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Jerusalem and beer sheva. The us said it had made the order out of an abundance of caution due to fears about a possible attack by iran. Earlier the Israel Defence minister yoav gallant told his us counterpart that israel would respond appropriately if it is directly attacked by iran. Washington continues to try to dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike following an attack on the iranian consulate in syria last week. I spoke to hugo bachega earlier. For days we have been talking about those warnings that have come from american officials saying the iranian response is a matter of when and not if. I think the most dramatic warning came from President Biden who said a day ago that the iranians were preparing a significant attack. With that warning came also a threat that the americans would respond if there was an attack from iran on israel. And i think there have been some reports quoting unnamed american officials saying that this could happen in the next few days. So we dont know how this attack will be, what this possible attack will look like. The iranians have been saying they will retaliate the attack that happened last week in syria was humiliating for the iranians. It hit an iranian diplomatic compound in damascus, and it killed several Iranian Military advisers, including a top iranian general. I think the iranians need to be seen to be giving a response, to be doing something. I think the fear here is that the iranians could launch an attack on israel. The israelis have been saying any kind of attack that comes from iran would lead to an israeli response. We have seen that iran has been using its proxies across the region to carry out attacks, including hezbollah in lebanon, which has been attacking israel on a daily basis. But what the americans are saying is that this is likely to be different, its likely to come from iran itself. So the warnings are there, but we still dont know how this is going to play out. We have also been hearing from israels defence minister yoav gallant. What has he been saying . Again, he had a phone call with the American Defence secretary. He said that any kind of attack that comes from iran would lead to an israeli response. So there have been those concerns. This is obviously something people here in israel are talking about. A senior American General has been sent to israel to have conversations with top military officials to talk about the possibility of this iranian attack and an israeli response. Again, there is an anxiety and a concern but there is no panic here. There is no run on shops or banks. This is obviously something that people are talking about, that has been discussed on television, in newspapers, but there isnt panic here. But everyone is waiting to see how the iranians are going to respond and whether this response will come in the next few days. Hugo bachega in jerusalem. Its not clear how iran might respond. It could come from proxies in the area. The heavy armed hezbollah has been Launching Attacks on israel from the border by lebanon. Hamas is less close to tehran than hezbollah but it has had a long marriage of convenience with iran. Tehran has provided funding, weapons and expertise but iran was not warned in advance about the october seven attacks. There are other groups in iran, syria, bahrain and yemen. The Houthis Yemeni Group had announced they were Firing Drones and missiles at israel recently. You may remember the pictures from last november when the houthis expanded the role by attacking shipping in the Southern Red Sea saying they were targeting vessels belonging to israelis or heading to israeli ports although some of the targeted ships have no known israeli links. There are warnings that catastrophic Hunger Crisis in sudan is even worse than feared. The medical Charity Doctors without borders has screened Tens Of Thousands of children and women in a displaced peoples camp in north darfur state. It found a third were malnourished, double the threshold for a nutrition emergency. A year of war has had a devastating humanitarian impact across the country especially in the darfur region. The bbc has managed to get rare footage from there, our correspondent Barbara Plett usher now reports. Viewers may find some images in this report distressing. Crying. The youngest casualties of sudans war are often not victims of bombs and bullets. This paediatric hospital in Northern Darfur is a front line in the countrys Hunger Crisis. Signs of malnutrition are stark. Its difficult for outsiders to get access to the region. We worked with a local cameraman to film these images. The son of this woman is getting Emergency Nutrition after bouts of diarrhoea and malaria. We just dont have enough food here, she says. Were farmers but arent able to harvest enough now and theres no other income. Medicine is hard to get. In the next bed, another woman is caring for six month old twins, slowly recovering from weeks of dysentery. Doctors treated malnutrition here before the war. Much more so now. Translation the numbers have doubled. Every month, and the next month, the numbers increase, despite the fact that we in Northern Darfur, we had a system, a full nutritional programme, which continued. But it lapsed because of the war. Its a refuge of last resort, but those who make it here are the lucky ones. In the nearby zamzam camp for displaced people, they queue forfood. There isnt much of that, nor of clean water or health care. Illnesses that could once be treated now kill. One child here dies every two hours so says the Charity Doctors without borders, the last international humanitarians still on the ground. They found that one third of the camps children under the age of five are malnourished, and so are their mothers. This woman is living that pain. She lost three children in four months. One was three years old, another two, another was six months. Translation i couldnt afford to take them to hospital. The pharmacy demanded too much money. My first child died on the way home from there and the second child died after six days. The baby fell sick and died three days later. People are sick and hungry. The displaced people have nojobs. Zamzam is one of sudans oldest and largest camps, formed by those who fled Ethnic Violence in darfur 20 years ago, so already fragile. But the latest war between the army and its paramilitary rivals has displaced more than 8 Million People, blocked aid, shut down the economy. These images showjust how grave the situation is in other parts of darfur. A regional Emergency Worker sent them to us from the southern and central states. The boys mother pleading for help to feed her children. Anything, she says, even something small. Aid agencies say without much greater access and more food supplies, that wont happen. I spoke to Doctors Without Borders at their nairobi headquarters. We have a nutritional crisis. Its a catastrophic nutritional crisis. The children that we screened in the camp of zamzam is the tip of the iceberg. We are talking Aboutjust One camp. So it could be much worse. It could be much worse, yes. This little boy may live, but if the war stretches into another year, many, many other children will die. Barbara plett usher, bbc news, nairobi. You. The family of one of the people oj simpson was aquitted of killing have described the death of the American Football star as no great loss. On thursday oj simpson died of cancer at the age of 76. One of americas most notorious figures, oj simpson was cleared of murdering his ex wife and herfriend ron goldman in 1994 after a murder trial which gripped the us and the world. His acquittal came after a Police Car Chase when oj simpson fled on the day he was due to turn himself in. Both the car chase and the murder trial were watched by Tens Of Millions Around The World at a time when rolling news was in its infancy. David willis reports from los angeles. Fred goldman told us media that the death of oj simpson was a reminder of the years without his son. We will have more reaction in a moment but first david willis reports from los angeles. He was clearly the best running back of the � 70s. Oj simpson set records on the American Football field that remain unbeaten to this day. He parlayed that popularity into a career in hollywood, appearing in more than 20 films. But it all came crashing down when the former icon was accused of killing his ex wife, nicole, and a friend, ron goldman, in a jealous rage. This is one of those scenes that would only happen, honestly, here in southern california. Tonight oj simpson is a fugitive. His refusal to surrender, prompting a Freeway Chase featured live on american tv and paving the way for what local media dubbed the trial of the century. Hell be remembered for also creating reality television. It was the oj simpson pursuit. And my coverage, you know, with that type of, you know, over 100 Million People watching, that changed everything. And it created, gave birth to reality tv. The trial transfixed america. Soap opera and circus sideshow rolled into one. It ended in simpsons acquittal. Although a civil trial later found him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay 33 million to the victims relatives. Theyve seen very little of that and now intend to go after the Family Estate in a bid to achievejustice. In a statement, ron goldmans father, fred, and his sister kim, said that with oj simpsons death, the hope for true accountability had ended. Whilst alan dershowitz, an adviser to simpsons so called dream team of defence lawyers, said the trial had helped expose the racial divisions in america, but conceded that simpson had left a mixed legacy. And the olympic athlete, caitlynjenner, whose ex wife kris was married to simpson defense lawyer robert kardashian, tweeted the simple message, good riddance. A confrontation in a Las Vegas Hotel 17 years ago led to oj simpson serving nine years injailfor armed robbery, cementing possibly the most dramatic fall from grace in modern american history. David willis, bbc news, los angeles. For more on the reaction i spoke earlier to cbs news correspondent naomi ruchim. For Many Americans the reaction to oj simpsons death has been as complicated as his legacy. Some say they are not shedding any tears over the star Football Player and accused murderer. While others say they are devastated by his death. He was nicknamed thejuice and burst onto the national acene is a star onto the National Scene as a star running back winning the 1968 Heisman Trophy before going onto a hall of fame nfl career so he had a lot of fans. Off the field he was a commentator, pitchman, film star. But the case and not guilty verdict has divided the country to this day. In interviews after the death was announced, some said they believed he was guilty of the crime. Others say the jury has spoken and he was acquitted and thats the end of it. Polling from 2017, the year oj simpson was released from prison for a separate crime, shows that most americans at the time did believe he was guilty of the 1994 murders. 71 believe he did it, a slight increase from the 67 who thought so back in october 1995. However, there is a bigger difference among Black Americans. While 69 believed he was guilty at the time, the 2017 poll showed that Black Americans were more evenly divided them. Evenly divided then. I was reading that the family of one of the victims wants to now file a claim to get some of his estate. Tell me more about that. In a statement, ronald goldmans father and sister said the following. They said the news of rons killer passing away is a mixed bag of complicated emotions and reminds us that the journey through grief is not linear. For three decades we tirelessly pursued justice for ron and nicole and despite a civil judgment and his confection, in if i did it, the book, the hope for true accountability has ended. We will continue to advocate for the rights of all victims and survivors, ensuring our voices are heard within and beyond the courtroom. You can tell those families still have a mission there, although the one you mentioned is a monetary mission. They made it clear in their statement after his death that their goal really is to make sure that all survivors of violence and victims of violence get their voices heard, whether its in the courtroom or beyond. And they too are not shedding tears over the death but do wish there had been some accountability at the very end. Naomi ruchim. Here on bbc news, lets bring you more now and what has been described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in uk legal history. The post office scandal. An inquiry is examining how the faulty it system known as horizon led to hundreds of people who run post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. Former post Office Director alan cooke is currently giving evidence to the inquiry. 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The Screen Hasjust gone this at the time, wouldnt you . Yes. The Screen Hasjust gone blank. £48. 000. The Screen Hasjust gone blank. £48,000, thats a significant loss to the business, isnt it . Yes. And the idea of to the business, isnt it . Yes. And the idea of these to the business, isnt it . Yes. And the idea of these Investigation Reports is that you get them on a monthly basis, is that right . Yes. It enables the monthly basis, is that right . Yes. It enables the executive monthly basis, is that right . Yes. It enables the Executive Team to trace through from the point of the losses found right through to the outcome of the case, correct . Yes. Is it not the outcome of the case, correct . Yes. Is it not the case outcome of the case, correct . Yes. Is it not the case that outcome of the case, correct . Yes. Is it not the case that while outcome of the case, correct . Yes. 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