as more than 50 of his mps call for a ceasefire in gaza. you re watching bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in san francisco, where president biden says real progress has been made at a highly anticipated meeting with his chinese counterpart, on the sidelines of an asia pacific summit. xijinping described beijing s relationship with the us as the most important in the world. this isjust their second in person meeting since president biden assumed office. and during that time, relations have deteriorated significantly. we ll be live with our correspondent in san francisco shortly. but first this report from our north america editor sarah smith. with a warm, personal greeting, the leaders of the world s two most powerful countries look like they want to improve their relationship. simply getting together in the same room is a diplomatic statement when tensions between their nations are very high. i value our conversation because, i thi
hello, i m samantha simmonds, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the director of gaza s biggest hospital says it has now run out of water leaving people there screaming from thirst . he accused israel of blowing up al shifa s main water line. israeli forces are continuing to search the gaza city hospital, which the military says has been a key command centre for hamas. the army took the bbc into a small part of the hospital, and was shown rifles, ammunition and body armour which israel says hamas had hidden there. the idf also said it had found laptops containing photos and videos of hostages held by hamas considered a terror organisation by the uk and many other western governments. israeli military restrictions meant that our correspondent lucy williamson wasn t allowed to speak to doctors or patients but her words aren t censored, and she described what she saw. we are in an israeli military vehicle insi
after the country s highest court ruled that the government s policy was unlawful. the court found there was a real risk that asylum seekers who were sent to rwanda could be wrongly assessed, and returned to their country of origin, where they could face persecution. rishi sunak says new emergency legislation will enable parliament to confirm rwanda is safe and that he remained committed to stopping thousands of migrants crossing the channel in small boats every year. here s our political editor chris mason: the geography of power parliament in the background this morning. the supreme court in focus. refugees cannot be returned to their countries of origin if their life and freedom would be threatened. it s known as the principal of non refoulment, and at precisely ten o clock this morning it proved crucial. the legal test which has to be applied in this case is whether there are substantial grounds for believing that asylum seekers sent to rwanda would be at real risk of
and india have reached the final of the men s cricket world cup after beating new zealand in a thrilling semi final. and on newsnight at 10.30 we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening. it has been a dramatic day in westminister. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said he will press ahead with plans to send asylum seekers to rwanda, despite the policy being ruled unlawful by the supreme court. the prime minister said emergency legislation would be brought in to confirm rwanda is safe , and aim to stop a stream of legal challenges blocking the policy. he said he remained committed to his pledge to stop the small boats which have brought thousands of migrants across the channel. labour called the proposals a ridiculous and pathetic spectacle. our political editor, chris mason, has more. the geography of power parliament in the background this morning, the supreme c
let s turn to china where amid growing skepticism over its official covid figures, authorities have now clarified that only people who die from respiratory illnesses are counted in the official covid death toll. just two weeks after the most severe restrictions were lifted, cases are reported to be rising fast, but authorities have only acknowledged seven deaths. ros atkins has more. china s zero covid policy is over, and the virus is surging. this reversal of policy came very suddenly, and people were not prepared for it. we ve seen fairly chaotic responses with the very rapid spread of omicron. china s chief epidemiologist is warning that this is the first of three waves. 0ne doctor quoted by state media calls this a pandemic tsunami. and establishing how big this outbreak is isn t easy. official statistics note 16 covered deaths in the last month, but there is scepticism about these figures. today china confirmed the only deaths caused by pneumonia