being contained on the ship, can you tell us how big of a challenge that is before even beginning the recovery effort? that is a really huge impact, a hindrance before doing anything, to clear out. all the environmental impacts because of this collision. i'm not structural or environmental engineer, but from my point of view definitely lots of work that has to be done to make sure that there won't be further contamination, further detrimental impact, to that area. and what needs to happen with the reconstruction of a bridge as big as this one? it will take a lot of effort, especially after this tragedy, they have to consider lots of things they haven't been considering. so it would take some time and effort, actualfunding, to be able to even talk about rebuilding, but i'm sure plans are put together and they would have bridge that will fit the requirements in the area, that transportation harbour area, and meet the needs. you talked about the amount of effort it will take, but what about the amount of money, what size of a sum are we even looking at? i'm sure it will be a huge number, but in terms of the exact number, it really depends on what kind of bridge we'll build. all of the different studies that have to be done, and also the substructure and all the different components that will come into play, so it will be a huge number, for sure, especially if we want to ensure the safety and integrity and performance of the bridge in the long run. currently, in the us, the usual service life of a bridge is 75 years, but probably we need to consider, we are considering, for some bridges to extend the service life into hundreds of years, so taking this into consideration, it would be a huge number and need federal support, localsupport, everybody chipping in to be able to rebuild it. thank you very much. donald trump has been criticised byjoe biden�*s campaign team for sharing a video on social media featuring a truck bearing the image of the us president with his hands and feet tied together. a trump spokesman said it was just a picture on the vehicle's tailgate, filmed as it travelled down the highway. but a biden election campaign spokesman accused mr trump of inciting political violence. 0ur news reporter in washington, will vernon, has more. this was a video that donald trump posted on his truth social channel yesterday, a 20—second clip, and what it shows is two pick—up trucks driving along the highway and they are absolutely plastered in pro trump images and flags but one of them on the tailgate of the pick—up truck has an image ofjoe biden, in a mocked up picture that shows the president with his hands and feet tied, and it kind of looks as though mr biden has been kidnapped and put in the truck. this image has caused controversy here. the biden campaign in a statement said that trump is regularly inciting political violence and it is time people take them seriously, but the trump campaign has hit back at the allegations, saying the image was us a truck travelling along the highway and that it is democrats that have called for despicable violence against president trump and his family. trump supporters regularly use pretty radical, extreme you might say, images and language during rallies, most well—known, of course, on the january 6th attack on the capitol. a gallows was erected outside congress when supporters were chanting "hang mike pence", the former vice president. mr trump himself has been accused of using extreme language, during campaign speeches he said immigrants were poisoning the blood of the country, which shows yet again that american politics is becoming increasingly divisive and aggressive in tone, and when i talk to people here, especially young people, about the upcoming election, they say this kind of thing makes them increasingly disillusioned with american politics and unhappy about how polarising the political atmosphere here has become. let's turn to some important news around the world. the london—based iranian tv news channel whose presenter was stabbed yesterday says "heavy threats" have been made to its staff. pouria zeraati was attacked outside his home in south london. the iranian regime has denied any involvement in the attack, which is being investigated by counter—terrorism police. northern ireland's first minister michelle 0'neill and other senior leaders across the political spectrum have vowed to ensure stability at stormont, following the shock resignation of the democratic unionist party leader sir jeffrey donaldson. he quit after being charged with rape and other historical sexual offences. he says he will be strenuously contesting the charges. the police investigation is understood to have started after two women came forward with allegations. police have raided the home of peru's president, dina boluarte. video of officers smashing their way into her house was shared on social media. the raid is part of a corruption inquiry dubbed "rolexgate". the police were searching for more than a dozen rolex watches that the president allegedly failed to declare. the investigation began after a news report drew attention to luxury watches she wore at public events, dating from when she took office in december 2022. us pop star lizzo says she's �*quitting', because she's fed up with being targeted online about her looks and character. in a post on instagram, the singer wrote "i'm starting to feel like the world doesn't want me in it". the 35—year—old was last year accused of sexual harrassment and creating a hostile work environment by herformer dancers — allegations she denies. it's not clear if the instagram post meant lizzo was quitting the music industry, or social media. now, unheard recordings of the american soul singer marvin gaye, who died a0 years ago, have been found in belgium. the musician worked in 0stend in the 1980s. now a lawyer representing the people he lived with says they have a huge collection of his belongings, including costumes and audio cassettes, which could be released if agreement can be reached with his children. kevin connolly reports. # with some other guy that you knew before... marvin gaye, seen here in the legendary performance at montreux, made some of the greatest records in pop history. but what if there are more songs, maybe more classics, that no—one has ever heard? these are the tapes that we found... this belgian lawyer says there is just such a track, although he's keeping it under wraps for now. he'll describe it to us but he won't play it to us. it's an amazing song, a great tune, great lyrics, catchy, and i thought, "this is a planetary alightment moment". i'm interested to hear them. the jazz musician and marvin gaye expect gary crosby is looking forward to hearing any new songs. because we don't know — until we hear the tapes, we actually don't know. but we are talking about marvin gaye, one of the greatest artists of all time. there's bound to be something of value in there. we did hear a sample of hours of private recordings. and there is a lot of unheard marvin gaye material. a vast collection of audio cassettes, stage costumes and documents has turned up in belgium, because in the early �*80s, marvin gaye lived in 0stend and gifted his landlord's family a treasure trove of memorabillia which they now propose to sell. the clothes and the accessories, they will be sold. any new music, though, could only be sold with the permission of marvin gaye's children. compromise is called for, says alex trappeniers. i want to reach my hand to the family because when you exploit the copyright which is in the tapes, you can't do that without the authorisation of his three children. if there are to be negotiations over any new material, they have yet to start. but there is at least a chance that another pop classic could emerge from this unexpected source. kevin connolly, bbc news, 0stend. stay with us here on bbc news. immigration has driven the fastest population growth in the uk since the 1960s. it looks like great britain is sinking with the amount of foreigners that are here. i think there's a lot the immigration population can bring to a country. at the last election, the government promised to reduce immigration. but it didn't go down. it went up. they say one thing and do another. i and this has been the situation for years and years and years. i i think it's one big bloody- mess, to be honest with you. when it comes to immigration, right now, one issue dominates. one of my top priorities as prime minister is to stop the boats. you may have the impression it's small boats that have driven a record rise in net migration. they haven't. while the issue is important, in the context of overall immigration, the numbers are tiny. it's not small boats behind the increase. it's choices made by the government. i am not going to shy away from the truth that is the government did take steps to actually increase inward migration. it's the inevitable consequence of government policy. - so why has the government said one thing on immigration and done another? to understand what's really going on with immigration, i want to start in norfolk. you're going to go back to the lunch. the docking house care home looks after 39 residents, many of them with dementia or other complex needs. we have to make, you know, activities for them, you know, their hygiene, their nutrition, their wellbeing. meenu is from india and is a senior care worker. and we have to do all their personal care, you know, make them feel good. meenu's been working here for eight months while her husband and two children remain in india. i want to give them good life, good values, good education. and i thought, 0k, we need money also, you know, for living. because of rules that allowed care workers to bring dependants, meenu's family will join her in may. i'm excited. and they too excited, you know, because one day, my daughter asked me, "when are we going to reunite?" so we are going to reunite, and that dream is going to be very soon. yeah, so bought the place in 2002. this care home is one of five owned by raj sehgal. he says brexit and the pandemic made finding and keeping staff a real problem. two years ago, instead of the 130 staff raj needed, he had 77. we are in the job centres, we go to the schools, we go to job fairs. in care, we just simply could not recruit. and as a result of that, we had to start shutting down beds. there you go. so 35% of our beds were shut. we couldn't get the staff to look after the people that we had safely. thank you! raj and other care home owners campaigned to make it easier to employ overseas care workers.

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